WECH (Walterton & Elgin Community Homes) has a proud history and this is a rare opportunity to work with a motivated group of residents in an organisation which is a beacon of good practice in community leadership. We are a successful resident-controlled housing association with 632 homes, 3 commercial units, a community centre and offices in Westminster. As well as providing housing we organise various social and community activities and play an active part in the regeneration of North Paddington.

We have virtually completed a £17.5 million new build and upgrade scheme on the Elgin Estate to provide an additional 43 homes for rent and are now in the process of maximising its benefits for the growth and development of our community, consolidating our systems and resources and further developing our community leadership role.

Having had a very stable executive team, we are now facing the retirement of Andy Watson, the current Chief Executive, after 28 years. Our new Chief Executive will share our passion for WECH and the values of a resident-controlled social landlord dedicated to offering a high-quality service to our residents. We are a very people-focused organisation and our new Chief Executive will need to lead WECH to remain at the heart of North Paddington; developing innovative projects to support the whole community while ensuring the core business thrives.

We are seeking an experienced leader with a firm focus on quality and a people-centred approach who wants to lead an organisation at the heart of our community. Experience of working at executive level in social housing or a closely related sector and working alongside residents and a Management Board are essential. We also need someone who is an excellent communicator and enjoys working with a diverse range of people with different views, perspectives and priorities.

Our new Chief Executive will be ambitious for WECH but also recognise our values as being those of an organisation which is proud to have and retain its social heart and purpose. Equality and diversity are intrinsic to the way that WECH works and we will particularly welcome applications from diverse individuals and individuals from different backgrounds.

If you would like to be part of our future and help us deliver “more than just a home”, please click the apply button to download our recruitment pack.

For a confidential discussion please contact our advisor at Altair Ltd: Sarah Palmer, Head of Search and Interim Management 

The closing date for applications is 10:00am, Friday 21 February 2020.

About SASH (Safe and Sound Homes)

SASH is a registered charity providing accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25 in the homes of its volunteer hosts. The charity has operated since 1994 and currently provides emergency Nightstop and longer-term Supported Lodgings accommodation covering the North of England and particularly York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire. More recently we have developed a programme of activities to build the life skills and confidence of young people using these services, called SASH Active.

SASH has grown in size and delivers its services on behalf of different clients (local authorities, lottery funders) and is supported by independent trusts and foundations. We generate an enviable amount of local goodwill and receive generous contributions of money and time from businesses, individuals and volunteers.

About the role

We are now seeking an inspirational Chief Executive who can effectively communicate the difference our holistic approach makes to the young people who access our services. Based in York, but working across North and East Yorkshire, you will take us to the next stage of our development and be able to demonstrate:

· strategic and adaptive leadership

· management skills, from people and budgets, to service delivery and support to the board of Trustees

· knowledge and understanding of the issues that young people face and an ability to engage with them

· ability to build and maintain partnerships and relationships

· confident communicator, able to flex your style – whether listening to young people, or raising the profile of SASH in the area

This is advertised as a full time position – flexible working may be considered. If you would like to have an informal discussion about any aspect of the role prior to the deadline, please refer to the contact details in the candidate brief. 

Do you have extensive marketing experience? Do you have experience working in the digital arena and knowledge of various digital tools? If so, read on...

We are looking for an experienced Head of Communications to join our team based in Wallington, Surrey. In return, we are offering a competitive salary of up to £46,360.12 per annum.

Crimestoppers helps solve and stop crime every day.  As a charity that takes crime information 100% anonymously, we know how vital our unique service is to the public, police and business partners.  Last year over 450,000 people contacted us online and, on the phone, – helping to make our communities safer.

The Head of Communications role

We are looking for an experienced Communications professional to lead our Communications team. Operating as part of the Charity’s Executive Management Team, this is a great opportunity to play your part in steering and shaping our work across four main areas: Media, Digital, Marketing and Campaigns. 

