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Helping Hands and Sussex Jewish Representative Council

PR and Communications Manager

Organisations: Helping Hands Sussex and Sussex Jewish Representative Council (SJRC)

Contract type: Self-employed

Hours: Approximately 30 hours per month across both organisations

Role purpose

The PR and Communications Manager is responsible for communicating the work of Helping Hands Sussex and the Sussex Jewish Representative Council clearly, warmly and consistently across their digital channels.

This is a dual role supporting two closely connected community organisations, each with its own identity, audiences and communications needs. The postholder will manage and create content for both organisations, ensuring that each retains an appropriate and distinct voice.

For Helping Hands, the role brings the charity’s work to life through engaging social media content, photography, video and storytelling, and newsletters, while supporting the promotion of activities, events, volunteering opportunities and community initiatives.

For the SJRC, the role communicates the work of the Representative Council and the wider Sussex Jewish community. This includes promoting events and activities from constituent organisations, sharing relevant community information, highlighting the work of local Jewish organisations, and updating the website and social media channels.

The role requires someone who is comfortable working independently, understands the sensitivities involved in community-based and Jewish communal work, and can turn everyday activities and information into accessible and engaging content.

Key responsibilities

Social media and content

• Manage social media for Helping Hands and the SJRC, maintaining an appropriate voice for each organisation.

• Plan, create and publish engaging written and visual content, including graphics, photography and short-form video.

• Keep channels active, current and relevant, including sharing appropriate content from SJRC constituent organisations.

Community storytelling

• Identify and share stories demonstrating work and impact.

• Showcase Jewish communal life across Sussex and promote the work of SJRC constituent organisations.

• Highlight volunteers, partnerships, achievements and community initiatives.

Events and campaigns

• Promote events, activities, campaigns and fundraising initiatives.

• Attend key events where required to capture photographs, video and stories.

• Ensure confidentiality, consent and appropriate representation in all communications.

Person specification

Essential

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent written communicator with strong attention to detail.

• Have experience creating social media content for an organisation, charity or community group.

• Be confident creating graphics, photography and basic short-form video.

Desirable

• Experience in the charity, voluntary, faith or community sector.

• Experience with Canva, Facebook, Instagram and Mailchimp.

• Experience with event communications and short-form video.

• An understanding of Jewish communal life and representative organisations.

• Knowledge of the Sussex Jewish, community and voluntary sectors.