About the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity
RNRMC is the Navy’s principal charity which exists to support every sailor, marine and their families, for life. We do this by offering grants to and working with, other organisations to deliver programmes that meet the needs of our beneficiaries. We work hard, engaging with supporters to help raise awareness and funds to deliver the outcomes required for today and tomorrow.
Values
In all your dealings, you will be expected to abide by the values of the charity and act as a role model both internally and externally. The values are:
- Beneficiary focused We will use the best evidence available to achieve maximum impact on the lives and morale of those who serve today, or who have ever served, and their families.
- Integrity We will act with honesty and transparency in all our activities.
- Commitment We will demonstrate the highest ambition and commitment for our cause
- Inclusiveness We will recognise and celebrate diversity in the sector
- Teamwork We will always behave in a way that strengthens the sector
Job Summary
As a key role within the Marketing and Communications team, the Communications Officer will focus on raising awareness of the work RNRMC does including support made available to our beneficiaries through our Grant Making and Commissioning work and our Fundraising activities. Working closely with the Fundraising and Grants teams, you will be responsible for researching, sourcing, and writing powerful human-interest stories and case studies, ensuring consistency with our brand and messaging, that bring the RNRMC’s funding programmes to life and that engender support and drive engagement.
You will have previous experience within a communications, marketing, or PR role along with a good standard of education, excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with good attention to detail. You must possess strong story-telling skills with the ability to translate the complex and nuanced work of the RNRMC into clear and concise narratives that increase understanding of the charity. You will have excellent interpersonal and engagement skills, with a welcoming and collaborative approach to working with colleagues and the ability to maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be highly organised with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload, juggling consecutive projects and often conflicting deadlines.
Frequent travel to meet and interview beneficiaries will be required, along with a willingness to work outside normal office hours to obtain the story.
RNRMC operates a hybrid working framework involving the opportunity to work from home and in the RNRMC offices. There will be a small number of roles where employees will be required to work only from our offices, but typically most employees will be able to work remotely on average 40% of their working week. All employees are welcome to use our office for their whole working week if that is their preference.
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Closing Date: 09:00, 31/03/2025
Interview Date: Held on a rolling basis as applications received
HR Contact: Ally O’Connor HR Officer – CVs to be forwarded to hr@rnrmc.org.uk
Selection Process: A 20 mins Application Discussion will be held with applicants who meet the person specification via MS Teams to aid with shortlisting.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 60 mins panel interview on site at the RNRMC for which photo ID will be required.
All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete an application form.
The interview may include a skills test.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis during the advertising period and RNRMC reserve the right to close the vacancy early and make an appointment at any stage of the application process
