We are looking for a Communications & Advocacy Manager to join our team in HQ.

The IMPACT HQ Communications & Advocacy (C&A) Unit provides cross-cutting support to both IMPACT country offices and HQ-based global programmes teams. The overarching objectives of this team include:

• Promoting and maintaining a strong brand identity for the organisation
• Amplifying the impact of our work through effective communications, outreach, and dissemination
• Increasing the influence and impact of our research among decision-makers and key stakeholders

Responsibilities of the C&A Unit include:

• Promotion of the IMPACT brand, including those of its initiatives
  • Maintaining the organisation’s visual identity (graphic charter, logos, product templates)
  • Online presence (social media identity and upcoming website redesign)
  • Events (identifying opportunities, planning and coordination, representation)
• Management of external digital communications, including content curation, creation, and dissemination via global mailing lists.
  • Website (blog posts, threads, and other content)
  • Social media accounts (currently LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook)
  • Global newsletters (IMPACT quarterly newsletter and REACH monthly bulletin)
  • Ad hoc global communications products (articles, blogs, op-eds)
• Development of standards and tools to strengthen the capacities of relevant IMPACT staff to develop more engaging communications content and clearer, more targeted messages.
  • Global toolkits for comms & dissemination and advocacy
  • Tutorials on key software or applications (InDesign, Sendinblue)
  • Community of Practice workshops
  • Training modules and “skill bites” webinars
  • Direct support in producing comms or advocacy products
• Supporting IMPACT staff in identifying meaningful opportunities for external engagement and building strategic relationships that bolster IMPACT’s legitimacy and influence.
  • Monitoring relevant external engagement opportunities and linking with correct focal point
  • Organisation-level knowledge management and information sharing
  • Coordination of global advocacy agenda based on programmatic strategies and priorities
  • Direct engagement with external stakeholders on relevant cross-organisational topics

IMPACT Initiatives - Advocacy and Communication Manager