Do you have a passion for wildlife and the natural world? Can you inspire people to explore, learn about and care for their local wildlife through your writing? This could be the job for you...

We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Officer to join our Fundraising, Membership and Communications team. Help us promote Avon Wildlife Trust and the work we do with nature, wildlife, and people by working on our membership magazine, creating organisation-wide communications plans, and creating diverse, compelling content.

If you are an experienced communicator with the skills to bring nature to life in fun and creative ways, then we’d love to hear from you.

The Wildlife Trusts value diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 27th January 2021

First interviews for shortlisted candidates will be on Thursday 4th February 2021. Second interviews on Tuesday 9th February 2021.

No CVs or agencies please.

Charity No: 280422

Communications Officer - part time 
Salary: London - £20,434 (FTE £34,057 per annum) + Excellent Benefits National £18,097 (FTE £30,162 per annum) + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol and Manchester
Contract: Permanent 

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.
We’re looking for a creative Communications Officer that can plan and deliver high-quality material that informs, engages and influences. The importance of our work demands exceptional writing and editing skills to translate complex information into engaging copy that truly resonates with our audiences. You will have the opportunity to craft messages on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes.  

Experience in planning and delivering comms plans is essential, with a strong understanding of how to expand reach and refine relevance, and a confidence to deploy skills across an organisation to champion first-class communications. 
Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of your work, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford. 
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  

The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 19 January 2021 
Interview date: 27 January  2021 

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Communications Officer - Maternity Cover 
Salary: London - £34,057 + Excellent Benefits, National - £30,162 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol and Manchester
Contract: maternity cover, FTC to November 2021

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.
We’re looking for a creative Communications Officer that can plan and deliver high-quality material that informs, engages and influences. The importance of our work demands exceptional writing and editing skills to translate complex information into engaging copy that truly resonates with our audiences. You will have the opportunity to craft messages on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes.  

Experience in planning and delivering comms plans is essential, with a strong understanding of how to expand reach and refine relevance, and a confidence to deploy skills across an organisation to champion first-class communications. 
Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of your work, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford. 
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 19 January 2021 
Interview date: 27 January 2021
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Head of Communications and Marketing 
Salary: London - £56,002 per annum + Excellent Benefits National - £52,345 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Manchester or Bristol 
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover to December 2021. Due to the urgent need to appoint to the posts and the fixed term nature, we can only consider candidates who are available to start with one week’s notice.

The country continues to grapple with coronavirus, a crisis that has further highlighted the role safe, secure and good quality housing plays in the physical and mental health of the country. This is an opportunity to lead a team of passionate, high-performing communications and marketing professionals within a sector that has been central to the national response to the pandemic.
With the scale and complexity of the country’s housing challenges rarely far from the headlines, and the political landscape around it shifting all the time, the NHF is an organisation performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England. 
The NHF is one the most influential and high profile trade bodies in the UK. Its diverse membership of over 600 housing associations provides two and a half million homes for more than six million people and reinvests its profit in projects that help create strong, vibrant communities.
Our vision is for a country where everyone can live in a good quality home they can afford. 

The Head of Communications and Marketing is a fast-paced senior leadership role, responsible for developing and delivering creative, impactful and engaging communications and marketing strategies.
The Communications and Marketing team lead on reaching our members with the information they need about the key political and business decisions that will affect their organisations. They do this by using a broad range of output and channels to bring to life the important work the NHF does for the housing association sector. 

The team is also responsible for supporting the delivery of key policy outputs for a variety of external stakeholders; and developing our digital presence through continuous improvements to our website; and marketing the benefits of our events and commercial partnerships to our members. 
The right candidate for this role will be able to make clear and timely decisions about sensitive issues; be able to lead and inspire a team; and be able to offer valuable insights from a communications and marketing perspective to support the delivery of the NHF’s business plan.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 19 January 2021 
Interview date: 2 February 2021
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Carers Support Centre (CSC) - Bristol and South Gloucestershire provides a wide range of information, advice and support services for unpaid adult and young carers. Our Young Carers Service provides help and support to children and young people aged 8-18, their families, and professionals working with young carers.

Young carers are children and young people who look after someone in their family who has a disability, a long-term illness, or is affected by mental ill health or substance misuse. Young carers may look after parents, care for a brother or sister, or another family member.

