Communications Officer

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom London Marathon Events Ltd Full time

**Who are we?**

The London Marathon Foundation (part of the London Marathon Group) is one of the UKs major funders of initiatives that support people especially children, young people and marginalised communities to lead active and healthy lives.

Were the parent charity of London Marathon Events (LME), whose event portfolio includes the TCS London Marathon and Ford RideLondon-Essex. Every year, after costs, the surplus generated by LME is passed through corporate Gift Aid to the Foundation, and we use this income to fund projects that inspire, increase and champion participation and diversity in physical activity in London, Essex and across the UK.

Since our founding in 1981, weve awarded more than £100 million to more than 1,600 projects that inspire activity. Weve supported a wide range of organisations and inclusive activities, from team sports like football and wheelchair basketball, to individual activities like running and swimming, and other ways of being active like play, dance, walking and gardening, so that everyone, regardless of their age, ability or background, can lead an active and healthy life.

Our values are integral to who we are, how we work and what we do:

- **Impact** together we create positive change
- **Innovate** together we enable new ideas
- **Everyone** together we champion inclusivity
- **Customer first** together we go the extra mile for all

Diversity, inclusion and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to ensure they are at the heart of our company. We strongly value diversity within our workforce and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.

So, if youre ready to be a force for good, lead change and make a difference to society, keep reading.

**About the role**

Were looking for a highly organised, positive and enthusiastic individual to join our team in the newly created role of Communications Officer.

Reporting into the Communications & Engagement Manager, youll support in delivering a wide range of activities across multiple channels, to grow awareness of the Foundations work and impact. Youll be able to successfully multi-task and prioritise a varied workload, and enjoy working in a collaborative, hands-on environment.

Youll have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to form effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Through previous experience in a communications and/or marketing role, youll be comfortable assisting in creating and writing content for a range of different audiences and channels, with impeccable attention to detail. Experience and confidence in using different social media platforms and regular community management will also be key.

Youll demonstrate a commitment to our values, as well as a genuine interest in using the power of sport and physical activity to improve society and the lives of the most disadvantaged people in communities in London and beyond.

**What you'll be doing**

Our Communications Officer will have a wide and varied role, helping to land key messages with target audiences and to build the Foundations brand and profile. The below is a guide to some of the initial responsibilities which will grow as the Communications Officer develops in their role:
**External Communications**

Supporting with activities to communicate key messages and stories with external audiences, including:

- Leading on day-to-day social media activity and community management across different platforms.
- Coordinating timely website updates and supporting with any new web developments.
- Writing and proofreading content for a range of mediums from press releases to blogs to social posts.
- Assisting with content collection to demonstrate the impact of our work from organising photo shoots to sourcing human-interest stories to collecting quotes from funded organisations.
- Organising content creation, including liaising with LMEs Creative Team and/or external agencies to produce social assets, infographics, short-form videos etc.
- Maintaining and archiving our image library.
- Supporting with outreach to media outlets and journalists, to increase our press coverage.
- Collating analysis to understand the impact of our communications and to inform future activities.

**Internal Communications & Group Working**

Supporting with activities to inform and engage internal audiences, including:

- Coordinating content for the Trustees monthly newsletter.
- Preparing communications updates for Trustee and committee meetings as required.
- Coordinating team updates for the fortnightly All-Staff Meeting.
- Supporting the Communications & Engagement Manager in delivering activities to inform and involve LME colleagues in our work (eg, organising talks with guest speakers from funded organisations).
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