Impact Communications Officer at Lafiya Nigeria

Position overview

• The Impact Communications Officer is responsible for the visual and digital representation of Lafiya’s work. Your goal is to ensure that our brand reflects our aim to be a high-performing, evidence-based organisation. You will sit within the Growth team, working daily to produce the assets (posts, decks, infographics, and videos) that help us build trust with donors and partners. This is a role for a "maker" who understands that in the nonprofit sector, visibility is a tool for impact; the more clearly we show our results, the more women we can serve. You will not be responsible for generating the footage itself, but occasionally will manage local contractors who will.

What You’ll Do

• Visual Production: Designing world-class pitch decks, one-pagers, and reports in Canva for meetings and international conferences.
• Data Visualisation: Translating complex impact metrics and cost-effectiveness data into clear, honest, and attractive infographics and dashboards.
• Multimedia Editing: Producing and editing short, punchy videos and photo stories from our field work to bring the stories of our Lafiya Sisters to life.
• Channel Management: Managing our professional social media presence (LinkedIn and Instagram) to keep our community of partners and stakeholders updated.
• Asset Curation: Organising and editing our library of field photography and video footage to ensure it is always ready for high-stakes reporting.

Who You Are

• You are a visual thinker who believes that a clear infographic or a well-produced video can be just as persuasive as a 20-page proposal. You’re likely the person in your circle who always makes things look sharp and professional, with a knack for taking a raw idea and making it visually striking. You are tech-savvy, fast, and thrive in an environment where you can see your designs directly contribute to a team's success. You take pride in high-quality craftsmanship and understand that professional communication is essential for an organisation to move from a start-up to a national scale-up.

Education and Experience

• Completed bachelor’s degree
• You can demonstrate (through formal or self-taught education) that you are a fast learner and a systematic thinker
• You have launched and completed an independent project that shows your drive, determination and grit: e.g. a YouTube channel, a newsletter, a successful social media page, or a freelance business
• You must have a portfolio or a collection of work samples (decks, videos, graphics) that demonstrates your ability to produce high-quality, professional visuals

Skills & Personal Qualities

• Graphic Design Mastery: You can build professional, clean, and brand-consistent documents and graphics with high speed, using tools like Google Slides, Canva, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign.
• Video Editing: You can take raw footage and edit it into sharp, professional clips for social media or donor updates, using tools like Adobe Premier Pro.
• Attention to detail: You take responsibility to ensure everything we present externally looks perfectly polished.
• Visual Logic: You have a sharp eye for typography, layout, and colour, ensuring everything we produce looks high-end.
• Grit & Speed: You prefer building a quick draft and iterating over spending weeks on a single post. You have the "get-it-done" attitude required for a scale-up.
• Professional Writing: You can write updates that are direct, professional, and free of jargon.
• Website Maintenance: Proficiency in no-code website building tools (e.g., Squarespace)
• Outreach: Proficiency in email marketing tools (e.g., Mailchimp)#