Program Officer, Social Media

Job Title:           Program Officer, Social Media

Location:           Remote - Worldwide (working with significant overlap with US business hours)

Start Date:        Immediately

Reports to:       Senior Manager, Communications

Verra is a global leader helping to address the world's most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods, and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. Verra manages a portfolio of standards, including the:

• Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) – the world's leading carbon crediting program, with more than 1,900 registered projects in 80 countries that account for two-thirds of all voluntary carbon market transaction volume, and over one billion credits issued to date.
• Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) – a flexible framework for assessing and reporting on the sustainable development benefits of project-based activities.
• Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards – to identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity.
• Plastic Waste Reduction Program – to enable robust impact assessment of new or scaled-up waste recovery and recycling projects around the globe.

With environmental and social actions growing rapidly and attracting growing public and media attention, Verra is scaling up its communications work and is looking for a Program Officer, Social Media, to manage its presence on various social media platforms.

A day with Verra might include:

• Preparing a LinkedIn post highlighting a key announcement, including drafting text, identifying an appropriate image, confirming image permissions, and checking embedded links.
• Spotting a critical social media post and discuss the appropriate response with senior staff.
• Working with a senior staff member about how they might amplify organizational messages.

Specific functions that you are responsible for delivering…

• Plan and implement social media campaigns: develop objectives, timelines, and workplans; prepare all content for clearance by senior staff; coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders as appropriate; and ensure timely execution of all planned activities.

• Manage audiences: plan and execute campaigns to enhance the number of followers and quality of engagement across social media platforms.

• Assess the effectiveness of social media activities: review analytics of social media activities; determine indicative metrics and indicators of success; and identify lessons learned from the conduct of activities and integrate these into upcoming efforts.

• Monitor social media traffic: conduct comprehensive monitoring of social media traffic about the organization and its areas of work; escalate issues that are spotted; advise on possible responses; and implement followup activities.

• Develop social media collateral: draft text for materials and obtain necessary review and approvals; work with graphic designer on the production of materials, where necessary; and support production efforts.

• Support social media needs of staff: advise staff on best practices in using social media; work with staff to help amplify organizational messages; and support staff on optimizing their social media profiles.

You bring with you...

• Relevant professional work experience in many or all of the communications functions set out above.
• Familiarity with environmental and/or social markets, ideally gained through first-hand experience with carbon crediting programs or other environmental or social markets, is preferred.
• Very close attention to detail, with an interest in, and aptitude for, proofreading text, ensuring image permissions, and checking links.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English is essential.
• Strong organizational skills and self-discipline to be able to prioritize and work efficiently and effectively under deadlines in an independent manner.
• Ability to maintain a professional approach and demeanor in high-pressure situations and to work with stakeholders and partners from different countries and cultures.

In this role, you will grow and expand your expertise by...

• Supporting a high-functioning team to deliver a broad range of communications functions for both small, short-term projects and long, large-term projects. The ability to make an impact is enormous.
• Working at a fast-paced, environmentally focused non-profit organization.
• Expanding your network of professionals working on climate and sustainable development, including government officials, private-sector actors, NGOs, and others.
• Learning from a diverse group of climate and sustainable development leaders with vision and other passionate professionals at Verra.

You will know you are successful, if...

• The effectiveness of Verra’s communications, particularly around social media, continually improves.
• Verra’s communications team has a strong standard operating procedure for its social media work that continues to be expanded and refined.
• You effectively serve on a team of professionals dedicated to communicating Verra’s work to global audiences.
• You support your team to achieve deliverables across the finish line on schedule.

You will join a team...

• From diverse locations and backgrounds.
• Committed to driving finance at scale to projects and programs that advance climate action and sustainable development through high-quality standards and programs.
• Embodying the values Verra has established for itself: Teamwork, Results, Integrity, Balance, and Exploration.

Compensation at Verra

To help us attract and retain top talent, Verra pays employees competitively to the market. In return, we expect each employee to, at a minimum:

• Meet expectations in terms of work effort and performance;
• Take the initiative to build the skills and knowledge needed to do their job effectively; and
• Embody Verra’s values.

For this position, the indicative starting salary range is USD $54,708-$60,801, depending on experience.

Salary is one component of Verra’s total compensation package which also includes:

• Health, vision and dental care, and life insurance;
• Verra contributions to each employee’s retirement plan;
• Verra contributions as required by national labor laws in countries where staff are located;
• Paid Time Off (PTO), comprising 22-30 days plus ten floating holidays, sabbatical after five years of service, and other leave allowances; and
• Funds to support professional development.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us the following:

• Cover letter (not to exceed one page)
• Resume/CV (not to exceed two pages)

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Verra provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We conduct our recruitment and hiring without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.