An exciting opportunity has arisen as we expand our commercial operations following the challenges of Covid-19.

Countryside Alliance has 50,000 paying members and over 100,000 supporters.  Covid-19 has brought the opportunity to change how we engage and communicate with existing and potential members where digital comms have become increasingly important.  The candidate will form an integral part of our new strategy.

This role is responsible for growing membership revenue through acquisition and retention.  You will work closely with all areas of the organisation to develop growth strategies and achieve set targets for the coming years. A proven track record in growing an organisation’s subscription base along with along with a knowledge of digital systems is essential.

This is a full time and permanent role.  The successful candidate will be able to work from home and our head office in London, reporting to the Finance Director.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for meeting growth, retention and revenue targets.
• Liaising with Campaigns team to develop marketing strategies.
• Produce marketing campaigns to generate and acquire new Memberships and subscribers.
• Ensure Email marketing to members and subscribers meets Campaigns and Commercial needs.
• Manage third party membership services centre dealing with customer service and inbound member queries.
• Manage lapsed memberships engagement, reacting to feedback and targets.
• Manage and develop all membership communications to include new memberships, renewals and welcome packs.
• Review and continually develop current membership benefits programme and category structure.
• Work closely and holistically with all areas of the business to understand and continually develop current and future campaigns, member data, digital comms and marketing, financial targets, non-financial targets and react to trends.
• Conversion of non-member contacts to members.
• Development of “digital first” approach to revenue generation and communication.
• Build relationships with external digital partners to increase the organic reach of marketing activity.
• Liaise closely with marketing team to build social media presence and drive membership.
• Develop a High Net Worth (HNW) programme to encourage donations and legacies.
• Ability to demonstrate effective ROI and manage budgets.

Personal attributes

We are looking for an individual who is very target driven with proven success in a subscription-based revenue model from previous employment or projects. They must have excellent interpersonal skills to enable them to work effectively with and motivate a wide range of characters at many different levels.  The ability to problem-solve, generate ideas that work and be productive under pressure is essential. 

We require experience in the following systems:

MS Dynamics

MS Office

Digital marketing systems

DotDigital or Mailchimp

SEO

Analytics including Google Analytics, Data Studio and Social analytics

Performance Management

All employees have a responsibility to participate in regular performance appraisal with their manager and to identify performance standards of the post. As part of the appraisal process every employee is responsible for participating in identifying their own training and development needs to meet their KPI’s.

Equal Opportunities

Countryside Alliance is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Lead the department’s work in digital business applications, integrations and data, particularly those relating to the CRM ecosystem, Web engagement and Business Intelligence

Role: Digital Platforms and Data Manager

Reports to: Head of Digital Platforms, Data and Technology

Direct reports: None

Salary: c.£35,000-£40,000, commensurate with experience

Contract: Permanent, full time

Location: Hybrid, 50% London, 50% home with occasional travel to the Society’s Bath office

Purpose of the role

Lead the department’s work in digital business applications, integrations and data, particularly those relating to the CRM ecosystem, Web engagement and Business Intelligence

Be the first point of contact for users on all Data and Platform issues, and to work with the Head of Department to provide 1st / 2nd line user support for all user activity in the department. Solving and routing incidents to relevant 3rd parties where appropriate

Provide cover and support for the Department Head’s technical duties, and deputise in all areas during holidays

Responsibilities

CRM, Web and Business Intelligence systems (At least 50% of time)

• To be the lead technical point of contact for the management and day to day operations of the Society’s Microsoft Dynamics Solution, Website and online portal MyGSL, working with business users to understand their needs and provide improved solutions.
• To administer, develop and integrate the CRM system and Web Content Platform (technology TBA), in partnership with the 3rd party suppliers
• Maintain the Society’s databases, and the Power BI reporting/insight tools to access them
• Monitor database performance, implement changes when required
• To work in GSL projects and with business functions to develop long term plans for Marketing, Fundraising and a range of online systems such as education
• Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to users
• Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards
• Define a set of Standard use Reports and provide user training on creating their own reports
• Configure user access and determine the correct levels of access required for each user. Apply the correct software client license to the user.
• Minimise downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses
• Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity
• Regular deduplication of data to ensure data integrity

• Technology Duties
  Provide 1st line and 2nd line support of the society’s staff on general IT queries and escalate to 3rd parties where appropriate
• Supporting remote workers
• Provide support in Workplace, Identity Systems, Policy and Training, Infrastructure and Security
  Occasional builds of new hardware for staff use
• Working with our events team to maintain Audio Visual equipment in our meeting spaces
  Deputise for the Head of IT during times of absence
• Undertake other reasonable duties in accordance with the grading of the post as requested by the Head of Department

