Senior Manager, Internal Communications Content & Employee Engagement

NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth its people its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC combines the power of more than3 million membersand online activists with theexpertiseof some 800 policy advocates lawyers scientists and communication experts to confront the climate crisis protect nature ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities.As an international nonprofit environmental organization NRDC is working to address the worlds most urgent environmental challenges and advance innovative science-based and enforceable solutions.

Since our founding in 1970 NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of Americas foundational environmental laws including the Clean Air Act Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Today we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local state federal and international levels as well as through the marketplace. Our team works across the United States and around the world from offices in Chicago Denver Los Angeles New York City San Francisco and Washington D.C. as well as in BeijingLondonand New Delhi (a subsidiary of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd.).

Supported by our members and online activists NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis defend nature and safeguard public health acrossAsia Africa and the Americas. At NRDC we believe lasting change happens when people bring their talent passion andexpertisetogether for a common purpose: to build a cleaner healthier and more resilient world. Learn more at

This is a limited term two year position.

NRDC is seeking aSenior Manager Internal Communications Content & Employee Engagement to work with theExecutive Officein our New York or Washington D.C. office.

Position Summary

NRDC is seeking aSenior Manager Internal Communications Content & Engagement to play a critical role insupporting the execution of our internal communications and employee engagement programs strategywith an aim tostrengtheninternal understanding of NRDCs missionvision andstrategic directionculture and values.

NRDChas evolved in important ways as an institution and workplace in recent years with the implementation of our new operating modelrollout of our advocacy identity and values and nowworking to ensure that staff across the organizationunderstand and feel connected to the institutional strategic vision and direction.Ensuring our internal communications infrastructure evolves alongside these other changesis the key to success.This position actively supports and drives change management efforts and the advancement of NRDC culture through organization-wide employee communications across a variety of platforms (e.g.intranet email in-person gatherings). They will also keep the pulse on internal sentiment and issues and consistentlyandclearly message leaderships priorities into the organization through all employee communications.

This role is highly tactical and requires strong project management and follow-through capacity.The successful candidate will be forward-thinking andpossessgood judgment and discretion around the nuances of communications considerations across different situations and stakeholder groups. NRDC is actively focused on creating a culture of dignity and belonging so we are seeking aSenior Managerwho will help theExecutive Officedrive forward NRDCs internal communications and employee engagement strategy embedded with those values.

This role will report to theManaging Director of the Executive Office andcollaborate closely with internal communication and project manager stakeholders across the organization.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform thefollowingessential functions:

• Support the execution and implementation ofinternal communications strategyincluding planning project managing and executing across the organization to support unified and coordinated messages to staff across a range of issues from employee engagement to leadership direction and change management.
• Institute standard internal communications best practices
• Build the Intranet - This includes putting together an RFPvettingand interviewingpossible consultants and project managing the process from development through launch implementation and ongoing maintenance;
• Maintain the internal communications content calendar so communications are sequenced and staggered strategically and oversee the cross-organization calendar of various internal communications and activities
• Manage flow of internal communications content across all aspects of our work linking strategy and vision to people and culture and the external work that links our mission to our people.
• Developandmaintaina multichannel internal communications strategy that includes email intranet Microsoft Teams and in-office touchpoints.
• Support theExecutive OfficeandExecutive Leadership Teamsinternal communicationspriorities writingand editing materials andplanning forleadership messages across all channels.
• Establish and track metrics that help correlate internal communications programs to organization performance.
• Project manageinstitutionaltown halls
  • Identitythe annual calendar of town hall gatherings to include at least one international town hall
  • Develop the agenda in consultationwith senior leadership
  • Managethe pre- day of and post-Town hallsupports
  • Develop talking points/slides.

The above list of duties is not comprehensive butgenerally demonstratesthe types of matters under this positions responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.

• 4-7years of communications public relations or marketing experience or other relevant roles and/or fields
• Proven experience working globally/cross-culturally
• Strong project management skills
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to help shape and translate complicated nuanced communication on a range of issues and for a variety of internal audiences
• Excellent presentation and communication skills. An outstanding writer with the ability to create compelling messages that provides all levels of employees with a clear line of sight to business strategy
• Proactive self-starter with proven ability to plan juggle prioritize and execute communication products for a complex internal calendar of engagements delivering written products well in advance of events
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and deliver strong written products on short deadline
• Ability to work independently and use strategic judgment in decision-makingincluding setting and managing prioritiesand meeting competing deadlines
• Extremely strong attention to detail including strong proofreading/copy-editing skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solving ability that canidentifysource of problem impact of problem as it relates to other functions impact on stakeholders and recommended solution
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills and the ability tointerface withall levels of an organization
• Sound judgment and ability tomaintainconfidentiality
• Comfortable with accepting feedback and adapting to deliver the desired product
• Commitment to NRDCsmission and values

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within thedescribed work environment.

Frequently:Perform desk-based computer tasks

Frequently:Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary

Frequently: Attendplanned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers

Occasionally:Ability to attend events and activitiesin the office or offsite

Work issometimesperformed primarily inoffice.The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations.Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours including nights and weekends whennecessitatedby projects.The job includeswork-related situations such as those involving challenging important urgent time-sensitive or multiple matters.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.Pursuant tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salariesexcellent benefits and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and iscommensuratewith skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered todeterminea final offer. For this position the salary range is $100000to $115000.

NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.

As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.In accordance withstate or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.

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