Communications Officer,
Save the Children,
Cardiff, UK
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Communications Officer (3592)
- Division:Global Programmes
- Department:Humanitarian
- Team:ELRHA
- Location:Cardiff
- Contract Type:Fixed Term Contract
- Full / Part Time:Full-time
- Salary:£25,000-£27,000
- Contract Duration:2 years
- Closing Date:10 December 2017
Are you a talented communicator who can tell a compelling story about Elrha and our work? Are you good at thinking creatively about the best ways to get our messages out through traditional and online media? Are you someone who can plan, deliver and evaluate a range of communication projects?
We are looking for a highly experienced Communications Officer who is ready to apply their expertise and develop their skills further within a fast-paced and creative team.
Elrha is a leading actor in the humanitarian system dedicated to improving outcomes by enabling and supporting research, innovation and partnership that address today’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. We fund and support research and innovation projects around the world and work closely with humanitarian organisations, the international research community, the private sector and other actors engaged in research and innovation.
This post requires an individual looking for a challenging role, who is ready to take on this exciting and varied opportunity supporting a busy and ambitious team. You will be particularly skilled at maintaining an effective online presence for an organisation including; maintaining and updating websites using content management systems, creating images and supporting production of other multimedia content, producing mailings and using a range of social media tools, with proven ability to tailor communications to target different audiences.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience working in a communications role with considerable experience in planning, delivering and evaluating communications projects, ideally within the third/charity sector. Knowledge of the humanitarian community would be desirable but most of all we’re looking for someone passionate about this role.
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.
If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.
To apply: please visit our website. Closing date: Sunday, 10 December 2017 Interview date: Friday, 19th January 2018
Interview expenses: Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based.
Pre-employment Checks: Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
- a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
- receipt of satisfactory references
- proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role