Communications Manager, Americas & Global

CLASP • Washington, DC

1d • $85,500 - $128,250 • Onsite

About The Position

CLASP [https://www.clasp.ngo/] is the leading global authority on efficient appliances’ role in fighting climate change and improving people's lives. With 25 years of expertise, CLASP collaborates with policymakers, industry leaders, and other experts to deliver clear pathways to a more sustainable world for people and the planet.

CLASP is a global nonprofit with offices in Brazil, Europe, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the United States. We have worked in over 90 countries since our inception in 1999. We are mission-driven and committed to a culture of inclusion, transparency, collaboration, and impactful work. Find out more about CLASP [https://www.clasp.ngo/about/].

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
CLASP SEEKS AN EXPERIENCED, CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL TO MANAGE COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY FOR OUR PROGRAM PORTFOLIOS ACROSS THE AMERICAS AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON BRAZIL, CANADA, MEXICO, THE US, AND OUR GLOBAL PORTFOLIO THAT FOCUSES ON HIGH-EMITTING APPLIANCES LIKE AIR CONDITIONING, HEAT PUMPS, AND MOTOR SYSTEMS.

The Communications Manager will be responsible for designing, implementing and measuring communications strategies that elevate CLASP’s work and impact in these areas. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and skilled storyteller, with a strong understanding of how communications advance CLASP’s mission and theory of change. We are seeking an agile communications professional with well-honed listening skills, a flexible interpersonal approach, adept at distilling complex information into clear messages, and who can adapt to evolving contexts and priorities.

This inaugural role will report to the Communications Director and will work closely with CLASP’s regional program leads, global communications team, and external partners.

Requirements

• 6-8 Years' previous communications experience in an international context, ideally within Latin America.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, media, international relations, public relations, digital design or similar.
• Excellent written and digital communication skills, with a track record of professional experience in journalism, media production, advertising, or publishing.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an orientation toward working in a collaborative environment. Ability to maintain composure, flexibility, and a sense of humor. Ability to provide and receive productive feedback at multiple levels, internally and externally
• Demonstrated experience supervising and developing team members.
• Confident and polished verbal communication skills; ability to connect with and influence people in a diverse, international work environment.
• Languages: English fluency a must; Portuguese, Spanish, and/or French fluency highly preferred.
• Proven ability to take complex, technical ideas and turn them into compelling stories in a variety of formats: web, print publications, briefing papers, digital media, and social media all a plus; experience writing funding proposals ideal.
• Good visual eye; must be able to reproduce and maintain CLASP’s brand and family of brand identities across all media products.
• Effective project and team coordination skills. Strong time management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time under deadline.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an orientation toward working in a collaborative environment; ability to maintain composure, flexibility, and a sense of humor under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications and Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with experience in communicating on climate mitigation, adaptation or sustainable development strongly preferred. Relevant commensurate experience in public policy, public health, or related environmental fields will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead CLASP’s Communications in the Americas and for global initiatives: Oversee a dedicated communications workstream for CLASP’s work in the Americas and major global initiatives. Build strategic communications work plans in support of CLASP’s programmatic objectives and research and oversee execution thereof. Supervise one or more direct reports.
• Digital Content Creation: Design, develop, and maintain an editorial calendar of high-quality, impact-focused articles, video scripts, newsletter posts, presentations, and social media posts to effectively communicate climate and sustainable development topics to diverse global audiences. Oversee and review supervisee content for clarity, meaning, organization, and impact; engage in feedback and iteration.
• Design Communication Campaigns: Design, develop, and implement innovative communications strategies and campaigns for projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with colleagues across CLASP and our partner organizations to deliver ongoing communication tasks and global communications campaigns. Interface with partner NGOs, government representatives and others. Design, craft and deliver compelling presentations to further CLASP’s work for external stakeholders. Prepare partner toolkits.
• Event Communications: Prepare and deliver CLASP communications at leading international events; plan webinars and events.
• Communicate Cutting Edge Research: Support our teams in improving, packaging and promoting reports for maximum impact, through press engagement, newsletters, website stories, and social media.
• Oversee Subcontractors: Secure and collaborate with consultants (e.g. media consultants, writers, graphic designers, etc) to complement CLASP’s expertise and expand bandwidth. Ensure CLASP communications subcontractors working in the Americas and Europe are appropriately oriented and/or engaged; provide quality assurance to confirm the work produced is in line with the CLASP brand and objectives.
• Track Progress: Monitor and evaluate the performance of external communications products and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Business Development: Contribute to the expansion and continuity of CLASP’s work through donor proposal development and reporting, in collaboration with colleagues in CLASP’s regional offices.
• Plan and Budget: Work with research, program, and communications teams to develop communication budgets and schedules. Provide communications expertise – when / where is the right time/place to launch for maximal impact. Drive innovation.

Benefits

• CLASP provides its employees with a highly competitive salary that is benchmarked annually with other non-profit organizations in the DC metropolitan area. CLASP also provides a comprehensive benefits package, including fully paid health insurance for individuals and competitive rates for families/dependents, unlimited leave and all federal holidays, an impressive match of employee contributions to the 403b retirement plan and a collegial office environment that supports professional development, wellness and flexible telecommuting options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees