Communication Manager

JOB PROFILE

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Overview

Yayasan Ekosistim Nusantara Berkelanjutan (EcoNusa Foundation) is a nonprofit organization aiming to boost up various local initiatives of Tanah Papua at national and international levels in a bid to provide support to a sustainable and equal management of natural resources in Indonesia.

EcoNusa Foundation founded on July 21, 2017 In Jakarta. EcoNusa encourages the development and capacity building of civil society organizations to perform advocacy, campaign, communication, stakeholder engagement and dialogue among stakeholders to meet natural resources management in a sustainable manner while promoting equality, conservation and transparent values. To achieve its mission, EcoNusa conducts several programs under four main themes: Local Community Resilience, Policy Advocacy, the Eastern Indonesia Communication Hub, and Local Economy Development.

DEFINITION OF JOB

The Communications Manager reports to the Communications Director, is a member of the organization’s management team, and is responsible for providing input that guides Econusa strategic actions. The Communications Manager connects Econusa with the public through visual and verbal storytelling, designs informative and creative communications pieces, delivers public presentations, and works to expand and diversify our support base. This position will help to establish and implement communications objectives; develop, edit and share content; and manage Econusa social and digital media tools. The right candidate will exhibit strong writing and interpersonal skills and will have the ability to interpret scientific concepts and conservation strategies for a varied audience. Possessing a good eye for visual presentation and design will also be a valuable characteristic demonstrated by the ideal candidate.

  

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

 Content Creation and Public/Media Outreach

 ·         Develop, curate and distribute content for annual print newsletter, monthly email campaigns, weekly  blog, and timely videos.

·         Design and prepare content collateral, press releases, reports, and presentations.
·         Manage and organize digital assets..
·         Develop engaging materials and tools to drive support for Econusa programs.
Compose and emphasize key messages to be shared with staff, board and public.
·         Design strategy for Econusa presence at external events and represent Econusa as needed.
Serve as first point of contact at Econusa , via managing main phone and info@econusa.id email account.

·         Develop positive relationships with media and respond to media inquiries.
Work with outside consultants and resources to place op-eds, stories and articles in a variety of publications.

Digital and Social Media

 ·         Develop strategy and regularly publish/update web and social media content to support Econusa programs, activities and events.

·         Maintain the Econusa website and blog.
·         Maintain the Econusa social media channels; track and evaluate engagement to maximize reach. Utilize paid advertising opportunities as deemed appropriate.
·         Monitor and constructively engage in relevant online conversations.
·         Advise, train, and support staff on use of digital media tools.

·         Ensure communications infrastructure is maintained, including server, website, etc.

Development and Organizational

 ·         Contribute to long-term planning with management team and board to increase impact.

·         Support Econusa development efforts by crafting donor and donor prospect communications and  informational pieces.
·         Prepare reports for donors.
·         Manage contacts database.

·         Participate in programmatic work and contribute to organizational activities as needed.

 Required Qualifications

·         Minimum of 3 years of communications strategy and implementation experience including strong experience with digital media, social media, web design, publishing and partner relationship management tools.

·         Bachelor’s degree in related field.

·         Familiarity with NGO works, wildlife management, large-landscape scale conservation and citizen science.

·         Passionate about conservation, wildlife, volunteerism, connecting people to nature.

·         Ability to work independently, set priorities and see projects through to completion.

·         Ability to contribute positively within a collaborative team environment.

·         Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

·         Team Player

·         Flexibility to experiment to attain new, better strategies, approaches, work products and solutions to challenges.

·         Willing to travel to remote areas

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working in a nonprofit or philanthropic organization (conservation/wildlife especially).
• Writing, WordPress, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop experience.

HOW TO APPLY

 Please submit your motivation letter and comprehensive resume (including a desired salary) to kantor@econusa.id by October 10, 2019 with subject line Communication Manager.

 Only short-listed candidates will be notified.