Are you a confident communicator with a knack for storytelling? Can you craft content that captures attention across social media, press and digital platforms? Are you passionate about the power of communities to improve lives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity in our newly formed Communications Directorate, where you'll play a key role in delivering impactful communications—primarily focused on our dormant assets funding. Our current dormant assets programme, Young Start distributes money from dormant accounts on behalf of the Scottish Government to projects that are run for and by young people aged eight to 25. Since 2012, it has distributed £75 million to thousands of projects across Scotland. Working to the Strategic Communications Lead for Scotland you will be responsible for telling the story of our dormant assets funding across social media, press and digital platforms to a variety of audiences. Responsibilities include: leading on all regular announcements of dormant assets funding to the media and stakeholders interviewing young people behind the projects to produce engaging content for media features, case studies and online social media channels managing the yearly production of the Young Start Annual Report, at the request of the Scottish Government. Support proactive communications campaigns from story identification to coverage Build and maintain relationships with Scotland’s national, regional and specialist media. Respond to dormant assets related media enquiries and contribute to rapid response communications during reputational issues. About you You will be comfortable speaking to a wide range of stakeholders including children and young people about the impact that the funding is making in their lives and telling their stories with duty of care and a creative and engaging approach. You will be collaborative in nature and enjoy working proactively and in partnership with colleagues across the Fund. An open, supportive and flexible team working approach is necessary. You will be adept at managing a busy and varied workload. There can be occasional weekend and evening working to suit the needs of young people, but most of our work takes place on weekdays in normal working hours. Interview Date: 18th and 19th August - virtual Location: Scotland, Hybrid On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below Essential Strong communications skills, both written and oral Background in integrated communications activity, using a variety of channels Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and to develop strong relationships Project management skills; confident working in a matrixed organisation with competing deadlines A good understanding of the Scottish policy context the Fund operates in” Desirable Evidence of interest and experience in the Fund’s ‘helping children and young people to thrive’ mission. An understanding of Scotland’s media landscape Experience of producing and repurposing content for a variety of platforms such as press releases and social media channels Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed. We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)