Communication manager jobs near Leicester, England

Salary and benefits: 

Salary of up to £24,000 (full time equivalent of £30,000 per annum) for 4 days per week + 3% employer pension contribution.

20 days annual leave (pro rata) 

We are happy to discuss flexible working options. Occasional evening working for events is required. This is a one-year fixed term contract, with the scope to extend beyond this if funding allows. 

The role will be based remotely and expenses will be paid within reason. There may be a requirement for occasional travel to Manchester for meetings or to other locations in the UK for events. 

Context: 

Peaches Womb Cancer Trust is the leading UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of those with and affected by womb cancer, the 4th most common cancer in women. We aim to support women, raise awareness and fund and promote research. 

Peaches Womb Cancer Trust is currently run by a dedicated team of volunteers. We are delighted to have obtained sufficient funding to allow us to hire our first employee - a Fundraising and Operations Manager who will help us to take our organisation to the next level.

The purpose of this role is to coordinate and manage the running of the charity, to organise events, to build upon and expand fundraising activities (including grants and trusts fundraising), to develop our marketing and communications and to build relationships with service users, funders and other organisations. The employee will be required to prepare documents for meetings, to ensure that the accounts are prepared in a timely manner and that good records are kept of our activities. They will also liaise with and provide administrative support to the Trustees and volunteers to facilitate the smooth running of the charity. This post is vital to ensuring that we can support our fantastic community and grow Peaches Womb Cancer Trust.

We are looking for someone with experience in the charity sector who is motivated and tenacious. There is enormous potential for Peaches Womb Cancer Trust to grow and an opportunity for career progression for a proactive and ambitious individual. 

Main responsibilities:

• To act as a key point of contact for organisations and individuals contacting the charity
• To support and coordinate the work of the Trustees and volunteers, ensuring good governance and compliance with statutory requirements, supporting the Board in performing its responsibilities, attending and contributing to Trustee meetings and preparing reports as requested
• To ensure financial management and procedures with the support of the Trustees and an accountant 
• Organise, coordinate and oversee patient information and support events for the charity
• Organise, coordinate and oversee fundraising activities and events for the charity
• Coordinate fundraising applications for grants, trusts and foundations 
• Coordinating with the volunteers who run the charity’s website and social media channels to ensure content is up to date and engaging
• Manage the charity’s volunteer and supporter database
• Ensure that donations are acknowledged in an appropriate and timely manner and are correctly identified within the charity’s records
• Maintain all Charity Commission requirements
• Undertake general administration duties of all kinds

Essential criteria: 

• Evidence of administration experience in the charity sector gained in a paid or voluntary role
• Knowledge and experience of banking and charitable finances
• Knowledge of governance in the voluntary or public sector 
• A track record of fundraising successes within community and individual giving
• Ability to communicate with a diverse range of people including healthcare professionals
• Working knowledge of office IT and social media 
• Experience in working with and managing volunteers
• Experience of trust and foundation fundraising
• Experience of managing events
• Knowledge of data privacy requirements for personal and sensitive personal information. 
• Strongly motivated, self-organised and able to work from own initiative 
• Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately work permit applications cannot be supported.

Desirable criteria: 

• A professional fundraising qualification
• Experience of growing an organisation
• Knowledge of Wordpress or other website hosting software
• Experience of using social media channels for an organisation
• Experience of managing staff
• Creative, resilient and comfortable with lone working

Through working for Peaches Womb Cancer Trust the successful candidate will have an opportunity to expand our small organisation, work closely with a small, friendly and enthusiastic team of trustees and volunteers and share in the growth and success of the charity. There is scope for creativity, innovation and opportunities for learning and growth. As we are a newly-established charity the employee will gain a varied experience in this role as we build our organisation. The job role will involve working with our growing community of people affected by womb cancer who are enormously supportive of our charity, allowing the successful candidate to be part of something special and genuinely see the impact that their work is making.

Care for Wild UK is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to lead further growth of our UK-based fundraising activities.

This is a really exciting time for Care for Wild UK, having registered as a charity at the start of 2020, and following successful income growth over the past couple of years, we are now looking for someone to build on this and lead in developing and establishing a long-term fundraising portfolio.

