PR & Media Coordinator - CHM : Job Details

Our client is looking for a PR and media coordinator to help increase the reach and influence of their charity within the UK. They will create engaging and dynamic content to reach new audiences and inspire existing ones to support campaigns and raise awareness of their work.

By supporting the PR and media manager with a focus on writing and timely storytelling, this role will ideally suit someone with journalistic credentials who is able to identify, research and deliver stories that enhance their standing as the expert guiding voice for life after spinal cord injury.

PR & Media CoordinatorLocation: Milton Keynes - They offer hybrid working with the expectation of three days per week in the office.Salary: £34,178 per annumContract: PermanentHours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Role requirements include:

• Create and share stories/press releases that highlight their services and their wider strategic goals, with a focus on people with spinal cord injury, their lived experiences and how they support them.
• Create a media forward planner for all key activities and opportunities- internal and external.
• Lead on case studies from their members and supporters and encourage others to share their stories, ensuring this content can be accessed via the CRM in line with GDPR rules.
• Support the PR and media manager in building relationships with journalists and influencers so that they become the go to place for comment on all issues that affect people with spinal cord injury.
• Identify proactive or reactive media opportunities where the charity could add comment to enhance their campaigning aims or tell the story of those they support.
• Working with the PR and media manager to support the engagement plan for each of their ambassadors to increase their reach and influence.
• Identify new influencers to increase their reach and nurture new relationships.

About the Organisation

This charity is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. They are the expert, guiding, voice for life after spinal cord injury.

This organisation is the leading national charity supporting individuals who sustain damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis. They are a dedicated organisation providing high-impact, quality services for people with spinal cord injury and their families. All of their work is based on the personal experiences of their members.

Being a user-led organisation is important to this charity; more than 11,200 of their members, almost half of their staff and the majority of their trustees live with spinal cord injury.

Closing Date: Wednesday 24 April 2024Interviews: Wednesday 1 May 2024 in person in the Milton Keynes area or online via Microsoft Teams.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

This employer values diversity. They are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment as they believe diversity fosters a more innovative, creative, and caring culture.

They are striving to create a culture that fully represents all the communities they serve. They are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, family or parental status, or disability status.

Disabled candidates who meet the standard job criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

No agencies please.