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience administering and developing CRM, Web and Business Intelligence solutions, ideally including Dynamics and Power BI, with a strong desire to work is a small, fast-paced technology department where the variety of work will be wide
• Experience managing end users’ expectations, operational priorities and delivering ad-hoc training
• Some technical knowledge and experience working with end user technology, infrastructure and the Office365 suite of applications including SharePoint /Teams.
• Experience working with 3rd party suppliers to resolve operational issues and co-developing solutions for users
• A flexible and customer-focussed approach to all work, with a strong desire to learn new skills and continuously improve the services offered

Desirable Criteria

• Certifications/Qualifications in the Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience working in Not-For-Profit, membership or publishing environments
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure, and securing Microsoft environments
• Developing end user policies in areas such as acceptable use and best practice
• Experience delivering occasional presentations directly to end users

How to apply

To apply for this position, please forward a copy of your CV together with a cover letter. Please ensure that your cover letter fully addresses the appointment criteria in the person specification.

First round interviews will take place remotely, and final round interviews will take place at our premises in Burlington House, London. Please let us know if you will require any special provisions to be made should you be called for an interview.

As part of our inclusive recruitment initiative we have introduced the concept of blind recruiting in order to evaluate applicants solely on their skills and experience. With this in mind, we encourage you to:

Anonymise your application by stating only your initials in your CV and cover letter.

State your initials only in the subject line when sending your application.

Ensure that you have included your contact number, as well as dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative timetable.

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

The Society is an equal opportunities employer. The post-holder will be expected to adhere to and support the Society’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

RECRUITMENT TIMETABLE

Closing date for applications: Sunday 14 November 2021

Interviews: mid-late November 2021

Job starts: We hope to fill the role as early as possible

These dates may be subject to change.

Working in close collaboration with colleagues in Development, Visitor Experience and Events, Family Engagement and Schools, and Music to lead on key communications areas of activity for the Cathedral - marketing and especially digital media - to promote the life and work of the Cathedral and to enable it to communicate digitally through livestreaming technology. To be responsible for co-ordinating the digital media strategy, improving and managing the Cathedral website and growing the social media engagement through multiple platforms. This is a key post in helping the Cathedral ensure it is strengthening its organisational sustainability by embracing new technology to grow income and deepen stakeholder engagement.

Fundraising Manager, Hatfield, Permanent

Salary: Up to £32,000 (FTE)

Hours: 30/37 per week 

BENEFITS:

Annual leave: 25 days per annum pro rata increasing by one day a year after 5 years’ service to a maximum of 28 days (in addition to Bank & Public holidays)

Pension: hyh will contribute 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the employee.  Staff eligible to join the scheme will be automatically enrolled into the scheme at 3% of basic salary on commencement of employment. Once in the scheme a further 5% will be contributed by hyh.

Group Life Insurance: 4 times salary. Entry to the scheme is automatic on joining the charity.

Employee Assistance Programme: offering counselling and emotional support to improve wellness and performance.

Are you passionate about and enjoy fundraising?

Would you like to play a key part within a growing charity focusing on making a difference to vulnerable young people in your local area?

You may even have an interest in individual giving? 

If the answer is yes to the above then this role is meant for you!

Herts Young Homeless work with 16-24 year olds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, those aged 10-15 whose families are at risk of relationship breakdown and those aged 18+ who are in housing need and have mental health and substance misuse problems. Last year we were able to directly support 2,495 young people and engaged with nearly 9,000 schoolchildren on the realities of leaving home. Our focus is on preventing homelessness by empowering young people to make positive informed choices, through a range of free, countywide, specialist preventative and crisis services.

Job Purpose:

The Fundraising Manager will:

Contribute to hyh’s overall Fundraising strategy as a member of the Fundraising Team

Manage a portfolio of existing supporters, providing exceptional supporter care and building relationships, stewarding and nurturing existing donors.

Improve supporter retention and maximise donors’ lifetime value to hyh

Manage and develop the use of hyh’s CRM effectively to segment data and make insight-led decisions.

Acquire and develop new donors through solicitation and stewardship plans using a supporter journey programme to build engagement and loyalty.

Inspire, motivate and develop the team’s staff and volunteer workforce and maximise their contribution

Develop all marketing and comms materials through digital and other channels to deliver the programme.

Line manage the Digital Communications Officer.

Deputise for the Head of Fundraising & Communications as required.

