• Permanent
• £43,764.00 per annum
• Full time (37.5 hours a week)
• Flexible working options will be supported
• London office and Hybrid working to be supported

About us

The Centre for Ageing Better is an independent charitable foundation, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

The Centre for Ageing Better creates change in policy and practice informed by evidence and works with partners across England to improve employment, housing, health and communities. We believe that more people living longer represents a huge opportunity for society and we want everyone to enjoy a good later life. But changes are needed so more people are in good health, are financially secure, are socially connected, and have a sense of meaning and purpose in later life. We have set out a bold ambition to do more on all these fronts.

We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

About the role

As Media Manager, you will develop and grow Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

Key responsibilities include planning and drafting high-quality and newsworthy media content including press releases, statements, comment pieces, and feature ideas and each week successfully pitching these to media outlets. You will drive our reactive media work, finding stories and angles and pushing Ageing Better ahead of the news agenda on breaking issues. You will advise the organisation and staff members on media angles and approaches and support colleagues in taking part in interviews and other opportunities for publicity.

You will also manage the work of a communications assistant and ensure that our media work is integrated with and complementary to our wider communications activity and functions.

In addition you will carry out a broader range of related media and communications duties, including leading the development and delivery of cross-channel communications and influencing plans.

About you

The successful candidate will have extensive media relations experience and a proven track record in increasing the national media profile of an organisation.

It is essential that you understand how different aspects of the media operate and have experience of cultivating positive and fruitful working relationships with journalists at all levels.

Previous experience of line management is desirable.

To apply please send application form in Word format (No CVs)

The closing date for this role is 5pm on Sunday 6th February 2022. Interviews being held by Zoom W/C 14th February 2022.

Please complete the attached Equality and Diversity form below and return alongside your application form.

Dear candidate,

I’ll cut to the quick: we need you on our team.

This year we’ll launch an exciting new campaign called Stronger My Way, which will help people living with a health condition improve their quality of life through strengthening.

We’ll also continue to promote a major NHS initiative that allows patients to see a specialist physiotherapist instead of a GP at their local surgery when they have a bone, joint or muscle problem.

And the pandemic has only added to the sense of urgency around our campaign to improve access to incredibly important rehabilitation for conditions such as arthritis, MS and stroke.

You’ll use your experience of similar integrated campaigns to provide creativity, energy and sharply-targeted comms across multiple platforms.

You’ll bring your media contacts, nous and writing skills to generate coverage and secure profile for these issues in national, specialist and other forms of media.

We’ll also rely on your experience of working across other PR channels, such as social media, securing speaker opportunities and event attendance.

Across all of these areas you’ll be contributing in meaningful ways to the success of our new equity, diversity and belonging strategy.

Your experience of using your previous roles to advance these essential issues will be crucial to both the work we do and the mindset and processes we make integral to our work.

Look, we don’t always get it right – I certainly don’t. But one of our organisational values is learning.

This means you’ll always be supported to try something new, confident in the knowledge that if it doesn’t pan out, we’ll be more interested in what we can learn for future.

I’m particularly keen to hear from people from communities that are under-represented in the PR industry.

I look forward to working with you.

Best wishes,

Jon Ryan

Head of Press and PR

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Based in our London office when restrictions lift with homeworking available (subject to meeting homeworking assessment requirements, which includes a minimum broadband speed of 18 Mbps).

Would you like to use your PR and media skills to highlight and tackle global poverty?

Tearfund is looking for an experienced PR and Media Officer to work with Tearfund Ambassadors and the fundraising team to achieve high-quality media coverage and to raise awareness of issues of relief and development in line with Tearfund's strategic priorities.

Working alongside the Fundraising Media Officer and reporting to the Public Relations Manager - Ambassadors, you will be responsible for generating positive press coverage around our Ambassador work and key fundraising campaigns. You will also play a key role in strengthening relationships with our Ambassadors and public figures by supporting events, campaigns and appeals.

You'll have strong PR skills with a solid understanding of the UK media, along with experience of relationship management or working with high-profile people and excellent organisational skills.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to use their media experience, PR skills and ability to build relationships to support our Ambassador strategy and ensure that our life-changing work gets the coverage it deserves in the media.

Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency and has been working around the world for more than 50 years. We partner through the church and other locally-based organisations to respond to where the need is greatest, helping communities to lift themselves out of poverty.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

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

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose. To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

This important role supports Independent Age’s media & PR programme and will help deliver our ambition to build our reputation and raise our profile across a wide range of media channels, to challenge ageism and the inequalities that exist in older age. 

We would be looking to you to bring the experience you have gained from working in a busy media or public relations team and proven ability to implement innovative and successful media campaigns (across digital and traditional channels). 

You will be adept at applying your broad knowledge and awareness of best practice and emerging trends in digital and social media to a range of media and PR projects; capable of managing a varied workload, working to tight deadlines and able to identify and create newsworthy stories and able to use your interpersonal skills to influence and persuade a wide range of internal stakeholders.

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are Purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work.  We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities’.  We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

We offer two incremental salary increases for everyone joining us, one at successful completion of probation and the second on the first anniversary of starting with us. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Monday 31 January and Tuesday 1 February

We are looking for a talented PR specialist to help deliver the charity’s key messages via the media, on both a pro-active and reactive basis, working closely with colleagues across the charity and with lead responsibility for consumer media engagement, sharing our work via social media, and monitoring and evaluating StepChange press coverage.

With this role you can enjoy a hybrid working environment, primarily working from home with some days in the office and occasional travel.

What you will be doing

• Quickly and efficiently handle incoming media requests for comment, interviews and filming, liaising with the Media & PR Manager on how to manage requests, and keep accurate records of them.
• Compile and distribute, by 9.30am, the morning media monitoring service for the charity and handle day-to-day liaison with our media monitoring provider.
• Source and maintain relevant, accurate media lists and handle day-to-day liaison with our media database provider.
• Bring a proactive and creative approach to the planning of the charity’s media activities, and implement agreed activities such as drafting briefings, quotes, press releases, articles, blog posts etc
• Proactively pitch feature stories, pulling together evidence, insight and client case stories to support the charity’s objectives.
• Take responsibility for reflecting the charity’s media, policy and campaigns work on StepChange’s social media channels. Liaise with stakeholders across the external affairs team to create a regular stream of content that gives insight into the charity’s work in these areas
• Compile monthly coverage reports and competitor analysis for management information purposes.
• Keep abreast of developments in debt (and within the charity) to be able to talk knowledgably about key issues.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant journalists.
• Be prepared to cover parliamentary monitoring in the event of absence of other staff.

What we want from you

• Sound knowledge and understanding of media processes (including social media, blogs)
• Good PR skills and understanding of how the media works
• Good knowledge of news and current affairs
• Experience of drafting press releases, articles, quotes and blogs
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating media coverage
• Experience of dealing with press calls and briefing staff for interviews - or experience of planning and conducting interviews
• Experience of having proactively secured media coverage or of working as a journalist.
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Self-starter, able to work on own initiative and who appreciates the need to keep up to speed with developments
• Happy to balance the demands of regular, routine and detailed administrative work with a creative approach and new ideas
• A PR or journalist qualification is desirable
• Previous experience of working in PR or as a journalist in a business or personal finance related field is desirable

What we offer you

• 24 days annual leave (this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 29), plus bank holidays
• Hybrid work – the ability to work from home
• An individually tailored personal development plan and ongoing training
• The opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
• Use of a Charity laptop and headset for working from home
• Travel season ticket loans
• Discounted car parking
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group personal pension scheme
• Westfield Health cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Financial planning
• Long service awards
• Free tea and coffee in the office

About us:

