The Role

This is an exciting and challenging role for a professional with strong marketing experience in both strategy and implementation. Joining this small and growing charity, you will apply your skills to helping expand its local impact in a varied role, leading on all internal & external communications to its wide-ranging and diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate must have the ability to creatively develop and deliver innovative and effective marketing strategies. A team player, you are comfortable working a social media account or writing copy alongside contributing to strategic discussions and developing campaigns. You need to be organised, able to work under pressure, pro-active, a self-starter, with a track record of achievement within a similar role. This role is new and part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).

This role would suit someone looking to move from corporate communications and marketing into the charity sector or someone already working in the sector and seeking a new challenge.

Interview Date: 11th or 12th February 2020

The RPS opened its new premises in Bristol’s Paintworks in February 2019, with high quality facilities including a 100-seat auditorium, 200m2 gallery, and a training room.

Events at the Bristol premises include exhibitions, talks, screenings, symposia and workshops, whilst further afield the RPS delivers touring exhibitions and workshops, in addition to hundreds of activities managed by our member volunteers.

This is a great opportunity to make a significant difference and to support the diverse range of RPS activities with marketing and communications that continue to widen our reach and increase take up for our events.

The post holder will need to have excellent hands on, practical experience of managing all communication channels and suppliers, be able to prioritise activities based upon a good evidence base, and also be adept at working with colleagues in order to understand their needs and ensure they, in turn, support the communications function effectively.

We are extremely lucky to have a beautiful environment in which to work and would love you to join us in sharing it with as wide an audience as possible.

To apply, please provide us with your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are applying and how you think you can meet the requirments of the job description.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Media team at Unicef UK is part of the broader Communications Department, comprising of Brand, Strategic Communications, Creative Content and Digital Marketing, Ambassador Relations and Media Relations. 

We are recruiting for a Media and Communications Manager (Partnerships) to help us to develop Unicef UK’s strategic thinking and delivery for partnerships communications work.  ‘Partnerships’ include private sector partnerships, philanthropy, foundations and child rights and business work. 

You will manage relationships with senior communications contacts in our corporate partners (and/or their agency partners) and devise ambitious media and communication strategies to promote Unicef UK and our partnerships; developing and implementing our communication strategy and working with others in the media and broader communications team to deliver communications output around these key areas.  You will also have internal leadership of a multi-functional team to deliver holistic marketing and communications plans (paid, owned and earned).

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• strong collaboration skills
• proven experience of working in a fast-paced media team, ideally with experience of corporate communications work
• proven experience of developing, implementing and evaluating high profile, innovative and ambitious multi-media strategies and securing effective coverage for partners
• proven experience of managing corporate partners or working within a PR agency to manage clients

ACF is the membership body for UK foundations and grant-making charities. We are looking for an excellent marketing and communications professional to fill a new role in our small team. 

Driven by a belief that foundations are a vital source for social good, our mission is to support UK foundations to be ambitious and effective in the way that they use their resources. We do this through the provision of policy and advocacy, research and information, and a wide-ranging programme of events and learning. Our 380 members collectively hold assets of around £50bn and give over £2.5bn annually.

We have core values that set out how we work together to pursue our mission:

• We care

• We are open

• We are evidence based

• We are ambitious

About the role

We are looking for an excellent marketing and communications professional to join our small team. This is a new role with huge potential to improve our reach and impact at an exciting time for our sector and charity. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you’ll have the opportunity to shape communications for our membership, events, products and projects.

What you’ll do

Working with the Director of Membership and other senior colleagues you’ll lead the development of audience insight to support ACF in developing a deeper understanding of the profile and motivations of our key stakeholders and customers.

You’ll work with senior colleagues to develop marketing and communications plans across our programmes of work with targeted content that supports our mission.

In 2020 we have ambitious plans to recruit more members, grow our partnerships and deliver a bigger and better annual conference. You’ll be pivotal to our success.

What you’ll bring

You’ll be comfortable juggling multiple priorities and competing demands. You’ll be a fantastic communicator that thrives collaborating with and supporting colleagues to embrace new ways maximise our reach and impact.

You’ll have a strong track record of marketing and communications and a good understanding of communications good practice.

