Communications Officer

Job Title: Communications Officer
Reports To: Deputy Head of Programs Partnership Coordinator
Duty Station: Maiduguri Borno State Nigeria
Contract Term: Fixed term contract full-time (5 months)
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:15pm Friday 8:30am - 1:30pm

Background:

Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. Since November 2016 Street Child has been actively involved in humanitarian response efforts in Nigeria as well as being a partner of the Education in Emergencies Working Group.

Street Child works in the fields of education child protection and livelihoods delivering sustainable solutions and creating maximum impact. Our work includes counselling family mediation business support school building teacher training and child protection. We operate through local partnerships and emphasize sustainable development through community participation.

About the Job

Street Child is looking for an energetic and creative Communications Officer to serve as a link between Street Child of Nigerias programming and the head office Marketing Media and Communications Team.

The successful candidate will support the identification drafting and editing of compelling success stories and case studies across the programming portfolio which highlight the positive and sustainable impacts delivered by our programming to the people we serve. He/she will also with input from program and operational teams develop visually striking fundraising and donor engagement materials to strengthen the organizations in-country financial resilience.

The candidate will be expected to coordinate these activities alongside Street Child Nigerias network of national partner organizations. This will include capacity strengthening and mentoring support for partners communication focal points. Additional responsibilities will include providing qualitative and visual input on internal reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify draft and finalize compelling and empowering case studies and success stories from Street Child projects through regular field visits.
• Create visually and narratively striking communication tools including presentations infographics and other materials with support of programme teams to strengthen donor engagement in-country.
• Develop and maintain in-country social media channels which demonstrate impact and grow engagement with domestic Nigerian stakeholders.
• In collaboration with the operations team ensure unified branded templates and formats are developed and disseminated for internal and external communications.
• Ensure sensitization and compliance with new formats and tools by internal teams strengthening Street Childs unified brand.
• With the support of programme teams develop contextually appropriate and sensitive visibility and safeguarding materials which can be utilized in Street Child projects.

Partnership Management:

• Coordinate communication focal points of partner organizations to develop schedules and timelines on development and sharing of success stories.
• Deliver capacity strengthening support to partner organization communication focal points in line with Street Childs localization agenda.

Safeguarding:

• Collaborate with the Safeguarding Focal Point to ensure that Street Child global and national policies on Safeguarding and Child Protection are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and their relevance to their area of work and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key Relationships:

• The Communications Officer will have regular and substantial engagement with other Street Child staff and stakeholders including:
• Country Leadership Team (CLT) Senior Management Team (SMT) Department Managers and Technical leads
• Third-party vendors and service providers.
• National partner organisations (primarily programme/comms personnel) Community members and other key stakeholders in project locations.

Person Specification:

• Excellent graphic design and detail skills with an ability to bring disconnected visual elements into a single unified design.
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills with honesty and confidentiality; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with situations people and information.
• Strong self-starter and independent work ethic with the capacity and motivation to deliver results while working independently.
• An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate and who can stand alone when necessary.
• Commitment to Street Childs mission vision and values and the ability to convey with enthusiasm Street Childs role in accompanying and serving forcibly displaced people and in advocating for their right to protection and a life in dignity.
• Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value.
• Willingness to work in flexible sub-optimal stressful and unstable environment. Willingness to travel through the country to different states.
• Alignment with Street Childs 4Ps Purpose People Performance Partnership in approach to everyday work duties.

• Bachelors degree in Communications Media Studies or a related field or comparable addition to experience. Masters degree is an advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years proven experience in communications media or external engagement. Previous experience of working with national or international aid and development NGOs.
• Innovative and solutions oriented with sound analytical conceptual and strategic thinking skills.
• Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and demonstrable understanding of conflict/post conflict development contexts and community engagement.

Core values

• Commitment to Street Childs mission vision and values.
• We value high integrity honesty confidentiality and willingness to work in a flexible dynamic and challenging environment.
• Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core principles.

Required Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills: Strong verbal written communication abilities and experience in report writing.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom Photoshop Illustrator etc) a distinct advantage.
• Photography and videography skills are a distinct advantage.
• Proficiency in English (Spoken and written proficiency in Hausa Shuwa and Kanuri is an added advantage).
• Strong relationship-building skills with external partners.
• Awareness of new trends and ability to implement technology solutions.
• Flexibility to handle changing circumstances in donor-funded projects.
• Excellent organization with attention to detail.

To Apply

• Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Closing Date

• 15th September 2025

Disclaimer

Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race sex disability religion/belief or age. Street Child Nigeria does not charge any fees for recruitment and does not use any employment mediator. Any attempt at canvassing at any stage of the recruitment process will lead to direct disqualification and blacklisting.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority