Media Manager - Health Equals

Media Manager - Health Equals

Salary: Up to £49,513  pro rata plus excellent benefits.

Contract: 12 Month family leave cover

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week. You will be required to work in-person a minimum of two days per week, in line with our hybrid working model.

Our Foundation

We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.  Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.   It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:

1. Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
2. Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
3. Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.

   We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change.   Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.

   About Health Equals

   Our health is shaped by the world around us. Right now, in the UK, lives are being cut short because of the essential building blocks of health and wellbeing are not available to everyone. Health Equals is campaigning to change that.

   Health Equals is the UK's campaign for improving health opportunities. Made possible as a strategic initiative of the Health Foundation, we are a group of people and organisations campaigning to make sure the things we know shape health and wellbeing are at the   heart of policymaking and practice, so everyone can experience a healthy life and the opportunities that brings. Find out more at healthequals.org.uk.

   About the role:

   We are looking for a media manager to work as part of a small, start-up style team on our public campaigning initiative. This role provides an exciting opportunity to lead on our earned media approach, working to secure high-quality coverage of our campaigns and the Health Equals coalition across print, online and broadcast media to influence public opinion and political change.

   In this role, you'll use your skills to deliver our PR strategy for our upcoming public-facing campaigns, managing our PR agency partner, leading our press office function, building trusted relationships with journalists and influencers, and coordinating Health Equals member spokespeople and lived experience storytellers. Your work day-to-day will vary from strategic to delivery focused, such as writing press releases and pitching to national and regional media, fielding enquiries and responding to developments in the external environment.

   This is a fantastic opportunity for a media manager who can help Health Equals to grow its profile and ensure its campaigns achieve impact, helping to play a part in bringing about better health for people in the UK.

   How to apply:

   Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. You can find the job description for this role  here.  To find out more about health equals, visit our website:  www.healthequals.org.uk.  

   If   you   would   like   to apply,   please  complete the application steps, by submitting your CV, and using no more then 1200 words answer the following questions. Of which you will be asked to upload within a supporting statement. We therefore suggest you copy the questions below before clicking on Apply Now:

   1. What do you know about Health Equals and our mission that makes you want to work for us?
   2. Describe your experience in developing and executing media strategies to support public campaigns. How did you ensure effective communication through the media to influence public opinion and political change?
   3. Provide an example of a time when you successfully built and maintained relationships with stakeholders (eg, journalists, individuals, organisations) to generate and secure media coverage? What strategies did you use?
   4. Provide an example of your experience working with lived experience voices or stories of a sensitive nature. How did you mitigate any risks and ensure they were communicated to the media in a respectful way?

       

      Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

      We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit.  We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us.

      We have identified three diverse groups, In particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups.  Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.

      If you require any support through this process, please contact  recruitment@health.org.uk Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.

      Closing date: 25 May 2025 at 23:59

      Interview date: W/ C 9 , June  2025