We are a small team that punches way above its weight. We’re delivering multiple, ambitious global campaigns and seeking a positive, tenacious, can-do PR & Communications intern to join our team for the next six months and potentially beyond. You will support the delivery of our media, PR, talent and communications strategies.

If you’re looking for a chance to kick-start your career in PR and communications while contributing to an ambitious, passionate organisation with a bold mission, then this opportunity is for you. You will be working directly with our communications team, undertaking a varied range of tasks. These include media monitoring and trends, influencer research and targeting, drafting materials for a variety of key audiences, researching the latest global health projects, and providing administrative support where needed.

What can you gain from the role?

• You will get direct experience into the work of an ambitious, high impact global health advocacy organisation, and specific experience in PR, communications, influencer & talent outreach and some digital communications and content production.
• A chance to develop your writing, editing, interviewing and workplace skills.
• The opportunity to play a role in the global movement to help end malaria.

Key responsibilities will vary according to the needs of the team but are likely to include:

• Media monitoring, evaluation and presentation of PR and media communications results
• Research and scanning the media environment for risks, opportunities and trends
• Influencer and talent research, monitoring and developing materials to inspire support
• Helping to develop pitch and story ideas to national and international press outlets
• Interviewing case studies to support our key messaging and campaigns
• Basic editing of text and copy writing
• Logistics support
• Supporting media and communications managers and the wider communications team with ad-hoc tasks

Qualifications, skills and experience

Essential

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; being able to articulate yourself clearly face-to-face as well as on the phone and online
• You’ll have a keen eye for detail and should feel comfortable editing copy: from case studies and press releases, to research papers and reports
• Thinking creatively about how to improve PR and media communications
• You’ll know how to use Google/Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and be ready to learn basic skills in media monitoring platforms

Desirable

• You will ideally have spent some time in an office environment
• You will ideally have some experience in communications (studying / informal or formal experience / manage own social media channels/blog)

Personal Attributes

• We’re a fun but hard-working team so it’d help if you’re as conscientious as you are light-hearted!
• Able to hit the ground running and work independently while meeting a brief
• Well organised and reliable with a willingness to “muck-in”
• Capacity to deal with sometimes unstructured and unpredictable environments
• Enthusiastic about our mission and about your future in communications

Staff benefits include:

• 10% employer pension contributions
• 28 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holiday days
• Continuing personal development opportunities

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how your skills and experience match our requirements and why you want to work for us

Closing date 12th June 2020 Interviews w/c 22nd June 2020

Location: Working from home initially with flexibility to work in office London, SE11

Salary: £10.75 per hour (London Living wage)

Contract: Starting early July for six months + review

Hours: 3 - 4 days per week (must include Wednesday)

Home-based in Northern Ireland, with occasional travel to the NCT offices in Westminster, London

0.8 post, 28 hours per week, up to three year contract

Are you inspired by church architecture? Are you fascinated by the history of churches and want them to remain part of our heritage and a vital part of community life? Are you experienced in assessing funding applications and supporting historic buildings to be well maintained and sustainable? And are you passionate about all these things within a Northern Ireland context?

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

Grant funding is at the heart of our work. The Trust allocates in the region of £1.4m across its grants programmes annually. We also run initiatives to promote church tourism – ExploreChurches, and maintenance – MaintenanceBooker.

Having recently been successful with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Churches Trust will lead a new project ‘Treasure Ireland’ that aims to support an improvement in the maintenance and sustainability of historic places of worship in Northern Ireland. At its core will be a grants programme for proactive repairs and maintenance. It will also provide training and mentoring support, video guides and training on writing funding bids, maintenance, interpretation and tourism. It also aims to increase visitors to churches in Northern Ireland.

We are therefore looking for a new Church Support Officer to join our Church Support team to help deliver this exciting new initiative. The role is varied and the post-holder will manage the day to day work of the project and support churches to engage with it. Responsibilities will include overseeing a small grants programme, running training events and sector meetings, raising the profile of maintenance, supporting church tourism and expanding contractor availability. The project builds on existing partnerships and projects that the Church Support Team has already begun in Northern Ireland.

You will have excellent organisational and planning skills, be able to manage a varied workload and be an effective team player based from home in Northern Ireland but able to travel to London from time to time.

