Scholarship and Communications Coordinator

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Scholarship and Communications Coordinator

Location: Nigeria

About the role

• You will work closely with universities, training institutions, government stakeholders, partners, and CBM teams to strengthen collaboration, communicate programme impact, and ensure the effective delivery of scholarship activities.
• This position is only filled locally. With contractual conditions of the respective country. An expatriation is not intended.
• This position will be filled locally in one of CBM's permanent established entities (Nairobi (Kenya), Abuja (Nigeria), Lomé (Togo), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Lusaka (Zambia), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Kampala (Uganda), Niamey (Niger), etc.).
• We are looking for a Scholarship & Communications Coordinator to support CBM's Inclusive Health Initiative (IHI).
• In this role, you will lead communications activities across IHI programmes and partnerships while coordinating the end-to-end management of scholarship programmes.

You Will

• Produce programme communications outputs, including case studies, social media content, website content, and internal publications.
• Support teams in communicating programme milestones, impact stories, and key updates internally and externally.
• Support internal teams in developing strategic thought leadership pieces and external publications.
  Coordinate the full scholarship cycle, including application management, selection logistics, onboarding, documentation, and communication with trainees and training institutions.
• Lead the development and execution of the Inclusive Health Initiative's communications strategy across programmes and partnerships.
• Maintain accurate records, including scholarship databases, contracts, academic progress tracking, and financial documentation.
• Serve as the central administrative and communication link between CBM teams, universities, partners, and government stakeholders.

These are your qualifications

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, International Development, or a related field.
• Strong editorial and writing skills, with experience producing high-quality external publications.
• Demonstrated experience managing communications outputs.
• Experience using digital communications platforms, social media, and content production tools.
• Identification with the Christian values and mandate of CBM.
• At least 7 years of experience in communications, preferably within international development, innovation, health, or entrepreneurship ecosystems.
• Experience managing communications for multi-stakeholder partnerships or programmes; experience with scholarship or education programmes is an added advantage.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively in multicultural environments.
• A demonstrated commitment to disability inclusion and safeguarding principles.

What we offer

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit.
• A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for