🇳🇬 Work From Home Job Vacancies @ Family Empowerment Media (FEM) – 3 Positions

Family Empowerment Media (FEM) is an evidence-driven non-profit that enables informed contraceptive decisions through clear, compelling, and accurate radio-based communication. Enabling couples to access modern contraceptives is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent maternal deaths. It also provides a host of other benefits. Numerous studies have demonstrated that radio-based social and behavioural change campaigns can empower women and men to use effective contraceptive methods to avoid unintended pregnancies.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Communications Manager
2.) Director of Development
3.) Director of Strategy

Job Title: Communications Manager

Location: Abuja (Remote)
Hours: Full time/Part time
Duration: Long term
Starting Date: 21st of April 2023

About the Role

• We seek a skilled writer and strong generalist to support our communications and operations work.
• We expect the Communications Manager to spend around 50% of their time on communications and 50% on operations.

Responsibilities
Communications - 50%:

• Create communication materials for FEM, such as newsletters, one-pagers, blog posts, videos, and social media posts.
• Copy-edit various written materials created by others, such as reports and blog posts.
• Improve and update the website as needed.
• Lead and support other communications-related tasks.

Operations - 50%:

• Support FEM’s financial management, including assisting with budgeting and accounting tasks.
• Support FEM’s Human Resources (HR), including assisting with team management tasks and payroll.
• Help ensure FEM’s legal compliance by assisting with taxes and other regulatory matters for the countries in which FEM has operations (including Nigeria and the US).

Qualifications

• We’re looking for a candidate with strong writing skills who can create engaging and informative content for the public. We are also looking for someone with strong generalist qualities.
• The successful candidate will be inspired by our mission and demonstrate a commitment to our core values of ambitious altruism, evidence-based decision-making, cultural sensitivity, humility, and transparency.

The Communications Manager will possess some or most of the following qualities:

• Strong generalist: a fast learner who enjoys a challenge and is able to independently progress on important projects throughout our organisation.
• Skilled written communicator: creates powerful, professional, and compelling written content that concisely conveys complex ideas.
• Team player: enjoys working collaboratively on projects and is able to both give and receive constructive feedback.
• Process-oriented leader: follows organisational processes and has an interest in finding ways to improve them.
• Detail-oriented: an analytical thinker who enjoys searching for errors within specific projects and systems.
• Please apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria. We would love to see your application.

Benefits of Working at FEM

• High impact: Enabling our model's successful scaling can improve thousands of lives. Our intervention was chosen for its high cost-effectiveness and strong evidence base from 188 ideas evaluated by Charity Entrepreneurship [1].
• Community: You will have the opportunity to become a part of the Charity Entrepreneurship community and connect with experts in the field.
• Flexibility: You will experience a high level of freedom and autonomy as we offer both remote and office-based working environments.
• Personal growth: You are guaranteed to be challenged with a variety of tasks and receive rapid and implementable feedback.
• Entrepreneurial experience: You will work with a scale-up and gain insights into the entrepreneurial process.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Further Details

• This role has a 6-month test period for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you better.
• We respect your time and have designed our application process to reflect this. The first step of the application process takes 20 minutes, and we only ask for more time from applicants we think would be an excellent fit.
• If you have any questions about the position or application process, please reach out to: rlund@familyempowermentmedia.org. I would be happy to chat!

Job Title: Director of Development

Location: Abuja (Remote)
Hours: Full time/Part time
Duration: Long term
Starting Date: 21st of April 2023

About the Role

• We seek a strategic thinker, dynamic manager, and skilled writer to lead our development and communication efforts. We expect the Director of Development to spend about 75% of their time on development and 25% on communication and additional generalist tasks.

Responsibilities
Lead FEM’s development efforts - 75%:

• Develop and implement a short- and long-term fundraising strategy to meet FEM’s financial goals and make future scaling plans possible.
• Write fundraising proposals and other written output for funders.
• Build connections with past, current, and future funders; this includes participation in pitch calls and sending updates to funders.

Serve in a generalist capacity - 25%:

• Create communication materials for FEM, such as newsletters, emails to stakeholders, one-pagers, blog posts, videos, and social media posts.
• Copy-edit written materials created by others, such as reports and blog posts.
• Lead and support other communication-related tasks.

Qualifications

• We’re looking for someone who enjoys putting together exceptional written output.
• The successful candidate will be inspired by our mission and demonstrate a commitment to our core values of ambitious altruism, evidence-based decision-making, cultural sensitivity, humility, and transparency

The Director of Development will also possess some or most of the following qualities:

• Excellent decision-maker: skilled at breaking down complex problems and, together with the senior management team, coming to decisions that best increase our impact.
• Skilled communicator: creates powerful, professional, and compelling written communication that concisely conveys complex ideas.
• Detail oriented: able to dot the i’s and cross the t’s across budgets and written outputs, ensuring high quality throughout all our communication.
• Strong generalist: a fast learner who enjoys a challenge and is able to progress on important projects throughout our organisation independently.
• Engaged entrepreneur: takes the initiative and actively seeks to improve how we currently run our organisation.
• Constructive team player: enjoys working in a team, values feedback, and effectively collaborates with colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Experience in the development sector is a plus but not a requirement for the position. Please apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria. We would love to see your application.

