Housing Opportunities and Mission Engagement

Habitat for Humanity International seeks a Housing Opportunities and Mission Engagement (HOME) Communications Manager to provide strategic communications counsel and planning, narrative creation, storytelling and messaging support for the ongoing implementation of Habitat's global HOME team strategy and initiatives, in alignment with overarching organizational and brand strategies.

Reporting to the Director, Program Communications with cross-functional reporting to the HOME team, the Housing Opportunities and Mission Engagement (HOME) Communications Manager will work collaboratively with Global Communications senior leaders, the HOME team, and teams including organizational communications, employee communications, public & media relations, regional communications in different parts of the world, content strategy and creative. The position also partners with colleagues in U.S. Office, Knowledge Management, regional area offices, senior leadership and within various teams across the Habitat network.

The Housing Opportunities and Mission Engagement (HOME) Communications Manager will play an important role in advancing Habitat's programs and services, identifying and acting on opportunities to integrate equity and inclusion-related communication efforts across the Habitat network, both internally and externally. They will serve as a convener and project manager, leading efforts across Habitat teams to coordinate and drive consistent use of terminology and equitable storytelling strategies and best practices and develop content highlighting team successes and learning opportunities internally to HFHI staff and externally to various audiences.

Initiatives and programs to highlight include Building the Beloved Community, Courageous Community Conversations, gender equity work, and people-centered design, among others, as well as region/country-specific focus areas such as indigenous rights and the nuanced approaches to diversity and faith in each of the 70+ countries in which Habitat operates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Embedding with HOME team to develop a deep understanding of Habitat's strategic approach globally (25%).
• Collaborating closely with Global Communications colleagues, the HOME team, and others on messaging and content plans that clearly communicate Habitat's work, history, culture and equity efforts to various internal and external key audiences, writing clearly and compellingly for both technical and more general audiences (25%).
• Collaborating with Global Communications colleagues around the world to develop global communications strategies, plans, tools and assets for the ongoing implementation of the organization's HOME strategy and initiatives (25%).
• Helping prepare Habitat leadership, fundraisers, advocates, and other global stakeholders with messaging and communications tools for specific opportunities, technical and general events and other key moments (10%).
• Convening and upskilling the Habitat network to drive consistency of equitable storytelling strategies (10%).
• Managing the development and updating of materials, including quarterly and year-end reports, and dashboards, learning paths and resources on employee- and network-facing platforms, in partnership with Knowledge Management and HOME teams (5%).
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in communications or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in communications, journalism, public relations or marketing spanning global geographies.
• Proven global experience in equitable and inclusive communications.
• Lived or professional experience working on a global team and/or within an INGO or company with multicultural, global audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural competencies and organizational and project management skills that demonstrate an ability to successfully collaborate with diverse global audiences and stakeholders.
• Excellent writing, speaking, editing and storytelling skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and demonstrate a flexible, conversational tone.
• Passionate about the opportunity to create communications approaches that help weave an organization's strategies into its work and culture.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy and highly organized, with strong time management skills.
• Respect for a diversity of opinions and styles.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word and PowerPoint, as well as common layout and design software associated with print and digital communication.
• Ability to write, edit, evaluate and curate compelling content through to completion while meeting brand, marketing and messaging needs.

Preferred – in addition to minimum:

• Understanding of organizational change management practice and considerations.
• Experience with fundraising organizations.
• Proven ability to influence across various and diverse global audiences and levels.
• Experience with social media, web-based and digital communication.
• Fluency in Spanish or a language in addition to English.
• Active support of HFHI Values:

- Humility – We are part of something bigger than ourselves
- Courage – We do what's right, even when it is difficult or unpopular
- Accountability – We take personal responsibility for Habitat's mission

Safeguarding: HFHI requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity's code of conduct.

For work locations in the US, the target hiring range for this position is $62,560 - $73,600 per year.
The actual salary offered for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including location, internal equity and the candidate's qualifications and professional experience. HFHI offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package that varies by country and typically includes vacation leave, sick leave, personal days, health insurance options, retirement plan contributions and life insurance.

Location:

Remote within U.S.; Manila, Philippines; San Jose, Costa Rica; Nairobi, Kenya; Bratislava, Slovakia; San Jose, Costa Rica

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Habitat seeks individuals who have a willingness to affirm these principles and values.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we embrace a history rooted in creating equity and take our mission seriously by courageously committing to a culture and workplace where all staff feel safe, welcome, visible, respected, supported and valued. As an equal opportunity employer, we realize that our success depends upon building an inclusive workforce of diverse perspectives and encourage people of varied races (which is inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, protective hairstyles and hair texture), ethnicities, national origins, tribes, religions, ages, gender identities and expressions, genders, sexual orientations, marital statuses, disabilities, veteran/reserve national guard statuses, socio-economic statuses, thinking and communication styles to work with us.

We also require that all staff take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities (especially children), and all those with whom we work. In line with the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, all staff must pass a thorough background screening and will be held accountable to upholding our policies around ethical behavior, including safeguarding and whistleblowing.