About the Foundation

We believe every child deserves the chance to thrive, regardless of their background. Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation (“Royal SpringBoard”) is a social mobility charity working with more than 100 of the UK’s leading boarding and independent schools to harness the power of fully-funded bursaries and access to ‘outreach’ opportunities for children facing challenging circumstances. Our vision is to transform the lives of children and young people facing disadvantage or vulnerability by providing them with access to a great education.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a new graduate to develop a broad set of skills in charity management and communications and make a difference in lifting the life chances of some of the UK’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children. The Team Communications & Support Officer’s role is to provide communications, operational and administrative support across the charity’s programmes and fundraising activities. The role includes responsibility for external communications (social media, website, e-newsletters); as well as for all communications with the charity’s main stakeholders (children and young people, their families, schools and partner organisations). Joining a small team, you will have significant opportunities to gain insights into a wide range of charity roles, as you provide exemplary administrative support to the fundraising, programmes and CEO roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• work closely with all staff in the charity to provide communications, operational and administrative support across all programmes.
• have full regard to Royal SpringBoard’s policies and procedures and uphold Royal SpringBoard’s reputation, aims and values

Communications support

• Create and manage a communications schedule/planner to ensure coherence in the charity’s communications with schools, families and partner organisations
• Day-to-day management of the charity’s web and social media presence, including drafting, editing and publishing content, and driving and responding to engagement
• Plan and oversee the creation of engaging multi-media communications materials, including videos and photos that support fundraising and marketing efforts
• Provide creative and operational support for communications projects, including annual reports, publications, toolkits, newsletters and other materials in line with brand guidelines
• Support the development, promotion and organisation of charity events and training days

Operational support

• Support the Programmes team to ensure efficient and effective communication, administration and tracking of all documents relating to pupils’ applications for a bursary place, and the documents that govern relationships between the charity, schools, partners and families
• Provide general administrative support to the Programmes team, to ensure that the database is used effectively and all pupil, donor and other reports are received on time.
• Provide support to the Fundraising Director and CEO in key events planning and organisation

What you can expect in return:

• You will be part of a small, friendly and committed team. Although we are based in London, we are a flexible employer with many staff working remotely at certain times. Standard office hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm with an hour for lunch but the role is open to those seeking other, flexible hours.
• Annual Leave: 6 weeks (30 days) excluding public holidays.
• Probationary period: 6 months.
• DBS: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.
• Pension: If the post holder is over 21, they will be auto-enrolled into the NEST pension scheme but may request to opt out.

Making an application

Please apply using the standard charityjob processes, ensuring that you demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the person specification and reflect Royal SpringBoard’s values.

Applications should be returned by 5pm on Thursday 20th May 2021. 

We believe every young person in the UK should be supported to develop and fulfill their relationship ambitions for life.  The pandemic has highlighted the immense inequalities of our relationship experiences .  Fastn was set up to confront relationship injustice.

We are searching for an Education Programme Development Co-ordinator ready, willing and able to take on an exciting challenge.You will hit the ground running and be accountable for:

• Creating and sustaining strong relationships and networks with a wide range of partners, actively influencing, and achieving tangible gains that support young people develop and work towards relationship ambitions for life
• Influencing front-line educational organisations to embed a commitment to meaningful relationships learning and relationship ambition for life throughout their work
• Creating, developing and securing uptake of tools and knowledge for educators to support young people to shape and fulfil their relationship ambitions for life
• Communicating evidence to influence key stakeholders so that support for healthy and dependable relationships learning throughout the education system prioritised and actioned
• Systematically monitoring and evaluating work of Fastn, our network and funded partners to improve  sustainability, relevance and efficiency of work

We warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, young candidates and those who may need to work flexibly. 

The role is offered as an 80% FTE (30 hours of a 37.5 hour week), with the possibility of additional flexibility for a suitable candidate.  Working hours are flexible; some travel and calls will be required outside standard working hours when conditions permit. Fastn operates an annualised TOIL system.

Although this is a short-term role in the first instance, there will be opportunities to take on a new role or similiar activity if strong performance and behaviour in keeping with Fastn's values are evident. 

Role purpose

To generate and maintain support for Voice 21 by strengthening our marketing, communications, events and outreach activities.

