Communications & Engagement Coordinator

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The Airbel Impact Lab is the IRC’s “R&D” unit, working to maximize the impact of every humanitarian aid dollar through rigorous testing, innovative new solutions, and evidence-based scaling.

About the role

We are hiring a Communications & Engagement Coordinator to put Airbel's best case in front of its most important audiences. The role ensures that how Airbel tells its story is consistent, compelling, and current across every channel and audience. The ideal candidate combines editorial judgment with operational reliability, translating highly technical work for diverse audiences while managing logistics for high-stakes engagements. If successful, Airbel's work will be understood, valued, and supported by the audiences that matter most. Expert use of AI tools is expected.

Responsibilities

• CRIO Meeting Support:
  • Provide comprehensive support for the CRIO’s high-stakes internal and external meetings, including agendas, pre-reads, briefings, talking points, and presentations.
  • Solicit and coordinate inputs from collaborators across the department to ensure materials are accurate, current, and strategically aligned.
  • Track action items and follow-through from key meetings, ensuring commitments are documented and progress is monitored.
• Advisory Board Support:
  • Own holistic management of Airbel’s biannual Advisory Board meetings: agenda-setting, planning, preparation of briefing materials, logistics, and post-meeting follow-through.
  • Develop clear, decision-ready materials to enable productive Board engagement with Airbel’s strategy and portfolio.
  • Manage ongoing Board communications and ensure timely follow-up on action items and commitments.
• Fundraising Engagement Support:
  • Create and maintain a portfolio of pitch materials showcasing Airbel’s value proposition to funders, ensuring they reflect current work, impact, and strategic direction.
  • Coordinate donor-specific preparation, tailoring pitch materials and briefing documents to align with donor interests, primarily for the CRIO.
  • Work closely with fundraising counterparts to ensure pitch and reporting materials are aligned and of high quality.
• Communications & Digital Presence:
  • Own Airbel’s public-facing digital presence, ensuring the website and LinkedIn compellingly and accurately represent current work, team, and impact in line with brand guidelines.
  • Lead a reboot of Airbel's website as an early priority, ensuring it reflects the current portfolio, impact, and strategic direction.
  • Manage Airbel’s LinkedIn presence: develop a content calendar, draft and publish posts, and collaborate with subject-matter experts to create specialized content.
  • Ensure streamlined execution of earned media efforts by managing specialist resources, providing content and context for story development, pitching, and speaking engagements.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in communications, strategic engagement, or a related role, ideally in partnership with senior leaders in research, policy, innovation, or humanitarian contexts.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with a demonstrated ability to translate complex, technical content into clear, compelling narratives for non-specialist audiences.
• Strong writing and editing skills across formats: executive briefings, pitch decks, web copy, social media, and media briefs.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, track deliverables, and keep processes on schedule.
• Experience coordinating earned media efforts, including understanding how stories are developed, pitched, and placed.
• Experience managing a brand’s digital presence across web and social channels, with comfort using content management systems (e.g., WordPress, Drupal).
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in professional communications workflows (e.g., drafting, research, content production).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, subject-matter experts, and cross-functional colleagues across cultures and time zones.

Pay

US Pay Rate: $70,000–$90,000; UK Pay Rate: £46,988–£54,820. Ranges are based on labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to job requirements.

Working Environment

Hybrid or fully in-office options available.