This is an extremely varied and busy role with a particular focus on:

- Providing an integrated communications and campaigns service to key stakeholders;

- Reviewing and maintaining the Crimestoppers brand

- Driving digital innovation

The Head of Communications role will require you to operate at both a strategic and operational level; with management responsibility for a team of 7 people.

What are we looking for?

To be successful as our Head of Communications you will have:

 - Extensive marketing experience

- Knowledge and experience of working in the digital arena with various digital tools

- Experience in using web content management systems, particularly Kentico

- Knowledge and experience of the management of teams at both a strategic and tactical level within Communications and Marketing

- Great communication and organisational skills

- The ability to be flexible and use your own initiative

- Good decision making skills, with the ability to make and communicate timely decisions with a clear rationale

If this sounds like you and you’re interested in joining a great team and great organisation, then please click ‘apply’ today to find out more about our Head of Communications role!

Crimestoppers encourages people from diverse backgrounds to apply. The successful applicant will be required to complete a DBS check.

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At Peer Power, we are looking for individuals who are able to empathise with and support young people to influence change in the health and justice system.

This is an exciting opportunity for the postholder to join a small but fast growing team including; Head of Finance and Operations, Peer Engagement Worker, Office Manager and Youth Engagement and Coproduction Manager, CEO and new roles Senior Youth Worker and Training, Learning and Development Lead.  We also work with a freelance fundraiser, evaluation specialist and therapists.

Due to funding from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, we can recruit our first Communications post at Peer Power. The charity goes into its fourth year in 2020, and this role is crucial to help us realise our ambitions to support more young people with their social action projects and system change activities, packaging up and delivering training outside of London and exploring routes for scaling our impact. It will suit someone looking for autonomy in their role, excited to work alongside young people and our team and wanting to ‘make their mark’ in an important and meaningful role.

Reporting to and working closely with the CEO as a senior member of a small but growing staff team, the Head of Communications and Marketing is responsible for:

• Creating and delivering our communications strategy: working with the whole team at Peer Power (including in partnership with teenagers and young adults engaged with the charity) to develop and deliver a new and successful marketing and communications strategy that promotes the organisation's work and supports projects, fundraising and corporate partnership initiatives. 

• Supporting business growth: meeting personal and organisational marketing and communications targets, business objectives and income generation. 

• Reinforcing organisational culture: building and maintaining a culture within the whole organisation that understands the importance of strong, clear and consistent internal and external communications. 

• Advancing our mission through communications: ensuring that the organisation's communications are of the highest quality and that they support and advance our charitable objectives. 


Who we are looking for: We are looking for an exceptional person, who is energetic and ambitious, and wants to contribute their time, passion and positive energy to our mission! Is this you?

• You are passionate about social justice, and utilising your communications and marketing skills and experience to really make a difference 

• You have excellent inter-personal skills, values led, with a high level of social and emotional intelligence. 

• You are empathic, fair and kind, and can relate to and connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. 

• You will relish the challenge and autonomy this role presents, and getting involved with all aspects of a young and growing charity. 

• You are excited about coproduction and the opportunity to work alongside young people, sharing decisions and budgets. 

• You enjoy working as part of a team, and can get on board with ‘consent-based decision making’ in an organisation. 

• You are ambitious, looking for somewhere you can grow and build your career and you thrive working in fast paced environments where you can influence growth and innovation.

You will promote and demonstrate the values of the charity by being positive, open and honest, actively demonstrating love, empathy, respect and fairness, and will contribute actively as a key partner in the design and development of our work at Peer Power.

