Communications Associate - J-PAL Global

J-PAL is recruiting a Communications Associate to contribute to our mission of transforming rigorous research into better policies that reach people most in need. The ideal candidate is creative and analytical; a strong writer and editor; familiar with quantitative impact evaluation methods, and has a strong interest in J-PAL’s mission.


This is a hybrid position based in Cambridge, MA, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Staff are expected to be in the office two days per week. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategic communications (25%): You will serve as a core member of J-PAL’s communications team, helping develop multi-platform communications strategies for new research results, policy guidance, and the launch of major J-PAL partnerships and initiatives. You will also serve as a liaison for communications leads in J-PAL’s seven regional offices, helping to develop regional strategy, troubleshoot challenges and brainstorm new approaches, and provide guidance and training in collaboration with other members of the Global team.
Translating complex research into engaging, plain-language content (20%): You will work with J-PAL’s subject matter experts to translate research results and policy guidance into engaging communications content, including writing and editing weekly blog posts, monthly newsletters, and regular email campaigns. You will also serve as lead project manager and editor for J-PAL’s annual report, collaborating with internal teams and regional offices to tell the story of J-PAL’s successes, challenges, and innovations.
Owning J-PAL’s social media presence (20%): You will develop and execute quarterly strategy and daily content for J-PAL’s LinkedIn, X, BlueSky, Facebook, and Instagram accounts that engage our target audiences of researchers, policymakers, and partners. This includes collaborating with our Digital Communications Associate and J-PAL’s designers and video team to develop content tailored for social platforms, helping internal subject matter experts translate complex research findings into plain language suitable for broad audiences, and regularly analyzing and presenting on metrics to identify and act upon user trends.
Email marketing (15%): You will work with the Communications Manager and design team to advance our email marketing strategy, surfacing new innovations and developing creative journey-based email campaigns that engage and educate our stakeholder audience and prompt concrete policy action.
Media engagement (10%): You will work with the Communications Lead and subject matter experts to conduct desk research on prospective media targets, draft media pitches and press releases, and track trending topics in the news, to help raise awareness of policy-relevant research results and promote evidence-informed decision-making among wider audiences.
Leading alumni engagement (10%): You will work with the Digital Communications Associate to create and edit J-PAL’s quarterly alumni email newsletter, developing new written and multimedia features to showcase former J-PAL staff who have gone on to serve in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, the private sector, and academia.

Qualifications:

Education: You hold at least a bachelor’s degree with intermediate-level training in economics (econometrics, statistics, and/or quantitative analysis training is a plus). Do you have a demonstrated academic interest in journalism, public policy, international development, marketing and

Policy and Advocacy Lead

Role title: Policy and Advocacy Lead

Location: Remote US

Type: Full time

Upstream Policies is a fast-moving nonprofit protecting freshwater biodiversity by reducing reliance on live baitfish, a trade that moves up to 10 billion farm-raised fish each year and spreads invasive species and pathogens. In our first two years we passed a bill in Delaware, launched legislative campaigns in New Hampshire and New York, and initiated a rule-making process in Colorado. We’re now scaling the model state-by-state. As our third full-time hire, you’ll run campaigns end-to-end and lead our most mission-critical work.

What you’ll deliver in year 1

Support and complete the remaining coalition and rulemaking and legislative work in Colorado and Delaware.

Design and lead the next-state campaign (state still to be chosen).

Expand coalitions with conservation, outdoor, and angler groups in each target state.

Day-to-day activities

Research and profile key decision-makers; craft tailored communication plans; meet with legislators, agency staff, conservation groups, and angler organizations to build support for the bill.

Build and maintain stakeholder maps, the CRM, and campaign plans.

Draft concise talking points, fact sheets, and other memos. 

Testify at state-house hearings and speak at conferences, bait-shop roundtables, and angler events (≈30 travel days total, spaced out over the year rather than in one block; some trips are short-notice. All travel fully expensed; flex days offset weekend work). 

Track outreach and legislative metrics, report progress, and refine tactics with the founders.

