COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS OFFICER
BACKGROUND:
AHEAD is an independent non-profit organisation working to create
inclusive environments in education and employment for people with
disabilities. The main focus of its work is further education and
training, higher education and graduate employment.
AHEAD provides information to students and graduates with
disabilities, teachers, guidance counsellors and parents on disability
issues in education. It undertakes national research relating to the
inclusion of students with disabilities, contributes to national
policy forums and provide professional development opportunities to
develop the capacity of staff in FET and higher education to be more
inclusive.
AHEAD is now recruiting a COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS OFFICER to join
its team.
THE ROLE:
The Communications and Events Officer will oversee and deliver the
communications function in AHEAD across the Employment and Education
teams and will be responsible for developing and delivering a
communications strategy to include social media, email communication,
press and public relations.
The successful candidate will play a leading role in the
administration and organisation of AHEAD Education Team events and
will support, where required, the running of events by the Employment
Team. Additionally, they will manage and grow the membership of AHEAD,
evaluating member satisfaction and working with the team to ensure
membership benefits are attractive and applied consistently across
AHEAD?s offerings.
This role would suit somebody with proven experience managing large
scale events such as conferences and designing and delivering clear
and easy to read/understand content including email marketing, social
media posts, newsletters and press releases.
The successful candidate will be adaptable and comfortable working on
their own initiative, however, a strong ?team player? ethic and a
willingness to support colleagues during busy periods are required.
If you?re a proactive communications professional with experience
using and working across a variety of communication tools such as
digital media, marketing, PR and events and an interest in AHEAD?s
mission, we?d love to hear from you!
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** for the full job description,
candidate information pack, and application details for this role.
Please use the job title and name of the organisation you?re
interested in as the subject of your email.
The recruitment campaign for the role of Communications and Events
Officer is being managed exclusively on behalf of AHEAD by non-profit
specialist recruitment consultancy CCI Executive Search.
AHEAD is an equal opportunities employer. Applications from people
from diverse backgrounds are welcome and AHEAD will provide reasonable
accommodations for candidates with disabilities where appropriate, as
identified through its needs assessment process.
CLOSING DATE: **Apply on the website**pm on Thursday, 4th February
**Apply on the website**
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
