Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a Brand Manager to manage the development of the Battersea brand to achieve Brand and Marketing objectives.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

Brand team

Within the Marketing & Commercial department sits the Brand team. Guardians of the Battersea brand, we bring our purpose – to be here for every dog and cat – to life creatively. We also offer guidance as to how to use the brand effectively so we can raise awareness and encourage more people to support our cause. We are responsible for product licensing and affiliates, with the goal to generate as much commercial income as possible to go straight into the vital care of Battersea’s animals.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is one of the UK's leading marine conservation and campaigning charities. Our mission is simple: to Create Ocean Activists Everywhere. Our projects and campaigns inspire, unite and empower individuals and communities to take action to protect our ocean, beaches, waves and wildlife. Our vision, Thriving Ocean, Thriving People, is about connecting all humans to the ocean and creating communities of people who want to make real change happen. We support and empower people to campaign together as the authentic voice of the ocean.

The organisation was founded in 1990 and became a charity in 2013. The charity is made up of a board of 11 trustees, an executive team of 21, 200+ Regional Reps and over 100,000 active volunteers around the UK. The charity also founded and runs the only marine conservation All Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster – the Ocean Conservation APPG, bringing together a collaborative voice for ocean in Westminster.

The charity has recently confirmed the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and 2020 sees the start of the new decade and an opportunity for the charity to reflect on a 30 year legacy of high-impact environmental campaigning, and look forward to further establish itself as one of the most authentic and trusted voices in marine conservation. The year marks the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration which provides us with a powerful external frame to continue to develop and deliver our campaigns. In 2020, we will begin a decade devoted to the ocean, redoubling our efforts to mobilise volunteers, collect citizen science, influence legislation and diversify our campaign efforts. We will develop clear goals and a roadmap of campaigns to protect the ocean.

The latest annual report and accounts can be accessed through the Charity Commission.

Community and Values

The ever-growing SAS community believes in staying connected with the ocean. To strengthen this bond, we live by four core values, which matter deep down, to us all.

• Open: Together, we’re passionate, down to earth campaigners, born out of the community, with a deep unrelenting love of the ocean. We believe in building diverse, inclusive and active communities.
• Dynamic: We are dynamic, radical, active, energetic doers and campaigners. From the beaches to the front benches, we bring people together, empowering them to get stuck in and make real change happen.
• Authentic: We are human, doing our best. When we don’t get things right, we learn from it. We believe in authenticity. You can’t fake trust. We are deeply connected to and motivated by the ocean.
• Creative: We are creative and entrepreneurial. We move fast, think far and believe the future is bright. From our humble home, we make waves (of all shapes and sizes) to improve our greatest gift. A healthy ocean = a healthy society.

The Role and Opportunity

Proactive communication is the most important driver of our campaign impact, positioning, audience acquisition and fundraising potential.

We need someone with an eye for an ocean story, has their finger on the pulse of environmental stories, knows the pace of a breaking story, and can plan and deliver a campaign with precision. Someone who brings their instinctive understanding and technical experience of communications to enhance our high impact campaigns to protect the ocean.

You will have a strong appreciation of grassroots movements and the convening power of ‘open environmental campaign brands’ in delivering impact and change, whilst maintaining brand authenticity and cohesion. You will know how to position an organisation at a national and international level.

We need an energetic, committed and strategic individual, with great experience of turning communications strategy into real impact.

We are a small, agile team with the ability to deliver big and you will need to be collaborative, inspirational and decisive. You will be skilled at empowering teams to create and deliver consistently bold and brilliant content efficiently in house. We are a practical charity, and you will be able to roll up your sleeves, write, create content and work on tight timeframes, capacity and budgets.

You will have a strong appreciation for the platforms and systems that can support taking our communication offer to the next level and you will help identify and implement these as needed.

Importantly, you will understand how digital tools can help influence the debate to bring about change and grow our supporter base. You will have a strong grasp of environmental issues, spot opportunities, and understand how to engage and mobilise new audiences at this crucial time for our environment.

This new role with the charity will be both strategic and hands on, delivering trackable and meaningful uplift on a powerful existing communications ecosystem. The main responsibilities are outlined below but this is not a definitive list and it will change and evolve over time.

Responsibilities

General

• Review and map the SAS communications ecosystem and network;
• Lead the development and implementation of SAS’s communications (& marketing) strategy;
• Oversee digital comms ecosystem – E-newsletters, website, social media platforms;
• Grow our audience share and brand awareness;
• Line manage the Digital Communications Officer;
• Provide dotted-line communication management and support across the team;
• Support the CEO to appoint and manage a PR agency;
• Ensure our campaigns are aligned with external communication opportunities;
• Manage the budget and forecasting for marketing and communications;
• Develop an ambassador’s programme.

