Designation: Lead – Communications & Outreach

Location: Remote / Hybrid | Periodic travel to Kolkata| Candidates based in Kolkata will be prioritized

Experience: 8+ years

Compensation: ₹10–14 LPA

Employment Type: Full-time

About SwitchON Foundation

SwitchON Foundation is a mission-driven organization working at the intersection of sustainable agriculture, rural livelihoods, climate resilience, and climate entrepreneurship.

We work with Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs), climate startups, investors, corporates, institutions, and ecosystem partners to build scalable solutions that create economic, environmental, and social impact.

As part of the wider ON Universe, our work spans acceleration, advisory, market access, capacity building, and investment facilitation for climate startups, social enterprises, and FPCs across the Global South.

About the Role

We are looking for a high-ownership communications leader to lead the communications function across the ON Universe ecosystem.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can translate organizational vision into compelling communication strategies, build robust brands, manage multidisciplinary creative teams, and drive visibility across digital, web, social media, SEO, and media platforms.

You will lead and coordinate a team spanning content, design, video, and digital marketing, while working closely with founders, program heads, and senior leadership.

What You'll Lead

Strategic Communications & Team Leadership

- Lead, mentor, and manage content, design, video, digital marketing teams, and external creative partners.




- Prioritize communication requirements across multiple entities and programs.
- Build efficient workflows, timelines, review systems, and accountability mechanisms.
- Use AI and modern tools to improve communication quality and team productivity.

Brand & Quality Governance

- Drive consistency in messaging, visual identity, and brand standards across the ON Universe.
- Serve as the final quality reviewer for key communication assets, proposals, press releases, websites, and social media content.
- Build systems that improve quality while reducing turnaround time.

Digital, Social Media & SEO

- Develop and execute data-driven digital and social media strategies.
- Lead website content management and on-page/technical SEO initiatives.
- Improve search visibility across traditional search and emerging AI platforms.
- Track traffic, reach, engagement, and other communication KPIs and present insights to leadership.

Partnerships, PR & Outreach

- Work closely with founders, program heads, and leadership to align communications with organizational priorities.
- Build relationships with media and external communication partners.
- Support PR, media outreach, campaigns, events, and ecosystem visibility.

What We're Looking For:

Mandatory

- 8+ years of professional experience in communications,



brand management, digital marketing, media, or agency leadership.
- Proven experience managing multidisciplinary teams across content, design, digital, and/or video.
- Strong expertise in digital marketing, social media, website management, and SEO.
- Hands-on experience with analytics platforms, CMS platforms such as WordPress/Zoho, and modern AI/productivity tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Highly Preferred

- Experience in climate, sustainability, impact, nonprofit, social enterprise, incubator, accelerator, or multi-brand ecosystems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
- Experience working effectively across remote/hybrid teams.

Who Should Apply?

You could be

- A Senior Communications / Marketing Manager from an NGO, impact organization, or corporate environment.
- A Communications or Brand Lead managing multidisciplinary creative teams.
- A Digital Marketing / Media Head looking to lead end-to-end communications for a high-impact climate and sustainability platform.

If you're excited by the opportunity to build a strong communications function, shape multiple brands, and amplify work that is creating real climate and livelihood impact, we'd love to hear from you. ? Location: Remote / Hybrid | Candidates based in Kolkata will be prioritized

? Compensation: ₹10–14 LPA

✈️ Travel: Periodic travel to Kolkata as required

Interested? Apply through LinkedIn or share this opportunity with someone who could be a great fit.

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