Marketing & Communications Assistant

Role: Marketing & Communications Assistant
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £22,896-£23,583 per annum
Closing date: 9am on Monday 25 March
Interviews: Wednesday 3 April.

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our services enable people with a life limiting illness to live well for as long as possible, by providing them, and those closest to them, with outstanding care.

Hospices play such an important role in their community, and Wigan & Leigh Hospice is no exception to that. We support almost 1400 people every year, when they need it most.

About the role
Nothing we do is possible without our brilliant team, whose commitment, drive and determination keeps Wigan & Leigh Hospice going.

As Marketing and Communications Assistant, you will play a key role in the hospice team - keeping our staff, volunteers and supporters informed of what’s going on at the hospice and engaging them with our important work.

You’ll be joining a vibrant, committed and driven team who get to see, first hand, the impact the hospice has on people living in Wigan and Leigh and how we make a difference.

This role will give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of different projects, gaining lots of new skills and experience. You’ll be working with our Marketing & Communications Manager to hone our existing communications channels and supporting her to develop new ones.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team as we focus on expansion and growth. There’s so much to celebrate at Wigan & Leigh Hospice and as Marketing and Communications Assistant, you’ll help us to do it.

What are we looking for?
A passionate communications professional who understands how to use a range of different channels to reach their target audience.

An innovator, who loves coming up with and testing out new ideas and concepts and is committed to their own professional development.

A collaborator, who will work with colleagues from across the hospice to support them.

A values driven individual, who is committed to upholding the hospice’s values of Compassion, Accessibility, Respect and Excellence.

How to apply:
To apply for this role, please complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification in the Recruitment Pack. The Recruitment Pack can be accessed via the Job Description tab on our website.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 25 March. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 3 April at Wigan & Leigh Hospice, Kildare Street, Hindley.

If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact hr@wlh.org.uk to arrange this.

A Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) will be required.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,896.00-£23,583.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Public relations: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person