We have an exciting opportunity for a rising marketing and communications professional to take the profile of our ethical and values-led company to the next level.

We help thousands of families every year to navigate the complex NHS care funding system, but many more families have no idea we exist to help them. Our challenge is to raise our profile through a significant boost in our marketing and communications and by leveraging our strong relationships and excellent reputation.

The right candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter with the experience and desire to deliver activities across the marketing and communications mix. From writing blog posts and developing Facebook ads, to optimizing our Google Business listing and collecting video testimonials from clients, you will be able create content aligned to our brand values: ethical, expert, personal and compassionate.

Alongside delivering new things we already know we need – such as a LinkedIn profile and YouTube channel – this role provides a real chance to contribute your own ideas and help shape our marketing and communications strategy, in partnership with the Managing Director.

Staff Benefits include: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Work with the Managing Director to plan Beacon’s marketing and communications strategy employing the most appropriate marketing mix and maximising on all potential customer touchpoints.
• Lead the delivery of all marketing and external communication activities.
• Develop and deliver a long-term content calendar across all Beacon’s channels (including website, social media, email, newsletter) to align with key times of year, external and internal priorities.
• Be responsible for content updates to the Beacon website using Wordpress, including making continual improvement based on Google Analytics and SEO performance, and – working with an external consultant – Google Ad performance.
• Set up and develop a Beacon YouTube channel, and LinkedIn presence.
• Work with the casework team to capture stories and video testimonials of our clients.
• Ensure all content aligns with Beacon’s brand values and projects a consistent brand personality.
• Support the Managing Director with media opportunities and maintain relationships with key journalists.
• Identify and build on opportunities to increase Beacon’s profile by leveraging relationships with our partners and other organisations.
• Maintain and develop excellent working relationships with key partners, stakeholders and suppliers, commissioning and reviewing work and content as necessary.
• Manage the marketing database and be responsible for newsletter distribution.
• Keep a watching brief on the marketing messaging environment around Continuing Healthcare casework and advocacy.
• Stay up to date on developments in PR and marketing channels and best practice.

• Uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.

• Attend line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

Vice Chancellor’s Office

Development Office

Campaign Communications Executive (0.6FTE)

REF: SC4176

£22,847 to £26,341 per annum, pro-rata

Are you looking for an interesting and varied communications job that will make a real difference to people’s lives?

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated Campaign Communications Executive with exceptional organisation and writing skills to join our ambitious Development Office team.

In this varied role, you will be working with the Communications Manager to produce outstanding content for our philanthropy communication materials. This includes magazines, brochures, website. social media channels and more.

Because of this, we are looking for a creative individual who has an aptitude for process that can ensure all our materials and communications are delivered to the highest quality and accuracy.

The Development Team delivers UEA’s ambitious fundraising that supports a wide and varied range of projects and research. A supportive and dynamic environment, this post sits in the Communications area of the team.

This part-time (0.6FTE) post is available immediately on an indefinite basis. Preference for days worked will be discussed at interview stage.

Closing date:  Monday 11 July 2022

The University is committed to diversifying its workforce. As examples, we already hold an Athena SWAN Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality. We also have a Vice-Chancellor led Taskforce on Tackling Racism and a Race Equality Charter Working Group which support our work on race equality. Our aim is to submit to the Race Equality Charter in 2024.

Are you a creative individual with an eye for a story? Are you keen to empower others by sharing their experiences? Then why not marry your determination and passion with a move that will help the UK’s leading brain injury charity raise awareness, and ultimately, improve life after brain injury.

• Title: Communications Executive (Press)
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Duration: Permanent, Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays
• Closing date: Monday 4th July 2022

Headway is a UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury and we’re seeking a creative and effective communicator to join our growing communications team.

Reporting to the Press and Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for handling media enquiries, generating stories and creating and monitoring press coverage on a local and national level.

This is your chance to directly influence the lives of those affected by brain injury through big ideas and driving campaigns alongside the communications team.

You will have the privilege of working directly with inspiring people, giving a voice to those living with brain injury so that they can work with us to raise awareness and provide encouragement and support to others.

We’re looking for a motivated individual, with excellent writing and people skills that can deliver important stories and articles to deadlines.

This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.

Find out more and apply on our website. 

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Executive to join our small but busy team based in Long Ashton, Bristol to drive our marketing activity allowing us to reach further, raise more and increase the support available for the people who need us.

