Communications and Marketing Associate

Job Description

Join an Innovative Social Enterprise

Serving the International Aid & Development Community

Devex is a social enterprise serving its members – leading firms, donor agencies, and NGOs working in international development, global health and humanitarian assistance – through business information and recruiting services. We operate devex.com, the most popular international development website. Our members include CARE, Microsoft, World Bank, UNDP, ADB and thousands of international development professionals working around the world. Our international organization is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has offices in Barcelona, London, Manila, and Tokyo.

Our diverse global team includes 100 professionals with experience in business, journalism, information technology, and international development. Our team members are dedicated and enthusiastic about our mission, and have excellent academic and professional credentials with a global outlook. If this describes you, we encourage you to submit your application. We are building a team of the best-and-brightest professionals to lead this exciting social enterprise to the next level.

Communications & Marketing Associate

The world’s most popular international aid & development web media brand – Devex – has an opportunity for a web-savvy communications and marketing professional who gets our market.

Do you know how to create buzz in the global development community? Do you have ideas about what kind of content aid workers are looking for? Do you want to help build the Devex brand around the world?

Devex is seeking a bright and driven professional with some communications and/or marketing experience, the ability to write for the web, and strong project management skills. This is a full-time staff position available in our Washington, DC. There’s lots of room for growth and compensation is competitive.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibility: Project Management

• Project manage marketing and communications projects such as special featured content for the Devex website or marketing materials, micro-sites, and special promotions on social media
• Coordinate Devex role as a media sponsor for major international development events

Manage Devex Events

• Organize, manage, and market Devex events in Washington, DC

• These include our annual 500-person career fair (the leading international development career fair in the world), networking receptions, launch events, and other special events for Devex and our members

Minimum Qualifications

• Communications and/or marketing experience
• Some knowledge of global development
• Excellent writing skills
• Relevant undergraduate degree
• International travel experience and a global mindset
• Passion for issues in global aid and international development
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience, preferably at a public relations, marketing, or communications agency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with international aid & development organizations
• Experience managing events
• Network of contacts in the international development, humanitarian aid, and global health community
• Work experience at public relations, marketing, or communications agency

Job Location

This is a full-time position available in the Devex Washington, DC offices.

Application Instructions

Please click “Apply Now” to send your application. You must have a well filled-out profile on Devex.com to be considered for the position. No phone calls please.