Do you have proven experience of utilising data and insights to support the work of marketing and communications activities? As our Data Management & Insight Executive you could soon be playing an important role at the heart of our Digital & Marketing Communications Team.

About Changeworks

Changeworks’ vision is for a world where everyone is able to live, work and enjoy life with a low carbon impact.  We recognise climate change is the most significant threat to the environment and our way of life. 

Passion, integrity, innovation, collaboration and empowerment are the values which drive us.

We are Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living. A trusted expert with over 30 years’ experience.  Our current strategy has four goals

· Accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency of buildings

· Effectively deploy renewable and low carbon solutions

· Deliver an integrated community approach to low carbon living

· Reduce fuel poverty

About the team

The Digital & Marketing Communications Team is being established to transform the way that Changeworks engages with our audiences and will lead on organisational and service marketing alongside developing our digital presence.  The team overall is responsible for evolving our brand, positioning the organisation, increasing our profile and driving more people to adopt a low carbon life.

About the role

This is a new role aimed at powering the work of the Digital & Marketing Communications Team to utilise data and insights in our day-to-day campaigns.  You will turn results of statistical analytical techniques into actionable recommendations and reports. You will ensure, as a team, we have good data practices and processes are in line with our policies and regulation.

Working closely with the rest of the team you will seek to drive deeper insights, working to continually evolve our approach to campaign tracking, search engine optimisation, website analytics, market insights etc. 

You will have freedom to innovate new ways of working to help us connect with more people to cause them to take actions for example drive our use of A/B testing to optimise campaign performance.

About you

You will have an inquisitive mind that finds joy in analysis data and building models to help explore how things are performing.  You would ideally have a qualification in and experience of data analysis especially in a marketing, digital or communications team.  You would be comfortable switching between website analytics, SEO optimisation, monitoring email marketing and developing bespoke performance reports.  

You will have experience of best practice in data management, driving improvement in data quality and working collaboratively cross-organisationally to drive change.

Ideally a knack of turning data into actionable insights that colleagues understand and can respond to.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks we remain working at home, where possible, in line with Scottish Government advice. This post would have typically been based at our Edinburgh office (36 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh) however we are currently designing our new ways of working. Over the coming months we will be looking to offer increased flexibility about where we work, in a hybrid of home and office base depending on the needs of each role.

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Are you looking to gain experience working in policy and public affairs? 

Do you want to be involved in the campaign work of one of the UK's largest charities?
 
About the role

British Heart Foundation Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator to join the team to support the delivery of the policy and public affairs programmes in Scotland.

With a commitment to evidenced based policy development and solutions focussed influencing you’ll support the Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager to deliver effective parliamentary and governmental engagement as well as policy development. 

You’ll be responsible for horizon scanning, and opportunity identification to advance the aims and objectives of the BHF, as detailed in the 2030 strategy, and will undertake a wide range of duties that will enable you to apply an analytical approach to identifying, understanding and communication information through a wide range of channels.

Our award-winning policy and public affairs team in Scotland is committed to ensuring our world class research is communicated to government and parliamentarians, this is a great opportunity for an individual looking to gain experience in a dynamic policy and public affairs team and put their mark on the work we do.

This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your home and our Edinburgh Office. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract

About you

The ideal candidate would be looking to begin their career in policy and public affairs and can display strong analytical skills, communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a small team. 

You’ll have a proven ability to write clearly, concisely and persuasively, summarising complex information swiftly and accurately for a variety of audiences. With proven experience of effective analytical skills and critical thinking, you’ll be able to understand and interpret complex policy issues and express them effectively to a range of audiences.

You’ll be able to plan your own workload, ensure effective time management and meet deadlines.

With strong communication skills, you’ll have a commitment to the high standards of relationship management in order to achieve the best outcome and will be able to work under your own initiative, proactively seizing opportunities to benefit the BHF.

About us
 
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role, including part time and flexible working opportunities.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held over MS Teams and will be held w/c 13th December 2021. 

How to apply 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click through to our website to apply. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

The job of a Save the Children's UK Squad Lead is challenging and fulfilling.

• Do you have proven leadership experience in developing and driving change strategies?
• Do you have practical experience working in a complex institution and proven ability to navigate effectively in such organisations?
• Are you able to translate strategic objectives into clear deliverables?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Our Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns department is where we drive political agendas at national and global levels. We've integrated lobbying, policy, research, and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights, and help them fulfil their potential.

