Who we are 
Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

About the role

This is an exciting new role, which will support a global campaign entirely led by local peacebuilders. Yes, that's right: not a campaign designed and delivered by us, but by local peacebuilders around the world. Our role at Peace Direct is to act as a secretariat and facilitator of the campaign, providing logistics support and guidance as required. Local peacebuilders will be in the driving seat. 

The Campaign Coordinator will work closely with a cohort of local peacebuilders around the world who will meet online regularly to identify the main problems experienced by them and others like them globally, as well as the potential solutions, which will lead to the development of key campaign messages. The role of the Campaign Coordinator is to ensure that the local peacebuilders have whatever they need to deliver an impactful global campaign.

This is not your typical campaigns role! You will be the support team, not leading or directing the campaign but helping a diverse group of passionate activists to coalesce around a set of campaign messages. Key activities include:

• ​Engaging with existing campaigns led by Global South actors and networks to develop an inclusive process for identifying local peacebuilders to form a ‘global campaign team’
• Designing a selection process to recruit 8-10 local peacebuilders as the campaign team
• Developing a campaign co-creation process, enabling the campaign team to identify the problems in the peacebuilding system, explore solutions, and craft campaign messages
• Identify and work closely with a creative agency to support the visual identity and narrative formulation of the campaign
• Support all aspects of the implementation of the campaign, ensuring that it has global reach
• Provide regular ‘touch points’ for the campaign team to share ideas and brainstorm together
• Facilitate any training and coaching necessary for the campaign team
• Organising in-person events for the global campaign team to meet periodically and to participate in other global meetings

The ideal candidate will be a true campaigner, ideally with a lived experience of conflict, who will have a strong background in supporting national or international campaigns. You will have excellent project management and communication skills, strong written skills, excellent interpersonal and team working skills and will be highly organised. Fluency in a second language (French, Spanish or Arabic) would be a bonus.

This position can be based anywhere globally (so long as there is a reasonable internet connection!), and we strongly encourage campaigners from the Global South to apply. Due to the part time and flexible nature of the role, we expect the role to be a consultancy position.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

Please note that we expect all applicants to complete a cover letter and an application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Job Title: Events Coordinator, Youth Engagement and Participation
Hours: 35 hours a week (full time)
Salary: £26,417 per annum  
Type of Employment: Permanent
Dept and Location: Youth Engagement and Participation, Home-based with occasional travel to London

Line Manager: Head of Youth Engagement and Participation
Direct Reports: None

The Youth Engagement and Participation Events Coordinator will be responsible for managing logistics and data for specific events for young people within the Youth Engagement and Participation team which will support the implementation of the charity’s end of treatment support model across the UK. The identified events will be either in person, digital or hybrid. These events offer young people for therapeutic and peer support interventions as part of their post treatment pathway and are flagship events. 

You will coordinate logistics around events and evaluate impact, as well as creating and maintaining a list of external suppliers for end of treatment events/services and liaising with suppliers and agencies. You will support the wider team to develop support programmes and create information for young people with cancer as well as providing administrative support to the wider Youth Engagement and Participation (YEP) team.

You will have:

• Experience of organising and coordinating events, both digitally and in person.
• Experience of collecting, maintaining and recording information and managing information of a confidential nature. 
• Be highly organised, self-motivated with excellent administrative skills and be able to prioritise and organise own workload with minimal supervision.
• Be IT literate and confident with budgets and spreadsheets.
• Experience of communicating key messages, positions and views to a range of audiences. 
• Experience of engaging with young people and their families. 
• Ability to plan, implement and manage projects and activities to tight deadlines independently. 

How to apply: 

To apply please submit your CV along with a short supporting statement. Refer to the person specification and succinctly outline:

• Your experience
• Your knowledge and know how
• Your skills and personal qualities

Application to be received by:  Wednesday 01st June 

First interviews:     Thursday 09th June 

Second interviews: Tuesday  14th June 

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy. 

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact the HR team. 

Reporting to: Support Network Manager

Working hours: Full time/ 37.5 hrs a week; would consider 4 days/30 hrs for the right candidate

Interview date: Interviews will take place virtually on 17th June 2022

About the role:

The Scottish Development Coordinator is a new role for the charity and our first post in Scotland. There is an exciting opportunity for the post-holder to make a tangible difference to all those affected by endometriosis in Scotland. This role aims to increase the availability of support in Scotland for those facing isolation, loneliness and disadvantage due to endometriosis, by expanding and strengthening community-based support groups, led by local volunteers with lived experience of the disease. 

