Press & Communications Officer

7 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd Full time

**Press & Comms Officer**

**Hours**:Full-time: 35hrs/ week (consideration for part-time and/or flexible working will be given)

**Salary**:£26-30K per annum (depending on experience)

**Location**: Based in our Diocesan Office in Stoke Gifford (North Bristol)

**Are you inspired to play your part in tackling the climate crisis and addressing racial injustice?**

**Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of thousands of people living across South West England?**

**Do you have a passion for PR and copywriting? Look no further**

We’re the Diocese of Bristol - the Church of England across Bristol, South Gloucester, North Wiltshire and Swindon. That’s the part where some will be inclined to stop reading but if you keep going, you might be surprised by what you find.

The Diocese of Bristol is in the early stages of implementing an exciting new organisational strategy, which reimagines the way we work with communities, forming supportive ecosystems that bring about sustainable social change. Underpinned by the values of openness, generosity, creativity and bravery, we want to transform our communities through positive social change and long-term environmental and financial sustainability.

To achieve this, we are building a dynamic new External Relations Team who will be responsible for delivering an ambitious Fundraising, Communications & Marketing and Strategic Partnerships strategy. That’s where you come in

**The role**

As Press & Comms Officer, you will work closely with the Head of Comms & Marketing and Director of External Relations to deliver communications that reflect our ‘Transforming Church. Together’ strategic goals,and report on the positive impact of the strategy to internal and external audiences.

In brief, it can be summarised as follows:

- Develop and implement effective communications activities for both internal and external audiences.
- Ensure consistency in terms of voice, branding, messaging, and frequency of posting via digital channels, as well as supporting press spokespeople.
- Write and optimise content for the website, digital newsletters, print publications and social networking sites.

**The Organisation**

The Diocese of Bristol is the administrative area of the Church of England that covers Bristol and Swindon. There are more than 200 churches in the Diocese, led by hundreds of clergy, and around 15,000 children and young people attend our 72 church schools. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the Diocese is a family of the 30,000 or so Clergy, Staff, Parish Officers and Church attendees who work together with a common goal.

This is an exciting time within the Diocese as we are collaboratively shaping a new vision and set of priorities for the coming years in a process called _Transforming Church. Together_._ We want to understand what we do well, what we can change for the better and how to create a positive way forward together.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:

- Handling campaigns and writing multi-channel communications
- Producing a range of marketing materials
- Understanding and writing for the needs and requirements of different audiences
- Use of Content Management Systems to edit and publish news stories and/or other content

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person


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