Ubulu Africa is a digital innovation hub committed to driving impactful digital innovation across Africa. With a focus on venture building and ecosystem building, Ubulu Africa endeavours to catalyze economic empowerment and sustainable development by fostering collaboration between innovators, startups, corporate organisations, academic institutions, and government agencies.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Brand and Communications Specialist
Location: Lagos
What you will do
Develop and manage practical brand and communications plans around Ubulu Africa's priorities, programmes, products, launches, events, and partnerships
Shape and maintain Ubulu Africa's brand voice, core messages, positioning, and narrative across communication channels
Write, review, and edit clear content and designs for social media, newsletters, websites, campaigns, announcements, media materials, and other channels
Find the story in programmes, research, results, people, and partnerships, and turn it into engaging written and multimedia content
Plan and manage digital and campaign communications, including content calendars, publishing, audience engagement, and performance review
Lead communications around programme launches, innovation challenges, events, research releases, product updates, and key milestones
Develop clear creative briefs and coordinate visual, video, and other communication assets with internal and external creatives
Work with Programmes, Engineering, Operations, and Leadership to identify communication needs early and build them into delivery plans
Build relationships with relevant media, ecosystem platforms, communities, and partners, and identify opportunities that strengthen Ubulu Africa's visibility
Prepare press releases, media briefs, talking points, case studies, profiles, and other external communication materials when needed
Track useful indicators such as reach, engagement, campaign response, website activity, and media visibility, and use the insights to improve future communication
What you bring
5 or more years of relevant experience in brand communications, corporate communications, content, public relations, marketing communications, or a related role
Demonstrated experience planning and delivering communications strategies and campaigns across multiple channels
Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to produce clear and engaging content for different audiences
The ability to research and understand complex subject matter and turn it into simple, useful communication
Strong understanding of brand positioning, messaging, tone of voice, audience needs, and storytelling
Experience managing digital content across social media, websites, newsletters, or similar channels, and using performance metrics to improve results
Experience with media relations, press materials, external communications, or building visibility through relevant platforms and networks
The ability to build strong working relationships with media, partners, communities, and other external stakeholders
Experience developing creative briefs and coordinating designers, videographers, agencies, freelancers, or other creative partners
Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Strong judgement, attention to detail, and accuracy in public-facing communication
The ability to work at both the strategic and executional level, take initiative, and carry work from idea to delivery
Experience working with innovation, technology, development, social impact, or ecosystem organisations is an advantage