The details:

• Salary: £25,000 up to £28,000 per annum, depending on experience 
• Working hours 37.5, Monday to Friday 
• Permanent position 

Key responsibilities:

• Developing the St Peter’s Hospice brand and protecting our reputation
• Growing supporter engagement through traditional and digital channels
• Campaign management for events, appeals and other fundraising activities
• Creating compelling content for a range of audiences
• Driving sales for our 46 incredible high street stores as well as our online shop, eBay and Depop
• Supporting better patient communication
• Using market research and analytics to get to know our supporters better
• Helping our volunteer team recruit and support our army of volunteers
• Working with agencies to deliver design, advertising and direct mail
• Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role and supporting the Hospice’s equality, diversity and inclusion programme

What we're looking for:

• To be successful in this role you will have at least three years’ experience in a similar role, ideally in-house, covering elements of the things listed above
• You’ll need to be flexible and able to work the occasional weekend or evening to support out of hours events
• A great problem solver with a logical approach to work
• Experience of managing competing demands and priorities
• Strong communication skills with ability to write copy and create relevant, on brand content
• Ability to work independently and manage time and workload effectively to meet deadlines
• Ability to analyse data and make decisions accordingly

St Peter’s Hospice is a much-loved Bristol charity that supports thousands of patients and their families every year, providing the best possible end of life care, and helping people to live their final days with dignity.  If you’re a self-motivated, passionate and creative marketeer looking for an exciting and varied role that will allow you to develop a wide range of skills whilst working in the third sector, this could be just the position for you. 

More information is available on the jobs page on the St Peter's Hospice website along with the contact details for Holly Shannon, the Marketing Manager.

We also offer a comprehensive range of benefits:

• 27 days holiday FTE (plus Bank Holidays)
• Competitive salary benchmarking, with a transparent approach to pay
• Hybrid working
• Free parking
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care scheme 
• Access to discounts and offers from the UK's most popular retailers and service providers
• Gym membership discount

We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us, and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!

At St Peter’s Hospice, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation.  We understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community and are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing. We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

I'm looking for an enthusiastic and confident Communications Executive to work in the External Affairs team of a fantastic renewable energy non-profit, to help with their communications activities.

You may already have had experience of a similar role (communications, social media, agency, policy or public affairs) or recently completed studies in a communications discipline, though what you will certainly have is an eye for detail, excellent communication skills and the confidence to act on your initiative, whilst valuing being part of a collaborative team.

This role would be a good fit for someone who is adaptable, proactive, a creative thinker and gets the job done whilst developing great internal relationships with colleagues.

You will join a small, but energetic, fantastic team, where you will have the opportunity to learn from others and join a fast-paced team.

Hybrid- London/home working - 2 days in the office, by The Strand.

£24,000 - £27,000 depending on experience. Plus 25 days holiday.

Full-time, permanent role . Flexible working styles.

Application- CV only, to be introduced ASAP , as the team are keen to interview quickly. Please e-mail me [email protected]

I look forward to hearing from you!

Together for Short Lives is here to help families caring for a seriously ill child make the most of every moment together. We are the leading charity for the 99,000 babies, children, and young people in the UK with a life-limiting or terminal condition. We champion, improve and support children’s palliative care services, professionals, and children’s hospices to help families get the very best care and support they can.

The role

Together for Short Lives has seen incredible success in recent months, securing the Morrisons’ 2022-25 Charity Partnership as well as significant new funding partners and donors across Trusts & Foundations and Philanthropy. We are looking for a Morrisons Partnership Communications Executive to provide communications support for this multi-million-pound charity partnership, working on a range of profile-raising projects across a variety of different audiences. The Partnership Communications Executive will deliver communications and marketing to raise awareness of Together for Short Lives across Morrisons, working closely with Together for Short Lives’ Communications team (including the Digital team, Brand and PR team and Fundraising Marketing Manager), children’s hospices and Morrisons’ colleagues to create key messages, content, and activity that drive Morrisons colleagues’ engagement, motivation, and fundraising.

The candidate

This is a fantastic opportunity, and we are looking for a special person to join our team. You will have experience in fast-paced, creative communications roles, and will excited about the chance to bring your skills to our unique partnership with Morrisons. You will be a proactive, forward thinker who’s great at spotting opportunities to create and tell powerful stories about our work. You will thrive in a small, fast-paced team that is ambitious and solution-focused.

