PSI’s External Relations & Communications department positions PSI as a development NGO of the future and thought leader working to get to Universal Health Care. We nurture strategic relationships with donors and partners, support global services and in-country teams with external relations and provide strategic advocacy support. We work hard and laugh a lot together.
PSI’s External Relations & Communications (ERC) team is looking for a Communications Assistant to provide key support for the department with administrative and communications activities. The position would support all three cones of the department including the Strategic Communications, Advocacy and Creative Services teams.
Reporting to the Coordinator, ERC, the successful candidate will have excellent organizational and administrative skills with special attention to detail; proven ability to manage large workloads and organize work efficiently; ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks within deadlines; demonstrated willingness and ability to work independently and on a team in a cooperative, problem-solving capacity; excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Support External Relations & Communications department on all administrative tasks, including budgeting, invoicing, procurement, meeting planning, travel coordination, and scheduling
- Lead in sourcing content and writing for PSI’s weekly email newsletter
- Schedule, write, and/or edit content for PSI’s blog
- Liaise with PSI staff for blog edits and approvals
- Assist in implementing communications campaigns, specifically on the blog and social media
- Provide editing and dissemination support for Impactmagazine
- Support with social media, including copyediting, scheduling and posting
- Assist with the continued launch of PSI’s rebranded website, which includes procuring, writing and editing content
- Provide priority conference support
- Plan ERC employee morale activities
- Assist with the reorganization and migration of PSI’s photo database
- Support department coordinator with ERC’s Sharepoint site
- Assist ERC team members with research for external vendors
- Other general support as needed
The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:
- Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.
- Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.
- Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.
- Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.
- Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt
- Commitment: You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin
The basics:
- Strong interest in women and girls, poverty alleviation or public health.
- 1-2 years experience working in a fast-paced office environment, particularly in an editorial or communications role, internships will be considered as experience
- Exposure to digital communications and/or social media planning and strategy
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to juggle multiple competing deadlines without getting flustered and with a sense of humor.
What would get us excited?
- Understanding of global health and development desired.
- Fluency in Spanish and/or French
- A do-er who can get their bearings quickly.