Communications and Marketing Officer

Closing date: 8 May 2024
Interview date: 21 May 2024
Location: Hybrid working, with multi-site working across both sites, Selly Park and Erdington
Hours: Full time
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Corporate Band F, £29,158 – 34,042 per year (pro rata for part-time)
Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses. We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support – when, where and how they need it.
We are seeking a talented and innovative communicator to join our Corporate and Clinical Marketing Team. The successful applicant will play a key role in raising and maximising awareness of our charity’s work on a local and national level.
We are looking for a proactive individual who takes the initiative, can effectively prioritise and has a proven ability to meet tight deadlines. With a solid background in copy creation and excellent spelling and grammar skills, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and producing engaging and inspiring content to be shared across various internal and external channels.
You’ll have a keen news sense, perhaps gained in a press office or newsroom, and be a creative storyteller with a passion for gathering, writing and publishing content. You will also have excellent knowledge of social media platforms and be confident in email marketing and campaign management. Knowledge of web content management systems, video editing and graphic design are an advantage.
You will be a confident communicator with excellent people skills, comfortable in approaching key stakeholders for stories and content.
In this role you will join the charity at an exciting time, having rebranded as Birmingham Hospice last year, following the merger of Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor hospices. This is allowing us to reach new audiences and grow our communication and income generation plans. Experience in the non-profit sector is not essential, as we’ll provide a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing peer support.
If this sounds like the role for you then we’d love to receive your application. You will educated to A Level or equivalent, or be able to demonstrate a thorough underpinning knowledge and theory relevant to the roleYou will have experience of creating and sharing content across multiple communication channelsYou will have experience of managing content for digital channels including websites and social mediaYou will have experience of planning marketing campaignsFree onsite parking.Free tea, coffee and toast.We’re happy to talk about flexible working, including those with caring responsibilities – while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution.Birmingham Hospice is committed to colleague development as an ongoing professional requirement and consider this a priority.For individuals joining the charity from the NHS or another hospice, the employee’s continuous previous service with any NHS employer is recognised in respect of pension provision and annual leave.A supportive work environment, with a focus on your mental health and wellbeing.Free emotional, health and financial support. “After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.” Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse workforce, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.Our ValuesOur values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.
#J-18808-Ljbffr