Who we are
Komaza is revolutionizing African forestry by unlocking the potential for small farmers to serve booming wood markets. With roots in San Francisco and headquarters in coastal Kenya, we have planted over 2 million trees with more than 6,000 farmers, making us Kenya’s largest commercial tree planter. By leveraging farmers’ contribution of land and labor, Komaza can access effectively limitless land and establish a hectare of trees for far less than big plantations – a powerful disruption to the traditional forestry model. We have been recognized with numerous awards and investments, including Forbes, Ashoka, Mulago Foundation, and Novastar Ventures.
About the team
The Komaza Farmer Relations team is a marketing and communications center explicitly devoted to our farmer-facing activities. Our core focus is helping farmers to understand who we are, what a social enterprise is, and how they can benefit from joining Komaza. From farmer enrollment to farmer payment, we are there to listen to farmers’ wants and needs, and help them understand what to expect from our partnership.
About this role
Communications play a critical role in our ability to build strong, long-lasting relationships with our farmers. As Lead Communications Designer, you will be responsible for delivering the form and content of all of our farmer materials through both direct development and creative direction of a team comprised of internal and consulting associates. This role reports to and works closely with the Director of Farmer Relations.
What you will do
- Develop a communications strategy for materials addressing each stage of our farmer engagement activities.
- Research, create, test, and constantly improve communications supporting our presentations to farmer communities.
- Lead design research to develop archetypes and style guides for each stakeholder in our farming communities.
- Design and lead farmer focus groups and surveys in the pursuit of constant improvement
- Run point on developing communications tools required to address urgent field issues
- Observe farmer meetings and provide feedback to field-based communications officers on their delivery and make informed, iterative improvements to Komaza's communication materials.
What you have
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field, graduate degrees preferred
- 5+ years relevant experience including extensive experience in program management, communications, marketing, community relations and ethnographic research with a reputed brand or agency
- Passion for Komaza’s mission to lift rural farmers out of poverty through the rapid scaling of our microforestry model
- Strong familiarity with the communities where we plant; you have lived or worked in rural low-income communities
- Supreme organisational, critical thinking, and communications skills with impeccable spoken and written English
You’re also
- Flexible and scrappy with the drive to do whatever necessary to get the job done
- Self-directed and intellectually curious - you know how and when to seek feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement
- Growth-obsessed with a strong desire for personal development
- A collaborative problem solver who seeks the opinions of other teammates and departments in the development of creative and sustainable systems
What we expect
You are a good fit for Komaza if you want to make a meaningful commitment to this role for a minimum of 2+ years. This role is based at our \headquarters in Kilifi, Kenya. The role offers competitive salary and benefits with potential for further career growth.
Deadline for submissions of applications is the 15th February 2017
Deadline for submissions of applications is the 15th February 2017
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