Who we are

Open Doors is a Christian charity that is looking to recruit active, practising Christians to help meet the growing needs of the persecuted church worldwide. Hostility, violence and abuse of Christians around the globe is on the increase. Open Doors works in over 60 countries to ensure that those facing such persecution are not forgotten, but can stand strong to serve their communities and give life.

Job summary

Grow long-term committed support for the persecuted church by leading, communicating and delivering Open Doors’ digital marketing strategy within our integrated marketing approach. Develop and grow the digital team, integrate the digital strategy across the organisation and establish the road map for website/CRM development. The role is pivotal to the future growth and long term stability of the organisation.

About the team

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will line manage the Digital Producer / Front End Web Developer and also work closely with:

• Director of Supporter Engagement
• Senior Copywriter
• Digital Agencys, consultants, freelancers etc.
• Head of IT and Senior Developer
• Innovation Manager
• Digital delivery team

Hours

37.5 hours per week. These are usually worked between the office opening hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. This position involves some evening and weekends at conferences and events for which TOIL (time off in lieu) may be claimed (amend as required).

Responsibilities and requirements

Growth of Digital Strategy

• Manage the digital delivery process, influenceing the content and managing key stakeholders and digital agencies.
• Embed and execute the plan contributing to the digital strategy and set KPIs
• Plan and deliver opportunities across the organisation and key liase with stakeholders
• Reporting to senior stakeholders, creating business cases to build on growth, communicate trends and opportunities for growth
• responsible for digital budget and reporting ROI (Input into growth strategy, board reports and forecasting)

Optimise user experience

• optimize tactics and scheduling to ensure consistent, personalised and engaging user journeys/experience across all digital channels including offline integration to include:
• Website & CRM development, performance and planning/road mapping
• Search Engine Marketing / Retargeting
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – organic and paid)
• Display advertising / Lead generation
• Email marketing (Click Dimensions) – personalisation, segmentation & automation
• Expand strategy into new digital channels
• A/B Testing across website and emails – leading testing and learn approach
• lead data-driven decision making by implementing tools for detailed data, reporting and in-depth audience insights
• generate new leads through innovative, detailed and creative acquisition programme including profiling target audiences
• detailed planner to co-ordinate and schedule appeals, campaigns and consistent messaging across all digital channels integrated with offline tactics, schedules and marketing priorities
• develop and implement innovative tactics to deliver targets and organisational objectives (Reach, Engagement, Income, acquisition and retention)
• Plan and Deliver digital campaigns and appeals to drive growth
• Project management of resources, products and campaigns
• Desirabe - Agile project management for digital development work (Website and Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

The above job description is a guide to the work the job holder may be required to undertake but does not form part of the contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Applying your Christian faith to this role

Because of the essential Christian context* in which the role will be performed, the role is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian. Each working day will involve collective prayer and worship, together with shared reflections on the work of Jesus Christ. All members of staff at Open Doors are expected to actively participate in this shared time and members of staff take it in turns to lead the act of collective worship.

There will be many ways you will be able to apply your Christian faith and the outworking of your faith to the context of Open Doors. The list below gives some of the expectations of this role but is not exhaustive or intended to limit you:

• contributing to and leading daily devotions (this can be for the whole team or just smaller, departmental groups)
• participating in retreats, days of prayer and fasting etc.
• committing to private prayer for the work associated with this role, your direct reports and closest colleagues
• working in such a way so as to reflect biblical principles of leadership and service
• applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to operational responsibilities
• to be open and obedient to God’s voice and direction in relation to any strategic matter and to always seek His will above all else.

Limits of Authority

To operate within the ethos and aims of Open Doors, adhering to budget parameters and the Open Doors’ confidentiality agreement.

Who you are

You will demonstrate the following essential criteria for this role:

Culture

• chemistry with Open Doors Staff
• commitment to Open Door’s Core Values

Competency

• proven experience in digital marketing
• experience of working with SEM, social media, Display adverts, web development roadmaps, strategy and reporting and track record of driving growth
• excellent interpersonal skills
• strong communicator, able to communicate vision, strategy, plans and tactics
• able to work well with, influence and engage a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• meticulous attention to detail
• good standard of education – probably evidenced by 5 GCSE passes, A’ levels or equivalent
• can demonstrate a broad understanding of the Church / Christian community throughout the UK & Ireland
• inspirational team player
• IT skills including Microsoft Office and the ability to oversee supporter database management/segmentation
• strong project management skills                                                                                           

Character

• able to work effectively to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• responsible and mature outlook
• pro-active approach                                                                                                                 

 Culture

• chemistry with Open Doors Staff
• commitment to Open Door’s Core Values

In addition, it would be beneficial for you to demonstrate the following:

• experience of integrated marketing campaigns in a charity environment
• an understanding of PRINCE2, AGILE

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by a Christian who assents to our statement of faith.

