Strategic Communications Manager

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Position Type: Flexible, Full-Time

Location: Fully Remote, can be done from most locations in the world

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is hiring a skilled Strategic Communications Manager who will join the fast growing team for the Fossil Fuel Treaty campaign to help shape the global narrative of tackling the climate crisis at the source: fossil fuels.

The Strategic Communications Manager will take a leadership role in working with the Treaty team and partners to create and implement global, national, and regional plans, including in collaboration with partners to amplify the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative’s key messages and provide strategic input on other projects. 

The Strategic Manager will report directly to the Communications Director and collaborate closely with the global team, representing a diverse collective of individuals spread across all regions. They will support in leading a team and work with peer networks, government officials, thought leaders, and key stakeholders to assess emerging needs, gaps, and opportunities in the movement.

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative welcomes and values diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from all corners of our global society, especially from people who have experience working with, or identities that reflect, communities who are at the frontlines of the climate crisis, which could be because of their geographic location, economic status, race, ethnicity, first nations identity, immigrant or asylum seeking status, language, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative welcomes and values diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from all corners of our global society.This is a full-time, salaried, exempt, regular position. Salary is commensurate with experience and adjusted based on location. The total compensation package for this role, including mandated employer paid pensions if mandated by the country’s labor laws, will be in the range of $60,000 to $80,000 USD, and starting salaries are usually in the lower half of the band. This role includes a remote working allowance, professional development fund, health benefits (where available globally), flexible working hours, and generous paid vacation. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible, and will process them as they are received.  We expect to close applications on January 6, 2025.

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute. As such the Strategic Communications Manager will be an employee of Earth Island Institute if based in the United States, or by Deel outside of the United States.

Earth Island does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by state or federal laws, local law, or ordinance.

    • Work closely with the Treaty Support team and partners to strategize and implement impactful global and regional communications strategy & plans 

    • Lead on operationalizing the global strategy, with special focus on the The Caribbean and North America

    • Support or lead on many programmatic communications activities and events with key constituencies including faith, health and human rights;

    • Support or lead communications activities as appropriate for major campaign moments

    • Support or lead on rapid reaction moments.

    • Lead on media relations for North America and the Caribbean, as well as supporting global media work;

    • Develop strong relationships with print, broadcast and online journalists in North America, the Caribbean, and globally;

    • Support communications and media research work together with international and external experts, including message testing, managing media databases, formulating traditional media reports and planning communications webinars.

    • Create and distribute a variety of communications materials directed to different audiences

    • Coordinate in-person and on-line events 

    • Mentor and manage the work of direct reports

    • Support comms budget and project management as well as fundraising proposals 

  • Required:

    • A deep passion for climate justice and supporting an equitable transition to a world without coal, oil or gas.

    • At least 5 years of experience in communications campaigning

    • Specific campaign communications skills including: writing global and regional communications strategy, operationalizing strategy, collaborative and inter-cultural communications work,  content production, copywriting, media relations, strategic communications, social media management and engagement

    • Commitment to contributing to an anti-racist, decolonial, inclusive organisational culture.

    • Ability to work flexible hours with a remote and virtual global team

    • Excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative, and motivation

    • Fluency in English is required.

    Desired:

    • Fluency in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic and other languages is highly desired. 

    • Experience with Slack, Trello, Squarespace, Canva, Adobe, Hubspot and other content creation tools

    • Experience with Meltwater, Cision and other media tracking tools

    • Experience with X, Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, Tik Tok, Bluesky and other social media platforms

    • Experience living and working in the Global South

  • The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative welcomes and values diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from all corners of our global society.

    The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute. As such the Strategic Communications Manager will be an employee of Earth Island Institute.

    Earth Island does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by state or federal laws, local law, or ordinance.

    How to apply

    If you are interested in applying please go to: https://fossilfuelnpt.bamboohr.com/careers/26?source=aWQ9MjU%3D

    In your cover letter, tell us what's motivating you to apply, what skills or expertise you have that will be most important in this role, and where you might be challenged. Please also make sure to let us know how you heard about this position. The recruitment and interview process includes a time-bound anonymous task and may include one to two rounds of interviews. Only those who will be interviewed will be contacted.

