Media & PR Manager
Permanent
£36,000 - £40,000

Are you a passionate PR with an eye for creativity? Are you a strong storyteller with a track record in leading media campaigns that make an impact? We want to hear from you! 

We are looking for a creative and inspiring Media & PR Manager to come and join us at Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK’s best loved and most trusted charities.

The successful candidate will manage the development and delivery of our media activity across a wide range of topics, from fundraising to policy influencing and much more. They will manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internally at Macmillan and externally.

Good experience of creating, project managing, and evaluating high profile PR campaigns is a must and and the right person will have a proven track record of gaining cut-through across multiple channels against a busy news agenda. They will also have good experience of dealing with reputational issues and the ability to manage multiple projects and budgets.  Excellent interpersonal and communications skills are key when working within our large and busy charity. 

The role has line management responsibility for at least one Media & PR Officer, so we welcome candidates with strong people management experience. 

We commit to actively developing you and offer benefits including a 34.5 hour week (with early finish on Fridays), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous annual leave, and interest free loans for season ticket and gym membership.

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Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths so we seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, reflecting the diverse nature of our society. 

We will support you throughout the recruitment process with any reasonable adjustments required in accordance with the Equality Act. Please contact the Macmillan HR Team if you require support.

Media Officer

c.£30,000 per annum

London

Are you energetic and enthusiastic and bursting with ideas?

One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. As the only UK charity for people affected by all lung and respiratory diseases – from mild asthma through to lung cancer – the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership is here for every one of them. We provide support, fund vital research, and campaign for better prevention, treatment and care.

An opportunity has arisen to join our high performing media team. Reporting to the Senior Media Officer, your role will be to deliver creative communications to enable the charity to deliver its organisational strategy in a cost effective and efficient way.

You will deliver an integrated social media and media relations service which generates both reactive and proactive opportunities and raises the profile of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. Responding promptly and authoritatively to media requests, you will proactively identify and maximise media and social media opportunities across a range of outlets and channels.

Interacting with colleagues at all levels and all teams across the organisation you will find this a great opportunity to develop your communications skills in a creative and energised workplace.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including our cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan, 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme and much more.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation committed to supporting everyone whose life is changed by lung disease.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Asthma UK website or click on the Apply button now.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th February 2020

An opportunity for a forward-thinking, confident and friendly Social Media Manager to join a well-established charity in Central London as they continue to implement their new and exciting digital strategy. Supported by a fantastic team this is an exciting role, pivotal to the successful implementation of the charity’s digital strategy.

Joining this digitally led Marketing & Communications department, working closely with the Head of Brand and Head of UX, you will play a key part in developing their social media efforts to captivate, reach and support new audiences.

To be successful in this position you will be:

• Confident in delivering a first-class social media experience and aware of the huge opportunities that a successful strategy brings.
• A big team player; collaborating, listening, supporting. Working with your colleagues to promote wider charity activities, highlighting opportunities for positive impact and embedding the best social media practices across the whole organisation.
• Knowledgeable about paid-for opportunities as well as organic growth.
• Responsible for gathering and sharing insights from social media platforms in order to influence the charity’s activities and actions. Able to react strategically to insight, identify content gaps and provide guidance on overall strategy.
• Brilliant with content; a natural at producing content and copy in a number of styles to suit different audiences and working with the full range of media available.
• Well versed in creating and implementing a comprehensive and effective schedules.
• An expert in all things social media with the ability to champion best practice and provide guidance across the organisation.

• Annually: £29,500 - £33,245 plus inner london weighting and £500 Media On Call Allowance

• Region: London

• Location: Weston House - London

• Department: National & Regional Communications

• Vacancy Type: Permanent

• Working Hours Per Week: 35

• Closing Date: 31 January 2020

The NSPCC is the leading charity focused on preventing child cruelty in the UK and we believe that every childhood is worth fighting for. To carry out our charitable work, maximise our impact and achieve our strategic aims, we must communicate efficiently and effectively with the maximum possible impact to all key audiences.

The NSPCC’s Media Team is responsible for all the NSPCC’s media activity across traditional and online media outlets at national, regional, consumer and trade level.  The busy, proactive team works collaboratively across all NSPCC directorates to create a strong media platform for the NSPCC to publicise its work and campaigns.

The media team is currently generating record amounts of media coverage for our campaigns and strategic objectives, shining a light on some of the biggest child protection challenges of the day, and promoting our services supporting children and families across the country.  The team were finalists in the PR Week Awards ‘In House Team of the Year (Public/Third Sector) 2019, and we with a huge array of national and regional media making contact with us every day for comment, reaction and information.

103,000 young people approached local councils across the UK for help last year because they were homeless or at risk.

Do you have the skills and dedication to help ensure that youth homelessness and its impacts are at the top of the news agenda?

Centrepoint, the leading charity for homeless young people aged 16-25, is looking for a Media Officer to help deliver a first-class service to journalists and use their talents to help generate positive coverage for the charity’s fundraising campaigns and policy work. 