Enhanced disclosure information may be requested from the DBS in the event of a successful application.

This is a great opportunity to work for Rainbows, the only hospice in the East Midlands for life-limited children and young people. We are here to make life brighter with amazing care and support for them and their families – you can be part of it too. Come and be part of something amazing. Come and be part of the Rainbow.

As a vital part of the Marketing and Fundraising Team, the post holder will build relationships with the Family Support and Care Team to proactively recruit and maintain long-term relationships with new and existing Rainbows families to help spread the word about the work we do across the East Midlands.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and working very closely with the Family Support and Care Team to understand current issues facing our families, the person will provide continuous weekly content (written, video and photo) sourced from families for multi-channel marketing, fundraising, social media, and PR campaigns, as well as supporting fundraising events. They will also create, maintain and update family records on our database detailing how and where families have been involved in helping promote Rainbows.

Based at the Hospice a minimum of one day a week, the post holder will also be required to source, support and train families to talk about Rainbows at fundraising events. The person will be required to accompany families to fundraising events (evenings/weekends) to support the work of Rainbows.

The person will work as the key liaison between Rainbows and Rainbows families, ensuring the best interests of the family and the organisation are protected. 

You’ll have proven experience of working with individuals from diverse backgrounds including children with complex care / special needs and their families, and well as strong understanding of safeguarding processes and data protection.

An understanding of marketing campaigns and the use of social media for promotion / marketing purposes is essential, along with the ability to develop and maintain cross team relationships at all levels. You’ll be able to demonstrate experience of developing and working simultaneously on a number of campaigns, liaising and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Our Values are: Welcoming, Excellent, Co-operation, Accepting, Responsive, Energetic. If you can demonstrate these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme.
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and on-going quality training
• The opportunity to become part of a great organisation.
• Flexible working hours

Closing date:  28th February 2021.

Please note that we are looking for a start no earlier than April 2021.

Applications:

For more information about the role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification. 

Please submit a copy of your current CV and a covering letter, no longer than two pages of A4, outlining your experience and skills relevant to the job description and person specification, an explanation for any gaps in your CV and other information that you feel we should know in order to assess your application.

No agencies please.

Location: Home-based currently due to UK coronavirus restrictions. In time this role will be home-based with travel expected to Guildford, London, Norfolk, Kent, Cornwall and France.

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term Contract - June 2023 / Full Time (37.5hrs)

Would you like to work within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling?

We are seeking a self-motivated, proactive, and organised Project Manager with excellent communication skills, to support Cycling UK’s contribution to EXPERIENCE – an innovative tourism project funded by Interreg until 2023.

The post holder will expertly project manage Cycling UK’s contribution to the EXPERIENCE project across the project lifetime. They will line manage a project officer to help with project delivery, reporting, maintaining key stakeholders relationships, and management of key project deliverables including timelines, budget and project targets.

The closing date for applications is 6pm on Sunday 7 February 2021 and interviews will be held on Wednesday 17 and Friday 19 February 2021.

Hours: 21 hours per week (working pattern to be agreed)

Salary: £28,000 (pro-rata) 

Location: Greenford UB6 (open to some home working)

Closing date: Friday 19th February 2021 9am

First Interviews: Friday 26th February / Monday 1st March

Second interviews: Friday 5th March

Age UK Ealing is a small independent charity providing a wide range of services and support to older people in the London Borough of Ealing.

The Marketing, Communications and Fundraising Manager has a vital role to play in planning and delivering communications to raise the profile of our work in the borough and to help generate the income needed to deliver it. We want to ensure that older people know we are here to help them and that the wider public can support our work.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Head of Fundraising, the post holder will design and deliver a marketing and communications strategy, including focusing on digital marketing, and will write, edit, co-ordinate and publish content across various channels, including our website, social media, print and online marketing materials.

This role will also include delivering the fundraising strategy, including building up donor relationships and corporate partnerships, applying to charitable trusts, supporting the growth of individual giving, and engaging with local groups fundraising on our behalf.