Brand Management

• Oversee all aspects of the SAS brand including copywriting; image & film management; IP; events, office and physical spaces; partnerships;
• Create and implement a consistent tone of voice and brand representation;
• Work with the campaigns team and CEO on M&C Saatchi (pro bono) annual flagship campaign.

Communications and Public Relations

• Lead the re-development of the SAS website and ensure that it is properly maintained by the heads of each department;
• Support the campaigns team and curate communications for major campaign launches and community activations;

• Curate, manage and cultivate social media platforms and audiences - Facebook; Instagram; Twitter; LinkedIn; Wikipedia;
• PR – Work alongside PR agency. Proactive and reactive news responses; planning; press releases and sell-in; media relationships; media monitoring and reporting; inbound enquiries; supporting CEO voice;
• Media Training - supporting the team to excel in representing the charity (from copywriting to media appearances);
• Track, monitor and communicate our reach and impact.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• To adopt a positive approach to personal and professional development;
• To be aware of, and act on, relevant governance responsibilities and requirements as an employee of SAS and adhere to these wherever you are working;
• To maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at SAS;
• To work with the broader SAS team and to perform any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post;
• To demonstrate a strong commitment to creating an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace.

Personal Specification

• Thrives in a fast-paced campaigning environment and has flexibility and agility in approach where necessary;
• Ideally has experience of working both agency and client side;
• Ideally has experience of campaigning within the charity sector;
• An agile, flexible leader able to inspire others to act;
• Develops open and collaborative relationships, able to delegate and empower;
• Possesses excellent communication, interpersonal and diplomacy skills;
• Deals with conflict and pressure maturely and rationally;
• Experienced in dealing with hostile audiences and firefighting digital attacks;

• Works positively to address challenging personal and organisational goals, taking responsibility for resolving problems;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Adept at engaging a variety of cross-sectorial stakeholders and managing diverse relationships.

Knowledge and Passion for the Cause

• Is passionate about marine conservation and the wider environment;
• Fully supports the aims and objectives of the charity;
• Understands the critical role the ocean plays in current environmental challenges;
• Committed to supporting investigative work, empowering ocean activists in action and movement building.

Surfers Against Sewage values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Location: Southwater HQ (Temporarily based from home due to Covid-19)

Salary: circa £30,000 per annum

Hours: 35

Closing date: Friday 30 October 2020

Are you a talented Senior Marketing Executive looking to use your direct marketing experience in an organisation whose cause you really care about? If you are, we can't wait to hear from you!

The RSPCA is the largest Animal Welfare charity in the UK. Every year thousands of animals suffer from neglect, cruelty and abuse. In the decade of our bicentenary, and operating in a world that's more complex and challenging than ever before, we¿re determined to continue increasing our reach, impact, and effectiveness.

The Legacy Marketing team is responsible for activities that recruit, convert and retain supporters growing and maintaining the Society's largest income stream. This role is vital to raising awareness and maximising response through mass direct marketing activities.

Working with the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement strategic objectives and plans to maximise the potential income from new supporters to the RSPCA that will commit to leaving a gift in their Will.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing input on an annual basis into strategic and tactical planning.
• Identifying new opportunities for growth and making implementation recommendations.
• Activation of annual plans through the planning, development and implementation of
• supporter acquisition campaigns across all direct channels (including DRTV, digital, social, press, radio).
• Managing the marketing executive to ensure campaigns are delivered on time ensuring KPI's are achieved.
• Working with media agencies to plan effective campaigns that perform to the required targets.
• Managing agencies and external suppliers, from point of contract, ensuring they operate on behalf of the RSPCA to agreed principles and plans.
• Supporting the Legacy Marketing Manager (Recruitment) and working directly with the Senior Legacy Marketing Executive (Development) to ensure plans are in place to convert recruited supporters through to leaving a gift in their Will.
• Monitoring, report and analysing campaigns and sharing with stakeholders making recommendations for future activity.
• Manage, motivate, coach and direct your team to ensure they have the ability, skills and knowledge to perform their role as required. Includes setting objectives and regularly measuring against them, and introducing and maintaining performance management processes as required.
• Monitoring transfer of data, including confidential supporter information, between third party suppliers and the RSPCA website and the database.

