Communications Coordinator

About the Role

The Communications Coordinator supports LeapFrog's external communications across content production, social media and video. This is a contracting role of 8 hours per week until December. Reporting to the Senior External Affairs and Communications lead, the role spans research, content creation, and channel management – helping to bring the firm's mission and investment story to life across all touchpoints. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of impact investing and business, strong writing and video editing skills, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

 

About Leapfrog Investments 

 

LeapFrog invests in healthcare, financial services and climate solutions businesses in high-growth global markets. Its companies deliver distinctive impact and robust returns, growing revenues on average 22% a year. LeapFrog companies now reach 559 million people with essential services in 37 countries. The firm has raised billions of dollars from global institutional investors, including a $500m commitment by Temasek to LeapFrog and its growth equity funds. LeapFrog has twice been ranked by Fortune as one of the top Companies to Change the World, alongside Apple and Novartis, and was named inaugural Pioneer in Impact by the FT and IFC at the Transformational Business Awards. For more information visit:  www.leapfroginvest.com.

 

Core Responsibilities 

• Research portfolio companies, industry trends, and the impact investing landscape to inform content strategy and output.
• Support the development and maintenance of a communications and content calendar across platforms and content types.
• Assist with broader communications projects as required, including awards submissions, newsletter production, and stakeholder materials.
• Edit and produce video content for social media, event highlights, and thought leadership outputs.
• Coordinate and produce visual assets across communications activity, liaising with internal teams to ensure brand consistency.
• Draft, schedule, and publish content across LeapFrog's social media channels, maintaining a consistent brand voice and cadence.
• Track and report on content performance using platform analytics.
• Manage and maintain multimedia asset libraries, including video, photography, and design files.

 

Qualifications and Experience

 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Journalism, Communications or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years' relevant experience.

• An excellent portfolio of relevant work creating content and driving engagement.
• Experience managing website content, ideally on WordPress.
• A background in journalism or policy/technical writing is preferred.
• Expertise in delivering digital content, growing, and managing audiences, ideally on LinkedIn and Twitter channels.
• A wide range of content creation skills and/or a high degree of comfort managing content production in all relevant media.
• Familiarity and affinity with impact investment and emerging markets.
• A passion for succinct, clear, and magnetic writing that turns big ideas into eye-catching headlines.
• Clear passion for delivering meaningful social impact alongside top-tier financial returns.