We also want to ensure that more people in Scotland can access support and opportunities to build resilience, by increasing the awareness and availability of our Helpline, WebChat and information resources, at a time when access to NHS care and information is limited. In this role, the post holder will raise awareness of endometriosis across Scotland including with healthcare professionals, members of the Scottish Government, and in some cases with local media. The post holder will also be raising the profile of Endometriosis UK across Scotland and signposting the endometriosis community of Scotland to our supportive services.

There are currently seven Endometriosis UK support groups in Scotland. These groups play a key role in reducing the isolation felt by many and are a vital source of information and support. There is still so much work to do and lots of people we haven’t reached yet. This post will help us offer support to the whole endometriosis community in Scotland, raise the charity’s profile and develop exciting new projects to achieve our ambitious goals.

Job purpose: 

This is a new post that will work alongside the support network team and colleagues in the UK, and our expanding community of volunteers in Scotland. The purpose of the role is to expand our reach in Scotland to ensure we are delivering vital supportive services to everyone affected by endometriosis at this exciting time for endometriosis care in Scotland.

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

Support and Information

• Recruit, train, induct and support volunteers within Endometriosis UK’s support services 
• Review, monitor and develop services in response to community and organisational need
• Scope out, plan and deliver new initiatives to develop the support network in Scotland 
• Liaise with support network team and volunteers to ensure a high-quality service is delivered 
• Adhering to quality standards, confidentiality, policies and the standard operating procedures of the support network services
• To promote the charity’s support network services across Scotland Awareness and Communications 
• Raise awareness of endometriosis and Endometriosis UK across Scotland including with healthcare professionals, members of the Scottish Government, and in some cases with local media
• Raise the profile of Endometriosis UK across Scotland within BSGE centres, NHS trusts and with the general public
• Identify potential opportunities, including funding opportunities, to increase our capacity and work in Scotland

Data collection and reporting

• Ensure the ongoing collection and analysis of volunteer and service user data for internal and external use
• Assist with maintaining the charity database (CiviCRM), ensuring accuracy and consistency across records
• Maintaining up-to-date recording and filing systems, both manual and electronic as appropriate

General

• The role will require travel to meeting and events throughout Scotland and sometimes London and elsewhere in the UK. Some weekend or evening work will be required and time off in lieu will be given
• The post holder will be working in a developing environment and will be required to undertake other appropriate duties as necessary for the efficient operation of Endometriosis UK
• The post holder will be required to provide regular reports on support network service activity
• Support the CEO, Support Network Manager and colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the charity. We are a small, busy charity, and all staff help with the general running of the organisation in addition to their specific role activities.

Person specification:

We are looking for a confident and proactive individual with experience of working independently in a goal-oriented environment. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people including health professionals, volunteers, MSPs and members of the public. The successful candidate will have good problem-solving skills and be an excellent team player. A confident volunteer manager with experience of building and developing relationships, you will have empathy with the organisation’s mission and be keen to develop new and exciting ways to reach and support our audiences. 

1. Experience and confidence in recruiting, managing and nurturing volunteers to deliver services
2. Experience of managing volunteer led support services and identifying development needs
3. Evidence of successfully developing relationships with a wide range of audiences including volunteers, community groups, health professionals and MSPs
4. Experience of event management 
5. Experience of evaluating, monitoring and reporting on services
6. Strong IT skills, including standard Microsoft Office packages, databases and spreadsheets. 
7. Excellent attention to detail
8. Excellent planning and organisational skills
9. Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise effectively
10. Good interpersonal skills, with a flexible, proactive and positive attitude, and ability to build relationships
11. Ability to work creatively and professionally both individually and within a small team
12. Empathy with the mission and vision of Endometriosis UK
13. Willingness and ability to undertake travel around Scotland and occasionally the UK, and some evening & weekend work.

Work location

We envisage the post holder would work from home. If that is not feasible, we will work with the successful candidate to identify a shared office facility close to where they live. As this post requires travel throughout Scotland and sometimes across the UK, the post holder will require access to good transport links.

Whilst the post is advertised as full time, we would consider part time for the right candidate. If so, the salary is pro rata.

Apply:

To apply please submit a CV and maximum two-page cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and why you’re interested in the post. 

We welcome queries from potential applicants. For an informal conversation about the job requirements please get in touch.

Remote homebased in the UK

This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks

Note you must have the right to work in the UK.

About Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, MRCA/RI-France and RI-Europe.  Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

About our Programs

RI is active in 16 countries around the world, including some of the most fragile: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen.  Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities. 

• RI employs 7,000+ staff and auxiliary workers
• 97% of staff are local nationals
• We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+
• RI spent $125 million in 2021 on our programs

About the opportunity

You will be part of a small and very busy HR Team; supporting the Head of Talent Acquisition, to deliver an inclusive and high-quality recruitment cycle from job design, advertising to onboarding and orientation experience to internal managers and candidates.

This will include

·    developing roles and advertising 

· supporting the shortlisting process

· setting up interviews across sometimes numerous time zones

· verifying due diligence in the hiring

· contracting process

· ensuring fully completed documents are chased from panel members and files are audit ready 

In addition, supporting a variety of talent acquisition projects, including but not limited to internships and volunteers, surge/ emergency response rosters, orientation and onboarding and succession planning.

About you

You will be highly organized and bring excellent organizational and administrative skills to manage the recruitment and selection process, keep HR records, use HR systems and producing reports. You must be detail focused and customer service oriented.

You will have previously worked in a talent acquisition/ recruitment role in a global organization. Your ability to work effectively with cross departmental teams and build relationships across cultures and time zones will be essential. Together  with your flexible approach and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

You will bring formal HR qualification or working towards HR qualification together with some HR experience and some knowledge of either US or UK employment law.

How to apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.  The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date. Note the closing date as per the job board listing, however, please apply immediately as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to transform meat production in order to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance and animal suffering.

Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will engage scientists, policymakers and food industry leaders across Europe through the strategic, data-driven use of digital platforms, including social media, our website and e-newsletters. Your work will inspire investment and new research, and help to build GFI Europe’s reputation as the go-to thought leader on plant-based and cultivated meat.

• Terms of employment: Full-time (flexible hours), permanent. Requests for part time hours (0.5 FTE or above) can be considered. Please state in your application.
• Location: Flexible – we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the Covid-19 situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels.
• Salary: £37,000 – £41,000 FTE. This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.
• Right to work requirements: The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country where they are based.
• Application Deadline: 18 May 2022, 11.59pm CEST.

Rethinking Economics (RE) is an international network working to build a better Economics in society and the classroom. We started as a student movement in 2012 and have since grown to become a registered charity with a staff team. RWe're undertaking an exciting transition process in which we are developing and expanding the future of the organisation.

Over the coming year we are promoting our latest book on the lack of diversity in Economics, redeveloping our website and visual communications and building a spokesperson network of student economists that will promote Rethinking Economics in the UK.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a dynamic communications professional who can contribute to the ongoing improvements to Rethinking Economics’ output through various channels including newsletters, blogs, social media, website and events. You will help us develop our external messaging and assist in managing internal systems such as a CRM. You will also support the successful delivery of events, including live streaming.

You will have a keen eye for effective communication tools, and you will be passionate about keeping up-to-date with sector trends and have solid knowledge of best practice.

You don’t need an economics degree to apply but you should have an awareness of issues related to economics and the university education sector. You do not need lots of qualifications or years of experience in everything listed below but you should be able to demonstrate your training and experience in the areas of communications, digital marketing, journalism or PR that make you a great candidate for the role.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to providing equality and fairness for all and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, mental health, religion or age. We encourage and celebrate the different qualities that our colleagues, and others we work with, bring to our work. And we believe that seeing things from a wide range of different perspectives helps us to resolve problems, adapt our approaches and develop as an organisation. We want to bring greater diversity to our team and we’re keen to hear what you think you’ll bring from your own background and experience (beyond your professional skills and knowledge).

Terms & Conditions

Reporting to: Senior Communications Manager

Starting salary: £24,988-£26,022 pro rata per annum on the basis of an offer by the organisation which cannot be negotiated

Start date: As soon as possible / negotiable

Contract type: 12 months part time role (with a view to becoming permanent)

Benefits:

• Statutory pension of 5% matched
• 31 days’ holiday pro-rata (including UK Bank Holidays) in addition to a winter break over two weeks during Christmas and New Year
• Access to bespoke economics education
• Person centred training opportunities
• Yearly review of salary taking account of cost-of-living increases
• Work from Home Allowance

Hours: 14-21 hours per week. Evening and weekend work will sometimes be necessary, for which time off in-lieu can be claimed. We support flexible working across the whole team.

Location: Remote. The role involves occasional international travel.