PART- TIME 17.5 hours

Salary £37,638 - £45,468 (Pro Rata)

Role: Director of Strategic Communications and Campaigns
Salary: £76,850 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Holborn
Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation is one the most influential trade bodies in the UK. Our vision is of a country where everyone can live in a good quality home they can afford.
Your role will be to shape our messaging, build our influence and position housing associations as trusted partners to fix the housing crisis.
You will work with our members, ranging from small homeless hostels to large national organisations, each one different and valued in their own right.
We represent over 900 housing associations who provide two and a half million homes for more than six million people in every part of England. Our members are not-for-profit organisations – reinvesting all their income back into homes, communities and support.
It is a great time to be joining the Federation, as our new ambitious business strategy has recently launched. This is a chance for someone with a real ambition for housing and social policy to join us and help make those ambitions a reality.
You will find great colleagues and a brilliant team, and you will get the opportunity to work on some of the toughest and most interesting social, economic and policy issues in the country.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply demonstrating the following:
• A good understanding of the political environment and a proven track record of influencing stakeholders at a national, regional and local level.
• Experience of developing and leading on high profile campaign strategies that deliver change.
• Experience of delivering a range of communications, media and public affairs approaches that build influence and support policy priorities.
• A track record of motivating and inspiring others to success, both within an organisation and externally with stakeholders and partners.
• An understanding of what it means to work in a trade body and an empathy with the social purpose of housing associations.
The Federation is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We recognise our leadership team is not sufficiently reflective of the diversity of our members and the communities our sector exists to serve. We are especially keen to take a step towards changing this and strongly encourage applications from BME candidates and people of all different backgrounds, regardless of protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 26th January
Interview date: First round 4th February; second round 10th February, both in central London.

Executive Assistant to the CEO, full-time, salary range  £26,253-£28,908

Praxis Community Projects is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at- risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face.  We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants. This is an exciting time to join the charity which played a significant role in uncovering the Windrush scandal and securing policy change for thousands of people who had been denied their rights.

We are recruiting an Executive Assistant to the CEO. The post holder will play a key role in developing and supporting our charity and strengthening our resource management, administration and governance, providing high quality administrative and governance support to the CEO, trustees and Senior Management Team. This will include the organisation and servicing of trustee and management meetings ensuring effective administration, record keeping and communications.  The role requires flexibility, initiative and discretion. You will need to be highly organised and proactive, with strong administrative and communication skills.

Location: London, Bethnal Green, three minutes from underground (central line), close to overground and excellent bus links.

A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategically focused Director of Marketing and Communications to join a fantastic children’s charity based in Staffordshire. The charity provides some important services to children with disabilities ranging from equipment, family services, treatment and therapy services. This is a great role working as a member of the senior management team to help grow the charity and reach new audiences.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have a wealth of experience within the field of marketing and communications and will have previously devised and delivered highly successful strategic plans. You will be a natural communicator and directly have managed and developed high performing teams. Your depth of experience will include Digital, Print, Press and Media. You will also be commercially astute and have previously delivered innovative solutions and a passion for the nonprofit sector is also a prerequisite for this post. We are happy to consider candidates who are currently at a senior management level (head of) or those looking for their next directorship role. Please apply immediately as we are considering applications on a rolling basis. Alternatively enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and initial conversation.

Team:                       Fundraising Team

Reports to:              Head of Fundraising

Line management: Design and Digital Executive

Hours:                      35 hours per week (Office based)

Job Purpose / Summary

To manage all aspects of David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s communications, marketing (internal, external, print and online), and PR output and relationships. To deliver engaging, creative and relevant content across all platforms and to different audiences and stakeholders, working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Head of Programmes and Policy as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

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1. Marketing and Communications

