Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Birmingham
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary:£34,387 per annum
Closing Date: Ongoing*
Islamic Relief Worldwide are currently recruiting for the position of an Internal Communications Manager. The Internal Communications Manager (ICM) is responsible for designing and implementing the day-to-day flow of timely updates, news and organisational communications across the Islamic Relief family, namely between field offices (IRFOs), partners (IRPs) and the international head office (IRW). The role of the ICC is to ensure existing internal communications processes, technologies and resources are well utilised and coordinated in order to improve cross-organisational communications and messaging to support IRW leadership in delivery of Islamic Relief’s mission. The role involves managing activities at IRW and also working with counterparts within IRP and IRFO levels, acting as a point of contact for all internal communications activities.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Experience of developing and implementing internal communications strategies and measuring their effectiveness.
- Experience with the tools of internal communications including intranet systems, email marketing software and face-to-face events.
- Proven experience of writing copy for a variety of audiences across a range of media, including print and digital – ensuring outputs are engaging and accurate.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills; the ability to establish effective working relationships with people of all working styles, backgrounds.
- Strong emotional intelligence and resilience, and able to maintain composure - acting in a calm and measured way, in difficult situations.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently to IR Family and Field offices.
*Candidates will be interviewed on an ongoing basis, the vacancy will close as soon as suitable candidate is found.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
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.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
How to apply:
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values and mission, please apply by completing the online application : https://islamic-relief.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1478994?cid=1858