The Antara Foundation Looking For Program Officer – Communications at Barwani, Madhya Pradesh, Full Time

Program Officer – Communications

About The Organisation

The Antara Foundation (TAF)envisions a world where women and children do not suffer from preventable health conditions. We believe that every mother and each child deserves an equal start to a healthy life. We support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with the government and communities. Interventions of The Antara Foundation follow two closely integrated paths: to help the government system deliver better quality health care to the community and to support the community to mobilise and seek better health outcomes.

For more information, visitantarafoundation.org.

We are a young, energetic, and passionate team, working across 8 districts, 38 blocks, and 5,700 villages, with 8,800 FLWs, and reaching 379,000 women and 650,000 children in central India. Over the next few years, we see ourselves spreading across multiple locations in India to implement our solutions and to create an impact at scale.

Reporting to:Respective District Lead with dotted line to Communications Lead

Duty Station: One of the TAF intervention districts (Khargone, Chhindwara)

Position Overview

The Communications team at TAF works to strengthen internal and external communications and build strategic partnerships to deliver results at scale. The team delivers communication campaigns that support our diverse priorities, showcase our stories of change, engage media, leverage digital and multimedia for enhanced outreach engagement and support internal communication. TAF is looking for a committed, creative and entrepreneurial individual with 2-4 years of experience in the communications space to join as a Program Officer – Communications in one of its district offices.

The role requires strong communications skills, familiarity with common communications software and digital tools, experience working with social media and other digital content, and an interest in the social sector. Each Program Officer will be responsible for delivering overall communication support for 2-3 districts of the organisation and will also be responsible for leading 1-2 of the sub-functional areas, which include content development and creative writing and editing, designing and implementing social media campaigns and working on audio/visual products including the website. He or she will also be responsible for managing inter-vertical collaborations and generating overall high-quality written and audio-visual content.

Responsibilities

The Program Officer – Communications will support all communication efforts in the assigned districts and also work with the central communications teams to develop and disseminate a range of materials/products:

District Level Support will include: (30%)

• Documentation, collection, and maintenance of content from the assigned districts (e.g., photographs, clips, intervention updates, impact stories)
• Manage all communications work in the assigned districts (supporting field POs with documentation, case study writing, design, photography, and videography)
• Undertaking 8-10 field visits each month in the assigned districts to understand the program interventions, field test communication materials, and capture relevant content etc.

Organisational communication support could include two or more of the following: (60%)

• Drafting a variety of communications material (e.g., social media content, newsletters, annual reports, website content, blogs, presentations, case studies, and online campaigns)
• Handle the organization’s social media presence (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) – content creation and posting, regular engagement, improved visibility and networks
• Manage the organisation’s website, create content, and collaborate on a regular basis with IT professionals for its maintenance and upkeep
• Disseminate communications material through a range of channels (e.g., direct mailers, digital platforms, online forums)
• Research and analysis to support communications (e.g., health/social sector research for articles, ideas for engaging social media content, collaboration avenues, benchmark communication best practices)
• Reaching out to Media and publication houses to get TAF’s knowledge pieces published
• Other related activities that may come up from time to time

Support to other verticals: (10%)

• Creation of communication collaterals for various departments, including HR, Finance, Admin, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Government Partnerships.
• Support communication requirements for Donor development
• Providing guidance and support to team members in executing communication-related tasks across different verticals.

Position Requirements

• Graduate in a relevant field with; 2-4 years experience in communications-related streams, including writing, filmmaking, photography, design, story-telling, and social media.
• SEO writing, long-form content writing, creative writing, and editing expertise.
• Familiarity with Adobe Suite is beneficial.
• Proficiency in WordPress.
• Analytical skills and understanding of social media platforms’ algorithms for data-driven social media strategies.
• Strong communication, presentation and people skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Creative and entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong values of humility, integrity and desire to learn
• Passion to work in the social sector at the grassroots level.
• 6-8 days of field travel per month in assigned districts and occasional travel to the Delhi office for team meetings.