Digital Media Officer at UMI Fund

UMI Fund is a donor’s collaborative founded by international philanthropies that supports, incubates and accelerates strategic elements of the climate movement, through cooperation with partners for disruptive, scalable, greenhouse gas mitigation. . .

About The Role

We are seeking a Digital Media Officer to elevate our storytelling and enhance engagement with funders, grantees, and the broader climate community. This role blends storytelling, community engagement, and research-driven content creation to showcase the impact of our partners. Develop compelling grantee impact stories in the form of case studies, digital reports, newsletter stories and blogs that highlight the power of grassroots climate action.

The ideal candidate is a strategic communicator with experience managing websites, LinkedIn, newsletters, digital reports, and case studies—with an eye toward rebranding efforts.

Tasks & Obligations

Work closely with programme and learning teams and partners to translate complex climate data into creative, engaging, accessible content for funders and the public.
Contribute to the organization’s rebrand by ensuring a cohesive and impactful digital identity.
Oversee the organization’s website, ensuring content is updated, relevant, and aligned with the rebranding strategy.
Design and implement a content calendar across LinkedIn, newsletters, and the website to ensure a steady flow of engaging updates.
Work with designers to create compelling visual storytelling elements, including infographics and digital assets.
Strengthen relationships with funders and grantees through targeted digital campaigns.
Grow engagement on LinkedIn, leveraging it as a key platform for donor relations and movement-building.
Monitor conversations within the climate philanthropy space and identify opportunities for the organization to contribute thought leadership.
Track and analyze engagement metrics across platforms to inform strategy and optimize content.
Provide insights and recommendations to improve digital outreach and engagement with key stakeholders.
Support the MEL team with audiovisual content, stories, and branding for reports and case studies.

Salary Range

Compensation will be determined according to location of hiring.

Benefits include all statutory benefits in country of hiring, minimum 20 days paid vacations plus paid year end break, parental leave, health, vision and dental plan, life Insurance, work from home allowance and local holidays.

Location allowance ranging from 15% to 30%.

Why You’ll Do For Us

Own institutional grant reporting at WBA, briefing and orchestrating the input of relevant colleagues including funder relationship leads, subject matter experts, finance and other colleagues as required.
Develop a temporal view of impact, e.g. from monthly to quarterly to annually, to bring a coherence and consistency to what we are measuring and to develop impact pathway (ref. Theory of Change) specific narrative arcs.
Use impact data from the Results Management Framework to draft institutional funder grant reports as per grant reporting schedules set out in grant agreements. Develop storylines which demonstrate impact on funder interests and objectives.
Surface what has not gone to plan and contextualize learnings over the course of grant reporting cycles
Provide staff with insights and impact data from the Results Management Framework at different points in the fundraising cycle, as requested.
Support non institutional grant owners on their grant reporting tasks with insight and data from the Results Management Framework as requested.
Impact data management and visualization
Manage and develop the Results Management Framework (RMF) to measure progress against the WBA Theory of Change; Identify what we want to measure and how we will measure it
Support the Impact Researchers with the development of internal systems (e.g. Airtable) to capture information and training materials and workshops around impact data
Support the Impact Researchers with the visualization of impact data to develop insights and embed visualizations into grant reports as needed

Qualification

4-6 years of experience in digital communications, media, or marketing (such as in climate, philanthropy, non-profit, grassroots movements, social business sectors).
Strong storytelling, writing, and editing skills, with experience translating complex issues into accessible content.
Proficiency in website management (WordPress or similar), LinkedIn strategy, email marketing, and digital reports.
Basic design and multimedia skills (Canva, Adobe, or other tools) to create visually engaging content.
Knowledge of climate justice, movement-building, and philanthropy landscapes is a plus.

Method of Application

To apply, please fill out the application form. Completion time 15 – 30 minutes. Prospective and qualified applicants to complete the required application form.

Application Deadline

The deadline for application is Sunday 23^rd March 2025