Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Creative Content Manager

BASE LOCATION:  London, UK

REPORTING TO: Head of Communications and Creative Content

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Multimedia Content Producer

Graphic Design Coordinator

Copywriter & Editor

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by a group of medical doctors and activists. Established in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to become one of the world’s largest Muslim INGOs with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide.

Since 1984, Islamic Relief has saved and transformed the lives of over 110 million people. By responding to disasters, rebuilding lives and preparing people in case disaster strikes, we save lives before they are lost. In addition to providing disaster and emergency responses, we also promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK)

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (Communications & Creative Content):

The role of the Communications & Creative Content Department is to provide strategic and operational leadership to Islamic Relief in the areas of media, advocacy, internal comms and creative content. There is a focus on all internal and external communications and reputation management.

The Department also works in partnership with Islamic Relief departments to provide creative content and communications expertise ensuring that high quality information, material and resources are delivered and sustained to support and promote our work on fundraising, advocacy and programmes.

JOB PURPOSE:

• To manage a team of creative communications professionals, covering multimedia content, graphic design and copywriting/editing
• To respond to the creative needs of colleagues in other departments in Islamic Relief UK (including the Media team, the Advocacy & Public Affairs team, and the Fundraising and Marketing
• To manage content collection from domestic programmes and international programmes, as well as from fundraising and advocacy events in the UK departments).

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Head of Communications & Creative Content
• Creative Content staff
• IRUK managers
• IRW’s International Programme Department
• External agencies and suppliers

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

• Provide effective leadership for team members producing creative content, and act as an inspiring role model at all times.
• Build strong working relationships with departments across the organisation to ensure integrated communications and creative content plans are developed and implemented to achieve maximum impact with external audiences.

Responsibility for Resources:

• Overall responsibility for all technical equipment in the marketing unit – cameras, video, edit suites
• Responsibility for budget for equipment, repairs, commissioning freelancers and carrying out content-gathering trips
• To be the guardian of event photography, filming and intellectual property, managing distribution of logos, copy and images, including all imagery/footage used on the website.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff.

1. Develop and deliver IRUK’s Creative Content strategy

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive creative content strategy and budget for the Creative Content Unit
• Devise and implement creative content plans, targets and KPIs
• Work with colleagues in the Creative Content Unit to use analysis and insight to develop and improve creative content plans and inform future decision-making
• Develop and oversee the implementation of guidelines and standards for the professional accomplishment of creative content
• Generate creative ideas about ways to promote the work and profile of Islamic Relief UK, developing and implementing plans to take these forward
• Ensure that all creative content adheres to branding guidelines and promote the brand
• Benchmark creative content activities against other leading INGOs by producing or commissioning audits

​2. Management of Creative Content Unit

• Provide effective leadership and line management for staff in the Creative Content Unit, providing support and advice on a day-to-day basis, carrying out regular 1:1 meetings and being responsible for performance reviews and appraisals
• Identify and provide relevant training and development opportunities to staff
• Ensure the team operates within a collaborative, communicative and learning environment, providing opportunities for personal and professional development
• Lead by positive example to create a motivational working environment which inspires the team
• Plan, delegate, manage and review work plans and projects to ensure the Unit’s operational plans are being achieved
• Manage effectively the expenditure of the Unit budget as well as any  resources
• Work with the Graphic Design Coordinator and Multimedia Content Producer to recruit consultants and specialists as and when required

3. Manage creative content activity

• Maintain branding guidelines for the production of creative content, ensuring consistency of messaging and tone of voice
• Act as an internal advisor for creative demands from internal clients; help teams to build their understanding of best practice
• Regularly analyse, measure and evaluate all creative content
• Manage the design and production of all offline and online materials on time and within budget
• Maintain and review creative briefs from colleagues  and ensure that output is characterised by the highest creative standards
• Liaise with creative and media buying agencies to ensure that all activity is delivered on time
• Work with the Creative Content Unit to monitor activity, using sound judgement and a focus on innovation and optimisation to make any necessary changes to ensure final targets and objectives are met
• Put in place effective processes to track, monitor, measure and evaluate the impact of the team’s work against agreed KPIs

4. Content planning, gathering and delivery

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders within IRUK to identify content needs and priorities
• Establish and maintain processes and procedures for content gathering such as photography and videography guidelines, briefing templates, case study writing guidelines, consent forms and translation process
• Liaise with colleagues in IRW’s Network Resource & Development team to coordinate content gathering activities to avoid duplication of efforts
• Regularly liaise and develop positive working relationships with photographers and videographers based in the UK and internationally
• Oversee the production and maintenance of a database of freelance photographers and videographers
• Manage a content calendar and lead regular content planning meetings; scope, plan, commission and manage the development of content
• Manage and commission content gathering trips overseas or in the UK, in consultation with internal stakeholders, and delivering contracts for services
• Work with the Internal Communications Coordinator to update relevant teams on key content developments.

