About The Advocacy Project

We help the most marginalised and vulnerable people make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer.

 About the role

Over the last three years we have grown our advocacy and user involvement service across London, taking on more public sector contracts in new London boroughs and offering a wider and more diverse range of services to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.

We now offer services across low, medium and high secure forensic units including Broadmoor Hospital; we have London-wide NHS England services and are part of an exciting personal health budgets pilot project. We have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality services and have a strong track record of winning public sector bids.

Our new three year income plan builds on this success, with a focus on diversifying our funding streams. Our target includes growing our income from trusts and foundations by 17% over the next three years to £550,000. We are now looking for an exceptional and experienced trust and foundation fundraiser with a solid track record of winning new business from these funding sources.

You will work with our Head of Business Development to raise funds, generate income, making sure our fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise our profile and enhance our reputation in line with our values.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, qualify and develop income opportunities from trusts and foundations, in line with our income plan, strategy and values.

• Research, develop and maintain new relationships to secure funding.

• Write tailored, inspirational high quality applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements,as specified.

• Identify gaps and niches in the market that are in line with our core strengths and competencies.

• Liaise closely with senior managers and staff to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals and build relationships.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of each application and make sure we embed a continuous improvement cycle into all fundraising activities.

• Evaluate, monitor and report back to donors in a timely fashion on projects which have been funded.

• Record details of applications made, funding pledged and forecast income.

• Input and update information on our CRM database.

General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.

• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

• Make sure corporate identity is adhered to, all legal requirements and fundraising regulations are met.

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Uphold our mission, vision, and values.

• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Good at working with a wide variety of people including commissioners, service users and colleagues.

• Proven record of securing six-figure donations from trusts and foundations.

• Ability to combine seeing the big picture with an eye for detail.

• Solutions focused self-starter with an ability to thrive in a busy environment – focusing resources and prioritizing areas with the greatest impact.

• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.

• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values.

• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

  Desirable:

• Relevant professional qualification and affiliation.

• Evidence or commitment to ongoing professional development.

• Understanding of the issues faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged care groups, such as mental health, learning disability, dementia.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Upload your application via our website on.

Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Manager

Migraine is the third most common disease in the world.  10 million people across the UK are living with this often complex and debilitating brain disease right now, and it is ruining far too many lives.

The Migraine Trust has been investing in migraine research, providing high-quality, evidence-based information and support, and campaigning for change for 55 years. 

We are already the largest migraine charity in the UK, but with the arrival of a new CEO in March 2019, we are starting to set out new plans to reach more people affected by migraine, involve more people, help more people, and improve more people’s lives.  We launch a new and exciting five-year strategy at the end of February!

Outstanding fundraising will be the engine for our new ambition.  And we are looking for an outstanding new Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Manager to lead our three-person Fundraising Team and transform our charity’s fundraising activities.

We want to grow the number of people supporting our charity from just over a thousand currently to several thousand over the next decade.  We want the Fundraising Team to use as many effective, innovative and engaging fundraising approaches as possible to get us there, while delivering an amazing experience for our donors.

We are looking for a brilliant fundraising all-rounder with strategic vision, creativity, limitless enthusiasm and determination, and the ability to not only inspire and lead their own Fundraising Team exceptionally well, but also to work collaboratively and effectively with other teams from across our charity.

If that’s you, in return we offer a competitive salary and generous employer pension; an informal, family-friendly and inclusive culture in a newly refurbished central-London office; an absolute commitment to your personal development; and the opportunity to work with some of the most passionate and ‘can do’ people in the charity world.

We want to help you to do amazing things, we want you to be as ambitious for yourself as you are for our charity, and we want you to have fun and challenge yourself at work.

If you’re interested, please send your CV and a cover letter (two sides of A4 max) outlining why you want this job and why you think you would be right for it to our Chief Executive Gus Baldwin by clicking on the 'apply' button. The deadline for all applications is Sunday 8 March 2020.  Interviews will be on Tuesday 24 March 2020 at The Migraine Trust.

