Manager - Strategic Communications
- Company
RightWalk Foundation
- Location
Maharashtra
- Employment Type
Full-Time
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Functional Category
Communications & Marketing
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Experience
5 - 7 years
- Date Posted
30-Jun-2025
About RightWalk Foundation
RightWalk Foundation (RWF) aims at driving Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice through a Systems Thinking based Public Policy Approach, primarily in Education, Skills and Livelihood and Health. We strive to achieve institutional social change using a holistic process that involves Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building and Efficient Delivery by engaging with System Leadership, Lawmakers, Communities and Media. We have played instrumental role in unlocking several policies including RTE 12.1.(c) in the state of Uttar Pradesh directly impacting over 1,51,000 children from economically weaker section and disadvantaged group across 75 districts and 12,000 schools in UP within five years. Policy reform, legal wins, capacity building and RTE ONLINE PORTAL have been our key initiatives and accomplishments. Additionally, we have trained over 2000 private school educators across 9 districts in UP on Inclusive pedagogical practices to ensure successful integration of EWS children within classrooms. We have also trained 500 government officials, 200 media personnel, 50 political leaders while accomplishing 16 policy wins and 4 court wins. We have been listed amongst country’s top Education Influencers by ScooNews magazine in 2018 and top 26 NGOs in India impacting Education by EducationWorld in 2016
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Overview of the Role
The Manager Strategic Communications will work with the Senior Management overseeing Strategic Communications on planning and implementation of RWF’s stakeholder communications and outreach. In addition he/she will be responsible for managing all communication channels of the organization and positioning it as an influencer and implementer of public policies promoting equity inclusion and justice. This role involves working with teams across RWF’s key focus areas.
Job Description
- Communications Strategy
Deliver and develop the strategic communications plan to support the Foundation’s objectives extend awareness of its work and increase its reach into key areas and training sector and other audience groups.
Devise communications plans around all the active programs/projects of the organization.
Work with the management team and staff to identify potential internal and external communications opportunities and threats; proactively identify appropriate strategies to manage them.
Serve as a communications adviser to the organization’s management team.
Conceptualizing and implementing the organization’s communications plan that includes design and dissemination of RWF’s knowledge collaterals and key accomplishments.
Preparing editorial calendar and managing content and outreach for RWF’s digital properties including the website updates blog newsletters videos and social media channels.
Managing RWF brand assets and brand toolkit and updating the same on a regular basis.
- Communications Operations
Writing blogs creating videos articles for internal newsletters and opinion editorials for external media outlets.
Networking and developing strategic relationships with media and key ecosystem influencers.
Evaluate and apply relevant and innovate communication tools and dissemination methods to maximize content engagement and increase key message efficacy.
Oversee the prioritization and delivery of all of organization’s communications including Press and PR activity all print communications digital communications and activities relating to stakeholder relationship management.
Work with individual programme directors/managers to agree communications frameworks for delivery partners working on tendered projects: establish areas of responsibility for communications on projects delivered by partners agree reporting and evaluation measures monitor activity.
- Management
Ensure accountability of delivery on achievement of pre-defined outcomes.
Ensure accountability of delivery of programs and a focus on improving quality of outcomes.
Support professional development and talent planning across the team.
Undertake all administrative tasks necessary to ensure the effective delivery of specified tasks to agreed
Ensure effective and economic manpower planning for operational management.
Drive a culture of coaching and mentorship to facilitate capacity building of team.
Coordinate with outside agencies for website design/ development/ maintenance and marketing materials for RWF
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
- Experience in growing and managing team members.
- Demonstrated interest in social enterprise sector.
- High level of fluency in English medium fluency in Hindi.
- Ability to create content using Canva Microsoft Presentation Word and Publisher.
- Basic knowledge of video editing software.
- Ability to work independently and proactively without support staff and with little supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills strong presentation skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills and an ability to be able to set priorities plan timelines and
meet deadlines.
Education
Post-graduate degree in Communication or Management with knowledge of the social sector.
Experience
5 to 7 years of work experience with demonstrated success in communications influencer outreach public relations.
Company Policies
Leave Policies
Paid Time Off
Learning & Development
Upskilling