Communication & Multimedia Officer

About the role

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is recruiting a Communication & Multimedia Officer for its West Africa Regional Office (WARO) in Dakar, Senegal. The role strengthens the visibility, uptake and policy impact of APHRC's work in West and Central Africa, combining strategic research communication with multimedia production to turn scientific evidence into accessible, policy-relevant content. It sits within the implementation of WARO's communication strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Support WARO's communications and visibility strategy and help execute communication plans for research projects, events and institutional milestones.
• Draft and edit materials in French and, where needed, English, including press releases, blog posts, website content, newsletters and social media messages.
• Prepare media kits, respond to press inquiries and maintain relationships with local and regional media contacts.
• Produce video, photography, infographics, animations, PowerPoint decks and branded merchandise, and design brochures, banners, reports and social media graphics.
• Adapt content for LinkedIn, X/Twitter, YouTube, websites and newsletters, and support webinars and digital knowledge-sharing products.
• Provide multimedia and branding support for project activities, high-level meetings and stakeholder events, and maintain photo/video archives.
• Coordinate with vendors and collaborate with WARO researchers, program teams and APHRC HQ teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Digital Media, Visual Arts or a related field.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in communication, multimedia production or digital media.
• Experience producing materials for technical, policy and public audiences; media engagement experience is an advantage.
• Excellent professional French and functional English, with ability to serve Francophone and Anglophone audiences.

Required skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects or similar).
• Photography, videography and post-production editing.
• Social media content creation and familiarity with CMS (an added advantage).
• Portfolio of multimedia work.

Candidates apply through the APHRC application channel; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and the deadline is 14 October 2026.