StepChange is the UK’s largest and most comprehensive provider of free debt advice. Hundreds of thousands of people come to us for help every year. Some are at crisis point and many don't see a way out. We help them to find a way out of their debt problems. We don't judge people; we provide the support, guidance and solutions that are needed. Whatever the situation we'll look for practical solutions that make our clients' lives better.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a great charity focused on working with those living with older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. The charity looks to inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. A fantastic opportunity exists for a Media and PR officer to join the team on a part time basis. The Media & PR officer will be responsible for raising the profile of the charity across all media channels, securing coverage of work in national and local press. You will also have a remit to use media channels to recruit both volunteers and older people into the charity’s services as well as gathering case studies for use on the charity’s website and regular e-newsletters. You will drive up the quality of written content and media reach through continuous test, review, and optimisation. The role is home working within the UK.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of media and audiences. Candidates will have experience of working in a busy media or public relations team, writing press releases, and securing coverage across a range of print and online media. You will have the ability to identify and create newsworthy stories. Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage a varied workload and work to tight deadlines is essential for this role. 

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Blind Veterans UK supports blind and vision-impaired men and women offering a range of services to enable them to retain their independence. We believe that no one who has served their country should battle blindness alone.

We have a new corporate strategy, Victory over Blindness 21, which aims to future proof the charity and provide the best possible support to blind veterans today and for decades to come.  With this comes a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Marketing and Communications team.

We are currently looking for an experienced public and media relations PR and Communications Executive to join our Marketing and Communications team to communicate the Blind Veterans UK brand and key messages, to increase awareness and understanding and to help achieve our marketing objectives.

As PR & Communications Executive, you will:

• Support the team to develop and implement the Communications strategy and PR plans.
• Research and write press releases and contribute to in-house newsletters and publications.
• Liaise with and answer questions from the media and other organisations.
• Create and respond to social media activity, in liaison with digital colleagues.
• Measure the impact of media and digital communications activity, producing reports as required.
• Attend PR events and co-ordinate press activity.

As the ideal candidate, you will be resourceful and proactive with the ability to influence, persuade and engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Experienced in PR and media relations you will be adept at dealing with sensitive issues and writing engaging press releases.

Our benefits package include:

• This is a homebased role
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous Group Personal Pension scheme (up to 10% of salary employer contribution)
• Professional Subscription
• Life Assurance
• Learning and development resources and courses

If you would like to apply, please email your up to date CV and a supporting statement of no more than 700 words to describe how your knowledge, skills, and experience make you an ideal candidate for the role to with the subject line “PR & Communications Executive”.

Please note CVs without a supporting statement, as detailed above, will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Tuesday 25 January 2022, 10am

Interviews:  w/c 31 January 2022 via MS Teams

Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible.
 

PR and Policy Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a PR and Policy Officer to help secure high quality media coverage as well as supporting the policy development and political influencing work.

Position: PR & Policy Officer

Location: Bradley, Huddersfield with flexible home working available

Hours: Full-time, 37 per week

Salary: Circa £23,000 - 25,000

Duration: Permanent

Benefits: Include 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

The Role

The Policy and Communications work is critical to ensuring that the organisation is at the forefront of the debate on early years’ education and childcare.

Working with the PR Manager, you will take responsibility for monitoring media coverage, creating engaging content for press releases and news features, as well as supporting the Director of Policy and Communications with stakeholder engagement and policy research.

Responsibilities include:

• Support PR Manager to deliver the media relations strategy
• Identify and create print, broadcast and digital opportunities for maximising the reach and impact of key messaging
• Support work with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Childcare and Early Education to increase awareness of early years’ policy priorities among politicians from all parties
• Develop work programmes and undertake research to explore policy issues
• Liaise with press and media contacts to maximise positive exposure and coverage across UK national and trade media
• Manage the day-to-day operation of media and policy contacts
• Support in finding suitable nurseries as case studies and spokespeople for the press and broadcast media
• Assist with internal and external speaking engagements
• Publish press releases and comments on the website
• Write and produce material for the member magazine Nursery News

About You

As PR and Policy Officer, you will have a degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience along with outstanding communications skills. Enthusiastic and creative, you will have excellent editorial and proof reading skills with consistent accuracy

You will have experience of writing for diverse audiences (e.g. essays, newsletters, social media content, briefing papers, press releases) and data analysis skills – drawing results, trends and conclusions from qualitative or quantitative data sources.

