Senior Vice President, Branding and Communications

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Every human life on Earth depends on a natural world capable of supporting our needs. But we are taking more from nature than it can replace, weakening the Earth’s ability to provide the clean air, fresh water and food we depend on. Conservation International leads influential teams—governments, industries and community leaders—who design and implement large-scale economic and policy changes that restore the balance between human consumption and nature’s production. In order to be successful in its mission, Conservation International must be a well-known and trusted brand. The incumbent will be instrumental in increasing CI’s visibility and brand awareness especially with the highest levels of government, industry, multi-laterals, associations, etc. that are in a position to change the global development paradigm and the strategic publics that may influence their decision-making.

 

The Senior Vice President (SVP) is a key position within Conservation International.  S/he reports to the CEO and Chairman of the Board and leads a division of approximately 30 staff members and an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million.  Working in an international context, the SVP will formulate a strategic marketing and communications vision and plan, which will be implemented through a variety of innovative strategies designed to increase CI’s visibility among key stakeholders and advance CI’s mission.  S/he is our brand leader, overseeing global efforts to refine and promote CI’s identity across communications platforms and ensuring the quality, impact and consistency of messaging through our web sites, social media, publications, press releases, fundraising and policy events, presentations, speeches, videos and other multimedia. S/he will lead external and internal communications programs to support key business objectives, including raising funds for the communications function and for CI broadly, and will utilize new media, including emerging social media platforms, to reach and engage existing and new audiences. S/he will also serve as CI’s main point person for crisis communications.

 

The SVP will develop and execute a plan to increase awareness in strategic sectors of society and to influence key decision makers in support CI’s efforts to build healthy sustainable economies as we believe that healthy ecosystems are at the building blocks of flourishing societies and economies.  Working cooperatively with senior staff and communications professionals around the globe, the SVP will help us understand how to best influence these audiences, what arguments and examples to use, and how to communicate them.

 

S/he will also demonstrate a consistent, creative vision, be enthusiastic about problem solving and employ innovative, entrepreneurial strategies to support the design and integrated implementation of marketing campaigns and communication partnerships.