Communications Officer

THRIVE AT FIVE; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to early childhood development as a Communications Officer. In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate with a passionate team to craft compelling narratives that engage stakeholders and highlight our impact. Your expertise in copywriting and content creation will be essential as you implement a national content strategy, manage our online presence, and ensure our communications resonate across various platforms. If you're ready to make a difference and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a related communications role.
• Excellent copywriting and editorial skills, including long-form content.

Responsibilities

• Implement a national content strategy and identify opportunities to share our work.
• Plan, write and edit a range of copy, both on and offline.

Skills

Copywriting

Content Creation

Project Management

SEO Best Practices

Interpersonal Skills

Tools

CMS

Design Software

Job description

Our Communications Officer will help raise awareness of our work with our national partners and stakeholders. Working closely with the wider communications team, you’ll play a key role identifying opportunities to inform and engage our audiences through a range of communications, both digital and offline. You’ll have a strong eye for a compelling story to help demonstrate our impact and inspire collaboration from our partners, and you’ll know how to share these in the most effective ways to generate engagement.

You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, pulling together work from across the organisation and our programmes into a clear plan to share with our national stakeholders. This will require a highly organised approach, a strong eye for detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.

You’ll be committed to our organisational values and the need for continued learning and improvement necessary for Thrive at Five to develop a new place-based model for supporting early childhood development.

Role Description:

• Working with the senior communications manager, regional communications coordinators and fundraising team, implement a national content strategy and identify opportunities to share our work, including events and activities, in line with Thrive at Five’s communications aims and objectives
• Plan, write and edit a range of copy, both on and offline, including case studies, newsletters, blogs, infographics, films / video and promotional documents
• Produce content for Thrive at Five’s national LinkedIn channel, including videos, images and text, to support our overarching communications strategy and objectives
• Analyse national and regional content performance across all channels and explore opportunities to drive audience engagement and growth, ensuring all online copy adheres to SEO best practice
• Keep the Thrive at Five website up to date, writing and uploading regular news posts and blogs from across our programmes and activities
• Support the senior communications manager to monitor and identify relevant opportunities for Thrive at Five to react to news, participate in online discussions and share insights to strengthen the brand’s authority
• Work with the senior communications manager to review and update Thrive at Five’s brand guidelines, rolling out across the organisation and ensuring colleagues understand and can confidently apply them
• Support the communications team with CRM and stakeholder management Supporting wider communications activities as needed, particularly during busy periods

Essential:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a related communications role, including copywriting and content creation
• Excellent copywriting and editorial skills, including long-form content
• Experience delivering and reporting on content strategies
• Experience producing high-quality, clear, compelling, and audience-appropriate content for a range of platforms
• Experience working with and editing websites and CMS
• Ability to work as part of a team and build excellent working relationships internally and externally
• Strong organisational and project management skills with an eye for detail
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships
• High levels of empathy, passion, and care for those in our community.
• Alignment with our organisation’s values.

Desirable:

• Experience of using evaluation tools and reporting on performance of communications and campaigns activity against objectives
• Experience and knowledge of the early years sector
• Experience with design software and tools