The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an interim Digital Policy and Advocacy Officer to join the Digital and Innovation team within our Strategy and collaboration department. You will support and drive policy and advocacy efforts to bridge the gender digital divide through the digital empowerment of girls.

You will advise on policy and advocacy in the space of the gender digital divide, ensuring that you are aware of policy and research in the space of digital, gender and rights and advising on the use, risks and benefits of a variety of social media and online tools for advocacy.

This role will require internal collaboration with policy and advocacy colleagues, external partnership with organisations specialised in digital policy and advocacy and keen participation in digital networks, including catalysts, champions and Plan International’s Areas of Global Distinctiveness.

About You

You bring a strong understanding of digital and technology trends and policy debates at the global level and experience in policy and influencing design, monitoring and evaluation, learning and knowledge management.

Experience in international work environments and an understanding of NGO structures, the girls and women’s equality movement and the UN human rights and humanitarian system is essential.

Barnwood Trust is a long-established charitable trust in Gloucestershire.  Its vision is that Gloucestershire is a better place for disabled people and people with mental health challenges to make the most of their lives, through acting as a catalyst for lasting change.

We are looking for a creative and adaptable Campaigns Lead to plan, devise and deliver high and low level campaigns in order to influence positive change around disability and mental health in Gloucestershire.

This role will suit someone who is passionate about creating impactful campaigns for a variety of audiences, who has knowledge of disability and mental health and who is a keen relationship builder with the confidence and proven ability to work with a wide range of individuals and groups.

We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support– this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:

• are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
• have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges. 

Key duties:

• Plan campaigns delivery and track progress against targets and timescales
• Deliver campaigns across a spectrum of channels and platforms, including media engagement, to maximise reach and impact
• Work in close collaboration with project partners, influencing groups and other working groups, developing partnership working practices to multiply affect.
• Engage with a range of audiences about the Trust’s campaigns work to ensure it is informed by a diversity of views including those of disabled people and people with mental health challenges in Gloucestershire

Experience and Skills:

• It is essential that you have previous experience of successfully delivering a significant campaign, with knowledge of campaigning theory and tactics (both online and offline), or similar type experience.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to develop different ways of delivering messages so that campaigns make an impact.
• Ability to process and interpret complex information, including being comfortable working with data and understanding how this can inform decision making.
• Strong IT skills are essential in this role (demonstrable proficiency in using MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

If you have some but not all of the essential experience and skills, we'd still like to hear from you!

Benefits:

• 36 days annual leave including bank holidays!
• Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
• Highly competitive salaries and pension contribution rates.
• Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident to engage directly with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities and mental health challenges.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme.

Contract Terms:

• This role is permanent, and the hours are flexible for the right candidate; we welcome applications from people looking for full time hours (37.5hrs a week), part time hours (minimum 3.5 days a week) and those keen to work on a job share basis (we can consider 2 people covering 37.5 hrs a week).
• This position is based in our office in central Cheltenham. Working from home is on offer on occasion.

Guaranteed Interviews

If you have the ‘essential skills or experience’ (a few things we really need the person applying to be able to do) described in the person specification section of the application pack and you have a disability, mental health challenge or long-term health condition we will guarantee you an interview.

Closing date, interviews and start date:

Deadline for applications is 9am Monday 29th November 2021. First interviews will take place 7th and 8th December and second stage interviews w/c 13th or 20th December 2021, with a view for the successful candidate to start in the new year.

To apply:

Apply through the Barnwood Trust website by clicking on Apply now

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.

This role will play an essential part in supporting the creation, development and delivery of Independent Age’s key content development activities. 

The Content Officer will support and lead on story gathering, photography, videography, and case studies across the organisation and with our service users.

With a strong working knowledge of commissioning, producing and editing inspiring content (across digital and traditional channels), you will have proven experience of understanding content production processes and project management.

You will have the ability to manage a varied workload, work to tight deadlines and good written, verbal and personal relationship building communication skills.

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.  

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 Monday 13 December.

About RUSI Membership

RUSI is a well-established research institute and think tank, focusing on defence, security and geopolitics. RUSI offers both Individual and Corporate memberships, allowing exclusive member access to certain publications and events, and providing additional opportunities for members to engage directly with our research activities and staff. As an independent charity, income from membership directly supports the work and existence of the Institute, and growing membership income is a key strategic objective.

Main purpose of post

The Membership Marketing Executive will have two key priorities:

• To actively manage a new, RUSI-wide initiative aimed at attracting the ‘Next Generation’ of young professionals (typically aged 20 to 30) to our work. Working with all parts of the Institute and external volunteer stakeholders, the jobholder will lead all aspects of growing a large community of young people interested in defence, security and global affairs
• To develop and execute a membership marketing strategy to grow RUSI individual membership (attraction and retention) and support corporate membership marketing activities

The membership team is small and resources throughout the Institute are limited. We are looking for a hands-on Membership Marketing Executive with a can-do attitude, a talent for thinking creatively and building great relationships, and someone who will be able to bring self-starting energy to this exciting new role.

Key tasks

RUSI Next Generation

• Prepare and execute a Next Gen marketing plan (branding, communications, dedicated webspace on RUSI site, promotion via partners etc)
• Prepare monthly newsletter
• Organise and deliver a series of Next Gen events (monthly minimum), dealing with speakers, venues, logistics, communications etc.
• Actively manage the sign-up/registrations
• Organise meetings and support the Next Gen Steering Group of staff and volunteers

RUSI Membership Marketing

• Work with RUSI’s communications and marketing team to develop and execute a membership marketing plan to grow individual membership (attraction and retention)
• Create and manage promotional and communication activities, focused on email, social media and other digital channels, aimed at positioning RUSI membership to new audiences and marketplaces
• Develop creative promotional mechanics and offers to target specific groups
• Support the overall evolution of membership propositions and new product development
• Support corporate membership marketing activities and events
• Develop and manage partnership opportunities that support the growth of RUSI membership
• Represent RUSI at relevant external sales or engagement events

The above list of duties is not exhaustive.  The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience of managing promotional activities and campaigns
• Highly organised, with a systematic and diligent approach to planning, activity tracking and record keeping
• Experience of meeting and event organisation/management
• Strong communicator with experience of multi-channel marketing activities
• Able to work on own initiative in a small but complex organisation with competing demands.

Desirable skills and experience

• An interest in defence, security, global affairs or the major challenges of today
• Ability to balance competing needs and capabilities in a productive way
• Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector or with young professionals
• Change catalyst: experience of developing new and innovative products and services in response to opportunity.

Application Process

To apply, please click on the apply button at the top of the page on our website, to submit a CV and short personal statement (no more than half a page) detailing any relevant skills or experiences and why you think you would be ideal for the role. There will be an interview process along with relevant testing.

Closing date: 7 December 2021. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged.

Please DO NOT submit multiple applications for this vacancy. We no longer accept applications to our recruitment mailbox, applications received in our mailbox will not be processed.

What we offer

• Initial 12 month contract
• Competitive salary of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
• 25 days annual leave (rising with service)
• Additional days off during Christmas – RUSI Christmas closure days
• Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan
• Rental deposit scheme
• Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events, conferences, and research materials.