Associate- Communications

Swaniti; New Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Swaniti is seeking a dynamic Communication Associate to support storytelling, outreach, and visibility efforts across digital and offline channels. You will craft strategic narratives and translate our mission into compelling content for diverse audiences, collaborating with policy, programs, and partnerships teams.

You will manage content pipelines, draft press materials, and support media outreach while maintaining consistent tone and design across outputs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in development, nonprofit, or policy sectors.
• Strong writing skills with ability to produce content across formats and audiences.

Responsibilities

• Create content for newsletters, social media, blogs, case studies, brochures, press releases, and policy briefs.
• Capture stories from the ground in partnership with program teams to highlight human-centered impact.
• Develop ground-level human stories that highlight the impact of the organization’s work across sectors.
• Support the preparation of institutional documents such as annual reports, program summaries, and donor decks.
• Create and schedule regular content across social media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Skills

Content creation

Storytelling

Digital marketing

Social media management

Media relations

Copywriting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and thoughtful Communication Associate to support our efforts with storytelling, outreach, and visibility efforts. This role will be pivotal in amplifying the voice of the organization, crafting strategic narratives, and translating our mission and impact into compelling, accessible, and high-quality communication across digital and offline channels. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about social impact and committed to improving how development work is communicated across platforms and stakeholders. The role involves translating complex ideas into engaging narratives that resonate with both grassroots communities and global audiences.

The associate will collaborate with internal teams including policy, programs, and partnerships and also support external engagement with media, donors, and the public. You will support the development and implementation of communication strategies, contribute to campaigns and public engagement efforts, and ensure that our work reaches diverse audiences including government stakeholders, civil society, media, and the public.

Key Responsibilities

• Content Creation and Storytelling: Develop content for newsletters, social media, blogs, case studies, brochures, press releases, and policy briefs
• Capture stories from the ground in partnership with program teams to highlight human-centered impact, support ground teams to capture the organization
• Develop ground-level human stories that highlight the impact of the organization work across sectors
• Support the preparation of institutional documents such as annual reports, program summaries, and donor decks
• Digital and Social Media Engagement: Create and schedule regular content across social media platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
• Maintain a monthly calendar and draft posts tailored to each platform.
• Collaborate with designers to create supporting visuals including graphics, videos, and reels.
• Monitor digital analytics and audience engagement metrics to optimize content performance
• Media and Public Relations: Draft press releases, op-eds, and media briefs for external dissemination
• Support media outreach and maintain relationships with journalists and publications
• Maintain and update media contact lists, update and maintain list events attendees, guests and partners and their social media handles, assist in building media relationships, and manage media outreach
• Strategic Communication: Contribute to thematic campaigns that align with priority areas such as energy transition, public health, climate justice, and livelihoods
• Assist in designing and executing communication campaigns around thematic priorities or key events.
• Support internal branding efforts and stakeholder communications
• Maintain consistent tone, language, and design across all external outputs, organized library of content, communication assets, and knowledge products
• Knowledge Management and Reporting: Maintain an organized library of content, communication assets, and knowledge products
• Track engagement and analytics across platforms and prepare regular reports for leadership and donors
• Monitoring, Analysis Reporting: Track engagement metrics, media coverage, and campaign performance.
• Generate monthly/quarterly communication reports to inform strategy refinement

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor or Master degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English, Development Studies, or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in the development, nonprofit, or policy sectors, digital marketing.
• Strong writing skills with experience producing different content types across formats and audiences