Events and Communications Officer

Events and Communications Officer

Term: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,408

Based in: Glasgow – hybrid working

Are you a highly motivated individual, with excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and creative ideas for sharing content? Do you thrive working in busy environment in small team? Do you have a passion for accessible communication? The ALLIANCE are currently recruiting for the role of Events and Communications Officer.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Promote the work of the ALLIANCE, its programmes and members effectively using a range of communications tools
• Proactively lead on content creation including social media campaigns, newsletter, press releases and website content
• Help amplify the voice of lived experience using communication channels
• Embed communications and events best practice across the organisation
• Support ALLIANCE in-person, hybrid and online events

If you have experience of supporting communications and events, are confident working with teams across the organisations, have excellent administration skills and are passionate putting people at the centre, then the ALLIANCE would like to hear from you.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced maternity and sick pay, time off in lieu and learning and development opportunities. The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The successful applicant must be able to travel throughout Scotland at times as the need arises. A flexible approach to working hours is therefore essential, as occasional additional hours and overnight stays may be required.

Closing date for applications is 9:00 am Monday 1 August 2022. Previous applicants need not apply.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 11 August 2022. They will consist of a 5 minute presentation followed by competency-based questions.

About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.

The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:

• Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
• Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
• Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.

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