Purpose of the Role

To support the external communications for the organisation, ensuring that Rethinking Economics remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the network. To support the organisations delivery of events, with a focus on digital support.

Main Areas of Responsibility (with support from Senior Communications Manager)
Oversee the RE newsletter
Oversee the RE blog
Monitor and respond to general queries and press enquiries
Assist in developing RE’s social media presence
Schedule social posts promoting RE International and monitor post requests from RE groups
Assisting with events and campaigns promotion especially the launch of new RE books – Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations and Economy Studies
Supporting Senior Manager to implement and maintain systems including a CRM, Website CMS
Developing and maintaining external communications
Reviewing website content
Where relevant, recruitment of and liaison with students, writers, designers and video editors for content creation
Promotion and amplification of a diverse range of voices within our network

Key Skills and Experience
Essential 
An interest in and understanding of Economics.
Ability to craft credible communications about economics and issues in university education.
Experience in digital marketing, communications, journalism, PR or similar role.
Experience writing newsletters, managing blogs, writing for various social media platforms.
Experience of growing an organisation’s media presence and maintaining its reputation.
Proven written English skills with ability to explain ideas in a clear and compelling way.
Experience of a range of digital platforms (E.g. Mailchimp, WordPress, CRMs or equivalent systems)
Ability to proactively spot and exploit relevant comms opportunities
Commitment to RE’s Values of Justice & Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion and Collaboration.
Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving environment and a movement that is growing
Self-reflective, willing to listen and consider other points of view.
Ambitious, dynamic and energetic, constantly reflecting on RE’s effectiveness and seeking ways to improve our impact.
A critical and strategic thinker, able to both see the big picture and have an eye for detail.
Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences.  Adapting communication style as necessary and targeting communications to ensure that information is understood and has influence.
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different teams on projects or initiatives.
Use initiative and creativity to solve problems.
Ability to work independently under self-direction whilst also knowing when to check back in with others on contentious issues.

Desirable
Study or previous work experience in economics.
An interest in alternative / pluralist economics.
Knowledge of SEO principles.
Experience of hosting or managing webinars and online events using platforms like Zoom.
Experience cultivating media and journalist relationships.
Languages including Spanish, French, German would be highly desirable.
Experience of working with international volunteer organisers.
Familiarity with graphic design and video editing would be advantageous.

How to Apply

Please apply before the closing deadline of 1st June 2022.

We will anonymise all applications for the recruitment panel.

Interviews will be held over zoom on 8th June so please hold this date.

Please note, we will ask for your CV but we will only use your application form to shortlist, so please give as full an answer as possible.

At interview stage we will review your CV before we interview you.

At interview we may ask you to do a presentation or an activity as well as the interview session.

Interviews will be online via zoom. You’ll need a camera, microphone and stable internet connection. Please let us know if this will be difficult. If you have any queries or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us via recruitment [at] rethinkeconomics [dot] org

Communications Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our small but busy and highly respected communications team. You will be responsible for  Clinks’ social media presence, planning and coordinating e-communications and website content and providing support to Clinks’ staff in the writing and production of publications. You will ensure accuracy and consistency across our communications channels and play an important role in ensuring voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice have access to up to date knowledge of developments in the criminal justice system and Clinks’ support. You will support the Communications Manager to implement Clinks’ communications strategy to develop Clinks’ profile and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

About Clinks

Thousands of voluntary organisations support people in the criminal justice system. They provide vital support to people serving their sentence in prison, in the community and people returning to the community after prison.

Clinks supports, promotes and represents the voluntary sector working with people in the criminal justice system and their families. Our vision is of a vibrant, independent and resilient voluntary sector that enables people to transform their lives.

Over the last couple of years these organisations have demonstrated strength, adaptability and resilience in the face of the damage and harm inflicted by Covid-19 on people in contact with the criminal justice system and the organisations that support them, combined with large scale changes in the criminal justice policy and operating environment. We are now at a critical moment to address longstanding, systemic problems facing the criminal justice system and the people within it. We are committed to working with the sector and the government to build a post pandemic future with a fairer criminal justice system that utilises the vast expertise and diversity of voluntary organisations, treating them as equal partners. A future where organisations not only survive but thrive.

Clinks is an equal opportunities employer committed to increasing diversity and actively working towards becoming anti-racist. Applicants from racially minoritised communities, those that have a disability or who are from a less privileged background, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Individuals with direct experience of the criminal justice system and/or with protected characteristics are actively encouraged to apply. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Clinks' recruitment policy is that there is no requirement to disclose any convictions when applying for this role.

