Organization: Art and Global Health Center Africa
Location: Malawi
Eligible Citizenship: Malawi
Application Code: M02-Int
Job Function: Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation / Quality Improvement, Partnership Development, Program / Project Management
Issue Area: Art and Health, Child Health, HIV / AIDS
About
The Art & Global Health Center (AGHC) Africa fosters creative leadership and implements innovative arts-based, health-oriented programs that inspire and mobilize. Our small, passionate and friendly team believes in the transformative power of the arts for experiential learning, cross-cultural understanding, eliciting empathy and strengthening of community. Three programs, MAKE ART/STOP AIDS, Students with Dreams, and ‘Umunthu’, are the core of our work. MAKE ART/STOP AIDS brings together People Living with HIV/AIDS, artists, and other members of the community to collaboratively create performance interventions that address issues of stigma, fear, prevention, testing and treatment, culminating in the creation and execution of community action plans. Students with Dreams empowers young leaders to create and implement innovative programs in response to challenges they see in society, such as: gender inequality, education, human rights, and HIV/AIDS. The Umunthu Program uses film and arts as a catalyst for discussion on contentious human rights issues, which have implications on health.
As a new organisation (formally established in 2013), we are focused on developing innovative and effective programming, demonstrating and learning from the results of our work, building partnerships and collaboration, and developing our systems, processes and revenue sources to maximize our impact.
Position Overview
The Communications and Programs Coordinator will be based in Zomba and play a key role in building the visibility of AGHCA by communicating the stories and impact of our programs and approaches. The fellow will lead AGHCA's communications and marketing work, and support our programs, monitoring and evaluation and fundraising. They will generate engaging content for our website and social media, create exposure opportunities for the Center in traditional and other media, and market our events and programs. They will work closely with their co-fellow and AGHCA staff on program implementation, fundraising and monitoring and evaluation. As part of a small, dynamic and collaborative team, the fellow will gain experience across a wide range of work areas and have real opportunities to innovate. We are looking for an ambitious and adaptable person who thrives in a dynamic start-up environment, enjoys problem solving, balancing multiple priorities and working with very limited resources.
Responsibilities
Communications, Partnership and Development
- Implement the 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 provide engaging content on social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and WordPress blogs
- Develop communication materials for the Center
- Manage public relations and promote AGHCA local and international media, including online media
- 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
Program Support and M&E
- Support our programs where required- this may involve program development, organizing events, program logistics and implementation
- Support monitoring and evaluation activities, through case study development, story collection, photography and community engagement
- Support of study and monitoring and evaluation tool design, data collection, and report writing
Required Skills and Experience
- Highly energetic, motivated and organized
- Flexible and adaptable- enjoys working in a dynamic, varied environment and taking initiative
- Excellent writing skills in English
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills
- Experience using social media
- Ability to work effectively with the media
- Experience developing communications materials for a range of audiences
- Team player, excited to work with other people and enjoys collaborating with co-workers
- Cultural sensitivity and works well with people from a wide range of backgrounds
- Ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines under pressure
- Self-starter and self-disciplined
- Commitment to AGHCA’s core beliefs and values- participation and community involvement, collaboration and innovation
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Delivery of community programming, particularly using participatory methods
- Experience conducting M&E work and communicating M&E data
- Background in the arts, particularly arts for social change
- Graphic design
- Web design skills
- Experience in event planning
- Experience with grant writing and fundraising
- Strong IT skills
Fellowship Logistics
During the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
- A living stipend of $650/month
- Housing and utilities
- Health insurance
- A professional development grant of $600
- An award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year
- Travel costs covered to and from placement site, training and retreats
*Note: The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
Living and Working in Malawi: Fellows are provided with housing and utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the placement organization and location within the country. Fellows at AGHCA are provided with a room in a shared house joined to the AGHCA office- basic but comfortable and around 10 minutes walk to Zomba, a peri-urban center.
