Sr. communications Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Communications Manager

Department: Communications Department

Location: UWS Nepal Office, Kathmandu

Reports To: Country Director

Contract Type: Full-time; 40 hours per week

Role Summary

The Senior Communications Manager provides strategic leadership and overall direction to UWS Nepal’s communications portfolio. This role is responsible for shaping the organisation’s public image, strengthening brand identity, and ensuring consistent, impactful messaging across local and global audiences.

The Senior Communications Manager oversees content strategy, digital communications, media engagement, storytelling, and brand management, while leading a small communications team and ensuring alignment with UWS Global communications priorities. The position requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to amplify the organisation’s visibility and influence at national and international levels.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Communications Leadership – 35%

• Lead the development and implementation of UWS Nepal’s overall communications strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and UWS Global communications frameworks. 

• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on positioning, visibility, branding, and messaging.

• Develop the annual marketing & communications plan that incorporates relevant targets from the global marcomms plan. 

• Strengthen UWS Nepal’s reputation through proactive communication planning, risk-aware messaging, and strategic stakeholder engagement.

• Provide communications inputs to organisational policies, programme launches, advocacy efforts, and donor engagement processes.

• Work closely and collaboratively with the Global MarComms team, ensuring alignment with global communication priorities, and actively participating as a core member of the Communications Working Group.

Content Strategy, Storytelling & Editorial Oversight – 25%

• Oversee the creation of high-impact, audience-focused content for digital platforms, print materials, donor communications, and organisational reports. 

• Lead the production of compelling stories, videos, case studies, and success narratives that highlight UWS Nepal’s impact in underserved communities.

• Maintain editorial standards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, safeguarding compliance, and alignment with UWS brand identity.

• Manage and review the in-country content calendar, ensuring strategic audience targeting and coordination with global comms. 

• Oversee content workflows on Monday.com or similar platforms to improve cross-team collaboration.

Media & External Relations – 15%

• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, media outlets, influencers, and sector stakeholders. 

• Serve as UWS Nepal’s spokesperson for media queries and public engagements.

• Lead planning and execution of press events, media visits, stakeholder meetings, and high-profile communication activities.

• Ensure accurate, ethical, and positive media coverage of UWS Nepal’s work.

Digital Strategy & Brand Management – 15%

• Manage UWS Nepal’s digital presence, including website, social media platforms, analytics, and content archives.

• Develop monthly digital communication plans with clear KPIs, ensuring measurable impact on online outreach.

• Ensure brand consistency across all communications, publications, and digital materials in alignment with UWS global brand standards.

Team Leadership & Capacity Building – 10%

• Lead, mentor, and develop the communications team, ensuring high performance, creativity, and accountability. 

• Provide capacity-building for staff on storytelling, branding, communication protocols, safeguarding, and documentation skills.

• Actively participate in the UWS Global communications working group, contributing to shared learning, report-writing training, and collaborative initiatives.

Other Responsibilities

• Support the Country Director and senior management team on strategic initiatives and organisational development activities. 

• Provide communications support during donor visits, events, and high-level engagements.

• Carry out additional duties as needed to strengthen UWS Nepal’s communications function.

Qualifications:

Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field (master's preferred).

• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive senior experience in communications, PR, media, or strategic storytelling, preferably in NGOs/INGOs.

• Demonstrated experience in leading communications teams and managing high-level communication portfolios.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong strategic thinking, communication planning, and leadership abilities.

• Excellent writing, editing, visual storytelling, and content development skills.

• Experience managing digital platforms, analytics tools, and media relationships.

• Strong understanding of branding, safeguarding standards, and ethical communication.

• Ability to work cross-functionally, manage competing priorities, and lead in a fast-paced environment.

• High levels of integrity, professionalism, and creativity.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please send a comprehensive CV (max two pages) and a cover letter (no more than two pages) to info.nepal@uwsglobal.net. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Feb 25, 2026.

UWS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We can only accept applications from candidates with the permanent right to employment in Nepal. UWS is committed to safeguarding children, and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as a condition of employment.