Media Jobs

Salary: £43,000-£46,000 per annum

Location: Harlow Essex, 2 days per week in the office, flexible working available.

Closing: Tuesday 28th January

About the role

The Motability Foundation is looking for a confident, driven media and PR professional to join the Communications team and lead our media and PR activity.

This a really exciting time to be joining the Foundation as we embark on our new strategy in 2025. With a recently refreshed new brand, our vision is clear, we want to help disabled people make the journeys they choose. This role will play a crucial part in our work to raise awareness of the work of the Motability Foundation and amplify the voices of disabled people across the media.

This role will take a lead on all media and PR activities. With a strong news sense, you’ll help develop and execute forward-thinking PR plans and strategies for the organisation, manage our external profile and raise awareness of the work we do, aligned to our vision.

If you are a proactive and motivated media and PR individual looking for an exciting new challenge within a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, then this could be the role for you!

What you will be doing

• Implement and manage a comprehensive and proactive PR activity schedule for the Foundation, crafting compelling content to entice journalists and the media to support our work.
• Act as the main point of contract for all media and press activity. You’ll oversee the day-to-day running of the Motability Foundation press office, providing an efficient service that makes the most of reactive and proactive media opportunities and builds our reputation with the media.
• Develop and foster strong relationships with key media outlets in the sector and journalists, broadcasters and editors to secure coverage that helps to influence key decision makers and engage our audiences in our work.
• Scan effectively for breaking news stories relevant to our areas of work.
• Produce press releases, and secure coverage using media surveys/polls.
• Working with colleagues in public affairs and our Performance and Innovation team, take a lead on proactive media activity around our policy, campaigns and research activity.
• You will work closely with our Case Study Executive to ensure we have the right stories for use in media work.
• Scan for areas of reputational risk and support the Senior Press and PR Manager with preparing for and handling reputational risk.
• Lead on crisis media enquiries and messaging, implementing the necessary checks and actions to protect the Foundation’s reputation and brand.
• Brief and train key spokespeople, developing key messaging and Q&As.
• Analyse and report on media activity for internal teams, external partners and our board, including leading on relevant reports to committees.
• Manage the press and PR budget.
• While this role doesn’t have any line management responsibilities currently, you will nevertheless be expected to support other members of the team on an informal basis.

What will make you great in this role?

You will have a strong track record of securing high profile media coverage, ideally for a national charity dealing in disability, health or social issues. You will have a great news sense and can confidently identify stories and make them work for different media outlets. You will have a flair for writing engaging copy, an eye for detail and an unwavering commitment to meeting deadlines. You will be used to briefing and supporting spokespeople with media interviews and speaking opportunities.

 You will be proactive and a strong team player as this role will need to work closely with colleagues across the communications team and wider organisation. You will be able to take the lead in some areas and lend a hand in others. You will have great people skills and will be comfortable working with people from all walks of life, from your communications colleagues to our case studies to Directors and Board Members.

Your experience

Must haves

• Expertise in media and PR.
• A strategic thinker with excellent project management and communication skills.
• Experience of working with journalists and media outlets, generating and securing strong relevant media coverage.
• Excellent news sense with extensive experience of producing effective and quick reactive news lines for breaking stories.
• The ability to develop excellent long-term media and PR strategies to deliver organisational objectives aligned to our vision.
• Strong judgement and experience of crisis communications.
• Excellent copy-writing skills and ability to influence.

Nice to haves

• Experience working in the non-profit or disability sector.
• Experience of working with PR agencies.

Reporting lines and relationships

Reports to: Senior Press and PR Manager.

Key relationships: Senior Brand and Marketing Manager, Communications Business Partners, Chief Communications Officer, CEO, Case Study Executive

Direct reports: There may be potential line management responsibility in the future as the role evolves.

Extra Information

• The role is based in Harlow, Essex, at Motability’s offices. They are easily commutable from London, just 30 minutes from Liverpool Street station or 18 minutes from Tottenham Hale station. There is a free minibus which brings staff from Harlow Town station to the office at specific times each day.
• We offer blended working within this role – with two days a week in the office or at key stakeholder meetings externally required.  

About us

At Motability Foundation we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. We oversee the Motability Foundation Scheme and provide grants to help people use it, providing access to transport to hundreds of thousands of people a year.