You'll have:

• Experience of running direct marketing campaigns across multiple channels including Direct Response Television, Digital and Direct Mail.
• End to end marketing campaign management experience (planning, target setting, creative development, media targeting, print production, analysis).
• Budget management experience, including setting, monitoring and managing expenditure and income.
• Proven experience of managing supplier and agency relationships.
• People management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly numerate and excellent attention to detail.
• A proven ability to analyse and interpret results and translate this analysis into action.

What's in it for you:

You'll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales.

We value and recognise our employees' contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site.

How to apply:

Please send your CV with a cover letter stating your suitability for the role to our Resourcing Team quoting reference SLME3876 by the closing date listed above.

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, we will be holding interviews mostly through Google Hangouts. For any part of the recruitment process requiring an onsite visit a full assessment will be carried out to ensure everyone's safety.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applications are received.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fairemployment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. 

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

21 hours per week (open to job sharing and flexible working), £30,000 pro rata, based in Kensington & Chelsea, but home working due to COVID19, initial 12-month contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Young K&C as a Communications and Marketing Officer.  We are looking for someone with experience of creating and using digital content to reach new audiences and engage with diverse communities.

Young K&C is a new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.  Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.  

The successful candidate will develop and manage high quality digital marketing campaigns to help grow the awareness and digital footprint of Young K&C and the children and youth organisations that it works with.

You will help to create content to optimise marketing presence and performance via print publications, website, social media and other online channels.

This will support Young K&C to develop new business partners and to reach new audiences including young people in Kensington and Chelsea.

This role will suit someone with experience of developing professional marketing and communications.

Interested?  Upload your CV with contact details for 2 referees and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification, by 10am on Monday 16 November 2020.

Young K&C: Communications and Admin Officer, Job Description

YOU! What will you need to do?

The key areas that you will be working on are:

• Developing and implementing campaigns and digital strategy for Young K&C
• Supporting plans to grow opportunities for membership, partnerships and income generation, including liaising with schools and businesses
• Creating professionally designed content for our website, newsletter and other publications
• Communications: promoting Young K&C and our member organisations on social media and helping with developing content for our websites
• Working with a youth steering group, and supporting them to input into the development of Young K&C

As the organisation develops, then your role is likely to adapt.

Responsibilities

Communications and Digital: 

• Develop, manage and update content for website and social media
• Promote local charities and opportunities for young people via social media
• Create engaging content for social media, including short video/GIFs
• Create and design short publications for Young K&C, including regular email updates and newsletter
• Help develop promotional materials for Young K&C

Youth Steering Group:

• Working with Young K&C’s staff team to recruit local young people to take part in a steering group for Young K&C
• Organise meetings and support for the youth steering group
• Work closely with RBKC’s youth council

YOU! What kind of person are we looking for?

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills or characteristics in the application. It is essential that you give evidence or examples of your experience, knowledge and skills where possible.

Excellent Communication Skills – you will have excellent communication skills, including writing skills.  You will have good attention to detail and will be able to check and proof read for accuracy.

Experience within a digital, marketing or communications role including –

• Experience of managing and developing social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok) and developing engaging content, including short videos
• Experience of using design software such as Adobe suite and Canva for digital and print design
• Content management systems and ability to adapt to new online platforms
• Understanding of SEO and paid social

Interpersonal skills – you have good interpersonal skills and some experience of engaging with a diverse group of people, including local young people.

Mucking in – working in a small team with tight resources you will enjoy helping out with getting things done.

The cause – you will be passionate about our vision to support children and young people, committed to supporting diversity and inclusion.

Flexibility – you will be able to work effectively from home and/or from our small office in Kensington and Chelsea.

We are looking for an energetic and dynamic individual with excellent communication and campaigning skills who will be comfortable working both with communities and decision-makers to build a public culture of economics in the UK. We would like to appoint someone with experience of living as part of a community far from power to improve Economy’s ability to work effectively with similar communities across the UK. 

You don’t need a background in economics to apply. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience of living as part of a community far from power, especially those who identify as people of colour or BAME.

If the role sounds interesting to you, but you are not sure that you have all the skills that we are looking for, please do apply. We know that each candidate will bring their own unique mix of skills and experiences and we are open to supporting learning on the job.If you’d like to talk to us about your suitability for the role, please contact Joe on the details in the job application pack. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Overall responsibility for development and implementation of Economy’s campaigns and communications
• Develop and deliver Economy’s digital communications and social media strategy to grow awareness, reach and engagement of our activities
• Build relationships across local and national media organisations to increase reach of Economy’s work
• Lead on Economy’s work engaging and influencing the media, economic institutions, experts and decision-makers
• Line manage relevant staff

Key skills and experience required include:

• Experience of living as part of a community that is far from power or otherwise marginalised, due to aspects of identity such as race or socio-economic factors
• Track record of planning, delivering and evaluating communications campaigns that have successfully brought about change in policy and practice
• Understanding of decision-making processes in the UK political system (local and national) and political advocacy
• Knowledge of how a user-led approach to product or campaign design can be applied to support lasting behavioural change
• Understanding of what motivates people to get involved in activism or efforts to achieve social change
• Experience of consulting and collaborating with external organisations and frontline staff to set clear objectives and design a campaign to deliver on these goals
• Experience of creating high quality, creative digital content for a variety of media and digital platforms

For more information about the job and how to apply, please download the application pack on our website by clicking on 'Apply on website'.