We currently have a vacancy in our dynamic, creative and supportive Young Carers team, working to ensure that young carers are identified, have access to appropriate support and fulfil their potential.

The successful candidate will improve the health, well-being and safeguard the interests of young carers adversely affected by their caring roles for family members in the Bristol area by:

• providing individual tailored 1:1 support and advocacy
• taking a ‘whole family approach’ to delivering high-quality, effective and well-managed casework
• responding to referrals and carrying out statutory assessments
• managing the Bristol Keyworker team, sessional workers and student social workers

Please note the salary advertised for this role is the FTE - will be paid pro-rata for 30 hours per week.

All staff are temporarily working remotely due to Covid 19.

Registered Charity Number: 1063226

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and our workplace is free of barriers and fully accessible for people with disabilities. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults; from recruitment of staff through to supporting our team working with families and carers in crisis

Media Officer (South West)

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 10am on the closing date.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Media Officer Responsibilities:

At Alzheimer’s Society, we are passionately committed to creating a dementia movement that inspires people to take action and unite against the UK’s biggest killer.

Have you got what it takes to build on our success so far in making dementia the health and social care issue of our time? Then we can promise you a stimulating and varied role in our busy Regional Media Team, helping to build and maintain a high impact, positive media profile for the charity.
Working within the Regional Media team, the Media Officer will deliver Alzheimer’s Society’s external communication work at a local and regional level – raising the charity’s profile while increasing public understanding of dementia in the South West and Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands.

This role will give you a chance to really make a difference to people affected by dementia who need our support, more than ever.

Media Officer Requirements:

We are looking for a tenacious, committed and ambitious Media Officer who has a great news sense and an ability to think creatively to secure media coverage. You must have a good understanding of regional media and will be able to spot, and maximise, PR opportunities.
You will be required to work autonomously and as part of different project groups to deliver a range of creative and integrated campaigns across regional broadcast, print and online media to reach key audiences. Through powerful storytelling you will engage and inspire people to help us support the 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and their families.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Position: Media Officer
Location: South West England
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Job Share, 14 per week Monday and Tuesday (9am-5pm)
Salary: £10,120 - £11,051.20 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 21 January 2021
Interview Date: 2 February 2021

You may have experience of the following: Media Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, PR, Public Relations, Campaign Management, Policy Officer, Researcher, Marcoms, Marketing Communications, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalism, Voluntary Sector, etc.

Ref: 96283

Policy Officer

Salary: Between £31,370-£35,850 per annum depending on location

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester

Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are not for profit social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. Housing associations build around a quarter of new homes every year, including almost all new social housing.

We are recruiting two new policy officers to our 11-strong policy team.

In these role you will help policy development and influencing across our broad range of policy priorities. You will work closely with our members - drawing on their frontline expertise and experience - to shape and respond to government policy. You will build relationships with members, external stakeholders and government officials on behalf of the NHF.

You will not necessarily be a policy expert in housing yet, but you will be passionate about social housing and the role of housing associations in helping solve the housing crisis. You will have some experience of policy analysis and development, or be able to demonstrate the skills necessary to deliver this. You will be comfortable representing the NHF to stakeholders in Government, our members and elsewhere. You will be a strong collaborator, able to work with colleagues across the organization to deliver on our policy priorities.

Policy officers are flexible and can be required to work across a range of policy areas, but we are particularly looking for people with a strong interest in one or more of the following areas:

The sustainability and safety of new and existing homes
The financial and funding environment for housing associations
Resident involvement, housing management and support for tenants
Please indicate in your cover letter if you have an interest or experience in these areas.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff​​​​ . We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 31 January 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date 

Are you a customer focused, dynamic individual looking for the next step in your housing career? Do you have, or are you willing to work towards CIH Level 4? If so, this is the opportunity for you!

We are looking for a Housing Officer to join the team to cover Central Bristol. There will also be involvement in new developments.  As a Housing Officer you will be the primary relationship manager for our customers, providing and coordinating an effective front facing customer service. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization to ensure services are delivered in line within appropriate timeframes.  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory basic check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To be considered for the role of Housing Officer you will:

- Have experience in social housing, or related profession
- Have experience of tenancy, estate and housing management
- Either hold, or be willing to work towards CIH Level 4 
- Have excellent communication and leadership skills 
- Be able to apply sound judgement in order to find solutions to situations that arise
- Have an excellent customer focus, with an ability and drive to improve customer satisfaction
- Hold a full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle

In return, we provide a generous entitlement to paid holiday increasing with length of service, a pension scheme, a healthcare cash back plan, and great opportunities and support to develop your career.