To Apply: Please submit your CV together with a Supporting Statement, no more than 2 sides of A4, explaining why you are suitable for this role. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Declaration Form and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Form.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This post is offered subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Age UK Ealing strives to be an Equal Opportunities employer.

Age UK Ealing is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of older people and all vulnerable groups within the London Borough of Ealing.

Brand Marketing Executive

£29,000pa

London or RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey (home working during Covid-19 restrictions)

We’re on the look-out for a creative, proactive and organised Brand Marketing Executive to join our fast-paced and friendly team. As Brand Marketing Executive you will be responsible for supporting the roll out of the brand positioning to ensure that RHS brand awareness and engagement continues to grow.

For more than 210 years the Royal Horticultural Society has been the force behind the nation’s gardening. Our vision is to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. As a charity, the RHS aims to inspire a wide range of audiences by demonstrating the positive impact of gardening through all that we do including our gardens and shows, in our publications and online, and through our work in the community.

Key responsibilities of the Brand Marketing Executive role include:

• Supporting the Brand Marketing Manager in developing and delivering the brand and creative framework for the RHS
• Support the brand implementation project plan
• Be the brand guardian and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Manage a suite of brand guidelines and assets
• Support the development and delivery of RHS campaigns
• Work with key stakeholders on the development and delivery of brand partnerships

About you:

We’re looking for someone with at least 2 years’ experience. Having previously worked for a consumer brand or a charity would be an advantage. You’ll ideally have a love of gardening and plants, along with the following skills:

• A good understanding and foundation of brand and marketing
• A great eye for creative and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence colleagues at all levels
• Highly organised with demonstrable time management and project management skills
• Competent using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• A degree or equivalent with either a formal marketing qualification or demonstrable on the job marketing and brand training

The RHS provides a great range of benefits including pension, 25 days holiday, an employee assistance programme, free access to all RHS Gardens, a free monthly copy of The Garden magazine and free access to gardening advice.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the RHS. We’re in the process of making a landmark £160 million investment into the future of horticulture. This will allow us to bring the joy of gardening to millions more people, delivering on our brand commitment of inspiring everyone to grow.

Apply via our website using the link by Monday 22 February.

Safeguarding

The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share this commitment.

We are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual to cover the maternity leave of our Marketing & Database Manager- a key management role within our Income Generation & Communications department. We’re proud of the quality and reach of our marketing and communications activity and, despite being a small team, we make a big impact and have experience of creating innovative, award-winning campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and creative individual to maintain this momentum and ultimately help our charity reach more people.

This is a 12 month opportunity, covering a period of maternity leave, from April 2021.

The Role

This is a busy role managing multiple areas of work:

• Developing and delivering the hospice’s integrated communications strategy.
• Providing marketing support for fundraising and hospice service promotion activities.
• Managing the supporter database and administration support for the income generation team.

The majority of your time will be spent sourcing news and stories from the hospice and transforming them into engaging content, planning and managing print production, liaising with the media and developing digital communications. You will also oversee the management of our substantial supporter database, including leading on the further development of data insight and reporting which will be crucial to our future success.

You’ll work closely with the members of the Income Generation & Communications department and the rest of the organisation to develop and deliver cross-channel marketing campaigns, helping to achieve our £4 million annual fundraising target, raising awareness of the care and support we provide to patients and driving engagement with key stakeholders.

What you need:

First and foremost you need to be an excellent communicator and relationship-builder, highly organised and passionate about the work of Bolton Hospice and the difference you can make. We are looking for a skilled marketing & communications professional with experience of database management. Experience of working for a charity would be an advantage, as would line management experience.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open plan offices (with some home working considered). Working across the whole organisation and reporting directly to senior management, you’ll have ownership of the Marketing & Database functions and the autonomy to use your skills to make a real impact. We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including generous annual leave (starting at 35 days a year including bank holidays), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, membership of a healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities.

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation.  Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.  Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy.

There has never been a more?important time to join the Age UK fundraising team. Against a backdrop of a broken social care system and millions already turning to Age UK for help, older people are amongst those hardest hit by the current pandemic. Age UK launched a sector leading emergency appeal that raised over £12 million to support the older people most in need. This year calls to our trusted Advice Line have doubled and requests for Telephone Friendship have trebled.

