Mineke Foundation works in Liberia. Our goal is to help people - especially young people and women - to become economically self-reliant. We focus on education and entrepreneurship. We have three ...
Communication & Marketing Coordinator (Volunteer)
Contact person
Tonia Dabwe
#79030
Scan me or visit www.volunteer.deedmob.com/o/mineke-foundation/opportunities/Communication--Marketing-Coordinator-Volunteer/79030 to join
Summary
We are looking for a volunteer to coordinate our Communication and Marketing and help us build awareness about our work.
Detailed description
If you want to play a part in the development of affordable education, women entrepreneurship and microloans in one of the poorest countries in the world, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for a hands-on, committed and self-starting volunteer to coordinate our communications and marketing activities. You’ll work with our team of remote volunteers and local staff to help us share our work, engage our supporters, and grow our impact.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement a simple communications plan
- Write our newsletter (3-4 per year)
- Work with existing volunteers for social media
- Ensure messaging is consistent and communications go out on time. Or jump right in and lead!
- Support our team in Liberia with: marketing materials (e.g. flyers for the school), Facebook ad campaigns (targeted locally)
- Write short updates for our website (ideally twice per month)
- And any other great ideas that you come up with!
Some examples of what we do
- Our microloan & entrepreneurship programme helps 220+ women every month to grow businesses and increase their income. Leading to financial security, better education for children and improved health.
- Our school offers affordable, private education from nursery through Grade 9 (US system). Over 50% of our almost 400 students are girls. Our tailored Art Education programme builds creativity, fine motor skills, and problem-solving.
- We organise an annual Forum with the Ministry of Gender to address gender-based violence (GBV) and support victims.
- Our school gardening project teaches students how to grow their own food and inspires parents to do the same.
Who we're looking for
You have:
- Several years of experience in communications, marketing, or a related field
- Strong writing and coordination skills
- A proactive, self-starting mindset
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks and volunteers
You're passionate about supporting people in places where opportunities are few and challenges are many. You enjoy both strategic thinking and hands-on work, and you're not afraid to take initiative.
You're also comfortable working in a small, international team that is mostly remote.
Languages: Good English required. Dutch is a strong plus, as some of our donor communication happens in Dutch.
Time commitment: flexible, we estimate 4-8 hours per month. Duration is flexible too!
What we offer
- A meaningful volunteer role with real impact
- A mix of strategic and hands-on nonprofit marketing experience
- A friendly, collaborative international team
- A close connection to our enthusiastic local team in Liberia
- Guidance and support from our Board Chair (based in the Netherlands)
You’ll also gain practical insights into how a small, grassroots NGO runs its communications and how marketing supports real-world change in a challenging context.
Does this sound like we might be a good fit? Then we'd love to hear from you! Respond here and share your CV or send an email to info@minekefoundation.org
What we will provide to volunteers
🤝 Extra support
About Mineke Foundation
Mineke Foundation works in Liberia. Our goal is to help people - especially young people and women - to become economically self-reliant. We focus on education and entrepreneurship. We have three projects:
== The Damiefa School offers affordable private education from kindergarten through the first three years of high school. We use the national Liberian curriculum, supplemented with an Art Education program developed by Dutch/American teachers and a Reading Comprehension program specifically developed for Liberia by American teachers. Our ambition is to grow the school into a full-fledged high school.
== Our Women’s Club offers an entrepreneurship program and a social education program. The entrepreneurship program includes short vocational courses, business training & coaching, and microloans. The educational program offers monthly workshops on topics such as (reproductive) health, women’s rights, leadership and sexual violence against women. There is also a savings club with peer-to-peer lending.
== The Resource Center is a multifunctional space with a small library/computer room where employability training for young people is also given. Before Covid, we also offered digital skills training to surrounding schools and (young) adults in the area. We will offer this again in due course.
Check our Facebook page for recent updates: www.facebook.com/MinekeFoundation
Mineke Foundation is an award-winning foundation known for its quality and professionalism. We are an accredited local Liberian NGO, vocational school and private school. A small, committed and motivated local team carries out our projects in Liberia.
The Dutch foundation consists of international volunteers and supports our team in Liberia, including fundraising, social media & communication and knowledge transfer. Both teams work closely together.
Our fun and enthusiastic volunteers will make you feel at home quickly! We all work from home and have regular Zoom calls, also with our team in Liberia. Volunteers living in the Netherlands usually meet twice a year. Good to know: we speak both Dutch and English, but usually speak English during calls & meetings.
Mineke Foundation was founded in 2009 by Tonia Dabwe to build on the work her parents started in Liberia in the late 1960s. The foundation is named after Tonia's Dutch mother who has been missing since the civil war in Liberia.
