Media and Public Relations Officer

This role is varied and offers a great opportunity to develop your skills and abilities. You will help us deliver our exciting new strategy (An Equal Future) as we position ourselves as a diverse, vibrant and proud campaigning organisation. You will:

• Use your media and public relations skills to help drive social change and join us to campaign for an equal future with disabled people.
• Be heavily involved with our work to promote our Scope Awards that celebrate people and organisations that champion disability equality.
• Be working on disability employment, and on the extra costs disabled people face.
The successful candidate will need to pass a basic DBS check.


• Has worked in a press office environment and helped to deliver successful social change campaigns
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate with stakeholders in a clear, meaningful and effective way
• Has the ability to be flexible, respond positively to change, work effectively under pressure and deal with conflicting priorities
• Has excellent organisation and planning skills
  
  Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We work to a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. We campaign tirelessly for an equal future for disabled people.
  
  At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity. We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving. You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website. Scope benefits We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays Flexible, hybrid and remote working options Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years Company pension Excellent training and career development Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+ Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.