Back Marketing Coordinator

Our Birmingham, UK Humanitarian Academy for Development (HAD) Office is actively recruiting for the position of ‘Marketing Coordinator’.

Serving the Humanitarian and International Development Sector and its parent Islamic Relief Worldwide - HAD collects, coordinates and delivers compelling HAD in action content and messaging around the globe to promote the training, research and talent development services HAD offers to retain existing customers and attract new customers. The Division leverages digital platforms, public relations, events and the media, all in line with HAD’s vision, mission and strategy. It is envisioned to be a hub where humanitarian and development theories and practice are studied, examined and developed.

The role will involve producing a wide range of marketing material including video, info-graphics, leaflets, brochures, info packs, banners, and other publications. Some of these may need to be designed/developed in-house, and some will need to be outsourced, so finding the right source and following up on the production process is an essential part of the role.

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination and direct implementation of HAD marketing plans to meet agreed HAD objectives. The main function of the role is to continue maintaining and building HAD brand globally to support income generation by different departments within HAD. The post holder will also be responsible for the digital marketing of HAD (including e-marketing, content production as well as online and social media).

The successful candidate will be expected to provide marketing support to all HAD departments as and when needed.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Bachelors degree in marketing/communications or related
• Graphic designing and social media experience
• Good understanding of current digital marketing concepts, strategy and best practice
• Understanding of market segmentation, market data and data analysis
• Ability to work flexibly and with minimum supervision
• Excellent coordination and resource investigation skills
• Copywriting skills
• Ability to translate plans to actions and measurable deliverables
• Excellent communication skills and good writing and proofreading ability – English
• Strong analytical skills in order to analyse and interpret information and make recommendations for improved results
• Able to meet multiple project deadlines and demonstrate good attention to detail
• Good presentation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Photoshop and web editing packages
• Solid project management skills, often have multiple projects running at the same time
• Ability to gather large amounts of data and convert it into meaningful analysis
• Ability to comprehend and interpret competitor strategies and consumer behaviour
• Experience in communicating in a multi-cultural environment
  

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

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 in November 2021.

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 which 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