The Almshouse Association is an essential component of the almshouse movement; we continue to provide support, information and guidance on a broad range of general and specific issues, to over 1600 independent almshouse member charities that provide around 35,000 dwellings across the United Kingdom.

Using your experience as a Campaign Manager you will engage and influence a wide range of people, including stakeholders, you will work strategically on multiple projects which will run simultaneously and will be able to demonstrate substantial experience in running events. 

If you are the right person and fit with our values of operating with integrity, respect and delivering excellence, you will be a great fit for our team!

At least five years previous experience of campaign management is a must for the role .

I am currently working with a growing charity, looking to develop a viral campaign to raise awareness, support the NHS and health care systems and ultimately raise funds.

The charity has never before embarked on a campaign like this, so require someone who has previous experience of developing an online, viral campaign and bought it to a worldwide stage.

The client is setting a viral challenge which would be shared on social media for friends and family to partake. They have the pieces of the puzzle but need the expertise to put it all together and launch.

This is a very exciting time for the charity, so will be a great opportunity to get involved at the early stages with potential to grow further.

The rate is based on a salary of £35k with the higher value being a Ltd/ Umbrella worker. They can be flexible however. This role is also working from home.

If this sounds like something you have done before and would like to get involved, we would love to hear from you.

Starting Salary: £39,396 - £40,745 p.a.

Contract: Full time, Permanent 

Position Description

Job Profile

Working as part of CAFOD’s Campaigns team, you will play a pivotal role in planning and delivering hard-hitting campaigns that tackle the root causes of global poverty and injustice. You will lead on engaging the Catholic community of England and Wales with CAFOD’s campaigning activities and ensure our key audiences are fully informed and updated on the issues we are campaigning on. You will also play a central role in engaging Parliamentarians as part of our campaigns, ensuring that our supporters are having a meaningful impact on decision makers.    

Key Responsibilities 

Developing and overseeing campaigns engagement strategies

• Working closely with the Campaign Manager, develop and deliver campaigns engagement plans which form part of CAFOD’s campaigns strategies.
• Ensure that CAFOD’s supporters play an active role in winning campaigns and influencing decision-makers.
• Develop and deliver supporter journeys for new and existing supporters so that they become, or continue to be, active CAFOD supporters. 

Managing supporter communication outputs

• Ensure that public campaigning materials and tactics are being used effectively to bring about political change in support of CAFOD’s campaigns.
• Ensure supporters receive regular updates about CAFOD’s campaigns, including management of the Campaigns Updates and Campaign E-alerts.
• With the Campaigns Manager, lead on the production of regular communications content for campaigners (print and online), both writing content directly and overseeing the delegating and outsourcing of communications materials relevant to CAFOD campaigns. 

Engaging Parliamentarians with CAFOD’s campaigns

• Support CAFOD’s engagement with parliamentarians to ensure that supporters are having an impact on decision makers. Including, but not limited to, organising political events and attending lobbying meetings or parliamentary events.
• Oversee CAFOD’s relationship with the Parliamentary Friends of CAFOD All Party Parliamentary Group, ensuring the group are utilised to help win CAFOD campaigns.  
• Work with the Campaigns Manager to coordinate the CAFOD’s MP Correspondents programme.
• Work with colleagues across CAFOD to coordinate and record CAFOD’s engagement with Parliamentarians 

Managing audience development & oversight of key supporter groups

• Work closely with the Catholic community to maximise their engagement with CAFOD’s campaigns.
• Ensure the Campaigns team has a clear understanding of our key audiences in the Catholic community and that this knowledge is applied to campaign strategies.
• Develop and maintain clear profiles for these audiences to ensure they are effectively engaged.
• Ensure that input from key Catholic audiences’ feeds into planning, development and implementation of campaigns. 

Representing CAFOD in external meetings

• Play an active role in NGO coalitions to ensure the best ways of reaching CAFOD’s supporters are included in any coalition plans.
• Work with the wider sector to maximise supporter engagement in campaigns.
• Act as a spokesperson for CAFOD on our campaigns with supporters or the media. 

Managing the Campaigns Outreach Co-Ordinator and other staff as required

• To provide effective management for the Campaigns Outreach Co-ordinator in line with CAFOD standards. 

