Job Details:
Organisation: ActionAid International
Deadline Mon, 20 Jul 2015
Job type: Permanent
Location:
United Kingdom
Senior Media Officer
£30,099 - £40,282pa
Central London
ActionAid is a leading international development charity that works to help women and children in poverty and bring long lasting change. We provide disaster relief assistance during humanitarian emergencies and also campaign on key development issues including tax justice and violence against women.
We`ve now created two fantastic career opportunities for sector professionals who want to be part of an organisation that is focused on delivering a bold strategy to provide sustained improvements to the poorest and most excluded people in the world.
As a Senior Media Officer in our News & Current Affairs unit you will help position ActionAid as an effective and influential voice on global poverty, human rights and disaster response. You will assist with our emergencies and humanitarian work and react to breaking news stories including events in ActionAid countries. You will also work to promote our campaigns which currently include our tax justice campaign and our campaign to prevent violence against women and girls. (Please express a preference if you would like to focus on one or other of these two campaigns).
By providing specialist expertise on news and current affairs you will raise our profile and reach within target audiences. This will involve working with senior journalists and editorial staff to deliver impactful news and current affairs content in broadcast, print and online in a pressurised work environment. You will be comfortable working in a digital media environment employing a variety of different techniques to tell our stories. You will develop strong relationships with external public affairs, PR and media practitioners as well as contribute to the development of a strategic and forward-thinking media relations programme.
It is essential that you have experience of working in media relations, print, digital or broadcast journalism in a national, high profile organisation, coupled with a demonstrable track record of success in obtaining influential media coverage. You will be able to show good political and news judgment as well as knowledge of current affairs - complemented by a high level understanding of the media landscape in general. You will also be able to explain complex issues to mass audiences.
You will have a good contact network and have the ability to effectively manage frequently changing priorities on a daily basis. You will bring resilience and determination to the role and you will have excellent story-finding skills. Above all – you will be a creative thinker able to bring drive and ambition to our work.
This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a varied role and to apply please visit our website and apply online via the link:
http://www.actionaid.org.uk/actionaid-job-vacancies/senior-media-officer
Are you the right person for the job? Please read this carefully before you apply
Please address the person specification in your application point by point and in detail as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. Thank you for your understanding.
To save resources only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered. ActionAid welcomes applications from all sections of the community and we promote diversity.
Senior Media Officer
Job posted by: ActionAid International - Fri, 3 Jul 2015Job Details:
Organisation: ActionAid International
Deadline Mon, 20 Jul 2015
Job type: Permanent
Location: United Kingdom
Senior Media Officer
£30,099 - £40,282pa
Central London
ActionAid is a leading international development charity that works to help women and children in poverty and bring long lasting change. We provide disaster relief assistance during humanitarian emergencies and also campaign on key development issues including tax justice and violence against women.
We`ve now created two fantastic career opportunities for sector professionals who want to be part of an organisation that is focused on delivering a bold strategy to provide sustained improvements to the poorest and most excluded people in the world.
As a Senior Media Officer in our News & Current Affairs unit you will help position ActionAid as an effective and influential voice on global poverty, human rights and disaster response. You will assist with our emergencies and humanitarian work and react to breaking news stories including events in ActionAid countries. You will also work to promote our campaigns which currently include our tax justice campaign and our campaign to prevent violence against women and girls. (Please express a preference if you would like to focus on one or other of these two campaigns).
By providing specialist expertise on news and current affairs you will raise our profile and reach within target audiences. This will involve working with senior journalists and editorial staff to deliver impactful news and current affairs content in broadcast, print and online in a pressurised work environment. You will be comfortable working in a digital media environment employing a variety of different techniques to tell our stories. You will develop strong relationships with external public affairs, PR and media practitioners as well as contribute to the development of a strategic and forward-thinking media relations programme.
It is essential that you have experience of working in media relations, print, digital or broadcast journalism in a national, high profile organisation, coupled with a demonstrable track record of success in obtaining influential media coverage. You will be able to show good political and news judgment as well as knowledge of current affairs - complemented by a high level understanding of the media landscape in general. You will also be able to explain complex issues to mass audiences.
You will have a good contact network and have the ability to effectively manage frequently changing priorities on a daily basis. You will bring resilience and determination to the role and you will have excellent story-finding skills. Above all – you will be a creative thinker able to bring drive and ambition to our work.
This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a varied role and to apply please visit our website and apply online via the link:
http://www.actionaid.org.uk/actionaid-job-vacancies/senior-media-officer
Are you the right person for the job? Please read this carefully before you apply
Please address the person specification in your application point by point and in detail as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. Thank you for your understanding.
To save resources only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered. ActionAid welcomes applications from all sections of the community and we promote diversity.