5. Other

• Research creative content  trends and innovations with a view to improving IRUK’s creative content  work
• Develop and contribute to effective work practices, including setting up and implementing effective systems and procedures
• Network with peers from third sector and campaigning organisations
• Stay abreast of technology trends and use this to contribute ideas to the Communications & Creative Content  Strategy
• Keep up-to-date with key concerns in the development sector and the Muslim charity sector
• Travel, when required, both nationally and internationally for content-gathering trips
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the line manager

6. General duties of Islamic Relief staff member

• Participate in staff forums and meetings
• Adhere to Islamic Relief’s policies and procedures
• Represent Islamic Relief to supporters and stakeholders
• Treat all colleagues, volunteers and external stakeholders with dignity and work within and adhere to Islamic Relief’s equal opportunities statement and policies
• Ensure professionalism and credibility at all times

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.

Essential Criteria

Experience

• Production of core marketing collateral including print, digital and audio-visual resources
• Experience of influencing and managing a wide range of stakeholders in a complex organisation
• Experience of managing and working with creative teams
• Proven experience of working as part of a busy creative team
• Proven experience of working in partnership with other teams
• Experience of delivering with a marketing budget and using resources effectively to successfully balance creative aspirations with limited financial and other resources
• Experience of working with and commissioning design, photography and video content
• Experience of commissioning freelancers (e.g. graphic designers, videographers, photographers)
• Proven experience of project managing work from conception to delivery, and monitoring and evaluating its impact
• Experience of working to budgets
• Development and implementation of systems, processes and structures to improve effectiveness
• A track record of developing innovative marketing campaigns across multiple platforms
• Line management experience – managing, motivating and developing staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Effective management of own workload and ability to work on a number of projects at any one time, to tight timescales
• An ability to interpret creative briefs and to guide colleagues
• Ability to communicate technical information and requirements to non-technical management and internal stakeholders
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Commercially aware with good understanding of budget management An aptitude to plan annually, multiple campaigns and activities
• An understanding of creative content trends
• Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels
• Excellent project management skills, ability to set goals and manage appropriate activity to achieve them
• Ability to drive creative development and ideas
• Excellent analytical skills with the proven ability to manipulate and interpret information
• Ability to influence and persuade at various levels across the organisation
• Ability to review and evaluate marketing and communication activities and identify opportunities for improvements
• Extensive knowledge of marketing principles and techniques – both traditional and digital
• Knowledge of branding and marketing in the INGO sector.

Personal Attributes

• Creative and innovative approach to online and offline media
• Strong team player
• Motivated, positive and solutions-focused
• A proactive and collaborative approach to challenges in your work
• Confident and positive approach to work
• Strong motivation for and empathy with the aims and objectives of Islamic Relief.

Desirable

• Third sector experience
• Knowledge of the Muslim community
• Experience of providing advice and support to internal teams on creative briefs
• Established contacts with creative freelancers (e.g. graphics designers, photographers, videographers and video/photographic editors).

Other

• Willing to work evenings and weekends, particularly during emergency appeals.

Fixed term – 12 months
Working from home

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Creative Content and Digital Marketing team at Unicef UK encompasses three areas: Digital, Digital Marketing and Creative Content.  The team is a centre of expertise, providing strategic support to the whole organisation to help us achieve our ambitious income and influence goals, unlocking resources to protect children in danger.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Digital Manager who will lead a small team. The Digital Manager will implement a supporter journey strategy for Unicef UK’s websites aligned with key channels, with the goal of reaching, connecting and converting new audiences, while deepening engagement with existing supporters.

You will provide support to teams and projects across Unicef UK, challenging them to think strategically from a supporter centric perspective about the most effective way to use digital platforms, promoting the development of digital skills across the organisation.

You will have knowledge of supporter journeys, user experience, online content, and combine these with expertise from across marketing/fundraising, analysis, and creative functions, to create exceptional supporter centric digital interactions.

We are looking for experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams, cross organisational projects and external stakeholders to drive change and achieve results.  You will be skilled at producing engaging communications for a variety of media and accustomed to using data and insight to make decisions.

