Work with us – Marketing & Communications Officer

Do you enjoy working with people?

Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Marketing and Communications Officer to promote Fast Forward’s work to key audiences, and help us achieve our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people across Scotland.

The successful candidate will work with project leads to communicate the impact of their service to stakeholders including funders, teachers, parents/care givers and organisational partners. The ultimate aim, to raise the profile of the organisation in the Scottish youth work landscape with potential and existing funders, partners, and other stakeholders.

You will be required to create communications and content plans for key channels including our website, social media channels and email.

We rely on a range of funders for income to support projects and new services in response to growing and changing needs. The role holder will also work closely with the CEO to conduct desk research for funding applications ensuring our funding bids are aligned with market trends and changes in the sector.

Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, focusing on supporting children & young people to make informed choices regarding, and take a harm reduction approach to, risk-taking behaviours, towards reducing the negative impacts of these on their lives and those of their families and wider community.

We promote health through programmes and resources developed by, with and for young people.

Our work is underpinned by the following values:

Integrity – Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant research

Forward Thinking – We are brave and bold.  We are creative in our approach to identifying and responding to risk taking behaviour.

Inclusive – We take a person centred approach.  We are non-judgemental and respectful.

Collaborative – We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts from across the field

If you share these values then this is the job for you!

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https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP10000000gGzIAI/Marketing-and-Communications-Officer