NGO JOBS

Organization: ActionAid
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 26 Aug 2013

£32,292pa pro rataFixed Term Contract – 6 months

At ActionAid we are delivering a bold strategy to provide sustained improvements to the poorest and most excluded people in the world. It means we’re creating fantastic career opportunities for experienced sector professionals who want to be part of an organisation that is making a real difference. Join our action to end poverty now and be part of something truly amazing.

Supporting the International Communications Team you will help plan and coordinate activity across ActionAid’s digital, content and media channels as well as ensure brand integration and development. You will also help progress effective ways of working and internal communications both within the International Communications Team and across the International Secretariat and with relevant national staff across the countries in which ActionAid works. We will look to you to create and maintain internal systems and procedures as well as help communicate learning and best practice, as well as demonstrate the value of communications work

Good dealing with people across different countries and cultures, you work well as part of a team, have an eye for detail and are comfortable juggling multiple priorities,

With a background in communications, ideally supported by a relevant qualification, you will have developed expertise in one or more of the areas of brand, digital, content or media. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and are able to engage audiences through well-crafted words. You excel at meeting deadlines, thrive under pressure, are comfortable prioritising activities and enjoy building productive networks. As this role entails managing the International Communications Teams’s involvement in the 2014 planning process, you will have experience of planning processes, also be able to control budgets effectively.

Closing date: 26th August 2013

Are you the right person for the job? Please read this carefully before you apply.

Please address the person specification in your application point by point and in detail as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively. Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. Thank you for your understanding.

To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret we will not be able to respond personally to applicants who are not short-listed. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion

ActionAid welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.

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How to apply:

To apply please download a full job information pack, and complete an application form on our website via this link: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/vacancies/international-communications-plann...