Established in 1876, Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation that has been supporting families for over 140 years. They have over 4 million members worldwide, 55,000 of whom in Britain and Ireland. As a Christian charity, we aim to demonstrate faith in action through the transformation of communities worldwide. Our members work at grassroots level around the world bringing hope and practical support to at least a million people every year through our programmes and as part of the volunteer base of local churches.

The Fundraising & Communications Team & Role Purpose

The Fundraising & Communications Team is responsible for fundraising for the charitable work of Mothers’ Union and for communicating our work internally and externally in various formats and media platforms, resourcing dioceses and building membership. It has two areas of responsibility:

• Fundraising – community, individual giving and trusts and statutory funding.
• Communications – print and social media.

The Communications Officer will support the Head of Fundraising and Communications to deliver clear and consistent communications that will raise awareness, drive membership growth and facilitate fundraising across the Mothers’ Union movement. Faith is at the core of all that Mothers’ Union does. The post holder will be contribute to our faith discussions, write and review faith based resources. For this reason the post holder must be comfortable operating in a Christian environment.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE ROLE

Communications

1. Proactively create and deliver high quality, inspiring multi-channel content (including, but not limited to, members magazine, email marketing, social media, campaigns and website) to engage key stakeholders and attract new followers to our cause.
2. Co-ordinate the production of our bi-annual member’s magazine; leading editorial meetings, writing articles, conducting interviews, managing externals and overseeing timelines through to print and despatch
3. Work with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to develop and disseminate briefings, and positioning statements.
4. To refresh and oversee the maintenance of the organisation’s case study database working with colleagues to identify opportunities to cultivate new profiles in line with key messages and organisation priorities.
5. Work in collaboration with colleagues in the Fundraising and Communications team to build and maintain a database of key statistics and latest research for use in communications and PR output.
6. Work alongside the Communications and Digital Marketing Officer to ensure we are sharing compelling and quality content across the Movement.
7. Increase the organisation’s profile through media engagement, monitor press coverage and identify news and parliamentary agendas which would benefit from the organisation’s perspective or commentary.
8. Develop and enhance a strong network of media contacts and journalists, ensuring contacts are kept up-to date in a central database.
9. Work alongside the Head of Fundraising and Communications to respond to requests from the press for comments, views and supporting information, and maximise opportunities for further engagement on relevant topics.
10. In partnership with the Communications and Digital Marketing Officer develop an ongoing programme to engage and nurture High profile/celebrity supporters and influencers who can help raise our public profile through the on line and print media.
11. Proactively seek opportunities and generate ideas and content to achieve positive national media coverage in print, online, and broadcast media.
12. Measure and evaluate performance of media engagement, generating actionable reports which inform future activity and demonstrate impact to colleagues.

General

1. Provide copywriting and editing support across all internal and external communications to maintain consistent tone, style and messaging across all outputs and act as a ‘brand guardian’ together with colleagues in the communications team.
2. Refine and manage the charity’s content calendar.
3. Take part in the charity’s out-of-office media enquiries and social media rota as required.
4. Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the employer.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Knowledge

1. Knowledge of current communication and marketing trends in the voluntary sector.
2. Knowledge of the faith sector in the UK (particularly the Anglican Communion).
3. Knowledge of the contribution that faith and non-faith charities can have in achieving sustainable development goals.

Skills

1. Excellent verbal and written skills in order to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
2. Ability to proof read and edit clearly and accurately.
3. Ability to take complex copy; and clearly and concisely identify and summarise key points allowing you to present a balanced argument.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills, confident to engage and interview a wide range of stakeholders.
5. Ability to set up systems and then monitor the impact of our communications work on and off line.
6. Excellent time management skills and ability to respond quickly and accurately to deadlines.
7. Developing a pool of high profile/celebrity supporters to support both communications and fundraising activity.
8. Highly developed project management skills with a strong attention to detail and deadlines.

Experience

1. At least 2 years’ experience of planning and delivering a range of communication activities including, but not limited to, publications, campaigns and digital media initiatives.
2. Demonstrable experience of working with and writing for digital media platforms.
3. Creating a database and network of key journalists and influencers that reaches outside the existing charities pool of influence.
4. Experience in managing communications contractors to deliver high quality publications to fixed deadlines.

Qualifications

1. Educated to degree level and/or equivalent experience in Communications, Digital marketing, media or journalism.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV and a cover letter clealry showing how your experince matches the role by clicking on the "Apply" button.

About The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR)

We help charities and funders to be the best they can be – for the people and communities they exist to support. We do this by asking questions and helping our partners to answer them through action research – bringing together an organisation's data and experience with wider evidence. It’s high quality, rigorous research – with a practical application. Grounded in 20 years’ of working with organisations and partnerships across the UK.

Through our work we often produce useful ways of thinking about particular challenges. We publish these freely on our website for others to use. 

We value diversity, equality and inclusivity. Applications are actively encouraged from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation and religion.
 

Job description 

You will be a capable communicator who can help take IVAR’s profile to the next level; supporting us to bring our strategic priorities to life, and enabling us to share insights from the full breadth of our research portfolio with a wider audience of professionals from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; trusts and foundations; and public agencies. 

