Newsletter & Email Marketing Specialist

Open Gov Africa - (Office of The Citizens)

Open Gov Africa is a decentralized collaborative platform dedicated to promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation across African governments. By leveraging open data, we aim to empower citizens, track government activities, and ensure that public officials are accountable for their actions.

• The definition of citizens here is not just limited to office holders. Every citizen is in office via the elected/appointed official(s) who are called to serve the people.
• It is pertinent to note that because of the decentralised and open source nature of this project, it will continue till bad governance in Africa is corrected.
• To ensure continuity, there will be numerous maintainers to continue the good work of holding leaders accountable.

Open Gov Africa is a civic-tech initiative using open-source technology, data, and community collaboration to strengthen transparency, accountability, and citizen participation across Africa.

We are seeking a proactive, organized, and highly skilled Newsletter & Email Marketing Specialist (Volunteer) to help develop and manage Open Gov Africa’s email communications and newsletter strategy.

This role is ideal for someone who understands how to use email as a powerful storytelling and engagement tool. The volunteer will help translate research updates, community activities, and organizational milestones into compelling newsletters that keep our audience informed and connected.

The right candidate should be comfortable crafting engaging email content, organizing information clearly, and improving audience engagement through thoughtful email campaigns for various audiences.

• Plan and manage Open Gov Africa’s newsletter and email communication strategy.
• Write and edit engaging newsletters that highlight research insights, community activities, and organizational updates.
• Create email campaigns that drive engagement with Open Gov Africa’s content and initiatives.
• Organize and structure email content in a clear, reader-friendly format.
• Monitor performance metrics such as open rates and engagement where possible.
• Collaborate with the marketing and research teams to ensure accurate and compelling messaging.

• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Experience with newsletters or email marketing platforms like Convert Kit.
• Ability to structure information clearly and keep readers engaged.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Interest in governance, civic engagement, or social impact work.

• Experience developing newsletter strategies or email campaigns.
• Familiarity with audience engagement and content marketing principles.
• Basic understanding of analytics related to email marketing.

• Hands-on experience managing email communications for a mission-driven organization.
• Opportunity to shape how governance and civic insights reach broader audiences.
• Collaboration with a distributed team of researchers and communications professionals.
• Recognition Certificate of Contribution and recommendation letter (upon request) for active volunteers.
• Growth opportunity Find out how contributors can become leaders at Open Gov Africa - (https //)

This role requires a commitment of approximately 8-10 hours per week over a minimum of 8–12 months, ensuring consistent communication with our growing audience.