5 billion people do not have access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. Can you help a growing organisation address a neglected area of global health care?

Surgery and anaesthesia have a fundamental impact on global health outcomes. Surgical intervention could address over 30% of the global burden of disease, and yet the poorest 33% of people receive just 3.5% of all surgery.

We seek to change this. However with the spread of coronavirus around the world, many of our sought after on-site programmes and courses in anaesthesia care have been suspended. While this has delayed our ability to provide face to face education and training where it is most needed, it also presents us with an exciting opportunity to explore alternative ways to deliver. This role will contribute to the WFSA’s vision and mission and build the overall capacity of the programmes team to increase our ability to provide digital education and training for anaesthesia providers around the world.

The role reports to the Head of Programmes, will liaise regularly with the CEO and will work closely with all members of the Secretariat as well as the WFSA’s Education and other Committees and key stakeholders involved in project outcomes. Relationships with member societies and the WFSA Board and Council will also be important and an ability to interact across a range of stakeholders is essential. This is a new role which offers huge scope for development and learning across a broad remit. The successful candidate will become part of a small WFSA Secretariat team based in London, the candidate must also be able to work from home as required. The Secretariat works with and supports a much larger team of volunteers around the world.

Purpose of the Role

With the input of the Education Committee in particular, the Programmes Team is responsible for the delivery and implementation of all aspects of training and education provided around the world by the WFSA. This role will lead on the design, development and roll-out of a high-quality digital learning experience in three initial stages:

• Working with senior clinicians (training course leads) to transform pre-existing onsite training modules and short training courses into high-quality online products that can be effectively monitored and evaluated. This will result in developing new online training programmes as “stand-alone” courses as well as designing complements to onsite training courses (hybrid models).
• Managing and evaluating existing online learning resources such as the WFSA’s Anaesthesia Tutorial of the Week, Update in Anaesthesia Journal, Virtual Library and COVID-19 Resources.
• Working with WFSA Committees, our clinical volunteers and a variety of partners to establish and deliver new digital learning such as courses, webinars, educational videos and online lectures.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

You will lead on the design, development, maintenance and roll out of our online educational programmes using a range of e-Learning tools and platforms under the guidance of the Head of Programmes. Working alongside the Head of Programmes, WFSA Secretariat and expert volunteer clinicians, you will ensure that the WFSA’s digital education and training is appropriate to the needs of the intended audience, educationally robust, addresses equality, diversity and inclusion (relating to educational access by a range of learners), is evidence based, sustainable and positively impacts on practice.

As part of this role you will be responsible for supporting the WFSA’s Education Committee in identifying areas for improving education and training and propose innovative solutions for meeting current and future needs through the use of digital technology. You will provide expertise and input into the direction of WFSA’s overarching digital education strategy and lead on operational planning, development and delivery of digital education for WFSA, which includes fully online programmes, blended programmes and the general provision of digital resources. 

IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR DIGITAL LEARNING THEN WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE ALSO DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE PERSON SPECIFICATION INCLUDING: 

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Experience of developing digital learning and of delivering learning resources to a range of stakeholders
• Experience in the operational and strategic delivery of digital education
• Knowledge of pedagogical approaches and methods for designing and delivering online learning to adult learners (e.g. instructional design)
• Proven experience of managing high volume workload and delivering to a consistently excellent standard under pressure
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to lead and contribute to meetings with a wide range of stakeholders providing support and assistance as and when required
• Good project management skills
• Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues to review and improve the quality of online learning content

(See the job description for more details)

If this sounds like you then we would be delighted to receive your application. Please include a CV and a covering letter with your application by the deadline of the 30th of September. Applications that do not include a covering letter will not be considered.

Interviews will take place in London (or online) on the 7th or 8th of October.

We are looking for a content creator passionate about enhancing the experience of audiences through video, graphics, photography and animation. They will use visual content to create content that current and prospective audiences want to engage with which reflects Beat’s brand and values.

This newly created role will fulfil briefs from colleagues across the organisation while also proactively seeking out opportunities for multimedia content use.