If you are interested in finding out more, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: Noon on 24 June 2020

Interview date: 6 or 7 July 2020 (Belfast or online)

The National Churches Trust is an equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. No information provided by the applicant will be used for the purpose of limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by law.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your fundraising skills and make a real impact towards our aim to reverse the rise in people forced to sleep on the street?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Philanthropy Officer to join our supportive team of experienced fundraisers. This is a fantastic time to join us at St Mungo’s.

As Philanthropy Officer, you will provide valuable administrative support to the Major and High Value Donor team to ensure that we provide an exceptional experience for our supporters. You will also manage a portfolio of relationships with our supporters, including planning events and visits to projects and writing letters, proposals and reports to connect in a meaningful and effective way with those engaged with our cause.

To ensure we are effectively engaging potential supporters of our work, you will collaborate with our teams delivering vital work in services to develop engaging ways of talking about their work and its impact, and deliver communications to new and existing audiences.

The team is going from strength to strength having over-achieved on fundraising targets last year and are now building on this success to enable the charity to transform and expand services to meet the growing need in the current housing crisis. As a department focussed on progression and career development, this role has arisen due to positive changes elsewhere in the team.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills at all levels, including both internal and external stakeholders.

If you are able to prepare and deliver compelling engagement and effectively manage processes and projects for a team, we will support you to develop the skills needed to personally secure income and manage relationships that will impact homelessness. We would welcome applications from people with transferrable skills wanting a first step in the charity sector or those wanting to step up their experience in fundraising.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s is a Disability Confident Employer, we are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and we are. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.

We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on Thursday 11 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: Tuesday 23 June 2020

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Plan International UK is recruiting for an exciting new post in our Communications, Campaigns and UK Programmes directorate. 

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life. To achieve this, we work in partnership with our stakeholders and supporters to push through change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels. We are going through an exciting period of transformation and this role is one of three newly created senior positions in the directorate.

As Head of Media and Campaigns, you will bring together three teams - media and PR, partnership communications, and campaigns and youth engagement – to create a high-impact, agile unit. Your team will deliver a real step change in media and campaigns output, generating wider and deeper engagement with the public, media and key stakeholders. You will play a vital part in producing an increasingly powerful humanitarian communications’ response and ensuring that Plan International UK models best practice youth engagement work throughout the organisation.

The experience we are looking for includes:

• Substantial experience in delivering high-profile media and social media activity, targeting a range of audiences 

• Demonstrable experience delivering cross-organisational campaigns from strategy to delivery, using a wide range of campaigning techniques to create change and wider support in society

• Managing and positively influencing relationships with existing senior contacts across media, communications agencies, government, NGOs and charities

• Developing a crisis communications strategy and managing communications risk issues

Exposure to humanitarian and international advocacy is desirable but what matters most of all is (apart from your expertise!) is that you are an inspiring people manager with a genuine desire to work with passionate and committed colleagues to make a real difference to the lives of millions of children, especially girls.

Please click on the button below to apply

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 9 June 2020

First interviews are planned for the week beginning 15 June

Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Inclusion London is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Deaf or Disabled person for the post of:

Policy and Campaigns Officer

Inclusion London is a leading disability equality organisation run by and for Deaf and Disabled people. We have built a national reputation for effective policy and campaign work and for providing innovative business and organisational support to local Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) in London.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with DDPOs to gather evidence and carry out policy and campaigning work on the impact of the Covid-19 emergency on Deaf and Disabled people including the experience of shielding and self-isolation, the impact on social care/independent living support and the implementation of the Coronavirus Act.

You will have experience of carrying out effective evidence based campaign and policy work and presenting data and policy work in an accessible and compelling way that supports effective campaigning and influencing. You will be great at developing effective relationships across different sectors and communicating with diverse audiences.

Inclusion London is committed to equality, diversity and human rights and reflecting the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from Deaf or Disabled people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

We support flexible working and large aspects of these jobs could be done remotely, however some travel to London to attend face-to -face meetings may be required depending on the Public Health advice. 

