Community Development and Health Network is looking for a creative and purpose-driven Communications Officer to lead the development and delivery of powerful written, visual, and multimedia content for our brand-new website and digital communications. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in transforming how we share the voices, learning, and impact of the communities we serve and to inspire action through storytelling that’s rooted in compassion and connection.
Responsibilities
* Create compelling, audience-focused content for our website and digital channels.
* Showcase community voices and amplify local impact.
* Support CDHN’s project communications from start to finish.
* Make our messaging clear, inclusive, and aligned with our new strategic plan 2025 2030.
* Help build a strong, connected online presence that inspires people to join our collaborative network.
Skills and Qualifications
* Demonstrated editing and writing skills with the ability to produce clear messages and compelling copy for a wide range of audiences.
* Demonstrated digital skills including social media and web management
* Excellent relationship building skills with the ability to develop and maintain productive, professional working relationships with co-workers, stakeholders and suppliers.
* Demonstrated skills in listening and effectively engaging with a diverse range of people including the most disadvantaged communities, hearing their voices and telling their stories.
* Good project management skills, including the ability to plan and organise projects, events and campaigns to achieve agreed targets and manage competing priorities.
* Commitment to, and knowledge of, involving those with lived experience in communications to support social change.
* Knowledge and understanding of current social, economic and political landscape in Northern Ireland.
* Know-how in tracking relevant media coverage and spotting opportunities for timely responses and outputs.
* Strong IT skills including sound knowledge of Microsoft Office, information systems.
* Competence using a wide variety of digital social media and content creation tools to promote CDHN’s work.
Further Information
£29,500 - £34,800 FTE per annum pro-rata.To apply for this role, please send your up-to-date CV and a two-page covering letter demonstrating how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the criteria for the role as outlined in the personnel specification and any other skills which you feel are relevant for the position.Please submit your CV and covering letter by email to marionohare@cdhn.org by 4th September @12 noon.We will invite shortlisted candidates to an interview on Monday 15th September.
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