JOB Title:  PR & Stories Manager

SALARY:  £40,965

HOURS:  36

LOCATION:  Hybrid working

Please note that this position includes occasional evening and weekend working. About Us This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a leading Hospice who aspires to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and became the first hospice of the modern hospice movement. We provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. Your new role This is an exciting opportunity to join our marketing and communications team as our PR & Stories Manager as, arguably, there has never been more focus on hospice and end of life care in the UK. We have been actively engaging with media on topics such as hospice funding, assisted dying and the need for improved access to end of life care across the UK. As PR & Stories Manager, you'll drive forward our media work with passion, tenacity, imagination and good judgement, to increase awareness of St Christopher’s and dispel myths around hospice care through securing high impact broadcast and print coverage for the hospice and capturing and sharing people’s stories and experiences of St Christopher’s. You’ll be a natural people person; with a gift for quickly building a rapport with people from all walks of life. Whether its briefing people for media opportunities or listening to their stories you’ll put people at ease and be person-first in your approach. Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:

Drive forward our media work with passion, tenacity, imagination and good judgement securing high impact media coverage to help increase awareness of St Christopher’s and dispel myths around hospice care. Sensitively gather personal stories from people connected to St Christopher’s and support them in telling their story to raise awareness and funds for the charity so that we can continue to support people when they need us most. Work on campaigns and key moments that highlight our important policy and influencing work. Write compelling case studies, press releases and pitches for a range of mainstream media, local press, professional journals and publications and to support our marketing appeals and campaigns. Work with colleagues, patients, families and supporters across the hospice providing clear briefings and support throughout media interviews and afterwards; ensuring they are supported, comfortable and happy with the outcome. Identify and regularly meet with key spokespeople throughout the hospice who are best placed to speak on topics of media interest aligned to organisational ambitions and key messages. Work with these spokespeople to develop their skills through media training and briefings, write media bios and secure relevant media engagements, gaining their trust and building rapport Work with colleagues across the hospice to proactively and reactively identify and interview patients, their family and friends and supporters and write effective and powerful stories. Manage visiting journalists and media on site and forge strong working relationships with key journalists pro-actively pitching stories, responding to the current news agenda and providing key spokespeople who are able to speak with warmth and authority on a range of key topics. About you: We will need someone with substantial experience of gaining high-quality media coverage through national and local media outlets with demonstrable experience in copywriting for different audiences. You will have proven experience leading, planning, co-ordinating and delivering PR campaigns for a range of audiences in a multi-channel environment. You will be a gifted storyteller with a natural talent for discovering and effectively sharing the best stories. You will be a creative thinker adept at dreaming up fresh, innovative and engaging approaches so the creative captures the attention of the intended audience and encourages action. It is essential that you have excellent attention to detail - you will be the one that picks up mistakes in articles and wonders why no one stopped it getting through whilst effectively prioritising work and keeping to deadlines. You will have proven ability to work as part as a team and across departments, in addition to strong networking skills with the ability to build good working relationships both internally and externally. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! What you will get in return You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community Access to excellent training and development opportunities Season ticket loans A number of health and wellbeing schemes A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan Flexible working options What you need to do now How to apply: Please review the Job Description, Person Specification Criteria Please address the criteria in the person specification form. This information will be used to select candidates for interview.

Closing Date:  Sunday 3 August

Interview Date:  Wednesday 6 August