Head of Communications and Development

NCW is a dynamic literature house for contemporary writing. Our home is a Grade One-listed medieval building consisting of a 120-seat venue for live events, workshop spaces, a two-bedroom cottage for writers and translators and modern open plan offices. Dragon Hall is located on the historic King St on the banks of the Wensum River in the heart of Norwich, England’s first UNESCO City of Literature.

NCW launched in summer 2018 but dates back to the early 2000s. Growing from just three staff in 2006, then under the name Writers’ Centre Norwich (WCN), the organisation has grown consistently under the leadership of CEO Chris Gribble. We are a friendly, hard-working team, passionate about working with a whole range of people and communities, supporting people to own and share their own stories.

This is a new role, combining our communications and development functions to best communicate our vision and activities to our audiences and stakeholders. You would be responsible for developing, leading, implementing and evaluating the organisation’s communications and development strategies as part of the organisation’s overall business plan. The role works across the organisation to drive innovation and creativity in order to increase reach, value, revenue and reputation. The Head of Communications and Development works closely with the Senior Management Team with the CEO, Executive Director, Head of Programmes and Head of Commercial and Operations) and manages a small Communications and Development Team.

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have experience in organisational & time management?

Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt message style and content according to audience, builds rapport?

Do you have experience of managing projects, including tracking progress against targets?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for a Communications Officer at a pivotal time of transition and change for the organisation 

What you'll be doing

In this role you will assist with research, implementation and updating of messaging frameworks; organise internal communications to explain our brand story and guidelines; support the PR team during periods of key activity and assist other colleagues as required. 

You'll have:

We're looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to he values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

An ideal candidate for the role will also have/ be:

• Organisational & time management (Able to work in an organised way, to plan own time, and adapt and prioritise work to meet deadlines)
• Communication skills (Verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt message style and content according to audience, builds rapport)
• Project management (Some experience of managing projects, including tracking progress against targets)
• Team Working (Collaborates with others and work as part of a team)
• Manages own workload without close supervision and works independently on making decisions and problem solving on routine issues/problems.
• Provides creative/ innovative solutions to routine problems/ tasks and projects.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to anti-racism and feminism

Flexfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam: 

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today. 

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.

Brand and Marketing Communications Officer

As part of a small team of creative legends, you’ll partner with departments across Young Lives vs Cancer with brand and marketing communications expertise, developing a range of online and offline content to promote the amazing work of Young Lives vs Cancer and help our people live the brand.

You’ll support the Senior Officers and Communications lead - Brand and Marketing Communications with brand and marketing communications activity for the organisation, driving creativity and excellence in projects.

Brand and Marketing Communications Officer Requirements:

• You'll have good knowledge of digital marketing, especially Facebook advertising and Search, and will have worked to plan and execute successful campaigns.
• You’ll have experience developing branded collateral, print appeals, campaigns and marketing communications, working in collaboration with multiple stakeholders with differing needs.
• You’ll work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment so the ability to work effectively under pressure whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail is key.
• You’ll have a passion for creativity, with the ability to continuously think innovatively and you’ll be able to build solid relationships across the charity.
• But most important of all is a passion for your work and for helping children and young people, and their families, find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them.

You’ll be:

• Great at managing relationships at different levels across Young Lives vs Cancer
• Enthusiastic at collaborating with other teams
• Super organised and great at juggling different projects
• A creative and clear communicator.
• We want you to bring your unique perspective, experiences, passion and creativity to the role. We’re always up for new and fresh ideas to help us reach as many people as possible.

We expect this to be a popular role so we reserve the right to close the process before the deadline if we receive high numbers of great applications.

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with Young Lives vs Cancer.

Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About Young Lives vs Cancer:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. And you could be a part of the team making it happen.

Location: Various

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,219 to £29,948 per year

You may have experience of the following: Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Communications Officer, Media Manager, Marketing Communications, Campaign Manager, Marcomms, Project Management, Charity, Third Sector, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 103 738

We are looking for a Digital Communications Officer, who will work across a wide range of projects helping to drive the recruitment of volunteers for Raleigh International’s programmes, build and nurture relationships with alumni, and increase brand awareness and audience engagement across a range of social platforms (paid and organic).

This role will manage the creation and implementation of social media guidelines and the planning and execution of successful social media and influencer campaigns.

*For the full job description see our application pack*

Key responsibilities.

