Communications Officer - Maternity Cover
Voice 21Communications Officer - Maternity Cover
Contract: Temporary position linked to maternity leave cover
Salary: £28,346 to 30,512 pa (depending on experience)
See below for more details on remuneration
About Voice 21
Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.
Your opportunity
Tackle a vital challenge, with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform childrens’ learning and life chances through talk and we are aiming to be working with 2,000 schools a year by 2025. To reach this goal we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.
Output focused culture, with flexible working opportunities. We have an agile and flexible approach – our team can work when and wherever works best to deliver the requirements of their role. For staff working at home, we support them to create a workspace and provide technology that enables them to work effectively.
Real development opportunities. We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisations through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.
Great benefits. 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) and additional Christmas closure period. Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest-free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.
Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 7 years progression available (depending on starting point)
Your purpose
This role sits in the Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs department , which is part of the wider Learning, Impact and Influence Directorate. As Communications Officer, you will support the department to make oracy education ordinary, through community management, content delivery, opportunity spotting and contributing to campaign planning. In doing so, you will play an integral role in ensuring all children, regardless of their background, find their voice for success in school and in life.
Your responsibilities
Content creation and campaigns support (70%)
- Play a key role in the development of business-as-usual and reactive communications opportunities across various channels including web content, social media, and local and sector press
- Support in the development and delivery of campaign materials for a range of key audiences and stakeholders, across various channels
- Support in the production of regular reports detailing both outputs and outcomes of communications activities
- Responsibility for the Influence team’s graphic design needs
- Development or commissioning of high-quality web content to support our audience’s understanding of oracy, our organisation’s work, and our SEO efforts
Community management and reactive opportunities spotting (30%)
- Manage, maintain and grow social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Contribute to the design & maintenance of WordPress and HubSpot pages working alongside other departments
- Maintenance and organisation of content databanks
- Editing Oracy Opinion newsletter
This job is for you if you…
Have experience in these areas
- Contributing to the development of campaign plans
- Researching and making recommendations about the production of content (example, researching how to get a report printed)
- Content development and design
- Producing regular and ad hoc reporting
- Social media analytics and community management
- Wordpress or similar CRM editing
- Long form writing such as blogs
- Having a strong eye for detail, including in copywriting and proofreading
You may also have experience in these areas
- Relevant experience in and a strong understanding of the education sector
- Writing press releases and dealing with the media
Reporting lines
Reporting to: Head of Campaigns, Communications and Public Affairs
Managing: None
Where you’ll work: Remote, with travel to our London office and elsewhere for meetings. Occasional overnight stays may be required depending on where you are based.
Contract: Temporary (linked to maternity cover)
Application details
To apply: Include a covering letter that should address the points in the This job is for you if you… section above and show how you fit the criteria.
Closing date: Midnight, Monday 15th November
Interview date: w/c 22nd November
Start date: ASAP
Questions: Head of Communications, Campaigns and Public Affairs, Elizabeth Somerville;
Valuing every voice
Voice 21 believes that every voice should be heard and valued. We are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Voice 21.