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UK Athletics – Media and Communications Manager

Organisation: UK Athletics

Closing Date: 19 September 2024

Job Title: Media and Communications Manager
Employment: Full time, Permanent
Location: Hybrid – Home plus ad hoc attendance at UKA HQ, Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, Birmingham
Salary: £32,960 – £41,200 per annum

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UK Athletics (UKA) is the national governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of Athletics. An opportunity has arisen for a Media and Communications Manager with the right skills and attributes to join the team.

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Communications to maintain strong relationships with journalists and other media stakeholders to ensure that the sport and athletes are promoted positively and accurately across platforms.

They will ensure that the best possible service and support for the National Governing Body in areas including GB & NI team support, governance and staging of major events, and will support internal communications, including staff engagement, meetings and newsletters.

Specific duties include:

• Manage and coordinate media and communications across Olympic and Paralympic programmes, as well as other GB & NI teams from Track & Field, Cross Country, Mountain Running, Ultra running and age groups.
• Ownership of the Paralympic World Class Programme communications and media activations
• Working as part of UKA’s event team helping to manage and coordinate media, communications and operations for major spectator events.
• Manage and coordinate media opportunities with athletes and key staff as well as handling general queries.
• Ongoing management of social media and digital agencies involved with UKA channels.
• Oversight of media matrix on annual, monthly and weekly basis for planning purposes across UKA as well as ensuring accurate planning and logistics around events throughout the year.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated a track-record in a media and communications role, and will have a relevant qualification for the industry as a minimum, however qualification by experience and placements will also be considered. Experience working in elite sport or sport national governing body is preferred and an interest in athletics and paralympic athletics is essential.

Applicants will have good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and will possess excellent communication skills, showing an ability to adapt information to the needs of different audiences. A positive team player, the successful candidate will also have strong work-planning attention to detail and will deliver a high level of accuracy. Your workplace will be hybrid with occasional attendance at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham.

UK and overseas travel as well as weekend working is a core requirement of this role.

Applications will close at midday on the 19 September 2024, Interviews will be held week commencing 23 September 2024.

For the full job description and details of how to apply for this exciting role, please visit http://careers.ukathletics.org.uk/.

As the nation’s favourite Olympic and Paralympic Sport. UK Athletics embraces equality, diversity, and inclusion both on and off the field of play where everyone can participate, we encourage job applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of their race, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected characteristics to reflect the diversity of our sport. Athletics is a Disability Confident Leader and will guarantee an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the minimum job criteria.