Benefits

Clinks is an ethical employer offering an excellent benefits package, including competitive salary rates, a 6% employers company pension contribution and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. We offer a monthly wellbeing day off to support healthy mental wellbeing and operate a flexible working approach to support work/life balance. We also provide internal coaching pairs, an employee assistance programme and employee resource groups to enhance inclusion.

How to apply for the job

Please see the job description, application form and equalities monitoring form on the Clinks website. The equalities monitoring data is anonymised and data is received separately from the rest of the application.

The deadline for applications is9am Monday 6 June 2022

Interviews are expected to take place on 24th June. If you are unable to attend on this date please inform us in your application. We will endeavour to accommodate shortlisted candidates' availability where possible.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Unfortunately, we are unable to notify non-shortlisted applicants. If you do not hear from us by the interview date, please assume that you were unsuccessful on this occasion and thank you for your interesting in working for Clinks.

The role

Want to work in communications and at the heart of a campaigning, humanitarian charity, tackling needless deaths and the climate emergency? Want to work in a research-driven team that finds the evidence that will drive change, and use your communication skills to inspire, inform, and mobilise people to campaign with us for that change?

Who we are

Brake is a national, acclaimed charity tackling one of the biggest issues of our time - the daily horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively. We have a 25-year reputation for campaigning for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service, and fundraising so we can campaign more and support victims more.

Our hard-hitting ‘did you know?’ and human-interest stories, and our innovative campaigns and fundraising drives, have seen us consistently in the news. We have a strong supporter base and range of digital supporter communications.

Who you are

You’re a values-driven, effective and creative communicator, passionate about making a difference and with experience using different communication methods and channels to engage with a range of stakeholders, in clear, resonant and impactful ways that bring issues to life and motivate people to take action and give funds. You’re also an analytical thinker who enjoys the challenge of investigating, evidencing and weighing up complex multi-faceted issues, getting to the heart of them and seeking out news stories. You have a reputation for rigorous fact checking and conveying evidenced and interesting perspectives accurately, articulately and persuasively. You thrive on non-hierarchical team-working, relationship building and networking, and you’re comfortable working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You’re innovative, flexible and outcome focussed, equally happy undertaking hands-on delivery in a fast-moving environment and thinking strategically.

Key tasks

• Supporting the development, coordination and delivery of our communication plans and activities, including PR, marketing communications and supporter communications, to enable us to communicate Brake’s cause, work, impact, campaigns and participation opportunities across all audiences and communication channels.
• Working with internal and external expertise to produce a broad range of evidence-based accessible content including content that is headline-grabbing news.
• Writing press releases, managing Brake’s relationships with the media, responding to media requests and briefing Brake’s media spokespeople for TV and radio appearances.
• Drafting communications for our strategic partners, supporters and the wider public, ranging from Government consultation responses, to newsletters to fact sheets.  
• Building our stakeholder contact base and supporting the accurate updating and maintenance of contacts on our customer relationship management system.
• Reporting our communication activity and outcomes against KPIs, so we can evaluate our communication impact.

You bring

• Campaigning zeal and understanding of what it means to campaign. You care about people and the planet and believe in campaigning. You have political astuteness and a keen interest in Government policymaking and stakeholder advising and influencing and the power of people to make a difference through taking action and funding charities to do more. Experience of campaigning or active support for a campaigning charity at any level would be advantageous.
• Communication skills. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have a track record of producing clean, well-structured, succinct, evidence-based written content, tailored to different audiences and channels. Every word you write carries additional meaning and is concise, compelling and impactful, helping people understand, care and take action.
• Research skills. You have analytical expertise and attention to detail, demonstrated through previous academic or practitioner experience investigating complex issues and translating these correctly. You fact check, retain information integrity, and risk manage to prevent libel or slander.
• People skills. You are a great relationship builder at all levels; you will be managing media relationships with national, regional and sector journalists as well as partner stakeholder relationships, including road victims and leaders of national organisations.
• System skills. You have a willingness to learn and carefully use IT systems that help us log and share our contacts and analyse our communications impact, as well as proficiency in all standard Office IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• An organised and team-centred approach, combined with flexibility. You have an ability to plan, work in teams and across teams and flexibly, responding to emerging events and acting on initiative as required. You pragmatically balance multiple priorities to deadlines.
• It will be advantageous to live within two hours of central London.

