Kenny Recruit have partnered with a national charity to find a Public Relations and Content Officer. Our client support millions of people across the UK, they put time and money into research, they fund raise and the offer support in various different ways. This is a part time role of 28 hours a week so suits someone who needs flexible working hours. There is flexibility on the number of days worked and due to the nature of the work, you may be asked to work out of your allotted 28 hours but you are always given the time back.
As PR and Content Officer, you will be providing a broad range of public relations related support to the charity to enhance their reputation and deliver against it’s vision and mission. The role will require an individual who has demonstrable press office/PR experience. If you describe yourself as someone with a ’can do’ approach and enjoy a fast paced autonomous role, this role will meet those desires. You will be someone that is confident with all media activity and is looking for a role within the health and not for profit space.
Pay: £30,000 per annum (will be pro rata)
Location: Dartford (2 days in the office)
Working hours: 9am - 5pm
Responsibilities:
Press and PR
*To operate and manage the day-to-day press office activities:
*Handling reactive enquiries received by the press office, providing up to date statements, comments and quotes, managing and filtering through relevant requests for interviews and comment to appropriate personnel, shepherding the media enquiry to conclusion, including recording and updating press logs.
*Establishing and maintaining up to date media lists and press office admin processes
*Creating and maintaining up to date media ready information on the work of the charity.
*Working with the Snr Social Officer and Communications Officer to develop a bank of case studies/lived experiences suitable for reactive and proactive press activity.
*Build and maintain relationships with key media by keeping abreast of relevant stories and their writers and proactively reaching out.
*Writing press copy, press releases, media quotes and press statements to respond to media enquiries.
*Leveraging news generation skills to create a steady stream of proactive press stories to issue over the course of the year.
*Work with the Head of Communications to develop an annual proactive press and PR strategy to include crisis and issues forecasting.
*Alongside the broader communications team, play an active role in contributing to the development and execution of awareness raising and policy campaigns throughout the year.
*Evaluate proactive post PR and press campaign activity as part of the overall communications department review of campaigns.
*Support the corporate partnership team on corporate partner funded initiatives.
*Support the fundraising team with any fundraising initiatives which may have a PR/press currency.
*Being actively involved in any external press events.
*Deputise for the Head of Communications in providing press, PR and crisis communications.
Content Creation
*To coordinate, liaise with colleagues and prepare the editorial content required for bimonthly digital communications.
*Alongside other members of the communications team, undertake bi-annual reviews of E-News.
*Alongside the clinical team, plan, coordinate and where relevant copywrite and edit the quarterly digital publication of the health care professional publication.
*Work with relevant colleagues in the communications team to ensure the digital footprint of the website is user friendly, up to date and relevant.
*Be an active member of the communication team’s pool of copywriters for the creation of copy and content bespoke database communications, marketing and fundraising resources and key charity annual reports such as the Impact Report and Annual Report.
Experience required:
*3 years of experience ideally gained in relevant fields ( health/not-for-profit/purpose brands/journalism) but will consider other sectors if transferable professional skills or personal experience can be demonstrated.
*Outstanding writing skills.
*Good understanding of news generation, news agendas and how to pitch a story.
*Demonstrable of experience of knowing how traditional, digital and social media landscapes can be leveraged as earned channel for an organisation’s comms outputs.
*Analysing & interpreting PR, press office and content outputs.
*Planning & organising.
*Relationship building & networking.
*Articulate & confident communicator who is able to present and adapt information which needs communicating using the most appropriate medium and style.
*Reporting.
*Able to work quickly and accurately and under pressure.
*Adapting & responding to change.
*Collaborating and working as part of team.
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