Communications Officer - IGF

About IISD

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a globally recognized think tank with 3 decades of experience working to solve the world’s most pressing sustainable development challenges. We combine deep expertise in a wide range of issues with a collaborative approach to research, policy advice, and hands‑on support to ensure these solutions are brought to life. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, we are a diverse team of over 300 professionals working from offices in Canada, Switzerland, and other locations around the world.

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) supports more than 80 member countries committed to leveraging mining for sustainable development while limiting its negative impacts. We work with governments to optimize the benefits of mining to advance sustainable development, including through policy guidance, capacity building, and dialogue. A key moment each year is the IGF Annual General Meeting, where governments, industry, and civil society come together to share knowledge and shape the future of sustainable mining.

We are seeking an English and French speaking Communications Officer to support communications for the IGF Mining Team. This is a pivotal role that combines strategic communications, brand positioning, media outreach, digital engagement, and event communications. The role is critical in amplifying IGF’s voice globally, shaping narratives on mining and sustainable development, and ensuring that the Forum’s work resonates with governments, industry, media, civil society, and the wider public.

The Communications Officer will also support IGF’s flagship event—the Annual General Meeting.

The successful candidate will make complex policy issues accessible to global audiences, strengthen engagement with IGF’s member states and partners, highlight the impact of funders’ support, and help IGF stand out in a crowded space. This role requires excellent organizational skills, strong writing and editing ability, experience with digital media, and familiarity with member-based organizations or multilateral processes.

• Coordinate production of a wide array of written communications materials, including press releases, articles, social media posts, newsletters, and other supporting content that make IGF’s work accessible to both expert and non-expert audiences. This may include drafting and editing content.
• Inform, project manage, and implement communications plans for a broad range of projects, reports, campaigns, and events. This includes cooperating with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timelines are adhered to, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting on impact.
• In consultation with a communications manager, help to shape new communications strategies.
• Regularly share program work and collaborate with IGF’s core communications team to ensure alignment on key messaging and amplification of programmatic expertise in broader, organization-wide communications activities. Contribute to the shared editorial calendar.
• Communicate with IGF’s donors to show how their support has made an impact.
• Track current events related to specific work streams and communicate these to colleagues, identifying opportunities for further work and/or public engagement.

• Maintain and update lists of newsletter subscribers within platforms such as Mail Chimp. Draft, edit, and distribute newsletters. Help inform and execute an email outreach strategy.
• Conduct event-related outreach and oversee post-event follow‑up (i.e., uploading webinar recordings to You Tube, sending thank-you emails, etc.).
• Inform social media strategy and manage all active social media accounts, ensuring posts are relevant, timely, engaging, and targeted to the needs and interests of key audiences. This may include drafting and/or editing posts, organizing promotions, tracking trending topics and hashtags, and regularly monitoring the feeds of partner organizations to identify opportunities for cross‑promotion.

• Engage with journalists and…