Pollution, climate change, and corporations’ bad behavior disproportionately hurts the most marginalized people in society — including people from and in the Global South, Indigenous people, people of color, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, women and LGBTQ+ people. To develop transformative solutions, these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other historically marginalized communities.

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative welcomes and values diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from all corners of our global society.
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a fiscally sponsored project of Earth Island Institute. As such, new hires will be an employee of Earth Island Institute if based in the United States, and otherwise hired through a third-party employment platform, subject to employment standards at the Earth Island Institute.

Earth Island does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by state or federal laws, local law, or ordinance.

Job Application Tips and Information

  • The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is a fast-moving, fast-growing team that is passionate about climate justice. We aim to have a great impact on the world, and because of that we have great expectations of our team. We welcome and value diversity of people, cultural experiences and perspectives. We work in a high trust, high autonomy environment and encourage everyone to drive and manage their own work with the support of the team. Here is a snapshot of our values and how we strive to be together:

    • Collaborative

    • Respectful

    • Open-Minded

    • Partner-focused

    • Accommodating

    • Reliable

    • Caring

    • Honest

    We work continually to improve our internal processes and be nimble and flexible to meet our team’s needs and our organizational goals. If that sounds like the team for you, read on!

    • Read the posting thoroughly and ensure that the required experience and role aligns with your experience and aspirations

    • Look through our website to read about our mission, actions, history and team. Get a sense of how we communicate and take action and if that feels like an exciting fit for you, and if your values align with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    • Review the posted salary band to ensure that it aligns with your needs and expectations

    • Put your most relevant experience at the top of your resume

    • Highlight experience over education

    • Ideally limit your resume to 2 pages of your most relevant experience and biggest accomplishments

    • Please do not include personal information including; birthday, age, photos, marital status, or religion. While this is very common in many parts of the world and candidates will not be excluded for doing so, removing this information helps our team eliminate bias in the recruitment process.

    • Avoid acronyms- they might not be understood outside of your region or industry

    • Review the job requirements and clearly demonstrate in your resume how you meet those requirements. Here’s an example- we’ve highlighted the requirements and matched them to a line in the resume

    • Requirements:

      • At least 3 years of experience in political advocacy or campaigning (1)

      • Experience in direct diplomatic engagement, ideally with policymakers in local governments (2)

      • Commitment to contributing to an anti-racist, inclusive organisational culture. (3)

      • Fluency in English and Spanish, other languages desirable (4)

      • Experience in engaging and activating a network of organisations and individuals to join a campaign and advocate for a specific policy demand (5)

      • Experience in campaign communications including copywriting, digital advocacy, social media or content production, educational design (6)

    • Latin American Campaign Coordinator Example Resume:

      • WeCampaignForClimate.org.nz
        February 2017-April 2020 (1)

        • Developed Latin America campaign strategy under the supervision of the Regional Campaigns Director (tip: this person should ideally be listed in your references!) (1)

        • Coordinated local partner groups to participate in joint action, including email campaigns and led local educational events (4) in English and Spanish (5)

        • Designed and ran workshops for partner groups and community members (6)

        • Contributed to the communications strategy for Latin America including newsletters, campaign emails and social media posts (6)

        • Met and advocated with local elected officials in Mexico and Panama (2)

        • Contributed to the internal decolonization strategy and partnered with local Indigenous groups to feature their climate action and policy demands (3)

  • We use application questions instead of a cover letter so you can save time in your application process and we can learn more about you quickly.

    • Location information: This does not affect your candidacy, but helps us move quickly when we need to schedule interviews and potentially hire you. Different countries have different employment regulations and timelines, so knowing that information in advance allows us to prepare for those scenarios

    • Questions: This gives us a snapshot of why you’re applying for the role, and lets you highlight your experience and qualities that are most relevant to your application. We want to know who you are, so honesty and clarity are very helpful here!

  • Please include three references in your application. We will not contact them unless we are in the final stage of your candidacy.

    • They should be:

      • At least two people who were your direct supervisor

      • At least one person who has supervised you in the last 5 years

      • At least one person who has supervised you in the most closely related role to the one you’re applying for

    • Include full information for your references, including:

      • Their full names

      • Organization and title

      • When and how you worked together

      • Their phone numbers, email addresses and time zones

      • Languages spoken if not English

    • For your references:

    • Let them know to expect an email from us!