Act now and apply online.

Closing date: Monday 24 August 2020 at 10.00am.
Interview date: Wednesday, 02 September 2020.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Please note: Your application will not be considered without submitting a cover letter and including your notice period.

Are you a good fit?

You want to work with a highly respected and aspirational brand, at the heart of a network of many of the UK’s leading figures and employers. 

You know that technology has a significant role to play, but that human interaction and relationships are of even greater importance.

You want to feel like a valued member of a growing team, in an organisation which recognises that that its people are not just a number, but its greatest asset and part of an extended family, working together to support each other to meet organisational and not just individual goals.

Ideal candidates will be looking for a demanding post in a fast moving entrepreneurial charity. This is an exciting time to join our team as we take Speakers for Schools to the next level. Multi tasking ability a must.

You should be sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

What is Speakers for Schools?

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, science, sport, the arts and more, as that enjoyed by private schools.

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Ed Balls, Naomi Campbell and over two thousand other influential, eminent and inspirational people, have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Almost a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

In 2016, we launched our Experience Programme. Experience works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, amazing work experience opportunities, which would often be out of reach to them.

Our Experience Programme has more than trebled in impact since September as employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Spotify, Santander, Morgan Sindal, BA, BP, Cisco and others offer placements to thousands of Young People. In March we launched a ground-breaking virtual work experience programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hours: This role will be full-time (37.5 hours) & Permanent. 

Location: We are currently working from home.  This role will be based at our London office (near City Thameslink), but you will only be required to work from the office for up to 50% of your working week once the pandemic is over.

Application deadline: Please see below regarding notifications and start date.

Main purpose of the role:

• To support the charity’s marketing, communications and branding strategy to open up access for young people to reach their career potential.
• Promoting our Work Experience programme (Experience) and our School talks Programme (Inspiration) and one further programme to be launched at the end of September.
• Support the fundraising team to identify and acquire donations
• Working as a team player with a problem solving attitude, detailed orientated and loves working in fast paced dynamic environments

Main duties & responsibilities: 

• Managing the social media accounts (Twitter, Linkedin, Youtubem Vimeo andInstgram). This involves preparing the content calendar, scheduling posts, writing blog articles, managing the community responses and building followers.
• Managing the website content and wordpress CMS to update the website (News, blog articles and general content)
• Monitoring and providing reports on our googleanalytics, website, social platforms etc)
• Attending and leading meetings
• Tracking marketing expenditure (Excel budget management)
• Creating PR articles and building a media network towards expanding our media impact
• Brand guardian - Quality Control of content, images, branding, copy, pr, reputation
• Contribution to plans, strategies, commpacks and how to guides to support the Marketing teams objectives and activities
• Presenting to team and external stakeholders (Powerpoint)
• Supporting the generation of testimonials, ratings, surveys (In various formats, video, written, imagery etc.)
• Events and campaign marketing
• Email marketing: Mailchimp newsletter creation, management, sending and reports
• Supporting the adwords account (Learning on the job is fine)
• Abiding safeguarding policies, process and practise

We are looking for:

Education and Qualifications

Essential: 

• 5+ years full time marketing and communications experience

Desirable: 

• Degree in Marketing, Business or Design

Experience

Essential: 

• Basic level creative skills, eg: photography, photoshop
• Social media management and marketing 
• Writing marketing and implementation plans
• Writing articles (Pr, content, technical) 
• Managing marketing budgets
• Email marketing – the use of Mailchimp
• Brand management – following and enforcing brand guidelines 
• Digital marketing

Desirable

• Design experience with Indesign, illustrator and premiere highly desired but not required.
• An understanding in tech startup culture, wireframes, apps, and tech development desired but not required.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Office (Words, excel/csv, pdf editor, collaborative docs, powerpoint)
• Public relations and managing partners
• Confident is using Vimeo, Youtube, Linkedin, Twitter, Instagramfor a marketing (not personal) capacity
• Wordpress CMS management

Desirable

• Creative cloud adobe software
• Other CMS management systems a plus

Personal qualities

Essential

• Able to communicate and respect diverse teams
• A natural leadership style, able to gain respect and work as a team player with a range of people
• Genuine, down to earth nature
• Strong organisational skills and a collaborative approach
• Positive, hands-on approach, highly motivated with drive to achieve success.
• High degree of ethics and professional standards

We are looking for people who:

• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives

You will be working directly with:

Reports to Chief Marketing Officer

To work with Campaigns and Comms Manager, Content Manager, Creative Designer, Events Manager, Events Officer as well as wider team.

