Careers
When you join the Pure Earth team, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on global health. We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to lead innovative research initiatives that protect the most vulnerable populations.
Pure Earth’s core strength is its team of nearly 100 passionate, skilled professionals working through nine offices across the globe. This team includes a diversity of professional expertise that spans the fields of medicine, engineering, toxicology, public health, behavioral and social sciences, communications, administration, and a host of other relevant disciplines.
Open Positions
Job Description
Position: Senior Director of Research and Quality Management
Location: New York, New York
Position Summary:
As the Senior Director of Research and Quality Management, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high standards of quality across Pure Earth’s fieldwork, research, and publications. Your expertise will help ensure that field programs are informed by high-quality data and the best technical practices. You will provide analytical support to Pure Earth’s leadership to help prioritize issues, strategies, and locations for fieldwork, and will lead the design of state-of-the-art interventions, research, knowledge management systems, and quality assurance capabilities. The Sr. Director will also oversee the development of technical publications and resources, and may represent Pure Earth with donors, governments, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.
Reporting to the VP, Programs, the Sr. Director will closely collaborate with the rest of Pure Earth’s Technical Unit members within the Programs Department, working alongside the Technical Director, Technical Advisors, and Program Directors, among others.
Key Responsibilities:
Crosscutting / Transversal
- Ensure that programs and research activities are designed based on Pure Earth’s mission and strategy, with the objective of understanding and mitigating exposure to lead and mercury in affected populations.
- Contribute to the development of a technical assistance model which drives program quality, builds technical capacity of staff and partners, and achieves our deliverables.
- Contribute to providing consistent high-quality technical assistance to Pure Earth country offices and programs, integrating quality management throughout.
- Lead the establishment of technical standards, technical procedures/protocols, and transversal models for programming based on the best available research, pertinent regulations, and prevailing standards and guidelines, and incorporate these standards and models throughout Pure Earth’s work.
- Directly participate in Pure Earth’s efforts to build the evidence base for our work and to find innovative cross-sector solutions that reduce lead and mercury exposures and their consequences in human health.
- When needed, represent Pure Earth with international agencies and partners dealing globally with the lead and mercury issues.
Research & Knowledge Management
- Lead the design and implementation of Pure Earth’s field-related research projects, developing research proposals, objectives, methodologies, and standards.
- Contribute to project proposals to secure funding for new initiatives.
- Identify potential research topics and review proposals, providing feedback and guidance on research design.
- Analyze data collected through field programs and author peer-reviewed manuscripts and other publications
- Oversee and coordinate research activities to align with the organization’s strategic goals, facilitate collaboration with external entities.
- Conduct desktop research on environmental and public health issues to inform prioritization and strategic decisions.
- Manage effective data collection, analysis, documentation, and use across all programs.
- Ensure timely delivery of research outputs, including papers, reports, and articles highlighting lessons, outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of fieldwork.
- Maintain and enhance relationships with external research, academic, and scientific partners, coordinating in-country visits as necessary.
- Design and implement training and capacity-building activities on research and scientific topics for internal and external audiences.
Quality Assurance
- Establish technical standards and procedures that are grounded in the best available practices, data, and technologies.
- Measure program quality and incorporate cost-effectiveness considerations into decision-making.
- Disseminate project outcomes and learnings to foster a culture of curiosity and debate.
- Advocate for policy and behavior change regarding lead and mercury issues, leveraging insights from programs.
- Develop training resources and assessment tools to improve organizational capacity for data utilization.
- Promote collaboration and communication between headquarters and field teams.
- Engage in Pure Earth’s monitoring and evaluation practices, ensuring comprehensive integration of data collection and technical assistance.
- Implement accountability mechanisms for excellence in Quality Management.
- Manage performance within the Research and Quality Management team, providing actionable feedback and supporting professional development.
Qualifications & Experience:
- MPhil or MSc degree in a relevant technical field (Ph.D. strongly preferred) such as environmental health, environmental engineering, chemistry, medicine, or related disciplines.
- A minimum of 7+ years of experience designing, managing, and overseeing environmental or public health interventions or research programs, preferably in low- and middle-income countries.
- Exceptional analytical skills and research experience, including with critiquing papers, statistics, and research design
- A strong portfolio of technical and/or academic publications on related issues.
- A track record of driving evidence-based decisions.
- Experience engaging effectively with donors, governments, international agencies, and research institutions.
