Senior Communications Manager — Partnerships and Campaigns in Cambridge

Are you ready to lead impactful campaigns and build global partnerships? Join CAMFED and use your strategic communications expertise and powerful storytelling to champion girls’ education and young women’s leadership.

About you (Principle Accountability)

Are you a dynamic and values-driven communications professional, passionate about respectful, sustainable, community-owned approaches to girls’ education and young women’s leadership? Do you thrive on working collaboratively across teams and timezones (North America to East Africa)? We are looking for a nuanced communicator, strategic thinker and relationship-builder with sound judgment and a solid grounding in digital communications. You will have a proven track record of delivering communications activities for and with corporate, institutional and statutory donor partners, as well as leading on digital campaigns designed to grow a global supporter base in the nonprofit sector.

Who we are

CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is an award-winning organization tackling poverty and inequality by supporting girls from rural areas in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to go to school, thrive, and become leaders and change makers in their communities. Our unique, grassroots-led model has been honored with the world’s largest education and humanitarian prizes, and our CEO was named among TIME100’s most influential people of 2025. CAMFED has achieved unprecedented results in improving education outcomes among some of the world’s most disadvantaged young people, and unlocking the power of young women to create the future they imagine — for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa. We have a reputation for being innovative, resourceful, and effective, and have attracted extensive support from a high-profile network that spans government, philanthropy, celebrity, and business.

About this role (Specific Accountability)

The Senior Communications Manager — Partnerships and Campaigns, will work closely with our Director of Communications, Senior Project Manager, our content lead at CAMFED International and the development, communications and digital marketing functions across CAMFED’s consortium. You will lead on developing and delivering bespoke communications plans for key partnerships in close collaboration with the designated CAMFED Relationship Manager (as relevant), and spearhead the planning and implementation of our movement-building campaigns throughout the year (including International Women’s Day, Day of the African Child, Day of the Girl).

Key Responsibilities

• Partner Communications (~50%)
  • Lead on the communications deliverables for donor partnerships, developing bespoke communications plans in close collaboration with Relationship Managers and executive team colleagues in support of CAMFED’s fundraising and stewardship strategy.
  • Liaise regularly with the Senior Project Manager and the Director of Communications to ensure efficiency and alignment of communications with CAMFED’s strategic plan.
  • Coordinate with communications colleagues across the consortium to deliver aligned communications in partnership with global donors and partners.
  • Ensure that communications supporting and uplifting our donor and strategic partnerships align with CAMFED’s brand voice, core values, safeguarding policies as well as donor expectations and partnership agreements.
  • Coordinate the delivery of content for donor solicitation and stewardship in support of the development team’s fundraising goals and priorities, making the most of resources and supporting efficient and cost-effective operations.
  • Develop impact communications pieces in support of partner communications, including those capturing qualitative and quantitative data from research and evaluations.
  • Contribute to quarterly donor-facing reports on coverage and communications engagement related to CAMFED’s partnerships, alongside CAMFED’s Stewardship team.
  • Contribute to key partner communications developed for CAMFED’s LinkedIn channel, and coordinate closely with the social media team when engaging with partner content.
  • Support CAMFED representatives in preparing for partner events and engagements as required, including with tailored talking points, key messages, briefing notes, speeches and other communication materials for diverse audiences and platforms.
• Campaign Management (~25%)
  • Lead on CAMFED’s awareness campaigns, planning and coordination across the year, anchored by key moments in CAMFED’s calendar (International Women’s Day, Day of the African Child, Day of the Girl), in close collaboration with programme offices, development and CAMFED Association Development team colleagues.
  • Lead external engagement strategy around campaigns and key moments with partners, working with Relationship Managers and senior team members to capitalize on these in order to strengthen those partnerships.
  • Ensure that campaign content across digital, social and traditional media is aligned with organizational brand guidelines, including values, voice, and tone—centered on equity, dignity, and the agency of girls and women.
  • Provide communications support for key events and media engagement opportunities as required.
• Communications Content Strategy and Team Management (~25%)
  • Support the content and social media teams in the development and delivery of our content strategy.
  • Act as a sounding board for colleagues around communications best practices, and support them to prioritise and strategically apply messaging across channels, platforms and partnerships.
  • Line manage and support the professional development of junior colleagues.
  • Identify and facilitate training opportunities for communications colleagues across the consortium.

A desire to be part of a fast-growing and dynamic movement dedicated to tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges including poverty, injustice, gender inequality, and climate change. Excellent interpersonal skills, and strategic thinking abilities, with the ability to engage with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels and across cultures and geographies. Proven track record of leading communications deliverables for strategic partners. Demonstrable experience in line management, with a focus on guiding, developing, and supporting team members. Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a strong commitment to ethical storytelling—particularly in the context of working with underrepresented communities. Ability to tailor content to different audiences and platforms, including institutional, corporate and public audiences. A track record of delivering communications across channels, e.g., video, digital, social, thought leadership and media, and connecting the dots. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment. Ability to travel internationally in support of events/partnerships. Sound judgment with a solid understanding of risk and reputation management. Skills collaborating in Google Workspace, Wordpress CMS and knowledge of Salesforce CRM. Skills in using design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe Suite) are a plus. Experience in the non-profit sector highly valued.

The duties and responsibilities in this role profile are not exhaustive and are subject to change according to the needs of the organization.

Core Guiding Principles

• Cohesive external communications - Nuanced, respectful, focused on individual dignity and agency - centering the girls and young women we serve.
• Co-creation - Consulting with our clients and stakeholders - especially young women - with an emphasis on their experience and consent.
• “Contribution not attribution” - Celebrating the achievements, commitment and philanthropy of girls, young women, parents, teachers, communities - but not taking the credit for their success.
• Safeguarding and risk mitigation - Ensuring everything we do has the safety, wellbeing and best interest of the girls and young women we serve at its core.
• Brand integrity - Ensuring a cohesive brand identity across the consortium, which underscores our shared values and principles.
• Reputational risk management - Deploying nuanced and localized understanding of how communications may be received.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at CAMFED

CAMFED is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those from marginalized communities.

All official communication pertaining to job applications and interviews will be exclusively conducted through CAMFED's official channels. These can be found on our website (camfed.org). CAMFED will never request applicants to pay a processing fee or to provide personal or financial information for recruitment purposes. CAMFED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination and harassment in all forms. All applicants will, therefore, be subject to a comprehensive verification process, which includes background and reference checks, as well as verification of qualifications.

Please submit your application by 17th November 2026.