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Job Vacancy Details
Communications Officer
Charity
Surrey
Permanent ⁄ £24000 - £26500
Updated February 6, 2012
The purpose of the role is to develop the communications strategy, messaging, audience and channels with the Director of Fundraising. The key responsibilities of the role include:
• To act as the first point of contact for media enquiries, ensuring the charity's responses are informed, timely, and relevant.
• Drive, develop and implement the charity's online communications, including co-ordination and maintenance of the website and social media channels
• To write media releases, statements, contributed articles and other public facing information, including policy position statements in conjunction with the senior management team.
• To translate scientific documents into easily digestible documents for lay audiences.
• To proactively promote the charity's views and work through inventive media relations work.
• PR event co-ordination, launches and press visits
• To solicit and write up case studies for use across the charity
• To copy-edit and rewrite articles created for local press and magazines by staff members and fundraisers
Who we're looking for
• Demonstrable experience working for a public relations, corporate communications or public affairs department in a not-for-profit organisation
• Experience managing and developing proactive and reactive media relations.
• Previous, recent experience managing national media campaigns including: strategy development, crafting pitches, media outreach and coordinating press interviews and events
• Experience of representing an organisation at events, conferences and meetings.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload
• Excellent copywriting and proof reading skills
• Ability to write engaging feature material, often about complex and sensitive issues.
About our client
A specialist charity based in Surrey
What's on offer
Up to £26,500 (dependent upon experience) + benefits
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 1932 264 000.
Job Ref: 13216181
Your application will be sent to James McManus.
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