Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.
IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Creative Content Coordinator’ to join its dynamic team based in its offices in Birmingham, UK. The Regional Content Curator is responsible for providing compelling video, photographic content and information/case studies for the IRW Family, to help IRW and partner offices promote the organisation’s work. The Curator is expected to coordinate and collate strong material to support compelling fundraising and advocacy campaigns through IR’s various global entities.
The Curator is responsible for creating content briefs for producing compelling written, video and photographic collateral to serve the needs of the Family. This includes but is not limited to collecting and capturing the success stories of the transformative impact of IRW’s work. The main base for the role is the UK but with extensive travel – a significant proportion of time will be spent travelling internationally to field offices and operations in the region. The role reports in to the External Relations and Advocacy Division at the international office in the UK. Ultimately the barometer of success will be the timely capture of case studies demonstrating how donors’ money is being utilised to benefit those in need – both in connection with natural disasters and conflicts and with long-term development projects.
The successful candidate must have or be:
· Technical experience of the following, to a high standard:
- Videography including corporate videos, TV commercials, infomercials
- Corporate/commercial photography
- Project management – especially adept at dealing with evolving situations
- Managing/coordinating a team of field-based videographers, photographers and/or journalists
· Sound portfolio of media-related work
· Experience of managing and producing creative
· Significant experience of all elements of the video and photo production process – creative briefing, storyboarding, pre-production, postproduction
· Experience in meeting customer demands to high standards
· Experience in managing/coordinating teams including creatives and freelancers
· Proven record as a multimedia journalist and/or writer
· Experience and background in a leading marketing organisation
· Experience in collaboration and coordination to engender positive relationships with internal colleagues and external bodies
· Experience of working in teams that are high performing, with a clear innovative direction
· A track record in project management with experience of working with limited financial resources
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit:
https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 28/02/2022.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
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 that would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer