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Job title: Communications Coordinator
Salary: £32000 p/a, pro rated to £19200
Maternity cover- 10 months, with the possibility of extension
Start date: 10th May 2024, likely end date: 6th March 2025
Part time, temporary contract
3 days per week
Job description
About the organisation
CARAS is a registered charity working with people in south London and beyond who have an asylum or refugee background. Our values are:
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Kindness. CARAS will nurture all who are part of our community, helping everyone to develop their skills, talents and interests.
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Justice. CARAS will strive for social justice following a rights-based approach in all of our work and challenging instances when rights are not upheld in wider society.
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Empowerment. CARAS works alongside people, recognising and respecting their skills and strengths and striving together for better outcomes.
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‘With’ not ‘for’. CARAS will put the voices, opinions, experiences and needs of its beneficiaries at the heart of all that we do.
CARAS strives to keep community members’ voice at heart of all the decision making, building opportunities for discussion and feedback at every level. We offer training and support for those who want to gain leadership skills and contribute to the running of CARAS. We are members of reward schemes including Jack Petchey, AQA Unit Award Scheme, and we also hold a Gold Quality Mark from London Youth, an Investors in Volunteers quality mark, and we hold membership with the Fundraising Regulator. CARAS is a lively organisation with a highly motivated, friendly and experienced staff team, bolstered by the generous support of equally skilled volunteers and trustees who come from many walks of life.
Additional benefits
CARAS offers 28 days’ annual leave per year (22.4 days pro rata). CARAS also pays into a workplace pension with employers’ contributions currently at 7%. We are a proud member of the Living Wage Foundation, ensuring that all employees at every level are remunerated fairly.
Hours can be flexible and can include working from home. There are also benefits including discretionary leave available to study or volunteer, an enhance parental leave policy, and the opportunity to take a sabbatical.
About the role
This role is vital for CARAS’ presence in the sector. Our communications have grown in quality and reach over the last several years, and we now have a recognisable visual style and verbal tone. Our communications utilise several social media platforms, reaching a range of audiences via LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and instagram. We also have growing links with local press. In addition, this role also has responsibility for our newsletter to supporters, having a direct impact on our fundraising capabilities.
The role includes collaboration with other staff members, working with programme staff to craft and share up to date stories of our work and its impact on the lives of our community members, and on the wider policy environment.
We are extremely proud of our communications and are seeking someone who can maintain the high standards we have built.
Specific tasks to cover are:
Social Media Management:
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Regularly update the social media library with relevant content.
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Incorporate staff project updates into social media posts.
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Select and share relevant news articles.
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Curate updates from the IMIX news roundup.
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Create engaging content using Canva templates.
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Schedule social media content with Hootsuite.
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Respond to queries and engage with followers on all platforms.
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Update Linktree with relevant links.
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Share posts as 'stories' on Instagram and retweet partner posts.
Newsletter Preparation:
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Prepare newsletter overviews with input from relevant stakeholders.
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Identify topics for celebration and news sections.
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Coordinate with Heads of Service and Project Coordinators to prepare staff opinion statements.
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Design newsletters using Mailchimp, updating content as needed.
Other Communications Responsibilities:
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Facilitate monthly Communication Collaboration drop-in sessions for staff.
Person Specification
Essential Requirements:
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Proficiency in Canva for content creation, including video and image design.
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Experience using Mailchimp for newsletter creation and distribution.
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Strong understanding of various social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.).
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Ability to design compelling graphics and visuals for social media posts.
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Excellent written communication skills with an eye for detail.
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Familiarity with social media management tools such as Hootsuite.
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Proven experience in managing social media accounts and engaging with audiences effectively.
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Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders to gather content and updates.
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Commitment to working collaboratively with CARAS community members to ensure lived experience is at the heart of our social media
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Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable Requirements:
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Knowledge of the challenges and issues encountered by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
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Knowledge of community languages, such as Farsi/Dari, Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Somali, and Spanish.
To apply, please complete the application form and return it tas a Word document by the 10th of April. CVs, covering letter, and PDF documents will not be accepted.
Interview will take place in person on the 17th of April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Previous Applicants need not apply.
