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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.\nAbout Heifer International\nIn 1944, Heifer International’s founder, Dan West, began outlining a simple but groundbreaking plan to tackle hunger around the world. West, a farmer from the Midwest and Church of the Brethren member, had recently returned from feeding weary refugees during volunteer service in the Spanish Civil War.\nHe had seen firsthand that giving people food was a short-term solution, whereas providing them with animals offered a steady supply of nutritious food for an entire family. His philosophy still inspires Heifer’s work today. Partnering with farmers across a range of different livestock and crops, we create unique solutions to local challenges.\nToday, Heifer International has operations in 19 countries around the world, working alongside local farmers, business owners and their communities, as they mobilize and envision their futures. Together, we build inclusive, resilient economies, so communities can develop effective ways to end global hunger and poverty in a sustainable way.\nTo date, we have supported more than 42 million farming families across Africa, Asia and the Americas and in the past five years alone. We have worked alongside 2.7 million families to close the living income gap or set them on a path to doing so. Between now and 2030, we will support an additional 10 million people to reach a living income by scaling up our signature programs. To achieve this, Heifer International relies on its passionate, committed, and highly skilled staff.\nROLE FUNCTION\nAs part of the Global Communications team and the broader Heifer Communications Network, the Director of External Communications will help to interpret, socialize and co-execute with other communications colleagues across Heifer targeted strategies for external engagement that elevate Heifer’s farmer-led program model and program work, stories, messages, materials, people, farmers and strategic partners.\nThis position will include creating engagement materials and relationships as well as facilitation of work with PR Consultants to implement external engagement activities, ensuring that they support organizational and team priorities and objectives while encompassing an impactful mix of methods and platforms - including farmer voices, campaigns, mainstream media, social and digital media, influencer networks, op-eds/thought leadership content, and live and virtual events - in a holistic, audience-targeted approach. Implementation and stewardship will also be grounded in clear KPIs linked to furthering organizational programs, positioning, and resourcing priorities.\nThe position will collaborate and coordinate closely with colleagues in Global Communications, regional Directors of Communications - as well as other members of Heifer’s Communications Network, Heifer leadership, RPC colleagues and program colleagues - to ensure that global-level external engagement activities are aligned with and support locally led priorities.\nThe position will also help to strengthen internal capacities across the communications network and within other teams, through enabling staff members to engage externally on a more autonomous basis with media, partners and other relevant external stakeholders.\nThe position will also support regional and country communications colleagues to elevate and tailor their external engagement activities for global and cross-regional audiences. The position will also serve as “eyes and ears” for regional and country colleagues across the organization to help them identify value-adding areas for collaboration, cross-learning and cross-support.\nTHE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE\nThe position holder will have demonstrated experience in designing and delivering multilevel and multiplatform external communications initiatives to reach target audiences. Experience working effectively with external consultant teams. A team player who collaborates well across geographies and functions. Strong and demonstrated written and verbal skills. Possesses relevant media and digital platform networks. Highly organized. Adaptable to changing priorities and circumstances.\nThe core values and qualities this position would bring are integrity, agility, collaboration, systems thinking, and the dexterity to navigate competing priorities across teams.\nRESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES\nCOMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION (50%)\nImplement - in collaboration with the VP Communications, Regional Directors of Communications and other relevant colleagues and teams - global external engagement initiatives based on desired outcomes and target audiences, and linked to specific initiatives, products and activities across the year. \nManage and provide guidance for relationships with external PR consultants to ensure quality, consistency, and set priorities for their work. \nIdentify and help develop external partnerships (with global content platforms, funders, implementation partners, etc.) to help amplify and scale external engagement efforts. \nProduce press releases, talking points, briefing materials, and other outputs required to support external engagement initiatives. \nTRANSFORMATION - EXTERNAL NARRATIVE DELIVERY (15%)\nHelp facilitate implementation of targeted, audience-specific transformation outreach strategies for different global and cross-regional audiences to ensure proper positioning