APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS POSITION
Title: TalkingDrugs and Social Media Co-ordinator
Duration: Permanent position, 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
Salary: £26,317 - £32,029 inclusive of London Weighting – Based upon experience
The role:
We are looking for a creative and resourceful individual to join our organisation in this varied and highly rewarding role. As the TalkingDrugs and Social Media Co-ordinator, you will work closely with the Executive Director in sourcing and developing content for Release’s online platform, TalkingDrugs. This will involve putting together original articles for the website on topics related to drug policy and harm reduction, as well as editing and providing feedback on the work of volunteers.
In addition to TalkingDrugs duties, you will help with Release’s policy research as and when the need arises. This can include examining data, writing and editing policy briefings, and/or more extensive research and aggregation of existing policy papers.
Finally, you will assist in managing Release’s and TalkingDrugs’ online presence through their respective social media channels.
The ideal candidate will have an active interest in drug policy, and will also require strong interpersonal skills and the ability to take a practical and hands-on approach. You will not only need to co-ordinate your own work but also that of the volunteers, so you will require excellent written and verbal communications skills ensuring that materials produced for the website are vibrant, accessible and engaging.
| Closing time & date: | 5pm on Monday 13 May 2019 |
| Interviews to be held: | Week commencing Monday 27 May 2019 |
| Start date: | June 2019 |
| Salary: | £26,317 - £32,029 inclusive of London Weighting – Based upon experience |
| Duration: | Permanent position, 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday |
| Annual Leave Entitlement: | 29 Days plus all public holidays |
| Location: | London |
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS POSITION
For this role, Release will only consider applications from those who already have the right to live and work in the UK. This is because, in order for Release to apply successfully for a work permit, we need to show that there are no suitable candidates who are normally resident in the UK or are nationals of the European Economic area (EU States plus Norway and Iceland). See the Home Office Immigration & Nationality Directorate (www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk) for information on the UK Government's immigration policy.
The successful candidate will have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check upon appointment which forms part of our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.
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Download our DBS and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy here.