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

  

Person Specification  

Understanding our context

• Understanding of the Catholic church and knowledge of the Catholic community in England and Wales.
• Strong grasp of international development and global justice issues, including an understanding of the causes of global poverty and inequality.

 Making change happen

• Proven experience of working on successful campaigns for social change, ideally on international issues.
• Familiarity with the UK Parliamentary system and knowledge of how to influence decision makers, including experience working with UK Parliamentarians and/or civil servants.

 Working together

• Proven written and spoken communications skills, including the ability to translate complex ideas into accessible materials for a wide variety of audiences.
• Track record of bringing creative ideas to campaigns and communications outputs.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with experience of working with multiple stakeholders and as part of a team.
• Leaderships skills, with experience of project-management and/or people management.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

 

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

 

Please note interviews will be held w/c 20th July 2020

Do you believe in the life-changing benefits of physical activity and sport?

Do you have the skills to help drive our new charity forward?

Together Active is a newly-formed charitable organisation (formerly Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent) working across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. We exist to create active places and healthy lives through physical activity and sport. We are part of a national network of Active Partnerships, funded by Sport England and our local partners. 

We are looking appoint a Digital, Campaigns and Health Manager with values strongly aligned to our own:

The Digital, Campaigns & Health Manager will drive Together Active’s approach to digital innovation, chiefly through the strategic management of our Open Data-driven platform Active My Way. You will be responsible for our Information, Advice and Guidance service with a particular focus on stakeholder communications and campaigns. You will influence and support health partners in ensuring physical activity features strongly in policy and investment.

Communications and Campaigns Manager

FTE £50,000 - £55,000 + benefits

21 hours per week (happy to talk flexible working)

10 months fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Wimbledon

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. We’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years, helping members build their professional expertise and organisations build their HR and leadership capability. Given the many recent changes in the world of work, there has never been a more interesting and important time to join us. We offer a friendly and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities and benefits such as 28 days’ holiday, free access to LinkedIn Learning and flexible working arrangements.

The Role

As Communications and Campaigns Manager, you will develop engaging communications campaigns and activities that support the CIPD’s social impact strategy of equipping our members to drive positive change in the world of work through practical action and volunteering. You will strengthen the CIPD’s brand reputation and maximises our impact and voice.

This is an exciting time to join the CIPD. The world of work is changing and the CIPD is at the heart of important debates around the future of work, the ‘good work’ agenda and key workplace issues such as skills, productivity and inclusion.

Please note some UK-wide travel may be required for attendance at meetings and external events.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working with the Social Impact and Innovation Lead and Brand & Communications team to drive the CIPD’s impact against its mission of ‘championing better work and working lives’
• Driving the strategy and delivery of an integrated communications plan (encompassing member communication, wider marketing, media and social media) around our social impact, working with the Brand & Communications team to maximising all CIPD channels
• Working with colleagues to ensure that the social impact work directly contributes to enhancing the CIPD’s brand and profile, as well as the role of the people profession, amongst key audiences
• Driving the Social Impact and Innovation team’s programme of work that support communications activity (including surveys, external research and collaborations, case study collection and output creation) around our social impact programmes and activities. This includes providing comms support and guidance to social impact programme leads as required
• Proactively identifying and leading on opportunities for collaboration with third parties and external stakeholders and managing these relationships to maximise positive exposure for the CIPD. 
• Being a lead representative for the CIPD to key national stakeholders, where required, upholding our reputation and brand through excellent leadership and communication at external meetings and presentations
• Working with the Social Impact and Innovation team on developing communications to support the implementation of an outreach strategy to potential funding partners
• Measuring the effectiveness of communications and campaigns – focusing on outcomes, not just outputs
• Working with the Internal Communications team to increase awareness of the work of the Social Impact and Innovation team and make connections with other departments where relevant.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Experience of developing and delivering communications and campaign strategies
• Strong experience of delivering multi-channel audience-led communications campaigns with impact
• Experience of representing an organisation to senior external stakeholders
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Experience of writing copy to an excellent standard in a variety of styles (e.g. marketing and campaigns collateral, press releases, feature articles, web, social media)
• A proactive approach to relationship building and a high level of diplomacy, with the ability to manage difficult situations at all levels
• Ability to manage a wide-range of external suppliers and internal colleagues to deliver a range of discrete projects, events and outputs, on time and within budget
• Good presentation skills, confidence, resilience, and determination
• Working knowledge of volunteering, membership organisations, the world of business and public policy is desirable.