About the role

As Squad Lead/Head of UK Influencing, you will be responsible for driving whole organisational progress against Save the Children UK's strategic mission to deliver this vision, taking accountability for the delivery of a specific set of squad objective(s) of ensuring change in the UK. Initially this role will play a leading role in delivering our next Global Campaign which will focus on inequality and climate.

This is a cross-organisational leadership role, and the post-holder will lead a multi-disciplinary team (known as a squad), made up of colleagues from across Public Affairs, Campaigns/Organising, Policy, Media, and others to design and deliver an ambitious change programme that delivers the squad's objective here in the UK.

The post-holder will be fully accountable for their squad's objective and is expected to draw upon every relevant discipline across Save the Children UK to achieve it, working closely with colleagues from different divisions, including Fundraising & Marketing Division, which will be crucial for delivering the mass-marketing activities that will support the squad's objectives, as well as working with colleagues from across the wider sector in the UK and beyond.

Key Accountabilities of the Role

• Lead development of the objectives and strategy for one of Save the Children UK's mission squads aimed at influencing policy, practice and/or attitudes in the UK
• Lead a multi-disciplinary squad made up of staff from across policy, advocacy, campaigning and media disciplines (at a minimum), plus other relevant functions, to achieve those objectives
• Develop and articulate a clear vision for what needs to be done to achieve the squad's objective(s), over a range of time horizons
• Take responsibility for the impact of the squad and ensure the squad's work supports the achievement of the overall mission objectives and is in alignment with Save the Children UK's supporter-engagement and “world-class impact” strategies, including through a focus on the rights of the world's most deprived and marginalised children
• Liaise extensively with stakeholders
• Own and manage prioritised deliverables that realise the squad's objectives
• Attend relevant Supporter Engagement strategy and planning meetings and work closely with the thematic Campaign Manager, who will lead the public-engagement aspects of the squad's work
• Support squad members to complete squad deliverables autonomously and in a way that leads to maximum impact

Competencies

• Leading and inspiring others: demonstrates leadership in all our work, embodies our values, and articulates a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our goals for children.
• Innovating and adapting: develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments
• Networking: builds and uses sustainable relationships and networks to support the work of Save the Children
• Working effectively with others: works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working
• Problem solving and decision making: Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation.

Technical skills

• Proven leadership experience in developing and driving change strategies, including working across the full theory of change and bringing together policy, advocacy, media, campaigning and public engagement
• Knowledge of, or willingness to acquire knowledge of, agile methods of working
• Good technical knowledge in the squad's thematic area of focus (e.g. international development, conflict, or UK poverty)
• Practical experience (over 5 years) working in a complex institution and proven ability to navigate effectively in such organisations
• Experience of running high-impact projects within Save the Children UK or another organization
• Practical knowledge and experience of relevant organisational processes
• Practical knowledge and experience of using coaching tools and of team management

Behavioural and personal skills

• Translates strategic objectives into clear deliverables
• Proactively and accurately identifies needs and requirements of a wide range of stakeholders
• Delegates tasks effectively and supports team members' autonomy, while simultaneously taking care to ensure high-quality outputs in line with agreed expectations
• Continuously verifies assumptions and reacts well to unforeseen situations
• Constantly develops new skills in ways of working and relevant technical fields
• Explores new approaches and innovates in order to increase impact
• Collaborates effectively between a wide range of colleagues in order to achieve the best results

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

To provide quality support and services for the frontline disability inclusion work of the CBM UK Programme Development Department. Particular objectives include supporting programmes systems and processes (financial, data and knowledge management), supporting funding proposals and providing general administrative support to the Programme Team.

Key objective

• Be working to clear and agreed objectives and plans
• Have a good understanding of CBM UK programme systems and procedures, and how these contribute to CBM UK’s organisational strategy as well as its accountability to donors
• Acquire close familiarity with CBM internal systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including planning and reporting formats and ‘Global Online‘ management system
• Have built up strong, mutually accountable, relationships within the Programme Development Team and with other internal stakeholders and within the CBM federation
• Be providing timely, clear and accurate support and services to colleagues, particularly the Programme Department Director and Heads.

The Programme Support Officer role (PSO) is an excellent ‘entry level’ role that will ensure quality support for the smooth running of the project and financial management systems and programme funding initiatives to help realise quality programmes for CBM UK.

