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Are you a bold communicator who knows a great story when you see one? Do you want your work to genuinely matter - amplifying the voices of people who need to be heard, shifting public perception of social care, and putting a passionate, values-driven charity on the national map? Community Integrated Care is one of the UK's largest social care charities, supporting thousands of people with learning disabilities or mental health conditions to live the lives they choose. As we launch our new five-year strategy, Best Lives Bolder (www.bestlivesbolder.com) this is a defining moment for our organisation. We are setting out to be even more creative, courageous and influential in how we champion the people we support and drive change across the sector. We're looking for an exceptional PR & Media Manager to lead our media function and help us tell our story with ambition, imagination and impact - playing a pivotal role in bringing our Best Lives, Bolder vision to life through powerful storytelling and high-impact media engagement. This is a full time permanent, national role with hybrid working. You will be required to work from our head office at least once a week, so our ideal candidate will be based within an hour's commute of Widnes, Cheshire.
Job Responsibility:
Developing and owning our national and regional Media & PR Strategy, aligned to our influencing and advocacy goals
Proactively pitching compelling stories to secure high-quality national, regional, trade and broadcast coverage
Building and nurturing relationships with journalists, influencers and media contacts across care, sport, culture and nature sectors
Leading crisis communications - protecting our reputation calmly and decisively when it matters most
Translating complex policy and social care issues into accessible, powerful content for diverse audiences
Collaborating closely with our Head of Influencing, Policy and Public Affairs to align media work with policy goals
Working with our Partnerships & Communities team to turn high-profile community programmes and brand partnerships into media ready stories
Supporting and developing confident spokespeople at every level of the organisation
Monitoring coverage, producing insight-driven reports and keeping senior leaders informed on media trends and reputational risks
Requirements:
Track record - Proven experience in a PR, media or communications role in the charity, public, health or social care sector
Media instinct - You know a story, you know how to place it, and you know when to act fast
Strategy - Experience designing and delivering media strategies with measurable outcomes
Crisis management - Experience building proactive processes for reputation risks and leading calm, confident responses when issues arise
Relationships - A strong network of media contacts or the ability to build one quickly across sectors
Storytelling - Exceptional writing, from press releases to opinion pieces to compelling human stories
Collaboration - Proven ability to work across teams, influence senior leaders and align messaging
Policy experience - Ability to turn complex social, regulatory or policy issues into content that lands with public and political audiences
What we offer:
Flexibility: You can work your 37.5 hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend, or split the hours over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments
Pension: contributory pension scheme
Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app
Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives bolder
Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life
Wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, financial support options and a wellbeing fund
Retail discounts, holiday deals, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts via our benefits app