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Communications officer Global Witness

Communications officer

Overall Context

Global Witness investigates and campaigns to end natural resource-related conflict and corruption and associated environmental and human rights abuses

Team purpose

The communications department plays a crucial role within Global Witness in providing communications expertise across the organisation and to individual campaigns to assist them in achieving their strategic campaigning objectives. The communications team provides expert advice to support campaigners and other Global Witness staff to communicate effectively to achieve their objectives; it explores new opportunities for maximising impact through internal and external communications and uses a strategic approach to press work to achieve Global Witness’s aims and objectives.
Job Purpose

To work as a professional member of the small communications team by working with the communications manager to maximise communications opportunities. The role is varied and involves: carrying out day to day press work including dealing with press enquiries, drafting media products and selling in stories, assisting and advising campaigners on how to use the media to disseminate their messages, promote their objectives and influence their key targets, building our capacity to use digital media to deliver on campaign objectives and working with the Communications Manager to devise effective communications strategies across the organisation.

The post-holder will be required to carry out their tasks in consultation with the Communications Manager but under minimal supervision.

To apply, please click on application pack available at: http://www.globalwitness.org/sites/default/files/Application%20pack_Comms%20officer_Nov%2011_0.doc

Applicants applying for this position must have the right to work in the UK.

Email:
hrcoordinator@globalwitness.org
Deadline:
9th December 2011