How to Apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please make it clear in your cover letter what previous experience you have working with Salesforce. 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

We will be closing this on or before Friday 28th August.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

Reference ID: Marketing Manager

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00 to £45,000.00 /year

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our strategic leadership team as our Grants and Strategic Partnerships Manager, to help us achieve our vision of a Uganda free of orphanages where every child grows up in a safe and loving family. 

About Child's i Foundation

Child’s i Foundation is a Uganda based charity with an international reputation for advocating child rights and creating community based alternatives to orphanages. A small non-profit with a big impact, we work with governments, national partners and our worldwide network of supporters to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally. We’re helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages and rebuild services at the heart of communities that are designed to strengthen and support birth, foster and adoptive families. Because every child needs a loving family, we are Child's i.

Job purpose

Child’s i Foundation is at an exciting point of growth, developing our UK infrastructure to raise significant income to ensure every child in Uganda grows up in a family, not an orphanage. Our strategic plan is to grow our annual income from c £1,000,000 to £2.2m over the next 4 years with current funding from St James’s Place Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, DfID, Medicor and private donors.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Grants and Strategic Partnerships Manager to join a small and highly effective team to manage and grow key relationships. They will identify new prospects and make high quality applications to a wide range of trusts and foundations. The successful candidate will possess a demonstrable track record of soliciting donations from trusts, foundations and statutory funders.  They will be a strong communicator with the ability to create compelling cases for support in the form of both written proposals and face-to-face meetings. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish credibility and good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders are also essential. 

This is a home-based role with commitment to trips to London & Kampala when required. We are open to considering candidates that are not based in the UK.

Roles and responsibilities

Building and managing relationships with funding partners

• Research, prospect and cultivate a brand-new pipeline of donors to support our fundraising goals.
• Work with the CEO and Relationships Manager to develop strategy for the cultivation, engagement and stewardship of donors, trusts and foundations.
• Develop existing and future relationships with key donors (e.g. DfID, USAID, UBS) ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and timely communication of developments, as well as prospects where appropriate.
• Work with the MEAL manager and Research and Impact volunteer to source information about our research and programmes to inform donor proposals.
• Ensure all funding is in accordance with the operational delivery, underpinned by our strategic plan.
• Develop bespoke, high quality proposals, reports and presentations for major donors, trusts and grant making foundations.
• Create regular reports for our Board.
• Ensure donors are appropriately recognised in line with organisational standards.
• Provide information and support to the CEO for donor engagement meetings.
• Work with the CEO, Country Director and Fundraising Director in Uganda, to develop leads with strategic funding and implementation partners that contribute to the development and mission of the organisation. 
• Contribute to an agreed level of income from new grant-making donors each year.
• Present oral or written proposals, alone or with the CEO to potential grant-making donors.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of the broader grants fundraising environment.

Reporting on impact

• Work with and support our MEAL manager in collaboration with the Project managers, in the development and implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation framework.
• Support the implementation and proper use of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and procedures.
• Validate the reports and analysis produced by the country programme, in collaboration with the MEAL manager and ensure information sharing with the teams.
• Carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the post.

Person specification - skills and experience

• Demonstrated experience of leading successful fundraising and new business development for NGOs, in humanitarian or development contexts.
• 3-5 years of experience working with international organisations, particularly in Africa, in a child rights environment.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to be flexible and work to tight deadlines.
• Experience of working with budgets and financial information
• Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of project budgets for multilateral and bilateral donors.
• Knowledge of international grants procedures and rules.
• Experience in managing long-distance international relationships.
• Knowledge/understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills – including the ability and confidence to network, persuade and negotiate effectively.
• Good understanding of programme implementation.Strong data management skills.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly MS Office.
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, respect for other cultures, diversity and gender equality and awareness of equal opportunity issues.
• Ability to travel overseas for approximately 8 weeks per year.
• Experience of child protection/safeguarding would be desirable.

At Child’s i Foundation we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements above are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Child's i Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are happy to discuss flexible working for this role.

To apply for the role please send your CV and covering letter (no more than 2 pages). Initial interviews will be held on the 17 & 18 September.

As Communications Manager you will report to our Communications Director and manage our communications activities, ensuring the SW AHSN continues to extend its reach and influence internally,
regionally and nationally.

