Program Associate, SurgeX Media
Position Title: Program Associate, SurgeX Media
Deadline: 12 May, 2024
Position Start Time: Immediately
Term: 1 year contract (subject to renewal)
Location: Fully Remote - Nigeria
Surge X Media:
Through Surge X Media, Surge Africa bridges the gaps in movement building and creative capacity between storytellers, activists, and environmental defenders within the global southern movement building space by developing a Global Majority network that connects struggles of South-South frontliners as an avenue to convene, connect and create powerful strategies and change narratives around our shared goals of freedom, justice and equality to dismantle oppressive neocolonial systems that undermine our right to fight corporate and political impunity.
Role Overview
As the Program Associate for Surge X Media, you will be responsible for initiating and managing programs under SurgeX Media. The role will entail program development and management, network and movement building.
Responsibilities
Support strategy implementation for the SurgeX Media program, and ensure operational strategy aligns with organizational goals.
Support program development, develop budget for programs and events, and prepare status and project reports.
Scale visibility of the program, establish new regional partnerships and manage general partner and stakeholder engagement.
Coordinate the development of toolkits, training materials, and other documents as needed.
Qualifications
Demonstrable experience with building effective media/strategiccommunications programs.
A strong working knowledge of project management, design and brand development, and marketing.
Ability to transforming rough ideas and general concepts into actions, projects, and completed products or messages.
Ability to anticipate climate trends using both research and own insight, and brings the project into the fore of that trajectory.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and public speaking skills, and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send a detailed CV and a cover letter explaining what makes them suitable for this role to careers@surgeafrica.org
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.