Senior Media and Campaign Manager

Salary: £43,646 per annum FTE

Location:  Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work, be it in the office, on the move, or from home

Our office is based in London but this role can be a mixture of working from the office or from home in a way that balances the needs of you and us. The communications team aims to be in the office together around once a week, generally on a Wednesday, though this is fairly flexible.

Contractually this role is London-based.

Contract: This is a fixed term contract to cover a period of maternity leave for approximately seven months. The current postholder works full time. We are happy to consider a part-time arrangement to accommodate other work you may have, though realistically we will need someone four days (28 hours) a week as a minimum. If you would like to talk about how we might make this work, please do get in touch. 

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave. Pro rata for part time hours
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Support for staff with caring responsibilities
• Family-friendly culture

How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Thursday 23 May 2024.

Interview dates: Interviews will take place week commencing 27 May 2024, exact date to be confirmed.  

Interviews can take place in person at our office in London or remotely via Teams. We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

This is a dynamic, influential media and campaigns role at a charity that punches well above its weight. As the voice of the hospice sector in the UK, we regularly secure top tier national media coverage, and our ability to do so has been growing year on year. Recent coverage includes this story about the deficit facing the hospice sector, which was featured across BBC national bulletins, and in around 500-600 outlets in total. We are now regularly able to secure packages of this nature. 

We’re well known and respected in Westminster and the devolved governments, and our 200+ hospice members depend on us to push for the reforms that are urgently needed in end of life care in the UK. 

This role leads the organisation’s media strategy and contributes to our wider digital communications and campaigns presence. Working with influential journalists and supporting our policy and public affairs colleagues in their Parliamentary engagement work, it is a fast paced and enjoyable role. With a new strategy in place and a new brand to launch soon, we’re aiming to become bolder and more influential in what we do and say, and our media work is a centrepiece of that project. 

With the election coming up, it should be an exciting period for the team to do what we can to make sure end of life care is a priority for all political parties. And with conversation about assisted dying also growing, we feel we have a vital role to play in what will be a challenging national conversation. 

We’re looking for a seasoned media relations professional who has a track record of securing top drawer coverage, working with national journalists to negotiate complex and sometimes sensitive stories. You’ll need strong influencing skills to work with our network of local hospices, encouraging and supporting them to take part in national media work. And you’ll need good political nous combined with the creativity and tenacity to build a good media package. 

The role also has shared responsibility for overseeing some of our digital content and social channels, particularly X and LinkedIn, and so while you won’t need to be a technical expert in social media management, you’ll need a good eye for what makes engaging digital content. 

The role line manages one colleague, our brilliant Senior Media and Communications Officer. Line management experience is desirable, but not essential. 

More information about the role can be found in the candidate information pack below.

If you would like to ask any questions before applying, you can contact Charlie King on c.king@hospiceuk.org 

The Team

The role is part of the External Affairs department, which brings together our communications, campaigns, member engagement and policy and public affairs work. We’re a relatively small team, around 15-20 in total. Our size means that we all know each other well, and work closely together day to day – and while things can and do get busy, it allows us to be nimble and responsive, too. We’re really proud of the work we do and we all feel that over the past 12 to 18 months we have really built up some excellent momentum, particularly in our media and public affairs work. 

Hospice UK

Hospice UK is the national charity for hospice and palliative care. We provide support, leadership, expertise and advocacy for over 200 member hospices across the UK. 

Our membership offer for hospices and their staff teams includes online resources, newsletters, conferences, networks, clinical and advocacy programmes. We bring hospices and sector partners together to discuss new ideas and collaborate in new ways, sharing good practice and celebrating the brilliant and innovative work that happens every day in hospices around the country. 

If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment@hospiceuk.org by 12pm on Thursday 23 May 2024 

• Your CV. Ideally in Word format.
• A completed supporting statement form
• A completed equalities monitoring form

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email.  We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please do note the interview dates above

Additional notes:

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed.

Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.