Working across an ambitious, forward-thinking organisation, you will develop impactful communications that inform, inspire and connect our staff, stakeholders and external audiences.

We are looking for someone who can use a variety of methods and combine data with patient stories to demonstrate the impact of our work and its outcomes for people receiving health and care services across the South West.

You will advise and support colleagues on all aspects of brand, content, design, media and digital communications. With line management of a Digital Marketing Assistant (Apprentice), you will also manage relationships with external consultants, agencies and suppliers to create strategic, content-led internal and external communications.

Key success factors

• Able to use a variety of methods and combine data with patient stories to clearly demonstrate the impact of our work and its outcomes for people receiving health and care.
• Able to see the bigger picture and demonstrate the benefits of the SW AHSN’s work with its many partners.
• Comfortable with change and uncertainty in a fast-paced setting.
• A proactive, solutions-focused completerfinisher, with a can-do attitude.
• Enabling direct reports to make the most of their skills and develop their capabilities.

For further details please visit our website for the full job pack.

Head of Communications
£56,100 (Pro Rata)
Part time, 3 days per week
Permanent
Based in Lingfield with occasional travel to London

Young Epilepsy are looking for an innovative individual, with proven ability to proactively build brand reputation, to lead our Communications team. You will be involved in the formation and development of this team, so you will need to demonstrate confidence in your ability to support and motivate colleagues, as well as excellent multi-channel marketing skills.

About Us

Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. What sets us apart is our focus on giving a voice and a platform to people who have the condition, so that we are able to learn from them and support changes in societal understanding, attitudes and responsiveness - providing higher quality health, education and family support services as a result. Increasingly, we are developing our digital platforms and on-line offers to children and families.

We fund pioneering research into epilepsy in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital and the UCL Institute of Child Health. We run a special education school and college in Lingfield, Surrey and also provide health and residential care services.

Your Responsibilities

• To oversee the delivery of effective communications to promote the work carried out by Young Epilepsy to support children across the UK
• Proactively seek opportunities for brand growth
• Communicate regularly with the executive team to update them on the departments progress and provide strategic advice
• Lead the Communications team and ensure that they have access to the support that they require to succeed
• Collaborate with our digital development and youth support/participation teams.

What we need from you
• Education to degree level in a relevant area
• Significant experience of managing communications teams
• Strong project management skills and the ability to evaluate existing processes
• An understanding of the current issues facing the Voluntary and Education sectors, and the implications this will have for the marketing team
• Excellent interpersonal skills within your team and when representing Young Epilepsy publicly, with the ability to communicate with people from a wide variety of backgrounds

Benefits

27 Days Annual Leave
Gym Membership Options
Pension
Eyecare Vouchers
Perkbox subscription

We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car and offer free parking on our campus.

For further details of these and other vacancies, please visit our website

Closing date: 28/08/2020

No agencies please.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).

Head of Policy, Technical Support and Communications

Salary: £47,584 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based in London (London Weighting applicable c. £3,200 per annum)

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

Overall, in this important senior role, you will be expected to drive real change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children by leveraging World Vision’s global reach and experience to increase World Vision UK’s (WVUK) influence, credibility and impact with government, decision makers and influencers as well as delivering quality and timely advocacy and technical support to WVUK programmes.

Reporting to the Policy & Programmes Director, you will be managing a newly formed Policy, Technical Support and Communications team spread across WVUK’s two offices in London and Milton Keynes.

Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent) with substantial experience in working in politics and policy affairs, international development or media, you will be adept in understanding policy development and the UK political system, with relevant exposure to accessing and influencing decision-makers across a broad spectrum of the public arena. You’ll be overseeing the development and delivery of communications campaigns, specifically to engage with and influence government and multi-lateral audiences.

You will be a passionate speaker, experienced influencer and networker with excellent communication, interpersonal, conceptual, critical, analytical, people-management and strategic thinking skills, combined with the ability to thrive under pressure.

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).

Using the link provided, you will need to complete our short online application form and upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing date for applications: 11th September 2020

1st Round Interview Dates: 17/18th September 2020

2nd Round Interview Dates: 24th September 2020

Please note we reserve the right to commence interviews prior to the closing date, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all 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.

Within HWE, the Communications & Insight Officer will be responsible for a variety of internal and external communications. You will produce creative, impactful communications which support the work of the engagement, research and information teams. You will be comfortable dealing with the media and have a flair for developing innovative communication plans which promote and enhance the brand of Healthwatch Essex. Internally, you will ensure that staff and volunteers have access to timely, relevant and accurate information to support their work, and help our staff focus on the most appropriate stakeholder audiences, providing the pertinent context to frame our findings and recommendations, and therefore effectively promote our activity and work.