You’ll have sound knowledge of email marketing platforms and content management systems as well as a creative flair and an eye for good design.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

ACF believes that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are all essential aspects of an organisation’s approach to delivering its mission. We aim to recruit and retain staff who are diverse in terms of demographics, talent and thinking. We will strive to ensure that our team reflects the population of the UK.  We believe that diversity of people brings diversity of perspective, skills and experience, which in turn can deliver richer creativity, better problem solving and greater impact for ourselves and our members. We value lived experience, and the ability to draw from one’s lived experience to bring insights to ACF.

We consider home working and part time or term time working for all of our roles.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on 24 February

About the Role

This exciting position will increase the profile of Circle through effective, marketing, communications, PR, collaborations and corporate partnerships. You will be directly line managed by the CEO and sit within the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT is led directly by the CEO and Director of Operations. The role will provide the post-holder with opportunities to deliver key strategic inputs to the organisation’s long-term strategy whilst also providing line management experience with a junior post-holder, secondees and volunteers. It will include both strategic and operational responsibilities across communications and organisational partnerships. You’ll also support the CEO to achieve the agreed annual Corporate partnership target through establishing a robust and sustainable pipeline of corporate prospects. 

About you

The role will require a creative-thinker and relationship builder with experience in delivering outstanding brand and partnerships growth. You will be a brilliant communicator, with a track record of creating mutually-beneficial partnerships. You have robust experience managing marketing/ brand strategies and partnerships and have a passion for supporting young people into work. Ideally, you will be an adaptable team player able to support the wider organisation when necessary whilst continuing to manage your own work load. 

Key responsibilities: 

Communications

• Use critical thinking, insights, historic data and marketing trends to create big-picture ideas and strategies across the marketing, PR and partnerships department
• Produce clear, consistent and creative content across digital, face-to-face and print for Circle’s existing social, funding and corporate networks 
• Use content management systems and data to deliver successful campaigns, maintaining growth of the social media accounts
• Content ideation, coordination of photo/video shoots and potentially some hands on content creation
• Design and management of organisational marketing collateral 
• Communications for funders, customers and corporates
• Line management of junior post-holder, secondees and volunteers
• Deliverables could include email mailers, press releases, marketing and advertising assets, promotional content, online blogs and fundraising collateral
• There may be times when content scheduling will be required.

Partnerships

• Identify and secure new corporate income by developing relationships and devising mutually beneficial partnerships 
• Oversee collaborative projects previous examples include working with retailers, designers, photographers as well as other charities/ non-profits
• Monitor, develop and maintain existing stakeholder relationships including maintaining corporate marketing plans and community/celebration events
• Secure in-kind support from corporate organisations as appropriate
• Conduct research on corporate prospects, including CSR and sponsorship strategies 
• Represent Circle at relevant networking events to deliver growth.

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• Excellent attention to detail 
• Held responsibility for marketing plans, content and client-facing partnership management
• knowledge and experience of a range of corporate partnership approaches such as sponsorship, cause related marketing, pro bono support, charity of the year schemes, strategic partnerships and short-term appeals
• Led a small team and delegated time-restricted workloads
• Interest in social welfare, young people and fashion
• Understanding of the social enterprise and non-profit sector.

What we offer in return

Due to the recent securing of long-term funding and a new pilot programme at Circle, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark in a unique role at a time of substantial growth. As a small organisation, we offer exceptional learning and development opportunities with mentoring available through our network. We also provide the scope for you to learn about additional areas of the business and to network with industry leaders in the non-profit, retail and fashion industries. In order to find the right person for the role, we are adaptable. The holiday package is 24 days' annual leave + bank holidays and we will provide you with an extra day off for your birthday!

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must be willing to undertake a DBS check for the duration of their employment at Circle.

Fixed term contract until July 2022

Vauxhall, London, SW8 with some travel to Africa and Asia

About the project

It is a very exciting time for Leonard Cheshire’s International Team with our ambitious but well-planned growth strategy beginning to gain momentum. We are looking for people to join us on this journey of growth.

Leonard Cheshire’s leading a consortium to deliver an innovative programme to increase access to employment for people with disabilities in low and middle-income settings.

The project based in Bangladesh and Kenya is designed to develop, test, validate, and share learning from interventions that will directly improve access to waged employment in the private sector for women and men with disabilities. It will demonstrate the potential for change by identifying the most successful interventions that strengthen the disability ecosystem.

