Job Description
LMK is looking for an organized, creative and dynamic Fundraising Manager to diversify and drive forward its fundraising activity, growing income streams. Reporting to the Co-Founders, the successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the Evaluation Manager, Programme Manager and Relationship Manager.

The Fundraising Manager will have a substantial, proven track record of successful fundraising and developing and sustaining partnerships in the third sector; and of how to build financial sustainability in a fast-growing organisation. They will be highly organized, creative and bring excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to inspire others about their work.

Joining the team at a moment of expansion, the Fundraising Manager would provide the fuel for this growth as well as valuable thought leadership to the charity’s senior managers and Board of Trustees, helping them expand into new areas, increase sustainability and deepen relationships with key stakeholders. Finally, the Fundraising Manager will be passionate about the work that we do creating a prevention programme against domestic violence, relationship abuse and sexual assault for young people in London.

Responsibilities:

• Drive forward the charity’s fundraising operations, growing income streams, with an emphasis on diversification. This will include prospect research, prioritisation and bid writing.
• To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems for all donors, including trusts and foundations.
• Responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, including providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity.
• Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including working with the charity’s co-founders on a 3-year fundraising plan, partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with a range of funding partners.
•  Contribute to the overall direction of LMK - analysing the long-term fundraising needs, outlining any necessary changes to operations or strategy and offering quarterly fundraising reports to board
• Working closely with the senior management team, particularly evaluation, to make sure the necessary monitoring is in place for all funding applications.
• Report to LMK’s Co-Founders and manage freelance bid writers at busy periods.
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities in line with LMK’s policies and procedures.

Essential Skills

• A strong commitment to young people, and an appreciation of why relationship education is vital for health and happiness.
• A proven track record managing fundraising for a charity, achieving specified targets and securing 5 or 6 figure sums, managing the donor cycle from initial stages through to stewardship.
• Knowledge of fundraising from a variety of sources, including some of the following: corporates, major donors, events, individual giving, local authorities and trusts and foundations.
• Organizational skills – employing tactics to manage and prioritise workload and manage a number of projects with deadlines at the same time.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail, with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in person and in writing to a variety of audiences
• A ‘start-up mentality’ – self-motivated, comfortable with change and collaborative.
• Ability to work flexibly, adapting to a rapidly changing demands and opportunities while retaining clear strategic focus.
• Able to build meaningful relationships with a variety of people both internally and externally.
• Motivated by working for an organisation with a strong social purpose
• Excellent team working, collaboration and people skills in particular the ability to articulate ideas to colleagues and senior management
• Excited at the prospect of playing a vital role in LMK’s growth across London.
• A knowledge of the VAWG sector, Education sector or working with young people would be preferable, although not essential.
• Able to work in a way that celebrates diversity, upholds LMK values and respects everyone LMK interacts with (including: volunteers, staff members, stakeholders and workshop participants).

CPD and Safeguarding

• Hold a DBS certificate or be willing to let us run a check.
• Be willing to comply with our policies and procedures relating to child protection, confidentiality and data protection.

LMK strives to create a fair and healthy environment where all our colleagues feel valued and able to be their authentic selves at work. We understand that our people have commitments and personal interests outside of work and so we create a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best.

LMK values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity. We welcome all applicants from any race, ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality or any other protected characteristic.

We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. Please let us know, by contacting us separately if you need any adjustments or changes to be made during the recruitment process because of a disability or long-term health condition

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

The Community Manager will support a local team within Nottingham delivering a range of Asset Based Community Development community projects. They will lead the team to manage local volunteers, working alongside older people who are lonely and/or isolated, or living in poverty, working together to create personalised plans that support people become more connected within their community and enhance their lives. 

We would be looking for you to bring your experience of either delivering community projects, ideally focused on social isolation, or of projects working with older people. You will be passionate about working in communities and alongside partners; Confident developing and managing a team and volunteers to deliver these projects in the community, working with flexibility and autonomy.

With strong communication skills and the ability to develop excellent relationships, you will also be able to prepare engaging case study reports and data. 

We would also require you to travel around Nottingham to meet older people, volunteers, local organisations and members of your team.