Salary: £34,000 per annum pro rata

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Length of employment: 12 months fixed term contract  

Pension: Non-contributory pension 5%

Holiday:  25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata

To Apply:

Please click on the APPLY ON WEBSITE button below or above where you can download the application pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 15 June 2020

Candidates invited to interview will be informed by: 19 June 2020

Interviews will take place: Week Commencing 29 June 2020 via Zoom

About the Role

Christian Aid is looking for an outstanding individual to lead our UK advocacy and campaigns. The postholder will head a team of 15 people that influences government and parliament, leads our campaign strategy, mobilises our campaign supporters, and engages youth and child audiences in schools and churches. She or he will ensure that our advocacy and mobilisation is rooted in our policy and programmes, and leads to real change in the lives of people suffering from poverty and injustice. They will have the judgement, energy and experience needed to make Christian Aid a visible, robust and influential voice in the UK, who inspires our supporters and effectively engages those in positions of power. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, excellent communicator, and experienced in initiating and leading projects. They will represent Christian Aid externally, and be skilled at building networks and managing teams. They will be committed to Christian Aid's vision and values. We work with people of all faiths and none, to tackle poverty and injustice, and are an equal opportunities employer

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

NL Recruitment ins currently looking for a Campaigns Officer to join an education related charity based in London. Working closely with the Campaigns Manager, you will join a growing and ambitious team to deliver communications and behaviour change campaigns across the target areas.

As the Campaigns Officer, you will;

• Support the Campaigns Manager to develop campaign strategy and key messaging using behavioural science frameworks
• Plan and deliver engaging events for target audiences
• Build partnerships with local media and write press releases, media pitches and articles
• Develop social media plan to reach target audiences

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Campaigns Officer who has excellent verbal communication skills and is an excellent writer and proofreader. You will also have;

• Recent experience working as a campaigns officer on in a communications role with campaigning responsibilities
• Experience in working with journalists to secure positive national and regional media coverage
• Experience in managing digital and social media accounts and writing for different audiences/ contexts
• Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating campaigns
• Knowledge in behaviour change campaigning

Inclusion London is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Deaf or Disabled person for the post of:

Communications and Media Officer

Inclusion London is a leading disability equality organisation run by and for Deaf and Disabled people. We have built a national reputation for effective policy and campaign work and for providing innovative business and organisational support to local Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) in London.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Communications and Media Officer to help Inclusion London take our communications to the next level: developing and improving the coverage and effectiveness of our campaigns, justice and policy work across print, broadcasting and social media.

You will have experience of successfully using print, broadcasting and social media to support and raise the profile of campaigns; establishing relationships with key media contacts and influencers; developing high quality content for communications for diverse audiences including blog posts, emails, press releases, infographics and films and using the latest social media tools and approaches.

Inclusion London is committed to equality, diversity and human rights and reflecting the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from Deaf or Disabled people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

We support flexible working and large aspects of these jobs could be done remotely, however some travel to London to attend face-to -face meetings may be required depending on the Public Health advice. 

Salary:   £34,000 per annum pro rata

Hours:  21 hours per week

Length of employment: 12 month fixed term contract

Pension contribution:  Non-contributory pension 5%

Annual Leave:  25 days per year plus bank holidays pro rata

               

To Apply:

Please click on the APPLY ON WEBSITE button below or above where you can download the application pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, 15 June 2020

Candidates invited to interview will be informed by: 19 June 2020

Interviews will take place on: Week Commencing 29 June 2020 via Zoom

The Today For Tomorrow campaign was founded by The Big Issue in 2019 to embed long-termism, prevention and the interests of future generations at the heart of UK policymaking, and to advance Big Issue founder Lord Bird’s private member’s bill, the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, through the UK Parliament. We are looking for an experienced campaign manager to lead this project forwards.

Based in Lord Bird's Westminster office and The Big Issue's head office in Finsbury Park, the successful candidate will:

• Coordinate the overlapping arms of the campaign (parliamentary, government and partnerships) to maximum benefit
• Establish Today For Tomorrow as a respected cross-party, cross-sector campaign
• Set and deliver a political influencing strategy
• Seek to build a small team (over time)
• Lead on fundraising to sustain the campaign.

To succeed in this role, you must be an accomplished campaigner, with a track-record of success, a deep understanding of political advocacy and parliamentary processes, and the ability to work across party boundaries.

