Communications Officer (Sport Welfare)

London Sport; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000; Part time

Job summary

A nonprofit sports organization in London seeks a part-time Communications Coordinator to lead multi-channel communications for their Sport Welfare programme. The role involves developing communication strategies, managing content for web pages and newsletters, and supporting event operations. Ideal candidates should have experience in grassroots communication, a keen eye for detail, and practical knowledge in content creation and event planning.

Benefits

28 days’ holiday + 8 public holidays + 5 volunteer days pro-rata

Competitive Pension scheme

Life Assurance and Health Cash Plan

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Practical experience communicating with sports clubs and grassroots organisations.
• Good understanding of transforming communication plans into impactful content.
• Lived experience of London is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a communications plan for community engagement.
• Maintain Sport Welfare web page content and resources.
• Create a newsletter content strategy and manage the database.
• Draft communication materials including case studies and social media assets.
• Support the operation of Sport Welfare events and webinars.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Communicating with voluntary sector

Content creation

Event planning

Job description

The Role

Find out more about this role at our online candidate information session on Wednesday 12th November at 12.30pm. You can join the session here. A recording of the webinar will be available on our YouTube channel after the session.

Leadthe implementation and delivery of multi-channel communications activities for London Sport with a focus on community engagement for our Sport Welfare programme.

As part of the Fundraising, Marketing & Communications team, you will provide dedicated support to London Sport’s Sport Welfare team to develop marketing and communications activities to raise the profile of the team and its service offerings – including promoting opportunities, providing regular sector updates, signposting to resources, producing case studies and sharing learning.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement a communications plan to engage safeguarding leads at community clubs, providing regular sector updates, sharing learnings and case studies, signposting to useful resources, and promoting events.
• Maintain and update content on the Sport Welfare web page on londonsport.org with resources and signpost to other useful content.
• Create and deliver content strategy and delivery plan for a Sport Welfare newsletter, including management of database.
• Draft copy, and develop case studies, social media assets and news stories on the Sport Welfare programme for distribution through London Sport communication channels.
• Manage the creation and production of branded assets for Sport Welfare comms and events ensuring adherence to brand guidelines.
• Provide support to the smooth operation of Sport Welfare events and webinars.
• Provide marketing and comms support for other London Sport initiatives, including content production, copy writing, and branded assets.

Who you are:

• You are a team player who is willing to provide comms support across multiple and varied projects, with great attention to detail and a thorough and methodical approach to your work.
• You have practical experience of communicating with the voluntary sector, sports clubs and/or grassroots organisations.
• You have a good understanding of the end-to-end process for turning a comms plan into impactful content.
• You are a confident writer and communicator with practical knowledge of communications channels.
• You have knowledge of planning, organising and delivering events.
• You have lived experience of day-to-day life in London.

Key Details:

• Part-time 0.6FTE (21 hours per week). We’re open to discussing other flexible working options.
• Salary: £17,750 per annum
• Permanent contract
• Offering 28 days’ holiday + 8 public holidays + 5 volunteer days + Christmas Closure pro‑rata
• Competitive Pension scheme
• Life Assurance and Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Provider giving access to counselling and practical support
• Flexible working: we use a model of 2 plus days in our central London office at House of Sport and working from home, with travel required throughout London
• By applying for the role, you are stating that you are eligible to work in the UK. London Sport is unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
• Read more about the benefits we offer here

Timeline:

• Deadline for applications: EoD on Sunday 23rd November
• Interviews: W/c 8th December