The Children’s Society is a leading children’s charity committed to making childhood better. We deliver specialist services for individual children who face daily disadvantage, while our research and campaigning creates real change for all children in the UK.

We are looking for a reliable self-starter to join our award winning media team in London.

We aim to build on our current success and would like someone to maximise the effectiveness and transparency of the media team by making sure that all coverage is logged, monitored and communicated. The ideal candidate will be IT literate, preferably with some experience of Excel and/or data entry systems and will be educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.

The post is initially offered on a one-year contract, subject to review.

We offer generous holidays, contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and flexible working.

All our recruitment documents are available in alternative formats. 

Administrator (Part time 15hrs)

Job purpose:

To maximise the effectiveness and transparency of the media team by making sure that all coverage is logged, monitored and communicated.

Reporting to:

Campaigns & Media Analyst

Reward band:

XB: £12,906 - £16,704 plus £3,182 LW (pro rata)

Key activities:

• To collate, catalogue and distribute all media coverage
• To ensure that specified coverage data is logged and made accessible to the media team
• To work with the campaigns and media analyst and head of media to support business reporting
• To measure coverage gained in key business areas as requested
• To support the team production of bespoke evaluation reports
• To support the early morning news response service as required.

Location:

Edward Rudolf House, London

No of posts:

1

Attainments:

 In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:

• GCSE or equivalent qualification
• Experience of online systems, Excel would be particularly useful
• Data processing experience

Core Competencies:

• In order to be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to:
• Work to a specific brief and deliver data on time and in the required format.
• Manage your time and work efficiently to ensure that multiple client requests are fulfilled
• Work effectively as part of a busy and demanding team
• Communicate both verbally and in writing with the team as well as any external suppliers
• Process information quickly and accurately to ensure effective reporting
• Learn through experience and adapt to a rapidly changing work environment

Special Job Circumstances:

This post has the following special circumstances:

• The role demands a commitment to working with children and to challenging social injustice and an understanding of the role others.

 (Please note: if you have difficulty meeting these conditions because of a disability or family circumstances the appointing manager will discuss it with you in order to consider reasonable adjustments to the job or working conditions)

Relevant Personal Characteristics:

So that you personally can succeed in this role and The Children’s Society you will require:

• A detail-orientated approach
• The ability to work to tight deadlines
• Numeracy