Media and Communications Officer

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Girls Not Brides

Hybrid
  • Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: Not specified
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: £32,600 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 14/01/2025
  • Location: United Kingdom
Child protection/ Children’s rights Education Gender-based violence (GBV) Youth
Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of more than 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Media engagement and storytelling (60%)

  • Develop and implement media plans aligned to communications, external engagement, and secretariat strategy.
  • Manage 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. 
  • Build and maintain relationships with journalists and media contacts for global and regional media outlets.
  • Work with internal colleagues, including regional teams, to proactively identify opportunities for media engagement linked to key events, moments and learning outputs.
  • Identify opportunities to position Girls Not Brides CEO, champions and members across key media outlets.
  • Brief and prepare Girls Not Brides staff, champions, and members for media interviews and engagements, including developing talking points, advising on messaging, and arranging media training where necessary.
  • Respond rapidly to breaking news, informing colleagues of news, and producing news pieces for the website, liaising with subject matter experts for content and evidence.

Wider communications responsibilities (40%)

  • Champion ethical communications principles and processes internally and with external media contacts, ensuring best practices are followed for informed consent and ethical content gathering and storytelling, acting as the champion for ethical communications.
  • Gather content, including photography, film and written, applying ethical communications principles.
  • Play an active role in the Global Communications team and External Engagement directorate, working on whole team projects as required. 


PERSON SPECIFICATION  
  • Professional experience in media engagement and public relations for not-for-profit organisations, social movements, research centres, or social enterprises, or for media outlets on human rights, gender equality or international development topics, ideally across multiple regions. 
  • Experience with media relations principles and practices, including experience in building and maintaining relationships with journalists and global media outlets. 
  • Experience developing and implementing public relations risk assessments, and developing and implementing response processes. 
  • Significant experience in creating written content, including articles, blogs, case studies, data-driven stories, people-centric stories, news, opinion, keynote speeches, etc. 
  • Experience in ethical content gathering, including photography, film, and written storytelling, and knowledge of ethical best practices and standards for public relations professionals. 
  • Experience using and maintaining asset management systems. 
  • Experience identifying and tracking media coverage and trends, and using insights to inform future planning. 

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