Director, Strategic Communications & Marketing

The Director, Strategic Communications & Marketing serves as Jhpiego's senior leader for communications and marketing and is responsible for leading the development and execution of strategies that shape, protect, and elevate the organization's global reputation, brand, visibility, and strategic voice. The Director works in close partnership with the Vice President to translate organizational priorities into integrated communications and marketing strategy, ensuring that every external and internal communication advances the organization's mission, strategic priorities, fundraising objectives, and global influence.

What You Will Do

Develop and lead Jhpiego's integrated communications, marketing, and brand strategy aligned with organizational priorities. Implement and reinforce Jhpiego’s global reputation, institutional narrative, messaging framework, and brand identity. Lead executive communications, thought leadership, and strategic messaging support. Oversee crisis communications planning and organizational reputation management.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The Director plays a key role in supporting Jhpiego’s institutional positional and resource mobilization and philanthropic engagement by strengthening executive visibility, developing compelling narratives, and ensuring communications and marketing effectively support fundraising and partnership development strategies led by the Vice President and Development leadership.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading strategic communications, marketing, branding, or public affairs
• Minimum 7 years managing high-performing communications and marketing teams
• Experience developing integrated communications strategies for complex, global organizations
• Experience advising executive leadership and serving as a strategic communications counselor

Benefits

• Total Rewards package that supports employees' health, life, career, and retirement
• Equivalency permitted for education and experience
• Pre-employment background check
• Justice-involved background hiring policy
• Accommodation information for special assistance or accommodation during the pre-employment process