Contract Details Family Leave Cover until June 2023 Salary £48,028 (includes London weighting) Weekly Hours 35 with flexibility options Location London EC2A 3EA, hybrid within the UK Application Deadline Monday, June 13, 2022 Interview Date Wednesday 29th June 2022 Job Summary
Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied.

Communications is crucial to Amnesty International’s success. The Interim Communications Planner role will place you at the heart of our operations, where you’ll have the chance to shape our communications strategies, and play a pivotal within the Engagement and Communications team. If you want to have a direct impact on the profile of Amnesty International UK, this is your chance.

About the role

Working right across the organisation, the role oversees and implements our overall integrated communications plan. Working closely with our many different departments, you will be guiding and advising your colleagues on marketing and communications, from campaigns to fundraising appeals. You will contribute to communications project briefs and take charge of the integrated communications calendar.

Your understanding of our brand will be critical, and you will make sure that it is being used and applied properly, upholding brand consistency.

You’ll work closely with our Digital, Audio and Visual, and Design Managers, making the most of our resources to help create compelling, accessible and well co-ordinated campaigns. But at the same time able to work alone to develop communications plans and strategies and operate as a one-person resource within a complex organisation.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

  • You’re skilled in project management and able to prioritise and manage competing demands to achieve objectives.
  • You innovate and build creative solutions that drive success.
  • You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
  • You also have a good knowledge of how to use research insights to inform campaign development and build the equity of the Amnesty International UK brand. As well as an in depth understanding of digital and offline communication techniques to achieve the desired objectives.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time). 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares. See more details of our benefits here.

Apply for this role

The vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised if a high standard of applications is received. If you wish to be considered for the role, avoid delay in submitting an application.

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. We are a disability confident organisation. More details of inclusion in the AIUK recruitment process can be found here.
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