Job Description
Summary of Role
The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering Muslim Aid’s (MA) Communications & Public Relation strategy. Working with all stakeholders the post holder will be responsible for implementing and overseeing a wide range of communications, public relations, social/digital, and traditional print, and broadcast media relations activities in support of Muslim Aid’s mission, vision, values, brand and strategy. This includes building Muslim Aid’s brand and effectively showcasing the impact of our humanitarian and international development work to its key audience targets
About the Role
- To develop and deliver, in consultation with Head of Income Generation & Marketing, the CEO and Heads of Department an effective Communications & PR strategy in line with organisational objectives.
- Use communications to build and maximise the reputation of Muslim Aid to enable stakeholders understand the work of the organisation.
- To maintain a media monitoring capacity within the team for coverage of Muslim Aid and other issues related to organisational priorities and advise the CEO, Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team of major news stories and potential impact on Muslim Aid.
- To ensure that each Muslim Aid project receives input from the communications team (oversee, develop, or advise) on all communications and publicity materials, ensuring consistent corporate standards in each project.
- Developing and executing effective PR plans through translating brand and key messages into media concepts and compelling stories.
- Leveraging a variety of media channels to maximize Muslim Aid’s brand exposure through interviews, editorials, etc.
About You
To be successful in this role:
- Educated to a degree level in Communications or related field
- Substantial experience operating at a managerial level in communications, with additional experience in public relations
- Practical experience of developing and reviewing communication strategies and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), and converting strategy into delivery
- Experience of tailoring communication messages to key audiences in all sections of the community, including the media, hostile and antagonistic audiences
- Proven ability to coordinate media campaigns, and communication strategies (internal and external)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Why you should Apply
If you are an experienced Communications and PR Manager who has experience in developing and delivering effective communication strategy and can build engaging content, and organisation brand to make a positive difference, then we would love to hear from you!
Benefits you will enjoy if you work for us:
- 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days)
- Hybrid working
- Employee benefits with Perkbox
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
We are interviewing on a rolling basis so apply at your earliest convenience. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
How to apply:
To apply please click ‘Apply for role’ link.
If there are any issues or concerns with your application, please contact recruitment@muslimaid.org
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- Closing Date
- August 7th, 2022