Please download a recruitment pack for full details.

The job of a Save the Children's UK Mary's Living & Giving Shop Manager is creative and fulfilling.

• Do you have a flair for fashion and a passion for sustainable/pre-loved clothing?
• Are you an experienced retail manager with a creative edge for visual merchandising?
• Do you have the ability and experience to lead and manage a passionate team of volunteers?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Working in more than 120 countries, we do whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department exists to inspire millions of people – from individuals to large corporate organisations – to support our quest for change. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

The legendary Mary Portas and Save the Children joined forces in 2009 to take the lead on a charity retail revolution, resulting in a blaze of publicity and a new style of charity retailing we call Mary's Living & Giving. Now we need a Shop Manager to manage a team of committed volunteers and lead the way to ensure we stay on the crest of the wave.

Job Purpose

As the Shop Manager for our much-loved Stockbridge shop, you will use Mary's Living & Giving philosophy to bring the community to life, acting as an ambassador for the brand and raising as much money as possible. You will inspire the community to be at the heart of the shop by recruiting, supporting and empowering a team of volunteers, collaborating with the team to understand the local community. You will create a space for people to embrace all aspects of charity retail with energy and kindness, working with your retail colleagues to share our values and beliefs.

Main Accountabilities

As the Shop Manager your key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as an ambassador for the brand, the charity and for Mary
• Leading, Recruiting, inspiring, supporting and empowering a team of volunteers, using their knowledge of the local community and enthusiasm for fashion to get the right mix of quality products and pricing to make the store a success
• Ensuring a high standard of display, visual merchandising and shop floor management at all times
• Manage and inspire our volunteers to create “the buzz” of excitement around the shop for customers and the team.
• To actively engage with the local community, building relationships to support donations, volunteer recruitment and customer experience, utilising social media to maximise the shop's profile and identifying appropriate opportunities (e.g. local events) to promote the shop
• To lead by example in delivering the best customer service; ensure a high standard of display, visual merchandising and shop floor management; regularly review sales reports; manage consistent stock processes
• To take personal responsibility for the shop (including managing risk – people, property, finance etc on behalf of SCUK), holding the volunteer team accountable for maintaining processes and delivering goals for the shop

Person Profile

We're looking for an experienced retail manager with the ability to mould and delegate to an equally passionate team of volunteers. A brilliant communicator, inspirational leader, efficient business manager and unfailingly positive thinker, you must radiate natural warmth and a can-do entrepreneurial approach. And of course, you will have a passion for fashion!

Experience

• Retail management experience – including stock control, cash handling etc.
• Experience of leading teams and achieving results from developing and supporting others
• Experience in a customer facing role

Abilities

• Exceptional people skills, with an ability attract and get the best out of a diverse team of volunteers
• Able to illustrate an understanding of issues that result from working with volunteers
• Ability to drive sales and control costs

Aptitude

• Enthusiasm for retail and a flair for fashion
• Excellent time management skills to ensure the shop runs effectively and your own work/life balance is achieved
• Must be flexible and able to work weekends, Bank Holidays and additional hours, in addition to occasional relief cover at other shops
• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Do you have a track record in delivering internal communications across multiple channels driving change and improvement in employee communications, and aligning organisational narrative to business objectives? Then join Changeworks as our Internal Communications Executive and you could soon be making the most of your skills helping to engage, inform and inspire our people to tackle the climate emergency.

About Changeworks

Changeworks’ vision is for a world where everyone is able to live, work and enjoy life with a low carbon impact.  We recognise climate change is the most significant threat to the environment and our way of life. 

Passion, integrity, innovation, collaboration and empowerment are the values which drive us.

We are Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living. A trusted expert with over 30 years’ experience.  Our current strategy has four goals

· Accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency of buildings

· Effectively deploy renewable and low carbon solutions

· Deliver an integrated community approach to low carbon living

· Reduce fuel poverty

About the team

The Strategy Directorate are here to power the organisation providing support services to our delivery teams.  The directorate provides support and services to the whole organisation covering HR, Quality, Data Protection, Reporting and Improvement and Development activities alongside our Communications, Marketing and Digital function

About the role

This brand-new role will lead on the implementation of an internal communications strategy, across several channels including email bulletins and meetings, that embeds our organisational strategy and values in a way that keeps staff and volunteers informed, motivated, and aligned. A focus will be on embedding comprehensive communications channels and storytelling processes to ensure our messages are reaching our internal audiences effectively.