As Communications & Engagement Coordinator, you will work within the External Relations team to help generate school and supporter interest through high-quality marketing, digital communications and events. You will be the first point of contact for new enquiries, building strong relationships from the outset and communicating in a personal and purposeful way.

You’ll be responsible for the day to day activity on our website and social media channels, regularly spotting and securing new opportunities beneficial to our mission, creating compelling content to improve our engagement with target audiences and overseeing digital analytics.

You’ll support Voice 21’s external-facing communications, provide end-to-end oversight of External Relations events and engage with a range of stakeholders - students, school leaders and sector influencers.

Key responsibilities

• Marketing, business development and events

  • ​Be the first point of call for schools and supporters enquiring about our work

  • Create new and compelling content for marketing and awareness raising aims

  • Support the organisation of public-facing events

  • Spot new opportunities, events and relationships and flag to the wider team.

• Digital engagement & communications

  • Create and maintain a strong social media and online presence for Voice 21 by:

    • Suggesting new ways to attract schools and supporters

    • Developing an optimal posting schedule, considering web traffic and customer engagement metrics

    • Reporting on online feedback and insights

    • Facilitating online conversations and responding to queries

    • Supporting team members to use social media in a cohesive and beneficial way

    • Designing posts to sustain readers’ curiosity and create buzz around events, activities and opportunities

    • Developing engaging text, image and video content for our website and social media platforms

    • Researching audience preferences and discovering current trends

    • Support the success of our monthly newsletter by writing articles and posts and commissioning content from across the organisation and externally where necessary.

    • Monitor education media for press coverage of oracy or related subjects, and spot and suggest additional press opportunities for Voice 21

    • Coordinate our [email protected] inbox, tracking email types, adding new contacts to our database (Salesforce) and responding in a timely and consistent manner.

• Administrative support

  • ​Apply experience of CRM systems to help manage and update our database on a regular basis; spotting issues and reporting these in a timely manner

  • Ensuring the data we collect on external contacts is accurate and appropriate, updating and monitoring our form collection, database and mass mailout systems as required

  • Support Director of External Relations in coordinating our team’s work plan.

• Be an invaluable part of the ER team, demonstrating our values of trust and integrity and contributing ideas, energy, proactivity & drive.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Excellent verbal, written & interpersonal skills
• Experience of managing social media platforms/creating multimedia content and/or experience of multi-channel marketing and/or experience of events and stakeholder management
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Knowledge about what it takes to deliver high-quality communications
• Experience of using design software, ideally InDesign and Illustrator (desirable)
• Experience of using a CRM, ideally Salesforce (desirable)
• Previous work experience within education, a membership organisation or not for profit (desirable). 

You’ll love this job if...

• You are a confident, compelling and empathetic communicator, both in written and verbal contexts

• You enjoy developing relationships, making new connections and building communities

• You enjoy working across and with a wide range of digital communication tools and approaches

• You are proactive in spotting new opportunities and prioritising forward-planning to enable the most successful outcomes

• You are reflective and will constantly reevaluate how Voice 21 are communicating with our schools and how this can be improved

• You want to look for ways to improve our work and take ownership and accountability for doing so

• You enjoy working as part of a fast-paced, fast-growing team with big ambitions and are excited to use your initiative to help us achieve these.

Musical talent is everywhere but opportunity isn’t. Financial and social obstacles too often get in the way.  You'll help us change this.

We’re looking for an energetic and creative Digital and Communications Co-ordinator to join our collegiate and hardworking team at Awards for Young Musicians (AYM).

High impact and high quality communications are integral to everything we do at AYM and central to our continued growth. This is a challenging and exciting time to be joining us: as Digital and Communications Co-ordinator, you’ll play a vital role in shaping and delivering AYM’s communications strategy, helping to further increase and diversify our supporters and continue to raise our profile, so that we can find and assist even more talented young musicians from low income families.

