Communications Manager

Pure Earth; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Earth India is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Communications Manager to plan and execute its programmatic communications strategy and lead IEC and SBCC content. This role combines strategic ownership with hands‑on execution across state programmes, digital platforms, field storytelling, and stakeholder communications, reporting to the Communication Director, India.

You will collaborate with programme teams, partners and vendors to translate evidence into audience‑centred narratives for

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in communications, journalism, public health, or social work is required or a related field.
• 6–10 years of experience in communications, preferably in development sectors.
• SBCC campaigns design and implementation experience for community-level behaviour change.
• Experience developing IEC materials in Hindi and English for diverse audiences.
• Experience managing a WordPress website.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute programmatic communications strategy across Pure Earth India.
• Lead IEC/SBCC content development and field storytelling across channels.
• Coordinate with programme teams, global colleagues, and external vendors.
• Translate evidence and programme actions into clear audience-centred communications.
• Produce newsletters, blogs, social media posts, impact stories and reports.

Skills

Strong written English

Editorial capability

Digital fluency

Project management

Willingness to travel

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

WordPress

Canva

Mailchimp

HubSpot

Asana

Trello

Notion

Job description

1. POSITION VACANT: Communications Manager, Pure Earth India, New Delhi

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

Pure Earth is a global leader in improving public health and development outcomes by reducing exposure to lead and other toxic pollutants. The organisation works closely with governments, public health institutions, researchers, and local organisations to identify sources of toxic exposure, generate actionable evidence, and embed sustainable solutions into public systems at national scale.

Lead poisoning is one of the world’s most significant yet solvable environmental health challenges, disproportionately affecting children and vulnerable communities. Pure Earth is internationally recognised for its leadership in preventing lead exposure and supporting durable government-led systems for long-term lead poisoning prevention.

Pure Earth is currently in a phase of significant growth and expansion, supported by strategic partnerships with governments, philanthropies, and development institutions. This includes major multi-year support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Audacious Project to accelerate and scale lead poisoning prevention efforts in India and globally.

Pure Earth’s work is inherently cross-sectoral, requiring engagement across public health, environment, pollution control, manufacturing, industry, consumer safety, and regulatory ecosystems. Its work contributes directly to reducing toxic exposure, particularly among children, improving long-term developmental and health outcomes, and enabling safer, healthier communities.

Pure Earth India, registered as P.E. Lead India Pvt Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pure Earth, providing technical and implementation support for all India-based operations. With a central office in New Delhi, Pure Earth India currently supports work across Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, with plans to expand to Assam and Rajasthan in India, and operations in Nepal.

Please visit https://www.pureearth.org/india/ to learn more about Pure Earth India.

3. JOB DESCRIPTION / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pure Earth India is seeking an experienced, hands‑on Communications Manager to plan and execute its programmatic communications strategy and lead the development of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) content.

This is a key role combining strategic ownership with hands‑on execution across state programmes, digital and editorial channels, field storytelling, and stakeholder communications. The selected candidate will work closely with programme teams, partners, global communications colleagues, and external vendors to translate evidence and programme action into clear, engaging, audience-centred communications.

The position reports to the Communication Director, India.

(A) IEC/SBCC Communications

• Lead the design and implementation of SBCC strategies for Pure Earth India’s state‑level programmes, ensuring communication interventions are evidence‑based, audience‑centred, and behaviour‑focused;
• Conduct or support audience analysis, barrier identification, and message development for each programmatic context, including communities, consumers, traders, frontline workers, and government officials;
• Develop communication content for programmatic interventions, including pamphlets, posters, short videos, and other field‑facing collateral;
• Work closely with programme teams to understand context, map target audiences, develop key messages, and translate them into appropriate formats;
• Collect and document field stories, case studies, and visual evidence from programme states to capture behaviour change in action and translate field learning into compelling communications.

• Create engaging social media posts for programme milestones, activities, and impact stories;
• Anchor Pure Earth India’s newsletter, including content planning, writing, and distribution;
• Write and publish blogs, articles, and impact stories that translate evidence and programme work into compelling narratives for the Pure Earth website;
• Develop and review reports and briefs, donor reports, slide decks, brochures, commentary pieces, two‑pagers, and other documents as needed.

(C) Project Management & Coordination

• Own programme communications outputs across owned channels;
• Liaise with programme teams and the global communications team to align messaging and timelines;
• Support workshops, events, roundtables, conferences, and other events;
• Update Pure Earth India’s photo archives, mailing lists, and other institutional resources;
• Manage external vendors and partners, including design, video, and print vendors, covering scoping, timelines, and invoicing.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications

Master’s degree required; a degree/background in communications, journalism, public health, or social work is a plus.

Experience

• Six to ten years of experience in communications, preferably within the development sector;
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing SBCC campaigns for community‑level behaviour change, from audience analysis and message development through to material production and rollout;
• Experience developing IEC materials in Hindi and English for diverse audiences, including communities, frontline workers, and government officials;
• Experience managing a WordPress website;

Preferred:

• Prior exposure to public health or environmental health programmes.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong written English and editorial capability, with the ability to adapt tone across social media, newsletters, IEC materials, reports, and storytelling formats;
• Basic design skills; working proficiency in Canva is mandatory;
• Familiarity with newsletter/email tools such as Mailchimp, HubSpot, or similar platforms;
• Comfort using project management tools such as Asana, Trello, Notion, or similar platforms;
• Willingness to travel periodically to programme states.

5. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on communications professional who combines strong IEC/SBCC expertise with excellent writing and editorial judgement, digital fluency, and disciplined project management. The candidate should be comfortable moving between strategy and execution: understanding programme context and audiences, shaping messages and field‑facing materials, creating compelling stories and digital content, and coordinating stakeholders and vendors to deliver high‑quality communications on time. Strong development‑sector communications experience and demonstrated community‑level behaviour‑change work, particularly in public health or environmental health, would be especially relevant.

6. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation budgeted for the position is in the range of Rs 16 to 20 lacs per annum (CTC), commensurate with experience.

7. NUMBER OF VACANCIES:

One

The position is full‑time and will require periodic travel to Pure Earth India programme states.

9. REFERENCE: CM-PEI

10. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMS

Strategic Alliance Management Services Pvt. Ltd.

1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar,

New Friends Colony, New Delhi – 110025

Tel: [phone]

Early applications are encouraged.

Pure Earth India provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.