• Passionately and nimbly manage all outward-facing communication, ensuring there is consistent messaging, branding, and language
• Identify and proactively pursue opportunities for the Hub to engage in country, regional, and global fora likely to advance our mission of empowering decision-makers with evidence
• Help the Managing Director and the Director of Engagement refine strategic messaging
• Develop ideas for new products or formats that will best showcase the Hub’s research
• Develop an editorial calendar to strategically roll out different kinds of formal and informal content and publications over the course of the year, including annual or bi-annual flagship reports and associated launch efforts
• Oversee the development and rollout of publications that are eye-catching, intellectually stimulating, compelling, and useful. This includes considering strategic timing and shaping of all Hub products in collaboration with the Hub’s management team
• Support Hub staff across several organizations, disciplines, and time zones to communicate clearly, simply and accurately about their work
• Manage a team of 2-3 people, which may include a combination of content writer, junior communications staff, copyeditor, and web developer. Oversee contractors such as graphic designers and photographers/filmmakers as needed
• Advise the Hub’s communications team on methods to continuously improve the Hub website
• Oversee the team to manage, produce, and generate content on the Hub’s blog and social media accounts (Twitter and Linkedin)
• Oversee the workflow of external facing products from announcements to blogs to formal reports, liaising with authors and technical experts
• Plan and run engaging and seamless virtual and face-to-face events, across many time zones and with diverse audiences
• Set key performance indicators (KPIs) and work with the team to regularly measure outcomes and adapt plans according to data insights
Qualifications
• At least 7 years relevant experience, master’s degree preferred, but not required
• Passionate about getting information to people in creative and compelling ways.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to develop and oversee workflow processes and systems
• An uncanny knack for keeping lots of balls in the air with grace and a positive attitude
• Experienced, clear, precise writer and editor in English
• Experience executing communications strategies with a global audience and across multiple platforms and mediums
• Proactive, organized, sets and meets deadlines, balances competing priorities
• Attentive supervisor with experience delegating and empowering team members, setting high expectations and motivating the team to meet them
• Creative communicator with new ideas and a willingness to take risks
• Ability to work with and bring together a diverse group of stakeholders
• Experience working in the global education space strongly preferred, experience working in international field particularly with audiences in low- and middle-income countries required
Results for Development is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering and nurturing an energetic, collaborative and diverse workforce. R4D provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
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