• Social media management (managing current accounts and exploring new ones)
• Paid social media using Facebook Business Manager.
• Online community engagement.
• Developing an influencer marketing plan and liaising with influencers.
• Support the Marketing, Campaign and Communications team with email marketing, copywriting, delivering integrationed marcomms campaign.

Skills and experience.

We are looking for someone with proven experience working in a digital communications role.

• A solid understanding of the use of a range of social media platforms, particularly in relation to building brand awareness and driving conversions.
• Experience of targeting specific audiences on social media with a good understanding of tactics and tone.
• Working knowledge of Facebook Business Manager and running paid social campaigns across multiple audiences.
• Experience using social media management tools such as Agorapulse/Sprout Social.

Why work for Raleigh International?

• Hybrid/flexible working
• Role autonomy, you can have a big impact on the organisation
• 4 days volunteering leave per year
• Cycle to work scheme/season ticket loan
• Join the family! Raleigh International is a friendly, positive, and collaborative workplace.
• Work with a global movement of young people who are generating solutions to the world’s most important issues.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Raleigh International welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, and we are keen to ensure our teams reflect the diversity of the UK and the young people we work with. We are dedicated to greater diversity and inclusion within our own organisation and strive to provide equal opportunities to people of all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, gender identifications and abilities.

We have a ‘fair recruitment and selection’ policy to help us ensure that our recruitment processes are conducted in a fair, non-discriminatory and legitimate manner. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups to help us deliver our exciting new strategy.

*For the full job description see our application pack*

About us

The Hospice Charity Partnership, formed of Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices, provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses. We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support – when, where and how they need it.

About the role

Are you a creative and innovative communicator with a good knowledge of PR, excellent written and verbal skills, and a talent for graphic design? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team as Communications & Marketing Officer!

This role will see you working as part of a small but busy team, delivering all hospice clinical and corporate marketing and communications activity. You will have excellent knowledge of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. You will be confident in email marketing and have experience of campaign management – including monitoring and analysing to report impact and drive future activity.

You will be a proactive communicator who takes the initiative, is able to prioritise and has a proven ability to meet tight deadlines. Reporting directly to the Head of Communications & Marketing, you will need to build and maintain good relationships with all internal stakeholders as well as develop relationships with external contacts from the local healthcare community, local press and media, and external suppliers.

With a solid background in copy creation, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and producing engaging and inspiring content to be shared across various internal and external channels, as well as working closely with your clinical and corporate colleagues to support them in sharing important messages to their audiences.

Experience in the non-profit sector is not essential, as we’ll provide a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing peer support.

For further information about this role please email Louise Allen, Head of Communications & Marketing.

Closing date: Monday 8th November 2021

Interview date: w/c 15th November 2021 

The Hospice Charity Partnership is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse workforce, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

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. It’s a nice environment to be in, friendly, flexible and one that gives you the reward of making a tangible difference in people’s lives – it’s great.

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.

Background

Shared Lives Plus is the UK membership charity for more than 6,000 Shared Lives carers, 150 Shared Lives schemes and a growing network of over 25 Homeshare services.

Our vision is a kinder, stronger society built on sharing our lives and our homes. We help build communities where everyone lives a full life, regardless of the support they need. We do this by turning Shared Lives, Homeshare and Family by Family into thriving, mainstream options, with all the right structures in place to support and guide those who want to share their lives and homes.

Homeshare UK is the network for Homeshare services supported by a team at Shared Lives Plus. We’ve recently secured funding to develop two new Homeshare services in Liverpool and Newcastle, as well as develop a social franchise model for small towns and rural areas.

Shared Lives Plus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do.  

We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives.  We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.

Overview of the role

We are looking for a communications officer who can help our existing network and new Homeshare services grow to scale, reach new audiences and compel them to action. Can you write copy that engages and inspires? Can your words change attitudes and actions? If you come alive working in a fast-paced environment aren’t afraid of a challenge and skilled in navigating complex relationships, we would love to receive your application. You will be responsible for delivering tactical marketing, communications and media relations to promote Homeshare at a national, regional and local level. This is a role where understanding across disciplines is essential to coordinate and deliver full communications for Homeshare UK.

You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to produce high-quality creative, effective and accurate press and marketing materials. You will be working with a diverse range of internal clients - an understanding of housing, social enterprise, or older people’s interests would be an advantage.

Shared Lives Plus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do.  We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives. We are focused on equality and believe that the diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.

