Senior Communications Officer

Senior Communications Officer

£33,000 p.a.

12 months’ full-time Fixed term contract

Hybrid working (at least 2-3 days p/week office based, London)

Who we are

Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world’s most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Communications Officer to join our Fundraising and Communications Team. This permanent position is based in our small, friendly London office and the role is responsible for ensuring our communications are best in class, high-quality, engaging and impactful.

In this role, you will make an important contribution to peacebuilding by helping to raise the profile of Peace Direct, ensure more people are supporting our mission and helping to elevate the voices of local peacebuilders around the world. The role is varied, at times demanding and (we think!) highly rewarding. The Senior Communications Officer will lead on the internal and external coordination of content development and in so doing, support our Head of Fundraising & Communications to deliver on and implement the organisation’s Communications & Engagement strategy.

As an expert in communications, you will advise on using the most effective methods and channels to reach different audiences. You will work with colleagues to produce key publications, promotional and fundraising materials.

About You

You will be an experienced, skilful and confident writer, an exceptional communicator with highly proficient verbal and written skills in English as well as fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic. You will have proven experience in a similar role, with solid knowledge of using traditional and digital communications. A natural in both communications and engagement, you will have strong interpersonal skills, strong project management skills and able to actively build key relationships with international partners. Your copywriting and editing skills are second to none, with the ability to prepare and communicate content for a diverse stakeholder audience.

If this sounds like something you’d like to get your teeth into and have the skills and experience to support delivery of our strategy, we would love to hear from you.

The closing deadline for CV and cover letter is Monday 18th July 2022 at 12pm (midday) GMT Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form.

First stage interviews will be held online during w/c 25th July 2022.

Following the first stage, shortlisted candidates may be invited to a second interview (which may be held in person at our London office).

The Benefits

Peace Direct works hard to ensure its staff have a good work-life balance and feel valued. In addition to the advertised salary, some of the benefits we offer include:

• 25 days annual leave not including the office closing between Christmas and New Year, which count as additional paid leave.
• Stakeholder Pension, with Peace Direct contributing 6%
• Flexible working hours – applications can be made on immediate start in role
• Friday afternoons off to support staff wellbeing
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay (12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay)
• Training budget available for all staff (we have secured ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are committed to the development and support of all staff).
• A warm and friendly work environment!

Still interested? Take a look at the job description to see full details about the role and whether they match your skills and experience. This post is only open to those with the right to work in the UK.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

Peace Direct is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm and to sign up to our Safeguarding policy.