Communication Manager

Copenhagen, Denmark | Volunteer position | Duration: October 2021 - May 2022

The Marketing & Communication function is responsible for developing, maintaining and promoting strong branding for oikos Copenhagen and its projects. The functions’ goals are to return value to our stakeholders, expanding the oikos Copenhagen network, raising awareness towards sustainable businesses, and successful promotion of oikos events, initiatives and collaborations.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Co-develop branding/marketing plan for oikos Copenhagen with the Head of Communication.
Co-create a brand for your project consistent with the oikos Copenhagen brand.
Create concepts and develop, manage and evaluate digital and physical branding/marketing campaigns and materials for your project.
Contribute to general brand awareness of oikos Copenhagen and consider the market position of the organisation and its projects.
Content creation: e.g. copywriting, shooting/recording and editing photos, videos and audio files.
Design and edit creatives.
Update website with current information and design tweaks.
Keep an overview of digital and physical marketing material and help structure and sort the current media databases.
Track and analyse engagement and activity on our communication channels.
Explore opportunities for collaborations with external stakeholders.
Aid the development of an annual report.
Be the link between the projects and the communication function. As communication members you should be the best-informed team member of your project team.
Report to the Head of Communication and project activities to the communication members.
Take part in weekly meetings with the communication team or project team.

QUALITIES

Proactive and independent persona with a flair for innovative thinking.
Structured and thorough work style.
Able to effortlessly represent the brand in your work.
Comfortable with giving and receiving criticism, while contributing to a supportive environment where team spirit is high.
Solid time management skills and ability to say no if you have too much on your plate.
Excellent writing skills in English.

BENEFICIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS

In oikos, we learn as we go, so we don‘t expect you to be experienced in all of the skills listed. You should have experience in some of them and willing to familiarise yourself with others.

Copywriting (storytelling, writing, editing, publishing)
Graphic design (Canva, Adobe)
Search Engine Marketing (webdesign, basic coding, SEO, link buildings, UX design)
Media production (photography, video and audio, shooting, editing)
Analytics (Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics)

COMMITMENT
You are our impact! To achieve our mission, we relly on volunteers who are able to commit time to our organisations and our fellow members. Therefore, we are looking for sociable and driven students who are able to put in 3-5 hours a week into oikos (more or less depending on activties). The organisation is committed towards our oikees and we do our best to bring you the most value in terms of social offerings and practical gains. We are looking for new members who are excited about this aspect of our organisationa culture and are eager to contribute to it.

why join? it is our mission to equip our members with the necessary tools to become tomorrow’s responsible leaders

Get hands-on project experience

Grow with the challenge
Join a local network with international connections
Gain a nuanced understanding of sustainability.
Draw benefits of internal workshops or lectures with experts and companies.
Have a good time while having a positive impact,
working towards our sustainable future.

OPEN POSITIONS WITHIN communication

Join the communication team: The partnership team is responsible for oikos Copenhagen’s network, partnerships and fundraising as described above.
Join the Green Week Team or the Social Pioneers | oikos Career Team: Green Week, Social Pioneers and oikos Career are event-based projects and are dependent on successful promotion. As Communication Manager for Green Week, you will support the Project Manager in coordinating the team’s efforts of preparing promotional material and social media communication. You will have close contact with the communication team for sparring, information sharing, and coordinating communication activities. In our project teams, we pull in the same direction and support each other. Hence, as a Communication Manager in a project team, we expect you to be proactive and take on necessary tasks, even if they should fall outside of the scope of communication (e.g. contacting organisations). NB: For the first time, we will merge our Social Pioneers and oikos Career Projects to open opportunities across the whole field of careers within sustainability.

APPLICATION DETAILS

The application deadline is September 25th, 2021. Please send your CV and motivational letter to info@copenhagen.oikos-international.org. Use the subject line “Communications Manager x YOUR NAME”. Please specify in your letter 1) which team you would like to apply for, 2) your relationship to sustainability and 3) why you would be a good fit for the communications manager position.

Feel free to direct any questions regarding oikos or the position to Melissa via email (president@copenhagen.oikos-international.org) or reach out via LinkedIn.