Require a STRATEGIC CONTENT MANAGER in Harare , Zimbabwe

• Develop and own the Africa content and storytelling strategy aligned with regional priorities, conservation objectives, philanthropic engagement goals, and organizational brand standards.
  
• Establish an editorial vision and annual storytelling roadmap identifying priority themes, narratives, audiences, and content opportunities across Africa.
  
• Lead content planning processes to ensure a consistent pipeline of high-impact stories throughout the year.
  
• Define storytelling frameworks, editorial standards, voice, tone, and content governance practices.
  
• Advise leadership and program teams on strategic storytelling approaches that strengthen audience engagement and showcase impact.
  
• Identify emerging stories, trends, and content opportunities supporting regional priorities and strategic objectives.
  
• Serve as the lead storyteller, writer, and editor for the Africa region.
  
• Identify, source, research, and develop compelling stories from landscapes, communities, Indigenous Peoples, conservation practitioners, scientists, donors, partners, and staff.
  
• Transform complex scientific, technical, and conservation information into clear, engaging, audience-centered narratives.
  
• Produce feature stories, long-form articles, case studies, donor stories, scripts, blogs, and impact reports.
  
• Conduct interviews and gather firsthand information to build authentic, evidence-based narratives.
  
• Ensure all content reflects diverse voices, local perspectives, and ethical storytelling practices.
  
• Lead the conception and development of multimedia storytelling projects, including video, photography, audio, and digital content.
  
• Travel to field sites to conduct reporting, interviews, story gathering, and content production activities.
  
• Develop creative briefs and storytelling concepts for visual and multimedia projects.
  
• Collaborate with photographers, videographers, designers, editors, and production partners to produce high-quality storytelling assets.
  
• Oversee content production workflows and ensure consistency with editorial and storytelling objectives.
  
• Maintain a library of approved stories, photographs, video assets, and supporting content resources.
  
• Monitor content effectiveness using audience insights, analytics, and engagement metrics.
  
• Evaluate storytelling performance across channels and recommend improvements based on data and audience behavior.
  
• Apply audience research and engagement data to strengthen narrative approaches and content decisions.
  
• Measure the effectiveness of storytelling initiatives in supporting donor engagement, partnership development, and organizational visibility.
  
• Partner with philanthropy, conservation, science, policy, country, and digital teams to identify strategic storytelling opportunities.
  
• Provide editorial guidance and storytelling support to colleagues across the Africa region.
  
• Review, edit, and strengthen content created by internal contributors and external partners.
  
• Serve as a subject matter expert on storytelling best practices and content development.
  
• Build networks and collaborations to ensure Africa stories are elevated for global showcases.
  

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, English, or a related field.
  
• A minimum of 7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and narrative development skills.
  
• Demonstrated experience developing content strategies and managing editorial pipelines.
  
• Experience producing content across multiple formats, including written, digital, visual, and multimedia platforms.