Position: Communications Specialist (Air Quality)

Organization: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Location: Delhi

At CEEW, we build careers in public policy

• We offer strong visionary leadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• We actively promote leadership by initiative
• We celebrate talent and ambition
• You will be surrounded by smart people who will challenge you and help you grow
• You will learn faster than your peers in other organisations
• Curiosity and irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
• You will get above-market remuneration
• We provide a safe space for all
• At CEEW, your life is your example for others

Primary responsibilities

• Designing and implementation of the communications strategy for the project in consultation with the Strategic Communications Lead, Chief of Party and the USAID team.
• Be the point person at CEEW end to provide all communication materials or inputs to the USAID Agency Office Representative on the programme.
• Ensure that tone and messaging of every project output (led by CEEW and external partners) is consistent with the overall project communications strategy.
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders including programme partners to maintain a steady flow of information and ensure synergies in outreach and communications.
• Collaborate with other members of our outreach team and external vendors on executing outputs planned as part of the communications strategy and project.
• Ensure adherence to the branding and marking guidelines of the project.
• Ensure quality control of all communications products as per CEEW standards for the entire project (including products created by partners).
• Ensure strict adherence to outreach processes at CEEW.
• Lead the conceptualisation and design of websites and dashboards in coordination with the digital team.
• Curate content for dedicated webpages for the project.
• Work closely with the media lead to provide relevant content to the media on a regular basis, identify journalists covering air quality issues and pitch interesting stories to relevant media.
• Lead on the publications process for all reports, policy briefs, issue briefs, papers under the project in close collaboration with the publications team.
• Lead on events process to execute dialogues, roundtable discussions, webinars under the project, in close collaboration with the events team.
• Develop consumable content for a variety of communications material including blogs, press releases, newsletters, social media, videos among others.
• Identify innovative written formats to publicise air quality research and updates from the project. This could include debates and explainers to make our analysis consumable for a range of audiences.

Secondary responsibilities

• Assist with building a database and relationships with a wider community of experts, scholars, institutions and potential donors.
• Respond to research requests from senior researchers, discuss research needs, and prepare responses that synthesise and analyse information.
• Support the outreach team on content-related and coordination activities as and when required.
• Support the Strategic Communications Lead and Communications Specialist on special projects.

Selection Criteria

Qualification

Preferably Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related fields.

Work experience and other skills

• Preferably 5-8 years of work experience.
• Proven track record of conceptualising and executing communications strategies.
• Experience in working closely with partners.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Excellent writing skills and demonstrated ability to calibrate communications to resonate with internal and external target audiences.
• Excellent grasp of the English language.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent eye for detail.
• Creative thinker with demonstrated success in implementing out-of-the-box content ideas.
• Demonstrated abilities to take ownership, manage multiple priorities and internal/external resources in a fast-paced environment, while meeting deadlines and quality standards.
• Strong drive and initiative, a self-starter.

CEEW operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Application

Interested candidates are requested to send their curriculum vitae (CV), a cover letter explaining your interest in the position, and writing samples (in one PDF) to jobs@ceew.in with ‘Devnet Jobs - Application – Communications Specialist (Air Quality)’ as the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest possible.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified by us. We appreciate your interest.