Every day in the UK, 34 young adults are diagnosed with cancer and can face a journey fraught with uncertainty and fear. Trekstock exist to help young adults thrive with, through and beyond a diagnosis of cancer, ensuring that no young adult in the UK faces the disease alone. They deliver physical, practical and social support programmes tailored to the needs of young adults, to give them a better chance of living well through, and beyond cancer.

Whilst small (the current full team is 7, including the office dog, Serge, who is a vital member of the team), they have a growing supporter base, which requires a passionate, energetic and dedicated High Value Fundraising Officer to join the growing team. In the last financial year (18/19) they increased fundraising by 40%, ending the year with a total of c. £450k meaning this financial year’s target currently stands at £500k, which they are well on the way to achieving (year end, May).

This is a hybrid role, working across, in the main Trust and Corporate fundraising, supporting the Head of Fundraising in creating and building a vibrant philanthropic programme. The Head of Fundraising is an exceptional fundraiser, who is helping Trekstock to upscale their offering and the successful candidate will be joining at a time of growth with the recent appointment of a community fundraising officer and communications officer. The board of Trustees is highly engaged and willing to open their contact books providing unrivalled exposure and opportunity for young fundraisers.

Currently, funding is weighted towards community (c.£200k), but the successful applicant will play a key part in re-focusing high value income with a potential team target of c.£280k with an even split between trust and corporate work. Fantastic relationships have already been built with some key foundations and the successful candidate will be expected to manage, grow and replicate these with the ongoing support of the Chief Executive and Head of Fundraising.

Trekstock need a High Value Fundraising Officer to:

• Push the current prospect research, trust and corporate function from ‘desk research’ towards re-engagement, engagement and results

• Work towards a personal target to be decided on appointment, engaging funders (trusts and corporate bodies), who give up to £10,000 • Work with the Head of Fundraising, Chief Executive and Community Fundraiser to drive the strategic engagement of new funders

• Work with the Community and Communications Officers as well as the Service lead to help evolve and grow the project portfolio, with a specific view to capitalising on regional opportunities and small corporate contacts

• Work comfortably across all areas of fundraising, rolling up their sleeves and helping other teams as well as taking on the administrative tasks associated with a small charity

• Support the Head of Fundraising and Chief Executive to deliver a separate, capital project (up to £75k), by delivering bespoke cases for support and other fundraising collateral

The position would best suit:

• A passionate fundraiser, looking to take the next step in the career, learning from a strong, dedicated group of fundraisers, across multiple income streams

• An excellent relationship builder, motivated by maintaining strong links with a small established portfolio of donors as well as generating new income by engaging new funders (a 50:50 split towards portfolio management and new business)

• An exceptional writer with a keen eye for detail

• Someone with experience using database software

• Someone who works well under pressure and in a small team – relishing the opportunity to gain experience in a fast paced, flat structured environment

Deadline for applications is 21st February with interviews 27/28th Feb

This is a full time post working for the umbrella charity University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, the official charity of four of Birmingham’s largest hospitals – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

This vacancy is based at Solihull Hospital.

The Fundraising Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing support to the fundraising team and the Charity overall.

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift Aid claims and correspondence with donors and fundraisers.

The post holder will also learn how to organise and run events put on by the charity and its supporters. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract.

The post is suitable for someone who wishes to start a career in fundraising, or who has experienced fundraising in a voluntary capacity.

Fundraising Assistant

You will join a dynamic fundraising team to assist with projects and activity to help achieve the annual targeted budget specifically through assisting their events programme. The role will support the Events Team in delivering high quality events, designed to both raise funds but also recruit individual and family supporters to the organisation. This role also forms part of the charity’s growth programme to recruit new supporters through new and existing methods as well as supporting the creation of new fundraising events and partnerships.

