Manager of Communications

The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) trains, supports, and mobilizes primary care clinicians to ensure equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion. RHAP fills critical gaps in clinical education and care delivery by centering communities most impacted by barriers to care. We connect, develop, and support clinicians to become effective leaders promoting reproductive freedom. We develop practical, evidence-based, patient-centered clinical tools and resources that set a clinical standard in the U.S. and are used worldwide. Our clinical training programs develop primary care clinicians who provide, advocate for, and teach full-spectrum reproductive health care. Our technical assistance programs creatively address barriers to providing high-quality abortion, contraception, and management of early pregnancy loss care in primary care settings. Through our national organizing and mobilizing, we are building a movement to change the way reproductive health care is provided.

As the Manager of Communications, you are responsible for overseeing and coordinating all of RHAP’s outward facing communications, including developing and implementing RHAP’s strategic communications plan. You ensure that RHAP’s communications are mission-aligned and amplify RHAP’s voice within and beyond the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice movements. You also provide communications support across the organization, including RHAP’s programs, advocacy, and fundraising efforts.

You are proactive, forward-thinking, and value accountability. You work quickly and collaboratively. You have a deep understanding of intersectionality and reproductive justice and bring that to your role. Throughout all of your work, you will apply the organization’s values. The Manager of Communications reports directly to the Director of Organizing & Advocacy.

Communications Management

• Oversees the development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s communications strategy, ensuring that all communications align with RHAP’s mission, values, and strategic plan.
  • Stay current and knowledgeable on issues related to the organization’s mission, programs, and initiatives in order to drive communications strategy.
  • Maintain communications calendar, planning and tracking communications activities across multiple channels.

• Works with senior leadership, Board, and other staff to support message development and the creation and implementation of communications guidelines. This includes:
  • Develops and updates various communications tools such as RHAP talking points and style guides.
  • Develops visuals for RHAP’s communication materials, including but not limited to: marketing materials, advocacy campaigns, social media templates, RHAP swag. Work with a graphic designer, as appropriate.

• In collaboration with the Manager of Development, creates materials and branding for fundraising campaigns.
• Manages the development, production, and dissemination of RHAP’s monthly organizational newsletter.
• Manages organization’s website, including design and functionality.
• Oversee media relations, maintaining media lists and seeking ways to respond to developing stories.
• Spearheads organizational Op-Eds, Letters to the Editor, and other non-clinical articles.
• Work with Programs Team to develop and maintain communications and dissemination strategy for RHAP’s patient education materials.
• Supervises Communications intern, when appropriate.

Social Media Management

• Oversees the organization’s social media efforts, including generating creative and diverse content for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
• Collaborate with staff on social media strategy and develop new ways to share our message with external audiences.
• Monitors the organization’s online engagement and develops strategies for raising the organization’s profile.

Advocacy & Policy

• Supports the Reproductive Health Access Network to draft and submit written content for advocacy efforts, including letters of support, testimony materials, and professional organizing advocacy materials.
• Leads external training on communications for Network members and staff, when relevant.
• Supports the Director of Organizing & Advocacy to develop and advance advocacy campaigns that engage RHAP constituents.
• With the Director of Organizing & Advocacy, spearheads creation and dissemination of organizational statements and press releases.
• Works with the Director of Organizing & Advocacy to monitor legislation and policies impacting access to reproductive health care, mobilizing RHAP’s Network and allied communities to take action when appropriate.
• Represents RHAP on relevant coalitions.

Ethics and Integrity

• Uphold the Reproductive Health Access Project Code of Ethics in all facets of professional and personal work interactions.
• Apply a race equity lens in decision-making and priority setting: considering equity implications and effects of implicit bias on marginalized communities within and outside of RHAP.
• Understand and practice confidentiality concerning non-public information about RHAP, staff, board, supporters, and all other third parties.
• Demonstrate commitment to the organization’s values as listed in the Introduction to the Code of Ethics.