What we offer

We offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and a staff assistance programme.

Together for Short Lives are open to discuss flexible working arrangements including job shares.

We are always looking for talented people, and welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief and sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from those with disabilities or from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the charity sector.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 4th July 2022

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 11 July 2022 via zoom.

Together for Short Lives is a Disability Confident Employer. We also offer a guaranteed interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

No agencies or media sales enquiries please.

Location: London office - mainly virtual with attendance once a month in the office

With You, the drugs, alcohol and mental health support charity, is seeking an Executive Director of Marketing & Communications to lead the Marketing and Communications Team, including media, digital, brand and policy functions.

This is a new role to drive forward change within the drug and alcohol misuse sector to enable the charity to dramatically improve the recovery and life chances of people living with substance misuse. The post reports to the CEO and will be part of a collaborative, lively and committed Executive Team.

The Executive Director of Marketing & Communications will play a key part in helping the charity grow income in their targeted geographical areas by developing and amplifying key messages that will resonate with their audience; including Commissioners, Directors of Public Health and other key decision makers, as well as potential new staff and service users. The role will also spearhead With You’s internal communications and engagement strategy to improve a sense of cohesiveness within the organisation and to nurture a culture where innovation and learning is shared and embedded across the whole of the charity. 

With You are seeking candidates with experience in a senior role at a large or complex organisation who can turn their strategic aims into action. You will have extensive experience of leading a successful external Marketing and Communications function, as well as demonstrable proof of having led cross-organisational change and/or cultural transformation, and of developing a performance-focused culture. You will have exceptional communication and strategic-thinking skills, as well as the ability to manage, coach and motivate staff in a changing environment.

With You value applications with a wide range of different experiences, expertise and perspectives; they want their workforce to represent the diversity of people they serve and welcome applications from individuals with a wide range of experiences of backgrounds.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Wednesday 6th July, 9.00am GMT. 

Please click the apply button to redirect to our website where you will find the Candidate Pack with full information including details of how to apply.  

We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest. 

Based at one of our Wales Office Hubs in Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham or Newport with hybrid working

Ref: CDW-221

Are you a dynamic and proactive digital and design all-rounder with the technical skills needed to develop engaging and effective multimedia content and the design skills required to create eye catching artwork? Are you passionate about delivering impactful communications which make a positive difference to communities?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a creative to join us Communications & Design Support Worker and work with the Wales Business Development Manager, Development Officer - CYMRU and the Regional Communications Lead to raise awareness of St Giles Cymru with key stakeholders across Wales.  This will primarily involve the development of marketing materials for our projects and campaigns in Wales and producing engaging and effective communication across social media platforms via the medium of Welsh and English.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24-year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.

About this exciting opportunity

This key role will see our successful candidate support the design of St Giles Cymru publicity and project materials following company corporate branding models in the medium of Welsh and English, as well as supporting the co-ordination and delivery of St Giles Cymru bilingual social media presence on both existing and future platforms. 

We will also count on you to assist with the collation of content for our website representing Wales Services, to develop a range of digital and multimedia content and to optimise digital performance through measurement, audience analysis and segmentation.  Creating engaging and shareable graphics that build the St Giles Cymru brand and output via social media channels and print based and supporting the co-ordination of marketing campaigns are also essential aspects of the role, as is actively contributing to the wider communication and marketing strategy.

What we are looking for

• Experience of creating and delivering tailored digital and print content within a professional environment
• Experience of developing engaging and effective multimedia content and creating eye catching artwork
• A relevant design, communications or marketing qualification or qualification in a related area of work
• Knowledge of design programmes and Digital Marketing/Social Media methods
• The ability to work confidently to produce design print-based material and use social media platforms to promote projects, campaigns and services
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• The ability to work through the medium of Welsh Language  – verbal and written – is desirable

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. A basic DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm Sunday 3 July 2022. Interview date: w/c 11 July 2022.

Wedi'i leoli yn un o'n Hybiau Swyddfa Cymru yn Abertawe, Caerdydd, Wrecsam neu Gasnewydd gyda gweithio hybrid

Cyf: CDW-221

A ydych chi'n unigolyn gyda sgiliau digidol a dylunio deinamig, rhagweithiol a chynhwysol a'r gallu i ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng deniadol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol?  A ydych chi'n angerddol am ddarparu cyfathrebiadau effeithiol sy'n gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol i gymunedau?

