Mary’s Meals International is delighted to be recruiting for a talented Content Officer to join our growing communications team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a creative and challenging environment and who wants to use their talents to create positive change in the world. The successful applicant will help ensure that Mary’s Meals can share stories of the highest quality across a range of digital and offline media platforms, helping to grow the global movement.
Working closely with the Senior Content Manager and the wider Communications team, the Content Officer will contribute effectively to the organisation’s overall communications strategy. This is a varied role and will involve the curation of a continuous flow of compelling and engaging content, such as case studies, photography, and videography. The successful candidate will understand what makes a great story and know how to go about gathering all of the essential ingredients. This will be done not only through collaboration with Programme affiliates and partners, but also by planning, organising and undertaking trips to our programme countries as and when required (and when travel is permitted). Well-developed photography and videography skills are key as well as experience of working with people from different countries and cultures.
We offer the opportunity to support our movement in a dynamic, inclusive, values driven environment with a real focus on personal development and flexible working.
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of 1.6 million children who today will receive a Mary’s Meal.
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Successful candidates will bring advanced multimedia journalism skills and the ability to think creatively and generate new ideas. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to tailor messages to different audiences. You must be able to demonstrate first class organisation and time management skills and the ability to influence a range of key stakeholders including senior staff and key partners. Experience of coordinating programme visits with international media is also essential.
Mary’s Meals is a values-driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.
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Closing date: Friday 26 February
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