Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of more than 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage.
Our vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and can achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Our vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women and their communities.
Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child marriage. Working with us means you’ll be partnering with diverse organisations around the world to accelerate efforts to prevent child marriage, and to support girls who are or have been married.
If you are a passionate, driven individual who’s committed to girls’ and women’s rights, we may have the right role for you!
Evidence to Advocacy Specialist: Conflict and Crisis-Affected Settings
Location: Nairobi (Kenya) or Dakar (Senegal)
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced individual to lead Girls Not Brides work on influencing, evidence and learning and technical support on CEFMU in conflict and crisis-affected settings. The role will play a leading role in strengthening and sharing evidence and raising awareness of child marriage in conflict and crisis-affected settings. They will catalyse stronger and more coordinated collective efforts to prevent and respond to child marriage in conflict and crisis-affected settings, working with and influencing key sectors and actors including civil society, UN agencies, and others.
The role-holder will work closely with regional teams to ensure this work is informed by the experiences, knowledge and priorities of Girls Not Brides members. This role sits within the Learning, Evidence and Impact Directorate, with a dotted line to the External Engagement team.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a dynamic professional with in-depth experience in the humanitarian and development sector. You have a deep understanding of evidence-based strategies and programmatic approaches to improve the lives of adolescent girls living in conflict- and/or crisis-affected settings with thematic and policy expertise on gender equality and/or child rights in humanitarian settings. You have strong relationships across the global humanitarian coordination system, among UN agencies, and key sectors including GBV, child protection, education and SRHR sectors, and a comprehensive understanding of the policy and funding landscape. You are an experienced advocate and influencer, who understands the priorities and motivations of actors working in conflict and crisis settings. You have strong experience of working with and convening different sector actors, including civil society organisations in different contexts.
Job location: Nairobi (Kenya) or Dakar (Senegal)
The successful candidate must already have the right to work in the location for which they apply (Nairobi or Dakar) and for a minimum of two years.
Fluency in English is essential for this role.
Working as a global team, all Girls Not Brides’ team members may from time to time be expected to work outside normal working hours (e.g. early morning or early evening); this is not a regular occurrence and is only to accommodate collaboration of teams across different time zones.
This role may require regular international travel, as necessary.
Accountable to
Director of Learning, Evidence and Impact. The role will have a matrix management line to the Head of Advocacy.
Salary range
Market competitive based on a detailed survey by the Birches Group of comparable national NGO salaries in selected location. Payments will be made in local currency of where it is located.
Contract
This is a fixed-term (24 months) full-time role. The successful candidate will work from home for much of the time, with IT and communication equipment provided by Girls Not Brides. The successful candidate must already have the right to work in the location for which they apply and for a minimum of two years.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead on ensuring the latest evidence on child marriage in conflict and crisis settings informs humanitarian policy and practice
- Establish and maintain a regularly-updated record of research and evidence on child marriage in conflict and crisis-affected contexts, including learnings and case studies from Girls Not Brides members
- Synthesise key evidence, learning, and trends and develop products such as briefings, key messages, case studies, and other content to support influencing efforts and member learning
- Build and maintain relationships with key external practitioners and researchers, NGOs / civil society, women’s rights organisations and UN agencies across regions affected by conflict and crises to monitor the latest evidence and approaches and contribute learning and evidence from Girls Not Brides
- Represent Girls Not Brides in relevant regional research and advocacy networks with a focus on strengthening regional coordinated advocacy efforts and identifying research priorities and gaps.
Lead evidence-based influencing in global/cross-regional spaces to catalyse a stronger coordinated response to preventing and responding to child marriage in conflict and crisis-affected settings
Coordinating with the Advocacy team:
- Lead on the development and implementation of an evidence-based influencing agenda on child marriage in conflict and crisis-affected settings, particularly focused on global/cross-regional spaces and/or regional spaces where agreed with Regional teams.
- Identify and leverage advocacy moments, policy windows, and other opportunities to ensure prioritisation of child marriage within humanitarian prevention and response.
- Identify and represent Girls Not Brides in relevant advocacy networks and coalitions to contribute to joined-up influencing across actors on this theme.
- Leverage opportunities to integrate conflict/crisis setting messaging and asks into wider advocacy and policy documents, as appropriate and strategic.
