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

Athena

Athena is building a dynamic new team in Delhi to drive a high-impact initiative aimed at supercharging India’s AI startup ecosystem—through smarter, faster access to capital.

We’re looking for passionate professionals to join this mission:

🔹 Senior Specialist (10+ yrs)
A seasoned investment expert with a background in venture capital, startup financing, or tech-focused private equity. In this role, you’ll shape funding strategies, assess innovative AI startups and funds, and collaborate with top investors and ecosystem enablers.

🔹 Junior Specialist (3–5 yrs)
An analytical, driven professional with experience in finance, consulting, or the startup ecosystem. You’ll support pipeline building, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring—while gaining firsthand exposure to a fast-paced, transformative initiative.

Both roles are based in Delhi and offer the unique opportunity to work closely with senior government stakeholders—mentored by leaders in impact investing and development finance.

Interested? Please send your CV to manasvini.k@athenainfonomics.com

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,

Programmes and Training Administrator

Spring Impact is supporting the world’s most ambitious social purpose organisations to solve big problems. We partner with teams who are doing truly transformative work but are frustrated that they could be reaching many more people. We support these organisations through a mix of consulting, coaching and training.

Over the last ten years we’ve learnt a lot about what it takes to scale social innovations , and are confident in the tried-and-tested approach we've developed to partnering others on their journey .

Our staff draw on their lived experience, and their professional experiences from across the social sector, to deliver this approach. We’ve got plans to grow further and are looking to add experience and new perspectives as we do so. We are committed to ensuring that Spring Impact is representative of our society at large, and is an inclusive environment for all, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and socioeconomic background.

About the role

You will provide key day-to-day support to ensure the effective, high-quality delivery of programmes and training initiatives. This involves coordinating communications, managing event logistics, contributing to reporting, supporting grant administration, and maintaining digital systems. You will work closely with the Programmes team and the Training team to ensure smooth planning, implementation, and evaluation of programme activities and training.

Key Responsibilities

Below is a high-level summary of your role will look like. For further details, please refer to the job description here.

Programmes Delivery Support (50% time)

Provide day-to-day support to Programme Managers in delivering activities on time and within budget, including coordinating internal communication, logistics, and scheduling.

Organise and manage training sessions, webinars, and events; support the full re-

granting process from due diligence to tracking and correspondence.

Assist with data collection and analysis, support evaluation efforts, contribute to reporting and storytelling, and help maintain accurate internal and external programme materials.

Training Delivery Support (50% time)

Oversee the full lifecycle of training programmes, from recruitment and enrolment to delivery and follow-up, ensuring a meaningful participant experience.

Manage and improve digital infrastructure, tools (e.g. learning management software, scheduling,