Join our External Engagement Team.
Contract: Fixed Term 6 months contract (though we are open to considering applications from those who want to work on a part-time or job-share basis). We are currently trialling a 4-day working week for the same pay and you will have the choice to opt-in to the trial on the understanding it could end.
Location: This role is open to applicants based anywhere ADD currently has staff (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda or UK) with a particular encouragement for applications from Cambodia and Bangladesh. You must have an existing right to work in the country you wish to be based.
Salary: Please see our Global Salary Scales for more information on salaries payable in different locations. This role will be paid at the rate for Grade D in these scales. We do not negotiate on salary.
Closing date: 22 September 2025, 9am UK time
The Opportunity.
ADD has spent the past three years transitioning to become a participatory grant-maker for disability justice. In this time, the focus of ADD’s communications has been to document and share this transformation, to bring donors and partners along, promote our new model, and influence others to shift power.
Now, ADD is running participatory grants in six countries in Africa and Asia, and communications requirements have shifted. ADD is recruiting an interim Communications Coordinator to document grantee stories, amplify their messages, and support with content for funding and influencing.
The Communications Coordinator will work on digital communications including the website and social media channels, and support other teams with story gathering.
Ideal Characteristics.
- Experience of developing accessible and engaging content for a range of channels including Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Instagram
- Experience of web editing in Wordpress or similar
- Experience of managing social media platforms, and improving reach and engagement metrics
- Experience of writing and editing blogs
- Experience of using Mailchimp, or similar platform, and developing engaging e-communications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- An understanding of shifting power and locally-led approaches in the development sector and how communications and individual giving campaigns can be more inclusive, accessible, and equitable
- Experience of using SharePoint Communications sites or a willingness to learn
- Strong understanding of the importance of ethical communications, consent and the safe storage and usage of images
- Experience of working within a remote and global team
- Lived experience of disability is highly desirable
- Contextual experience of the disability justice movement in Africa and/or Asia
- Demonstrated commitment to anti-ableist and anti-racist practice
- Creativity and innovation
- Ability to work within a small team of people and to adapt to a changing work schedule
- An ability to manage multiple priorities and ensure deadlines are met
- A professional, positive and accountable approach to all areas of work with the desire and commitment to continuously improve
How to apply.
Interested individuals should submit the following application documents:
- Your CV (max 3 pages)
- Your answers to the below 3 questions (maximum 1,000 words or 6 minutes audio/video)
- Completed equal opportunities form
- The names, contact numbers and addresses of 2 referees (please state if you are not happy for them to be contacted at this stage)
If you need the job description in an accessible format, please contact recruitment@add.org.uk and specify which format you require.
- Which aspect of the role excites you the most and why?
- What makes you the right candidate for this position? Which skills or experiences do you have that will help you succeed in this role?
- Can you give examples of how you’ve used communications to engage audiences, inspire action, or build relationships, and how you would apply these skills in this role?
Please send your application to: recruitment@add.org.uk by the closing date specified below.
- Application deadline: Monday 22 September 9am UK time
- Interviews will be held during the week commencing 13 October
Incomplete applications will not be accepted. We are unfortunately only able to reply to those shortlisted.