We’re looking for someone with a few years’ experience in a communications role. As the first team member we’ve recruited to focus on communications you’ll need the drive and the ability to transform this area of our work, taking actions on the findings of our recent digital communications review. Given the role is home based it’s essential that you are self-motivated and can use your own initiative. We are committed to each team member’s professional development and there is real scope for growth in this role which represents a great opportunity to develop a career in digital communications within the arts and/or charity sectors

To download a job description and application forms please visit our website. As part of our commitment to a fair and open recruitment process, Awards for Young Musicians anonymises all applications before shortlisting candidates for interview, so please note CVs will not be accepted.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 21 May 2021. Interviews will be held via Zoom on Friday 4 June 2021.

Communications Officer (home-based)

The Good Food Institute Europe

Drive the narrative to support a sustainable, secure and just food system

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance, pandemic risk and poor animal welfare.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based and cultivated (grown from cells) alternatives. Please check out our US affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2020 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2020) to find out more about who we are and what we do.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Communications Officer to join our team. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure.

How you will make a difference:

You will deliver impact across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines, including media and public relations, digital and social media, and the production of content and materials. Your ‘North Star’ will be to advance plant-based and cultivated meat and seafood across Europe, and to help build GFI Europe’s reputation as the go-to thought leader within the sector.

As a key member of our small communications team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, developing and delivering communications campaigns to drive a positive narrative for GFI Europe and plant-based and cultivated meat and seafood.
• Writing and placing quotes, press releases, op-eds and blogs to deliver and shape positive coverage for GFI Europe and the sustainable proteins sector.
• Delivering clear, impactful narratives and key messages across all communications channels.
• Understanding and following the European conversation around sustainable proteins to identify new opportunities to advance the sector and GFI Europe’s work in key European countries.
• Building relationships with journalists across Europe in the fields of science, business, food, agriculture, and policy.
• Building relationships with and influencing key organisations and companies across Europe to strengthen the narrative that supports the sustainable proteins sector.
• Working with agencies and freelancers to support the delivery of effective communications in multiple European languages.
• Working with fundraising colleagues to implement strategies for reaching, recruiting and stewarding supporters.
• Supporting GFI Europe spokespeople to prepare for interviews and events.
• Developing social media content and helping to manage GFI Europe’s channels.
• Developing web content and updating GFI Europe’s website.
• Monitoring and evaluating GFI Europe’s communications.
• Maintaining a forward plan of GFI Europe’s communications activities.
• Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small team. 

Who we’re looking for:

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.
• Previous communications experience, for example in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles.
• A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage.
• The ability to think strategically in terms of audience, channels and messaging.
• Good judgment and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities and ‘hooks’ to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of our message right.
• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.
• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering communications impact. 
• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding English, both written and spoken.

It would be an advantage – but it is not a requirement – to have:

• The ability to work in French, German, Spanish and/or Italian.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent
• 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. There may also be other occasional work trips within Europe.
• Salary: £32,000 - £35,000. This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe. We also offer a generous holiday allowance as well as home-working allowances.
• Right to work requirements: You must have the right to work in the country where you are based.
• Application Deadline: 31 May 2021 at 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!
• Application process: Please complete the short form, upload your CV and cover letter, and complete a short press release task: forms.gle/TqTUWqCSseh4DN9G9. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) and CV should set out:

1. What motivated you to apply for this role.
2. How you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description.
3. Which bit of the job description energises you the most.

The full application process is outlined in the job brochure here: shorturl.at/xFIQ9. We really look forward to hearing from you!

• Any questions? If you have any questions about this role, please reach out to us at  europe [at] gfi [dot] org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Role purpose

To amplify and accelerate our reach and impact by showcasing Voice 21’s story through compelling branding, publicity, messaging, content and case studies.

Working in the External Relations Team, you will build Voice 21’s brand and voice within the education sector, generating school and supporter interest through purposeful communications, captivating content and engaging events.

