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The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is a leading catalyst for disability rights movements across the Global South. We invest in grassroots organizations led by persons with disabilities to advance meaningful change through participatory grantmaking, peer learning, and advocacy. Our work opens doors for disabled leaders across human rights efforts, ensuring disability perspectives play a key role in systemic change. At DRF, we believe our people are what makes us great. Reflecting our values and participatory approach, persons with disabilities are leaders and decision makers at all levels of our organization – including our staff, Board, and Grant Making Committee. We value teamwork and a supportive work environment. Our goal is to find individuals who are good at what they do and passionate about our purpose. To learn more about DRF, please visit https://disabilityrightsfund.org/
Communications Consultant
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
63 days ago
Salary
$55 - $60 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Communications Consultant
Disability Rights Fund
The Communications Consultant is responsible for developing and implementing communications strategies and products that advance the Disability Rights Fund's mission, visibility, and stakeholder engagement. This role will facilitate the organization's external communications, including digital content, publications, and brand messaging, while supporting communications needs across teams and geographies. The successful candidate will be a strategic and creative communications professional with a commitment to disability rights, excellent writing, editing and project management skills, and the ability to translate complex policy and programmatic content into compelling, accessible stories for diverse audiences. This is a part-time consultant position at 20 hours per week, fully remote and reporting directly to the Executive Director. Hourly rate of $55–$60 USD based on expertise. The position offers the opportunity to work with purpose-driven professionals dedicated to impactful grantmaking and disability rights advocacy worldwide. Organization The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is a leading catalyst for disability rights movements across the Global South. We invest in grassroots organizations led by persons with disabilities to advance meaningful change through participatory grantmaking, peer learning, and advocacy. Our work opens doors for disabled leaders across human rights efforts, ensuring disability perspectives play a key role in systemic change. At DRF, we believe our people are what makes us great. Reflecting our values and participatory approach, persons with disabilities are leaders and decision makers at all levels of our organization – including our staff, Board, and Grant Making Committee. We value teamwork and a supportive work environment. Our goal is to find individuals who are good at what they do and passionate about our purpose. To learn more about DRF, please visit https://disabilityrightsfund.org/ External Communications & Brand Management (50%) • Implement the organization’s communications strategy aligned with DRF's mission, programmatic priorities, and goals. • Maintain and strengthen the DRF brand, ensuring consistent, compelling, and accessible (in format and style) messaging across all platforms and materials. • Collaborate closely with program, grants, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEAL) and development teams to produce compelling, timely and accurate external facing communications, including advocacy and impact reports, knowledge products and grant updates. • Produce and edit a range of communication materials, such as newsletters, reports, white papers, press releases, blog posts, social media, and donor materials. • Center disability rights perspectives and amplify the voices of OPD partners in all storytelling and content creation. Digital Content Management (30%) • Manage DRF 's social media presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook), developing platform-specific content strategies, engaging with stakeholders through comments and messaging, and tracking engagement. • Support DRF’s ED in leveraging her LinkedIn presence to communicate about DRF. • Maintain and periodically update the DRF website (WordPress), ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with organizational priorities. • Engage as needed with journalists, media outlets, and sector-specific publications; and distribute materials and coordinate possible media opportunities. • Monitor media coverage and the broader disability rights and philanthropy communications landscape for strategic communications opportunities. Stakeholder & Internal Coordination (10%) • Build accessible templates and tools to support organizational communications practices. • Coordinate as needed with external communication vendors (videographers, photographers, accessibility, etc.) Events & Campaign Communications (10%) • Provide communications support for DRF convenings, webinars, and events, including promotional content, and post-event materials. • Support the development of targeted advocacy and awareness campaigns in coordination with staff.
Job Requirements
- To fulfill these responsibilities, the ideal candidate will have/be able to:
- Bachelor's degree or 6+ years of equivalent professional experience in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
- 3–6 years of experience in organizational communications or public relations, preferably in a nonprofit or social justice environment.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex issues — including human rights, disability policy, and international development — into clear, accessible, and compelling content for diverse audiences.
- Excellent judgement and discretion.
- Demonstrated experience managing social media and email communications platforms (e.g. Mailchimp or similar).
- Experience with website content management systems (e.g., WordPress).
- Proficient with digital design tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines independently in a remote environment.
- High degree of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in all communications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams, cultures, and time zones.
- Commitment to the human rights of persons with disabilities and equity, inclusion, and accessibility in communications practice.
- Fluency in English; strong written and verbal professional communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Zoom, and other remote collaboration tools.
- Preferred, but not required, qualifications are:
- Experience working with or for disability rights, feminist philanthropy, human rights, or international development organizations.
- Experience with CRM and media management software, such as Salesforce or Hubspot.
- Familiarity with accessible communications design and plain language standards.
- Experience working in a small, fast-paced, virtual team across multiple nationalities, identities, and time zones.
- Additional language skills (French, Portuguese, Bahasa, and/or other languages relevant to DRF's geographies).
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