We have been supporting the world’s largest Rhino sanctuary, based in South Africa, to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild orphaned White and Black Rhinos. As they look to further expand their operations and closer integrate with the local community, Care for Wild UK also plans to increase income through diversifying income streams. The successful candidate will work closely with Trustees and partners in South Africa to drive existing and new fundraising activities. 

We are looking for a conservation-motivated, experienced professional with a track record of building fundraising portfolios and excellent stakeholder management. We offer 16-24 hours a week flexible working, and as we currently don’t have an office, we are looking for someone who can work remotely. This role is initially 9-12 months, but we will look to expand this, and potentially make it permanent, if it is successful. This is an amazing opportunity to be instrumental in establishing mass fundraising operations in the UK.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity that you could lead forward for us then we would love to hear from you. 

The organisation:

This is a wonderful health charity who are looking for an Interim Digital Engagement Manager to join their team for a 12-month FTC.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with wider teams to develop and improve processes to support on project management, planning and cross collaboration.
• Develop and manage paid advertising strategy
• Manage the Senior Digital Engagement Officer, Senior social media and Digital Optimisation Officer and Senior Digital Fundraising Officer, ensuring they have the training to enable them to perform their roles and that they have clear objectives.
• Ensure digital marketing plans for campaigns and projects are integrated with the wider marketing and communication strategy.
• Manage relationships with digital agencies and ensure they are on budget.
• Used knowledge gained from monitoring, reporting and evaluating digital marketing and communications activity to implement test and learn frameworks and optimise engagement.

Person specification:

• Experience of working across a range of digital communications platforms, including email marketing, social media management and website CMS
• Copywriting, content creation and editorial skills
• The ability to think strategically and create and implement plans
• Excellent stakeholder management skills as well as the ability to manage relationships with freelancers and agencies.
• Experience monitoring, evaluating and report building on engagement with digital channels.

What's on offer:

This a full-time role offering a salary £38,000-£40,000 pro rata. The role offers flexible working either being completely remote or hybrid option in the organisations central London location.

Please apply today so as not to miss out!

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Senior Campaign Manager (1206)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. 

Do you have experience of developing creative and effective campaigning plans in the UK, preferably on global issues? 

Do you have experience managing the performance of others, and helping people to develop, grow, and achieve their potential?

Do you have excellent communications skills with a demonstrable ability to communicate subjects to different audiences and develop messages that motivate? 

If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you!

The Role:

OxfamGB is looking for a Senior Campaign Manager to lead the delivery of engaging, responsive and creative influencing activity, to work across issues and teams, flexibly and to connect to wider movements externally, to manage three team members, and to lead on our campaigning on a strategic focus area, either Valuing Womens’ Work or Rights, Resilience and Response (aka Fragility and Conflict).

Please note that we are also currently recruiting for an Agile Campaigns Lead.  If this role is also of interest to you, please see our website and quote reference 1207.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Experience of developing creative and effective campaigning plans in the UK, preferably on global issues 
• Experience managing performance of others and helping people to develop, grow and achieve their potential, including increasing diversity and inclusion in teams and / or workplaces
• An understanding of what it takes to role model management that accounts for your power, privilege, identity and values 
• Excellent communications skills with a demonstrable ability to communicate subjects to different audiences and develop messages that motivate 
• An understanding of and ability to assess the political, social and cultural context in Great Britain in which Oxfam campaigners work  

Flexfam: 

We believe that flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we are open to talking through working arrangements (in terms of hours and homeworking) that might work for you, including job share. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding: 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter outlining your skills and experiences that make you suitable for you role as well as your observations on why and how campaigning in INGOs can be more effective, anti-racist and decolonised. This statement may be up to 2,000 words. 

About Us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam: 

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today. 

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser for an exciting role where you will have the opportunity to develop a very strong trusts and grants fundraising stream while managing a number of existing multi-year relationships.

A great home working role (or hybrid if preferred) for an experienced fundraiser who can shine while working autonomously.

With a role that covers the entire trusts fundraising process from prospect research to monitoring and reporting, you will have the opportunity to diversify the trusts and grants fundraising stream – bringing new funders to the charity and developing key relationships with existing and new funders.

You will inherit a strong portfolio of existing grants (over £250K) and a database of ready to go applications and prospects.