The successful candidate will have experience of working in the media or in public relations, and have a proven record of generating positive media coverage. As well as a great eye for a news story and excellent communication skills, you will need the ability to remain calm under pressure and to empower young people to share their experiences and aspirations.

The challenges will be varied, rewarding and include promoting new policy reports, Centrepoint’s Christmas appeal, fundraising events such as the annual Sleep Out, and Team England’s participation at the Homeless World Cup.

If you’re ready for the challenge, join our friendly and dynamic team and help give homeless young people a future.

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Media Officer, click ‘Apply’ now!

Media Officer

Permanent

c.£35,000pa - Local terms and conditions of employment will apply

Global Secretariat Hub Offices London or Johannesburg or Nairobi

Want to use your excellent skills in news and communications to strengthen our fight for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty? You’ll be joining an innovative and creative team at an exciting time as we begin implementing a new global communications strategy and raising ActionAid’s profile internationally.

As media officer, you’ll be responsible for playing a leading role in delivering significant increases in the quantity and quality of ActionAid’s global media coverage. You’ll be part of ActionAid International, the global secretariat of a 45-country federation. We have unprecedented access to human interest stories which resonate with media and donors, with storytelling and creative content at the heart of our new strategy.

An experienced PR professional or journalist, you’ll come armed with fresh, creative ideas about how we can engage journalists and become the go-to organisation for media reporting on our strategic priorities. Your expertise will support with the effective delivery of international media moments, linked to multi-country campaigns and core comms priorities, including climate justice and women’s labour rights.

You’ll use your excellent communications skills to build relationships and work closely with ActionAid countries to amplify their visibility and voice on stories with both national and international significance.

Recognising the increasing importance of social media in the distribution of news and as an ever-expanding space to interact with journalists, influencers and other stakeholders, this role is key to building reach and engagement through our social platforms, and ensuring ActionAid takes an active and timely reaction to relevant breaking news stories and humanitarian emergencies.

This is a brilliant opportunity to make your mark in a fast-paced environment with a team that values experimentation and continuous improvement.

You must possess exceptional interpersonal skills and be able to quickly develop effective working relationships with a diverse stakeholder group and be able to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple priorities effectively. You must also be willing to travel.

Energetic, enthusiastic and interested in learning within a political, changing and diverse work environment and with a strong commitment to ActionAid International’s vision, mission, values and strategy on human rights and socioeconomic justice? If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

If you have the skills, motivation and experience we need please send your CV and cover letter to us via the link by midnight on 2 February 2020. In the subject line of your email please write ‘Media officer – Your Name’. You are requested to highlight in the cover letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role. To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in your chosen location. 

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women, who are currently underrepresented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

Age UK and Age International are jointly recruiting for a creative Senior Media Officer to join their busy PR Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for high profile charities dedicated to helping older people in need, both here in the UK and overseas.

The post holder will develop and implement PR strategies that build the profile of the organisations (Age UK and Age International) and their brands in the UK.

You will:

• Have experience of working in a media or PR environment and of working with journalists
• Be innovative, resourceful and persistent, with a strong track record of delivering high volume/quality media coverage, ideally for international development or aging issues or consumer PR
• Have worked collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and on cross-team initiatives
• Be highly organised with excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write articles and high quality copy for a range of audiences.
• Have experience working with case studies and of dealing with potentially sensitive stories
• Have the ability to understand issues that affect older people
• Undertake other necessary tasks, including news desk and on-call duties within the Charity's press office

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Media and PR Officer

You will join as a Media and PR Officer to help CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, on its mission to make sure that every child or young person with cancer from 0-25 gets the support they need.

Media and PR Officer Requirements:

Once upon a time there was a storyteller, one of the greatest storytellers in all the land. This storyteller knew how to captivate any audience they encountered, those with the attention span of a goldfish and a scrolling habit and even the most cynical journalist or busy politician. What was the secret to their success? This storyteller knew the power of the stories they told of children and young people with cancer, and the honour it was to tell them.

Sound like this could be you? We’re looking for an amazing person to join our merry team.

You’ll have experience of working in a busy press office or lively social media management and you’ll be as comfortable building great relationships with families or young people as with journalists, celebrities or colleagues across the charity.

You’ll get a real buzz from seeing how you can help change the system and make stuff happen for young cancer patients. You’ll be unflappable, friendly, determined and have loads of creative ideas on how to get our stories heard by many different audiences up and down the UK.

Like all great storytellers you’ll be happy sharing these powerful stories across a range of channels whether it’s crafting something for insta, Twitter and Facebook, writing amazing media releases, delivering some awesome internal comms or briefing a colleague before they appear on the BBC Breakfast sofa.

About CLIC Sargent:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, and provides them with clinical, practical, emotional and financial support.

Location: London – Office, W6 8JA

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: circa £32,000 per annum

Benefits: In return we offer a competitive salary, impressive benefits, tea, cake or granola bars (whatever floats your boat) and the opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting charities around.

Closing Date: 26th January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Media Officer, PR, Public Relations, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Media, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalist, Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Marcomms, PR Officer, Voluntary Sector etc.

