Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. 

Are you an excellent communicator with great digital skills and ideas? Are you able to produce creative, on-brand content that resonates with diverse audiences? Are you looking for a communications role in a friendly, supportive environment, focused on creating positive change in the humanitarian sector?   

This is an ideal post for someone wanting to take the next step in their career and support our digital communications and content development. The primary focus of the role is to support the maintenance and growth of our digital platforms and to create accessible and engaging content for our audiences across our digital channels. The role also supports the Communications team with horizon scanning, events, and collating and analysing data.  

In your application, you'll need to show that you have:   

• Strong writing and editing skills, and the ability to follow brand, style and tone of voice guidelines 
• Experience of content creation and production for diverse platforms and in multiple formats 
• Knowledge of digital tools to manage content and generate insights 
• Experience using Content Management Systems, and online meeting and events software  
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Good organisation skills and the ability to prioritise work to meet competing deadlines 

If you're seeking a new challenge and want to be part of a fast-paced and ambitious organisation, join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We offer a friendly, supportive environment where you can develop, learn and grow professionally. We're a committed and collaborative team, and the role is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your skills in digital communications and help to increase Elrha's reach and engagement.  

We offer: 

• Remote working as standard – staff can access office bases in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if required/appropriate. We expect staff to attend team meetings and away days in person as required. 
• As standard we work 35 hours per week. We're also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours. 
• Our benefits include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (26-day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform. 
• Please read through the Information for Candidates document for further information to support your application, including details on our values, strategy, benefits and salary. 

Notes for applicants: 

• Candidates must have the independent right to work in the UK at the time of appointment as we're unable to support visa sponsorship for this role. 
• Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure your personal statement explains how you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is the next career move for you. 
• If you have any questions, please contact the HR team at HR@elrha.org 
• We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a very high volume of applications. 
• We do not use recruitment agencies. 

Closing date: Sunday 9 March 2025 (23:59PM)
Interview dates:  Week commencing 31 March 2025 

About Elrha 

Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We're an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.  

Read our strategy: shaping the future: our strategy for research and innovation in humanitarian response 2023 - 2040. It sets out how we'll work with our community to realise its potential in humanitarian response, and how we'll capture the real change and improvements to the lives of people affected by crisis. 

Our strategy sets out the values by which we hold ourselves accountable as individuals and as an organisation and employer. 

• Putting people at the centre  
• Working with others  
• Acting responsibly  
• Committed to learning  
• Inspiring change 

Commitment to diversity and inclusion 

Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Please ensure you read the full job description, the recruitment pack, and complete the personal statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you.