Digital Communications Officer

Relief International; Greater London; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Relief International is seeking a Digital Communications Officer to join our Resource Development team. This full-time, homebased role in the United Kingdom offers a salary of £28,000 per annum and a chance to support brand storytelling, digital engagement, and media outreach across diverse audiences.

Reporting to the Head of Media & PR, you will develop compelling content for reports, website articles, email content, and social media, coordinating with country offices to showcase our

Qualifications

• Degree in communications, media, journalism or a related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A creative and visually aware approach, with the ability to produce accurate, high-quality content across multiple channels.
• Passion for storytelling, digital communications, and emerging social media and content trends.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A strong interest in humanitarian action, international development, and the work of NGOs.
• Experience editing and producing video content (advantageous).
• Strong written and spoken French (advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for brand and storytelling support across Relief International's global country programmes.
• Help to create a range of communications products including reports, website articles, email content, and social media posts.
• Monitor messages, comments, and inquiries, coordinating with colleagues to respond where relevant.
• Help to manage Relief International's editorial calendar, coordinating content across digital channels.
• Produce compelling video assets that support fundraising and brand awareness goals.
• Work with photographers and videographers to capture high-quality content from country programmes.
• Draft, translate, and issue media statements relating to Relief International's work and priority issues.
• Track metrics across external channels and help to compile reports that evaluate performance.

Skills

Excellent written English

Excellent organisational skills

Creative storytelling

Digital communications

Education

Degree in communications, media, journalism or related field

Job description

We are currently recruiting a Digital Communications Officer to join our Resource Development team.

This is a full-time position, homebased in the United Kingdom, with a salary of £28,000 per annum.

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised backgrounds and those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.

This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International is an international non-profit organisation that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change, and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience, and improve long-term health and wellbeing. We work in countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, delivering Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience. We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive programming that is evidence-based, conflict-sensitive, climate-smart, and responsive to community needs.

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting early-career opportunity for someone looking to make an impact within a global humanitarian organisation. Reporting to the Head of Media & PR, the Digital Communications Officer will support brand and storytelling, digital engagement, and media outreach to showcase the impact of Relief International’s work around the world. As part of a small, fast-paced team, you will work closely with country office colleagues to develop compelling content for multiple platforms and audiences.

Your Responsibilities

This role includes the following responsibilities.

• Act as a point of contact for brand and storytelling support across Relief International's global country programmes
• Help to create a range of communications products including reports, website articles, email content, and social media posts
• Monitor messages, comments, and inquiries, coordinating with colleagues to respond where relevant
• Help to manage Relief International's editorial calendar, coordinating content across digital channels
• Produce compelling video assets that support fundraising and brand awareness goals
• Work with photographers and videographers to capture high-quality content from country programmes
• Draft, translate, and issue media statements relating to Relief International's work and priority issues
• Track metrics across external channels and help to compile reports that evaluate performance

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• Degree in communications, media, journalism or a related field
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong attention to detail
• A creative and visually aware approach, with the ability to produce accurate, high-quality content across multiple channels
• Passion for storytelling, digital communications, and emerging social media and content trends
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• A strong interest in humanitarian action, international development, and the work of NGOs
• The following would be advantageous:
• Experience editing and producing video content
• Strong written and spoken French

Closing Date

November 19, 2026.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviours outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International includes a criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Due to the nature of this role, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.