Head of Marketing, Digital and Communication

(Maternity cover – 12 months interim role)

Salary: £52,000 per annum + Benefits 

Location: Remote working

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Start date – mid-late July 2022

This is an exciting time to be joining SeeAbility! We’re about to launch a new 5 year strategy with ambitious goals to support more people to live independently and to participate and contribute as equal citizens in an inclusive society.

Our success will depend on raising awareness of SeeAbility’s work so that we can reach and impact the lives of many more people, attract talented colleagues and inspire communities to volunteer and fundraise for our charity.

As the strategic lead for all marketing including digital, and external communications, this role reports into the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact and manages a small and high performing team. You will be responsible for defining and achieving a clear strategy for campaigns and communications to all external stakeholders, working across platforms to grow reach and engagement.

Your team will support marketing, design and content creation across the charity, covering a wide variety of functions including those that deliver ambitious and specialist social care, recruitment, fundraising, volunteering as well as our innovative programmes around advocacy, supported employment and digital skills.

Ultimately, we will rely on your expertise to make all the difference to people we support so that they can live, love, thrive and belong as equal members of their communities.

Your responsibilities

• Modelling inclusive leadership, you will ensure a learning and supportive culture for your team and one that champions wellbeing and celebrates their many achievements.
• Responsible for leadership, performance and direction of the Marcomms team.
• As part of SeeAbility’s Leadership Group, taking a key role in collaborating to deliver our 5 year strategy and building a one team culture.
• Working across teams within SeeAbility and implementing an integrated marketing and communications strategy that will build external engagement, drive brand awareness and support the growth of income.
• Working with all SeeAbility teams with an external output (including social care, recruitment, eye care, fundraising and our innovative programmes) to ensure marketing and external communications are coordinated within the above strategy, engagement is raised, and a good ROI is achieved.
• Ensuring all of the charity’s communications promote the brand. Developing and embedding a coherent organisation-wide narrative that tells the story of what SeeAbility does and is trying to achieve over the strategy period.
• Managing the copywriting process for a wide breadth of material including the yearly impact and annual reports, briefings for key stakeholders, stories, articles, campaigns and newsletters.
• Supporting the digital marketing manager to maximise SeeAbility’s ability to reach audiences digitally across the marketing mix. You must be skilled in digital marketing to provide strategic input and support where needed.
• Ensuring all digital provision including website and social media content promotes the brand and our reputation. Be able to use the website Contents Management System to make timely changes to material where needed.
• Providing strategic management of the team’s workload, prioritising and scheduling activities and directing the allocation of work to meet deadlines for multiple marketing activities across a variety of teams.
• Leading on all crisis communications for the charity, preparing proactive and reactive media lines, drafting press releases and pitching ideas to the press – print, digital and TV where required. Manage SeeAbility’s media strategy and relationships and develop relationships with media partners for marketing purposes.
• Approving production of media releases/statements, briefing materials, video and audio and features material.
• Acting as spokesperson for the organisation, when required.
• Building relationships with third party partners to maximise the organisation's effectiveness and reach.
• Managing the marketing and communication budget. Maintaining good relationships with key partners and contractors.

Other

• Assist in maintaining a safe working environment and follow the requirements of SeeAbility’s Health and Safety Manual (policies and procedures) and any codes of set working practices.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested by the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact.
• Liaise effectively and efficiently with other departments and SeeAbility locations, undertaking tasks as required to support requests.
•  Provide confidentiality at all times, working appropriately with sensitive documentation and in line with GDPR regulation.
• Adhere to all relevant regulatory guidelines.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our small but busy and highly respected communications team. You will be responsible for  Clinks’ social media presence, planning and coordinating e-communications and website content and providing support to Clinks’ staff in the writing and production of publications. You will ensure accuracy and consistency across our communications channels and play an important role in ensuring voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice have access to up to date knowledge of developments in the criminal justice system and Clinks’ support. You will support the Communications Manager to implement Clinks’ communications strategy to develop Clinks’ profile and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

The role

Want to work in communications and at the heart of a campaigning, humanitarian charity, tackling needless deaths and the climate emergency? Want to work in a research-driven team that finds the evidence that will drive change, and use your communication skills to inspire, inform, and mobilise people to campaign with us for that change?

