Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 04, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
What We Can Achieve Together:
The Associate Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications leads in developing and implementing an integrated communications, media, and engagement strategy to help drive organizational strategy, goals, and objectives that build engagement, influence conservation action, and achieve awareness goals. They develop strategic communications products to promote TNC’s conservation work, ensuring they are reaching a decision-maker audience of policymakers, corporations, and investors, in service of and catalytic for conservation outcomes. Partners with department directors and senior-level staff to engage stakeholders in key strategy and communications-based operational decisions.

The Associate Director will lead the implementation of communications activities ranging from thought leadership content and promotions, earned media, digital campaigns, and social media, to communications in support of events and partner and stakeholder communications coordination.

The Associate Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications will facilitate ongoing communication between all parts of the globally dispersed marketing division, and internal and external stakeholders, and identifies common ongoing media needs and opportunities. They may work with senior executives to implement strategies to strengthen communications channels and to develop and maintain staff engagement. They develop and foster relations with key persons in selected media and manage communication strategies and program implementation for high-profile or key audiences within the region and target countries. The Associate Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications develops speeches, key messages, and talking points, as needed, and provides consultation, media training, and coaching, to persons serving as spokesperson(s).

The Associate Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications, reports to and works closely with the Marketing and Communications Director for the Africa Region and will manage one or more staff. They will work closely with a TNC network of experts across the business unit who will provide guidance on key messaging and targeted audiences including Strategy and Country Program leads. They will work with external contractors, global teams, vendors, and other key stakeholders to ensure the delivery of communications projects that contribute to a positive service relationship.

This position can be based at any location in Africa where TNC has an office. This position may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances. May require frequent travel domestically and/or internationally and evening and weekend hours.


We’re Looking for You:
Are you looking to further your career in support of nature and people? Guided by science, TNC creates innovative and durable solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate, creative, and a problem solver. By joining our regional Africa team, you will become part of a group that is a force to be reckoned with a force for nature, a force for people, and a force for our planet. Our team consists of a dedicated group leading the conservation effort on multiple fronts and expertly bringing strategy and action together. Join us!

Role Scope and Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and implement integrated strategic communication promotions to grow the organization’s influence
• Design, oversee and implement a thought leadership strategy to shape the conversation around nature-based solutions among government and private sector audiences
• Oversee development of best-in-class communications and marketing assets, including print materials and digital content
• Build a network of new relationships (corporate and media partners, communications lead of partner organizations, influencers) and strengthen existing relationships to expand the reach and impact of our message
• Drive brand influence through innovative strategies tied to external, high-profile events, such as Biodiversity Multilateral Environmental Agreements’ (MEA) Conference of Parties (COP) events, which may include collaborations with partner NGOs and creative agencies
• Expand the portfolio of trusted freelance experts in key markets to grow the team’s capability to communicate with locally resonant strategies and messages
• Develop and oversee new relationships with PR and marketing agencies in key markets to design and implement campaigns that contribute to global and regional objectives
• Develop and manage the region’s marketing and communications budget, evaluate results, and develop corrective strategies as needed
• Advise on decisions to commit resources for programs or initiatives in a way that has an organization-wide impact and affects the public image
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally and work in variable weather conditions, remote locations, hazardous terrain, and physically demanding circumstances

What You’ll Bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in communication or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of related experience or equivalent combination
• Experience in project management, developing communications, media, and engagement strategies, and measuring results
• Experience cultivating and managing client relationships
• Experience supervising staff and team
• Experience working with current Marketing and Communications trends, and practices and conceiving and implementing strategic, and creative initiatives including crisis communications
• Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives, and managing performance

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Demonstrated ability to conceive and write creatively for diverse and inclusive audiences including experience in translating complex scientific or technical content into compelling communications
• Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills including experience engaging diverse audiences including some or all the following: internal and external executives, donors, members, board members, Indigenous Peoples, and local community groups and the public or equivalent
• Experience working in a global, decentralized organization a plus
• Experience working in communications between NGO, corporate, and governmental organizations
• Experience developing and implementing communications strategies and compelling content
• Experience in advocacy and strategic communications
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has experience of working with many internal and external partners simultaneously
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experiences are appreciated


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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