Communications Officer - London (1 year fixed-term contract)

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An influential organization focused on ending child marriage is seeking a Communications Officer based in London or Nairobi. This role involves creating engaging content and managing media relations to further the organization's mission of gender justice. Candidates should possess significant communications experience and the ability to work collaboratively in diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a communications role within not-for-profit or advocacy.
• Proven ability to craft engaging content across digital platforms.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of French desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop compelling written and visual content.
• Manage media enquiries and drive engagement across channels.
• Collaborate across teams on storytelling.

Skills

Content Creation

Media Relations

Collaboration

Cultural Awareness

Gender Justice

Fluency in English

Tools

Adobe Suite

Canva

Email Marketing Tools

Content Management Systems

Job description

Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of more than 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage.

Our vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and can achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Our vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women and their communities.

We are looking for a proactive and skilled Communications Officer to support storytelling, content creation, and media relations across our organisation.

You'll develop compelling written and visual content, collaborate across teams, manage media enquiries, and drive engagement across our channels.

Key Skills

• Significant experience in a communications role within the not-for-profit, international development, or advocacy sectors.
• Proven ability to craft engaging written, visual, and multimedia content across digital platforms.
• Familiarity with digital content tools (e.g. Adobe Suite, Canva).
• Highly collaborative, culturally aware, and committed to gender justice.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of French desirable.
• Skilled in managing websites, email marketing, and content management systems.
  
  

Please note: There is one Communications Officer position, which may be based in Nairobi or London. Candidates must have the right to work in their chosen location for the duration of the one-year contract.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 BST on Wednesday 11 June 2025.

See full job description, application process and timeline on the job page. This advert is linked to the London application.