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries working in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

You may have experience in areas such as PR Officer, Policy Officer, PR and Policy, PR and Policy Executive, Public Affairs Officer, Planning Policy Officer, Public Affairs and Policy Officer,  Public Relations Officer, Planning Policy Officer, Public Relations and Policy Officer, Marketing Officer, Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Executive, Marketing and Communications Assistant, Marketing and Communications Policy Officer, Social Media Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Print Media, Broadcast Media, Media and Policy Officer, EYF.

Suffolk Community Foundation is Suffolk's leading funder to local charities and community groups and is seeking an exceptional individual to join the team. 

If you are newly graduated or looking for the next exciting step in your career, we are looking to appoint a talented and committed individual to join us. This is a unique opportunity to gain a breadth of experience that will expose you to every corner of Suffolk’s vibrant charity, business, public-sector and community life. Your primary focus will be to support our digital content and social media presence, including keeping all channels updated and focused.  In this fast-evolving area of communication, you will also continue to seek out new social media avenues and ways of connecting with key stakeholders.

As our digital content and social media assistant a typical day will look something like this:

• Keep content on our website fresh and engaging.
• Create inspiring digital content that continues to strengthen our digital footprint on all key social media channels.
• Create dynamic written, graphic, and video content.
• Support the creation of new ideas and concepts.
• Identify new opportunities to engage with key stakeholders online.
• Be fully immersed in the wider digital space and be a confident digital networker
• Support the business with other day to day administrative tasks.

You will

• have empathy for people, and a passion for Suffolk, with a strong desire to alleviate deprivation and need.
• possess strong creative flair with a practical hands-on approach.
• be a committed team player that enjoys communicating at all levels.
• thrive when managing a range of projects and tasks.
• have exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a keen eye to detail.
• be highly organised.
• demonstrate excellent knowledge of Microsoft and design packages.
• be flexible, self-motivated, and happy to work in the office or remotely.
• hold a clean driving licence.

Apply today and join our team.

Terms of employment:

Full-time: 35 hours per week
Salary: £18,000 - £22,000 per year
Annual Leave: 25 days increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days.
Contributory Pension scheme

I am on the lookout for an excellent PR & Content Coordinator who is immediately available to help a brilliant membership charity client of mine.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Helping support the communications and engagement team in providing quality and tailored content across a range of channels to the organisation’s key audiences both externally (members, media, public) and internally (staff)
• Copywriting and content creation across channels that include social media (Twitter and Instagram), a website, a quarterly print magazine, an enewsletter, and much more
• Monitoring and recording media coverage and activity

• Helping update content calendars whilst also researching, and gathering relevant content and information for dissemination to our audiences on social media.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:

• Excellent editorial and content writing skills
• Working within a membership, charity or public sector environment though open to other sectors too.
• Design and content production skills ((Canva experience is desirable but can provide training for the right candidate).
• Have experience managing difference social media channels
• Experience in providing administrative support for and co-ordinating the work of a busy creative/communications team.

This is a 2-3 month contract fully remote starting asap paying between £26-30k pro rata (on a day rate and will dependant on whether inside or outside of London waiting)

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process

Charity People is thrilled to be partnering with The Royal Parks in their search for a new Social Media Manager!

Are you able to curate and shape conversations on nature, wellbeing, and on history and heritage? Are you a social media navigator with a flare for the creative? If so, we'd like to hear from you!

The Royal Parks is a charity managing over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks and beautiful public spaces, across London. As Social Media Manager, you'll be a core member of the communications team, responsible for providing insight and expertise to The Royal Parks on marketing, campaigning, community and issues management; you will lead the charge on content creation and sharing, and all things social media to forward the motivations and messaging of the charity. As a public-facing member of the team, you will play a significant role in shaping and enhancing the charity's public image, and ensure that strong connections between the park teams and visitors run smoothly.