Deadline for applications: 23.59pm on Sunday 1 November

Marketing Manager Campaigns & Sector 

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a talented and driven Campaigns & Sector Marketing Manager reporting directly to the Head of Marketing.

Marketing Manager Campaigns & Sector Responsibilities:

-Working directly with key internal stakeholders to develop, fully integrated, multi-channel and innovative marketing campaigns that reflect public sector and public finance issues – including developing from the outset clearly defined outcomes-based campaign propositions, project plans and campaign budgets
- Aligning campaign strategy to our client’s overall business objectives
- Being the marketing lead for the Local Government and Central Government sectors, as well as for their Counter - Fraud proposition - developing and managing marketing plans accordingly
- Presenting campaigns in a coherent and logical manner on our client’s website – ensuring user journeys are client-centric

Marketing Manager Campaigns & Sector Requirements:

You will have a passion for brand and marketing with a proven track record in the development and management of business-development focussed campaigns across the whole marketing mix. Working closely with their corporate communications team taking the lead on the creation and implementation of our client’s marketing-led campaigns.

A clear and confident communicator, you will be comfortable dealing with and influencing senior stakeholders with the ability to bring people from different teams together to form effective project teams.

The role would suit someone with a strong business development acumen but who wants to work in marketing.

About our client:

They are the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services, and their portfolio of qualifications is the foundation for a career in public finance.

Their members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

Globally, they lead the way in public finance. They support best practice in the management of public-sector resources and use their values and expertise to help UK and international public financial managers and auditors to support the best interests of society and tax paying citizens.

Location: They are currently working from home. In normal circumstances the location is flexible, London/Chester.

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 36 per week

Salary: up to £55k per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, Up to 10% employer's pension contribution, Season ticket loans, Employee Assistance Helpline, Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & well-being, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2020

Please note they may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

You may have experience of the following: Marketing Manager, Marketing Campaigns, Campaign Manager, Communications Officer, Communications Manager, Digital Marketing, Social Media, PR, Public Relations, Marketing Programs, Marketing Operations, Campaign Strategy, Event Marketing, Events Marketing, etc.

Ref: 94896

Marketing & Communications Officer (Philanthropy)

Salary: £21,326 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Fixed term 6 months – 36.5 hours per week (open to part time for right candidate)

Based: Milton Keynes

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

Are you an experienced marketing professional/content creator looking to use your skills to make a difference in the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children?

We are looking for an exceptional person to join the philanthropy team on a fixed term basis to create a suite of high-value, inspiring fundraising communication materials for child sponsors and other World Vision supporters on the mid-level journey, demonstrating the difference their support is making

This role will also support high level donor communications and report writing within the philanthropy team.

This role will give you the opportunity to develop fundraising propositions that inspire our supporters and invite them to transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. It will be your job to ensure our communications truly reflect World Vision’s mission and Christian ethos to our diverse supporter base.

You will create compelling copy content, as well as manage relationships with our design, print, agencies, working collaboratively to produce emotive communications that ‘reach’ our supporters and bring to life the change they are making. You will have experience in writing marketing/fundraising copy or report writing, coordinating projects, working to timelines, managing multiple stakeholders.

In addition to the salary indicated, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking. Like many organisations we’re mainly working remotely right now, and longer-term this role could be carried out in part remotely. The role will have a significant stakeholder management component to it as well as a strong emphasis on networking and relationship building internally, so you would need to be in the Milton Keynes office at least twice a week.

All applicants must be willing to work within a Christian framework and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

Please 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 attached Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 18th November 2020

Interview Dates: W/C 26th November 2020

World Vision UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation and race.

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 available on our website.

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early and commence interviews should we receive a high volume of applications, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

No agencies please.

Do you have a passion for digital? Would you like to put your skills to use making a difference to millions of people across the UK? Do you want to work for a dynamic national charity at the centre of shaping and responding to end of life issues? We are seeking a dynamic Digital Marketing Officer who can help grow our digital audiences and measure and evaluate our digital output.

Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing dying, death and bereavement. We work for the benefit of people affected by death and dying, collaborating with our hospice members and other partners who work in end of life care.

We believe that everyone, no matter who they are, where they are or why they are ill, should receive the best possible care at the end of their life.

We are looking for a Digital Marketing Officer with a proven track record to grow the organisation’s digital channels to promote our work and the needs of people at the end of their lives.

You will be working as part of a Digital Team looking to transform Hospice UK’s digital output. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of our social media channels and measuring and reporting on our digital output so that we consistently produce high performing, engaging digital content and campaigns.

A digital native with proven social media and digital marketing skills, you’ll have a keen user focus, a good knowledge of analytics platforms and experience in producing high performing content. You’ll have excellent verbal and influencing skills honed from working with colleagues across an organisation to produce user-focussed digital content and campaigns.

Details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification available on our website.

How to apply

To apply for the role, please click on the apply on website to be redirected to our website to complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form. 

The closing date is midnight on Monday 2 November 2020. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 11 November 2020. 

Role:  An exciting new communications role, putting into action our communications strategy both for Bridge 5 Mill and in the lead up to and delivery of our Community Shares Campaign for the Kindling Farm.

Background

We are at a challenging and exciting time in the life of our organisations and there has never been a more important time for us to communicate our vision, the opportunities we have to offer and the ways people can get involved. We are looking for someone with the experience, skills and energy to help us do that.

The Fairfield Group is a pioneering family of organisations based in Greater Manchester and promoting ecological and social justice through a number of activities and projects. Fairfield Environment Trust (FET) is the umbrella organisation, a registered charity that owns three delivery bodies: the Kindling Trust, Bridge 5 Mill and Fairfield Environmental Services (Fairfield Recycling). Each subsidiary focuses on a different aspect of FET’s objectives. This post would specifically focus on Bridge 5 Mill and The Kindling Trust.

Bridge 5 Mill is Manchester's first centre for sustainable living. We provide offices for a range of amazing tenants who share our vision and, we are a thriving centre and venue for many events and activities.

The Kindling Trust works to create a fairer, more sustainable society, starting with the food system. Over the last 13 years, Kindling have established and run a series of practical projects to engage people in sustainable food and farming. The next exciting stage of our development is to establish a pioneering agroforestry farm on 100 acres close to Manchester.

Six months ago, as for many organisations, our situation changed radically. We had to close Bridge 5 Mill to events and Kindling had to focus all of its resources on delivering our immediate work and, understandably in these uncertain times, some our staff moved on to new adventures. However, with our combined resources we have created a new role that we are very excited about and think works really well across the two organisations. We are looking for someone to work with us and lead on the communications strategy and implementation for our two organisations.

At Bridge 5 Mill, this role will promote our friendly, beautiful and ecologically sustainable building as a great office space and events venue. For the Kindling Trust the role will be to work with us in the lead up to and delivery of our very exciting Community Shares Campaign for our agroforestry farm.

Job Description:

Main Duties:

Bridge 5 Mill Communications Role

To develop and improve our marketing and communications resources, including:

• Improving signage, displays etc. to enhance the Mill’s appeal and functionality.
• Developing clear and professional documentation such as vacant office details, tenancy agreements and tenant handbook.
• Developing marketing and publicity materials.
• Developing a strategy to promote Bridge 5 Mill across social media platforms, including; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

To assist the Board of Directors to rebuild, maintain and maximise income from renting empty office space and room hirers by:

• Generating content (photos, text and video) for use in publicity material and on social media, involving the Mill’s facilities, activities, events and work of our tenants.
• Ensuring the content of Bridge 5 Mill marketing and publicity and social media activity promotes Bridge 5 Mill as a unique, professional and inspiring events venue and office space.
• Ensuring all content is in line with Bridge 5 Mill and Fairfield Environment Trust policies (including; FET aims and objectives and Bridge 5 Mill equalities and sustainable procurement policies).
• Distributing publicity, posters and flyers for Bridge 5 Mill, and organised or co-promoted events.
• Working with hire customers of Bridge 5 Mill, tenants, partner organisations and individuals to promote their events and projects across social media, and to support the aims and objectives of Bridge 5 Mill.

Kindling Trust Communications Role

To support the Board of Directors with the promotion of the Kindling Trust, its partners and the Kindling Farm’s Community Shares Campaign.

