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The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London (On-site)
£36,000 per year
Posted 2 days ago
Closing in 5 days
CASPA, Bromley (On-site)
£8,268 per annum
Posted 3 weeks ago
Charity Fundraising Ltd, Remote
£35,000 - £40,000 per year
Charity Consultant - Trusts, Statutory, Fundraising Strategy and Impact Evaluation for a wide range of fantastic causes across the UK
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Shakespeares Globe, London (On-site)
Circa £90,000 per annum
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Work Rights Centre, Willesden (Hybrid)
£38,000 - £40,000 per year
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Posted 1 week ago
Closing tomorrow
Galapagos Conservation Trust, London (Hybrid)
£35,000 - £40,000 per year
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Church of England, Remote
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££30,200 per year
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Commonwealth Foundation, London (Hybrid)
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Population Matters, Remote
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Church of England, London (Hybrid)
Up to £59248 per annum + £59,248 per annum
Posted 2 weeks ago
Closing in 6 days
Elders Voice, London (On-site)
£30,000 per year
Seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to join Elders Voice as a Handyperson Service Coordinator.
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London, Greater London (On-site) 16.63 miles
£36,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

Job Title: Senior Press Officer

Salary: £36,000

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time (35 hours).

Location: We fully support flexible working, from our superb offices in Holborn and from home. We do require staff to spend 20% of their time in the office. This is subject to role requirements. 

About us 

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients. 

About the role 

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Press Officer to work in our fast-paced press office, helping run it to the highest standard. RCS England is one of the most high-profile health commentators in the UK. You will regularly see us advocating for patients and the surgical workforce in the national press. Candidates should have experience of successfully pitching stories to national media and know what makes a good health story. You will have a fluent writing style and be confident working with senior stakeholders to brief them before interviews.

Responsibilities 

·Handle incoming enquiries and provide accurate, timely and appropriate responses, briefing journalists in line with RCS England key messages and priorities.

·Participate in an out-of-hours rota for media enquiries. Time off in lieu is offered for significant out-of-office hours worked.

·Research, write and distribute press releases, features, letters and other editorial material.

·Draft articles, quotes and opinion pieces on behalf of RCS England spokespeople.

·Provide press office support to the Faculty of Dental Surgery and its Dean, as required.

·Brief the President, Council Members and senior managers on issues arising in the media.

·Act as the press lead for key projects such as RCS England guidance or campaigns. Devising and implementing communications plans, sharing project updates with the wider communications team, and maintaining a good understanding of surgical and wider health issues.

·Horizon scan for media opportunities and develop your own ideas for health coverage based on data, insights or RCS England priorities.

·Brief, support and prepare RCS England spokespeople for media interviews.

·Establish and maintain professional and trusted relationships with national and trade journalists.

·Represent the RCS England at internal and external meetings, and maintain professional relationships with press and communications leads at stakeholder organisations.

·Monitor daily media coverage relevant to surgery and the RCS England. This includes pulling together the team’s daily press cuts to be shared with Council members, Trustees, and key RCS England staff by 10am (subject to urgent media enquiries).

·Maintain and update the media sections of the RCS England website, working with the web team to develop rich digital content. Actively participate in developing our social media profile using Twitter, Facebook, and commissioning and editing relevant blogs.

·Produce evaluation reports of media coverage and communications activity.

·Undertake such duties appropriate to the grade, as required by your line manager.

About you 

  • Degree educated or proven extensive experience that can demonstrate the essential criteria below.
  • At least two years’ experience of working in a press office.
  • Experience of writing and editing for a variety of media including print and the internet.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages.
  • Demonstrable experience of placing stories in the media.
  • Rigour in researching and reviewing content: able to identify key points, summarise findings and report data and conclusions accurately. 
  • Excellent writing skills: able to write fluent, compelling copy free from grammatical or other errors.
  • Excellent telephone manner: diplomatic and persuasive verbal communication skills.
  • Able to prioritise effectively and deliver work to deadlines.
  • Demonstrable understanding of journalists’ needs and priorities.
  • Ability to understand policy documents and formulate a media response.
  • Collaborative and inclusive approach to build relationships with colleagues across the organisation, to encourage timely information sharing with the press office.
  • Diplomacy and persuasiveness, to foster the trust of senior spokespeople you are briefing and advising.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and integrity, to protect the College’s reputation for providing accurate and reliable information to the media.
  • Strong prioritisation skills and a flexible approach to respond to changing priorities and needs and manage reactive queries.
  • Enthusiasm and creativity to seek out interesting stories and pitch them. 

What we can offer you

  • 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
  • Flexible working
  • Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
  • Variety of learning and development opportunities 
  • Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

Interested Candidates: 

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please email your CV together with a cover letter 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact us

Closing date: Sunday 15 June 

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. 

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is committed to protecting your privacy. We are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). All College employees are responsible for records held, created and used as part of their work for the College including patient/client, corporate and administrative records. Records are managed according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and ensure confidentiality. The College ensures that staff are trained to handle the information you submit to us with care and discretion, seeking advice where necessary. 

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The Royal College of Surgeons of England View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
Posted on: 27 May 2025
Closing date: 15 June 2025 at 10:40
Tags: Communications