Senior Communications Manager

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is seeking an experienced and creative communications professional to join our growing international team working to deliver conservation impact and protect the basic human right to a secure natural environment. Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee the implementation of EJF's content and digital communications, ensuring our investigations and advocacy are presented with clarity and impact.

This role manages colleagues in the communications team as well as working closely with campaigners, researchers, investigators, project leads and filmmakers across four continents. You are a skilled writer and storyteller with a strong grasp of digital platforms and an understanding of what makes content compelling. You understand how to translate complex evidence and investigative findings into clear, engaging communications for diverse audiences.

We are looking for someone proactive, highly organised, and passionate about environmental justice. You will be comfortable working at pace, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and maintaining high editorial standards.

• With senior team members, support the development of a comprehensive comms strategy prioritising campaign outcomes across EJF's strategically important nations and regions.
• Lead the development and delivery of compelling content across EJF's communications channels, including reports, briefings, blogs, newsletters, and multimedia assets.
• Oversee the production of and quality-assure outputs, including op-eds, campaign updates, web copy, and supporter communications, ensuring consistent voice, accuracy, and impact.
• Work closely with the campaign and investigation teams from project inception to translate findings into engaging communications materials for a range of audiences.
• Ensure EJF's editorial standards are met across all communications outputs.
• Maintain EJF's style guide and communications templates, supporting colleagues across the organisation to communicate consistently and effectively.
• Maintain an editorial calendar that aligns content production with campaign milestones, report launches, and external events.

• Oversee EJF's social media channels, developing and publishing content that grows engagement, extends reach, and drives campaign impact.
• Manage EJF's website content: commissioning and implementing updates, ensuring pages are current, accurate, and optimised for search.
• Use data and analytics to monitor performance across digital channels making evidence‑led recommendations to improve our strategy.
• Monitor developments in digital communications and proactively identify new opportunities.

• Work with campaign teams to maintain communications plans, ensuring messaging is consistent, evidence‑led, and tailored to relevant audiences to achieve intended impacts.
• Support the review and dissemination of campaign reports, policy briefings, and impact updates, maintaining EJF's editorial standards across geographies and languages.
• When required, support the planning and delivery of campaign events, film screenings, and launches, including supporting external communications around these moments.

• Support effective internal communications within EJF, helping ensure that staff across the organisation are informed and connected.
• Work collaboratively to support strategic planning, team coordination, and reporting on comms outcomes.
• Provide communications guidance and capacity-building to colleagues across campaign and country teams.
• Manage comms colleagues to success, ensuring clarity in priorities and mentoring their abilities to deliver outcomes.

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• Demonstrable commitment to EJF's vision, mission and values and a determination to change the world for the better.
• At least five years of professional experience in a communications role.
• An outstanding writer and editor in English, able to…