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are Purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work.  We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities.  We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.  In line with the current guidance in relation to the activity to be undertaken in this role, an Enhanced DBS Certificate will be also be required.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22 December.

Location: Based remotely, with some travel expected to Guildford 

Salary: £26,520 per annum

Contract: Full time, 12-month fixed term contract with possible extension

Excel within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling. Cycling UK is the national cycling charity. We campaign nationally and locally for safe and attractive cycling conditions, as well as promoting cycling in all its forms for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through our local volunteer groups and nationally co-ordinated projects.

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic, and committed person to drive Cycling UK’s campaigns, all aimed at removing barriers to cycling. The role includes lead responsibility for coordinating our May election 2022 campaigns, and our infrastructure campaigning. Excellent written, interpersonal, and communication skills are a must for this role, to support our vision to get millions more people cycling.

If you’ve got the political nous, campaigning skills, and enthusiasm to champion cycling and get the UK cycling, then we want to hear from you! The campaigns officer will report to Cycling UK’s head of campaigns.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Visit our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details available on our website).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 10 December 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

We’re a national charity helping to build a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. For more than 45 years we’ve empowered spinal cord injured people to rebuild their lives after injury.

Roughly 2,500 people each year sustain or acquire a spinal cord injury, and we’re currently undergoing a period of rapid development to create a network of support available to every spinal cord injured person in the UK. We’re set to become a true association of people and partners, working together to give spinal cord injured people the support they need and deserve.

Job Title: Campaigns Coordinator
Reporting to: Campaigns Manager
Contract Term: Full time, permanent
Location: London and Milton Keynes (flexibility required due to the nature of the role)
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours

Role Requirements

The vision of SIA’s Campaigns Team is to be a campaigning voice that acts as an agent for change for spinal cord injured (SCI) people and for organisational growth. To help deliver this vision, the Campaigns Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the research, development and implementation of SIA’s range of national and local campaigns.

The Campaigns Coordinator will make full use of all of SIA’s resources, membership and supporters to build a strong evidence base and coordinate activities that will:

• Actively support the effective and successful delivery of campaigns which energise the SCI

community, politicians, funders and the public.

• Help develop an active campaigning network of SIA staff, SCI people, charities, health and corporate partners.

• Develop and deliver innovative campaigning strategy and tactics that bring about successful campaign outcomes and create and attract fundraising opportunities.

The Campaigns Coordinator role is central to the success of SIA’s campaigning activities, and delivering lasting change that supports people with a sci and enables them to lead a fulfilled life.

Closing date:13th December 2021 at 5pm

Interviews: 17th December 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Campaigns Officer to join our team and develop and co-produce local and national campaigns with blind and partially sighted people through the Sight Loss Councils across the UK and help us to communicate those plans.

You will need to be organised, be able to manage conflicting priorities and deliver results without close supervision. You will need excellent communication skills and have the ability to build and maintain relationships.

Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) is a national charity dedicated to delivering positive change for blind and partially sighted people.

A knowledge of the issues effecting blind and partially sighted people will be a distinct advantage in this role.

This role is home based with some job related travel.  This would include attending meetings at the TPT Hub in London.

TPT has great benefits to offer including a very generous annual leave entitlement plus public holidays and a 5% employer  contribution into the pension scheme.

Greenpeace is an international non-profit global campaigning organisation. Our independence and global reach enable us to stand for positive change through action in order to defend nature and promote peace. We investigate and expose global environmental problems, confront those in positions of power and present alternative solutions.

This is a great opportunity to draw on all your campaigning know-how and your belief in effective communications to support our project work in core programme areas.

You will join a team working towards the successful achievement of campaign objectives in an issue-based area such as Forests, Oceans, Oil and Plastics. Making an active contribution to everything from strategic and tactical development to the immediate delivery of agreed projects, it will be a key part of your role to ensure the well-researched and leveraged communication of campaign issues.

You'll have

• Knowledge and experience of campaigning and an understanding of how campaigning can achieve change.
• Understanding of the importance of the role of communications in campaigning, with the ability to devise innovative, high quality communication in campaigns.
• Understanding of the importance of direct action in campaigning, and/or public communication and engagement activities, use of traditional/new media, political/corporate work, and use of science/the law.
• Ability to analyse environmental issues in terms of campaign opportunities and overall strategic objectives.
• Ability to manage external consultants, volunteers and staff, and to plan, manage and report on the progress of projects.