We award grants to other charities and organisations who provide different types of transport, or work towards making transport accessible. We also carry out ongoing research, in partnership with disabled people and key stakeholders in the industry, to inspire innovations that continue to champion accessible transport for all.

About the position

This is an exciting opportunity to help make a positive impact for animals by supporting HSI’s UK campaigns on wildlife, farmed animals, and the fur trade. As part of our dedicated and friendly team, you’ll play an important role in producing effective campaign communications materials, building HSI/UK’s brand awareness, and ensuring our events run smoothly. You'll take a lead on day-to-day publishing and community engagement on our social media channels. Whether you’re drafting engaging copy for digital platforms or providing administrative support and reporting on metrics, your skills will help us make a difference for animals in need. 

Please note: Our recruitment policy is to offer a fixed one year contract to start, with a view to move to a permanent contract in year two based on performance.

Key areas of responsibility

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day social media planning, scheduling and community engagement on channels including Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn.

• Assist with creation and maintenance of content for UK campaigns, such as social media posts, supporter actions and web pages, including video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro.

• Oversee the production of public-facing materials, such as banners, leaflets and props, for HSI’s UK campaigns, as directed.

• Assist with the planning and organisation of events (including media and Parliamentary events) for HSI’s UK campaigns, including handling bookings, invitations, and RSVPs, as directed.

• Co-ordinate the implementation of communications plans to support campaigns.

• Conduct research to inform and develop media lists for campaigns, as directed.

• Undertake administrative tasks, including communications project management, expense tracking and maintenance of visual asset library.

• Assist the media and communications program manager with research and communications to maintain and develop HSI/UK’s celebrity and influencer networks and activities.

• Ensure accurate, timely recording and internal communication of progress against strategic communications goals, including through social media analytics, tracking of media coverage and quarterly reports.

About you 

Our successful candidate will be highly organised, positive and proactive with excellent attention to detail. You’ll have the ability to create creative and persuasive digital content which informs our supporters and encourages them to take action for animals. An understanding of the media and celebrity/influencer landscape in the UK would be beneficial. You’ll have experience working in a communications role, ideally gained within the charity sector, and a proven track record of supporting the delivery of effective campaigns and external communications.

About us 

Humane Society International/UK is part of Humane Society International, a global animal protection organisation striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. In the UK we are an leading voice for animals, running effective campaigns on wildlife protection, the fur trade, and farmed animal welfare, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country. HSI/UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world. 

Media and PR Adviser

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £46,354 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Department: Strategic Communications and Content
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.   

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal. 

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Media and PR Advisor to join our Strategic Communications and Content Unit. This is a senior role within the organisation’s busy press office and the post-holder will be responsible for developing comprehensive strategic communications plans and enhancing our reputation and awareness among key stakeholders.

From securing high quality media coverage in target outlets, to planning and delivering consumer-facing PR strategies for integrated fundraising and influencing campaigns, this varied and fast-paced role is pivotal to the organisation’s successful delivery of our brand awareness, fundraising and influencing objectives.

The successful candidate will have a track record of working in a busy press office. They will possess an outstanding news sense, significant consumer PR experience, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, a strong network of journalist relationships, and proven experience managing successful PR campaigns alongside reputational risk.

Able to work effectively in a fast-changing external environment, the candidate will be skilled responding quickly to emerging news as well as proactively developing stories that meet objectives. They will be comfortable commissioning and collecting high-quality written and visual content, ideally in a global context. Above all, they will be able to demonstrate a passion for gender equality and creating a safer, more just world for all children.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Wednesday 29 January 2025
Interviews will take place on week commencing Monday 10 February 2025

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. 

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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Are you a communications media expert able to lead a busy media team, whilst telling inspiring stories?

If so, you could be the Media Manager we are looking for!
 
About the role

As our Media Manager for Research, you’ll lead activity to promote the life-changing impact of British Heart Foundation's (BHF) work through the media.

You'll have a strong track record of developing imaginative and impactful science-focused media work and will lead a team of research communication experts to seek out stories that bring BHF funded science to life in ways that inspire support from the public and people with heart and circulatory disease. 

