Head of Communications

City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the organisation’s voice on place-based, whole-family support by coordinating communications, public affairs, and profile-building across media and stakeholder channels.

  • Lead media relations, national campaigns, and broadcast opportunities to secure coverage and shape public narratives.
  • Build and manage cross-stakeholder plans, timelines, and teams to deliver integrated communications across platforms.
  • Mentor and develop a small team to sustain delivery when applicable.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead our communications, public affairs and profile work to make the organisation the unmistakable voice on place-based, whole-family support.

Requirements

  • Senior communications experience with a strong track record in media relations, campaign delivery and public affairs
  • Proven success securing national media coverage and managing broadcast interviews
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong strategic thinking, project management and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

  • Experience of leading and developing a small team

Benefits

  • 32 days holiday per annum (pro rata – including public holidays)
  • training & development opportunities
  • life assurance
  • company pension
  • health care cash back plan
  • critical illness cover
  • employee assistance programme
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The Yard

The Yard is New Cairo's flagship destination for the family’s everyday retail, leisure and entertainment needs. It's a sheer solution to the demand for a lavish lifestyle venue that caters to an above-average to premium community summing up to more than 600,000 inhabitants.The open-air mall is a part of a deluxe retail, medical, and entertainment mixed-use complex situated at the intersection between AlSadat Axis of New Cairo and AlRehab City’s gate 6, a majestic location that’s a stone-throw away from a group of A-Class compounds, embassies, hotels, and business districts.

Founded in 2017
New Cairo, Cairo, EGY
8 employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.4%
Direct
25.7%
Referral
8%
Social
7.4%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8