You’ll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.

We are happy to consider flexible working requests as part of the recruitment process.

How to Apply: For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

CLOSING DATE: 9am, 6th December 2021
INTERVIEWS: 16th/17th December 2021

Pecan is a highly respected and dynamic Christian charity. We have been working throughout Southwark for 30 years, helping people who face seemingly impassable barriers to find a way through, re-write their futures and flourish. Our strong staff and volunteer team work with the most vulnerable people to transform lives and communities. Our work is founded on our mission, vision and values, and we are committed to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we serve.

As Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer (Food Security), you will play a key role changing community perceptions of food insecurity through building campaigns that focus on the drivers of poverty.  Alongside this they will be responsible for supporting service users to share their stories and ideas with decision makers, so to enable them to work together to find better solutions.

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 30-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have a passion for social justice
• Believe dignity must be at the heart of service delivery
• Have experience of supporting service users to influence decisions
• Have delivered in person and online campaigns

Main Responsibilities:

• To support service users to become decision makers
• To influence local communities and faith groups to tackle the drivers of food insecurity
• To build campaigns on and off line to share a vision of ending the need for foodbanks
• To build a coalition of partners to challenge the drivers of poverty

Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):

• Experience of community organising or managing volunteers
• Experience of traditional and online campaigning
• Strong people skills – communication and cooperation
• Self-motivated and calm under pressure

Desirable knowledge/expertise

• Personal experience of financial / food insecurity
• Experience of the voluntary and community sector
• Experience of working across a spectrum of faith groups

Please read the job description before applying. Please see the full instructions to apply below.

Closing Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021, 9am
Interview Date: Monday 13th December 2021, Time TBC

Vacancy:  Seasonal Campaigns Co-ordinator

• Seasonal Campaigns Co-ordinator
• Deadline: we reserve right to close recruitment asap

• £25-28k
• Full time 
• Permanent 
• Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with flexible working policy in place
• Directorate: UK Programmes

About us  

Penny Appeal was set up in 2009 to provide poverty relief across Asia, the Middle East and Africa by offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care, and providing emergency aid. We’ve come a long way since then and have grown tremendously in the past 11 years!

We’ve transformed lives and empowered communities, helping to break the poverty cycle and build brighter futures. Over the past few years, our work has expanded and our teams have grown considerably, allowing us to launch new campaigns and work in even more crisis-hit countries. As well as strengthening communities in over 30 countries around the world, we also make it a point to support vulnerable people here in the UK, too.

Each of our projects are carefully designed to be accessible and effective. They are a wonderful blend of emergency support, short-term relief, and longer-term sustainable solutions. Our way of approaching relief means that we can save lives immediately, improve situations in the coming days and transform communities for years to come.

At Penny Appeal, people are at the heart of everything we do. Every one of our projects are tailor-made to meet the needs of those we support and benefit as many people in need as possible, in ways that cost our generous donors just a little bit of loose change each day.

Vision: 

Transform small change into a big difference for those who need us most 

Mission: 

Inspired by the universal values of the Islamic faith, Penny Appeal’s mission is to serve all those in need at home and abroad 

Strategic aims: 

Within 5 years - 

1. Best in class Muslim Charity 

1. Sunday Times top 100 businesses to work for 

1. Most recognizable Muslim charity in the world 

1. Raise over £100 million per annum for good 

Key facts:  

• We are a British Muslim led charity 
• Our HQ is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.  We have approximately 160 staff based in the UK, with many more across the world
• UK staff have been working from home for the last 18 months, but we are instigating a move back a brand new office in early 2022, coupled with a new flexible working policy

About the role 

We have big ambitions and are looking for a talented Seasonal Campaigns Co-ordinator to help us achieve them.  We are seeking creative thinking, bold ideas, exceptional people skills, and of course an eye for a great campaign concept.  Someone who isn’t afraid of hard work, who shares our values and who wants to be part of something extraordinary. Someone who will effectively promote the great work of our UK programmes via seasonal campaigns, with the ultimate goal of building our supporter base to extend the impact of our work. If you love all things campaigns, want to make a positive difference to the world, and want to own your own work are but also be part of a supportive team  – then this could be the ideal role for you!  

