Communications Officer – Institute for Human Rights and Business – London

Duties and responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· Servicing the Centre’s website for all design and content needs (in close coordination with the Centre’s website developers).
· Designing, producing, publishing, and disseminating the Centre’s print, video, and online materials.
· Developing the Centre’s presence on key social media platforms (design and engagement).
· Assessing the reach and effectiveness of the Centre’s communications through full utilisation of analytics tools.
· Supporting Centre events through the production of targeted communications material (eg slide decks, banners, promotional materials, social media, event follow up).
· Maintaining adatabase of contacts for effective communication of the Centre’s outputs and complying with data protection regulation (eg GDPR)
· Working closely across Centre teams to ensure effective coordination of communications tasks.
· Other duties as agreed with line manager.
Person Specification

The successful candidate will have:
Qualifications

Essential:
· University degree or vocational certificate/diploma in relevant field.

Desirable:
· Education/certification in Adobe InDesign

Experience

Essential:
· Experience of working within content management systems (CMS)
· Experience of Adobe InDesign (or equivalent design software)
· Experience in developing and implementing social media strategies amplifying organisational key messages and outputs
· Experience of coordinating multiple communications activities across diverse teams, on time and within specification

Desirable:
· Experience of work in the not-for-profit sector.
· Experience of working in an unsupervised environment on a regular basis and working with a ‘virtual’ team in varying time-zones.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

· Excellent ICT skills including across Microsoft Office and Adobe programmes and excellent experience of using the internet.
· Experience of using an Apple Macbook
· Excellent communication skills and co-ordination across teams and time-zones.
· Fluency in written and spoken English.
· Excellent time management skills and the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload, and meet deadlines.
· A strong work and team ethic.

Desirable:
· Experience of using telecommunications applications (Skype, Zoom)
· Experience of or completion of training regarding GDPR compliance in the context of external communications

Personal Qualities
Essential:
· Proven ability to be proactive and self-motivating.
· Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and presenting information.

Desirable:
· An interest in the field of human rights

APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Deadline for application: Monday 17thJune 2019, 8am UK time
2. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26thJune by Zoom. Short-listed candidates will be notified and invited by email by COB Tuesday 18thJune. Only successful applicants will be notified. Interested applicants should ensure their availability for a two-hour slot on Wednesday 26thJune – the interview will take place during the first hour after which candidates will be asked to complete a timed one-hour design task using their laptop and to be received and submitted by email.

How To Apply
recruitment@sporthumanrights.org

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