SOS Children's Villages International (CVI)

Deadline: 7 April 2021

Working location: Newlands, Harare

Duration: 6 months

About

Established in 1949, SOS Children's Villages International (CVI) is a dynamic, international social development organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children without parental care and those who are at the risk of losing it. SOS Children's Villages Association of Zimbabwe is a member of SOS International - a worldwide children's social welfare organisation, providing vulnerable children without homes with a family home and educational opportunities as well as strengthening families to reduce poverty.

Mission of the position

Support Fundraising activities by pursuing local opportunities to promote SOS CV Zimbabwe’s fundraising campaigns and activities in order to increase public recognition, foster a positive image, strengthen brand awareness, credibility and acceptance. Position SOS Children’s Villages as a strong partner among potential and existing funders based on SOS Children’s Villages roots, Vision, Mission and Values.

Position duties and responsibilities

The Volunteer will assist the Communications and Local Fundraising team to: produce factual stories, photographs and videos of SOS CV Zimbabwe’s programs to local, national, international media and other outlets in a timely, proactive and professional manner; Support in the development of high quality, well researched, and well written communications and media products (e.g. annual reports, newsletters, success stories, tweets, Facebook posts, brochures, posters, banners, press releases, speeches, etc.); Maintain social media accounts (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter etc.) for the Member Association; Proactively manage the generation and posting of content on the sites; Design and implement strategies to increase the number of followers at each site; Produce news and feature stories, publicity materials, press releases, photographs, videos, partnership marketing resources; Design and desktop publishing of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya fact sheets, brochures and newsletters; Coordinate online marketing activities to boost digital fundraising;

Qualifications and competencies

Bachelor’s Degree / Higher National Diploma in Communications, Journalism, Media & Society Studies, Marketing, or a related field; Understanding of media relations and digital media; Proficient in MS Office; Familiarity with design software (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign; PowerPoint /Keynote, iMovie, Illustrator etc.) and content management system is a plus; Solid Editing and research skills; Excellent communication abilities (Oral and written); experience in local fundraising.

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