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Talent Acquisition Partner | Citizens Advice | Recruitment Strategist | Diversity & Inclusion Advocate
Press Officer £13,528 actual plus on-call allowance £1,500 and London weighting £1,408
(if applicable) Flexible within England and Wales
0.4 FTE (equivalent to 14.5 hours pw)
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Overview
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
Citizens Advice is looking for an experienced media relations specialist or journalist to join our award-winning national news team. As a Press Officer you will help deliver high-impact media coverage on our key policy priorities as well as handling reactive media enquiries.
You’ll be working across our unrestricted work, exploring how we can ease the effects of the cost-of-living crisis on people, and looking out how vital support - like welfare - can best be delivered to people.
You’ll be an excellent communicator, able to identify and shape a story, and keen to spot fresh ways of achieving our goals. You will relish the challenge of pitching to journalists and producers across all major national channels and platforms. You’ll have a good understanding of the media landscape, including how people get their news from social media.
This is a great opportunity to thrive in a friendly and supportive team working together to make things better for people.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter evidencing the below criteria
* A proven track record as a journalist or press officer, or equivalent experience
* Demonstrable ability to be creative, show initiative and work under pressure.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, using appropriate styles, methods and timing to maximise understanding and impact.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is of strategic importance within the organisation and recognised as integral to all we do as a service.
Central to pursuing our EDI mission is building diverse and inclusive teams in which everyone has a sense of belonging. We believe inclusion is a social justice issue - a principle that underpins all our EDI work. To that end, we particularly welcome applications from people we would like to see better represented in our organisation and sector - people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.
We’re usually flexible on location, however some roles may require you to be based in a certain location, many of our colleagues spend most of their time working remotely.
The National Citizens Advice operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Our commitment to colleague wellbeing is reflected in us being awarded Gold in the Health & Wellbeing category, as well as Overall Winners, at the Employee Experience Awards 2022.
Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
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