Strategic Communications and Partnerships Specialist

The Strategic Communications and Partnerships Specialist leads the development of human-centred storytelling to communicate SEforALL's mission, programmes, and impact to diverse global audiences. The role involves crafting compelling narratives, supporting advocacy, executive positioning, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilisation to strengthen SEforALL's position as a trusted leader on sustainable energy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build-out of SEforALL's new storytelling platform, producing narrative content that centres on beneficiaries and partners.
• Work with programme and country teams to identify and craft human-centred stories that demonstrate tangible impact.
• Introduce innovative storytelling approaches, including digital advocacy and multimedia formats.
• Craft messaging for leadership, international events and global campaigns that advances advocacy and influences policy agendas.
• Strengthen executive positioning through speeches, briefing notes, talking points and op-eds.
• Work with internal teams to ensure communications reflect organisational priorities and extend SEforALL's global reach.
• Partner with leadership to articulate SEforALL's value proposition and mobilise resources and partnerships.
• Coordinate the development of a private-sector donor interface that diversifies funding streams through flexible, rapid-contribution mechanisms.
• Design and produce donor-facing assets, including pitch decks, brochures and programme overviews, to support the fundraising strategy and secure funding.
• Gather and synthesise qualitative and quantitative impact data from SEforALL convenings, and translate the findings into tailored messaging for internal stakeholders and external funders.
• Monitor global energy and climate discourse to identify communication and positioning opportunities.
• Capture lessons learned and analytics to continuously refine SEforALL's global communications approach.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, business studies, public policy, climate, sustainable energy or related fields is required.
• A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, business studies, public policy, climate, sustainable energy or related fields with additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the master's degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in strategic communications including messaging, creating compelling narratives, speech writing, writing articles, producing complex communications products that incorporate sound structure, clarity, logic and persuasion is required.
• Experience in the climate, sustainable energy or development sector is required.
• Experience in translating complex technical and policy issues into clear, compelling, and accessible content, including speeches, op-eds, reports, briefs, and digital content is desirable.
• Proven ability to engage diverse governments, donors, private sector, civil society and media with tailored and persuasive messaging is desirable.
• Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations is desirable.

Skills

• Strategic Communications
• Messaging Development
• Speech Writing
• Content Writing
• Communications Product Development
• Narrative Crafting
• Climate Sector Knowledge
• Sustainable Energy Expertise
• Policy Translation
• Advocacy Communication
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Resource Mobilization
• Multicultural Communication
• Public Policy Communication

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Mandarin, Russian