 To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be comfortable gathering and interpreting information to ensure that Healthwatch has access to an accurate picture of local and national health and social care policy and practice. You will be able to identify key stakeholders and craft communications which can influence effectively and raise awareness of the organisation’s activities. 

 Your role will involve finding innovative ways to present this intelligence to key audiences ranging from face to face conversations with partners and funders through to producing imaginative communications which resonate with our key audiences. You’ll work closely with the Marketing and Communications Lead to help inform activity and to support all marketing and communications activities and initiatives, both internally and externally. 

 You will also be expected to help staff and teams realise the full potential of the impact their reports by targeting key audiences with a selection of different communications products cascaded across multiple channels. Part of your role will be to work with report authors and others to provide context and advise on timing and approach when it comes to the issue of dissemination and communication of the work we produce. 

 You will be a key over-arching source of information about the performance of the organisation and the effectiveness of different strands of work, as you will collate this information throughout the year, and use it to help advise on future workstreams and to inform the production of the organisation’s Annual Report.

Communications Manager

 (ref: SUS2959)

£31,369 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

Sustrans Scotland is looking for a dynamic and passionate communications manager to lead a team to make a big impact in Scotland. This is an exciting new role with a variety of responsibilities. You will lead a team to manage communications of our full portfolio of Transport Scotland funded projects. You’ll also provide strategic communications and media support for all Sustrans Scotland’s policy and advocacy work.

You will have experience of mass and specialist communications, of developing and implementing communications plans and of the development and delivery of high-impact communications campaigns. You will demonstrate a thorough understanding of the communications environment through media, digital and marketing. With your passion for our values and the promotion of sustainable transport, you will thrive on using your experience of working with all forms of media, giving advice and support to Sustrans.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Are you on a mission to use digital communications to create sustainable change?

Do you have experience in creating successful strategies and compelling content for a range of digital channels?

Salary: between £31,500 to £38,000 depending on experience, plus 6% employer’s ethical pension contribution and 25 days annual leave, rising by one day a year for up to five years’ service.

There is no time to waste in taking urgent, radical action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. At Bioregional we’ve been championing sustainable change for 25 years using our sustainability framework, One Planet Living®.

We’re now looking for an exceptional digital communications manager who wants to use their skills to inspire others to help create a better, more sustainable future.

Experience and responsibilities

You will already have spent at least three to five years working in communications, with experience in:

• digital strategy development and implementation, as well as creating shareable content across channels eg websites, social media, email marketing
• creating communications and/or marketing strategies based on the needs of different audiences
• providing communications advice and building positive working relationships across teams
• championing user-led content design for websites, including creating user personas and mapping user journeys

You’ll also have a good eye for design and experience managing external designers, as well as ideally knowing how to use Canva or Adobe Spark yourself.

As part of our friendly and ambitious comms team, and with scope for developing in your role, you will be:

• Leading on developing and implementing our digital strategy and engagement, with overall responsibility for managing our website
• Working with our Senior Communications Officer to create compelling content for the website and social media, as well as email newsletters
• Measuring the success of this content against our KPIs and making suggestions for iterative improvements
• Using SEO and Google Ads to drive quality traffic to our website
• Developing our annual content marketing schedule focused on Bioregional’s marketing priorities and managing our blog, including writing and editing content
• Liaising with our network of One Planet Living partners to share their inspiring sustainability stories and ensure brand coherence, including producing their annual progress reports
• Producing marketing and other communications resources, such as our annual review, brochures, insight reports etc
• Acting as an internal ambassador for the power of comms by providing strategic communications advice and training for staff

About Bioregional

Bioregional is an award-winning social enterprise and charity working at the cutting edge of sustainability.

Our ambition is simple. We want to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. We call this One Planet Living.

We work with businesses, developers, local authorities and other partners to help them tackle the climate and ecological emergency, and use stories of success to inspire wider change.

More information

Due to Covid-19, the role is currently based at home, but we have created a supportive team atmosphere digitally. Usually the role is based at our offices at BedZED eco-village in Hackbridge, South London, which is 30 minutes by train from London Victoria or Blackfriars.

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome applications from everyone, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 17 August

Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August. These will be done remotely via Zoom.

