Interim Head of Media

Ellwood Atfield; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK charity seeks an Interim Head of Media to lead its media team in London. The role focuses on raising the charity's profile through strategic media engagement and requires significant experience in managing national media relations and crisis communications. The successful candidate will collaborate across divisions to ensure cohesive messaging and outstanding results.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a national media relations function in a busy environment.
• Knowledge of national online and offline media.
• Experience managing crisis communication issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the media strategy.
• Manage the media team across the UK.
• Advise on the organization’s reputation and risk management.

Skills

Influencing

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Research

Job description

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This UK-wide charity serves to help the millions of people diagnosed each year. There is now an opportunity for an Interim Head of Media to join its team.

As Interim Head of Media, you will manage and lead the media team in London and across the UK to raise the profile of the charity and enhance its reputation with key stakeholders through national, consumer, trade, and specialist media.

Working collaboratively with all divisions, the successful candidate will develop a consistency of messaging across all channels to achieve the best outcomes in line with the communications strategy and corporate narrative.

As Interim Head of Media, you will take responsibility for:

• Leading the delivery of the media strategy to achieve the organisation’s objectives
• Providing effective leadership and management of the media team across the UK
• Advising on the organisation’s reputation and risk management in relation to the media
• Acting as strategic counsel to senior directors and staff on all media-related issues
• Working with other Heads of Teams, promoting cutting-edge multi-channel initiatives including developing social media plans and partnerships with digital news and consumer information providers
• Representing the organisation and department at a senior level, both internally and externally
• Developing and building the media skills of regional staff and network members to maximise opportunities for regional and local press coverage
• Managing projects including budgeting, commissioning, and overseeing external service providers
• Overseeing relationships and work with celebrity supporters as part of strategic and integrated communication plans

The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• The ability to influence at all levels
• A high level of empowerment skills, taking control and exercising leadership
• Working in partnership to achieve overall business success through collaboration
• Experience managing a national media relations function in a busy/demanding environment and leading a team to achieve outstanding results
• Knowledge of national online and offline media, with a track record of success and achievement in media work
• Experience of health-related media work is highly desirable
• Experience managing crisis communication issues
• Strong management and leadership skills, including motivating, developing, and supporting others, decision-making, and taking responsibility for outcomes
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills to develop good working relationships and achieve results with internal and external contacts at senior levels
• Highly professional communication skills, including the ability to write to a journalistic standard for various audiences
• Strong research, monitoring, and evaluation skills
• High-level budget setting and financial monitoring skills
• Excellent relationships with journalists and opinion formers