Community Press Officer, Alzheimer's Research Trust

Applications are invited for the full-time post of Community Press Officer at our busy national charity office in Shelford just outside Cambridge.The Alzheimer's Research Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working team player, looking for a varied and challenging role on a fast-moving team. Starting salary: £20,000 to £25,000 (dependent on skills and experience) plus benefits.

Role responsibilities include to: Develop effective working relationships with relevant members of the media; respond promptly to queries, including occasional out-of-hours queries; Prepare, write, issue and “sell in” press releases; Liaise with the public, scientists, journalists, ART colleagues, Trustees, Patrons, other charities and organisations, IT and other support agencies as appropriate; and Act as spokesperson in media interviews, alongside others, where necessary.

Please send three copies of a covering letter and CV (including full details of employment dates and contracted hours, most recent posts first) in an envelope marked “P.P.” to: Harriet Millward, Alzheimer‟s Research Trust, The Stables, Station Road, Gt Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5LR. Please also email an electronic version of your covering letter and CV to: [email protected] and [email protected]. Please give a phone number/email address at which you can be quickly contacted. The closing date for applications is 12 August 2009. Queries should be addressed to Harriet Millward or Tim Parry tel 01223 843899. Full details can be found at the link below.

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