Communication Executive

**Work with Us**:
At Lions Befrienders, our people are important. We want you to **Learn, Grow and Succeed**.

Opportunities to Learn

You will attend workshops, conferences and you may even go overseas on a learning journey when the time is right. The Continuing Education Scheme helps you to further yourself professionally. We encourage you to keep learning no matter what age you are.

Opportunities to Grow

You may be transferred internally to widen your understanding of LB. This also helps us to groom future leaders and to help you find satisfaction in your role.

Opportunities to Succeed

Through learning and growing, we want you to succeed. We are committed to creating a work environment that is supportive and encouraging.

Fair Employment

We signed the Employers’ Pledge of Fair Employment Practices, established by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP) and we are committed to fair employment practices.

Our employees are fairly and competitively remunerated.
We believe that work life balance contributes to happy families and thus happy employees.

**Role**:
**Communication Executive**:
**Overview**:
- **Responsibilities**:
**Media Relations**
- Act as the main point of contact for all media inquiries, ensuring timely, accurate, and professional response
- Draft and distribute press releases, media advisories, and statements that effectively communicate organisational milestones and initiatives
- Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, editors, and media outlets to proactively pitch stories and secure positive coverage
- Monitor media coverage, track sentiment, and prepare reports to inform strategy and highlight impact

**Corporate Content Creation**
- Develop engaging content for a wide range of platforms, including websites, newsletters, social media, annual reports, and speeches
- Ensure all content reflects the organisation’s mission, values, and voice while

maintaining consistency across channels
- Translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with stakeholders, donors, and the public
- Collaborate with internal teams to source stories and highlight organisational

achievements through impactful storytelling**Project Management**
- Oversee and coordinate communications projects from initiation to completion,

ensuring deliverables meet quality and branding standards
- Manage timelines, budgets, and resources effectively, while aligning stakeholders on objectives and progress.
- Liaise with internal departments, external partners, and vendors to deliver campaigns, events, and publications smoothly
- Anticipate challenges, propose solutions, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope

**Strategic Support**
- Assist in developing and executing communications strategies that align with

organisational priorities and enhance reputation
- Identify opportunities to strengthen visibility and awareness of the organisation’s mission and impact
- Provide strategic input and support to leadership in speeches, presentations, and thought leadership initiatives
- Analyse results of communication efforts to refine strategies and improve future outcomes

**Requirements**:

- Diploma/Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing,

Journalism, or a related field
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in communications, media relations, or public

affairs (Experience in the non-profit or social service is a plus)
- Strong writing, editing, and content development skills across multiple formats and platforms
- Familiarity with media relations and demonstrated ability to secure media coverage
- Proficiency in digital communications, including managing website, social media, and newsletters
- Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams
- Adaptable, resourceful, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Passionate about the organisation’s mission and able to convey it with authenticity and impact

**_ **Applicants without the relevant academic qualifications but with substantial related work experience will also be considered_