The postholder will be expected to work across a range of multimedia production and should be competent in producing content themselves and also managing agencies and freelance creatives to bring a brief to life when external support for a project is required.

We expect the postholder to be a champion of multimedia content, and the difference it is able to make to a variety of projects and the postholder will be proactive in spotting these opportunities as well as fulfilling briefs as set by colleagues across the organisation.

This is an exciting time to join Beat, as we further invest in our marketing and communication teams to bring about the best possible experience for our beneficiaries and supporters by increasing our profile and engaging with new audiences.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Digital Officer in order to support the day-to-day management of charity s internal and external digital content and assets, helping to increase the charity s reputation.

This will be a temporary role for 3 months.

Please apply ASAP!

Key Responsibilities will include:

Writing and editing web-based information, news and blogs that are appropriate for the charity audiences needs, within brand and tone of voice guidelines, and optimised for search
Copy-editing web content submitted and maintained by colleagues across the organisation
Managing the charity s image library to enhance our digital content
Producing a monthly internal staff e-newsletter
Liaise with third party suppliers and services to support the delivery of multimedia and other digital communications products.
Providing ad hoc marketing support, including production of marketing graphics for use across digital and offline channels, as directed by the Communications and Digital Manager
Reporting regularly on content performance using Google Analytics, metrics from social channels and other tools

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:

Experience of maintaining a website on a day-to-day basis
Copy-writing / editing experience, with the ability to tailor writing to different audiences and mediums and with excellent proof reading skills and an ability to fact check
Experience creating / managing the development of multimedia content (such as video or interactive tools) and evaluating its impact
Experience of producing detailed web analytics reports, and ability to interpret the statistics to understand trends, strengths and weaknesses
Experience of developing or contributing to the development of effective content plans based on audience needs and interests and external hooks
Social media expertise, with direct experience of using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to maximise reach of content
An understanding of the theory and practice of SEO and online advertising tools including Google AdWords
Excellent time management and project planning skills and ability to work effectively with close attention to detail, under pressure and without close supervision
An ability to maintain accurate records and develop processes in order to keep on top of both regular and long-term tasks
Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team, with colleagues across an organisation and with external contacts
An understanding of and empathy for the issues and barriers faced by single parent families, and an ability to interact sensitively with single parent stakeholders

An exciting new role for the charity, EDT’s Digital Transformation Officer will take a fundamental role in the optimisation and digitisation across the organisation to support young people with both online and face-to-face activities. Using creative and forward thinking and a passion for digital tools, the post holder will help improve the lives of young people, regardless of their background.

Location is flexible, around one of our offices (Southampton, Welwyn Garden City, Plymouth, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow).

Responsibilities include:

Operations and Project Management

• Agree annual budget with Finance Manager and be accountable for delivering successfully against that budget, with a focus on cost control and value for money
• Regular financial and operational reporting
• Project manage digital projects and ensure relationships with external stakeholders, staff and audiences are all managed effectively, i.e. requirements captured or challenged where necessary, delivery of robust, reliable solutions against clear expectations
• Train staff on new digital solutions to ensure the transformational change is embedded
• Maintain development environments and manage change requests

Technology Platform for online experiences

• Build recommendations and fully costed solutions meeting the charities aims whilst keeping within the tight constraints of a charity’s support costs.
• Implement and manage technology solution/s (with suppliers) and to engage stakeholders and ensure ease and reliability of access to engage with EDT
• Ensure the charity is receiving the best cost solutions using discounts and negotiated deals where possible.
• Identify, recommend and source other products to support the user experience while maintaining safeguarding.