We’re a small, fast-moving remote team; you’ll work closely with both co-founders and our research director while leading the field-facing side of the mission.

Must haves 

Based in the U.S. with unrestricted work authorization (we are unfortunately not able to sponsor visas).

Passionate about our mission. 

Self-starter who owns projects, shows initiative, and gets things done. 

Comfortable cold-calling, public speaking, and travelling on short notice.

Structured communicator - writes clearly, concisely and keeps stakeholders on task.

Thrives in a fully remote, high-autonomy setting, efficiently structuring their own time and priorities.

Independence and initiative are the top priority - this role owns projects end-to-end with minimal oversight.

Nice to haves

Direct experience with regulatory or legislative work, government relations, or community outreach.

Experience in the angling community or a background in state-level natural-resource agencies.

Compensation & perks

Salary: Starting at $45 k, with potential for a higher offer for candidates who bring deep state-level advocacy experience.

Leave: 20 vacation days plus generous sick leave. 

Work style: Fully remote with flexible hours and high autonomy, plus at least one overlapping morning meeting each week to coordinate across time-zones.

Development: Paid conference travel and dedicated professional-development time

How to apply

Apply by EOD 16 June 2025 for full consideration. We review applications as they arrive and may invite interviews before the closing date - early submissions are encouraged.

For more information and online application click here

Specialist Editor - Asia-Pacific

Job Title: Specialist Editor

Department: Programs, Asia-Pacific

Job Band: Researcher & Associate II

Compensation: $78,000.00 (for candidates based in New York City). Compensation for this position will be based on experience, skills, and location. While this range reflects the expected salary for New York City-based candidates, compensation may be adjusted for candidates in other locations to align with local market conditions and cost of living.

Office Location: New York or remote (please note time zone requirements)

Reports to Title: Regional Director, Asia-Pacific (Dotted Line to the Director of Research & Analysis)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union Status: Union-represented if based in the U.S.

Application Deadline: May 26, 2025

Application and Recruitment Process: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is hiring three Regional Specialist Editors to join our global Programs team and support our work in Europe and Central Asia, MENA, and Asia-Pacific.

We’re running a single recruitment for all three roles to streamline the process—same strong job, three distinct regions. This allows us to identify the best candidates efficiently while giving applicants a chance to express their regional strengths.

NB. Candidates do not have to be based in the region, but must be able to work a schedule broadly aligned with the region’s time zone.

This is the application for the Specialist Editor, Asia-Pacific. If you are also interested in our Specialist Editor positions for MENA or Europe and Central Asia, please apply separately using the links below:

✅ Apply for the position of Specialist Editor, MENA

✅ Apply for the position of  Specialist Editor, Europe and Central Asia

Organization Overview:

Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists (“CPJ”) is an independent, non-profit organization defending journalists worldwide without regard to their political ideology. Through its work to safeguard journalists, CPJ protects the rights of all people to have access to diverse and independent sources of information. For nearly four decades, CPJ has helped win the early release of imprisoned journalists, secure convictions in journalist murders, and enable positive legal reform in countries where the climate for free expression has deteriorated. Learn more about CPJ’s fight to defend freedom of the press here: http://cpj.org/

At CPJ, we are dedicated to upholding values of equity and free expression in both our internal operations and external endeavors. As an organization headquartered in the United States, we aspire to build a diverse workplace and foster an inclusive and welcoming environment. As an international organization, we strive for our people to be representative of the global community on which we report and to equip them with the opportunities and resources they need to learn and succeed.

If hired in the United States, this position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by the Writers Guild of America, East.  

About the Role

The Specialist Editor is responsible for writing, editing, and publishing a range of content—including news alerts, statements, reports, and social media posts—aligned with CPJ’s press freedom mission and regional priorities.

Each editor will be embedded within a regional program and play a critical role in shaping and executing editorial strategy in close collaboration with the Regional Director and CPJ’s Research & Analysis team.