Working closely with BHF-funded researchers you'll use your expertise and strong news sense to identify and promote research discoveries through the media. You will also be responsible for creating compelling online content about BHF research to promote on the BHF’s own channels.

You'll play a leading part in developing and implementing the BHF’s research communications strategy in support of the charity’s objectives.

Part of the management team that leads the BHF’s busy reactive press office, you’ll ensure heart patients receive accurate information through the media.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office. 

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average.  The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you bring experience of managing and leading media teams, leading integrated national media campaigns with proven success in gaining quality research-focussed media coverage.

A confident research communicator, with extensive public relations experience, you can create high quality and innovative media materials, communicating complex science in a compelling way.

With previous line management experience, you'll be able to motivate and lead a strong communications team. You'll also have excellent communication skills, able to develop strong working relationships with key colleagues, journalists, and scientists.

Results driven, with the ability to work under pressure, you can spot opportunities, implement ideas and possess a good understanding of the UK media landscape, including consumer media.

About us 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Media & Social Content Officer

£26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Redditch – Hybrid, 2 days in the office (Tues/weds), 3 days from home

Full-time

12 Month FTC – Maternity Cover

Are you passionate about using social media to make a positive impact? Our client is a charity supporting nurses and midwives in times of crisis, they are seeking a Media & Social Content Officer to join their dynamic team on a 12-month maternity cover basis. With a salary range of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum, this full-time, permanent role offers 30 days of annual leave and up to 8% employer pension contribution.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experienced in designing and creating social media content
• Proven track record of designing and creating branded assets like presentations, posters and infographics
• Proficient in graphic design tools like Canva
• Strong writing abilities with a commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Motivated, proactive, and able to work well in a team setting
• Familiarity with CRM databases
• Experience creating social media videos for TikTok / Reels (desirable)
• Experience working with content creators or influencers (desirable)

Benefits:

• Hybrid – This role will require attendance in the office in Redditch, Worcestershire on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• 30 days annual leave (pro rata) which includes 3 fixed days between Christmas and New Year in addition to bank holidays.
• Up to 8% employer contribution
• Opportunity to work for a charity that supports a noble cause
• Great potential for personal and professional growth

Key Responsibilities:

• Create engaging social media content and videos aligned with the charities communication strategy
• Design branded assets for various marketing purposes
• Support external communications to press, social media, and stakeholders
• Monitor and evaluate social media data for campaign optimisation
• Write creative copy for social media, long-form case studies, short-form blog posts, and internal newsletters.
• Create video content for social media channels, including Tiktok, based on social media strategy.
• Collaborate with partners and content creators to amplify the charities message

This provides a summary of the key responsibilities, please download the full recruitment pack on the application page to see the full list of duties and detailed Person Specifications.

Our client

Our client is the charity that transforms the lives of nurses and midwives facing crisis and tough times. The need for them has never been greater and the charity is at its most critical point in its 107-year history as the demand for support is at an all-time high and still increasing while there is a need to refocus income sources.

Over the past 10 years, the nursing and midwifery professions have faced multiple challenges, including covid, staff shortages, pay disputes, the cost of living, and now burnout.

Our client is there to help the professions when they need life-changing and practical support. They help the financial and mental health of nurses and midwives, enabling them to continue to provide the care that supports the ‘nation’s health’.

Application Process

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by Wednesday 5th of February 2025.

The Cover Letter should answer:

• Why are you interested in working for a charity?
• How will your skills, knowledge and experience make you a successful Media and Social Content Officer?
• How does this role align with your career aspirations?

Deadline for CV & Cover Letter - 5th February 2025

1st Stage Interview - week commencing 10th February 2025

2nd Stage Interview - week commencing17th February 2025

If you have experience as a Social Media Officer, Digital Marketing Assistant, Creative Marketing Officer or junior copywriter and want to make a positive impact on the world then this might be the role for you.

We are seeking a creative and innovative Digital Media Officer (DMO) to bring fresh ideas to our digital communications and marketing efforts. In this role, you will combine your expertise in video, audio, and digital content creation to elevate our digital presence. The Digital Media Officer (DMO) reports to the Digital Communications & Marketing Manager and has responsibility for SAT-7 UK digital media and contributes towards our website, social media and digital marketing. 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital media content

· Create engaging rich media content across a range of digital channels, including SAT-7 website, app, email, social media and other external digital marketing platforms.

