Global Content and Partnership Communications Manager

Global Content and Partnership Communications Manager

Permanent, Full Time

Location – Remote, based in/near London or Wilton (Wiltshire) with occasional requirement for travel to Scotland for meetings and international travel when needed

Salary – £50,066 to £56,336 dependent upon experience

About HALO:

HALO is the leading global NGO addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 28 countries and territories, with over 12,000 staff. Most of our staff are local employees and include a growing number of women. Our primary duty is to serve people affected by conflict, clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war that threaten lives and livelihoods long after fighting has finished. We make land safe where war has ended, while also assisting those affected by active conflict and endemic violence, creating more durable solutions to support stability. HALO addresses human suffering caused by armed violence in some of the world’s most fragile places, securing weapons and ammunition, and working with both state and community actors to reduce the prevalence of armed violence. In recent years HALO has grown significantly. With our financial strength and strong partnerships with corporates, governments and private donors, HALO is uniquely positioned to help build more resilient and prosperous communities; better equipped to respond to the interconnected global challenges of war, climate change, disease, political and economic instability. As a result, the nature of our programming is diversifying to increase the impact we can have.

About the role:

If you are a natural team player with creativity and a flair for storytelling then this is an exciting opportunity to join our fun, driven communications team with a strong humanitarian purpose. You will be at the forefront of the way we communicate, both in our humanitarian work and our impact.

Reporting to the Global Head of Brand, Content and Partnership Communications, you will have a track record in developing content that draws people in and drives engagement. You’ll be a skilled communicator and relationship manager who can tell our story in a way that makes a real connection with donors, partners, and influencers. You will be highly organised to help ensure our wealth of content is managed across multiple platforms and accessible across the organisation. You’ll also need to be good at sharing your knowledge and inspiring colleagues, as we are on a mission to build capacity across our programmes.

Based in 30 countries from Afghanistan to Somalia, Yemen and Ukraine, HALO has been clearing weapons of war and making communities safe for 35 years. We have stories in abundance, excellent spokespeople, and an increasingly authoritative voice on a wide range of issues associated with conflict. Now we need to expand our team so we can reach a wider range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of HALO’s overarching content and channel strategy.
• Implement the content strategy, ensuring alignment with our style guide.
• Support donor attraction and stewardship
  • Research, develop and implement Comms strategy/plans for donors.
  • Produce compelling content to meet donor/partner needs.
  • Provide admin support where needed e.g., camera crews visiting programmes.
• Build relationships with Programme teams and become a ‘go-to’ destination for news, stories and ideas.
• Work with Social Media Manager and other comms colleagues to create content that meets our donors’ needs.
• Create fundraising and donor engagement materials, including impact reports and multi-media presentations.
• Share responsibility for content managing our website, ensuring that content is of a good standard, well-optimised and maintained.
• Work with colleagues in the Digital team to ensure timely reporting of metrics to donors and draw on insights to shape future activity.
• Support the Head of Brand and Partnership Comms in scoping and delivering our brand discovery and development project.
• Contribute to upskilling Programme Officers/Comms Officers; create and curate training materials.
• Visit programmes to capture content and support training and development.
• Ensure appropriate consent is secured for photography and video featuring staff and local communities, and that safeguarding is front of mind at all times.
• Assist with collecting and curating programme content, ensuring it’s accessible to all who need it
• ‘Own’ and manage the image library, providing quality control and ensuring images are being uploaded correctly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in either Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a field related to our work
• Demonstrable understanding of donor outreach and relationship management, ideally gained in a humanitarian organisation.
• Proven ability to develop and implement successful content strategies that drive engagement.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to tailor messaging.
• High degree of competence working with multimedia tools including Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Premiere Pro.
• Excellent knowledge of digital channels.
• Experience of managing websites.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience of planning and executing compliant video shoots.
• Experience of briefing and managing suppliers.

Attributes

• Natural communicator.
• Creative with a capital C!
• Excellent writer – stories and proposals.
• Strong connection with the need for and impact of humanitarian work.
• Bags of empathy to enable effective and appropriate engagement with national staff and local communities in vulnerable places.
• A flexible team player.

All HALO staff are expected to undertake the following general duties:

• Work within the framework of HALO’s core values, promoting its ethos and mission statement.
• Work towards achieving programme and/or group business plan objectives.
• Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all HALO policies and procedures and keep informed of HALO activities.
• Travel overseas as and when required.
• To discharge duties and responsibilities under HALO’s Health and Safety Procedures which may include Risk and COSHH Assessments and participation in evacuation procedures as necessary.

Benefits of working at HALO:

• Salary of £50,066 - £56,336 dependent upon experience
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus 8 statutory holidays

• Non-contributory life assurance
• Pension contributions matched by HALO up to 5%
• Emergency medical insurance when travelling overseas
• Flexible working policy

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) detailing why you are suitable for this role, before the closing date for applications which is 6th June 2023. If there is a sufficient calibre of applicants, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than the date noted.

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people form a diverse candidate pool.