• Develop and manage a comprehensive marketing and communications plan across all Foundation activities to support and drive Fundraising and Programmes and Policy – crossing direct communications, PR, social media and other channels to market as relevant.
• Manage, write, edit and proof-read all content across digital and print communications and marketing (both fundraising and policy / programmes led content). Ensure all copy is engaging, clear, concise and accurate.
• In collaboration with the Design and Digital Executive, design, manage and produce an in-house suite of online and printed promotional materials and platforms including leaflets, campaign materials/communications, website, fundraising brochures etc.
• Uphold, manage (and develop where necessary) the charity’s brand through our visuals and key Messaging. Monitor all content produced, ensuring editorial quality, consistent style and tone of voice in keeping with the charity’s branding and messaging guidelines.
• Act as managing editor of DSWF’s supporter magazine ‘Wildlife Matters’ – managing content, layout and print production.
• Work closely with the Head of Fundraising and wider Fundraising and Policy team to develop marketing and fundraising campaign schedule and adhere to agreed schedules and deadlines, developing and delivering creative copy and content ideas and creative marketing campaigns.
• Work as part of the broader Fundraising Team to provide marketing support, expertise and guidance.
• Liaise with the Head of Programmes and Policy to receive and best utilise updates from conservation project partners and other relevant stakeholders. Work together to ensure appropriate sign-off for technical accuracy from Head of Programmes and Policy where appropriate.
• Work with the Design and Digital Executive to manage our image bank (photography) and film content, ensuring appropriate crediting on all output. Pursuing new opportunities to grow the bank and develop new film content based on the needs of the Foundation.
• Responsibility for managing systems to regularly analyse marketing activity (including campaigns, website and social media), using appropriate insight and analytics techniques (i.e. google analytics etc.) to help improve the quality and relevance of content to meet the needs of all audiences.
• Be aware of external UK and international wildlife charity campaigns and marketing strategies and communicate findings to Head of Fundraising and Head of Programmes and Policy.
• Support the Design & Digital Executive to manage the development and output of our monthly e-news and any other general supporter communications, ensuring good management of our output platform (Constant Contact / Mailchimp).
• To project manage key areas of work relating to our general marketing functions (i.e. website and social media).

2. PR

• Identify and pursue appropriate press and PR opportunities to support the Foundation’s activities and help gain exposure and growth.
• Manage all press releases for the Foundation and ensure appropriate circulation for relevant activities to support marketing.
• Develop and maintain relationships with a network of press contacts (local and national).

3. Website and Social Media

• Overall responsibility for the Foundation’s website in terms of visuals and content, ensuring it is kept up to date in terms of content and in relation to industry trends and development.
• Ensure regular reporting of analytics of website performance to help drive activity, learning and improvement.
• Line manage the planning, coordinating, commissioning, editing and delivering engaging content across the charity’s social media channels, working closely with the social media team to execute the social media strategy and tailoring content based on results.

4. Budget Management and Administration

• Responsibility for setting and management of marketing and communications expenditure budget.
• Write timely and accurate Marketing and Communications Report for submission to the Board of Trustees (c. 3 per annum).

5. External Relationships and Suppliers

• Manage, maintain and develop relationships with external suppliers including web provider, print, design providers etc.
• Ensure best standard and practice from suppliers in line with industry standards, sourcing competitive quotes as relevant.

6. Line Management Responsibilities

• Line management of the Design and Digital Executive, ensuring appropriate work levels and management are maintained and managing ongoing performance, workload and development including annual appraisals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• A Level or equivalent level of education

Desirable

• Degree level qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent organisational and project management skills with proven ability to manage numerous projects and pieces of work at one time, working to deadlines whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Proven ability to plan, coordinate and deliver a calendar of effective content across a variety of marketing channels.

• Ability to employ different techniques to achieve an end aim (e.g. using persuasive language to encourage donations).

• Excellent copywriting skills including creative/conceptual copywriting skills, experience writing for public-facing campaigns and/or advertising, plus keen copy-editing skills

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal communication and relationship management skills (internal and external with suppliers and PR contacts).

• Proven ability to design / manage and produce in-house promotional materials (leaflets, website, fundraising brochures etc) using InDesign or similar.

• Strong understanding of social media, how it works, platforms and how it can be utilised for marketing and engagement purposes (i.e. in a professional context and particularly in terms of content creation and distribution).

• Strong awareness of national and international current affairs, especially within the conservation and wildlife policy arena’s.

• Strong understanding of the print publication processes.

• Understanding of issues around data protection, confidentiality and legality in relation to fundraising and conservation landscapes.

• Demonstrable ability to pitch and deliver creative ideas for content across a range of media.