Benefits of Working at FEM

• High impact: Enabling our model's successful scaling can improve thousands of lives. Our intervention was chosen for its high cost-effectiveness and strong evidence base from 188 ideas evaluated by Charity Entrepreneurship [1].
• Community: You will have the opportunity to become a part of the Charity Entrepreneurship community and connect with experts in the field.
• Flexibility: You will experience a high level of freedom and autonomy as we offer both remote and office-based working environments.
• Personal growth: You are guaranteed to be challenged with a variety of tasks and receive rapid and implementable feedback.
• Entrepreneurial experience: You will work with a scale-up and gain insights into the entrepreneurial process.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Further Details

• This role has a 6-month test period for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you better.
• We respect your time and have designed our application process to reflect this. The first step of the application process takes 20 minutes, and we only ask for more time from applicants we think would be an excellent fit.
• We are advertising a Director of Strategy and Director of Development position simultaneously. We may not hire for both roles depending on the applicant pools.
• If you have any questions about the position or application process, please reach out to rlund@familyempowermentmedia.org. I would be happy to chat!

Job Title: Director of Strategy

Location: Abuja (Remote)
Hours: Full time/Part time
Duration: Long term
Starting Date: 21st of April 2023

About the Role

• We seek a detail-oriented and analytical thinker with strong writing skills to lead our business development and planning efforts. We expect the Director of Strategy to spend about 25% of their time on strategy and analytics and 75% on planning and grant writing.

Responsibilities
Take part in FEM’s strategic decision-making - 25%:

• Take part in Director meetings, where core decisions about the organisation’s work are made.
• Compare the impact potential of scaling to new regions and cause areas by using a range of analytical methods.

Manage FEM’s business development - 75%:

• Oversee FEM’s funding application processes by researching potential funding sources, managing writers, and reviewing funding proposals.
• Set realistic budgets and timelines for various impact opportunities and contact and work with stakeholders to map out risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• We’re looking for someone with strong analytical skills and the ability to create large-scale project plans and effectively communicate them.
• The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive Director to develop concrete plans to achieve our objective of improving maternal and child health.
• We seek candidates inspired by our mission and demonstrate a commitment to our core values of ambitious altruism, evidence-based decision-making, cultural sensitivity, humility, and transparency.

The Director of Strategy will also possess some or most of the following qualities:

• Excellent decision-maker: skilled at breaking down complex problems and, together with the senior management team, coming to decisions that best increase impact.
• Strong analytical skills: able to use quantitative methods to review projects and assess opportunities.
• Critical thinker: enjoys working collaboratively to identify risks and opportunities; asks difficult questions and points out where we can improve while remaining positive and growth-oriented, in line with our culture.
• Systematic and detail-oriented planner: able to dot the i’s and cross the t’s across budgets and written outputs, ensuring high quality throughout all our communication efforts.
• Skilled written communicator: creates powerful, professional, and compelling written communications that concisely convey complex ideas.
• Skilled Manager: able to effectively communicate with others, set standards for work quality, and prioritise among competing concerns; the ability to adapt communication to different individuals and cultures in order to maintain good relationships and ensure things get done.
• Strong generalist: learns fast and enjoys a challenge. Is able to progress on important projects throughout our organisation independently; can step in and manage other processes when needed.
• Please apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria. We would love to see your application.

Benefits of Working at FEM

• High impact: Enabling our model's successful scaling can improve thousands of lives. Our intervention was chosen for its high cost-effectiveness and strong evidence base from 188 ideas evaluated by Charity Entrepreneurship [1].
• Community: You will have the opportunity to become a part of the Charity Entrepreneurship community and connect with experts in the field.
• Flexibility: You will experience a high level of freedom and autonomy as we offer both remote and office-based working environments.
• Personal growth: You are guaranteed to be challenged with a variety of tasks and receive rapid and implementable feedback.
• Entrepreneurial experience: You will work with a scale-up and gain insight into the entrepreneurial process.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Further Details

• This role has a 6-month test period for you to get to know us and for us to get to know you better.
• We respect your time and have designed our application process to reflect this. The first step of the application process takes 20 minutes, and we only ask for more time from applicants we think would be an excellent fit.
• We are advertising a Director of Strategy and Director of Development position simultaneously. We may not hire for both roles depending on the applicant pool.
• If you have any questions about the position or application process, please reach out to rlund@familyempowermentmedia.org. I would be happy to chat!