Main functions

• Work with researchers on the design and delivery of communications plans for specific projects
  • Manage the production of communication materials from brief to delivery using our external team of designers, web tech support, proofreaders and printers
  • Create new webpages (using templates; Wordpress site)
  • Write and distribute press releases 
  • Develop constructive and collaborative working relationships with IVAR’s staff and associates, trustees and funders enabling them to contribute actively and meaningfully to IVAR’s communications activities
• Support the delivery of IVAR’s strategic priorities
  • Contribute creativity and initiative to the question of how IVAR can use communications to meet its strategic priorities (find out more on page 4 of job application pack)
  • Contribute to the growth of our network
• Contribute to IVAR’s organisational communications planning and delivery
  • Work with the Head of Communications and research team to generate and plan content across IVAR’s channels: website; blog; social media (Twitter and LinkedIn); newsletter (Mailchimp)
  • Manage IVAR’s social media feeds (Twitter and LinkedIn)
  • General website updates, e.g. updating time sensitive information
  • Use audience insights and Google, Twitter and web analytics to gather data to report on the effectiveness of IVAR communications

Person specification

This post requires someone with the following: 

Interest

• A natural interest and understanding of the distinctive features and operating environment of the voluntary sector and/or funding environment
• A commitment to IVAR’s mission, values and ways of working – including a commitment to continuous learning
• Ability to think conceptually and creatively about the translation of research into useful and usable materials

Knowledge, skills and personal attributes

• First class communication skills; able to write, edit and present information clearly and engagingly with a keen eye for detail
• Experience in extracting key messages and meaning from longer format content and adapting content to a range of formats, e.g. newsletters, reports, web, Twitter
• Understanding and experience of the production process required for delivering communications across media from brief to completion (e.g. print, online, social media)
• Experience in digital communications
• A good team player, yet also able to work alone, take initiative and manage a diverse and fast-paced workload
• Understanding of data management, data protection and legal requirements
• Competent use of Word, Powerpoint, Excel
• Competent/confident to use Mailchimp/Wordpress content management systems
• Competent/confident to use Google/web/Twitter analytics

How to apply

You can find out more about the role and how to apply by downloading our job application pack. 

PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Reporting to Campaigns Director

Full time, fixed term, 12-month contract

Salary: approximately ~£30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Closing date October 9th: rolling applications with a view to recruit ASAP. London based

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re hiring a creative, innovative and proactive Press and Communications Manager to help take the critical messages of our campaign to new and diverse audiences.  

The role involves identifying and creating media opportunities to establish Make My Money Matter as a leading voice in the fight for a more sustainable world. This position also involves devising creative PR moments to raise our profile, developing communications resources to amplify our campaign, and running events to help us connect with key stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who has a keen eye for a media opportunity, has a good network of relationships (and wants to develop it further), and is comfortable translating complex information into easily digestible segments. We’re looking for an enthusiastic self-starter, someone comfortable in an entrepreneurial and multi-disciplinary setting, and a creative individual passionate about Make My Money Matter’s mission to build a better world.

ABOUT US

Spearheaded by film maker, SDG advocate and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis,

Make My Money Matter works to create public demand to invest in people and planet. Starting with pensions, we help people find out where their money’s being invested and empower them to demand it does better. Once we have helped catalyse this demand, we connect this movement with decision makers in the public and private sector, and together call for the financial system to put people and planet on a par with profit.

Doing this, we aim to move trillions of pounds – away from the destructive, harmful investments of the past, and into those which help build a future we can all be proud of.

Our campaign includes three core workstreams:

1. Public Campaign: We’re going to tell the story of how we can create a better future for people and planet, and of how our money can do good while it grows – without compromising on returns. We’re going to show people what their money does now, and give them a call to action to demand it does better in the future
2. High Profile Partnerships: We’re convening NGOs, businesses, universities, local authorities, and public figures, and helping them work with their pension fund to make positive changes that ensures their money aligns with their values
3. Policy and Advocacy: We’re working with a core set of partners, including advocacy groups, government agencies, and the finance industry, to create a unifying call for high priority, high impact policy reforms that can transform the system from within. We’ll advocate for this manifesto at key national and global moments, including COP26 and UK hosted G7 in 2021.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting an exceptional Press and Communications Manager on an initial fixed term, one-year contract. This role will report into the Campaigns Director, with responsibility for driving our media presence, developing effective PR strategies, shaping our internal and external communications, and leading on campaign events. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to join a high profile, brand new start up committed to changing the world.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

This is a diverse role requiring someone comfortable working with a range of stakeholders, juggling a variety of priorities, and operating in a fast moving, start-up environment. They will be a flexible and enthusiastic team player with a track record of problem solving, creativity and delivery. They will be an experienced communications and media professional ideally with a track record operating within the climate, finance or international development sectors.

Your responsibilities

• Devising, developing and delivering impactful media strategies to raise our profile
• Running an effective press office function
• Maintaining and developing a network of influential journalists and publications
• Creating and executing exciting PR moments and events
• Working on compelling narratives for the campaign to engage internal and external stakeholders, drive awareness, and encourage action
• Developing/editing comms materials for specific channels including newsletters, blogs, press releases, social media posts, briefing materials, and similar marketing materials
• Setting KPIs, analysing activities and measuring impact

Your experience could include:

• Working in a fast-paced press or media environment
• Running events and PR activities for social purpose initiatives or campaigns 
• Writing effective press releases, blogs and other communications assets
• Managing projects and organising public events and stunts
• Working with prominent individuals, i.e. influential media/political figures
• Excellent understanding of UK and global media landscape and current affairs
• Establishing and maintaining strong networks with journalists and other stakeholders
• Working on sustainable finance, climate, international development or public policy

You’ll also:

• Demonstrate sound judgment and attention to detail
• Showcase a proven track-record of delivery
• Be an outstanding communicator with the ability to mobilise diverse audiences
• Be quick to build trust and establish relationships
• Be creative, fun and positive team player committed to Make My Money Matter’s aims
• Get stuck in, work proactively and bring a solution orientated mindset
• Be able to work in entrepreneurial settings, often independently and to tight deadlines
• Have UK authorisation to work

In return, we offer

• Competitive salary and pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement and flexible working
• A fantastic opportunity to make a difference with a high-profile, high impact organisation
• A supportive, inclusive environment, and an amazing, vibrant team

How to apply

Please submit your CV and one page cover letter  with “Press and Communications Manager Application” in the subject line. Please include current employment status and likely notice period. Please note that due to the high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to candidates who we wish to interview. 

