Communications Officer at Girls Not Brides

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications outputs and storytelling

• Develop and produce a range of written communications outputs and content, including blog posts, press releases, newsletters, news stories, opinion pieces, and other content across various channels. Support colleagues across the organisation with writing and editing compelling blogs and written content.
• Support the development and production of engaging content across videos, graphics, infographics and others.
• Develop and implement communications plans working in collaboration with teams across the organisation to support us in reaching and influencing our target audiences.
• Support the day-to-day activity of Girls Not Brides' website, including developing, editing, and publishing content in 3 languages (English, French and Spanish), optimising content for web, and updating static pages when needed. Support colleagues across the organisation with writing and editing compelling website content.
• Develop newsletters for our supporters, and support colleagues across the organisation with writing and editing compelling email content.
• Coordinate Girls Not Brides’ press office function and media inbox, managing and coordinating day-to-day media enquiries and responding to requests in coordination with internal teams. 
• Liaise with external contractors for content production as needed. 
• Liaise with regional teams on priority issues and development and implement communications and dissemination plans for key events, advocacy moments and learning outputs. 

Projects, processes and reporting

• Support the development and implementation of communications processes and procedures. 
• Support the selection and implementation of software that improves the efficiency of our communications activity. 
• Manage and maintain digital assets through our digital asset management system. 
• Follow ethical communication principles, ensuring best practices are followed for informed consent and ethical storytelling. 
• Support monitoring and reporting of the impact of our communications activities and our audience engagement across digital channels. 
• Play an active role in the Communications Team, working on whole team projects as required. 

Wider Organisation Responsibilities

• Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required. 
• Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
• Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, including safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct, and data protection.
• Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
• Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
• Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience

• Significant professional experience in a communications role in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement, research centre, or social enterprise.
• Professional experience in developing and implementing communications plans across multiple channels and for different target audiences. 
• Experience in developing engaging written content across multiple channels and audiences. 
• Experience in developing engaging visual and audiovisual content across multiple channels and audiences. 
• Experience organising and maintaining content management and digital asset management systems. 
• Experience managing inboxes and responding to queries. 
• Experience working with external consultants and suppliers. 
• Experience in ethical content gathering, including photography, film and written storytelling, and knowledge of ethical best practices and standards for public relations professionals.