Website Improvement

• Optimise, develop and co-ordinate our website aligned to new messaging and branding and learning management system/online member hub
• Work cross team to create a digital community which supports stakeholder experiences, helps young people take part and stay connected and promotes the work we do

Risk management and policy compliance

• Review and update the ICT policy, ensuring it is aligned to GDPR policy. Input into GDPR Policy for the ICT technical aspects
• In line with rules agreed with GDPR Lead, undertake regular data cleansing and where possible automate
• Use knowledge of Safeguarding policy and awareness of safeguarding issues to build in the relevant controls and safeguards into the digital solutions, website and other systems
• Promote IT safety and policy compliance (IT, GDPR) culture amongst users to protect the charity and its stakeholders

Continuous improvement- On-going review of processes

• Maintain a good working knowledge of the full range of EDT programmes, activities and accreditations
• Critically review the use of systems (Website CMS, CRM, LMS, bespoke applications) and collaboration and communication tools (Teams, Skype…) for maximal efficiency and integration
• Identify improvements to achieve the charity’s vision and collaborate with others to implement these
• Work alongside marketing team to ensure continuity of student, sponsor and supporter experiences
• Where appropriate, work with other teams to ensure proper use and update of systems
• Keep on top of innovative ways to present EDT content, proposing and implementing with changing digital trends. Turn insight into real actions and solutions

Competencies - Attributes - Skills

• Preference of IT Degree or completed Apprenticeship programme in IT - able to demonstrate strong technical skills
• Agile thinker who embraces change and its opportunities and is willing to learn and adapt in response
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work co-operatively and confidently with colleagues and other stakeholders
• Ability to work to deadlines, plan workload and demonstrate effective time management 
• Energetic and committed with a clear focus on achieving results
• Professional and proactive, with a real pride in quality of work
• Positive and resilient attitude
• Adaptable and flexible
• Ability to be an engaging and inspiring ambassador for EDT
• Experience relevant to charity/third sector/youth sector
• Excellent knowledge in identifying suitable products, and building lasting partnerships with our key suppliers
• Significant experience of website development and optimisation
• Experience of Learning Management Systems, Microsoft Dynamics or other CRM systems and user experience models
• Successful project management experience involving IT and non-IT personnel- essential
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Knowledge of CSS and javascript an advantage

Special conditions

• The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced DBS/PVB check and should hold a clean driving licence
• The post holder will be required to attend meetings and to travel offsite, possible involving overnight stays.

Your new company
Local Council

Your new role
We are looking for a senior content professional who can be both strategic and deliver on a web project. The council is looking for a complete overhaul of around 450 pages to making them user-focused, you will be re-purposing, re-vamping and rewriting to optimise the website usage. The organisation has a multiple services they provide and so the content owners will be conscious of what the finish product looks like. The website content is around 10 years old so it may mean stripping of pages.

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for an experience content professional who has experience delivering website revamps and who has lots of experience with user journeys and UX content. Ideally you will have public sector experience and a background in GDS (government digital service) guidelines when it comes to content. With the content owners having some say in the end product the successful candidate needs to have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to say no when they need to.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and the opportunity to manage an extensive project end to end.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Marketing Officer

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£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week – permanent contract - based in central Bristol

As part of the UK-wide marketing team this exciting role will support the development and delivery of innovative marketing campaigns and plans to promote walking and cycling and get more people involved in supporting our work.

You will use your excellent marketing and communications skills to build awareness of the Sustrans brand and drive support for our work and activities. A focus of this role will be to engage people in using and enjoying the National Cycle Network, a network of walking and cycling routes across the UK.  Working across a broad range of channels, you will reach and engage target audiences with a focus on digital channels such as content, social and email alongside working with partners to extend our reach to new audiences.

You will have experience of working in a results-driven B2C marketing role as part of a marketing team and of creating audience-focused content, of planning delivering and reporting on multi-channel marketing campaigns, and building good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will also have good writing, editing and proof reading skills, be well organised with a good working knowledge of digital marketing principles and best practice, a high level of IT and digital literacy and be committed to the promotion of the Sustrans cause.  

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 7 October 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom on Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Sightsavers is looking for a motivated communications officer to play a key role in helping us raise the profile and awareness of our programme, policy and research work to a diverse range of audiences.

We’re looking for a passionate and committed individual to provide maternity cover within our busy team and will identify and develop key messages and compelling stories from across our work and turn these into engaging and targeted communications for audiences.

The role will have a specific emphasis on research, working closely with the research team rolling out initiatives in line with the research communications strategy. The communications will target audiences that include donors, NGOs, researchers, research associates and research associations.  

