Communications & Marketing Orchestrator (Director)

**Job Title**: Communications & Marketing Orchestrator (Director)
**Team**:Communications & Marketing

**Contract**: Ongoing

**Level**:Advanced
Please refer to our Capability Framework
**Location**: Amsterdam, Berlin, London (Hybrid)

**ABOUT US**

At Climate-KIC, we are wholeheartedly committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives, and we encourage personal development, learning and growth.

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Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is Europe’s foremost climate innovation initiative, entrusted by the European Commission to catalyse transformation through innovation. Headquartered in Amsterdam, with circa 160 people distributed all over the EU, Climate-KIC leads and orchestrates innovation with a community of more than 400. Together we conduct activities in 39 countries. We partner with cities, regions, governments and communities with the highest climate action ambition; providing the framework and expert support to holistically manage the complexity of climate change and deliver accelerated climate action.

Climate-KIC operates as a not-for-profit platform working through public-private partnership, wielding both public and private funding. We consist of 3 Legal entities: a Dutch BV Holding company (for profit) with 14 branches in European jurisdictions, providing grant management, innovation orchestration services, and impact investment advisory owned by a Dutch-based foundation with charity status - Climate-KIC International Foundation. Historically, we have been funded by our founder and core funder, the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT), but we are currently transitioning to a multi-funder model.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Communications & Marketing Orchestrator (Director) to join our team. This pivotal role is at the forefront of our efforts to shape and communicate our narrative, engage stakeholders, co-create marketing strategy and enhance our brand visibility. You will head a talented team, while both driving and implementing innovative strategies that resonate with audiences and support our organisational goals.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Organisation-wide Leadership**: Support the Leadership Team as a member representing communications and marketing, helping to steer and guide the direction of the organisation with one eye on the needs of the Climate-KIC and the other on the external factors affecting the climate movement and climate communications.
- **Strategic Vision and Planning**: Develop and implement comprehensive communication and marketing strategies that align with Climate-KIC’s mission and goals, which will also guide the strategic communications choices that are made at a programmatic and project level. This includes strategic oversight not only of our corporate communications, but also of the

communications and marketing aspects of our fundraising efforts and community building work. This also includes setting a high-level narrative for Climate-KIC and setting the communications priorities each year.
- **Team Leadership**: Manage and mentor a team of communication and marketing professionals, fostering a collaborative work environment, while also building and maintaining internal relationships especially with the fundraising and community teams.
- **Team Management/Admin**: Manage the communications and marketing budget for Climate KIC ensuring that the team is hitting its budget goals; perform strategic human resource planning of the team, maintaining tight oversight of how communications and marketing capabilities and resources are being deployed within the organisation; maintain oversight for

the recruitment of new team members and the procurement of comms related services; and manage the reporting of communications KPIs and milestones towards our funders.
- **Brand Strategy and Management**: Develop a brand roll-out strategy for the next years that will strengthen our newly created brand and ensure consistent messaging and use of our brand across all communication channels, while meeting our marketing objectives.
- **Thought Leadership**: Develop and implement a strategy on thought leadership, ensuring consistency of thematic messaging among our senior leadership, while supporting the CEO and selected members of our Boards in their roles as our most senior Climate-KIC representatives.
- **Annual Report**: Manage the production of the Climate-KIC Annual Report.
- **Oversight and support in**:
**o Marketing Strategy**: Oversight in the development and deployment of a robust marketing strategy for Climate-KIC.

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**o Content Creation**: Oversee the creation of engaging content for various platforms, including social media, newsletters, blogs, and press releases.

**o Campaign Management**: