Communications Advocacy Project Current Available Job Opportunity - South Africa
We are an experimental and social justice-oriented strategic communications agency that partners with civil society organisation to strategically and responsibly use research, media, communications, data and technology to advance social change. As a collective of irreverent strategic thinkers and skilled doers, we use local insights and technical expertise guided by feminist ethics to advance work rooted in equity, access and justice. Job Title: Communication Researcher Location: South Africa About the role: The successful candidate will work within a small team to strengthen the communications capacity of a South African transgender and gender diverse persons organisation to develop evidence-based messaging strategies in support of their self-defined and self-led social change work. The overall objective project is to identify, frame, vet and test persuasive messages that South African LGBTQI activists can use to further their self-determined social change goals. With guidance from the organization and its constituents, the consultant will conduct primary and secondary research to provide a robust understanding of the current landscape of messaging and perceptions of transgender and gender diverse communities in South Africa, in order to: identify some of the key drivers of attitudes and stereotypes, and identify strategic points of entry and opportunities to achieve positive gains and successes. Duties: Consultations with the organisation about their research priorities and needs; Baseline mapping of audience attitudes Baseline assessment of the organisation’s current messaging; Development of a research work plan that details approach to attitudes mapping and research, and including methods for message testing/validation. Review and assess current research to identify near-term improvement recommendations as well as long-term solutions leveraging target audiences, allies, civil servants, and policy makers. Share knowledge by documenting findings in a report and presentation. Draft findings into a user-friendly strategic communication lesson sharing material. Ideal Candidate: A deep commitment to social justice and feminist ethics. 3 years experience conducting research within social justice sector, especially for LGBTIAPQ, gender and/or women’s rights. Demonstrated understanding of South Africa’s LGBTIAPQ sector and overall related policies. Strong writing and analytical skills, with a record of publications Able to simply and effectively communicate research data and findings. A passion for pushing ideas and introducing new and irreverent approaches and methods. A good team player that can self-manage but deliver within strict deadlines. Excellent command of isiXhosa and/or isiZulu and/or Setswana, and English. Adaptable and flexible. Applications Deadline: Friday, 30 August, 2019
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