Fundraising Assistant Responsibilities:

- Based in Head Office Liverpool but working on projects across Liverpool and outside the North West.
- Manage all aspects of Spring Trail and Santa Sing-along taking full responsibility for both events which are Liverpool based family events.
- To research potential venues, suppliers, sponsors and participants.
- To assist in arranging meetings, building relationships and selling event concepts and involvement opportunities to prospective individuals and companies.
- Dealing with supporter and supplier enquiries and providing excellent customer service and administration.
- Events support and assistance, and attendance at all times including out of hours work.
- Adhere to the highest standards of fundraising best practice as set out in the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Practice.

Fundraising Assistant Requirements:

- Numerate and literate, preferably educated to at least A level standard.
- Knowledge of the principles of good donor management or customer care.
- Understands principles of relationship building.
- Experience of working in events in a paid capacity.
- Experience of working with volunteers and / or community groups.
- Ability to write copy for presentation documents, letters and website use.
- Driving licence.
- Able to work evenings and weekends and required.

About our client:

Our client is the only UK charity solely dedicated to lung cancer.

Every year, over 46,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with lung cancer. It is the UK’s biggest cancer killer – killing more people than breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer combined.

For the last 30 years, our client has supported those living with this awful disease as well as funding vital research into early detection, so people have the best chance to survive.

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside L3 9LQ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 34 hours per week

Salary: £14,000 to £18,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Officer, Events Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Donor Management, Third Sector, Fundraising Assistant, etc.

Ref: 91583

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Fundraising Assistant to join our team based at our Head Office in Bracknell. You will play a key role in both the Supporter Care (Community, Challenges, Individual Giving and Legacies) and Events teams. In return, as our Fundraising Assistant, you will receive a competitive salary of £19,000 per annum.

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal. Around 500,000 people live with the condition worldwide, more than Cystic Fibrosis, but EB is much less well known.

About the Fundraising Assistant role

- Being the first point of contact for enquiries into the fundraising team

- Maintaining supporter records in Progress (database) as a DEBRA Super User for the Fundraising Team

- Creating and preparing reports on Progress

- Ensuring DEBRA gains, and keeps up to date, communication preferences from supporters

- Assisting with Legacy administration

- Maintaining event administration e.g. database entry, invoicing and monitoring Sales Invoice spreadsheet for outstanding payments

- Assisting with event preparation e.g. preparing auction vouchers, pledge cards etc.

- Producing post-event administration e.g. thank you letters, updating of Progress and sold auction item administration

- Managing email and postal mailing lists, maintenance of mailing system and preparation of mailings

- Assisting the Director of Fundraising & Communications where necessary

- Taking notes at DEBRA Fundraising & Communications Team Meetings

What we’re looking for in our Fundraising Assistant:

- Happy working as part of a team but also individually on projects

- Motivated to succeed and make a difference to the lives of those with EB

- Keen to try new ideas and not afraid of occasionally getting things wrong

- I.T. proficient and has a keen eye for detail

- Has strong administration skills

- Excellent at prioritising conflicting demands

- Of a positive disposition and demonstrates self-motivation

Working at DEBRA

In fundraising we are looking forward to another busy year with the launch of an Arctic Challenge, a new Gifts in Wills campaign and a full events calendar. It is also an exciting time to be joining the #FightEB movement as we have relocated to new, modern offices (The Capitol Building) located just 10 minutes’ walk from Bracknell train station. The team are friendly and barely a week goes by when there isn’t cake in the office!

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Fundraising Assistant please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is new and innovative and was formed as a charity in 2014. Its sole aim is to be a vehicle to develop and strengthen the charities that are within it, so they in turn thrive and do social good.  Currently supporting Penrose Options and Equinox Care.  Penrose Options provides person-centred support, health and social care for people with a history of offending and mental ill health. Equinox Care provides personalised support, care and recovery to people with multiple and complex needs. This includes people who experience mental ill health, drug dependence and alcohol dependence.

We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate Head of Fundraising and Relationships to lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy.

