Job description
Strategic Communications Planner
Permanent, Full time
Salary: £50,900 – £61,000 depending on experience
Location: We offer flexible working but ideally at least 2 days in WaterAid Offices, 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NN
WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Closing date: Applications will close 23:59 on 26 February 2023. Availability for interview is required week commencing 6 March 2023
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in communications to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Strategic Communications Planner to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you’ll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work award-winning organisation.
About the Team:
The WaterAid within the newly formed Communication Department – which in turn sits within the Communications and Fundraising Directorate.
About the Role:
At WaterAid we believe that impactful communications are a vital tool in influencing change and engaging new and existing supporters. In this role you will work with colleagues across Comms, Fundraising and Policy & Campaigns to align and integrate our work to drive greater impact towards our vision of a world where everyone has safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene closer to fruition.
Whilst sitting within the Communications Department you will gain a holistic view of WaterAid’s priorities and activities; leading on and coordinating high profile cross- organisational activities which deliver to our strategic communications objectives. Within the role you will ensure we are using existing tools for planning as well as developing and embedding new approaches where needed – using these alongside organisational and audience insight to ensure a consistent, insight driven, data informed and cross-organisational approach to planning, You will also work with colleagues to create and shape audience strategies which drive our decision making across Communications and Fundraising
In this role, you will
• Lead on and provide a clear vision for what strategic communications planning will look like for WaterAid and what it might allow us to explore and achieve
You’ll also:
* Build excellent relationships with colleagues across WaterAid, specifically within Communications and
Fundraising, and Policy and Campaigns
* Support teams in adopting an innovative outlook towards long term planning, challenging them
to identify alternative approaches for delivering WaterAid’s objectives
* Connect different parts of the organisation into planning and campaigns as required
About You:
To be successful, you’ll need:
* Substantial expertise in leading on the development and delivery of complex strategic
communications planning, for the purpose of advancing an organisation’s goals and objectives
* Substantial experience of and passion for developing, leading and delivering communications
strategies
* Strong experience using and developing strategic planning tools and methodologies
* Excellent project management experience at a high, strategic level
Benefits
- 36 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
- option to buy extra 5 days annual leave
- we offer a generous pension plan with employer contributions of up to 10%
- wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- season ticket loan
- free annual eye tests
- pay as you give charitable giving scheme
- enhanced maternity and adoption/ surrogacy pay. Shared parental leave and paternity leave
- sabbaticals
- volunteer day
Our Commitment
An inclusive workplace:
We are committed to being an organisation where everyone is included, respected, and empowered to be their best. We represent and celebrate our staff, partners and everyone we work with, and create a culture where everyone can reach their full potential.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
