Position Location: Antigua, Guatemala

Start Date: Immediate

Salary range: Competitive salary, dependent on experience

About the Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI)

WJI improves the lives of indigenous Guatemalan women and girls through education, access to legal services, and gender-based violence prevention. WJI works in rural communities where women face extreme poverty, high rates of gender inequality and violence against women and girls (VAWG), and have little or no access to resources. WJI increases access to justice for Maya women and girls and combats VAWG by providing free legal services, bilingual legal education, and leadership training in 72 in six municipalities in  Chimaltenango and one in Sololá through its four programs: Women’s Rights Education, Legal Services, Community Advocates, and Adolescent Girls.

Job Description

The Communications Officer is a key member of the Communications and Development team, responsible for advancing the Women’s Justice Initiative’s strategic communications efforts in support of organizational growth, fundraising, and institutional strengthening. Working closely with the Director of Communications and Development and the Development Officer, the Communications Officer helps shape and implement communications strategies that increase visibility, deepen donor engagement, and strengthen support for IDM’s programmatic work. In addition to leading external communications initiatives, the Communications Officer develops internal tools, resources, and messaging systems that strengthen organizational voice, improve team collaboration, and support consistent storytelling across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Draft written content and graphic design for the organization’s external communications, including the website, social media, emails, monthly newsletters, printed materials, annual reports, and other communication materials.
• Develop annual communication plans to support fundraising efforts and generate increased revenue, including the year-end campaign and other relevant occasions.
• Collect and document stories of impact from staff and beneficiaries, including interviews, photos, and videos. Translate the programmatic impact of our work into compelling narratives.
• Translate program reports and internal documents as needed; design programmatic materials such as curriculum guides and flyers.
• Seek opportunities to increase the organization’s visibility.
• Support the team with presentations to external audiences, including donor visits and participation in panels and conferences.
• Design and support the development of concept notes, proposals, and reports.
• Support the design, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of online fundraising campaigns.
• Support internal communications efforts in collaboration with the operations team, including training on the institutional voice and communication channels.
• Monitor national and international news coverage.
• Research and compile statistics on education, health, poverty, and violence in Guatemala.

Desired qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication with a focus on social issues or human rights, Graphic Design with a social focus, Marketing with a social focus, or a related field.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in graphic design and brand management.
• Organized, pays attention to detail, and is systematic in their approach to collaborative projects, which can be cross-departmental.
• Capable of working autonomously while being proactive with sharing ideas, is solution-oriented, and able to project manage and drive progress.
• Experience working with multi-cultural teams.
• Experience in photography and video production.
• Understanding of the Central American and/or Guatemalan context, and knowledge regarding violence against women and girls.
• Academic or professional experience in communications, women’s rights, law, or development.
• Advanced skills with Google Drive, PowerPoint, WordPress, Mailchimp, and Canva.
• Beginner to mediate skills preferred with Salesforce, Microsoft Office (Excel).
• Comfort traveling to rural contexts
• Personal values ​​aligned with the mission and vision of WJI

How to apply: Complete the form and upload the required documents.

Deadline: Please submit your application by May 29, 2026