Co-Founder Voice and Communications Manager ($124,500 to $149,000)

Co-Founder Voice and Communications Manager

London preferred, with openness to Washington, D.C. or New York | Full time

I. Position Summary

Salary range: London: £76,600 to £91,700 Washington D.C. or New York: $124,500 to $149,000

Reporting to the Chief Advisor in the Malala Fund’s Executive Office, the Voice and Communications Manager leads the development of all external communications for the Executive Chair/Co-Founder. Working closely with senior colleagues across the organisation, the Manager conceptualises, writes and edits all external-facing content for the Executive Chair. The Manager will also be responsible for organising and streamlining various writing and external communications projects to support the Executive Chair’s advocacy and thought leadership. They will regularly communicate with the Chief Communications and Creative Officer, the Chief, Global Advocacy, and their teams to inform coordinated external messaging and media engagement across all platforms. They will also regularly work with other parts of Malala’s teams to ensure improved coordination, planning, and consistency of Malala’s voice across all channels and in all external settings.

II. Responsibilities

Shape and support the Executive Chair's Public Voice

• Oversee and manage (by conceptualising, drafting, editing, and finalising) all external-facing written content for the Executive Chair related to Malala Fund work and advocacy positioning, including speeches, talking points, opinion editorials, correspondence and social media.
• Support the Executive Chair in preparation for public engagements including preparing briefing materials and providing verbal/written briefings prior to and at the event site.
• Ensure that written communications that feel authentic to the Executive Chair’s voice in order to shape and inform her public messaging and brand. Liaise with the Executive Chair’s PR and communications teams, as well as other relevant personal business stakeholders, to ensure consistent storytelling and messaging by the Executive Chair across her total media and public footprint.
• In partnership with the Executive Chair’s personal team, develop and implement a social media calendar to support advocacy and influencing work, including social media copywriting and editing. Coordinate with the Executive Office and personal team to manage social media platform inboxes and respond to relevant inquiries in a timely manner.
• Where relevant, support the management of or direct production of social content (eg:take photos, shoot short videos, etc).

Support Executive Chair's wider advocacy and influencing agenda

• Collaborate with the Chief Advisor, Chief of Communications, Chief of Global Advocacy and other senior leaders within the Malala Fund to proactively identify high-impact communications opportunities to promote the Executive Chair’s thought leadership and improve her strategic visibility on girls’ education, gender equality, and related topics.
• Work with the Chief Advisor to ensure a clear connection between strategic communications and wider advocacy, fundraising, and influencing goals.
• Internal to Malala Fund work/priorities, manage the Executive Chair’s editorial/voice calendar and related planning exercises, including setting deadlines, information flow processes, briefing timelines, and preparatory windows.
• Ensure Executive Chair is receiving relevant news clips, newsletters, and other information in timely, streamlined ways
• Stay immersed in breaking news, op-eds, and reports on all issues related to Malala Fund’s work. As needed, provide short written memos or verbal updates for the Executive Chair to inform key messages and talking points.
• Accompany the Executive Chair to specific events/meetings to capture key insights and personal stories to integrate into external communications.
• In collaboration with the Chief Communications Officer, prepare quarterly analytics reports on the Executive Chair’s press and social media impact.

III. Person Specifications

The ideal candidate has at least 7-10 years of relevant work experience, with exposure to high profile individuals/principals and strong writing skills in a variety of formats (long-form, short-form, social media, email correspondence). This candidate thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented, creative environment.

Upholds the values of Malala Fund and actively contributes to making Malala Fund a diverse and equitable workplace through inclusive practice and openness to different perspectives, cultures, and ideas.

Brings high degrees of discretion and diplomacy; emotional intelligence; humility; and integrity.

Can communicate effectively and motivate/persuade others, while also demonstrating deep listening skills.

Maintains behaviour and conduct which upholds the highest standards for safeguarding and professionalism.

Essential

• Demonstrated writing and editing experience for high-profile principals and/or organisations. Exemplary written communications, with the ability to adjust tone and content for different audiences and mediums.
• Superior organisation, prioritisation and project management skills with high attention to detail, grammar, and factual accuracy.
• Strong understanding of digital media platforms and trends to inform content production that is platform- and audience-specific.
• Resourcefulness and ability to work independently and with excellent judgement, taking ownership of a wide range of responsibilities.
• Experience of managing multi-stakeholder projects and processes, and/or of working cross-organisationally to achieve deliverables. Demonstrated ability to navigate and build bridges across internal and external groups of stakeholders in diplomatic, constructive ways.
• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion.
• Written and verbal fluency in English

Desirable

• Written fluency in any additional language(s) relevant to Malala Fund’s work
• Digital photography and videography skills
• Relationships with relevant social justice or international development organisations and thought leaders
• Knowledge of AP Style

IV. About Malala Fund

Registered as a public charity in the U.K. and U.S., Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. We advocate for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves — and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. We invest in developing country education leaders and frontline organisations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We amplify girls’ voices. Malala Fund is building a movement of young education activists who, like Malala, speak truth to power around the world.

V. How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application link by August 7, 2023.

Due to the very high number of applications we receive when positions are posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Please note you must have the required right to work for the location you are applying for. You will be asked to provide proof of your right to work should you be selected for an interview.

Malala Fund is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applications from under-represented and intersectional groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identities, to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to ensuring the safety of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organisation. Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is free from harm. To this end, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.