Diversity and inclusion

We strive to create a fair and healthy environment where all colleagues feel challenged, valued and supported. We aim to cultivate a culture of collaboration and respect, where our people are highly engaged, and individual contributions are celebrated. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds

Job Title: Communications Manager

Pay: £32-37,000

Location: Islington, London

Contract Duration: Permanent

Reporting Line: Role will report to Director of External Engagement

About 5Rights Foundation

One billion children are online and account for one third of all users globally. 5Rights Foundation exists to build the digital world that young people deserve, allowing them to live and work online creatively, knowledgably, and fearlessly.

We are a policy-driven organisation, which aims to realise ambitious, systems-level change. As such, we advocate for enforceable regulation and international agreements that allow children and young people to thrive online. We develop standards and protocols with engineers and policy colleagues around the world to help businesses reshape and redesign their digital services with children and young people in mind. We publish and lead across our policy areas to formulate new thinking and solutions to address the challenges posed by the digital world, enabling it to cater for children and young people by design and default. Our focus is strongly oriented towards achieving real-world change, though shaping legislation, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practice.

We are looking for a dynamic communications manager to deliver and manage our public messaging and communications including our press relations, website and social media. You will be a confident, able communicator and a skilled writer, with a clear commitment to the missions and values of the Foundation.

We believe that our staff are our most valuable asset and we are committed to attracting and retaining diverse, exceptional talent. We are a small team and work collaboratively, flexibly and with respect for others.

Key Responsibilities

• Growing our media presence and act as first point of contact for all media relations, ensuring that we respond in a timely and appropriate manner to opportunities and proactively building and owning relationships with the press to achieve our mission.

• Drafting of all press releases, quotes and OpEds, and preparing spokespeople for media appearances.

• Supporting the Chair and senior team in delivery of the external engagement strategy and plan.

• Managing and delivering public and private events such as roundtables, media launches and seminars.

• Oversee public website and directly manage our social media presence, ensuring that our interventions support the Foundation’s mission.

• Contribute to all communication needs of the Foundation’s mission and individual projects.

• Support the External Affairs Director in managing key stakeholders and contacts.

• Overseeing publication of key reports, microsites and other external comms products.

Person Specification

Essential skills and attributes

• Experienced and confident press relations manager.

• Excellent engaging writing style with a high attention to accuracy and ability to reflect nuanced policy calls.

• Experience of delivering events such as roundtables, report launches and briefings.

• Creative and innovative thinker in developing communications opportunities.

• Independent worker with the ability to balance and prioritise competing tasks.

• Enjoys working to exacting standards to maintain the quality of our output.

• A commitment to our values and mission. 

Desirable skills and attributes

• Experience of growing an organisation’s media presence.

• Professional experience of social media function and innovative ways to extend our reach.

• Experience working with designers and web developers to deliver projects to time and budget.

• An understanding of the issues relevant to one or more areas of our work.

• Experience of collaborating effectively and creatively with a wide range of partners.

• Experience of managing projects and teams from conception to completion.

• Understanding of the particular dynamics of working in a small organisation.

To apply for this role, please click 'Apply' to send your CV with covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role. Please ensure you include a covering letter as the information is essential for your application. 

We are seeking a candiidate with experience of working in a communications and events role but who wants a rewarding new challenge. 

Job Description 

You will work alongside the Fair Tax Mark team to plan, develop and deliver our communications. You will also design and run a range of imaginative external events (all now subject to change given the covid crisis). Success in this role will require you to generate content across multiple channels which ensures we engage regularly with all our stakeholders, supporters and accredited businesses.

About the Candidate

We are seeking someone with experience of working in a communications and events role but who wants a rewarding new challenge. The candidate will be comfortable taking a hands-on approach and working alongside our existing PR and graphic design suppliers (both 0.5d/w). This job will require the versatility to deal directly with clients that range from large multinationals through to co-operatives, social enterprises and NGOs.

The candidate will need to be a confident and skilled communicator, able to write engaging copy for both corporate and consumer audiences. Working in a small team will require someone able to manage their own workload and take overall responsibility for delivery of our communications and events.

Location:

The candidate can be either home or office-based, or a mixture. Our Fair Tax Mark offices are in Manchester and we whilst we would prefer a candidate based in either Manchester or London, we would consider applications for home-based workers from other locations in the UK. The offices of the Fair Tax Mark are upstairs in an accessible building. If home-based, the candidate will need to provide a safe, secure and efficient working environment.

