Campaigns Communications and Planning Coordinator

Campaigns Communications and Planning Coordinator - 6 months Fixed Term Maternity cover contract

 

Salary London: £39,099 per annum , Johannesburg: ZAR 489,707 per annum ,Terms, conditions and benefits of base Location will apply

Closing date for applications Thursday, July 23, 2015 (All day)

 

At ActionAid International we help people use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. Because that’s how real change happens – for families, for communities, for whole societies. We are now recruiting a Campaigns Communications & Planning Coordinator to ensure integrated communication and campaign planning & coordination across the Federation.

 

As Campaigns Communications & Planning Coordinator you will work closely with internal stakeholders to help develop communication and campaigns plans assist our campaigning, advocacy, fundraising and other goals. You will support brand integration and development across digital, content and media channels as well as identify opportunities to improve ways of working across the Federation. Important too will be the ability to bring a level of strategic thinking to the delivery of campaigning and influencing planning. We will look to you to provide advice and project manage activities, coordinating resources and controlling budgets. You will also monitor effectiveness and share learning with stakeholders

 

You must have a relevant degree (social science/arts/humanities) and ideally a qualification relating to PR and communications. You will have experience of public campaigning and supporting the creation of communications and campaigns policies and tools as well as a shared learning programme. You must have been involved in organising and coordinating priorities, including creating processes and tools to support effective planning. Having worked in communication/campaign teams you will have a good understanding of campaigns, media, digital, brand or content. An effective communicator, you are good at managing budgets, overseeing stakeholder relationships and skilled at networking. You must also be able to demonstrate knowledge of human rights and women’s rights issues.

 

If you have the skills and passion to make a difference please visit our website via the linkwww.actionaid.org

 

In order to be considered for this position, you will need to have eligibility to work in UK or South Africa and you will need to provide proof of your eligibility to work in these locations. Your application will not be considered if you do not have the eligibility to work in these locations.

 

Application Procedures:

 

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.

 

In order to be considered for this position, you will need to have eligibility to work in the UK or South Africa and you will need to provide proof of your eligibility to work in these locations.

 

Applications should be sent with your CV, motivation cover letter by no later than 23rd July 2015. You are requested to highlight in the motivation cover letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.  Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for.

 

Internal Applications send to:applications.jhb@actionaid.org

External Applications send to: frcomms.jhb@actionaid.org

 

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

 

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants.  Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.  We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

 

Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.