Please note, this advert is due to close on Tuesday 7 July 2020.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations, then click APPLY.

CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual!

The CIPD define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value all our employees, customers and clients as people. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible.

Communications and Campaigns Manager (Regions, Nations and International)

£43,000 – £48,000 + benefits

Permanent

35 hours per week (happy to talk flexible working)

Wimbledon

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. We’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years, helping members build their professional expertise and organisations build their HR and leadership capability. Given the many recent changes in the world of work, there has never been a more interesting and important time to join us. We offer a friendly and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities and benefits such as 28 days’ holiday, free access to LinkedIn Learning and flexible working arrangements.

The Role

As Communications and Campaigns Manager, in this new role, you will play a key role in delivering campaigns that can be adapted and maximised to reach new audiences across the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia. You will be working closely with teams within these areas, developing a clear understanding of their priorities, devolved policies and opportunities. You will also ensure we have a clear, coherent, and consistent narrative aligned to our strategic priorities and purpose, developing activities that support our customer propositions, strengthen the CIPD’s brand reputation and maximises our impact and voice.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and facilitating the development of plans to support the regions, nations and international offices with their communications activities
• Working with the local teams to identify and maximise opportunities that align with the overall communication strategy and plan
• Working with the rest of the communications team to ensure the teams in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia have the support they need to communicate effectively
• Developing key message hierarchies, content, templates and materials for audiences and channels, including press, in the different geographical areas
• Working with the Research, Policy and Content directorate team to ensure relevant content is created, curated and communicated in an engaging way with our different target audiences: taking content and research findings and communicating this to our members, wider HR community and priority stakeholders
• Being the main point of contact for regions, nations and international offices on communication activity, providing timely and meaningful information
• Measuring the effectiveness of our communications and campaigns – focusing on outcomes, not just outputs. And communicate our success to the business
• Supporting the communications team with the overall development and execution of campaigns where required.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Experience of developing and delivering communications and campaign strategies
• Strong experience of delivering multi-channel audience-led communications campaigns with impact
• Experience of working with remote teams and building relationships
• Experience of developing key messages and content
• An excellent writer and communicator, able to create compelling copy for a range of audiences and channels
• A real team player able to work across several teams in the business in a pleasant and courteous manner with a ‘can do’ attitude
• A strong work ethic with a commitment to excellence and results
• Able to represent the organisation when working with partners and suppliers
• Proven ability to measure and evaluate communications campaigns outputs and impact
• Experience working in a membership organisation or similar is desirable
• Stakeholder mapping and management expertise with a focus on government, academia & business and HR leaders is also desirable.

Please note, this advert is due to close on Tuesday 14 July 2020.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations, then click APPLY.

CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual!

The CIPD define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value all our employees, customers and clients as people. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion, or belief.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible.

Digital Campaign Manager

Reporting to Campaign Director

Full time, fixed term, 12-month contract

Salary: approximately ~£30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Rolling applications, with a view to recruit ASAP. London based

We’re hiring an expert digital campaigner to develop and deliver powerful on and offline campaign activities for Make My Money Matter. The job requires developing and  implementing effective tactics and strategies that build our communication channels, engage and mobilise our members, and activate people into meaningful advocacy actions in support of our mission. We are hugely ambitious about increasing our digital reach, impact and engagement, and want a creative campaigner to help drive this expansion. We want someone who is passionate about Make My Money Matter’s mission and is excited to join a new campaign working to transform the financial system.

About Us

Spearheaded by film maker, SDG advocate and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis, Make My Money Matter is a brand new, people-powered campaign fighting for a world where we all know where our money goes, and where we can demand it’s invested to build a better future.

Starting with pensions, we’re going to help people understand the impacts of their money, and we’re going to enable them to demand it does better. We’re going to connect this call with decision makers in the private and the public sector. And together, we’ll ensure that the financial system transforms to put people and planet on a par with profit.

Doing this, we’ll help move trillions of pounds – away from the destructive, harmful investments of the past, and into those which help build a future we can all be proud of.