Each editor will:

• Commission, edit, and publish daily content on CPJ’s various publishing platforms in a timely manner;
• Focus on one of the three regions: Europe and Central Asia,
  MENA, or  Asia-Pacific;
• Work in a time zone within approximately 2–3 hours of the region’s core working hours;
• Ideally have proficiency in at least one major language relevant to the region;
• Collaborate closely with regional researchers and analysts to ensure accuracy, relevance, and impact of CPJ regional content.

Job Summary:

The Regional Specialist Editor is responsible for executing CPJ’s regional editorial strategy. This includes commissioning, writing, editing, and publishing stories, statements, reports, and other editorial products as needed for CPJ’s various publishing platforms, including the CPJ website and social media. 

The Specialist Editor will be embedded within a regional program, reporting directly to the Regional Director with a dotted line to the Director of Research & Analysis. This role is designed to bring editorial expertise closer to the regional subject matter and departmental needs, ensuring that editorial output aligns with local priorities and effectively supports CPJ’s mission. 

The Specialist Editor will be expected to use CPJ’s internal knowledge management system (Carta) for research and editing. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Commission, write, edit and publish daily content, including news alerts, statements, letters,

Executive Director

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (the Resource Centre) seeks a creative, strategic and inspiring leader ready to drive the next generation of progress in strengthening human rights in business. For more than two decades the Resource Centre has sought to amplify the voices of rightsholders and work collaboratively with allies and partners to strengthen corporate practices and support smart regulation to deliver a just economy, address the climate crisis and counter abuse. 

In the face of rising authoritarianism, it is more important than ever to ensure respect for and protection of human rights, including by private actors. We are seeking a leader who understands the threats – and opportunities – present in today’s dynamic and complex context. The ideal candidate will bring energy and insights to the Resource Centre’s vision of transformational change, which is built on community-led action and enhanced by global partnership. The Executive Director will have a strong understanding of international human rights, labour, environmental and climate frameworks as they relate to business–and how to make change happen through those frameworks. They will be able to work effectively with people and organisations at many levels, including grassroots leaders, government representatives, funders, corporate executives and investors.

  

As new challenges face the field of human rights, the Resource Centre is poised to continue its high-impact programming and partnerships. The new Executive Director will join a Global Team with a strong culture of cooperation and mutual respect working remotely in over 30 locations. They will lead a financially sound organisation that has recently approved an ambitious 5-year strategic plan. The Executive Director will provide empathetic and confident leadership to the organisation during a turbulent period in our world, playing a pivotal role in delivering the strategic plan, identifying where to place particular emphasis at different times during the plan period, and deciding how to balance offensive and defensive strategies to accomplish our goals.

The Resource Centre has four worldwide programmes focused on promoting: the rights of communities seeking responsible natural resource use and a just transition; the rights of workers in global supply chains; the rights of people for accountable digital technologies; and the rights of human rights defenders. Our cross-cutting themes are access to corporate legal accountability and promotion of gender and racial justice. 

THE ROLE

The Executive Director will lead our global team of 80 across 30 locations, operating with a budget of US$6 million and working in diverse alliances and partnerships worldwide. They will manage the Resource Centre as the head of a collaborative Senior Management Team supporting programmes, finance, and fundraising. They will line-manage five staff: two Programme Directors (for regional teams and international teams), the Fundraising Director, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Head of Communications. 

The Executive Director will represent the organisation at the highest levels with governments, companies, investors, and our allies in civil society. The ideal candidate must be able to build strategic partnerships, attract new funders, and optimize the organisation’s use of limited resources. They will excel in multicultural settings, enjoy being a part of a minimally hierarchical  global team, and enable staff at all levels to shine. 

The Resource Centre values collective leadership and expects the organisation’s leadership to work in deep partnership with colleagues and partners. The Resource Centre has several mechanisms to maintain a decentralized approach that empowers team members: the Global Team Association, a representative body that fosters staff participation and input into key organisational policies and issues, and the Organisational Leadership Group, which engages Regional International Programme and Functional leads in decision-making alongside the Senior Management Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership 

In close partnership with the Global Team and an engaged Board of Directors, the Executive Director (“ED”) will deliver on the Resource Centre’s strategic mission to put human rights at the heart of business – in pursuit of a just economy, climate justice, and ending abuse.