Senior Communications Officer

Senior Communications Officer

Who We Are:

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), founded in 1991, is a climate organization with a mission to create equitable climate change solutions worldwide. We do this by forming collaborative, people-focused partnerships that support communities disproportionately impacted by the global climate crisis. For over 30 years, ISC has utilized a unique, bottom-up approach to ensure solutions emerge from within communities rather than being imposed outside. Our projects focus on disinvested communities throughout the world, with specific attention paid to the impact systemic racism and gender inequity have had in communities, workforces, and industrial sectors as they move toward a just transition.

Through a deep understanding of and commitment to communities that are the least likely to cause global climate change yet face the highest impacts, ISC develops creative and inclusive solutions, demonstrated in our work in the US and Asia. We seek resiliency for our partners and the communities in which they lead. We actively partner with frontline organizations, subnational governments, and the private sector to co-create programs that support disinvested communities, women, and people experiencing poverty who comprise the global majority. ISC remains cognizant of communities' varying needs, and we tailor our approach to support those needs. We believe equity and inclusion are fundamental to building healthy, prosperous, and peaceful communities and are committed to furthering equitable climate action. Learn more at sustain.org.

What You’ll Do:

The Senior Communications Officer, part of ISC’s Marketing and Communications Department, will focus on non-government-funded projects within ISC’s U.S. and International portfolios, developing and implementing communications plans, managing communications, outreach, and marketing efforts to ensure timely project delivery. This role emphasizes storytelling, using data, partner narratives, and other assets to engage ISC’s audience. This position requires creativity, strategic thinking abilities, strong organizational skills, and advanced organizational and prioritization skills to work quickly and effectively in a remote environment.

Senior Communications Officer

• Support the development and lead implementation of strategic communications plans that achieve the objectives of projects within the assigned portfolio, ensuring timely execution of deliverables.
• Create impactful content and support creative execution to ensure consistent, targeted, and effective messaging for all ISC’s non-government programs communications deliverables.
• Identify compelling ideas to shape messages, stories, and narratives to advance climate justice. In collaboration with program team members, plays a lead role in developing core messaging for assigned project portfolios and strategic priorities.
• Play the lead role in crafting external communications, including blog posts, talking points, op-eds, articles, presentations, videos, and other media, highlighting ISC's impact.

What You’ll Bring:

• Minimum five years of relevant experience in social impact marketing, communications, and campaign strategies or other related fields within the nonprofit sector.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing communications strategies for global audiences, with an ability to adapt messaging to diverse cultural and regional contexts.
• Outstanding writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to convey complex topics in a clear and compelling way.
• Highly organized, creative, and flexible, with strong project, people, and time-management skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to craft compelling narratives and engage diverse audiences.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and a passion for ISC’s mission and values.

What We Offer

• The salary range for this role is $73,000 - $82,000. We identify where the candidate falls within this range, based on many factors including experience and qualifications.
• A friendly, open work environment, excellent benefits and the opportunity to make a difference in communities around the world.
• Benefits for eligible US-based staff include:
  • Medical Plan with HRA
  • Dental & Vision plan, 100% paid for employee and family members
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 403b Retirement Plan, with an automatic 2% ISC contribution and up to 4% matching contribution
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Casual and Flexible Work Environment
  • Appreciation of Work-Life Balance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance

ISC is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace.

We encourage all applicants, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, and ability, to apply.