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[NOW CLOSED] Join the team! We are hiring for a Communications Assistant

[NOW CLOSED] Join the team! We are hiring for a Communications Assistant

Media Defence is hiring for a Communications Assistant (part-time, 30 hours), to join the Development Team.

In this role, you will support the Development team across all their communications and administrative needs, so that the organisation can deliver on its 2020-2024 Strategy objectives. Your main job responsibilities will be centered on organising and managing the admin that supports our work, including managing our social media, providing statistics for weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting, updating our website with press releases, blog posts and new legal resources, and attending events.

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JD Communications-Assistant Dec-2021

To apply for this role, email your CV and covering letter referencing ‘Communications Assistant’ to recruitment@mediadefence.org.

Closing date: 31 January 2022.

Interviews will take place w/c 7 and 14 February 2022.

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