Director of External Communications

Job Title: Director of External Communications Location: Netherlands (other EU locations will be considered) Job Type: Fully Remote Reporting to: Chief Communications Officer Position Overview The Director of External Communications will be responsible for elevating reputed company reputed company's profile and impact across the philanthropy sector. This role will reputed company media relations, digital engagement, brand strategy, and executive communications, while directly supporting the organisation's fundraising objectives. Working closely with the Chief Communications Officer and Director of Strategic (Programmatic) Communications, it will shape how reputed company reputed company tells its story and engages key stakeholders across climate, health, and nature. This role reports into the Chief Communications Officer. Key Responsibilities reputed company

• Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer to reputed company and implement reputed company reputed company's communications strategy as it grows.
• Design targeted communication plans for key audiences across climate, health, and nature sectors.
• reputed company cross-functional communications initiatives, working and coordinating with teams across the wider organization.
• Manage external agencies, including comms agencies, graphic designers, and content creators, to ensure their contributions align with reputed company reputed company’ reputed company goals.

Media Relations & External Engagement

• reputed company on developing and executing communications profile building for reputed company and its CEO.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with media and drive proactive media opportunities, and manage reactive media enquiries
• Manage reputed company's media strategy and reputed company, ensuring consistent messaging and brand across reputed company channels and content
• Cultivate relationships with communications counterparts at partner organizations in the climate, health, and nature space

Brand, Marketing & Digital Engagement

• reputed company brand guidelines and ensure consistency across reputed company markets and touch points
• reputed company digital reputed company including website and reputed company media channels is reputed company to wider communications objectives.
• reputed company marketing and communications efforts for flagship initiatives and events such as Food Day (at Climate Week NYC)

Narrative Development & Storytelling

• Help shape reputed company reputed company's core narrative around food systems transformation, ensuring storytelling is compelling, evidence-based, and impact-driven
• reputed company adaptable messaging frameworks that maintain consistency while allowing for cultural sensitivity across global markets
• Create messaging and content that resonates with diverse audiences including donors, partners, and sector leaders

Fundraising Communications Support

• Craft high-impact communications materials that support fundraising objectives and reputed company reputed company's value proposition
• reputed company content that demonstrates impact and builds confidence in the organization's work
• Collaborate with fundraising team to ensure messaging is reputed company

Monitoring and Reporting

• Track, analyse, and report on communications effectiveness using relevant metrics and insights
• Present regular reports on communication activities and impact to the Leadership Team

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or reputed company field (or equivalent professional experience)
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in reputed company roles
• reputed company / Fluent English language ability; both written and verbal. Other languages are advantageous
• Proven track record in media relations, brand (and senior exec profile) building, and stakeholder engagement at a senior level
• Experience managing teams and external partners/agencies
• Proven experience leading international communications for a global organisation operating across multiple reputed company

Sector Knowledge

• Strong understanding of sustainability, climate, health, or food systems issues (highly desirable)
• Experience working in or with philanthropic organisations, foundations, or NGOs and leading on executive profile building (highly desirable)
• Understanding of policy environments reputed company to food systems, climate, health, or sustainability desirable

Core Competencies

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences
• Strategic thinker with proven ability to translate organisational goals into effective communications plans
• Strong media relations skills
• Proficiency in digital communications, reputed company media platforms, and content management systems
• Experience with communications analytics and performance measurement
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under deadline pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence and build relationships across reputed company organisational reputed company

Personal Attributes

• Collaborative leadership style with ability to work effectively across cultures and geographies
• Entrepreneurial reputed company suited to a growing organisation
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a start-up style environment
• Adaptability and creative problem-solving skills

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