Apolitical Foundation

Head of Communications

Berlin

FULL TIME

October 17, 2024

We are looking for a clear, concise and engaging communicator to join our small, Berlin-based team as Head of Communications. You will be a critical member of our senior team, responsible for developing and executing communications strategies to enhance our visibility, impact, and networks. This role requires a politically savvy thinker who always puts the audience at the center. The ideal candidate will possess sound knowledge of politics and democracy as well as media and social media strategies.

Writing and Communication:
  • Manage, direct and measure the brand, voice and messaging of the Foundation by producing strategic, clear, concise and engaging written communications and other media using evidence-based best practices.
  • Edit and oversee day-to-day communications to ensure strategic, clear, concise and engaging written communications and other media are produced, including:
    • Written, video and audio content delivered via traditional and social media;
    • The design, content, and maintenance of the Foundation’s website and visual identity in decks, signs, etc.;
    • The expansion of the organization’s social media presence, including by outreach to influencers and thought leaders;
    • Regular communications such as our briefing, funder updates, Advisor Network update; and
    • Coordination of media, social media calendar and website update calendar.
  • Develop relationships with key journalists, editors and producers.
  • Draft and approve press releases, informational brochures, and other short-form publications.
Strategy:
  • Strengthen and promote the Apolitical Foundation and its projects and initiatives by contributing to and driving forward a dynamic communications strategy (in partnership with the CEO, Head of Partnerships and Content, CSO, COO).
  • Develop, execute and measure initiatives to grow our reach in quantity and also in relation to quality and relevance of audiences.
  • Provide communications strategy and execution support across the team and across projects.
  • Be responsible for all short form and day to day communications of the Foundation so that they are aligned and mindful of potential political risks and opportunities.
Engagement and Measurement
  • Manage the collection of communications success data and report this against set targets.
  • Be a key liaison with partner communications and events leads to co-create event communications, design and promotions.
Management:
  • Manage a Communications Coordinator.
  • Be available to travel and sometimes work outside standard work hours in order to complete assignments ahead of deadlines.
Requirements
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a clear, concise and engaging style.
  • Strong strategic thinking and the ability to see the "big picture" while managing day-to-day communications activities.
  • Robust understanding of politics and democracy, with the ability to stay ahead of trends and adapt strategies accordingly.
  • Proven record of building and maintaining relationships with journalists and partners.
  • Leadership skills with the capacity to foster a collaborative and results- and data-driven working environment.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Networking aptitude.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Good judgment and sensitivities when communicating with different cultures.
  • Proficiency in Google Suite, Notion, Wix and Canva, with a focus on presentation and data analysis tools.
Benefits
  • Come and work at a non-profit tackling significant social issues head on. We are ruthlessly practical, adaptive and relish a challenge.
  • You will join a women-led team of 15 hardworking and mission driven people hailing from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Jordan, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Ukraine and the USA.
  • Generous leave entitlements - statutory leave, plus a week in summer and a week over Christmas, your birthday and last Friday of every month.
  • Hybrid working conditions, with access to a beautiful office space in the middle of Berlin.
  • Salary between €59,000-68,000 per year.

About Us
At the Apolitical Foundation, we're on a mission to update political leadership for the 21st century through a worldwide non-partisan movement. We work to empower excellence and representation in political leadership and to reimagine the role of political leader so that current and aspiring leaders have the skills, mindsets and support they need to deliver for people and the planet. You can read about our work at https://www.apolitical.foundation/.
Our values are:
  • Hope: We believe in the power of government, political leaders, and democracy as a force for good.
  • Pragmatism: Supporting political leadership requires evidence, clear communication and compromise.
  • Inclusion: If you don’t see it, you can’t be it. Non-partisanship, diversity and local context are must-haves.
  • Excellence: We must identify, spotlight and strive for excellence in ourselves, our partners and our political leaders.
  • Integrity: High ethical standards across all aspects of operations and programming are essential.
  • Audacity: We, with others, can accomplish big, challenging tasks; if we don't, who will?
  • Joy: We can do hard things with joy, in fact, it might be the only way to.
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