Assistant Manager, Communications

Position Overview

World Food Program USA seeks an outgoing, driven, and highly skilled strategic communications professional to help us expand and strengthen visibility of World Food Program USA in support of the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

The Assistant Manager, Communications reports to the Director, Communications and is responsible for liaising across MarComms verticals, Corporate and Institutional Partnership teams, the Executive Office and external stakeholders to build and implement strategic communications plans that amplify awareness and drive engagement. This role will support a variety of external affairs functions, including media relations, executive visibility, communications strategy and implementation, event planning and management, and other duties as assigned.

They must be an exceptionally strong project manager and writer, a skilled communications expert, with experience in cause marketing and/or communications campaigns on behalf of nonprofits, large corporations, or consumer brands. We are looking for someone who can thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance and growing organization.

About World Food Program USA

World Food Program USA’s values provide the framework for how we behave and work together to reach our goals to feed and save the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world. Those values are:

• Collaborative: We are all one team
• Accountable: We own our work
• Respectful: We are kind to each other
• Inclusive: We champion diversity
• Optimistic: We have a make it happen attitude

We are looking for applicants who embody these values and are invested in forwarding our mission.

Why Join Us?

• We are a dynamic, forward-leaning, financially stable organization.
• You will be joining an effective, committed, high-performing group of colleagues who are well-regarded in the community.
• This position will play a crucial role in aiding the organization in their mission of ending global hunger.

Highlighted Responsibilities

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in most of the functional areas (e.g. media relations, executive visibility/thought leadership, cause marketing, communications project management, events).
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (i.e. public relations/communications, marketing, journalism, or related field).
• Must live in the greater Washington, DC area and be able to work a hybrid schedule with 2 days in office.
• PR agency experience preferred.
• Strong affinity for World Food Program USA’s mission and program priorities.
• A news junkie whose finger is on the pulse of both national and international news and issues related to international development, global hunger relief and humanitarian issues.

Knowledge and Experience

• Advanced understanding of communications strategies and tactics, including leveraging social media to build awareness.
• Advanced knowledge of media relations strategies, tactics and tools such as Cision.
• Strong understanding of executive visibility/thought leadership strategies and tactics.
• Proven track record developing and project managing the execution of strategic communications plans that have multiple internal and external parties engaged.
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills required.
• Event experience a plus.
• Nonprofit experience a plus.

Personal Characteristics and Work Style

• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at the same time with minimal oversight.
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented. Ability to manage a multi-faceted, demanding workload.
• Ability to operate, thrive, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial organizational environment. For example, we frequently activate to raise awareness and fundraise around breaking emergencies (e.g. Myanmar earthquake), necessitating occasional work after hours, over the weekend, or on holidays. Willingness and ability to prioritize our mission, activate alongside the team, and demonstrate clear thinking and efficient work under urgent deadlines is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and anticipate leadership needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Professional, respectful demeanor, and interpersonal style that elicits trust from leadership, funders, staff, and partners.
• Curious, creative, strategic thinker, and proactive problem solver with a growth mindset.
• Strong team player with a collaborative work ethic and ability to work well within a matrixed team and organization.
• Charismatic, confident, and polished communicator with exceptional presentation skills.
• Exemplifies grace under pressure.

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