Director of Communications

As the NIRH/NIRH Action Fund’s Director of Communications, you will be responsible for creating and managing organizational messaging, media campaigns, and 360 communications strategies that shape the narrative around NIRH’s work to advance proactive reproductive freedom measures.


About National Institute for Reproductive Health

The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and the National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (NIRH Action Fund) are advocacy groups that fight for just and equitable access to reproductive health care and build political power for reproductive freedom. We launch campaigns, change policy, and elect candidates, all by working hand-in-hand with reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in states and cities across the country. We work in the communities where the need is great and we can make a difference, so the fabric of reproductive freedom is harder to tear apart. 

Job Type: Full Time
Start Date: November 4, 2024
Application Deadline: October 4, 2024
Education: 4-Year Degree Required
Experience Level: Director
Salary: USD $115,000 – $122,000 / year
Location: Remote (work may be performed from anywhere in United States)

TO APPLY 

Email a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with “Director of Communications” in the subject line. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. All applications must be received via email. 

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

The National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH) and the National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund (NIRH Action Fund), advocacy groups that fight for just and equitable access to reproductive health care, are seeking a full-time Director of Communications to directly support its communications department. 

This is a benefits eligible, full-time, non-exempt position that will require 35 hours of work, with flexibility, during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM ET. The annual salary for this position is between $115,000 and $122,000, commensurate with experience. 

THE ROLE

As the NIRH/NIRH Action Fund’s Director of Communications, you will be responsible for creating and managing organizational messaging, media campaigns, and 360 communications strategies that shape the narrative around NIRH’s work to advance proactive reproductive freedom measures. In this role, you will actively focus on media engagement and placement, maintaining national reporter relationships, organizing and streamlining communications resources and assets, generating and updating organizational talking points and messaging materials, and staffing key spokespeople in media interviews. The Director of Communications will collaborate with the digital communications team to ensure brand and message consistency across NIRH platforms. The Director of Communications will also support media trainings for internal and external stakeholders and collaborate with NIRH’s partnerships team to ensure message alignment across workstreams.    

The Director will also represent the organization in relevant communications coalitions and contribute thought leadership with VP of Communications as to overall strategy, priorities, and positioning. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

  • Create strategic messaging on various reproductive freedom issues in support of NIRH goals.  
  • Monitor media for trends and opportunities related to NIRH’s mission and values. 
  • Track NIRH media hits, sharing with staff and other stakeholders as appropriate. 
  • Collaborate closely with digital communications team to ensure message and brand consistency across platforms (eg, messaging on website and social media). 
  • Represent NIRH in relevant communications coalitions  
  • Actively focus on proactive media engagement including pitching and placing national media.   
  • Manage press lists and quarterly maintenance of press lists. 
  • Prep and staff principle and other spokespeople.  
  • Collaborate cross-departmentally to ensure strategy alignment and transparency. 
  • Collaborate with VP of Communications and with other departments to track major developments pertaining to the reproductive freedom movement, assessing, planning for, and working collaboratively to execute rapid response plans. 
  • Work with other Communications team members and cross-departmentally for thought leadership and project planning and execution, including policy reports, RFP releases, fundraising events, and other projects. 
  • Contribute thought leadership with VP of Comms (and LT, as needed) as to Communications overall strategy, priorities, and positioning within movement.  
  • Collaborate with Strategic Communications and Partnerships Director to ensure organizational alignment on technical communications assistance for partners including message development, media and message trainings, etc. 
  • Monitor the media inbox daily, this includes evenings and weekends.  
  • Ensure communications campaigns and assets center NIRH’s race equity values. 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING 

  • 5+ years of experience in nonprofit communications, public relations, or related field. 
  • Experience with media monitoring tools and social media platforms. 
  • Knowledge of media relations and placement strategies. 
  • Experience with project management and collaboration.

BENEFITS

  • Employer paid medical, dental and vision insurance. 
  • Employer paid life insurance. 
  • Generous time off package including vacation days, paid holidays, sick days and personal days. 
  • 401k with employer match following 6 months of employment. 
  • Flexible Spending Account for transit, healthcare and dependent care. 
  • Employee Assistance Program. 
  • Remote work environment. 

EEO statement

The National Institute for Reproductive Health and NIRH Action Fund is an equal opportunity employer. NIRH and NIRH Action Fund strives to build and support an equitable work community that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional people. As a member of the reproductive freedom movement, NIRH aims to foster leadership and raise the voices of historically marginalized people, including but not limited to Black people and people of color, indigenous/native peoples, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, disabled/differently abled people, immigrants, and low-income people. We strongly encourage candidates of these and other diverse backgrounds to apply.

Equity Statement

NIRH and NIRH Action Fund staff and board have committed to racial equity, and as such have been engaged in a multi-year process to adopt a racial equity lens across the organizations. We are a reproductive health and rights organization that incorporates reproductive justice values into our work. We recognize the interconnectivity of identities, such as race, socio-economic status, immigration status, ability, and sex, including sexual orientation, and gender identity, and how they interact with systems of oppressions to shape and impact a person’s freedom and ability to control their reproductive and sexual lives. As a result, this person will join an organization that’s currently engaged in shifting its institutional framework.