Core responsibilities for the role will include:
* Community management: building relationships with influences to amplify messaging; curating and shaping key conversations in-keeping with the charity's ethos; developing and supporting engagement and growth strategies across many social media platforms.
* Content delivery: creating rich media content; working closely with colleagues and collaborating with external partners to build and maintain a content sharing network.
* Digital marketing: using paid social media adverts to amplify campaign messages and calls to action and deliver campaigns.
* Customer engagement: building and maintaining productive relationships with colleagues across the parks network; addressing customer queries with accurate information.
* Reputation management: daily monitoring of social media activity; managing responses to crises and issues as these arise; working closely with colleagues across the network.
* Reporting: analysing, measuring and optimising social media performance across all channels; presenting insights and recognising key trends, benchmarking competitor activity, and disseminating accurate information across the parks network.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in successful management of social media strategies. You will have a keen eye for detail; a proactive and creative approach to planning and experience of managing multi-channel campaigns, using a variety of relevant software; as well as excellent stakeholder management skills. You will be efficient, organised, and strong team-player with a commitment to the Royal Parks' ethos and values.

Closing: 31st January
Interview: TBC

If you are interested in applying for this fantastic role, please do reach out to Alice Wood at Charity People ASAP so we can get the ball rolling soon!

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with 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.

Charity People is thrilled to be working with Eden Project Communities to recruit for their new Social Media Manager. We warmly welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role. We are looking for individuals to culturally add to the organisation rather than fit an existing cultural mould, so if you are part of a community that has traditionally been minoritised and underrepresented by the charity sector, we would love to hear from you and will do everything possible to make this a smooth, supportive and fair application process for you.

As organisation with a global mission is to create a movement that builds relationships between people and the natural world, Eden Project Communities is a growing movement, working on and developing projects locally, nationally, and internationally. Their work is underpinned by the understanding that we need to live with the grain of nature and that everything is interconnected. Their projects aim to stimulate, educate, and empower.

Working within the Digital, Marketing and PR teams, you will be the social media lead, and will undertake the following key responsibilities:
* Contribute to and deliver a digital engagement strategy to engage our community, excite the people of the UK in Eden Project Communities work and to encourage active public participation in our core campaign activities.
* Design and deliver low cost digital campaigns and activities to create a step change in our reach and engagement levels. Working to identify audiences, influencers and amplifiers, develop approaches and cultivate relationships to support campaign delivery and strategy development.
* Lead the ongoing development of social media channels through creation of digital marketing collateral with support from the marketing team and identify and oversee delivery of materials required for future campaigns including films, graphics, photography, Gifs, content, e-comms etc
* Develop and manage all digital marketing channels and activities day to day to engage our existing audiences across the UK and appeal to new audiences, ensuring messaging and tone is in line with our branding and values and adheres with any data protection or other rules as required.
* Plan, create and schedule social media content including written posts, photos, graphics, videos and competitions. Liaise with the wider team and external agencies to maximise the impact of our social media strategy and content, ensuring our funders and sponsors are built into key messages and we provide fun and engaging content through our own work and by amplifying that of valued partners.
* Provide analysis of the effectiveness of our content through regular reporting including key metrics such as reach, impressions and engagement, report performance in team meetings and adjust digital strategy accordingly.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in a similar role, driving behaviour change and participation through digital means, with an in-depth knowledge of current digital social media trends and tactics, showing professional competence in this area.

You must be collaborative, clear in your communications, and be comfortable in a fast-paced campaign environment with a high volume of activity; you will routinely need to reprioritize plans and activities to meet changing needs of the organisation at short notice with pace and accuracy. You must be an adaptive thinker, relying on best practice and experience to identify new approaches to extending their campaign reach.

Location: Home based anywhere in the UK

Salary: £33,500

Closing date: Friday 14th January
Interview: 20th and 21st January

This is a fixed-term contract, running until December 2023

If you're interested in hearing more about this great opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with 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.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a confident and passionate public relations manager to help us in our fight to improve the welfare of farmed animals.

As a valued member of our agile marketing team, you will play a vital role in helping us create awareness and understanding of a range of farm animal welfare issues and promote our ethical food label.

About the role

As part of the UK's largest animal welfare charity, RSPCA Assured deals with a wide range of complex and challenging farm animal welfare issues and many different stakeholders with competing views.

