The Senior Climate Communications Coordinator will co-lead the development of the overall climate campaign communications strategy, and lead and develop the communications plans and implementation. This role reports to the Communications & Digital Manager and works closely with the Climate Campaigners to deliver the integrated climate campaign objectives.
The purpose of this role is to oversee all external communications of the Climate campaign. The role leads the Communications and Digital staff assigned to the Climate team, to deliver proactive advocacy and wider audience communications for Greenpeace’s Climate campaign. It also ensures all Climate communications products are well-executed and aligned across various channels; keeps abreast of news as well as societal, communications, and digital developments and trends; and leads responsive communications as needed.
This is a full-time, fixed-term contract position based in Manila, with an initial 6-month contract (possible extension).
Key Duties
- Co-lead the development of the Climate communications & digital strategy within the broader country communications strategy
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative communications and digital plans, ensuring close coordination with the Campaigners and other unit representatives in the Climate team
- As part of the Greenpeace Philippines (GPPH) Communications & Digital unit, provide the Climate team a regular analysis of the external social landscape based on strategic scanning of news, societal, and communications and digital trends as a basis for fine tuning and recalibrating strategy implementation, as well as ensuring innovation in the organization’s communications work
- Provide sign-off in the absence of the Communications & Digital Manager for all Climate communications materials, with appropriate content approvals (e.g Project Lead, Country Director)
- Manage Climate crisis communications for all organizational channels as required (crisis, responsive communication etc)
- Ensure the Climate Communications team’s coordination with the regional and international Greenpeace staff and partners as needed
- Co-develop the policy and legal communications skills in GPPH. Build key staff skills in professional communications, where necessary, work with the Communications staff providing media and communications training for the GPPH programme team
- Build relationships with key media, digital, public relations, and/or marketing agencies, and the Climate communications community of the civil society sector as required
- Sets, coordinates, adapts and reliably delivers on plans in line with agreed project objectives and KPIs, including various activities, timelines, and budgets.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or any related field
- At least 10 years solid experience in media/communications work, journalism, and/or Digital Campaigning or Marketing
- (Preferred) Experience working in government, legal, or international forums
- Knowledge and/or experience in team management, including people management
- Knowledge and/or experience in developing and managing the implementation of campaign communications strategies
- Expertise in writing and editing technical and creative content
- Open to traveling and flexible with working outside of official business hours when needed
- Excellent written and spoken English, and relevant country language(s)
Application Guidelines
Interested candidates are invited to (1) download and fill out the attached Application Form and (2) write a Letter of Motivation explaining why you are applying, and your qualifications for the position. Send the two documents to [email protected]
Deadline for applications: June 9, 2024
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