At LiveWest, we believe in a home for everyone.  We own and manage over 37,000 homes across the South West, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire.
 
We take the time to listen to, understand and learn from our customers.  We focus on thriving as a business and employer, so we can deliver more homes and even better services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

We’re seeking an enthusiastic Senior Fundraising Officer to join our small fundraising team as we look to develop our existing income generation streams. With a focus on building relationships you will work with donors who give in different ways, such as individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations and corporate partners.

You will need to have great interpersonal skills, be confident when meeting new people, and have a desire to find new opportunities to promote the work of Designability and our case for support. You’ll be encouraged to put forward and develop your own fundraising ideas and a good level of creativity would be a benefit.

Designability is an independent national charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence.  Our expertise is in user-centred design, creating products with and for disabled people to improve and enrich their lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that develops new products and provides innovative services which deliver greater choice for disabled people. We are a creative and inspiring team, operating with the freedom to explore and deliver exciting new ways of working, beyond statutory provision.

You will be joining a team which includes mechanical and electronics engineers, workshop technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers, researchers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every person with a disability has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Schools Streets Active Travel Officers

Nottingham

£24,691per annum

(Ref:  SUS3069)

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week - contract to 31 July 2021

based in Nottingham

About the role:

This exciting role will aim to develop links between schools and surrounding communities, working with them to identify barriers and solutions to encouraging active and sustainable travel to selected primary and secondary schools in Nottingham, gaining an understanding of the diverse range of communities within the city.  You will engage in fun and informative events and work to re-image the schools streets to promote active travel.

About you:

You will have experience of working with children and young people, organising and delivering events and delivering physical activity or other behaviour change community-based or environment project.   With proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships, you will be pro-active and able to motivate and enthuse a range of people from a variety of different backgrounds.  Commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport is essential as is an understanding of the school setting and the health benefits of active travel.  Employment will be conditional on clearance by an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 16 December 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 22 December 2020.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups

Are you an experienced communications professional looking for a new role with an ambitious and forward thinking Charity? Our mission is empowering people with M.E. to fulfil their potential and secure the care and support they need, while working towards a greater understanding of the illness and ultimately a cure. As our Communications & Marketing Senior Practitioner, you will lead on producing content for press, media and marketing channels; and working with colleagues across the organisation to increase our reach and influence. If you have a background in comms/marketing, including demonstrating impact and amplifying the voice of service users, we would encourage you to apply.

Job Title:    Assistant Operations Director (FTC 9 Months)
Salary:        £40k per annum
Location:    Bath
Hours:        Full time, 37.5 hours

Role :        Responsible for a team of 5 direct reports. Responsible for overseeing a wide range of specialist services for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion across the South West.  Ensuring that everyone we support experiences a consistently great quality service, delivered in line with our vision, mission and values and that our clients are at the centre of everything we do.

Are you passionate about working for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of marginalised people? Julian House is a charity supporting people who are homeless and socially excluded, and the aim is to build sustainable independent lives. We operate more than 40 different projects, accommodation sites and social enterprises across the south west.

We have a great opportunity to work with our Operations Director to ensure Julian House clients receive a consistently great quality service from our skilled, experienced, and motivated staff teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Operations Director to deliver organisational strategy for operational services.
• Contribute to the strategic direction, development and continuous improvement of the organisation.

• Lead on retaining existing services through the achievement of outcomes and contractual negotiations.
• Support the Operations Director in exploring new opportunities and models of support.

• Make recommendations to the Operations Director where changes to structure and resources are required to deliver organisational aims

Quality, Safeguarding and Safety

• Work with managers to deliver compliant and safe services in relation to people, buildings and performance.
• Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks.
• Lead on improvement action plans following audits and inspections and ensure improvement plans are prepared, monitored, complied with and improvements embedded.
• Ensure compliance with key policy and procedure in areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, equalities and diversity, data protection, code of conduct and all other statutory requirements.
• Ensure clients are living in accommodation that we would consider suitable for our own family members.

