Communications officer

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Salary: £21,000 - £22,500 for 24 hours per working week (full time equivalent £28,000 - £30,000 for a 32 hour working week), additionally a 5.5% of salary contribution towards pension. Salary reviewed on extension (subject to funding)

Location: UK-based, with a balance between remote work and at times travelling to our London office

Start date:ASAP

Hours: 24 hours a week (3 days)

Contract length
: 12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding

Holiday:22 days pro rata (for a 32 hour full-time working week), plus additional holidays between Christmas and New Years

Passionate about justice, language and digital storytelling? Join CRIN as a Communications Officer and help tell powerful, thoughtful stories about children’s rights worldwide.

We are a creative human rights organisation with a focus on children and young people. We believe children deserve to have their rights fully recognised and respected, just as all humans do. We want to ask hard questions about how we live, what needs to change and how we can contribute to a planet where all the intersections of our identities can thrive.

We press for rights – not charity – and campaign for a genuine shift in how governments and societies view and treat children. Through research, policy, art and creative storytelling, we encourage people to think critically about the world.

Guided by ourCRIN Code, we are committed to building a team that represents a wide range of experiences, locations, backgrounds, heritage and perspectives. We understand that the world and its problems cannot be looked at in isolation, that everything is connected, and achieving change calls for many different voices. If this resonates with you – we would really love to hear from you.

You understand the power of language in all its forms: written, spoken, unspoken and visual. You’re passionate about justice, equality and global issues facing our planet. Under the guise of your day job, you may even secretly be an artist. Crucially, you practise the disappearing art of listening.

You believe that storytelling has a crucial role to play in sharing ideas, changing opinions and building a collective vision for a better world. You have a strong understanding of how narratives are constructed, and you care about who can speak and who is too often silenced.

You’re aware that the world won’t change one post at a time, but you nonetheless know how to get the message across to the right people, and have a complete and nuanced understanding of digital audiences. You know how to build relationships online – sharing to connect, not just to make noise.

We see communications as storytelling, because stories make our world. They hold real power and have real consequences. On a basic level, the stories we hear influence the things we believe, which in turn, influence the laws and policies making up the systems that govern us. So every aspect of how we present stories – how we read, watch and listen to them – matters.

CRIN is looking for a Communications Officer to help us tell a new story about children’s rights by supporting our external communications. Working under the guidance of the Communications Manager, this role is focused on the day-to‑day delivery and editorial quality of CRIN’s digital channels – including our social media, short- and medium‑form articles and newsletters. You should feel comfortable translating CRIN’s legal and advocacy work into clear, timely and engaging content across different platforms.

CRIN works on children’s rights issues that are emerging, neglected or impossible to ignore. This means that we have a number of Policy Leads who work across diverse topics, with varying needs and demands. The Communications Officer would play a key role in responding to incoming publication requests, team events and world news. You would ensure content is edited, adapted and shared on time without compromising on the quality or care of our messages.

This role is ideal for an early‑career writer, journalist or communications professional looking to work in international human rights. You would have…