Communications Officer

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Girls Not Brides

Hybrid
  • Location: Kenya, United Kingdom
  • Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 11/06/2025
  • Location: Kenya, United Kingdom
Gender-based violence (GBV) Child protection/ Children’s rights 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.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE
We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our Communications Team on a fixed-term basis, with potential for renewal. Reporting to the Head of Communications, this role will provide support across the organisation and across a range of communications functions, including copy-writing, storytelling, and content creation across our communications channels. This position will play a pivotal role in supporting us to increase our internal capacity to communicate our work effectively, respond rapidly to enquiries, position ourselves and our members as thought-leaders, reach strategic audiences, and shape conversations around ending child marriage.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications outputs and storytelling

  • Develop and produce a range of written communications outputs and content, including blog posts, press releases, newsletters, news stories, opinion pieces, and other content across various channels. Support colleagues across the organisation with writing and editing compelling blogs and written content.

Projects, processes and reporting

  • Support the development and implementation of communications processes and procedures. 
  • Support the selection and implementation of software that improves the efficiency of our communications activity. 
 
Wider Organisation Responsibilities
  • Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required. 
  • Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
  • Significant professional experience in a communications role in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement, research centre, or social enterprise.
  • Professional experience in developing and implementing communications plans across multiple channels and for different target audiences. 
  • Experience in developing engaging written content across multiple channels and audiences. 
  • Experience in developing engaging visual and audiovisual content across multiple channels and audiences. 
  • Experience organising and maintaining content management and digital asset management systems. 
  • Experience managing inboxes and responding to queries. 
  • Experience working with external consultants and suppliers. 
  • Experience in ethical content gathering, including photography, film and written storytelling, and knowledge of ethical best practices and standards for public relations professionals. 

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