Role Purpose
To fulfil its Programme Strategy 2022-2027, ShelterBox’s programming will be guided by two Shelter Technical leads, one with a greater focus on emergency response and one with a greater focus on transitional and durable shelters and WASH. The two positions - working in close coordination and collaboration - will collaborate with the Programme Quality and Programme Delivery teams, to maximise the quality of ShelterBox’s programming in alignment with our renewed mission, vision, and strategy, under the leadership of the Head of Programme Quality.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Provide technical input into shelter and WASH project design and development, ensuring that shelter technical standards are documented in project sheltering strategies and tools, and that these standards are adhered to throughout the project cycle.
- Continually assess ShelterBox’s technical strengths and areas for improvement, identify approaches to addressing areas for improvement and work with relevant colleagues to put these into action.
- Provide technical advice and assistance to needs assessment, project design and delivery, including through participating in project design, reviewing concept notes/proposals and presence in-country where this is necessary to support the quality of high priority activities.
- Support partners technical shelter knowledge and capacity development, ensuring that their activities are aligned with organisational and global humanitarian standards.
- Ensure that shelter projects consider priority cross-cutting issues such as, environment, housing land and property rights, protection, gender and inclusion, and safety; and that site activities comply with appropriate local, national, and international standards and regulations.
- Support to market assessments to identify existing capacities and resources that can be leveraged to support self-recovery in shelter programming.
- Provide technical support and advice to emergency preparedness planning.
- Work with Heads of Department in International Programmes to identify technical capacity building/training needs of programme staff and ShelterBox Response Team volunteers, and work with the Learning & Development team to develop approaches to meeting these needs.
- Support the Programme Delivery team (Emergencies and Regional Programmes) to assess technical capacity of partners. Develop and deliver and/or facilitate access to shelter and WASH technical capacity building opportunities for our partners as appropriate and work with the Learning & Development team to develop approaches to meeting training needs.
- Represent ShelterBox in the Global Shelter Cluster and other relevant global shelter technical fora, networks, and coordination mechanisms. Facilitate participation of other representatives of ShelterBox in technical/sector fora as appropriate.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with technical shelter leads in peer organisations.
- Act as technical focal point for existing strategic global/regional partnerships and support the Director and Deputy Director of International Programmes and the Partnerships Manager to build and maintain new strategic relationships with other shelter actors (not including Rotary).
- Engage with sector networks and resources to maintain relationships and awareness of sector trends, learning and recommended practice. Identify potential opportunities and significant improvements in the way we work.
- Proactively analyse and make recommendations on how emerging global and sector trends, developments and research might potentially affect current policy and practices.
- Support development of a Research Strategy and ensure accompanying work plans to make the most of opportunity for improvement, innovation, and development. Include consideration of aid items, approaches, and agreed organisational learnings.
- Build links and collaborate with relevant sector organisations, communities of practice and academic institutions to build strategically appropriate research agenda.
- Engage professional partners (organisations, individuals, and communities of practice) to both obtain and cascade learning opportunities.
- Promote and actively support an organisational learning culture. Communicate knowledge and learning related to product, process, and approach. Work with the Impact & Accountability Lead to ensure that ShelterBox has robust systems in place for technical knowledge management and knowledge sharing. Ensure relevant programme and wider staff are aware of key sector trends and recommended practice as appropriate.
- Work in collaboration with the Sustainability Manager to ensure that project design and implementation considers sustainability, including, but not limited to, utilising local resources where this makes sense and in reducing plastic and emissions in our programming.
- Work in collaboration with Sustainability Manager and Supply Chain to research, test, develop and implement more sustainable alternatives to our shelter offering.
- Support the development of a research strategy and ensure accompanying work plans to make the most of opportunity for improvement, innovation, and development. Include consideration of aid items, approaches, and agreed organisational learnings.
- Accurately and accessibly present ideas, findings, recommendations, and changes as appropriate to the audience to support organisational awareness, decision making, sector voice, and income generation.
- Work away from home, this may be UK or overseas training or deployment to disaster affected areas. Whilst you are unlikely to respond for more than six weeks at any one time, you may be required to deploy for up to 40% of your time in any calendar year.
Other responsibilities
- Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We require a Policy & Influencing Officer to become part of a dynamic organisation which works across Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire to influence, advocate, research and contribute to the expansion of our activities in tackling poverty, disadvantage and discrimination across the services we provide.
The postholder may have extensive experience in the field or just seeking to expand and develop on that experience. You will have good knowledge of and an interest in key aspects of social policy and inequalities. It is important that you are passionately committed to upholding and promoting human dignity, enabling the voices of those who are marginalised to be listened to and seeking to promote justice as this is what underpins everything that Caritas stands for.
You’ll be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, committed and reliable. You’ll be able to develop and produce evidence based, high quality policy briefings and research projects in support of advocacy objectives, using a range of tactics. You will need to be able to facilitate effective conversations, especially in spaces with a wide and diverse audience with different interests and priorities. The ability to understand complex information and communicate it both orally and in writing with good attention to detail is also important for this role.
We require the post holder to have the ability to work independently with strong time management, organisational and planning skills. Proficient IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint) is essential.
We offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training opportunities and with flexible working options available.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for, we would love to hear from you!
Closing date: Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 10am
Interview: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Caritas follow Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The ability to drive whilst not essential would be helpful as this role requires you to travel around Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion for the arts and experience of developing successful arts programmes or participatory activities? Do you have knowledge of the UK creative and performing arts sector?
We are looking for an Arts Programme Manager who will work closely with the Head of Arts to manage the delivery of the major strands of artsUCL’s programme. They will oversee all student-led performances in the Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio, lead on the delivery of our new mass participation programme, manage our partnerships with arts organisations and external artists, and lead the project management of our major events and festivals. The post holder will be central to driving forward an exciting programme of new activity that fosters personal growth, connection and community through extraordinary creative experiences.
This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.
We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.
It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.
We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
About The Role
Rare opportunity to join the Senior Management Team of an award winning charity with a unique offer spanning youth work and creativity.
As Head of Creative you will be an integral part of our Senior Management Team, sharing collective responsibility for the overall running of the charity.
The Head of Creative leads on the delivery and development of the creative offer, including our agreed programme of artistic and creative programmes for 10-25 year olds, events including exhibitions and productions led by young people, our schools programme where creativity and youth work are co-delivered to ensure young people at risk of disengaging from education remain inspired and supported in school, and our youth voice programme which ensures that young people are placed firmly at the heart of everything we do.
The postholder will also be integral to the development and establishing of opportunities for young people at CYN’s newest building, The Courts (opening June 2024). This will be creative enterprise hub for emerging young creatives from diverse and marginalised backgrounds.
The postholder will provide strategic leadership including the development of new/existing partnerships, safeguarding, fundraising and service/workforce development.
About Us
Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.
The Benefits
• 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays) per year pro rata
• Excellent family friendly policies
• A generous pension scheme
• A cycle to work scheme
• Paid breaks
• Fantastic development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual GP consultation and medical advice service
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.
If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.
Next Steps
A full Job Description, Job Pack and Application Form are available below. To apply please visit our website.
In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide.
Supply chain transparency: Trase is a data-driven transparency initiative that revolutionises our understanding of the international trade and financing of agricultural commodities which drive tropical deforestation. Its unique supply chain mapping approach brings together disparate, publicly available data to connect consumer markets to deforestation and other impacts in producer countries.
Trase’s free online tools and actionable intelligence enable governments, companies, financial institutions and civil society organisations to take practical steps to address deforestation. Trase is jointly led by the Stockholm Environment Institute and Global Canopy, with many further partners and collaborators.
You will be part of a leading, multinational, multidisciplinary, and multilingual team of experts, delivering this exciting program in a way that is effective, manageable and fun! We value diversity, inclusivity and creativity at the core of what we do.
This role will lead the delivery of the Trase communication strategy over the next 5 year strategic period.
Working as part of the Impact team within Trase, alongside colleagues responsible for content production and those engaging directly with companies, governments and financial institutions, you will take responsibility for leading all aspects of public relations - press, media, events, promotion and publicity.
For success in this role, these things will matter the most:
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Writing - demonstrable experience of creating compelling and concise written pieces both from scratch and from detailed technical information, accurately and creatively.
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Planning - demonstrable experience of creating communications plans for the release of new data sets, to share new insights, or in response to external events, to deliver on Trase’s priorities and strategic approach.
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Engage and influence - demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining relationships with key people and organisations including journalists and partner organisations.
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Decision-making - able to make sound tactical decisions on the right public relations approach to ensure our external communications work remains tightly aligned with our strategy for engagement and impact.
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Innovative - able to bring new ideas and approaches to the table, think creatively and question assumptions.
At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes.
Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.
Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.
To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.