In collaboration with Regional Teams:
- Analyse and map the focus areas, evidence, and expertise of relevant Girls Not Brides’ members, National/State Partnerships and coalitions on prevention and response to CEFMU in conflict and crisis settings.
- Convene Girls Not Brides’ members and key stakeholders across sectors to share and promote the uptake of the latest evidence and learning on what works to prevent and respond to child marriage and support married girls.
- Support regional teams to strengthen support for members to influence and engage with humanitarian actors in relation to child marriage.
- Work with the Partnership and Regional teams to identify potential new members for Girls Not Brides from the humanitarian sector, especially those working at national and sub-national levels.
- Contribute to tracking relevant progress against Girls Not Brides key performance indicators related to its learning and influencing work.
- Contribute to development of funding proposals as requested.
- Represent Girls Not Brides at relevant events and meetings.
- Support global and regional evidence-based advocacy priorities and efforts.
Wider organisational responsibilities
- Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
- Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
- Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
- Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
- Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.
Essential experience
- Significant experience working on gender equality, girls’ rights and/or child marriage in humanitarian settings, in a similar level role in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement, research centre or social enterprise.
- In-depth knowledge and experience of strategies and approaches to improve the lives of adolescent girls living in conflict and/or crisis-affected settings with thematic and policy expertise on gender equality and/or child rights.
- Experience of inter-agency working and ability to convene partners from different sectors and backgrounds.
- Significant experience working across cultures, geographies, and time zones; professional and/or lived experience in conflict or crisis-affected settings is highly valued.
- Experience of working with a wide range of civil society organisations – from international NGOs to small grassroots organisations; knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing civil society organisations, particularly women’s rights organisations.
- An in-depth understanding of the humanitarian sector, including how funding and prioritisation take place in humanitarian response across key actors.
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to persuade and inspire others.
- Outstanding written communication and the ability to write for different audiences and to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Ability to prioritise and deliver results when faced with competing demands, time constraints and unanticipated events.
- Strategic planning and project management skills.
- A keen eye for accuracy and attention to detail.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Ability to build strong relationships while working remotely.
- Knowledge and experience of intersectional gender analysis and its application in programming, influencing, movement building, research and governance and a proven commitment to embody and advance gender equality.
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides and our vision in relation to addressing child marriage and gender justice.
- Skilled team worker with an inclusive and collaborative approach, in line with Girls Not Brides’ values.
- Willingness to work flexibly and regularly travel internationally, as necessary.
Desirable
- Understanding of what works to prevent and respond to CEFMU and good links with key actors working to address CEFMU.
- Good working knowledge of French, or other relevant languages are highly desirable.
Safeguarding
Girls Not Brides is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk with whom our staff and representatives work and interface. Any employment with Girls Not Brides may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and a criminal records check, which can include but is not limited to an overseas police record check, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (for those based in the UK) or an International Criminal Record Check (if applicable).
Diversity
Girls Not Brides is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion in a serious way. We are committed to building a staff body that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Please note: There is one vacancy for the Evidence to Advocacy: Conflict and Crisis-Affected Settings position, which can be based in either Nairobi or Dakar. Candidates must already have the right to work in the location for which they apply and for a minimum of two years.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 GMT on Sunday, 29 June 2025.
Interviews will take place between 7-9 July 2025.
To apply, please click on the 'Apply now' button on the job page and submit your CV and a brief cover letter clearly demonstrating how you meet the criteria.
We encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we may close this vacancy early if we receive a very high number of applications and won't be able to accept further submissions.
People and Culture HR Manager - Nairobi
Location: Nairobi (Kenya)
Department: People and Culture
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE
Girls Not Brides is seeking to appoint a People and Culture Manager who will support a strong, collaborative organisational culture. This is an exciting opportunity for a values driven individual to join Girls Not Brides while we shape our organisational strategy for 2026 and beyond, working with team members who are passionate about our mission.
This role will be responsible for supporting the full experience and team member life cycle. The key areas of responsibility will include providing support, advice and guidance on organisational culture, recruitment and selection, onboarding and retention, pay and benefits, people plans, well-being, learning and development, and people management procedures and policies.