Who we are

Brake is a national, acclaimed charity tackling one of the biggest issues of our time - the daily horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively. We have a 25-year reputation for campaigning for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service, and fundraising so we can campaign more and support victims more.

Our hard-hitting ‘did you know?’ and human-interest stories, and our innovative campaigns and fundraising drives, have seen us consistently in the news. We have a strong supporter base and range of digital supporter communications.

Who you are

You’re a values-driven, effective and creative communicator, passionate about making a difference and with experience using different communication methods and channels to engage with a range of stakeholders, in clear, resonant and impactful ways that bring issues to life and motivate people to take action and give funds. You’re also an analytical thinker who enjoys the challenge of investigating, evidencing and weighing up complex multi-faceted issues, getting to the heart of them and seeking out news stories. You have a reputation for rigorous fact checking and conveying evidenced and interesting perspectives accurately, articulately and persuasively. You thrive on non-hierarchical team-working, relationship building and networking, and you’re comfortable working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You’re innovative, flexible and outcome focussed, equally happy undertaking hands-on delivery in a fast-moving environment and thinking strategically.

Key tasks

• Supporting the development, coordination and delivery of our communication plans and activities, including PR, marketing communications and supporter communications, to enable us to communicate Brake’s cause, work, impact, campaigns and participation opportunities across all audiences and communication channels.
• Working with internal and external expertise to produce a broad range of evidence-based accessible content including content that is headline-grabbing news.
• Writing press releases, managing Brake’s relationships with the media, responding to media requests and briefing Brake’s media spokespeople for TV and radio appearances.
• Drafting communications for our strategic partners, supporters and the wider public, ranging from Government consultation responses, to newsletters to fact sheets.  
• Building our stakeholder contact base and supporting the accurate updating and maintenance of contacts on our customer relationship management system.
• Reporting our communication activity and outcomes against KPIs, so we can evaluate our communication impact.

You bring

• Campaigning zeal and understanding of what it means to campaign. You care about people and the planet and believe in campaigning. You have political astuteness and a keen interest in Government policymaking and stakeholder advising and influencing and the power of people to make a difference through taking action and funding charities to do more. Experience of campaigning or active support for a campaigning charity at any level would be advantageous.
• Communication skills. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have a track record of producing clean, well-structured, succinct, evidence-based written content, tailored to different audiences and channels. Every word you write carries additional meaning and is concise, compelling and impactful, helping people understand, care and take action.
• Research skills. You have analytical expertise and attention to detail, demonstrated through previous academic or practitioner experience investigating complex issues and translating these correctly. You fact check, retain information integrity, and risk manage to prevent libel or slander.
• People skills. You are a great relationship builder at all levels; you will be managing media relationships with national, regional and sector journalists as well as partner stakeholder relationships, including road victims and leaders of national organisations.
• System skills. You have a willingness to learn and carefully use IT systems that help us log and share our contacts and analyse our communications impact, as well as proficiency in all standard Office IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• An organised and team-centred approach, combined with flexibility. You have an ability to plan, work in teams and across teams and flexibly, responding to emerging events and acting on initiative as required. You pragmatically balance multiple priorities to deadlines.
• It will be advantageous to live within two hours of central London.

About the team and how we work

• You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and friendly team, with a visionary, dynamic and expert Chief Executive committed to growing the charity’s impact, and a knowledgeable and engaged Board of Trustees.
• Our team works remotely and encourages use of sustainable transport.
• We are open to secondments and candidates wanting to work flexibly or part time.
• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

Duration - 12-month contract (with possibility of extension), 3+ days per week considered
Start date - asap
Salary - circa £30k (pro-rated for part time)

Communications Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Officer to join our small but busy and highly respected communications team. You will be responsible for  Clinks’ social media presence, planning and coordinating e-communications and website content and providing support to Clinks’ staff in the writing and production of publications. You will ensure accuracy and consistency across our communications channels and play an important role in ensuring voluntary sector organisations working in criminal justice have access to up to date knowledge of developments in the criminal justice system and Clinks’ support. You will support the Communications Manager to implement Clinks’ communications strategy to develop Clinks’ profile and support the achievement of our strategic objectives.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

About Clinks

Thousands of voluntary organisations support people in the criminal justice system. They provide vital support to people serving their sentence in prison, in the community and people returning to the community after prison.

