Marketing And Communication Advisor

Volunteer Placement In Iringa, Tanzania

This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Iringa, Tanzania

Start Date: December 2025

Placement Length: 6 months

Language Requirements: English Level 5-Fluent

Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer's Role

As the Communications & Marketing Advisor, apply your communications skills in developing promotional content through this volunteer role to support the SHARE project in Iringa, Tanzania.

The SHARE project supports Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to overcome existing barriers to grow their businesses in food production, natural resource products, and other agribusiness value chains. SHARE pays particular attention to the challenges which women and youth-led SMEs face by matching them with skilled volunteers with management and entrepreneurial experience to provide guidance. The project also helps start ups through the incubation program and the use of shared technology to start business and provides financial mentorship to support SMEs that are ready to expand their operations.

As a volunteer, you will:

• Evaluate external communications strategies currently in place.
• Develop a communications & marketing plan based on perceived gaps.
• Conduct informal interviews and/or focus groups with project partners, international and national volunteers, and local SMEs.
• Identify opportunities for local media content – radio, newspaper, advertisements – and draft supporting marketing content.
• Collaborate with international and national volunteers in delivery learning workshops to TCCIA, TWCC, and SIDO.
• Support social media posts by working with T-LED Communications Officer.