(Archived) NWSF Marketing and Communications Specialist

Marketing and Communications Specialist

RoSPA is currently seeking a NWSF marketing and communications specialist to join our Leisure Safety team on an initial 12 month Fixed Term Contract, to assist with the delivery of communications of the NWSF, as well as assisting with specialist projects such as Respect The Water in line with the UK Drowning Preventions Strategy.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has been at the heart of safety and health in the UK since 1916. Since our early days improving road safety during the blackouts of the First World War, we have existed for a simple reason – to stop the needless loss and devastation caused by accidents. A registered charity, we are committed to continuing this legacy of change through a whole-life approach to the prevention of accidental deaths and serious injuries at home, at work, on the road, at leisure and in schools and colleges.

RoSPA’s Leisure Safety Team plays a vital function in helping to achieve this in water safety and drowning prevention through its work with the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF).

The NWSF is a UK-focused, voluntary network, working together in order to reduce water-related deaths and associated harm. Established in 2004, RoSPA are the secretariat of the NWSF which aims to bring together a wide range of partners to create a ‘one-stop shop’ for the prevention of drowning and water safety harm in the UK.

We are now seeking a NWSF Marketing and Communications Specialist to join our Leisure Safety team on an initial 12 month Fixed Term Contract, to assist with the delivery of communications of the NWSF, as well as assisting with specialist projects such as Respect The Water in line with the UK Drowning Preventions Strategy.

The successful candidate with be skilled in marketing and communications, project development and implementation and will also be comfortable speaking with a wide range or level of partners professional and public arenas. Experience in, or empathy with, safety agendas is crucial.