The Communications Network ? Associate Director ...

Location:
New York

Organization:
The Rockefeller Foundation?s mission to promote the well-being of people throughout the world has remained unchanged since its founding in 1913. Our vision is that this century will be one in which globalization?s benefits are more widely shared and its challenges are more easily weathered. To realize this vision, the Foundation seeks to achieve two fundamental goals in our work. First, we seek to build resilience that enhances individual, community and institutional capacity to survive, adapt, and grow in the face of acute crises and chronic stresses. Second, we seek to promote growth with equity in which the poor or vulnerable have more access to opportunities that improve their lives. In order to achieve these goals, the Foundation constructs its work into time-bound initiatives that have defined objectives and strategies for impact.

In addition, there are several strategic principles that guide the Foundation?s work. We seek to mobilize systemic transformations by integrating policy, financial, social, and technological solutions. We test pilot projects, spin them off, or join others to help implement successful demonstrations on a wider scale. We aim to inform public policy through support for research, advocacy, and coalition-building. Many of our interventions take advantage of tipping points and break bottlenecks that are impeding progress. We also seek to create an enabling environment for our work by fostering innovation, convening partnerships, and building networks.

The Foundation currently maintains offices in New York, a study and conference center in Bellagio, Italy, and regional offices in Bangkok and Nairobi.

Position Summary:
The Associate Director, Communications (AD) holds the responsibility for the regional offices communications strategy and serves as an integral senior member of the Communications team in New York alongside another Associate Director. The two associate directors divide responsibility for key issue areas between them. The AD serves as the main point person in New York for the Foundation?s international presence.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Plans and implements communications campaigns with particular focus on raising the Foundation?s international presence and media.

• Coordinates with knowledge management, speechwriting and social media teams to ensure multi-platform approach.
• Works with VPGC and Senior Speechwriter to develop messaging.
• Provides communications support and counsel to foundation initiative teams.
• Provides communications support and counsel to grantees.
• Oversees the development, research and writing of briefings for communication?s events.
• Writes or assigns writing of press releases, talking points, blog posts and other material.
• Staffs or assigns staffing for media interviews and events.
• Supervises the two Communications Officers, one in each Regional Office (Bangkok and Nairobi)
• Coordinates media training where needed.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Strategic Ability: Ability to see opportunities, design innovative approaches backed by strong analysis and planning. Strong sense for messaging, themes and techniques that resonate with the media in general and bloggers and social media focused reporters, in particular.
• Execution: Strong project management skills, deadline management, sense of responsibility and accountability and the ability to effectively multi-task. Ability to manage contractors to ensure timely, high-quality work product.
• Partnership and relationship Building: Strong professional representation of the Foundation, interpersonal relationship abilities, intercultural knowledge and appreciation, strategic partnership building.
• Decision-Making: Ability to evaluate risks and opportunities, using analytical and strong problem-solving skills.
• Integration: Ability to demonstrate inclusiveness, collaboration, respect and broad organizational interests.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication abilities; exceptional listening written and verbal skills.

?Education, Training and Experience:

• A bachelor degree in Communications, International Studies or a related field. Master?s degree preferred.
• 7-10 years generalist communications experience for international organization working on communications internationally
• Proven track record in managing to complex plans and deadlines
• Superb inter-personal skills and professional presence
• A proven ability to think strategically, analyze critically, and to translate ideas and insights into action through coherent and viable programs and plans
• Experience and/or strong familiarity with non-profit and public sectors
• Ability to manage projects, consultancies and budgets
• Team leadership skills, such as flexibility, diplomacy and listening skills
• Highly organized, with ability to multi-task

Compensation:
The Rockefeller Foundation offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and provides a generous package of benefits.
Relocation assistance is possible.

How To Apply:
Please send in confidence a resume to Machlowitz Consultants, Inc., a retained executive search firm. Email is strongly preferred. resumes@machlowitz.com Subject line: Rockefeller

We regret it will not be possible to communicate with candidates except those who most closely match our client?s requirements.

Source: http://www.comnetwork.org/2012/08/associate-director-communications-rockefeller-foundation/

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