Background
Marketing & Mobilization
Marketing & Mobilization (M&M) is a dynamic team that is tasked with building the IRCโs global profile and brand, growing private revenue from deeper donor engagement and partnerships, and influencing our target audiences. We are responsible for all of IRC's brand, communications, creative and content and digital engagement efforts.
Job Overview/Job Summary
The Global Partnerships communications team is part of the Marketing & Mobilization (M&M) department. The team supports and highlights the IRCโs 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.
This position works directly with the global high value teams to support forward-looking and purposeful communications strategies targeting key audiences and markets. Does this sound like an exciting fit for you?
Major Responsibilities
This communicator will:
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Associate Director, Global Partnership Communications
Position directly supervises: n/a
Indirect Reporting: n/a
Internal: Work with global external relations colleagues, writers, content producers, digital team members, IRC advocates and fundraisers.
Job Requirements
Genuine passion about the IRCโs work and leading 360-degree communications activations with philanthropic partners! 6+ years in communications in the private or NGO sectors; experience supporting communications for technical program areas is a plus Strong understating of media landscape and comfort with pitching stories and writing statements, quotes, etc. High degree of comfort coaching other team members on communications strategy and supporting adaptation of global communications plans for local audiences 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: Bachelorโs degree required.
Working Environment:
Hybrid working environment with the option of working from home a few days a week. May be remote elligible. If based outside the US, willing to work on East Coast, United States hours from 8:30 AM โ 12:30 PM EST from Monday-Thursday.Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.