About You

You will lead on the development and delivery of the i2i communications strategy, contributing to our influencing and policy agenda.  You will develop communication materials on inclusive employment and disability and support the development and publication of policy resources. 

You will work with our communications, digital and marketing colleagues, as well as with the i2i consortium partners to implement the communications strategy, designing and developing creative and impactful communication and marketing products that would include beneficiary stories, presentations, media and other briefings.

You will work with the project’s monitoring and evaluations manager as well as the consortium partners to build the evidence in disability-inclusive development and employment by identifying lessons learnt.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a related discipline, eg. communications, journalism, public policy, international development or disability, along with significant professional experience in a related discipline.

You will have experience in working collaboratively and in partnerships on multi country initiatives.

You will bring your highly developed written and verbal communications skills and be able to plan the development of high quality, impactful content.  You will be able to work in a culturally sensitive manner and be able to develop creative ideas and transform them into practical reality.

About Leonard Cheshire

We are Leonard Cheshire – supporting individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. We’re at the heart of local life – opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. Through pioneering research and innovation, we are building a fairer, more inclusive society that recognises the positive contributions we all make, and where we are all proud to play our part. Our international development programmes support children in school and disabled adults into employment across Africa and Asia.

What we Offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Travel insurance when you travel with Leonard Cheshire

Closing date: 2 February 2020

Further information

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community and we strongly encourage applications from persons with lived experience of disability.

A DBS check will be required, as well as proof of the right to live and work in the UK. Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

We are medium sized charity with a high profile and fast-moving media narrative.  We need an experienced and dynamic communications manager to help promote and build our presence who has an awareness of how to handle sensitive topics.

We are looking for a comms manager with significant experience of digital to join our team.  We want to build our presence to increase donations and promote pro-migration messaging and create more structured campaigns across all social media channels. We’re active on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and want to grow our audience to encourage more people to support us.

We work in a high-pressured environment, so a calm resilience is important. You’ll value collaboration and will be a natural communicator as well as a digital expert. If you appreciate audience insight, the importance of value-based messaging, why story telling matters and have a strong understanding of the role of digital in changing attitudes we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description

Develop and implement a digital comms strategy for Care4Calais including social media, website, online engagement and email marketing, all geared towards achieving greater visibility and engagement.

Responsibilities will include:

• Day to day management of social media channels including growth of Instagram and twitter audiences
• Implement and develop a digital engagement strategy, including search engine optimisation, across all our on-line content
• Generate awareness of Care4Calais and refugee protection issues.  Keep up to date with sector developments and news  
• Continually improve website to provide trusted, interesting, informative and personalised online content which is up to date
• Evaluate and communicate statistics and results on our digital offer
• Keep abreast of development in the digital arena, identify new digital opportunities
• Liaising with volunteers and partners on the ground and translating this into interesting, bitesize pieces of content for social media.

Personal Specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of or empathy with the refugee and migration sector
• Up-to-date knowledge of and genuine interest in content strategy, user experience principles/design techniques and emerging digital trends

Skills

• Excellent, professional knowledge of how to produce engaging social media content
• Excellent copywriter with an ability to translate complex and sensitive narratives into easily accessible online stories
• Ability to respond creatively to a challenging media narrative
• Ability to maintain and develop a brand, working within messaging guidelines and using the appropriate tone of voice
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with ability to negotiate and manage multiple priorities - practical, pragmatic and effective
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, influencing and problem-solving skills
• Excellent coaching skills
• Ability to maintain positive relationships

Experience 

• Producing and publishing optimised, accessible social media and website content for a range of audiences
• Using content management systems and data analytics packages
• Using data and research to shape decisions and improve outcomes
• Working on digital projects using an agile methodology
• Experience of working on sensitive issues and/or politically controversial topics

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work with Care4Calais - we will ONLY consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.

The Communications Manager will bring alive our work in health inequalities, turning complex information into readable, understandable pieces across all media platforms. They will bring enthusiasm and energy combined with creativity to spark new ways of talking about health to a wide audience

We are looking for a talented, dynamic Marketing & Communications Manager to come and join our small but ambitious Charity that supports two specialist hospitals. 

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity has bold plans for 2020 and beyond – the role of Marketing & Communications Manager is vital to delivering them, whilst working closely with internal colleagues and stakeholders across the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Foundation Trust.