Requirements

• Relevant charity fundraising experience with understanding of supporter acquisition and retention, supporter journey development and understanding of emotional and behavioural motivations for giving.
• Successful track record of generating income and achieving targets
• Experience of developing fundraising or communications initiatives to achieve targets
• Proven ability to engage, inspire and motivate individuals to donate through any chosen channel, with an excellent understanding of online giving and digital channels
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Preparing and monitoring income and expenditure budgets, financial projections and financial management information

Skills:

• Excellent communicator in formal and informal communications, both verbally and in writing, to all stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and communicate sensitively; negotiating effectively to generate support among people from diverse backgrounds and all levels
• Strong analytical and methodical IT skills
• Approachable, creative, ‘can-do’ attitude
• Excellent relationship management skills, with ability to motivate and inspire others
• Creative thinking, imaginative and entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising
• Ability to motivate others and work as part of a team
• Good numerical skills

If you are hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would like to hear from you.

Upon receipt of your CV, should you be successful, you will be invited to a telephone interview. 

• Closing date: 15th November 2021
• 1st Interviews: 22nd November 2021
• Second & personal interview 29th November 2021

Should you not receive  a response within ten working days, please deem your application to be unsuccessful.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR.  hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

hr inspire promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to submit your application to the employer as well as providing your expressed permission to retain your information on our recruiter database of job seeking professionals to contact regarding other similar opportunities handled by our team of in-house Consultants for the next 2 years.

If you wish for us to remove your data from our CRM at any time, please contact us and we will action your request

Legacy Marketing Manager

Part Time 22.5 hours per week 

£30,000 - £34,000 (FTE) pro-rata (depending on experience)

Leatherhead KT22 0BN

(with some flexibility to agree working from home)

JOB PURPOSE

The QEF Engagement and Partnerships (E&P) team is based at Leatherhead Court. The team raise money to support all QEF services and the activities of the family of charities, through a combination of individual giving campaigns, legacies, events, community and corporate support, trusts and major gifts. 

Based within the Supporter Engagement & Legacies team in Leatherhead, Surrey, we’re looking for a passionate Legacy Marketing Manager to come and join our growing team. This role is responsible for implementing the legacy and in-memory strategy to increase growth of our legacy portfolio, introduce new supporters to the work of QEF and ensure pledgers, intenders and prospects are stewarded appropriately. Legacy stewardship and legacy marketing experience is essential.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're looking for a Legacy Marketing Manager to come and join us at a time when legacy and in-memory giving is currently relatively small at QEF, but the potential is large. In this role, you will be critical in running a first-class legacy and in-memory programme. There is also room to develop the current strategy.

This role is varied and you'll have an interesting remit, ranging from creating supporter journey’s to maximise legacy engagement to project managing the annual direct mail campaign (Will’s Week) to running legacy events to developing and delivering a training programme for colleagues.

ABOUT YOU

• You are passionate about your area of work
• Our Values and Behaviours inspire you
• You have experience of legacy marketing
• You have experience of legacy stewardship
• You have excellent communication skills
• You have experience in developing and implementing support journey programmes, events and direct marketing campaigns
• You have a proven track record in relationship management

BENEFITS

Being part of QEF means that you will be valued as a key member of a charity that is passionate about its work.  You’ll gain a sense of professional satisfaction from knowing that every day you have worked as a team to improve someone else's life. Whether you work in one of our client-facing services, or at the head office, you’ll never be far away from the inspiring journey of our service users.  In addition, you’ll receive:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

• Pension and Life Assurance

• Westfield Healthcare Cash back scheme and shopping discounts

• Free on-site parking

• Range of training opportunities provided to ensure career development

FURTHER INFORMATION

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing date: 16th November 21

BEING PART OF QEF MEANS

• Actively participating in learning, development and feedback opportunities.
• Promoting QEF’s Equal Opportunities policy.
• Being an active team player.
• Being an ambassador of QEF’s Values and Behaviours.

DISABILITY CONFIDENT EMPLOYER

• QEF is proud to be an equal opportunities employer
• We guarantee to interview all applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy and to consider each applicant on their ability to do the job
• Please contact HR if you require any reasonable adjustment(s) for the application process or interview stage

Job Title

Sales and Marketing Manager

Reports to

Programme Director

Salary

£30,000 - £35,000

Contract

Full-time, permanent.

(Part-time considered for the right candidate.)

Location

Remote

Optional office space in Bristol

Start date

Flexible

About Learning with Parents

Learning with Parents is a charity with a vision for every child to be supported at home to fulfil their potential. We are narrowing the attainment gap by supporting all parents and carers to engage in their children’s learning.