Clinks supports, promotes and represents the voluntary sector working with people in the criminal justice system and their families. Our vision is of a vibrant, independent and resilient voluntary sector that enables people to transform their lives.

Over the last couple of years these organisations have demonstrated strength, adaptability and resilience in the face of the damage and harm inflicted by Covid-19 on people in contact with the criminal justice system and the organisations that support them, combined with large scale changes in the criminal justice policy and operating environment. We are now at a critical moment to address longstanding, systemic problems facing the criminal justice system and the people within it. We are committed to working with the sector and the government to build a post pandemic future with a fairer criminal justice system that utilises the vast expertise and diversity of voluntary organisations, treating them as equal partners. A future where organisations not only survive but thrive.

Clinks is an equal opportunities employer committed to increasing diversity and actively working towards becoming anti-racist. Applicants from racially minoritised communities, those that have a disability or who are from a less privileged background, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Individuals with direct experience of the criminal justice system and/or with protected characteristics are actively encouraged to apply. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Clinks' recruitment policy is that there is no requirement to disclose any convictions when applying for this role.

Benefits

Clinks is an ethical employer offering an excellent benefits package, including competitive salary rates, a 6% employers company pension contribution and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. We offer a monthly wellbeing day off to support healthy mental wellbeing and operate a flexible working approach to support work/life balance. We also provide internal coaching pairs, an employee assistance programme and employee resource groups to enhance inclusion.

How to apply for the job

Please see the job description, application form and equalities monitoring form on the Clinks website. The equalities monitoring data is anonymised and data is received separately from the rest of the application.

The deadline for applications is9am Monday 6 June 2022

Interviews are expected to take place on 24th June. If you are unable to attend on this date please inform us in your application. We will endeavour to accommodate shortlisted candidates' availability where possible.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Unfortunately, we are unable to notify non-shortlisted applicants. If you do not hear from us by the interview date, please assume that you were unsuccessful on this occasion and thank you for your interesting in working for Clinks.

Marketing and Communications Officer, Directorate of Development and External Affairs

Home-based (with travel to London when required) OR Hybrid and On-site working is also an option
37 hours per week (full-time)

Grade 2 (upper) point 16-19: £23,766 - £26,177 + £480 homeworking allowance per annum

OR if Hybrid/Office based: £27,409 - £29,820 per annum, Inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Permanent contract

Are you a team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? Do you have marketing experience, strong proofreading and copywriting skills, and an enthusiasm and creativity for producing quality marketing resources?

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in close to 200 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

We are looking for a motivated team player, with strong all round marketing experience. You will be an excellent communicator who is creative, pragmatic and positive. You will have an excellent eye for detail in both visual design and proof-reading copy.

Working with the Marketing and Communications Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing Family Action’s 200 nationwide services guidance and practical support to develop and enhance their marketing resources. You will be responsible for managing the digital assets management system and have strong IT skills in both MS Office applications and sharepoint, knowledge of the Adobe design applications would be an advantage.  Family Action welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

For an application pack and further information please visit our current vacancies page on the Family Action website.

Please email completed applications to the designated email inbox as detailed in the job advert.

Closing date: Rolling

Interview date: TBC 

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Rolling deadline, applicants will be reviewed as/when they apply and will be closed when suitable candidates have been received. If you are interested, please make sure to apply asap to avoid missing out.

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Civitas Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a great charity focused on working with those living with older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. The charity looks to inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. An exciting opportunity exists for a PR and Digital Communications Officer to join the charity. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting older people and volunteers to our services across the UK through our digital platforms. You will be responsible for using social media and developing paid ads (google advertising) to recruit guests and volunteers and also for securing coverage of the charity’s work in local press. This role will be well supported by senior members of the Charity’s Marketing & Comms team. The role is home based with irregular visits to the London office for team meetings. Initial 2 year FTC.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of audiences. Candidates will have experience of working in a busy communications team as well as experience managing social media advertising channels across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Candidates will also have experience in managing Google ad campaigns and have experience using Canva or Photoshop to create eye catching graphics. Experience of writing press releases and securing coverage across a range of print and online media will be a bonus. 

