Equimundo: Center Masculinities and Social Justice, Senior Communications Officer

Senior Communications Officer

Equimundo:
Center for Masculinities and Social Justice – Washington, DC – Full‑time – Hybrid work‑from‑home/office model

Equimundo:
Center for Masculinities and Social Justice seeks a full-time Senior Communications Officer. This position reports to the Chief Advocacy and Culture Change Officer (CACCO) and will be based in the Washington, DC, area with a hybrid work-from-home/office model.

Equimundo is a global leader in promoting gender equality and preventing violence by engaging men and boys in partnership with women and girls and individuals of all gender identities. Working with men and boys to transform harmful gender norms and unequal power dynamics is critical to achieving gender equality. With partners in more than 55 countries, Equimundo’s work – including high‑impact research, evidence‑based programs, and targeted advocacy efforts – seeks to create a nonviolent, caring, and gender‑equitable future for all.

For more information, please visit www.equimundo.org.

• Full employee healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision
• Ancillary coverage, including group life, AD&D, short‑and-long‑term disability
• Employer 401k contribution equaling 8% of annual salary
• Commuter benefits
• 4 weeks of PTO, paid holidays, and health leave

The Senior Communications Officer helps develop and execute strategic communication plans to promote Equimundo’s mission and programs. The role oversees content creation for press releases, newsletters, social media, and the website, ensuring consistent messaging across all platforms. The Senior Communications Officer also manages media relations, coordinates public events, and supports internal communications initiatives.

• Digital Communications
  • Collaborate closely with Research, Programs, Advocacy, and Office of the CEO (OCEO) teams to translate jargon‑filled publications and ideas into social media communications materials.
  • Develop and oversee an organization‑wide content calendar and coordinate.
  • Develop social media goals and tracking with the Senior Communications Associate, and report monthly on metrics and progress toward goals.
  • Develop email marketing campaigns for Equimundo’s programs and initiatives that promote reports, events, blog posts, news articles, etc; liaise with members of Research, Programs, OCEO, and Advocacy teams to prioritize and source relevant information. This would also include coordinating and overseeing Equimundo’s Substack account.
  • Lead website management with internal staff and external vendors.
• External Communication
  • In coordination with the CACCO develop and execute an organization‑wide communications and PR strategy that includes a calendar mapped to the organization’s ongoing events, reports, etc.
  • Support report launches, conference preparation, and other external events where Equimundo will be represented.
  • Review and edit written communications materials including press releases, blogs, op‑eds, impact storytelling, etc.
• Management and Coordination
  • In coordination with the advocacy, research, program, OCEO, and business development teams, develop an overarching organizational story/narrative that can be told across platforms and external communication. This should include strategies, approaches, and collateral that map across all of the ways the organization communicates externally.
  • Supervise the Senior Communications Associate and Multimedia Communications Associate, including: conducting regular check‑ins, regular feedback, yearly reviews, and approving work products.
  • Manage vendors and consultants with a specific focus on public relations, graphic design, and potentially more.
  • Build processes to…