Digital Advocacy & Strategic Communications Consultant

About the role

The Realisation of the African Disability Protocol (RAD‑P) Project seeks a consultant to design, facilitate and document a four‑day Digital Advocacy and Strategic Communications training for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Zimbabwe. The role involves preparing training materials, delivering participatory sessions, and producing a post‑training evaluation report.

Key responsibilities

• Review project concept notes and relevant documents to inform training design.
• Develop an inception report, methodology, workplan and accessible training materials.
• Create pre‑ and post‑training assessment tools and ensure all materials are disability‑accessible.
• Facilitate a four‑day workshop covering strategic communications, website management, affordable digital tools, AI for advocacy, legal and ethical frameworks, social media, content creation, media engagement and inclusive digital content.
• Analyse participant evaluations, prepare a comprehensive training report and submit final deliverables.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or higher in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Public Relations, Development Studies, Information Technology, Disability Studies or related field.
• Extensive experience in strategic communications, digital advocacy, media engagement or website development, preferably with NGOs or OPDs.
• Strong knowledge of disability inclusion, accessible communication practices and Zimbabwe’s digital governance, media and data‑protection frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver capacity‑building workshops for civil‑society organisations.

Required skills

• Website development platforms: WordPress, Google Sites, Wix.
• Social media management and digital campaign creation.
• Digital storytelling and content creation for advocacy.
• Ethical application of AI tools in communication.
• Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive digital content.