Democratic Republic of the Congo: Social Media Manager, Girl Rising ENGAGE

Title: Social Media Manager, Girl Rising ENGAGE

Post Location: Kinshasa, DRC

Reports to: Project Director in New York City

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER(DRC)

Background:

Girl Rising is a global campaign for girls’ education that uses storytelling, including the Girl Rising feature film, to raise awareness about the power of educating girls to transform societies. The film tells the stories of nine girls from nine countries around the world and the formidable obstacles they overcome in pursuit of an education. Girl Rising storytelling makes the barriers that girls face to education personal, inspiring action among viewers.

The Girl Rising ENGAGE project in the DRC is a public-private partnership funded by USAID. The project uses the film, dubbed into French, Lingala and Swahili, as a central communications tool. The partnership brings together the best in public and private sector resources and know-how to close the gender gaps that persist in education and secure a better future for girls.

One of the main objectives of the project is to engage men, women, and school-aged youth through grassroot community initiatives, and inspire them to take action to address barriers and social norms that impede access to quality education for girls.

Scope of Work:

We are seeking an experienced individual to be ENGAGE DRC’s Social Media Manager

Specific responsibilities will include:

• Posting and/or scheduling posts to go out accordance with approved social media calendar. The social media calendar will be provided by ENGAGE’s PR partner on a monthly basis. The social media channels include: Facebook, Instagram, You Tube.
• Manage all social media channels engagement, including:
  • Answering any requests or messages and monitoring comments on all platforms (Facebook, Instagram, You Tube) in consultation with HQ and supporting any audience engagement on the platforms on no less than a weekly basis.
  • Alert ENGAGE HQ to any out of the ordinary requests or questions to which you do not know the answer.
  • Forward any screening or partnership requests and contact information to the ENGAGE Program Officer who will follow up.
  • Contribute to and help to coordinate regular blog posts coming in from various stakeholders, ensuring quality and relevancy of content (at least 1 will be posted each month).
• Ensure quality content creation that is linguistically and locally relevant for all social media channels, including posted content, blogs, and responses to requests and messages.
• Contribute to content creation and in coordination with ENGAGE’s PR partner.
• Contribute to design and maintenance of project website.

Required Skills:

• Experience developing social media platforms for organizations
• Experience in coordinating content
• Sound knowledge of gender and education issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French
• Experience managing a complex and diverse workload, with proven ability to plan and prioritize effectively
• Ability to manage projects, with moderate supervision, and work collegially and collaboratively as part of a global team
• Experience in developing multimedia products, providing technical support and advice to civil society organizations, and engaging in broad-based advocacy.

How to Apply:

Please send CV, cover letter with hourly rate, and three references to DRC@girlrising.com. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates selected for an interview. You will, however, receive email confirmation acknowledging receipt of your online application. Applications will be considered until the position has been filled. We are looking to fill the position immediately.

10x10 LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Documentary Group, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants on the basis of merit regardless of their race, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or any other protected class under federal, state, and local law.