Communications Manager

About Trickle Up

Since 1979, Trickle Up has focused on the poorest and most vulnerable, working with participants who live in extreme poverty and face multiple levels of exclusion due to gender, ethnicity, religion, and disability. The organization has worked with over 450,000 participants and their families, helping to sustainably lift over two million people out of extreme poverty in India, Africa, and the Americas. Our mission is to partner with women in extreme poverty to build economic opportunity and drive inclusion. Trickle Up works through partner organizations to build paths to savings, food security, and agency, resulting in sustainable poverty reduction at scale.

Position Overview

The Communications Manager will play a vital role in enhancing Trickle Up’s visibility, engaging with key stakeholders, and supporting our fundraising and partnership efforts. This position creates compelling content, manages communications activities, and coordinates outreach to donors, partners, and the media. The ideal candidate is a creative communicator with strong writing, graphic design, and organizational skills who is dedicated to amplifying Trickle Up’s mission.

Principal Functions

Donor Communications & Content Development

• Craft engaging messages and materials for fundraising campaigns, annual reports, and donor updates to ensure continued support.
• Collect and share program information, success stories, and best practices to highlight Trickle Up’s impact.
• Review and edit project and organizational documents for external distribution.
• Collaborate with the Business Development, Partnerships, and Individual Giving teams to identify and draft compelling stories, case studies, and impact data to support campaigns, events, and advocacy initiatives.

Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Ensure that Trickle Up’s achievements and success stories are effectively communicated to stakeholders through promotional materials.
• Design, edit, and produce communication products such as project reports, fact sheets, newsletters, and brochures.
• Communicate effectively with external partners, donors, and governmental bodies to strengthen collaborations.
• Support networking and resource mobilization efforts by producing clear and consistent communication materials.

Event Support & Campaign Management

• Prepare communication materials to support events and awareness campaigns to increase Trickle Up’s visibility.
• Customize communication materials to align with the thematic focus and needs of different stakeholders.
• Facilitate capacity-building sessions for field staff on communication best practices, including writing impactful success stories.
• Collect and compile information for reports, project updates, and other organizational activities.
• Support program teams in producing reports and project updates.

Outreach & Marketing Materials Creation

• Develop and maintain brand guidelines. Ensure that all materials created across the organization comply with brand guidelines.
• Support the creation of communication and marketing materials to enhance Trickle Up’s visibility, including templates for PowerPoint presentations, reports, and impact stories.
• Assist in the production of outreach materials for both digital and print platforms.
• Maintain and update communication and networking files to ensure easy access to key resources.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field.

Experience Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in communications, graphic design, or related roles, with a portfolio showcasing strong design and creative work.
• Design Proficiency: Skilled in using industry-standard design tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and other platforms like Canva or Figma.
• Strong Visual Storytelling Skills: Ability to create visually compelling content that aligns with organizational branding and resonates with diverse audiences.
• Digital Media Expertise: Familiarity with social media platforms, web content management systems (e.g., WordPress), and email marketing tools.
• Basic Video Editing Skills: Experience with video creation and editing tools (e.g., Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro) is a plus.

Skills and Competencies

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, understanding how to tailor messaging for different channels and audiences.
• Collaboration Skills: Thrives in a small, highly collaborative, fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support communications objectives.
• Interpersonal Skills: A naturally optimistic and enthusiastic personality. Superb people skills.
• Problem Solver: Talks about solutions, not problems.
• Mission Alignment: Passion for and understanding of the organization’s mission, with the ability to translate its values into engaging visual and written content. A sincere commitment to helping alleviate poverty.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a salary between $54,000 to $63,500 commensurate with experience along with a generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision, life insurance, professional development opportunities, access to other voluntary benefits, and a fully vested 403B retirement plan as well as paid time off and paid federal holidays. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, passionate, multicultural team deeply committed to alleviating extreme poverty. Trickle Up promotes a collegial, high-performing organizational culture where staff communicate clearly and openly and are reflective, innovative, and mutually accountable.

To Apply

To be considered, click the link and follow the instructions to upload your cover letter and resume by January 15, 2025. We are sorry, but we cannot answer phone calls related to this posting.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks and other reference-check databases. Trickle Up participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this initiative, as part of the referencing process, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Trickle Up requires that employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to visiting or working in a Trickle Up office or conducting any travel or in-person meetings on behalf of our organization. If you are hired for this position, Trickle Up will require proof that you have received the COVID-19 vaccine or have a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.

Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.