The right candidate will have significant communications experience and be confident developing communications plans. They will be experienced in developing on and offline communication products and content to deliver on these plans. Some experience communicating complex research or technical content would be an advantage.

If you’re passionate about making a difference through compelling communications, are equally comfortable working as part of a team as you are taking initiative and working independently, have a creative flair and can write clear, concise and compelling copy for a range of channels, this is the role for you.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more please read the complete Job Description for further details.

First stage interviews will take place remotely and candidates will be asked to conduct a short assessment as part of the interview process.  We anticipate that interviews will take place 13/14 October 2020

Closing date: 4 October 2020

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.  Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled full-time writer with some experience in the field of non-fiction writing or journalism to deliver engaging, creative and accurate content across a range of Barnabas Fund digital and print communications.

To fulfil this role, you will have experience of producing written content in a professional setting and a degree in a related field, such as communications, international relations, history, politics, journalism, or other relevant background. You should be able to demonstrate the ability to competently select engaging material and produce copy to a brief in the required tone. A keen eye for detail and a passion for factual accuracy are also essential. Your experience could have been gained in the not-for-profit, public or commercial sectors.

This is an amazing opportunity to join our organisation to use your skills and abilities to serve the global persecuted Church. In this fast-paced and rewarding role, you will be working within our Editorial team and across our creative teams to produce outstanding publications and media content.

Why Barnabas Fund?

As a world-renowned international aid agency, Barnabas Fund serves the global persecuted Church by channelling practical aid to suffering Christians in over 80 countries who face oppression, discrimination and persecution. This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that transforms the lives of our persecuted Christian family throughout the world.

What will you be doing:

You will be involved in writing copy for our many printed publications, web articles, news reports, magazine features, prayer materials and fundraising appeals, in line with in-house style and under the guidance of the Managing and Senior Editors. You will also be involved in proofreading, fact-checking and copyediting pieces of work submitted by colleagues.

What will you need:

• A passion for producing truthful, accurate and compelling written copy that our readers and supporters will find engaging and informative.
• A meticulous eye for detail, high standards of accuracy, along with excellent English grammar, punctuation and spelling skills.
• Basic research and fact-finding skills, including library and internet research experience. In addition, relevant IT skills, including knowledge of standard word processing programmes are essential.
• A demonstrable ability to organise a complex workload, meet regular short and longer-term deadlines and work well under pressure within a tightknit team.
• Some experience of feature writing, journalism or other non-fiction copywriting.
• A good knowledge of Christian theology, current affairs, geopolitical issues and world religions would be a considerable advantage.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience.

You will be working within our Editorial team from our international office in Pewsey, Wiltshire. This is an office-based role, and it is a requirement that candidates be able to work in our office, and not from home.

Any successful candidate will need to be committed to Barnabas Fund’s ethos, statement of faith and aims and already have the right to work in the UK.

*Due to the volumes of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of applying, your application will have been deemed unsuccessful. Thank you.

This is a new role to strengthen the national campaigning of Keep Our NHS Public, joining a small, but very successful and committed team.

Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) campaigns for an NHS which is publicly funded, publicly provided and publicly accountable, available to all on the basis of clinical need, regardless of ability to pay. We campaign for an increase in funding, an end to privatisation, safe staffing levels and against racist scapegoating in the NHS and against migrant charges. Our campaign is growing rapidly and is recruiting more members, increasing its reach into the mainstream media and growing our online presence. This job is an exciting opportunity to be part of our growth and help us win our struggle to save the NHS.

A successful applicant will have some campaigning experience, though not necessarily as a professional, ideally have good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively by email, on video call, phone and in person. We are looking for a dedicated, friendly and helpful personality who copes well with stress, maintains focus and will be an enthusiastic new member of the team.

The KONP Campaigns Officer role is primarily designed to support the Head of Campaigns with ongoing campaigns, to support the development of new campaign initiatives, with a focus on digital campaigning activity, recruitment and fundraising, and to support and maintain close liaison with the KONP groups around the country, as well as helping local people set up new groups.

More about the job:

The Campaigns Officer will be responsible to the Head of Campaigns. This post is for 16-24 hours a week, commencing at £15.50 per hour. Some of the weekly hours may occur in the evening and at the weekend, and time off in lieu is offered if this is the case.

