Job Opportunity for Communication Manager at Vital Strategies in New Delhi, India

## Communication Manager – Road Safety Non Mass Media

 

**About Vital Strategies:**

 

Vital Strategies is a global public health organization that works to save lives and improve health. We deploy our unique world-class technical expertise and global experience to design and support scalable solutions that can bridge the gap between public health needs and their solutions, focusing on rapid large-scale impact. 

 

**Job Location:** New Delhi, India

 

**Experience Required:**

 

* Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in running social marketing campaigns, ideally in public health.

* Proven experience integrating mass media, public relations, earned and digital media strategies.

* Experience in multi-sectoral stakeholder relations and working closely with government organizations in India.

 

**Job Purpose:**

 

The Communication Manager will play a crucial role in managing the road safety program by the Policy Advocacy and Communication vertical. This includes supporting the planning of social marketing campaigns aimed at changing attitudes and perceptions and ultimately changing risky behaviors pertaining to road safety. The role will also support the promotion of policies and social norm changes. Communication campaigns will be coordinated with local government plans and tied to client activities.

 

**Key Responsibilities:**

 

* Nurture and maintain relationships with relevant government and local organizations.

* Attend meetings and present initiative updates.

* Design annual communication strategy and training plan in collaboration with government and partners.

* Develop messages and creative concepts, manage production, media planning, and campaign evaluation.

* Collaborate with the public relations team and initiative’s communication officers to support events, press releases, newsletter copy, fact sheets, etc.

* Support earned media efforts, including media campaign launch events, participation in journalist trainings, and general promotion of the initiative and Vital Strategies India in the media.

* Provide support and technical assistance for events such as workshops, trainings, conferences, campaign launches, press conferences, and briefings.

* Provide regular reports on progress of activities and relevant updates.

* Support corporate communication activities for Vital Strategies India as needed.

* Support supervisor on other program’s ongoing and special projects as required.

 

**Qualifications & Experience:**

 

* Bachelor’s degree in mass media, journalism, or a related discipline. Master’s degree preferred.

* Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.

 

**Desired Experience:**

 

* Strong track record of working closely and collaboratively with stakeholders, including governmental agencies.

* Familiarity with public health and health advocacy.

* Experience developing and executing social marketing/media campaigns and/or digital campaigns.

* Strong understanding of the media and PR landscape in India with established media connections.

* Experience working with various agencies such as media production, social media, media planning, etc.

 

**Skills & Abilities:**

 

* Excellent organizational skills and team player.

* Exceptional project management skills, strong follow through, and ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

* Excellent communication skills, including proficiency in verbal presentation and writing reports. Experience in writing concept notes and proposals would be an added advantage.

* Ability to thrive in a multi-cultural team with diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise.

* Self-starter with the ability to lead.

* Excellent judgment, strategic thinking, and strong initiative.

* Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

 

**Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:**

 

* Ability to work flexibly with colleagues across time zones.

* Working from the office.

* Willingness to travel domestically up to 70% of the time.

 

**Compensation & Benefits:**

 

The salary for this position is INR 18,00,000 to INR 24,00,000. Vital Strategies offers a wide range of benefits, including a strong retirement plan, flexible basket reimbursement option, comprehensive healthcare, and paid leaves.