Job Title: Senior Associate, Communications

Location: Eastern or Central Time, North America. Please note we currently do not have the infrastructure to support VISA/right-to-work sponsorship, and you must be living and authorised to work in the United States.

Reports to: Head of Communications, Aurora Horwood

Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week)

Compensation: $85,248 - $100,748 based on years of experience (bands here). Salaries at CPI are non-negotiable in line with our pay-equity policies. 

About the Centre for Public Impact (CPI):

At the Centre for Public Impact, we believe in the transformative potential of government to improve lives and create better outcomes for all. Yet, we recognize that many of today’s government systems, structures, and processes are not yet designed to address the complex challenges of our time. That’s why we are committed to reimagining government—working towards systems that truly serve everyone, equitably, and effectively. 

As a not-for-profit organization founded by the Boston Consulting Group, we act as a learning partner for governments, public servants, and a diverse network of change makers. Though we are a small organization, our global footprint is expansive. We have dedicated and innovative teams in Asia, Australia/Aotearoa New Zealand, Europe, and North America. We are all aligned by our Global Hub operational team, which provides people & culture, operational, finance, and communications partnerships across the regions.

Our Communications and Impact team works to promote our vision for government. We share stories from our programmes, develop campaigns, and run channels such as our podcast, website, newsletter, and social media. We also embed storytelling into projects, enabling colleagues and partners to communicate their learning more powerfully. On the impact side, we lead evaluation and learning assessment, helping CPI understand the effects of our work, identify cross-cutting insights, and expand the reach and value of what we do.

Our Values: 

• Curiosity - We champion exploration and creativity.

• Courage - We are authentic and brave in our decisions and actions.

• Collaboration - We share power and work together.

• Empathy - We embrace others’ perspectives and experiences.

• Equity - We disrupt systemic barriers to shift power.

Position Overview: 

We are looking for an experienced Senior Associate, Communications, to strengthen CPI’s profile through content, events, and campaigns, with a focus on our work in North America. Reporting to the Head of Communications, you will help bring stories, expertise, data and learning from across CPI’s projects to broader audiences.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll draw on your experience in storytelling, events, and media relations to work closely with programme teams and partners, capturing insights and evidence and turning them into compelling communications.

Key Responsibilities: 

Programme Communications 

• Embed into programme teams to capture stories, translate insights into accessible content, and ensure communications are integrated throughout.

• Collaborate with Impact colleagues to turn data, evaluation, and learning into compelling stories and outputs that highlight programme impact.

• Lead programme-level communications delivery, working alongside CPI staff, external partners, and managing external vendors.

• Support the development and delivery of communications campaigns tied to specific programmes and projects.

• Travel as needed to support programme delivery, events, and on-the-ground storytelling.

Strategic Communications & Storytelling

• Support cross-cutting campaigns that showcase CPI’s global learning and impact, independently managing portions of campaign delivery in coordination with CPI staff, partners, and vendors.

• Draft and edit a variety of written materials, including talking points, op-eds, newsletters, social media content, presentations, and fact sheets.

• Create compelling creative content, including infographics, videos, websites, and presentations.

Events

• Contribute to strategic event planning, providing expertise in the execution of event logistics.

• Independently manage event delivery, including coordinating with CPI’s programmatic staff, working with event partners, and managing external vendors.

Media & Digital

• Identify media engagement opportunities, draft pitches, and maintain relationships with journalists and outlets.

• Plan and implement digital and social media campaigns, tracking performance and learning from the results.

DEIB and Collaborative working

• Coordinate with CPI’s global communications and impact colleagues to ensure alignment and a consistent brand voice.

• Work closely with programme partners to support joint storytelling and amplify impact.

• Contribute to a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace, working effectively across differences.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 4+ years’ experience in a communications role

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience developing key messages and tailoring content for diverse audiences.

• Proven success with media engagement, including pitching stories and building press relationships.

• Experience in independently planning and delivering events.

• Experience executing social media and digital campaigns, particularly on LinkedIn and X.

• Experience implementing accessibility practices, including for digital materials and at live events.

• Ability to translate data, evaluation, or research insights into compelling communications for diverse audiences.

• Ability to balance multiple workstreams, work independently, and proactively flag support needs.

• Basic graphic design skills (Canva, InDesign) for reports and social graphics.

• Willingness to travel approximately 25% domestic/international or as needed for event management, storytelling, and organizational off-sites.

Desirable

• Experience working with or within government.

• Experience embedding into programmatic work to deliver storytelling.

• Experience working with videographers, storyboarding, and conducting interviews. 

• Video or audio editing skills.

Salary, Benefits, and How to Apply

The salary range for this role is $85,248 - $100,748 mapped to years of experience and region. At the Centre for Public Impact, we are committed to countering pay inequality and have conducted a global compensation benchmarking process to ensure that we're paying our staff fairly and well for the roles that they hold. Therefore, salaries at CPI are non-negotiable. 

CPI North America offers comprehensive benefits to its employees, including a range of high-quality health, dental, and vision plans; employer’s contribution to pension/retirement as applicable; dedicated professional development funds; generous paid leave and public holidays;  short/long term disability, paid parental leave and extended illness leave; and a year-end organisation-wide closure. 

We are a remote-first workplace and are open to qualified candidates in North America based in the Eastern or Central time zones. We anticipate this position will require approximately 25% domestic and international travel.

We use Applied in order to reduce bias in our hiring process. Please note that we do not ask for a cover letter and instead, require three paragraph-length answers. Although we ask for your CV, it will not be looked at until further down the process. We understand applicants may use tools like ChatGPT as thought partners; however, we are looking for original work that reflects your unique perspective, skills and reflections. Please do not submit content that is directly copied or heavily reliant on AI  as these will be flagged and marked down. We have a team of real people who score your sift responses and a system that helps us ensure applications maintain authenticity. Please apply by Friday, October 24 at 5 PM ET, as the application portal will close automatically and cannot be reopened. If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the posting early—so we strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We’ll do our best to notify candidates in advance if the timeline changes.

To advance our purpose of reimagining government so that it works for everyone, CPI seeks to attract and support a diversity of backgrounds, experience, talent and thought. For this reason, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. You can read our full Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy here. CPI is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, colour, caste, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.