About ADD International.

ADD is a participatory grant-maker for disability justice. Our vision is for a world in which ableism no longer exists, and disabled people can fully participate in society. Our mission is to strengthen disability justice activists and organisations through resourcing, and leadership skills. In March 2024 we launched a new ten-year strategic framework which canbe found on our website here: https://add.org.uk/mtiririko/

We are transforming our organisation away from traditional development and getting back to our roots by sharing more power and resources directly with activists. Over the next ten years, we have a goal to provide £25 million long-term unrestricted grants directly to disability justice activists and movements. Crucially, we will also give disability justice activists greater decision-making power on who should receive funding and how funding should be spent.

Our new ‘Fundseeking’ Strategy outlines how we will raise the funding and cultivate the right partnerships to provide the flexible resources that disability justice movements need and that allow ADD to become the grant-maker we aspire to be. This is not a usual fundraising strategy. It decentres ADD’s own growth and instead focuses on using our position and proximity to wealth with intention to channel more resources to disability justice movements that are less able to access them. The first two years of this strategy have successfully raised £3 million in unrestricted funding from funders who share our vision.

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.

The Team

This role sits within the External Engagement Team and would be line managed by the Interim Communications Manager.

This team is responsible for three key strategic functions for ADD:

Fundseeking – securing the resources needed for our grant making and the implementation of our strategy from both institutional donors and individual supporters
Influencing – inspiring, influencing and supporting funders and other organisations to increase the flow of resources to disability justice activists
Communications – supporting our fund seeking, learning and influencing goals through strategic and accessible communications and amplifying the voices of activists
Most of this team works remotely, from across the UK, with one member based in Uganda.

Key Responsibilities

Content creation for social media channels, newsletters and print media.
Interviewing grantees and Leadership Academy participants to document their experiences and share their stories in their own words.
Update ADD’s social media channels in line with our communications objectives; creating and curating engaging content, interacting with key audiences, monitoring and reporting on social media analytics and supporting digital campaigns where necessary.
Ensuring all communications are accessible (e.g. plain language, alt text, captions, translations where needed), in line with disability inclusion principles.
Support fundraising and advocacy campaigns by updating the website and social media with relevant quotes, stories and photographs.
Copy edit and publish blogs and articles.
Ensure that our brand is upheld by all staff and partners, providing training and coaching where needed.
Provide communications support for both online and in person fundraising events.
Support with internal communications including sharing updates and keeping our intranet page up to date.
Ensure that the way that we collect, store and use images and videos of the people that we work with, is safe and ethical by leading on the implementation of a ‘safe communication process’ across the organisation.
Liaise with programme, fundraising, and influencing teams to identify stories and opportunities for external communications.
Occasionally you will be expected to travel internationally for content gathering.
Safeguarding level.

We are committed to ensuring we are a safe organisation that does no harm to people we work with. As we transition from project-based work to grant-making we recognise the power dynamics this creates that can make grant-seekers vulnerable to abuse and are putting in place robust systems to minimise risk to any communities we work with.

Our processes ensure all posts are graded, based on interaction with communities, persons or organisations of persons with disabilities. This post is a Level 2 post. See outline of all levels below:

Level 1 - office based, no real direct access to communities, persons or organisations of persons with disabilities, and never alone.
Level 2 - a travelling role, possible access to communities, persons or organisations of persons with disabilities but unlikely to be alone.
Level 3 - regular access to communities, persons or organisations of persons with disabilities, including on their own, or lead responsibility for safeguarding within office/location.
All level 3 posts will be required to undertake regular police checks (or equivalent depending on location).

About You

Skills & Experience;

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
Personal Attributes;

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

Interested applicants should send the following attachments by email:

• Their CV (max 3 pages)

• Your answers to the below 3 questions (maximum 1,000 words or 6 minutes

audio/video)

• The names, contact numbers and addresses of 2 referees (please state if you are not

happy for them to be contacted at this stage)