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Senior Media Officer

Employer
Mencap
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£36,050 per annum + benefits
Closing date
5 Mar 2019

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You’ll have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential. 

Our work includes: 

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose

• providing advice through our help lines and web sites

• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want.

Job Advert

Are you passionate about securing impactful national media coverage? A skilled media/PR professional looking for that next challenge?

We have a role for you!

We are looking for a Senior Media Officer to join our new team in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to be a part of a small but dynamic media team. There will be autonomy and tenacity required to get stuck in to create meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to get our stories out there in the national media.

The Senior Media Officer will support teams across the organisation, but will work closely with our Policy and Campaigns teams here at Mencap to influence change and improve the lives of people with a learning disability. You will become knowledgeable about complex issues in order to act on opportunities for proactive media activity.  You will be a reliable pair of hands for managing incoming media enquiries on a range of topics from hate crime, to social care funding and anything in between. Everything you will do will be to make sure people with a learning disability are positioned firmly at the heart of the news and consumer agendas.

You will be line managing a Media Officer, supporting them to develop within their role as well as being the escalation point for any technical or complex issues.

To be successful in the role you will need to be a proactive and enthusiastic communicator, with strong Media/PR experience. You will have a strong understanding of the media landscape and have confidence building relationships with journalists across a range of sectors, from education to health, social affairs to business. Work will be fast paced, so being organised and efficient is a must.

Does this sound like the perfect role for you?

If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you. Click the “Apply” button to submit your application today. Please ensure that you provide us with an up-to-date CV and covering letter to be considered for this role.

Benefits

We believe that all employees are amazing and we wouldn't be able to achieve what we do without them. Here are just some of the ways we would value and invest in you.

 

Our Benefits:

  • 24 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays) increasing to 27 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our Holiday Plus scheme*
  • Amazing Induction from day 1
  • Access to on-going training and development
  • Service related sick pay when 6-month probation is completed
  • Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings*
  • Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary, death in service life cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness*
  • Tax free child care vouchers via salary sacrifice scheme for working parents
  • Loans for bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Discounts and cashback at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap extras
  • Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
  • Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
  • Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program

*T&C's apply based on contract

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