NAPAC exists to support adult survivors of abuse in childhood. The harm caused by abuse does not end in childhood.  Many adult survivors experienced a range of mental and physical health impacts, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and depression. Being supported by a trauma-informed service can be pivotal.

NAPAC believes all survivors have the right to access support for their recovery to lead happier and more fulfilled adult lives – this role is a chance for you to help us reach more people.

We are seeking a creative and resilient Digital Communications Officer to join our friendly team in London. The Digital Communications Officer is a new contract role to support NAPAC’s internal and external communication and engagement activities. They will bring new skills to the team, lead the day-to-day management of NAPAC’s social media, and be a key contributor to developing materials for use online and in print. Overall, they will have a commitment to supporting survivors, to clear and ethical communications, and be looking for a uniquely challenging and rewarding role.

Salary: £25,200 pa pro rata, with hourly rate arrangements possible

Hours:  21 per week (0.6 FT), worked flexibly but to include Monday mornings and Friday afternoons

Contract: three months (rolling, dependent on funding)

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5 May April 2021  

Interview Dates: Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May 2021, in London (in person or video)

Application is by CV and covering letter.

Parks for London is evolving into a Centre for Excellence to support London’s parks and green spaces and we are looking for a dynamic and pro-active Communications Officer to join our small team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop new approaches to championing green space, at a time when parks and green spaces are very much in the spotlight and to build on our existing work.

The role will involve leading the charity’s communications and engagement work. This will include developing an ambitious yet achievable communications and engagement strategy and refining and enhancing the charity’s brand.The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, able to communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences including under-represented communities and have experience in preparing and delivering effective strategies to drive action.

We are a small charity and the successful candidate will therefore work with all team members and will need to be a team player, ready and willing to respond and adapt to opportunities.

The Aga Khan Foundation UK, one of the world’s leading international development organisations, is looking to strengthen its communications, events, and outreach activities to ensure more of AKF’s key audiences engage with us in more ways than ever before. As such, AKF(UK) is looking to hire a creative and highly organised communications and events professional to help support these efforts.

The Events & Communications Officer will work with the Head of Communications to develop a variety of communications materials and deliver an exciting series of online and in-person events to engage and inform existing and new audiences about the work of the Aga Khan Foundation and broader Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The person in this role is expected to have experience of managing online and in-person events and developing visually engaging communications materials.

Events

• Support the development and delivery of high quality and professional online and in-person events in line with AKF (UK)’s strategy to position the Foundation as a thought leader in the international development space and introduce the Foundation to new audiences.

• Develop event briefs to share with key event participants and stakeholders to ensure they are well briefed on events and roles are clearly defined.

• Create and manage Zoom webinars for up to 500 people.

• Run practice sessions for Zoom webinars with speakers to reduce chances of technical issues during events.

• Handle invitations and manage pre-event logistics.

• Develop and design marketing materials for events.

• Ensure events section of the AKF(UK) website is kept up to date.

• Co-ordinate with the Aga Khan Centre events team to ensure rooms for in-person events are booked, serviced appropriately and run smoothly on the day.

• Manage post-event follow up, i.e. thanking participants, sharing requested information with attendees, and evaluation of events.

• Develop working relationships with the Aga Khan Centre, Aga Khan University and Institute of Ismaili Studies events teams to ensure knowledge and awareness of other Aga Khan Centre events and to ensure AKF events leverage these other institutions and vice versa.

• Update and maintain CRM tool and Mailchimp mailing lists and ensure they remain GDPR compliant.

• Update events calendar

Communications

• Support the Programmes & Partnerships team to create visually engaging communications products – briefs, presentations, social media etc - to share with existing or prospective donors, e.g. presentations and brochures.

• Create visually engaging social media content about the work of AKF and AKDN for multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn using a variety of different tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and Canva.

• Schedule social media posts using Falcon scheduling software.

• Develop strong relationships with partner organisations who can help amplify the reach of AKF’s digital content.

• Create presentations using current style guidelines.

• Update existing and design new marketing materials.

• Design other products as needed.

Qualifications

• Events and/or communications qualifications desired.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in managing in-person and online (Zoom) events.

• Advanced skills in event registration tools (e.g. Eventbrite), Mailchimp and CRM tools

• Experience of developing high quality communications materials and knowledge of latest communication platforms, tools, trends and developments.

• Intermediate-advanced Powerpoint skills.

• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite desired.

• Knowledge of the international development sector desired.

• Strong writing skills desired.

• Highly organised with strong logistical skills and proven consistent attention to detail.

• Capable of multi-tasking with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to problem solve.

Attributes & Interests

• Friendly and professional manner.

