Part – Time PR & Communications Executive

New opportunity as a Part-Time PR & Communications Executive. You will be responsible for managing the press and media strategy to deliver the fundraising and brand awareness goals.
* Based in Leatherhead
* Up to £28,000 pro rata
* 3 days a week
* Free Parking
Job specification:
* Generate creative, engaging content and ideas for fundraising, brand awareness and advocacy campaigns that drive increased targeted engagement to showcase the work and deliver the fundraising ambition. (nationally & locally).
* Identify and write compelling stories and leverage them to media outlets to raise the organisations profile and to aid supporter, campaigner and celebrity and influencer recruitment.
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with celebrities that increase the organisations profile amongst key audiences.
* Produce long-form content production for audiences across a variety of channels.
* Support delivery of media appeals, including press, radio and BBC
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with key external contacts eg. supporters, influential individuals, organisational decision makers, committees, media contacts and suppliers.
* Undertake research to support fundraising, awareness and political campaigns.
* Ensure that effective measures are in place across the department to respond effectively and promptly to enquiries and requests received direct from supporters/ donors and colleagues and their reasonable expectations are met.
* Ensure effective media monitoring and analysis is conducted.
Person specification:
* Experience of delivering a press office function.
* Experience of tailoring communication messages to key audiences/ channels in all sections of the community, including media
* Experience in building effective internal and external relationships
* Confident oral communicator; face to face and over the telephone
* Strong MS Office knowledge and CRM database skills
Additional Information:
* Based in Leatherhead
* Up to £28,000 pro rata
* 3 days a week
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and birthday
* Parking
* Pension Scheme
* Blue Light Card Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
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