Senior Communications Officer at Women's Link Worldwide

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

(Fluent English – Spanish)

About Women’s Link

We are an intersectional feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonial, anti-ableist, and Global South-led organization, working with and for the feminist movement in Latin America and the Caribbean, East Africa, and Europe. We proudly work with more than 60 national partners across those regions and 40 regional and global coalitions and networks.

We strengthen and transform the feminist strategic litigation ecosystem to break down barriers, challenge oppressive systems, and alter power imbalances by breaking the walls of the legal sphere and bringing in those left out.

Central to our method is an intersectional approach applied through legal strategies that secure rights for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Our priorities are gender and reproductive justice, especially access to safe and dignified abortion, and prevention of gender-based violence. Climate and racial justice are intricately linked to our work on sexual and reproductive rights and gender-based violence.

Position Overview

The Senior Communications Officer works to design and implement strategic communications to achieve outcomes aligned with Women’s Link’s mission, impact, institutional identity and positioning. This position requires strategic thinking to identify priority audiences and design communications strategies that leverage Women's Link's comparative value. It also requires an ability to generate creative and bold ideas, to translate them into concrete plans and strategies, and to effectively oversee their implementation while responding to unexpected opportunities. This position is responsible for the management of the communication function of the organization.

Responsibilities

Communication Management and Strategy

• Working with the Director of Development and Communications, develop long-term communications strategies that support the goals of the organization including a social media strategy, media strategy, and key advocacy plans and goals which related to communications.

• Manage the implementation of communications strategies and ensure that monitoring, evaluation, and learning mechanisms are in place.

• Oversee the strategic creation and use of narratives and positioning approaches that advance institutional and programmatic objectives.

• Identify and lead practices and processes that support rapid responses, agility and that enable the organization to capitalize on unexpected communication opportunities.

Team and Operations Management

• Supervise the Communications Associate, providing support in defining and monitoring their individual performance plans and professional development objectives.

• Provide support to the communications and development team and ensure they have the communications tools and resources needed to accomplish their goals.

• Supervise external consultants ensuring compliance with the objectives defined in their contracts and/or work plans.

• Define and support strategies for the programs team and/or strategic allies to develop skills related to the use of strategic communications.

• Support the programs team in identifying communication needs for legal projects, including human resources required to achieve the proposed objectives.

• Oversee internal systems needed for communications operations, including performance metrics of social media and email blasts and maintenance of a central repository of contacts and communication materials.

Advocacy, Positioning and External Leadership

• Work with program team members to contribute to the design and development of partnership and advocacy approaches.

• Identify, build, and maintain strategic relationships with allies and high-level journalists/influencers.

• Identify and implement opportunities for the positioning and visibility of the Women’s Link staff leaders, our clients, and our partners.

• Lead the search strategy, monitoring and analysis of key trends and topics in the sector as well as keeping track of key external geo-political events that relate to the organization for communications’ purposes.

• Represent Women's Link at meetings with allies and relevant external stakeholders, and at events in the field of human rights and gender equity.

• Coordinate with the Development team in the design and execution of special events and campaigns where donors are the primary audience.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 6 years of relevant communications experience, preferably communications for social change and/or human rights.

• At least 2 years of people and/or project management experience, including third-party service providers.

• Professional degree in the areas of communications, information sciences, social sciences or humanities or equivalent relevant experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to create persuasive and interesting content on legal topics.

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.

• Creativity, initiative and ability to perform within a changing and complex environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish productive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Ability to handle complex and sensitive information, discussions, and processes with care and confidentiality 

• Commitment to feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonial values, with a passion for advancing gender equality and women's rights.

• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, multinational environment, demonstrating cultural sensitivity and adaptability.

• Desirable a master's degree in communications, social sciences or humanities or a related field

Location and Working Conditions

This is a remote position. We will consider candidates residing in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and East Africa with a valid work permit. The organization will conduct a feasibility analysis to determine if employment in a candidate's country of residence is viable. This process is to ensure compliance with security, legal, operational, and logistical considerations.

This position will be hired by a full-time employment contract. Due to the transnational nature of our organization, the candidate must have the ability to work a flexible schedule, especially with availability for early morning communications and meetings if based in Latin America/later afternoon communications and meetings if based in Europe or East Africa. Travel availability of up to 10% per year is required.

Compensation and Benefits

Women’s Link offers a generous compensation and benefits package. The salary range offered is between US$35,000 and US$55,000 gross per year, based on the country, market conditions, and experience of the selected candidate. (Salaries are calculated in USD, but payments are processed in the local currency.)

Benefits include:

• Vacations and Paid Time Off: 22 vacation days per year plus 3 days for personal affairs

• 14 days of holiday leave per year

• Health Insurance: Employer covers the health insurance of the employee according to Women’s Link policies

• Pension: Employer contribution may be available according to Women’s Link policies

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Women's Link Worldwide does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or any status protected under applicable law in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors.

We strongly encourage applications from all kinds of backgrounds to be part of a team that includes racial, ethnic, and many other forms of diversity.