Job Description
The Premier League Charitable Fund is looking to appoint an experienced Communications Executive on a fixed-term basis. This new role will support the Communications Manager to use communications to drive forward the work of the charity, ensure recognition for the funders and raise awareness of the work of both the charity itself and the Club Community Organisation (CCO) network.
The Communications Executive will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the communication action plan. This is a broad and varied role in a small and committed team and will include regular collaboration with Policy, Communications, Editorial and Marketing colleagues from the Premier League. The person we appoint will need to have excellent written and oral communication skills and great attention to detail. The role will be fast paced and wide ranging, from drafting copy and creating case studies to procuring branded materials and merchandise. The person will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build relationships and work well with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Who we are
Established in 2010 to support the delivery of the Premier League Communities strategy, the Premier League Charitable Fund is one of the biggest sports charities in the world, distributing more than £35million a year to professional football club community organisations (CCOs), from the Premier League and partners.
The independent charity supports CCOs in delivering high quality projects and evidences its success to key stakeholders.
The Premier League Charitable Fund aims to create positive and lasting sporting, social, health and education outcomes for a wide range of beneficiaries, especially children and young people. The Premier League Charitable Fund team supports and inspires impactful work via 92+ CCOs, including those in the Premier League and English Football League. In turn, their work directly benefits more than 500,000 individuals at thousands of community venues and schools each year.
The Premier League Charitable Fund is an equal opportunities employer and strives to create an inclusive culture where talent can flourish. We believe in the potential of everyone and open our doors to those who share those values. All appointments will be made based on merit; however, we particularly encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people.
Our hybrid-working model also allows you some variety on your place of work, offering you the chance to work from home on some days each week. Where possible, you will attend the office or site visits in line with our company policy. All staff liaise closely with their line manager to manage their time appropriately and according to their work and team requirements
The role
The main duties will include but not be limited to:
- Supporting on the collation of Club Community Organisation data and insights to inform Premier League and Premier League Charitable Fund communications, and to create a compelling case for support from a range of Premier League Charitable Fund stakeholders.
- Helping to monitor what is being said about the Premier League Charitable Fund, and Premier League community programmes funded via the Premier League Charitable Fund, in traditional and online media, and via club and CCO websites and social media.
- Content generation including drafting relevant communications for internal and external audiences, such as, media release templates, case studies, briefing documents, newsletters, impact reports, articles and social copy.
- Supporting with effective communications around the delivery of community activities and events as required, including project planning and delivery, to ensure high-quality activity for participants and stakeholders.
- Supporting the Senior Communications Manager to design, develop and roll out communication toolkits, templates and resources, as required by the Premier League, programme leads or the CCO network.
- Working with the Senior Communications Manager and communication providers and partners to develop content as required (eg film makers, resource providers, talent, etc).
- Liaising with the Premier League’s Community, Communications and Digital teams to effectively use social and digital channels when promoting Premier League programmes delivered through the Premier League Charitable Fund.
- Creating a library of case studies and stories from CCOs, to inform a range of stakeholders about the collective impact of work supported by the Premier League Charitable Fund, in particular our funders and partners. Helping to align these to relevant campaigns, themes or calendar moments.
- Coordinating administrative and logistical elements of Premier League Charitable Fund events and conferences, including Premier League Charitable Fund spokesperson activity.
- Working collaboratively with the Premier League Charitable Fund Impact team to continually improve quality of CCO case studies.
- Helping to deliver communication-related training and CPD to the Premier League Charitable Fund and the CCO network, including sharing good practice as a result of learning, development and innovation.
- Supporting colleagues to procure relevant appropriately branded materials to help promote the Premier League community programmes and the Premier League Charitable Fund. This could include working with Premier League marketing colleagues and external suppliers to ensure event branding, merchandise and kit (for goody bags, participants or staff) is fit for purpose and good value for money.
- Ensuring the Premier League Charitable Fund is well-informed of other initiatives and organisations working in charity communications, through participating in relevant external groups and networks.
- Keeping up-to-date with current communication opportunities and good practice within the sports, charity and voluntary sectors, disseminating to relevant audiences, as necessary.
- Where appropriate, carrying out other duties as may reasonably be required, giving support to other members of the team at busy times.
Requirements for the role
- Communications experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
- A successful track record of using communication to achieve organisational objectives.
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, publishing and report development skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and relationship management skills.
- Ability to work effectively under own direction and demonstrate effective strategic leadership without close supervision or day-to-day management.
- Ability to communicate well to and with a range of audiences including children and young people, and using different mediums, with written skills to an excellent standard.
- Project management skills, including the ability to manage a complex network of stakeholders.
- Team player with excellent planning and organisational ability.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, make sound judgement calls and solve problems.
- An understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and inclusive communications, and how they relate to the role.
- A commitment to and understanding of the importance of safeguarding in relation to communications activity.
- High level of computer proficiency, particularly with MS Office packages.
- Willingness to travel within England and Wales.
- A satisfactory enhanced DBS check will need to be completed.
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