Communications Manager

The Communications Manager is part of the CartONG support team and works in close relation with the association’s project teams.

This position oversees the association’s external communications activities, preparing and implementing CartONG’s global communications strategy in support of the association’s multi-year strategy. He/she is also the Project Manager for CartONG’s communication and advocacy projects, in particular the GeOnG forum. He/she also acts as a reference on data protection issues for the communications function. Finally, this person supports CartONG’s communication projects. As part of this role, the Communications Manager is also expected to support the association’s networking and fundraising activities, by providing communications expertise to internal referents on these subjects.

The Communications Manager reports directly to the Executive Direction and supervises an intern for 4 to 6 months each year.

In this context, your main tasks are as follows:

1 – Manage CartONG’s external communications

Define and supervise the overall communications strategy

• Definition and monitoring of strategy and annual communication plans.
• Monitor communication budget.

Supervise and implement content production

• Writing and/or creation of communicationproducts: articles, annual report, flyers, etc.
• Production of visual/multimedia content (infographics, videos, etc.) promoting CartONG’s activities.
• Development, support and/or coordination of dissemination plans for project resources in coordination with and in support of Project Managers.
• Updating of the association’s website (bilingual) www.cartong.org
• Publication work on social networks (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Youtube)

Contribute to the association’s visibility (awareness-raising, advocacy, knowledge development and networking)

• Coordination with media contacts.
• Representation of the association at events, within networks (e.g. H2H Network Communications Working Group, etc.) or others.
• Occasional support for the organization’s volunteer projects, particularly in the area of communications.

2 – Support for CartONG internal communications

• Coordination of internal exchanges of experience in support of the Head of Programs (lunchboxes, webinars).
• Coordination of CartONG’s internal newsletter.

3 – Support other CartONG activities (ad hoc)

• Participate in activities supporting CartONG’s associative mission where possible and relevant, and interact with the association’s Board and other members (notably during events such as associative weekends called “get-togethers”, team green days, internal training, etc.).
• The position may involve very occasional travel to partners’ offices in Europe or to conferences/events. The job requires availability and flexibility, with very occasional evening or weekend work.