Press Officer

CHARITY PEOPLE; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a passionate Press Officer to enhance their media presence and support their vital campaigns. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team, shaping impactful media strategies while engaging with journalists and crafting compelling communications. With a focus on raising awareness for important causes, you will play a crucial role in promoting the charity's work and ensuring their messages reach those who need them most. If you're a skilled communicator eager to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Work from Home Allowance

Flexible Working Options

Travel Cost Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience in a press office environment with proactive and reactive campaigns.
• Ability to draft engaging press releases and web copy.

Responsibilities

• Set up a new press office function and manage media inquiries.
• Draft press releases and prepare senior staff for media appearances.

Skills

Press Office Experience

Media Relations

Copywriting

Campaign Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Since 1979, this fantastic charity has been supporting advice organisations by helping them to be efficient, competent and effective, and by campaigning for a policy environment that supports advice agencies and people needing advice. They are a small but mighty charity who support their members to provide advice to 2.8 million people in 2024 alone. They are working towards a world in which every individual, regardless of means, is able to access the advice they need in order to exercise their rights and deal with any legal and social welfare challenges they may face.

Charity People are partnering with a charity who are improving the lives of people in need of advice to help in their search for a passionate Press Officer to help them achieve their vision.

Contract: Permanent role
Salary: 28,733 plus Regional Weighting (up to £4,677 in London). All staff also receive £600 per year work from home allowance

Location: Hybrid role which will be predominantly home-based with some travel and meetings in London
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week with flexible working options fully supported
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 27th May
Interviews: Interviews will be held in person at the charity offices in London on the 10th and 12th June with travel costs reimbursed

Core responsibilities within your role will be to:

• Work with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs to set up a new press office function for the charity.
• Shape proactive, impactful media plans as well as responding to reactive media inquiries.
• Manage relationships with journalists and craft attractive copy for press releases and a range of other communications purposes.
• Support team members to identify media and communications opportunities related to their work.
• Brief and thoroughly prepare senior staff and AdviceUK members for appearances in broadcast media.
• Liaise with the marketing team to identify opportunities to promote policy and public affairs work through social media and other owned channels.

The purpose of this role is to support the policy and public affairs team to raise awareness of AdviceUK, their campaigns and the work of their members through the media.You will be an excellent communicator who can draft engaging copy for press releases and other media. You will be a fast learner, who can pick up new topics and issues with ease, and you'll be data-focused, able to use robust evidence to support press comments.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience working in a press office environment, working on proactive and reactive comments and campaigns
• Experience building contacts and relationships with journalists from a wide range of media outlets
• Experience preparing senior staff for media appearances
• The ability to draft press releases and web copy on a range of issues
• A track record of delivering successful high impact press campaigns
• Experience working sensitively with case studies and vulnerable individuals

If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance. Alice can be reached at [e-mail].

Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.