We are the leading Accelerator program on the African continent and we empower innovators by connecting disruptive startups with innovative corporate partners. We have a passionate and diverse
team with a huge vision to help fundamentally transform the startup ecosystem in Africa.

Job Overview

We are searching for an extraordinary person to manage the communications functions for the company in partnership with our parent company and our external marketing firm. If you are a
creative, unconventional marketing guru and growth hacker who is passionate about startups, corporate innovation, and promoting Africa, then we want to meet you. You must be deeply immersed in the African and Global innovation scene and be passionate about spreading the story of disruption.

We are looking for someone who is self-driven and can reach our target audiences (startups, investors, corporate partners, investors, etc) in new and inspiring ways. If you are seeking to work in a rapidly scaling and disruptive environment, then this is for you. If you are looking for a standard 9-5 job, just swipe left now. In our fast-paced company, everybody wears multiple hats and you must be comfortable working without a specific job description. The high-level requirements include the
following:
Own the brand ambassador role across all channels with a consistent voice, high quality
messaging and compelling visual strategy
An understanding of the pan-African innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurship, early stage
investment, etc.
Seamlessly create the glue between SBC and our external agency
The ability to combine accuracy with creativity
Sharp writing and editing skills
Strong abilities to create and amplify our content across various social media and online platforms (press releases, web, blog, social, etc) to many audiences
Must have journalistic skills to cover real-time events (conferences, presentations, startup
pitches, etc.)
Savvy research ability
Experience creating and managing a varied content calendar for social channels and
websites
Experience managing and moderating social media channels reactively (i.e. engaging with
groups with a consistent voice)
Expertise working with analysis and reports tools to assess the effectiveness of campaigns
Experience with multimedia content creation
Exceptionally driven to complete work of the highest standard 100% of the time
Comfortable shifting gears many times in the day
Freedom to travel