Communications Manager - Community

Football Club; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional sports organization in the UK is seeking a Communications Manager - Community to enhance their community engagement and drive public relations initiatives. The successful candidate will manage key communications, coordinate community projects, and need a strong knowledge of the football charitable landscape. This role demands exceptional written and interpersonal skills, alongside an understanding of charity public affairs.

Qualifications

• Ideally hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant communications field.
• Good knowledge and passion for the football and/or sport's charitable landscape.
• Demonstrable knowledge of charity public affairs.

Responsibilities

• Production of key weekly stakeholder communication.
• Manage the project for EFL Community Awards.
• Support the planning and coordination of PR activities.

Skills

Exceptional written skills

Strong multi-platform and digital skills

Good knowledge of football

Organised and self-driven

Great interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in communications or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Working Pattern: M-F, 35 hours. The EFL in the Community is looking for a passionate and organised Communications Manager - Community to work within our Communications and Marketing Team. The role will focus on delivering against the EFL Communications department goals and the amplification targets within the EFL in the Community strategy. Reporting into the Head of Communications and Marketing, the Communications Manager - Community will deliver against the EFL Communications department goals and the amplification targets within the EFL in the Community strategy. These areas include key weekly communication to Heads of Community, public affairs, EFL publications community related content and PR event support as well as digital development management.

Responsibilities

• Production of key weekly stakeholder communication
• Digital newsletter delivery - charity stories amplification via a digital newsletter
• Annual Report delivery
• Publications - create a process to review and collate incoming new community stories for an annual written story book
• Oversee the content on EFLintheCommunity.com and EFL.com
• Manage the transition to a single web platform for EFL Community messaging
• EFL Community Awards - manage the project from charity entry to outcomes event
• Public Relations & Community Engagement - support the planning and coordination of PR activities and community campaigns, including flagship initiatives such as the EFL Week of Action and Community Weekends
• Support new and emerging programme workstreams for the charity
• Director of Community support
• Review the current internal communications methods within EFL in the Community and champion innovative approaches in coordination with the EFL intranet strategy
• Public Affairs - Support the Public Affairs strategy for EFL in the Community including MP/Government department engagement delivery and amplification

Qualifications

• Ideally hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant communications, journalism, public affairs or business field/ equivalent experience or qualifications
• Good knowledge and passion of the football and/or the sport's charitable landscape
• An understanding of the power of storytelling and how it drives participation and engagement
• Good working knowledge of website content management
• Demonstrable knowledge of charity public affairs
• Knowledge of UK Data Protection legislation, with particular understanding in UK GDPR compliance

Technical Skills

• Demonstrable working competency within a communications role
• Demonstrable working competency of managing multiple projects to deadline
• Exceptional written skills
• Strong multi-platform and digital skills
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Able to report and document to a high professional standard, an excellent relationship builder - able to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of charities and Club contacts and understand their needs
• Great interpersonal and communication skills - able to adapt communication styles to suit both internal and external colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Organised and self-driven - able to work independently and as part of the wider team as and when required
• Organised - able to prioritise workloads
• Lead by example by contributing to promoting the principles of the EFL

About the EFL in the Community

EFL Clubs are truly embedded in the hearts of their 72 local communities, spanning the breadth and depth of England and Wales. Away from the match-day, Clubs and Club Community Organisations interact seven days a week, 365 days a year, making a positive contribution to the communities in which they serve. EFL in the Community is the charitable arm of the EFL (English Football League).

EFL in the Community (formerly the EFL Trust) was established in 2008 to support the ground-breaking work of EFL Football Club charities. This network of charities across England and Wales use the power of the Club badge to reach people who need help. They deliver a wide range of initiatives focused on improving health and wellbeing; raising aspirations and realising potential - building stronger, more cohesive EFL communities. Football Club charities engaged over 1.1 million participants last season and generated a total of £1.24 billion worth of social value across the full range of community initiatives and programmes.

OUR TEAM AT THE EFL: The EFL offers a unique opportunity to work with some of the biggest sporting competitions, clubs, commercial partnerships and media in the market. We look for the best people who approach their work with energy, excellence and commitment. Our employees are crucial to our success and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental elements of building our team. Each of us has an array of qualifications, skills and life experiences.