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Job Title: Communications Officer
Salary: 36,828 per annum
Location: Birmingham with national coverage and some flexible home working
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
We may also consider working flexibly, job share, or part-time.
Application Deadline: Sunday 19th January 2025
Interview Dates: 28th & 30th January 2025
We are the British Dietetic Association (BDA). We are an award-winning not-for-profit organisation, based in Birmingham, employing dedicated, dynamic and professional staff who deliver services for our membership of approximately 12,000 dietetic professionals.
We are the leading organisation of nutrition professionals in the UK; representing the entire nutrition and dietetic workforce across all sectors. Our vision is to improve the health of the UK population by: protecting and improving health and care services, developing health and social care nutrition policy, improving the impact of dietetics and promoting positive discussion on food, nutrition, wellbeing and health.
The BDA Membership, Marketing and Communications Team is seeking a motivated and experienced communications professional with a can-do attitude to work with colleagues and volunteers across the BDA. The role will support the delivery of the BDA's communication strategy, ensuring high quality content is developed and curated to meet the needs of the media, members and the wider business.
Benefits offered
- 30-days holiday
- Working flexibly policy
- Non-contributory healthcare benefits
- Season ticket loans
- Company pension scheme.
Key responsibilities:
Media relations is a key part of this exciting role, working proactively and reactively to ensure our messages gain the greatest impact and reach. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our press office and spokespeople, ensuring a quick and professional response.
There will be plenty of opportunity for you to use your writing skills, developing interesting content in a variety of ways to share with our members and in some cases the public too.
You will also be supporting the development of our member communications, including some of our regular email newsletters. You'll be proofing and editing copy from across the BDA, as well as being a proactive member of our campaign team - working on some of our favourite projects including Dietitians Week.
Ideal candidate:
We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running and who is a stickler for grammar and spelling.
You'll have a wealth of communications and PR experience, understanding the fundamentals of both. You'll also be able to handle multiple projects at the same time, as we are a busy team, always turning our hand to something new.
In return we offer exciting projects and campaigns to work on, as well as a friendly and supportive team to work with. No day is ever the same!
Please note: Only applicants who submit a covering letter will be shortlisted for interview.
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV and a covering letter.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Communications Officer, Public Relations, PR Officer, PR Executive, Marketing Executive, Marketing Campaign Coordinator, B2B Marketing, Comms Executive, Marketing and Comms Assistant, Marketing Strategy, Communications Officer, Marketing Specialist, Junior Comms Assistant, Communications Executive may also be considered for this role
