Application Guide

How to Apply for Communications Officer

at Right To Remain

🏢 About Right To Remain

Right To Remain is a unique organization focused on migration justice through public legal education and grassroots organizing. They center the lived experiences of people in the asylum and immigration system, making this role ideal for someone passionate about amplifying marginalized voices and creating systemic change through community power.

About This Role

This Communications Officer role involves using strategic communications to demystify legal knowledge, showcase grassroots organizing, and amplify stories from the These Walls Must Fall campaign. You'll create digital content that builds communities around social justice while working collaboratively in a small, remote team focused on migration justice.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve collaborating with These Walls Must Fall campaigners to develop story-based content, creating social media posts that demystify asylum processes, analyzing engagement metrics from digital campaigns, and strategizing with team members about how to amplify grassroots organizing efforts through targeted communications.

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🎯 Who Right To Remain Is Looking For

  • An experienced communicator with proven ability to develop clear, engaging messages for diverse audiences across email, social media, and web platforms
  • Someone with demonstrated experience building and engaging communities around social justice through targeted digital communications
  • A candidate with genuine commitment to migration justice who centers voices of people with lived experience in their work
  • A self-starter who can work independently within a small, collaborative team while proactively identifying priorities and opportunities

📝 Tips for Applying to Right To Remain

1

Showcase specific examples of how you've amplified marginalized voices in previous communications work, particularly related to migration or social justice

2

Demonstrate your understanding of Right To Remain's mission by referencing specific campaigns like These Walls Must Fall in your application materials

3

Include portfolio samples that show your ability to demystify complex topics (like legal information) for public audiences

4

Highlight your experience with community-building through digital communications, not just content creation

5

Emphasize your ability to work independently in a remote, small-team environment while staying aligned with organizational priorities

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with migration justice or related social justice communications', "Examples of how you've centered lived experiences in your previous communications work", 'Your approach to demystifying complex information for public audiences', "How you've successfully built and engaged communities through digital communications"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → The These Walls Must Fall campaign - its history, current activities, and campaigner stories
  • → Right To Remain's public legal education resources and how they're currently presented
  • → The organization's existing social media presence and communication style
  • → Recent migration justice developments in the UK that Right To Remain has responded to

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you approach co-creating content with These Walls Must Fall campaigners while ensuring their stories are centered authentically?
2 Describe a time you had to communicate complex legal or policy information to a general audience. What strategies did you use?
3 How do you measure the impact of community-building through digital communications in social justice work?
4 What experience do you have working independently in a remote team while identifying and prioritizing communications opportunities?
5 How would you handle balancing the need to amplify urgent campaign messages with maintaining consistent public legal education content?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic communications experience without specific examples related to social justice or community organizing
  • Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating commitment to migration justice values
  • Presenting yourself as needing close supervision rather than showing ability to work independently in a small team

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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