Job Description
Are you a talented self-starter with excellent communication skills? Would you like to play a vital role in helping to lead Tearfund's media team and building Tearfund's media profile? Then we have the role for you!
Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.
You'll be working in a fast paced, varied environment. Whether you're showcasing Tearfund's work with communities around the world or advising a team on how to handle a story, you'll be a crucial part of an innovative media team.
We're looking for someone with strong leadership ability who really can make a difference, who understands and can advise on reputational risk, can develop strategic team plans, identify and utilise contacts effectively, work within a committed team, and who is constantly on the lookout for opportunities to raise awareness of Tearfund's work.
You will:
- be a good people manager be a creative yet strategic thinker
- be full of enthusiasm and initiative
- have crisp writing skills be persuasive and influential
If your skills and experience match the above then we'd love to hear from you!
Weparticularlywelcomeapplicationsfrom people withdisabilitiesand those from Black, Asian orMinorityEthnic (BAME) backgrounds (inourUK workforce) as these groups are currentlyunder-represented at Tearfund.
Hybrid Working: This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreementwith the line manager. The media team's core day in the Teddington office is Wednesday.
Please Note: This is a full time 12 month fixed term maternity contract.
Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.(Faith is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement - Equality Act 2010).
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure