ActionAid Stories Officer Jobs in South Africa
ActionAid Stories Officer Jobs in South Africa
Role Overview: The Stories Officer oversees the management and development of ActionAid International’s global content database, StoriesHub, and takes a leading role in commissioning, capturing, editing, quality checking and distributing multi-media content for campaigns, media and fundraising.
The role provides feedback and capacity support from concept through to creative delivery, ensuring where possible that national content commissions also can help achieve global KPI’s.
The role supports the implementation of key aspects of International Child Protection, including training staff on consent and works with the international DPO ensuring that content on Stories Hub is General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) compliant.
Areas of Responsibilities
Strategic Impact and contribution
Development and management of international content
Undertake multimedia content commissioning, creative direction and production to deliver the annual Content Plan.
Brief content gathering crews overseas and working with local staff (remotely) for major projects, including during humanitarian disasters.
Lead and delegate relationship building with ActionAid (AA) country offices globally, building strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues from the global south, so that content and information is informed by ActionAid’s international programme work.
Shoot photography and /or videography on content gathering trips when there is a need.
Edit images in line with AA visual identity and safeguarding principals.
Provide guidance to national multimedia producers and content providers to ensure that resources on the Stories Hub meet technical, safeguarding and copyright specifications.
Establish and maintain relationships across the federation to ensure a regular flow of content is uploaded and distributed through the Stories Hub.
Oversee the rapid post-production of stories by all content gatherers (internal or freelancers), using AAI templates.
Oversee the writing of content gathering briefs, working closely with the Digital Content Lead and stakeholders from other teams.
Assists the Programme Quality and MEL team in commissioning and collecting ‘stories of change’ (case studies, images, video) as part of the annual reporting process and contribution to AA’s knowledge base and learning repository.
System, Policies and Procedures and Product Management
Oversight of the day-to-day management of the StoriesHub
Working with the Country Communications staff across the Federation, the Stories Officer oversees the management of ingestion, cataloguing, storage, retrieval and distribution of ActionAid’s digital communications assets.
Develop StoriesHub to include new developments in database and image technology. Develop the resource when required and project managing any external development requirements.
Develop the StoriesHub as an active distribution network not only as a repository.
Keep abreast of new Digital Asset Management (DAM) developments and networking with groups using similar technology.
Resolve technical issues to ensure StoriesHub is well maintained.
Issue Resolutions, Crisis/Risk Management
Participate in reputational and safeguarding crisis mitigation
Ensure that stories are of best possible quality and that content is checked to mitigate organisational risk: ie. is aligned with child protection and image guidelines; ensured dignity; promotes and educates best practice on gathering consent and works to ensure the content on StoriesHub is GDPR compliant.
Work with our International Humanitarian Response Team (IHART) during an emergency to support countries to buy, collect or deliver multimedia content and ensure it is distributed to the federation through the StoriesHub
Communications, Influencing and Coordination
Lead in the development of the StoriesHub marketing
Publicize and support the use of the StoriesHub
Create, maintain and deliver online tools to support the use of the
Work with the Digital Content Lead to provide training to staff to ensure that they are able to use the StoriesHub for the uploading and distribution of multimedia content.
Identify and measure federation satisfaction with StoriesHub, and make appropriate changes based on evidence through feedback
Advise colleagues across the federation on how best to tell stories and produce content that engages a range of audiences to meet strategic objectives.
Proactively track large-scale content projects being commissioned across ActionAid International.
Provide advice on content gathering via StoriesHub, SharePoint and 1 to 1 training sessions.
People Management
Participate in a team culture that values collaboration internally, cross functionally and in partnership with countries.
Deputise for the Digital Content Lead when necessary.
Delivery on strategic/ functional priorities
Development and management of international content
Oversight of the day-to-day management of the StoriesHub
Participate in reputational and safeguarding crisis mitigation
Publicize and support the use of the StoriesHub
Advise colleagues across the federation on how best to tell stories and produce content that engages a range of audiences to meet strategic objectives.
Person Specifications
Education and Qualifications
High level of competence in Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro, In Design and relevant Creative Cloud Packages and graphics programmes.
University degree in journalism, graphic design or related field or equivalent experience
Essential Experience
Substantial experience working in a multi-media communications production environment including experience commissioning, directing, editing and curating multi-media products
Substantial editorial or journalism experience.
Good experience of training, capacity building and supporting others through on the job
Experience of gathering high quality content in the global south.
Experience of commissioning and working with freelance journalists, story gatherers and photographers.
Experience of managing complex projects across teams with multiple needs.
Essential Knowledge
Interest in and understanding of new development in visual imaging and
Commitment to continually improving your digital skills and knowledge within the working environment.
Essential skills
Excellent IT skills necessary. Experience and expertise of working with image database systems
Photography / videography skills including shooting, editing, delivery of formats with proven ability to increase engagement.
Ability to archive materials and maintain a multimedia
Exceptional interpersonal skills to develop effective working relationships quickly with people from many different cultural backgrounds.
Creative, imaginative and enthusiastic approach to projects, team working, problem
Strong networking/relationship-building skills- ability to anticipate, coordinate and facilitate activities with
Ability to identify and troubleshoot
Ability to work in a multicultural context/ environment.
Ability to demonstrate innovative practices.
Excellent relationship building and communication skills.
Ability to turn complex information into engaging public messages.
Able to manage deadlines and rapidly changing priorities with a focus on delivery.
Language requirements
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Proficiency in another language is desirable.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; ActionAid Stories Officer Jobs in South Africa
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