External Engagement Manager

Job posted by: Islamic Relief - Worldwide - Tue, 26 Jul 2016

Job Details:

Organisation: Islamic Relief - Worldwide

Deadline Sun, 7 Aug 2016

Job type: Permanent

Location: United Kingdom

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Location: London or Birmingham                                                                                       Ref:         EEM/Comms/0716

Salary:    £44,982 per annum + £3,000 London weighting (if based in London)                     

Contract: Permanent

We are currently looking to hire an External Engagement Manager, who will be located in London/Birmingham, UK (with significant international travel). The External Engagement Manager will plan and carry out the PR strategy to enhance the reputation and increase the exposure of the organisations great work around the globe in the eyes of the global media and external stakeholders that include but are not limited, to multilateral, multinational and governmental organisations, corporations, philanthropists, and community leaders. The post holder will promote and support a culture of effective and coordinated public relations and media work with consistent messaging across the Islamic Relief family. S/he will ensure strategy is critically analysed, regularly reviewed and updated, with due consideration to benchmarking exercises to enable improvement.       

The successful candidate will have a Degree or qualification in PR, International Relations or other degree is highly desirable. The post holder will have experience of successfully leading and managing PR in an INGO or global corporation and have experience in successful high-level institutional and governmental engagement, in multiple geographies. S/he will have experience of developing and establishing international strategies and work plans in PR. The post holder will be IT literate with a command of MS Office applications, in particular PowerPoint and Excel. The candidate must have exceptional oral and written presentation skills in English.

Closing date: 7th August 2016  

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values, please apply by downloading the application form from our website.

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IRW values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. We will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf if you are selected.

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief Worldwide.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer.

Only applications from those who already have the right to live and work within the UK will be considered.

 



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