Communications Support Officer
Folkestone and Ashford, Kent (with hybrid working)

About Us

Mission Aviation Fellowship UK (MAF) is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator.

We are a Christian organisation that, for over 75 years, have been flying light aircraft over remote locations around the world. Our efforts have enabled more than 2000 aid, development and mission organisations. Our pilots provide emergency relief, long-term development and Christian hope to remote communities.

We utilise the power of aviation and technology to reach isolated people in need around the globe as we believe nothing should stop people from receiving the essentials of life no matter how remote they are.

By helping to link communities isolated from today’s ‘connected world’, we are ensuring that the severity of medical emergencies, natural disasters, conflict and famine are reduced, and the light of God now shines brightly there.

Due to an internal progression, we are now seeking a Communications Support Officer to join our high-performing team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Working in a hybrid capacity, you will attend our office in Folkestone two days per week, and work from our Ashford Operations Centre one day per week. Two days per week can be worked from home.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a creative, innovative and organised individual with social media skills to join our committed organisation.

You’ll have the chance to shape your communications career, learning all there is to know and honing your communications skillset! We envisage a learning journey where you will develop your craft, gaining skills in a wide range of areas working alongside a fantastic and creative team in this developmental role.

What’s more, you’ll be contributing to our worthy cause; enabling more people in need to receive vital aid, transforming lives by delivering essential resources.

So, if you’re ready to join our dedicated team and embark on an impactful journey, then apply today.

The Benefits

- Salary of £28,000 per annum
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year
- Non-contributory pension scheme (10% of salary), employees may make voluntary additional contributions
- Death in service payment
- Flexible working policy

The Role

As a Communications Support Officer, you will take on a learning role where we will equip you with all the skills you need to produce wonderful content that inspires supporters and takes our message to new audiences.

Assisting our Production Manager with mailing specifications, you will collate internal information, create purchase orders, and undertake administration. You will also support our Media Manager by arranging regional coverage for overseas staff in the UK, and provide administrative, planning, and organisational support to the Head of Communications.

You will also be involved in scheduling and planning, updating our print and digital communications schedule, content creation for print and digital, staff and organisation updates and research and media library management.

Additionally, you will:

- Administer and curate the archive of MAF documents
- Collect and store data processing consent forms
- Contribute to digital comms including our website content and social media
- Assist in creating monthly print and digital communication documents
- Monitor staff blogs and external websites for news and research
- Upload and remove media assets, support staff in using the media library and seek to improve it

About You

To be considered as a Communications Support Officer, you will need:

- A degree level qualification or experience of working in an office environment gained through direct work experience or work placements
- Experience of team working
- Proficiency in social media
- Proficient skills in Microsoft applications, including Excel
- The ability to communicate positively, assertively and sensitively within a cross functional and multi-cultural team environment – internally and externally
- An efficient and organised approach and with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities and flexibility to respond quickly to changing or competing priorities
- To be able to work on your own initiative
- Excellent attention to detail

Our ideal candidate will also be a committed evangelical Christian, able to demonstrate understanding and acceptance of the Statement of Faith and willing to take part in MAF events and meetings e.g. prayer meetings, away days etc.

The closing date for this role is the 29th September 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Communications Officer, Communications Assistant, Graduate Communications Assistant, Graduate Marketing Officer, Trainee Marketing Officer, Graduate Marketing Executive, Graduate Digital Marketing Executive, Marketing Assistant, Graduate Marketing Assistant, or Digital Marketing Assistant.

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