The role answers directly in to the Chief Executive to reflect the pivotal nature both in planning and delivery.

About you

Our communications strategy has grown out of all recognition over the years and as a result, the Charity is entering an exciting period.

You should be well versed in harnessing marketing and communications skills across a range of online and offline channels in order to drive audience growth. As a small Charity, it is imperative that we retain and nurture our existing supporter base too by providing ongoing opportunities for them to engage – from fundraising events, to news stories about our appeals.

Supporting two world-class hospitals that treat serious heart and lung conditions means many patient stories are shared with us. You will lead the strategy to share these stories in a way that is engaging and emotive, and that is integrated across our channels.

You will be working across different projects alongside the fundraising team, clinicians at the Trust and within the Marketing Department; you will be extremely well organised with the ability to prioritise should deadlines change.

You will manage the Digital and Marketing Executive and you will both be at the heart of a new strategy which takes the Charity in an exciting and ambitious direction. 

Amongst other channels, you will oversee the Charity website, working with the Digital and Marketing Executive to add new content, upload supporter stories, manage the online shop and share our fundraising stories and events. You will also write and edit a twice-yearly Charity magazine that is read by thousands of supporters. As the Marketing Manager you will be a brand guardian to the Charity, ensuring that branding is clear and consistent on all materials.

This is a role never short of inspiration and the right candidate will help make a real difference to hundreds of thousands of patients each year, from babies with congenital heart defects to adults in need of a life-saving transplant,

Do you think you have what it takes to make a difference?  If so, we want to hear from you. Please submit a CV and covering letter. Deadline for responses is Monday 27th January.   Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5th February.

RASASC is a registered charity which has been providing support to male and female victims of rape and sexual abuse (both recent and non-recent) and young people aged over 13, from across Surrey since 1992.

We provide an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. ISVAs support survivors to help them overcome the abuse they have suffered and to rebuild their lives. This service also includes supporting the victim to seek justice through the judicial system, should they wish.

We also provide one-to-one counselling, youth counselling and family support programme, a national Telephone Helpline, and self-confidence and esteem programme.

Volunteers are an important part of the work we do. Volunteers staff our Helpline and our qualified counsellors work on a voluntary basis with survivors of rape and sexual abuse.

Main purpose of role: 

To engage with key organisations in the community and oversee all external communications programmes to promote the services and raise the profile of RASASC. 

Personal Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Two years’ experience working in a communication/marketing role

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to draft written materials for different media and target groups

• Ability to work independently and a strong team player

• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people

• Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner

• Highly organised with ability to prioritise a varied and demanding workload

• Confident IT skills including social media and website management

• Full, clean driving licence and car that can be utilised for work purposes

Help us to make a difference to the lives of rape and sexual abuse survivors

Job Description

A pro-active, experienced and thoughtful Communications Manager, ideally with a background in the social sciences, is needed for the Academy of Social Sciences and its Campaign for Social Science. This position offers a great opportunity to develop our communications activities, reach and impact at a time when the Academy will be implementing a new strategy, reshaping its profile, and growing the presence of its Campaign.

The main focus of the role is to help develop and to implement a pro-active communications strategy that furthers the Academy’s work of ‘promoting the social sciences in the UK for public benefit’ and, in doing so, also raises the profile of the organisation. The priorities for our work will be set out in the forthcoming strategy, and will provide a framework for the communications developments. A secondary focus is to enhance communications with key internal stakeholders, including our Fellows and Member Learned Societies. Much of the work will relate to our Campaign for Social Science. This is the means by which the Academy advocates publicly for the social sciences, and their contributions to evidence-led policy and to research on the Grand Challenges.

Communications lie at the heart of our work. As the sole professional responsible, you will report to the Chief Executive and work closely with her, the Campaign Chair, the Head of Policy and the Campaign Manager. You will bring substantial communications experience, the ability to communicate social science effectively to both professional and public audiences, and excellent relationship building skills. You will be adept at identifying, researching, writing and disseminating great stories that demonstrate the essential contributions of social science to the big issues of our time. You will be able to manage the day to day comms platforms as well as more strategic developments.

This is a fixed term (maternity replacement) position, to be appointed until Monday 30 November 2020; with the possibility of extension until Sunday 31 January 2021 subject to decisions over the length of maternity leave.