You will need to demonstrate a strong commitment to long-term, sustainable development or wellbeing policy, and have a passion for building successful partnerships. You will understand the challenges of long-term thinking in government policymaking.

You must have an excellent understanding of how to plan and influence decision-makers in government, Parliament and the media with excellent spoken and written communication skills.

You will need to be highly organised and prepared to manage the range of tasks involved in growing the campaign, adept at delivering to deadlines but with the ability to adapt to meet changing demands and priorities. Finally, you must be a self-starter with staying power who is excited to lead Today For Tomorrow and committed to the social objectives of The Big Issue.

The ideal candidate will also have experience of maintaining relationships and working closely with MPs, Peers and civil servants, plus experience of policy development and writing fundraising bids.

Big Issue staff benefits include a health care scheme, enhanced contribution to your workplace pension, life cover, unlimited access to our online Learner Library and up to 6 days paid leave per annum to care for a child or an elderly/sick relation.

As well as your CV, your application must include a letter setting out how your skills and experience are appropriate for this role, and how you would make this campaign successful. Please also include your current salary and the salary you are looking for.

Closing date:  Thursday 4th June 2020

Interviews (online if necessary): w/c 15th June 2020

Start date: July 2020 (negotiable)

Are you a leader working in campaigns who wants to change the world? Are you passionate about social justice and feminism? We are looking for a creative and highly collaborative individual to lead the Women in Prison Campaigns and Public Affairs team. You will be taking us to the next level of influence, creating powerful platforms for women with experience of the criminal justice system to lead change and strengthen the women's centre movement.

Great opportunity for a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives.

About us

National Voices is the leading coalition of health and care charities in England. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families and the voluntary organisations that work for them. We have more than 160 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. 

We do this by influencing policy, improving practice, and acting as a voice for voluntary organisations. We are well-respected, influential, and have a reputation for punching above our weight. 

Over the last 12 months we have restructured our team, developed a new business model and redesigned our strategy. Our goal is to close up the gap between policymakers and the people whose lives their decisions affect. This means we need to work more closely than ever with our members and the people they work with and for. We see it as part of our role to facilitate and strengthen action by people who use health and care services – advocating for better quality care for themselves and others.

Our new strategic focus means we now work through high profile partnerships and projects and we need to develop bespoke and overarching communications plans that explain our purpose and activities to a range of audiences. Good communication, with members, partners and stakeholders, is key to our success and we want to strengthen our capacity, which is why we are creating this new role. 

National Voices has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. We provide flexible and supportive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from people with a BAME background, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We would also like to encourage applications from candidates with personal experience of health and care. 

The role

The role of Communications Manager sits at the heart of the new National Voices team.

As our Communications Manager you will oversee and shape the organisation’s communications channels across social media, email campaigns, webinars (and when it is possible, physical events). Using these existing channels, and by introducing others if they are needed, you will ensure our members are aware of and engaged with our collaborative projects. Additionally, looking beyond our membership, you will devise communications strategies and plans to ensure the research and insight developed through our projects are noticed by the right people. These audiences could include health policy experts, decision-makers within the health and care system, government and parliamentarians, and users of health services among the general public.

This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives. You will already be a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. We don’t expect you to be an expert in every facet of communications yet, but this role will enable you to develop further whilst owning and driving forward the organisation’s communications function. 

The role reports to our Head of Membership and Engagement and you will also work closely with our CEO and Head of Policy. You will have line management responsibility for junior staff as well as managing a mix of specialist agency and consultant support. You will also work with communications and policy colleagues from our diverse members and partners, who span the health and care sector.

We are a small, collaborative and supportive team with big ambitions for the future of health and care. If you are looking for your next challenge, are keen to learn and develop, and want a role that will make a difference to people’s lives, please get in touch.

Communications Officer, London 

c. £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 some 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 our equal opportunities monitoring 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 application pack).

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

Closing date for applications:  noon, Thursday 11th June 2020 

On-line testing:  19-24th June 2020

Interview and practical exercise:  29th June 2020 

This fantastic campaigning organisation are looking to hire their first Communications Manager.

Please note this role is remotely based, either in the UK or in the EU

Within this role you can look forward to joining a small but growing team to be the first communications hire for the organisation, and take the lead on planning and delivery of impactful communications from across the comms mix. You will be developing and executing the communications plan for the organisation, as well as working closely with the senior team in the development and delivery of an impactful PR programme.

