Position Overview

Job Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid)

Type of Engagement: 11-month, full-time assignment that is extendable.

Responsibilities

1. Write blog posts, articles and short reports. Work with researchers to synthesise blog and article ideas based on discussions and field visits.
2. Manage the climate adaptation and resilience programme’s digital communications efforts including managing web uploads, newsletters, and social media collateral.
3. Work with designers to conceptualise, plan and implement infographics and visualisations to promote key pieces of research.
4. Create scripts for videos and work with the communications team to publish short videos, explainers and other audio-visual content relevant to the programme.
5. Enforce editorial workflows and maintain a communications tracker for the programme’s outputs including blogs, media articles, newsletters, annual reports, project reports and research briefs.
6. Coordinate with the programme teams, external partners and the communications team to ensure timely publication of high quality outputs.

Qualifications, Experience and Eligibility

1. 2-6 years of experience in journalism or communications.
2. Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills and ability to translate complex information into clear and engaging content.
3. Have experience working in the climate change adaptation, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, environmental science, rural development or science journalism sectors.
4. Candidates who have worked on climate journalism or with knowledge-based organisations such as research institutes, think tanks, philanthropies, funders, technical consultancies or NGOs have an advantage.
5. Knowledge of Kannada will be an added advantage.
6. Must be willing to travel to field sites like Raichur and Chikballapur to document findings.

What We Offer

The salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience.

We review applications on a rolling basis. The position will remain open till a suitable candidate is found.

Our recruitment and employment policies are inclusive. We respect both the spirit and letter of the laws of equal employment opportunity.

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