The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, practitioners and learned societies in the social sciences. We are a charity. We have an elected Fellowship of some 1,400 individuals, nominated for their leading expertise and contributions to the wider world of social science, and 45 member learned societies. 

The Academy is based currently in Finsbury Square in the City of London and will be moving to a new premises in central London in early Autumn 2020. The position is full time, salaried at up to £40,000 p.a.. Working days are eight hours including an hour for lunch, with some flexibility for when the hours are worked during the day. Employees also benefit from a generous holiday allowance and an employer contribution to the pension scheme. 

Role details

Strategic

Contribute to the formulation of a clear, targeted and affordable communications and engagement strategy that adds value to, and helps deliver, the Academy’s overall strategy, purpose and profile.

Review current communications delivery platforms and approaches; making justified recommendations for development, and leading the implementation of agreed actions.

Maintain awareness of emerging communications opportunities and threats to social sciences/the Academy arising in the media, and work with the Chief Executive and other staff and trustees, as appropriate, to take advantage/manage them.

PR and press

Plan and manage the delivery of PR campaigns, including public affairs and media campaigns, as part of the communications strategy.

Work with colleagues to support the planning and delivery of major events and launches, such that they engage target audiences, communicate relevant messaging in relation to social science and the Academy, and achieve wider outreach.

Manage the production and dissemination of Academy policy briefings and reports, to maximise their reach and help deliver impact.

Develop and manage media relations, building a network of media-competent expert commentators from among the Academy’s Fellowship and good relationships with key journalists, to enhance social science media coverage.

Draft PR and press materials, including briefings, press releases, comments and opinion pieces; and pitch them as appropriate.

Communication platforms, key messages and brand

Develop and implement key messages, supported by up to date data on the social sciences, for the Academy and the Campaign; ensuring these are used consistently and frequently in our communications.

Oversee the development and maintenance of our database of key contacts for public affairs, media and wider PR and campaigning across a range of audiences; and for the social science community.

Manage our communications platforms, including website, Twitter, LinkedIn; and write, edit and coordinate content for them.

Lead on the production of audio visual materials, including videos, photos and podcasts of events and other Academy activities.

Manage brand visual identity, online and in print, across the organisation.

Evaluation: produce regular reports on web analytics; and data relating to the success of PR and profile-raising activities

Internal communications

Manage and enhance communication channels with Fellows, learned society members and wider networks of social scientists, to help enhance the Academy’s role at the heart of the community.

Coordinate, draft and edit content, and disseminate both a regular online update for Fellows and members, and the Academy’s Annual Review.

Other

Be a pro-active and collegiate member of the small staff team at the Academy.

Any other duties relevant to the post and as agreed with the Chief Executive of the Academy.

Person Specification

Knowledge, experience and skills

• A good degree or equivalent, ideally in a social science discipline (e.g. business studies, development studies, economics, education, geography, law, marketing, politics, social psychology, sociology).
• A relevant professional qualification, a Masters in science communication, or demonstrable training and experience in communications or public relations.
• A passion for the social sciences and why they matter.
• Strategic capabilities; an ability to bring an achievable and convincing communications dimension to an institutional strategy.
• Experience of successful project or communications campaign planning and implementation.
• Strong communicator with excellent command of spoken and written English; expertise in writing for the web, social media formats, and press communications.
• A proven ability to understand and communicate research and complex ideas in engaging ways to both professional and public audiences.
• Experience in dealing professionally and confidently with very senior/high profile external stakeholders, or proven aptitude in dealing with similar groups.
• Experience of designing and developing web pages and of publishing content online.
• Experience of tools and approaches to enhancing, monitoring and evaluating communications and PR impact.
• Ability and willingness ‘to do’ the essential day to day, aspects of the role: sound IT skills, including database use, Mail Chimp, and web CMS and uploading and management of content; good social media skills.
• Attention to detail as well as the ability to see the big picture.
• An understanding of the higher education sector would be an advantage.
• Understanding of the pros and cons of working in a small charity would be an advantage.

Personal attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable success in relationship building and stakeholder management.
• Professional credibility.
• Imagination, creativity, and an ability to think ‘outside the box’.
• Strategic and tactical thinker.
• Can demonstrate energy, multi-tasking, and the ability to be calm and productive under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a small team, and to support others when necessary.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude; solutions oriented.

