End Water Poverty Campaigns and Communications Officer

End Water Poverty Campaigns and Communications Officer

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: GBP 43,668 - 45,851 per year with excellent benefits

Location: London, UK

Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.  

About End Water Poverty 

Since its inception in 2007, End Water Poverty (EWP) has held governments accountable for advancing people’s rights to water and sanitation. We are known for building partnerships and connecting activists and organisations at international, regional and national levels. Reinforcing the voice, value and capacity of civil society coalitions working on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is at the core of our work. We do this by mobilising members to design and deliver diverse, localised campaigns, amplifying the voices of our members in global policy, and influencing forums.  

About the Team 

EWP’s membership is global and diverse. It includes grassroots groups, social movements, trade unions, national and regional networks, and international NGOs. The global secretariat is hosted by the international NGO WaterAid.  

This role will report into a Global Coordinator, an active steering committee and will sit inside WaterAid’s (host organization) Campaigns team.  

About the Role 

The primary purpose of the role is to coordinate End Water Poverty’s core campaigns and communications. This will be achieved by leading on the planning and delivery of impactful global campaigns and clear captivating communications materials, including newsletters, social media, and website articles. The post holder will also manage member relations alongside EWP’s global coordinator, strengthening relationships with existing members while proactively establishing new alliances to bolster and diversify the coalition.  

To be successful, you’ll need:  

• At least two year’s experience of coordinating global campaigns 
• Ability to develop and implement communications strategies  
• Good understanding of communications tactics – newsletter, social media etc. 
• Understanding of human rights in relation to water and sanitation 
• Ability to provide support to members  
• A can-do attitude, and ability to self motivate and work independently. 
• Excellent organizational skills. 

View the full job description here

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00pm on 14th March 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and answer the following questions:

1. Do you have a minimum of two years’ experience in coordinating global campaigns?
2. Briefly describe your understanding of human rights in relation to water and sanitation.
3. Can you provide an example of when you developed and implemented effective communication strategies? What was the outcome?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

Our Benefits:

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.     

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.