Communications Officer

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join the IPNEd Secretariat. This role will lead our internal and external communications, including copy-writing, storytelling, and content creation across all our communications channels.

About IPNEd

The International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd) works to mobilise the political leadership necessary to accelerate the delivery of quality education for all.

As the first and only global parliamentary network dedicated to education, IPNEd seeks to grow and deepen political understanding of and commitment to quality education for all. To do this, we work with parliamentarians individually and in groups at the national, regional, and global levels.

The Network consists of more than 500 parliamentarians from around the world who are committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Quality Education – through increasing funding, and improving learning, especially foundational early grade literacy and math skills, and equity of education globally.

About Results UK

Results UK hosts the IPNEd Secretariat.

Results UK seeks to make change in the world by utilising a combination of grassroots, parliamentary, and policy advocacy to create the public and political will to end poverty.

Alongside IPNEd, ​Results UK hosts another organisation, Send My Friend to School, the UK’s umbrella body for organisations working on global education.

Role Description

The IPNEd Secretariat’s role is to ensure that IPNEd members can exercise their unique functions as Members of Parliament effectively as possible to accelerate educational progress.

Timely and effective internal and external communication is central to this work.

We are looking for a proactive and skilled Communications Officer to lead the delivery of creative communications and digital content campaigns to expand IPNEd’s reach, grow audiences, and drive meaningful engagement with MPs and our wider stakeholders.

You will develop and implement strategies to strengthen IPNEd’s communications channels, collaborate with our partners to design and implement communication strategies, and support our global priorities. The role also involves supporting internal communications with our parliamentary membership, including maintaining our membership database.

You will also monitor the performance of our communications efforts, identifying and testing ways to improve reach and engagement to ensure continuous improvement and impact.

We are looking for someone who can be proactive, efficient, and flexible in supporting all aspects of IPNEd’s internal and external communications.

This post will offer unparalleled opportunities to contribute to policy and advocacy in support of global education and to develop knowledge of policy development, advocacy, and the particular roles of members of parliament in delivering change.

Location: The post is a hybrid role with the expectation that the postholder can work from Results’ office at Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, 6 St George’s Circus, London, SE1 6FE when required.

Starting date: The position is available immediately.

Contract type: This role offered as an initial 12-month contract with the intention of being extended if funding permits.