Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 05 Jan 2020
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Communications Officer (Publications lead)
Contract: 1 year fixed-term
Salary: £29,491 – £34,987 per annum
Ref.: CREN/06/19
Location: London
An independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives.
About ODI
ODI is an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change. (odi.org)
We are looking for a Communications Officer (Publications Lead) to increase the impact of ODI’s research among existing and new target global audiences through the delivery of first-class communications, with a focus on publications (70% of time) as well as events, digital outputs, media and public affairs support (30%).
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinate the publications production process.
- Copy edit and proofread ODI publications as required.
- Layout publications using InDesign DTP software, as required.
- Brief and liaise with external suppliers, including editors, printers and designers; offer advice and guidance on best practice in outsourcing such roles.
- Upload content to the ODI website using the Drupal content management system (CMS), creating publication landing pages for new publications.
- As part of the post’s general communications duties, work flexibly across the Institute’s communications team to deliver on a range of communications activities, supporting digital and multimedia work, events organisation and media and public affairs activities.
About you
- Educated to at least degree level, with substantial practical experience in a comparable communications post.
- Track record of project managing and producing publications: planning and managing multiple parallel publications and briefing and liaising with external agencies and freelancers.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage and prioritise tasks.
- Excellent writing, editing and proofing skills and strong attention to detail.
- Confidence in typesetting, with DTP skills (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Able to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Experience of wider communications functions (digital, events, public affairs, media).
- Good knowledge of digital platforms, social media and web content best practice.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and from different cultures.
Closing date: 5 January 2020
Interview date: 13 January 2020
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from here. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 7922 8234 or email humanresources@odi.org.uk.
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