Communications Officer – Urban Youth Programming

About the role

The Communications Officer will lead the communication and advocacy agenda for World Vision Tanzania’s urban youth programme. Working across Dodoma and Dar es Salaam, you will create and execute campaigns that highlight youth empowerment, health systems strengthening and gender equality.

Key responsibilities

• Implement communication and advocacy strategies aligned with World Vision Tanzania and donor (GAC/AHADI) standards.
• Develop structured communication plans for public campaigns, events, advocacy initiatives and university outreach.
• Produce high‑quality written and visual content, including human‑interest stories, case studies, blogs, photo essays and short videos.
• Conduct field visits to gather beneficiary and partner stories and maintain a digital content repository.
• Manage social media channels (X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) and website updates, creating digital assets such as infographics and flyers.
• Monitor digital engagement metrics, optimise messaging for urban youth audiences and report on donor visibility requirements.

Required profile

• Proven experience in communication strategy, campaign planning and advocacy.
• Demonstrated ability to create compelling multimedia content and manage digital platforms.
• Familiarity with donor branding and reporting guidelines, particularly GAC/AHADI.
• Strong field‑work orientation with willingness to travel to project sites and universities.

Required skills

• Social media management (X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn)
• Digital content creation and multimedia production (photo, video)
• Digital analytics and audience engagement tracking
• Content management and archiving