About the team and how we work

• You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and friendly team, with a visionary, dynamic and expert Chief Executive committed to growing the charity’s impact, and a knowledgeable and engaged Board of Trustees.
• Our team works remotely and encourages use of sustainable transport.
• We are open to secondments and candidates wanting to work flexibly or part time.
• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

Duration - 12-month contract (with possibility of extension), 3+ days per week considered
Start date - asap
Salary - circa £30k (pro-rated for part time)

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST  
   
You will be joining our fantastic Communications Team who keeps the charity thriving by promoting Women’s Aid’s messaging and mission to inform women how to get support, educate the public, influence decision-makers and bring about a world in which women and children are safe. 

This post holder for this role will work across the whole Communication Team, providing administrative and operational support.

We’re looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You’ll be diligent with details and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work. You will be a natural problem solver, always looking to improve upon current processes to improve upon efficiency.

The post holder will develop and maintain both internal and external contacts and will need a thorough understanding of Women’s Aid’s work.  
   
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  
   
1. Communications 

1. To monitor the Press inbox and messages to the wider Communications Team, triaging requests for Media colleagues and taking responsibility for responding to certain internal and external stakeholder groups, maintaining a professional approach at all times.

1. Support the team with data processing and filing of content such as domestic abuse survivors’ stories. 

1. To handle logistics around diary coordination across the team and throughout the organisation. 

1. To provide additional support at peak times of year such as our Winter Conference and International Women’s Day. 

1. To assist with the organisation of events as required.  
   

2. Information management

1. To collate departmental performance data for communications activities and campaigns.

1. To assist with the administration of communications activities such as digital mailings and event administration when required.

1. To carry out a range of information gathering activities as required, including online research.

1. Ensure that data processing is in accordance with GDPR compliance. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Communications Assistant

EXPERIENCE  
  Essential:

• Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Experience of working within a team and individually to achieve success.
• Experience of external stakeholder management. 

Desirable:

• Experience working in a charity environment. 
• Experience of working in a communications or press office. 

SKILLS & ABILITIES 

Essential:

• Excellent computer skills and experience using a wide range of computer packages, including Microsoft packages. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.
• Ability to carry out thorough research to keep up-to-date with communications opportunities.
• Demonstrable initiative and determination.

• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a busy workload.
• Ability to manage up, effectively. 

KNOWLEDGE  
  Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of Feminism.
• Understanding of domestic abuse and the issues relating including the impacts on women and children.
• Understanding of the role of Women’s Aid.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR and compliance. 
  

OTHER REQUIREMENTS  
  Essential:

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid;
• Commitment to anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. 
• Willingness to travel and work occasional unsocial hours as required. 
• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post. 

SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Terms of appointment:  

Offer of employment subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS assessment

at Standard level and Satisfactory Pre Employment Health Questionnaire and references.

Confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.  This will normally be of six months (less for short term contracts).  During this time an employee will be expected to establish their suitability for the post. During the probationary period employment may be terminated in writing, giving one week's notice by either party (this may be waived by mutual agreement). Only any statutory dismissal procedure will apply during the probationary period. There is no probationary period for contracts of under 3 months.

Salary:  £23,577.00 (On an incremental scale guided by the Women’s Aid scale points 25 - 28) + benefits.  Salary is paid in arrears through bank credit by the 25th of each month.  Part time staff receive pro-rata payment based on hours worked.

Working hours: The standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week; benefits include a generous annual leave package and contributory pension scheme.

Support and supervision: Women’s Aid has a commitment to providing regular supervision and support to staff with annual appraisals forming a key part of staff development.  We have a training policy in place and encourage staff to take an active role in their career development plan.  

Pension: Women’s Aid is enrolled with the People’s Pension scheme. Women’s Aid normally contributes 7% of salary and the employee contributes 3% towards the group pension scheme. Eligible staff will be automatically enrolled on the scheme when they have successfully completed the 3-month interim probationary review.  

Annual Leave: Women’s Aid offers an annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year rising by one day per year until 30 days annual leave per year is reached.  In addition, we offer 8 days public holidays plus 2 additional days in March and August. All leave entitlement is calculated pro-rata for part time employees.

Other leave: Employees have contractual rights to time off for reasons of sickness, maternity and other circumstances.

Period of notice: One week, increasing to 1 month after your probationary period has been completed.  

Union: You have a right to membership of a trade union. Women’s Aid recognises Unison.