Our Fundraising team has a goal to grow our income beyond £60M in the next five years and our digital activities will be critical to us reaching our target. We are investing in an ambitious Fundraising strategy to help us deeply engage more supporters and partners in our work, so that we can be there for the millions of older people who need someone to turn to.

This is an exciting new role in the fundraising team at Age UK. We're a collegiate, bold and motivated fundraising division. We're looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to grow our digital fundraising (income generating) activities including paid social, email, Adwords, search and display to drive key audiences to engage with fundraising campaigns and products. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience working as a digital direct response specialist with a solid understanding of using audience insight for decision making. Could this be you?

When applying we politely request that you answer the 3 questions at the end of this advert, instead of writing a standard cover letter.

In this role you will

• Develop and work with teams to implement the digital fundraising strategy
• Be a digital fundraising expert for Individual Marketing, Innovation, Events, Major donors and Legacies.
• Create online user journey models with the Acquisition and Loyalty teams to build out holistic data driven conversion experiences.
• Report on digital fundraising activities to senior stakeholders.
• Use analytics, user research and audience insight to develop and optimise activity.
• Take a bold approach to innovation to engage online audiences including audience driven propositions.
• Focus on increasing email opt-in rates and email engagement across all activities.
• Continually test and learn to inform new product development.
• Responsible for effective line management of an Email Marketing Executive, Fundraising.
• Develop your management skills

Have an understanding of Charity and Data Protection Regulation legislation relating to digital fundraising and marketing.

What we offer in return

* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Questions

Age UK are committed to having an inclusive, fair and transparent application process where we aim to remove biases. If you would like to apply for this role, please answer the following three questions:

1) In the first four months of this role you will be required to build a digital fundraising strategy across the directorate. This means working with different fundraising teams with different objectives and audiences, but all looking for growth and audience diversification. Can you outline the way you would build this strategy including the methodologies you would use and the staging of the strategy development (500 words max)

2) This digital world changes rapidly, please can you outline a) how you stay on top of trends, new platforms and technologies and b) how you decide what we should invest in (500 words max)

3) Tell us why you want to work at Age UK and what motivates you about this role

If you are shortlisted based on your response to the three questions above, you will be invited to have an informal, virtual catch up with the recruiting manager to hear more about the role and to ask any questions you have as well as sharing your experience to date.

Following that catch up, if you and the recruiting manager want to proceed to the next step, there will be a formal interview with set questions.

The demand for high-impact marketing content has never been higher at Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust as we seek to grow our supporter base, run high profile campaigns and events, engage more supporters through digital channels and delivery eye-catching marketing materials to support a wide variety of fundraising and retail activities.

The charity is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team at our airbase in Newquay, working within a supportive team culture, where everyone is Proud to be Cornwall Air Ambulance.

This exciting new role focusses on social media output, content creation and digital design.

Key Skills:

• Design -  basic Photoshop and InDesign skills, with the ability to complete simple design tasks to deadline and inline with charity brand guidelines
• Social media - have social media knowhow and an ability to think creatively to create engaging content.
• Copywriting – able to tailor copywriting to the audience in question, whether it be social media, press releases or newsletters.
• Digital – a love and understanding of how to promote an organisation on social media is key. Monitoring and making simple updates to our WordPress website, ensuring it is visually appealing.
• People skills – ability to build good rapport with our paramedics, fundraisers and wider supporters to ensure the success of projects.

A full job description and person specification is attached.

Closing date: Friday 19 February 2021

Interviews will be held week commencing 1 March 2021

Marketing Officer

About the Fund 

The Fund for Global Human Rights is a leading supporter of on-the-ground human rights groups around the world.  Dedicated to finding and funding the most effective human rights organizations in regions from Latin America to Africa to Southeast Asia, the Fund for Global Human Rights offers grants and facilitates technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of front-line groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources. 

Based in London, the Fund’s European Office leads its work in Europe and seeks to raise the profile of the organization and its grantees in front of key audiences across the continent. The Office is expanding with a dynamic staff of ten working across a range of departments – communications, development, program, and operations.

As an employer, we are deeply committed to the overall well-being of our staff.  We offer generous benefits and flexible working options designed to meet the diverse needs of our globally based team members. 

About the Role

The Technical Marketing Officer is a new role designed to support the Marketing and Communications team with the technical expertise needed to execute effective email marketing campaigns and grow the Fund’s email subscriber list in order to attract online donors interested in supporting grassroots activism across the globe.