• Ability to prioritise tasks, working flexibly, alone or within teams to challenging deadlines.

• Experience of managing fundraising income and expenditure budgets.

• Start-to-finish project management experience, excellent administration and planning skills.

• Excellent IT skills and excellent knowledge and experience of MS Word and Excel, iPhoto and database entry/reporting experience.

• Good networking skills to be able to identify opportunities to meet relevant people and engage them in the work of the Foundation.

• Excellent ability to build, nurture and develop strong professional relationships.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Experience of setting, negotiating and agreeing contractual terms within a relevant setting.

• Experience of working within the art sector and artist community.

• Experience of using and updating Raisers Edge (or other charity database software) including benefits of segmentation and targeting.

• Line management experience.

• Understanding of fundraising landscape, techniques, methods and opportunities.

How to apply: 

Please apply online with your CV and covering letter (covering letter no more than 2 sides of A4 referencing the job description above)

We will begin interviewing immediately, so this position may be filled before the deadline closes. Please don’t wait before applying!

Plan International UK is looking a friendly and super-organised Executive Assistant with lots of relevant experience to provide vital admin support to our Director of Communications, Campaigns and Programmes and her team.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life.

The Communications, Campaigns and UK Programme department, which encompasses fundraising, communications and advocacy, campaigns and research, raises the profile of Plan International UK’s work among UK audiences, inspiring and growing their support for our work with children and young people, with a specific focus on the rights of adolescent girls in the UK and internationally.

In this varied and busy role, you will use your excellent organisational skills to support the director by managing her diary effectively and preparing for meetings, e.g. by preparing papers and presentations etc., as well as assisting her with a wide variety of other work and enabling great communications with all colleagues and external stakeholders and contacts. You’ll also work with team colleagues to coordinate and input into various projects as needed.

You will have previously worked in a demanding administration role, probably supporting a director or senior manager.  You will have great relationship building skills and will enjoy working flexibly and collaboratively, as you’ll be getting involved in a multitude of different campaigns and initiatives.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in an international development and not for profit setting, whilst contributing to the truly impactful work that Plan is doing.

We are able to offer some flexibility on when the hours are worked in this role.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 27 January 2020

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 3 February 2020.

Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Role: Executive and Fundraising Assistant

Reporting To: Finance & Operations Manager

Term: Fixed Term – 2 years

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 p.a.

The Initiative:

We want to see a world where everyone, everywhere, has someone to turn to in support of their mental health. However, this is not currently the case.  Worldwide mental health conditions are increasing, and depression alone is on track to be the leading disease burden by 2030. The world is not yet equipped to handle this growing crisis, especially in low and middle-income countries where the majority of conditions occur.  United for Global Mental Health was established in 2018 as an organisation focused on increasing global advocacy, campaigning and financing for global mental health to address this growing global need and increase the political and financial commitment so that everyone, everywhere has someone to turn to when their mental health needs support.

Together with over 80 people from 14 countries, we have launched the first global mental health campaign that is led by passionate campaigners and people with lived-experience of mental health from all over the world: from Nigeria to the US, from Indonesia to Australia and from Sierra Leone to Tonga. Supported by high-profile partners and ambassadors, our campaign unites efforts to bring greater action on mental health.

The role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Executive Assistant with an interest in fundraising to join a growing charity in supporting the Chief Executives and Fundraising Manager.

Reporting to the Finance & Operations Manager, the Executive and Fundraising Assistant will regularly liaise with Trustees, the Board, Donors and high net worth individuals.

