Director of Communications

Director of Communications at Changing Markets Foundation

Changing Markets is looking for an experienced Director of Communications to join our dynamic
team and play a key role in our mission of running and winning market transformation campaigns.
This is an exciting new position, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to
create our public communications strategy and shape our media relations on a range of impactful
international campaigns that our team is running. The position is full-time, and we offer a
flexible working environment with at least three days a week in our London office (based in
Shoreditch). 

The Changing Markets Foundation was formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to
sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. We create and support campaigns
that expose irresponsible corporate practices and shift market share away from unsustainable
products and companies towards environmentally and socially beneficial solutions. We work on a
range of different topics at the intersection of environmental and social issues and have a
strong track record of winning campaigns. We have been running campaigns across climate, food,
fashion, and circular economy issues, as well as impactful projects, such as a cross-sectoral
greenwashing observatory. 

About the role 

The Director of Communications will be responsible for all our public communications, building
relationships with journalists, as well as with other key audiences through our website and
social media channels. The successful candidate will work across all our projects and be
responsible for developing communications strategies for our campaigns and the development and
implementation of an organisational comms strategy. We are a small team, so this is a hands-on
role, which requires managing all our communications channels, but we have a generous budget
available for work with external consultants and creatives to support this. The Communications
Director will report directly to the CEO. 

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with at least 10 years’
experience in leading successful communications for a non-profit organization, PR agency or
similar. Ideally, you are a creative individual with outstanding inter-personal skills, who is
a team player and able to form collaborative working relationships with a variety of different
stakeholders, ranging from journalists to creative agencies and our NGO partners. 

The successful candidate must have:

• demonstrable experience in leading communications to win corporate or public policy
  campaigns at the national and international level.
• excellent writing, editing and communication skills in English, knowledge of other
  languages is a plus.
• proven track record of engaging and developing relationships with journalists and
  successful press work around key campaign moments.
• the ability to lead, implement and coordinate the launch of our impactful reports (created
  either in-house or by external consultants). This entails working with Changing Markets
  campaigners and external partners, writing press releases, liaising with other organisations,
  and reaching out to journalists.
• a good eye for detail, combined with a strong ability to distil and critically evaluate key
  information and translate it into simple media and social media materials.
• good organisation skills with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines, multi-task and
  operate in a fast-paced environment with occasional heavy workloads.
• the ability to think out-of-the-box and introduce new and innovative ideas, as well as to
  adapt our communications to changing circumstances.
• digitally-savvy with experience leading online campaigns for social engagement and
  mobilisation.
• the willingness to regularly create and disseminate content, such as social media posts,
  op-eds, blogs, and newsletters. Familiarity with web tools such as Word Press, Mail Chimp and
  Canva is a plus.
• an interest in environmental issues with a passion for creating lasting social change. We
  would be especially interested in individuals with a passion for narrative shifts on complex
  social issues and countering misinformation.

It’s a plus if the candidate has:

• good knowledge of debates surrounding environmental and climate change issues.
• good knowledge of the use of creative communication tactics, such as creating short videos.
• good knowledge of the media landscape beyond the UK.

SALARY AND BENEFITS 

• an open-ended competitive UK employment contract around 75,000 £/year (the final salary
  will depend on the candidate’s skills and experience).
• benefits, such as pension, protection benefits, private health insurance and sports
  allowance.
• flexible working hours and possibility for hybrid work.
• an opportunity to be part of a diverse international team based in London and Brussels;
  possibility to travel for work.

HOW TO APPLY? 

Please send your CV and a cover letter demonstrating your experience, skills, and motivation to
work for us to [email protected] by close of business on Tuesday, 5 March
2024. 

Because of the large number of applications we receive, we will only contact selected
candidates to arrange an interview. 

We will hold the first round of interviews on 11 and 12 March 2024.

Changing Markets is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from
candidates from diverse backgrounds. 

No recruitment agencies, please.