About us We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer. About the role At Breast Cancer Now, we’re looking for a creative and proactive Press and PR officer to join our ambitious team, as we continue to cement our place as the ‘go-to’ press office for breast cancer and position the charity as the leading expert in the field. This varied and exciting role is critical in helping the charity build its profile through effective and compelling PR and media relations. The post holder will plan, deliver and respond to opportunities across all areas of the charity’s work, from highlighting our world-leading breast cancer research and raising awareness of our public health messaging to promoting our fundraising appeals and support services and supporting our policy and campaigning work. The post holder will work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including our nurses, researchers, and corporate partners, alongside building strong and trusted relationships with national and regional journalists to secure high-quality targeted media coverage. Every day will be an opportunity to make a positive difference for everyone affected by breast cancer. About you An excellent communicator, you’ll have a strong working knowledge of the UK’s media landscape and experience of either delivering impactful PR and media relations, in-house or at an agency, or of working in a news environment. You’ll be innovative, creative and considerate in your approach to raising the profile of the charity and all its areas of focus, bringing fresh ideas to engage the media and always putting the patient voice at the heart of your work. You’ll be confident in building relationships with journalists and seek to secure compelling coverage across all national and regional print, broadcast and online media. You’ll collaborate with internal colleagues from an array of teams to deliver powerful results, and work closely with external partners, researchers, and service providers. With an instinct for what makes a good news story, you’ll be adept at juggling priorities and deadlines and thrive in an exciting and fast-paced press office, where you’ll be well supported by our experienced and welcoming team. Job description and benefits Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package. Primary location of role and hybrid working This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home. When applying We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email [email protected] Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support. Closing date Wednesday 4 September at 9am Interview date Week commencing 9 September

Country: United Kingdom