Press Officer for Wales (part-time)

1 Year Fixed Term

Location: Cardiff Regional Headquarters

Closing Date: 17.12.10

Ref: PO/843/WW

Starting salary: £12,142 - £12,873.06 pa (pro rata £24,284 - £25,746 pa) plus benefits

Hours: Full time 17.5 per week

Would you relish the opportunity to work in one of the country’s busiest press offices to further animal welfare?

Key responsibilities would include:

• responding to press queries relating to the work, policies and campaigns of the Society
• writing news releases, statements, Q&As and other relevant documents
• promoting RSPCA campaigns to the media
• acting as Society spokesperson on general animal welfare issues.

Candidates should have:

• GCSE English or equivalent, NCTJ desirable
• Post graduate qualification in marketing or PR would be desirable.
• good working knowledge of Word and keyboard skills
• Fluent Welsh speaker with high standard of written Welsh.
• previous experience working in a communications environment combined with the ability to build good working relationships both within and outside of the organisation
• ability to deliver to deadlines, working off your own initiative.

This is a part time job share opportunity, working 17.5 hours per week, precise hours to be negotiated with current postholder.

Applications can be downloaded from this website or write on a postcard quoting Ref: PO/843/WW to: Human Resources Department, RSPCA Wales & West RHQ, Gonsal Farm, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY5 7ET

Completed application forms should be returned to the same address.

Promoting kindness and preventing cruelty to animals

The RSPCA offers excellent benefits including private healthcare, defined contribution pension scheme, childcare vouchers and employee assistant programme.                

We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Swyddog y Wasg ar gyfer Cymru (rhan amser)

Contract cyfnod penodol o 12 mis

Pencadlys Rhanbarthol Caerdydd

Dyddiad Cau: 17.12.10

Cyf.: PO/843/WW

Cyflog: £12,142 - £12,873 y flwyddyn yn ogystal â buddion eraill

Oriau: 17.5 awr yr wythnos

A fyddech chi’n mwynhau’r cyfle i weithio mewn swyddfa’r wasg brysur er mwyn gwella lles anifeiliaid?

Byddai’r prif gyfrifoldebau yn cynnwys:

• ymateb i ymholiadau’r wasg yn ymwneud â gwaith, polisïau ac ymgyrchoedd y Gymdeithas
• llunio datganiadau newyddion, datganiadau, Cwestiynau ac Atebion a dogfennau perthnasol eraill
• hyrwyddo ymgyrchoedd yr RSPCA i'r cyfryngau
• gweithredu fel llefarydd y Gymdeithas ar faterion cyffredinol lles anifeiliaid.

Dylai ymgeiswyr feddu ar:

• TGAU Saesneg neu gymhwyster cyfatebol, NCTJ yn ddymunol.
• cymhwyster ôl-radd mewn marchnata neu gysylltiadau cyhoeddus yn ddymunol.
• gwybodaeth weithredol dda o Word a sgiliau bysellfwrdd.
• siaradwr Cymraeg rhugl, a Chymraeg ysgrifenedig o safon uchel.
• profiad blaenorol o weithio mewn amgylchedd cyfathrebu ynghyd â'r gallu i feithrin cysylltiadau gwaith da o fewn y sefydliad a thu hwnt
• gallu i gadw at derfynau amser penodedig, a medru gweithio ar eich liwt eich hun.

Mae hwn yn gyfle rhan-amser i rannu swydd, gan weithio 17.5 awr yr wythnos, a bydd yr union oriau i’w trafod â deilydd presennol y swydd.

Applications can be downloaded from this website or write on a postcard quoting Ref: PO/843/WW i: Adran Adnoddau Dynol, Pencadlys RSPCA Cymru a'r Gorllewin, Gonsal Farm, Dorrington, Amwythig/Shrewsbury, Swydd Amwythig/Shropshire. SY5 7ET

Dylid dychwelyd y ffurflenni cais wedi'u llenwi i’r un cyfeiriad.

Hyrwyddo caredigrwydd ac atal creulondeb i anifeiliaid

Mae'r RSPCA yn cynnig buddion rhagorol gan gynnwys gofal iechyd preifat, cynllun pensiwn â buddion wedi'u diffinio, talebau gofal plant a rhaglen cynorthwyo gweithwyr.