Communications and Events Officer

Chiltern Music Therapy is looking for a key individual to join our small communications team to support them in their aim of developing a growing community of champions; creating strong connections and giving them a voice to champion music therapy. It is an exciting time to join the team as they trial a new way of working over the next 12 months, focusing on big campaigns with a big impact.

About Chiltern Music Therapy

At Chiltern we recognise the different strengths within our team. We provide an environment where people can take charge of the work they do and make informed decisions using professional judgement and life experience, alongside peer support. We’re welcoming, inclusive, and have worked hard to create a positive environment that we are proud of.

Chiltern is employee-owned and operates under a self-managing model. You can read more about this and our organisation’s journey and evolution, on the about us page.

Role and conditions

Overview of the role:

• Support the delivery of our quarterly campaigns by working with the team to create engaging and exciting content.
• Act as a brand champion ensuring branding and messaging is consistent and accessible.
• Contribute to the organisation and planning of events throughout the year.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Coordinate campaign and ad hoc content creation
  • Work with the Therapy Communicator to obtain content from the therapy team and ensure content adheres to our values.
  • Work with the Campaign Supporter (content designer) to ensure graphics are ready ahead of time.
  • Draft content where needed for the comms team for email, social media and website.
  • Ensure all content is accessible and on brand including writing alt text.
  • Keep Monday.com up to date with progress.
  • Schedule content across different platforms.

• Events coordination
  • Contribute to the organisation and planning of events throughout the year, including coordinating logistics, leading on promotional materials, and supporting on-the-day activities as needed.

Person Specification

We are looking looking for an efficient, well-organised, enthusiastic person to join the team with the following qualities.

• Be able to work independently and with initiative when needed.
• Have experience creating and writing content for different communications platforms.
• Have strong communication skills as you will be required to work with different teams across the organisation
• Be able to  to multitask and prioritise.
• Experience with the following software/platforms is desirable but training can be given; Canva, MailChimp and Monday.com.

Further information can be found here.