Internal and External Communications Executive

Location: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Company

hirify.global provides food and beverage ingredients including cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices, working with farming communities and customers across approximately 50 countries.

What you will do

• Support internal communications campaigns covering hirify.global’s strategy, purpose, values and local priorities.
• Create content for email, newsletters, town halls, leadership updates, digital and offline employee channels.
• Develop external content for media, social media, websites, customer stories, community updates, awards and events.
• Identify and develop local stories about hirify.global’s people, operations, sustainability programmes, farmer partnerships and customer impact.
• Coordinate communications calendars, content production, stakeholder input and approvals across business, HR, sustainability, legal and communications teams.
• Support media relations and issues or crisis communications by preparing materials, monitoring coverage and coordinating updates.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in communications, corporate affairs, PR, employee communications, journalism, marketing or a related field.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in communications, journalism, marketing, business, international relations or a relevant discipline.
• Excellent written and spoken French and strong professional English.
• Experience creating written, visual and digital content for employee communications, social media, presentations and basic visual assets.
• Experience supporting campaigns, events, leadership communications or media activity.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities across functions.

Nice to have

• Experience in a corporate, agency, NGO, agricultural, manufacturing or sustainability-related environment.
• Experience supporting media relations, community communications or customer-facing storytelling.
• Familiarity with Côte d’Ivoire media, business, agricultural or sustainability stakeholders.
• Experience using Canva, PowerPoint, basic video editing platforms and AI-enabled content tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with internal and external stakeholders across local, regional and global communications priorities.
• Coordinate with leaders, site teams, functional experts, agencies and communications colleagues.
• Contribute to communications supporting employees, farmers, communities, customers and partners.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and fair consideration for qualified applicants.

Hiring process

• Complete all required application steps and provide a resume or CV for consideration.