Key responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering communications plans and tactics for colleagues leading Homeshare UK’s new programme of work and membership network. The role will drive national, trade and regional media interest and growth for Homeshare services in key locations across the UK, and its social franchise model, developing marketing to support services’ growth, along with maintaining and updating our digital platform and social media channels.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Advising Homeshare UK colleagues and members on the most effective forms of communication for their target audience
• Creating, editing and uploading content for the web, social media communities, print marketing collateral and internal communications
• Sourcing stories about Homeshare for news articles for regional, national and trade media
• Collating and maintaining regional press and media lists
• Copywriting, editing, proofreading for publications and internal bulletins
• Editing the website and other digital platforms
• Assisting in the management of the story, image, video and design libraries
• Developing and delivering communications channels and processes to ensure consistency and delivery of work on time to internal clients and external audiences
• Organising and developing creative marketing campaigns with online and print marketing collateral, sourcing quotes and liaising with designers
• Regularly monitoring and evaluating engagement in communications channels which can provide insight into current trends and contribute to the Communication team’s operational planning
• Working with people who participate in Homeshare and their local organisation to bring Homeshare to life with key audiences
• Contributing to the team’s strategic planning with ideas to improve communications and engagement based on evidence
• Building strong internal relationships to support colleagues across the organisation to promote brand consistency, tone of voice and facilitate robust communications internally and externally.
• Actively engage with the Homeshare UK network attending monthly practice meetings, training events and annual conference
• Work in accordance with Shared Lives Plus aims, objectives, policies, and procedures and promote a positive image of the organisations and its members
• Engage in continuous self-development and training
• Promote diversity, equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice and Human Rights
• Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required, commensurate with the level of the post. 

Internal Communications Officer

Are you passionate about engaging and inspiring people to do their best work for an amazing cause?

Join our Internal Comms team and you’ll be working with a fantastic group of people to deliver an Internal Comms and Staff Engagement programme for Great Ormond Street Children’s Charity.

Following a period of internal change and the launch of our new organisational strategy, this fixed-term position has been created to help us ensure that our internal communications focus is aligned with our new structure and the charity’s strategic goals.

It’s an exciting opportunity to identify and deliver creative new ways of working for our team.

You’ll play an important role in improving our staff experience, connecting colleagues with each other and with our cause, and helping us to deliver our vision of transforming the lives of seriously ill children.

Activities range from managing our intranet and online engagement channels to writing compelling content, delivering online, in-person and hybrid events, and working with teams across the charity to implement communications plans for key organisational and team initiatives.

About the Team

This role sits within our Communications team, part of the Charity’s Marketing and Communications Directorate, which also includes our Digital and Brand Marketing teams. You will report to the Internal Communications Manager.

As well as being a proactive member of this team, you will work with stakeholders across the charity (particularly our People Team) to help them promote their work, celebrate success, and identify their information needs. Our Internal Communications function also works closely with the Internal Communications team at Great Ormond Street Hospital to promote their news to charity colleagues, and to identify and share best practice.

About You

A natural communicator, you will be able to manage and prioritise a varied workload, will be willing to take a creative approach to addressing communications challenges, and can quickly build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the charity.

You will have exceptional writing, editing and proof-reading skills, and will be comfortable learning and working with a variety of communications channels, tools and systems. The ideal candidate will also have:

- A proven ability to identify key messages and write compelling content
- A proactive approach to relationship-building
- A passion for finding creative solutions to complex challenges

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 2nd November.

Ref: 103 898

Brand, Content & Creative Services Manager

Salary: £36,994 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week (flexible working considered)

Based: Milton Keynes (hybrid)

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

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

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced brand manager that wants to use their experience to drive our communications and campaigns forwards and change children’s lives for the better.

The right person for this role will be an experienced brand leader, energised by the opportunity to bring a brand to life for both internal and external audiences. A powerful and engaging communicator, you will inspire each member of staff across the organisation to identify with our brand and apply it to their work.

A natural storyteller, you will understand how to develop and use our brand framework and content to engage a wide range of external audiences. You will have the ability to work with senior stakeholders to define the themes the organisation should be speaking about to demonstrate relevance and get cut through within the marketplace. This role requires you to influence teams across the organisation, aligning our communications across audiences to tell powerful and consistent stories about our work, including mass market, philanthropists, corporate and church partners and institutional donors.

As part of your remit, you will guide our Public Engagement teams in using powerful content across channels – in particular the digital space – to engage our mass market audiences and to help us stand out in a crowded marketplace. You will be agile and responsive, able to recognise relevant themes and opportunities coming from both our own research and the UK news agenda to strengthen our campaigns and drive awareness and engagement.

