Digital Development Officer

Institute of Race Relations; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension scheme

Annual increments based on performance

Office closure during winter break

Job summary

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is seeking a Communications Development Officer on a 2-year fixed-term, full-time basis. The post requires two days per week in our London office, with flexible remote days for the remainder.

We offer 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays, with annual increments and a staff pension scheme. You will develop IRR’s digital presence by turning archival content into engaging content across digital platforms, monitor impact and analytics, and help create

Qualifications

• Experience and willingness to diversify communications to reach new audiences
• Ability to create engaging digital content across platforms
• Strong online audience engagement and analytics understanding
• Team player able to manage multiple work streams

Responsibilities

• Develop creative digital outputs from IRR content (Race & Class journal, research, archives) for websites and social channels
• Monitor impact, engage audiences and report analytics
• Develop educational materials from archival content and support events and collaborations across three regions of England

Job description

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR), a small educational charity, is seeking a Communications Development Officer. This is a 2-year fixed-term contract and full-time post. This post requires two specified days per week in the London office, but with flexibility to work remotely for the remaining days. The organisation offers full-time staff 25 annual leave days, plus bank holidays, annual increments based on performance and office closure during the winter break. The IRR has a pension fund that staff can sign up to.

As the IRR moves forward on anti-racist education, we are looking for a creative communications individual who is highly organised with a hands-on and diverse range of communications experience. The appointee will work closely with our Communications Coordinator and wider team to develop IRR’s digital presence, by producing highly engaging content from our print publishing, research and archives, supporting events and playing a key role in the development of our new educational strands.

What you’ll be doing:

• A key role is to develop creative digital outputs from IRR content produced in our Race & Class journal, research and publications, and available in IRR archives. Turning material into accessible and engaging content across various digital platforms and online resources.
• You will be ensuring that we monitor impact, engage with our core audiences and report on analytics, and are at the cutting edge of digital communications.
• You will have a central role in developing educational materials from the archival content, alongside other communications for a major strand of work being launched by IRR that encompasses events, education and collaborations across three key regions of England.

What we’re looking for:

• A person who has experience and willingness to experiment when it comes to diversifying communications; has the ability and the creativity to produce content that fits current digital platforms.
• The successful candidate must have a thorough understanding of ways to engage online audiences and communities – making sure that complex data and analyses are accessible across various platforms including across socials, websites and email lists.
• We are looking for someone who likes to work in a team, who can manage multiple areas of work, including clear consistent outputs that are in line with the IRR’s programme.

If this role is of interest, please refer to the full job description and person specification for further details.

The closing date for applications is 11:59pm 20 November 2026.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 1 December 2026, at our London office.

The IRR is committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible and aligned with our commitment to equality and diversity. Please ensure that you complete the anonymous equality monitoring form as part of your application.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] – we will be happy to discuss your needs in confidence. A commitment to advancing anti-racism and equal opportunities in the workplace is an important requirement to consider before applying.

The Institute of Race Relations is the oldest anti-racist think tank in England, committed to speaking up for those most affected by racial injustice. Our mission is rooted in the pursuit of deep systemic change on matters of racial justice, and migrant and refugee rights. We provide rigorous data and analysis on structural racism, support others to engage with ideas and frameworks of state racism, fascism, and globalisation, and offer practical anti-racist support to grassroot organisations within communities.

We do this by nurturing new and existing groups across the UK and Europe, monitoring and recording emerging trends in race and racism, and acting as a bridge between past and present struggles. Our work ensures that new causes and campaigns are informed by the traditions of the anti-racist movement and by the connections forged between communities over decades. Our focus lies in research and analysis, recording and monitoring, and building the power of activists and communities through political education.