Senior Digital Content Officer

The External Relations Department drives DNDi’s visibility, influence, and financial sustainability. Its Communications, Private Sector Fundraising & Partnerships, and Institutional & Public Fundraising teams ensure that DNDi is visible, supported by committed stakeholders, and successful in securing the resources needed to deliver on its mission.   

DNDi established its Latin American office in Rio de Janeiro in 2004. Since then, DNDi Latin America has made extensive contributions to advancing R&D and access partnerships across the region’s diverse health ecosystems. Its work spanning neglected diseases such as Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, hepatitis C, and dengue plays a central role in delivering DNDi’s global strategy. The office also leads advocacy efforts and drives capacity-building initiatives through multi-country clinical research and drug discovery platforms. 

The Senior Digital and Content Officer will will plan, create and distribute of high-impact digital content for DNDi’s social media platforms. This role will contribute to both DNDi’s global digital communications strategy and outputs, as well as to the Latin America regional communications strategy, with a particular focus on Spanish-language content and audiences.

This home-based remote position will be a member of DNDi’s Latin America regional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with its Comms Team currently of two people, as well as being an integral part of a global digital communications team, with daily interactions with digital, content and other communications focal points in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.

1^st area - Digital content creation, production, dissemination, monitoring and asset management

• Develop short videos, reels, clips, graphics, and other multimedia content tailor-made for all DNDi social media platforms, sourcing and managing relationships with external service providers when needed
• Support content production and editorial process for all DNDi global channels (Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, Youtube): developing ideas, scripts, storyboards, post-production of content developed across the team, optimizing content based on audience behavior
• Ensure all materials follow DNDi branding and ethical communication standards by following and contributing to validation and review processes
• Manage Spanish-language social media ambitions, website and needs with a view to building brand, audience and interactions; propose and manage content collaborations with Spanish-language creators and partners; manage Spanish-language online audience through interactions, responses, tagging, etc.
• Support the administration of DNDi’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) system storing photo and video assets and actively participates in steering the Communications Team for best practice management of these digital assets

2^nd area - Spanish-speaking Latin America communications

• Participate with colleagues in Rio in determining the ambitions, strategies and outputs for Latin America communications
• Propose and implement communications strategies directed towards Spanish-speaking Latin American stakeholders and audiences, including NGOs, Ministries, patients and communities, industry partners, donors, etc
• Help create and review Spanish-language content for events, panels, booths, and other face-to-face activities, including invitations, agendas, presentations, and other assets
• Assist in drafting, editing, and proofreading Spanish-language content for the organization’s Latin America website; support the adaptation of existing materials into Spanish for web publication, following brand and style guidelines; collaborate with the communications team to update and maintain Spanish-language sections of the website;
• Make sure all Spanish-language content is clear, easy to read, and provides a smooth user experience.

• Senior Digital Content Officer reports to Senior Communications Manager
• Works closely with global digital and content teams across multiple continents, as well as with the Latin America Communications Team within the Communications Department.
• Collaborators, counterparts, and service providers are mainly in the functional area in and outside DNDi to get information, guidance, and feedback or to enlist cooperation. Works on the organization of representation of DNDi at smaller events and with external stakeholders of same equivalent level

• First university degree (Bachelor level) in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field. Additional courses or specializations are considered an asset.
• Post-graduate diploma or continuing education an asset.
• At least 5 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure
• Experience working in the public and private sector is highly desirable

• Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem solving competencies
• Very Good communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team
• Well organized and structured
• Very good analytical skills
• Ability to contribute to the project delivery under minimum supervision
• Ability to manage middle sized projects with budget management under supervision
• Provide specialist services to operational line or project team
• Ability solve non-routine problems on a case by case/project basis
• Has certain autonomy for taking actions and decisions
• Ability to interact with external stakeholders
• Ability to be the focal point/manager for consultants
• Ability to supervise at a smaller level

• Location: Bogotá, Colombia (candidates based in other major Spanish-speaking cities in South America will also be considered)
• Native Spanish speaker with advanced proficiency in English;
• Knowledge of Portuguese is a strong asset
  Proficiency in local languages desirable

DNDi is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive organisation. Our success and global reach are dependent upon our ability to encourage diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in at DNDi and across the sector, especially women, and including, but not limited to, black and minority ethnic candidates, and those with other protected characteristic.