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Assistant Director of Communications
Islamic Relief USA
Alexandria, VA (Unknown)Full time$105K/yr – $120K/yr
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Assistant Director of Communications
Alexandria, VA (Unknown)
$105K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time
Posted 7 days ago
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Job Summary
Own and lead IRUSA’s communications program by steering the team’s daily operations, maintaining media engagement, crisis response, and cross-functional collaboration with internal partners to advance strategic initiatives.
- Oversee KPIs, editorial workflows, and budget priorities
- Coordinate with Marketing, Fund Development, and programs to ensure aligned messaging
- Drive media engagement and crisis response efforts
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Executes the Executive Team’s strategic direction and alignment of IRUSA’s communications team; collaborates with the Executive Team to identify organizational challenges and spearhead effective solutions.
- Stays highly informed about political developments, international standards for relief and development work, and humanitarian needs around the world and in the United States.
- Manage day-to-day operations of the communications team, establishing key performance indicators (KPIs), editorial workflows, project priorities, and budget priorities under the guidance of the CEAO.
- Serve as the primary communications liaison to internal teams—including Marketing, Fund Development, U. S. Programs, International Programs, etc. — to ensure aligned messaging and timely workflow.
- Effectively engage media sources to promote and highlight IRUSA’s work and impact in the humanitarian sector.
- Develop crisis response protocols, drafting reactive statements, and protecting the organization’s reputation during emergency responses or sensitive situations.
- Research, vet, retain and manage services and relationships with external vendors.
- Identify and propose solutions to challenges and emerging issues faced by IRUSA; work with the senior leadership team and staff to recognize internal and external communication opportunities and solutions; and design and execute appropriate strategies to support them.
- Conduct ongoing evaluation of IRUSA’s communications protocols and recommend improvements as necessary.
- Reporting to upper management about the status of ongoing projects and campaigns to ensure that they are progressing according to schedule and achieving desired results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related fields required, Master’s degree in international development, economics, sociology or other relevant disciplines preferred.
- Minimum 7-10 years of experience in communication and media relations in progressively more responsible roles.
- Preferred 3-5 years of direct supervisory experience managing multi-disciplinary communications professionals.
- Mastery of the humanitarian and development sector, media environment, crisis management, and project management.
- Superior management skills; ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reporting staff members, senior management and executive leadership. Demonstrated experience in effectively building, mentoring, and coaching a team of communications and media specialists.
- Demonstrated creativity and effectiveness when utilizing new media technologies and mediums; ability to make decisions in a rapidly changing environment and anticipate future needs.
- Strong project management, and ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal/oral communications skills, with the ability to communicate skillfully with internal and external stakeholders; must possess effective written communications skills.
- Innovative thinker, with a track record for translating strategic thinking and planning into actionable plans, and output to achieve tangible results. Must exhibit strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Proven leadership ability and change management facilitation skills.
Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief USATM (IRUSATM) was founded in California in 1993 as a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt charity involved in international humanitarian relief efforts. IRUSA is a legally separate and independent member of a global family of collaborating relief organizations that share a common vision, mission, and family identity, and all of which use the term “Islamic Relief” as part of their organizational name.Our mission: Islamic Relief USA strives to alleviate suffering, hunger, illiteracy, and diseases worldwide regardless of color, race, religion, or creed, and to provide aid in a compassionate and dignified manner. Islamic Relief USA aims to provide rapid relief in the event of human and natural disasters and to establish sustainable local development projects allowing communities to better help themselves.Offering relief services for more than a quarter-century, the Islamic Relief family of relief organizations includes locations in more than 35 countries.Islamic Relief USA provides emergency disaster relief when it is needed, and spearheads development projects in multiple sectors, including education, income generation, orphan support, health and nutrition, and water and sanitation. IRUSA directly supports international projects in these sectors in nearly 30 countries around the world.
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