Role overview
What you'll be stepping into
JOB CODE: CCS 005
Location: Rwanda/Ethiopia/Uganda/Kenya (Hybrid)
Salary: As per Organization Pay structure
Hours: 40 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
About Ripple Effect
Established in 1988 (as Send a Cow), Ripple Effect is a dynamic and passionate international development charity on a mission to create a powerful and lasting impact. Our vision is to see a rural Africa that is confident, thriving, and sustainable, with a growing economy and higher living standards for all. At Ripple Effect, we’ve honed our focus on three critical areas: Sustainable Agriculture, Gender and Social Inclusion, and Enterprise Development. Through these pillars, we’re dedicated to combating poverty and nurturing a vibrant, thriving African landscape that will thrive for generations to come.
About the Role
To develop and deliver high-quality, audience-focused content that enhances Ripple Effect’s visibility, credibility and engagement with supporters, partners and other stakeholders. The Content Executive will identify, gather and transform programme stories, interviews, photography and video into compelling content and communications that demonstrate impact, strengthen supporter connections, support fundraising objectives, and amplify the voices of the communities we support. Through powerful storytelling and creative content production, the role will help grow Ripple Effect’s brand, income and influence while ensuring all communications authentically, accurately and ethically reflect programme impact.
About You
Do you have a passion for storytelling and the ability to bring real stories of change to life through words, photography and film?
Ripple Effect is looking for a talented Content Executive to help capture and share the powerful stories of farming families across East Africa. Working closely with programme teams, supporters and partners, you’ll identify, gather and transform stories, photography and video into compelling content that showcases our impact, inspires supporters and donors, and helps raise vital funds to support rural communities.
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative storyteller with at least three years’ experience in content creation, photography and videography. You’ll lead content-gathering trips, conduct interviews, produce multimedia content, manage our growing content library and collaborate with colleagues across the charity to deliver engaging communications and fundraising materials.
We’re looking for someone with excellent storytelling skills, strong visual content production experience, and proficiency in tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva. Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about ethical storytelling and amplifying the voices of the communities we serve.
If you’re passionate about using storytelling to create change and want to help amplify the voices of rural African farming communities, we’d love to hear from you.
Other Roles you may have experience of:
Content Executive
Content Producer
Multimedia Content Creator
Storytelling Officer
Visual Storytelling Officer
Photographer
Videographer
Multimedia Producer
Video Content Producer
Documentary Filmmaker
Visual Content Producer
What we Offer
– Pension/Provident fund
– Medical Cover
– Generous annual leave allowance
– Training and development opportunities to personally grow and learn in the role
– A supportive working environment that champions wellbeing and support
How to Apply
If you feel you have the qualities, passion, skills, and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding, and vital role, we would love to hear from you.
1) Download the:
Job description
Application form
PSEA self-assessment form
2) Submit your application form, photograph/film portfolio and PSEA self-assessment form online (in Word or PDF format) to Recruitment@rippleeffect.org clearing indicating the position you are applying for and using the job code CCS 005 Content Executive (Country) in the subject line.
If you require the job description or the application form in a different format, please contact Laura.Tillings-Watson@rippleeffect.org
Key Dates
Application Closing date: Sunday September 20th, 2026
Interview date: To be Communicated
Start date: As soon as Possible
Key Contact
Name: Laura Tillings-Watson
Email Address: Laura.Tillings-Watson@rippleeffect.org
How to apply