Key areas

• From concept to delivery, design and deliver innovative seasonal campaigns linked to various programmes, projects, activities. 
• Design, deliver and refine an annual campaigning strategy that ensures coherence of our individual campaigns across our entire UK programme offering.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key contacts, including but not limited to, volunteers, schools, local community leaders/groups, statutory services, mosques, and other faith groups.
• Establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written, internally and externally.
• To provide monitoring and evaluation reports for each of the campaigns.
• To contribute to departments annual workplans.
• To work within a budget for each campaign provided by the Head of UK Programmes. Present a cost breakdown for each campaign before expenditure.
• Provide Marcomms with appropriate data and case study material etc.
• Maintain accurate data, record keeping etc.
• Participate in meetings associated with the work above or as required.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time.

About you 

For us, it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it.  Our values are important to us and we’re looking for people who will live and breathe them.

Required  

• Two years working in a campaign’s role
• Excellent knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise a complicated workload
• Willingness to work unsociable hours (during busy periods such as Ramadan and Christmas)
• Team player and positive attitude when working with others

• Adaptable and flexible in working style
• Problem solver
• Welcomes diversity

Desirable  

• Campaigns, communications or marketing qualification
• Knowledge of Islamic financial matters (Zakat, Wakf, Qurbani etc.)
• International development, and/or writing for an organisation which fundraises

Additional information  

Safeguarding: We are an organisation that takes safeguarding very seriously.  All staff will be expected to adhere to our policies, processes, and approach.

Applying: Please send a statement (of no more than 2 sides of A4, font size 11) clearly outlining how you match our requirements, as well as a two-page CV outlining your professional, volunteering experience, education/qualifications and any other relevant information.  Please state the job title in the email title.

Deadline: We are running a rolling a recruitment, so reserve the right to close the post at any point.  Please don’t delay in getting your application in to us!

Network and Campaigns Lead

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will work with the Horsham Matters team and alongside local partners to develop and deliver local influencing strategies and campaigns within Horsham District to bring about long-term positive change for the residents of Horsham.

You will be the link between our Charity and the Trussell Trust OLM team contributing to the national movement to end the need for foodbanks.

Role description

• To work with the Community Support Manager and Managing Director to identify local issues driving poverty; build and deliver a Horsham Matters campaign and develop a strategy to build power and win change
• To explore and understand the experiences that are bringing people that lead people to the use Foodbank; working with Horsham Matters’ team and volunteers

• Develop a range of tools which encourage stakeholder engagement, mapping out and building relationships with the food bank’s partners, Churches, referral agencies and local anti-poverty organisations, and engage them in identifying the local drivers of poverty

• Develop and manage a team volunteers to work with you to mobilise the campaign; liaising with the Volunteer Co-ordinator as appropriate

• Prepare press releases for local media, and liaise with th Social Media Assistant to ensure that campaigns are promoted through our platforms

• Develop mechanisms to measure the impact of the influencing campaign
• Work closely with the Charity’s Pathfinder leadership team on data analysis and share findings to provide evidence of impact
• To work with the fundraising team to develop opportunities to raise funds through the network you develop
• To work with the Trussell Trust’s Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) team and engage with the training and support on offer, including work with other local organisers in the Trussell Trust network, and engage in Trussell Trust’s central priority campaign activities as well as other national poverty campaigns
• Represent the Charity at local meetings and events where appropriate
• Communicate regularly with the Charity’s leadership team; attending Management meetings and Trustees meetings etc.
• Other duties as required by the Managing Director

Key Skills

• Experience in delivering campaigns and an understanding how to bring about change
• Skilled in public presentation, and experience of working with local media
• Good project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities
• Working as part of a team whilst being able to be self-motivated
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be committed to the values of Horsham Matters and Trussell Trust

Salary: £29,000 plus London Weighting £3253

Location: London based

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

About the role

This role focuses on the development, delivery and evaluation of the Associations campaigning across England, Wales and NI. You will be working together with regional staff to investigate local service failures and, where necessary, plan and escalate into impactful local campaigns to deliver change.

