Media and Communications Officer

(Madagascar)

Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Media and Communications Officer to play a central role
in delivering the communications strategy of an international NGO in the heart of Madagascar.

Based in the coastal town of Fort Dauphin, the Officer will oversee the daily running of SEED’s social
media and content development, manage a junior team member, and strengthen collaboration
between the Communications and Programmes teams. The role includes supporting with major
fundraising appeals, producing engaging donor updates, and developing innovative content across all
platforms, including expanding SEED’s presence on TikTok.

The successful candidate will work closely with both national and international staff, contributing to
impactful campaigns that showcase SEED’s work in sustainable development and conservation.
Predominantly office-based with occasional travel to rural project sites, the role offers a diverse
range of responsibilities for a communications professional looking to develop their leadership skills
while contributing to meaningful, community-driven development.

Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar
Commitment: 24 months, extendable, 40 hours a week
Salary: Local salary, up to £1,200 contribution for a return flight and up to £650 contribution towards
insurance

Duties and responsibilities

●  Lead the daily management of SEED’s social media platforms, including developing and

scheduling content across all channels, with a particular focus on expanding SEED’s TikTok
presence.

●  Produce, edit, and publish engaging written, visual, and multimedia content for social media,
website, newsletters, and PR, ensuring alignment with SEED’s brand and communications
goals.

●  Gather stories, photos, and videos from field sites to highlight SEED’s work, ensuring

safeguarding, consent, and data protection policies are upheld.

●  Develop and edit donor updates in collaboration with programme teams to showcase project

impact.

●  Oversee the production of blogs and articles, editing contributions from staff and volunteers

for external publication.

●  Line-manage the Junior Officer, providing day-to-day guidance, feedback, and professional

development opportunities.

●  Support the development of the Communications team STAGE interns, remote international

interns and volunteers, ensuring learning and capacity building within the team.

●  Deliver media, consent, and storytelling training to international staff, strengthening best

practice across the organisation.

●  Manage the relationship between Communications and Programmes teams to deliver major
fundraising appeals, from concept to promotion; from storyboarding and gathering updates
to shape engaging communication content that highlight SEED’s impact.

●  Work with the Coordinator and International Operations Manager to ensure consistent and

impactful messaging for appeals and campaigns.

●  Contribute ideas for innovative fundraising content and approaches to broaden SEED’s donor

base.

●  Support the review and evaluation of communications platforms against agreed marketing

KPIs.

●  Contribute to quarterly communications reports for trustees, providing insights and analysis

on content performance and audience engagement.

●  Ensure SEED’s brand identity is consistently reflected across all outputs, with oversight from

the Coordinator.

●  Uphold SEED’s safeguarding, whistleblowing, and anti-corruption policies, ensuring best

practice in all communications.

●  Work flexibly, including outside standard office hours when necessary, to meet tight

deadlines (e.g., donor reports, funding documents).

●  Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the

department, including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anti-corruption, and
undertake continual training to ensure these are promoted at all times

●  Complete other ad-hoc tasks as required by the International Operations Manager, or

Director of Programmes and Operations to further the aims and work of the organisation.

Person specification

●  A degree-level qualification in Communications, International Development, or a related

discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

●  At least 1–2 years’ professional experience in communications, marketing, or fundraising,

ideally within the non-profit sector.

●  Some prior experience in line management, supervision, or project coordination.

●  Experience creating and managing social media content and marketing campaigns.

●  Demonstrate a working knowledge of producing and managing high-quality photo and video

content.

●  Confident in editing visual content with software such as Canva (experience with CapCut,

GetResponse, or similar tools desirable).

●  Excellent writing and editing skills, with proven ability to tailor messaging for different

audiences and platforms.

●  Ability to communicate an organisation’s ethos and mission to diverse national and

international audiences through photography, videography, and writing.

●  Strong verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail.

●  Demonstrated interest in conservation and community development, with an understanding

of international development challenges in the global south desirable.

●  Knowledge of PPC, content strategy development, or other advanced communications tools

desirable but not essential.

●  Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple

priorities.

●  Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to deal appropriately with challenging

situations.

●  Passion, curiosity, and motivation for the role, with the ability to enthuse and inspire others.

●  Capacity to build skills and share knowledge across cultures, working with people from
diverse economic and cultural backgrounds and across multiple language barriers.

●  Awareness of and comfort with increased social and professional responsibility, always

working with cultural sensitivity and respect.

●  Confident and socially skilled, able to provide guidance and support to junior staff and

volunteers.

●  Flexible and patient, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

●  Commitment to SEED’s ethos, values, and safeguarding approach, acting as a positive

ambassador at all times.

●  Willingness to adapt to living and working in a low-income country with sometimes basic

living conditions.

●  Fluent English to a high standard (both spoken and written).

●  Basic working knowledge of French is desirable though not essential.

About the organisation

SEED  Madagascar  is  a  British Charity working in partnership with communities in the south east of
Madagascar. We integrate high quality community health, rural livelihoods, education infrastructure
and  conservation  programmes  to  support  long  term,  sustainable  change  and  add  to  international

best  practice  through  research  and  publication  across  all  of  our  programmatic  areas.  We are now
looking for entry level officers to work alongside national staff and expand our team.
More information on the work of SEED can be found at www.madagascar.co.uk

Application procedure

Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter in English outlining why they wish to take
up this position and how their skills and experience match the requirements in the job description
criteria to SEED Madagascar Director of Programmes and Operations, Lisa Bass by email on
lisa@seedmadagascar.org

Please note: AI generated cover letters and recruitment exercises will not be processed.

Applications deadline: Monday 29th September 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Applications will be reviewed
on an ongoing basis throughout this period. Candidates will complete an exercise, long-listed
applicants will have an initial informal interview with Madagascar based staff and short-listed
applicants will then be offered an interview with the London team.

SEED Madagascar actively encourages equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and aims to
create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful
discrimination, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and
valued.