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Location

Burlington, ON | Canada

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Job description

Status: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Remote 

Compensation: $65,500 - $76,000 annually

Department: Communications and Government Relations 

 

ABOUT ISLAMIC RELIEF:

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development agency striving to alleviate poverty and suffering around the world regardless of colour, race or religion. Established in 1984 in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to be a key, well known and respected aid agency in disaster relief and the ongoing development of people in over 25 countries. It specialises in Education & Training, Health and Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Income Generation, Orphans’ Support, Emergency Relief and Disaster Preparedness. Islamic Relief is a member of the Humanitarian Coalition.

Job Purpose:

This position is responsible for managing and overseeing the Media Relations and Content portfolios and reports to the Director, Communications and Government Relations 

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Media Relations 

• Lead and coordinate Islamic Relief’s media relations functions 
• Preparing, writing, and editing press releases, Op Eds, statements, blog posts, reports, and other materials to generate media coverage for IRC 
• Generating media hits and coverage for Islamic Relief’s programs, campaigns, events, and research projects
• Working with other departments to coordinate media coverage 
• Networking and building relationships with journalists, editors, producers
• Monitoring all social media channels for positive and negative media coverage and keeping track on what is being said about IRC across the world 
• Responding to media requests in a timely manner 
• Being proactive in securing media coverage for the organization 

• Preparing media and reputation management reports 
• Organizing press conferences 
• Acting as the media liaison at events, press events, briefings 
• Preparing media messaging documents for CEO, SLT and other staff members
• Conducting media training for staff 
• Providing strategic advice to the department head and other team members 

Content Management

• Working with the marketing team to prepare different types of content  (such as, emails, social media posts, speeches
• Preparing internal messaging documents, speeches, reports 
• Working collaboratively across the organization to coordinate content and messaging for campaigns 
• Proofreading and editing content 

Other Duties

• Managing and overseeing the media and content team
• Attending events when needed 
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Department head 

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Significant media experience and knowledge 
• Strong track record of securing positive media coverage for an organization (preferably in an NGO setting)
• Leadership and managerial experience 
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Experience as a copywriter (highly desirable)
• Excellent written and spoken skills in English are required, including strong analytical and report-writing capability and strong attention to detail;
• Strong interpersonal and team skills;
• Demonstrates IRC’s values of Hunger, Humility and People Smart 
• Relationship Builder 
• Demonstrated capacity to work both in a self-directed manner and collaboratively with other staff and stakeholders; 
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a wide range of cultural and political settings;
• Be able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong time Management and prioritization skills
• Proficient with Gmail, MS Office suite, Adobe Acrobat
• This role requires occasional weekend and evening work 
• Must be eligible to work in Canada

This is a remote position based anywhere in Canada. The candidate will be required to attend occasional in-person meetings and staff events throughout the year.

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Salary

$65.5k - $76k per year