Editorial Advisor

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Islamic Relief Worldwide Full time

**The Vacancy**

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 40 years. With an active presence in over 30 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.

IRW’s External Relations & Advocacy Division is recruiting for the position of ‘Editorial Advisor’ to join its dynamic team based out of its offices either in Birmingham or London, depending on applicant location. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.

**JOB PURPOSE**:
**(A) Role specific ¦ **The nature of the role is service-driven, providing editorial, design and creative services to the Islamic Relief family and working closely with staff across IR’s global entities, including those in member and country offices. The Editorial Advisor is responsible for:

- Primarily overseeing the creation, shaping and development of compelling multiplatform editorial content to serve the needs of the Islamic Relief Worldwide, its member entities and country offices, and continuously tell the story of the organisation’s great work around the globe in inspiring ways.
- Delivering editorial aspects of the Content Strategy around the globe, with a focus on fundraising, programming, and advocacy
- Providing leadership for the highest possible quality and consistency of written material for the Islamic Relief brand, meeting rigorous international, sector-relevant, and ethical standards
- Curating, gathering, and creating written collateral for a range of channels and audiences, particularly the IRW website.
- Delivering a range of publications, managing the full process

**(B) Organisationally ¦ **The Editorial Advisor is expected to:

- Provide organisational leadership, inspiration, and guidance in the field of editorial content to contribute to the vision, mission, global strategy and year-to-year objectives of IRW.
- Facilitate professional and systematic communication and cooperation between the different parts of the Islamic Relief family to ensure maximum exposure of the organisation’s great work around the globe.
- Either a degree or equivalent in English, media/journalism/marketing or another communications discipline, or a relevant postgraduate qualification following a first degree on an unrelated topic, is essential.
- A professional qualification in Communications, Marketing, or Public Relations is desirable.
- Fluent in writing, reading and speaking English.
- Exceptional communication skills and an eye for detail in writing, editing and proof-reading for a range of channels and audiences.
- Proven ability to convey complex and technical information persuasively and with clarity to diverse audiences, adapting to a wide range of print and web channels.
- Excellent written storytelling skills and knowledge of a variety of editorial techniques to produce impactful content.
- Proven creative project management skills with experience of multiple projects on tight and changeable schedules.
- Strong team-working ability, able to work in a collaborative manner and genuinely connect with people from a wide-range of backgrounds.
- Ability to take the initiative, working autonomously where required.
- Strategic, innovative and results focused - ability to draw on data and translate strategy into tactical action plans and deliverables that achieve results.
- Awareness of ethical standards of NGO reporting, with an appreciation for political sensitivities and PR risk implications
- Awareness of the audiences that Islamic Relief communicates with, including the variations in approaches and subtleties between different stakeholders.

**For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.**

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**PLEASE NOTE**:Interviews are expected to take place on 22/04/2024.

**Pre-employment Checks**:

- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references

**Our values and commitment to safeguarding**

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploit



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