Communications Associate - Content and Editing

Climate Policy Initiative; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

CPI India is seeking a Communications Associate to support content development and editing across India programs. You will translate economics and climate finance insights into clear, concise communications for investors, policymakers, and stakeholders.

You will report to the India Communications lead and collaborate with program teams, global communications, and external partners. Strong English writing and PR experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Post graduate degree with 4+ years post-qualification experience, or graduate degree with 6+ years.
• Experience with content development, written content editing, media outreach and public relations.
• Experience with content editing, copywriting, and ensuring consistency with brand and style guidelines.
• Experience with social media and online content campaigns, and tools listed (Wordpress, GA, Google Ads, Mailchimp, Hootsuite).
• Editorial calendar and project management, handling input from multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated external communications plans with measurable KPIs.
• Guide content development from concept to publication for CPI research products and campaigns.
• Ensure adherence to CPI’s style guide, brand, and citation standards.
• Maintain talking points summarizing CPI India’s body of work and current issues in climate finance.
• Support internal communications to reinforce CPI’s culture and cohesion.
• Help with content taxonomy, keywords, and tagging for SEO and discovery.
• Occasionally lead or assist with media relations and story placement in top-tier outlets.

Skills

English writing

Copyediting

Education

Post graduate degree in Mass Communications/Public Relations/Marketing

Graduate degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

Wordpress

Google Analytics

Google Ads

Mailchimp

Hootsuite

Job description

Communications Associate - Content and Editing, CPI India

New Delhi, Delhi

About CPI

CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. With a team of experts across seven international offices, including a strong presence in emerging markets and developing economies, CPI is a leader in tracking sustainable investment trends, identifying innovative business models, and supporting the solutions that can drive the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, inclusive economy. We are unique in our focus on finance, our ability to get the right people to the table, and our analytical rigor.

Position Summary

We are seeking a communications associate who will primarily be responsible for supporting content development and editing across our India programs. You will possess the ability to translate economics, finance, and policy analysis into clear, concise, and accessible insights for investors and policymakers. You will align CPI content with the most recent trends in climate finance and policy, in ways that directly speak to our target audiences and ensure that CPI expertise provide actionable guidance to decision makers at the highest levels. The ideal communications associate will have a strong interest in sustainable business, investment, finance, and economics, and dedication to CPI’s mission and impact.

You will report to the India Communications lead, and will closely collaborate with program teams in India, as well as the global communications team. You will also work with external stakeholders including partner NGOs and the media.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out integrated, external communications plans that are aligned with directly influencing the intended audience and have measurable KPIs


• Guide content development from concept to publication—including storyboards, key messaging, structure, and editing—of CPI research products, presentations, op-eds, social media campaigns, and other written content.


• Ensure adherence to CPI’s in-house style guide, brand, and citation standards.


• Maintain and evolve a repository of talking points that summarize CPI India’s body of work and addresses current issues in climate finance and policy.


• Support internal communications that builds cohesion and reinforces CPI’s positive and inspiring culture.


• Help with content taxonomy, keywords, and tagging to ensure web content is optimized for search indexing and discovery.


• Occasionally lead or help with media relations, including identifying outlets and placing stories in top-tier business, financial, and energy sector media.

Qualifications & Experience

• Post Graduate degree in Mass Communications/ Public Relations/ Marketing, and demonstrable (minimum of 4 years) post-qualification experience in the field, or a Graduate degree with minimum 6 years of experience


• Experience with handling content development, written content editing, media outreach and public relations. Financial and business press experience will be beneficial.


• Experience with content editing, copywriting, and ensuring consistency with brand and style guidelines.


• Experience with social media and online content campaign development, execution, and analysis, as well as experience with relevant tools, including Wordpress, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, or equivalents.


• Editorial calendar and project management, handling input from a variety of internal stakeholders, ensuring all deliverables are executed on time and internal stakeholders are kept up to date on task status.

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Ability to turn economic and finance analysis into engaging and accessible insights for investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders.


• Impeccable English writing and editing skills, including a proven ability to turn technical content drafted by researchers and analysts into compelling copy in a variety of formats, from long research reports to short policy briefs, blogs, social media campaigns, and op-eds.


• Expertise in message crafting, content restructuring, and copyediting (fluency in AP Style is not a requirement but will be highly beneficial).


• Proven record of excellent writing and editing demonstrated in a professional portfolio.


• Independent worker and strategic thinker, who learns quickly and can successfully navigate unchartered territory.


• Polished, diplomatic interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships in a cross-cultural, global working environment that inspire, motivate, and influence highly-discerning team members.


• Outstanding organizational, project management, and prioritization skills, capable of managing deliverables and influencing people across locations to overcome barriers, meet deadlines, and achieve project goals.


• Ability to work flexibly and with a solutions-oriented approach, under pressure, and on tight deadlines.


• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel are heavily used on a daily basis).

Location and Compensation

CPI is hiring for one permanent, full-time communications associate position based in Delhi/NCR.

CPI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Compensation will be dependent on experience.

CPI Commitment

CPI’s mission is to create economic opportunity while protecting our environment. This worldview—grounding opportunity in something more fundamental that we all share and must protect—permeates our organization, and forms the foundation of our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

CPI’s approach to DEI mirrors our mission: within a culture that values transparency and dialogue, we strive to improve equity within our organization as well as in the communities in which we work. Internally and externally, we seek to remove inequitable barriers regardless of their origin, whether it be class, race, religion, nationality, region, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability. We are proactive in identifying and removing biases in our processes, seeking fairness in hiring, working conditions, and professional development.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.