The following tasks being carried out in the next few months:

• Printing promotional materials (e.g. business cards, leaflets, T-Shirts, newsletter, the community shares prospectus and materials for our sister co-op Veg Box People).
• Getting our vans wrapped (Kindling, Veg Box People and Manchester Veg People).
• Organising stall materials and props including banners and pull ups.
• Editing existing video footage to create a series of shorts
• Improving the signage for our Woodbank Community Food Hub project

The role will also involve a number of regular tasks including:

• Co-ordinating the content for our E-news.
• Distributing the monthly E-news.
• Writing or co-ordinating content for our website, including a ‘Latest News’ once a fortnight.
• Promoting of our activities and events through social media.

Additionally this role will promote our Kindling Farm Community Shares Campaign, working with the Kindling team to:

• Organise a programme of talks to local groups, regional and national events etc. leading up to and during the campaign.
• Organise stalls at relevant events.
• Promote the campaign through social media (including the video shorts created).

General responsibilities of this post

• Reporting progress to the Fairfield Environment Trust’s Board of Trustees.
• Reflecting the Fairfield Group’s vision and principles, strategy and policies at all times.
• Be aware of and complying with all relevant policies and procedures.
• Fulfilling such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time.
• Working with the Fairfield Group Finance Worker to manage the communications budget.

Job Purpose
We are looking for an expert in the art of digital communication who will broadcast our vision, mission and impact.
This is an exciting role that will enable OY to take its work to another level of activity. You will be responsible for ensuring excellent external communication and public relations and exceptional consistency in the values-driven communication internally and externally.

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
OY is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone.

Communications Officer, London with remote working

£28.5k depending on experience, plus generous benefits

Medical research has never been more important.

The wellbeing of billions of people across the world depends on continual medical advances across all areas of health. And this challenge needs immense support, innovation and persistence.

Although scientists have tackled many diseases and conditions that affect human health, there are still areas of medical need that receive little or no support. That’s where we step in.

Funding research is our sole purpose. As the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council (MRC), we are inspired by the responsibility and independence that our donated income gives us. We are guided by the wealth of expertise available to us and are bold and ambitious in the science we choose to support. We fund and support the most promising new medical research, wherever we discover great opportunities that are not being pursued.

Our current research priorities are the threat of drug-resistant infections, adolescent mental health and pain research. These are key public health challenges requiring ground-breaking ideas from some of the UK’s leading scientists.

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our small but expanding team in our central London offices.

Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, you will play a crucial role in telling the story of the Foundation, and that of the ground-breaking research and researchers we support. Your work will inspire potential supporters to help us fund even more cutting-edge medical research and attract funding applications from emerging research leaders.

Working three days a week for the Foundation, the other two days will be split evenly between two of our linked charities: the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) and the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF).

GACD is an alliance of international public funding agencies, which supports research activities intended to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory problems, cancers and mental health issues. Their work focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and key vulnerable populations, where 80 per cent of deaths from chronic diseases occur.

AREF was established by the Medical Research Foundation in 2015, with the mission of improving the quality and impact of health research in Africa – by nurturing African-led research in and for the region. AREF’s vision is to grow a community of African researchers working in Africa, who lead world-class research that benefits patients, populations, policy makers and practitioners.

You will support the delivery and growth of proactive communications programmes across all three organisations, with the shared purpose of building their respective identities, reputations and profiles.

Who you are 

We need the very best people to help deliver our vision of advancing medical research, improving human health and changing people’s lives. We are inspired by our work and we will be looking for this in you too. Our team is proud to work for the Medical Research Foundation. We are ambitious for the Foundation and for ourselves. We are approachable – providing advice to everyone and explaining our work. We are dedicated and committed to achieving the most for our donors and our researchers.  And we are involved – constantly looking for new ways to engage and improve.

What you can bring to the role

You will have experience of communications in a health or science-focused organisation, supporting communications strategies across a range of channels, including traditional and social media. You will also have experience of producing creative communications content for a range of audiences, including translating complex scientific information for non-scientific audiences.

You are able to communicate clearly with colleagues, scientists and other stakeholders. You work in an organised manner and have the ability to respond flexibly and positively to unexpected changes or demands. You have a strong grasp of digital media, including photoshop, social media management software and Google Analytics.

Our offer:

• A salary c. £28.5k, dependant on experience.
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• 36 hour working week, usually worked over 5 days.
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health.
• Fantastic colleagues.

How to apply

• Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification.  The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered.
• Complete the equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• Let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the recruitment pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents.

Note that applicants who are invited to interview will be asked to demonstrate their right to live and work on a permanent/indefinite basis in the UK at the time of applying.

Closing date: 5 November 2020 at 9:00am

Interview date: 24 November 2020

Job Title: Campaigns and Research Manager

Details: 0.6 FTE. Home-based, with occasional travel. Fixed term: 12 months with a review at six months, and with the potential for extension. Employed by The Ecology Trust. Working hours may be grouped or spread across the working week.

