PR and Policy Assistant

PR and Policy Assistant Join a Great Place to Work certified employer! We are seeking a PR and Policy Assistant to join the team! Position: PR and Policy Assistant Location: Bradley, Huddersfield/Hybrid Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: £26 - 28k per annum Contract: Permanent Benefits: Include 25 days'' holiday, rising to 29 after service increments plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, flexible working patterns The Role The Policy and Communications work is critical to ensuring that the organisation are at the forefront of the debate on early years education and childcare. You will help secure high quality media coverage and support our political influencing work. Working with the PR Manager, you will take responsibility for monitoring media coverage, creating engaging content for press releases and news features, as well as supporting policy research. Key responsibilities include: Support the PR Manager to deliver the media relations strategy to ensure effective communication of key messages to target audiences via the national, trade, and social media Identify and create print, broadcast and digital opportunities for maximising the reach and impact Monitor the media and respond promptly to new developments, compiling and circulating information about media impact Ownership of the day-to-day operation of media and policy contacts, particularly with compiling and ..... full job details .....