Communications Manager At Oscar M. Lopez Center

The OML Center is looking for a Communications Manager that will lead the development and communication of key messages across various channels and platforms to drive awareness, understanding, and engagement of target audiences towards climate-resilient decision-making and action.

Responsibilities

• Campaigns and Public Engagement
  • Oversee the integration, production, maintenance, and implementation of impactful and fit-for-purpose communication campaigns and public engagement activities
  • Supervise the development of content and design for various materials for public awareness and institutional branding
  • Oversee the Center’s print and online presence to ensure optimization of campaigns, channels, and content to generate interaction, increase brand exposure, and drive climate awareness
  • Manage and/or assist in the organization, coordination, and implementation of events, including advice on marketing and communication aspects of event
• Strategic Communications
  • Develop and implement integrated and strategic communication plans, initiatives, systems, and policies aligned to the overall vision and strategy of the Center, coordinating with other units as necessary
    • Identify target audiences and develop relevant messaging on climate change and its impacts, and on building climate resilience
    • Identify and develop communication strategies and appropriate communication channels
    • Establish work flows for requesting, creating, editing, publishing, and retiring content
    • Periodically undertake communications audit and review of information environment
  • In collaboration with other units and external groups, ensure that communication outputs are user-centered with actionable advice to support the Center’s target publics in climate resilient decision-making
  • Manage the Center brand towards building and maintaining a strong Center reputation as thought leader in climate change discourse
• User-centered Collaborations, Media Relations, and Issues Management
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and work closely with other functional entities within and outside the Communications Unit to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to messaging on climate-related risks and building resilience
    • Co-develop, with internal and external actors, a framework for co-production to inform and guide Center’s user-centered approach to the development of communication outputs
    • Work with agency partners, in-house teams, and other groups critical to the implementation of programs and projects to improve the Center’s messaging
  • Maintain and develop links with local and international media outlets to facilitate communication and ensure fair and accurate coverage of the Center and wider sector activities
    • Manage and/or coordinate press relations and media-related activities to promote the Center, responding to media inquiries and advising Center leadership if needed
    • Assist in the development and implementation of communications strategies for key issues that can affect the Center, its non-profit and corporate families, or the climate change sector’s image
• Administrative
  • Develop, oversee, and manage unit operations, staff and budgets
  • Prepare necessary reports and other documentation,
  • Assist in the preparation of the Annual Work and Financial Plan of the Center and in the conduct of periodic monitoring and evaluation of projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Development Communications, Marketing Communications, Public Relations, or related field.
• At least seven (7) years experience in:
  • Communications/Marketing/Media Relations
• At least three (3) years experience in:
  • Project Management, including budget management
  • Event Management
• At least one (1) year experience in:
  • Social Media Management
  • Data Analytics
• Experience in strategy development and implementation
• Experience in managing a team in fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills, to manage multiple communications initiatives concurrently
• Basic understanding of climate change. An ability to confidently communicate with others on climate change is an advantage
• Knowledge and/or experience working with the climate resilience space and familiarity with how climate change impacts different sectors and stakeholders an advantage.

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to fill out our application form, which can be accessed here. For inquiries, kindly send an email to career@omlopezcenter.org