You will have a significant influence on our organisational culture and ways of working, supporting our ambition to become an employer of choice, through a positive and inclusive working environment will be a priority for this role. Having responsibility for the day-to-day management of the HR function, this will be a varied but rewarding role, open to new and innovative ways of working and approaches to achieve the organisational strategy.
ABOUT YOU
You will be committed to maintaining high standards and making informed decisions to support the strategic direction of the organisation. The successful candidate will have a passion for supporting all team members and building strong working relationships. A range of experience in people management and an understanding of how our organisational values align with our work will be essential to being successful within this role. We are looking for someone with experience of working with diverse teams, being proactive, a quick learner, who can maintain confidentiality, and be flexible, meticulous and empathetic.
Job location: Nairobi (Kenya)
The successful candidate must already have the right to work in Nairobi (Kenya) at the time of applying, and for the full duration of the two-year contract.
Fluency in English is essential for this role.
Working as a global team, all Girls Not Brides’ team members may from time to time be expected to work outside normal working hours (e.g. early morning or early evening); this is not a regular occurrence and is only to accommodate collaboration of teams across different time zones.
May include international travel.
Accountable to Director of People and Culture
Market competitive based on a detailed survey by the Birches Group of comparable national NGO salaries in selected location. Payments will be made in the local currency of where it is located.
Contract
This is a two-year fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will work from home for much of the time, with IT and communication equipment provided by Girls Not Brides.
People and culture
- Provide professional ongoing support and people management expertise to team members through coaching, mentoring and training on people and culture practices.
- Influence and support the strategic direction of the organisation, working closely with the Director of People and Culture.
- Responsible for reviewing HR systems, processes and providing relevant reports for informed decision making.
- Draft and manage all team member contracts, ensuring the documents are accurate, tailored to the specific context and legally compliant.
- Regularly review team member job descriptions to ensure they are up-to-date, consistent and aligned with the grade framework and organisational needs.
- Manage relevant team member benefits packages while liaising with relevant stakeholders/ benefit providers and managing relevant budgets.
- Conduct market salary review/ benchmarking and provide recommendations for amendments to the pay and benefits policy.
- Manage employment checks compliance, such as DBS, proof of right to work etc. Supporting the Operations team with UK visa queries or country specific queries.
- Lead on talent acquisition, retention, and leaver processes working closely with the relevant teams.
- Responsible for coordinating the monthly payroll and helping to resolve any pay queries from team members, working closely with the finance team.
- Contribute to broad operational activities, processes and procurement activities.
- Continuously review and develop people and culture policies, procedures following best practice and aligned to relevant legislation.
- Model and champion Girls Not Brides characteristics/ behaviours in alignment with the organisational values while promoting and engaging with the whole team to reflect these values.
- Work alongside the Health and Safety Committee and other stakeholders to ensure that the organisation has a comprehensive wellbeing strategy and support with its delivery.
- Review organisational support programmes in place to ensure they are reflective of our organisational values needs.
- Deliver and report on an annual employee engagement survey to ensure feedback from employees is gathered and communicated to support and improve organisational development, employee engagement and job satisfaction.
- Champion and embed best practice in diversity, equality, and inclusion across the organisation.
- Proactively explore and utilise new technology and tools to ensure relevant operational systems are streamlined, fit-for-purpose, offers excellent value for money and is user-friendly.
- Manage and develop the performance management process and policy, to drive a learning culture, embed organisational values and achieve strategic objectives.
- Oversee and advise on all team member training and professional development to meet and integrate with organisational strategy and policy, while managing a budget.
- Ensure the organisation gathers team member feedback for continuous professional learning and development while ensuring we achieve training aims, objectives and value for money.
- Present findings and recommendations on learning and development to the Senior Leadership Team as required.
- Establish and maintain appropriate systems for identifying, planning and measuring learning and development needs.
- Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required.
- Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
- Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
- Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
- Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
- Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.
Experience
- Substantial experience in human resources, including within a diverse environment.
- A strong track-record of maintaining confidentiality, providing appropriate advice and expertise.
- A strong track-record of managing complex and sensitive organisational issues with empathy, fairness, consistency and values led.
- Proven experience of successfully reviewing and implementing HR information management systems, processes, and implementing policies.