You will adopt a business partnering model develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure key information flows across the organisation in a timely, transparent, and efficient manner. A key focus will be on empowering our people to use internal communications tools and channels alongside developing managers in particular to enhance their internal communications skills.

About you

You will have substantive demonstrable experience delivering internal communications, preferably in the non-profit sector.  Particularly understanding of the role of internal communications in building and nurturing organisational culture and performance.

You will have experience using content and multiple channels strategically to inform and engage employees and volunteers. You will be an excellent communicator, adept at building relationships, influencing, and advising at all levels, including senior management.

You'll take pride in all you do, with an eye for detail and a creative flair. You'll be used to copywriting, editing, and experience of producing a range of content formats including written, photography and film.  Ideally you will have previous experience of putting on all staff events.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks we remain working at home, where possible, in line with Scottish Government advice. This post would have typically been based at our Edinburgh office (36 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh) however we are currently designing our new ways of working. Over the coming months we will be looking to offer increased flexibility about where we work, in a hybrid of home and office base depending on the needs of each role.

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Research Funding Officer

Salary: £30,468

Base: Central Edinburgh

Hours:  This role is permanent, and the working week will be 35 hours with core working hours between 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with a one-hour lunch break. A flexible working policy is offered. The office is open from 7am – 7pm daily and from 19 October 2021 an initial test of hybrid working began.  All full-time, office-based staff are required to work at least two days per week in the office. 

Benefits: Pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution. 33 days’ paid holiday annually, plus four public holidays as paid leave days each year over Christmas and New Year. A Cycle to Work scheme is available.

Who are we? Worldwide Cancer Research is the UK charity that will end cancer by starting cancer cures worldwide.

Sadly, 1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. For us, that’s 1 in 2 too many.

Being a small charity with currently 44 employees allows us to be open, honest and personal with our supporters. Everyone who works for the charity plays a significant role – without them we wouldn’t exist.

Worldwide Cancer Research is a small charity with an immense ambition – to end cancer by starting new cures. We find and fund discovery research to start new cancer cures around the world, and we are committed to opportunity without barriers. All applicants will receive equitable, fair treatment, and we have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’- because our team members are at the heart of everything we do.

We welcome applications from all communities to help build an inclusive team - as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact.

Scientists across the world are ready to conquer cancer. To help start more cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Research Funding Officer to join the Research Funding team at Worldwide Cancer Research, to help the charity run its multi-million-pound funding programme for discovery cancer research.

Key information about the role

This is a great opportunity to get hands on with a variety of work including peer review for a broad range of scientific projects, administration of our portfolio of active grants and developing and nurturing relationships with researchers from all over the world.

We’re looking for someone with excellent organisational skills, who is keen to stay up to date with progress in the cancer research field and develop knowledge of best research funding practices.

This is a fantastic role for someone looking to get a start in research management or to further develop their skill set.

Please see the job description for more information about the role and what we are looking for. If you are excited about becoming part of Team Worldwide, we want to hear from you!

How to apply

• Please email your tailored CV (no more than two pages) and covering letter outlining your suitability for this role
• Closing date Monday 6 December 2021, 12 noon
• Interviews will be held mid-December 2021
• Please note your covering letter will be key to the success of your application

We are looking for a new Communications Officer to raise awareness of lung disease, mobilise supporters and deliver our media strategy. This is a great opportunity for a media expert who is looking to take the next stage in the career.

One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. As the only UK charity for people affected by all lung and respiratory diseases – from mild asthma through to lung cancer – Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation is here for every one of them. We provide support, fund vital research, and campaign for better prevention, treatment and care.

You will deliver an integrated social media and media relations service in Scotland which generates both reactive and proactive opportunities and raises the profile of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. Responding promptly and authoritatively to media requests, you will proactively identify and maximise media and social media opportunities across a range of outlets and channels.

You will be energetic and enthusiastic and bursting with ideas. Your work will convince both the public and decision makers to support our campaigns to reduce air pollution and invest in respiratory services in Scotland.

Interacting with colleagues at all levels and all teams across the organisation you will find this a great opportunity to develop your communications skills in a creative and energised workplace.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including our cycle-to-work scheme, 30 days annual leave (plus Scottish bank holidays), pension scheme and much more.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation committed to supporting everyone whose life is changed by lung disease.

Please note that CV’s in isolation and any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.