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Reference: 81513

Date Added: 1 December 2021
Closing Date: 5 January 2022

Job Title: Head of External Relations

Working For: New Schools Network

Location: Internet

Salary: £38,000-£45,000

Length of Contract: Permenent

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

The role-holder will be responsible for a range of activity, including but not limited to:
• Creating and executing an External Relations strategy, ensuring KPIs are met;
• Commissioning, authoring, and delivering policy papers and reports (either NSN publications or in partnership with others), including editing and approval;
• Formulating NSN’s policy positions and ensuring colleagues are up-skilled and on message;
• Responding to public consultations from sector bodies (e.g. Ofqual, Ofsted, Education Select Committee), and policy developments and announcements;
• Managing parliamentary monitoring, including building relationships with MPs and others;
• Overseeing NSN’s website, blog, social media accounts, and newsletters, including technical development and content management;
• Overseeing media monitoring, response and rebuttal;
• Writing and publishing articles and other media;
• Responding to media enquiries, and acting as a point of contact for journalists, as well as proactively identifying and securing opportunities;
• Acting as NSN’s brand guardian, managing NSN’s brand, messaging, style guides etc., and training staff as appropriate;
• Supporting the Events Manager to deliver NSN’s annual events programme;
• Managing NSN’s internal commissioning structure, ensuring programme teams receive communications materials in a timely and efficient manner;
• Project managing across a range of other ad-hoc requirements, including creating and commissioning videos; creating resources, merchandise and other materials; and managing online campaigning (e.g. Facebook Ads);
• Line managing the External Relations team, including CPD and development, and performance management and appraisal;
• Reporting to NSN’s Board and the Department for Education as required, ensuring KPIs are met and the External Relations strategy remains appropriate;
• Representing NSN at external events and meetings, including with Ministers and Civil Servants;
• Any other reasonable requests as required by the Director and/or NSN’s Board.

http://www.newschoolsnetwork.org/about-us/jobs/head-of-external-relations

Closing Date: 5 January 2022

Interview/Start Dates

Start date: As soon as possible

Process: Candidates are invited to submit a CV along with a cover letter. Successful applicants will be invited to interview in mid-January, to be held in central London or virtually (format TBD). 

Application Details

Via Charity Jobs: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/new-schools-network/head-of-external-relations/790806?tsId=8

Website: http://www.newschoolsnetwork.org/

Additional Notes