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996:  To comply with this Act, Women’s Aid will need to see the original of at least one document from a specified list, most commonly a British Passport.

Additional information is available on request. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our small but busy and highly respected communications team. You will be responsible for  Clinks’ social media presence, planning and coordinating e-communications and website content and providing support to Clinks’ staff in the writing and production of publications. You will ensure accuracy and consistency across our communications channels and play an important role in ensuring voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice have access to up to date knowledge of developments in the criminal justice system and Clinks’ support. You will support the Communications Manager to implement Clinks’ communications strategy to develop Clinks’ profile and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

Marketing and Communications Officer, Directorate of Development and External Affairs

Home-based (with travel to London when required) OR Hybrid and On-site working is also an option
37 hours per week (full-time)

Grade 2 (upper) point 16-19: £23,766 - £26,177 + £480 homeworking allowance per annum

OR if Hybrid/Office based: £27,409 - £29,820 per annum, Inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Permanent contract

Are you a team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have marketing experience, strong proofreading and copywriting skills, and an enthusiasm and creativity for producing quality marketing resources?

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in close to 200 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

We are looking for a motivated team player, with strong all round marketing experience. You will be an excellent communicator who is creative, pragmatic and positive. You will have an excellent eye for detail in both visual design and proof-reading copy.

Working with the Marketing and Communications Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing Family Action’s 200 nationwide services guidance and practical support to develop and enhance their marketing resources. You will be responsible for managing the digital assets management system and have strong IT skills in both MS Office applications and sharepoint, knowledge of the Adobe design applications would be an advantage.  Family Action welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

For an application pack and further information please visit our current vacancies page on the Family Action website.

Please email completed applications to the designated email inbox as detailed in the job advert.

Closing date: Rolling

Interview date: TBC 

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Rolling deadline, applicants will be reviewed as/when they apply and will be closed when suitable candidates have been received. If you are interested, please make sure to apply asap to avoid missing out.

ID: 398

Home-based with UK travel

Closing date: 22  May 2022 at 11.30pm

Does your proven experience of supporting the delivery of an internal communications strategy include managing and planning intranet content, ideally within a national charity environment? Then join Shelter as an Internal Communications Executive and you could soon be playing a vital role at the heart of our Internal Communications and Engagement team.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

Our Internal Communications and Engagement team sits within a newly formed Directorate - Equity, Inclusion and Culture (EIC). EIC is here to help Shelter be an organisation that actively embraces diversity - in people, ideas and actions. We’re creating an inclusive environment where we are safe to be ourselves and where everyone can achieve their full potential.  At the heart of our strategic aims is embedding anti-racism and lived experience, and this is how our fight for home lives and breathes. Integral to our ongoing success, and with a wide mix of activities and teams dispersed across the UK, EIC leads internal communications for multiple locations in England and Scotland, including our chain of shops.

About the role 

The overall aim here is to support the delivery of high-quality internal communications and engagement for staff and volunteers across Shelter. Your responsibilities will include managing an organisational wide forward plan and project managing a range of internal communication activities and initiatives, including staff conferences and briefings and ‘champion’ networks. We’ll also rely on you to develop a good understanding of Shelter’s purpose, activities and external challenges in order to shape communications strategies, plans and content, identify communications opportunities and come up with ideas and activities to maximise them. Delivering communications across the full channel mix, with a particular focus on the intranet, social collaboration and video, will be key, as will devising and delivering face-to-face and remote training on good internal comms practice, channel use - especially the intranet.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need an excellent understanding of internal communications channels and proven experience of using them effectively and curating user generated content to nurture a powerful employee voice. You’ll also need the ability to complete agreed programmes of work with competing priorities and challenging targets and deadlines. Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are essential too, as is the flexibility to adapt your communications style and ways of working to gain trust from a diverse range of colleagues. Comfortable working both autonomously and in a team, you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders at all levels across an organisation and have practical experience of creating networks. Crucially, you’re a clear, persuasive writer with excellent editing skills who is able to create content in a variety of formats and voices, especially using video, enterprise social media channels and the Microsoft Office365 suite of tools.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Job Title: Campaign Coordinator 

Region: Homebased 

Directorate: Fundraising and Membership 

Contract: Full Time, Permanent 

Salary: £26,000 to £28,000 per annum 

The Role 

At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential. As a Campaign Coordinator your ability to, work with Campaign Managers to implement direct marketing recruitment and retention campaigns and events to Legacy Enquirers, Intenders and Pledgers and warm prospects on RBL’s database could have a real impact on people’s lives. 

