Job Title: Communications Assistant
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Salary: £21,255 per annum
Job type: 37.5 hours per week. Full-time, permanent. Hybrid working.
The Company:
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is the only UK-wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. We’re bold, we’re pioneering, we’re growing, and we want your help.
Since 1992 we’ve kept children safe by working with people who have harmed them or who might do so, to help them stop. We work with adults worried about their own sexual thoughts, feelings or behaviour towards children; adults worried about another adult or young person; young people themselves; and with protective adults and professionals.
About you:
Our ideal candidate will be a communications all-rounder, comfortable working on your own projects and supporting others with theirs. You’ll be energetic and proactive with great analytical skills and a knack for getting the most out of digital communications channels. You’ll know how to prioritise and adjust when new work comes in, and keep in touch with stakeholders.
About the role:
This is a key role within a small communications team that is always busy and punches above its weight. As a communications all-rounder, you will report to the Press and Communications Manager and work closely with all others in the team.
You will deliver and refine key communications aspects of several large projects vital to the Foundation’s success, raising awareness of our work and achieving real impact to prevent offline and online child sexual abuse.
Here are some of the skills we’re looking for, but don’t be put off if you don’t tick all the boxes – we’re happy to support an excellent candidate learn on the job:
- Your priority will be social media. We use several channels and platforms so you’ll have experience and understanding of how to use social media to reach different audiences including through creating multimedia content
- You’ll be a great writer and storyteller, able to move between drafting shorter social media posts and longer newsletter articles while still being engaging and having impact
- You’ll be familiar with website content management systems (including WordPress) to help look after our multiple websites, and with paid campaigns on Facebook, Google Ads or Bing
- We run several projects each with different goals. So, you’ll have great organisational skills to support our helpline and teams in Scotland and Wales, using different routes to reach their audiences, including through publications
- You will be data-led and comfortable using analytics and stats to show impact, and to evaluate, review and improve communications across the organisation
Benefits:
- 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) increasing to 38 days after 5 years’ successful service
- NEST Pension
- Employee Assistance programme
- Optional Benenden medical cover
- Hybrid working
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Candidates with experience of; Digital Marketing Assistant, Marketing Administrator, Marketing Associate, Marketing Officer, Social Media Executive, Communications Executive, Comms Officer, Marketing Co-ordinator, Digital Marketing, Marketing Executive, Social Media Marketing, Online Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Marketing Campaign Executive, Marketing Coordinator, Social Media Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Website Editor, Website Administrator, Website Admin, Social Media, Website Content Managing, Social Media Officer, Editor, Magazine Editor, Social Media Editor, Writer, Journalist, Newspaper Editor, Digital Publishing Editor, Editorial Assistant, Copywriter, Newsletter Editor, Social Media Coordinator and Online Content Creator may also be considered for this role.