Direct Reports: Emma Rose, Unchecked UK Director

Salary: £24,000 (£40,000 pro rata)

1. ABOUT THE ROLE

Unchecked UK is recruiting a Campaigns and Research Manager to lead on specific campaigns to highlight the real-world impacts of deregulation and the erosion of UK enforcement capacity, with an initial focus on tax.  

We are seeking an individual with a campaigning and storytelling background as well as strong research and analysis skills, who is experienced in translating complex subject matter into compelling and creative content.

You will be leading on a new project which aims to show why it is important to close the ‘tax gap’ resulting from weak enforcement of tax law and from cuts to the budgets of agencies like HMRC.  You will help us to make the case that recouping this lost government revenue would make it possible to rebuild the other public protection infrastructure on which we rely.

You will be responsible for developing human stories and messages which resonate with the concerns of key voter groups, drawing on the narrative insights from Unchecked UK’s qualitative research, and that of partner organisations like Tax Justice UK. Your focus will be on finding ways to communicate the key role tax plays in a well-functioning, fair and prosperous society, countering the ‘burden’ frames attached to both tax and regulation (‘tax burden’, ‘regulatory burdens’).

You will gather evidence to illustrate the erosion of enforcement capacity in relation to the UK tax system, and carry out investigations and campaigns to bring to life the impacts of this enforcement gap. You will work with our Digital Communications Manager to develop creative assets to communicate these findings to key audiences.

You will develop relationships with other stakeholders working within this space, pooling and sharing data, communications guidance, research and campaign assets.

The initial focus of this role will be on tax, but is likely to spin out into other public policy areas, such as environmental protection, food safety, workers rights and health and safety.

This is a part-time role, comprising 24 hours per week. (These hours may be grouped according to the preference of the successful candidate).

2. ABOUT US

Unchecked UK makes the case for common-sense protections which improve people’s lives and allow businesses to thrive. We are a rapidly growing network of leading and diverse civil society organisations who see sensible, properly-enforced protections as the framework for a decent society - where the food we eat and the things we buy can be trusted, the natural environment is protected, our homes and workplaces are safe, and our rights are safeguarded.

We carry out detailed research and investigations to highlight the loss of protection for the UK public that results from the erosion of vital public protections and the ongoing cuts to the bodies who enforce them. Through public insights research, we help to shape new narratives about our shared protections and the enforcement teams who work hard to keep us safe. We run campaigns to show how important strong rules are to everyday life, and work with our civil society partners to develop policy alternatives to the deregulation approach.

This is a critical moment for the future of regulations and protections in the UK. The combined pressures of post-pandemic recovery and Brexit trade negotiations have the potential to accelerate the UK’s ‘protection problem’, in terms of a new wave of austerity, insufficient regulatory capacity, and a ‘race to the bottom’ on standards.

Unchecked UK aims to shift the political dynamic around regulation, and to build momentum for proper investment in strong rules and the public bodies which defend them. Unchecked UK is a non-partisan organisation, and is incubated as a project of The Ecology Trust.

3. KEY TASKS

The main tasks for the Campaigns and Research Manager role are below. Note that these are likely to change alongside a shift in focus towards other public policy areas.

Narrative and framing

• Narrative research: carry out research into the frames, narratives and metaphors being used by those promoting a low-tax agenda. Creating compelling counter-narratives, drawing on the narrative research which has been carried out by Unchecked UK and other organisations.
• Creative content: develop/oversee the development of campaign assets to communicate our messages in compelling ways.
• Media: secure national and local coverage which reflects our narratives and frames. Draft press releases and brief journalists. Help to monitor coverage of tax-related stories.

Public campaigning

• Evidence gathering: carry out research into the real-world impacts of weak enforcement/ tax evasion and avoidance, gathering both human stories and detailed data.
• Conceive and deliver public campaigns: this could either be a set of mini-campaigns in key electoral constituencies, or a single, longer-term national campaign.

Evidence building

• Research the tax enforcement gap: gather data to illustrate the erosion of enforcement capacity in relation to the UK tax system, and document the associated impacts.
• Share/ disseminate data with stakeholders: through written briefings, graphics, etc.

Relationship management

• Relationship building: proactively reach out to organisations working on anti-corruption and tax, carry out a light-touch stakeholder analysis to see how Unchecked UK can add value. Help to recruit new organisations to the Unchecked UK supporter network.
• Support civil society strategy: help to situate tax/ anti-corruption within broader NGO conversations about public protections and enforcement, and support advocacy around national policy developments.