Our campaign includes three core workstreams:

1. Public Campaign: We’re going to tell the story of how we can create a better future for people and planet, and of how our money can do good while it grows – without compromising on returns. We’re going to show people what their money does now, and give them a call to action to demand it does better in the future
2. High Profile Partnerships: We’re convening NGOs, businesses, universities, local authorities, and public figures, and helping them work with their pension fund to make positive, progressive changes that ensures their money aligns with their values
3. Policy and Advocacy: We’re working with a core set of partners, including advocacy groups, government agencies, and the finance industry, to create a unifying call for high priority, high impact policy reforms that can transform the system from within. We’ll advocate for this manifesto at key national and global moments, including COP26 and 2021 G7.

About the role:

We are recruiting an exceptional Digital Campaign Manager on an initial fixed term, one-year contract. This role will report into the Campaigns Director, with responsibility for driving our offline community mobilisation and member engagement. This individual will develop strategies to attract, recruit and engage our supporter base, and amplify our advocacy efforts through on and offline mobilization.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to join a high profile, brand new start up committed to changing the world as one our first full time team members.

Who we’re looking for:

This will be a diverse role requiring someone who is as adept in crafting and delivering effective online campaigns which mobilise the public to action as they are in developing strategies to influence political leaders and cross sector partners. We need someone who understands the links between policy, advocacy, campaigns and media, and knows which supporting tactics to deploy and when.

We’re seeking a personable self-starter with experience in creative communications, digital marketing and campaigns. S/he will be a flexible and enthusiastic team player with a track record of problem solving, creativity and delivering in a fast-moving and/or start up environment. They will be able to demonstrate excellent understanding of digital techniques to mobilize and motivate supporters, and ideally will have experience working on climate, finance or development issues.

As Digital Campaigns Manager, you’ll be responsible for:

• Devising, developing and delivering impactful, creative online and off-line campaigns which promote Make My Money Matter’s policy and advocacy messages to a diverse audience
• Helping to create engaging content and materials (member emails, action pages, blogs, social content) that encourage people to get involved and take action, grow our membership, and improve engagement rates
• Leading on the development and management of MMMM’s supporter engagement strategy, ensuring a growth in the quality and quantity of our supporters
• Engaging MMMM members and activists to lobby key decision makers (in business, government and the finance industry) and to support our core policy and advocacy targets
• Developing and implementing strategies for MMMM’s online content on social media platforms (principally Facebook and Twitter) 
• Managing the campaign website, digital tools and social media channels
• Supporting the design and delivery of stunts, events and other public facing activities
• Engaging with relevant coalitions and networks, ensuring both the effectiveness of coalition work and that MMMM’s positions are well represented
• Monitoring delivery of the digital campaign, learn from best practice and evidence and adapt our approach where necessary to achieve objectives
• Managing partnerships with selected digital agencies as required

Ideally you’ll have experience and understanding of:

• Working within the field of digital communications, marketing or campaigning 
• Managing digital campaigns and of working with digital advocacy platforms
• Developing innovative public mobilisation campaigns
• Writing and editing skills and experience of campaign and digital testing
• Email marketing and social media best practices
• Managing projects and organising public events and stunts
• Working with prominent individuals, i.e. influential media/political figures  
• Building partnerships and establishing and maintaining strong networks
• Organizational and prioritisation skills with strong attention to detail 
• Working on initiatives related to sustainable finance, climate, development or public policy
• The links between policy, partnerships, campaigning and media
• Using evidence and insight to promote change

You’ll also be:

• Committed to Make My Money Matter’s aims
• Good at working in a team, willing to get stuck in, positive and proactive.
• Able to work well in entrepreneurial settings, often independently, and with tight deadlines
• Authorised to work in the UK

In return, we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working
• A fantastic opportunity to make an impact in the world
• Working with a highly-visible, mission-driven organisation
• A supportive, inclusive environment, and an amazing, vibrant team

How to apply

Please submit your CV and one page cover letter  with “Digital Campaigns Manager Application” in the subject line. Please include current employment status and likely notice period. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview.

Diversity and inclusion

We strive to create a fair and healthy environment where all colleagues feel challenged, valued and supported. We aim to cultivate a culture of collaboration and respect, where our people are highly engaged, and individual contributions are celebrated. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds

I'm working with a leading international human rights organisation to find their next Communications and Campaigns Manager .

This is a globally influential position with a particular focus on developing and implementing Campaigns and Communications, as well as developing relationships with major writers, in line with the strategic plan. Working closely with the Digital Manager and Regional Coordinators, you will oversee external outputs and build strategic relationships with high-profile writers to support the organisation's campaigning and literary work.