We’re looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser who is willing to take responsibility for all aspects of trusts fundraising who has a track record of securing a wide range of grants (up to 6 figure would be preferred).

With a prominent cause in the spotlight, and a very financially stable charity, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of applications and bids and join an emerging fundraising team that’s set to grow over the next year.

Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Home Based (or Hybrid) – With occasional meetings in London area.

Circa £35,000 per annum

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write tailored, inspirational applications and reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Building strong relationships with other teams within the organisation in order to understand the work of the Charity and thus build a case for support
• Maintain and deliver a pipeline of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding.
• Stewardship of existing trusts and foundations, reporting on impact and identifying new opportunities for support

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in trusts fundraising / winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving and foundations
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding.
• Experience in managing relationships with trust and grant awarding bodies

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.

We are seeking an Education Manager to join our new Preventing Gambling Harms in Diverse Communities Programme which is being piloted in London and the Home Counties over the next two years.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the recruitment of delegates for the YGAM Assured workshops and for the delivery of the workshops; enabling us to achieve key performance indicators.

We are seeking someone who has an outgoing and confident personality and who enjoys engaging with a variety of stakeholders with an interest in working with diverse communities. Being highly organised, having an absolute eye for detail and the drive and determination to make this opportuntity a success are also critical qualities. The successful candidate must be a self starter who enjoys working within a busy team. You will have opportuntity to find creative ways of working and you will be part of a dedicated team. YGAM has seen a successful period of growth, making this an exciting time to join the team.

This post is temporary, until July 2023, full-time position with a starting salary of £26,803
(plus London weighting if applicable) with good potential to rise.

Please applywith a copy of your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages) detailing how you meet the person specification. The closing date for applications is 21st July at noon.

Successful candidates will be invited to interview the week commencing 25th July. YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of career and training opportunities.

Good luck with your application. If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal conversation, please contact Asma Akbar at YGAM

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Brand Marketing Manager
London office or home-based (UK)
£38,362 - £45,465 (London office based)
£34,808 - £41,199 (home-based)
35 hours per week
Permanent

Are you a brand visionary with an enthusiasm for what makes a brand successful? Are you excited by the opportunity to evaluate brand resonance with deaf and hearing audiences? This exciting new role in our Digital Marketing Team will steer the National Deaf Children’s Society through a brand review and help us to evolve our brand and event marketing.

You will work with creative and marketing agencies to scope and deliver a brand refresh, lead our brand research and drive our brand and events marketing strategies. You will work across teams to lead and co-ordinate high-impact cross channel brand marketing campaigns. 

You will be a confident project manager with experience of recruiting and managing marketing and creative agencies. You will be skilled at proposing brand research questions and evaluating insights. And you will have a background in developing and delivering brand and event marketing activities. If you want to make your mark on our brand identity, this is a fantastic opportunity to do so.

You will be joining a team who are driven to remove barriers for deaf children and young people by raising the profile of the National Deaf Children’s Society and our key campaigns. We are working towards taking an agile approach to our marketing. All team members are encouraged to set time aside each month to explore new ideas and approaches. 

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Friday, 8th July 2022 at 23:59.
We expect interviews to be held on Zoom on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July 2022.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 
We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 
Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting work life balance amongst its staff. 

As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be asked to declare and explain their gaps in employment. All our offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks – these checks include but are not limited to references, right to work in the UK, disclosure (if applicable) and qualifications (if applicable).

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779). 

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic charity that promotes responsible investment. The charity campaigns and works with organisations and companies to tackle issues such as climate change, global health, and workforce issues. A great opportunity exists for a HR Manager (maternity cover) to join the team. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they are going through a period of significant growth and are beginning to implement a wide range of new and innovative projects to be involved in. As Senior HR Manager, you will be in charge of the HR system ensuring the continuation of development and providing leadership of the small team. You will be working closely with the Director of People to ensure that projects and other goals are met on time and running a new project on a review of our benefits both for our staff based in the UK and Brussels. It is a full time (35 hours per week) 11-month fixed term contract role that can be home based (within the UK) with occasional travel to London for meetings and events.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidate will have experience of line management and coaching those around you, delivering through others and creating opportunities to learn and grow. You will have good understanding of the principles of project management or experience of running your own projects and be naturally collaborative and flexible. CIPD level 5 accreditation or equivalent experience will be a requirement for this role. Although it’s not essential, any knowledge you might have of employment law in Belgium will be a plus but not essential. This role is a generalist role looking at all areas of HR, you will have experience of working as a generalist or of several different parts of HR

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team at this national health charity. They are making leaps and bounds in their in memory strategy and secured significantly more investment to strengthen their TV-led legacy awareness campaign. You will play a pivotal role in developing both of these areas (and much more!) while joining a strong, well-established team.

