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Please note: Please do not use 'Easy Apply' as we require a cover letter from you to consider you for this role. To apply, please email your CV (no more than two A4 sides) and a letter outlining your skills and experience relating directly to the job description (no more than two A4 sides) to: angela.kallabis@adass.org.uk
About the job:
Are you an ambitious media professional with a passion for communicating with the public and media about our most pressing public policy issues? Are you skilled at explaining sometimes technical information in a simple and engaging way? Can you engage positively and win favour with journalists and colleagues? If so, please read on to find out more about an exciting role that will allow the right person to make a real difference.
The organisation:
We are ADASS - the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in England. We are a membership charity aiming to further the interests of people in need of care and support by promoting high standards of social care services and influencing the development of social care legislation and policy. Our membership is drawn from serving Directors of adult social care employed by every local authority in England, their direct reports, principal social workers and past officers (our Associates).
Our small but mighty staff team works largely remotely but has access to hot desks in Westminster. We meet monthly in person, and you may office work as frequently as you wish. There is a need to commit to being present at key national events (travel within England required) and to work to key deadlines some of which might not be within standard working hours.
ADASS has a positive approach to achieving a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups especially those with protected characteristics.
The opportunity:
As a key part of a growing communications and public affairs team, you’ll lead our media work whilst also contributing to the full range of internal and external communications, including membership communications, our website and social media channels, and events. The ADASS team is lively, mutually supportive and highly performing in a fast-paced environment.
You’ll build awareness and support for ADASS and its key messages including the need to transform social care in England with our target audiences:
* policy makers who take decisions about social care
* people who need care and support, their family and friends
* our members, plus those who provide care and support – both paid staff and informal carers
* the general public, who may need social care in the future
* the wider adult social care sector made up of other charities, providers and campaign groups.
Experience required:
* At least 3 years’ experience in a busy press office or similar or related role like a journalist
* Experience developing communications and influencing plans with a focus on audience
* Experience identifying/developing case studies and storytelling
* Experience managing reputation including in a crisis
* Political sensitivity and neutrality, while having excellent political nous
* An understanding of and commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Proactivity - able to work autonomously as a self-starter who is able to spot opportunities, come up with creative approaches and make recommendations.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills
* Confident and resilient with excellent people skills
If you are an ambitious media operator with a passion for explain public policy issues like social care to a range of audiences, and impatient to make a difference, we look forward to receiving your application.
Benefits and location:
Reports to: Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Salary: £43,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)
Location: Hybrid: Mostly remote with meetings at Westminster or Camden in London. Hot desks available in London.
Contract duration: Permanent following successful probation period (secondments considered)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
* Industries
Civic and Social Organizations
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