Organization: Center for Reproductive Rights
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 31 Aug 2017
Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the premier global legal organization dedicated to advancing women's reproductive health, self-determination, and dignity. Its mission is straightforward and ambitious: to advance reproductive health and rights as fundamental human rights that all governments around the world are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. Headquartered in New York City, the Center has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Kathmandu, Nairobi, and Washington, DC and a staff of more than 130 diverse professionals. Its annual operating budget is approximately $23 million, the result of an extraordinary growth trajectory; the Center is now poised for a new phase of significant expansion through its next Strategic Plan.
The Center’s game-changing litigation and advocacy work, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide. It has played a key role in securing landmark legal victories in the U.S., Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe on issues including access to life-saving obstetrics care, contraception, safe abortion services, and comprehensive sexuality information, as well as the prevention of forced sterilization and child marriage. It has brought groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights, and has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 55 countries.
To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org.
The Center seeks a Communications Consultant who will work closely with our Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Advocacy Adviser, our New York-based Communications team, and Honduran-based NGO Centro de Derechos de Mujeres in providing communications support in the implementation of a multi-faceted legal advocacy campaign. The consultants will help provide communications strategies to aid law reform, to build public support, conduct media outreach and social media campaigns and engage the broader Honduras digital landscape. We look to engage a significant number of online supports to help advance and protect our key legal and policy goals and ensure that regional news outlets are informed on key legal and policy issues that impact our constituencies.
This position will be based in Honduras.
The will be a 35 hours/week position, and will start in August 2017 and end in January 2020.
Responsibilities:
The Communications Consultant’s primary job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Engage key strategies such as: optimization of online platforms and paid acquisition;
- Drive targeted media outreach to national, regional and international news outlets;
- Issue and support joint press releases;
- Place opinion editorials;
- Engage international supporters via online/traditional media;
- Engage Honduran and international online supporters by expanding CDM's online audience;
- Develop online influence strategy;
- Support design and web development;
- Engage and grow audiences on social media, particularly Twitter and Facebook;
- Engage online supporters with urgent email actions;
- Provide and create advocacy toolkits;
- Strategically promote personal storytelling; and,
- Produce video filming and production.
Qualifications:
- Strong commitment to the Center's mission, purpose, and values;
- Bachelor's or equivalent advanced degree in communications, journalism, public/media relations, or a related field;
- Minimum of five years of experience in progressive media, journalism, and/or public relations, and a track record of media in raising the visibility of political, social, and cultural issues and organizations, and shaping public debate;
- Proven ability to manage the workflow of projects, including facilitating project scope, identifying goals and deliverables; planning and scheduling project timelines; and monitoring project progress;
- Experience in providing non-profit communications support (e.g. drafting press releases, developing online strategies) and in expanding and strengthening the communications knowledge, capabilities, and resources of non-profit organizations;
- Broad awareness and deep understanding of local and regional media landscapes, as well current and developing strategies for communicating effectively in a continually and rapidly evolving media environment;
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills;
- Experience in online advocacy strategy and implementation, including social media and email marketing, a plus;
- Experience developing content for a variety of materials (e.g. social media messages, online advocacy materials and toolkits, fundraising and advocacy emails, website features and articles, traditional media toolkits and advocacy resources) a plus;
- Demonstrated ability to research, write, fact-check, and edit a variety of communication pieces for target audiences with minimal supervision;
- Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines, handle simultaneous assignments, and work within a team setting across varied time zones;
- Experience working on human rights or women's rights, reproductive health and/or social issues a plus; and,
- Fluency in English and Spanish.
Compensation: The Center offers competitive fees commensurate with experience.
How to apply:
How to Apply: Please click on the link below to apply, and attach a cover letter, resume, two writing samples (one in English and one in Spanish), and contact information for three references. It is encouraged to include these application materials as attachments.
https://reproductiverights.applicantpro.com/jobs/607937-29628.html
Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