Key responsibilities

• Making the most of the charity’s growing profile and reaching more schools and supporters through an effective communications, marketing and events strategy

• Creating and commissioning marketing materials and content and proactively spotting new opportunities to raise awareness of our work across the sector

• Planning, delivering and leading purposeful and planned communications cycles & campaigns

• Writing external, broadcast communications, newsletters, email campaigns and publicity materials

• Showcasing the stories and impact of our network of member schools - and the students they serve - in engaging and innovative ways i.e. through the creation of multimedia content, such as graphics, animation and video

• Ensuring our website and social media channels are as engaging and impactful as possible

• Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible

• Working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure they have suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences

• Planning and leading Voice 21’s headline events

• Co-leading user and market research across External Relations’ key stakeholders

• Developing processes, tools and ways of working to deliver integrated communications, including through Salesforce and Campaigns Monitor

• Managing outsourced specialist support contracts as needed i.e. website developers, graphic designers, video editors

• Building relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database

• Making the most of local and regional press opportunities where our member schools are based

• Regularly reviewing the charity’s position within the education landscape, identifying and generating opportunities and mitigating against risks that may impact our work

• Co-managing the External Relations budget

• Being an invaluable part of the ER team, demonstrating our values of trust and integrity and contributing ideas, energy, proactivity & drive.

Essential knowledge and skills

• A track record in communications

• A strong editorial eye and superb copywriting skills

• An ability to convey complex and technical information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences.

• An ability to deliver best-in-class email campaigns and content

• Experience of managing social media platforms/creating multimedia content and/or experience of multi-channel marketing and/or experience of events and stakeholder management

• Experience planning and managing successful projects, partnerships and events

• Ability to form excellent working relationships, internally & externally

• Experience using Campaigns Monitor, Salesforce and Wordpress or other similar systems (mass mailout, database and website management software)

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships.

You’ll love this job if...

• You love to capture and convey a compelling story which is impact-driven and full of heart

• You are a confident, compelling and empathetic communicator, both in written and verbal contexts

• You enjoy working across and with a wide range of digital communication tools and approaches

• You are comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders, from students to CEOs

• You want to look for ways to improve our work and take ownership and accountability for doing so

• You are passionate about Voice 21’s mission and making a change to young people’s learning and life chances.

We are looking for a dynamic, proactive and creative individual to join our small communications team. Working closely with the Communications Director, you will help to promote the work of the Capitals Coalition on the global stage.

You will have a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, excellent communication and organizational skills, the ability to work independently and operate with a high level of autonomy. You believe people and planet must be at the heart of decision making and enjoy exploring how different stakeholders interact to deliver impact.

About Capitals Coalition

The Capitals Coalition is a global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people and society. Our ambition is that by 2030 the majority of business, finance and government will include all capitals in their decision making, and that this will deliver a fairer, just and more sustainable world. We are at an exciting time in our history, having united the global natural capital and social and human capital communities in 2020. In 2021, we launched a new online platform, The Community, and new website to support our growing, global community. We are now looking for a Communication Officer to support us in the next stage of our development. 

Key responsibilities:

Digital communications, media & PR 

• Manage the Capitals Coalition’s online presence by administrating and updating the Coalition website with regular news, events, project updates and webpages.

• Lead on the delivery of the Coalition’s blog program. 

• Draft and edit op-eds, website copy, speeches and remarks, briefings and other written materials.

• Undertake regular media reviews of the latest developments in the natural and the social and human capitals space. 

• Record and analyze online analytics (Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Mailchimp) to feed into internal reports and make data driven recommendations for content and engagement strategies.

• Work with external agencies to develop videos, reports and other online content. 

• Manage social media accounts, (especially LinkedIn). 

• Lead the development of monthly newsletters.

Graphic design and layout 

• Design communications materials such as flyers, slides, social media cards and Mailchimp templates, InDesign, word documents and reports following brand and style guidelines.

• Act as point of contact and manage relationships with web developers and external communications and design agencies. 

• Ensure that Coalition outputs are in a harmonized style and build the Coalition brand.

Project Support: 

• Contribute to the development and delivery of communications plans for Coalition projects. 

• Manage a calendar of project outputs to ensure effective promotion of reports, events and other project deliverables.

Events: 

• Work with our Global Community Officer to support the international events program by promoting events online, managing and uploading event recordings and providing occasional technical support. 

• Support the development and planning of Coalition participation at external global events e.g. UN Biodiversity COP15, IUCN World Conservation Congress and the UNFCCC Climate COP26.

• Support the drafting of talking points and briefings for Coalition speakers and ambassadors.

How to apply 

The Coalition consists of organizations from all around the world and with people of different gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, geography, political affiliation and country of origin, and as much as possible we want this to be reflected in our team. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

Please send completed application forms to Capitals Coalition by 12 noon (BST) on Tuesday 1st June. Interviews will be held remotely and planned for Tuesday 15th June. 