With a thorough understanding of the principles of marketing and fundraising strategies that drive awareness, engagement and income, you will work closely with the Senior Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager and wider department in developing inspiring and supporter focused approaches to Legacy and In Memory Giving.

The role is home based with occasional travel to London.

The salary is 35,086 (+3,500 London Living Allowance, if applicable)

The Role
In conjunction with the Senior Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager and
team, develop and oversee central legacy and in memory mass direct marketing
and telemarketing campaigns.
Perform sector research into new and innovative areas of future development for
legacy and in memory marketing and fundraising.
Research and drive innovation through key campaigns and channels including,
but not limited to, direct mail, telemarketing, DRTV and digital.
Plan and oversee the TV-led awareness campaigns that optimise the recruitment
and retention of legacy intenders, enquirers, pledgers and in memory supporters
through a variety of channels.
Manage the relationship with external agencies and providers who are engaged in
legacy marketing activity.

The Candidate
An expert in Legacy and In Memory marketing strategies and fundraising methods
Superb people management and team building skills
Natural collaborator with excellent people skills
Results driven
Passion for creating the very best supporter experiences possible
Experience in budgeting, forecasting, KPI monitoring and analysis
Flexible with a hands-on approach

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager, joining a well-known National Charity. Head Office based in London.

• Open to location. Home-based, with occasional travel to London Head Office.
• Salary: £35,086 per annum (+£3,500 London Living Allowance, if applicable)

With significant investment in the Legacy and In Memory strategy and plans to strengthen TV-led legacy awareness campaign, it’s a very exciting time to join the team.

As the Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing both of these areas, and more! Working with the Senior Legacy and In Memory Marketing Manager and wider team you’ll be responsible for the development and delivery of the legacy and in memory giving strategic and operational plans. Identifying and optimising opportunities, working across teams, providing excellent stewardship, relationship management and developing new initiatives to grow the long-term supporter base.

• Develop, oversee legacy and in memory direct marketing, TV-led awareness campaigns and telemarketing campaigns. optimising the recruitment and retention of legacy intenders, enquirers, pledgers and in memory supporters
• Drive innovation through key campaigns and channels including, direct mail, telemarketing, DRTV and digital, recommending new opportunities and ensuring targets are met.
• Sector research new and innovative areas of development for legacy and in memory marketing and fundraising, providing insight to support the growth in income
• Support the Senior Marketing Manager in developing and monitoring expenditure budgets, optimising strategic opportunities to increase awareness and actions that provide the highest ROI.
• Data-driven and insight-led in all decision-making, instilling a ‘test and learn’ culture across the team.
• Support on the development of the In Memory strategy, including ongoing management of Tribute Funds, web pages, materials and new products
• Support the Senior Marketing Manager to lead, coach and motivate the team.

You will have previous experience of working in Legacy and In Memory or Direct Marketing at a senior level, managing and coordinating multiple Direct Marketing projects and campaigns and delivering to deadlines. A creative thinker who can inspiration others with excellent people management and team building skills. A passion for creating the very best supporter experiences possible. Experience in budgeting, forecasting, KPI monitoring and analysis.

At the Public Interest News Foundation (PINF), we want everyone in the UK to benefit from public interest news that speaks to them, for them and with them. We work with print and digital news providers of all shapes and sizes, focusing in particular on independent providers with turnover below £2m. These innovative social enterprises are developing new models of journalism, but they face great challenges.

Since we started work in March 2020, we have provided independent news providers with funding and leadership development opportunities backed up by original research. Now, we want to strengthen the support for our mission among policymakers in the UK government and devolved administrations.

