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Press Officer internally know as Press and External Affairs Officer
We are looking to recruit an ambitious, proactive Press and External Affairs Officer to join our small, dynamic and friendly communications and external affairs team as maternity cover.
In this role, you will lead on our day-to-day press and media engagement and support our high-profile policy, campaigns and external affairs work. You will also manage our Twitter, LinkedIn and Bluesky social media accounts.
The role is a hybrid role, based in our Old Street office for two days a week.
The Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England. An educational charity, the Alliance represents the interests of over 14,000 member settings who deliver care and learning to over 800,000 families every year.
Benefits:
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
- Enhanced sickness pay, employer and employee contribution pension scheme
- Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
- Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
- Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
- A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
- Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.
- Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
- A dedicated mental health First Aider to support your mental well being
Main duties:
- To act as the Alliance’s first point of contact for the local and regional media.
- To lead on the drafting and dissemination of both proactive and reactive press releases and comments. To gather evidence, case studies and other information as required to support the Alliance’s strategies for press, public affairs and campaigning.
- To draft briefings for MPs, journalists and other opinion formers, both directly and through support networks in order to influence and persuade.
- To implement the regional and local press and campaign strategies, as agreed by the Communications and External Affairs Director, liaising as appropriate with Alliance staff, members and volunteers.
- To identify opportunities for positive media coverage to ensure that the Alliance increases and maintains its profile across national, sector and consumer media.
- To develop and maintain an effective database of media and parliamentary contacts and their interests.
- To lead on the management of the Alliance’s Twitter, LinkedIn and BlueSky social media channels.
- To monitor relevant policy updates, and disseminate these through relevant communication channels including the Alliance website.
Essential criteria:
- Experience of working in a media / press role and sub-editing and writing articles, briefings and reports.
- Demonstrate effective and creative communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of press and public affairs issues.
- Experience of carrying out research to support media and/or campaigning activities.
- Able to give clear press and public affairs guidance to the Alliance’s members and employees.
- Able to draft briefings for MPs, journalists and other opinion formers.
- Excellent interpersonal skills in order to influence and persuade MPs, journalists and other opinion formers.
- Knowledge of how to effectively use social and digital media.
- Experience of using IT to produce own correspondence and effectively maintain a database.
- Effective time management, planning and organisational skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
This post is a maternity cover until April 2026 with the possibility of an extension
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
To support early years providers to deliver high quality, affordable and sustainable care and learning to families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
At a time of growth and of new opportunities for the Motability Foundation, we are looking for a Public Affairs Manager to join our Communications Team and lead our Public Affairs activity for the organisation.
Our vision is to fund, support, research, and innovate, so all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. There are an estimated 16 million disabled people in the UK, and this role will play a crucial part in our work to raise awareness of the work of the Motability Foundation, amplify the voices of disabled people and to influence policy.
·This new role will work alongside our new Evidence and Policy Manager, based in our Innovation team, and other colleagues across the organization as well as key partners (Motability Operations), to manage our horizon scanning and monitoring of the political landscape, leading on advising our Governors, CEO and senior management team on actions we need to take, and preparing detailed briefings for engagements, and events with Parliamentarians and senior Ministers. The role holder will develop, implement and lead our Public Affairs and Government Engagement Plan, and proactively identify and develop opportunities to influence and shape policy where it may have a positive impact for disabled people.
With a General Election and potential welfare reform on the horizon, this role is especially important and experience in creating and implementing post-election public affairs strategies, leading activities across the team and devising and managing structured results reporting to the organisation, is highly desirable.
What you will be doing
- Develop, implement and manage our public affairs strategy, leading on public affairs activities aligned with the Motability Foundation’s vision and overall strategy.
- Amplify the Motability Foundation’s voice in Parliament, across the devolved nations, and in political spheres, building, developing and managing relationships with parliamentarians, decision-makers and stakeholders.
- Manage our horizon scanning and monitoring of the political, legislative and regulatory landscape in relation to the work of the Motability Foundation, leading on advising the business on actions we need to take.
- Provide sharp political intelligence, insight, advice and briefings for Governors, directors, senior management and a variety of audiences across the organization.
- Support the establishment of the Motability Foundation’s policy positions and delivering our influencing objectives.
- Manage a contact program for Parliamentarians, raising awareness of the work of the Motability Foundation, establishing regular meetings for senior leaders where relevant, and facilitating dialogue on issues relevant to our work.
- Working closely with the Evidence and Policy Manager to manage the dissemination of any policy output for presentation to the external world.
Your experience
Must haves:
- Strong grasp of parliamentary processes in Westminster, Scotland and the other devolved nations.
- Ability to initiate and manage projects independently while contributing effectively to team efforts.
- Experience in proactively identifying opportunities to influence.
- Strong communication skills, with an ability to grasp complex issues quickly and share information in an accessible way across a variety of audiences.
- Ability to facilitate sensitive internal and stakeholder conversations to reach a point of consensus.
- Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders in Government, industry, and other charities and foundations.
- Experience of operating effectively in a complex environment with multiple agendas and stakeholders.
- Highly IT literate with extensive experience of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice to haves:
- Understanding of key disability and transport issues, such as the social model of disability, inclusive micro mobility and the transition to electric vehicles.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
We are building a future where all disabled people have the transport options to make the journeys they choose.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK.
It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.
The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health.
We are now looking to appoint to the role of Public Affairs Manager who, supporting the Head of External Affairs, will help to deliver the Associations External Affairs strategy, influencing through strong relationships with key external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have existing Public Affairs experience of developing successful strategies to influence legislation or government policy, be politically astute and have a proven ability to tailor their briefings etc to influence different audiences.
They will have a knowledge of the UK political system and the mechanisms and tactics that can be used to secure change, have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills and be an enthusiastic and pro-active self-starter, with a flexible in approach that can adapt to changing circumstances.
The Association has offices in central London, but is currently operating a hybrid working model so welcomes candidates from across the UK, though attendance at ‘in person’ ADPH team meetings will be expected. Further details can be requested ahead of your application by contacting Mark Hamblett.
Your application must be accompanied by a covering letter that outlining why you would be suitable for the role, and the successful candidate will be required to provide evidence that they are entitled to work on a permanent basis in the UK.
Please note we will be interviewing throughout the term of the recruitment process and so reserve the right to close this opportunity ahead of its stated closing date shouod a suitable candidate be selected.
All applications must be accompanied by a written statement outlining why you feel you are suitable for the role to be considered for interview.
Non Charity Employer
11 - 20
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.