This is a crucial role within the organisation and involves building funding relationships with existing and new strategic donors, applying for funding, and working with the Director of Development, Marketing and Communications and other colleagues, to diversify funding streams. The Head of Fundraising and Relationships focuses on generating unrestricted income through developing large, multi-year and strategic funding proposals, securing new funding relationships and managing a small but well-performing team.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Lead from the front in cultivating and managing donor relationships and serve as an active ambassador for the Social Interest Group in the charity fundraising world.
• Responsible for all elements of applying for funding applications including identification of opportunity and writing. Support will be provided by the Bid and Marketing Coordinator as well as the Assistant Bid Writer.
• In collaboration with the Director, set and lead the implementation of the Groups fundraising strategy, to drive the organisation forward, whilst working in partnership with the Executive and Senior Management Team and the Trustees.
• Devise and deliver a strategic funding plan for the group, that will include exploring and developing new sources of funding to ensure the charity’s long-term financial sustainability
• Play an active role in cross-organisational strategy-setting and operational planning for Fundraising and engagement

What we are looking for in the successful candidate:

1. Evidence of having successfully cultivated new relationships and partnerships that have resulted in tangible outcomes, including a track record of securing multiple five and six figure donations
2. Track record in developing and managing a complex donor pipeline from cultivation, to bid presentation and ongoing relationship management.
3. Set and implemented a fundraising strategy and vision
4. able to demonstrate that you are comfortable engaging with, shaping and presenting organisational messages effectively to a variety of difference audiences.
5. experience of developing and implementing new commercial offerings; especially knowledge of sponsorship and and/or developing new funding streams for a not-for – profit organisation.

Why work for us?

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

Are you enthusiastic about the world of fundraising? Do you like working in a challenging and rewarding environment? Are you fascinated by the history of churches and their role in 21st century Britain?

As the independent, UK-wide charity supporting churches, chapels and meeting houses of all Christian denominations, the National Churches Trust supports and promotes church buildings of historic, architectural and community value by inspiring support, preserving heritage and promoting sustainability. Our aims are to help maintain the UK’s heritage of church buildings and to enhance their ability to serve local communities; to promote the benefit to communities of church buildings, and to inspire everyone to value and enjoy them.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Trust as Fundraising Officer. Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Officer and the Head of Finance & Operations, this is an excellent opportunity to work for a national charity across a range of supporter services and fundraising functions. The post-holder will be the first point of call for all enquiries or donations from our Friends and supporters, ensuring those who come into contact with the Trust are dealt with professionally and efficiently.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills, including managing tasks and projects, and good attention to detail and accuracy. With a confident and professional manner, they will also have excellent communication skills, financial acumen and good IT literacy.

To apply, please send a CV together with covering letter to Anna Tham via the Apply button.

Closing date: Noon on Friday 21st February 2020
Interview dates: 26th/27th February 2020 (Westminster, London)

Corporate and Events Assistant

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading dementia charity, offering specialist support services, community activities, information and advice at every stage of the dementia journey, from over 60 locations across Scotland, from Shetland to the Borders.

The Corporate Partnerships and Events team is responsible for developing and implementing Alzheimer Scotland’s Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising activities through our sporting and challenge events.

As a key member joining this dynamic department, the Corporate and Events assistant will support the wider teams and play an integral role to the successful delivery of our events programme and corporate partnerships. Dealing directly with supporters, the role requires an effective communicator and customer focused individual to drive supporter satisfaction through all fundraising activities.

The ideal candidate will be a natural collaborator and bring a proven track record of success in stewarding supporters, creating processes and managing our supporter database (Raiser’s Edge).

Whilst previous experience within the charity sector is desirable, we are willing to accept applicants with transferable skills from within other sectors.

For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain fundraising and event management experience, supporting East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals' Charity to raise funds for amazing causes such as children, cancer and the elderly.

Ideally you will have a background within customer services and administration, excellent communication skills and a passion for events. Candidates must have driving licence and access to a personal vehicle to be able to attend charity and community events.

Working for the NHS offers a fantastic benefits package, including a generous pension, agenda for change pay progression, 27 days leave plus bank holidays and flexible working.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Membership and Fundraising Officer to join the European Movement UK team to help build its grassroots activist and membership base .

