Director, Communications, Knowledge & Impact
Mayors Migration Council
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop and implement the MMC’s global communications and public affairs strategy, aligned with organizational priorities and geopolitical context.
- Lead narrative development, campaign design, and media engagement to position mayors as credible, pragmatic leaders on migration and displacement.
- Serve as a senior advisor to mayors and MMC leadership, providing strategic messaging guidance, political risk assessments, and preparation for high-profile engagements, including speeches, talking points, op-eds, briefing notes, and media training.
- Lead proactive and reactive media strategies, including press outreach, pitching, journalist relationship management, and coordination of press moments and events.
- Oversee MMC’s brand, voice, and messaging architecture, ensuring consistency, quality, and credibility across platforms and products.
- Lead crisis and reputational communications in close coordination with the Executive Director and Board, including rapid response and emergency communications as needed.
- Oversee the MMC’s digital presence, including website, newsletters, social media, and multimedia content, ensuring regular, high-quality output.
- Monitor communications performance and use insights to continuously refine strategy, tactics, and resource allocation.
- Provide strategic oversight of the MMC’s knowledge, research, and impact agenda, ensuring alignment with communications, advocacy, and fundraising priorities.
- Guide the production of flagship knowledge products, including reports, thematic briefs, impact stories, board materials, and donor-facing content.
- Ensure the MMC’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework is implemented effectively and translated into accessible, compelling narratives.
- Oversee coordination with external research partners and evaluators, ensuring findings are timely, credible, and strategically used.
- Translate evidence and data into persuasive storytelling that supports MMC’s influence.
- Lead, mentor, and support a small team, setting clear priorities, providing strategic direction, and maintaining high standards of quality and delivery.
- Manage external consultants and vendors across PR, research, design, and multimedia production.
- Oversee the communications and knowledge budget, ensuring resources are deployed effectively and efficiently.
- Work closely with MMC program leads, city partners, and institutional funders to ensure communications support organizational goals and partnerships.
Requirements
- Significant senior experience in communications, public affairs, journalism, international policy, or a related field.
- Proven track record advising senior leaders or elected officials on strategic communications, political risk, and reputational management; experience working with or advising city governments preferred.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and analytical skills, including demonstrated experience with speeches, op-eds, executive briefs, and high-stakes communications.
- Strong media experience, including pitching to and working with national and international outlets; established journalist relationships are a strong asset.
- Experience leading communications or advocacy campaigns with measurable impact.
- Ability to translate complex policy, research, and data into clear, compelling messages for diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated experience managing teams and external consultants in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Strong digital and multimedia literacy across web, social, and visual platforms; familiarity with design and production workflows required (hands-on skills a plus).
- Excellent judgment, discretion, and ability to operate calmly and decisively under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented working style.
- Deep interest in cities, global affairs, and migration, and strong alignment with the MMC’s mission and values.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required.
- Fluency in languages other than English is an asset.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.
Benefits
- Pay range (New York City): USD $130,000-150,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
- We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including health coverage, retirement benefits, paid sick leave, vacation and holidays, and access to professional development resources.
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Hard skills
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