Areas of responsibility:

• Develop and deliver all elements of the communications of the Fair Tax Mark organisation. The role will require copy creation and materials production, delivering this information to specific, targeted audiences, using the most appropriate message and communication channel. Regular liaison with accredited businesses and other organisational supporters is to be anticipated.
• Day-to-day management of the Fair Tax Mark social media accounts, liaising with the Fair Tax Mark team to create news stories and announcements, to proactively create ideas and content to improve engagement with our supporters and generate interest and to develop a long-term strategy to build a strong social media presence.
• Oversee creation of digital media content for the website, including videos, audio and graphics. Responsibility for overall website functionality and relevance.
• To be responsible for the creation of regular newsletters focused on supporting the relationships with Fair Tax Mark’s various stakeholder groups.
• To conduct other tasks and help with other Fair Tax Mark projects when required. 
• Liaise with the Fair Tax Mark accreditation manager to ensure that new businesses are supported by the Fair Tax Mark when they are first announcing their accreditation and ensuring all tasks connected with re-accreditations are completed.
• Supporting (and where necessary, leading) the Fair Tax Mark presence at third-party events. Tasks include producing display materials, organising attendance by Fair Tax Mark staff, ensuring coverage on social media as required.
• Manage the delivery of the Fair Tax Week as it transforms to more virtual event, as well as other connected external events. This will include (where necessary) booking venues, promotion of events (both physical and virtual), liaising with speakers, commissioning photographers and undertaking support tasks  as required.

Person specifications:

• 3 years’ experience working as a key member of a team managing and delivering communications and events.
• Experience of creating engaging digital content.
• Experience of writing copy for a variety of media and audiences.
• Experience of successfully leading the design and delivery of outreach events.
• Experience of managing relationships with corporate clients and NGO stakeholders.
• Experience of website management.
• Experience of using appropriate software packages for content design and creation.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and prioritise, and work on own initiative.
• Ability to be flexible and manage own workload whilst working effectively as part of a small, focused team.
• Values aligned to the cause of tax justice.
• Ability to occasionally travel and work outside normal office hours.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send CV and covering letter using the ‘apply’ button below.

Please note that applications submitted without a covering letter will not be considered.

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on Friday 25th September.

Equality and diversity matters is important to the Fair Tax Mark. If you think you have the skills and experience this role requires, we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

The Fair Tax Mark does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies.

About you
You’ll be an ambitious, proactive, strategic communicator with an entrepreneurial mindset, looking to make your mark in a creative communications leadership role. You’re someone who is ready to roll up their sleeves and ensure Youth Music capitalises on our recent growth by strengthening our brand, amplifying our messaging and building new audiences.
You’ll be bold and passionate about our cause which resonates with you personally, and you’ll have previous experience of creating impactful campaigns on issues that matter to you. You’ll be inspired by the idea of empowering young people to tell the stories of their lives in music.
You’re highly engaged with the external environment, current affairs and social media platforms. You’re able to proactively spot and exploit relevant comms opportunities and have experience in maximising the potential of social media for a brand. You’ll recognise the huge potential to be unlocked across Youth Music’s various channels and can work strategically across the organisation to achieve this in partnership with young people.
You’ll be a highly skilled communicator and storyteller who can combine a keen eye for detail with the big picture. Able to plan, execute and operate at pace, you’ll have a strong understanding of brand building, and the role of communications as part of this. 
You will be a confident leader with a record of delivering results-led communication. You’ll thrive under pressure and can work flexibly to juggle multiple priorities. You’re a strong team worker able to drive your team, external agencies, freelancers, and senior stakeholders towards deadlines and agreed outcomes.

About the role
Youth Music’s business plan is being redeveloped to meet our growing ambitions. The Communications Manager will be central to developing and driving the communications strategy over the next 12 months, so the successful candidate will have the opportunity to really make their mark. It’s an exciting position, as we expand our strategy and team, with scope to engage new audiences and put young people at the centre of our work.
The role has oversight of all communications functions at Youth Music including content, marketing, digital, campaigns, PR and evaluation. Working across all teams in the 22-person organisation, the Communications Manager role will be about ensuring that everything fits together both operationally and strategically. 
The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer. It sits in the CORE (Communications, Operations, Research & Evaluation) team and also works directly with our CEO, Programme Director and Youth Engagement Director. It includes line management of the Digital Content Editor and Digital Marketing Officer, as well as a number of external suppliers and agencies. This includes our PR agency, Stand, and working with our network of young creatives as part of Youth Music Next Gen.
 
 

To lead on key internal communications and engagement projects including change communications ensuring staff feel informed, valued, engaged and able to play their part in delivering our strategy.

Client Details

Charity in London who promote flexible working

Description

To deliver clear, engaging and high-quality communications to meet the needs of our diverse internal audience during a time of considerable change.

Manage multiple internal communications channels - including the intranet, regular e-newsletters and weekly blogs and emails and source, and source, write and edit content.

To lead on key change projects, advising senior leaders, producing and delivering communications plans and evaluating impact.

To design and lead key set-piece engagement events and campaigns, project managing from start to finish, planning strategic content and advising senior leaders.

To be responsible for all intranet content, monitoring and evaluating to drive improvements based on user experience.

To work with our regional colleagues to develop and implement effective relationships and communication channels, building engagement and collaboration across these key areas of our work.

To champion internal communications throughout the organisation - raising the profile of our IC work, ensuring teams are encouraged to consult us at an early stage of their planning.

To deputise for the Internal Communications and Engagement Lead in his absence.