· Produce / repurpose and edit high quality video content, especially for resources, campaigns, appeals and events to engage and inspire supporters.

· Increase the flow and impact of inspiring digital media content, including podcasts, animations and shorts/reels, tailored to our existing supporters and emerging audiences.

Website

· Oversee SAT-7’s websites ensuring they are inspiring platforms to raise profile, income and deepen engagement.

· Create and update web content, such as articles, media, resources and landing pages, to drive engagement.

Social Media

· Work closely with other team members to deliver consistent and impactful social media content and engagement opportunities, across various platforms, chiefly Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Digital Marketing

· Design and produce digital marketing assets, for advertising, external agencies and other channels as required, to deepen engagement with existing supporters and donors, acquire new supporters and to raise funds for SAT-7 UK.

If this sounds like the right role for you and you would like to find out more, please see the Application Pack and apply via the SAT-7 UK website.

Can you create the headlines that matter for nature?

Are you looking for a part-time role with flexible remote-working, where you can deliver high-impact media work for nature in partnership with leading charities?

As the biggest environment and wildlife coalition in England we are looking for an experienced media professional who can give a strong joint voice for nature in the news and across social channels.

This is a unique and exciting role. You will be playing a big part in a small organisation while also delivering invaluable collaborative work on behalf of our huge network of 80+ member organisations. You will be working with household names like the RSPB and the National Trust through to experts on particular wildlife like Butterfly Conservation and Bat Conservation Trust.

It is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a keen eye for a story to turn vital policy and scientific thinking into an unmissable media narrative and eye-catching social content. You will be the lynchpin of our direct relationship with media, as well as being a generous matchmaker to raise the profile of our members.

Media know-how, great writing, and excellent communication are more important than having worked in the sector before. So, if you are passionate about our natural world and have fantastic traditional and social media knowledge, skills, and experience, we want to hear from you.

This is a part time role (2.5 or 3 days a week), salary pro-rata.

To apply, please send your CV, with a short covering letter and a completed diversity monitoring form by midnight Sunday 2nd February 2025.

Job title: Media Officer

Salary: £35,233 per annum

Location: London E1 (Hybrid working)

Contract/Hours: 35 hours per week, full time, nine month maternity cover contract

Fairtrade Foundation is recruiting for a Media Officer to work within the Press Office section of the Public Affairs Team on the development and delivery of media strategies and campaigns.  You will need to build and maintain relationships with print, broadcast, and digital media outlets, to ensure impactful coverage of Fairtrade and its positive impact for producers. 

The role is a vital and highly visible one within the Foundation. You will join a small high performing team that creates, develops, and promotes compelling stories about Fairtrade to increase awareness of Fairtrade's work, our mission and help influence for a fairer trade system, as well as playing a key role in events such as the Fairtrade Fortnight. You will have excellent writing skills, along with experience of working in a busy press office dealing directly with journalists and managing the external media monitoring and press clippings services. You will often be first point of contact for journalist enquiries. You should also have experience of using web content management systems and specialist journalist contact databases such as Cision and Meltwater. If you have experience of organising events for journalists with the aim of securing media coverage, that’s great, but it’s not essential.

It’s an exciting time to join the Fairtrade Foundation – we have just celebrated 30 years of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK. Fairtrade Foundation is a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade. We are best known as the independent, not-for-profit body behind the FAIRTRADE Mark, a product label assuring consumers that their purchase helps disadvantaged farmers and workers in developing countries secure a better deal.

Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers around the world. Globally, across all Fairtrade members, we share a vision of a world in which all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. To achieve this we connect disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control of their lives.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.

 

Closing date: 10am, Monday 3 February 2025

 

Interviews will take place: WC 10th or 17th February 2025

Are you a Media and PR professional who wants to use your skills to help support young people and their families to deal with the impact of cancer, both during and beyond treatment?

Charity People is partnering with Young Lives vs. Cancer to recruit an interim part time Media and PR Officer to join their team.

Joining the Media Team at a key time as the organisation embarks on the first stage of its North Star vision which will see them working with partner organisations to close gaps in the current provision of care for young people and their families by 2035.

