Communications Assistant

Are you passionate about news and the media and looking for a fantastic communications role where you can learn and develop as part of a motivated team of experts? Do you love to write, enjoy hearing people’s stories and are highly organised? Are you excited at the prospect of working for a renowned, well-loved national brand? If so, this could be the role for you.

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, around 750 seriously ill children from across the UK are seen at GOSH. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work. A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found here: GOSH Charity EDI Strategy

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Communications Assistant to be part of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity’s (GOSH Charity) busy and ambitious Communications team. The Communications Assistant role is vital to the successful functioning of the Communications team. We’re looking for someone who is highly organised and who will enjoy working as part of a fast-paced team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills across a breadth of communications work, which will include working closely with GOSH patients and their families to help tell their inspiring stories, engaging Charity staff in the work of the organisation through our internal communications channels, co-ordinating media coverage monitoring and evaluation and assisting on celebrity activities at the hospital. It will also involve supporting the Social Media team on the creation and publication of content to support the Charity’s key campaigns.

About the team

The Communications Assistant will be joining a high achieving Communications team, whose remit covers Family Stories, Media Relations, Social Media, Internal Communications and Celebrity & Influencer Liaison. The Communications team forms part of the Marketing & Communications directorate.

About you

You will be a highly efficient organiser who is enthusiastic and willing to get stuck into the team’s busy day-to-day work. A natural relationship builder with a keen eye for detail, you’ll be comfortable interacting with people who work both inside and outside the charity and be able to prioritise your time, balancing it between essential administrative support and specific project work.

The ideal candidate will have:

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  Demonstrable interest in the news and media
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Attention to detail and strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritise their workload
• The ability to work independently, using initiative and sound judgement
• Some previous experience of working in an office environment, demonstrating experience of managing and maintaining administrative systems to support the smooth running of the team

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

What we offer

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  30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• A flexible approach to working arrangements
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Discounted season ticket loan
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme

Next steps and how to apply

If you think this is the role and organisation for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and complete our short application form, along with a cover letter explaining why you would like to work for us and how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification. If you do not submit a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria, you will not be considered for this role.

Closing date: 5th July 2023

First stage interview and written task: 17th July 2023

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Due to the large number of applications that we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide feedback on your application.