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation. People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them. 

We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed. 

As a Campaign Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and

management of Legacy Stewardship and Conversion Communications and Events, aimed at the

retention and recruitment of RBL Legacy Pledgers and Prospects. 

If successful, the main duties of your role will be: 

The day-to-day implementation and management of Legacy Stewardship and 

Conversion Communications and Events, aimed at the retention and recruitment of RBL 

Legacy Pledgers and Prospects. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• To work with Campaign Managers to implement direct marketing recruitment and retention campaigns and events to Legacy Enquirers, Intenders and Pledgers and warm prospects on RBL’s database.

• Manage marketing channels including direct mail, email, telephone, SMS and supporter events.

• Support the Campaign Managers with organising, promoting and hosting legacy events around the UK and occasionally abroad, to promote gifts in wills, and thank Legacy supporters who have left, or intend to leave, a gift in their Will. 

• To promote legacy giving throughout the Royal British Legion to build an internal legacy giving culture to identify legacy prospects and develop their commitment. 

• To coordinate and plan events to include project management, logistics, marketing and fulfilment of events, ensuring they are delivered on budget, and ensuring that supporter experience and supporter engagement is maximised. 

• Produce campaign plans and briefs for input from managers and internal stakeholders, set up response facilities and liaise with suppliers throughout the process to ensure their delivery is to agreed standards. 

• Coordinate campaign budgets, source quotes, raise purchase orders and ensure campaigns are delivered to meet targets within budgeted expenditure.

About the Royal British Legion – Careers in Fundraising 

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community. 

With over 200 employees, our Fundraising teams form an important part of this pack. Their passion and collaboration bring in millions of pounds every year. Money that goes on to improve and change the lives of this community.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes the RBL such a fulfilling place to thrive.

As a directorate we commit to ensuring our supporters feel valued, and driven to deliver fundraising that is effective, agile and sector leading. We do this by putting supporters at the heart of everything we do, and by embedding a learning culture in our teams where process improvement and innovation are embraced and celebrated.

So, if you want to give your days meaning. To put your passion into a role with real impact. To support people and be supported yourself. In an inclusive team that faces every challenge together. Whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK. 

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with us. We want everyone involved in our work or receiving our services, to feel proud to contribute to or be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that we still have a long way to go to ensure that we make the RBL a truly great and inclusive organisation to work for and be part of so we have set out our commitments to provide a clear path to deliver this ambition. We will keep listening, learning, and sharing our progress and impact. 

How to Apply 

Please Click "Apply Online"

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 26th June 2022 

Community Engagement Coordinator x 3

Location:

1x role in the south of England

The role will be home-based with extensive travel across the south of England, the London office and regular travel to other regions and BookTrust offices in England.

1x role in the central England

The role will be home-based with extensive travel across the central England and regular travel to other regions and BookTrust offices in England.

1x role in the north of England

The role will be home-based with extensive travel across the north of England, the Leeds office and regular travel to other regions and BookTrust offices in England.

Contract: 2 years fixed term, extendable for a further year

Salary: £30,000 p.a.

BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity. Working with every local authority and across every region in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 3 million families a year through schools, health visitors, libraries and other partners. This incredible network helps us to get children excited about reading from an early age. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more creative and do better at school.

This is an exciting time to join us; Book Trust is investing in the expansion of the Partnership Team that supports our work across England. Building our capacity in all regions of England will offer greater opportunity to work with our partners in a place-based way, working in and with local communities and the children and families most in need of support.

As a Community Engagement Coordinator, you will work within the regional partnerships team to support projects, pilots and pieces of learning to build greater place-based working with the BookTrust partner network.

To apply, you must complete all elements of the process below and submit by the closing date. To find out 'How to Apply', please go to our website. The selection process will take place in June 2022.

1. Submit a written answer in no more than 750 words to the question below:

“Can you tell us about a time when you worked to support local communities, tell us what you role was, what was important to ensure a successful outcome and how you used your skills, knowledge and or experience to deliver a successful outcome.

1. Please submit your CV, comprising of no more than 2 sides of A4.
2. Please submit a covering email stating only the attachment of the documents set out in points 1 and 2 and confirming which role and region you wish to apply for. Lengthy covering emails will be disregarded.

Closing date: Friday, 3rd June, 12pm

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: BAME candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details can be found on our website). 

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.