Internal Communications Manager

Job Description

Panagora Group is a dynamic woman- and employee-owned small business and social enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality, high-impact international health, development, and learning services. We deliver market-based, integrated, and locally led solutions that strengthen country capacity; and learning, communications, and technology solutions to accelerate and heighten impact. Using novel, innovative, and highly participatory approaches to mobilize community, civil society, and government commitment in defining and owning solutions, we promote inclusive development to benefit all groups.

Job Description

Panagora seeks an internal communications manager to implement our internal communications strategy, working closely with the Director of Corporate Communications. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of relevant experience in communications and preferably some international development experience. Successful candidates will have experience drafting internal communications to foster transparency, support knowledge management, and facilitate a robust company culture.

Responsibilities

• Manage Panagora’s internal communications strategy, working closely with the Director of Corporate Communications and the leadership team to make sure that we achieve determined benchmarks
• Manage Panagora’s Intranet homepage and drafting updated content on the site
• Developing original content and stories to be published on Panagora’s intranet site
• Manage communications for internal corporate events such as weekly staff meetings, town halls, and strategic planning sessions
• Ensure quality control for contractual deliverables and new business proposals, following style manual standards; includes directly supporting those needs and/or outsourcing and overseeing with editing pool
• Support internal communications from the executive office to Panagora staff in the headquarters and project offices
• Create thoughtful communications and build on our strategy to improve the connection between our headquarters and project office teams
• Provide intermittent training and orientation to existing and new staff on corporate messaging
• Develop job aids to help staff retain key style manual information
• Support external communications by flagging and sharing story ideas with the team
• Support the team as needed

Requirements

• BA/BS or MA/MS degree with international focus preferred
• Five to seven years of experience in communications and preferably some international development experience
• Experience with internal and/or external communications messaging, processes, and strategy a plus
• Exceptional writing and communication skills
• Experience and/or knowledge of USAID and international development and familiarity with USAID branding and making guides preferred
• Strong organizational skills and be solutions-oriented, taking initiative to solve problems creatively with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Ability to self-manage and re-prioritize to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience living or studying abroad a plus
• Fluency in English; proficiency in a second language is a plus but not required

Reports to: Director of Corporate Communications

No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.

Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Panagora Group is currently working a hybrid work schedule, and employees are encouraged to come into the office at least once a week to foster engagement, collaboration, belonging and professional development. Departments/teams will hold in-person meetings that involve a high degree of collaboration, where ideas are generated quickly and often feed off each other, e.g., brainstorming, storyboarding, proposal development, strategic planning, and performance discussions. Staff who reside in the DC/MD/VA area are strongly encouraged to work from the office on those days.

Benefits

Panagora Group offers competitive salaries including regular performance reviews and merit increases with an excellent insurance program (health, dental and vision) paid leave, holidays, bonuses, employee assistance program, training and development assistance, commuter allowance, phone allowance, as well as employee stock ownership (ESOP) and 401K programs.

*Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

About the Organization

Panagora Group is a social enterprise dedicated to providing high-quality, high-impact international health, development, and learning consulting. We are a dynamic woman- and employee-owned small business partner focused on market-based and integrated local solutions that strengthen country capacity and independence; and on learning, communications, and technology solutions to accelerate and heighten impact. As a small business, we are able to implement novel and innovative approaches using highly participatory approaches to mobilize community, civil society, and government energy in defining and owning solutions, and to promote inclusive development that benefits all groups.