About the European Movement:

Founded by Winston Churchill in 1947, The European Movement is the UK’s largest pro-European membership organisation. In recent years we have been a founding supporter of the People’s Vote campaign.

The European Movement UK is a grassroots organisation with a network of over 126 groups, and it is also linked to a network of groups in the EU27 as part of European Movement International. 

Following the election we have reached an exciting turning point in our organisation. The European Movement UK’s role is more important than ever as we hold the government to account during the Brexit process. We will be campaigning for maintaining European rights, standards and values post-Brexit. 

In the next phase of the European Movement UK we need to put our members front and centre. We need to create a membership offer with community at its heart.

What we’re looking for:

The European Movement is hiring a Membership and Fundraising Officer to help build its grassroots activist and membership base . 

You will be involved in a number of areas within our organisation, including:

• Provide full administrative support for the membership function of European Movement UK

• Handle membership enquiries on a daily basis 

• Support the Head of Digital Campaigns with the creation and implementation of Membership Recruitment and Retention strategy.

• Support the Events and Organisation Manager with community outreach campaigns.

• Support the Head of Digital Campaigns with content creation for fundraising and membership recruitment on all channels 

• Be responsible for regularly updating records on our CRM database and extract reports as required, as well as ensuring our web pages on the CMS are up to date. 

• Liaise with finance to ensure accurate payment records for members

• Supporting the Head of Digital, Head of Communications and  the Administrative Officer with maintaining the membership system, including membership benefits (packs, newsletters) and similar initiatives such as the EM1000 club 

• Supporting the Head of Digital Campaigns with fundraising streams such as philanthropy and trust and foundations fundraising.

Skills and experience

Essential

• At least two years’ experience in a membership or fundraising role

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Experience working with a CRM (essential), experience using NationBuilder (desired)

• Great interpersonal skills (comfortable building relationships with members)

• Understanding of data protection laws, especially GDPR 

• Experience of using a CMS (essential), experience using NationBuilder (desirable)

• Highly organised and good administration skills

• Sound IT skills

• Basic design skills

Desirable

• Experience using Nationbuilder 

• Previous experience of working in a membership organisation or trade/professional body 

• Understanding of the European Union and the current Brexit debate

• Ability to write compelling copy

This is a great time to join this organisation as we grow our membership across Europe and beyond! 

Closing date:  26th February 2020

Interview date: 5th March 2020

TO APPLY PLEASE SEND YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER

We are looking for someone with office experience in the charity and/or hospitality sector who is competent with databases, all Microsoft packages, specifically Word, Excel and Publisher and all social media platforms.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient and organised person. This is a busy, high achieving department, so we need someone who is able to be hands on with the day to day administrative tasks and knows how to prioritize and juggle competing priorities.

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• To help with the administration of UK events to a professional standard
• To ensure maximum income generation associated with sponsorship, ticket sales, prizes and other fundraising initiatives and to provide full administrative support to the Fundraising and Marketing Team.
• Assist in the development of fundraising initiatives to attract and engage core and prospective partners.
• Responding to and maximising all interest resulting from mail, telephone, website and social media enquiries.
• To monitor social media to ensure comments /feedback are responded to asap, liaising with relevant teams where necessary to formulate an agreed response.
• Carry out research to identify future supporters within our industry and developing appropriate and timely approaches to significant prospects.
• Administration of fundraising database
• Regularly updating our social media accounts
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and perform multiple tasks and work to deadline.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• To be self-motivated and proactive with the ability to follow through on requirements.
• Occasional evening work may be required due to fundraising events.
• Assistance with wider office tasks and any other general admin duties that may be reasonably required eg opening of post, going to the post office, arranging couriers

Thank you for your interest in the role of Community Fundraising Officer. Please take the time to read the JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION then complete the APPLICATION FORM found on on our website.  Please do not send a CV as we are unable to accept them.