Contract: Nine month interim role, four days (28 hours) per week

Salary: £34,616 FTE (outside London); £36,512 FTE (London)

Location: Home based with some travel to London or Bristol - ideally around one to two days per month

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 19th January

Interviews will be held remotely week commencing: 27th January

This is an important role where you will lead on communicating a portfolio of key areas of Young Lives vs Cancer's policy work, fundraising activities and services, to a wide range of audiences, identifying reactive opportunities and through targeted media campaigns.

Core responsibilities within the role will include:

• Manage media partnerships such as national media fundraising appeals or campaigns
• Establish quality effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including Media and News outlets, journalists and charity partners
• Participate in the reactive news desk rota, responding to urgent media enquiries and providing advice to staff and senior managers
• Take advantage of opportunities to provide and publish reactive comment, opinion and content in a timely manner to involve Young Lives vs Cancer in news stories and debates that align with the charity's priorities
• Brief national, regional and local media (print, broadcast and online) on Young Lives vs Cancer and its activities. Support the Head of Media and PR to implement reputation management plans
• Brief staff spokespeople (including senior staff and specialist social workers) ahead of media interviews to ensure they are prepared and ready to speak on message
• Use data and research to engage media and news outlets
• Produce messaging, position statements, prepare for media interviews and deal with complex reactive press enquiries
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the charity's strategic media plan - lead a strategic development priority area, working across the team and organisation
• Develop and implement creative, effective media plans for campaigns and projects, in-line with the charity's overall strategic objectives
• Gather and develop stories and take a proactive role in identifying opportunities in online and offline media to place news and feature stories on Young Lives vs Cancer activities, campaigns, and services
• Initiate and maintain good working relationships with a network of editors, journalists and broadcasters, especially within the health, education and social care media, and ensure they are briefed appropriately on Young Lives vs Cancer activities and issues
• Write press releases, features, articles, opinion pieces and statements; ensuring these reflect Young Lives vs Cancer's values and key messages.
• Work closely with the Brand and Marketing Communications team to understand local business priorities and effectively coordinate and plan activity.

The Media and PR Officer will have previous experience of working in a Media and PR role. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of media monitoring and evaluation; the ability to engage positively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders; excellent storytelling ability; and the ability to translate complex information in clear, understandable messages.

You'll be a creative and innovative thinker and you'll demonstrate Young Lives Vs Cancer's values: you are brave; you are confident; you have integrity; and together, across all levels and with our external partners, we are one team.

How to apply

The application process is CV and Supporting Questions. If you would like to apply for this role or for an informal confidential, please apply via the link below with a copy of your CV or email Alice Wood at Charity People for the pack and full details on the application process.

Due to the festive break, we'll be starting to contact potential candidates from the 6th January 2025.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Alice if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

At Charity People, we match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Media Relations and Communications Officer (full-time, permanent, but open to 0.8FTE)

FTE £33,500 per annum plus benefits

Business Disability Forum is the leading business membership organisation in disability inclusion. Our Communications and Marketing team is working hard to promote the benefits of disability inclusion to businesses, employers and public policy makers through our research, resources, thought leadership and events.

If you want to help improve the life experiences of disabled people, have proven media relations experience, can write for a variety of audiences and have an understanding of the UK public policy landscape, come and join our busy and friendly team as Media Relations and Communications Officer. 

We are looking for someone who already loves working in media relations, but who can also support broader communications activity. If you have a can-do attitude, the tenacity to pursue media coverage, and great attention to detail, we’d love to hear from you.

The majority of this role will focus on developing and delivering proactive and reactive print, online, broadcast and podcast media relations activity to promote the benefits of disability inclusion, our public policy positions, our membership and our services. You would also support broader communications activity through planning and writing content for multiple platforms.

You will have:

• Significant experience of media relations with a proven track record at officer level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience turning complex policy issues and research into compelling press releases, articles, and other content.
• Experience selling in stories to journalists with the motivation to keep going and follow up.
• Experience writing content for a range of audiences and channels.

This is a full-time permanent role but 0.8 FTE will be considered (Monday and Friday required). The role is based in our Communications and Marketing Team (6 people) and will report to our Media Relations Lead.

