With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly.
Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water.
Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services.
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As our creative and strategic Community Voices Manager, you will manage WaterAid's Community Voices global communications programme, working with fundraising, communications, policy and programme teams across WaterAid's federation to provide regular storytelling for a variety of multi-million pound grants, contracts, appeals and advocacy initiatives.
In this role, you will drive the team's mission while supporting the individuals within the team to excel creatively and technically.
You'll also:
Manage and prioritise content requests from across the WaterAid federation and steer the development of creative briefs which respond to these requests
Ensure that the team has a shared vision, clear objectives and balanced workloads to deliver impactful and efficient work
Manage relationships with global stakeholders, both internally and externally, representing the team and collaborating on and contributing to creative communications projects
Support the implementation of WaterAid's Representation in Communications Policy, championing and enabling content which is respectful, accurate and authentic and which puts the communities that we work with first.
About You:
Proven experience leading, managing and motivating a team, particularly in global/remote line management and cross-team collaboration.
Strong stakeholder management experience, both internal and external, with sensitivity to different cultures and contexts.
To be driven and inspired by good storytelling, with creativity, visual literacy for photography and film, and good knowledge of communications trends.
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