You will also work with our volunteers to support impactful campaigning to deliver change and be able to create positive change for people with MND and those affected by the disease, by improving access to key support and services.

What are we looking for?

You will:

• have experience of working in a campaigns environment within a third or public sector organisation
• be skilled in developing, planning and delivering campaign strategies to successfully bring about change
• be able to develop campaigns materials and a range of campaigning actions
• have excellent verbal, writing, presentation, organisational and administrative skills
• be able to build good relationships across the wider Association and with key stakeholders with ability to successfully influence and negotiate

This role will involve occasional evening and weekend work and some travel throughout the UK.

Please view the job description to find out the full responsibilities for this role.

How to apply?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please, complete a supporting statement and apply online

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

This role is London office based. The MND Association operates an Agile working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

As Campaigns Coordinator, you’ll be supporting our volunteer network to campaign across a range of issue areas, working with our Parliamentary and Policy teams to deliver successful grassroots and public campaigns. This includes supporting the production of monthly campaign actions, and regular events and training opportunities, as well as providing direct supporting to our volunteer campaigners. The role also maintains our presence on social media, and provides administrative support to the Campaigns Team and the wider office.

This role is available on a full-time, permanent basis and will suit someone at the beginning of a career in international development, campaigning or advocacy. It will provide good opportunities for developing communications, project management and advocacy skills, an understanding of international development, and experience developing campaign plans and projects. We are looking for candidates with a keen interest in and passion for international development and overcoming poverty, inequality and oppression.

Operation Noah has received grant funding to scale up our work with UK Churches and faith institutions on investment in climate solutions, such as renewable energy. We will also work with partners on a campaign to encourage the Church of England to increase tree coverage on its land and improve its land management practices, given the urgent climate and biodiversity crises.

The Campaign Manager position is a full-time role, working 35 hours per week, with an emphasis on impact investing in climate solutions and nature-based solutions.

The successful candidate will be an employee of Operation Noah. The job is based in our office near London Bridge and can involve some home working, subject to agreement. (Operation Noah will continue to be responsive to changing circumstances and to ensure the safety of our employees.)

We expect to hold interviews on Monday 13 December

Please apply by Sunday 5 December with your CV and a cover letter.

We are looking for a seasoned campaigner to support our ambitious global efforts to promote the reduction of animal consumption in line with our 5 Pros (Pro-Health, Environment, Animals, Justice, and Taste). The ideal candidate is a talented communicator with an outgoing, positive, and professional attitude, who has experience of creating campaign plans and a track record of success. This is a new position as ProVeg expands its policy and campaign efforts, which will build on and expand our public education, corporate outreach, and UN, EU and national policy initiatives. It will require flexibility and adaptability as political realities, public opinions, and business priorities shift. 

The Campaign Manager will report to the Head of Campaigns & Partnerships, and work collaboratively with other organising, communications, research, fundraising and web staff. The successful candidate will also work closely with allied organisations and volunteers globally. The candidate will be responsible for representing ProVeg externally, to our supporters, and to coalitions, while networking with and influencing policy and decision-makers. The Campaign Manager will be responsible for two campaigns while assisting with other ongoing projects and campaigns. The two priority areas are the ‘Diet Change not Climate Change’ campaign, which will enter a new phase following COP26, and the Food-based Dietary Guidelines project, aimed at improving nutrition guidelines around the world.

Job Details 

Reports to: Head of Campaigns and Partnerships
Department: Communications
Location: Remote (ideally in the UK, NL, BE, DE, PL, CZ, or ES)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: depending on experience and location, e.g. €27,600 - €33,600 in Germany

Responsibilities 

Campaigning & Organising (75%)

• Lead public-facing campaigns to promote food system change and enhance the position of plant-based foods and other alternatives to animal products.

• Establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with external stakeholders and identify opportunities to improve engagement with policy-makers, environmental and other aligned organisations, healthcare officials, corporate leaders, scientific bodies, and other relevant parties.