- Exceptional attention to detail and able to work within a team and on own initiative.
- Experience managing work involving legal compliance and working with complex processes and documents.
Skills and knowledge
- Qualification (CIPD Level 5) or advanced training in relevant areas such as human resources, organisational management or employment law (highly desirable).
- Advanced knowledge of current best practice in people management and employment policies, procedures and legislation preferably in the charity sector.
- Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and knowledge of GDPR.
- Project management skills, strategic thinking and problem solving.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships and effective verbal and written communicate.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new areas of work.
- Ability to deal with change, competing demands, multiple priorities, time constraints and unanticipated events.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in recent versions of Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides and our vision in relation to addressing child marriage and gender justice.
- Team player spirit, proactive, and able to confidently take initiative and make appropriate decisions.
- Willingness to work flexibly and regularly travel internationally, as necessary.
Desirable
- Advanced French/Spanish language skills (highly desirable).
- Knowledge of employment legislation and processes in India, Kenya or LAC.
- Experience of working within an international development charity.
Safeguarding
Girls Not Brides is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk with whom our staff and representatives work and interface. Any employment with Girls Not Brides may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and a criminal records check, which can include but is not limited to: an overseas police record check, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (for those based in the UK) or an International Criminal Record Check (if applicable).
Diversity
Girls Not Brides is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion in a serious way. We are committed to building a staff body that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Please note: There is one People and Culture HR Manager position available, which may be based in either Nairobi or London. Candidates must already have the right to work in the location for which they apply and for the full duration of the two-year fixed-term contract.
The closing date for applications is 09:00 EAT on Monday, 16 June 2025.
A written assessment will be sent to the longlisted candidates on Tuesday, 17 June, to be completed by Friday 20 June 2025.
Interviews with shortlisted candidates will then be scheduled for Tuesday, 24 June 2025.
To apply, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button on the job page and submit your CV and a brief cover letter clearly demonstrating how you meet the criteria.
We regret that due to the large number of applications anticipated, only longlisted candidates will be contacted.
People and Culture HR Manager - London
Location: London, UK (hybrid working two days a week on site)
Department: People and Culture
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Girls Not Brides is seeking to appoint a People and Culture Manager who will support a strong, collaborative organisational culture. This is an exciting opportunity for a values driven individual to join Girls Not Brides while we shape our organisational strategy for 2026 and beyond, working with team members who are passionate about our mission.
This role will be responsible for supporting the full experience and team member life cycle. The key areas of responsibility will include providing support, advice and guidance on organisational culture, recruitment and selection, onboarding and retention, pay and benefits, people plans, well-being, learning and development, and people management procedures and policies.
You will have a significant influence on our organisational culture and ways of working, supporting our ambition to become an employer of choice, through a positive and inclusive working environment will be a priority for this role. Having responsibility for the day-to-day management of the HR function, this will be a varied but rewarding role, open to new and innovative ways of working and approaches to achieve the organisational strategy.
ABOUT YOU
You will be committed to maintaining high standards and making informed decisions to support the strategic direction of the organisation. The successful candidate will have a passion for supporting all team members and building strong working relationships. A range of experience in people management and an understanding of how our organisational values align with our work will be essential to being successful within this role. We are looking for someone with experience of working with diverse teams, being proactive, a quick learner, who can maintain confidentiality, and be flexible, meticulous and empathetic.
Job location: London, UK (hybrid working two days a week on site).
The successful candidate must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of applying, and for the full duration of the two-year contract. Fluency in English is essential for this role.
Working as a global team, all Girls Not Brides’ team members may from time to time be expected to work outside normal working hours (e.g. early morning or early evening); this is not a regular occurrence and is only to accommodate collaboration of teams across different time zones.
May include international travel.
Accountable to: Director of People and Culture
Salary range: £46,850 rising on an annual incremental basis. Girls Not Brides also offers a generous 10% pension.
Contract: This is a two-year fixed-term contract.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
People and culture
- Provide professional ongoing support and people management expertise to team members through coaching, mentoring and training on people and culture practices.
- Influence and support the strategic direction of the organisation, working closely with the Director of People and Culture.
- Responsible for reviewing HR systems, processes and providing relevant reports for informed decision making.
