--Nairobi, Kenya--
Position Title: | Communications Officer |
Workstream | Nurse & Midwife Alliance |
Reports to: | Secretariat Lead |
Duty Station: | Nairobi, Kenya) |
Nurse & Midwife Alliance Overview
The Nurse & Midwife Alliance is a platform that convenes nursing and midwifery stakeholders united by a shared commitment to strengthen the profession. Since 2021, we’ve worked to convene, empower, and transform; shaping national policy, championing professional recognition, and giving nurses and midwives across Kenya a louder voice in the health agenda. Now we’re looking for a qualified Communications Officer to help us tell that story with impact, someone to shape our brand, craft compelling content, and keep our message sharp across every channel and audience.
Our Work Spans Five Pillars
• Policy, advocacy and regulatory engagement
• Professional identity and recognition
• Enterprise and innovation
• Workforce development and leadership
• Collaborative community impact
FAH serves as a fiscal sponsor for the NMA secretariat. On behalf of the NMA, FAH seeks to recruit for the role of Communications Officer.
About the Role
Working within the Secretariat, the Communications Officer will lead NMA’s storytelling, brand, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the Alliance and its initiatives, including our flagship Nurse of the Year Award (NOYA), are communicated with clarity, consistency, and impact. This is a full-time role.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Communications & Messaging
- Develop/ review and implement communication strategies to enhance the platform visibility and reputation.
- Craft clear, compelling messaging for various audiences, including partners, donors, media, and the public to showcase activities and impact
Brand Management
- Support the strengthening and maintenance of brand identity, ensuring alignment with stakeholders values and mission.
- Support the development and review of brand guidelines for implementation across all materials and platforms.
- Monitor emerging issues or crises and recommend communications response and key messages based on experience, expertise and risk assessment
Content Creation & Storytelling
- Creation of high-quality content/communication products, including reports, business cases, newsletters, press releases, blogs, and social media posts.
- Develop storytelling strategies to effectively convey the Secretariat impact.
- Manage editorial calendars and content distribution strategies using various channels and media
Digital & Social Media Strategy
- Support development of social media strategy, and online campaigns.
- Analyze digital engagement metrics and refine strategies for greater impact.
- Ensure content is optimized for different digital platforms.
Internal & external Communications
- Support internal stakeholders and secretariat in effectively communicating the Secretariat project goals and updates – project’s story/pitch.
- Align significant communications plans with the stakeholders’ communication strategy
Monitoring & Evaluation of Communication Efforts
- Support the tracking and analysis of the impact of the project’s communication and branding initiatives.
- Use data-driven insights to refine strategies and improve effectiveness.
Required Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- 2+ years in communications, PR, branding, or marketing, preferably in the nonprofit, social impact, or international development sectors.
- Proven ability to develop and execute comprehensive communication strategies, spanning advocacy, fundraising, and stakeholder engagement, aligned with the secretariat’s mission.
- Strong storytelling skills, with a track record of crafting compelling narratives and communication materials for diverse audiences (donors, policymakers, the public) across fundraising, donor relations, and grant reporting.
- Experience in brand management, ensuring brand consistency across all communication and visual materials.
- Proficiency across digital channels: social media strategy, website, and digital content creation.
- Experience managing multimedia content
- Hands-on production skills: graphic design for visual content, plus basic video editing and multimedia storytelling.
Compensation
This position offers a competitive compensation package linked to the background and experience of the candidate, benchmarked against the local market in Sierra Leone.
Timing
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis up to 24th October 2026.
What We Offer
Generous Leave Package
Trainings
Paid trainings for professional and personal development.
Wellness Days
Days to unwind and take a break from work.
Remote Working
Remote and flexible working conditions.
FAH values the diversity of the people it hires and serves within the community. Our diversity is committed to fostering a work environment where individuals' strengths and uniqueness are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop their potential.
FAH has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable child or adult by any of our staff, partners or representatives. We are committed to preventing all undesirable behavior at work. This includes, child abuse and exploitation, sexual harassment and abuse.