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WEA have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our Communications and External Affairs team for a period of 6 months.

You will get...
- A salary of £27,693 - £29,746 (£13,846.50 - £14,873 pro-rata) (plus London Weighting - £4,250.69 pro-rata)

• Enhanced holiday entitlement (30 days, plus bank holidays);
• Agile working opportunities;
• Life insurance cover;
• Employee assistance programme;
• Cycle to work scheme;
• Eye care vouchers.

Change your career to one with real purpose and impact.

At the WEA our mission is to bring adult education in reach of everyone who needs it, fighting inequality and promoting social justice. If that grabs you, read on...


This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Communications team in a creative and busy External Affairs Directorate which also delivers Marketing, Membership, Fundraising and Business Development at pace, focussed on beating its targets.

It`s a varied role designing and project managing media engagement and stakeholder communications campaigns and events in order to build the reputation of the WEA and engage the media, students, employees, members and public affairs stakeholders.

You`ll be hands on writing copy, sourcing images, working in content management systems and mass email tools, connecting with journalists, engaging with students, members and employers to capture case studies. And it won`t faze you that there`s hard graft in database entry, budget spreadsheets and reporting.

You will just love being so creative and productive and results focussed, supported by a buzzing and friendly team, and appreciated by a leadership team who are involved in your work.


About you:

Are you passionate about lifelong learning? Join the UK's largest voluntary sector adult education provider.

As a Communications Officer, you should have:

• Strong copy writer skills that can turn their hand to media releases, news stories, social media posts, as well as longer form copy for leaflets and brochures, flexing style to the audience, but always concise, impactful and engaging;
• Knowledge on how to run campaigns, events and projects to time, brief and budget and to flex around multiple projects and jump on new opportunities. You are super-organised, understanding what you need from whom when and how;
• Great with people, with a track record of excellent customer-service and strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders such as media contacts, students or customers;
• A strong team work ethic. We like to collaborate and support each other;
• A passion for adult education, and making a difference!

If this is you, we would love to hear from you.

About WEA:
The WEA is the UKs largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, a charity dedicated to bringing high quality, professional education into the heart of communities.
We are working hard to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates and encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.