We’re currently looking for a part-time Media and Communications Officer to join our team on a temporary basis, based in the Commissioner’s office in Edinburgh.
Media and Communications Officer (Part time, 22 hours, Temporary, 6 months)
Grade 4 (Starting at £35,586 pro rata)
We’re looking for an experienced communications professional with a passion for human rights to join our team working to promote and safeguard children’s human rights in Scotland.
This role is about influencing meaningful change and you’ll work with key stakeholders as well as directly with children and young people to raise awareness of rights so that we can successfully develop a culture of children’s human rights in Scotland.
As a team, we work to our shared values of bravery, independence, leadership, participation and respect so that we can be the fierce champions of rights that children and young people need us to be.
You’ll bring your enthusiasm, ideas and sound judgement to communicating children’s human rights to a wide range of audiences along with the ability to create positive relationships with the media and other key stakeholders. You’ll have strong experience in media relations and effective storytelling that respects the views and experiences of children and young people. You’ll understand how to engage with children and young people by putting together creative and innovative communications projects which empower them to influence change.
Secondments
Subject to mutual agreement from employer, this post may be offered as an inbound secondment opportunity. In these instances the applicant will be responsible for initial permission from their employer.
How do I apply?
All applications by CV and covering letter are welcomed. They should be sent to recruitment@cypcs.org.uk and must be submitted before midday on Friday 21 August 2020.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 August and will be conducted remotely due to COVID-19.
Candidates with care experience or with a disability who satisfy the essential criteria for the post will be invited for interview.
What we mean by disability and care experience
Disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We consider you to be care-experienced if you have ever been looked after in local authority care (for instance if you have been in foster care/kinship care/residential care, or have been looked after at home on a compulsory order).
Appointment dependent on PVG
Appointment to this post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme (Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme) and satisfactory PVG Scheme records issued by Disclosure Scotland. Where the contents of a PVG Scheme record are not satisfactory, we reserve the right to withdraw the offer of employment.
Successful candidates will be required to produce original certificates to enable us to verify qualifications.