Senior Manager, U.S. Communications (Remote)

Title: Senior Manager, U.S. Communications

Department: Communications

Reporting to: Director of Communications, U.S. Policy and Partners

Compensation: $115K- $125K USD

Location: USA - Remote

 

Who We Are:

World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact at scale. From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change. Together with its partners, WES enables people to learn, work, and thrive in new places. For more information about WES, please visit our website at www.WES.org.  

 

About the Opportunity:

The Senior Manager, U.S. Communications will play an integral role in developing and delivering collateral to support the policy and partners priorities and objectives in the US. Working directly with the Director of Communications, U.S. Policy and Partners, you will understand the key priorities, organizational context, and external landscape to develop effective and engaging materials and content. You will develop clear and compelling narratives that enable US audiences to understand how WES is seeking to influence and act within the policy and partner landscape and will play a critical role in strengthening and protecting the WES brand.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible, in partnership with the Director of Communications, for developing and refining clear and compelling communication plans and approaches to support the USP&P team’s influence goals.
• Develop key messaging and narratives that engage external partners and communities with the policy work of WES in the US, including priorities, events, campaigns, and networks.
• Support work to shift the national narrative around immigration and the contributions of immigrants to economic prosperity.
•  Closely partner with USP&P leadership and team members to develop communications outputs that draw on team and partner expertise and insight.
•  Responsible for developing clear, concise, and insightful policy briefs, blogs, external messaging, and other collateral for and with the USP&P team that drive understanding and engagement with the US policy landscape and the ways in which WES and its partners are acting and engaging.
• Participate in and lead planning meetings to coordinate with the USP&P team and the wider communication team to strategize opportunities and review current and past approaches to drive impactful communications practices and processes.
• Collaborate across the wider communications team to provide inputs to the web editorial calendar, social media, and to coordinate with designers. Align with the team to ensure timely and effective delivery of content, collateral, campaigns, or events, working in partnership to ensure there is clear and accurate communications, action focus, and regular updates, tracking, or reporting.
• In partnership with the Director of Communications, develop approaches and manage systems to track and report on activities, measure and review impact, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support WES and USP&P relationships with key external stakeholders, keeping them informed on activities, programs, and initiatives.
• Stay up to date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Communications.

 

Your Experience: 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in communications roles in the US, with a focus on external communications.
• Prior experience in a similar role at a public affairs agency and/or government or non-profit agency focused on immigration in the US.
• Exceptional writing skills, including proven ability to communicate and synthesize complex issues in a concise, clear, and convincing fashion.
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to create and implement communications plans in organizations operating across community or governmental institutions.
• Deep interest in WES’ work and understanding of the external l