The Role
Develops and executes strategic communications and climate campaigns in Italy. Responsibilities include creating press and digital content, pitching stories to journalists and influencers, managing media and partner relationships, supporting spokesperson development, monitoring political and media landscapes, analyzing campaign performance, and providing communications advice to climate-sector organizations. The role is Italy-based and remote-first, with some international travel.
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.
We're looking for an innovative and experienced Italy Desk Associate, Strategic Communications and Campaigns. The right candidate will have a unique combination of skills and want to play a major role in tackling climate change and galvanising action, helping to speed up the energy transition in Italy, Europe, and beyond. It is a one-year fixed-term contract.
GSCC team members devise and deliver campaigns, and give strategic advice, communications and outreach support to partners. We work as part of a global network of communications experts to enhance the public debate on climate change and its solutions on a broader level. The work will involve pitching stories to the media and content creators, designing and implementing digital campaigns, and maintaining trusted relationships with key journalists and stakeholders in Italy.
Reporting to the Italy Desk - Lead, this role will contribute to the implementation of specific campaigns in line with the Italian and overarching Europe strategies, and to maintaining and building our network of partners to increase political and media attention to our key issues.
If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply.
How you'll contribute
- Strategy & Content Execution: Operationalize communication strategies by creating and distributing high-quality assets—including press releases, social media content, quotes, and digital products— tailored for organic reach across selected channels and partners.
- Communications Campaigns: Lead digital campaigns and deliver real-time communications campaigns during key events in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
- Media & Influencer Relations: Build and maintain trusted relationships with top Italian journalists, digital media outlets, and online influencers and content creators to pitch timely, targeted stories that drive climate action.
- Partner Engagement & Strategic Advice: Foster strong networks across political leaders, NGOs, academia, civil society organizations and business sectors in Italy, providing strategic communications advice to align with campaign goals.
- Spokesperson Development: Support and expand the spokesperson network, with a direct focus on building and elevating their public profiles.
- Political & Media Intelligence: Monitor Italian political and media landscapes to spot strategic engagement opportunities and provide actionable insights for colleagues and partners.
- Ad-Hoc Initiatives: Execute additional communication tasks and strategic projects as needed.
Our ideal candidate has
To succeed in this role, you will have all the below qualities:
- Track record of crafting and pitching compelling stories that cut through the noise to resonate with Italian audiences.
- Deep knowledge of climate communications, capable of guiding partners on effective messaging and outreach strategies.
- Proven experience leading impactful climate campaigns.
- Proven experience in a digital media campaigning role, with the ability to analyze digital metrics and evaluate performance.
- Proactive self-starter with a talent for establishing and maintaining strong partnerships across the climate sector, capable of working independently to establish relationships and initiate and manage projects.
- Skilled in turning campaign ideas into executed communication outputs alongside diverse teams, experts, and external partners.
- Strong media-tracking skills to monitor political debates, manage time effectively, and rapidly capitalize on breaking news and emerging trends.
- Proven experience transforming ideas into campaigns and communication outputs and managing their delivery, collaborating with various colleagues and experts.
- Residency in Italy and native-level Italian language skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language.
- Genuine interest in and passion for addressing climate change.
- A generous, collaborative disposition in a high-trust global community of peers.
- Adaptable skills to thrive in a fast-paced, broad work environment, collaborating across time zones using tools like Slack and Google Workspace.
- A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to tackling climate change.
Nice to haves:
- Additional languages are an asset.
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: Italy, flexibly remote.
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.
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.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing, first-come basis as CVs are received. As the position may be filled or closed earlier than anticipated, we encourage interested candidates to submit their application as soon as possible to ensure it can be considered.
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
- Residency in Italy
- Native-level Italian language skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Track record of crafting and pitching compelling stories to Italian audiences
- Deep knowledge of climate communications
- Proven experience leading impactful climate campaigns
- Experience in digital media campaigning, including analyzing digital metrics and evaluating performance
- Experience establishing and maintaining partnerships across the climate sector
- Experience turning campaign ideas into communication outputs with diverse teams and external partners
- Strong media-tracking skills and ability to respond to breaking news and emerging trends
- Genuine interest in and passion for addressing climate change
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative, global environment
- Right to work in the candidate's location
- Additional language skills
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What We Do
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.
