Good morning, it’s Monday!
Question to you all: What would you recommend to someone who wants to work in #SocialImpactComms?
Last week I shared this same question on LinkedIn. Although it was a rather spontaneous post, it happened to receive many comments and reactions. Among the 300 respondents, almost 60% recommended to find a mentor in the sector!
Here’s a summary of people’s thoughts:
🐣 Start small. You won’t get your dream job right away, of course. You will need experience in the sector. How? Volunteering, doing pro bono consultancies, and working part-time for small organizations. You can create your portfolio and use it to apply for more permanent positions.
🙊 Network, network, network. Meet people, attend events, update yourself via webinars on your preferred topics, and trigger conversations with other professionals. Do more “forward-thinking”, as Fiona Musana Marwa suggested. Oh, and don’t be shy to ask questions!
🧠 Find your focus. Don’t try to be an expert in all topics. You’re an expert in comms, which is already an area of expertise. Choose a focus or a cause you want to support and be knowledgeable about it. Is it sustainability? Children’s access to education? LGBTIQ+ rights?
💪🏾 Bonus tip for womxn: Meet female leaders in the sector! My fellow #jobfairy Beatrice Chioccioli suggested womxn should share resources and build strong networks with each other.
Check LinkedIn and read the 30+ comments yourself, they’re worth it.
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Human Rights & Advocacy
Communications Officer - Give Something Back to Berlin - Berlin, Germany - 7 January
Internship Communications & Content Creation - Justice & Peace Netherlands - The Hague, Netherlands - 24 December - €444,44 gross per month
⏰Advocacy Service Manager - NASC - Cork, Ireland - 18 December - €46,000 – €52,500
Internship EU Media assistant - OXFAM - Brussels, Belgium - 7 January - €1,370 net monthly
Freelance Content Creator for the EU elections 2024 - European Network Against Racism - 7 January
Junior Support Communication Officer - People in Need - Prague, Czech Republic - Rolling deadline - Starting salary 36 000-39 000 CZK per month
Advocacy and Policy Adviser - Amnesty International - London, UK - Rolling deadline
Advocacy Officer - Eurochild - Brussels, Belgium - 11 January - 2600-2800€ gross monthly
Internship Child Participation & Events - Eurochild - Brussels, Belgium - 10 January
Internship Campaigning - Amnesty International Indonesia - 22 December
Women & Gender
Communications Lead - Social Development Direct - London, UK - 8 January - £32,000 - £40,000
Global Focal City Coordinator - WIEGO - Remote in Africa or Latin America - 8 January
Communication and Learning Manager - The Alliance for gender equality in Europe - Brussels, Belgium - 14 January - Between 3,300€ and 4,200€ gross monthly
⏰Community Building Officer - TGEU - Berlin, Germany - 20 December - 36.314,02€ per year
⏰Consultancy Communications Agency - SheDecides Support Unit - 19 December
Communications Manager - Sexual Violence Research Initiative - Remote with regular travels to South Africa - 15 January
Filmmaker and Video Editor - Nala Feminist Collective - Remote - 28 December
Social Media Manager to work with Emma Fulu
Humanitarian & Philanthropy
Communication Officer - WHO - Berlin, Germany - 27 December
Communications Assistant - WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger - Brasília, Brazil - 25 December
⏰Director of Fundraising and Communications - BMS World Mission - UK (Didcot), which can be hybrid, or remote in Global South - 20 December
Communications Officer - United Nations - New York, USA - 25 December
Social Media Director - Emerson Collective - Washington, D.C., USA - Rolling deadline
Social Media Coordinator - Emerson Collective - Washington, D.C., USA - Rolling deadline
Communications Writer - Emerson Collective - Washington, D.C., USA - Rolling deadline
Internship Multimedia Design - UNFPA - Copenhagen, Denmark - 25 December - DKK6,987/monthly
Multimedia Producer - ILO - Geneva, Switzerland - 4 January
Communications Manager - Aga Khan Foundation Canada - Ottawa, Canada - 1 January
Digital Content Producer - WHO Foundation - Geneva, Switzerland - 2 January
Communications Associate - UNHCR - Ankara, Turkey - Rolling deadline
Manager, Communications, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data - United Nations Foundation - Remote - Rolling deadline - 57,255 to 78,075 USD.
Communication Officer - Light for the World - Nairobi, Kenya - 27 December
English Editor and Communications Consultant - Inter-American Development Bank - Washington, D.C., USA - 4 January
Assistant External Relations Officer - UNHCR - Buenos Aires, Argentina - 29 December
Social Media Assistant - IOM - Manila, Philippines - 29 December - Php 886,335.00 per year
Democracy & Governance
Communications Officer - European Youth Forum - Brussels, Belgium - 27 December - €2,754 monthly
Communication Officer - United Cities and Local Governments - Barcelona, Spain - Rolling deadline
Network Development Coordinator - European Civic Forum - Brussels, Belgium - 31 December - €3,800/month
Membership Officer - ALDA - Vicenza, Italy - 31 December - 20.000 – 26.500 €
Head of Membership and Community - European Digital Rights - Brussels, Belgium - 14 January - €78,300 gross annually
Environment & Sustainability
Communications Specialist, Ocean Action Agenda - World Economic Forum - Geneva, Switzerland - Rolling deadline
⏰Editor in Chief - Green European Foundation - Brussels, Belgium - 18 December
Consultancy Communications - UNESCO Ocean - 19 December
Global Communications Coordinator - The Local2030 Islands Network -Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA - 8 January
Communications Advisor - The Elders - Remote or based in the UK office - 29 January
Education & Research
Research & Communication Assistant - India Migration Now - Remote - Rolling deadline
Content Specialist - Partnership for Economic Policy - Remote - 31 December
Other
Senior Manager Communications - Sangath - Flexibility to either work from Bhopal, Delhi, or Goa, India - 22 December
Social Media Manager - Circle - Remote - Rolling deadline
Senior Coordinator Communications - Alcohol Focus Scotland - Glasgow, UK - Rolling deadline - £32,000 per year
Freelance journalist - Awe Studio - South Korea
Our job boards follow these guidelines:
If you see this symbol: ⏰, it means the deadline for applications is really soon!
We include salary, deadlines, and other info if it’s written in the job post. We encourage all employers to practice salary transparency.
We post jobs that come across our feeds or are sent to us by our large network. You can help diversify our board by sharing any opportunities you find with us!
We do not post unpaid jobs/internships/traineeships as we do not support exploitation. We do, however, sometimes post volunteering roles for social impact organizations.