We are recruiting a Head of Communications

Head of Communications

We are recruiting A Head of Communications!

The Future Leaders Network has undergone dramatic growth in the past 12 months, and to maintain this momentum and unlock the next stage of growth, we are looking to expand our Senior Leadership Team! The Future Leaders Network is about to undergo a full re-brand and is in the process of designing a new suite of opportunities as well as finalising the Future Leaders Academy and preparing for the G7 Youth Summit we are hosting next year.

To achieve this we are looking for a talented and experienced young leader to take on the role of Head of Communications to create and implement communications strategies that further our core goals. As the Future Leaders Network expands, we are in need of someone who can promote our brand, interact with the public and our members, and establish productive relationships with key stakeholders. Applicants should be excited about developing and implementing plans to engage target audiences and spread the message about our core offerings. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of success in the communications sector or related fields, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preference will be given to those who also have experience and skills in Digital Marketing and Brand Design.

Head of Communications Responsibilities

  • Develop, support and promote Future Leaders Network’s goals, including message development, social media content creation and media outreach

  • Develop and disseminate public relations materials that increase our visibility among stakeholders

  • Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, and customer audiences that will help advance our work

  • Identify target audiences and create strategies to effectively engage them

  • Ensure digital marketing content aligns with our brand’s identity and message, and assist with marketing campaigns as needed

  • Work closely with leaders and executives to develop and strengthen member engagement activities

Head of Communications person specification

  • Prior experience in communications strategy development

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing

  • Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to exercise good judgement and solve problems quickly and effectively

  • Experience working in brand development preferred

Recruitment Process

Applications are open until 23:59 Friday 10th July 2020. All applications will be read and assessed on their merit, and we will be expecting to take 5-10 candidates to interview. Candidates can anticipate to hear a decision about shortlisting to interview by Monday 13th July 2020. We will then be organising all the interviews during the week of the 13th July. Please be sure to read our Terms of Reference for this position before applying. Please also ensure you send a copy of your CV to hello@futureleaders.network.

Applications are Closed.

My Journey to the G7 Youth Summit 2020

My Journey to the G7 Youth Summit 2020

It’s been an eventful and busy two months since I first wrote about my role leading the UK delegation to the G7 Youth Summit in June. Lots has changed due to the pandemic and it initially looked like the virus might cancel or put most of normal life on hold. Having passed that initial phase, people are finding remote ways to continue working towards milestones and goals, so lots has continued too! In some ways, the lockdown has given me back more time to work on personal projects outside of work, such as the preparation for this summit. In other ways, things have become busier than ever, as we all try to plough on with our plans despite the pandemic.

G7 and G20 Youth Summit Applications 2020

G7 and G20 Youth Summit Applications 2020

The purpose of the youth engagement group is to highlight the most pressing issues affecting young people and to connect with young leaders in order to solicit their solutions to tackle these challenges. The Youth Summits typically take the form of a week-long summit in the host country, bringing together young leaders from across the globe, to discuss and debate the big issues. The output of the summit is a communiqué containing policy proposals which is presented world leaders as part of the official G7/G20 summit. This is a unique opportunity to influence at the highest level.

Visiting the European Parliament with Seb dance MEP - Hayat Askar

Visiting the European Parliament with Seb dance MEP - Hayat Askar

I travelled up to Brussels on the Eurostar at 06.47 on the day of the European Council meeting, along with what felt like half the British media. The UK Prime Minister was due to agree a new Withdrawal Agreement with the EU27 after weeks of no-deal speculation, meaning familiar faces were also Brussels-bound. BBC's Laura Kuenssberg and Nigel Farage MEP were some of the other early risers we caught sight of on our train; eager to see what they day would unfold. 

Opportunity to join British Delegation to the European Parliament

The Future Leaders Network has been awarded 8 sponsored places for a visit to the European Parliament, 17th October 2019. The European Parliament (EP) is the legislative branch of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union, it adopts European legislation, normally on a proposal from the European Commission. The Parliament is composed of 751 members (MEPs), intended to become 705 starting from the 2019–2024 legislature due to specific provisions adopted about Brexit.

G20 Youth Summit Japan 2019 - Emily Campbell

G20 Youth Summit Japan 2019 - Emily Campbell

Forty plus authors from across the world crafting a three page document that proposes collective solutions to the biggest challenges of our time is as taxing a task as it sounds. Nothing at the Y20 is black and white. Not even the commas on the final Communiqué which have been moved, debated, omitted, inserted and reinserted many times over– often in adrenaline-fuelled disagreements in the hotel lobby at 2am in the morning. Everything is open to negotiation.

My Experience at the Austrian Embassy - Sadbh O'Reilly

Having recently moved to London, I was eager to find opportunities where I could connect with like-minded young professionals, interested in the same things I was. What attracted me to the Future Leaders Network was the recognition that young people don’t just have the potential for leadership but already have the qualities that make them leaders, but rather young people are just lacking the opportunities to exercise their leadership skills. 

Want to know what we look for when recruiting for the Y7 Summit?

Want to know what we look for when recruiting for the Y7 Summit?

The Y7 is the youth engagement group of the G7, an international summit of the seven largest advanced economies in the world. The purpose of the youth engagement group is to highlight the most pressing issues affecting young people and to connect with young leaders in order to solicit their solutions to tackle these challenges. The Y7 summit itself typically takes the form of a week-long summit in the host country, bringing together young leaders from across the globe, to discuss and debate the big issues.