Being an inspiring people manager, you will be able to manage and empower a busy team of expert creatives in the production of the powerful copy, engaging design and fresh video content which fuels our external communications.

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

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

Please click the link provided to view the full job description

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

Closing Date for applications: 4 November 2021

Interview Dates: TBC

*Permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

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

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

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

No agencies please.

LOCATION:  London, Cardiff, or remote within UK (Currently all our staff are working at home and can attend offices on an optional basis.) 

Are you looking for an entry level role within a busy communications team? Do you have excellent organisation and administration skills and are eager to learn more about communications and engagement?

We are looking for a temporary Communications Assistant to join the Policy Engagement and Communications team at this exciting time. There will be lots of variety in this role, and you will work closely with the team to support with the development of key communications assets. You will play a key role in supporting the development of Elrha’s brand and policy narrative to showcase our impact and influence. As well as extending our reach and audience engagement so our research and innovation can make a difference to people in crises settings.

You will be joining an ambitious team at a time of new opportunity within Elrha, as we embark on developing our new strategy. You will work closely with colleagues, writing copy, supporting our external outsourcing of work, and setting up processes to assist with our new ways of working. You will need to be social media proficient, a confident writer, and happy to use your initiative to complete a wide variety of tasks from identifying key influencers or platforms, to analysing communications metrics. You will advocate for diversity, authenticity and accessibility at the heart of all our communications.

You will need to demonstrate the following in your application:

• Strong communication skills, with excellent verbal and written skills
• Good familiarity with social media channels and how they are used by different actors
• A solutions focused approach with the ability to think creatively 
• Ability to work collaboratively and inclusively to build strong and mutually beneficial working relationships
• A confidence and willingness to take initiative and develop positive solutions

If you are passionate about developing your communications skills and gain experience supporting the humanitarian community and those affected by crises, then join us to help create positive change in the humanitarian sector - and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.

Please review the full job description for further details. Please ensure you tailor your CV to highlight appropriate skills and experience to the role and complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is the next career move for you.

About Elrha 

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

Elrha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Save the Children. We are able to benefit from a range of support services provided by Save the Children UK, including recruitment systems. For this reason you will be directed to Save the Children UK’s job portal upon clicking ‘apply’.

Remote Working 

Elrha employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. In early 2022 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 

Elrha 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.

Benefits 

Elrha also has a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday entitlement which increases year on year, 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution) and life cover.

Pre-employment Checks 

We have a responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the right to work in the UK before and during their employment. Proof of right to work will not be undertaken at the initial stage but all necessary checks to confirm the eligibility to work in the UK will take place prior to employment. 

Any Employment with Elrha will also be subject to the following checks prior to your start date: 

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
• receipt of satisfactory references 

Closing date:  7 November 2021
Interviews: w/c 22 November 2021

Start date: As soon as practical

The organisation:

My client is a high profile social welfare charity with an excellent brand reputation. They are seeking a Brand Manager to assist them with brand planning for an initial 12 month contract. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to further advance the unique brand proposition to ultimately increase impact of brand messaging.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure the core messaging with regards to brand is understood and prioritised across the organisations
• Line management of 1
• Manage the planning process to ensure core messaging across the organisation is on brand
• Produce plans for brand campaign strategy across the organisation
• Create and deliver engaging, integrated brand campaign strategies
• Manage a calendar of planned brand engagement activities
• Work closely with the data team to regularly analyse campaign performance and engagement, to inform future audience segmentation
• Keep audience experience at the heart of all brand activities
• Regularly review brand performance and make suggestions for future improvements
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to embed consistent brand messaging across the organisation
• Lead on identifying any brand partnership opportunities that will assist the overall growth of the brand
• Undertake regular competitor analysis to ensure brand strategy is at the forefront of sector advancements

Person specification:

• Strong track record within brand management and proven success delivering multi-channel brand marketing campaigns
• Excellent knowledge of the brand planning process and how to get from inception through to campaign delivery
• Ability to analyse data and gather insight to inform future brand campaign planning
• Knowledge of reporting tools
• Ability to translate brand strategy for a range of different channels and campaigns
• Strong stakeholder management skills with an ability to influence where needed
• Strong audience insight experience with an ability to segment and analyse data
• Ability to juggle competing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

What's on offer:

This role is offering a salary of £40,000 - £42,000 for this 12 month contract. The role will be hybrid between home and their office in central London.

Please apply today as applications will close once a suitable candidate has been found and this is not a role you’ll want to miss out on!

