Publications Officer

Job Introduction

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we look to review and improve our print offerings for a wider and more diverse audience.

Joining a dynamic Content Team, the Publications Officer is pivotal in supporting the development and delivery of Diabetes UK’s portfolio of printed health guides, leaflets and flagship subscription magazines.

Role Responsibility

• Supporting the Publications Manager with commissioning and producing engaging content, devising schedules, and managing working practices to ensure all products are delivered on time and on budget.
• Overseeing a database of copywriters, designers, photographers and printers ensuring suppliers have gone through relevant checks and agreed contractual obligations.
• Repurposing content online where appropriate working with the Content Producer and membership teams.
• Taking editorial responsibility for the annual My Life magazine and owning the My Life digital platform, ensuring that the content is relevant and up to date.
• Supporting the Publications Manager deliver the editorial output of the organisation, ensuring high standards and working collaboratively with teams to ensure content reflects charity’s organisational objectives
• Providing professional expertise and guidance across the organisation and raising the skillset and experience of colleagues in understanding best practice editorial output.
• Overseeing leaflet reprints ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget and to agreed standards
• Ensuring all outputs adhere to our brand guidelines.
• Supporting the Publications Manager in overseeing print schedules, stock levels and reprints, working closely with the printers and warehouse.

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for an innovative and collaborative editor and talented writer, with hands-on publishing experience who is as at home working with freelancers and designers as they are printers and supply chain teams. 

You will need to be confident in meeting tight deadlines, supporting on large projects projects and being part of a busy team. You’ll have a flair for editorial, ideally with some digital experience too and knowledge of the latest creative, digital and print trends.

Package Description

What we can offer you: 

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays 
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments) 
• Early finish Friday and flexible working 
• Discounts on gym membership and days out 
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life  
• Annual season ticket loan 
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities 
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and permanent health insurance 

About the Company

Diabetes is the most potentially devastating – and fastest growing – health crisis of our time, requiring ongoing high-quality care and support. There are currently 4.6 million people in the UK living with diabetes, and 12.3 million more at increased risk of getting Type 2 diabetes. Those diagnosed face the risk of life-changing, and life-limiting, complications, unless they are given the very best care and the support they need to manage their condition well. As a society we need to work together now – and take action now – to fund critical research, improve healthcare and treatment, and prevent yet more people developing this potentially life-threatening condition. 

Diabetes UK is a forward thinking and commercially focused organisation, and is the leading charity for the 4.6 million people with the condition in the UK.

As we continue to improve our processes, through continual development and change, this is an exciting time to join us. With established funding streams and following on from the success of our previous five-year plan, we are in a strong position to continue developing and responding to changing environments.

We rely heavily upon the expertise and motivation of our staff in order to work towards our many aims and meet objectives. We aim to be an equal opportunity employer; the organisation recognises and respects the value and diversity of all. We gladly make the adjustments required for people with disabilities to join us. Our diverse functions mean that we can offer you a wide range of rewarding career opportunities.

Diabetes UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable and expects all staff and volunteers to actively support this commitment. 

Diabetes UK recognises and respects the value and diversity of all. 

We have a vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm – if you’d like to be part of that, why not join us? 

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