Reports to:   Communications and Marketing Director (based in London)

Essential Functions and Specific Responsibilities

• Code, design, and format unique donate pages, pop-ups, and email and newsletter templates on Engaging Networks using HTML
• Create, segmented email lists, and manage and update the Fund’s CRM database to ensure data hygiene
• Synchronize data flows between Engaging Networks and Salesforce
• Track analytics related to low-level donor conversion and email subscribers using Engaging Networks and Google Analytics
• Work with the Digital Communications Officer to design and deliver Facebook ads
• Implement the technical roll out of email marketing campaigns to different donor segments
• Manage the PayPal account and the back end of online giving pages  
• Collaborate with the IT team to ensure the security of our CRM and to troubleshoot related technical issues with the CRM and website
• Assist the Digital Communications Officer with the creation of different brand and campaign content using photoshop and InDesign

Minimum Qualifications | What You will Need to Be Successful

• Experience using Engaging Networks or equivalent email marketing systems (MailChimp, Campaign Monitor, Sales Force Marketing Could, Blackboard etc)
• Demonstrable experience using WordPress CMS and basic HTML coding and web design
• Experience with collecting and analyzing digital marketing data (Cost-per-result, click-through rates, engagement rates, conversion rates) across a number of digital platforms
• Understanding of GDPR (preferred to also have basic understanding of CCPA compliance and regulations)
• Experience running digital marketing campaigns via social media, email and/or web
• Knowledge of online privacy and digital security best practices
• Understanding of marketing strategies and market research techniques and practices.
• Experience with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn content requirements and Facebook advertising

Privacy Notice for Candidates

We will use any personal data you provide for recruitment purposes only. More information on how we will use and store your data can be found in our Recruitment Policy.

The Fund for Global Human Rights UK encourages candidates of all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds to apply; we especially encourage people of colour, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTIQ applicants.As a human rights organization, cultural competency and sensitivity are requirements for all staff positions at the Fund. The Fund for Global Human Rights UK is an equal opportunity employer.

Campaign Assistant

We are seeking a Campaign Assistant to provide effective day-to-day support to the campaigning activities of the organisation, including through working with campaign volunteers, supporting internal and external campaign communications and ensuring smooth running of systems and processes.

Campaign Assistant Responsibilities:

To date the campaign has been entirely run by volunteers, but as it has grown and developed there is an increasing need for staff support to ensure that we are as effective as possible and have the best possible chance of achieving our campaign objectives. The Campaign Assistant will support the full breadth of the group’s activities and ensure the smooth running of the campaign. This will include organising campaign actions, taking day-to-day responsibility for the effective running of our systems and processes as well as supporting with handling our social media channels, press and other enquiries. It will also involve supporting our volunteer campaign team and liaising with group members.

This role will sit alongside two other paid roles, the Campaign Manager and Press and Communications Officer. Support will also be provided by a large pool of volunteers with a range of responsibilities and expertise. We are really excited for the potential these new roles bring to take our campaign to the next level and amplify the voices of bereaved families to secure positive change.

Campaign Assistant Requirements:

• Experience in campaigning and/or supporting a team to achieve its aims
• Ability to advocate for and represent the campaign in meetings and publicly, if required
• Ability to solve problems relating to the work of a busy campaign
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use social media to engage public audiences
• Experience of communicating clearly in face to face meetings and in difficult circumstances
• Ability to work sensitively around delicate issues such as bereavement
• Knowledge of, and interest in, current affairs
• Self-motivated and a high level of initiative
• Ability to keep calm under pressure
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required
• Personal belief in and support for the aims of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice
• An understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion

About Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK:

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice is a newly formed not-for-profit organisation working to provide a voice for families bereaved by Covid-19. We have more than 2,000 members who are all personally bereaved and at the heart of everything we do. We’re campaigning for a statutory public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the pandemic so that families can get answers and lessons can be learnt to prevent further loss of life. Alongside our campaign to secure an inquiry, we are also campaigning for improved bereavement support for families and to ensure that those bereaved are protected from hardship.

As a group of volunteers we've already produced agenda-setting front page news stories, garnered support from hundreds of thousands of people, given oral testimony to influential parliamentary committees, held high-level political meetings and been discussed by the Prime Minister in Parliament. Now we’re recruiting paid staff to take the campaign to the next level.

Location: Anywhere in UK - Home Based

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract (6 months, possibility for extension subject to funding)

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and additional closure days in December

You may have experience of the following: Policy, Campaigns Assistant, Policy Advisor, Policy Assistant, Communications Assistant, Campaigns, Data Administrator, etc.