KONP rents desk-space in a shared office in Hackney, London, where some of our team is based. Currently, the team is working remotely. However, travel to London for team meetings is likely to resume post-Covid. Details about the tasks involved are included in the Job Description.

What you need to do to apply:

• Please read the job description in full, to make sure you understand the role and fulfil the specifications
• Please send us a covering letter of why you think you're right for the role
• Please send us an up to date, relevant CV with your covering letter

Please note:

• The application deadline is 16/10/2020
• The interview date will be 30/10/2020 (online)

Also note, successful applicants will be subject to references.

Do work that inspires. Every day at Choose Love is an opportunity to make a real, tangible difference to the lives of refugees and displaced people.

Collaborate with creative, exciting people that really care. Work with friendly, smart, dedicated people for whom this is more than a job – it’s a passion.

Be part of a brave, innovative start-up spirit. We’re a young organisation with big ambition. We’re nimble, always learning and not afraid to take risks.

About Choose Love

Our Vision: a world that chooses love and justice every day for everyone.

Our Mission: we do whatever it takes to identify, close and prevent gaps in services and protections for refugees and displaced people globally.

About the Job

Choose Love seeks an entrepreneurial Creative Director of Brand Communications and Campaigns to lead and manage all elements of the communications strategy for the organisation including: 

Strategy and Leadership

• Design and implement a communications strategy that advances Choose Love’s strategic priorities to (1) position and promote forced migration as an urgent issue and move audiences to take action; (2) position and promote Choose Love as an expert on forced migration; and (3) diversify the organisation’s base of grassroots supporters. 
• Elevate Choose Love’s visibility and grow its influence and impact through a variety of channels, including social media, influencer engagement, earned media, etc. 
• Oversee and sign-off on all content creation, including but not limited to emails, social media, website, digital campaigns, advocacy actions, graphics, and other collateral.
• Drive innovation in Choose Love’s communications efforts and campaigns to position the organisation at the leading edge of narrative change and action. 
• Collaborate closely with the CEO on all aspects of Choose Love’s communications and marketing efforts. 

Fundraising and Advocacy Campaigns 

• Develop the strategy, creative concepts, tactics and messaging for fundraising and advocacy campaigns throughout the year. This work will be done in close collaboration with the Head of Digital and Choose Love’s program, advocacy, fundraising and partnerships teams. 
• Work with the team to develop creative concepts around the Choose Love Shop – both virtual and physical – leading the communications strategy to promote the shop to a wide array of audiences in the UK and beyond.

Outreach and Engagement: Social, Influencers, Media and Events 

• Develop and oversee Choose Love’s editorial calendar, with a focus on social media, specifically Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
• Keep a pulse of relevant social media channels and traditional media outlets to spot trends and curate content for Choose Love’s audiences. 
• Develop creative concepts and engaging messaging for use across emails, social media, website and talking points. 
• Work with the CEO and Head of Partnerships to develop creative concepts to engage and activate influencers in support of the organisation. 
• Develop plans to promote Choose Love’s events and stunts. 
• Oversee the organisation’s earned media and crisis communications strategy, including public statements, interview requests and outreach to journalists.

Team Development and Management

• Thoughtfully manage and grow a team of communications and marketing professionals
• Manage engagement of external vendors and contractors, including graphic designers, PR specialists, videographers, photographers, etc.
• Oversee day-to-day activities of communications and digital functions including budgeting and staff development.
• Display leadership in working collaboratively across the organisation – from the program team to partnerships to advocacy – and in close partnership with the CEO.

