{"id":55241,"date":"2020-06-19T11:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=55241"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:23:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:23:27","slug":"world-wide-web-foundation-current-employment-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/world-wide-web-foundation-current-employment-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"World Wide Web Foundation Current Employment Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to advance the open web as a public good and a basic right. We are an independent, international organisation fighting for digital equality \u2014 a world where everyone can access the web and use it to improve their lives.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for a Communications Manager to develop communication strategies for the delivery of key reports and products. The Communications Manager will act as a\u00a0strategic\u00a0partner with research colleagues, helping them position research to maximise impact. You\u2019ll work with designers and creatives to ensure finished products are designed with a consistent and compelling brand identity. You\u2019ll be a creative, vivid writer with strong project management skills and impressive attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: Communications Manager &#8211; Publications and Content<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>South Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a full time position and the successful candidate can work remotely from any major media hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy and Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the timeline of publishing products as appropriate to ensure these are tied to external news hooks where possible, and to ensure smooth workload across the team.<\/li>\n<li>Develop communications strategies for the delivery of key reports and products and act as a strategic partner with research colleagues, helping them position research to maximise impact.<\/li>\n<li>Produce project management plans where necessary, liaising closely with all relevant stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Assess and manage production needs for the communications team: brochures, hand-outs, online interactives, etc. that can help achieve the team\u2019s goals.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain up-to-date communications planning calendar, working across organisation to ensure all key dates are inputted in a timely fashion and researching externally where necessary to identify opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to overall communications and brand strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Production<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage designers and creatives to ensure finished products are designed with a consistent and compelling brand identity. This includes report design, infographics, brochures, pamphlets, website interactives and visuals.<\/li>\n<li>Manage translations of knowledge products.<\/li>\n<li>Input WF and A4AI products into design templates and ensure professional production.<\/li>\n<li>Copyedit and where needed copywrite for knowledge products, using external contractors to deliver this where needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Promotion<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft blogs, press releases and op-eds where appropriate for knowledge products.<\/li>\n<li>Update media lists and create new lists for press campaigns.<\/li>\n<li>Support on creating social media content to promote knowledge product launches, working with the social media channel manager on strategy, timing and ensuring organisation-wide key messages are consistent.<\/li>\n<li>Draft newsletter content for knowledge product launches,and work with the newsletter manager to agree best timing to engage our supporters.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with media relations in advance of major knowledge product publication to secure media opportunities that bolster wider communications and branding efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monitoring &amp; Measurement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where appropriate, compile social media, website, download and media statistics for each knowledge product launch to feed into quarterly communications reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead on production of annual reports, external facing impact reports and\/or financial reports &#8211; in close collaboration with the Finance &amp; Operations Director.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educated to BA Level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Essential knowledge and experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least four years\u2019 experience with progressive levels of responsibility in communications, PR, publishing, writing or related field<\/li>\n<li>Strong project management skills and experience with a variety of project and budget management tools<\/li>\n<li>Impressive attention to detail a must, with a track record of flawless copyediting<\/li>\n<li>Creative and entrepreneurial, with demonstrated success in coming up withbold approaches to grab attention and engage audiences<\/li>\n<li>Vivid writer, able to present difficult concepts in clear, simple English and\/or incompelling images<\/li>\n<li>Track record of working with complex, research based material to distill keymessages and extract facts, quotes and stories that will drive coverage<\/li>\n<li>Persuasive, assertive and persistent in selling in stories\/interviews<\/li>\n<li>Highly motivated and organised, thriving under pressure, pursuing targets aggressively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desirable knowledge and experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in working with a celebrity patron or founder<\/li>\n<li>Understanding and experience of more than one global media market<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge\/experience of communications work in a developing country<\/li>\n<li>Contacts in the tech\/development journalism world<\/li>\n<li>Strong visual\/graphic design sensibility<\/li>\n<li>French or Spanish language skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To apply <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interested candidates can click on the link below:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webfoundation.org\/about\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/webfoundation.org\/about\/jobs\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, 19 June, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to advance the open web as a public good and a basic right. 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