Profile

They will be able to demonstrate effective inter-personal skills and highly developed written and verbal communications skills

Experience of change communications

Experience of intranet content management

Basic understanding of the components of common web technology (HTML, CSS, Javascript)

Experience of researching and writing clear, concise and plain English copy for a range of audiences, particularly internal

Experience of planning and delivering communications projects that deliver measurable results

Experience of delivering effective internal communications initiatives in a large and/or complex organisations going through change

High level of comfort with social software and other web-based technologies

Experience of working with other departments and other stakeholders

Job Offer

Contract until end of Janaury 2021

Role starting asap

Interviews in September

Role reports into Internal Comms and Engagement Lead

40,382 salary

Flexible location

Remote working with potential office working also

Internal Comms Manager position (interim)

Digital Communications Manager job - Permanent

Your new company
A large iconic social welfare charity based all over the country but this post (in normal time) will be based in their London office

Your new role
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic generalist Senior Digital Communications professional who is experienced in increasing digital engagement with a wide range of audiences. We are looking for this professional to produce high quality and creative engagement, leading a team of Digital Content Officers. You will be using a range of different platforms including the Website and all their Social Media channels. A lot of your role will be to improve user journey and optimise content alongside the Content Officers to drive quality outputs and deliverable's as well as amplify story telling capabilities .

What you'll need to succeed
This role is a management position and as such we are looking for a Digital Communications Lead that has managed a team as well as managed the increase of engagement, we want to see a proven track record of the ROI and increase in engagement through a wide range of digital communications channels. The successful candidate will have both hands on and strategic experience with Social Media approaches, Audience Segmentation and Analytics. This is a multi-faceted role and you will be expected to help deliver web content as well as lead teams in this. Ideally you will have a background in the third sector and complex organisations with multiple stakeholders

What you'll get in return
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme - Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals - Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave - Season ticket and cycle to work loans Paid volunteering leave - Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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I am currently looking for an Internal Communications and Engagement Manager for an amazing and well-established children's charity. This 4 month FTC role will be to lead on key internal communications and engagement projects including change communications ensuring staff feel informed, valued and engaged.
Main duties:
To deliver clear, engaging and high-quality communications to meet the needs of the charity's diverse internal audience during a time of considerable change.
Manage multiple internal communications channels - including the intranet, regular e-newsletters and weekly blogs and emails and source, and source, write and edit content.
To lead on key change projects, advising senior leaders, producing and delivering communications plans and evaluating impact.
To design and lead key set-piece engagement events and campaigns, project managing from start to finish, planning strategic content and advising senior leaders.
To be responsible for all intranet content, monitoring and evaluating to drive improvements based on user experience.
To work with regional colleagues to develop and implement effective relationships and communication channels, building engagement and collaboration across these key areas of our work.
To champion internal communications throughout the organisation.
To deputise for the Internal Communications and Engagement Lead in his absence.

Experience:
You will have experience of success in maximising results in a high-profile communications environment both as part of a team and working with other departments and senior stakeholders. You will be able to demonstrate effective inter-personal skills and highly developed written and verbal communications skills.

If you are immediately available with the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

The Women’s Equality Party is seeking a talented communications professional with some experience in research, policy development or public affairs. We want to get everyone talking and thinking about women’s equality and we need someone with the creativity and drive to make that happen. Whether you are an all-round communications superstar, or an expert in either press, public affairs or political messaging - we want you to help us.

As well as delivering an impactful communications strategy, you will be helping us develop innovative policies and shape messages that reach people and tell a compelling story. Ideally, you will have made a solid start in a communications role and have thorough knowledge of the media and a strong track record of implementing a media strategy. You’ll be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the political landscape and how to influence it. You will have an avid interest in current affairs, an unwavering commitment to women’s equality and intersectionality and the ability to produce accurate and persuasive copy under pressure.

The role

• Responsible for the day-to-day presentation of the party’s values, policies and campaigns in the media

• Crafting messages and creating opportunities and capacity to deliver them

• Building and maintaining strong media, stakeholder and influencer networks

• Making sure the party is switched on to the news cycle and policy/political developments and is ready to seize opportunities

• Supporting engagement with and development of our policies

• Connecting brand and messaging to members and voters to achieve change

The Person 

You will have:

• Excellent political knowledge and judgement 
• Experience in a press or communications role, or as a journalist
• Experience delivering a media strategy
• Experience of writing press releases, articles, blogs and briefs
• Experience in creating and breaking stories and spotting opportunities to make a splash in a fast-moving media environment
• Experience providing intelligent strategic counsel and leading and mentoring colleagues
• Experience researching, developing or advocating for policy 
• Outstanding people skills; ability to connect quickly and effectively with people inside and outside the Party to achieve maximum results and win over support
• Self-motivating; able to prioritise workload and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines; capacity to recalibrate at short notice
• Commitment to equal opportunities and the aims and values of the Women’s Equality Party
• Willingness to undertake training and to develop new skills in response to the organisation’s changing needs
• Team worker, able to delegate and take control, as well as listen to and value others’ contributions.

To apply for this role, please visit our website:. The closing date is 18th October 2020

 

Please note that applications will not be considered unless a Statement of Interest addressing the person specification is submitted.

We are holding an Open Evening via zoom at 7pm on 22nd September for anyone who might be interested in the different roles we are currently advertising. This is an opportunity for you to find out about us and ask questions about the role - we will not be assessing you and you can remain anonymous. For more details (inc post-event video) please see our website 

The Women’s Equality Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status. In relation to this post we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and from candidates with disabilities as these communities are under-represented within the organisation at this level.

 

The Women’s Equality Party is looking for a creative digital strategist to lead the problem-solving charge, helping to connect the dots between our influencing objectives, supporter growth and engagement, and brand goals. This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is passionate about social change and the role that data-driven technology can play in it. We are looking for a collaborative self-starter who loves digital and has the tech skills and strategic vision to scale ideas.

