Global Communications Lead at CrossBoundary

Job Description

CrossBoundary is recruiting a seasoned, full-time Global Communications Lead to establish the firm as a leading influencer in our field and support building our businesses. This position requires a candidate with prior experience in communications, branding, and social media, ideally from the investment and renewable energy finance sectors, operating in a global environment. Risk management experience would be advantageous. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a communications strategy in support of the firm and its various business units
• Ensure that all communications and branding activities are reflective of the firm’s vision, virtues, and values
• Oversee and implement innovative technical communications improvements that will directly impact our Advisory and Energy businesses
• Support mini-grid, energy, and advisory entities through ongoing consultation, advisory, and direct execution
• Plan and oversee specific campaigns for investors, institutions, and clients (internal and external)
• Collect data and impact stories; analyze to evaluate success and story tell
• Develop published results to promote the firm’s successes on a global scale
• Draw out insights from our teams and coach them through translating these into compelling content across various communications and social media platforms
• Drive a robust social media program to ensure a regular and robust pipeline of content
• Oversee the global events calendar to ensure the firm’s representation at relevant events
• Work with key stakeholders in both advisory and energy to refine and improve business communication practices and subsequent iterations
• Provide global analysis of priority areas for business model improvement
• Conduct media training and coaching for key spokespeople ahead of interviews
• Host communications and social media training to ensure firm members are adept at supporting our global communications initiatives
• Sensitize the firm to potential reputation risk issues and help them to navigate the same
• Engage and interface with external suppliers to support the delivery of communications objectives as required
• Develop and oversee the communications budget

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications

• 8 – 10 years of experience in communications, branding, digital and social media, ideally in the financial services and/or renewable energy sectors
• Grammatically flawless English writing, editing, and verbal communication skills
• Extensive list of media contacts in underserved markets and the private equity, international business, or international development fields
• Basic working knowledge of HTML, Javascript, CSS, or other web publishing languages
• Intuitive writer – writing clearly, concisely, and persuasively is effortless for you
• Outstanding PowerPoint presentation skills, including the ability to illustrate concepts visually
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Team player who seeks out collaboration within the company and with external partners
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills
• Independent worker who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Awareness of and proficiency using new and social media platforms
• Familiarity with search engine optimization and web traffic metrics
• User interface design experience

Location

DC, London, or Nairobi, with frequent travel

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer