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Current positions

Welcome to MS-UK, here are our current job openings.

Freelance Content Editor – (Maternity Cover)

We have an exciting freelance opportunity for an experienced Content Editor. You will be responsible for the writing and production of MS-UK’s magazine, New Pathways. New Pathways is a consumer title featuring the latest multiple sclerosis news and research, symptom management advice from experts and real-life stories.

We are looking for someone with a wealth of consumer health writing experience and magazine publishing and production. You will be generating content, including features and news, sourcing real-life stories and expert commentary, as well as managing contributors.

The magazine is bi-monthly, so it would be ideal for a freelance professional looking for a regular income for a fixed 12-month period. We are looking for 3 days per week with flexibility and are happy to discuss how this role would fit around your current workload.

Duties will include

  • Flat planning
  • Responsible for designing the content for the magazine
  • Managing production deadlines and taking action to resolve issues
  • Working closely with our Graphic Designer
  • Sourcing and writing news stories
  • Sourcing real-life stories
  • Sourcing recipes
  • Generating ideas for content
  • Subbing and editing supplied content
  • Writing MS health-related content
  • Briefing and managing freelance contributors
  • Writing press releases
  • Generating the script and recording the New Pathways CD
  • Generating and writing topical blog content

 

At MS-UK, our staff are dedicated, talented professionals with a passion for making a difference. We pride ourselves on offering independent, unbiased information about all aspects of multiple sclerosis and support that makes a real difference to people’s lives today.

We believe that our commitment to the good health and wellbeing of all our stakeholders should extend to our staff and as such we offer a generous benefits package including 25 days annual leave, company health insurance, life insurance and income protection and cycle to work scheme and many other schemes. We also hold regular team days and are committed to providing an environment that supports the employee’s wellbeing.

Some of our accreditations

Best Employers Eastern Region

Best employers eastern region winners 2023

MS-UK was awarded the Eastern Region Best Not for Profit Employer in October 2023.

The great thing is about this award is that the people working within the charity helped make this possible through their survey responses – meaning that we won based on the people who know us best.

Mindful Employer

Mindful employer MS-UKMindful employer is a charter for employers positive about mental health.

By joining this charter, we commit to creating a supportive and open culture and aspire to support the mental wellbeing of our employees.

Essex Working Well (Level 3)

Essex Working Well Level 3 Accreditation

This holistic health and wellbeing accreditation shows commitment to the health and wellbeing of employees.

Everyone who works at MS-UK is well looked after in terms of these standards, including flexible working and team days.

Disability confidence (Level 2)

We have undertaken and successfully completed the Disability Confident self-assessment.

Disability Confident Employer level 2

This means that we are taking all of the core actions to be a Disability Confident employer, are offering at least one activity to get the right people for our business, and at least one activity to keep and develop our people.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

MS-UK is committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive charity accessible for all.

We actively encourage equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and the elimination of unlawful discrimination.

In 2022, we won third place in the best workplace for women award – a proud achievement for  our organisation.

To find out how we achieved this, you can read the full article here.

What our staff say

Every year, we hold a staff satisfaction survey. Here’s what people said about working at MS-UK…

‘It’s 1000x better than where I used to work! I feel like everyone here is really friendly and normal which is such a breath of fresh air – I also love feeling valued and treated like a professional in my role, its very motivating’ ~ Max, Website and Google Ads Executive