This is a 9 month fixed term contract, salary will be pro rata.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships).

The Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships) will work with the Senior Media and Communications Manager to develop UNICEF UK’s strategic thinking and delivery for UNICEF UK’s partnerships communications work.  ‘Partnerships’ include UNICEF UK’s private sector partnerships, philanthropy and foundations work.

This role includes managing relationships with senior communications contacts (and/or their agency partners) in our corporate partners and devising ambitious media and communication strategies to promote UNICEF UK and our partnerships. Demands internal leadership of a multi-functional team to deliver holistic marketing and communications plans (across paid, owned and earned).

Candidate should have:

• experience of working in a fast-paced media team, ideally with experience of corporate communications work;
• experience of developing, implementing and evaluating high profile, innovative and ambitious multi-media strategies and securing effective coverage (paid/owned/earned) for partners;
• strong relationship management skills with internal colleagues at all levels and with external contacts and partners to support the achievement of objectives;
• ability to manage conflicting priorities to ensure that objectives are achieved and deadlines met.