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Senior Celebrity & Ambassador Officer

£36,712.00 - £40,791.00

You will help to build on YoungMinds’ voice in the media, online and with decision makers. 

 

Key information

Position
Senior Celebrity Ambassador Officer
Contract
Full time, Fixed term contract
Salary
£36,712.00 - £40,791.00
Application closing date
05 Nov 2024
Interview date
TBC
Working environment

We are currently working with a hybrid working model, where there is the option of working from home combined with 4-12 days a month of working in the office.

About this role

We are about to embark on delivering an ambitious new strategy to drive the conversation around mental health and ensure young people are at the heart of that discussion. To realise our vision we need someone to ensure our newly established celebrity function continues to reach new and hardly reached audiences with our message.

Change is possible. Our tenacious and talented External Affairs Team has secured broad coverage across the media with major campaigns and policy breakthroughs and secured and significant new funding for services in recent years. More broadly, YoungMinds has built a huge social media presence and has lined up an exciting number of partnerships with huge potential for growth.

You will be tasked with delivering an exciting ambassadors programme, building on our existing presence, by deepening the partnerships we have and seizing new opportunities to deliver our message. You will work with our partners to create exciting content which can be used by our media, social, fundraising and other existing channels to ensure the voices of young people are heard.

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About you

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

  • experience of identifying and working directly with relevant celebrities, talent and their representatives, building mutually beneficial relationships, pitching ideas to agents and securing support
  • experience of working with high-level external stakeholders
  • briefing and preparing people for media events and set pieces such as service visits and interviews
  • able to work across a number of different departments or teams, ensuring they are aligned and working towards the same goals
  • understanding of YoungMinds’ Vision, Mission and Values and the organisation’s commitment to its anti-racism, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (AJEDI) work
  • an ability to travel to meetings within the UK as well as the ability and willingness to work flexibly and remotely for events and other meetings. This includes occasional evenings and weekend working for which notice and Time off in Lieu (TOIL) will be provided.

This post is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

YoungMinds are at a very exciting point in its growth and development. You will join a committed, lively team working together for positive change in children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. 

We welcome applications from Black and minoritised, LGBTQ+ groups and those with disabilities, as they are currently under-represented. For more information about the role, download our job pack.

Senior Celebrity and Ambassador Officer job pack

Apply now

One of our values is: “We celebrate what makes you you – whoever you are, we welcome you and encourage you to be true to yourself”. 

If you are excited about helping us to achieve our mission, passionate about working at an organisation that puts the lived experience of young people at the heart of everything we do and want to be part of our drive to become a truly anti-racist organisation we want to hear from you.

To apply, please fill in the application form - downloadable below - and send via email to recruitment@youngminds.org.uk.

You can download the diversity self-identification form by clicking this link: Self-identification Form

 

Download the application form
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About YoungMinds

You’ll be part of a passionate, hardworking team that cares about the work they do and you’ll be part of making a real difference to the lives of children and young people. In addition to becoming part of the YoungMinds team, you’ll get:

  • 25 days paid holiday entitlement (plus Bank Holidays)
  • three days additional leave over Christmas and New Year
  • auto-enrolment onto pension scheme where YoungMinds will match your contribution up to five per cent
  • statutory benefits such as parental leave and sick pay
  • a wide range of other health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
  • a dedication to continued professional development, training and shared best practice
Find out more about working at YoungMinds

Our vision

  • A world where no young person feels alone with their mental health.

    We want to see a world where every young person who is struggling feels able to reach out, and has people and services around them who can really help.

More about who we are