Develop and own the Africa content and storytelling strategy aligned with regional priorities, conservation objectives, philanthropic engagement goals, and organizational brand standards.
Establish an editorial vision and annual storytelling roadmap that identifies priority themes, narratives, audiences, and content opportunities across Africa.
Lead content planning processes to ensure a consistent pipeline of high-impact stories throughout the year.
Define storytelling frameworks, editorial standards, voice, tone, and content governance practices.
Advise leadership and program teams on strategic storytelling approaches that strengthen audience engagement and showcase impact.
Identify emerging stories, trends, and content opportunities that support regional priorities and strategic objectives.

Story Development & Narrative Creation

Serve as the lead storyteller, writer, and editor for the Africa region.
Identify, source, research, and develop compelling stories from landscapes, communities, Indigenous Peoples, conservation practitioners, scientists, donors, partners, and staff.
Transform complex scientific, technical, and conservation information into clear, engaging, audience-centered narratives.
Produce feature stories, long-form articles, case studies, donor stories, scripts, blogs, and impact reports.
Conduct interviews and gather firsthand information to build authentic, evidence-based narratives.
Ensure all content reflects diverse voices, local perspectives, and ethical storytelling practices.

Multimedia Storytelling & Content Production

Lead the conception and development of multimedia storytelling projects, including video, photography, audio, and digital content.
Travel to field sites to conduct reporting, interviews, story gathering, and content production activities.
Develop creative briefs and storytelling concepts for visual and multimedia projects.
Collaborate with photographers, videographers, designers, editors, and production partners to produce high-quality storytelling assets.
Oversee content production workflows and ensure consistency with editorial and storytelling objectives.
Maintain a library of approved stories, photographs, video assets, and supporting content resources.
Audience Engagement & Content Performance
Monitor content effectiveness using audience insights, analytics, and engagement metrics.
Evaluate storytelling performance across channels and recommend improvements based on data and audience behavior.
Apply audience research and engagement data to strengthen narrative approaches and content decisions.
Measure the effectiveness of storytelling initiatives in supporting donor engagement, partnership development, and organizational visibility.

Content Collaboration & Internal Consulting

Partner with philanthropy, conservation, science, policy, country, and digital teams to identify strategic storytelling opportunities.
Provide editorial guidance and storytelling support to colleagues across the Africa region.
Review, edit, and strengthen content created by internal contributors and external partners.
Serve as a subject matter expert on storytelling best practices and content development.
Building the network and collaborations to ensure Africa stories are elevated for global showcases.

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, English related field and a minimum 7 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and narrative development skills.
Demonstrated experience developing content strategies and managing editorial pipelines.
Experience producing content across multiple formats, including written, digital, visual, and multimedia platforms.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Communications, Media Studies, English, or related field.
8+ years of professional experience in content strategy, editorial leadership, journalism, storytelling, publishing, or multimedia content development.
Experience working in conservation, environmental, development, sustainability, or nonprofit sectors.
Background in journalism, documentary storytelling, or editorial publishing.
Experience producing stories for donor, philanthropic, and partnership audiences.
Knowledge of digital content performance metrics and audience engagement strategies.
Experience working across multiple African countries and cultures.
Strong understanding of ethical storytelling, representation, and inclusive narrative practices.
Strong portfolio demonstrating impactful storytelling and editorial leadership.
Experience gathering stories through direct field reporting and stakeholder interviews.
Excellent project management skills with experience managing multiple content initiatives simultaneously.
Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills, with experience working across cultures, functions, locations, and time zones.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
The position has indicative 20% travel

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