Communications Assistant – Media and Events

• Assist with day-to-day media engagement including arranging interviews and distributing
  press statements.
  
• Establish strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders including
  journalists, eNGOs, and policymakers.
  
• Maintain our media contact list.
  
• Monitor key news and sectoral trends.
  
• Identify media engagement opportunities for the Rivers Trust movement.
  
• Monitor media coverage and produce regular and bespoke reports.
  
• Assist with creating, editing, and proofreading communications and promotional
  materials.
  
• Assist with the planning, delivery and evaluation of virtual, in-person and hybrid
  events for internal, sector-wide and public audiences.
  
• Maintain The Rivers Trust events calendar.
  
• Manage event registration and mailing lists.
  
• Prepare and produce event collateral including invitations, agendas and feedback
  surveys.
  
• Help maintain and regularly use CRM system
  
• Support individual donor fundraising activities
  
• Work with key partners and stakeholders to meet deliverables and deadlines.
  
• Support the general functioning of the Communications & Advocacy team

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter showing how you meet the
following criteria:

Knowledge, skills, experience, and personal qualities:

Essential

• Good general standard of secondary education including GCSEs or above AND part or full
  qualification in PR, events or related area, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
  
• Strong sense of teamwork with ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks, and thrive
  in a dynamic environment.
  
• Proven written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  
• Proven event delivery experience.
  
• Professional phone manner and interpersonal skills.
  
• Full competency in Microsoft applications including SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  and Forms.
  
• Generally comfortable using basic digital tools or ability to learn quickly.
  
• An interest in rivers and the environment.
  
• Driven and highly organised, positive, can-do attitude, highly creative.
  
• Great initiative and ability to be self-motivated, comfortable with remote working.

Desirable

• Experience of CRM systems.
  
• Experience of running online events.
  
• Experience of media monitoring and distribution software.
  
• Video editing ability.
  
• Experience of fundraising.
  
• Experience of planning and implementing digital content, including website management.
  
• Valid driving licence and own car, personally insured for business use.
  

Everyone who works for us is expected to contribute to a respectful and inclusive working
culture and follow our policies and procedures including Health & Safety, EDI,
Cybersecurity and GDPR. Please note we can only accept applications made through this site,
and not sent by email or other methods. If you have any questions not answered in the
advert or on the Recruitment FAQ, please contact [email protected] – please
don’t use this email address to apply as we can only accept applications made through this
system.

Closing date: 8th July 2024