Global Head of Communications

Location: London or Bath, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Contract type: Full-time, permanent.

Salary range: Competitive dependent upon experience

Reporting to: CEO

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exists to protect the natural world and uphold our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We work at the front lines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change.

EJF is a global non-profit driven by a powerful belief: that environmental protection and human rights are inseparable. Through courageous field investigations, rigorous research, and strategic international advocacy, we expose environmental crime, challenge impunity, and catalyse systemic reform. Our work delivers real-world impact, shaping policy, strengthening governance, protecting vital ecosystems, and defending those who risk their lives to safeguard them.

Our campaigns span four deeply interconnected areas: oceans, climate, forests and wetlands, and the training, protection, and empowerment of environmental defenders and journalists. From illegal fishing and forced labour to deforestation, land grabs, and climate displacement, we confront some of the most complex and urgent crises of our time – always with a focus on accountability, equity, and durable solutions.

EJF is an international organisation with a diverse team working across four continents, united by a shared ambition: to protect people by protecting the planet. We are bold, evidence‑led, and impact‑driven. We speak truth to power – and we build pathways to a fairer, more resilient future. Join Us.

As the Global Head of Communications for the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), you will play a lead role in building EJF’s visibility and global brand and, above all, in deepening and extending impact and positive outcomes.

You will develop and implement the communications strategies for EJF’s global campaigns, building support across a range of targeted audiences. You will maximise the use and reach of EJF’s investigative films and campaign reports, securing high‑profile coverage for them that targets key audiences.

Working within an international team of campaigners, researchers, filmmakers in Europe, Africa and Asia, you will lead a team of communication specialists and coordinate our global communications work.

You will be working with senior management and the international campaign team to deliver our ambitious objectives. You will be a highly organised, creative and collaborative manager willing and able to refine and deliver an ambitious communications strategy that will help us to achieve our campaign goals and vision.

We are looking for an ambitious, talented professional with outstanding communications skills, superb people and project management and a passion for driving real change for environmental justice.

You will bring intellectual and academic rigour to the post, alongside creative thinking and strategic brilliance. You will be able to quickly engage with EJF’s campaigns and present them in a compelling way, putting your outstanding writing, storytelling skills and experience to great effect.

Knowing how important it is to get the story right, you will have great attention to detail and factual accuracy. You have the creative flair to present EJF’s campaigns and investigations to the strongest effect and identify the best ways to engage, inspire and mobilise diverse target audiences.

Work with the CEO to develop and implement EJF’s global communications strategy aligned with organisational priorities and campaign objectives.

Lead the communications team to consistently maximise opportunities to drive impact for individual campaigns, working closely with teams to develop communications strategies at inception.

Provide high level advice and guidance to EJF leadership and teams on messaging, media strategy and reputational risk.

Lead the comms team to develop sector‑leading communications that engage and…