Who we are
Girl Effect is an international non-profit that builds media that girls want, trust and need.
From chat-bots to chat-shows and TV dramas to tech, our content is reaching millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make choices and changes in their lives. Igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future.
We create safe spaces for girls, sharing facts, and answering questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships and so much more. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls at scale. We arm girls with the skills to negotiate and redefine what they are told is possible, so every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning and livelihood.
When a girl unlocks her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. She starts a ripple effect that impacts her family, her community, her country. That’s the Girl Effect.
Context of the role
Girl Effect is an innovative NGO that uses media to inform, inspire and empower teenage girls all over the world. Our aim is to equip them to make positive choices around their health, their education and their financial futures. To do that, we work with a global network of creatives to produce websites, chatbots, magazines, radio shows and serialised dramas for TV, amongst other media products.
Our Creative Partnership Lead sits within the Global Create team and is responsible for supporting multiple Girl Effect geographies with Creative Production, producing and project managing ‘special projects’ within Create’s portfolio and owning and expanding Girl Effect’s ‘black book’ of external creative contacts.
What you will do
Supporting Girl Effect geographies and programmes with Creative Production
Develop consistent processes for managing creative production and creative resourcing requests from global and local teams
Advise on geo team production models and procurement of creative services
Develop consistent ways of onboarding and briefing creative partners
Design and communicate clear ways of working across the briefing, contracting, development and delivery phases of a creative production
Work to establish a consistent approach to costing production resource across geographies, spotting inconsistencies and discrepancies at a global level
Creative resourcing and networking
Expand our existing black book to boost contacts in Girl Effect geographies, including brand and creative strategists, art directors and graphic designers, UX and UI designers, photographers and videographers, illustrators, animators and copywriters.
Scope out established and emerging talent in Girl Effect geographies, both freelancers and agencies
Identify creative resource gaps and clashes and proactively plan for these, at both a global and local level
Build a sense of a ‘global network’ of creatives, encouraging connections and collaborations where possible
Support the Director, Creative Production with the management and resourcing of the in-house Create team
Stay abreast of global creative industry trends and talents
Special projects
Support the Creative Production Director by producing and project managing ad-hoc creative projects that amplify, accelerate and complement our core SBCC programmes
Provide Creative Production support to other Global departments when required, e.g., Storytelling and Revenue, Global product/programme teams
Who you are
An ambitious and dynamic self-starter with the motivation to build and realize a vision. This role is an excellent opportunity to spearhead the Girl Effect’s strategy for more diverse creative networks and resourcing. You are a confident communicator who can build strong internal relationships across multiple teams in multiple geographies, as well as establish external relationships with the best creative partners in the geographies Girl Effect operates.
Minimum experience required
- 6-8 years working in a production or studio management role at creative agency or media organisation
- Direct experience of working with creatives across a wide range of creative disciplines
- Experience of negotiating with and contracting freelance creatives and agencies to deliver creative assets
- Experience of working with youth-brands
- Experience working internationally is desirable, with a proven sensitivity to low-income and marginalised populations
- Experience of working directly with a wide range of creatives; designers, illustrators, animators, producers, directors, videographers, editors, etc.
What else you should know
As we continue to scale and grow - we are hugely ambitious for our future and we are looking for people who are driven to change the world for girls.
Our teams are a diverse mix across sectors (non-profit and commercial) and specialisms (from Brand and Creative through to Gender and Insight). You’ll learn and grow in an environment that will challenge you to think and work with a fresh perspective. In turn, you can expect to work somewhere where you will be stretched and developed in your role, a place where you can build your career and work with talented, engaged people committed to our cause.
Girl Effect is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to building an organization that is increasingly representative of the communities that we serve. To this end, due regard will be paid to recruiting candidates with diverse professional, academic and cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with and for, especially children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment, uphold standards in our safeguarding policy and our code of conduct. In particular:
● To take reasonable steps to prevent any harm caused by Girl Effect
● To report any safeguarding concerns through the reporting pathways
This role is being recruited on 12 months fixed term contract basis.
This role is subject to a standard background disclosure.
How to apply:
Send your application to our careers page https://global.girleffect.org/careers/
Applications close on 17th September 2021.