JOB POSTING

Communications Manager for Danish Social Innovation Academy

Application deadline: May 15 at 12 noon

Danish Social Innovation Academy is looking for a Communications Manager to translate our strategic ambitions into engaging and generous cross-platform communication.

Danish Social Innovation Academy With almost 100 community-engaged leaders across society, the Academy is a goldmine of transformational power. We are looking for a sharp communicator to help us unleash the communicative potential of the Academy and strengthen its position, reach and impact.

So, are you a sharp communications strategist with a flair for spotting communication and positioning opportunities? Do your fingers tingle when you hear that you have 100 leaders (and their communications departments) as your most important partners in communicating powerful messages about social innovation and social change? And do you have a sharp pen and the ability to formulate engaging and innovative messages across platforms?

Then read on - maybe you're just the person we need to lift the Academy for Social Innovation's communication?

ABOUT US

About Danish Social Innovation Academy

Danish Social Innovation Academy is created to create more social innovation in Denmark and strengthen collaboration across society to solve major societal challenges. We do this by being a strong community for socially engaged and innovative leaders across society: Civil society, companies, foundations and public organisations.

The Academy builds capacity for social innovation among leaders and their organisations, and strengthens the ecosystem for social innovation in Denmark and the political prioritization of the area. We do this in collaboration with a number of partners both in Denmark and internationally, including as part of the EU's ESF+ program to promote social innovation in Europe. Academy members meet for full-day events, shorter networking meetings, in working groups and at our annual Open Academy event.

Tasks

Your task will be to increase the Academy's reach and impact by unlocking the communicative potential of the Academy's membership and clarifying the Academy's position, contributions and messages through ongoing, strategic communication across platforms.

You will have a big say in how we do this and the specific objectives, but at this point in time we envision the tasks to include:

Establish collaboration with members' communication departments to promote common agendas
Newsletter development for members and externals
Preparation and execution of a communication plan, including regular posts on SoMe (Linkedin and X), support for members' communication about the Academy, preparation of opinion pieces, etc.
Continuous development of the website
Responsibility for the overall direction of the Academy's presence at events such as Folkemødet, Grasp and Roskilde Festival and ensure coherence with other Academy events and agendas.
Learning collection and dissemination after events and meetings in the Academy, e.g. in the form of articles

ABOUT YOU

We dream of a colleague who

Have a strategic and analytical approach to communication - and have demonstrated that you can create and execute a communication plan
have strong relational skills - and enjoy collaborating with others and building new relationships
express themselves clearly, engagingly and with respect for nuances in writing
can see themselves in a small and ambitious team where there is a short time from thought to action - and who wants to be a good communicator with their colleagues

We offer

You will be part of a workplace characterized by high spirits, high ambitions and strong values about experimenting and taking unconventional paths to reach our goals.

In addition to your 5 colleagues in the secretariat, you will be part of a large community with a lot of inspiring and talented leaders, and through this you will gain insight into many different types of organisations from different parts of society and a strong professional network.

We are located in Communitiet Thoravej29, where we share everyday life with approx. 25 others organisations who work with societal transformation and system change.

Application process and terms

We are not a salary leader, but we are in line with salary levels for similar positions. The position is basically a full-time position, but we are open to suggestions.

Send your application, CV and 3 examples of communication products that you have created and are proud of to Head of Secretariat Clara Dawe, Clara@afsi.dk no later than May 15 at 12 noon.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on May 21 and 22. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Clara Dawe on 24 21 85 95.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs.