Senior Communications Officer at Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Kenya

If you have a passion for writing and producing powerful impactful stories, using your clear strategic communications leadership across multiple communication channels (including digital and social media), and thrive on building strong relationships across international teams, then this CBM Global role is for you.

While the world has been making progress in tackling poverty, people with disabilities are being left behind. CBM Global works alongside people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. Driven by Christian values, we seek out and work with the most marginalised in society, irrespective of race, gender or religion, recognising the equal worth of every individual.

This exciting new fixed term, full-time role is primarily focused on delivering co-ordinated internal and external communications across CBM Global. The post-holder is responsible for: implementing and contributing to the development of CBM Global’s comms strategy; writing and developing content to amplify CBM Global’s brand; effective management and development of internal and external channels of communication; and oversight of content management to grow CBM Global’s audience and digital footprint. This is a key post for our strategic ambitions worldwide and will be undertaken in close conjunction with highly-skilled communications, marketing and fundraising teams of CBM Global Member Associations.

Based: The role can be based out of a Member Association office (Australia, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Switzerland, and UK), other countries where CBM Global has a registered presence such as Germany and Belgium, or our Country Offices in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina, Nigeria, Madagascar and Bolivia.

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Fixed term contract to 31 December 2021.