PR Manager

PR Manager

Central London

Part Time

Hybrid

3 days a week - 21 hours per week

Salary 35-40k pa pro rota

This is an exciting time to become part of our clients Marketing team. The PR team play a key part in telling the company story, shifting public attitudes, and generating support.

We are looking for a confident and experienced Communications/PR professional to join the Charity’s busy and ambitious Marketing and Communications team on a permanent, part-time basis (3 days/21 hours per week). This role will sit within the Marketing, Communications and Fundraising directorate.

Key Responsibilities

• The primary point of contact for all PR communications, you’ll help develop and execute forward-thinking PR plans and strategies for the organisation.
• You’ll be responsible for implementing and managing a comprehensive and proactive PR activity schedule for the Charity, crafting compelling content to entice journalists and the media to support our work, and responding reactively to requests the Charity receives.
• You will own the Charity’s case study management process and be responsible for ensuring easy access to our client stories for use across the organisation, partners, funders, media and the annual Impact Report.
• Support the Marketing, Communications and Fundraising Director to plan and deliver the strategic stakeholder engagement plan.
• Identifying, recruiting and stewarding relevant celebrities to support key activities.
• You will champion best practices in PR and drive effective, integrated campaigns across the UK, ensuring a cohesive approach to both traditional and digital media.
• You will stay current with industry trends and provide insights to the wider team as needed.
• Engaging audiences through strategic PR efforts to drive the mission to reach and support as many people as possible.

Essential Competencies

• A seasoned communications professional with previous experience delivering high-profile and effective PR campaigns, across different channels to achieve the greatest impact.
• Previous experience of responding to reactive media enquiries on a variety of different subjects and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Experience handling issues and crisis communications, as well as dealing with sensitive issues.
• Experience delivering an ambassador programme and working with celebrities and influencers.
• You will be flexible and adaptable, work well under pressure, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience interviewing people sensitively, managing their stories and delivering the required consent process whilst adhering to GDPR rules.
• Exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including proven ability to negotiate with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Confident, self-motivated and proactive with the ability to use initiative and take responsibility for developing and implementing plans.
• Possess tact and diplomacy and can communicate at all levels within an organisation and with external agencies, partners and clients.
• Well-organised and collaborative with the ability to prioritise, manage a busy workload and multitask.