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POSITION: Consultant/Senior Consultant (Advocacy)

LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria

The company

Africa Practice is a strategic advisory firm operating at the nexus of industry and government in Africa. We supply insights and advocacy solutions to corporations, investors, governments and foundations in Africa, enabling them to see more clearly, engage with confidence and unlock value to drive sustainable, equitable development. 

Guided by our vision – an influential and prosperous Africa, inspiring the world – we empower organisations to deploy capital and execute development programmes at scale. 

Our solutions are rooted in a deep appreciation of stakeholders and a conviction that sustainable performance depends on building trust, respecting the environment, solving social problems and creating opportunity. 

JOB PROFILE

The Role

The consultant will design and deliver advocacy strategies and issues based campaigns on behalf of a range of private sector, public sector and development sector clients. The ideal candidate will be someone looking for an opportunity to drive change, and deliver social and economic impact. The role requires someone who understands how to advocate effectively, is interested in further developing those skills and innovating new approaches, is able to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and understand technical issues and build and maintain the partnerships required to deliver.

Primary Requirements

1. Strong experience designing advocacy strategies as well as individual issue-based campaigns and a strong understanding of best practice in stakeholder engagement.
2. A range of technical skills that will enable the development of creative and innovative campaigns that leverage a diverse set of channels, from direct stakeholder engagements to social and digital media, mass mobilisation, thought leadership and focused behavioural change.
3. Experience identifying and driving opportunities for partnerships across different stakeholder ecosystems – in line with overarching goals and objectives. 
4. Strong experience conceptualising and developing content for different types of mediums (print, radio, online etc), including very strong writing skills. 
5. Experience building networks including media, industry associations and bodies. 
6. The project management experience required to take campaigns from ideology through to implementation and beyond – co-ordinating advocacy and stakeholder engagement campaigns and managing a team to deliver across different channels, content types and timelines. 

MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

5 year(s) of relevant experience

MIN QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor’s Degree

LANGUAGES REQUIRED: 

English (French is an added advantage)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be eligible to work in Nigeria
• A strong interest in, and enthusiasm for, politics, policy issues and current affairs
• Experience of operating within a commercial environment.
• Exceptional research and communication (written and oral) skills
• Sound reasoning and critical thinking 
• Ability to synthesise large amounts of information in a concise manner while extracting pertinent insights
• The ability to assimilate, analyse and summarise written material quickly
• Time management skills and the ability to deliver high quality work with tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications 

Do you want to join a dynamic, purpose-driven and ambitious company? Please send us your CV together with a cover letter explaining why you think you are suited to this position. Please specify your availability and send the application with the reference ‘C- ADVOCACY  Lagos’’ to Oyetola Adesanmi, the HR & Office Manager at [email protected] .

Vacancy is immediately open for suitable applications and will be closed as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. Early applications are advised.

Job Title: Associate Consultant 

Location: London (or remote)

Type of contract: Full-time, Permanent

Line Manager: Senior Consultant

The company

Africa Practice is an Africa focused strategic advisory firm operating at the nexus of industry and government. We supply insights and advocacy solutions to corporations, investors, governments and foundations in Africa, enabling them to see more clearly, engage with confidence and unlock value to drive sustainable, equitable development.

Guided by our vision – an influential and prosperous Africa, inspiring the world – we empower organisations to deploy capital and execute development programmes at scale.

Our solutions are rooted in a deep appreciation of stakeholders and a conviction that sustainable performance depends on building trust, respecting the environment, solving social problems and creating opportunity.

The position

We are seeking a full time Associate Consultant to join our London team, primarily to support our strategic communications and advocacy client work for clients in the development finance, financial services and public sectors. Support for clients in other sectors is envisaged in the medium to long term.

This will be a stimulating and rewarding role for someone who is seeking exposure to prestigious clients, immersion in interesting, varied and purposeful work, will thrive in an extremely dynamic, multicultural working environment and is keen to make rapid progress in their career.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Client Service (90% of role)

• Deliver succinct and insightful media and social media monitoring and analysis, peer benchmarking and political and policy analysis to inform design of communications and engagement strategy 
• Develop insights into the strategic issues shaping our clients’ industries to understand what will be relevant and valuable to them

• Plan and produce high quality content for online and offline formats (including but not limited to background briefing notes, presentations, press releases, FAQs, web copy and social media posts) 

• Deliver effective media relations outreach (e.g. pitching feature stories and interviews to journalists; distributing press releases and following up for coverage) 
• Develop and execute tactical communications plans to action agreed strategy

• Support account teams to deliver in innovative and engaging ways – proactively share ideas on new technologies and creative approaches so we’re constantly raising the bar on performance
• Assist with ad hoc client needs and queries as directed by the account teams

Business Development and Marketing; Learning and Development (10% of role)

• Support proposal development with quality research and analysis and technical input
• Support marketing activity through production of quality content 
• Attend training sessions on all aspects of our business – intelligence and analysis, public policy and regulatory affairs and advocacy and communications – to build a strong foundation of skills for career progression

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant discipline (e.g. social sciences, languages)
• Outstanding verbal, written and visual communication and presentation skills
• Good relationships with journalists and a track record of successful pitching to tier 1 international media (e.g. BBC, Sky News, CNN, FT, Economist, Forbes, TIME)
• Comfortable working with digital platforms for content management, publishing, and monitoring, e.g. WordPress, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Synthesio (or equivalent)
• Visual thinker; creative skills in graphics and digital media highly desirable, e.g. Adobe Suite, Flourish, Canva (or equivalent)
• Data literacy; ability to manage, analyse, structure and visualise datasets highly desirable
• Interest in development finance, impact investing, gender-lens investing, ESG, sustainability and climate change essential; prior experience an advantage
• Fluency in French a significant advantage
• Keen interest in African current affairs essential; knowledge of the media landscapes in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana an advantage
• Good organisation, administrative and prioritisation skills to ensure deadlines are met
• Strong aptitude for problem solving and rigorous attention to detail 
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients
• Adapts well to changing demands in a highly fluid environment
• Proactively looks for opportunities to improve own performance
• Ability to work with direction and manage own time

To apply, please share a CV and cover letter to [email protected] with ‘AC UK’ in the subject line by close of play Wednesday 14 July 2021.

Position: Intern, Strategic Communications

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Period: 3 months (with potential for renewal, not guaranteed)

Start Date: TBC

Type of Contract: Full-time, paid internship

The Company

Africa Practice is an Africa-focused advisory firm operating at the nexus of government and industry. We specialize in political risk advisory, public affairs, and strategic communications. We advise industry and governments, helping them to identify opportunities, manage risk and overcome critical communications challenges.

Our clients are among the largest institutions, companies, and investors on the African continent. We help them to manage complex relationships with demanding and critical audiences including regulators, media, capital markets, customers, and suppliers. We support them to enter new markets, engage in policy and regulation, launch new services, acquire or restructure, raise capital or simply raise awareness and understanding. Our clients have one thing in common – they all operate in competitive environments where the opportunities are great, but the margin for error is small. and where the opportunities are great.

The Position

We are seeking to recruit a full-time paid intern to join our vibrant team in Dar es Salaam, one of Africa Practice’s five hubs across the continent.

Tasks and Responsibilities

● Monitor and analyze media coverage and stakeholder sentiment on key issues and themes relevant to our clients across East Africa
● Monitoring trends in social media tools, applications, channels, design, and strategy and advising clients based on this by identifying negative online sentiments, threats, and opportunities in user-generated content surrounding the client.
● Graphic designing skills, for creating Social media posts as well as internal communication for our clients
● Writing articles and thought pieces for client brand positioning.
● Assist in the production of key strategic client documents
● Assist in organizing and managing events as well as developing digital media plans
● Working closely with the communications team to develop digital and social media campaigns for clients
● Support with client accounts and business development activities as directed

Role Requirements

●  Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Media or Public Relations or any other related field
●  Professionally fluent written and spoken English and French / would be considered an added advantage
●  Excellent writing skills
●  Graphic designing skills
●  Excellent communications and digital skills, with a creative approach
●  Good grasp of current political and economic matters across East Africa
●  Interest in media relations and risk advisory
●  Familiarity with social media and digital marketing concepts is highly desirable
●  Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively to tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic working environment
●  Computer proficiency spanning the entire Office and Google Docs suite, as well as graphic design tools
●  Good interpersonal skills

If you do meet the above requirements and are keen to join a dynamic fast-paced organization, please send us your CV together with a cover letter and send the application to [email protected] with the reference “Intern – Strategic Communications”