You will be a confident and energetic individual with proven experience to provide comprehensive support to the CEOs, including but not limited to:

• Proactive diary management
• First point of contact for the CEOs
• Managing the CEOs’ worldwide travel arrangements, including flights, ground transportation, transfers, hotels and produce detailed itineraries and packs

• Providing administrative support to the Fundraising Manager, including scheduling meetings and taking minutes
• Researching prospective UHNWI donors and grant-givers
• Supporting donor management as required including gift processing and donor acknowledgement
• Support on writing grant applications and reporting to funders
• Keep our funding pipeline up to date
• Ensure that all fundraising files and data is well managed and stored
• Oversee the creation of briefs for designers and lead on creative briefs for external creative agencies
• Use judgement and knowledge to answer queries without asking the CEOs and delegate actions to others when necessary
• Commission briefing and other materials for all appointments from members of senior staff, ensuring the CEOs are fully prepared for all meetings in a timely manner
• Project manage workstreams close to the CEOs priorities ensuring there are clear agendas, actions and next steps.
• Collate business expenses with the support of the Office Administrator
• Working with the Finance & Operations Manager to assist in the administration of board meetings, including board paper collation, formatting and distribution.
• Production of board meeting minutes and updating of actions
• Timetabling of 1:1s and internal meetings
• Working with the Office Administrator to coordinate operational set-up of internal & external meetings
• Support the wider team when required
• Occasional travel alongside the CEO may be needed

About You:

The right candidate will demonstrate a flexible approach, have strong interpersonal skills and will have provided executive support to an executive team in the past and maintain discretion at all times.

You will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and working as part of a team to achieve goals.

Communication

• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels, internal & external stakeholders and people with lived experience of mental health
• Building lasting relationships with staff and stakeholders

Organisational

• Highly organised, confident and diligent with excellent communication written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and proactively
• Have the ability to meet changing and challenging deadlines while maintaining rigorous attention to detail

Requirements

• Three years’ experience of working in a similar role
• Ability to work proactively and under pressure
• Excellent computer literacy. Experience in Google Apps (Mail, Calendar, Docs), Mac OS (Mail, iCal), Excel, PowerPoint and Word to an advanced level
• Basic research experience
• Previous experience supporting senior executives as a PA/EA is essential
• Ability to travel
• Solution oriented

Desirable

• Third sector experience
• Experience of working in a small, entrepreneurial team

What’s on offer

The opportunity to work within a growing team located Somerset House on the Strand, overlooking the Thames, with regular invites & discounts to Somerset House events.

5% Employer pension

28 days annual leave

Weekly fruit delivery

United for Global Mental Health is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable individuals therefore this position will be subject to a background and DBS check.

This document must be read in conjunction with the attached Staff Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Closing date for applications: 29th January 2020

1st Stage interviews: 3rd February 2020

Overview

Working closely with our Director of Fundraising and Communications, the post holder will lead on marketing and communications across the Charity to raise awareness and income for World Child Cancer. There is a strong emphasis on digital activity and developing social media engagement. The post-holder will also be responsible for managing communications with our celebrities and patrons.

The post holder will be an ambitious and creative self-starter who is passionate about World Child Cancer’s vision and our fundraising activities.

Strengthening our brand through the development and management of campaigns and appeals alongside content generation for ongoing core communications is of critical importance.

Key elements of the role

• Working with the Director of Fundraising and Communications, lead on all communications and marketing for the Charity
• Be ‘the keeper of the brand’, ensuring all staff adhere to the brand guidelines
• Manage and review the Charity website and, working with Programmes and Fundraising teams, keep the website updated ensuring content is current, relevant, accessible and inspiring
• Ensure accurate monitoring of our social media activity using monitoring tools such as Google Analytics to ensure we are attractive to our different stakeholder groups
• Develop and manage the Charity’s digital strategy ensuring World Child Cancer has a strong presence on all digital media channels (currently Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn).
• Work with the Programmes and Fundraising teams to develop compelling case studies about our work and supporters to encourage others to support World Child Cancer
• Lead on the Charity’s Celebrities and Patrons Programme and work with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to develop a new strategy.
• Ensure that relationships with celebrities and patrons are developed by the most appropriate members of the team and that exceptional supporter care is delivered at all times
• Involve celebrities, where appropriate in our campaign communications
• Oversee the design and production of all World Child Cancer printed materials, ensuring they are compelling to read and comply with the Charity’s brand guidelines
• Research and approach local, regional, national and international media, writing compelling press releases in order to secure regular coverage on the Charity’s work
• Be the first point of contact for all press enquiries, escalating potential issues where appropriate to the Director of Fundraising and Communications, CEO and Trustees and producing press statements/releases where needed
• Identify and brief spokespeople or be a spokesperson for the Charity
• Lead on the Charity’s internal communications, ensuring all staff and volunteers remain up to date on developments within the Charity
• Ensure all communications are logged on Raiser’s Edge
• Ensure World Child Cancer always complies with Marketing best practice and any relevant legislation