Parks for London is evolving into a Centre for Excellence to support London’s parks and green spaces and we are looking for a dynamic and pro-active Communications Officer to join our small team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop new approaches to championing green space, at a time when parks and green spaces are very much in the spotlight and to build on our existing work.

The role will involve leading the charity’s communications and engagement work. This will include developing an ambitious yet achievable communications and engagement strategy and refining and enhancing the charity’s brand.The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences including under-represented communities and have experience in preparing and delivering effective strategies to drive action.

We are a small charity and the successful candidate will therefore work with all team members and will need to be a team player, ready and willing to respond and adapt to opportunities.

As Digital Communications Executive you’ll be an integral member of the Marketing & Communications team, supporting marketing activities to help grow our brand, supporter base and increase engagement with individuals.

You’ll work closely and collaboratively with colleagues to deliver the best possible results for digital communications delivered via social channels and email.

To succeed in the role you’ll be a team player, creative thinker and someone who can manage a varied workload. You’ll need to demonstrate your experience and evidence previous achievements in a similar role.

Ben is the support service for people who work, or have worked in the automotive industry. We support people with a wide range of issues; from support in a crisis to tips, advice and tools to improve health and wellbeing - at any stage of life.

 

Please see our job description for more information.

You can apply online where you can submit your CV and covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role and why you want to work for us.

Could you help us achieve our goals to build a carer-friendly community?

We are seeking a creative and well-organised Communications Officer with good problem-solving skills and an eye for detail to deliver PR, email marketing and social media content to increase our charity’s reach. 

The right candidate will have experience of:

• Creating high quality and engaging written, visual and video content for different audiences;
• Writing press releases and managing press relationships;
• Using design packages such as Canva;
• Using web and social media analytics packages, interpreting results, testing and optimising user journeys;
• Applying user-centred content design.

This is a part-time post with working days and times negotiable. Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends is required. The post can be home or office based. Travel throughout Bath and North East Somerset will be required

About this role

The Plan for Peace Communications Officer will play a key role in growing a positive brand reputation for the Plan for Peace and its sister entity Business Plan for Peace (for further information see here). He/she will actively increase audience engagement by designing and delivering creative, engaging and high quality content across external media interfaces.  The communications officer will work closely with and support Plan for Peace’s Social Media Specialist. He/She will work 25 hours per week, with 50% flexible working hours. 

About Plan for Peace

Plan for Peace, founded by three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Scilla Elworthy, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) whose mission is to generate a groundswell of people from all sectors who believe that a world without destructive conflict is possible and necessary, and who consequently are actively engaged, through inner growth and outer action, in hastening this change. 

Job Title:  Senior Communications Officer

Hours:  Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary:  £31,200

Location:  Home-based (office available in Southampton)

We are working in partnership with Sailors’ Society to appoint a Senior Communications Officer.  Sailors’ Society is one of the larger and most comprehensive seafarers’ support charities in the world, offering a personal lifeline to seafarers on board ship and in port. The charity also works with families and seafaring communities around the world providing education and healthcare support.

The charity has just launched an exciting new strategy and needs an experienced communications officer to help drive awareness of their work globally.  No two days will be the same and you could find yourself tasked with anything from writing a thought leadership piece for LinkedIn to arranging a video shoot in the Philippines.

To be a success in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Several years’ experience as a journalist or working in PR
• An experienced and accurate writer with top spelling and grammar skills
• An enviable little black book of contacts
• A highly creative individual, full of ideas
• Experience of appeal and case for support writing
• Organised and knows the importance of deadlines
• Experience of managing press conferences and media interviews
• A team player
• Sympathy with the charity’s origins and values

You may be a former journalist or have worked in a communications role for a number of years, ideally in the third sector for a global organisation. Whatever your experience, you’ll be a talented writer armed with excellent media contacts and lots of creative ideas.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role please send your CV, supporting statement and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form to Adam Stacey, Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Quote our reference JO2831.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date: 17 May 2021

Interviews with Charisma: no later than 19 May 2021

Interviews with Charity: w/c 24 May 2021

About Glitch

We're a UK charity committed to ending the abuse of women and marginalised people online. Through workshops, training, reports and programmes, we equip our intersectional community to become the digital citizens we need in the world today. From grassroots to systemic change, we advocate for an online world that is a safe space for all. Glitch was founded in 2017 by Seyi Akiwowo, a former politician and Digital Leader of The Year 2019.

