PR and Policy Assistant

PR and Policy Assistant

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We are seeking a PR & Policy Assistant to join the team!

Position: PR and Policy Assistant

Location: Bradley, Huddersfield/Hybrid

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £26 - 28k per annum

Contract: Permanent 

Benefits: Include 25 days’ holiday, rising to 29 after service increments plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, flexible working patterns

The Role

The Policy and Communications work is critical to ensuring that the organisation are at the forefront of the debate on early years education and childcare. You will help secure high quality media coverage and support our political influencing work. Working with the PR Manager, you will take responsibility for monitoring media coverage, creating engaging content for press releases and news features, as well as supporting policy research.

Key responsibilities include:

Support the PR Manager to deliver the media relations strategy to ensure effective communication of key messages to target audiences via the national, trade, and social media
Identify and create print, broadcast and digital opportunities for maximising the reach and impact
Monitor the media and respond promptly to new developments, compiling and circulating information about media impact
Ownership of the day-to-day operation of  media and policy contacts, particularly with compiling and maintaining a library of contact details
Undertake research to explore policy issues as agreed with the senior management team
Liaise with press and media contacts to maximise positive exposure and coverage across UK national and trade media
Support in finding suitable nurseries as case studies and spokespeople for the press and broadcast media
Publish press releases and comments on the website and circulate to relevant members and stakeholders
Assist with internal and external speaking engagements
Write and produce material for member magazine Nursery News as well as other member communications and publications
Contribute towards the delivery of  social media presence
Contribute to developing the research programme, including compiling and publicising surveys, analysing results and writing reports

About You

We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal, with the ability to present information clearly and write engaging material.

You will be enthusiastic and creative and able to digest information and to understand and interpret complex issues for a variety of audiences.

We are looking for someone with:

Good numeracy skills, with the ability to understand and analyse data
The ability to build relationships at all levels internally and externally
Good organisation and time management with the ability to work under pressure
Good understanding of media and public relations techniques
Knowledge of the UK political system
Experience of writing for diverse audiences (eg. essays, newsletters, social media content, briefing papers, press releases)
Data analysis knowledge – drawing results, trends and conclusions from qualitative or quantitative data sources

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

The organisations is proud to be recognised as a Great Place To Work® certified employer. This means employee feedback has determined that they offer a fantastic employee experience with a strong sense of community and workplace pride. This certification is a significant achievement, and the team are incredibly proud that it’s employees feel so positively about their experiences working at the organisation.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation