Corporate Communications Officer at Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria

Role Overview

• PSHAN is seeking a skilled and motivated Communications Officer to lead the development and execution of strategic communications across the organisation.
• This role sits at the intersection of content strategy, brand identity, and stakeholder engagement - responsible for ensuring PSHAN communicates with clarity, consistency, and impact across all internal and external channels.
• The successful candidate will bring a creative eye, a strategic mindset, and the initiative to drive communications that reflect the organisation’s mission and values.

Core Responsibilities
Content & Storytelling:

• Develop and execute content across digital, print, and social channels — from concept through to final delivery.
• Write, edit, and produce communications including web copy, newsletters, event collateral and organisational announcements.
• Manage the corporate communications editorial calendar, coordinating across departments to maintain consistent, timely messaging.

Brand & Design:

• Produce on-brand design assets using tools such as Canva, Capcut, or equivalent.
• Maintain brand consistency across all materials and touchpoints, managing branded collateral inventory within budget.
• Provide creative direction to external vendors and designers, ensuring quality and brand alignment.

Digital & Social Media:

• Own PSHAN’s social media presence by developing platform-specific strategies, scheduling content, and monitoring engagement.
• Monitor and respond to social media and email enquiries in a timely, on-brand manner.
• Track and analyse performance metrics across digital channels to continuously improve content strategy.
• Keep the organisation’s website current, accurate, and aligned with brand standards.

Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Identify and act on opportunities to strengthen PSHAN’s visibility and influence among key stakeholders.
• Support media engagement securing media appearances, managing press relationships, coordinating media requests.
• Develop creative campaigns to drive awareness of key programmes, initiatives, and organisational milestones.

Advocacy & Impact Communications:

• Translate PSHAN’s programmes and outcomes into compelling narratives that resonate with members, partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Contribute to communications strategies that advance PSHAN’s impact and strengthen its voice on key issues.

Events & Project Management:

• Lead communications planning for events by managing logistics, vendor coordination and post-event reporting.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, consistently delivering to a high standard within deadlines.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Media Studies, or a related field.
• 2 - 3 years of hands-on experience in a communications, content, or creative role. (prior experience in the NGO or development sector is an advantage)

Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional writing and editing skills with ability to adapt tone and voice across audiences, formats, and platforms.
• Demonstrated design capability i.e. proficient in Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable tools.
• Strategic thinker who can connect day-to-day execution to broader organisational objectives.
• Working knowledge of social media strategy, platform behaviour, and analytics across LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and other key channels.
• Strong project management skills i.e. organised, self-directed, and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.