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Reference: 63907

Date Added: 15 December 2017
Closing Date: 7 January 2018

Job Title: Local Campaigns and PR Officer

Working For: Stroke Association

Location: Nottingham

Salary: c£29,500 PA (pro rata if part-time)

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Nottingham - home based or office based.
6-month fixed-term contract.
35 hours per week; 21 or 28 hours per week would be considered.

We are looking for a dedicated individual who has experience of undertaking campaigns and communications in a local area to join our highly supportive team at a really exciting moment in our campaigning. If you choose to join us you will be helping us to trial a new way of campaigning against threats to our commissioned stroke services.

Reporting to the Head of Prevention and Campaigns, this position will be responsible for developing and delivering campaigns to protect our services from cuts. This includes:
• Coordinating our local response to service threats
• Delivering local PR and media work around the service threat
• Engaging with stroke survivors
For this role, local campaigns will be focused on specific areas within central England.

You will have demonstrable experience of running campaigns as well as:
• Experience of delivering media plans
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders

The Stroke Association is the leading UK stroke charity. We have been leading the fight against stroke for over 20 years. We influence and campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best possible recovery.

This is a very exciting time for our charity and we hope you will join us on our journey. We believe in a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need.

We fund world-class research to develop new treatments and ways to prevent the devastation of stroke. Breakthroughs in treatment have halved the number of people dying from stroke in the UK but it is still the second biggest killer in the world. That is why we are involved in projects across the globe.

Join us and together we can conquer stroke.

Closing Date: 7 January 2018

Interview/Start Dates

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Application Details

To find out more about this exciting role and to apply please go to https://www.stroke.org.uk/jobs/local-campaigns-and-pr-officer.

Website: http://www.stroke.org.uk

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