To apply

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 10 February 2020.

Please apply by email including a CV (stating your current salary) and a covering letter summarising how you meet the requirements of the role, addressed to Dr Rita Gardner CBE, Chief Executive, Academy of Social Sciences.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Thursday 20 February 2020.

Communications Manager £45,000 (12 Month FTC) + Benefits London based

Your new company

A well established non-for-profit organisation based in central London are looking an energetic and well seasoned communications professional to join their busy directorate.

Your new role

You will be responsible for:

• Providing advice and support to the organisation in the identification of tools, design and development of internal and external communications content and messages that are fit for purpose and meet stakeholder requirements.
• Establishing and implementing evaluation methods to gauge the effectiveness of communication/s campaigns, identifying and implementing improvements when necessary.
• Identifying and manage risks and issues relevant to project communications and ensure that appropriate interventions and channels are used to mitigate.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating Programme level communication strategies and plans, which optimise understanding, buy-in and the involvement of key stakeholder groups.
• Developing and maintaining a communications strategy and plan for both internal and external communications that identifies key communication activities, sequences and dates.
• Developing and managing the Programme's internet, intranet presence and social media presence ensuring staff and stakeholders can access the right information, that programme stakeholders have a clear customer journey to accessing up to date and relevant information on the Programme, and that all areas are kept relevant and timely.
• Designing and managing the process of gathering feedback on communications at the programme level, monitor the effectiveness of communications and ensure learning is fed back into the work of the team and the business area as appropriate.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have:

• Significant experience (2-5 years) working in a communication role, working with stakeholders on transformational change projects
• Demonstrable experience of achievement in communications in a complex environment.
• An understanding of business change and how communications and engagement supports this.
• Experience of communicating complex projects or programmes to the highest level of quality.
• Ability to write clear, concise and correct English that is appropriate for different audiences and channels. Hand-in-hand with this is an ability to digest highly technical, complex information and make it accessible to the intended audience.
• Experience of planning and delivering complex communications programmes, sometimes as part of a multi-disciplinary project team. This includes creating a plan, crafting key messages, using a wide range of channels to target different audience segments and measuring success.
• Ability to produce high quality written reports, visual materials and updates (using a variety of media and channels), that communicate in a clear and compelling way how the programme is performing and the impact it has achieved, so that staff are well briefed about progress against strategic objectives and targets.
• Experience of working for a technical, membership organisation or within the energy industry would be an advantage but not essential. Proactive with plenty of initiative and the ability to propose, and deliver, innovative and creative solutions.
• Skilful at prioritising and planning multiple activities and then delivering agreed outcomes on time.
• The ability to explain in a way that is persuasive and results in behaviour change. Able to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and to work flexibly as part of a team.

What you'll get in return

• 28 days holiday per annum
• Pension where the organisation doubles the contribution up to the maximum of 12%
• Individualised discretionary, non- contractual bonus available to all employee's
• Subsidised private medical insurance - employee cover is contributed by the organisation, employees can add partner or family and pay the top up
• Health check every year (currently provided through BUPA)
• Subsidised gym membership (you can either join the corporate gym for £18.33 per month or the organisation will pay up to £500 per annum toward the cost of a gym membership of your choice).
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Employee Assistance programme
• Life Assurance x3 basic salary
• Season ticket loan
• Dental Insurance - employee cover is contributed by the organisation, employees can add partner or family and pay the top up
• Computing scheme - employees can purchase new top of the range IT equipment such as a iPad Air, make NIC savings and pay as little as £10 per month
• Generous training budget

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The Natural History Museum (NHM) is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million specimens, both in our London and Tring museums, spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.

Our South Kensington site, often described as a cathedral to nature, is one of Britain's most striking examples of Romanesque architecture and one of London's most iconic landmarks. We plan to maximise the potential of this site and our beautiful museum in Tring.

The range of our activities, both commercial and free, is far reaching as we aim to deepen engagement with our audiences and build a resilient and sustainable organisation.

Our Media and PR team is responsible for protecting and promoting the reputation of the Museum and publicising the Museum's public programme, including all temporary exhibitions, supporting the Museum's fundraising and commercial priorities and generating coverage and recognition for its cutting-edge scientific research. The team is responsible for all the Natural History Museum's editorial dealings with media.

