Job description

Lion Landscapes seeks a dedicated Digital Communications Assistant to enhance our online presence and engage effectively with our global community.  In this role, you will manage our social media channels, craft engaging newsletters and blog posts, update website content, ensuring our digital communications are consistently engaging and on-brand. 

Part-time position: 20 hours per week (Work schedule: minimum of 4 days per week)

Main responsibilities

• Social Media Management
  • Write compelling stories and posts to share across various social media platforms.
  • Edit photos or images to ensure visual content is engaging and on-brand.
  • Coordinate and schedule approved posts for timely publication.
  • Interact with followers by responding to comments and messages to build a strong online community.
  • Analyse social media performance, making data-driven recommendations for improvements.
     
• Monthly Newsletter & Blogs
  • Collect and curate interesting topics relevant to our audience.
  • Participate in deciding on article sets and themes.
  • Write articles, create newsletter/blog posts, and publish them on appropriate platforms.
     
• Website Management
  • Regularly update website content and ensure information is current.
  • Analyse search trends and improve website content and optimise visibility and engagement.
     
• Fundraising/Individual Giving Campaigns
  • Work alongside the Fundraising Assistant to support digital aspects of fundraising and individual giving campaigns.
  • Ensure that digital communication efforts align with and promote fundraising initiatives.
     
• Team Support
  • Provide administrative support to the Fundraising & Communications team.
  • Assist with various tasks as required to support broader fundraising and communications initiatives.

Experience and Skills

• Prior experience in digital communications, social media management, or content creation, ideally in a nonprofit or charity environment.
• Knowledge of social media platforms and best practices.
• Ability to analyse digital performance data and make data-driven decisions.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent writing abilities, capable of tailoring messages to different platforms and audiences.
• Strong proficiency in photo editing and digital content creation to produce visually appealing content that engages a diverse audience.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with an eye for detail.
• Enthusiastic about taking the lead on new initiatives to improve digital engagement.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Position details

• Part-time position: 20 hours per week (Work schedule: minimum of 4 days per week)
• Salary depends on experience and background.
• Reports to: Director of Fundraising & Communications.
• Remote position (preference for Kenyan based).
• ​Occasional deadlines and shifting priorities require flexibility.

About Lion Landscapes

Lion Landscapes is a young and dynamic large carnivore conservation and research organisation that works with local communities and other conservation stakeholders to develop programmes that support lions, their prey, their habitat, and local people. Lion Landscapes is affiliated with Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) but operates independent programmes in Kenya and Tanzania. In Kenya, we work in Laikipia County.

Apply now

To apply, complete the application form and ensure your cover letter clearly highlights why you are the ideal candidate for this role. The submission deadline is 2 March 2025; however, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The expected start date is 1 May 2025.