We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Head of Strategic Communications (permanent full-time role) to provide specialist media and communications support to HDT’s partner organisations around the world, as well as leading on HDT’s own communications strategy.

Organisation Overview

The Human Dignity Trust (HDT) is a legal charity based in London, UK that supports local lawyers and human rights defenders to uphold human rights and constitutional law in countries where private, consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex is criminalised. The HDT provides pro bono technical legal assistance and advisory services at the request of, and in collaboration with, local human rights defenders, their lawyers and other partners, who wish to use the courts to challenge these persecutory laws.

Alongside providing technical legal support to our partner organisations, and as a key component of our work, HDT works closely with our local partners to provide specialist strategic media and communications technical assistance, in order to support them to build skills, confidence and capacity in managing local and international communications around any litigation they decide to pursue.

Purpose of the post

Working under the direct supervision of the Director, the Head of Strategic Communications will provide specialist media and communications support to HDT’s partner organisations around the world, as well as leading on HDT’s own communications strategy. The role’s primary responsibility will be to work with organisations, activists and communities in a range of different geographic and cultural contexts, to give them the skills to develop and deliver sophisticated and contextually-appropriate communications strategies. S/he will be expected to deliver media and communications training, work with partners to develop locally-relevant, research-based messaging and assist partners to drive successful communications plans, helping to influence and shape domestic discourse, particularly in support of any existing or contemplated litigation. In close collaboration with the Director, s/he will also develop a strategic communications plan for HDT and work with all staff to deliver it.

For full details of this post, please go to:

http://www.humandignitytrust.org/pages/ABOUT%20US/Work%20with%20us