An exciting opportunity for a Communications Executive to make a real difference to a Leeds Rugby Foundation and make their mark on how the charity moves forward. This role will be crucial to help the organisation develop awareness across the region and will play a key role the charity’s growth and future.
The role will be full time and will include the following duties:
• Designing and delivering a marketing and communications strategy for the Foundation and projects that the charity delivers
• Managing relationships with external agencies and providing them with briefs for projects
• Delivering a quarterly E-Newletter to the charity’s supporters
• Updating website, twitter and facebook content with engaging material
• Managing external communications
• Producing relevant Foundation documents and marketing materials
• Supporting the Foundation team in planning of delivery of our projects
• Supporting the planning and delivery of Foundation events
• Produce news articles for website and match day programmes
• Liaising with the Rugby club
• Point of contact for enquiries to the Foundation via telephone calls, emails, post, website enquiries and face-to-face
• Managing the calendar of events for the Foundation
• Managing the Foundation’s contact lists to ensure they are up-to-date and accurate
• General administration duties
Person Specification
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to think creatively
• Ability to spot and make the most of opportunities to promote the Foundation and its projects
• Excellent writing ability
• Ability to work with a variety of individuals and organisations
• Excellent IT skills including use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Databases and Outlook
• Excellent organisational skills
• Marketing experience
• Ability to produce articles for a variety of communications
• Excellent time management skills including the ability to prioritise and multi task
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Demonstrate an attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility to support the variety of work the Foundation does in the community
• Show commitment to the work of the charity
• Available for some limited out of hours working
The successful candidate will be based at Leeds Rugby Foundation's offices at Kirstall Training Ground.
To apply please send you CV and a covering letter to Sarah Tate at sarah.tate@leedsrugby.com or
Sarah Tate
HR
Leeds Rugby
Headingley Carnegie Stadium
St Michael’s Lane
Headingley
Leeds
LS6 3BR
Closing date for applications Friday 19th April.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 30th April to start ASAP.