About the role

You will be working closely with the Museum's Marketing and Digital teams to develop and deliver a communications strategy (both consumer and b2b) for the Museum's commercial teams including: Visitor Events (which deliver events such as Dino Snores for Kids, Yoga and Crime Scene Live) Touring Exhibitions, Venue Hire, Retail, Brand Licensing and Publishing.

This is varied role which includes delivering media coverage for a range of Museum activity such as the creative programme of Visitor Events and high-profile licensing partners, such as Farrow and Ball and Oasis, developing and overseeing trade and consumer communications campaigns; proactively publicising the Museum's international touring exhibitions in consumer and b2b publications,as well as planning and delivering social content for Venue Hire including live Instagram posting and inputting into this team's marketing strategy.

About you

A talented self-starter, you will have excellent communication skills and be able to establish key relationships quickly across the Museum to identify any newsworthy activities and secure proactive positive communication of the Museum's commercial activity.

You will enjoy working in a fast-paced and varied environment and have significant experience in managing reputational issues.

Significant experience of delivering commercial PR campaigns - both consumer and b2b to help deliver revenue targets; and of leading the planning, implementation and evaluation of successful proactive PR campaigns for high-profile organisations, in support of business objectives, will be essential.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 3 February 2020

Interviews expected mid-February 2020

To apply, please visit and upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

ICT Project Manager
Waterloo, London (with regular travel to client sites)

About Us

Oasis Community Learning is a ground-breaking global Christian movement and group of charities and social enterprises working in 51 community hubs located in 11 countries across the world.

We create a new sense of neighbourhood in communities that had previously been forgotten by society and our community hubs enable people to come together and fulfil their potential.

We are also raising the educational bar through our academies. A family of 52 educational institutions serving over 28,000 students from a variety of backgrounds, our academies seek to close the educational gap that exists between disadvantaged students and their more privileged counterparts.

We are currently looking for an ICT Project Manager to join the ICT team of Oasis Community Learning, based at our Waterloo office in Lower Marsh.

The Benefits

- A salary of £37,650 - £41,601 per annum or £38,000 - £42,000 for candidates in London
- A strong continuous professional development programme with training opportunities
- A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment
- A competitive pension scheme
- A generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 30 days after two years’ service

This is a fantastic opportunity for an IT project manager to use their expertise to influence the future IT implementation and functions of our fantastic charitable organisation.

You will have the chance to put your own mark on projects whilst developing professionally and gaining further valuable experience.

Our vision is for a community where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their true potential. Your role will help us to achieve our ambitions by bringing new technologies into play, allowing our teams to do more, quicker and deliver more help.

The Role

As the ICT Project Manager, you will take the lead on a range of IT projects to integrate new technology and improve our IT estate.

Utilising a PRINCE2 methodology, you will play a vital role in the planning and execution of IT projects, managing those with the most sensitivity or complexity and providing advice and guidance for others.

This role will also involve:

- Negotiating with external organisations and funders
- Overseeing project requirements, including budgets, infrastructure, space and security
- Attending project board meetings, designer groups and site meetings
- Ensuring that all projects are accurately documented

As part of your role, you will be required to undertake a range of implementation projects during the school holidays, as such, leave allowance during these times will be restricted.

About You

To join us as an ICT Project Manager, you will need:

- At least three years’ experience of working in a project management environment
- Experience of the full end-to-end lifecycle project delivery
- Experience of delivering technology solutions for critical line business activities in the public or private sector
- The ability to plan, monitor and provide effective reporting on the progress of projects
- The ability to track and manage budget allocations, providing reports
- The ability to create and comment on technical documents
- A PRINCE2 practitioner or PMI qualification
- A degree level qualification (or equivalent industry qualifications)
- A ITIL Foundation certification
- A full, valid driving licence

Ideally, you will have a MCSE Microsoft certification and/or MSP Foundation or Practitioner certification, but this is not essential.

Proven knowledge of any of the following would also be beneficial; DPM, Exchange, Group Policy, Hyper-V, Server 2008, HP and/or Cisco, MS Project or the education/NGO sector.

Other organisations may call this role Project Manager, ICT Manager, ICT Support Manager, IT Programme Manager, IT Project Manager, Implementation Manager, IT Manager, or IT Systems Manager.

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.

The closing date for applications is the 5th February 2020.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

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