About the Women’s Equality Party

The Women’s Equality Party is a collaborative force in UK politics uniting people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, sexes and beliefs in the shared determination to see women enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men - so that all may flourish. WE use disruptive communications and campaigns to push equality to the top of the political agenda.

The Role

This role will work within the Women’s Equality Party to identify unmet potential, opportunities and challenges and deliver digital and data-driven solutions and campaigns. Working across the Community & Connectedness and Making Change Happen teams, they will create and oversee strategies that enable teams to work together to achieve our influencing objectives at the same time as growing our reach and improving the experience of our supporters. They will develop impactful digital communication strategies, content strategies and social strategies that have impact and look beyond what is being done by other parties and organisations now to come up with innovative approaches to making change.

Communications: Take on complex narratives and messages and structure them within platforms to grow and sustain our presence and support and shape conversations.

Campaigns: Leverage digital formats, audience culture and social influencers to create scalable standalone and integrated campaigns online that achieve real change. 

Elections: Reimagine voter contact campaigns in the context of social distancing, which play to the strengths of a young and insurgent political party. Win the digital election and use it to drive our media and ground campaigns.

Supporters: Be the glue that connects insight, performance and media with creative. Develop long-term content and growth strategy for the Women’s Equality Party.

Innovation: The Women’s Equality Party was established as a disrupter, not only to make change directly but to model change and push other parties into doing better. We would like to extend this work into our use and understanding of data-driven technologies and this role would lead the way.

This is a permanent position with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely anywhere in the UK. The role is either four or five days a week.

The Person

1. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious self-starter with demonstrable senior experience in more than one of the following areas:

   • Content strategy and audience development

   • Social media strategy

   • Digital marketing strategy

   • Data management 

   • App building or programming

2. Track record of making and distributing persuasive viral content – bypassing the media and breaking out of the bubble.

3. Passion for  and understanding of social issues, breaking news and popular trends.

4. Experience creating and managing organic and paid advertising campaigns.

5. Experience in creating or harnessing data-driven tech solutions

6. Strong understanding of how to interpret real-time performance insights, determine winning strategies, and optimise media campaigns by using data, metrics, and creative thinking.

7. Experience managing multiple projects at once, ensuring all deadlines are met.

8. Excellent communications skills, including use of graphics, clear and understandable writing and consistent tone.

9. Creative, organised, responsible, collaborative, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

10. Experience of managing staff and a clear commitment to individuals’ personal and professional development.

11. Ability and willingness to work collaboratively, collegially and flexibly with colleagues and to remain focused and calm within an unpredictable and volatile external environment.

12. Unwavering and demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion, to tackling structural inequalities, promoting a range of experiences and to removing unconscious bias.

    We are holding an Open Evening via zoom at 7pm on 22nd September for anyone who might be interested in the different roles we are currently advertising. This is an opportunity for you to find out about us and ask questions about the role - we will not be assessing you and you can remain anonymous. For more details (inc post-event video) please vist our website 

To apply for this role, please vist our website. The closing date for this role is 18th October 2020 . 

Please note that applications will not be considered unless a Statement of Interest addressing the person specification is submitted.

The Women’s Equality Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status. In relation to this post we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and from candidates with disabilities as these communities are under-represented within the organisation at this level.

The Opportunity 

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Marketing Communications Assistant who is enthusiastic, has a creative flair and keen to contribute to make an impact in helping more people with serious mental difficulties access support to find employment of their choosing.
 
Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supports people with serious mental health difficulties to find the employment of their choosing. 70-90% of people with mental health issues would like to work, but only 37% are in paid employment. For people with severe mental illness, it’s just 7%. Evidence-based models, such as IPS, have a track record of delivering outstanding job outcomes for this group.
 
NHS England has committed to doubling access to IPS for people with severe mental health problems by 2020/21. In order to achieve this, services across the country will need to employ over 400 additional IPS employment specialist and team leaders. To support services to mobilise quickly, deliver high quality IPS, and achieve strong employment outcomes, they have decided to commission an IPS infrastructure support programme.
 
The programme will aim to ensure that commissioners, mental health trusts and IPS providers have access to strategic and practical technical support to develop and deliver high quality services. This will include:
 

• Hands-on operational and local support, delivered through a network of IPS experts; 
• Workforce development support, including assisting to develop free-to-use training materials and targeted recruitment support for providers; and 
• Tools to support effective monitoring and reporting of outcomes, including a prototype case management system.

 
We are looking for a part-time (2-3 day per week) Marketing Communications Assistant to support the Marketing & Recruitment Lead.  They will be passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, will be proactive and creative with good organisational skills. They will have excellent attention to detail and a creative flair to boost the profile of IPS. 

