Communications Officer

Application Deadline:
17 November 2025

Department:
Marketing & Communications

Location:
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Compensation:
£37,957 / year

Description
Are you passionate about news and the media and looking for a fantastic communications role where you can learn and develop as part of a motivated team of experts? Are you interested in telling the inspiring stories of the children and families that come to Great Ormond Street Hospital? Are you excited at the prospect of working for a renowned, well-loved national brand? If so, this could be the role for you.

Salary
The salary for this position is £37,957 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.

Key Responsibilities
This is a varied role where you will:

• Deliver high-profile, national press coverage for the charity, across print, digital and broadcast channels.
• Manage and co-ordinate the research, writing and editing of media materials, such as press releases, statements, and Q&As
• Develop and maintain a robust network of media contacts, exploring new outlets and platforms to increase reach and drive buzz.
• Effectively project manage PR across a range of key fundraising campaigns and appeals across planning, execution and evaluation.
• Collaborating with the family stories team, celebrity team and social media to work on campaigns.
• Represent external comms across a variety of key projects and campaigns for the Charity, ensuring the role and value of external comms work is understood by the wider team, and providing regular updates.
• Chaperone visits to the hospital from a variety of stakeholders, ensuring that all filming, photography and infection control guidelines are followed.

This is the ideal opportunity for someone looking to continue their communications career and work across a range of high-profile campaigns across the Charity and Hospital.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You will be passionate about telling powerful stories that move people to take an action and will feel inspired by the opportunity to play a key role in publicising a range of campaigns and appeals to national media. A natural relationship builder, with a keen eye for detail and what makes a story work, you will be comfortable with interacting with a range of internal and external stakeholders, excel at pitching to journalists and supporting families when sharing their sensitive stories. You will excel in media liaison and be experience in securing impactful press coverage across a range of different media titles to help drive reach for the Charity.

Skills and experience required:

• Proven experience in delivering high profile and effective proactive PR campaigns
• In-depth knowledge of PR strategy and tactics, preferably within fundraising PR, although this is not essential
• Extensive experience in securing impactful, well-messaged press coverage across national media titles
• Demonstrable experience of responding to reactive media enquiries on a variety of different subjects
• Experience of working with celebrities and/or influencers
• Experience of interviewing people sensitively and managing the consent process
• Ability to manage relationships both internally and externally
• Attention to detail and providing high-quality and precise work, including ability to work well under pressure
• Strong time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines
• Preferably, experience of working in a not-for-profit organisation, though this is not essential.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.