Regional Communications Manager (Resilience)

Regional Communications Manager (Resilience) Temporary (up to 2 years) Salary : £35,853 - £A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties Contract type : Temporary: Fixed-Term Contract or Secondment Hours : Full-Time Location description : Home-Based Interview date : 17 - The RNLIs Communications team plays a key role in helping to prevent drowning, manage the RNLIs reputation and build support for our charitys cause. We work closely with volunteers, staff and partners in water safety, fundraising, and operations to amplify advice, build strong constructive relationships and ensure the RNLI can continue to save lives well into the future. Flexible working - 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays - Competitive pension scheme - Life assurance - Health cash plan option Your role As Regional Communications Manager (Resilience), you will deliver agile communications support across the six RNLI regional communications teams. Youll provide resilience and help to ensure our Communications Team can support and respond effectively to the implementation of the 5-Year Plan, with particular focus on the delivery of the Lifeboat Fleet Strategy and other emerging priorities. You will help plan, create and deliver communications to support the Fleet Strategy and other priorities and campaigns across media and digital channels, while building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to protect and enhance the RNLIs reputation. You will be required to react quickly to changing demands and priorities, and to manage and triage requests for support, information and advice this could be driven by the news agenda, operational activity, volunteer support or internal resourcing. The role is home-based but with a requirement to travel around the coast, sometimes at short notice. The RNLI is a 24/7 search and rescue organisation, and you should be ready to work outside normal office hours. You will also be part of an out-of-hours duty press officer rota, which will require scheduled weekend and evening work. Substantial experience of a busy media environment and current communications best practice media relations, communications strategy and planning, press release writing, social media, basic video production, as well as creative flair. - A professional qualification or equivalent experience in a media or corporate communications environment. - Youll be able to evidence a strong news sense and have a good understanding of the regional and national news agenda. Your reward will be seeing the RNLIs reputation go from strength to strength as you help save lives, raise awareness of our lifesaving work and inspire people to support us. This post requires a valid driving licence. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (DBS check, Scotland; International, International Child Protection Certificate process). Diversity at the RNLI Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.