• Create opportunities to maximise staff and client involvement and co-production in all aspects of operational service delivery.

Financial and Performance management

• Manage a large budget, maximising income through arrears and voids management, and ensuring services remain within set budgets.

• Ensure compliance with KPIs across all services.

• Ensure all managers are managing, coaching and developing all staff to ensure the highest level of performance.
• Lead and motivate direct reports to ensure they are championing and maintaining a consistent and positive team culture across entire operations.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Julian House departments & functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance.
• Support new business opportunities across operations and ensure effective and timely implementation of new services and contracts.

Qualifications

• Evidence of qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Training and/or experience in fields such as social care, housing, homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice

Experience

• Experience of having successfully undertaken a similar senior role and a background of work within the sector
• Experience of multi-site and remote management of services and people
• Track record of delivering client-focussed services that meet a multiplicity of needs
• Ability to work with IT based records, produce reports, analyse budgets and monitor KPIs
• Experience of effective recruitment, performance management, supervision and team leadership
• Experience of leading, engaging and motivating colleagues through change
• Experience of implementing new services and project management on a large scale
• Experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders, staff and clients

Skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness regulation, rough sleeping, offending and domestic abuse issues
• Knowledge and experience of housing management in a supported housing environment
• Knowledge of delivering services which are strengths based, trauma informed and create psychologically informed environments
• Knowledge of contract and commissioning environment in which our services operate
• An eye for detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with clients and staff to gain insight on how to develop services
• Ability to build productive networks and partnerships
• Expertise and practical experience of managing services safely

A clear understanding of the social and political environment within which the organisation operates

If this sounds like the kind of role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you!

I am currently looking for a part time (3 4 days a week) experienced Marketing Coordinator for an innovative disability charity based in Bristol. I am looking for someone with experience to support the Director in the marketing and development of the charity's online equipment shop, compiling a contact database, drafting emails, making personal follow ups and establishing new partnerships.
You will also work closely with the Social Media Officer to ensure website and social media posts are up to date and shared.

Main responsibilities:
Market and promote projects, reaching out to potential partners to find and deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
Ensure that marketing reports are produced on time and to a high standard.
Develop ways to improve how the charity market their services.
Contribute to the marketing and strategic development of projects and to the completion of funding applications.

Main Tasks:
Support and drive project success by implementing the business plan and following through with activities detailed in the marketing strategy for the online shop.
Develop a framework for evaluating the marketing impact of various projects.
Be responsible for the creation of website pages and social media post for projects and for ensuring that information remains up to date.
Be responsible for the collection of data for marketing reports to Trustees, funders and stakeholders, for the analysis of this data and for the writing of reports.
Contribute to the development of our strategic plans that implement the charity's Business Plan.
Help develop and market the events programme.
If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

Job Title: Marketing Co-ordinator (3 months)

Salary: £24,000- £28,000 a year (pro rata)

Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours a week (3 – 4 days a week). Core working day is between 10:00 and 16:00.

Location: Bristol

We are working in partnership with a small-sized disability focused charity. The charity is expanding, with more projects developing, and they now seek an experienced Marketing Co-ordinator to manage marketing strategies for a portfolio of projects. The postholder will be responsible for the start-up and marketing of new projects, co-ordinating communications and the delivery of existing project(s). The successful individual will support the charity Director in the marketing and development of their online equipment shop, compiling a contact database, drafting emails, making personal follow ups and establishing new partnerships. The creation of website pages and social media posts, as well as the collecting and analysing of data, to produce reports for Trustees, funders and stakeholders, is also expected.

The successful individual will be able to demonstrate:

• At least 2 years of marketing experience, preferably in a charity or not for profit setting.
• Practical marketing experience supporting small scale projects, including excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Liaising with partners, to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Data collection, demonstrating analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, and report writing.
• Ability to contribute to marketing and development strategies, as well as funding applications.
• Knowledge and understanding of the voluntary sector.

For this exciting role we are seeking a proactive, self-motivated individual, who has excellent communication and organisational skills and experience of marketing. You will be able to take on responsibility and work without close supervision. Effective time management when working on complex projects or on multiple projects, is essential. 

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV with a supporting statement, to Katherine Anderson-Scott, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Quote our reference JO2802.

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. 

Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.