Communications Specialist, Earth For Life - 23133

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Communications Specialist, Earth for Life.

The Communications Specialist plays an integral role to the communications function on the Earth for Life team, supporting internal and programmatic communications, and providing general communications support for the entire team. The Communications Specialist role is key to providing demand-driven communications support that aligns with long-term, large-scale area-based conservation priorities and showcasing the benefits these initiatives generate for communities, climate, and biodiversity.

• Collaborates with WWF colleagues and external partners to create, distribute and manage communications products from inception through production and distribution of materials. Contributes to the creation and maintenance of a library of communications materials, including talking points, messaging documents, presentation decks, and reports.
• Creates internal communications strategies and develops and maintains platforms as needed in support of those strategies. Maintains a cohesive web presence for Earth for Life team’s work on internal and external WWF websites.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and learning through various collaborative platforms to increase technical capacities via activities like resource and interest mapping, collecting and sharing best
• Facilitates, manages, and coordinates various communications projects and functions including maintaining the communications calendar, supporting the production of communications assets, and ensuring consistent messaging for key external and internal audiences.

practices, and strategic internal communications (e.g., webinar coordination, workshop design, learning materials production support etc.).

• Builds trust with colleagues by acting with integrity, owning mistakes, and holding oneself accountable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. 
• Solutions-oriented and proactive in creative critical thinking.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, international studies, or other relevant subject ideally related to conservation, plus a minimum of four years’ program or other professional experience in communications (or advanced degree with two or more years’ professional communications experience).
• Interest or experience in internal communications and knowledge management preferred.
• Welcomes other points of view and ideas, recognizing and embracing different and contrary perspectives with kindness, curiosity, and encouragement.
• Knowledge of area-based conservation, Indigenous peoples and local communities, sustainable development, and sustainable finance issues is preferred.
• Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration
• Proficiency with Microsoft office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Fulfills requests from Marketing and other departments to manage information, provide content reviews, and other tasks to facilitate communications objectives and assist other goal teams and functions within WWF.
• Spanish proficiency is preferred.
• Strong relational skills with a willingness to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Performs other duties as needed.
• Ability to set priorities, manage a multitude of details simultaneously, and collaborate effectively in a matrixed team environment.  
• Committed to building and strengthening a culture of inclusion within and across teams. 
• Makes conscious efforts to promote cooperative practices, behaviors, and ways of working across many groups and individuals.
• Demonstrates courage by speaking up even when it is difficult, or unpopular.

WWF is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and requires all US-based staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. WWF will consider requests for accommodation from the vaccine requirement based on disability, medical contraindication, sincerely held religious belief, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

To Apply

• Due to the high volume of applications we are not able to respond to inquiries via phone
• Submit cover letter and resume through our Careers Page, Requisition #23133

As an EOE/AA employer, WWF will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status. WWF values diversity and inclusion and welcomes diverse candidates to apply.