We do this by leading the Parental Engagement Forum – a group of organisations and researchers connecting to improve home learning across the sector. We also provide a ground-breaking parental engagement programme to primary schools, which aims to motivate and empower all families to have enjoyable learning experiences together.

In the last year, our charity has become a leading player in parental engagement, working with over 10,000 families and large organisations such as the BBC, the Department for Education and Oak National Academy.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Sales and Marketing Manager to join our team and play a critical role in facilitating the growth of Learning with Parents. Over the last year, we have developed and transformed our online platform, so we are now able to extend our reach. The Sales and Marketing Manager will develop and deliver a strategy to scale our impact by bringing on more school partners across the country. 

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on strategy and implementation across marketing and sales at a fast paced and evolving charity.

Areas of Responsibility

Marketing strategy

• Develop and implement a marketing strategy for prospective schools that generates new leads.
• Work with our wider team to refine our value proposition and conduct market research.

Marketing to schools

Work with the Programme Director and external organisations on a range of campaigns including social media, email marketing and online events.

Sales strategy

Develop the programme’s sales strategy and new school targeting criteria to meet sales targets and focus our work where it is needed most.

School sales

• Respond to enquiries from prospective schools.
• Build relationships with prospective schools in-person, virtually, on the phone and via email.
• Work with schools throughout the sales process, from lead generation to closing the sale and handover to the programmes team.
• Arrange and present at online and in-person information sessions for prospective schools.
• Track school sales progress using our CRM software.

About You

• Essential:
  • Experience in sales or partnership management with schools
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills
  • Confident managing a large quantity of contacts and leads
• Desirable:
  • Experience of designing and implementing a marketing strategy
  • Experience in the primary school sector
  • An understanding of education inequality in the UK
  • Experience working in the charity sector

Our Values

Our values are key to how we work:

• We have an ambitious vision and we are determined to achieve it
• We are inclusive and enjoy making a positive difference together
• We foster a test-and-learn culture to drive change
• We are empowered to take ownership
• We act with integrity and default to transparency
• We strive for excellence in all we do

Benefits

We have a passionate team and supportive culture, which was recognised as we were named one of “The top 100 organisations to escape to in 2021” by Escape the City. In addition, we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance of 35 days per year including bank holidays
• A mix of office and home-based working
• Flexible working times
• Social events
• Cycle to work scheme

TPP's Fundraising and Development team are delighted to be working with London's Air Ambulance Charity as they look to recruit a Direct Marketing Manager into their successful fundraising team. Working within this charity you will be responsible for the growth of their acquisition programme, with a focus on their Lottery and regular giving programmes which are delivered through direct dialogue activity. For this charity their Face-to-Face programme is currently their focus for acquiring new supporter, the Direct Marketing Manager will be responsible for expanding their programme and investigate new fundraising channels.

Job title: Direct Marketing Manager
Charity: London's Air Ambulance Charity
Salary: £40,000
Location: Hybrid working, mix of London offices and home working

The Direct Marketing Manager will oversee strategically management of their face-to-face activity, currently focusing on door to door, private site and payroll giving. You will have the responsibility of developing other areas of direct dialogue fundraising, building business cases, and leading on new programme to support in achieving income targets. You will line manage the officer within the team, ensuring that they are meeting targets and provided with development opportunities. A key part to ensure that campaigns are successfully is managing the relationships with external agencies, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time and inline with briefings.

They are looking for someone who has experience of leading a successful direct marketing programme, a working knowledge of direct dialogue fundraising is particularly of interest for this position. You are a strategic thinker, able to develop a fundraising programme from scratch and review the success or failure of them. You will have experience of line managing staff as well as maintaining relationships with external agencies. Experience analysing campaign results, reporting to senior management on the progression, return on investment and opportunities within the market.

If you have read through this advertisement with great interested, feel the experience you have would be a great fit and want to have a further chat then do not hesitate to apply within.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

• Permanent
• Full time (37.5 hours)
• £27,000 - £32,000 per annum plus benefits

Street Child, a rapidly expanding global children's charity, are searching for an outstanding individual to work within our group marketing, media and communications (MMC) team- helping to accelerate our organisation’s development and impact.

We are looking for an energetic and creative Content & Media manager who will help to transform our MMC output by improving the quality of our content and interactions with our audience. This is a real opportunity for a talented individual to create beautiful content, with storytelling at the heart. 

This role will report directly to our Head of Marketing, Media and Comms but work closely with our fundraising teams and frequently support the rest of the organisation across programmes and global fundraising.

