Communications Officer

SELF HELP AFRICA (UK); Dublin; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Self Help Africa in Dublin is seeking a Communications Officer to manage written content for external audiences, and to lead on video production for digital channels and events. You will help shape the organisation’s stories across websites, social media and print materials.

You will collaborate with country teams, support fundraising communications in Ireland, the UK and USA, and contribute to public engagement events.

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in media, marketing or related discipline.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to develop engaging stories.
• Ability to tell stories in clear, simple language.
• Ability to interview and gather content as testimonies of impact.
• High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, InDesign).
• Highly analytical with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production and commissioning of written content for external audiences.
• Lead editing and production of video content for digital channels and events.
• Create compelling content for web and print and report on content performance.
• Coordinate content gathering with programme country teams.
• Support archiving and storage of content and assets.
• Travel to UK, Ireland or Africa as needed for information gathering.
• Contribute to public engagement events and organisational communications.

Skills

Writing skills

Storytelling

Interviewing

Analytical

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Third level qualification in media/marketing

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Job description

Job ID: 99848Job Title: Communications OfficerCompany: Location: DublinContract type: Permanent Full TimeSalary: €30,000 – €35,000 plus benefitsReports to: Head of Communications

Organisation Overview: About Self Help Africa:

Established in 1984, Self Help Africa is an international development organisation that works through agriculture and agri-enterprise development to address hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impacts of climate change.

We believe that equitable economic development is key to lifting communities out of long-term poverty, empowering them to take control of their futures and improving their quality of life.

Our current five-year organisation strategy, defines our mission as the alleviation of hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impact of climate change through community led, market-based and enterprise-focused approaches, so that people can have access to nutritious food, clean water, decent employment and incomes, while sustaining natural resources.

Our three core values are:

• Impact: We are accountable, ambitious and committed to systemic change.
• Innovation: We are agile, creative and enterprising in an ever-changing World.
• Community: We are inclusive, honest and have integrity in our relationships.

Job Purpose:

Communications is an important part of the support function within Self Help Africa.

Our communications team develop, host and maintain websites and multiple social media channels, produce video content, articles and features, design and produce collateral including annual reports, newsletters, policy documents and materials to support fundraising events, appeals and campaigns, and support the organisation’s public facing communications in a range of other ways.

The team support the communications and marketing requirements of the organisation, as well as the activities of our fundraising departments in Ireland, UK and USA. Furthermore, we provide comms support to country programmes, to Development Education and to the activities of affiliated organisations. The successful applicant will contribute to the goals and objectives of the Communications Department in the above areas.

Key Responsibilities:

Role Specific

• The Self Help Africa Communications Officer is responsible for overseeing the production and commissioning of written content for disseminated to external audiences.
• The CO will lead on the editing and production of video content that can be used on digital channels and at events, to support and market our work and organisational objectives.
• The CO will be tasked with producing compelling content that can be published on organisational digital and print platforms, and capture and report metrics of online content performance.
• The CO will collaborate with country teams to gather, coordinate, and manage content gathering with programme countries.
• The CO will support the management,maintenance and optimisation of organisational websites – using WordPress CMS
• The CO will create design resources using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Canva -for both web and print
• Support the archiving and storage of content – including images, video content, design resources, published press materials and other.
• The role may occasionally require you to travel – to UK, Ireland or to Africa, to gather information and materials for use in fulfilling the communications remit.
• The CO will contribute to the organisation and presentation of public facing ‘public engagement’ events on behalf of the organisation.

Key Relationships:

• Communications Team
• Fundraising Teams in Ireland, UK and USA
• Programme Teams
• Development Education and public engagement teams
• Country teams in Africa

Qualifications/Other Requirements

Essential

• Third level qualification in media, marketing or related discipline
• Excellent writing skills and an ability to recognise and develop story potential
• Have an ability to tell a good and engaging story in clear and simple language
• Have the ability to interview and gather content that might be used as testimony that demonstrates the impact that the organisation is having in its work.
• High level of proficiency in Adobe Create Suite programmes and specifically with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe InDesign programmes
• Highly analytical
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong teamwork skills

Desirable

• Knowledge and/or experience of new media and social media marketing
• Commitment to the work of Self Help Africa
• Good photography/filming skills
• Experience of working within the not-for-profit sector

Role Competencies

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to produce resultsFamiliarity with word processing, desktop publishing, video editing software.

The Deadline for Receiving applications is Friday 2nd October 2026 at 5pm

Self Help Africa is an Equal Opportunities Employer:

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ vetting.

Important information:

Self Help Africa is an international development charity and is committed to the safeguarding of all those who we come into contact with or through our work. We are committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour relating to our workincluding sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and we are committed to promoting the welfare of children and the people we aim to assist with whom Self Help Africa engages. Self Help Africa expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviours outlined in the Code of Conduct and Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. Recruitment to all roles in Self Help Africa will include, and be subject to, a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checking. Self Help Africa is committed to the principles of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse or sexual harassment during employment. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms her/his understanding of these recruitment procedures. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Self Help Africa is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Research shows that women and those from marginalised ethnic groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!

Self Help Africa is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.