Associate Director of Communications

Attendance Works is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Communications to manage key editorial and mission-driven projects within its communications department and help expand the reach of its national work.

Job Summary

• Employer: Attendance Works
• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
• Category: Communications
• Salary: US$120,750 - US$151,200
• Closing Date: 2026-10-16

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of new and updated resources for publication, including reports, toolkits and handouts.
• Establish and improve production workflows to ensure materials are delivered on schedule and to a high-quality standard.
• Work with programme staff to establish schedules for regularly updating resources.
• Ensure materials maintain a consistent appearance and follow Attendance Works' brand guidelines.
• Manage relationships and workflows with external vendors, including designers, printers and videographers.
• Maintain a production tracking system showing work in progress and upcoming deadlines.
• Design and implement strategies to expand engagement across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter and Bluesky.
• Set strategic goals and assess the effectiveness of social media initiatives.
• Drive traffic to Attendance Works' website, tools, webinars and resources.
• Develop social media and email promotional campaigns.
• Maintain a content calendar for organisational messaging.
• Work across programme, fundraising and communications teams to adapt research findings, partner stories and other material into appropriate social and email content.
• Lead production of campaign materials, including campaign slogans, posters, toolkits and social media assets.
• Support annual updates to the Attendance Awareness Campaign microsite.
• Support recruitment of new campaign partners and engagement of existing partners.
• Provide writing, design production and promotion support, including for the webinar series.
• Support relationships with campaign sponsors and delivery of sponsor benefits.
• Support the Director of Communications with writing and editing materials including: Blog posts, Promotional materials, Bright spot stories, Press releases, Op-eds, Magazine articles, Toolkit content, Annual reports, Fundraising materials.
• Ensure messaging is clear, appropriate for its intended audience and consistent with Attendance Works' brand and writing style.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional print and digital production and project management experience.
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills.
• Strong project management and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Strong social media, email campaign and promotional content creation skills.
• Experience building engagement across social platforms.
• Familiarity with social media management and analytics tools such as Hootsuite.
• Experience using email platforms such as Constant Contact.
• Fluency with Google Suite, Word, Excel and Adobe Suite.
• Strong attention to detail and quality control.
• Experience managing complex production workflows and competing priorities.
• A data-informed approach to communications strategy.
• A passion for issues affecting underserved and diverse children and young people from preschool through Grade 12.
• Spanish speaking and writing ability is desirable.
• Candidates should have 10 years of progressively responsible experience in communications, publishing, journalism or related fields.
• A B.A. or M.A. in English, Journalism, Publishing, Communications or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in the nonprofit sector is also preferred.
• Candidates should ideally have experience leading multi-channel communications campaigns, overseeing the production of reports and educational resources, building social media platforms, managing multiple projects and collaborating across organisational departments.

Salary

US$120,750 - US$151,200

How to Apply

To apply, please visit: recruiting.paylocity.com