We are looking for someone who can drive our content forward; offering fresh, creative ideas and a strong attention to detail but who can also step back and see the wider, strategic picture. This is a role for someone who wants to get stuck in, has a natural desire to always better the work with an eye on continually optimising content and a willingness to lend their hand across multiple touchpoints of the organisation.

This role supports a wide range of the group’s media, marketing and external communications:

• Content creation; creating compelling content which communicates our work and impact to our audience and ultimately drives a deeper engagement. This content creation spans copywriting for blog posts and website updates to videos and posts for our social channels.
• Graphic design; driving forward the way in which the organisation presents itself to our audiences with a strong understanding of graphic design. The ability to create programme reports, invites for events and fundraising packs.
• Basic SEO knowledge; an understanding of SEO to help optimise the Street Child website and establish digital credibility.
• Social media; leading the Street Child mission to be truly social and digital first with social first content (as above) and the management of social channels. Twitter is crucial and this role requires an ability to channel Street Child’s tone of voice and regularly comment on relevant international current affairs. Also helping to drive forward a social first marketing strategy to position Street Child as a leader in this space.
• Brand; being a key person in protecting the brand and brand guidelines across the global organisation.   
• Any other tasks as required to support MMC and Street Child.

Street Child began working in Sierra Leone in 2008 with one project for 100 children. In 2021 Street Child expects to make a material contribution to the education of half a million children in c.20 countries - and help over a million children by 2024. Powerful, imaginative, professional, and at times brave, communications and story-telling have been a key driver in our early development - and will be equally critical if we are to continue to grow our impact for children living in the world's toughest contexts.

An optimal location for this role would be in London, with a willingness to ideally work in our London office for four days of the week. Other arrangements, UK or global, will be considered however for an exceptional candidate.

To apply, please visit our website where you will find details on how to submit your CV and a brief covering note explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role. 

The closing date is Monday 8th November however, applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate which may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Web and Digital Communications Manager

Kidney Care UK has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its development and take the organisation to the next level. Following a period of significant growth, we are seeking a positive and experienced digital marketing enthusiast to join the team to lead our digital transformation. This is your opportunity to drive transformation by collaborating across the organisation, bringing your  technical expertise, and working closely with teams within the charity to help make our ambitious plans for digital growth a reality . 

Kidney Care UK is the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK,  working to improve quality of life for kidney patients through advocacy, direct grants, educating and informing patients, counselling and funding patient-centred research, healthcare professionals and projects.

Our digital transformation is in the early stages so there is lots of opportunity for the right candidate to really identify future opportunities and shape the changes needed to provide better user journeys, supporter experiences and development of engaging digital content. This role is about making these plans a reality using your digital expertise and background. We are looking for someone who can review our existing plans to develop and deliver the charity’s digital marketing, and website engagement strategy to raise the charity’s online profile to reach and engage more people affected by kidney disease, and drive income.

You will take ownership for the generation and monitoring of web content and digital communication campaigns ensuring that Kidney Care UK is at the forefront of digital thinking. You will be pivotal in driving forward the income potential of digital fundraising campaigns and support non digital teams in enhancing their understanding of how to maximise their campaigns by sharing your expert guidance.

HOW TO APPLY
If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a key role in Kidney Care UK’s future we invite you to apply with a CV and covering letter.

• Closing date for applications is 10th November 2021
• Starting date is as soon as possible

We encourage you to apply early as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate. 

St Luke’s Hospice – Caring for Harrow and Brent St Luke’s Hospice cares for people approaching the end of their life in Harrow and Brent. We aim to give the people we care for the best possible quality of life, each and every day. Supporting local people and their families is at the heart of what we do – focusing on what matters the most to them is at the centre of our care.

The care we give is free of charge, available to all, and respects the cultures, religions and beliefs in our richly diverse community. Our care is given with compassion and dignity and involves not just looking after the patient, but also includes supporting the people closest to them. 

We receive around 40% of our funding from the NHS and the rest is raised from the amazing generosity of the organisations and people who make our care possible. Our local community is a vital partner in our care, kindly supporting us through their donations and fundraising alongside the dedication of over 800 incredible volunteers who freely give us their time to support the best possible end of life care for local people.

Job Purpose and scope

As project manager the post holder will be working to support the development of a new Advance Care Planning (ACP) Programme at St Luke’s Hospice, a project being run in collaboration with Compassion in Dying, a national campaigning and training organisation.

St Luke’s Hospice and Compassion in Dying aim to build a 2 year pilot programme to increase utilisation of ACPs in Harrow & Brent, share project learning across North West London and improve practice more widely. Our transformation project will widen access to ACPs beyond those traditionally accessing hospice care to a larger cohort of people who will benefit. This will include care home residents and the frail elderly.