of a transforming Heifer. \nLiaise and collaborate with RPC Network colleagues to ensure transformation narratives also support specific organizational resource development goals as well as overall strategic goals. \nSupport development of distributed external engagement capabilities across Heifer, in line with the principles of local leadership and shared capacities. \nOPERATIONAL EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT (20%)\nImplement an organizational reputational risk framework, guided by a reputational risk strategy developed by VP Comms and regional comms directors, in consultation with organizational leadership. \nDevelop, curate, and leverage global media networks, in collaboration with PR agencies. \nWorking with the Digital Communications Strategist and others (marketing, regional teams, etc.), contribute to an intentional and engagement-focused approach to social and digital media activities, and their integration in multiplatform engagement initiatives. \nWorking with regional and program, RPC and other colleagues, co-facilitate intentional and coordinated approaches to key events, including contributing to maintaining an active events calendar and planning tools. \nWork with staff across Heifer to develop spokespeople/expert capabilities in key thematic and regional areas; curate a Heifer media training module. \nEstablish global-level op-ed/thought leadership priorities and schedules. \nCROSS-NETWORK SUPPORT, LEARNING AND COLLABORATION (15%)\nCollaborate with country/regional colleagues on elevating/expanding reach for country/regional PR efforts. \nAs needed, provide PR capacity strengthening support to country and regional comms colleagues, including through developing and maintaining toolkits and other resources to support autonomous PR action across Heifer. \nMay perform other job-related duties as assigned. \nMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:\nBachelor’s degree in a related field (i.e. communications, marketing, media arts, international studies, relevant social science discipline). \nAt least 10-12 years of related employment experience, preferably including experience with globally oriented, mission-driven organizations. \nMinimum 5 years of communications leadership experience (Managing large-scale projects, staff, initiatives, ETC) \nDemonstrated experience developing and delivering organizational communications, PR and engagement strategies in a global context. \nPossesses established networks in media and digital platform content producers. \nProven experience supporting organizational change initiatives or complex transformation projects. \nMOST CRITICAL PROFICIENCIES:\nDemonstrated proficiency in developing strategic communications deliverables across global teams. \nStrong understanding of audience insight and measurement capabilities. \nAbility to collaborate effectively and collegially across teams in a remote context \nAbility to foster effective internal and external partnerships \nExcellent written, editorial, and verbal communication skills. \nAbility to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities \nExperience working with colleagues from different countries, regions and cultures \nStrong project management skills and experience with project management software tools (such as Monday). \nStrong understanding of social and digital media environments. \nExceptional attention to details. \nESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:\nFrequent virtual, face-to-face communication with colleagues and external parties. \nAbility to work in a fast-paced environment. \nAbility to confidently give oral presentations and impromptu speeches to a wide range of audiences. \nAbility to effectively plan, prepare, and present material for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format with impeccable attention to detail. \nWillingness and ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, as needed. \nWillingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours. \nMay require constant sitting and moving; working at a computer for extended periods of time, as well as occasional bending and lifting. \nSalary Information:\nThe U.S. salary range for this position is $135,000 to $150,000 annually. Placement within the range will be based on the experience and competency level of the candidate. \nPlease share your salary expectations in your application. In addition, please submit a cover letter with your application to be considered for this role. Option to link your communications portfolio within your cover letter. Please submit your application by 11/19/2026 to be considered for this opportunity. \nWhat We Offer:\nHeifer International offers a variety of benefits for U.S. based employees working 30 or more hours per week. \nHealth and wellness benefits including Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Saving Account \nEmployee assistance program \n403(b) retirement plan (match 1% employee to 2% employer up to a maximum of 4% match +3% employer discretionary contribution regardless of employee contribution) \n22 vacation days in addition to 12 statutory and discretionary holidays, and 10 sick days per year \nEmployer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) \nProfessional development and annual merit increase opportunities \nOptional critical illness insurance, legal assistance plan and pet protection \nAnd more! \nHeifer International is an equal opportunity employer. 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