• Ability to work flexibly in terms of working hours in order to support and accommodate events.

• Respectful of diversity other people’s cultures, values, autonomy, and faiths.

• Emotional intelligence.

• Likes getting things done to deadlines and to a high professional standard.

• Committed to acting ethically and upholding safeguarding standards towards all staff, volunteers and beneficiaries of the organisation

UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.

As the UKs biggest trade union we aim to create strong, innovative campaigns and communications in support of public services and the people (our members) who provide them. We target a variety of audiences including UNISON members, potential members, the public, politicians, employers and other key influencers as we look to deliver real change and improvements to public services.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with strong campaigning and marketing skills and an enthusiastic and creative approach to promoting campaigns and messages to a wide range of audiences.

As part of our dedicated campaigns team you will need to work with colleagues at all levels of the union to develop crisp, engaging content to promote some of the union’s key benefits and priorities and to drive our recruitment marketing campaigns.

You’ll have excellent written and wider communications skills, a knowledge and understanding of both online and offline communications and a passion for ensuring that an integrated communications plan delivers engaging and absorbing content.

You’ll have good social media skills and knowledge of how to use these channels as part of an integrated communications strategy.

You’ll be familiar with developing a marketing strategy, overseeing implementation and monitoring effectiveness.

You are always ready to roll up your sleeves and pitch in wherever you might be needed, a key trait for a team that has a busy few years ahead of it.

Please note that only the General application form will be accepted.

Completed application forms must be received by no later than 12pm on 10 May 2021.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on either Tuesday 25 or Wednesday 26 May 2021.

UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We welcome women and men of all ages, black and minority ethnic groups, disabled, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.

Job Title:  Senior Communications Officer

Hours:  Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary:  £31,200

Location:  Home-based (office available in Southampton)

We are working in partnership with Sailors’ Society to appoint a Senior Communications Officer.  Sailors’ Society is one of the larger and most comprehensive seafarers’ support charities in the world, offering a personal lifeline to seafarers on board ship and in port. The charity also works with families and seafaring communities around the world providing education and healthcare support.

The charity has just launched an exciting new strategy and needs an experienced communications officer to help drive awareness of their work globally.  No two days will be the same and you could find yourself tasked with anything from writing a thought leadership piece for LinkedIn to arranging a video shoot in the Philippines.

To be a success in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Several years’ experience as a journalist or working in PR
• An experienced and accurate writer with top spelling and grammar skills
• An enviable little black book of contacts
• A highly creative individual, full of ideas
• Experience of appeal and case for support writing
• Organised and knows the importance of deadlines
• Experience of managing press conferences and media interviews
• A team player
• Sympathy with the charity’s origins and values

You may be a former journalist or have worked in a communications role for a number of years, ideally in the third sector for a global organisation. Whatever your experience, you’ll be a talented writer armed with excellent media contacts and lots of creative ideas.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role please send your CV, supporting statement and Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form to Adam Stacey, Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Quote our reference JO2831.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date: 17 May 2021

Interviews with Charisma: no later than 19 May 2021

Interviews with Charity: w/c 24 May 2021

The Communications Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by developing and implementing integrated communications campaigns which promote, protect, and raise Guide Dogs’ profile amongst key target audiences. In addition, working with Guide Dogs’ brand purpose, contribute to brand awareness and growth.

The role is a wide-ranging and creative and will be required to work closely alongside key stakeholders including a diverse Communications team which has a broad remit consisting of internal communications, national PR and media relations, ambassador and celebrity management, and stakeholder engagement.

This role can be based from London or our Reading Hub with some travel required between both locations.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Experience of working within a busy press office and as part of an integrated communications team.
• A track record of identifying, developing, and securing high quality media opportunities which meet strategic objectives and KPIs.
• Experience of bringing our Brand and services to life by telling people’s real-life stories in an engaging, inspiring, and respectful way.
• Ability to build a rapport and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Interest and/or experience working in the charity or public sector.
• Experience of working as part of a geographically dispersed organisation.
• Experience of developing and implementing multi-channel, integrated communications plans with measurable KPIs.
• Experience with developing engaging, creative content for owned digital channels.

Desirable

• Relevant professional qualification.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

The Jobs: Senior Communications Officer and Communications Officer

Our goal at Kent Wildlife Trust is to ensure that 25% of the population of Kent is engaged with our work tackling the climate and nature crises. Both these roles are pivotal to that goal, working across a range of communications and marketing activities to promote our brand and ensure that as many people as possible are committed to a wilder Kent.  Working on ground breaking projects such as our bison release and wilder carbon, your responsibilities will span digital and traditional media to help our campaigns to reach audiences including businesses, policy makers, farmers and the wider public.  You will write and schedule social media posts and press releases, support the production of our membership magazine, deal with media enquiries and support the development of specific campaigns to promote Kent Wildlife Trust’s goals. This is an opportunity to have a positive and lasting impact on our environment and if you think you have the skills to succeed, we would be delighted to talk to you.  Please carefully consider the skills, qualities and experiences required for both roles and let us know which you are applying for on the application form.  You are equally very welcome to apply for both! 

