Specialist: Strategic Communication

About the job

The Communications Department is looking for a personality as a Specialist Strategic Communication 80% starting 1 March 2027 or by arrangement.

Specialist: Strategic Communication

Join us in advocating for a more humane world!

What you can achieve

• Leadership and management of the SRK's strategic communication in close collaboration with the Communications, Public Affairs and Issue Management departments
• Participation in the further development of the communication strategy as well as the creation of strategic position papers, narratives and other foundations
• Further development of stakeholder and issue management as well as strategic agenda-setting to strengthen the SRK's positioning
• Collaboration in active and passive media work as a member of the Newsroom channel desk "Media & Politics"
• Building and maintaining a network of journalists
• Management of issue management in the Newsroom theme desk "SRK Organisation" for overarching, strategic topics
• Ghostwriting for the Board and Directorate (speeches, statements, messages, etc.)
• Responsibility for the conception, implementation and further development of the SRK annual report

What you bring

• University degree in media and communication sciences, further training in corporate communication or strategic communication is an advantage
• Several years of professional experience in strategic communication or corporate communications in a larger organisation
• Experience in media work, storytelling, digital communication as well as in writing complex communication and positioning texts
• Experience in stakeholder and issue management as well as dealing with political, social or organisational strategic topics
• Strong conceptual skills and a good sense of political and media contexts
• Proven editorial experience as well as excellent written expression skills and experience in ghostwriting for executives
• Convincing personality with high social and presentation skills as well as a team-oriented and independent working style
• Excellent German or French skills (C2) as well as very good knowledge of the other national language (C1); English skills are an advantage

What to expect from us

• Exciting and varied field of activity with high social relevance
• Meaningfulness of the work
• Possibility for part-time remote work

How to join us

We look forward to receiving your complete online application (cover letter, CV, references, diplomas) by 18 October 2026 at the latest addressed to Ms Doris Goldschmid.