COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR - JUNE 2021 - Oxford HR
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COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
JUNE 2021
ABOUT SPARK
MICROGRANTS
Spark Microgrants believes in a world where everyone
lives with dignity and determines their own positive future.
Decades of prescriptive aid have sidelined the poor from the
very programs meant to uplift them. For nearly a decade,
Spark Microgrants has been pioneering a new approach to
international aid. We believe in local solutions and catalyzing
rural villages facing poverty into action. After years of
refining a community organizing and seed funding model for
rural village action, we are garnering demand from emerging
nations and leading civil society organizations to train and
support them to adapt and deploy the approach at scale.
At the heart of Spark’s model, the Facilitated Collective Action
Process (FCAP), are ‘town-hall’ style weekly meetings, in which
women, men, young, old, plan together for their community’s
future. Each village elects a leadership committee, establishes
a village savings account, and launches a project of their
choice. Members receive training on financial management,
transparency, leadership, village planning, and advocacy. Each
village then receives US$8,000 in seed funds to turn project
ideas into reality and additional management support.
Spark is now active in 320+ villages in 6 countries,
benefiting over 230,000 lives. In the next three years, we
seek to accelerate the growth of this approach, through i)
establishing a global Community of Practice based on cutting
edge facilitation and training design, and ii) establishing a
national scale program in Rwanda - our flagship program
- in partnership with the Government of Rwanda. Spark is
seeking an ambitious and impact-driven leader in Rwanda to
scale the program and establish a national framework to be
incorporated in Government policy and financing.
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THE ROLE
TITLE: Communications Director
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
REPORTING TO: Development Director
LOCATION: Kigali, Rwanda; Nairobi, Kenya; or New York City, USA
SALARY: Competitive with generous benefits
Spark Microgrants is seeking a full time Communications Director to lead our branding,
marketing, and content. Sparks is a leader in community-driven development and at
a critical juncture, doubling in size and tripling in reach in 2021. We are looking for a
mission-driven communications leader to maximize Spark’s reach and ensure our learnings
and work are shared with key strategic partners to position for further growth.
The Communications Director will lead a branding effort for Spark’s methodology, the
‘Facilitated Collective Action Process’ and the Community of Practice we coordinate
globally. They will be responsible for developing updated core language, ensuring training
and adherence on that language with the board, staff, and partners. They will lead on
the cultivation and refinement of grant proposals and reports. The Director will have the
opportunity to present their work to key partners and the board, travel and work on a
team that spans across continents.
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VALUES
Spark’s values are what
defines us and shape the work
that we do. Our values are:
1. Facilitators. We do not impose; we
enable others to generate impact.
2. Community-driven. The teams are
motivated by what is best for the
community.
3. Process-centered. The how of what we
do is just as important as the what.
4. Authentic. Our vision and values live in
everything we do.
5. Dynamic. We seek opportunities and
are willing to take risks to serve our
community partners better.
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RESPONSIBILITIES AND
YEAR ONE DELIVERABLES
BRANDING
• Establish a branding approach for Spark’s FCAP model.
• Facilitate a brand strategy to achieve a cohesive presence
across print, social media platforms, website, email, and more.
MARKETING
• Support team members in developing op-eds and joint
advocacy pieces.
• Develop and train team and board members to communicate
effectively about Sparks with partners and other stakeholders.
• Coordinates press releases and announcements internally and
externally
FIELD BUILDING
• Steward the creation of decentralized content creation.
• Coordinate and publish joint advocacy pieces by the
Community of Practice.
• Support in the creation of policy briefs.
• Compile and share learning from joint action meetings.
• Drive creative projects to experiment with open-source
training, content sharing and movement building.
CONTENT
• Hire and mange a grants manager.
• Support the Development Director in overall fundraising
efforts.
• Cultivate decentralized story telling.
• Lead vision for social media, email, and hard mail presence.
• Attend organization led events and share content from them.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director on internal and
external communications.
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REQUIRED SKILLS AND
QUALIFICATIONS
• Degree in Communications, International Development, Public
Affairs, Journalism or similar field
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in, and a track record of, strategic
communications/marketing/external engagement in the private
and/or public sector.
• Experience leading and managing communications and
production teams in international NGOs or creative industries.
• Ability to build productive relationships with internal and
external stakeholders.
• A track record of managing or leading resource mobilization
and fundraising campaigns.
• Strategic thinker, entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to do
what it takes to “get the job done”
• Ability to travel, both regionally and internationally, if needed
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of international development and the
communication and media industry
• Advanced Photo and Video production, editorial, graphic design
and media skills
• Advanced level of computer proficiency, Mac and PC, including
editing skills across Adobe and Apple software for video, photo,
media, design.
• Self-management/resilience and emotional maturity.
• Team player
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HOW TO APPLY
Before applying, please check that you can answer yes to all the following questions: Your CV and Cover Letter should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your
• Do you have a degree in International Development / Communications / Public Affairs/ Journalism or LastName-Document Name-Date (mmyyyy) eg, Pat-Jones-CV-062021-SparkMicrogrants or Pat-Jones-
similar field? CoverLetter-062021-SparkMicrogrants.
• Do you have 7+ years’ experience leading and managing communications and production teams in
international NGOs or creative industries? TIMELINE
• Do you have proven experience writing proposals for and securing grants in excess of USD100,000 in Closing Date: 2nd August 2021
the development sector? First stage interviews: 16th August 2021
Final interviews: To be Confirmed
If you cannot answer yes to these questions, please do not apply, as we will be unable to progress your
application. EQUALITY STATEMENT
Equality and diversity are at the core of Spark MicroGrants values. Staff are expected to work collectively
If you can answer yes to all the above questions, then please proceed to click on APPLY NOW. and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds,
where the work of others is valued and respected.
There you will need to complete a short application form and submit an up-to-date curriculum vitae (of
no more than 2-3 pages) in MS Word, and a cover letter. Please prepare your CV and cover letter before SELECTION PROCESS
applying as they will be requested at the end of the application form. The cover letter should be no more All candidates will be notified about the status of their applications. Shortlisted candidates may be
than 2 pages long – bullet points are acceptable. It should explain: required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview.
• why you are interested in this role. QUERIES
• why you are interested in Spark Microgrants If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like
• how your skills and experience make you a good fit. to have an informal discussion, please email spark.microgrants-comms.dir@oxfordhr.co.ke in the first instance.
7ABOUT OXFORD HR
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international development and charity sectors.
We carry out retained executive search mandates
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