Vacancy – Communications Officer – Plymouth

Organisation: Argyle Community Trust
Position: Communications Officer
Location: Plymouth
Offices: Home Park, Outland Road, Plymouth PL2 3DQ
Salary: £21,184 – £24,128 per annum
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (includes some evening and weekend
work)
Reports to: Plymouth Argyle Football Media & Communications Manager
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th October 2023, 5pm

Benefits and Opportunities
We aim to ensure we look after our staff welfare and provide fair opportunities across the charity. Argyle Community Trust offers incentives and progression based on key performance indicators, appraisals and added value to the Trust.

Benefits
• Access to auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Relevant qualifications and training.
• Ticket incentives for staff.
• An opportunity to buy back on holidays.
• Free access to courses for your children (immediate family) across Argyle Community Trust provisions.
• Club Kit.

Other Benefits
• Holiday allowance based on service, after 5 years of service your holiday entitlement will increase by 1 day each year, enabling you to increase your holiday allowance by up to 4 days.
• Private healthcare after two years of service, not contractual but based on how the charity performs.

Role Dependent Benefits
• The Trust will also consider individual requirements needed to complete a roleincluding:
• Work mobile phone with some allowance for personal usage.
• Use of company vehicle for work purposes only.
• Car Allowance.

The Role

Argyle Community Trust (ACT) is looking for an enthusiastic and talented Communications Officer to join our busy Marketing and Communications Team. The post-holder will be responsible for creating and sharing attractive communications that celebrate the charitable and community outreach work of the Trust. The job requires the post holder to plan and create content, both proactively and dynamically, to showcase the positive charity work being delivered by its staff and partners. Key responsibilities will include writing press releases for web and local media, constructing social media posts/campaigns, updating website stories, working with the Club Football Media & Communications Manager and Trust Marketing Manager.

As a key part of the Marketing and Communications team, the Communications Officer will be responsible for working with local and regional media sources to ensure ACT content is getting positive press exposure. Likewise, the post-holder will work internally with ACT Managers and relevant Plymouth Argyle Football Club (PAFC) staff to ensure a wide coverage of project successes is being recorded and shared across multiple channels.

This role will be based in Plymouth and will also offer the opportunity to cover the Trust’s activities throughout our Devon and Cornwall locations where we deliver programmes ranging from football development centres to food banks, from walking football to summer roadshows and from education provisions to fun runs.

We would expect the candidate to have demonstrable experience of working in a communications environment developing and implementing communication, promotional, and distribution plans. In addition to this, the successful candidate must have a good understanding of media and press relations alongside practical knowledge and experience of using digital and social media platforms for marketing. The post-holder will contribute towards the creation of, and work aligned to, an agreed Marketing and Communication Plan. It will be their responsibility to ensure our charitable output gets regular, high-quality publication.

As a registered charity, Argyle Community Trust has a close working relationship with Plymouth Argyle Football Club and has access to support from the Club’s extensive and experienced media team.

Primary Objectives of the Role
• Create and publish proactive communications that celebrate the charitable work of Argyle Community Trust across local and national levels.
• Increase Argyle Community Trust output/visibility across multiple platforms, including, but not limited to, social media channels, ACT website and local/regional external media outlets.
• Liaise with external media contacts in order to secure coverage of our charity projects across local and regional outlets, including newspaper, radio and TV.
• Work with Club Football Media & Communications Manager and Trust Marketing Manager to develop and deliver an internal communications strategy to ensure all departments are updated regularly on ACT events, activities, and opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Argyle Community Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Safeguarding
Argyle Community Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting the welfare of all participants on our programmes and promoting robust policies to ensure that our staff and volunteers adhere to safe practices. The successful candidate will be subject to undertaking enhanced DBS checks prior to employment.

How to Apply
If you can meet the specifications and would like to become part of the Argyle Community Trust team, please complete our online application form https://forms.gle/Lr5x7kHHEndy7jAL6

You will be given the opportunity to upload a covering letter and CV should you wish to do so however, for safer recruitment purposes, we do not accept application by CV only.

In your covering letter you should draw on relevant aspects of your experience, including paid employment and voluntary work or training to demonstrate how your skills, experience and personal qualities match the requirements of this job specification.

If you would like further information or wish to discuss the post contact ACTrecruitment@pafc.co.uk
For more information about the work of Argyle Community Trust and our strategic aims visit https://argylecommunitytrust.co.uk/about-us/

Download Communications Officer Job Description.