Qualifications
Education: Master Degree or equivalent
Experience: 5 years minimum
Language(s): Fluent (written & spoken) In both English & French
Position Overview
Employment: Full-time
Contract: Open Ended
Start Date: ASAP
Location: based in either our office in France (Lille or Lyon) or UK (London)
Citiizenship or legal permission to work in the country.
About Earthworm
With most of our staff operating directly on the ground where the issues are, we work with our members and partners to make value chains an engine of prosperity for communities and ecosystems.
We see a world where forests are a boundless source of materials and a home for biodiversity; communities see their rights respected and have opportunities to develop; workers are seen as productive partners, and agriculture becomes the instrument to feed a hungry planet and keep our climate stable.
Your Role
Being Regional Communication Lead, your day will be primarily focused on:
· Develop and implement communication strategy for region Europe (France, UK, Switzerland), including work plan and budget development, in alignment with the global communications strategy;
· Develop strategies to grow audience base and deepen audience engagement in the region that includes, audience analysis and engagement, content strategy and content planning and production;
· Produce, coordinate and support the creation of content for communication tools and platforms (e.g. press releases, publications, social media posts). Generate compelling examples of how Earthworm, its members/partners, bring about change on the ground;
· Assist in implementing the social media strategy, creating and maintaining relevant local social media platforms. Draft monthly reports based on downloaded user information, keeping track of engagement levels, and find ways to improve engagement;
· Build relationships with external media and ensure that our work is known in the region;
· Support of global communications media outreach in the region, e.g. Coordinate media responses, Media trip coordination, etc;
· Provide communications support for member communications in the region;
· Develop strategic partnerships and engagement on key Earthworm projects in Europe;
· Engage and manage external agencies/consultants (graphic designers, editorial writers, PR agencies, event organizers, videographers), where needed;
· Plan and coordinate strategic events in the region;
· Maintain database system and archive all regional communication files and records (articles, photos, videos, graphics, audio memos, etc.); inventory of communication equipment; document administration; and updating and maintaining vendor database (photos/videos/designs) ;
· Monitor efficacy and quality of internal communications through employee surveys and develop reports and action plan based on survey results;
· Facilitate cross-pollination of ideas and approaches among regions, share challenges and solutions with other regional communications managers.