Senior Specialist, Organizational Communications at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Kenya

The Senior Specialist, Organizational Communications plays a key role in coordinating strategic communication initiatives that support internal alignment and engagement across the organization and the WWF Network. This role has a special focus on WWF International’s Strategic Plan and governance-related communications, optimizing internal communication tools and channels, and ensuring consistent, impactful messaging to key internal stakeholders, including governing bodies. 

MAJOR DUTIES

• Ensure WWF’s culture, values and key behaviours are promoted throughout the Network through stories and updates; 
• Champions a stronger culture of internal communications for WWF International and the network, by example and through expert guidance, advice, and support, in order to: increase internal engagement, foster a global WWF community with equal line of sight on achievements, successes, and lessons learned. 
• Produce, curate, gather, and disseminate relevant content, communications products, assets, and multimedia materials for the global network; 
• Coordinate strategic communication projects that support organizational priorities and governance processes. 
• Develop and manage communications tailored to governing bodies and other internal stakeholders such as the ombudsperson, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational goals. 
• Manage and maintain relevant internal communications channels and platforms, including identifying or recommending new and innovative tools and partnerships to address internal communications needs; 
• Maintain and manage the internal editorial calendar, ensuring timely delivery of content across all internal channels. 
• Collaborate with divisional colleagues to produce high-quality, audience-specific content for internal campaigns and initiatives. 
• Support Director, Organizational Communications with developing and optimizing WWF’s new global intranet for effectively delivering global strategic priorities such as Roadmap 2030.  
• Help optimize internal communication tools, channels, and processes to enhance engagement and streamline information flow. 
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of internal communications, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement. 
• Serve as a key liaison between communications and governance teams to ensure alignment and transparency. 
• Produce and disseminate internal updates for key internal and external events and campaigns in the form of summaries, photos, and or videos; 
• Support the production and dissemination of regular communications products specifically designed for key WWF governing bodies.  
• Provides overall support to the Director, Organizational Communications. 

PROFILE

Required qualifications:

• At least five years’ relevant professional experience in communications, PR or internal communication; 
• Required skills and competencies:
• Ability to deliver multiple simultaneous projects; 
• Articulate, creative, passionate, flexible and tenacious; 
• Absolute discretion, tact, diplomacy and negotiation skills; 
• Excellent written and spoken English – other languages an advantage; 
• Experience in human rights and environmental issues; 
• Experience with social and digital media; 
• Video production and editing skills an advantage; 
• Ability to work as part of a team in a multicultural environment; 
• Embraces the WWF mission and values of the organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.