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Senior Communications Officer - Maternity cover
Organization International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentLocation United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandType FULL TIMEPosted 17 May 2026Deadline 25 May 2026 ⚠️
Advocacy/CommunicationsClimate Change and Environment
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**Senior Communications Officer - Maternity Cover**
Home/Office-based in the UK (Hybrid working with access to our London or Edinburgh offices)
**About Us**
IIED is an international policy and research organisation working to build a fairer, more sustainable world, in partnership with others across the globe.
\- **We stand up:** challenging the systems and structures that perpetuate economic, social and environmental injustice – acknowledging our own role in this.
\- **We speak out:** calling out the big blockers that prevent progress for communities and working to amplify voices, redistribute power and strengthen rights.
\- **We innovate:** developing, co-producing and supporting evidence-based ideas to drive progress towards a thriving world for all.
\- **We collaborate:** building connections at local, national and international levels, to support diverse partners to tackle the climate, nature and inequality crises so that people and the planet can thrive. Come and be part of this exciting journey with us.
We are now looking for a Senior Communications Officer to join our REDAA programme on a 9-month fixed-term maternity cover contract available from mid-July 2026 to mid-April 2027, working full-time, 35 hours per week. Requests for part-time working at 0.8 or 0.9 FTE will also be considered.
REDAA (Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia) catalyses research, innovation and action at local, national and regional levels across Africa and Asia to deliver work focused on ecosystem restoration and wildlife protection. The aim of the programme is to help people and nature to thrive together in times of climate, resource and fiscal insecurity.
**The Benefits**
\- Salary of £44,892 - £55,773 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
\- 25 days’ annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and additional leave over Christmas
\- 7.5% employer pension contributions
\- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
\- Cycle-to-work scheme
\- Employee protection scheme (life, critical illness, income protection)
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented communications professional with print and digital experience to join our globally respected organisation and work on the frontline of sustainable development and environmental change.
You’ll have the chance to work across an ambitious international initiative, building your network of individuals and organisations and making a real difference through communications expertise that will ensure stories of change reach the right audiences.
What’s more, you’ll also discover a collaborative and supportive working environment where you will have the chance to grow and develop your skills throughout the contract and add real value to your portfolio.
**The Role**
As a Senior Communications Officer, you will implement the communications strategy for the REDAA programme, managing internal and external communications activity and stakeholder engagement.
Working closely with programme colleagues, communications specialists and REDAA project partners, you will help drive the programme’s communications strategy forward, contributing to the programme’s impact and overall success.
You will also play a key role in developing and facilitating the REDAA Community, with a particular focus on providing communications support and expertise to REDAA project partners, whilst providing support in communicating programme impact on a local, national, regional and international level.
Additionally, you will:
\- Produce and co-ordinate communication outputs for print and digital channels
\- Plan and deliver social media and digital communications campaigns
\- Liaise with creative suppliers and freelancers
\- Support the timely delivery of content
\- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the programme and communications teams
**About You**
To be considered as a Senior Communications Officer, you will need:
\- Experience coordinating the production of print and digital communication outputs
\- Experience writing and editing content for print and online media to short deadlines
\- Experience implementing marketing communications strategies and campaigns
\- Experience working with websites and organisational social media accounts
\- Experience planning social media campaigns on LinkedIn (our main platform)
\- Experience providing communications support or training to others
\- Experience managing creative suppliers and freelancers
\- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes, databases and facilitation tools
\- Excellent knowledge of digital audience engagement tools, including email marketing, websites and social media
\- An interest in sustainable development issues
Please refer to the job description for a complete list of essential requirements for the role.
Please note, IIED is a hybrid working organisation, and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet conn
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