What I most enjoy about working at People's Postcode Lottery is the shared sense of purpose that connects our team - not just here in the UK but right across the Postcode Lottery Group. Our purpose and values, alongside a passionate, inspiring and committed team makes this a place we're all proud to be part of.
Clara Govier, Managing Director
What you will do as Communications Assistant
This is an exciting entry level opportunity to join an award-winning communications team at the heart of a successful and dynamic business. We're looking for someone with a demonstrable commitment to a career in communications, public relations or journalism. You'll already have strong copywriting skills, be highly organised, and willing to work flexibly across a range of tasks to tight deadlines.
We'll offer excellent training and development opportunities and from day one you'll be working alongside a team of highly experienced comms professionals, bringing stories about our winners and supported charities to life in a multi-channel environment.
You'll have a particular focus on supporting our internal communications and supporting the communications department's administrative processes. However, there will be opportunities to work across the various other workstreams in the department which are: winners news, charities, content and corporate.
It's a great learning environment and previous postholders have gone on to secure senior comms roles within the Postcode Lottery and elsewhere.
Responsibilities:
- Research and create content for internal communications channels
- Maintain LotteryNet, our intranet site
- Build and distribute our weekly newsletter, issued business wide
- Monitor the communications inbox – often the first point of call for journalists - ensuring all queries are responded to accurately and effectively
- Support team engagement activities
- Support with news release distribution
- Provide assistance at events, such as winner events
- Prepare briefs and biographies for senior managers
- Produce departmental presentations and assets
- Support team engagement activities
- Assist with the day-to-day operations of the Communications function, providing administrative support to Communications team
About you
- Relevant professional experience or education (e.g. degree or equivalent), within a relevant discipline
- Excellent and engaging writing skills
- Knowledge of UK’s media and political landscape
- Competent in SharePoint and associated Office 365 products
- Enthusiasm to learn new systems and platforms
If you’d like to learn more about this job, reach out to us today!
If you have any questions on the vacancy or People's Postcode Lottery, please contact me below.
Alyson McGinlay
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We offer
A Rewarding salary
A Competitive Salary, a variable year-end bonus, 36 days' holiday a year based on a 37.5 hour week, and flexible working hours.
Development
The opportunity to develop your career. All team members have the option of applying for funding for a chosen training topic of their choice.
Work and Travel benefits
You'll get an Ridacard, which offers unlimited travel across the Lothian Bus Network, even outside working hours!
Pension
Our pension is with Scottish Widows Personal Pension Scheme, we contribute 10%, on top of your contribution of 4%.
Fit & Healthy together
Free private healthcare including dental for all team members and covered from your first day.
Your wellbeing is important to us, so we have 24 hour access to support services such as mental health support, physiotherapy and remote GPs.
Your wellbeing is important to us, so we have 24 hour access to support services such as mental health support, physiotherapy and remote GPs.
Family Time
Maternity Pay: 16 weeks at 100% of average weekly earnings followed by 23 weeks at 50%.
Paternity Pay: 4 weeks at 100%.
Shared Parental Pay: 14 weeks at 100% of average weekly earnings followed by 23 weeks at 50% of average weekly earnings.
Paternity Pay: 4 weeks at 100%.
Shared Parental Pay: 14 weeks at 100% of average weekly earnings followed by 23 weeks at 50% of average weekly earnings.
We offer
Meet the team
People’s Postcode Lottery has a great story to tell and our communications team ensure people understand what we do and why we do it. The team work with the media to celebrate and share winners’ stories from postcodes across Great Britain. They also highlight the incredible range of projects which lottery funding makes possible.
About us
A marketing-driven charity organisation
The Postcode Lottery Group is a marketing-driven international non-profit organisation. We operate lotteries to raise funds for a fairer, greener and healthier world. Our players win with their neighbours and generate money for charities together – it’s a win-win!
Our purpose: a better world, for everyone
Since our start in 1989, we have raised over €14.5 billion for thousands of charities. Together with our players and 1,500 fellow team members in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Norway, you'll be helping to create a better world every day.
Inclusion and equal opportunities
People are at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s our team, our players, or the thousands of good causes supported, our aim is to play our part in creating a fairer, more equal world. We are open to ideas and are committed to creating a culture that is inclusive, representative and celebrates diversity in everyone. But we are not perfect. We will always strive to do better – that’s just who we are.
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