Job: Editorial Co-Ordinator

Location: Birmingham 
Deadline: Thursday, 10 October 2013 

Description
Islamic Relief
An international humanitarian organisation with operations in over thirty countries worldwide requires a:

Editorial Co-Ordinator
Salary: £27,540 per annum
Location: International Office, Birmingham
Contract: 6 Months (renewable)
Ref: EC/Comms/1013

Requirements: Islamic Relief Worldwide are recruiting an Editorial Co-Ordinator who will write and edit content for the web, print and other media to raise awareness of emergency relief and development issues and positively promote Islamic Relief Worldwide responses. The post is to support the co-ordination and implementation of the IR's family communications strategy and work streams, providing the material and support to our Partner Offices and ensuring standards are met to deliver the strategic objectives. The position will aim to strengthen the media and communications systems and practice across the IR family and include supporting the Communications Team in the field and especially during emergency/disaster periods. There will be a requirement to travel internationally to 'challenging locations' at short notice and on a regular basis for media and communications purposes. The job holder will need to have established knowledge of the media sector and strong journalistic skills, essentially the ability to research and write clear and creative content quickly in a pressurised environment, through a variety of channels which will include the press, print and web. Ideally the post holder will have excellent written and spoken English skills, however knowledge and experience of working and communicating with diverse Muslim communities is important and the knowledge of another language, ideally Arabic, Urdu or French would be an advantage.If you are reliable, service minded, discreet, dedicated and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW's values and beliefs, please apply by downloading the application pack from our website www.islamic-relief.com and forward the completed form to recruitment@irworldwide.org on or before the closing date.If you agree with IR values together with our Policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and our code of conduct, then you would be an ideal candidate for Islamic Relief, who promotes equality and meritocracy. IRW will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf.

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the principles of Islamic Relief.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.

Only applications from those who already have the right to live and work within the UK will be considered.

Closing Date: 10 October 2013

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