Os felly, mae Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles yn chwilio am Weithiwr Cymorth Cyfathrebu a Dylunio creadigol i ymuno â ni a gweithio gyda'r Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Cymru, Swyddog Datblygu Cymru a'r Arweinydd Cyfathrebu Rhanbarthol i godi ymwybyddiaeth o St Giles Cymru gyda rhanddeiliaid allweddol ledled Cymru.  Bydd hyn yn bennaf yn cynnwys datblygu deunyddiau marchnata ar gyfer ein prosiectau a'n hymgyrchoedd yng Nghymru a chynhyrchu cyfathrebiadau deniadol ac effeithiol ar draws llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg.

Ynghylch Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles 

Elusen uchelgeisiol, wedi’i hen sefydlu sy’n helpu pobl sy’n wynebu helbulon i ddod o hyd i swyddi, cartrefi a’r gefnogaeth gywir y mae ei hangen arnynt yw Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles. Yn ganolog i'n hethos mae ein cred bod pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o oresgyn problemau fel cefndir troseddol, digartrefedd, caethiwed ac aelodaeth mewn gangiau yn llwyddiannus, yn allweddol i newid cadarnhaol mewn eraill. 

Mae St Giles bellach yn gyflogwr Kickstart, felly rydym yn rhan o'r cynllun hwn sy'n darparu cyfleoedd gwaith i bobl ifanc 16-24 oed sydd ar Gredyd Cynhwysol ar hyn o bryd ac sydd mewn perygl o ddiweithdra hirdymor.

Ynghylch y cyfle cyffrous hwn

Yn y rôl allweddol hon, bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn cynorthwyo gyda dylunio cyhoeddusrwydd a deunyddiau prosiect St Giles Cymru yn ôl modelau brandio corfforaethol cwmnïau drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg, yn ogystal â chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu a chyflwyno presenoldeb cyfryngau cymdeithasol dwyieithog St Giles Cymru ar lwyfannau presennol a dyfodol. 

Byddwch hefyd yn cynorthwyo gyda chasglu cynnwys ar gyfer ein gwefan sy'n cynrychioli Gwasanaethau Cymru, datblygu ystod o gynnwys digidol ac amlgyfrwng, a gwella perfformiad digidol drwy fesuriad, dadansoddiad cynulleidfaoedd a segmentiad.  Mae creu gwaith graffeg atyniadol a rhannadwy sy'n adeiladu brand ac allbwn St Giles Cymru drwy sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol a chyfrwng printiedig a chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu ymgyrchoedd marchnata hefyd yn agweddau hanfodol ar y rôl, yn ogystal â chyfrannu'n weithredol at y strategaeth gyfathrebu a marchnata ehangach.

Yr hyn yr ydym yn chwilio amdano

• Profiad o greu a darparu cynnwys digidol ac phrintiedig wedi'i deilwra mewn amgylchedd proffesiynol

• Profiad o ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng diddorol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol

• Cymhwyster dylunio, cyfathrebu neu farchnata perthnasol neu gymhwyster mewn maes gwaith cysylltiedig

• Gwybodaeth am raglenni dylunio a dulliau Marchnata Digidol/Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• Y gallu i weithio'n hyderus i gynhyrchu deunydd print dylunio a defnyddio llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol i hyrwyddo prosiectau, ymgyrchoedd a gwasanaethau

• Sgiliau TG, rhyngbersonol a chyfathrebu rhagorol, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig

• Mae'r gallu i weithio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg – ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig – yn ddymunol

Fel sefydliad sy'n gweithio gyda phlant ac oedolion sydd mewn perygl, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu, amddiffyn a hyrwyddo diogelwch ein cleientiaid. Mae angen gwiriad DBS sylfaenol ar gyfer pob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.

Yn gyfnewid am hyn, gallwch ddisgwyl cyflog cystadleuol, lwfans gwyliau hael, pensiwn staff, gweithio hyblyg, rhaglen fentora, gwasanaeth cynghori a chynghori, talebau gofal plant, benthyciad tocyn tymor a llawer mwy.

Sylwch y bydd St Giles yn gwarantu cyfweliad i bob ymgeisydd anabl sy'n bodloni'r meini prawf gofynnol a nodir yn y Disgrifiad Swydd ar gyfer y swydd wag hon.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, neu i wneud cais, ewch i'n gwefan drwy glicio ar y botwm 'Ymgeisio'.