As Campaigns Manager, you will have lead responsibility for the success of the ‘News for All’ campaign, which aims to promote the value of independent news providers to policymakers and stakeholders. You will also be responsible for coordinating the Public Interest News Network, through which we work with a range of our partner organisations. And you will make sure that our core communications are clear and compelling.

We are a small, dedicated team with big ambitions. We work remotely from home or in co-working spaces, with get-togethers at least once a month. We all contribute to PINF’s evolving strategy, and we support and stretch each other to do our best work.

We are committed to building a diverse team who can bring their experiences from work and home into this role. Therefore, we actively encourage applications from Black, Asian or minoritised groups, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.

You will have the following skills and attributes:

• Advocacy. You should be able to develop and deliver an effective campaign, drawing on your excellent knowledge and understanding of the UK’s political framework to build effective working relationships with Ministers, MPs and Peers, members of the devolved administrations and civil servants.
• Communications. You should be able to use your outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including copy-writing and public speaking, to draft and deliver output including speeches, consultation responses, blog posts and comment pieces.
• Media. You should be able to engage effectively with print, digital and broadcast journalists, and manage PINF’s social media channels.
• Policy. You should be able to distil complex policy issues into clear and compelling positions by drawing on internal and external research. You do not have to be a sector specialist when you start the role, but you should be able to build your knowledge and understanding rapidly.
• Partnerships. You should be able to build a coalition of organisations and individuals, drawing on your skill for effective working relationships and your instinct for collaboration to engage and empower people from all backgrounds and experiences.
• Administration. You should be able to stay on top of your workload by using relevant software (including Microsoft Office, e-campaigning tools and content management systems), keeping accurate and up-to-date records, and prioritising between competing tasks.

In your first 12 months as Campaigns Manager, you will:

• Lead on the successful delivery of the ‘News for All’ campaign, through which we are working in partnership with a range of organisations and individuals to ensure that policymakers support independent news providers through the forthcoming Digital Competition Bill and other areas of public policy.
• Co-ordinate the Public Interest News Network, through which we are developing our relationships with our partner organisations, to ensure that we contribute as effectively and efficiently as possible towards our shared aims.
• Build PINF’s profile and reputation with key audience groups, including not only policymakers, but also independent news providers, philanthropists and big tech companies, through a running programme of media and social media communications.

Benefits

We are a small and friendly team of dedicated people who work remotely with a high degree of responsibility and autonomy. We meet at least once a month in London, and can cover reasonable travel costs for employees who are based outside London to attend these meetings. We can also pay for employees to use co-working spaces in their local area if they prefer not to work from home. We are happy for employees to manage their own time, so long as they are available to take calls and meetings and respond to emails within normal office hours (9.30am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday). The Campaigns Manager will be entitled to 28 days paid leave, including bank holidays.

At PINF, we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. We offer flexible working arrangements to support staff from different backgrounds, and we particularly encourage applications from people whose backgrounds are under-represented in the news media.

We intend to appoint the Campaigns Manager on a twelve-month full-time contract (40 hours per week with an hour each day for lunch). With further funding, we hope to develop this into a permanent role, so, for the right candidate, this could be the start of a long-term involvement with the Public Interest News Foundation. Permanent employees receive matching pension contributions of 5% and can participate in our salary sacrifice scheme to lease an electric car.

Senior Finance and Operations Manager (Home based within the UK)

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic charitable organisation based in London that focuses on training young people to engage in collective action to improve their communities and tackle social issues that directly affect them. An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Finance and Operations Manager to join the organisation. As Senior Finance and Operations Manager you will manage a series of systems, contractors, and staff members across Finance, HR, and Operations and provide the Senior Leadership Team with accurate and up-to-date financial reporting. You will also work with the Office Manager to ensure the smooth running of the Office, ensuring a professional and safe environment is maintained at all times whilst looking to consolidate and optimise their IT systems and support the CEO in investing in a CRM. This is a great role covering a wide range of functions and will suit a talented candidate with excellent project management skills. Please note that we are not necessarily looking for a qualified accountant although that maybe useful.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will be a passionate, and driven individual committed to creating a more fair, just, and equal world. You will possess robust experience and be comfortable working with finances including budgets, accounts, and cashflows. Candidates will have experience in managing contractors and staff including delivering ongoing performance management. You will possess knowledge of operations systems and process and be capable of enabling system improvements. You will also be comfortable managing short and long-term projects and communicating with a diverse range of stakeholders.

