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**Ashden is recruiting for a Communications Assistant
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Effective communication is at the heart of our mission. This vacancy offers someone with enthusiasm, knowledge and creativity to join our small team and help us raise awareness of the Ashden Awards and our winners and build a vision of a low-carbon future. It offers the right person the opportunity to learn more about green energy as well as to develop their communications skills.
Essential skills
• Good degree or relevant on-the-job experience.
• Excellent writing skills for a variety of applications – online and print.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Excellent understanding of the internet and social media, with some experience or aptitude to learn how to maintain and update website content.
• Project management skills: ability to work with minimum supervision, managing time and information.
• Good administrative skills.
• IT experience.
Desirable:
• Commitment to and knowledge of environmental and development issues.
• At least one year's communications or PR experience.
• Strong database and Excel skills.

Set up in 2001, Ashden rewards, supports and champions green energy trailblazers across the developing world and in the UK, from solar lighting in rural Bangladesh and smokeless stoves in Eritrea, to low-carbon buildings and sustainable schools in the UK. With a prestigious Annual Awards ceremony, we highlight the life-changing benefits green energy can deliver and do our utmost to encourage the growth of our Award winners' enterprises and of the sector in general.
Download the full job description at www.ashden.org/recruitment

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to applications@ashden.org
Salary: £25,000 pa full time, plus generous pension and benefits
Deadline: 12pm 25 January 2013
Interviews will be held on 7 February 2013