You: 

In the Senior role you will be an experienced communications and marketing professional looking to take the next step in your career.  You will be an excellent writer, comfortable operating across multiple social media channels, have experience maintaining websites and with email marketing and be confident dealing with journalists.  You may currently be in the corporate or the charitable sector and you will bring fresh ideas to effect behaviour change to achieve positive environmental impacts. Ideally you will have a sound understanding of the conservation and environmental sectors, but for the right candidate this is not essential.  For the Communications Officer role you may be taking your first career steps into the Marketing and Communications sector but be able to show us passion for conservation, creativity, accuracy and experience of working with online communications and printed materials and publications.

Kent Wildlife Trust is the leading wildlife charity for Kent and Medway, supported by its members and staffed by committed professionals.  Join our team and help us create a Wilder Kent! In return we will inspire you, listen to you, value you, treat you equally and fairly, look after your health and wellbeing and encourage flexibility from day one, enabling you to draw on these benefits to be a better, happier and more productive you.

As part of a small, ambitious team you will be both proactive and reactive, producing engaging content that will help raise the profile of Good Law Project and its work with key audiences. You will be creative, deliver new insights and draw relevant conclusions that will help us influence the debate and turn up the dial on scrutiny. This role will report to our Head of Communications.

Key responsibilities:

• Draft copy to feature on our website and social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

• Manage the Good Law Project Twitter account, with support from Head of Communications.

• Help triage the press inbox and press line. 

• Help draft press releases and comments for media stories.

• Help maintain and build relationships with relevant contacts in media, politics and the third sector.

• Provide briefing materials for key audiences on top lines and angles that emerge out of the information and documents uncovered in the course of our litigation. 

• Weekly and daily monitoring of parliamentary affairs and ad hoc research tasks.

• Provide planning and event management support for Good Law Project public facing and supporter events e.g. panel discussions, workshops and roundtables.

• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the role.

We’re looking for an experienced, motivated and creative Communications + Events professional with a passion for charity storytelling to raise the profile and increase support of our work empowering refugees and people seeking asylum in Tyne + Wear.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of:

• strong written and digital skills creating original content across multiple platforms – website, social media, newsletters, press releases, organisational reports/literature
• handling press inquiries and securing media coverage with local/regional outlets
• organising successful and impactful internal and external events

They will have excellent organisational and communication skills and know how to work effectively and sensitively with beneficiaries when gathering case studies.

Action Foundation is an award-winning charity that provides support to people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants in Tyne and Wear. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Full Time 35 Hours

The role of a Copywriting and Communications Officer is exciting, collaborative and creative. The Copywriting and Communications Officer sits within the Communications and Marketing Team whose purpose is to lift Mind’s brand; tell our story in a planned, and audience driven way and deliver strategic, life changing communications.

You’ll have an influence on how we develop our communications for print and digital as well as contribute to our tone of voice across a wide variety of channels.

You’ll support with writing and reviewing of content, liaising with teams, and writing high-quality copy to tight deadlines and for a variety of channels (including digital channels). You’ll work from briefs to conceive, develop and produce effective messaging utilising your strong conceptual and copy skills.

You’ll be responsible for editing content for various projects (either in response to briefs and/or as part of projects led by the Comms. And Marketing Team), in according to guidelines and tone of voice, helping shape messaging and storytelling.

Your role as a Copywriting and Communications Officer is to:

• Plan and deliver a wide range of top-notch communications. From developing well thought out integrated communications plans and audience focused messaging you’ll also oversee or deliver a range of communications.
• Provide copy-writing and copy-editing support to projects and campaigns across Mind, promoting a consistent tone of voice and style for Mind’s communications.
• Work collaboratively with teams, ensuring that all copy ideas generated use plain English, adhere to the organisation's editorial and language guidelines and are audience focused - tailoring messages as appropriate to each channel (printed and online, external and internal).
• Proof-read, edit and check spelling and grammar, amending/revising a variety of messages and communications materials, as well as copy for website (as and when needed).

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please complete an application form addressing how you meet the criteria for the role. Successful candidates will be notified a couple of days before the confirmed interview date of 26th April 2021. Subject to applications received, second interviews may be held the following week.

