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The Role
Develop and execute global climate litigation communications across media, digital, social, and partner channels. Draft press materials, briefings, campaign toolkits, and audience-specific messaging; build journalist and partner relationships; support spokespeople; lead digital strategy; and monitor campaign impact. The role requires strong writing, project coordination, stakeholder management, climate and energy awareness, adaptability, and collaboration across international teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
This position is with the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), a global network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature. GSCC is a programme hosted by the Meliore Foundation.
The newly expanded Climate Litigation communications team aims to generate a global shift in discussions and understandings of developments in climate-related litigation. The Strategic Communications Associate, Climate Litigation, will produce and deliver high-impact communications that execute and bring to life our climate litigation strategy.
The Associate will support GSCC desks across the world to shape narratives by building relationships with partners and media, drafting briefings, press releases and other communications materials, developing digital strategies, and monitoring results.
Reporting to the Strategic Communications Lead, Climate Litigation, the Associate will drive the day-to-day execution and delivery of communications outputs, translating global strategy into actionable interventions that build understanding of the content and implications of climate-related litigation. This includes working across a range of channels, including earned media, broadcast, and social media.
The Associate will also lead on digital strategy for the team, coordinating with colleagues to ensure digital tactics are well integrated into communications efforts and successfully executed.
The ideal candidate is a highly organised, proactive communicator with a track record of taking the initiative and managing projects seamlessly from concept to execution. They will be a collaborative operator, skilled at building strong, trust-based relationships across diverse teams and between organisations. Previous experience with litigation or legal issues is not required.
This is a full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year depending on securing external funding.
How you'll contribute
To succeed in the role, you will:
- Develop and deliver core communications outputs: Deliver the global climate litigation communications strategy by drafting and distributing a wide range of high-impact communications materials, including press releases, media backgrounders/briefings, social media content, campaign toolkits, and event communications support.
- Craft targeted messaging: Develop audience-specific messaging to support short- and long-term campaign goals and ensure consistent, impactful messaging across platforms and regions.
- Support media relations: Foster strong relationships with journalists covering climate, energy, and litigation. Help brief reporters, pitch story angles, and boost understanding of the implications of climate-related litigation.
- Lead on digital strategy: Work with digital experts and partner colleagues to develop and ensure successful implementation of digital strategies.
- Partner and desk support: Work closely with partner organisations and GSCC national teams worldwide, building high-trust relationships to coordinate joint communications and align strategy.
- Impact monitoring and reporting: Keep track of media hits and campaign outcomes. Collect, evaluate, and contribute to tracking data to help assess impact, refine cross-border strategies, and improve future campaign activities.
Our ideal candidate has
- Experience in media relations tactics, including pitching, messaging coordination, briefing journalists, and identifying or preparing spokespeople.
- Experience working across digital platforms and channels to achieve communications goals.
- Outstanding partnership skills, with the ability to support, influence and coordinate a range of partners towards common objectives.
- Experience identifying, briefing, and supporting diverse spokespeople, including experts, community representatives, and campaign partners.
- Experience crafting clear, compelling written content targeted to specific audiences and platforms.
- Highly organised with strong project management skills; able to bring clarity to complex multi-stakeholder environments, work independently, and meet tight deadlines.
- Has a baseline understanding of key climate and energy issues, and has experience of translating technical issues into accessible, effective communications outputs.
- High levels of self-motivation, with the ability to work quickly as part of dispersed international teams and to pivot quickly to reactive communications in response to events.
- Versatile and adaptable, with the necessary skills to flourish in a fast-paced work environment and work across time zones using tools including the Google Workspace suite and Slack.
- Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset.
- The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
- Committed to an inclusive and empowering approach to addressing climate change.
Why join us?
- Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
- 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work
- Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer)
- Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development
- Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays
- Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that
- Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world
- A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.
Location: flexibly remote, ideally within +/- 3 hours CET
Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, The Netherlands, UK.
Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa.
Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.
Contract and Benefits disclaimer: Contract type and some benefits may vary by jurisdiction. We will confirm eligibility and the applicable terms during the hiring process.
Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, The Netherlands, UK.
Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa.
Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.
Contract and Benefits disclaimer: Contract type and some benefits may vary by jurisdiction. We will confirm eligibility and the applicable terms during the hiring process.
Salary / Fee: Meliore sets compensation levels through a systematic alignment with local market data, taking into account the responsibility level of each role or the expected level of services and the skills and experience of the selected candidate. We apply a consistent, equitable, compensation policy, and provide data on our calculations and pay or fee ranges, in all locations where we operate. Our compensation practices reflect our commitment to fairness, inclusion, and accountability, and are regularly reviewed to ensure alignment with evolving market standards and organisational values.
About
At The Meliore Foundation, our vision is for a world where facts and science help guide the public debate and inform better decision-making on vital issues facing our planet.Our aim is simple – we want to help create real and lasting change in the world. We work with global philanthropic funding partners to support strategic communications programmes which educate and encourage fact-based discourse at community, societal, commercial and policy-making levels. Across our global communities, serious challenges abound. Yet every threat is also an opportunity to create a brighter future. With innovation, connection and insight, we break down barriers and prove that positive outcomes can be achieved, differently and better.Ultimately, The Meliore Foundation strives to empower our people, instil trust with our partners and deliver impactful strategic communications. We’re here to debunk misinformation and set the record straight as we inform the public and bring people together for the greater good. The Meliore Foundation is the project host for various programmes including:The Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), an international, collaborative network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature, aims to inform and strengthen media debate and public discourse.Field Intelligence for Strategic Communications (FISC) provides insights on strategic communications gaps and needs in the climate and energy field.Strategic Perspectives is a pan-European think tank founded in 2022 that works in a collaborative way with like-minded actors to ensure effective climate action is the solution to a multitude of crises the EU is facing.
Skills Required
- Experience with media relations, including pitching, messaging coordination, journalist briefings, and spokesperson preparation
- Experience working across digital platforms and channels to achieve communications goals
- Strong partnership, coordination, and stakeholder relationship-building skills
- Experience identifying, briefing, and supporting diverse spokespeople
- Experience writing clear, compelling content for specific audiences and platforms
- Strong organization and project management skills, including meeting tight deadlines
- Baseline understanding of climate and energy issues and ability to explain technical topics accessibly
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work across time zones and in fast-paced international teams
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and Slack
- Legal right to work in the candidate's location
- Additional language skills
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Meliore Foundation is a philanthropic organization funding global strategic communications. It aims to promote fact-based awareness and debate on global issues, including climate change, sustainability, and UN SDGs, to influence policy and public discourse for a better future. Constituted in Belgium, it operates globally as both an operating and grant-making foundation.
