Job Description

Role: News and Media Relations Officer

Circa Salary: \xc2\xa330,300 per annum

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours a week Monday to Friday

Location: Glasgow

Benefits: 28 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, and a discount portal with your favourite brands with Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you\'ll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It\'s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children\'s lives. We are proud to say we are also an Investor in People (Silver Award).

About the role:

Based at our office in Glasgow, and working within the Fundraising, Communications and Policy team to research topics, deliver PR and media assets and activities across Scotland to highlight the work Action for Children does and issues relating to disadvantaged children, young people and families.

As a News and Media Relations Officer you\'ll liaise with our Leadership Team in Scotland as well as the UK-wide team to coordinate our strategy and focus. Your role will include pitching and selling in stories, building solid relationships with journalists and making sure Action for Children\'s voice is heard. You\'ll also collaborate with our services and service users to highlight the issues they face.

You will make a difference by:

-Creating relationships with news journalists, producers, social media to promote the strategy and services of Action for Children.

-Working in the field with members of the media and service users and staff.

-Raising the profile of Action for Children.

-Working closely with campaigns and fundraising and the leadership team.

-Taking your turn on the on-call rota for the wider Communications team.

You will need:

-Experience of working in a charity or a press office is desirable.

-Experience of working with children and families is desirable.

-Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

-The ability to collaborate with other teams and departments.

-A strong News and PR sense.

-Flexibility to support out of hours team as and when required.

-The ability to work under pressure.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We\'d love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you\'d rather we didn\'t.

For any recruitment related queries or help with your application please contact: Sarah Manderfield on 01923 361743 or email

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we\'re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Don\'t meet every single requirement?

If you\'re excited about this role but your experience doesn\'t align perfectly with the job description, we\'d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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