Executive Office Advisor
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Strategic communications advisor guiding Malala Fund’s CEO and co-founders. Shaping global communications strategy and the organization’s future operating model for girls’ education advocacy.
Responsibilities:
- Advise on supporting and amplifying the voices, perspectives, and priorities of the cofounders
- Develop approaches and processes for executive and cofounder communications and engagements
- Serve as point-person for cofounder communications products, including rapid response, social media, speeches, talking points, and op-eds
- Align the cofounder’s external narrative and positioning with the organization’s mission, strategy, values, and evolving role
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO on global communications opportunities, priorities, risks, and challenges
- Advise the CEO and co-founders on communications strategies advancing the organization’s mission, priorities, and external influence
- Provide counsel on high-priority, complex, or sensitive communications matters
- Identify emerging trends, opportunities, and risks affecting reputation, influence, or strategic objectives
- Assess current communications capabilities, structure, roles, and ways of working
- Develop recommendations for the future strategic communications structure and operating model
- Clarify roles, responsibilities, decision rights, and interfaces across communications and relevant functions
- Identify capabilities, expertise, and resources needed for evolving strategic priorities
- Recommend best practices and processes to strengthen communications integration, effectiveness, and impact
- Support a sustainable communications function beyond the role’s term
- Partner with the Senior Director, Strategic Communications to strengthen communications strategy and operations
- Integrate communications considerations into strategic planning and execution
- Mentor, coach, and advise communications leaders and colleagues
- Support selected high-priority communications initiatives requiring senior strategic counsel or leadership
- Build relationships across the organization and foster an enterprise-wide communications approach
- Meet weekly with the Chief of Growth and Senior Director, Strategic Communications to review priorities and strategize work
- Develop recommendations and a roadmap for the future communications function
- Help leadership evaluate progress and make informed decisions about the future communications model
- Transfer knowledge, frameworks, and recommendations to the permanent communications structure and leadership
- Support the CEO and relevant leaders in assessing communications talent needs and contribute, where appropriate, to recruitment, selection, and onboarding
- Travel approximately 10–20% depending on need
Requirements:
- Significant senior-level experience in strategic communications, corporate affairs, executive communications, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience advising CEOs, founders, boards, or other senior leaders on complex strategic communications issues
- Strong track record of developing and implementing communications strategies supporting organizational strategy and transformation
- Experience designing or evolving communications functions, teams, operating models, or organizational structures
- Exceptional strategic judgment connecting organizational, reputational, and external issues to broader strategic objectives
- Strong understanding of executive positioning, thought leadership, reputation, and stakeholder engagement
- Experience working across complex, global, or highly matrixed organizations
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to operate with discretion, independence, sound judgment, and a high degree of trust
- Comfort working in an evolving environment and balancing strategic thinking with practical execution
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace
- Inclusive organization welcoming under-represented and intersectional communities, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities
- Approximately 10–20% travel depending on need
- Background checks conducted for prospective and current employees as part of safeguarding commitments


















