Communications & Policy Specialist

3 weeks ago

United Kingdom Tent Partnership for Refugees Full time

About the Tent Partnership for Refugees:

Tent UK is a network of over 70 major companies that are committed to hiring refugees across the country and helping them become job-ready. Tent UK is the national coalition of the Tent Partnership for Refugees, which was founded in 2016 by Hamdi Ulukaya, the CEO and founder of Chobani – a multibillion dollar food company in the U.to mobilise the world’s largest employers to help refugees access local labour markets. Tent UK seeks a bright, organised, and hard-working Communications and Partnerships Specialist, fluent in and able to communicate flawlessly in English, to help support our communications, event management, and partnerships efforts in the UK.

This role is ideal for individuals with 3-5 years of relevant work experience in corporate communications, whether in an agency or in-house setting, including experience in media relations.

Reporting to the Director of Tent UK, this role will be responsible for organising and executing a range of in-person and virtual Tent UK events, researching and pitching speaking opportunities in the UK, and supporting all communication activities, including media engagement, producing social content, and writing talking points. Additionally, they will support Tent’s mentorship programmes, maintain relationships with referral partners, and conduct research on companies for potential partnerships. Strong writing, organisational, and project management skills are essential.

This includes end-to-end project management, identifying and managing venues, agenda support, sending invites, tracking registration and attendance, overseeing collateral production, preparing briefing materials, and supporting the Tent UK team on liaising/managing key partners. This may also occasionally include support of larger pan-European or multi-market events.
Organise and execute virtual Tent UK events, such as coalition meetings or initiative launches. This includes responsibilities listed above and all related virtual event needs.
Research and pitch speaking opportunities for the Director of Tent UK, providing them with support in the lead-up to events by drafting speaking points, liaising with event organisers, etc.
Copy edit and proof written content such as press releases, social media copy, and marketing materials for Tent UK.
Support the execution of communications activities including press campaigns and launches as well as ongoing activity including: drafting/tailoring press releases, media relations, interview coordination, social content development, and liaising and collaborating with partners.
Support with local market media and news monitoring.

Provide operational support to Tent’s mentorship programmes in the UK, including helping address queries from programme participants and participating referral partners, liaising with the global mentorship team, maintaining internal data on UK mentorship programmes.
Maintain relationships with Tent UK's network of referral partners for mentorship initiatives and support mentee recruitment as needed.
Expand refugee mentee recruitment by forging relationships with new referral partners including refugee-facing NGOs, diaspora groups, and other organisations.

Create materials for company calls, coordinate follow-up and related communications
Data management for Salesforce and other information trackers

Bachelor’s degree
Between 3-5 years of relevant work experience
Experience working in a communications environment either agency side or in-house
Experience writing press materials / social content
Excellent written and spoken fluency in English
Strong, proven project management skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and video conferencing tools

Familiarity with business issues (e.g. diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, etc.)
Some knowledge of policy issues affecting refugees in the UK is helpful, but not essential
Desired qualities:
A hard worker willing to go above and beyond to deliver high-quality work
Buzzing with creative ideas and enthusiasm
Willingness and ability to travel from time to time within and outside the UK


We specifically encourage people with a refugee background to join our team.


Tent will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws. We are dedicated to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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