About Tree Aid:

Tree Aid is an international development organisation working with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people’s incomes, and restoring and protecting land.

We are recruiting a Communications Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity to support transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people living on the frontline of the climate crisis. Tree Aid works in partnership with communities in the drylands of Africa, using forestry and natural resource management to relieve poverty and protect the environment. We are values led, unique in what we do and are growing fast.

About the role:

The Communications Officer will lead on the production and coordination of Tree Aid content and communications to engage target audiences. You will be part of a team of three and will report to the Communications Manager.

You will need to have at least two years’ experience of working in communications and producing content for target audiences. You will enjoy producing inspiring content and delivering effective storytelling. You will have experience of working across multiple communications platforms.

In your role you will generate engaging content across Tree Aid’s communications channels; manage website content and development; manage social media channels for Tree Aid; and provide support for content-gathering trips, contracting freelance creatives and managing our digital Tree Aid Content Library.

Communications Officer Alice is leaving Tree Aid after three years.  She says;

“During my time at Tree Aid I have had the great opportunity to help shape and develop Tree Aid’s messaging and brand as the organisation grows. I have enjoyed playing a key role in redeveloping our website to refresh the look and feel of our communications. I have really loved working for such an amazing cause and helping to make positive changes in the world.”

Tree Aid Communications Manager Mora McLagan says;

“It is a very exciting time for Tree Aid. We are expanding our organisational voice, developing new advocacy work and creating more content, working with Africa-based producers and content-gatherers in creative ways.  The Communications Officer role will be pivotal to making our storytelling sing, and I’m looking forward to welcoming fresh perspectives and new ideas to our work.”

Key documents:

The full job description and person specification, and equal opportunities monitoring form can be downloaded by clicking the links below:

• Job description and person specification
• Equal opportunities monitoring form

Key dates:

• Closing date: Sunday 7th November 2021 – midnight
• Shortlisting notification: Monday 8th November. We will shortlist throughout the application period.
• Tasks sent to shortlisted candidates: latest by Monday 8th November. The task will be sent to you if you are shortlisted after you submit your application.
• Task Submission Date: latest by midday Thursday 11th November. You will be given three days to submit the task.
• Shortlisting for interview notification: Thursday 11th November
• Interview Date: Tuesday 16th November
• Start date: Monday 3rd January 2022

How to apply:

To apply, please send your CV and equal opportunities monitoring form through the Tree Aid website

• Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at time of application.
• As a charity with limited resources we can only respond to successful applicants.
• This role requires a DBS check.

Our approach to recruitment:

We recruit with openness and transparency and employ people based on their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work. 

We value diversity and welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background. 

Tree Aid is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has signed up to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The jobholder will be expected to sign Tree Aid’s Safeguarding Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

Marketing and Communications Executive

Full-time, with part-time (4 days and/or term-time) considered for the right candidate

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and networks for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: We are a small, but growing, team of around 25 people. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job purpose

This is an exciting role in which you will work closely with our Network Development Team to devise, implement and monitor communications and marketing activities and assets to further enhance our profile and reach, and substantially increase subscriptions to Challenge Partners.

Reporting to the Head of Knowledge Exchange and Engagement - who leads our communications activity - you will also contribute to our wider communications and engagement activities; events and publications; and work to spread excellent practice across schools and trusts in our network and beyond through our digital knowledge exchange programme.

To fulfil this role, we are looking for a proactive, highly-organised and personable individual, with two years’ or more experience in digital marketing and communications, who is able to take the lead on exciting projects including the redesign of our website and production of our annual report.

Key responsibilities This is a varied role and on any one day you could be planning digital marketing campaigns, writing for social media, filming at events, monitoring our engagement, writing for our website, or project managing key marketing activity.

Responsibilities include:

Communications and marketing for growth and influence: you will plan and deliver campaigns, create and curate content; monitor and evaluate campaigns using Google Analytics, social media analytics and other key metrics.

Enhancing our brand and communications activity: project manage redevelopment of our website; ensure all customer-facing communications are branded to a high standard and uphold our house style; coordinate external communications across Challenge Partners; train and advise other team members on areas of communications such as: tweeting, filming videos and crafting engaging emails.

Events and publications: project manage production or our Annual Impact Report, working with designers and co-ordinating content; promote national network events including National Conference.

Knowledge exchange: film and edit video; help to write, design and distribute our partnership e email newsletter.

Other responsibilities as required: all Challenge Partners staff are expected and encouraged to work collaboratively on projects outside their immediate areas of responsibility throughout the year.

