Communications Associate, External Relations

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
24-25 Hourly
Junior
Social Impact
The Role
Supports external communications through writing, editing, storytelling, website content, media monitoring, presentations, editorial planning, and knowledge management. Maintains communications tools and content systems, drafts materials for digital and traditional channels, and coordinates with internal teams, field offices, and global partners. The role requires strong organization, attention to detail, and interest in humanitarian communications.
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About Us

Action Against Hunger USA (ACF USA) is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, a global leader in the fight against hunger operating in over 50 countries with programs focused on nutrition, health, climate resilience, food security, and emergency response. We manage operations in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Haiti, working alongside communities to address the root causes of hunger and strengthen resilience.

We are seeking a Communications Associate to support content development, storytelling, knowledge management, and communications coordination within our External Relations team.

About the Role

The Communications Associate will support Action Against Hunger’s communications strategy by helping develop written content, maintain key communications tools, and support internal coordination across the Communications team.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Communications, this role will assist with writing, editing, website content, media monitoring, presentations, team knowledge management, and project coordination. The Communications Associate will help create and organize communications materials that increase brand visibility, support public engagement, and highlight Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian work.

This role is ideal for an early-career communications professional with strong writing and editing skills, interest in humanitarian issues, strong attention to detail, and the ability to stay organized in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support communications knowledge management, including fact sheets, spokesperson trackers, data trackers, project management platforms, asset libraries, media mentions, and other internal tools.
  • Draft, edit, and support communications collateral, background documents, and written materials.
  • Support the Associate Director of Communications with PowerPoint presentations and internal communications materials.
  • Draft and enter website content using WordPress and SEO tools.
  • Take notes during expert briefings and team meetings to support communications planning and content development.
  • Monitor media outlets, program updates, and sector information, and share relevant summaries with the team.
  • Contribute to the weekly editorial calendar.
  • Support content development for the website, digital marketing, social media, traditional media, and other communications channels.
  • Work collaboratively and diplomatically with External Relations colleagues, field teams, and global network partners.

Who We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 1–2 years of relevant work experience.
  • Interest in international development, humanitarian work, and mission-driven communications.
  • Strong professional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Highly organized with strong project management skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint.
  • Ability to identify challenges and recommend solutions proactively.
  • Experience with website content management systems, including WordPress, is a plus.
  • Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with diverse teams.

Why Join Us?

Join Action Against Hunger to help tell the stories that build awareness, strengthen engagement, and mobilize support for communities facing hunger and humanitarian crises.

In this role, you will support a collaborative communications team, contribute to content across multiple channels, and help strengthen the systems and tools that keep communications work organized and effective.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 1–2 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong professional writing, editing, and storytelling skills
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint
  • Ability to identify challenges and recommend solutions proactively
  • Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with diverse teams
  • Interest in international development, humanitarian work, and mission-driven communications
  • Experience with website content management systems, including WordPress
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
8,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1979

What We Do

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to save children’s and families’ lives while helping communities become self-sufficient and prosper. The organization delivers nutrition and health programs, food-security and livelihood support, clean water and sanitation, emergency response, and advocacy across more than 55 countries, reaching millions of people each year worldwide.

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