Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor - a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children's rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability. Our level of community engagement, long-term outlook and constant focus on the needs and priorities of children is unique among international development organizations. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities for generations to come and range from clean water and health care programs, to education projects and child protection initiatives. Community by community, Plan works to promise futures that are worthy of all children’s potential. Our Vision Our vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people's rights and dignity. Our Mission Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by: Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and Promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.
The Opportunity
Are you passionate about making a global impact through media engagement? Plan International is seeking a dynamic and proactive Global Media Officer to become a vital part of our fast-paced media team. In this role, you'll work at the forefront of global media, driving our presence across print, broadcast, and digital platforms. Your expertise in news judgment will be crucial in reacting strategically to international events, while your creativity and initiative will help secure coverage that positions Plan International as the leading voice on children’s rights and equality for girls. If you're ready to help shape the global narrative together and support our mission, we want to hear from you!
About you
- Proven experience working in a busy news/media organisation or in a PR/media relations team
- Excellent verbal and writing skills in English, with the ability to produce punchy news copy and to adapt writing style to meet the needs of different audiences and media outlets
- Proven success at developing and placing media stories – from identifying an idea, to collating the relevant information and assets and securing high quality coverage
- Ability to build productive relationships with journalists, and to creatively and tenaciously pitch stories to the media
- Use of a media monitoring platform such as Vuelio or similar
- Strong knowledge of global media outlets, their ways of working, audiences and requirements
- Ability to work quickly and flexibly under pressure, and motivating and supporting colleagues to do the same
- Ability to persuade, lobby and influence peers and colleagues and form productive relationships and contacts
- Experience of tailoring communications to different audiences and channels, including media, social media and digital
- An understanding of ethical storytelling and how safeguarding applies to media and communications work
- Experience interviewing and working with programme participants in a sensitive way, that honours the principle of “do no harm”
- Strong understanding of humanitarian and development issues and rights-based work
- Ability to work independently and on own initiative, with the strong organisational skills to manage a wide and varied workload
- Ability to work enthusiastically as part of a team, and to form collaborative working relationships both internally and externally
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