- Proven ability to lead diverse, multicultural teams in multiple locations.
- Collaborative and inclusive leadership style that fosters strong relationships across different cultures and backgrounds.
- Willingness to travel internationally and to work flexible hours across time zones.
- Experience working in an international non-profit organization in low and middle-income countries is a plus.
- Must be fluent in English. Multilingual capabilities are a plus.
Note: Pure Earth may be flexible in these qualifications for candidates who exhibit exceptional skills/experience in most, but not all areas of qualification.
Location: Hybrid, in-person 2 days a week at our office in New York.
Why Join Us?
At Pure Earth, you will have the opportunity to make a profound impact on global health. We offer a collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to lead innovative research initiatives that protect the most vulnerable populations.
Work Environment
Pure Earth’s core strength is its team of nearly 100 passionate, skilled professionals working through nine offices across the globe. This team includes a diversity of professional expertise that spans the fields of medicine, engineering, toxicology, public health, behavioral and social sciences, communications, administration, and a host of other relevant disciplines.
Most US-based team members work flexible schedules through a hybrid of in-office and remote working days.
Pure Earth offers:
-A chance to have a large positive impact on the world, and improve millions of lives
-Pure Earth is proud to offer a competitive benefits package to its employees. We observe 14 paid holidays. Vacation starts at 15 days (3 weeks) per year for new full-time employees. Employees accrue 12 sick days each year and may accrue and use up to 4 personal days per year. Pure Earth also offers medical, vision and dental, transit, 401k matching and other benefits to its employees. Pure Earth cost-shares medical health care insurance premium with the employee. Partners and dependents are also able to join the medical insurance program, at the employees cost.
-Salary range: 140.000-150.000 USD/year.
How to Apply:
If you meet our qualifications and are passionate about environmental health and ready to drive meaningful change, we encourage you to apply. Please email your resume and a cover letter as a single (combined) PDF document to [email protected].
Your cover letter and resume should outline your relevant experience and enthusiasm for the role. Please also provide links or copies to research articles, reports and/or policy briefs that you have authored.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Estimated Start Date: April 1, 2025 (or sooner)
Equal Opportunity Employment
Pure Earth is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace diversity, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. Our evaluation of candidates and employees is always based on merit, qualifications, and performance. It is the policy of Pure Earth to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Pure Earth is an E-Verify employer. Pure Earth is unable to sponsor visas for this role.
Job Description
Position: Senior Communications Manager
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
About Pure Earth Bangladesh
Pure Earth Bangladesh started its journey in 2011 and has made progress in expanding capacity-building partnerships, and carrying out foundational research, mainly on lead pollution and poisoning. The team has carried out toxic site assessments, risk reduction, health screenings, and lead pollution remediation programs.
Pure Earth Bangladesh has recently extended its research efforts to identify lead sources in consumer products. Pure Earth Bangladesh has partnered with government agencies to develop and implement a Health and Pollution Action Plan (HPAP). Pure Earth Bangladesh works cooperatively in partnerships that include governments, NGOs, civil society organizations, research institutes, universities, and media agencies to reduce lead exposure, raise awareness, and design and implement innovative solutions to save lives. We believe that together, we can solve lead pollution.
The Senior Communications Manager is responsible for:
Assisting the team in executing the strategic communications plan for the Pure Earth Bangladesh office, including but not limited to, tracking the reach and impact of communications efforts.
Social Media:
• Maintain Pure Earth Bangladesh’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Develop daily content (text, images, video) that is thought-provoking and
engaging to increase the reach, following, and visibility in the social channels
• Follow the monthly editorial calendars, develop and share posts on all Pure Earth Bangladesh social media channels
• Monitor the social media data/metrics and produce social media report on a monthly basis, and generate insights for further improvement on Pure Earth Bangladesh’s online communications
• Implement the digital media campaigns by providing support in research, content writing, graphic design, scheduling the posts, and monitoring the analytics
• Translate the global content and different research documents and adopt it into the country context to make it communicable with the local audience
• Study different research reports and news articles to gather facts; transform them into an effective message to reach out to the wider audience
Website Management, Newsletter, Blogs, Reports:
• Maintain the Bangladesh office web content on the Pure Earth HQ website. Continually update the website to reflect program activities and enhance accessibility using best practices in user experience.