Relationships

• Maintain respective and collaborative relationships with all RHAP staff, board members, external vendors, and partner organizations, including local and national reproductive health, rights, and justice groups and primary care partners.
• Serve as an ambassador for RHAP, representing the organization in various external venues and partnerships.

• Experience in: the fields of communications, marketing, public relations, social media, and/or journalism
• Knowledge: Understanding of how to leverage media to communicate and connect, especially online outlets. Understanding of common style guides (e.g., AP, APA, Chicago) and how to apply them correctly. Familiarity with WordPress, GoogleAds, Canva, Later. Understanding of and experience with social media platforms.
• Communications Skills: Strong overall written and oral presentation skills, and the ability to adopt the style, tone, and voice of our organization for various types of content; a keen sense of editorial judgment; detail-oriented; and experience writing copy including articles, press releases, op-eds, talking points, and speeches.
• Project Management: Experience in working cooperatively and collaboratively with others to plan and execute projects, research, events, or initiatives. Ability to manage others to meet deadlines and project objectives and problem-solve challenges.
• Positive Communicator: Enjoys talking to and partnering with others; is comfortable supporting people through decision making and challenges in their work. Has excellent listening skills and approaches relationships collaboratively and with an open mind.
• Community Familiarity: Experience working with both the reproductive health, rights, and justice communities, as well as an understanding of the dynamics between these communities.
• Self-direction: Takes initiative and motivated to figure out solutions instead of waiting for directions. Detail-oriented, patient, highly organized, and follows through on all responsibilities. Responsive and works quickly and collaboratively.
• Resilience: Able to withstand being potentially exposed to biased, anti-abortion/reproductive rights beliefs and incidents from external sources and help community members facing similar challenges in their own advocacy. Knows when to seek support when facing these challenges.
• Collaborative Spirit: Ability to work as integral part of a team of hard-working, energetic professionals, taking input from a variety of assertive colleagues.
• Prioritization and Detail Orientation: Ability to set and meet goals, prioritize, plan, manage, and complete work on deadline and in optimum quality. Responds to constantly shifting daily events and priorities with strategic thinking and planning and humor and enthusiasm.
• Commitment to Reproductive Justice: An understanding of and commitment to issues affecting the reproductive health/rights/justice community, as well as an understanding of racism, classism and other systems of interconnected oppressions is critical.
• Language Ability: Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English is required.

Work hours & compensation
This is a full-time, fully remote, exempt position that involves occasional travel. Salary is $78,608. Benefit eligibility begins after 30 days of employment. These benefits include:

• 20 days of paid time off a year on an accrual basis,
• 92 hours annually for sick and wellness time,
• 11 paid holidays
• 16 hours annually for professional/personal development time off
• Full company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance,
• Annual employer contribution to a health reimbursement account (HRA),
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• 403(b) account with a 5% company contribution after one year of employment
• Generous work-from-home setup stipend

Work Environment
RHAP is a remote work environment. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is required to sit and use a computer for a large majority of working hours.
• Occasional in and out-of-state travel to conferences and meetings may be required.
• The employee may be required to work outside for programmatic duties such as tabling.
• This position is full-time, with the employee’s regular full-time schedule to be approved by the supervisor.
• The employee will occasionally be asked to work evening and weekend hours for special program events or as necessary.
• Some work at off-site locations may be required; RHAP aims for accessibility in any off-site location that we have control of, but some of them may not be fully accessible.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and scanners. The employee is regularly required to communicate effectively via computer, via phone, and in person.

Application Instructions:
To apply, please submit the following materials:

• A cover letter outlining your qualifications and interest in the position. In your cover letter, please mention where you heard about this opportunity.

• A current resume.

• Contact information for three professional references.

• A short, relevant writing sample.

There will be a minimum of two rounds of interviews, and candidates who make it to Round 2 will be asked to complete a short assignment.

The Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any individual based on any non-merit factor and is committed to an equitable workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued member of the team. In fact, RHAP actively seeks to build and maintain a diverse staff with regard to race, sex, gender identity, age, ability, religion, national origin or sexual orientation. In addition to Federal law requirements, RHAP complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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