Communications Officer

Reports to: Senior Communications Manager

Place of work: Central London / hybrid

Time: 5 days / week – full time

Contract length: 12 months fixed term contract (with potential to extend)

Starting date: ASAP

Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 depending on experience plus benefits.

Applications

Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter detailing their relevant skills, capabilities and experience for the role by completing the application form on our website here.

If you have any queries, please email [email protected].

Recruitment timeline:

-     Deadline for applications: Friday 15 August

-     1st round interviews (virtual); w/c 18 August and w/c 25 August

We reserve the right to extend the deadline or close this vacancy early depending on the applications we receive. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. 

About IIGCC

IIGCC is an investor-led membership organisation with 400+ members across 20+countries. We bring the investment community together to navigate the risks and opportunities of the transition and support progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future.

We work with our members to create guidance, tools, frameworks and resources that can help them, in their individual contexts, to manage climate-related financial risk within their individual portfolios. Our work also supports investors to make the most of opportunities presented by the transition towards a decarbonised global economy and the realities of a changing climate.

Through our leading work, we help investors to navigate implementation of climate considerations in their individual portfolios, advocate for a more supportive policy environment, and provide them with the tools to undertake effective stewardship and engagement with companies, and the wider market.

More information at www.iigcc.org.

The role

We are looking for a proactive and well-organised Communications Officer to support IIGCC’s communications activities as part of a small, collaborative team. This role is ideal for someone with relevant experience in communications – preferably, within the investment management sector but not essential – and a strong interest in addressing climate change.

In this role, you will work closely with the other members of the Communications team to contribute to media relations, social media, branding, digital content, and events.

This is a great opportunity to help drive meaningful progress toward a net zero and climate-resilient future. You will be joining a team of experienced communications professionals and working alongside established industry experts in corporate engagement, investor strategies and policy advocacy.

While this role is initially offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months, we hope that the contract can be extended, depending on resources.

Main responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Senior Communications Manager, the work will comprise the following core activities:

Media relations

-     Draft press releases and media commentary for review by Senior Media Relations Manager.

-     Suggest and execute proactive tactical media opportunities.

-     Track and analyse IIGCC’s media coverage, reporting against KPIs.

-     Intelligence gathering (via social and traditional media) of relevant industry developments.

-     Draft messaging and wider comms materials to support activities of one or more of our initiatives.

Content

-     Write content that makes life easier for our members and followers, and keeps them informed across our insights blog, social media accounts and newsletters, with oversight from Senior Content Strategist

-     Support in collating and drafting weekly IIGCC member newsletter

-     Draft internal communications materials for review

-     Co-ordinate the creation of branded publications and materials

-     Co-ordinate design process with internal stakeholders to ensure requirements and deadlines are met

Digital

-     Support ongoing development of social media content calendar, including drafting posts

-     Support with ongoing website updates in HubSpot, including uploading and publishing documents and general maintenance to ensure the website is up to date across the organisation

Events

-     Assist in the development and delivery of in person and online events

-     Support with securing speakers for events

-     Provide administrative support, including with management of IIGCC website, Eventbrite and Zoom accounts

-     Support with stewardship of attendees in advance of and during events

Skills and capabilities

Essential:

-              Communications/PR background with experience of at least one of the following areas: climate change, sustainability or investment, or proven interest in and familiarity with these areas

-              Strong prioritisation, planning and organisational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines

-              Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office

-              An excellent writer with close attention to detail

-              A motivated and proactive self-starter, and confident team player

-              Excellent command of the English language (both spoken and written); other languages a plus

-              A genuine interest in the mission and values of IIGCC.

Desirable:

-              Digital and events experience

-              Experience with using HubSpot, Zoom and project management tool, Monday.com

-              Experience working with investors

-              Climate related campaigns experience

-              Digital communications experience

-              Issues management experience. 

The full Communications Officer job description can be found on our website.

Why work at IIGCC?

People join IIGCC because they care deeply about making a difference in supporting our mission that brings the investment community together to navigate the risks and opportunities of the transition and support progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future. In return, IIGCC offers its employees a competitive salary with a wide range of benefits and supportive ways of working. You can find the full list of our benefits on our website.