The project aims to run ACP awareness-raising activities in the local community, recruit community volunteers to facilitate practice, and provide a new 1:1 ACP service to support local people to understand the different aspects of ACP, enabling them to choose those relevant to themselves, and record and share their personalised wishes and decisions about treatment and care.

The post holder will be expected to manage the delivery of the project, offering advice and taking decisions in collaboration with the project lead to establish an effective and sustainable service.

The post holder will support the wider organisational vision, values and business objectives ensuring safe working practices are upheld in regards to training and adherence to SLH policies, guidelines and operational procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

Project Management

• To project manage the delivery of ACP project.
• To set up and service stakeholder board meetings
• To ensure the development of required project documentation, working with key stakeholders in line with standard methodology.
• To identify and take action to secure resources required to deliver assigned work within assigned budget.
• Develop, refine, maintain, monitor and manage relevant project plans ensuring progress is tracked, including any anomalies to the plan.
• Draw to the attention of the project lead and delays to the plan and together modifying plan accordingly
• To support, manage and coordinate the project to achieve agreed objectives which will include;
  • Co-ordinating meetings and management of relevant documentation.
  • Facilitating project and stakeholder meetings
• Analyse and present data to assist in the general decision making process
• Produce required reports to show progress on the programme.
• To ensure risks and issues are identified and escalated to the project lead alongside recommendations for resolution where possible.
• To set up systems for collecting the key performance indicators identified in the preparatory papers and ensure these are monitored and reported on a regular basis

• To advise on project delivery at all levels
• To advise in terms of aligning expectations on project resources and deliverables.
• Through coaching and demonstrating leadership behaviour, contribute to the development of the service.
• Develop and foster relationships with key contacts in St Luke’s Hospice and the partner organisations and proactively manage these relationships such that colleagues can count on reliable and knowledgeable support and information about the project and other managed activities.
• To work with CiD to ensure smooth delivery of the skills training to the volunteers and staff and where required organise appropriate training where required.

1. To undertake the identification of project interdependencies
2. To advise on the effective sequencing of inter-dependent project activities and use excellent interpersonal skills to manage the potentially conflicting views and priorities of stakeholders.

Planning and Organising

• To plan and deliver the deployment of these processes and activities.
• To be responsible for the processes that ensure the construction, governance and delivery of robust project plans that will deliver successful outcomes for the project.
• To write regular project reports, including a final  report which will advise on sustaining the successes achieved and building a financial base for the continuation of the project at the end of the 2 year funding

Patient and Client Care

• Contact with patients, clients or the wider public where they may be involved in the co-production of service improvement or redesign work.
  • Undertakes surveys/audits relating to project and associated programmes.

Service and Policy Development

• To assist in the development of the processes and procedures that support the successful delivery of the project
• To advise, coach and challenge the project lead on the plans and delivery schedules for project.
  • To promote best practice across the organisation in project management skills and techniques through delivering effective and targeted training as required and appropriate.

Information System use and management

• Be a confident and capable user of Microsoft packages to produce relevant reports.
• Handle large amounts of raw data and manipulate into simple formats to interpret findings.
• Use IT effectively to monitor performance in an area undergoing improvement activity in order to recognise the impact on performance as a result of change activities.

Interviews on a rolling basis until suitable candidate is recruited.

Our client FOUR PAWS, is seeking a talented communications professional to join their team. Reporting to the Head of Comms and working within the comms, funraising and digital teams, this role will see you working across some truly rewarding campaigns that make a difference.

FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

·Job title: Press and Marketing Officer

·Line management: UK Head of Communications 

·Department/Staff unit: Communications

·Working time/week (in hours): 40 hours (mix of office and home based) 

·Salary: c£27k per annum dependent on experience though happy to review this for the right person

·Start date: January 2022

·Contract: Permanent 

Summary:

A fantastic opportunity to support the UK branch of the global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS. The Charity encourages and activates people to support animal welfare at home, and around the globe. This role will be fundamental in achieving increased press coverage and generating opportunities to continue to bolster the profile and raise awareness of FOUR PAWS within the UK. 

Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation, the successful applicant will support the external communications of the charity, helping to extend the reach of the FOUR PAWS and communicating the global animal welfare organisation’s work to reveal suffering, rescue animals in need and protect them. In addition the role will seek out marketing and advertising opportunities to continue to build the charities growing awareness. The candidate will have no direct reports but will have some control over areas of the budget. The Communications Team also consists of a Digital Communications Officer who leads on social media, SEO and website management and a close relationship between the two is actively encouraged.