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

The Communications and Digital Fundraising Officer will be responsible for leading on the digital strategy and will help to maximise lifetime value with individual supporters and ensure that all audiences are able to find out about Amigos through a programme of continual testing and improvement of content and user journeys.

Your role will include maximising income, supporter recruitment and retention through digital channels, including email (fundraising appeals), search, display and paid social.

This role is ideal if you are looking for flexibility (16 hours a week); working remotely or in the office, fitting around other responsibilities, though some time with team members in the office would be valuable.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, edit and update content (maintaining and optimising) on Amigos’ social media channels and of Fundraising pages on the Amigos website and develop new website functions.
• Execute digital fundraising campaigns (including the Christmas Appeal), conversion and retarget campaigns and ensure messages, reporting and content creation work provide a better experience for our supporters.
• Ensure online and offline fundraising campaigns are integrated and digital channels are used effectively for retention and development of supporters. This will include writing monthly newsletters to supporters.
• Monitor and report on digital fundraising campaigns.
• Proactively maintain excellent knowledge of digital fundraising practices and campaigns in the sector, including analysis of similar charities and NGOs, to strengthen output.
• Monitor digital fundraising trends and identify emerging audiences.
• Serve the UK team in other ways as and when is necessary.

It is an operational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian.

Purpose of Role:

Success looks like:

• Local residents know what Healthwatch Bucks does and talk to us about health and social care in a variety of ways
• Local health and social care service providers and commissioners view Healthwatch Bucks as a credible organisation
• Healthwatch Bucks is the place where local media go to understand people’s experience of health and social care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chief Executive and Engagement Lead to produce an annual communications and public engagement plan
• Work with the Chief Executive and the Healthwatch Bucks team to raise awareness of the work and aims of Healthwatch Bucks both generally and for specific projects, in line with our communications strategy and annual communication and public engagement plan
• Improve how we use digital and social media channels to increase engagement and feedback online, including managing our social media accounts, producing the monthly newsletter and overseeing the production of engaging website content
• Identify engagement opportunities through digital and social media channels and hand over potential leads to the Engagement and Involvement Officer
• Work with the Data and Impact Manager to maintain, manage and develop our website in line with Healthwatch England’s branding guidelines and accessibility standards
• Produce press releases and work with local media channels, including digital, print and radio outlets to help increase awareness of Healthwatch Bucks activity and impact
• Develop targeted campaigns to engage under-represented communities in Bucks and support Healthwatch Bucks projects
• Ensure we communicate effectively with a diverse audience and a wide range of local stakeholders
• Improve the quality and consistency of all our communications and ensure compliance with Healthwatch England’s branding and messaging guidelines.
• Lead on the production of our annual report

The Person

Skills and attributes:

• You are an active user of social media and able to network using social platforms, with experience of social media content management and an understanding of how to use social media successfully to increase engagement
• An awareness of health inequalities and the current challenges facing health and social care providers
• You can communicate complex positions in a clear, concise way both orally and in writing
• You have some experience of working with the media to promote the work of our organisation
• You are an experienced user of Microsoft Office packages, WordPress, and Mailchimp and will grasp quickly how to use our database
• You can work collaboratively as part of a team – supporting others to deliver and have some experience of working with volunteers
• You have the capability of planning and delivering communications plans that successfully engage the public, especially communities who may be experiencing health inequalities.

Motivation:

• Strong and demonstrable belief in improving health and social care services
• You are excited by the challenge this role presents and by developing yourself as part of delivering it.

Fit:

• You feel comfortable working remotely in a small, active team
• You are happy to work principally from home but feel comfortable attending events alone and representing the organisation
• You are helpful and positive in your approach
• You are happy to learn and develop as part of your role
• You will respect the wider work of the organisation and to ensure no activities have the effect of bringing the organisation into disrepute.
• You are entitled to work in the UK and are able to work occasional evenings and weekends
• you are willing and able to travel to various locations across the county as required.

Internal and Corporate Communications Manager

REQ001809

£45,534 per year

London E15 2GW/Remote Working

35 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced Internal Communications Manager. You'll be joining Scope's dynamic Communications team, to help us deliver our vision of equality for all disabled people.

