Advocacy, Branding and Communication Manager

Job description

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organization to which all SOS Children’s Villages including SOS Children’s Villages Somalia Association is affiliated. SOS Children’s Villages Somalia has officially been working in Somalia since 1985. SOS is currently working in 134 countries worldwide. We are committed to the welfare of children – often throughout the whole of their childhood, and to strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against abandonment and social neglect. We also run education and health facilities. With the SOS Children’s Village concept, the organization pioneered a family approach to the long-term care of orphaned and abandoned children. SOS
Children’s Villages upholds child protection policy, and our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children and youth from abuse. SOS Children’s Villages Somalia current works in three regions; Banadir Region (Heliwa, Wadajir, Dharkenley and Dayninle districts) southwest-state (Baidoa and Hudur) Hirshabelle State (Jowhar & Balcad)
SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below position.
Position title: Advocacy, Branding and Communication Manager
Reporting to : Head of Fund Development, Partnership and Communication
Location: Mogadishu

Position Summary:
The Advocacy, Branding and Communication Manager will slead the design,
implementation, and monitoring of the organization’s advocacy strategy, internal and
external communications, and branding initiatives. The role aims to enhance the visibility,
influence, and reputation of SOS Children’s Villages Somalia, ensuring a consistent brand
aligned with the organization's overall mission. This role involves providing innovative
marketing and branding insights to enhance SOS CV's communication efforts, with a
focus on creating impactful, distinctive, and consistent content that effectively conveys
SOS CV's intervention impact and brand value proposition through appropriate channels.
The manager also facilitates the implementation of the SOS CV global brand framework
while allowing for necessary local adaptations.
Additionally, this individual is responsible for gathering and producing key messages and
materials for both internal and external communication purposes across the Member Association.
As a member of the regional communications network, the manager actively contributes to the
global team, ensuring that regional perspectives are understood and represented. The primary
goal of this role is to drive Advocacy, communications, and branding for SOS Children’s Villages
in Somalia.

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Key Roles and Responsibilities
1. Program Communications for advocacy and awareness.
 The Communications and Branding/Marketing Manager will work closely with SOS
Program section to ensure that relevant program materials such as Human-Interest
Stories, factsheets and info graphs are developed and disseminated to donors and
target groups through relevant media and network channels.
 The ABC Manager will monitor and evaluate the brand strengthening process in
MA, drive brand integration and report to the head of fund and development
manager on progress and any challenges faced.
 Pro-actively research and produce communications content (such as stories,
interviews, short videos, etc.) and act as the MA chief editor for communications
content shared by key stakeholders.
 Drive internal and external communications from the promotion of user generated
content (i.e., blogs, social media channels, wikis etc.).
 Represent the MA in the regional brand and networks (for example, attend
meetings and phone conferences; support strategic planning, etc.) and share best
practices, progress made and challenges faced. In both networks, he/she will
convey the MA perspective on the global actions and directives to ensure that they
are relevant to the region.
 Enable and consult program managers and co-workers on issues related to brand
and communications; run and facilitate trainings across the MA, as directed and
appropriate.

2. Advocacy Strategy & Engagement
 Develop and implement a national advocacy strategy aligned with the
organization’s strategic goals.
 Represent SOS CV Somalia in key advocacy coalitions, networks, and
stakeholder meetings.
 Identify and leverage policy and legislative opportunities to influence child
protection, education, and youth empowerment.
 Work with program teams to integrate advocacy across all project cycles.
3. Branding and Visibility
 Ensure consistent application of SOS CV’s Somalia brand across all platforms and
materials.
 Develop and disseminate high-quality branding and visibility products (brochures,
banners, newsletters, etc.).
 Support fundraising and partnership teams with tailored visibility content and
promotional materials.
 Oversee visibility compliance for donor-funded projects and campaigns

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4. Content production and Publications:
 Develop an external communication strategy to position SOS Children’s Villages as a
leading organization in Alternative Child Care.
 Collaborate with the program team to create targeted marketing materials.
 Lead content development, including social media assets, email newsletters, and case
studies.
 Use analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing and communication campaigns.
 Draft, edit, and proofread communication materials, including reports, minutes, proposals,
and presentations.
 Support the production and updating of publications and reports, ensuring quality and
dissemination.
 Oversee the design and publication of the organization’s Annual Report and key
publications.

5. Digital and Social Media Management
 Oversee the organization's digital presence including website and social media
platforms.
 Develop engaging digital campaigns that amplify SOS CV Somalia’s impact and
reach.
 Monitor online engagement and provide regular analytics reports.

6. Events/campaign.
 Assist in organizing and generating public support for special events and
campaigns to promote strategic goals.
 Support organization of workshops, seminars, campaigns, events and project
review meetings including agendas and meeting minutes.
7. Monitoring and evaluation
 Monitor and evaluate impact of communication materials and advocacy
events/campaigns to target audiences.
8. Values and Ethics.
 The candidate should have high level of integrity, accountability, and
punctuality and be willing to work beyond normal working hours. He/she should
also demonstrate and be exemplary in portraying SOS CV values and ethics.
He/she should be a good team player.

Skills and qualifications

Qualifications and Experience
 Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations or a related field.
 Minimum 5-8 years’ work experience in a similar position to sinternational organization.
 Experience: At least five years of similar work experience is required.
Candidate should be able to work independently – with minimum supervision and guidance from supervisors.

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 Demonstrated and extensive social media experience is an added advantage.
 Skills: Excellent written and oral English communication skills and proficiency in
Somalia are required.
 Knowledge of other languages is an asset.
 He/she should have advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word,
PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher).
 Candidates with design and layout skills and adept in using Adobe Photoshop
and Illustrator are an added advantage.

Safeguarding Commitment
SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance
policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places
where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment,
selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and
thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. SOS Children’s Villages
organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that
every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility
in protecting and keeping children always safe.

How to apply

Application Procedure:
Interested applicants should send their applications with a CV and scanned copies of your academic and professional certificates indicating telephone numbers and three referees
to: this email hr.so@sossomalia.org Indicating with subject line of the position.
The closing date is. 18th July 2025
Competent Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.