
Interim External Affairs Manager (Sabbatical cover)
Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
- Closing: 9:00am, 23rd May 2024 BST
Job Description
We are recruiting an interim External Affairs manager on a fixed term contract running from 24 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. This is a diverse role and will include:
Communications and events
Working with Head of External Affairs and Income (EA&I) to manage the External Affairs’ team’s day-to-day work, including supporting the team with social media, website and press relations
Working with Head of EA&I to deliver communications strategy
Overseeing and project managing the charity’s events programme
Leadership and management
Leading External Affairs team catch ups and project planning
Line managing an External Affairs Officer and an Intern with a focus on professional development
Providing sign-off on a number of areas, including those that carry some risk to the charity
Working with the Head of EA&I to collect key management information to report on the impact and reach of external affairs activities to the CEO
Assisting with the charity’s other activities as required.
Influencing and stakeholder management
Working with the Head of EA&I to manage and deliver the influencing strategy, including helping to deliver campaigns.
Supporting team with public affairs engagement
Skills and qualities
A comms all-rounder who can help lead and manage our busy External Affairs team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tell a clear story and to tailor content for different audiences.
The ability to guide colleagues in producing a range of content for different platforms and audiences, including via social media, digital and press relations.
The capacity to juggle competing priorities, and to help guide others in doing so
Strong project management, organisation and decision-making skills
Experience of organising events (particularly online) and an understanding of different tactics to engage audiences
A creative self-starter who can take the lead in identifying and acting upon opportunities to increase the impact of our communications activities
Strong reputation management skills
The ability to support and develop junior colleagues
An interest and/or background in campaigning
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
A passion for improving the lives of people with money and mental health problems.
Learn more in the applicant information pack here.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Thu 23rd May 2024
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Thu 23rd May 2024