• Build a strong base of organisations and individuals in support of our campaigns; participate in coalitions on campaign issues.

• Plan and coordinate talks, press conferences, and networking events.

• Speak at public events, forums, and other venues, and serve as a representative of ProVeg to the public when needed.

• Grow our base of active supporters and create a network of organisers and messengers to be able to represent our messages and to recruit new active supporters into the movement.

• Maintain a database of supporter activities, allies, and coalitions. 

• Engage and inspire a range of audiences – from our supporters and communities to corporate partners, food businesses, and influencers.

• Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team to assess outcomes, impact and continually improve campaign tactics to increase effectiveness.

• Work with the fundraising team to increase small donations through campaigning. 

Media, web and social media (20%)

• Raise the profile of ProVeg online and offline through writing compelling content for targeted websites, campaigns, social media, mainstream media & PR (including broadcast media), and by working with key influencers.

• Develop materials such as factsheets, action alerts, website content and newsletter articles on campaign issues.

• Together with the PR Manager, maintain relationships with the media, write engaging draft press releases, engage with influencers, and arrange media opportunities for Senior Leadership and other spokespersons.

Support and reporting (5%)

• Assist the Head of Campaigns and Partnerships in managing plans; prepare internal reporting on key communications targets and performance, and ad hoc external reporting to donors, sponsors and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Essential

• Proven experience with a minimum of three years of working in communications advocacy and/or campaigning, preferably in food system change, or the health, environmental, or animal advocacy movement. 

• Excellent organisational skills.

• Experience in organising public campaigns and marketing events for nonprofit or international organisations.

• Experience in managing external communications channels, including social media, email, and traditional media.

• Knowledge of food systems, environmental impacts of animal agriculture, and (plant-based) nutrition and health.

• Knowledge of national, EU, or UN institutions, and decision-making processes and infrastructure.

• Experience of influencing policy or decision-makers.

• Excellent written and verbal English communications skills.

• Strong organisational skills, and an ability to balance short-term priorities with long-term goals and strategies.

• Ability to work well under pressure and manage time effectively in a fast-paced and growing nonprofit work environment.

• Self-starter personality with a curious and creative nature and a drive to continuously improve.

• Outstanding networking skills, and experience in building productive relationships with key media stakeholders and influencers, and in recruiting and managing volunteers remotely.

• Strong collaboration and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to thrive in a team of people from diverse backgrounds.

• Understanding of and alignment with ProVeg International’s vision, mission and values.

• Willingness to occasionally travel nationally and internationally. 

Desirable

• Degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or other relevant fields.

• Experience with bulk email and social content management software, and digital organising and outreach tools.

• Understanding of effective altruism.

• Knowledge of the food innovation sector and foodservice industry is a plus.

• Solid knowledge of SEO, and Google Analytics.

• Additional language skills. 

• Experience drafting press materials, talking to reporters, and giving interviews in a professional manner.

Benefits of working with us 

• Generous annual leave and sick days (depending on country).

• Provision of work laptop.

• Flexible, trust-based working arrangements.

• A strong organisational focus on personal development and a designated training budget.

• Career-development support.

• Mindfulness Program.

• We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work.

• We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.

• And last but not least: become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and the planet!

When? 

Application deadline: 10 December 2021
Interviews: mid-December
Start: January 2022

Further information

Please send your CV and cover letter, and include at least three examples of campaign materials that you were responsible for (e.g. content, visuals, links to media coverage, track record of success etc.). Please mention where you saw the job advert.

Operation Noah has received grant funding to scale up our work with UK Churches and faith institutions on investment in climate solutions, such as renewable energy. We will also work with partners on a campaign to encourage the Church of England to increase tree coverage on its land and improve its land management practices, given the urgent climate and biodiversity crises.

The Campaign Officer position is a part-time role, working 21 hours per week, with an emphasis on nature-based solutions and impact investing in climate solutions.

The successful candidate will be employees of Operation Noah. This job is based in our office near London Bridge and can involve some home working, subject to agreement. (Operation Noah will continue to be responsive to changing circumstances and to ensure the safety of our employees.)

We expect to hold interviews on Wednesday 15 December

Please apply by Sunday 5 December with your CV and a cover letter