Senior Communications Manager

1. POSITION VACANT: Senior Program Manager (Communications), Foundation for Ecological Security, Anand, Gujarat

2. ORGANISATION BACKGROUND:

The Foundation for Ecological Security

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Key Responsibilities:

(A) Strategic Communication & Narrative Building

(1) Lead the development of compelling narratives around community-led natural resource governance, with a focus on the Promise of Commons initiative;

(2) Support the execution of a communications strategy, while keeping organisational and thematic focus in mind;

(3) Integrate insights from on-ground initiatives, research, and NGO and Government partnerships into powerful communication strategies and products;

(4) Build and manage campaigns that engage diverse audiences including rural communities, policymakers, civil society, donors, academia, and media;

(5) Ensure coherence and consistency of messaging across all teams and channels.

(B) Ecosystem Engagement & Thought Leadership

(1) Enhance visibility and positioning of community stewardship of Commons through authored pieces, op-eds, media engagement, and high-impact storytelling;

(2) Elevate the agenda of community stewardship of Commons across convenings, campaigns, and collaborative initiatives;

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(C) Events & Campaigns

(1) Provide narrative and communications oversight for high-stakes events, campaigns, and launches;

(2) Collaborate with program and other thematic groups to shape learning products, event collateral, and post-event dissemination plans;

(3) Ensure alignment of communication objectives with campaign and event outcomes.

(D) Digital, Media & Design Oversight

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(2) Build partnerships with media platforms and knowledge collaborators for building the narrative around Commons;

(3) Oversee visual communication standards and content planning, ensuring brand and narrative consistency;

(4) Oversee the management of external vendors and consultants to deliver high-quality multimedia and digital content.

(E) Internal Communication & Knowledge Management

(1) Manage internal communications to ensure transparency, alignment and engagement across the organisation;

(2) Strengthen and manage the communications team;

(3) Strengthen internal communication flows between states to enhance learning and strengthening the vision across the organisation;

(4) Ensure documentation and sharing of institutional learnings, case studies and stories from the ground;

(5) Oversee building capacities across the organisation to use communications tools effectively.

(F) Vendor & Partner Management

(1) Oversee management of external communication vendors, creative agencies, designers, writers, media consultants, production teams, etc.;

(2) Lead development of clear briefs and timelines to ensure timely, high quality, and brand-aligned outputs.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

(1) Applicants must have 12-15 years of experience in communications with about 5 years in development sector. Preference for candidates who have earlier experience in natural resource management and nature-based rural livelihoods programs;

(2) Postgraduate degree in Communications, Development Studies, Journalism, Public Policy, or related fields;

Mindset:

(1) Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach;Deep empathy and sensitivity to context and community voice;

(2) Deep empathy and sensitivity to context and community voice;

(3) Curious, collaborative, and grounded in values of equity and ecological justice.

Skills and Competencies

(1) Prior experience in managing a team, showcasing effective leadership skills;

(2) Sound familiarity and relationships with the Indian media landscape, encompassing both online and offline platforms;

(3) Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling abilities and strong visual and editorial judgment;

(4) Proficient project management skills, capable of multitasking and effectively managing conflicting deadlines;

(5) Experience managing creative teams or vendors;

(6) Demonstrated ability to develop and execute communication strategies, plans and campaigns that align with organisational objectives;

(7) Familiarity with the ecology-livelihoods-governance inter-relations.

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

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6. LOCATION:

7. REFERENCE:

8. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMS

Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.

1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar

New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025

Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612

9. APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply at the earliest.

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