Project Coordinator

Human Appeal; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Appeal is seeking a Project Coordinator within the Global Communications team to drive timely delivery from briefing to completion. You will source content, coordinate creative production, and liaise with stakeholders to keep projects on track.

The role requires strong organisation, proactive problem solving, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision, ensuring high-quality outputs for our humanitarian programmes.

Qualifications

• Strong planning, organisation and project-tracking skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and ability to manage deadlines.
• Proactive problem-solving and ability to handle competing priorities.
• Proficiency in MS Office and digital project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Content Acquisition: Source information, data, images and videos from regional teams.
• Project Management: Plan, coordinate and monitor projects from briefing to completion.
• Creative Briefing and Coordination: Create briefs and coordinate production workflows.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as main contact for projects and coordinate feedback.
• Quality Control: Review deliverables and coordinate revisions through approval.
• Problem-Solving and Initiative: Identify delays/risks and propose improvements.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Risk management

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Digital project management tools

Job description

Who We Are

Human Appeal is a global non-profit humanitarian and development organisation. We deliver life-saving emergency assistance such as food, medical aid, and disaster relief. At the same time, we run sustainable, community-led programmes in healthcare, education, and livelihoods to build resilience and self-reliance. Our experienced local teams work in vulnerable, hard-to-reach areas. Guided by a vision of a just, caring, and sustainable world, our mission is to save lives, alleviate poverty, and empower communities in line with the core humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence.

Position Overview

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and managing projects within the Global Communications department, ensuring timely delivery from briefing through to completion. The role involves sourcing and reviewing content, coordinating creative production, liaising with stakeholders and monitoring project progress. The position requires strong organisational and communication skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to independently manage competing priorities, anticipate challenges and take ownership of project delivery

Responsibilities

• Content Acquisition: Liaise with regional and programme teams to source the information, data, images and videos required for projects.
• Project Management: Independently plan, coordinate and monitor assigned projects from briefing through to completion, managing timelines, deliverables, documentation and task tracking to ensure timely delivery.
• Creative Briefing and Coordination: Develop clear briefs for in-house creative teams and freelancers, outlining requirements and expected deliverables. Coordinate production through agreed workflows, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as the main point of contact for assigned projects, liaising with internal departments, freelancers and relevant stakeholders to clarify requirements, coordinate feedback and maintain alignment throughout delivery.
• Quality Control: Review content and creative deliverables against project requirements, identifying issues, providing feedback and coordinating revisions through the agreed approval process.
• Problem-Solving and Initiative: Proactively identify and address potential delays, risks and workflow inefficiencies, escalating concerns where necessary and suggesting improvements.

NB: Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned responsibilities; they may perform other duties as assigned

Candidate essential criteria

Strong planning, organisation and project-tracking skills; excellent stakeholder communication; ability to manage deadlines, identify risks and resolve issues proactively; proficiency in MS Office and digital project management tools.

Candidate desirable criteria

Experience in charity, humanitarian or fundraising communications; familiarity with creative production workflows; additional languages, including Arabic.

If you have any questions about the position, please do contact Human Appeal on [e-mail]

Please note that we will only be contacting the shortlisted candidates. Applying candidates must have the legal authorisation or right to work in the designated work location/duty station.

Disclaimer: Human Appeal is committed to diversity, social inclusion, and gender equality/balance, and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The organisation maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH), with all staff required to comply with Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEA/SH) standards and safe recruitment procedures.