Assistant Content and Engagement Officer

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Hours
35 hours per week

Salary
£34,315 - £34,316 per year

About the Organisation

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is the professional body for speech and language therapists across the UK. The RCSLT has over 22,000 members and employs around 65 staff, predominantly based in a London office. The RCSLT also has offices in Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. 
 
Our mission is to improve the lives of people with communication and swallowing needs by facilitating and promoting research, producing guidance, holding events, and influencing government. We aim to promote better education and training for speech and language therapists and provide information to our members and the public about speech and language therapy.

About the role

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is seeking an Assistant Content and Engagement Officer who will play an essential role in helping the organisation build its relationship with its members through the creation of content and resources.

The Assistant Content and Engagement Officer plays a vital role in supporting the RCSLT by assisting with the production of top-quality content, tailored resources, and information across print and digital channels. In this role, you’ll use your strong editorial and organisational skills to help produce our award-winning members’ magazine, Bulletin, as well as other member communications, such as our fortnightly e-newsletter and our online blog, SLT Voices. You will manage our magazine peer review group and collaborate with internal experts. You’ll also contribute to supporting the wider content team and colleagues across the RCSLT with your expertise in content, editorial processes, and brand guidelines.

You’ll take the lead in coordinating production workflows and providing essential editorial support to a small creative team. Your attention to detail and excellent writing skills will be key when proofreading, editing or creating content, whether for print, social media, our website, or communications campaigns. Above all, you’ll help ensure our content is consistently high quality, engaging, and valuable to our members.

Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities:

• Support the production of Bulletin magazine, providing administrative, production, and editorial assistance to the editor, including:
• Managing the submissions process, including liaising with authors, setting deadlines, and working with authors.
• Managing the peer review process, developing strong relationships with clinical experts and wider RCSLT staff, and troubleshooting when required.
• Reviewing, researching, editing, and rewriting content for the magazine and website.
• Proofreading the magazine to ensure a high-quality end product.
• Taking ownership of selected magazine sections, including book reviews and journal highlights.
• Leading on magazine production processes, including supplying content to publishers and managing the advertisement approval process.
• Post-production, including archiving files and publishing online content.

Other:

• Work with the Content team to produce regular high-quality articles for our online blog platform SLT Voices, including interviewing, writing, and editing articles, and working with members to develop content.
• Responsible for the fortnightly e-newsletter to members, as well as providing ad hoc support to colleagues in other teams to edit and build additional e-newsletters.
• Work with the content team to manage queries from across RCSLT through a joint team mailbox.
• Use WordPress CMS to update the RCSLT website with news, blogs, and information

Skills, Competencies & Experience

Experience:

• Using an editorial style guide and brand guidelines.
• Researching and editing content.
• Proofreading.
• Writing for different audiences.
• Managing processes, setting and meeting deadlines.
• Ideally working in a member or consumer-facing role and able to work with people from a range of professional backgrounds, as well as service users.

Skills and Abilities:

• Editorial ability and attention to detail.
• Deadline focused and able to prioritise conflicting demands.
• Able to learn how to use technology such as online task management tools, CRM, CMS, and Microsoft applications.
• Ideally, understand the communication challenges of a membership organisation.
• Ideally have knowledge of principles of accessibility in print and online.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Excellent staff training and development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme
• Life insurance cover 
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Eye care voucher scheme 
• Family-friendly employer, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and more!

Conditions of employment

• You must have the right to work in the UK

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely
• Occasional travel within the UK if required

How to apply

• Completed applications should be submitted through our online recruitment portal, Personio. Please send your CV, two references, and 2-page cover letter, and mention the subject line "Assistant Content and Engagement Officer". (Please note that for your application to be considered, you need to submit both your CV and cover letter.) 
• Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, or for more details about the role and to apply, please visit our website, or contact the HR Team if you have any questions - [email protected] 

Interviews

• Interviews will take place virtually from 28th August 2025. The interviews will involve a task and a set of interview questions. The task will be sent to candidates the day before the interview.

Policies

We are committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. All applications are handled with strict confidentiality to protect your privacy and encourage openness throughout the process. The RCSLT is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging. We aim to embed equity, diversity, and belonging practices throughout our recruitment and selection procedures. We strive to ensure everyone is valued equally for their contribution, experience, knowledge, and skills. We welcome applications from candidates of all different backgrounds.

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