- Draft and manage all team member contracts, ensuring the documents are accurate, tailored to the specific context and legally compliant.
- Regularly review team member job descriptions to ensure they are up-to-date, consistent and aligned with the grade framework and organisational needs.
- Manage relevant team member benefits packages while liaising with relevant stakeholders/ benefit providers and managing relevant budgets.
- Conduct market salary review/ benchmarking and provide recommendations for amendments to the pay and benefits policy.
- Manage employment checks compliance, such as DBS, proof of right to work etc. Supporting the Operations team with UK visa queries or country specific queries.
- Lead on talent acquisition, retention, and leaver processes working closely with the relevant teams.
- Responsible for coordinating the monthly payroll and helping to resolve any pay queries from team members, working closely with the finance team.
- Contribute to broad operational activities, processes and procurement activities.
- Continuously review and develop people and culture policies, procedures following best practice and aligned to relevant legislation.
Champion organisational culture and values
- Model and champion Girls Not Brides characteristics/ behaviours in alignment with the organisational values while promoting and engaging with the whole team to reflect these values.
- Work alongside the Health and Safety Committee and other stakeholders to ensure that the organisation has a comprehensive wellbeing strategy and support with its delivery.
- Review organisational support programmes in place to ensure they are reflective of our organisational values needs.
- Deliver and report on an annual employee engagement survey to ensure feedback from employees is gathered and communicated to support and improve organisational development, employee engagement and job satisfaction.
- Champion and embed best practice in diversity, equality, and inclusion across the organisation.
- Proactively explore and utilise new technology and tools to ensure relevant operational systems are streamlined, fit-for-purpose, offers excellent value for money and is user-friendly.
Lead organisational and individual learning and development
- Manage and develop the performance management process and policy, to drive a learning culture, embed organisational values and achieve strategic objectives.
- Oversee and advise on all team member training and professional development to meet and integrate with organisational strategy and policy, while managing a budget.
- Ensure the organisation gathers team member feedback for continuous professional learning and development while ensuring we achieve training aims, objectives and value for money.
- Present findings and recommendations on learning and development to the Senior Leadership Team as required.
- Establish and maintain appropriate systems for identifying, planning and measuring learning and development needs.
Wider Organisational Responsibilities
- Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required.
- Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
- Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
- Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
- Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
- Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
- Substantial experience in human resources, including within a diverse environment.
- A strong track-record of maintaining confidentiality, providing appropriate advice and expertise.
- A strong track-record of managing complex and sensitive organisational issues with empathy, fairness, consistency and values led.
- Proven experience of successfully reviewing and implementing HR information management systems, processes, and implementing policies.
- Exceptional attention to detail and able to work within a team and on own initiative.
- Experience managing work involving legal compliance and working with complex processes and documents.
Skills and knowledge
- Qualification (CIPD Level 5) or advanced training in relevant areas such as human resources, organisational management or employment law (highly desirable).
- Advanced knowledge of current best practice in people management and employment policies, procedures and legislation preferably in the charity sector.
- Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and knowledge of GDPR.
- Project management skills, strategic thinking and problem solving.
- Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships and effective verbal and written communicate.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new areas of work.
- Ability to deal with change, competing demands, multiple priorities, time constraints and unanticipated events.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in recent versions of Microsoft Office suite.
Essential values and attributes
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides and our vision in relation to addressing child marriage and gender justice.
- Team player spirit, proactive, and able to confidently take initiative and make appropriate decisions.
- Willingness to work flexibly and regularly travel internationally, as necessary.
Desirable
- Advanced French/Spanish language skills (highly desirable).
- Knowledge of employment legislation and processes in India, Kenya or LAC.
- Experience of working within an international development charity.
Safeguarding
Girls Not Brides is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk with whom our staff and representatives work and interface. Any employment with Girls Not Brides may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and a criminal records check, which can include but is not limited to: an overseas police record check, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (for those based in the UK) or an International Criminal Record Check (if applicable).
Senior Communications Officer, Africa Team
Location: Nairobi (Kenya), Dakar (Senegal), or Uganda
Department: Africa Team
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE
This position reports directly to the Head of Africa Engagement or any other person within the Africa team as designated by the Head of Africa Engagement.
