Communications and Outreach Manager for Ecoagriculture Partners
Ecoagriculture Partners (www.ecoagriculture.org) is a
small but rapidly-growing international non-profit organization working to
facilitate landscape management approaches that simultaneously enhance food
security, support rural livelihoods and conserve the environment. Ecoagriculture
Partners (EP) seeks a Communications and Outreach Manager to join our committed team
by June 1, 2008, or earliest available.
The Communications & Outreach Manager will:
* Develop and implement an outreach strategy for Ecoagriculture Partners
* Support other staff in program-specific outreach and use of knowledge
management tools
* Edit and produce EP reports, publications and outreach materials
* Develop and manage content for the EP website, and manage and expand the EP
listserv
* Maintain donor database and ommunications with partners and donors, in
collaboration with other staff
* Organize outreach events
* Prepare and distribute press briefings and other media materials
* Raise awareness of ecoagriculture potential and EP activities among diverse
audiences (agriculture, conservation, sustainable development and other sectors)
* Supervise program assistant and interns
Required:
* Excellent English writing and editing skills
* At least five years of relevant experience in communications and outreach
* Bachelor's degree with excellent record
* Relevant experience in outreach through media or public relations
* Highly organized, with attention to detail
* Proactive, flexible and creative
Desirable:
* Fluency in reading and speaking Spanish
* Experience in cross-cultural communications
* Experience and competence in working in diverse teams
* Education and experience in international affairs relevant to ecoagriculture
(e.g., agriculture, conservation, economics, policy, development); MA/Msc
* Experience with strategic planning processes and implementation
* Experience with software related to publishing, graphic design, databases,
electronic communications, Web 2.0
Salary and benefits:
* $45,000-60,000/year, depending upon experience;
* Health and retirement benefits, insurance, 20 days vacation, holidays
Please send a cover letter, your CV, two writing samples (max five pages each), and
names and contact information for three references in an email with subject line
'Communications and Outreach Manager' by May 11 to Ariela Summit
asummit@ecoagriculture.org