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Title | Communications Director |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
We are progressive environmental advocates who pull no punches and sometimes speak uncomfortable truths. This approach over four decades has yielded victories protecting our planet and its people. As part of Friends of the Earth International, we are a federation of grassroots groups working in 76 countries on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues. To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth is working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy, and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment. By focusing on reforming economic drivers such as tax or trade policy that are often used to empower corporations and governments to harm the environment, we have been able to make changes in the policies. Friends of the Earth U.S. (FOE) is fighting to champion the environment and create a more healthy and just world. A bold, effective communications strategy is integral to telling our story and moving our programs forward. We’re building a communications team that understands campaign communications and strategically leverages a variety of channels of communication, from traditional to social media. In this role you will report to the Managing Director, be part of our senior management team, and manage a staff of four. You will be responsible for creating the strategic and tactical direction of an integrated, national campaign program which will include media relations, online and social media approaches, publications development and fundraising communications.
Working at the forefront of the environmental sector you will:
As you learn about our policies and programs, you will find, develop, and share the stories of our work, cultivating the relationships you need to place stories and to anticipate trends in environmental policy media coverage. Working with our program managers, you will learn the intricacies of our work and prioritize how and when to promote stories. Your ability to communicate complex subjects to multiple audiences will be vital to your success, as will your ability to effectively blend new and traditional media as you drive FOE toward digital preeminence in the environmental sector.
Our Expectations for Your First Year
In this role, you will:
Requirements and Attributes
This position requires the following:
Attributes
Inventive: You look beyond the status quo for ways to publicize a cause. You are always looking for new ways to do things and do not see obstacles. You have a hunger and passion to succeed, and are driven by a need to deliver exceptional results. You will work outside the comfort zone of others and consider yourself an opportunist. Success in this role goes far beyond issuing press releases or getting attention in national media. Success requires taking full strategic advantage of your resources to build support for our priorities and foster trust throughout our constituencies. You are a “builder” and you recognize and seek out opportunities. You are able to create messages that tell the story. You are a self-starter with an entrepreneurial style.
Curious: You are intellectually curious. You enjoy learning, like to understand issues and don’t just take the easy path. You have a curious mind that constantly challenges why things are done in a certain way, follows through with smart and creative solutions and provides alternatives. You are open to new and different experiences. You ask questions, listen and learn. You are aware of best practices of other organizations and external market conditions.
Mission-driven: You are externally focused and committed to providing the highest level of service while remaining aligned with the mission of the organization. You understand the big picture and easily translate our objectives into program impact. You get what matters to the donors and what serves the mission.
Open/Collaborative: You are happy to listen to others and share your opinions. You understand that it takes a team effort to meet organizational objectives. You are collaborative, possessing an ability to build strong, trusting relationships; you are able to work across departments to get the results and support you need while maintaining these relationships. You demonstrate the ability to understand the needs of an organization.
What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?
To Apply for the Communications Director position:
You are welcome to apply online, or email a Word version of your resume to Dorsey Davidge at resumes@staffingadvisors.com with “FOE-Communications Director/2013-1620” in the Subject line of the email.
We welcome candidates from backgrounds including (but not limited to): Communications Strategy, Media Management, Communications Director, Social Media. |