The charity is looking for a highly experienced and articulate communications professional with proven ability to write clearly and persuasively, in a range of formats and for different audiences. Experience of managing and updating a website, including demonstrable web publishing, copywriting and online editorial skills is also important. Naturally, central to the role is a commitment to the organisation's aim of promoting and ensuring freedom of speech is a cornerstone of global society.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in London.

This position requires occasional international travel.

Salary £36,000 - £39,000 per year

2 year FTC, Full-time

I am working to a quick turnaround as the charity are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. If you would like an informal chat about this position, please send your CV to [email protected] Please note that only relevant applicants will be contacted.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jubilee Debt Campaign is recruiting a Digital Campaigner to lead our digital campaigning and communications work.

This is a key role in the organisation and crucial to the success of our campaigns. You’d be joining at a time when debt is gaining in prominence as an issue, and it’s crucial we campaign for a just response in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis.

Working across all of our campaigns, from the global south debt crisis to the UK’s growing household debt trap, you’ll be writing accessible, punchy and inspiring copy; overseeing our social media channels; building webpages, actions and emails; commissioning on and offline communications products; and ensuring we have the digital systems in place to recruit, engage and retain supporters and measure impact. This is a big job in a small but highly effective and growing team.

We’re looking for someone with a background in digital organising, who has a range of experience and a passion for social justice. This is a broad role, with a lot of scope to develop different projects and campaigns. We’re not expecting you to be expert in everything, but you’ll need the skills and experience to produce engaging content and to champion digital engagement within the organisation. This is a great time to join and a fantastic role for a skilled digital campaigner.

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

For more information including how to apply, see the attached recruitment pack or visit our website.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 13 July. Interviews will be on Tuesday 28 July.

Want to use your skills in campaigning to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as our Global Head of Campaigns to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

The WaterAid Global Campaigns team plays a leadership role across the WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid's major advocacy and campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6. We deliver an ambitious agenda, grounded in national level change and impact.

This is a full time, permanent role. The location of this post is flexible to countries where WaterAid has an established office. A consideration will be that this post will spend a significant amount of time working with colleagues and team members based in the UK. There will be some travel required, including to the UK if the person is located in another country.

As our Global Head of Campaigns you will have a leadership role in shaping and championing WaterAid's global advocacy priorities and its global campaigns. You will have strong political judgement, have excellent campaign networks that can be leveraged and be able to take complex policy and change processes and build compelling messaging and a clear campaign trajectory. You will have a track record of achieving political change in multiple countries and be adept at using an array of tactics including lobbying, public campaigning and the media.

As the manager of a team, you will have experience in matrix, remote or distance management and the ability to coach, motivate and develop a high performing team to deliver change. You'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close one minute before midnight (UK time) on Sunday 12 July. Availability for interview is required between 3-7 August.

This is an office-based post in a country where WaterAid has a presence. In particular, we are encouraging people with extensive experience of working in the Global South to apply. This post will have to work closely with colleagues and with line reports that are currently based in the UK, so time zones that make working in another country practicably feasible will be a consideration when choosing applicants.

The UK-based salary for this role is £48,900 to £51,500 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits. Salaries/benefits for different countries will vary in line with WaterAid's country salary scales.

Additional Information WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• SabbaticalsVolunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in September 2020 and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship or relocation for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the country to which you are applying.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us
 

The Campaign and Digital Communications Senior Manager (CDCSM) develops the marketing, communications and digital strategic plan and is responsible for the design and implementation of the operational plans for the global awareness campaign Rare Disease Day. The CDCSM will also drive the decision process for the messaging, co‐created with the 60 national patient organisation partners leveraging the analysis from a recent strategic campaign review. The CDCSM will achieve a more robust outreach and engagement, coupled with new media relation reaching more than 300 million people living with a rare disease globally. Finally, working with the international advocacy team, the CDCSM will produce advocacy toolkits and materials aimed to inform and capacity build patient advocates.
Motivated to work at an NGO and committed to our cause, the CDCSM will also contribute to marketing, international media and digital strategy across the organisations’ websites, events, programs, social media and publications, working closely with the Communications Senior Manager and the Web Technology Manager.
The CDCSM reports to the Strategic Communications and Marketing Director and is part of the larger Awareness, Public Engagement and Events team.
The position is recruited for EURORDIS’ Paris Office (Brussels and Barcelona offices to be considered).