About You: 

• Have minimum 7-10 years experience working in marketing, communications and/or media/PR field for a nonprofit, media outlet, brand, political campaign or ad agency. 
• Are an innovative, creative thinker, leader and do-er who is equally comfortable building a strategy, directing staff and rolling up your sleeves to get the work done on Day 1.
• Proven experience with an editorial approach to communications, including content creation and curation for a variety of audiences. Experience in crisis communications and rapid response is a plus. 
• Have your finger on the pulse of cutting edge and creative brands and influencers because you live on and love social media. 
• Not only have experience but enjoy managing a team, providing both leadership and coaching to help your colleagues grow and reach their full potential. Management style includes care and compassion.
• Exceptional writer and editor, having written for diverse audiences.
• Possess authentic passion for Choose Love’s mission and work. Lived experience of any kind is a plus. 
• Are willing to listen and learn, making space for ideas and approaches that are different than your own.
• Proven ability to oversee a wide portfolio of projects and to manage multiple competing deadlines.
• Take ownership of and initiative in everything you do, while understanding how to work across teams.

How to apply

Please apply with a cover letter (of no more than two pages) outlining your suitability for the role and a copy of your CV.

We are particularly interested in any examples of work you’ve led that demonstrate the requirements above. Please include links to any examples you feel are relevant. We will be reviewing applications and may interview before the closing date.

Choose Love does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity and believe it creates dynamic, relevant organisations, fostering spaces for innovation and creativity. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team and encourage you to be a part of it. We are committed to making our roles and culture inclusive. We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. If you have particular accessibility requirements, please get in touch and let us know.

BACKGROUND

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK (IRC UK) is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

IRC-UK was established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC UK comprises approximately 120 staff.

The IRC also has offices in Brussels, Berlin, Bonn, Stockholm and Geneva.

The Purpose of the Role

This role supports our core communications goals of growing our profile, influencing policy, and protecting our reputation. It does so by increasing the media profile of the IRC in the UK, by taking a strategic approach to generating effective messaging and media coverage in collaboration with communications colleagues globally. The role holder is also expected to use expert judgement to manage IRC UK’s reputation, as well as ensure media outputs protect beneficiaries, staff and programming from harm.

Scope and Authority

Authority:

• The role has access to the External Relations budget.
• The role holder has authority to act as a spokesperson, brief journalists with agreed IRC messaging, as well as proactively pursue media opportunities.
• The role holder manages the Senior Media Officer.

Key Working Relationships

• Reports to the UK Executive Director and Director Global Public Affairs, Global Communications
• Works closely with External Relations staff in the UK, US and globally, including Fundraising and Policy & Advocacy
• Works closely with key country directors, field staff and technical unit colleagues
• Supports policy staff in the IRC President’s Office on key messages and policy initiatives involving the IRC President.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Media and communications strategy (10%)

• Develop and deliver the IRC's UK media strategy and lead in taking it forward.
• Put in place clear Key Performance Indicators for achieving the strategy, and drive and monitor progress towards them with the support of your team.

Raising the profile and protecting the reputation of the IRC (70%)

• Responsible for identifying and proactively delivering new opportunities to promote the IRC’s global work through UK media as well as establish methods to increase coverage internationally alongside IRC’s global media team.
• Seek strategic media opportunities by writing, editing, commissioning and disseminating messaging for multi-channel use, press-releases, op-eds, statements and other content to secure coverage of the IRC in the UK across print, broadcast and online media.
• Work with global communications colleagues and country office staff to create strong, persuasive and impactful outputs, and to arrange interviews and media visits to the field.
• Act as a spokesperson for the organization in the media as needed.
• Liaise closely with Fundraising teams to drive timely messaging and media coverage and therefore donations to the IRC during emergencies and other fundraising appeals.
• Use expert judgment to ensure the IRC is protected in the media and to develop and enact strategies to protect IRC’s reputation, as well as ensure media outputs protect beneficiaries, staff and programming from harm.
• Build relationships with key journalists and editors to help drive media coverage.
• Work closely with Digital Engagement colleagues to ensure coordinated and topical messaging across our media outreach and digital channels.
• Establish close relationships with press counterparts within statutory donor organizations that lead to opportunities to promote IRC in the media.
• Leverage our President and CEO to grow our profile in the UK, through proposing and implementing op-eds, interviews and other media activities.
• Support, prepare and coach staff, spokespeople and board members for media interviews and visits; and provide guidance across the organisation to dealing with media.
• Build expertise on current and potential issues in the humanitarian NGO arena via research and monitoring of national media and competitors and in liaison with global colleagues.
• Work with the global media colleagues to ensure that IRC has a system for managing media enquiries at all times, as needed.
• Responsible for reporting to the IRC-UK’s board, subcommittees and Executive Director on press activity, trends and upcoming opportunities.

