International Rescue Committee Communications Officer, Global Partnerships Jobs in Kenya
Job Overview/Job Summary
The Global Partnerships communications team is part of the Marketing & Mobilization (M&M) department. The team supports and highlights the IRC’s high value donors and partnerships with the private and philanthropic sectors.
Working in collaboration with teams across the organization, this role leads external-facing communication with philanthropic partners to raise brand recognition, engage donor audiences, spotlight sector-leading solutions and innovations, facilitate fundraising through cause marketing and other campaigns, and meet donor visibility requirements.
Major Responsibilities
Work alongside our corporate and foundation teams to support grant visibility requirements and proactive profile-building opportunities.
In particular, focus on expansion of external visibility opportunities, cause marketing, and activations with consumer-facing partners and notable brands.
Lead external engagement strategy around campaigns and key moments with partners, including digital activations, earned and paid media pitches, flagship events, etc.
Lead thought leadership and executive communications strategy with partners to elevate cross-sector solutions and commitments to the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges.
Collaborate closely with, seek input from, and manage opportunities with a wide range of internal stakeholders, including the Experiential Marketing, Events, Entertainment Relations, Fundraising, Digital, Brand, Creative, and other teams.
Identify and grow key media targets beyond the policy / humanitarian sectors and help to build our profile with new audiences and international markets.
Ensure that existing partnership materials are kept up to date – such as messaging documents, decks, media lists, etc. and help to the development of messaging, project management systems and processes, strategy planning documents, etc.
Contribute to quarterly reports on coverage, engagement, and performance using industry standard metrics and bench-marking.
Manage additional special projects across the Partnerships communications team based on strategic needs of the team.
Job Requirements
Genuine passion about the IRC’s work and leading 360-degree communications activations with philanthropic partners!
4+ years in Consumer and/or Brand communications in the private or NGO sectors.
Strong understating of media landscape and comfort with pitching stories and writing statements, quotes, etc.
A generalist who thinks about communications across channels, e.g., video, digital, social, and media and is able to connect the dots!
Experience with events and activations to build profile and visibility.
Experience leading complex projects from start to finish.
Experience handling external relationships, such as with customers, clients, media, or donors.
Experience with cause marketing preferred.
Experience working with high value donors preferred, bonus for experience working in the donor landscape in US, EU, and/or MENA.
A planner and executer. Someone who has a consistent record of project management, taking initiative and driving implementation.
Self-starter comfortable working with remote, global teams and in ambiguity.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required.
Compensation:
Posted pay ranges apply to US and UK-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Compensation:
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
US Benefits:
The IRC offers a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. All US employees are eligible for sick time, a 403b retirement savings plans: up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus an 3-7% additional IRC contribution, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
Working Environment
Standard office environment(s) or remote
Some travel may be needed
Standard of Professional Conduct:
The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; International Rescue Committee Communications Officer, Global Partnerships Jobs in Kenya
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