Senior communications officer PR

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Job description

Location: Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £29,000 - £34,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Benefits: They want all their employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.

Closing date: Sunday 10 November 2024. We may extend the advert for up to 1 week, but please apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held in Peterborough on Tuesday 26 November 2024

No agencies please

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

They are looking for an experienced communications/PR professional to be responsible for the charity s PR function, helping raise their profile so more people understand the urgency and impact of their work.

You will have experience working in a similar role, perhaps as a communications, press or PR officer. Perhaps you are looking to take the next step up in your PR career, or you are looking for a new challenge and a great team to work with this is an exciting time to join their established, but growing charity.

You will have a proven track record of securing coverage by building great relationships with media and creating press releases and other journalist-ready material that grabs the eye, conveys key messages and supports strategic objectives.

You will be familiar with press office processes and have the capability to seize opportunities, proactively create them and know how to help manage reputational risk.

Able to create great organic content, you will be a skilled writer, communicator, and team player, with a logical approach and the ability to work to tight deadlines. You will be an excellent collaborator, with the skills and sensitivity to support patients, families, researchers, senior staff and trustees in media interviews.

Charity experience is a definite plus but enthusiasm and the ability to adapt will also go a long way. You may know a lot about kidney disease, but even if you don t, you ll have the passion and commitment to learn all about it and the desire to make a difference to the millions that live with it day in, day out.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

They are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About their organisation:

Our client is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, they fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making their work more essential than ever.

They work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. They collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years they have invested more than £65 million into research. They lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, they also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything they do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan their priorities and their work across the charity.

Those patient contributions are vital, always helping them and their partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring they see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding them that behind every statistic and every number is a person the patients and the carers who inspire their mission and push them forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
You may have experience in the following: Public Relations Officer, Communications Officer, Media Relations Manager, Press Officer, PR Coordinator, External Communications Specialist, PR and Media Manager, Communications and Engagement Officer, PR Consultant, Charity Communications Executive, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

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