Dyddiad cau: 11pm Dydd Sul 3 Gorffennaf 2022. Dyddiad cyfweld: w/c 11 Gorffennaf 2022.

Head of Communications and Fundraising

£50,000 - £55,000

Full time

London/Flexi working

Reporting to the CEO you will be responsible for managing a small team, leading on communications and external relations, and overseeing the fundraising strategy and delivery.

Your remit will be to lead the strategic development of communications activities to activate partnerships, support fundraising and advocacy, and service delivery objectives. You will also be responsible for the development and delivery of a communications calendar across all communication channels including newsletters, website, direct marketing, social media, and the annual report.

Additionally you will develop and maintain relations with key media and liaise with journalists as appropriate.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is very proud to be working with a fantastic charity, covering international, humanitarian and environmental causes.

This role is calling for an individual giving and communications professional to work with a very supportive Head of Development to support the function of all individual giving aspects and developing and implementing a communications strategy.

Whilst this role primarily focusses on individual giving, you will also be researching new ways to turn newsletters/social media followers into regular givers and dedicating a portion of your time to donor management. This is the first communications role within this charity, so what a great time to join and support them on their developing and growing journey!

Individual Giving & Communications Executive

Full Time, Permanent

Remote or Home Working

Salary - £35,000 - £38,000

Key responsibilities of the role will include: 

• Growing individual donor base through targeted campaigns
• Developing and delivering an annual stewardship plan of communications for supporters and members
• Dedicating and prioritising time towards donor management and the research into turning those donors into regular givers
• Working with the SMT to implement strategies to maximise the impact of their work
• Developing an impactful communications plan that unifies the work the charity does

The ideal candidate for this role will: 

• Have experience with donor cultivation and maintaining those relationships
• Be knowledgeable with a range of digital platforms and how they can be assembled to meet strategic aims
• Demonstrate experience of creating engaging and compelling content
• Strategically grow social media traffic and engagement
• Have a record of successful crowd funding campaigns
• Have the ability to work flexibly on your own initiative and as part of a team

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

This role plays a pivotal part in planning and delivering marketing and communications activities to key audiences, such as supporters, volunteers, journalists, ambassadors and staff. Integrated marketing campaigns are integral to Sands’ growth and are key to driving brand awareness, reach, engagement, income growth and social change.

The duties of the role include writing, editing, co-ordinating and publishing content across various channels, including Sands’ website, social media, email, and print and online marketing materials. You will need to work closely with other internal teams to plan and implement communications and marketing campaigns to drive awareness or income, while progressively improving organisational understanding of what works for different audiences.

You will also support the Marketing & Campaigns Manager in the delivery of our major integrated campaigns and appeals, and work closely with other members of the Engagement team to support all communications aims and outcomes.

An excellent communicator and team player, you will have a sound knowledge and experience of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and related platforms. With paid online marketing experience (e.g. in PPC or Social Media), comfortable using digital tools (e.g. Google Analytics) and be able to write engaging copy with good editorial skills.  

This role will specialise in leading marketing and communications support of the Research, Education and Policy department, which covers a range of work including our work to save babies’ lives, training and education, and influencing policy through campaigning and advocacy.

The role will also work across a variety of other teams, projects, campaigns and activities.

Membership and Communications Officer [Hybrid]

Closing Date: Sunday 3 July 2022 (midnight)

Job Title: Membership and Communications Officer

Working For: British Psychotherapy Foundation

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 depending upon experience

Location: Kilborn, London. After a short induction which will take place in our offices, you will then be able to work from home for 3 days a week and in the office for two days of the week. Or you can choose to work more days of the week in the office.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Industry: Charity; Psychotherapy; Healthcare; Training; Professional membership body;

An exciting opportunity to join the operational team at the heart of one of the UK’s leading professional training bodies in the fascinating field of psychotherapy.

About us

The British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) is an organisation of psychotherapists who are working to ensure that the benefits of psychotherapy are available to as many people who need it as possible. We train therapists and introduce potential trainees, other professionals and members of the public to the theory and practice of psychotherapy through introductory courses and events.

We are seeking a talented communications professional to communicate directly with members and the public, to manage our social media channels, website content and newsletters and to provide administrative and support services for short courses and events.

