The Global Fund for a New Economy

Director of Organizational Communications

Introduction

The Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE) seeks a Director of Organizational Communications to lead and execute a comprehensive global organizational communications strategy. This role is essential to advancing GFNE’s mission by ensuring that its work is effectively positioned, communicated, and amplified across diverse audiences, including funders, policymakers, civil society, and the media.

The Director of Communications will play a pivotal role in amplifying GFNE’s impact, ensuring our work reaches key global stakeholders and influences critical conversations. Success in this role means increasing GFNE’s engagement with its core audiences, ensuring cohesive and coherent communication across all channels, maintaining the quality of content, strengthening the GFNE team’s media preparedness, and managing communication risks effectively to enhance its global positioning.

About the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE)

Founded in 2024, the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE) is dedicated to building an economic system that benefits all people, protects our planet, and strengthens democracy. GFNE partners with leaders, changemakers, and innovative organizations to provide the strategic funding, partnerships, and infrastructure needed to drive this transformation.

As a remote-first organization, GFNE is committed to building a global team rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value a wide range of perspectives and strive to foster a collaborative, inclusive workplace culture that aligns with our mission. Our work spans partnerships with think tanks, community organizations, academic institutions, labor unions, and advocacy groups, building a global movement for a sustainable and democratic economy.

With initial support from the Hewlett Foundation, Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the Omidyar Network, GFNE is prioritizing efforts in ten countries: Brazil, India, the United States, South Africa, Kenya, Germany, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Mexico, and Indonesia. Our current organizational focus areas include exploring the economic opportunities and challenges of the green transition and addressing the impact of AI and emerging technologies from a political economy perspective. Specifically, GFNE will invest in field building, mobilize resources for the ecosystem, support partner organizations through catalytic grants and strategic and operational support, and incubate new organizations. 

We invite those who share our commitment to a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable economy to join us in this transformative work.

The Director of Communications will lead GFNE’s strategic communication efforts towards broad branding of the organization and its work, ensuring clarity, impact, and coherence across all external and internal messaging. This role will involve:

• Developing and executing a global organizational communications strategy that aligns with GFNE’s goals and appropriate (not necessarily maximum) level of media coverage. 
• Managing media relations, including press engagement, media readiness for internal teams, and thought leadership positioning.
• Overseeing content development, including newsletters, website updates, and digital storytelling, while building an engaged community.
• Managing communications risk, particularly on delicate and sensitive topics.
• Strengthening GFNE’s brand identity through strategic messaging, campaigns, and public engagement.
• Acting as a liaison with all programmatic areas and departments to ensure alignment across teams and partners.
• Establishing communications policies and systems for both internal and external engagement.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Communications and Narrative Development

• Lead the development and implementation of GFNE’s global organizational communications strategy.
• Define and shape GFNE’s organizational narrative, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
• Craft compelling messages that effectively communicate GFNE’s work to diverse audiences.

Media Relations

• Manage press relations, including proactive and reactive media engagement.
• Support GFNE leadership and staff in media readiness, preparing key stakeholders for interviews, public engagements, and crisis situations.
• Build relationships with journalists, editors, and opinion leaders to enhance GFNE’s visibility.

Brand Building, Maintenance and Positioning

• Ensure that GFNE has effective branding and relevant branding assets. 
• Ensure GFNE’s brand identity is consistently applied across all channels.
• Develop and execute strategies for brand positioning in key global conversations.
• Lead the creation of marketing materials and collateral that reflect GFNE’s work.

Digital Strategy and Content Management

• Oversee and create content for GFNE’s website, social media channels, and newsletters, ensuring all digital platforms reflect GFNE’s brand and strategic goals.
• Develop and implement a content strategy that aligns with GFNE’s priorities and engages target audiences.
• Analyze and report on communication effectiveness, including media coverage, web analytics, and audience engagement.

Communications and Risk Management

• Identify and assess potential reputational risks, proactively developing strategies to mitigate them.
• Develop and execute rapid-response strategies for high-stakes situations, ensuring GFNE maintains trust and credibility.
• Provide guidance and training to leadership and staff on crisis communications best practices.

Internal Coordination and Liaison

• Act as the internal communications lead, ensuring teams are aligned on messaging.
• Work closely with GFNE’s Communications Hub to coordinate efforts across teams.
• Provide strategic guidance to program staff on effective storytelling and messaging.

Policy and Systems Development

• Establish and maintain communications policies to ensure consistency and alignment.
• Develop internal training and capacity-building initiatives for staff on communication best practices.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant years of experience in strategic communications, public relations, or media, preferably in philanthropy, international development, economics, or policy-driven organizations.
• Strong media and press relations experience, in international context, including crisis management.
• Proven leadership in brand positioning, digital storytelling, and content management.
• Ability to navigate complex and sensitive topics, with a track record in managing communication risks.
• A proactive leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and has successfully built and managed high-impact communication work and external agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
• Global experience, with cultural awareness and the ability to work across geographies.
• Proficiency in digital communication tools and platforms.
• Experience working in a grant-making or policy-focused organization.
• Proficiency in additional languages is desirable but not required and will be considered an asset in effectively communicating with partners.

Compensation and Terms

• Location: Remote, with occasional travel required.
• Working Hours: Full-time, with flexibility to collaborate across time zones.
• Compensation: Competitive, based on experience and location.

The deadline for applications is  4^th April 2025.

The Global Fund for a New Economy is committed to building a diverse team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration, irrespective of nationality, racial or ethnic background, age,  opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health, or disabilities. We positively encourage applications from those from under-represented or marginalized groups.