Forum for African Women Educationalists in Malawi (FAWEMA)
A.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Kuyenda Collective is an Education Out Loud (EOL) grantee working in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe and within transnational education spaces and forums. Our goal is to address the learning crisis through systems strengthening. We equip rural youth to advocate for better quality, access and relevance in education system delivery. Transnational spaces include platforms where duty-bearers and elected representatives consider policy reforms and make decisions that can impact either positively or negatively on education services and systems.
The Kuyenda Collective is represented by the following country partners: Policy Forum in Tanzania; CESC in Mozambique; FAWEMA in Malawi and Teach for Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. The PSAM is a transnational partner of the Kuyenda Collective and the project lead.
B.ABOUT THE ROLE
The Kuyenda Collective invites suitably qualified and experienced Malawians to apply for a 24 (twenty-four) months Communication Fellowship to support the project implementation in Malawi. The Project shall seek to appoint 1 x Communication Fellow to be based at FAWEMA Head Office in Lilongwe on the role and responsibilities described below.
C.KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A successful Communication Fellow shall perform the following expected deliverables:
- Produce monthly stories involving Rural Youth Collectives (RYCs) voices, experiences and advocacy positions for publication.
- Produce social media statements for publication on Kuyenda Collective social media platforms and the social media platforms of the Kuyenda Collective country partner.
- Attend country partner meetings, workshops and other in-person engagements with RYCs to support content creation.
- Participate in and document transnational events and activities where Country Leads and RYCs are involved to communicate Kuyenda Collective’s advocacy to stakeholders and outside audiences.
- Attend meetings with Country Leads to support project implementation.
- Maintain regular communication channels with persons and parties responsible for managing the Kuyenda Collective website, Knowledge Hub and social media platforms to ensure a regular supply of suitable content for publication.
- Attend Kuyenda Collective online team meetings as and when required to support project implementation.
D.ROLE ELIGIBILITY AND TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT
The following are the eligibility requirements for the Kuyenda Collective Communications Fellow:
- Aged between 24 and 35 on or before the application deadline.
- Highly proficient in reading, writing and speaking in English and Chichewa.
- A Malawian citizen and currently residing in Malawi.
- Holding a minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or Communication with at least 3 years of work experience in the fields of journalism or communication.
Other skills and experience required:
- A proven record of engaging with members of the public to produce one or more of the following: Stories; articles for publication; news reports; case studies, radio and television content;
- Ability to work cooperatively in diverse groups and to respect the opinions of others;
- Strong social and communication skills, including regular use and familiarity with social media platforms such as X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.
- An energetic person with positive, and flexible attitude;
- A proven ability to listen, design, write, edit (where required) and disseminate content that you have taken the lead to produce to reach diverse audiences.
- Extensive knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office packages.
Weekly time allocation, duration and remuneration of Fellowship
A successful candidate for the fellowship shall be required to spend 20 hours per week to fulfil the deliverables described above for the duration of 24 months. A fixed monthly engagement allowance shall be paid to a successful Fellow.
E.METHOD OF APPLICATION
Qualified Malawians shall submit their application letter with an updated CV containing three traceable professional referees, copies of academic qualifications to administration@fawema.org not later than 4th September, 2024. The application should be addressed to:
The Executive Director
FAWEMA
P.O. Box 30886
Lilongwe 3
Please note that FAWEMA is an equal opportunity employer