** This posts has become vacant due to growth and internal promotion and previous applicants need not apply.

1. DESIGNATION                 Fundraising Officer
2. HOURS                               36 per week (some planned unsocial hours)
3. SALARY                              NJC Scale 12 - 15 (£21,589 - £22,401) + 5% Pension Contribution
4. LOCATION                         Registered Office, Warrington
5. RESPONSIBLE TO           Head of Fundraising, Community Fundraising Manager
6. ACCOUNTABLE FOR      Fundraising Volunteers
7. PURPOSE OF POST

7.1 To grow PAPYRUS’ community fundraising income by building and maintaining long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with volunteer fundraisers

1. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

PAPYRUS Fundraising team, volunteer fundraisers donors & prospective donors, grant-making trust and foundation representatives and PAPYRUS staff & volunteers

1. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

9.1 To respond to volunteer fundraising enquiries, provide appropriate information and ongoing encouragement via phone, email and letter

9.2 Work closely with other members of the Fundraising team ensure accurate and timely recording of all enquiries, follow-ups and donations, adhering to and within agreed stewardship and data protection protocols

9.3 Liaise with colleagues to ensure all progress reports and evaluations are prepared and completed within the agreed deadlines

9.4 To contribute to the content and updating of information on PAPYRUS website and literature as required

9.5 Respect confidentiality within PAPYRUS policy and manage data appropriately in line with the Data Protection Act 2017.

9.6 Understand relevant duties and manage matters relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults within PAPYRUS policy.

9.7 Attend training courses as required.

10. ADDITIONAL DUTIES - It is the nature of the work of PAPYRUS prevention of young suicides that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises and when tasks not specifically covered in their job description have to be undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff

11. CONFIDENTIALITY - It is expected that all PAPYRUS employees understand that our work is confidential and that neither details about those who use its services nor any other PAPYRUS business should be divulged to members of the public. A confidentiality agreement must be signed on taking up this post. Further details are outlined in the PAPYRUS Confidentiality Policy

12. BASIC PRINCIPLES - The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have regard to the ethos and values of PAPYRUS and work within that framework. He/she must be prepared to operate without prejudice to all who approach PAPYRUS or work with the organisation at any level

13. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE - Conditions of Service are broadly in line with those set out by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services. PAPYRUS has a probationary period of 6 months for all posts. Appointment to this post may be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Scheme check

14.   QUALIFICATIONS - See Person Specification

The Royal Society is dedicated to putting science at the heart of the UK’s cultural life and our public profile is central to our work. We have an excellent entry-level opportunity for an Assistant Press Officer to join our high-performing team.

Whether it is about the impact of Brexit on science or how new technologies are changing our lives, this role will support the team who are presenting the views of the Society on the high profile scientific issues of the day.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is interested in developing a career in PR. We will support you to develop and equip you with the wide-ranging skills you need to become a Press Officer in the future. If you think you would thrive as an important member of our busy team we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As the Assistant Press Officer you’ll be doing important work to make sure that our projects in areas as diverse as climate change, education and artificial intelligence are seen and heard across the UK. You will be responsible for promoting the Society’s peer-reviewed journals, monitoring and analysing our coverage, reporting our achievements in a compelling way, and ensuring that our Press Office systems are up to date. You will also be our first point of contact for liaising directly with journalists via email, phone and in person.

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for someone committed to a career in PR, who will bring enthusiasm and the desire to excel in our fast-paced team. We need someone who is a quick learner, with excellent attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise tasks and juggle workload. We will expect you to be interested in science and current affairs, and to be alert for opportunities to turn the Society’s work into compelling news stories.

This is a great first step into an exciting career at the Royal Society and we will be looking for both enthusiasm and your writing ability to come across in your cover letter and task.

To apply, please complete the application form using our online recruitment system.

Reports to: Head of Media Relations
Line manages: None
Location: Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AG
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 - £25,000 per annum
Pay Band: B

Closing date for applications: Monday 9 March 2020
Interview dates: Week commencing 16 March 2020