Communications Strategist
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Just Associates JASS
Remote (global)- Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: $60,000 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 09/02/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
ABOUT JUST ASSOCIATES (JASS)
JASS is a feminist movement strengthening organisation – rooted in the majority world - that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organizing power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organising capacity of women leaders and their organisations in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications strategy and development:
● Develop and drive a communications strategy to increase visibility, resources, and impact of JASS and our partners.
● Leading content development (including framing, writing and editing) and managing publication/updates of impact stories and annual reports, website content, email campaigns, and newsletters.
● Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a year round schedule of integrated external communications including initiating and leading content development and managing publication/updates of impact stories and annual reports, email campaigns, and newsletters.
● Lead the development of clear messaging to influence thinking linked to our global agendas and generate strategic coverage in social media and mainstream media (including print).
Team oversight and strengthening:
● Develop and strengthen an integrated and functioning communications team and cultivate a collaborative and positive work environment that promotes alignment globally, learning and innovation.
● Oversee development of annual work plan, and manage ongoing work of the team.
● Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering their growth.
● Ensure clear lines of collaboration among team members and with other teams in particular Resource Mobilisation and Monitoring., Evaluation and Learning to ensure streamlined flows of information.
● Lead the development of organisational materials for positioning and resource mobilisation; including but not limited to videos, brochures, two-pagers, flyers, merchandise, press releases etc.
Evaluation and monitoring:
● Manage media monitoring strategies and provide regular updates and reports on media coverage to track and analyse media coverage and to support the positioning of JASS in key debates for influence.
● Oversee the collection, analysis and report on analytics to inform JASS communications strategy, understand our audiences, and optimise engagement efforts across mediums.
Leadership:
● Contribute to and ensure the communications work is guided by overall JASS strategy, politics and practice.
● Foster a culture of strategic communications across the organisation and create and implement systems, training, and practices that support staff as strategic communicators.
● Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
○ Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advocacy, or other relevant certification, work, education, or lived experience.
○ 7-10 years experience in developing and leading institutional communications strategy and/or influence initiatives or campaigns. ○ Experience developing messaging, and other relevant communications.
○ Experience managing teams and collaborating with diverse internal and external actors. ○ Experience working in global contexts, including experience working across cultures and time zones in a remote work environment.
JASS is a feminist movement strengthening organisation – rooted in the majority world - that strengthens the voice, visibility, leadership and collective organizing power of women for a just and sustainable world for all. We equip and strengthen the leadership and organising capacity of women leaders and their organisations in Mesoamerica, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications strategy and development:
● Develop and drive a communications strategy to increase visibility, resources, and impact of JASS and our partners.
● Leading content development (including framing, writing and editing) and managing publication/updates of impact stories and annual reports, website content, email campaigns, and newsletters.
● Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a year round schedule of integrated external communications including initiating and leading content development and managing publication/updates of impact stories and annual reports, email campaigns, and newsletters.
● Lead the development of clear messaging to influence thinking linked to our global agendas and generate strategic coverage in social media and mainstream media (including print).
Team oversight and strengthening:
● Develop and strengthen an integrated and functioning communications team and cultivate a collaborative and positive work environment that promotes alignment globally, learning and innovation.
● Oversee development of annual work plan, and manage ongoing work of the team.
● Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering their growth.
● Ensure clear lines of collaboration among team members and with other teams in particular Resource Mobilisation and Monitoring., Evaluation and Learning to ensure streamlined flows of information.
● Lead the development of organisational materials for positioning and resource mobilisation; including but not limited to videos, brochures, two-pagers, flyers, merchandise, press releases etc.
Evaluation and monitoring:
● Manage media monitoring strategies and provide regular updates and reports on media coverage to track and analyse media coverage and to support the positioning of JASS in key debates for influence.
● Oversee the collection, analysis and report on analytics to inform JASS communications strategy, understand our audiences, and optimise engagement efforts across mediums.
Leadership:
● Contribute to and ensure the communications work is guided by overall JASS strategy, politics and practice.
● Foster a culture of strategic communications across the organisation and create and implement systems, training, and practices that support staff as strategic communicators.
● Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
○ Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Advocacy, or other relevant certification, work, education, or lived experience.
○ 7-10 years experience in developing and leading institutional communications strategy and/or influence initiatives or campaigns. ○ Experience developing messaging, and other relevant communications.
○ Experience managing teams and collaborating with diverse internal and external actors. ○ Experience working in global contexts, including experience working across cultures and time zones in a remote work environment.
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