    • Give them the title and brief description of the job that you’re applying for

    Example:

    Reference #1
    Akhila Sharma, she/her
    English/Spanish
    Time Zone: GMT -5
    Campaigns Director, WeCampaignForClimate.org.nz
    Direct Supervisor from 2018-2020
    52-333-425-6778
    Akhila.Sharma@wecampaignforclimate.org.nz

  • Here is the general hiring process we follow. Each timeline will be slightly different depending on the role, the time of year, and the team, but we will share the timelines with you if you are selected for the Skills Assessment.

    Step 1: Application and Review

    • Once the deadline for applications has passed, we will review each application carefully. We do these personally, and don’t use any filtering or AI software. We typically receive at least 100 applications from around the world for each role.

    Step 2: Skills Assessment

    • 10 or fewer applicants will be selected to do a skills assessment that takes two hours or less. Applicants will be given an option of when to do these tasks according to their own schedule and convenience.

    • Skills assessments are a part of our hiring processes to offer candidates another way to show what they can do apart from an interview. All skills assessments are tasks and their only value is for assessment, they are of no relevance to our current or future projects. We accept the studies that show practical exercises are better than interviews to fairly assess candidates’ skills, reduce bias, and effectively compare candidates.

    Step 3: Interview #1

    • Five or fewer applicants will be selected to do a video interview with a few members of our team, including the open position’s direct supervisor

    • These interviews are scheduled for one hour, and candidates will be sent an overview of the interview questions 24 hours in advance. We provide all this information to interview candidates to even the playing field and help candidates feel less nervous and more prepared.

    Step 4: Interview #2 (optional)

    • Most positions will only require one interview, but some management or executive positions may have two interviews to meet with additional team members and explore further questions. Three or fewer candidates will be selected for a second interview.

    Step 5: Reference Check

    • Two or fewer candidates will be selected for the reference check phase. Each reference is asked to speak for about 15 minutes.

    Step 6: Final Decision

    • We notify everyone who has completed a Skills Assessment or Interview whether or not they were selected for the role. We will speak to the chosen candidate to let them know that they were selected and confirm their interest, and then send them a detailed offer in writing to review.

    • According to our compensation policy, we do not negotiate with candidates over salary, as negotiation tends to disadvantage people from traditionally marginalized and oppressed communities and result in pay disparity. Within the salary band, salary is calculated based on cost of living in the candidate's location and experience based on the role qualifications. Most people will start at the bottom of the salary band unless they significantly exceed the required experience for the role.

Non-Compete Hiring Agreement

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a global effort to foster International cooperation to accelerate a transition to clean energy for everyone to address the climate crisis. 

We are a collective network campaign, meaning that FFNPT works with local partners around the world to strengthen and amplify their efforts to achieve our collective goals. To keep those local organizations strong, FFNPT commits to refrain from hiring or contracting any of their staff or contractors in a way that would disrupt their work at their local organizations.

FFNPT commits to refrain from entering a hiring process with any employee of a partner organization unless there is clarity on their intended departure from the partner organization and the opportunity to work in the FFNPT is not the primary cause of that departure.

If a local organization ends the agreement with their employee or contractor, this commitment does not apply.

  • Core and Volunteer Partners, including but not limited to:

    • Global Climate Health Alliance

    • Health Care Without Harm

    • Laudato Si' Movement

    • Greenfaith

    • Indigenous Environmental Network

    • Confederation of Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin

    • Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

    • Climate Action Network International

    • Satat Sampada 

    • Climate Action Network South Asia

    • Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development

    • Third World Network

    • Power Shift Africa

    • Movimiento Ciudadano Frente al Cambio Climático

    • AIDA

    • Stamp Out Poverty

    • Friends of Earth Ireland

    • Pacific Islands Climate Action Network

    • Climate Equity Reference Project (CERP)

    • Environmental Impact Agency (EIA)

    • Global Justice Now

    • Friends Of Earth Sweden

    • Censat Agua Viva - Friends of the Earth Colombia

    • WhatNext

    • United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

    • Stanley Center

    • ICA