Eclat Infotech - Manager - Communications

Designation : Manager - Communications

Location : Head Office

Employment type : Renewable fixed term contract

Report to : Head of Communications

Employment level : Middle

Organization Background :

- Established in 2007, Educate Girls (a project of 'Foundation to Educate Girls Globally') is holistically tackling issues at the root cause of gender inequality in India's education system that has helped to ensure over 90% enrolment and higher attendance as well as improved school infrastructure, quality of education and learning outcomes for all girls.

- Our comprehensive model helps communities assess their school situation, initiate action plans, and empowers them to sustain positive results at the lowest cost. Educate Girls believes that if girls in the most backward gender gap districts are educated now, they will have the potential to enter the formal economy, gain employment, and lift their families out of poverty. By leveraging the government's existing investment in schools, Educate Girls delivers measurable results to a large number of beneficiaries and avoids duplication or parallel delivery of services.

- Because of the sustainability and scalability of the model, Educate Girls has grown from a 500-school pilot project in the Pali district of Rajasthan to now serving thousands of schools, reaching millions of children in some of India's most remote areas. The non-governmental organization has a management and outreach office in Mumbai and operations in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and is committed to launching interventions in multiple new geographies across India over the coming years.

- For further details about organisation please visit www.educategirls.ngo

PR and Stakeholder Communications:

- Managing communications and branding requirements for internal and external stakeholders- donors, employees, volunteers, government partners, communities, etc.

- Strategize and execute communications campaigns in association with partners, internal teams, and agencies.

- Identifying opportunities for thought leadership and communication support for speaker engagements

- Aid in maximizing Educate Girls brand reach by using various print and electronic media tools available.

- Identify blogs and websites (like The Better India, Huffington Post Women, Girls Globe etc.) for partnerships.

- Build a database of journalists (international, national and regional) relevant to Educate Girls andbuild media relationships (either through an agency, stringer or individually when required.)

- Conduct periodic media audits and monitor Educate Girls competitive environment in print and electronic media.

- Write and disseminate press releases, Op-Eds and other documents for media consumption.

- Manage media queries in a timely manner.

- Identify and engage with influencers to increase brand reach

Creative Writing and Content Delivery:

- Create and follow a content calendar

- Co-ordinate with regional teams and external vendors to curate stories from the field to represent Educate Girls impact written, videos, photo essays, etc

- Work on content curation for Educate Girls blog.

- Connect curation for collateral like brochures, reports

Others:

- Timely documentation and record-keeping

- Maintain and update the mailing list and send out updates to our stakeholders as and when

required

- Update information on website and other collaterals

Preferred Education Background : Should be a Graduate with a Post Graduate / Diploma in Mass Communication / PR / Journalism

/Marketing.

Preferred Work Experience :

- 4-5 years of relevant work experience (Journalism / PR /Corporate Communications)

- Experience in media management and in handling PR Agencies.

- Should be a consumer of digital content and social media savvy.

Preferred Skill Set :

- Proficiency in MS-Office especially MS Word and MS PowerPoint

- Must know English and Hindi fluently written and spoken

- Must own superlative creative writing skills. Must be able to independently design and author a great

story.

- Ability to think, plan and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion.

- Ability to conceptualize breakthrough campaigns and carry them through execution

- Attention to detail and lateral thinking

- Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to work with people from varied backgrounds, at all

management levels.

- Commitment to Educate Girls mission and values

- Gender sensitivity

"Educate Girls is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly

encouraged to apply for this position."