• Translate the website content in both Bangla and English in a professional manner
• Produce and disseminate newsletter and blog stories for Pure Earth subscribers on a regular basis
• Assist the program team in editing and producing reports
Support the activities of the Lead-Safe Bangladesh Coalition:
• Create a calendar of meetings and events
• Manage communications with members and Pure Earth staff as a coalition focal person
• Prepare materials as needed
• Maintain the web page for the coalition, create social media assets for all members to use
• Reach out to the media as appropriate to bring attention to coalition activities and accomplishments.
Media Engagement and Monitoring:
• Develop press releases for different events and activities of Pure Earth Bangladesh
• Communicate with the reporters on regular basis to develop a strong network and support them with necessary information
• Conduct regular media screening and document relevant news reports
• Support the technical team in building on existing, and developing new relationships with media, key stakeholders and partners
Media Asset Management:
• Assist in the organization and storage of all media files using internal Pure Earth platforms (Dropbox, Resource Space, Google drive)
• Ensure ease of sharing assets with HQ, partners, and media organizations.
Materials Development:
• Coordinate and lead the write-up, publication, and promotion of the project materials (booklets. Brochures, posters, etc.) including design and printing, including work with communication agencies/vendors
• Develop audio-visual materials from start to finish including writing scripts, and subtitles, editing, and ensure quality delivery of the project by incorporating the feedback of the team and associated partners
• Assist in interfacing with HQ to modify materials for dissemination on global channels.
Capturing Field Stories:
• Visit the project fields and document the human stories and project outcomes
• Conduct interviews with the community people and local leaders
• Support all the communication efforts in the project field; provide the necessary information and support to the videographers, photographers, and journalists whenever necessary
Event Management:
• Support the program team with all events by providing logistic support to plan, organize and run the events
• Coordinate with the various vendors and develop contracts
• Assist in the development of visibility materials for all events
• Document the outcomes and best practices of different events in appropriate mediums
Miscellaneous:
• Look for innovative online platforms that can be utilized to tell stories, and disseminate research findings and key messages of Pure Earth
• Establish relationships with social media influencers and members of the press
• Collaborate with Bangladesh office staff and HQ staff to identify, frame and tell stories and/or information from each project consistent with Pure Earth’s overall communication strategy
• Join regular meetings and field visits
Work Supervision: The Senior Communications Manager will work under the supervision of Country
Director.
Work Location: Office located in House: 8/12, Block A, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Some domestic travel is required for field visits per project needs.
Qualifications & Experience:
The candidate will have a proven record of successful online and offline campaigns, user engagement, and a demonstrated ability to react to current events.
The successful candidate will be a team player and have the ability to build stakeholder relationships across many levels, capitalize on existing resources, and work effectively within the team. We’re looking for someone who is creative in their approach to message development, both audio-visual and static content creation, and tactics to reach target audiences. This position requires a high level of creativity and solid editorial judgment as well as the ability to use and produce social media analysis that drives strategy and supports the growth of our work in Bangladesh.
Key qualifications include:
• Eight to ten years of experience in strategic communications
• Experience in crafting and executing holistic online and offline strategies with a variety of audiences and goals
• Experience in conceptualizing and executing advocacy campaigns
• Ability to compile and analyze digital engagement metrics
• A passion for creating engaging content across all media channels
• Demonstrated news judgment and media relations skill
• Experience with web content management (especially WordPress)
• Experience with basic graphic design
• Experience with audio-visual productions and understanding on video editing components
• Experience with photography, and video editing is a plus
• Experience in developing and executing partnerships and campaigns with corporations and large NGOs and INGOs
• Bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience
• A background or degree in media and communication, environment or public health is a plus
Contract Duration: 6-months full-time position, with the possibility of annual renewal.
Salary: The selected candidate will be offered a competitive Monthly Salary ranging from US$1500 to US$2000, based on their experience and skill set.
How to apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, up to 4 samples of relevant written and links to audio/visual work from your portfolio, and contact details to this email address: [email protected]
Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 12 January 2025 at 11:59 PM Bangladesh Time. We will be conducting a rolling screening process, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
Estimated Start Date: The selected candidate should ideally be available to join by February 1, 2025, but preference will be given to candidates who are ready for immediate joining.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pure Earth is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and embrace diversity, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. Our evaluation of candidates and employees is always based on merit, qualifications, and performance. It is the policy of Pure Earth to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender or gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.