You will play a vital role in identify and utilising opportunities to promote the organisation across Europe and work alongside the fundraising team to help them incorporate communications fully into their support outreach and engagement work.

Further to this you will also take the lead on managing the organisations social media output, and act as the brand guardian for the organisation, ensuring that all publications and materials are on brand and on message.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced Communications professional
• Have experience across the communications mix, both online and offline
• Have a strong track record in the development and delivery of communications campaigns
• Strong experience in PR and Media Relations
• Strong stakeholder engagement ability

Tonic - Communications & Marketing Manager Salary - £35,000 per annum Permanent - Full Time Closing date for expressions of interest - 4th June at 5pm Tonic is a community business focused on creating vibrant and inclusive urban LGBT+ affirmative retirement communities where people can share common experiences, find mutual support and enjoy their later life. Tonic will provide homes with safe social spaces where older LGBT+ people can enjoy later life with the knowledge that support and culturally-appropriate care services are available if needed. There are currently no LGBT+ retirement communities in the UK. We intend to change this, to increase the choice available for older LGBT+ people, to remain active and connected to our community. We have the benefit of learning from our fellow projects across the globe, particularly the established projects in the USA, and are at an exciting time in our journey. Our first new apartments in London are due to be available in Summer 2020 and therefore we are now expanding our team. As Communications & Marketing Manager you will play a pivotal role leading our communication, marketing and advocacy work. You will be organising and attending events to engage our audiences, developing and delivering key communication outputs including campaigns, reports, policy briefings, webpages, newsletter, social media content, mailouts, press releases, contribution to TV/radio shows, speaking engagements and communications with our communities and customers. You will work in a small team reporting to the CEO. Your day to day role, among other things, will involve: ?Developing and implementing our communications and marketing strategy to amplify our community voice, engage our audiences and promote Tonic. ?Identifying our external audiences and tailoring our communications accordingly. ?Utilising a variety of platforms to communicate regularly with our specific communities and wider audiences. ?Acting as the primary contact for all media/press. ?Working with branding, marketing, PR consultants and corporate sponsors. ?Supporting the CEO in creating key documents, funding bids and reports. ?Utilising multiple communication channels to champion support for our work and to promote the social inclusion of older LGBT+ people. ?Visiting and engaging with customers to build understanding of their experience within our retirement communities and the LGBT+ community. ?Leading on providing administrative support, including organising and minute taking of board meetings, acting as Data Protecion Officer, and maintaining company records. ?Sharing in office management duties across the team, including handling general enquiries, providing an excellent standard of customer service ?Supporting the CEO by attending or presenting at conferences/events ?Offering flexibility and attend ad hoc evening meetings as required We are ideally looking for individuals who can demonstrate much of the following: ?Demonstrable experience within a communications or marketing role with evidence of successful outcomes. ?Experience of working within an organisation with a strong social purpose. ?Track record of creating internal and external communications plans across various platforms and dealing with press enquiries. ?Strong ability to communicate in writing. ?Able to speak publicly confidently. ?Ability to manage a website and proficient in social media. IT literate. ?Experience of working within the LGBT sector and/or housing or care sectors (desirable) In addition, you must be self-motivated and an empathetic, strong listener with exceptional communication skills. Ideally you will have an awareness of the wider LGBT+ community and the requirements that residents will have, including things like health issues and access to appropriate services. Rather than just being "LGBT+ friendly" our services will be actively affirming of the lives, histories, needs and aspirations of LGBT+ people. This does not imply exclusion of those who do not identify as LGBT+, but actively values those who respect and celebrate LGBT+ people. If you are an experienced communications and marketing professional and are excited to be part of this next stage of the Tonic journey, then we want to hear from you! To receive the Communications & Marketing Manager job description + information pack, and for full details on how to apply, please contact Holly [email protected] Badenoch + Clark: [email protected] You can also click 'APPLY NOW' to make an expression of interest by submitting your most recent, relevant CV for review and Holly will come back to you with further details. Badenoch + Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch + Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch + Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://www.badenochandclark.com/en-gb/candidate-privacy