Call for applications: County Storytellers for Impact Storytelling

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries, and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten African countries – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.

Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of
'Lasting health change in Africa'
and its
mission 'To catalyse and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health.'
We believe that the power to transform Africa's health lies within its communities and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for delivering of quality and affordable health care.

Job Description
Objective of the assignment
To recruit and onboard a pool of skilled storytellers who will support Amref Health Africa in Kenya to document, package, and disseminate impact stories that highlight community voices, innovations, county-level interventions, frontline workers, and strategic results aligned with Amref's 2023–2030 Strategy.

Scope of Work
County Storytellers will be engaged on an assignment basis to:

• Conduct interviews and collect programme impact stories in the residing counties.
• Capture high-quality photographs and short videos.
• Produce digital storytelling content for social media.
• Document county events and programme achievements.
• Follow Amref's consent, safeguarding, and storytelling guidelines.

Deliverables

• Written human-interest stories (600–1,000 words).
• High-quality photos (edited and raw).
• Short videos (30 seconds–2 minutes).
• Social media-ready scripts and quotes.
• Field notes, captions, and metadata.

Qualifications
Preferred degrees (or equivalent experience min):

• Communication / Communication Studies; Journalism / Media Studies; Public Relations; Digital Media / Multimedia Production; Development Studies (with strong writing skills); Public Health / Community Health (for those able to translate technical health content into stories)
• 2–3 years of relevant experience in either of the following: storytelling, journalism, communications, digital content creation, community documentation, development communication or research

Added Advantage:

• Experience documenting health programmes
• Photo/video editing skills

Additional Information
Duration of the Roster
The roster will run for one year (January–December 2026), renewable based on performance. Engagement will be assignment-based.

Application Process
Applicants should submit:

• A cover letter indicating county of residence
• A portfolio of written work – success stories, case studies, research papers, and photography. Videos will be an added advantage.
• A short CV (max three pages)
• Two referees' contacts

Please submit your application by
December 31st 2025
. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.