Country Lead / Communications Manager, Turkey
Change.org is searching for a Communications Manager to lead operations in Turkey. You will report to our Associate Director of Communications. As a key member of our Communications Team, you’ll be responsible for identifying, supporting, and amplifying some of the most compelling and impactful citizen-driven campaigns for press, social media and email, across Turkey.
Change.org is the world’s largest platform for democracy.
At a time when dissatisfaction with democracy globally is at an all-time high, we’re investing heavily in using AI to build the most powerful tools in the world to give people greater voice, while bringing people across the political spectrum together to identify shared solutions.
Our core petitions platform, used by more than 100 million people annually, is growing rapidly - and we are rebuilding it from the ground-up using new tools to turn anyone into a powerful civic leader on the issues they care about. Soon we will launch a new platform to identify the >80% of issues that most people agree on, locally and nationally, and to mobilize hundreds of millions of people to advocate for those common-ground solutions.
To realize this vision, we’re expanding the most talented team in the world at the intersection of technology and social impact - all focused every day on building healthier democracies globally.
Key Outcomes:
Consistently identify, support, and drive the biggest people power campaign moments, generating strong reach, and wide amplification across both social and traditional media, centring our amazing petition starters.
Increase awareness of Change.org and the campaigns on the platform among key audiences including media and decision-makers.
Build and sustain strong relationships with key journalists, influencers, decision makers and partners to enhance both the immediate reach of campaigns and the long-term visibility of the platform.
Lead Corporate Communications in Turkey to implement the global strategy across owned and earned media. Collaborate with other functional leads to hone a global brand strategy, contributing to department strategy, goals and culture.
Contribute to growth in platform activity in Turkey. Engage Change.org’s email audience with timely, impactful, and high-performing content.
Maintain a campaign portfolio that is strongly aligned with brand principles and reflects ideological diversity, fostering trust and openness across a wide range of audiences.
Manage operational and legal needs in Turkey: Enforce local entity compliance with local regulations and global policies, manage the country budget, ensure correct budget and accounting execution.
The most important core competencies for the role are:
Extremely strong written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English, with experience writing press pitches, marketing emails and social content.
Existing connections with key journalists, influencers, civil society, officials, politicians, who could help tell the story of the people who come to Change.org to take action.
Strategic mindset, with innovative ideas around how to use digital campaigning to power local and national campaigns and amplify the voice of the petition starter.
Willingness to work across differences, including providing support to policy-compliant campaigns that you may not agree with, but that align with Change.org’s commitment to being an open platform to all voices.
Deep understanding of diverse audience segments and their needs in Turkey
Demonstrates strong autonomy by proactively identifying opportunities for improvement, taking ownership of tasks, and driving projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Uses insight, performance data, and AI tools to plan, pitch, and adapt for maximum impact. You are building systems and tools, such as testing frameworks or lightweight automations, that improve quality and efficiency across the team.
Team Leadership: Proven ability to recruit, build, and lead high-performing teams with clarity, inspiration, and care.
Target experience:
12+ years of experience across one or more of the following: media, comms, brand, public relations, campaigning
3+ years of experience managing social media channels for a brand, company or organization
3+ years of management experience of managing a team of at least 2 persons
English proficiency (Minimum B2)
Interested? Great! Here's what you should know:
This is a full-time remote position in Turkey; candidates based in Istanbul are preferred.
We recognize that people assess their qualifications differently, and you may not meet every requirement listed. If you believe you could be successful in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Change.org is an open platform designed to serve people across the full range of viewpoints. Effectively supporting that mission requires teams with a wide variety of experiences, skills, and perspectives, which we consider essential to our work.
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity [or expression], national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other status protected by law.
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Professional-level English proficiency is required for all roles. While we are a global company, we ask that all resumes and application responses be submitted in English.