We offer opportunities for flexible working, including variable start and finish times, hybrid or remote working. Most staff work an average of two days a week in our office in central London (EC4)

How to apply

Applications should be by CV and a supporting statement, of up to 400 words, detailing why you think you would be suitable for the role. If you require any adjustments to the application process please contact Barnaby Powell as set out below. Applications should be addressed to Barnaby Powell, HR & Office Manager, Business Disability Forum, Dowgate Hill House 14-16 Dowgate Hill House, London EC4R 2SU. If you are submitting your application by email please do so to barnabyp @ businessdisabilityforum .org .uk

• Closing date for applications: Sunday, 9 February 2025.
• First interviews are planned for the 18 & 20 February 2025.
• Second interviews are likely to take place 25 February 2025.

Business Disability Forum is committed to ensuring that all its information, products and services are as accessible as possible to everyone.

If you wish to discuss anything in regards to accessibility or if you require alternative formats please contact Barnaby Powell by email at the address above or by telephone on 020-7403-3020.

For further information on Business Disability Forum please refer to our website via the button below.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to becoming disability-smart and an employer of choice irrespective of race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, or pregnancy and maternity. The ethical and business case of ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society is at the heart of what we do. When we are recruiting, disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria will be offered an interview.

Salary: £30,220 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:

- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period.
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme.
- Attractive family friendly policies.
- Private healthcare cover.
- Season ticket loans.
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

For more information about our benefits please visit our website.

Location: London
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average which will include attendance at the above office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager subject to role and business needs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a PR and Social Media Executive to join our team and work across the media landscape to help shape public understanding of housing and influence political decisions around how we solve the housing crisis.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website.
With 4.2 million people in need of social housing in England today, including nearly 160,000 homeless children, we share the government’s ambition to deliver the biggest boost to social housing in a generation.
However, the social housing sector needs support to rebuild its capacity, after decades of crippling cuts. As a new parliament begins, and with the first big Spending Review on the horizon, you will join the NHF’s PR and Social Media team as it leads a major campaign to make the case for a once-in-a-generation, long-term plan for housing that enables us to build the social homes our country desperately needs.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.

Key elements of the role:

- You will work closely with the Head of Media and PR Officers to manage our social media accounts on a day-to-day basis, using the channels to support our organisational priorities and amplify our public and political influencing work  
- You will work with the public affairs team, project groups, members and external stakeholders to create inspiring and impactful content, and champion social media across the organisation
- You will support PR colleagues to deliver a first class press office function, including monitoring relevant press activity, managing the team’s activity trackers, rotas and subscriptions and helping respond to media requests and update media lines.

The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- Experience of working across a variety of social media platforms and creating content for different audiences.
- Experience of developing creative digital content, working with case studies and using knowledge of the latest trends and developments.
- Knowledge of social media analytics and experience of using key tools to track and evaluate social media performance.
- The ability to collaborate with colleagues from across an organisation to develop messaging and create content.
- Experience of drafting copy aimed at a variety of audiences.
- Understanding of different media channels and the politics of various print and broadcast channels 
- Organisational skills and ability to develop and manage processes to ensure efficient and effective team functions.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.

Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.

Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.

Right to work in the UK/UK VISA sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: 27th January
Interview date: 5th and 6th February

Media and Engagement Officer
Canterbury, Kent
£26,092 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week 

The Media and Engagement Officer is an exciting and crucial new role suited to a natural storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. This role will support the way we communicate with communities across South and East Kent by gathering, creating and sharing stories in engaging and creative ways, whilst also handling media enquiries on behalf of the Diocese.

Reporting to the Senior Media and Engagement Officer and working closely with the team, you will play a key role in the execution of the communications and engagement strategy for our diocese and help to enhance our digital profile by creating informative, engaging and inspiring content to all our audiences.

You will acti as first point of contact for our clergy, parishes and staff to support their communications work, including support with digital, video, social and traditional media. You will also be a point of contact for media enquiries, as well as assisting with urgent/crisis communications.

You will ensure the diocesan website meets the needs of our audiences by working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the content is up-to-date, fresh and relevant, whilst also providing an analytical approach to web performance.

With a relevant professional or educational background, you should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be capable of writing engaging media content, including news stories and press releases.