Our public relations manager must be able to react swiftly and confidently to high profile media enquiries and manage RSPCA Assured's reputation.  You must be ready to help us tell our story and promote the amazing work of the organisation in an engaging and compelling way.

You'll be responsible  for managing key public relations activities and writing copy for our press materials, website and other communications.  You'll also undertake other essential daily public relations-related tasks, including providing advice to the leadership team and other senior stakeholders.

The public relations manager will help us achieve our strategic goal of becoming the most trusted animal assurance provider in the UK and the first choice amongst those shoppers concerned about farm animal welfare.

The role holder will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Deputising for the senior public relations manager in their absence.
• Advising the leadership team and senior RSPCA collagues on media relations matters related to farm animals.
• Preparing press releases, statements, Q&As and other materials.
• Briefing and preparing staff for proactive and reactive media interviews.
• Managing our relationship with our case study farms and related media activities.
• Overseeing engagement with bloggers and social media influencers.

They will also support the senior public relations manager and other members of the marketing team with:

• Developing and implementing an annual plan to secure positive press coverage of RSPCA Assured.
• Handling day to day media enquiries and opportunities, which may include some occasional, urgent out of hours cover.
• Proactively identifying, managing and implementing press and PR opportunities - both stand alone and to support other marketing projects.
• Researching and writing content for our website and social media channels.
• Handling social media and public enquiries, which may include occasional pre agreed out of hours cover.

About You

You will have exemplary writing skills and experience producing content for both print and digial media, with excellent knowledge of what content works.

You will have excellent interperonsal skills and be able to advise a wide range of senior stakeholers on a range of media relations matters.

You will be able to absorb information on a range of often very technical and complex welfare issues and be able to accurately relay that information to other stakeholders in a simple and digestible format.

You will need to be organised and efficient as you will be managing a number of public relations activities on which you will be working with many other people as part of a team.

You will be passionate about improving the welfare of animals and share our charity values.

About Us

As part of the UK's largest animal welfare charity, RSPCA Assured is the only UK assurance provider solely dedicated to improving the welfare of millions of farmed animals.

Every year, our dedicated team of assessors inspect almost 4,000 hatcheries, farms, hauliers and abattoirs to make sure they meet strict RSPCA welfare standards - ensuring a better life for farmed animals from birth to slaughter.

The RSPCA Assured label on products makes it easy to spot products from animals that have had a better life so shoppers can feel confident and good about their choices.

What we can offer

Benefits for your peace of mind:

• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Group income protection

Culture and lifestyle that supports you:

• Hybrid working - part home, part office
• Dogs at work
• Annual leave
• Employee assistance programme

Learning to develop you:

• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Learning and development resources and courses

Do you know how to write copy that inspires and creates action, how to spot when ads aren’t performing against target and how to improve and optimise them to meet their goals? Then join our talented, ambitious, forward-thinking and award-winning social media team! It’s an exciting time to join GOSH as you will be working on a number of high-profile campaigns, with colleagues across the charity and Hospital, so excellent communication skills and stakeholder management is key.

Given the nature of social media and how it’s constantly evolving, this role requires you to stay on top of best practice, spot trends and feed these back to the wider team so that we can deliver the best online experience possible to our supporters, donors, patients and their families.

Role Overview

We’re looking for an experienced social media expert to bring insight, passion, and talent to the organisation and team. You will help manage the day-to-day running of our organic and paid social campaigns and drive our ambitious social media strategy forward.

About the Team

This role sits within our Marketing and Communications Directorate, which is made up of Brand, Design, Communications and Digital Engagement teams. You’ll be working within the Digital Engagement team and will work closely with the Fundraising Directorate to deliver our social media strategy and lead on end-to-end delivery of social media campaigns, with a focus on income generation through paid social.

About You

You’ll have experience working in social media across organic and paid, taking a data-led and audience-first approach to your work. You will have proven experience in delivering high performing social media campaigns.

The ideal candidate will also have:

- Proven skills in paid social advertising, across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
- Experience of social-first content development, across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
- Proven ability in using data measurement and insights to improve and optimise social performance.
- Social media management experience, with proven skills in running organisational social media feeds.

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: Midnight on 31st January 2022.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

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