The Role

You will design and deliver our internal communications strategy. Your leadership will ensure that our hundreds of colleagues feel informed, engaged and motivated. You’ll also oversee a range of corporate communications projects that showcase Scope’s work and impact in a vivid and compelling way.

You’ll make sure our internal and corporate communications are clear, consistent and accessible. You’ll be proactive in developing innovative ways to deliver tailored and two-way communication.

About You

You will have exceptional communication skills both written and verbal. You will build and maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with others. You’ll also be a great team leader, with experience of supporting, developing and motivating your colleagues.

You’ll relentlessly champion accessibility and inclusion. You'll also have a good understanding of the social model of disability.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Close date: 13/06/2022

Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential job criteria. Please let us know if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people in BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.

Internal Communications Manager

Home based, remote working 

£17,748 - £21,114 pa (FTE £29,580 - £35,190) plus excellent benefits

21 hours per week

As Internal Communications Manager you will lead on coordinating internal communications across RNID, advising colleagues at all levels on best practice, whilst streamlining and managing our different internal comms channels.

Working closely with the People team, you will support the roll-out of new internal policies and support the development and engagement in the staff survey, developing staff engagement plans based on the results. You will advise the Senior Leadership Team on any action needed.

An experienced internal communications professional, you should be passionate about the importance good communications can play in creating a well engaged and motivated staff team.

As the only person fully focused on internal comms at RNID, you will be a self-starter, who thinks creatively and can see through projects from conception to delivery.

We’re the UK’s largest deaf charity making life fully inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we campaign for an inclusive society. We connect people to practical advice and pioneer new treatments.

Communication is a basic human need. Yet most of us know someone who struggles to communicate through hearing loss. It can cause substantial harm to friendships, family relationships, confidence, employability, mental health and life chances.

The RNID (formerly Action on Hearing Loss) is the UK’s largest charity for the 11 million people in the UK who confront deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss every day. Established in 1911, we help people to take control of their lives and live the life they choose, removing the barriers standing in their way. We give people support and care, develop technology and treatments, and campaign for equality. 

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 15 June 2022.

Interview date: 28 June 2022.

NFER’s people are key to its mission and our sense of community has always been strong. Over the past couple of years we have been transitioning the work we do and how we do it including introducing hybrid working, digital transformation and entering new markets. 

This is a new role with the purpose to develop and deliver a comprehensive internal communications strategy which reflects NFERs strategic objectives and provides all staff and stakeholders with regular, meaningful, and consistent information about activity across the organisation. 

You’ll develop and utilise a range of communication channels - such as staff briefings and employee newsletters as well as seek out how new ways to enable employees to easily connect with and access information, share knowledge and experience and feel fully engaged in the organisation. You’ll be key to supporting the ambition that NFER acts and operates as ‘one community’.

Reporting to the Head of Communications you’ll work closely with other team leaders in the communications department, the Director of Communications, the Head of HR and Organisational Development and other senior leaders from across the Foundation. 

Requirements

• Positive, proactive, engaging and passionate about NFER’s mission.
• Previous extensive experience of internal communications.
• Experience of writing and editing in print and on-line.
• Experience of writing for a range of audiences.
• Excellent at building deep relationships at all levels of an organisation with a high standard of written and verbal communications skills with experience of copywriting.
• Experience of organising and planning internal communications campaigns, events and activities which are time critical and relationship dependent.
• Has experience of working in a PR or communications environment with excellent understanding of corporate communications challenges and objectives.
• Excellent marketing and communications skills across a range of channels, specifically face-to-face, social media, email, and events.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage a busy workload.
• Quality focused with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive with good time-management and organisational skills.
• Microsoft Office literate and confident working with digital marketing and internal communication platforms.

Why NFER?

At NFER, our mission is to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and to support positive change across education systems worldwide. We do this by creating and sharing research evidence and insights on education policy and practice, informing policymakers and other key decision makers, and strengthening practice in the classroom. 

• Salary £45,000 - £50,000 DOE
• Generous pension scheme
• 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days (pro rata)
• Excellent support for professional development
• Great work/life balance and lots of flexibility 
• UK based and UK Skilled Worker sponsorship 
• Plus lots of well-being and social activities

Initial closing dates for applications will be midnight on 16th May 2022 

You’ll be linked to either our Slough or York office with minimal requirement for office-based days meaning you can choose to work at home, from the office or a mix of the two to enable you to work as effectively as you can.