A significant part of the role will focus on regular liaison with the wild, companion and farmed animals departments, in order to optimise internationally created content to be relevant for the UK media. As such this role involves close working with the national campaigns team as well as the international PR and digital communications teams in Vienna. The successful applicant will also be tasked with communicating about international rescues and providing updates about our bear and big cat sanctuaries. 

Success in this post relies on the ability to manage your own time and run integrated projects, whilst working effectively as part of both the UK and international teams. We are seeking an articulate and proactive individual who has a flair for communications and at least two years’ experience in a marketing/communications role. 

Primary / general responsibilities: 

•Supporting the Head of Communications to deliver the department’s UK press strategy 

•Support the roll-out of the brand identity as directed by the Head of Communications 

•Trend spotting and monitoring within the animal welfare sector 

•Opportunity spotting opportunities for FOUR PAWS to comment and raise brand awareness as well as sharing with key internal stakeholders as relevant 

•Engaging with and nurturing relationships with media across regional, trade and animal specific titles as well as dealing with reactive press office enquiries 

•Conducting in-depth research to support communications, projects and initiatives

•Contributing to creative and strategic planning and workshop sessions on a national and international level in order to develop the communications plans

•Participating in the development and distribution of press releases

•Assisting in administration of day-to-day communications activities and projects, including media monitoring, evaluation and reporting to UK Head of Communications and International Communications HQ

•Developing and executing integrated communication strategies and marketing plans considering above and below the line activities 

•Measurement and evaluation of advertising and marketing opportunities 

•Strengthening the FOUR PAWS network and establishing co-operations with media partners 

•Adapting international campaigns to our UK national market 

•Support Digital Communications Officer if required on community management of our 112,000 strong social media audience 

•Support the UK Communications team in all aspects of the team’s work as required

•The job may involve some out-of-hours work, but this will be managed with the Head of Communications 

Person specification:

•Ability to demonstrate proven experience working in a communications role within similar organisation(s) – minimum of two years’ experience is preferred 

•Written and oral fluency in English, second language is beneficial but not essential 

•Ability to work unsupervised within a small busy team 

•Team player who can balance the demands of the role with the various time-zones/nationalities of international colleagues

•Proven ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines 

•Excellent writing skills across press releases, advertisement copy, online content (blog and website text) and when required social media wording

•and presentation skills for a variety of audiences; including journalists, supporters and internal stakeholders

•Ability to demonstrate high levels of creativity and openness to new ideas

•Strong knowledge of the UK media 

•Good IT skills including Microsoft Office, CRM databases and communications software

•Awareness of, and an interest in, animal welfare and the charity sector

Senior Marketing Officer

Salary: circa £35,000 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes with remote working

World Vision works with the most vulnerable children, so they’re empowered to overcome poverty and injustice, and experience fullness of life. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children – of all faiths and none – through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries. 

With over 70 years of experience, our work with communities, donors, partners, and governments transforms lives and creates opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children – even in the toughest places. 

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children. 

Job Purpose

An opportunity has arisen in our legacy team and we are looking for a marketing expert.

Do you want to make a lasting impact for the world’s most vulnerable children?

If so, you could be the person we’re looking for… As a Senior Marketing Officer in our team, you’ll play a leading role in growing and developing World Vision’s Legacy marketing. You’ll promote legacy giving to external audiences and help drive satisfaction and loyalty amongst supporters who have already committed to leaving a gift in their Will.

With this opportunity you will manage multi-channel integrated campaigns and will have responsibility for driving forward our campaigns within the wider organisation.

This is an exciting time to join the team… Legacies have been identified as a significant area of growth within World Vision’s strategy. As a senior member of the team, you’ll be key to achieving these ambitious targets. By increasing the prominence of legacies, both internally and externally, you’ll enable us to change the lives of millions of children around the world.

About you… You’ll have previous experience of working in a fast-paced direct marketing marketing team. You’ll have strong project management skills and a track record of delivering end-to-end marketing campaigns. You’ll be a self-starter who motivates themselves and those around them. You’ll have exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to influence others. And you’ll be a strategic thinker, with an ability to seize opportunities and shape solutions.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you!.

In addition to the salary indicated, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please click the link provided to view the full job description.

Can you please upload your CV of full employment history. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Unfortunately we are not able to sponsor this role or assist with any visas, so only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered.

Closing Date for applications: 18 November 2021

Interview Dates: TBA

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family.  As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice available on our website.

No agencies please.