Responsibilities

• Create and edit content in collaboration with Marketing & Recruitment Lead for offline and/or digital marketing channels, such as website, social media, marketing materials, blogs or newsletters, ensuring that brand guidelines are met in order to achieve marketing objectives
• Publish editorial, creative and video content via social media e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter
• Daily monitoring and management of social media communications
• Source, purchase and quality assure marketing goods and services from external suppliers
• Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of marketing activity through creation of written planning and evaluation documents and presentations
• Use content management software to publish and refresh effective online content
• Use appropriate primary and secondary research methods including survey tools and desktop research to gather marketing insight or evaluation, and inform marketing decisions, planning and delivery
• Monitor marketing expenditure and activities to a specified budget and plan, ensuring invoices are processed efficiently
• Write, edit and proof copy as required including case studies, job adverts and external communications 
• Establish and maintain effective day to day relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support marketing activities
• To deliver all work accurately, ensuring materials are fully editing, proofread and signed off by relevant product and business owners. Ensure all marketing materials meet legal, compliance and regulatory requirements and comply with IPS Grow brand guidelines
• Develop content for bi-monthly newsletter 
• Act as an ambassador for the IPS service in conversations with local and national stakeholders and be committed to telling its inspiring stories in a sensitive, diplomatic and responsible way
• Any other duties commensurate with role 

About You

• No specific sector experience is necessary
• Understanding of marketing theory, concepts and basic principles
• Understanding of brand theory and how marketing fits within organisational structures and processes 
• Excellent copywriting and proofreading techniques
• Experience of planning and maintaining offline and digital assets
• Awareness of social media platforms 
• Ability to use a website content management system to publish text, images and video content
• Proven experience of writing persuasive text to meet a marketing communications objective, using common copywriting techniques such as adapting writing style to ensure it is appropriate to different channels in line with organisational brand guidelines
• Ability to plan and coordinate a marketing activity comprising several different marketing tactics
• Ability to anticipate, support and build credibility and effective working relationships, both within and outside Social Finance. You are able to summarise and disseminate information effectively, have excellent writing, listening and inter-personal skills.

You are a team player and also have the ability to work independently, are receptive to feedback and use it to continually improve and are able to effectively represent Social Finance. 

Our Commitment to You 

Personal development is at the heart of the Social Finance offer. Every employee has a range of support in place, a buddy to help settle within the Company and a Line Manager to support you in your career progression.
 
As well as a salary in the region of £21,000 (dependant on experience), Social Finance offers a contributory stakeholder pension scheme. We also offer season ticket loans, bike to work schemes and Give as you Earn via salary sacrifice. 
 
Encouraging community and wellbeing is important to us. Whilst recognising that time in the office is valuable to building relationships and fostering community, Social Finance are also open to a range of flexible working options to support our people. We have also recently developed a health & wellbeing plan to encourage better working practices for individuals.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and believe that our people require a range of skills and life experiences to further our impact across a range of social issues and systems. We are committed to having an inclusive culture and working environment in which everyone feels at home and is supported to achieve their potential. We know there is further to go and are implementing a Diversity and Inclusion strategy with a group of external experts to hold us to account.   We actively welcome applications from underrepresented and minoritised groups, including those with lived experience of the social issues we are working to address. We are an equal opportunities employer. 

If you have a strong understanding of the impact of the violence, racial inequity and systemic injustice on marginalised communities and are passionate about empowering those most affected to create a change, then we can’t wait to hear from you!

ABOUT US

The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom. The organisation was established in 2012 to provide a platform for those who have been impacted by violence to create change. We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change in their own lives, communities and society.

Over the last eight years, we have pioneered an approach that empowers those most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change. Our holistic model has been designed specifically to support young people aged 13 - 25 with complex needs as a result of multiple systemic disadvantages and disproportionate exposure to serious violence. By advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we are transforming the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaping the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it. 

We acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members and actively work to dismantle these systems, whilst supporting members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. In this way, we support 4Front members to make changes in their own lives, whilst exploring the inequity they’ve experienced and amplifying their voices to create systemic change. Becoming a member means joining a powerful youth-led movement for change that is transforming the way peace and justice are understood by centring healing, rather than punishment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a formidable Campaigns and Communications Coordinator to develop our transformative campaigning work and support young change makers to take the lead. You care deeply about revolutionising society and are personally invested in fighting for justice and equity. You can hold emotion and know how to create safe spaces for people to explore their experiences and build their sense of identity. You have experience working on campaigns that transform policy. You are well networked, already a part of groups that are tackling social justice issues and keen to actively research and network with other organisations that will become our partners and allies. You understand the power of effective communication to change minds and have interesting and unique ideas about how to get a message across. You have worked or volunteered as a mentor and you’re dedicated to tackling social justice issues. You are comfortable with conflict and have experience of managing difficult conversations to successful resolutions. You see courage in vulnerability and believe in building the resilience of young people. Most importantly, you are committed to peace and you fundamentally believe in the potential to change, both at an individual and societal level. You will be a visionary leader, seeing your work at The 4Front Project as a crucial part of your identity and purpose in life. You will be committed to upholding our vision, mission, principles and values at all times. You will be bold, actively contributing to a workplace culture that centres justice, healing, change and hope. You will play a fundamental role in supporting The 4Front Project to change society for the better.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

COORDINATE OUR CAMPAIGNS

• Develop and deliver unique campaigns that support our mission and drive significant change in policy or opinion
• Identify new campaign opportunities and develop ambitious campaign strategies in collaboration with 4Front Members
• Develop full campaign plans with clear objectives and milestones to ensure that we can evaluate the success of all campaigning activities
• Support guide and empower our Youth Activism Coordinators and other members to develop and lead public-facing campaigns and activism projects that ensure their voices are amplified and platformed
• Facilitate weekly campaign meetings to enable members to learn, develop, grow and lead our campaigns
• Protecting vulnerable campaign members and accommodate their mental health, learning difficulties, disabilities, and other needs by creating a safe and supportive environment where they  feel accepted and welcomed
• Ensure our campaigning work represents the concerns of people affected by violence and the criminal justice system from across the UK
• Develop creative strategies to raise awareness of our campaigns, engage a range of people in our campaigning activity and grow our campaign supporter base
• Connect with national and international partners in order to collaborate on campaigns
• Coordinate direct actions across the country in collaboration with members and partners
• Develop campaign messages and write campaign materials (for online and print), briefings, comment pieces, op-eds and features for the mainstream media
• Maintain appropriate records using our database system and other monitoring systems when required,  incorporating regular assessment, supervision and review

