Shifting The Power: Communications Officer

Applied; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known charity organization is seeking a Mid-level Communications Officer to drive the Shifting the Power programme's communications strategy. This hybrid role, requiring two office days a week, focuses on producing high-quality content and engaging stakeholders effectively. The perfect candidate will have strong organizational skills, experience in communications preferably within an international context, and a commitment to the organization's values. You'll work on impactful storytelling across various channels, playing a key role in shaping public narratives and supporting local development efforts.

Benefits

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Team social events

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a communications role, preferably within international development, NGO, or charity sector.
• Demonstrated ability to develop compelling content across multiple formats.
• Strong administrative skills including data management and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communications activities across multiple channels.
• Capture and disseminate success stories and learning from funded organization.
• Manage content workflows and ensure brand alignment.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Creative content development

Excellent stakeholder coordination

Digital communications competency

Strong copywriting skills

Education

Experience in a communications role

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Shifting The Power: Communications Officer

Comic Relief

Employment Type Contract 18 month FTC

Location Hybrid ·London, City of, UK 2 days a week in our London Office

Team Funding

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:55pm, 4th Jan 2026 GMT

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Free fruit

Free soft drinks

Candidate happiness

8.54 (11328)

Job Description

Please note this is a hybrid role based on the successful candidate working at least two days a week in our London office. Remote contracts would not be considered for this role.

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received

Purpose of job:

The Communications Officer plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of the Shifting the Power programme's communications and advocacy strategy (2025- 2028). Working closely with the Senior Communications and Advocacy Manager, this role will ensure consistent, high-quality content production, effective stakeholder engagement and systematic capture of programme learning and impact stories.

This role is essential to achieving the programme's objectives of transforming donor perceptions, shifting public narratives about aid, and building sustainable communications ecosystems with Anchor Partners in Ghana, Zambia, and Malawi. The postholder will coordinate communications activities across multiple channels, manage content workflows, and ensure authentic representation of locally-led development throughout all programme communications.

The role requires strong organisational skills, creative content development abilities, excellent stakeholder coordination, and commitment to Comic Relief's values of shifting power and amplifying the voices of people with lived experience.

Story Gathering, Content Development and dissemination

Systematically support with the gathering of compelling narratives from APs and their funded partners throughout the programme cycle, ensuring authentic representation of locally led development

Work closely with the StP Senior Communications and Advocacy Manager, the Comic Relief Stories team and FCDO Communications Lead to capture and disseminate success stories, challenges and learning from funded organisation across all three countries

Support the planning, coordination and collection of annual success stories and contribute to developing diverse methods for sharing them with external audiences

Ensure a consistent generation of authentic stories and impact evidence for use across all communications channels, including for Comic Relief general fundraising, based on consultation and collaboration with Fundraising department and the stories teams in particular

Support the coordination of the comms and advocacy subgroup on the management of regular content production, editorial output, and stakeholder communications across multiple channels

Coordinate and develop content across platforms, ensuring consistent messaging and brand alignment

Capturing and sharing learning

Capture quantitative and qualitative evidence of programme’s impact through communications and advocacy, including audience research findings, behaviour change metrics, and stakeholder feedback as outlined in the StP 2025-28 Communications Strategy

In coordination with the StP programme MEL Manager and the Learning sub-group identify and document impactful stories that demonstrate the programme's effectiveness in communications and influencing narrative change and shifting power dynamics

Support the creation of accessible reports and toolkits that capture programme learning for greater uptake by the wider sector

Maintain project documentation, timelines and deliverables tracking systems to ensure programme accountability

Activation Delivery and Coordination

Support delivery of high-profile events including logistics coordination, communications materials development and stakeholder/ supplier management

Coordinate StP programme participation in critical international forums identified by the communications and advocacy subgroup

Ensure messaging consistency and maximum impact across all high-level diplomatic and sector engagement opportunities

Prepare briefing materials, talking points and content for events targeting donors, funders and intermediaries

Capture event outcomes, participant feedback and follow-up actions to demonstrate impact and inform future activities

Other responsibilities

Process legal contracts, DPIA forms for STP communications activities, and manage data protection requirements for content gathering from Anchor Partners

Organise and catalogue films, images, and data gathered from APs and partners, ensuring proper storage and accessibility

Support team administration and organisation, minute taking, action tracking and stakeholder communications

Engage in collaborative cross-functional working both within the Funding team and across the wider organisation

Communicate in an open, honest and transparent way with all partners and stakeholders.

Occasional international travel may be required

Proven experience in a communications role, preferably within international development, NGO, or charity sector

Demonstrated ability to develop compelling content across multiple formats (written, visual, video) that engages diverse audiences

Strong organisational and project coordination skills with ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing deadlines

Experience working with diverse stakeholders including international partners, with cultural sensitivity and a collaborative approach

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and ability to adapt style for different audiences

Digital communications competency including social media management and content management systems

Strong administrative skills including data management, file organisation, and legal and compliance documentation

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Commitment to diversity equity, inclusion and belonging with understanding of power dynamics in international development

Experience working with African civil society organisations or on programmes in Ghana, Zambia, or Malawi, or the wider Continent

Knowledge of locally-led development, shifting power agenda, or the decolonisation discourse in international development

Strong copywriting skills to translate complex and technical reports into accessible, easy-to-follow communications for diverse audiences

Experience with video production, photography, or multimedia content creation

Familiarity with FCDO or UK Aid-funded programmes and reporting requirements

Experience with monitoring, evaluation, and learning approaches in communications

Event management and workshop facilitation experience

Design skills using tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar platforms

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about ouremployee benefits , such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work

Disability Confident employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV or application scores. We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email [e-mail] to discuss further. Please do not email CV's/cover letters.