Person Specification

At least two years’ experience in marketing and communications. Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for include:

• Creativity and excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to write for different audiences
• Experience in website content management, social media, and other marketing/external communications
• Digital marketing expertise including use of Google Adwords and Analytics
• Project management experience
• A can-do attitude and ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through organisation and time management
• Outstanding attention to detail, and pride in your work
• An ability to edit marketing leaflets and images to promote our work, designs skills would be a bonus
• High computer literacy, with experience of using software including: G-Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop/Premier Elements or similar, Mailchimp

• Experience of Salesforce would be an advantage
• The ability to deal with people diplomatically at all levels, building a rapport
• A passion for education, and desire to make a difference

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

● Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.

● Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.

● Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools

● Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve

● Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity

● Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

● 25 days of paid holiday per year

● An employer contributed pension - matched up to 5% of your own contribution

● Private health insurance

● Flexible working hours, involving remote and office work

● A supportive and friendly team

● A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes

Salary

Salary £23,000 -  £27,500

How to apply and our recruitment process

Challenge Partners is committed to further enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our team and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who would like to work part-time (minimum 4 days a week), term-time, job-share, flexibly or on secondment.

If you would like to be a part of our team, then please apply via Charity Job no later than midnight on Tuesday 2 November providing:

● A CV of no more than two pages which includes your current salary

● A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification

Please note that we will disregard your application if we do not receive a CV and role-specific cover letter.

Appointment will be dependent on receipt of satisfactory references and completing a DBS check.

Please state in your covering statement whether you wish to apply full-time, part-time, job-share, flexible working or on secondment.

Next Steps:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to telephone interviews on Friday 5 November.

Successful candidates will then be invited to final interviews on Tuesday 9 November.

You should also notify us if you have any issues with the proposed timeline.

Marketing and Communications Manager: Digital

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week

Salary: Royal Trinity Band F (£34,849)

Location: Hospice-based with some working from home/flexible working available

Royal Trinity Hospice has an opportunity available for an experienced and creative Marketing and Communications Manager: Digital to join our team. Joining us on a full time, permanent basis, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,849 pa.

We are looking for someone who is confident working across the digital marketing mix: from producing diverse content for social media and writing web copy to making insight-driven decisions about PPC and social advertising and driving engagement with our intranet.

This is a great role for someone who is looking for variety and responsibility, with a creative approach to content and excellent attention to detail. You will be working to support our patient services, fundraising and retail teams so to be a great fit you'll love social media, have a keen interest in sustainable fashion, a sensitive approach to difficult topics and imagination when it comes to marketing events and campaigns whose success the hospice relies on.

This role will help deliver on our objectives to:

• reach more people who need us by increasing the visibility of the hospice and our shops online and improving accessibility for all audiences
• support income generation through content and campaigns that build our reputation and promote our events, campaigns and unique shopping proposition
• be an employer of choice by working closely with our HR team to make our intranet accessible, inclusive, relevant, and engaging

About the role:

We’re looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager: Digital with a comprehensive knowledge of digital marketing and communications techniques. You will have a flair for developing engaging and powerful content and an interest in staying ahead of the curve in a changing digital landscape, especially when it comes to social media and digital fundraising.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of Trinity’s website and intranet, including training colleagues to use the platform, producing content, honing the UX and ensuring the sites are accessible, relevant and engaging.
• Oversight of social media content for Trinity’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and YouTube channels, including independent Twitter and Instagram channels for Royal Trinity Hospice shops. This includes content strategy and production, social media advertising, training for other content producers (e.g. shop staff), engaging with audiences and regular impact reporting.
• Oversight of all Trinity’s email marketing activity.

We’re looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager: Digital who will:

• Have a broad remit covering the diverse marketing and communications needs of the hospice, across patient services, retail and fundraising
• Develop both content and strategy for our internal and external digital channels, measurably improving user experience, reach, acquisition, engagement, and retention
• Creatively and collaboratively approach the design and delivery of integrated marketing and awareness campaigns
• Support the patient services, fundraising and retail teams with expertise, insight and ideas
• Identify relevant digital trends and make recommendations for improvement

You’ll have proven experience of delivering digital communications, including developing imaginative content that packs a punch. You will have a track record of designing, delivering and reporting on impactful and inventive marketing campaigns across earned, owned and bought channels.

If you’re proactive, collaborative, resourceful and full of ideas about how we can grow then you’ll be a great fit.

Closing date 1 November 2021