Communications Executive

Please note, we are actively interviewing for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Are you an excellent communicator with media relation skills and an eye for a good story? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Communications Executive and you could soon be driving forward internal and external communications activity and managing relationships with the media.

About the role

Our Communications team promotes Shelter Scotland's brand and leads our public campaigning and digital communications to achieve change for those that do not have a safe, secure or affordable home in Scotland.

Your challenge will be to work with colleagues across Communications to develop integrated communications plans across all channels including local and regional print, broadcast, online and social media.

You'll initiate media coverage by creating and selling ideas to journalists and to build and maintain contacts with journalists.

About you

See the JD attached for further details on the role specific responsibilities. They will include having experience of:

• Communications planning
  • Working strategically to develop communications across a range of media including print and social media
• Media Relations
  • Initiate media coverage, writing press release, articles and media reports
  • Identify and respond to stories as they break
• Video Journalism
  • Develop and plan video segments
  • Compile data to investigate, analyse and execute video reports
• Internal communications

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

As part of the Communications and Engagement team, you will be responsible for developing integrated communications plans across all digital and traditional channels including local and regional print, broadcast, online and social media. You will manage our media relationships and support our objectives.

About Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland is Scotland's national housing and homelessness charity. Our vision is of a home for everyone in Scotland. For over 50 years, the way we drive change has remained the same. We advise and support people in housing need today and use the insight we gain to inform our campaigns to change tomorrow. We also raise professional standards for those working in Scotland's housing and homelessness sector by offering a broad range of training courses.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It's our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.