Head of Communications - EdTech Hub
Results for Development, United States
Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
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Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Feb 20, 2021
Last Date
Mar 20, 2021
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Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.
We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversityof ideas, identities, perspectives and backgroundsis vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.
Results for Development (R4D)is looking for a Head of Communications play a key leadership role in theEdTech Hub, of which R4D is one of the core partners.Our WorkTheEdTech Hub(the Hub) is R4D’s largest education program, a global research partnership with the goal of empowering people to make decisions about technology in education. The EdTech Hub does rigorous academic research to generate new evidence, and gives evidence-based advice about how to use technology in education. We help decision-makers inside and outside government make clear, evidence-based policy decisions to achieve maximum impact. The Hub is made up of a consortium of partners; R4D leads the engagement, communications, and digital work of the Hub.OpportunityThe Head of Communications will be responsible for designing and executing the EdTech Hub’s communication strategy, which is pivotal to its impact. This includes getting evidence to the right people at the right time and in the right format, for a diverse global audience from government officials to international development professionals. The Head of Communications will oversee a small team to execute against the strategy, ensure consistent messaging and style on all communications products, and ensure the Hub has the global digital and in-person presence it needs to advance impact.The Head of Communications will work closely with both the Hub’s Managing Director and the Director of Engagement as well as other Hub consortium members, including members of R4D’s Education Practice.It is envisioned that the Head of Communications will spend the majority of his/her time (roughly 90%) on the EdTech Hub, but will also spend a limited amount of time supporting communications efforts of the R4D Global Education Practice including promoting the team’s work and impact through creative dissemination approaches tailored to key audiences.The Head of Communications will report to the Director of the Global Education Practice, who serves as the EdTech Hub’s Director of Engagement. This position will be based in Washington, DC or London. Occasional travel (up to two weeks per year) may be required once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.Responsibilities
We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversityof ideas, identities, perspectives and backgroundsis vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.
Results for Development (R4D)is looking for a Head of Communications play a key leadership role in theEdTech Hub, of which R4D is one of the core partners.Our WorkTheEdTech Hub(the Hub) is R4D’s largest education program, a global research partnership with the goal of empowering people to make decisions about technology in education. The EdTech Hub does rigorous academic research to generate new evidence, and gives evidence-based advice about how to use technology in education. We help decision-makers inside and outside government make clear, evidence-based policy decisions to achieve maximum impact. The Hub is made up of a consortium of partners; R4D leads the engagement, communications, and digital work of the Hub.OpportunityThe Head of Communications will be responsible for designing and executing the EdTech Hub’s communication strategy, which is pivotal to its impact. This includes getting evidence to the right people at the right time and in the right format, for a diverse global audience from government officials to international development professionals. The Head of Communications will oversee a small team to execute against the strategy, ensure consistent messaging and style on all communications products, and ensure the Hub has the global digital and in-person presence it needs to advance impact.The Head of Communications will work closely with both the Hub’s Managing Director and the Director of Engagement as well as other Hub consortium members, including members of R4D’s Education Practice.It is envisioned that the Head of Communications will spend the majority of his/her time (roughly 90%) on the EdTech Hub, but will also spend a limited amount of time supporting communications efforts of the R4D Global Education Practice including promoting the team’s work and impact through creative dissemination approaches tailored to key audiences.The Head of Communications will report to the Director of the Global Education Practice, who serves as the EdTech Hub’s Director of Engagement. This position will be based in Washington, DC or London. Occasional travel (up to two weeks per year) may be required once COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.Responsibilities
- Develop the EdTech Hub’s communications strategy in collaboration with the Hub’s management team
- Passionately and nimbly manage all outward-facing communication, ensuring there is consistent messaging, branding, and language
- Identify and proactively pursue opportunities for the Hub to engage in country, regional, and global fora likely to advance our mission of empowering decision-makers with evidence
- Help the Managing Director and the Director of Engagement refine strategic messaging
- Develop ideas for new products or formats that will best showcase the Hub’s research
- Develop an editorial calendar to strategically roll out different kinds of formal and informal content and publications over the course of the year, including annual or bi-annual flagship r
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