ABOUT US

The Diana Award is proud to be the only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the power to change the world. It’s a big mission but there are two things within it that we focus our charity’s efforts on – young people and change.

Throughout all of our programmes and initiatives ‘change’ for and by young people is central. We all play our part to help realise this vision and our team is diverse in its talents and roles. Day-to-day we can be found working out in the community with young people through our anti-bullying and mentoring initiatives, fundraising, managing our valued corporate partners, providing vital HR and communications support, celebrating young people in memory of Princess Diana and plenty more.

We’re not your typical organisation. From the moment that you join The Diana Award, you’re part of our family. Together, we are united by our shared belief that young people can change the world, and, by our values: passion, collaboration, integrity, ambition and unity.

THE ROLE

Over the past 20 years The Diana Award has delivered services to thousands of young people across the UK and beyond, honing our expertise and skills to produce exceptional, high quality interventions that create long lasting change.

As we embark on the next phase of our strategy, we’re looking for an experienced Impact and Evaluation Manager to head up a brand new team within our Programmes' Directorate.

This is a brand new role designed to ensure that evaluation frameworks are embedded across all our programmes, driving data driven decisions, and enabling us to best support the young people we work with. You'll also play a key role in helping us demonstrate our impact, feeding into our policy, advocacy and fundraising work to ensure sustainability and growth.

Reporting to: Director of Programmes

• Direct Reports: 2 x Impact and Evaluation Coordinators

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To lead the development of The Diana Award's monitoring and evaluation strategy, ensuring robust frameworks and tools are in place to demonstrate our impact, including clearly defined and measurable outcomes

• In collaboration with the marketing and comms team, produce reports for a range of internal and external audiences combining narrative, data and analysis

• To promote a culture of evidence-based practice and use of insights to drive improvements

• Support colleagues across the organisation as needed, providing advice and guidance on impact and evaluation

• To lead on the commissioning and management of external evaluators or research teams as required

• Lead on the development of impact case studies

• Lead on programme Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) reporting, ensuring results frameworks are updated as required, identifying areas of concern early and flagging them with management for action

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Masters level or equivalent relevant experience in evaluation or social research techniques

• Demonstrable experience of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies

• Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to apply creative solutions to complex problems

• Ability to think critically about monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Highly detail oriented with excellent accuracy

• Organised and self-motivated with the ability to manage a varied workload within agreed deadlines

• A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to work independently and act on initiative where appropriate

• Ability to work collaboratively, while taking a leadership role

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to analyse data and provide meaningful and credible information on short term results and long-term trends

• Strong influencing skills to ensure that insight is at the heart of business decisions

DIVERSITY

The Diana Award is committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the young people we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias.

We positively encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check. We also ask all staff to undertake safeguarding training when they join us.

We are looking for an outstanding Communications Manager to join our dynamic and motivated team.

At Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, we have an ambitious mission to shift the dial on some of the  biggest health issues of our time. To do this, we make use of every tool in our kit to drive impact. Strategic communications and stakeholder engagement play a big role in helping us do just that.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone enthusiastic with a great eye for good communications and who pride themselves on having standards well above average.

Working closely with other teams in the Charity and external contractors, you will be part of a group of driven people committed to working together to make an impact. We have ambitious plans in 2020/21 including a branding project, redeveloping our website and launching our fourth urban health programme.

You will play an important role in shaping our communications, driving excellence and helping to embed a dynamic culture of content-making within the organisation.

Key accountabilities

The Communications Manager role is key to help us achieve the high bar we set for our communications work. You will:

• Plan and deliver outstanding communications driven by our organisational mission and goals
• Ensure high quality and timely outputs
• Help measure the impact of our communications

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Communications and the Director of Communications (job share) to plan and design engaging campaigns and day-to-day communications outputs for our channels
• Lead and manage a portfolio of owned communications campaigns and activities
• Manage communications projects from start to end, including planning, delivering and evaluating
• Commission, brief and manage external providers such as photographers, videographers, designers and copywriters to ensure high quality outputs
• Write, edit and produce engaging and relevant content at pace for web, social media and e-newsletters as well as earned and paid channels
• Work with other teams in the Charity to collate and source content from our supported projects
• Provide other colleagues with sound advice and support to ensure outstanding communications outputs
• Build and nurture key relationships inside the Charity and beyond
• Evaluate and report to stakeholders on owned activities and results