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul and skills into making a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.

Communications Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Manager to develop and implement Clinks’ communications strategy and oversee the activity of the team to promote, inform and advocate for the voluntary sector working in criminal justice. Based in our Influence and Communications Directorate you will manage our communications team to produce a wide range of high quality communications campaigns and content including publications, ebulletins, website content, social media and press releases.

You will be joining at an exciting time as we develop a new communications strategy. You will work closely with the Influence and Policy Manager to ensure the integration of activities to communicate with and influence key stakeholders and with our Support and Development Directorate to ensure that voluntary sector organisations have access to the information and support they require to meet the needs of their service users. Our new communications strategy will ensure we achieve optimal reach and impact for these activities, and you will be a key part in developing and delivering that.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast-paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.

About Clinks

Thousands of voluntary organisations support people in the criminal justice system. They provide vital support to people serving their sentence in prison, in the community and people returning to the community after prison.

Clinks supports, promotes and represents the voluntary sector working with people in the criminal justice system and their families. Our vision is of a vibrant, independent and resilient voluntary sector that enables people to transform their lives.

Over the last couple of years these organisations have demonstrated strength, adaptability and resilience in the face of the damage and harm inflicted by Covid-19 on people in contact with the criminal justice system and the organisations that support them, combined with large scale changes in the criminal justice policy and operating environment. We are now at a critical moment to address longstanding, systemic problems facing the criminal justice system and the people within it. We are committed to working with the sector and the government to build a post pandemic future with a fairer criminal justice system that utilises the vast expertise and diversity of voluntary organisations, treating them as equal partners. A future where organisations not only survive but thrive.

Clinks is an equal opportunities employer committed to increasing diversity and actively working towards becoming anti-racist. Applicants from racially minoritised communities, those that have a disability or who are from a less privileged background, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Individuals with direct experience of the criminal justice system and/or with protected characteristics are actively encouraged to apply. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Clinks' recruitment policy is that there is no requirement to disclose any convictions when applying for this role.

Benefits

Clinks is an ethical employer offering an excellent benefits package, including competitive salary rates, a 6% employers company pension contribution and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. We offer a monthly wellbeing day off to support healthy mental wellbeing and operate a flexible working approach to support work/life balance. We also provide internal coaching pairs, an employee assistance programme and employee resource groups to enhance inclusion.

How to apply for the job

Please see the job description, application form and equalities monitoring form . The equalities monitoring data is anonymised and data is received separately from the rest of the application.

The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 6 June 2022

Interviews are expected to take place on 22 June. If you are unable to attend on this date, please inform us in your application. We will endeavour to accommodate shortlisted candidates’ availability where possible.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Unfortunately, we are unable to notify non-shortlisted applicants. If you do not hear from us by the interview date, please assume that you were unsuccessful on this occasion and thank you for your interesting in working for Clinks.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young women in England?  The Girls' Network are recruiting for an experienced Communications Manager to deliver our communications activity across all channels, and to be involved with some exciting projects over the coming 18 months. The role is home based, but you will live in one of our existing regions (London, Sussex, Portsmouth, West Midlands, Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne &Wear, Tees Valley) and be able to travel to London regularly to meet with the wider team. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Communications Manager to develop and implement Clinks’ communications strategy and oversee the activity of the team to promote, inform and advocate for the voluntary sector working in criminal justice. Based in our Influence and Communications Directorate you will manage our communications team to produce a wide range of high quality communications campaigns and content including publications, ebulletins, website content, social media and press releases.

You will be joining at an exciting time as we develop a new communications strategy. You will work closely with the Influence and Policy Manager to ensure the integration of activities to communicate with and influence key stakeholders and with our Support and Development Directorate to ensure that voluntary sector organisations have access to the information and support they require to meet the needs of their service users. Our new communications strategy will ensure we achieve optimal reach and impact for these activities, and you will be a key part in developing and delivering that.

This is an exciting role for the right person to work in a small but dynamic organisation, within a fast-paced external environment, and where you will learn a lot from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.