Communications Consultant
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Disability Rights FundNonprofit, Social Justice
Nigeria. Kenya. United States. United KingdomPart-TimeMiddle
Salary55 - 60 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 3-6 years
- Required Skills
- Adobe Creative SuiteMS OfficeWordPressCanva
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or 6+ years of equivalent professional experience in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
- 3–6 years of experience in organizational communications or public relations, preferably in a nonprofit or social justice environment.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
- Ability to translate complex issues into clear, accessible, and compelling content for diverse audiences.
- Excellent judgement and discretion.
- Demonstrated experience managing social media and email communications platforms (e.g. Mailchimp or similar).
- Experience with website content management systems (e.g., WordPress).
- Proficient with digital design tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines independently in a remote environment.
- High degree of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in all communications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams, cultures, and time zones.
- Commitment to the human rights of persons with disabilities and equity, inclusion, and accessibility in communications practice.
- Fluency in English; strong written and verbal professional communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Zoom, and other remote collaboration tools.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the organization’s communications strategy aligned with DRF's mission, programmatic priorities, and goals.
- Maintain and strengthen the DRF brand, ensuring consistent, compelling, and accessible messaging across all platforms and materials.
- Collaborate closely with program, grants, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEAL) and development teams to produce compelling, timely and accurate external facing communications.
- Produce and edit a range of communication materials, such as newsletters, reports, white papers, press releases, blog posts, social media, and donor materials.
- Center disability rights perspectives and amplify the voices of OPD partners in all storytelling and content creation.
- Manage DRF 's social media presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook), developing platform-specific content strategies and tracking engagement.
- Support DRF’s ED in leveraging her LinkedIn presence to communicate about DRF.
- Maintain and periodically update the DRF website (WordPress), ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with organizational priorities.
- Engage as needed with journalists, media outlets, and sector-specific publications; and distribute materials and coordinate possible media opportunities.
- Monitor media coverage and the broader disability rights and philanthropy communications landscape for strategic communications opportunities.
- Build accessible templates and tools to support organizational communications practices.
- Coordinate as needed with external communication vendors (videographers, photographers, accessibility, etc.).
- Provide communications support for DRF convenings, webinars, and events, including promotional content, and post-event materials.
- Support the development of targeted advocacy and awareness campaigns in coordination with staff.
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