Media Officer

Media Officer Job ref: MO Location: Old Street, London N1 7NH. Most office-based staff work hybrid, working part of the time in the office and part of the time at home. Salary: £41,006 per annum Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent CPRE is the countryside charity that campaigns to promote, enhance and protect the countryside for everyone’s benefit, wherever they live. With a local CPRE in every county, we work with communities, businesses and government to find positive and lasting ways to help the countryside thrive - today and for generations to come. We are looking for an experienced media officer to help grow the influence of our small but effective press office. With a new government in power, this is a critical time for our countryside and an exciting time to join CPRE, the countryside charity. As media officer, you’ll help to deliver high-profile coverage of CPRE’s work as part of an impactful and expanding team. You’ll work closely with our media manager and other colleagues across our Policy and Advocacy teams to help communicate CPRE’s key policy lines to the public via print and broadcast media. You’ll also be working with CPRE’s network of local groups to help shape their media relations activities. Your day-to-day work might include: * Supporting and leading on conversations with journalists to help generate coverage of CPRE’s work * Writing press releases and media briefings for internal and external audiences * Using specialist software to evaluate CPRE’s press coverage and the wider media landscape * Supporting colleagues to become effective and confident spokespeople Closing Date: Midday on Thursday 3rd October 2024 Interview Date: Thursday 17th October 2024 Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. Regretfully, we’ll be unable to contact candidates who haven’t been shortlisted for interview. If you don’t hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse CPRE in which everyone feels supported, valued, and always able to be themselves at work, because we recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is important in achieving our vision of a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. People from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of ethnic minority background and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. CPRE is an equal opportunities employer. No agencies please