Team Management (20%)

• Manage the Senior Media Officer, set objectives, portfolio scope, and ensure they are supported to increase productivity of the global media team and scale of the IRC’s impact in the media.
• Ensure the Senior Media Officer successfully alerts colleagues across departments to important news coverage, news alerts and opportunities.
• Ensure Senior Media Officer is maintaining our database of media contacts, recording coverage and providing ad hoc and quarterly analyses of results.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Skills and, Knowledge

• Strong networks and contacts with key national and International media.
• Excellent writing, editing, interviewing and proofreading skills: adept at writing clean, engaging copy under deadline pressure for a range of channels.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills: ability to communicate effectively with co-workers both in the UK and overseas and manage working relationships diplomatically.
• Strong interview skills to create case studies of beneficiaries and colleagues.
• Proven self-starter.
• Solid organisational and time management skills: ability to prioritise work, yet multi-task in a fast-paced work setting.
• Ability to represent IRC-UK and the wider IRC professionally and appropriately at all times.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues in the UK and overseas.
• Knowledge of international affairs, particularly of conflict and complex humanitarian crises, and of humanitarian issues.
• Knowledge of key debates in the UK around international development and aid.
• Flexibility as regards working hours, as the need arises.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to conflict areas.
• Fluency in English, spoken and written.

Experience:

• Extensive experience of developing key messages and implementing media strategies with an international, and ideally humanitarian, or development focus.
• Substantial experience of working in a press role, securing media coverage and responding to reputational threats.
• Experience/knowledge of tools for monitoring media coverage.
• Experience of dealing with media enquiries into crisis and sensitive issues.
• Experience of acting as a spokesperson for an organisation.

The deadline for applications is midnight between Sunday 11th October 2020 / Monday 12th October 2020

Interviews will take place on 21st & 22nd October 2020

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Senior Media Officer

BASE LOCATION: London, UK

REPORTING TO: Media Manager

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by a group of medical doctors and activists. Established in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to become one of the world’s largest Muslim INGOs with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide.

Since 1984, Islamic Relief has saved and transformed the lives of over 110 million people. By responding to disasters, rebuilding lives and preparing people in case disaster strikes, we save lives before they are lost. In addition to providing disaster and emergency responses, we also promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK):

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (Communications & Creative Content):

The role of the Communications & Creative Content Department is to provide strategic and operational leadership to Islamic Relief UK in the areas of media, advocacy, internal comms and creative content. There is a focus on all internal and external communications and reputation management.

The Department also works in partnership with other Islamic Relief departments to provide creative content and communications expertise ensuring that high quality information, material and resources are delivered and sustained to support and promote our work on advocacy, fundraising and programme work.

JOB PURPOSE:

To promote Islamic Relief’s work and concerns to the UK media through relationship building with key journalists, responding to media enquiries, issuing press releases and other information, and pitching and placing news stories and features. To project manage selected media events (e.g. press conferences) and projects (e.g. fundraising campaigns and products), working across teams.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Nationally and internationally-based print, digital and broadcast journalists, producers, bloggers, film-makers, photographers and freelancers, working for UK-based print, broadcast and online news outlets, including newswires
• Media Manager and advocacy team within the Communications & Creative Content Department
• Colleagues in the Marketing and Fundraising departments, including social media/digital engagement staff
• Media, communications and programme contacts at Islamic Relief Worldwide, Partner Officers, Field Offices and partners

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

Reporting to the Media Manager, the Senior Media Officer is responsible for promoting Islamic Relief’s work and concerns to the UK media through relationship building with key

journalists, responding to media enquiries, issuing press releases and other information,

pitching and placing news stories and features. Some day-to-day editorial and content decisions rest with the job holder, with a degree of initiative and independence expected, but particularly

sensitive or major strategic issues are referred to the Media Manager or the Head of

Communications & Creative Content. The post holder will work closely with the Media Manager to develop media and PR strategies and plans and to provide media advice and general assistance to staff at all levels.