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Closing date: 23rd April 2021

Public Law Project (PLP) is looking for a Communications Officer to help increase our reach,
influence, and impact. Is this you? If so, you will be working with teams right across the
organisation to produce content and manage our social and digital channels (including our
website and newsletters). You will also manage the design and production of publications
and support the development of our visual branding.

Part of the role is to evaluate and monitor the impact of communications across all our
platforms and channels, and to support continuous improvement. This will require
confidence across the software appropriate to this. Basic design skills and knowledge of
some Adobe software will be a plus.

You will have excellent communications skills and you will have the ability to distil complex
ideas into compelling, relatable content that is accurate and visually well presented with a
keen eye for detail.

PLP wants to work with the best possible person for this role. To achieve that goal, we can
be flexible. Whilst this post is conceived as a full-time post, part-time hours will also be
considered.

PLP is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. We value diversity, we have a diverse team particularly among women and the LGBT+ community, and, we acknowledge that we currently have an underrepresentation from Black and Asian and Minority Ethnic people compared to our beneficiaries and within the London-charity sector.  We are continuously taking actions to improve the diversity of our team.  We welcome all applicants and are actively encouraging applicants particularly from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people and disabled people.

Communications Officer

£15,713 pa plus excellent benefits (FTE £27,500 pa)

London WC1

20 hours per week, part-time

As Communications Officer, you will support all aspects of communications, managing the social media output and engagement on behalf of the Association.

This is a varied and exciting role in which you will work closely with the Chief Executive to devise and implement campaigns to promote events, publications and BAPM membership opportunities to healthcare professionals in perinatal care within the UK and internationally.

You will take the lead on the Association’s social media strategy by managing, reviewing and updating the various platforms BAPM uses, creating and developing content for the website and newsletters, whilst managing the Association’s Twitter account.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will maintain a content calendar for BAPM and track relevant analytics, producing reports for the Executive Committee as required. You will also assist the Chief Executive in recruiting and supporting BAPM ambassadors to promote the Association’s work at a regional level.

With a communications background, you should have experience of leading social media campaigns and of producing compelling content for websites. You should also have a demonstrable understanding of Google and social media analytics for measuring success, using these to improve the performance and enhance the impact of content and campaigns.

Degree educated or with equivalent experience, you should have excellent administrative and organisational skills along with first class communication and report writing abilities. Self-motivation and the ability to work independently, whilst also as part of a team, are essential.

The British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) is a professional association and charity established in 1976 to improve the standard of perinatal care in the UK.  Its members are neonatologists, obstetricians, nurses, midwives and other health professionals who work in practice, teaching and research into all aspects of perinatal medicine.  It is a specialty group of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and has office space at the RCPCH offices in Holborn, London. BAPM is run by a small office team supported by many volunteers.

The BAPM wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the Association is particularly keen to receive applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions all staff are currently working from home.

Please apply early as we may bring the closing date forward should we receive a high volume of applications.:

Closing date: 29 April 2021, 23.59

Initially this is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The Living Wage Foundation has an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Communications Officer. We are looking for an exceptionally motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-profile communications environment.

The role will support the objectives of the Living Wage Foundation by communicating our work to a wide range of audiences, including senior business leaders and politicians, through a mix of communications channels: social media, media outlets, website and internal communications channels.

The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day social media channels and support the foundation to deliver its media strategy at key campaign moments throughout the year to build awareness of the Living Wage Foundation’s work. The role will work closely with the Campaigns Manager and Communications and Marketing Manager to develop compelling communications in support of our campaigns and wider work.

The role is also responsible for key communications with our network of nearly 7,000 accredited Living Wage Employers, including our monthly newsletters, blogs and case studies to celebrate our network of accredited employers.

The position would suit an applicant with strong written and communication skills, with demonstratable experience of working within either a communications team, busy press office, or media outlet, and a passion for all forms of communication, from digital to traditional media.

For more information on the application process please click on 'Apply' now. 

We welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic groups and those who may need to work flexibly. For full details on the role go to our website.

Are you an exceptional Communications Officer keen to work with a leading charity? Are you available immediately for a 12 month temporary role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary Communications Officer within this families & children focused charity.

As the communications officer, you will have a key role to play in planning and delivering communications to key groups, such as supporters, volunteers, journalists, ambassadors and staff.

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to; writing, editing, co-ordinating and publishing content across various channels, including the website, social media, and print and online marketing materials.

- Develop, manage and update content for websites

- Social media account monitoring, updating and content generation

- Plan and create multi-media communications materials

- Research the digital environment, spot opportunities and prioritise and flag key opportunities for engagement, fundraising and support services teams

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity then please apply with a Word copy of your CV, a cover letter is not required at this stage.