If you are passionate about social Justice and feel like you meet the above criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Role closes on the 6th July at 9am.

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in secondary school and negotiate key life decisions. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 32 million children and has worked in 21 countries and in more than 49,000 communities, with additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to reach 40 million children by 2025. 

Position Overview:

The Project Manager will work across departments to oversee a portfolio of projects, events, or activities, ranging from establishing school libraries to book publishing and video production. The primary role of the Project Manager is to ensure that a given project is achieving its goals, both programmatically and financially with the highest degree of quality, effectiveness, and efficiency. The Project Manager is responsible for projects being on track and on budget. They preempt problems, develop solutions to existing problems and identify opportunities for organizational growth and impact.

The Project Manager also manages relationships with local partner organizations to ensure the quality assurance, accountability and regular reporting on projects meet Room to Read standards. In the process, they grow Room to Read’s reputation for project excellence.

The Project Manager reports to the Director of Program Operations and is part of the Room to Read’s Global Office (GO) Program Operations Team. This is a two-year, fixed-term role, renewable contingent on funding.  The position is available for remote work from the United States (California, Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado or Oregon), Hong Kong, Japan, the U.K., Singapore or Switzerland, and involves approximately 15%-20% travel annually, as required.

The duties and responsibilities outlined below applies to all Room to Read projects; however, certain responsibilities may be modified depending on the individual project.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Coordination and Monitoring (40%)

• Negotiate project-related agreements, hire and on-board/orient key contractors, and identify, select, and engage potential partner organizations.
• Develop project work plans (with inputs from other departments and partners) and/ modify them as needed to ensure that projects are executed on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with the Room to Read Program Design & Technical Assistance (PDTA) Team on technical/programmatic matters related to planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of program activities.
• Liaise with the Finance, Accounting and Legal Team on project agreements, budgets, procurement, and other matters related to expense management.
• Work with the People Operations department to recruit project staff and consultants, including developing and reviewing job descriptions, determining the qualifications necessary for a position, coordinating and interviewing candidates, and facilitating onboarding for new contractors and staff.

• Maintain a comprehensive overview of project activities – among both staff and contractors.
• Serve as the operational liaison for project staff and consultants. Where project staff may report day-to-day actions to the Program’s team technical lead, provide operational support to the project staff, consultants and their supervisor.
• Maintain alignment between project activities and Room to Read’s overall vision and strategic plan. Guide projects toward outcomes that position the project, and Room to Read, as providing strategic value to stakeholders, partners, and investors. 

Compliance, Budget, and Risk Management (30%)

• Ensure compliance with Room to Read and investors’ contractual policies and procedures.
• Develop and manage project budgets: track and monitor spending against the budget, ensure the timely and appropriate use of funds, manage forecasts, and recommend steps to mitigate overspending or underspending, as necessary.

• Create and review project documents such as agreements and contracts, working in partnership with Legal, Development, and other departments as needed.
• Ensure that the compliance requirements of investors and internal Room to Read policies are met. Communicate rules and policies to project staff and consultants, and ensure they are being adhered to, addressing gaps or escalating concern as necessary.

Communications and Donor Engagement (10%)

• Work in collaboration with the Room to Read Development and Communications (DevCom) team to share relevant information about the project and progress made.
• Provide support to the Global Office DevCom Team in the development of concept notes, proposals, and marketing materials to support fundraising for key elements of the project.
• At the request of DevCom, meet with donors to support fundraising efforts 

Program Operations Team Engagement and Support (20%)

• Work in collaboration with the Program Operations team to complete internal reporting requirements and annual planning and budgeting cycles.
• As needed, lead or actively participate in internal projects that support the growth and development of Program Operations for Room to Read, including support to additional development projects. 