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Personal Assistant to join our Laboratories & Research departments.

Title: PA to Assistant Director of Laboratories and Bioinformatics Director

Salary:£26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  35 hours per week

Location: Hampstead, North London

As the PA to Assistant Director of Laboratories and Director of Bioinformatics, you will provide a comprehensive and efficient administration service to support the work of the key members of the Labs and Research teams. You will deliver excellent customer service and to support the work of the Division through providing team support as required.

To succeed in the role, you’ll be bright, enthusiastic, and passionate – as well as a dab hand at juggling all kinds of different responsibilities, from managing the Director’s diary to creating and maintaining presentations, spreadsheets, and databases.

As a PA, you’ll have excellent interpersonal skills, whether you’re writing an email or chatting face-to-face. You’ll also need to have some previous experience of admin work in a bustling and busy office environment, and the ability to pay close attention to detail even when the work’s piling up.

This is an exciting time to be joining our growing team so take a look at the job description to find out more.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

Wellbeing & Health

Family Friendly

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Personal Assistant, PA, Secretary, Administrator, Labs, Laboratories, Research, Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

Salary: £31,947 - £33,107 per annum

Hours:  40 per week, 52 weeks per year (8:30 – 5pm)

Contract: 1 year fixed-term maternity cover

Start date: As soon as available

Closing date: 11am, Monday 3rd February

Location: Pimlico, London (with travel to our other schools in London and Hertfordshire as and when required)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a personable and professional Admissions Lead/ Team Executive, with solid support skills, to work within the central office at Future Academies, a multi-academy trust.

The Role

The Trust Admissions Lead will take overall responsibility for student recruitment and admissions strategies across the MAT’s network of schools, ensuring policies and procedures are up-to-date and compliant. The successful candidate will use a range of strategies to attract pupils and parents, including developing marketing materials, arranging open days and coffee mornings, and working closely with our academies and with other relevant stakeholders.

Additionally, in their role as Team Executive, the successful candidate will provide executive support to the trust’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Assistant. They will be actively involved in the central operations of the trust, with responsibilities including: diary management; producing reports, letters and presentations; liaising with internal and external business contacts; and hosting visitors.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking an individual who:

• works well under pressure, and who can manage a heavy, sometimes reactive, workload.
• is highly organised and can forward plan to meet tight deadlines.
• has a strong attention to detail.
• has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• is proactive and able to use their initiative.
• has worked within the schools/educations sector (desirable, but not essential).

The Organisation

Future Academies is an educational trust, established with the aim of improving the life chances of children via the provision of a rigorous, knowledge-rich education that is founded upon the goals of raising aspirations for all. We are committed to helping all young people succeed and overcome whichever social or academic barriers they face, irrespective of their background or starting point, and we achieve this through our inclusive ethos, founded upon the principles of knowledge, aspiration and respect.

Our family of schools has built a reputation for achieving the highest standards for all our pupils. We currently have seven academies: three primaries and four secondaries, spread across Westminster, Hammersmith and Hertfordshire. We have ambitious plans for growth, and these include the imminent arrival of two further secondary schools, due to join our Hertfordshire hub in February 2020. 

To Apply

If you are interested in applying for this position, please download the support staff application form and return this to us by no later than 11am on Monday 3rd February.  

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Future Academies is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and, therefore, to be willing to undergo the appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.