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Communications Fellow, Art and Global Health Center Africa, Malawi

Placement Organization: Art and Global Health Center Africa
Placement Location: Zomba, Malawi
Eligible Citizenship: Malawian
About: The Art & Global Health Center Africa (AGHCA) fosters creative leadership and implements innovative arts-based, health-oriented programs that inspire and mobilize. Three programs are at the core of our mission: Make Art/Stop AIDS (MASA), Students With Dreams (SWD) and Umunthu (UP). MASA addresses vital HIV and AIDS-related issues including gender inequality, stigma, and socio-economic challenges, while empowering people to take control over their health through prevention, testing, and treatment; SWD empowers young leaders to create and implement innovative programs in response to challenges they see in society; and UP brings voice to marginalized communities by using film as a catalyst for discussion on contentious human rights issues, which have implications on health. Our programs use collaboration to nurture healthy, empowered, open and active communities in Malawi.
As a new organization, we are currently focused on strengthening our infrastructure by securing partnerships, which would ensure the sustainability of our programs.  We are also focused on establishing monitoring and evaluation systems and building strong links with the community as well as with donors and partners.
Position Overview: The Communications Fellow will coordinate the communications and marketing efforts of the Art & Global Health Center Africa and will support fundraising efforts. This person will be responsible for generating content and updating online and social media, creating exposure opportunities for the Center in traditional and other media, marketing events and programs, and supporting the development of materials for the Center, including an annual report.
The Communications Fellow will work closely with their co-fellow and AGHCA staff as secondary support in organizational development roles, including program implementation, fundraising and monitoring and evaluation.
Responsibilities:
Communications
  • Improve and implement the existing communications and outreach strategy to raise awareness of AGHCA’s work in diverse target audiences
  •  Enhance and maintain the Center’s website, for example showcasing current projects, research and publicity
  • Increase AGHCA’s social media presence and continuously providing appropriate content on social media outlets such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and WordPress blogs
  • Regularly create and send out a monthly newsletter
  • Develop communication materials for the Center
  • Manage public relations and promote AGHCA opportunities and activities through local media
Partnership and Development
  • Support fundraising activities by strategizing communication efforts and identifying potential funding sources
  • Cultivate partnerships and build new ones with local and international organizations and stakeholders that would enhance the sustainability of the Center’s projects
M&E
  • Support monitoring and evaluation activities, through case study development, data collection, support of study design and report writing
Required Skills and Experience:
  •  Highly organized, energetic, and motivated
  • Excellent writing skills in English and Chichewa
  • Excellent oral, relationship building and communication skills
  • Experience in website design and social media
  • Familiar in the Malawian context – potential partners and stakeholders
  • Comfortable working in a team environment
  • Cultural sensitivity to interact diplomatically and effectively with individuals of various ranks, nationality, and cultural backgrounds
  • Ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines under pressure
  • Self-starter and self-disciplined
  • Commitment to AGHCA’s core beliefs with a track record of innovation & achievement in their studies or work history
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Strong technical skills including website design (WordPress, HTML), social media and graphic design
  • Strong communications skills and experience developing communications materials for a range of audiences
  • Experience with grant writing and fundraising
  • Experience conducting Monitoring and Evaluation work and communicating M&E data
  • Background in the arts
  • Experience in event planning
  • Master’s Degree in related area (MPH, Masters of International Health, Masters of Arts Education, etc.)
Living Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing near the AGHC office, health insurance and a living stipend of $650/month. Fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds.
*Note: the living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization
To apply to this position click here: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/application/

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