Title: Digital Communications Consultant
Location: Global, remote, working hours must overlap within 4 hours of Eastern Standard Time
Status: Deliverables are anticipated to take up to 40 hours per week
Contract Duration: 9 months with possible extension
Posting Date: October 24, 2024
Posting Closing Date: November 14, 2024
Compensation Range: Competitive and will vary depending on the Consultant’s country of residence along with experience and qualifications.
Health Care Without Harm is looking for an English and Spanish-speaking Digital Communications Consultant to join its global team. If you are passionate about digital communications and graphic design, and have a knack for creative content development, apply and join our dynamic team!
Organizational Overview
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) is an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) dedicated to transforming the healthcare sector into a leader for environmental health and justice. Working globally, HCWH collaborates with healthcare professionals, hospitals, NGOs, governments, and international entities to promote environmentally healthy practices in healthcare. The organization focuses on reducing the environmental footprint of the healthcare sector and acting as a community anchor for sustainability. With regional offices in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia, a regional team in Latin America and a Global secretariat, and a network of strategic partners across continents, HCWH fosters global and regional collaborations to address climate and health issues, supported by a global team. Its Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network has over 2,000 members in 86 countries who represent the interests of more than 70,000 hospitals and health centers. The network serves as one of the key vehicles through which the organization and its partners engage directly with the health care sector on the ground around the world and supports facilities in their transformation to becoming low carbon, resilient and sustainable.
Consultancy Description
Health Care Without Harm seeks a Digital Communications Consultant to join its Global Team. The successful candidate must be fluent in Spanish and English, and will work with the Communications Team and international network to develop engaging content for social media, amplify key messages, design reports and visuals, and assist in project management and different initiatives.
Deliverables
- Social media: The successful candidate leads the development of messages and social media cards / graphics in English and Spanish for Health Care Without Harm’s Global Team and GGHH social media accounts. Provides day-to-day support to the management of HCWH Global and GGHH social media accounts, monitors performance, prepares and presents timely reports, and collaborates with different teams to achieve communicational impact.
- Graphic design: Designs and edits reports, brochures, graphics, and illustrations as needed for the different programs according to the organization’s branding and image guidelines.
- Online platforms: Assists in the upload of materials, creation, and edition of pages, templates, and processes.
- Assists and supports the development and launch of newsletters and campaigns.
Qualifications and Competencies
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Passionate about communications, and has a pulse on the conversations in the social media space.
- Manages tight timelines, short turnaround times, and shifting priorities.
- At least two years’ experience in communications, preferably in the NGO or non-profit sectors.
- A BA or BS degree in Communications / Marketing or related fields, or combined experience/education as a substitute.
- Excellent written and oral English and Spanish communication skills.
- Independent: able to work virtually and independently, with strong time management and task prioritization skills.
- Knowledge and experience with the following programs and platforms are required:
- Adobe Suite, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- Canva
- Drupal and MailChimp.
- Microsoft Office and Google Suites.
- Experience with the following programs and platforms is preferred:
What’s In It For You?
- Work with an organization where the mission is inspiring, and its team members care deeply for the mission and the network of people carrying out that mission.
- Play an important role in providing expertise to help drive growth, influence impact, and advance efforts to create a more sustainable health care sector and community.
- Be part of an inspirational global network.
To Apply or Inquire
Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are committed to cultivating and sustaining culturally and ethnically diverse organizations and to the principles that promote inclusive practices. We believe systems can only be transformed when a diversity of voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are a part of the movement for change. We are dedicated to building a diverse staff with expertise and interest in addressing systemic racism within our organization and to serve the mission of the organizations in respectful ways. Health Care Without Harm/Practice Greenhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply, upload a cover letter along with your resume via this link. Questions can be addressed to jobs@hcwh.org. Only competitive candidates will be invited to participate further in the recruitment process. Closing date to apply is November 14, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