The Role

We realise that we could miss out on incredible talent joining Glitch because someone might not see themselves in every single one of these criteria below. We know that women of colour are less likely to apply to a role if they don’t meet all criteria; if you think you could be great for this job, but aren’t entirely sure, please apply anyway.

The Senior Team Coordinator is a key role in supporting the Glitch team in achieving its development goals of 2021-22. This person will play a significant role in establishing Glitch as a sustainable charity. This role would suit someone able to multitask, have attention to details and is highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities. Glitch is an ambitious charity that is developing and growing. We’re looking for somebody innovative, agile, proactive, extremely strong on processes and systems and open to develop and learn with the organisation. 

The Senior Team Coordinator should have an understanding and passion for intersectional feminist values and be deeply committed to diversity and equality in society. 

Employment type: Fixed term contract 12 months (extension subject to funding)

Salary: £24,000-£26,000 (£19,200-£20-800 pro rata, based on a 4-day a week), depending on experience. We're open to discussing flexible arrangements that would give you a work-life balance. Please note Glitch is a 4-day (30 hours) a week organisation.

Location: Remote working

Report to: Director of Operations

Manages: Occasionally manage volunteers

What you can expect:  Our team’s mental health and wellbeing is a top priority. We aim to support creating an environment where everyone can bring their best selves by creating an open culture through regular check-ins, group meditation sessions and complimentary access to the She can. She did. benefits programme, including Vala Health support. You’ll also receive 28 days holiday pro-rata.

With our ambitious plans taking shape, it’s a very exciting time to join Glitch. You’ll be part of an organisation with national and international acclaim, helping support us in our future developments towards a safe internet for all. 

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

Please attach your CV and 1 page cover letter along with answers to the 3 application questions below on page 2 of your cover letter.

Job Application Questions

1. What is your understanding of intersectionality and how it could shape team administration for a charity like Glitch?  (250 words)

2. How did you determine the best way to delegate tasks in your last coordinator job? (200 words)

3. Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to take initiative. What were the results? (250 words)

For successful applications, the first round of interviews will take place on 7th June 2021
The second round of interviews with a short  interview task will take place on 9th June 2021

Our Digital Communications Officer role is a new position in the IBD Registry that reflects both our fast growth and increasing maturity. This is a new role to support our communications activities by building and delivering through our many digital channels the compelling content that will engage our key stakeholders

You will be part of a small and growing and highly collaborative team, reporting to and working closely with the Communications & Engagement Manager, as well as with clinical and academic data specialists and our partner organisations, including Crohn’s & Colitis UK, the BSG and RCP and our current partnership with University Hospitals Cambridge.

About you: We are looking for a data-minded digital communications all-rounder, who is as comfortable writing and editing punchy copy as they are working with tools and social media platforms such as Wordpress, Mailchimp, Twitter and LinkedIn to create web pages, design infographics, craft newsletters, blogs and postings and publish content. You will have a good eye for design, enabling you to create engaging and shareable graphics that build our brand and output these via our website and other social media channels.

You will have good technical knowledge about digital communications and above all a flair and creativity for thinking about how digital tools can be used to promote our data-driven research and analysis.  Your most important attributes will be your readiness and ability to learn, your 'can do’ mindset coupled with a rigour of thinking and attention to details. Above all, you need to believe in our mission and want to join us to make a difference: our small team makes a big difference in IBD across the UK and this needs to be more than ‘just a job’ for you.

Position and Salary: this is a permanent part time position (12-16 hours/week, to be worked flexibly across the week). The FTE (40 hours/week) salary is £22,000 to £24,000, depending on skills and experience. The rle is fully remote (home-based) to support the need for flexible approach.

How to apply: please visit our website for the full job description and how to apply. If you are interested, please apply straight away, we are interviewing on a rolling basis, with first interviews potentially in w/c 14 May 2021, and will appoint when we have found the right candidate. .