Responsibility for Resources:

The post-holder will be responsible for managing a small budget and reporting on planned and actual expenditure (although overall responsibility for the budget rests with the Media Manager).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The post holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with
Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of
his/her colleagues and staff. The following are the main responsibilities that the role holder will
be accountable for:

1. Establish and maintain relationships with key journalists

• Develop a plan for contacting journalists/editors/broadcasters
• Attend IBT briefings and other media networking events in order to establish relationships with journalists
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key journalists and broadcasters to facilitate strong coverage
• Act as first point of contact or referral for media enquiries, ensuring a prompt and professional response
• Proactively sell in stories to journalists and broadcasters; and react to enquiries and breaking news
• Travel as required to accompany media and celebrity field visits.

2. Deliver media plans in order to promote the work of Islamic Relief

• Support the Media Manager to develop and implement a media strategy to ensure good PR for Islamic Relief’s programme, fundraising, marketing, volunteering, and campaigning work and advocacy messaging
• Assist in the development of an annual media plan, aligned with the communications strategy and organisational strategic objectives
• Work with colleagues to manage the media budget, including regular review against planned activity and reforecasting
• Proactively seek means of raising the profile of Islamic Relief, including working with celebrities and influencers to promote the organisation’s work
• Gather stories and background information as required to support media relations needs
• Research and write press releases, media briefings, articles for publication, Q&As, key messages and position statements
• Organise press conferences and other media events as required
• Ensure a prompt and effective media response to humanitarian emergencies, including working in the press office of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) during DEC humanitarian appeals
• Write and submit award applications and manage any PR coverage achieved as a result
• Work with the Media Manager to secure communications partnerships, such as UK Aid Match applications.

3. Create media lists and monitor press coverage

• Contribute to the maintenance of media contacts databases and target lists
• Monitor key media to identify opportunities for positive coverage and any negative coverage requiring rebuttal
• On a rota with other members of the IRUK and IRW media teams, produce a daily press cuttings report
• Contribute to the monitoring of media coverage, and reviewing the best way to quantify the impact of media activity.

4. Provide media briefings to spokespeople

• Establish strong relationships with spokespeople to identify regular media opportunities
• Assist in the media training of key staff and volunteers acting as spokespeople
• Brief spokespeople as required for media interviews.

5. To support the wider work of the Media team and organisation

• To travel within the UK as required to deliver key events and to be able to travel internationally if required
• Carry out due diligence of potential speakers/celebs/performers in order to help protect the reputation of the organisation
• Comply with all organisational policies and practices.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty that is consistent with the job and its level of responsibility, as and when required by management.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.

Essential

Experience

• Experience of working as a Press Officer in a busy newsroom
• Experience of organising media events, such as press conferences
• A proven track record of securing national, regional, and trade media coverage
• A proven track record of generating new ideas and carrying them forward
• A proven track record or negotiating difficult or delicate situations with celebrities and their agents
• Experience of gaining press coverage on humanitarian, development and advocacy/campaigning issues
• Experience of devising and delivering media plans and PR tactics to generate coverage
• Experience of dealing with journalists and other internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent communications skills – written, verbal and listening
• Excellent journalistic skills – including research, writing and editing
• Strong networking and inter-personal skills
• Passionate about international development/humanitarian relief
• Ability to handle multiple projects and a variety of work simultaneously
• Proven ability to think ‘outside the box’ in order to generate a wide range of media and PR coverage
• Established media contacts
• A professional or academic qualification in media, public relations or marketing
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of online media
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Flexibility, including willingness to travel at short notice and work unsocial hours, particularly during emergencies
• Highly organised with an ability to multi-task
• Able to maintain calm under pressure
• Proactive, innovative thinker with a strong news sense for what makes a good story.

Desirable

Experience

• A proven track record of securing BME press coverage
• Experience of working in the third sector
• Experience of submitting applications for PR awards, including researching, writing and pitching
• Overseeing video news releases to pitch to broadcast
• Understanding of Islamic and other faith-related issues.