Ref: 96316

Marketing Communications Officer 

We are looking for a creative and hands-on experience individual to create and manage external marketing communications for the charity.

Position: Marketing Communications Officer 

Location: Flexible as homeworking supported

Salary: £25-29k dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 12 months Fixed Term Contract (becoming permanent if funding allows)

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and 5% Employer pension contribution

Closing Date: 9th February 2021

Final Interview Date: 15th and 16th February 2021

About the Role

Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation, the Marketing Communications Officer will support the external communications of the charity, helping to raise the profile, participation and prestige of the charity and impacting on the lives of children and young people.

There is a great deal of untapped potential here for a proactive and enthusiastic individual to unlock and the need has never been stronger. The charity has a high-profile patron, highly active trustees, dedicated staff and a strong leader in the CEO who is passionate about education and the development of young people. This role brings together external relations and income generation, and is a super opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team.

In particular, the Marketing Communications Officer will be responsible for the operational delivery of external communications that include:

• Content creation and communications planning
• Social media management
• Sales/marketing support for Boxall Online Profile
• Newsletter campaigns
• PR and Public Affairs support
• Internal comms and support

About You

The Marketing Communications Officer will be an agile and enthusiastic individual, capable of absorbing key information quickly, as well as the ability to handle a diverse workload in order to meet the fast pace of the organisation. You will be a self-starter with strong communication skills and work well with a small team in a dynamic working environment.

You will have experience of:

• Marketing and communications
• Excellent digital skills, including experience of content management
• Using search engine optimisation, experience of email marketing systems and social media tools
• Effectively writing and editing copy for different audiences
• Supporting PR and Public Relations
• Creating different formats of digital content

You will also have an appreciation and understanding of the impact of mental health, emotional and wellbeing upon children and young people learning.

Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and 2-page covering letter outlining evidence against the essential criteria in the job description, clearly identifying the skills and experiences applicable to the role.

A satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be a requirement once a conditional offer of employment is made to successful candidates. 

In Return…

Work for an organisation with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted and the culture of the organisation is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working.

About the Organisation

With increasing numbers of children and young people affected by social, emotional and behavioural difficulties inhibiting their progress and limiting their life chances. The charity has developed a range of interventions and support to give vulnerable children and young people the opportunity to be the best they can be. Whether it is delivering certified training, supporting whole-school or authority-wide nurturing schools approach or promoting evidence-based research, the charity is providing quality support and resources to make nurturing provision a reality for pupils across the UK and beyond.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Communications Officer, Communications Executive, Content, Digital Content, Digital, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Support, Marketing Assistant, Marketing and Communications Assistant, PR, Public Relations, Public Affairs.

We are looking for a highly motivated and creative marketing & comms all-rounder to lead our charity’s brands to the next level.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

An international charity is seeking a Face to Face Manager to join their Campaigns Team. The Team is responsible for recruiting and developing support from private individuals, contributing substantially to the charity's income.

The Face to Face Manager leads the recruitment of monthly donors by the Face to Face in-house team. The team is responsible for the development, planning and implementation of the F2F fundraising strategy.

Key responsibilities:
- Deliver the F2F fundraising strategy to reach new regular supporters and increase income from monthly donors.
- Work in collaboration with the Campaign Manager to manage the F2F budget, ensure regular monitoring of expenditure as well as the performance of the team against agreed targets.
- Manage the strategy for F2F private sites through specialist agencies, with responsibility for recruitment and stewardship of venues, promoters and agencies and providing the charity with sponsored access to event participants and audiences.

You will have the following skills and experience:
- Extensive experience of face to face fundraising.
- Ability to think strategically with a demonstrated track record of problem-solving/seeking solutions to challenges.
- Experience of management against budget, timescale and deadlines.
- Excellent planning skills with a proven ability to carry out different tasks simultaneously and prioritise time and resources accordingly.

We are looking for a self-employed enthusiastic, engaging and organised person who can help to ensure the efficient and effective running of the Charity's administrative functions, to support the Executive Officer with marketing and social media activity and to help raise awareness of non-directed living kidney donation and the work of the charity.

Give a Kidney - one's enough is a small charity, working to raise awareness of non-directed living kidney donation (the act of giving a kidney anonymously, to someone on the transplant waiting list) and to support those considering donation or going through the process.