Project Manager and Marketing Copywriter

Contract: Fixed term, FTE 0.6 consultancy contract

Focus and Target Regions: This role has a dual focus:

1. Project manage delivery and support implementation of digital and design needs in collaboration with the Digital and Design Coordinator;
2. Produce marketing copy (email invitations, flyers, landing pages etc) to support delivery of technical projects.

Place of work: Work from own premises with potential travel

Supervisor: Reporting operationally to the Head of Communications and Digital Marketing, the Hub has joint strategic oversight by the Head of Operations.

Anticipated start of work: Immediate start

Duration: 6 months from start date with potential to extend.

BACKGROUND

We only have 8 years to half buildings sector GHG emissions and be on a zero-emissions path. GBPN is tackling this challenge by decarbonising the building sector through policy reform. This requires a collective effort.

GBPN is a system-wide network NGO working to reform building sector policy to limit global warming. Formerly a think tank, GBPN now works on innovative projects in key regions of the world where it can have the most impact.

GBPN works using a unique coalition model that connects local policymakers and building professionals with industry-leading experts to reform building policies to achieve zero-emissions goals. We combine global insights with local action changing building policy through education, support and collaboration.

We’re changing the conversation, highlighting the climate, health, economic and environmental benefits of policy reform.

Our primary audiences are government policy and decision makers, industry practitioners and experts working within the building sector to assist in limiting climate change (e.g academics, researchers, developers, designers, renewable energy experts etc).

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Project Success Hub has recently been established as an internal creative services function offering professional communications, design and digital services to our regional project teams. Its goal is to streamline delivery and costs while ensuring high quality and brand adherence in our project outputs that have a communications focus. This also frees up technical teams to focus on what they do best – technical project delivery.

The Project Manager and Marketing Copywriter role is responsible for managing implementation of project communications requests, in close collaboration with the Digital and Design Coordinator. Activities include:

• Provide advice on best practice for project communications deliverables. Project Communications is distinct from brand/corporate communications in that it includes activity that directly supports project implementation and project deliverables in the regions.
• Provide project management of a global calendar of activity on behalf of multiple project regions (Indonesia, India, Africa, China).
• Provide copywriting services across a broad range of marketing products in support of project deliverables, including flyers, web pages, email invitations, pitch decks and other presentations, stakeholder engagement tools etc.
• Provide referral of brand content opportunities to the Global Communications team
• Assist with quality control of content created by the Project Success Hub.
• Manage the overall calendar of the Project Success Hub; briefing the Digital and Design Coordinator and booking external resources as needed to ensure the internal team is not overloaded.
• Source external suppliers as needed to support regional implementation. Brief and manage external agencies as required.
• Liaise with regional teams
• Attend meetings as required to obtain briefs, manage workload and update Global team members.
• Contributing to quarterly reporting.
• Other tasks as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for a strong project manager with excellent copywriting skills and qualifications, including a degree in Marketing or other relevant discipline, or extensive agency experience as a copywriter. They should ideally have experience in preparing project level comms in the fields of climate change and built environment and an interest in GBPN’s core business (climate change, disaster risk reduction, international or community development, international relations, urban planning, placemaking or similar fields).

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential:

• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Able to manage quality control of deliverables across a diverse range of disciplines, including digital development, graphic design, and project communications
• Fluency in English with excellent copywriting skills, especially for marketing outputs. Able to convert complex technical ideas into engaging, straightforward language, including editing copy and developing and briefing infographics from technical material.
• Able to follow an established strategy, as well as think outside the box to come up with innovative ways to deliver the strategy or pivot when circumstances evolve.
• Able to work from home, to work independently with minimal supervision and high levels of proactivity.
• Confident using digital collaboration tools such as Zoom, Google Suite (or willing to learn).

Desirable:

We are seeking an individual with:

• Experience in preparing project level comms in the fields of climate change and built environment.
• Experience briefing and managing external production agencies (e.g. copywriting, graphic design)
• Experience working across multiple projects with tight and often competing deadlines
• Experience with NGO/INGOs
• Awareness of climate change mitigation and related issues (renewable energy, urban planning, sustainable buildings etc)
• Knowledge of CRMs, especially Zoho, a bonus
• Knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia and/or Hindi is an advantage.

DELIVERABLES

• Management of the Project Success Hub calendar, deadlines and workload.
• Effective liaison with the project teams and other key stakeholders
• Effective quality control of content produced by agencies and other consultants
• Excellent copywriting
• Manage reporting process

HOW TO APPLY

Please provide an application/proposal including:

1. Cover Letter(no more than 2 pages)

• Availability: Proposed start date and availability
• Capability and experience: A short overview of how you meet the selection criteria and short description of relevant previous consulting assignments similar to the proposed assignment
• Examples: Links to online groups or pages you have moderated and a short description about the group and your role

2. CV
3. Financial proposal (in USD): Detailing your services and work described. Daily fees (USD rate per 8h-day) should be inclusive of all fringe benefits, applicable taxes and other costs

Applications should be sent to heather.potter@gbpn.org cc: careers@gbpn.org with the subject line “Project Success Hub Manager ”

Deadline: 31/08/2025 – 12:00 CET
1- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
2 – The position will be filled as soon as a suitable final candidate is selected

CONTRACT TYPE AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT

Assignment through a consulting contract over a period of 12 months- with possibility for extension upon review. The consultant will work from home/their normal place of work.

Schedule of Payment:

Fees in USD shall be paid to the Consultant: (inclusive of expenses or plus reimbursable expenses upon submission of invoice and supporting documents, as applicable) not to exceed the final costing agreed at negotiation and in a contractual agreement. Invoices should be submitted according to the schedule agreed in the contract, along with a timesheet, outputs and overview of activities delivered. All final outputs will be subject to internal GBPN review procedures, and will need to be cleared by the Head of Communications and Marketing.