Ref: 91218

Job Introduction

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity, which uses media and communications to help reduce poverty and support people to understand their rights. We do this through partnering with civil society, media and others to produce creative programmes and other outputs which inform and engage audiences on key development issues. We also strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure of local media organisations in the countries in which we work.

BBC Media Action delivers a portfolio of projects in South Sudan. It seeks to expand this portfolio of work, but also to ensure that existing projects are delivered on time, on budget, to the highest standards and in accordance with BBC editorial values as well as Media Action methodologies.

Role Responsibility

This exciting and influential role will be responsible for the overall management and delivery of a range of development projects which use the power of media to tackle issues of health, resilience and governance. The Senior Project Manager will oversee a diverse, multidisciplinary team to ensure the agreed targets and objectives are met; and will ensure the quality and cohesion of project outputs. Maintaining relationships with donors and ensuring accurate and timely financial and narrative donor reporting will be a key part of the role, as will identifying further funding opportunities related to meeting development priorities in South Sudan and taking the lead on writing successful proposals.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the overall delivery and budget management of projects, and for reporting on progress to the Country Director, partners and donors. Upon request of the Country Director, the Senior Project Manager will represent Media Action in country to key stakeholders and will ensure effective relationships and partnerships with a wide range of partners including broadcasters, NGOs, international development agencies and others. Note that all of South Sudan is considered a High Risk location for security purposes. International staff are subject to movement restrictions including curfews, and local facilities and infrastructure are poor. Staff need to possess high levels of personal resilience to thrive in this environment.

BBC Media Action works to ensure that everyone we work with remains safe during their time with us. The Senior Project Manager will support the Country Director in ensuring that safeguarding is factored into project design and budgeting, staff and freelancers receive relevant safeguarding training, and relevant safeguarding due diligence is conducted with any local partner organisations that may be working with vulnerable adults or children as part of our projects.

Are you the right candidate?

• Considerable international development project management experience in a developing-country context, preferably in Africa, with demonstrated capacity to manage large-scale donor-funded projects effectively.
• Proven ability to develop and secure new business, including ability to develop new business ideas and present these persuasively to potential partners and funders.
• Proven experience writing successful international development donor-funded proposals that incorporate research, logframes, budgets, etc.
• Strong financial management skills, with proven experience managing complex medium-to-large budgets and knowledge of the reporting requirements of donors.
• Experience managing teams of local and international staff, preferably within a developing-country context, and developing and improving internal management systems and processes.

Package Description

Band: D
Contract type: 12 month attachment / fixed term contract
Location: South Sudan

Social Media Officer

You will work closely with the Senior Digital Communications Officer to drive forward our digital strategy with a particular focus on the development of our social media channels.

Social Media Officer Responsibilities:

- Deliver a creative social media strategy that engages members of the public by showcasing the work of the charity
- Write, schedule and post content on all social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn), own the social media calendar and be a brand guardian for the creative aesthetic of all social channels
- Work closely with key stakeholders from across the charity to support campaign launches as well as events, publications and supplying support plans / schedules for social activity
- Provide regular reports and analysis of social media activities (using Hootsuite / Google Analytics)
- Setting the company -wide practice guidance of social media and train others where necessary
- Support Senior Digital Communications Officer with day-to-day initiatives, campaigns and forward planning
- Write engaging, impactful SEO friendly content across all formats to improve the charities organic reach
- Copywriting, including but not limited to social media posts, blog articles and event descriptions

Social Media Officer Requirements:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role
- Developing social media channels, particularly Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
- Impeccable copy writing, attention to detail and ability to proof-read and edit
- Digital communications, either with an agency or in-house (ideally with a charity)
- Managing social media communities
- Delivering and evaluating social media campaigns and strategies
- Using social media account management tools, such as Hootsuite
- Creating and managing content plans

About Concern Worldwide (UK) Ltd:

Ending extreme poverty - whatever it takes

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty. We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest to reach and most fragile places. Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change and extreme hunger. When an emergency strikes, we are among the first on the ground. We use our voice to bring the stories of extreme poverty to world leaders.

Location: London

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £29,877 per annum

Closing Date: 9th February 2020
Interview Date: 20th February 2020

You may have experience of the following: Social Media Officer, Social Media Manager, Social Media Assistant, Social Media Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Manager, Charity Job, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 91282

We are recruiting a part time Senior Media Officer to support Tearfund's disaster and humanitarian work. You will be an experienced PR professional with an eye for a good story and the skills and tenacity to see it shared in the media. 

• You will build a network of media contacts and produce high quality media coverage for Tearfund's disaster and humanitarian work across a range of channels - broadcast, print and digital.
• You will work closely with our disaster and humanitarian team, providing expert advice on the way the media covers international development and aid stories and coming up with new and creative ideas for how to promote Tearfund key messages, campaigns and products.
• You will be skilled at building a long-term media strategy, as well as being agile to quickly respond to breaking stories.

You will be a strong team player, helping the rest of the media team as necessary to support all of Tearfund's work across advocacy, fundraising and humanitarian disasters.

Does this sound like the role for you? Then we'd love to hear from you. 

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's beliefs.