Press Officer for Wales (part-time)

Location: Cardiff Regional Headquarters

Closing Date: Friday 1 April 2011

Ref: PO/843/WW

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

Hours: 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.