You should be creative, detail-oriented, proactive in spotting trends and have a good awareness of current affairs, as well as having experience of editing, proofreading and fact-checking copy.

Experienced in managing and improving websites and social media platforms, you will be at ease analysing social media performance and capable of helping to implement the social media strategy, ensuring we connect and engage with audiences from a range of backgrounds.

As part of this role, it is important for you to maintain a high degree of personal visibility around the Diocese in order to build excellent relationships with clergy, parishioners, local communities, local leaders and media contacts. Therefore, sympathy with our values and the ability to relate to church communities, volunteers from a variety of traditions, and other key stakeholders, is essential.

After a period of training, you will be required to be on call one weekend a month and to work occasional weekends and evenings, with reasonable prior notice.

Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context. 

At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.

Closing date: 29 January 2025.

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care -, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.

The purpose of the PR & Media team is to support the vision and values which enable Marie Curie to deliver its organisational strategy and strategic goals:
- To grow our influence, scale and impact to reach more people
- To grow our brand voice and influence thinking around end-of-life experience
- To build integrated place-based end of life services
- To build financial sustainability and grow our income.

Your role
As a Senior Regional PR Officer for Yorkshire and North East England, you will play a crucial role in raising the profile of Marie Curie amongst key target audiences by developing and delivering projects that command media attention and coverage, and you will work with the media to shape major fundraising and influencing campaigns and build our brand. You will ensure excellent PR support for our integrated place-based end-of-life services. Seeking to strengthen our regional and local voice and influence thinking around end-of-life experience.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with substantial experience in public relations (in-house or agency) who wants to take the next step in their career in one of the UK's largest charities.

Key requirements:
- Experience in building strong relationships with key target journalists.
- Excellent knowledge of the media - print, broadcast and online.
- Excellent understanding of digital and social media.
- Influencing and negotiating skills - e.g. working with internal and external key contacts to ensure the right PR opportunities are prioritised and maximised.
- Broad knowledge of the health and social care sector to ensure a competitive and relevant approach to media strategy development.
- Must be based within Yorkshire or North East England.

Please see the full job description .

Salary: £30,000- £32,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35h per week)
Location: Home-based anywhere within the assigned region - Yorkshire and North East England. You will be expected to travel to our sites across the UK occasionally.

Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: 29 January 2025

Benefits you'll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We're happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

About The Role
Interviews: 29th January

Please note, this role requires you to be based within either East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire, or Lincolnshire. As this is an essential requirement, we will not interview candidates who are based outside of this area. 
Are you looking for a role where your media and communications skills can help to make a positive difference?
Do you want to inspire and help people through powerful storytelling across regional media, amplifying the voices and experiences of people living with dementia to bring about change?  
If yes, we’d love to tell you more! 
Alzheimer’s Society is seeking an experienced, proactive, and determined individual with a background in PR (in house or agency) or journalism, who has a strong news sense and proven track record. 
With an excellent understanding of regional media, and living within the East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire, or Lincolnshire as a requirement of this role, you will join a friendly and busy team, working remotely, who support each other to overcome any challenges, achieve results and celebrate success. 
This is a vital and rewarding role that offers you opportunities to be creative, lead on the design and delivery of campaigns and be recognised as a trusted expert in regional PR. 
About You

- You will be providing a platform for people affected by dementia to be heard – through engaging media campaigns, sourcing interviews and working with journalists on stories that really matter.  
- You will be making a real difference by raising awareness. Whether it’s boosting fundraising totals or sign up to events or supporting someone to share their experience so other people living by dementia know they are not alone, and that help is available. 
- You have the opportunity and time to develop ideas when leading on key projects and campaigns throughout the year, working in collaboration with other teams across the organisation. 
- Enhance your skills in multimedia by creating your own videos and photos, with equipment provided, to build packages of engaging content for regional media.  
- Use your expert knowledge and skills to advise on media relations and reputation management and help train and develop spokespeople. 
- You will work on varied and interesting campaigns including fundraising, research and influencing and dementia support services – enhancing your own knowledge and expertise. 

·      It’s a rewarding role both professionally and personally with a company health scheme, generous annual leave allowance and pension scheme, wellbeing programmes and flexibility to work from home within the East of England, East Midlands, Yorkshire, or Lincolnshire.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.