Padraka Foundation, Digital Communications Manager
About the portfolio organization
Living Landscapes (anchoring the Common Ground initiative)
Living Landscapes is a lean backbone organisation, being set up to anchor Common Ground, a collaborative systems entrepreneurship initiative in the domain of environmental governance and rural livelihoods, in India. It will focus on ‘field setting’, so that entrepreneurial action by multiple actors is accelerated and multiplied, seeding the ecosystem with institutional apparatus and change leaders to leave a legacy that is beyond any single initiative. By connecting and convening actors, Living Landscapes will nurture relationships with and between networks of partners (governments, philanthropy, and other market and civil society actors) to provide the catalytic impetus necessary to spur action and amplify impact. The organisation will endeavour to help establish trust, agility and diversity within the initiative, by promoting a collegial way of working, while also ensuring regulatory compliance and accountability to outcomes. Living Landscapes has been incorporated as a non-profit organisation in India under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Common Ground Initiative:
Common Ground seeks to leverage the unique opportunity presented by the Commons to address three linked crises of our times – livelihoods, climate, and social equity – by bringing in a socio-ecological narrative into mainstream development models, through a collaborative action framework.
205 million acres, a quarter of India’s landmass, is covered by community forests, pastures and water bodies. These land and water Commons are deeply intertwined with people’s lives and livelihoods, are associated with traditional institutions of self-governance, and are central to climate action and resilient rural economies. Through clearly defined pathways and intervention strategies, Common Ground aims to purposefully tackle the system level barriers and opportunities faced by several organisations and initiatives in the environmental governance and rural livelihoods domain, to amplify impact at scale.
By building connections, processes, and shared knowledge systems, and by convening and connecting actors at various levels (local to national), across thematic domains (water, forests, pastures, fisheries, climate, rural livelihoods) and across functional domains (government, business, tech initiatives), Common Ground will catalyse the Commons ecosystem for resilient ecological, social and economic outcomes at the local level. The initiative is led by Jagdeesh Rao (former Chief Executive of the Foundation for Ecological Security), as the Chief Convener.
About the Fellowship role
Living Landscapes seeks a proactive and creative Communications Manager, Digital, to support and strengthen its storytelling, digital engagement, and collaborative communication efforts as part of the Common Ground initiative. This role will be key in creating and curating content across platforms, managing social media calendars, assisting with the website and newsletter development, and enabling collaboration across thematic working groups and communication partners.
This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career communicator passionate about rural livelihood, climate change, conservation, and community voices and wants to contribute to narrative-building and communication strategies that foreground people and nature.
Location: Preferably Delhi, India
Employment: Full-time, one-year Fellowship
Starting Date: July 2026
Key responsibilities
Digital and Social Media Strategy, Planning and Execution
- Developing a Social media strategy for the Common Ground Initiative.
- Supporting partner organisations to engage and share posts, updates and details using the Forum, social media platforms and website.
- Working with the communication associate to ideate and curate infographics, collaterals (for events and updates), and short videos.
- Creating and scheduling social media content across the Common Ground and Living Landscapes handles (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram).
- Contribute to maintaining a consistent voice and brand across platforms.
- Track engagement and suggest ways to optimise reach and resonance.
Website and Newsletter Coordination
- Coordinate regular updates and content additions for the Living Landscapes and Common Ground websites.
- Support newsletter planning, content collection, layout coordination, and dissemination.
- Liaise with designers and developers when needed.
Working Group and Partner Coordination
- Coordinate with thematic working groups to identify emerging digital communication needs and opportunities.
- Attend regular calls and support documentation of communication, takeaways, and action points.
- Coordinate with Strategic Communications representatives across the Common Ground collaborative.
Creative Production Support
- Assist in planning and coordinating the production of visual and multimedia content, including illustrations, explainer videos, reels, and short films.
- Support logistics and background research for content development with external vendors.
Requirements
Experience and education:
Essential:
- 3–6 years of relevant experience in communications, journalism, digital media, or related fields.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English.
- Basic familiarity with social media management tools and CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, social media platforms).
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and manage timelines.
- Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Enthusiasm for environmental sustainability, climate action, and community-driven change.
Desirable:
- Experience or interest in storytelling with/for nonprofits, grassroots groups, or collaborative initiatives.
- Working knowledge of Hindi, Odia, and/or other regional Indian languages.
- Basic design/video editing skills or experience working with creative professionals.
- Prior exposure to climate, ecology, biodiversity, or commons-related work.
Must Haves:
- Indian work permit or eligibility to work in India is required.
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