Communication Strategies Lead

Polluter Pays Project: Communication Strategies Lead
Location:
Fully remote, with at least three hours overlap with EST

Contract type:
Full time, 1-year FTC

Deadline for applications:
December 1, 2025

Reports to:
Director

Applications:
Send your resume and a brief cover letter to or via this posting; applicants that fail to include a cover letter will not be considered.

Background
The
Polluter Pays Project
is a new international initiative working to ensure that oil and gas companies—not the public—cover the full costs of closure and cleanup. We work with a global network of researchers, advocates, lawyers, and campaigners to expose the true scale of the problem, support reform efforts, and ensure that polluters are held accountable.

The Role
The
Polluter Pays Project
is seeking a strategic, creative, and highly collaborative Communication Strategies Lead to build and lead our global communications work. This role is responsible for designing and delivering strategies to shape the public narrative around oil and gas cleanup liabilities and support campaigning strategies, with an aim of building global pressure for accountability and reform.

The successful candidate will be a self-directed communications strategist who can also oversee and drive delivery through complex, multinational coalitions. While the role includes responsibility for building the Polluter Pays Project brand, the primary purpose of this role is to drive real world impact through building and supporting an ecosystem of communication partners. This will include both supporting the work of advocacy and campaigning colleagues, as well as building communications-led strategies and storytelling.

You will be joining a small, ambitious, and highly collaborative team working to bring visibility and urgency to one of the most neglected issues in global energy transition finance.

Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development
Develop and deliver compelling global communications strategies that raise awareness about and drive accountability around oil and gas closure and cleanup liabilities. Build and support a network of communications partners globally to drive and deliver effective communications strategies Support the Polluter Pays ecosystem to develop and deploy effective, evidence-based communication frames and messaging Design and deliver interventions to strengthen communications delivery by partners around the world—including civil society organisations, researchers, political allies and advocates Develop and implement an impact measurement framework to monitor and track the effectiveness of Polluter Pays Project communication strategies and work.

Communications Delivery
Provide strategic advice and delivery support to Polluter Pays allies and partners, for example, around media launches, events, digital campaigns, etc. Support development of fundraising communications that clearly and effectively articulate the work and impact of the Polluter Pays Project and its partners Support the planning and delivery of events to support Polluter Pays Project objectives Recruit and manage a network of agencies and freelancers to support the delivery of Polluter Pays and coalition work. Oversee the delivery of Polluter Pays brand and communications assets, including our website, publications, digital channels, and core messaging. This includes assets under Redwater Insights, a new research arm launched by the Polluter Pays Project.

Leadership
Build and manage communication capacity to support the work of the Polluter Pays Project, drawing on a mix of staff, external consultants and agencies

About You
We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking, messaging excellence, and strong collaboration skills. You'll have the ability to craft compelling narratives – and help others do the same – and a track record of delivering hard hitting, effective communications that drive impact. You will be excited to work in a dynamic, start-up environment and have demonstrated excellent soft leadership skills, for example, by delivering outcomes in coalition, ecosystem or alliance contexts. You are a problem solver and embrace the challenge of building new things. You don't mind digging into delivery when necessary, maintain a strong strategic focus and vision.

Essential Experience And Qualities

• At least 5 years of experience related to media or communication
• Proven track record of designing and delivering successful communications strategies on issues in a social impact or campaigning context
• Ability to develop clear, effective messaging around complex policy, financial, or technical topics for a range of audiences
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with an understanding of how to work in and leverage a wide variety of communications channels and formats
• Experience working in global, multicultural environments, and in coalitions or multi-stakeholder networks
• Strong project management skills, including experience commissioning and managing external agencies or consultants
• Experience with measuring the impact of communication strategies and an understanding of key communication monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies and tools Impact focused with a collaborative mindset
• Self-directed and able to adapt to a fluid, start-up environment

Desirable Experience

• Experience working specifically on climate change, energy, or finance issues
• Experience in philanthropy or with grantmaking processes
• Familiarity with message testing, framing methodologies, and evidence-based communication techniques
• Experience with fundraising or donor communications

Equal opportunity employer
Polluter Pays Project values diversity, equity, and inclusivity as central to our work. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.