Service Manager (Carers' Hub Rochdale)

Location: Carers' Hub Rochdale (flexible hybrid working arrangements - home/office)

37 hours per week

FTE £29,000 – £31,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)

For more information, please see attached below our Recruitment pack which includes the Job Description, Person Specification and how to apply. 

About the role

n-compass are looking to recruit a Service Manager to join the Rochdale Carers’ Hub team. The purpose of this job role is to manage and lead the operations of the Service, identifying and supporting unpaid carers in their caring role. The role will also undertake distinct project management duties such as staff management, monitoring performance/quality, reporting, implementing policy/process and stakeholder management.

About you

We are looking for people who are passionate about supporting unpaid Carers to reduce the impacts of their caring role by providing professional and quality support. We are looking for someone with; experience of managing a service including staff management, supervision and support; experience of being responsible for and working in partnership to meet contractual obligations and experience of evaluating delivery and leading continuous improvements/change

Most importantly, we are looking for people who are highly motivated, hardworking, flexible and who really want to make a difference.

About us

n-compass was established in 2009 and is a not-for-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of vulnerable people across the North of England, delivering a range of Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Carers and Counselling services. N-compass’ values are what inspire us to make a difference and enhance life opportunities for adults and young people across local communities by being, professional, responsive, innovative, dynamic and empowering. They determine what we do, how we do it and what we are trying to achieve.

Benefits

• A local employer working with local people
• 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday!
• Health Plan Scheme
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• 5% Employer Pension contribution
• A protected company-wide learning and development funding pot

If you would like to apply for this position, please see attached below our Recruitment pack which includes the Job Description, Person Specification and how to apply. 

The closing date is Friday 5th November 2021 at 12 noon. Interview dates are yet to be confirmed.

n-compass is an equal opportunities employer.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (formally CRB)
Registered Charity Number: 1128809

Job Title: Marketing Executive
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 8am - 3.30pm). Great working hours!
For the right candidate, flexible working hours will be considered.
Contract: Maternity cover 9 – 12 month contract
Location: Soulbury – great access from Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Northampton, Luton, Bicester, Bedford, Dunstable
Reporting To: CEO 
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience

Scope of the job

Background

MedicAlert is the national emergency medical information charity. Its service provides peace of mind to people living with complex and serious medical conditions and allergies, by ensuring that their vital medical information is available to medical professionals in an emergency.

MedicAlert is a global brand that is highly regarded and valued, but awareness among potential members is low. We have an ambition for substantial growth in membership and have established a business infrastructure which is now ready for this.

Main objective

To generate significant growth in new membership through marketing and communications, whilst ensuring high levels of member satisfaction reflected in high renewal rate.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the Marketing Strategy and Business Plan.
• Develop content that engages potential members, including campaigns, case studies, e-newsletters, blogs, /social media posts, product launches and printed marketing materials.
• Manage and develop the website and its content.
• Identify and exploit PR and communication opportunities to increase awareness of the MedicAlert brand and service.
• Develop measurement and reporting to monitor the delivery and impact of the business development strategy.
• Measure the progress of the Marketing Strategy, including the use of data from Google Analytics, social media metrics, member behaviour data and product-performance information.
• Develop member understanding and interaction to increase recommendations and renewal rates.
• Manage and nurture existing partnerships with MedicAlert Protection Project funders to ensure continued engagement.
• Work with healthcare and emergency services to reinforce training and awareness of the MedicAlert brand.
• Manage third party relationships including with Google Adwords / SEO agency and web developers.

Person Specification

The knowledge, skills and experience required for the post are outlined below. Please provide examples and evidence in your CV and covering letter. Should you be shortlisted, these areas will be assessed in more depth at interview.

Qualifications

We are looking for a graduate or relevant equivalent experience.

Essential

• Digital communication skills including experience of developing and managing websites, content development and digital marketing.
• Experience in developing and managing social media channels, including both organic and sponsored/paid content.
• Copywriting, editorial and proofreading skills for websites, social media and publications.
• Experience of measuring success and impact of website, social media and other marketing initiatives.
• Commercial awareness for business case preparation and monitoring.
• Problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop pragmatic and defensible solutions to problems and the ability to spot patterns, think logically and persist.
• Ability to manage dynamic workload and deliver work within prescribed timescales and standards, whilst managing stakeholders and suppliers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working as part of a team and as an individual.
• Track record of taking ownership, a learning approach and ability to spot opportunities by thinking laterally and being creative.

Desirable experience

• Adobe Creative Cloud (In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Acrobat).
• Google Suite.
• Budget management.
• Experience of leadership skills is valuable but not a requirement.

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.