Communications Advisor (Project Strategy and Training)

Communications Advisor (Project Strategy and Training)

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) seeks a Communications Advisor to strengthen the organisation’s ability to communicate with impact. This role will focus on two key priorities: ensuring IUCN projects embed robust communications strategies from the outset, and building staff capacity across the Union through a self-service model of communications guidance and training.

The Communications Advisor will provide strategic communications support to IUCN projects and develop and lead a self-service communications support model, equipping colleagues across IUCN with the skills, tools, and confidence to become more effective communicators.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing guidance to project teams during the design and proposal development stage to ensure communications objectives, strategies, and budgets are appropriately embedded.
• Advising on the identification of target audiences, key messages, channels, and activities tailored to each project’s objectives and with IUCN’s overall communications strategy.
• Co-creating communications strategies with project leads.
• Supporting project communications leads in sourcing images, data, and stories to illustrate concrete project results on the ground.
• Reviewing and quality assuring project communications plans, ensuring they are realistic, resourced, measurable, and focused on impact.

Requirements:

• Education: a university degree in communications, public relations, journalism, international relations, environmental studies, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in communications, with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, capacity building, and project-based communications.
• Experience developing communications strategies for international projects, ideally in the fields of conservation, sustainable development, or international cooperation.
• Track record in designing and delivering training or coaching programmes in communications.
• Experience in working with diverse stakeholders in a multicultural and international environment.

Skills and competencies:

• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills with the ability to translate project goals into effective communications strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
• Experience with adult learning methodologies and training delivery.
• Familiarity with communications channels, tools, and performance measurement.
• Strong facilitation, interpersonal, and capacity-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams, regions, and cultures.
• Proficiency in English (required); knowledge of French and/or Spanish is an asset.

The gross annual salary for this position is between CHF 100\’355 and CHF 125\’444, subject to deductions for social security contributions and second-pillar pension, and before tax.

Applicants are requested to apply online through the HR Management System.

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

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