EURORDIS‐Rare Diseases Europe is a unique, non‐profit alliance of over 900 rare disease patient organisations from over 70 countries that work together to improve the lives of the 30 million people living with a rare disease in Europe. By connecting patients, families and patient groups, as well as by bringing together all stakeholders and mobilising the rare disease community, EURORDIS strengthens the patient voice and shapes research, policies and patient services.

Since 2008, EURORDIS has led patients and patient groups globally to raise awareness for people living with a rare disease and their families via the communications campaign for Rare Disease Day (the last day of February each year). Up from 16 countries participating in 2008, 2020’s edition saw thousands of events taking place in over 100 countries. EURORDIS coordinates national partners to determine campaign core messaging, to translate and disseminate the campaign. EURORDIS is responsible for producing adaptable visuals and videos which are freely accessed by thousands of patient groups and other stakeholders interested in improving the lives of people living with a rare disease.

The outreach campaign has the ambition to trigger change for people living with a rare disease and to link to the broader advocacy efforts of rare disease patients emphasising equity in human and social rights alongside healthcare needs for people living with a rare disease and their families.

The campaign benefits from public, patient association and private funding.This position comes at an exciting time with potentially new funding for the program which would enable us to scale up the Rare Disease Day. A key component of this role will be implementing any new grant objectives.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Awareness campaign, social media and digital marketing

Patient advocacy capacity building tools

Campaign outreach and communications​

EURORDIS communications

See the attached job description for full details.

Skills and experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and 6‐8 years’ professional experience in communications and marketing for a global organisation or brand (within the health, public affairs or NGO sector a plus).
• Experience building and executing international or global marketing campaigns, communications plans, measurement tools and digital strategies in a complex ecosystem.
• Experience working with a major international awareness campaign highly desirable
• Experience in community and public engagement, engaging participation of multiple partners and actors
• Experience managing communication or campaign budgets and suppliers including marketing agencies and graphic designers.
• Creative with a passion for creating visual elements. Experience in producing video campaign elements a plus
• Autonomous, proactive and highly driven
• Sensitive to working for a cause and with genuine interest in understanding the challenges of people living with a rare disease and their families.
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with skills including: managing meetings, presenting, reporting to management, co‐creating with national partners, strategic planning, verbal and written communication, organisational and time management abilities
• Ability to work with several operational team members and patient organisation partners with varying backgrounds and levels of English understanding.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite but also well‐trained in photoshop, video software and other graphic design or photo tools.
• Fluent English speaker with excellent written and oral communication skills in English is a must (excelling in persuasive and influential writing)
• Good level in French desirable; other European language(s) a plus

Want to use your skills in campaigning to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as our Senior Communications Campaigner to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

The WaterAid Global Campaigns team plays a leadership role across the WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid's major advocacy and campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6. We deliver an ambitious agenda, grounded in national level change and impact.

This is a full time, one-year contract. The location of this role is flexible and can be based in a country where there is a WaterAid office. There will be some travel required, in particular if the successful candidate is based outside the UK.

As our Senior Communications Campaigner, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering WaterAid's external communications in order to achieve advocacy goals. You will work with policy, advocacy and communication colleagues across the organisation to translate complex policy messaging into compelling advocacy messages and products. You will harness digital communication channels to effectively influence decision-makers at international, regional and country levels.

You will be an exceptional writer who is politically savvy and can write messaging that gains traction with advocacy targets. You will have a track record of achieving impact through communication plans, in particular using digital channels. You will be dynamic and strategic in your communications approach, and will be a strong project manager who can work with teams across multiple countries and departments.

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close one minute before midnight UK time on Sunday 12 July. Availability for interview is required between 27 - 31 July.

This is an office-based post in a country where WaterAid has a presence. In particular, we are encouraging people with extensive experience of working in the Global South to apply. This post will have to work closely with colleagues that are currently based in the UK, so time zones that make working in another country practicably feasible will be a consideration when choosing applicants.

The UK-based salary for this role is £36,500 to £38,500 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits. Salaries/benefits for different countries will vary in line with WaterAid's country salary scales.

