Content Officer

Content Officer

Together for Girls works around the world and combines state-of-the-art data with powerful advocacy to end violence against children and adolescents, especially sexual violence. Through data and advocacy, TfG drives action to break cycles of violence and ensure prevention, healing, and justice. By connecting the dots between understanding the problem, identifying effective solutions, tracking progress, and mobilizing for action, TfG creates a synergistic effect that amplifies its impact and drives toward its ultimate goal of creating a safer world for children and adolescents.

We are a nimble and highly impactful team that continues to grow and evolve. We work with a broad range of organizations, researchers, and advocates to drive change.

TfG employs a comprehensive approach articulated through three interconnected initiatives that collectively contribute to ending violence against children. The Safe Futures Solutions Hub shares evidence and practice-based knowledge to inform effective prevention and response efforts, ensuring access to proven solutions across sectors. The Brave Movement mobilizes survivors and allies worldwide to drive political will, influence policy, and ensure that inaction is not an option. Finally, the Out of the Shadows Index tracks countries’ progress in addressing violence, providing an accountability framework and benchmark for advocacy. Together, these initiatives form a powerful model that transforms evidence into collective action for prevention, healing, and justice.

Position overview

In a new role on the TfG communications team, the Content Officer will be a skilled writer, storyteller, and translator of complex ideas. They will elevate our impact by producing high-quality, human-centered and data-backed content that advances our advocacy goals, drives action, and strengthens our global voice.

The Content Officer will dig into our three initiatives to uncover the stories that bring them and their impact to life. Through blogs, web features, social media, and other channels, they will identify narrative opportunities that illuminate both the human experiences and the systemic change behind our work.

They will be curious, proactive, and ready to roll up their sleeves by gathering insights, connecting with partners, and collaborating with colleagues across the organization. They will ask the right questions, such as:

• Who are the people and voices behind this work?
• In what ways can I bring this data point to life to deepen engagement?
• How can I position this project to best motivate the audiences we want to reach?

This is a full-time position, reporting to the Deputy Director of Communications.

Responsibilities and duties

Content development

• Research, draft, and produce high-quality external content for TfG and its initiatives – including blogs, longform articles, case studies, web copy, social media, and fundraising materials – by crafting clear, compelling narratives.
• Translate sector-specific activities, research findings, and policy developments into accessible, engaging stories for diverse audiences.
• Conduct interviews and gather insights from partners, experts, and colleagues to inform accurate, compelling storytelling.
• Create graphics in Canva to support and elevate written content.
• Ensure content is trauma-informed, empowering, and aligned with TfG’s values and survivor-centered principles.
• Manage editorial calendar and maintain a steady pipeline of strategic, compelling content.

Story sourcing and strategy

• Identify story hooks across TfG’s initiatives that highlight impact, elevate survivor voices, celebrate successes, and showcase global Brave movement-building.
• Work closely with colleagues across program and development teams to understand content needs and identify cross-initiative storytelling opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for evergreen content—including blog series, web pages, case studies, and thematic stories—to showcase the breadth of TfG’s work.
• Recommend the most effective channels and formats to bring stories to life and reach target audiences.

Communications support

• Support communications colleagues in implementing digital, social media, internal comms, and news media strategies to help achieve broader team goals during surge times.
• Serve as a communications point of contact in meetings, as appropriate.
• Assist communications team with foundational communications tasks (e.g., news monitoring, meeting minutes, awards submissions).

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Required

• At least 3-4 years of experience in content creation, journalism, communications, or marketing roles.
• Exceptional copywriting, editing, and narrative development skills across multiple formats, including blogs, feature articles, web content and social media.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and digital platforms.
• Experience using basic presentation and design software (e.g., Canva).
• Self-starter with a willingness to take initiative, be creative, and think strategically.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple priorities.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across teams and functions.
• Experience working respectfully and professionally with persons who have experienced trauma or hardship.
• Experience working in remote or cross-cultural teams.
• Fluency in both verbal and written English.

Desired

• Experience working in a communications agency or start-up environment.
• Interest in using data, partnerships, and lived experience inform storytelling.
• Language proficiency in French.
• Knowledge of child protection or gender-based violence issues.

Background

Violence against children and adolescents is a prevalent and devastating global crisis. Sexual violence is a notable taboo, and often hidden, form of violence. Across the globe, one in five girls and one in seven boys will experience sexual violence in childhood - that’s three girls and two boys every second. Childhood sexual violence takes on many forms and it can happen to anyone.

We need a world where every child and adolescent is safe, protected, and thriving. Decades of research show how effective solutions can prevent sexual violence, with policies and programs to ensure survivors access healing and justice.

Together for Girls was created to work across sectors with a comprehensive and holistic approach to preventing and responding to violence. We understand that a multi-faceted problem like violence requires a multi-sectoral, radically collaborative solutions. Our partners include survivor activists, civil society, national governments, United Nations entities, and the world’s foremost leaders in global health, gender equity, development, and violence prevention and response.

Location & Ways of Working

This position is a full time, contract position that can be based in the United States or Kenya. Applicants should have work authorization for their preferred location.

This is currently a remote position with the expectation to travel to attend some in-person meetings periodically. This position will also require travel locally and internationally up to 15%.

All team members are expected to be available during Together for Girls’ preferred scheduling hours of 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The other four hours that the team member chooses to work are flexible and may be coordinated with their supervisor.

Compensation

This role offers a competitive salary adjusted to the cost of labor in the city where the candidate resides. Final salary within this location adjusted range will also be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and years and type of experience.

For example, the annual starting salary for the position for a candidate based in:

• Washington, D.C. will be $63,000- $73,250
• Nairobi, Kenya will be Ksh4,424,000 - Ksh5,119,500

Together for Girls offers competitive pay, paid leave, and comprehensive health insurance. Specific benefits vary by country.

Culture & values

Together for Girls seeks to create a courageous, inclusive, and flexible culture that empowers our staff to have the capacity and ability to deliver change. We strive to build and maintain psychological safety, trust, and accountability among team members in order to foster honesty and openness about our needs and challenges while also prioritizing self-care. We are an evolving organization that requires staff to be nimble and flexible, comfortable with uncertainty and able to adapt in real time to emerging opportunities.

Application information

Together for Girls, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse, discrimination-free, and harassment-free environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Together for Girls, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the U.S.

Together for Girls offers competitive pay, paid leave, and comprehensive health insurance. Specific benefits vary by country.

Fluency in both verbal and written English, required. Language proficiency in French, desired.