LEAD OUR COMMUNICATIONS

• Develop and implement a new communications strategy which effectively captures and promotes all aspects of our work and advances our mission, values and overall strategic objectives to grow our reach and influence among key audiences
• Develop a shared understanding across the organisation of our key audiences and messages, and how communications can drive positive change 
• Lead our efforts to become better story-tellers and set out a vision and path to pursue our narrative-shifting goals.
• Identifying effective ways to illustrate the value and impact of our work and maximise our impact by presenting and disseminating our work in an accessible manner across various channels, including social media.
• Create and review metrics and indicators to assess progress on the communications strategy, and gather relevant data for this purpose, drawing on best practices
• Produce a wide range of communications materials and other outputs, including news blasts, reports, briefings, factsheets, blog posts, periodic bulletins, press releases, annual reports, OpEds, video and other audiovisual materials
• Maintaining content on our website, including writing, editing and content management; enhancing its design and accessibility
• Generate engaging social media content to grow our audience through our existing platforms (Twitter, Instagram and Facebook), as well as developing a presence on new platforms
• Proactively seek opportunities to bring our perspective and voice to public conversations on injustice and inequality, maintaining and expanding contacts with relevant media
• Managing relationships with web developers, designers,videographers, photographers and other communications-related service providers
• Work in collaboration with service teams to ensure that communications work (print and digital) is effectively built into project plans and is adequately resourced
• Edit and coordinate the production and dissemination of our research and advocacy publications ensuring these adhere to house style and quality standards, as well as promoting distinctive and consistent visual branding
• Develop proactive and reactive responses to the media and lead on the development of a media interaction strategy
• Provide advice to the team to ensure that the tone of voice is met throughout the organisation’s communications

You will also provide cover on occasion and undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested of you outside of this role description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• First-hand experiences of the issues we address through our work
• Experience of campaigning, activism and social action work
• An understanding of social justice issues, systemic inequality and injustice, including the impact of the criminal justice system on marginalised communities
• Experience supporting and coordinating groups of people
• Proven experience of developing unique and effective communications in a range of formats
• Excellent teamwork skills and experience of supporting and motivating others
• Experience of working to targets, budgets, and deadlines
• Experience of working robustly within challenging and unpredictable environments as well as effectively managing change

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working in an organisation which promotes the rights of vulnerable communities with multiple disadvantages
• Experience supporting young people that have experienced injustice, inequality and other disadvantage
• Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships partnerships with community organisations and campaign groups
• Project management experience
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection frameworks
• Experience of using CRM effectively
• A valid driving license and a car

HOW TO APPLY

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2020 AT 12.00PM

We would like this position to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications. 

To apply for this position, please send:

1. A comprehensive and relevant CV

2. A supporting statement addressing the person specification 

3. And either:

• An essay answering the questions below (no longer than 750 words for each question). 

• A video of you addressing the questions below (no longer than 8 minutes in total).

1) What do the words ‘justice’, ‘peace’ and ‘freedom’ mean to you and how have these concepts impacted your view of the world? 

2) What are your top three priorities for building equity in our society and how would you go about it?

3) What does empowerment mean to you and how do you feel it can be incorporated as a principle in your work?

This will be reviewed by 4Front Members, Staff and Trustees.

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1.  An initial video interview (30 mins)

2. An interactive in person interview with 4Front Members and Staff (including a preparation task)

3. A final round interview with the Board of Trustees.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against candidates who may have previous convictions. We will also make reasonable adjustments for employees that may have access requirements.

Please ensure you quote the job reference number in the subject line of your email.

Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term (extension subject to funding)

Location: Cardiff or London (currently remote)

Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for crafting digital content that sparks conversation? Are you someone who can plan, deliver and evaluate a range of communications projects?

We are looking to recruit a Digital and Creative Communications Officer with significant experience across all aspects of digital communications, with a keen eye for storytelling. 

This post requires an individual looking for a challenging new role, who is ready to take on this exciting and varied opportunity supporting a busy and ambitious team. In this role you will create, curate and disseminate digital content across a wide range of online channels including social media, website, newsletters, publications and others. You will monitor, record and evaluate the performance and reach of our content across all digital channels and work with the Communications Team to develop new and creative ideas to enhance the impact of our work in humanitarian research and innovation. You will support on digital development projects and be a digital advocate for the charity sharing best practice through workshops and training.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years’ experience working in a digital communications role with considerable experience in implementing digital strategies and tactics that can effectively grow brand awareness, drive traffic to the website and increase stakeholder engagement, ideally within the third/charity sector.  

You will be given a high degree of autonomy in your work and it is essential that you feel confident working both independently and within a team. Being able to build successful relationships across the organisation will also be vital, along with strong communications skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

We’re a global charity, working to find solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support work that goes on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis.

We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach; as an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, we work closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

If you are passionate about using your digital and communications skills to support the humanitarian community and those affected by crises, and you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.  

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates.

Please note: Due to COVID-19 we are all currently working remotely, so this role will initially be home-based. When deemed safe and appropriate to do so, there will be some UK travel involved in this role, mainly to Cardiff or London. There is the potential for international travel to support key events and activities.

Closing date: Sunday, 11 October 2020   Interview dates: 20 & 21 October 2020