National Children S Bureau

NCB

Job Description

Post:TemporaryCommunications and CampaignsOfficer

Reports to:Communications and Campaigns Manager

Post conditions:To start no later than 15th July 2013 finishing on 30th September 2013

17.5 hours per week (2.5 days per week)

Location:London

Scope and objectives

To work with the Communications and Campaigns Manager and across the organisation to successfully deliver Play England’s communications and campaigns.

To develop, use and promote a range of communications channels to help ensure a high public, media and government profile for Play England’s work.

Specific responsibilities

To work with the Communications and Campaigns Manager to implement Play England’s campaigns, including Playday and Love Outdoor Play, making full use of a range of communications channels.
To update the Play England websites with accurate and timely information, including writing and proof reading copy, and sourcing and re-sizing images.

To monitor and update Play England’s social media presence, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube platforms.

To support the dissemination of Play England news through a number of channels, coordinating both internal and external contributions.

To work with the Communications and Campaigns Manager and NCB media team to develop and deliver media strategies to promote Play England’s work.
To work with the team and external contractors to produce a variety of publications and marketing materials.
To provide proof-reading and copy-editing support for the Play England team

To work with the Communications and Campaigns Manager to monitor and evaluate internal and external communications activities, providing reports as required.

To build the Play England membership, marketing the opportunities and communicating the benefits

To support the Communications and Campaigns Manager in the development, maintenance and marketing of Play England’s online play map.

General

To develop excellent relationships with new and existing external and internal stakeholders.

Person Specification

Temporary Communications and Campaigns Officer

Essential criteria

Proven experience of supporting the implementation of imaginative campaign strategies
Experience of supporting the delivery of communication projects from conception to conclusion
Demonstrable experience of managing online communications, including websites and social media platforms
Excellent proof reading and copy editing skills
Experience of working with the media
Excellent knowledge and experience of using IT packages, particularly MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), website content management systems, desktop publishing software (Adobe InDesign or equivalent), image manipulation software (Adobe Photoshop)
Excellent organisation skills and ability to work on own initiative
Excellent communications skills, written and oral
Ability to work as part of a team
A commitment to equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practices.

Experience of working on funded and sponsored programmes
Experience of working in an environment or organisation that is centred on dealing with children

May 2013