The role comprises varied responsibilities, including contributing to the design of and leading the implementation of a regional communications strategy. The strategy will focus on positioning child marriage as a priority issue, effectively communicating the work of the Girls Not Brides secretariat and member organisations, creatively sharing evidence and learning in a way that is adapted to context and to diverse audiences at the national and regional levels, and integrating processes to ensure ethical communications, risk assessment and mitigation are in place.
ABOUT YOU
You will have significant professional experience in strategic communications, including contributing to the development and implementation of context-sensitive, social-issue communications strategies.
Job location: Nairobi (Kenya), Dakar (Senegal), or Uganda.
Salary range
Contract
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Regional communication work
- In close collaboration with the Girls Not Brides Communication Team and Africa Team, support the development and implementation of a regional communications strategy for the region – including digital, media, publications etc and support to members – with the objective of positioning child marriage in the region and highlight the work of Girls Not Brides and its member organisations.
- In collaboration with the Africa Team, develop, design and edit regional communications materials, including, but not limited to, publications, newsletters, mail-outs, infographics, fact-sheets etc.
- In collaboration with the Girls Not Brides Africa Team and our cross-regional Communications Team, develop and deliver strategic communications advice and deliver communication plans for Africa team related workplan activities to increase the reach and impact of our work, ensuring key messages reach the right audiences and influence outcomes.
- Work with the Girls Not Brides Communications and Africa Teams to identify, develop and produce compelling stories and informative content from the region in a variety of formats (e.g. written, audio-visual) – including through engagement with member organisations – that influence target audiences, position ending child marriage and showcase the impact of Girls Not Brides and our members
- Work closely with the Girls Not Brides Communications and Africa Teams to ensure the region is represented in a context-specific way across our communications channels (e.g. website, traditional media, social media etc) including the update and translation of key documents in English and French.
- Provide technical support to Girls Not Brides members, National Partnerships and coalitions as needed in their communications as well as support any communications training and capacity building sessions, if needed.
- Provide strategic advice and support to diverse teams, fostering open communication and proactively supporting colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Contribute to campaigns and other influencing and advocacy initiatives in the region and active engagement countries.
- Monitor and analyse the success of communications campaigns in supporting the achievement of organisational objectives.
- Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
- Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
- Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
- Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
- Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
- Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.
- A minimum of 7 years professional experience in a similar role in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement or social enterprise.
- Experience developing and delivering successful communications plans and campaigns that support organisational objectives.
- Experience in working on sensitive issues in a balanced way, rooted in strong ethical communications and safeguarding protocols and the ‘do no harm’ principle, with a focus on solutions-driven messaging rather than sensationalism.
- Experience in developing and producing stories and creative communications concepts.
- Experience developing and delivery content for a variety of channels (e.g. media, website, publications, social media etc).
- Experience in supporting non-specialists to develop relevant communications technical skills and materials.
- Proven experience of applying human rights-based and feminist approaches and experience of working with young people and adults at risk through ethical communications.
- Experience in supporting the development and delivery of communications strategies.
- A good understanding of civil society organisations and their operational contexts in East and Southern Africa and West and Central Africa.
- A good understanding of how to tailor messaging and content to target specific audiences to achieve objectives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French with proven ability to write for different audiences.
- Proficiency in photography/film making/video editing/graphic design.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage communications platforms, relationships with consultants and suppliers, including photographers, designers, translators, etc.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams, build strong relationships, and proactively support colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure, prioritise and juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines, and to deliver time-sensitive high-quality work.
- Strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides and our vision in relation to addressing child marriage and the empowerment of girls and women.
- Willingness to work flexibly and regularly travel internationally, as necessary.
- Willingness to work in a collaborative team and with diverse stakeholders, including an ability to work in different cultural environments, and work sensitively with member organisations and people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Desirable
- Relevant higher academic qualification/s or equivalent professional experience.
- Proficiency in other official languages as identified by the Africa Union is highly desirable (Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish or Kiswahili).
Girls Not Brides is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk with whom our staff and representatives work and interface. Any employment with Girls Not Brides may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and a criminal records check, which can include but is not limited to: an overseas police record check, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (for those based in the UK) or an International Criminal Record Check (if applicable).
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