Director, Communications Impact

BACKGROUND

The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) is a mayor-led coalition that accelerates ambitious global action on migration and displacement. With most of the world’s migrants and displaced people living in cities, our mission is to use the power of city leadership, diplomacy, and practice to create a world where urban migrants, displaced people, and receiving communities can thrive.

To achieve our mission, we provide mayors with advocacy, coordination, and communications support to influence policy decisions at the national and international level, and connect city governments to the knowledge, technical, and financial resources they need to accelerate and scale local solutions.

Created by mayors for mayors, we are a nimble team of political advisors and urban practitioners guided by a Leadership Board of global mayors. We are managed as a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and operate with the support of philanthropic and government donors.

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The MMC’s Director, Communications, Knowledge & Impact will build and execute a global communications and public affairs strategy that positions mayors as influential leaders on migration and displacement. Acting as a trusted advisor to mayors and senior city officials, this role will help leaders navigate complex, politically sensitive issues—shaping narratives, managing risk, and delivering high-impact campaigns that elevate local leadership on the global stage.

While communications and public affairs are the core focus, the role also provides strategic oversight of the MMC’s knowledge and impact work, ensuring that research, data, and evaluation findings are translated into clear, persuasive storytelling that strengthens the MMC’s influence and fundraising—without losing political relevance or momentum.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the role combines senior strategic leadership with hands‑on execution. They will lead a small, high‑performing team—including a Communications Manager and a Knowledge & Impact Manager—supported by specialist PR, research, and creative consultants, and will remain personally engaged in writing, editing, leader briefings, and rapid response during high‑stakes moments.

The ideal candidate is a confident, politically astute communicator with strong judgment and range—someone who can move seamlessly from designing a global narrative campaign, to preparing a mayor for live media, to turning evidence into compelling messages and visuals. They bring experience advising senior leaders on political risk, crisis communications, and proactive narrative‑building; exceptional writing and editorial skills; a strong grasp of global current affairs;

and a deep interest in cities and the global migration and displacement landscape.

• Develop and implement the MMC’s global communications and public affairs strategy, aligned with organizational priorities and geopolitical context.
• Lead narrative development, campaign design, and media engagement to position mayors as credible, pragmatic leaders on migration and displacement.
• Serve as a senior advisor to mayors and MMC leadership, providing strategic messaging guidance, political risk assessments, and preparation for high‑profile engagements, including speeches, talking points, op‑eds, briefing notes, and media training.
• Lead proactive and reactive media strategies, including press outreach, pitching, journalist relationship management, and coordination of press moments and events.
• Oversee MMC’s brand, voice, and messaging architecture, ensuring consistency, quality, and credibility across platforms and products.
• Lead crisis and reputational communications in close coordination with the Executive Director and Board, including rapid response and emergency communications as needed.
• Oversee the MMC’s digital presence, including website, newsletters, social media, and multimedia content, ensuring regular, high‑quality output.
• Monitor communications performance and use insights to continuously refine strategy, tactics, and resource allocation.

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