Brand and Narrative Lead (Secondment)
Position: Brand and Narrative Lead (Secondment)
Location: ActionAid Country offices
Contract duration: Secondment until 31 December 2026
Entry Salary: GBP £63,100.00 gross salary per annum
Closing date: 22 May 2026 at 5.00PM GMT
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The Role:
Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for shaping powerful narratives that inspire action? Do you thrive on bringing brands to life across digital platforms, campaigns, and global audiences? If you’re driven by purpose and want to amplify voices, influence change, and lead bold, engaging communications, then this could be the role for you.
The role is responsible for shaping, stewarding and activating a coherent organisational narrative that advances ActionAid’s work, inspiring public and political action. This position is essential in ensuring the organisation's message resonates with target audiences, fostering a more profound engagement, raising awareness, and generating support for ActionAid's social justice and system change mission.
Please see further information in the job description.
Who we're looking for:
We’re looking for an experienced communications and brand professional who can develop and deliver impactful strategies and communication materials, manage multiple projects with ease, and collaborate across diverse teams. You’ll bring strong storytelling skills, a strategic mindset, and a deep understanding of digital trends and social justice issues, along with the ability to build relationships, inspire others, and create campaigns that truly resonate.
You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.
How to apply:
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Applications close at 17.00 GMT on Friday 22 May 2026. Please upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
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Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
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About us:
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