Communications Manager

Title: Communications Manager

Department: Communications Department

Reports to: Sr. Communications Director 

Status: Full-time (40 hr/week), Permanent, Exempt

Location: Remote; position is U.S.-based and located in the Pacific Time Zone. 

Timeline: The position will ideally begin as soon as possible

Salary: $80,000; a generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision;  health insurance premiums 100% covered for employee and family, 4% 401k matching plan; life insurance, 3-week vacation increasing over time and 3-week sick leave; remote-only office; and supportive culture

About Health In Harmony

Health In Harmony is a nonprofit organization working to reverse the loss of tropical rainforests to help stop global heating and nature’s collapse. Health In Harmony works alongside Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples to realize their community-designed and -led solutions.

Currently, HIH supports 235,000 community members in protecting nearly 4 million hectares of tropical rainforests in Panama, Madagascar, Brazil, DRC, and Indonesia. HIH is expanding globally to work alongside tropical rainforest communities and contribute to safeguarding half of the world’s remaining rainforests.

Health In Harmony is expanding its proven, community-driven rainforest protection and health systems model across Indonesia in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and with the pioneering planetary health organization, Alam Lestat Sehari, supporting districts to strengthen primary care through a last mile health program that incorporates progressive planetary health operations, and investing directly in community solutions for planetary health. This scale effort aligns national health priorities with climate and biodiversity goals, creating a pathway for resilient, people-centered health and environmental outcomes nationwide.

Health In Harmony’s staff and Board represent a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. Health In Harmony is committed to fostering and maintaining a culture of equity, mutual respect, support, and connectedness. We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from all cultures and communities, specifically including the countries where HIH currently works, are encouraged to apply.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Health In Harmony aims to significantly expand organizational marketing to support ambitious targets in fundraising, programmatic growth, and advocacy. The Communications Manager plays a critical role in project management of the team and  growing the impact of external communications. You will  center rainforest community stories and expertise for climate justice solutions in all of our communications. You will, for example, enhance our  social media capacity, and  put  HIH’s impact, mission, and plans in front of a growing and globally influential audience. 

The Communications Manager will spearhead project management of the Communications workflows and other various responsibilities. This work will cross time zones and departments. It will also include direct contact and cross collaboration with HIH affiliate communications teams in the rainforests where HIH works. You will partner and support these teams in Brazil, Madagascar and elsewhere to  broaden their own in-country communications impact and partner on producing media materials for global use.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Management

• Project manage communications-specific and inter-departmental projects (outlining key stakeholders and deadlines, working in Asana, adjusting schedules based on prioritizations set by the Senior Communications Director).
• Coordinate interdepartmental projects and strengthen communication pipelines.
• Manage the Communications Associate(s), any intern(s), and support work with consultants and vendors.  
• Build out and strengthen internal organizational systems within the department and across HIH Global.
• With the support of the Director, work closely with PR consultants to support press & media inquiries and results.

Content

• Directly support the creation and execution of the annual fundraising and advocacy campaigns and the Impact Report (write copy, work with designer, and relevant stakeholders).
• Under supervision of the Senior Comms Director, manage execution and amplification of   digital campaigns, with a focus on social media.

Strategy & Growth

• Under supervision of the Senior Comms Director, strategize effective annual and quarterly digital communications plans.
• Manage communications workflow with international communications team members and partners. 
• Work collaboratively with the Communications Associate to develop digital marketing audience research projects and utilize analytics to hone campaigns and expedite ROI and audience/donor growth. 
•  Support Communications Associate in managing HIH global team internal communications and provide support to maintain brand standards inter-departmentally.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least  5+ years of direct working experience in communications and marketing for a global non-profit organization.
• At least 3 years of team and project management experience in communications.
• At least 5 years working professionally in social media or a similar field and be able to demonstrate this and show recent campaign successes.
• Strong relationship skills – the ability to professionally work with donors, interns, staff, and the Board of Directors.
• Proven research and marketing/comms data analysis experience.
• Analytical mindset, flexibility, and ability to assess and pivot.
• Ability to speak, write and instruct in the voice of Health In Harmony, as well as evolve this voice.
• Excellent judgment with the ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
• Strong aesthetic, visual, design and editing  skills, with notable experience working in Canva, FinalCutPro, Adobe Suite, CapCut.

PERSONAL TRAITS

• Must be passionate about environmental conservation, climate, and community development.
• Awareness of current relevant conversations and trends, in order to support and lead Health In Harmony’s public voice and message.
• Detail-oriented and organized while managing strategic, long-term goals.
• Strong initiative, drive, and self-management to initiate and complete projects; seeking out resources and collaborating as needed.
• Humility, flexibility, and willingness to test, shift thinking, and try something new.
• Able to work in a small team environment – helpful, dependable, respectful, approachable.
• Awareness and skills to create an equitable and inclusive work environment.