About Our Client

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

Their 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

About the role:

Are you passionate about securing impactful national media coverage? An up and coming Media/PR professional looking for that next challenge?

Our client is looking for a Media Officer to join their new team in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for a PR/media professional looking to make a difference in a leading learning disability charity. You will need to be able to work independently and on your own initiative. But building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders is also a huge part of this role, so priding yourself on your excellent interpersonal skills is a must.

The Media Officer will need to know what makes an outstanding press release, feature and article and will have excellent creativity and writing skills. Being at the forefront of the busy press office, you will be dealing with incoming press enquiries as well as liaising with national journalists, often juggling lots of activities at one time. You will also be supporting internal teams, particularly across programmes and services, to promote the organisation’s work and to give a voice to people with a learning disability in the media. This role is dynamic and can cover a wide range of topics.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a proactive and enthusiastic communicator with an understanding of the media landscape. 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.

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 an up-to-date CV and covering letter to be considered for this role.

Benefits

This fantastic charity believes that all employees are amazing and they wouldn't be able to achieve what they do without them. Here are just some of the ways they would value and invest in you:

• 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*
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join a Pension Plan where the organisation matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you will be auto-enrolled into NEST
• Membership of our client’s Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary, death in service, live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more
• 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
• Access to award winning training and development