DOTW UK
Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 300 projects in more than 70 countries through 3,000 volunteers.
Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty or exclusion get the healthcare they need.
Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £6m for overseas programmes, helped 7,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.
We work with and for:
- people in crisis, providing life-saving humanitarian healthcare in times of war and after natural disasters
- migrants in vulnerable situations, including by advocating for the right to healthcare across Europe
- people at risk of harm, especially from HIV and AIDS or hepatitis C, such as drug users and sex workers
- women and girls’ right to sexual and reproductive health
We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.
The Communications and Engagement Manager helps grow the organisation’s profile, reputation and supporter base through external communications and campaigns, such as activities to support our advocacy, fundraising, positioning, and media work.
The Communications and Engagement Manager should have an appetite to help us reach new and diverse audiences, to grow our supporter base and unrestricted income, and to be successful in our advocacy campaigns which bring about real change for those excluded from healthcare access. In this role you will develop strategic communications on the right to health, empower and work sensitively with people to collect stories about our work and tell them to different audiences, using creativity and brilliant storytelling to engage people through web, email and social media channels that optimises opportunities and engagement from the public and other stakeholders.
Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.
For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV, Covering Letter and additional information form using the application link below. Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile.
Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience and competencies will not be shortlisted.