Director - Communications - Social Sector

1. Strategic Planning and Implementation :

- Develop and implement organization's communication policies and guidelines as per the board

- Support development of program communication strategy and materials, and ensure effective delivery across the sector

- Oversee content development, lead generation, audience engagement, creative development, key messages, brand promotion, and internal and external reports to stakeholders

- Build and manage a national and international media network to amplify issues surrounding the impact ecosystem

- Manage a content library to ensure all organization's content including photos, videos, presentation, reports are accessible online

2. Leadership and Organization Development :

- Ensure a shared understanding of organization values, the team's strategic priorities and where the team fits into the larger mission of the organization as per the internal communications strategy

- Conduct quarterly and annual appraisals of the Communications Team to ensure that KPIs of team members are monitored and achieved, and timely corrective action is taken where needed such that the mission of the organization is always on track

- Ensure that the Communications team remains abreast with the latest Communication, Digital, media, branding and other tools-techniques in allied sectors

3. Governance :

- Ensure compliance of the team with board-approved internal policies and governance framework

- Participate in the development of the strategic Annual Action Plan of the organization

- Participate in overall governance of the organization as part of the Management Committee

Education & Experience : Post graduate or equivalent degree in Communication, Marketing with 10+ years relevant work experience in Communications and Marketing Management.

Other Requirements :

- Ability to work in a team, self- motivated and driven, with a keen interest in learning new concepts and ideas

- Strong communications skills in English and Hindi (both written and verbal), good editing skills, and ability to tailor communication materials for different audiences Fluency in an additional regional Indian language is an advantage.

- Sound understanding of development, human rights or social policy issues and a good understanding of issues in current context and media advocacy.

- Strong knowledge of Communications, branding, media, digital tools, techniques, data analysis, reporting tools and MIS software

- An eye for detail and precision.

- Storytelling and writing capabilities to develop simple and clear communications messages/stories.

- Problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with the ability to develop creative and simple solutions for challenging problems

- Values-alignment with the organization and a passion to solve complex societal problems.

- Ability to conceptualize campaign, events and develop script/brief notes for creative material.