Call for applications County Storytellers for Impact Storytelling (Talent Pool)

Objective of the assignment

To recruit and onboard a pool of skilled storytellers who will support Amref Health Africa in Kenya to document package and disseminate impact stories that highlight community voices innovations county-level interventions frontline workers and strategic results aligned with Amrefs Strategy.

Scope of Work

County Storytellers will be engaged on an assignment basis to:

• Conduct interviews and collect programme impact stories in the residing counties.
• Capture high-quality photographs and short videos.
• Produce digital storytelling content for social media.
• Document county events and programme achievements.
• Follow Amrefs consent safeguarding and storytelling guidelines.

Deliverables

• Written human-interest stories (words).
• High-quality photos (edited and raw).
• Short videos (30 seconds2 minutes).
• Social media-ready scripts and quotes.
• Field notes captions and metadata.

Qualifications :

Preferred degrees (or equivalent experience min):

• Communication / Communication Studies; Journalism / Media Studies; Public Relations; Digital Media / Multimedia Production; Development Studies (with strong writing skills); Public Health / Community Health (for those able to translate technical health content into stories)
• 23 years of relevant experience in either of the following: storytelling journalism communications digital content creation community documentation development communication or research

Added Advantage:

• Experience documenting health programmes
• Photo/video editing skills

Additional Information :

Duration of the Roster

The roster will run for one year (JanuaryDecember 2026) renewable based on performance. Engagement will be assignment-based.

Application Process

Applicants should submit:

• A cover letter indicating county of residence
• A portfolio of written work success stories case studies research papers and photography. Videos will be an added advantage.
• A short CV (max three pages)
• Two referees contacts

Please submit your application by December 31st 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract