SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Position: Senior Communications Manager

Based: London (hybrid)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary: £50,000–£60,000, dependent on proven experience and qualifications

Reporting to: CEO

Deadline: 6 pm BST on 11 September 2026 via this link.

About The Role

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is seeking an experienced and creative communications professional to join our growing international team working to deliver conservation impact and protect the basic human right to a secure natural environment.

Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee the implementation of EJF’s content and digital communications, ensuring our investigations and advocacy are presented with clarity and impact. This role manages colleagues in the communications team as well as working closely with campaigners, researchers, investigators, project leads and filmmakers across four continents.

You are a skilled writer and storyteller with a strong grasp of digital platforms and an understanding of what makes content compelling. You understand how to translate complex evidence and investigative findings into clear, engaging communications for diverse audiences.

We are looking for someone proactive, highly organised, and passionate about environmental justice. You will be comfortable working at pace, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and maintaining high editorial standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Content strategy and production
• With senior team members, support the development of a comprehensive comms strategy prioritising campaign outcomes across EJF’s strategically important nations and regions.
• Lead the development and delivery of compelling content across EJF’s communications channels, including reports, briefings, blogs, newsletters, and multimedia assets.
• Oversee the production of and quality-assure outputs, including op-eds, campaign updates, web copy, and supporter communications, ensuring consistent voice, accuracy, and impact.

Manage comms colleagues to success, ensuring clarity in priorities and mentoring their abilities to deliver outcomes.

About EJF

EJF exists to protect the natural world and uphold our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We work at the frontlines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change.

EJF is a global non-profit driven by a powerful belief: that environmental protection and human rights are inseparable. Through courageous field investigations, rigorous research, and strategic international advocacy, we expose environmental crime, challenge impunity, and catalyse systemic reform. Our work delivers real-world impact, shaping policy, strengthening governance, protecting vital ecosystems and biodiversity, and defending those who risk their lives to safeguard them.

Our campaigns span four deeply interconnected areas: oceans, climate, forests and wetlands, and the training, protection, and empowerment of environmental defenders and journalists.

EJF is an international organisation with a diverse team working across four continents, united by a shared ambition: to protect people by protecting the planet. We are bold, evidence-led, and impact-driven. We speak truth to power – and we build pathways to a fairer, more resilient future. Join Us.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Demonstrable commitment to EJF's vision, mission and values and a determination to change the world for the better.
• At least five years of professional experience in a communications role.
• An outstanding writer and editor in English, able to adapt style and tone for different audiences, formats, and platforms.
• Demonstrable experience leading and managing social media channels and digital content for an organisation, with a strong understanding of platform strategy and analytics.

Experience producing a range of communications content, including reports, blogs, web copy, newsletters, and social media.

Excellent project management skills: able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and coordinate input from colleagues across teams.

Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to factual accuracy.

A collaborative and solutions-focused approach; comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment.

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Experience working on environmental, human rights, or related issues.
• Team management - a proven ability to motivate colleagues to achieve.
• Familiarity with SEO, email marketing platforms, and web content management systems.
• Experience producing or commissioning multimedia content (video, photography, data visualisation).
• Proficiency in one or more additional languages relevant to EJF’s work.
• Experience supporting or coordinating communications across an international or multi-office organisation.
  
  

What we offer

• 22 days annual leave (plus public holidays), increasing with each year of service, plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Private healthcare package.
• Generous pension scheme, with employer contributions increasing over time.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office).
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• A supportive working environment, with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• The chance to play a meaningful role in an organisation delivering real-world impact for people and planet.
  
  

Application

To Apply, Please Use This Link To Upload Your

• Cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in the role (max 2 pages)
• CV (max 2 pages)
  
  

Deadline:

6pm BST on 11 September 2026

• We encourage early applications as we review on a rolling basis and may begin interviewing shortlisted candidates ahead of the deadline.
  
  

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. If you feel you would be a good fit for this role but are unsure if you meet every single requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No other forms of communication or agencies please.

You must hold the legal right to work in the UK.