Senior Communications Lead Water Witness

Job type: Full time, permanent

About the organisation

Water Witness works with partners to shine a light on the global water crisis, understand its root causes, and activate an effective response. Working in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi, Water Witness has an office in Edinburgh where this role is based.

About the role

Water Witness are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual to lead their communications function in a small but mighty team. They are looking for an experienced, innovative and proactive comms all rounder with a passion for Water Witness' mission, and the ability to reach audiences with the right information, in the right way, in the right place and at the right time to activate public demand and political action - for a fair water future for all.

Job Description

This senior role will lead our press, social media, content and digital approaches to grow awareness in key audiences, build our brand, land our policy asks, collaborate with our partners and networks, and deliver measurable public and political engagement.

You'll bring your talent for identifying and landing press stories, your experience of creating great content that cuts through, and your expertise in purposeful storytelling that informs, inspires and engages target audiences. We'll support you with development opportunities, trust in your authority, and a brilliant working culture with a bundle of staff benefits. We live our core values: Justice, Tenacity, Truth and play to our strengths: Strategic, Resilient, Influential &Trusted.

If you're an experienced NGO comms professional or journalist who can demonstrate a track record of comms that influence real world change, we want to hear from you. Even if you don't match every single one of the items on the person spec, please tell us about your relevant experience and transferrable skills.