Corporate Communications Manager

Job title : Corporate Communications Manager

Job Overview

Slum2School Africa is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and creative Corporate Communications Manager to lead the organization’s communications, media, storytelling, brand management, and digital visibility efforts. This role is designed for a high-performing communications professional who can combine strategic communications, digital marketing, media relations, storytelling, and creative content leadership to strengthen the organization’s visibility, donor confidence, stakeholder engagement, and social impact narrative.

The Corporate Communications Manager will oversee the organization’s communications ecosystem and directly supervise the Digital Marketing Manager and Creative Media & Content Coordinator to ensure integrated messaging, cohesive campaigns, and high-impact storytelling across all platforms.

The ideal candidate is a creative and data-driven communications leader with strong media networks, digital campaign experience, storytelling expertise, and the ability to build a compelling brand presence that inspires action, partnerships, volunteerism, fundraising, and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications & Brand Management

• Develop and implement a comprehensive corporate communications and brand strategy aligned with Slum2School Africa’s mission, growth priorities, and impact goals.
• Lead organization-wide messaging and ensure consistency across all digital, print, media, and stakeholder communication channels.
• Provide strategic communications support to leadership, including speeches, presentations, reports, donor communications, and thought-leadership content.
• Strengthen Slum2School’s corporate identity, reputation, and public visibility locally and internationally.
• Develop integrated communication frameworks that align storytelling, marketing, fundraising, volunteer engagement, advocacy, and program visibility.

Digital Communications, Campaigns & Audience Engagement

• Lead the development and execution of high-impact digital campaigns to drive awareness, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee digital communication channels including website, blogs, newsletters, email marketing, and all social media platforms.
• Drive audience growth, engagement, online visibility, and conversion across platforms using data-driven communication strategies.
• Monitor emerging digital trends, communication tools, audience behavior, and content opportunities to improve organizational reach and relevance.
• Utilize analytics tools to monitor campaign performance, audience engagement, website traffic, and conversion metrics while optimizing communication strategies accordingly.
• Support SEO-driven content strategies to improve discoverability, visibility, and digital engagement.

Creative Media, Storytelling & Content Leadership

• Provide leadership and direction for all multimedia storytelling and content production efforts across the organization.
• Oversee the development of compelling multimedia content including videos, documentaries, graphics, photography, infographics, podcasts, social campaigns, and impact stories.
• Ensure all creative outputs align with brand identity, messaging guidelines, and organizational goals.
• Coordinate content calendars, campaign messaging, and storytelling strategies across departments and communication platforms.
• Drive the creation of emotionally compelling and human-centered stories that strengthen donor confidence, volunteer engagement, and stakeholder trust.
• Provide creative direction for video campaigns, social media storytelling, documentaries, interviews, and digital advocacy initiatives.

Media Relations & Public Engagement

• Develop internal communication strategies that improve employee engagement, organizational transparency, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure timely communication of organizational updates, campaigns, policies, events, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Programs, Volunteer Management, Partnerships, and Finance teams to ensure unified organizational messaging.
• Support organizational culture-building initiatives through effective communication and engagement strategies.

Project Management & Leadership

• Lead and supervise the Communication Team to ensure integrated execution of communications and marketing objectives.
• Manage external vendors, agencies, photographers, videographers, designers, and media partners to ensure timely delivery of communication projects.
• Oversee budgets for communications and ensure cost-effective strategies.
• Support cross-departmental initiatives with communications expertise.
• Coordinate closely with the Marketing/Volunteer and Program teams to maintain integrated messaging and storytelling.
• Ensure operational support for broader communications campaigns and events.
• Monitor team performance, provide mentorship, and build a high-performing communications unit

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Media Studies, Digital Communications, Creative Arts, or a related field (Master’s degree is an added advantage).
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in corporate communications, digital marketing, public relations, media management, strategic communications, or creative communications leadership, preferably within nonprofit, development, social impact, CSR, media, or agency environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing integrated communications campaigns, digital visibility initiatives, multimedia storytelling projects, and cross-platform communication strategies.
• Strong leadership experience managing communications, media, marketing, or creative teams.
• Exceptional storytelling, writing, editing, and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling narratives tailored to diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing strategies, social media management, SEO, audience engagement, email marketing, paid advertising, and conversion-focused campaigns.
• Strong media relations experience with established familiarity within Nigerian and international media landscapes.
• Must possess strong multimedia production and creative direction skills with the ability to conceptualize and execute high-impact communication campaigns.

Additional Skills & Competencies

• Strong proficiency in multimedia and creative tools including Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects), Final Cut Pro, CapCut, and other video editing/design software.
• Must have strong video editing and multimedia storytelling skills with the ability to produce engaging short-form and long-form digital content.
• Highly proficient in WordPress website management, including uploading and managing website content, blogs, landing pages, SEO optimization, and basic backend content administration.
• Strong graphic design and visual storytelling skills with the ability to create compelling campaign assets, presentations, social media creatives, and communication materials.
• Exceptional storytelling ability with a strong understanding of narrative development, emotional storytelling, audience psychology, and brand communication.
• Experience managing and growing digital communities across platforms including Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, X, and YouTube.
• Proficiency in analytics and reporting tools such as Google Analytics, Meta Insights, LinkedIn Analytics, and social media scheduling platforms.
• Strong photography, videography direction, and content production coordination skills are an added advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership skills.
• Creative thinker with high attention to detail, innovation, and brand consistency.
• Passion for education, youth development, nonprofit storytelling, and social impact communications.

Key Performance Indicators

• Growth in brand visibility and audience engagement across digital platforms
• Increase in media placements, PR visibility, and stakeholder engagement
• Growth in volunteer recruitment, donor engagement, and campaign conversions
• Improvement in digital campaign performance metrics (CTR, reach, engagement, conversions)
• Consistency and quality of storytelling and multimedia content outputs
• Website traffic growth and SEO performance improvements
• Timely execution of communication campaigns and organizational projects
• Team productivity, collaboration, and communication effectiveness