Additional Information
WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in Sept 2020 and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship or relocation for this post.In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the country to which you are applying.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us
 

Help to tackle the biggest scientific and health challenges and opportunities facing our society.

From basic research through clinical application to healthcare delivery, the Academy of Medical Sciences champions innovation and transforms patient outcomes. We’re here to promote excellence, nurture a new generation of medical researchers and bring academia, industry and the NHS together whilst shaping policy on the world stage. Our prestige and influence allow us to have a transformative impact on policy and research.

The post holder will play a key role in the Academy’s policy team, primarily overseeing our research base policy work. These activities will require close working with the Academy’s Fellows and other experts and stakeholders to identify and analyse key policy issues; coordinating, supporting and advising the Academy’s President, Honorary Officers and Fellows in meetings with key decision makers; and leading the delivery of key parts of the Academy’s advocacy work. The post holder will be a key part of the Academy’s work to sustain and enhance the medical research environment in the UK.

A team player with demonstrable experience of influencing the policymaking process, you will have a strong appetite to harness connections across research disciplines, sectors and communities. First-rate communication skills and attention to detail are essential. The post holder will be expected to foster excellent relationships with Fellows, external partners and key stakeholders.

Excellent benefits include: generous leave allowance, Academy pension scheme, and travel assistance amongst others. The Academy is usually located in refurbished, friendly offices near Oxford Circus. We are currently following government guidance and all staff are working remotely. We will be reviewing this regularly and will return to the office once this is appropriate and feasible.

Role duration: 2 years fixed term

For a full job specification and to apply, please click ‘apply’ to be taken to our website. CVs in isolation will not be accepted. No agencies please.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 7 July 2020.

Interviews will take place week commencing 20 July 2020.

Key Responsibilities

· Manage the organisation’s public affairs activities, ensuring Independent Age plays a meaningful role in shaping future legislation, policy and practice.

· Develop and co-implement strong and engaging influencing strategies across our key policy themes, ensuring these are integrated with policy and campaigning.

· Identify, and assess the effectiveness of, opportunities and mechanisms to increase political stakeholder engagement and persuade decision makers to take positive action.

· Support a senior stakeholder engagement strategy to enable and empower the CEO and Head of Policy and Influencing to effectively build that charity’s profile.

· Lead the creation of briefings for political stakeholders, committee evidence submissions, parliamentary questions and take advantage of other opportunities presented through the parliamentary system. Always ensuring the voice and experience of people in later life is amplified.

· Work closely with the other Managers in the department (3 x Policy and 1 x Campaigns) to ensure an integrated approach to policy and influencing activity, including playing an active part in cross department working groups.

· Input into the longer-term Policy and Influencing strategy, and business plans, so that all members of the Public Affairs team know what they are working towards and why.

· Lead a programme of events to raise the charity’s profile primarily in Westminster, at party conferences, and if appropriate in key local constituencies.

· Ensure functioning systems are in place to keep abreast of the political environments and horizon scan effectively.

· Line manage and professionally develop the Public Affairs team.

· Jointly manage the Influencing team budget, ensuring activity is costed, reported on and that we get good value for money.

· Support the organisations long term policy and influencing strategy development, including by feeding in ideas and expertise on influencing in the four nations of the UK.

· Have fun and challenge yourself at work, model the charity’s values and abide by our policies and practices.

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

· Significant experience of developing successful strategies to influence legislation or government policy.

· Demonstrable working knowledge of the UK political system and the mechanisms and tactics that can be used to secure change.

· A good understanding of how public affairs interacts with policy and campaigning to make positive change happen, including a strong understanding of Westminster, Whitehall and local government.

· Proven ability to write professionally, and tailor written language to different audiences e.g. when writing MP/Peer briefings, evidence submissions and formal letters.

· An understanding of the issues faced by older people.

· Experience of building good working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including a proven ability to influence politicians and decision makers.

· Strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak to people at all levels in person, by phone and email. 

· Experience of working independently and proactively to meet strict deadlines on a number of concurrent tasks.

· Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

· Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office packages.

· Willingness to work outside of regular office hours and overtime during busy spells.

Job descriptions are not exhaustive and the post-holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of the role.

Independent Age is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination and all employees are expected to adhere to the principles set out in our Equal Opportunities Policy.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and we expect all colleagues to share in this commitment. As part of our recruitment and selection process, we require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for all individuals who work with our service users.