UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Senior Communications Manager

THIS IS AN UNPAID VOLUNTEERING ROLE.

Role Title : Senior Communications Manager

Role Nature : Volunteer (Unpaid)

Location : Remote

Reports to : Head of Communications

Unit : Communications Branch, External Affairs Bureau

About BCI

The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteer-led nonprofit organisation advancing the use of blockchain and emerging technologies to support global climate action. BCI collaborates with UN agencies, government stakeholders, and international standards bodies to shape policy, develop technical frameworks, and promote sustainable innovation.

Role Overview

The Senior Communications Manager plays a central role in executing BCI’s communications strategy, leading multi-platform content campaigns, and ensuring consistent, high-quality storytelling across digital, editorial, and media touchpoints. This position sits within the Communications Branch and works closely with the Head of Communications to turn strategic goals into concrete outputs — from global policy initiatives to public campaigns and major events like COP.

This is a leadership position within the comms team, responsible for supervising junior volunteers, coordinating across teams, and helping shape the voice and visibility of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities :

Campaigns & Content Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of content campaigns aligned with BCI priorities, including COP engagement, flagship initiatives, and climate-tech policy
• Act as managing editor for BCI’s blog and newsletters
• Write and edit content across platforms, ensuring clarity, tone, and policy alignment
• Support the production of web and visual materials in coordination with designers and developers
• Collaborate with the Head of Communications on key speeches, editorials, and organisational statements

Project & Platform Management

Strategic Communications

Team Collaboration

Requirements

Skills & Experience

Technical Tools

Education & Training

Benefits

What difference will you make?

BCI is an expert-led platform that helps governments, inter-governmental and regional organisations as well as relevant corporations, negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We research, identify and analyse the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by leading stakeholders in the global climate change and action network.

The BCI Communications team aims to tell the BCI story and our role in driving innovation to mitigate climate change and create a cleaner and greener future. As a think-tank and advocacy group for such a major issue, we understand the importance of being a credible expert and advisor which is why it is essential to demonstrate our research-driven approach to the relevant stakeholders.

What You’ll Gain