Communications Lead

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The Sahara Centre is hiring a Communications Lead to own its public voice, editorial standards, and content strategy across website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and newsletters. The role is hands-on in content creation, manages the content calendar, coordinates with designers, and supervises junior communications staff as the team grows. The position is office-based in Lagos on a full-time basis.

• Owns editorial voice, brand standards, and content strategy across all TSC channels
• Hands-on content creation plus supervision of junior communications staff
• Coordinates with graphic designers and routes content for institutional sign-off
• Tracks engagement and reports on performance against the content calendar
• Office-based full-time role in Lagos, Nigeria

Original source description

The Communications Lead exists to give The Sahara Centre a consistent, credible public voice. As the team expands, this role also supervises whoever joins to support content production, so the Centre’s communications function can scale without losing editorial consistency. This role sets the agenda for what gets communicated and in what form, holds the editorial standard across every channel the Centre publishes on, and is hands-on in drafting and creating that content directly. Key Responsibilities: Content Strategy Implementation: Maintains the content calendar and sequencing across channels. Determines which programme and research activity gets distilled into content and in what form. Implements the direction and agenda for TSC communications across the website, and other channels. Content Creation and Production: Maintains TSC’s editorial voice, brand, and formatting standards across all published content. Drafts and creates content directly across the Centre’s channels. Supervises and directs any additional content or communications staff, as the team expands. Coordinates with graphic designer on visual asset production. Routes content requiring institutional sign off to the appropriate reviewer before publication. Reporting: Coordinates delivery timelines with the Centre Coordinator. Tracks engagement and reach across channels and reports on performance against the content calendar. Required Qualifications Education: Equivalent combination of education: and experience: will be considered. Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field. Experience: producing content for a research, policy, or development sector organization preferred. Experience: directing the work of a junior team member or trainee, or readiness to do so as the team expands. Hands-on experience: drafting and producing content directly. Minimum four years of experience: in a communications or content strategy role. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Experience: providing written and visual storytelling for a policy and research audience. Deep understanding of how channels work across website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and newsletters, with the ability to provide detailed content design direction in line with the brand guide. The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of this understanding and ability. Able to use Canva excellently; skill in video and audio editing will be advantageous. Knowledge of editorial planning and content calendar management. Able to coordinate production timelines across multiple contributors. Able to exercise independent editorial judgment within a defined brand voice. Working Environment: Office based at the Centre in Lagos on a full-time basis. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, a letter of interest and Salary expectations to: culture@saharacentre.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email. View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State Communications Lead job vacancies in Nigeria