Person specification

Skills, attributes and abilities

• Able to assimilate and translate complex ideas into engaging and persuasive communications
• Has a digital-first mindset, with a passion for understanding audience needs and for pushing quality upwards
• Able to use their creativity to deliver excellent communications that engage, influence and/or help us amplify our work
• Brings a strong news sense and ability to identify the stories that are worth telling from a varied and rich pool of opportunities
• Thrives working with multiple projects and deadlines and juggling demands
• Has standards above average and an appetite for being part of a high-performing team
• Able to assess performance of communications, draw valuable insights and apply learning
• Enjoys working in places with a clear and ambitious mission and ways of working that challenge the norm
• Brings energy and pace to the work, and a strong can-do attitude

Knowledge and qualifications

• Graduate or equivalent experience
• Excellent understanding of the latest in communications techniques

Experience (essential)

• Project management – managing multiple deadlines, projects and suppliers to ensure outputs on time and on budget
• Strong copy writing, copy editing and proof reading
• Experience commissioning, managing and delivering creative projects

Experience (desirable)

• Experience in a managerial role in communications
• Experience in a busy communications environment (e.g. press office)
• Use of Content Management Systems (Drupal)
• Editing video content (Adobe Premiere or equivalent)
• Experience of foundation/not for profit or health communications

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help shouldn’t be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive.  That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer carers timely advice, helping to identify the best way forward for them as individuals.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced communications professional to really make a difference. As Communications Manager you will play a vital role in increasing the visibility and profile of Carers First helping us to engage with our existing networks as well as reaching and supporting new carers.

The successful candidate will lead on building the charity’s brand and harness its potential to raise awareness of the issues affecting unpaid carers and deliver high quality communication work to clear targets.

Working closely with the Director of Income and Communications, the Communications Manager will support with the development and introduction of a transformative new communications strategy.

Building on Carers First’s existing work, the successful candidate will manage the charity’s digital platforms including the website, social media and electronic publications as well as regular printed materials and media work. The candidate will utilise their skills and experience to support the organisation as it moves to pursue new and varied funding streams and take an active role as a member of Carers First’s management team.

You will have a broad range of communications and marketing skills, with at least three years’ experience in a similar role.

The location for the position is flexible but candidates must be willing to work out of one of Carers First’s main offices.

As well as a competitive salary, the successful candidate will receive 26 days annual leave, plus an additional day off for your birthday (pro rata for part-time employees), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, Benenden Healthcare package and opportunity for further skill development.

Please read through the job description and person specification carefully and apply by sending a CV and a two-page supporting statement explaining how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the job.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Due to the nature of the organisation all appointments are subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and will ask one of the Team to contact you.

Closing Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020

Interview Date: Week Commencing 7 September 2020

Christian Witness to Israel (CWI) has been at the cutting edge of mission to Jewish people since 1842. Now the UK-based international mission to Jewish people has entered an exciting new phase in its ministry.

If you share our vision and values and you have the right gifts, this is a great opportunity for you to join thep team and help shape and deliver a new strategy for taking our mission forward. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading our Communications team. effectively communicating the stories, passion and ministry of CWI to a wide audience.

This is a fantastic role for the right person. This is an outward-facing role, expressive and representative of the Organisation’s passionate commitment to communicating the Good News of Jesus back to the Jewish people.

You will need to share that passion. We work with the Church across the UK and beyond and you will need to be a brilliant communicator in this arena. You will need to have a strong grasp of our mission and an understanding of the different expressions of the Christian faith. It is therefore an occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be a Christian, who personally subscribes to the Organisation’s statement of faith, and who fully supports its mission objectives.

The person we are looking for will have excellent communication skills across a range of media from paper to digital. You will need to be an outstanding writer with a proven track record, and be able to create and implement strategy, train, lead, inspire and direct others. You will need to be a driven person able to deliver across different communication platforms, notably, to build our digital offering and help create copy that increases our direct marketing impact. You must also know how to work collaboratively internally and externally.

If you think you are the person we are looking for and you are inspired by the prospect of being part of this dynamic Christian ministry at this ground-breaking time, we want to hear from you.

To apply:

Please send the following:

A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, full employment history showing the more significant positions held, responsibilities, relevant achievements, and budget and staff responsibilities. Please include details of your latest remuneration and benefits.

A covering letter, of no more than two pages in total, summarising your proven ability to address the areas set out in the job description and person specification and your reasons for applying.

A completed application form.

CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Questions or queries regarding the role should be addressed to Henk Gouws.
All applications will be treated in confidence.

Closing date for applications: 12 Noon Friday 4th September 2020

Registered Charity Number: 271323