GSCC | Strategic Communications Associate, Climate Litigation

Meliore Foundation; Belgique; À distance; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote-first company culture

6 offline days per year

Fridays off during Dry Season

Employee assistance program

End-of-year holiday pay

Maternity leave where permitted

Résumé du poste

The Meliore Foundation, hosting GSCC, seeks a Strategic Communications Associate for Climate Litigation. This remote role supports desks worldwide, producing media materials, messaging, and digital campaigns to advance climate litigation strategy.

Reporting to the Strategic Communications Lead, you will build partnerships across regions, monitor impact, and drive digital initiatives while working in a fast-paced, globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Experience in media relations tactics, including pitching, messaging coordination, briefing journalists, and spokespeople.
• Experience working across digital platforms and channels to achieve communications goals.
• Outstanding partnership skills, with the ability to support, influence and coordinate a range of partners.
• Experience briefing and supporting diverse spokespeople, including experts and campaign partners.
• Ability to craft clear, compelling written content for specific audiences and platforms.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills and the ability to work across multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsabilités

• Deliver the global climate litigation communications strategy by drafting and distributing a wide range of materials (press releases, backgrounders, social content, toolkits, event communications).
• Develop audience-specific messaging to support campaign goals across platforms and regions.
• Support media relations by briefing reporters and boosting understanding of climate litigation implications.
• Lead on digital strategy and ensure its integration into communications efforts.
• Collaborate with partner organisations and GSCC desks worldwide to coordinate joint communications.

Connaissances

Media relations tactics

Digital platforms

Partnership skills

Spokespeople briefing

Content writing

Project management

Climate/energy understanding

Time-zone coordination

English fluency

Outils

Google Workspace

Slack

Description du poste

Location: Remote / Flexible (+/- 3hrs CET)

Application Deadline: 26 October 2026

Department: Other

Location: Remote / Flexible (+/- 3hrs CET)

Description

This position is with the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), a global network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature. GSCC is a programme hosted by the Meliore Foundation.

The newly expanded Climate Litigation communications team aims to generate a global shift in discussions and understandings of developments in climate-related litigation. The Strategic Communications Associate, Climate Litigation, will produce and deliver high-impact communications that execute and bring to life our climate litigation strategy.

The Associate will support GSCC desks across the world to shape narratives by building relationships with partners and media, drafting briefings, press releases and other communications materials, developing digital strategies, and monitoring results.

Reporting to the Strategic Communications Lead, Climate Litigation, the Associate will drive the day-to-day execution and delivery of communications outputs, translating global strategy into actionable interventions that build understanding of the content and implications of climate-related litigation. This includes working across a range of channels, including earned media, broadcast, and social media.

The Associate will also lead on digital strategy for the team, coordinating with colleagues to ensure digital tactics are well integrated into communications efforts and successfully executed.

The ideal candidate is a highly organised, proactive communicator with a track record of taking the initiative and managing projects seamlessly from concept to execution. They will be a collaborative operator, skilled at building strong, trust-based relationships across diverse teams and between organisations. Previous experience with litigation or legal issues is not required.

This is a full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year depending on securing external funding.

How you'll contribute

• Develop and deliver core communications outputs: Deliver the global climate litigation communications strategy by drafting and distributing a wide range of high-impact communications materials, including press releases, media backgrounders/briefings, social media content, campaign toolkits, and event communications support.
• Craft targeted messaging: Develop audience-specific messaging to support short- and long-term campaign goals and ensure consistent, impactful messaging across platforms and regions.
• Support media relations: Foster strong relationships with journalists covering climate, energy, and litigation. Help brief reporters, pitch story angles, and boost understanding of the implications of climate-related litigation.
• Lead on digital strategy: Work with digital experts and partner colleagues to develop and ensure successful implementation of digital strategies.
• Partner and desk support: Work closely with partner organisations and GSCC national teams worldwide, building high-trust relationships to coordinate joint communications and align strategy.
• Impact monitoring and reporting: Keep track of media hits and campaign outcomes. Collect, evaluate, and contribute to tracking data to help assess impact, refine cross-border strategies, and improve future campaign activities.

Our ideal candidate has

• Experience in media relations tactics, including pitching, messaging coordination, briefing journalists, and identifying or preparing spokespeople.
• Experience working across digital platforms and channels to achieve communications goals.
• Outstanding partnership skills, with the ability to support, influence and coordinate a range of partners towards common objectives.
• Experience identifying, briefing, and supporting diverse spokespeople, including experts, community representatives, and campaign partners.
• Experience crafting clear, compelling written content targeted to specific audiences and platforms.
• Highly organised with strong project management skills; able to bring clarity to complex multi-stakeholder environments, work independently, and meet tight deadlines.
• Has a baseline understanding of key climate and energy issues, and has experience of translating technical issues into accessible, effective communications outputs.
• High levels of self-motivation, with the ability to work quickly as part of dispersed international teams and to pivot quickly to reactive communications in response to events.
• Versatile and adaptable, with the necessary skills to flourish in a fast-paced work environment and work across time zones using tools including the Google Workspace suite and Slack.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset.
• The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers.
• Committed to an inclusive and empowering approach to addressing climate change.

Why join us

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
• 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work
• Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer)
• Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development
• Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays
• Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world
• A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.

Location

flexibly remote, ideally within +/- 3 hours CET

Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, The Netherlands, UK.

Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa.

Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Contract and Benefits disclaimer

Contract type and some benefits may vary by jurisdiction. We will confirm eligibility and the applicable terms during the hiring process.

Salary / Fee

Meliore sets compensation levels through a systematic alignment with local market data, taking into account the responsibility level of each role or the expected level of services and the skills and experience of the selected candidate. We apply a consistent, equitable, compensation policy, and provide data on our calculations and pay or fee ranges, in all locations where we operate. Our compensation practices reflect our commitment to fairness, inclusion, and accountability, and are regularly reviewed to ensure alignment with evolving market standards and organisational values.