Organisational

• Funding: help to draft reports to funders.
• Budgets: manage project budgets where appropriate.
• Administration: support the Unchecked UK team with shared administration duties.

4. PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• Strong campaigning and storytelling background (at least five years), with proven experience of translating complex subject matter into compelling human stories for a variety of different audiences
• Excellent communication and writing skills, including demonstrable experience of having used well-designed narratives to support efforts to effect (cultural and political) change. Strong experience and understanding of media and the media landscape – in particular centre-right or culturally conservative publications
• Excellent research and analytical skills, with a proven ability to collect and analyse data, and a strong track record of planning and delivering research in support of campaign goals
• Experience of, and success in, developing and leading major communications and campaigns initiatives to achieve policy goals
• A strong understanding of the issues and narratives around tax and de/regulation, and of the political institutions that work within these areas OR a sound understanding of other public policy issues such as environmental protection and employee rights
• Strong relationship-building and networking skills, with proven experience of stakeholder engagement
• Programme and project management experience. Proven ability to self-organise and to take responsibility for project delivery without close day-to-day supervision.  
• Support for Unchecked UK’s vision and aims

DESIRABLE

• Experience of developing policy positions on regulatory, economic, environmental or social issues
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of drafting funding reports

5. TO APPLY

Please email us your CV and a short covering letter setting out your interest in and suitability for the role by 6th November. Interviews will be carried out in mid November by zoom video conferencing. Start date: as soon as possible.

We are very sorry that we cannot reply to all unsuccessful applicants, so if you have not heard from us by 13th November, please assume that we were not able to shortlist you.

Our ocean is in poor health and we need urgent action to change this. We want this to be top of the public and political agenda and need an exceptional Head of Communications and Campaigns to make this happen.

You will be a brilliant team leader, a great strategist and have a flair for creative ideas. With strong experience in leading and prioritising organisational communications activities and a track record of planning and developing campaigns with impact – notably working with the media and digitally for effective behaviour and policy change. 

We want the ocean to be front and centre on everyone’s minds and need to raise our brand profile to ensure our voice is heard. If you think you can make this happen, please share your CV and covering letter with us by 1 November 2020

Download the information pack for the full job description and more about what works well for applications. 

Do include a cover letter with your CV which tells us why you would like to work with us, and how you meet the role and person specification.  We value this element of the application, so it's worth you taking the time to include it. 

Please make sure your CV and cover letter are in an editable format – so no PDF or Pages formats.

Everyone can expect to be treated with consideration and respect and MCS is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all.  Good working relationships release the full potential, creativity and productivity of each individual, in an atmosphere where everyone can learn and work without prejudice, discrimination, harassment or violence. 

MCS is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community, particularly those that are under-represented in environmental and charity sectors.

Eligibility to work in the UK is required. 

Registered Charity No: 1004005 (England & Wales) SC037480 (Scotland) 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with B Lab Global to recruit an Integrated Marketing Manager who will design, develop and execute cross-channel and cross-initiative marketing campaigns to not only build a brand, but grow a movement. B Lab is a global organisation working to transform the economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. They are a leader in economic systems change and have a global network that creates standards, policies and tools for businesses who are leading the way. B Lab Global works with B Lab and Sistema B Global Network partners across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Australia and New Zealand.

The overall purpose of this role is to lead and manage campaigns that uplift and seamlessly integrate programs and products with clear objectives and scopes. You will engage and manage stakeholders, use a data-driven approach to optimise campaigns, uphold brand guidelines and drive adoption across multiple channels. In the immediate term you will also create a global marketing calendar to be used across a range of teams, departments, cultures and time zones. The key campaigns that you will focus on-all of which have launched in the last year-include: the SDG Action Manager (an impact management solution that enables businesses to take action on the Sustainable Development Goal, B Movement Builders (a program for publicly-traded multinationals to credibly commit to stakeholder capitalism) and the B Corp Climate Collective (a global initiative that supports companies in reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2030).

To be successful as an Integrated Marketing Manager, you will be comfortable operating in a highly matrixed global organisation, have experience working on multi-channel campaigns and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have a creative and entrepreneurial mindset, strong leadership skills and a passion for changing our economic system for the better.

Given the unprecedented volume of interest in our roles, consultants are unable to support with general job search advice or specific enquiries before application. Instead please do either register your CV on our website or submit your CV for any roles that interest you to ensure that your application is reviewed in line with the position. Should you be successfully longlisted or we are able to assist in your job search we will be in contact to discuss next steps. Please note, we may close this role sooner than stated so early application is strongly recommended.