About the role: Major responsibilities

Membership

• Act as the first point of contact for members and prospective members by email or telephone
• Update and maintain bpf CRM with members’ details, membership status, exporting CRM reports and details as required
• Generating new logins for members and help members needing to access to the members’ site
• Establish appropriate professional relationships with a wide variety of people, recognizing their roles and needs, including members of the public, chairs and members of committees, clinicians, trainers, and trainees
• Process membership renewals in conjunction with the Finance Officer, updating the CRM accordingly
• Processing new members, resignations, changes of membership type, name changes and other amendments as required
• Updating the organization website content with details of new courses, member events and other relevant information
• Writing, collating information and preparing the organization newsletters including communicating with members about content
• Overseeing the administration of short courses, continuing professional development events and other in-house events
• Carry out financial transactions related to membership and short courses and liaise with the finance officer about updating the CRM
• Promote bpf events to the public
• Undertake other duties which fall within the remit of the role
• Liaise with association coordinators, training committees and the Digital Communications partner to promote all bpf courses

Digital communications

• Manage bpf’s website content, updating events and trainings regularly and general day-to-day website management
• Write copy and create content for our website, email newsletter and events promotion
• Manage content for our online seminar shop, including helping members create webinars and working with external partners to upload webinars onto our website and other platforms such as Eventbrite

Event support

• Support members to provide Continuing Professional Development short courses and event
• Support members to provide online courses including webinars and zoom events
• Promote events using Mailchimp, Eventbrite and other online platforms

About you

Essential skills/experience include: inputting data and maintaining a CRM; updating website content (preferably using Drupal); using social media platforms such as Eventbrite, Instagram, Facebook etc.; writing content such as newsletters and marketing materials working digitally with webinars or online video.

You will have excellent organizational and time management skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; Good general computer literacy including competency in Microsoft Office, CRM databases, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, social media platforms including Eventbrite and be able to work independently and be proactively as well as able to exercise judgement about when to draw on colleagues’ expertise and ask for assistance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Substantial annual leave entitlement, plus bank holiday
•  Flexible working arrangements
• Access to travel loan facility
• Friendly colleagues and pleasant office environment, close to Tube

Interested?

For further information and details on how to apply please visit our vacancy page on the British Psychotherapy Foundation website.

Closing Date: midnight Sunday 4 July 2022

High Trees was born of the local community 23 years ago, through collective community action to save the old library based in Tulse Hill, turning it into a Community Development Trust. Today, High Trees has grown significantly and is a trusted community charity in Lambeth, delivering and leading on a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.

High Trees’ Communications Officer sits at the heart of our team, allowing us to reach new users, communicate our offer to the local community and demonstrate our impact to our funders and other key stakeholders. As a Communications Officer, you will sit within the Partnerships and Development team, coordinating our communications by creating and editing content and working closely with each service team to engage our different audiences. Responsible for implementing our comms plans, and being ambitious about the quality and potential reach of our work this is one of the key roles that allows us to communicate who we are, why we do the work we do and the impact it has.

Reporting to the Partnerships and Development Manager, your role will include ensuring the publication of new content to the highest quality standard. You will update and maintain our website on WordPress, grow our social media reach, and design engaging multimedia material that highlight our work and community. You will build relationships with each of our teams, assessing their needs and creating top-quality content for all our channels.

Your strengths will include an instinctively ability to modify tone and content for different audiences while keeping within the High Trees voice and our brand guidlines, the ability to design flyers, reports and other media, the ability to update our website content using WordPress, familiarity with all social media channels and an excellent attention to detail and the ability to proofread flawlessly.

You will have at least 1 years’ experience (perhaps significantly more) working in communications, perhaps in the VCS sector. You will have experience maintaining websites, developing materials for print and online distribution and creating a variety of written materials for different audiences.

If this sounds like you, please refer to our Job Pack below for more details on how to apply. We look forward to hearing from you.

Communications and Marketing Officer

21 hours a week, £28,325 pa (£16,995 pro rata)
£25,492 pa (£15,295 pro rata) during first six month probationary period.

The main purpose of this role will be to enable MindOut to communicate effectively with its beneficiaries, become the authoritative source of information relating to LGBTQ mental health in the UK and increase our capacity to attract potential donors. The main duties will include promoting the charity’s profile, developing social media campaigns and managing the website content. You will need experience of creating content for a range of channels and audiences.

Closing date: 12pm noon on Monday 18th July 2022
Interview date: 26th July 2022