PR and Communications Officer - Warwickshire

PR and Communications Officer - Warwickshire, Warwickshire

Client: NFP People Limited

Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 073e2c7b89d7

Job Views: 53

Posted: 24.01.2025

Expiry Date: 10.03.2025

Job Description:

PR and Communications Officer

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy, high-performing external affairs and communications team at the national charity caring for the NHS. We’re looking for a brilliant, proactive and resourceful PR and communications officer who is passionate about the NHS and generating amazing media coverage for the charity.

We are looking for someone proactive, tenacious, and empathetic, as you will be working for a charity that represents 100% of the NHS charity sector in the UK, helping the NHS tackle today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

Position: PR and Communications Officer

Location: Home based and flexible (you are able to work in Warwick and London offices occasionally, and at other locations nationally when required)

Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week) – less two hours wellbeing time, 9-11am on Friday mornings

Closing Date: 18th August 2024

The Role

The PR and communications officer plays a central role, responsible for providing events, content creation and PR support across both the external affairs and PR teams, to help people better understand the mission and take action to support the charity.

The role is a hybrid of office and home working, requiring occasional meetings at our Warwick office. The team also meets in London but this is flexible, depending on the location of the successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Media monitoring and reporting
• Media relations
• Strategic communications

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have communications and project management experience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You should be creative and passionate about delivering impactful work, with a proven ability to be highly organised and manage your own workload.

You will have experience of:

• Administration, communications and events management
• Supporting multiple projects in a complex environment.
• Using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Using digital content, scheduling and monitoring software including WordPress, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Hootsuite, Instagram, YouTube, Canva and Photoshop
• Developing and updating spreadsheets and managing digital brand assets including images and video files.
• Using relevant legislation, best practice, policies and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.

In return, you will have a supportive team, where you can shape your role and the direction of your work, and the opportunity to be involved in new, exciting and ambitious projects.

Benefits Include:

• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum
• Flexible Working
• 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff
• Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Company Rewards
• Plus many more great staff benefits!

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in, your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Equality and Diversity

The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.