Project Associate

Overview

Communication for Change (C4C) is a social enterprise that helps reformists become better persuaders. In our work, we combine rigor and creativity in social change communication. We never hire people to be our little assistants. We prime them to replace their bosses and eventually become equity partners. We don’t care about which schools you graduated from, or the degrees you hold.

What we care about is what your skills are and you can enrich our work culture. Communication for Change is founded by minorities and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and genetics.

To support the work of the Consultant or Consultant Director in providing consulting services, in terms of project management, client relations, and some level of substance

• Conduct secondary research
• Desk research to synthesize secondary data about the issue or the audience and to curate evidence in behavioral science or best practices from social change communication
• Make sense of the analytics of digital media for monitoring and evaluation.
• Contribute to the writing of strategies and reports
• Develop the content and design the visuals for presentations, and deliver low-stake ones
• Handle the technical and logistical aspects of workshop or training facilitation
• Manage work collaboration with our creative or media partners
• Give input to the Consultant Director in all aspects of the business.
• Other tasks that support the entire project ecosystem.

Since communication in C4C always combines rigor and creativity, we expect the same qualities from our Project Associate. We know that it’s rare to expect someone who is equally strong in both; but to thrive in C4C, everyone must possess strong analytical and writing skills.

1. Highly-skilled in written communications in both English and Indonesian

• Read in advanced English (for example, articles in scientific journals, or The Economist, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic) and comprehend the content accurately
• Write well in both English and Indonesian: synthesize theses or main points, arrange outlines, construct paragraphs and pen strong sentences (C4C has specific styles to write reports, presentations, proposals, even emails)

2. Highly-skilled in analytical thinking, in other words apply the fundamentals of scientific method in day-to-day situations: ask good questions, observe, identify patterns, generate hypotheses and their counterfactuals, methods to test the hypotheses, draw interim conclusions

3. Sufficient numeric reasoning skills to decipher the meaning behind numbers, weigh probability, and make decisions or predictions; those who understand statistics for social science will have advantage.

4.
Self-disciplined
: 100% accountable remote workers who are worthy to have 100% autonomy in how they deliver their job: break down their work into progressive milestones or checkpoints, resolve loose ends and lack of clarity, meet deadlines, anticipate obstructions to plans.

5.
Appreciation toward creativity and aesthetics in both art and pop culture we don’t seek people who produce them, but who find joy in seeing or experiencing them and recognize their power in communication.

6.
Calm and confident communicators

• Speak clearly and intelligently about complex ideas and strategies
• Persuade clients and colleagues to see the situation as they see it
• Adapt their approach in real-time to ensure a winning outcome, regardless of the situation or dynamic

In Communication for Change, people who are rewarded and promoted are those who

• Consistently refuse to do mediocre jobs: we want team members who put serious effort into their work and tie in their professional pride with the quality of their output. We hire those who want to disprove the myths of unprofessional Indonesians.
• Are respectful to others: we respect others’ time. We are punctual and come to meetings prepared. In…