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Press Officer (6 month sabbatical cover)

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Application deadline:

February 16, 2025

The Press Officer supports our flagship Spokesperson Network programmes, placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis, developing and maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the Spokesperson Network. This means: 1. Generating broadcast media opportunities for members of the Spokesperson Network in reaction to breaking broadcast news. 2. Ensuring that members of the Spokesperson Network are prepared and supported for the media opportunities. 3. Taking part in the training and development of people in NGOs, grassroots groups and the wider movement in their broadcast media capacity.

Location

London. Hybrid working. Our flexible working policy requires everyone to be in our east London office for 25% of the time as a minimum because building in-person relationships is important to us (that could be one week a month, or a day or two a week), but you’re welcome to be there more as many staff are.

Salary

£39,327pa

Contract type

Temporary 6 months, April - September 2025

Hours

Full-time, which for NEON is 28 hours a week - the equivalent of a 4 day standard work week. Flexibility with working hours and regular evening and weekend work, including at short notice (time off would be taken later). The usual working day for this role starts at 8.00am.

Benefits

A 28-hour week, 7.5% employer matched pension, genuinely flexible working, 20 days holiday per year (25 days pro rated for a 4 day week), plus bank holidays and Christmas break, a progressive Parenting Policy, Sabbatical Policy, and a generous staff development budget

Reporting to

Head of Media

Managing

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