Qualifications

Required:

• A master’s degree in a related field of study, such as Education, Business Development or Nonprofit Management, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience with at least 5 years of experience in project management that includes significant hands-on work in multi-faceted planning
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people, including stakeholders, staff, partners, and investors
• Prior experience developing and managing budgets
• Proven ability to problem-solve, prioritize, and multi-task, with an acknowledged track record of achieving results
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once and manage time accordingly
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally on an as-needed basis 
• Experience working across departments to build and manage effective teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including public speaking and the ability to persuade others
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• The ability to speak Urdu, French and/or Portuguese
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Ability to toggle between working on a broad strategic level and a detailed programmatic level
• Prior experience working within international education development

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness 
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive pay with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, commuter benefits and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates are invited to apply at www.roomtoread/about-us/careers.You will be asked to complete an online application and upload your resume and cover letter. You will receive an email confirmation when your application has been received. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we are not able to send personalized responses to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

HE Partnerships Manager

Unifrog’s mission We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with more than a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our partners, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you! We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact one of our Diversity Champions, Hannah or Farhana (visit our website for details).

The role and your key responsibilities

As HE Partnerships Manager, your role is to grow our university partner numbers and support our existing university partners to get the most out of their partnership with us. A fundamental element of our work with universities is to make sure they’re adding genuine value to our student and teacher community.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Make sales to universities around the world

You’ll set up and conduct meetings with university staff in which you’ll listen to their needs, communicate our mission to them, demonstrate our offering, and seek to secure the university’s ongoing subscription.

• Maintain excellent relationships with existing partner universities, and secure their resubscriptions

You’ll onboard new partners, conduct regular check-in calls, and consultatively support our partner universities to make the most of their partnership with us. It’s crucial that you maintain a sky-high resubscription rate.

• Deliver our existing services for partner universities

Our HE offering is new and fast evolving. You’ll be involved in delivering every part of it, including:

• Insights reporting

Our Insights dashboard and reports use aggregated data from the Unifrog platform to uncover trends at subject and regional levels, and are designed to inform universities’ marketing, recruitment and portfolio planning. You’ll consult with partner universities to help them get the most out of their Insights dashboard, present reports to them, and identify potential upsell opportunities.

• Webinars and other events

These events are one way for our partner universities to interact with our community of students and teachers. We want our events to be useful and enjoyable for all parties.

• Help develop new ways for our university partners to add and receive value

We are just getting started with how we support universities to add value for the students and teachers using the Unifrog platform, and how we support universities to receive value as well. We want you to play your part in coming up with new services we can deliver: at Unifrog we innovate quickly, and it’s everyone’s job to be creative.

Essential skills and characteristics

• Resilient, and motivated to exceed targets

Our sales and resubscription targets are achievable but ambitious. You’ll need to be determined to meet and exceed them.

• Strong communication skills

You’ll be in frequent communication with lots of different people, both within Unifrog and externally – this will be in person, written, over the phone and via video call. You’ll need to be an outstanding communicator.

• Personable, with a track record of excellent relationship management

At Unifrog we’re known for our excellent customer service. You’ll need to provide fantastic support for your partner universities and make sure your team are doing the same.

• Sector insight

We work with universities around the world that are often very different from each other; you need to be quick to understand how we can be useful to them, and how they can be useful to our students and teachers.

• Attention to detail

Whether it’s marketing collateral or a new Insights Report, it’s important you have the skills and discipline to carefully check our HE focused content.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in

You need to be excited about going beyond the core responsibilities detailed above to improve what we do and make it a success.

Working together

You’ll work alongside our existing HE Partnership Managers, as well as people on our marketing, data analysis, and school-facing teams. You’ll be line-managed by our Head of HE Partnerships.

Key benefits

• Play a key role in growing the newest part of Unifrog’s business.
• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Key details

• Base salary of £35,000 plus commission.
• Share in company-wide performance bonus.
• Full-time. Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.
• Work remotely or in our London office.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Stephen (details on our website).
• To discuss working at Unifrog from a diversity perspective please contact Samar (details on our website). Application process
• Deadline: 22:00 (UK) on Sunday 17th July.
• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below:

i. ‘Why do you want to work for Unifrog and what excites you about the role?’ (300 words)

ii. ‘With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role?’ (300 words)

iii. ‘Why do you think there’s been an increased interest in undergraduate study in the Netherlands amongst international school students in recent years?’ (250 words)

• The next stage of the application process will be a short phone interview. These will be held during as well as after the application window; apply early if possible.
• We can only consider candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.