Communication officer jobs near Cardiff, Wales

The Parent-Infant Foundation is seeking an experienced communications, campaigning and public affairs professional to help us make a difference for babies across the UK. Our vision is that all babies have a sensitive, nurturing relationship to lay the foundation for lifelong mental and physical health.

As our Head of Policy and Communications, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our strategy to embed infant mental health and parent-infant relationships into policy and services in the UK. You will lead all aspects of our external communications.

In Parliament, you will work with the Chair of of the APPG for Conception to Age Two to develop and deliver their programme of work.  In the wider community, you will spearhead the First 1001 Days Movement, a campaigning alliance of over 200 charities and professional bodies who work together to inspire, support and challenge national and local decision makers to value and invest in babies’ emotional wellbeing and development.

The Parent-Infant Foundation may be a small charity but we are influential. Part of your role will be to continue to produce and disseminate high quality reports and briefings which will be noticed at all levels of government across the four nations of the UK. 

You will also lead on our flagship Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, which brings together professionals and other stakeholders in the field to widen and deepen understanding of infant mental health and the importance of early relationships.

You will have line management responsibility for the Communications Manager, Scottish Policy Officer  the Campaigns and Communications Officer. 

You will be joining a small but friendly team who are all deeply committed to improving and supporting the emotional and social development and wellbeing of babies.  The team understands the importance of communications to support their work with parent-infant teams so you will work across the whole team to ensure our communications are always high quality and evidence based.  The team largely works part-time and remotely with flexibility embedded in our way of working.Please note this role will require frequent travel to London.

For a full description of the responsibilities please see the job description and person specification.

To Apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement via CharityJob. In your supporting statement, please describe why you want this role and demonstrate, with examples, how you meet elements 1-10 of the experience and skills.  Please ensure that your CV and Supporting Statement are each no more than two pages long.

Interviews will be taking place in Central London.  The Parent-Infant Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or attendance at interview.

£32,000 to £35,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – With flexibility for the right candidate

Home Based or Office Based – Your Choice!

Pension, enhanced annual leave, plus much more

About TuVida
TuVida is a not-for-profit organisation that gives support to both carers and people needing care.

Our goal is to provide the most appropriate care and support to people who need it, to enable them to live their lives to the fullest.

We work in many different areas across the UK — providing our services to more than

11,000 people each and every year.

Our vision

A society where every person who is ill or disabled and every carer can live well and enjoy life.

Our mission

To be architects of and deliver innovative and practical services that are trusted and accessible for anyone who is ill, disabled or a carer, their families and communities. We will work with partners to use resources effectively to meet increasing needs as a trusted provider in health and social care.

About the role
The Communications Manager will provide leadership and direction to TuVida’s communications, marketing and digital work across the UK and be responsible for producing high-quality content and messaging that engages customers and staff and builds brand recognition.

The role will include the development and implementation of a communication plan with a focus on internal communications, service marketing, digital infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.

Main aims of the post

The role will help us to embed our brand across the UK, supporting our operational and commercial teams to develop our offer to commissioners, funders and key stakeholders, working to develop TuVida’s offer to carers and those with care needs

The role will support and deliver the operational communications alongside a small team, working with a motivated group of communication ambassadors across the organisation.

You will use your skills, experience, and knowledge to empower, upskill, support and deliver our internal communications, through and with your colleagues.

The role will support and develop internal and external relations by co-ordinating the delivery of communication activities across a range of areas including broad-based internal communications, press, crisis response statements, public relations, and marketing

Scope and accountability –

Our new Communications Manager will:

• Consult on, develop and deliver a Communication Plan for TuVida

• Forward plan and prioritise their own workload and work with other team members to ensure delivery of agreed objectives and timetabled work

• Use own initiative in relation to delivery of your work, problem solving and decision making with a level of autonomy, referring complex issues to the nominated member for their area of work

• Be responsible for managing relationships and communicating with staff at all levels of TuVida

• Demonstrate and promote the impact our services achieve in order to maintain and increase funding, invite and retain effective partnerships and attract quality candidates for staff and volunteer vacancies.

• Deliver on internal and external communication objectives, in line with the wider TuVida Strategy

• Be instrumental and proactive in supporting a positive culture within the wider TuVida environment

• Develop and manage appropriate external relationships and provide communications and engagement support and advice to senior members of staff within the organisation

• Undertake learning and development relevant for growth within the role

Key accountabilities

Internal communications

• To develop appropriate internal communications and processes across a range of platforms to effectively support information flow and employee engagement.
• To develop key messages, creating and maintaining appropriate and consistent language and terminology across all media.
• To provide guidance to staff on relevant areas of marketing and communications, including key communication issues.
• To play an active role in innovation and development forums across the charity, contributing ideas and solutions to regular meetings, providing support to the wider teams as required.
• To ensure proper usage of brand as per guidelines, and give effective training and guidance to departments and individuals
• To support the development of digital staff engagement

External communications

• To plan and deliver campaigns to; raise the profile of, and promote, the organisation; increase voluntary income; and raise awareness of key issues.
• To increase the charity’s profile across media and with key stakeholders through building and managing effective relationships and producing compelling press releases, articles and statements.
• To oversee the management and growth of the organisation’s social media presence, working with the small internal team to keep content up to date and fresh.
• To manage the charity’s brand, ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications.
• To act as a spokesperson for the charity when necessary, with support and guidance from the

Senior Leaders.

• To liaise with colleagues to formulate appropriate media responses, providing guidance in media and stakeholder handling.
• To liaise with insurers and other appropriate parties e.g. PR Crisis Team (insurer-linked) and

Carers Trust when managing crisis situations.

Website

• To manage the relationship with our external website development company.
• Support and develop teams across TuVida to keep our website up to date, acting as the administrator for the website.
• To oversee development and maintenance of the technical aspects of the staff intranet

Income generation

• To work alongside senior managers and other members of staff to develop the strategic direction of marketing and communications to all stakeholders.
• To effectively deliver, monitor, evaluate and report on progress of marketing and communications as per the communications plan.
• To generate content across all media, including copy writing and production of marketing materials and key publications both online and in print.
• To co-ordinate multi-media advertising of the charity’s services in order to increase revenue.
• General duties

• To monitor, analyse and evaluate performance of channels and content, and present KPI reports to relevant colleagues including Senior Leaders
• To carry out other ad hoc projects or tasks of a similar nature, at the discretion of the senior

Leaders and Trustees of the charity.

• To have a strong work ethic and positive attitude to work. Be professional, but more importantly to be approachable and amiable, creating in others a deep respect for your integrity.
• Share the values of the organisation and demonstrate a commitment to the cause of carers and those living with long-term conditions and disabilities.
• To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
• To work at all times within the philosophy and policies of TuVida.
• To treat all beneficiaries, staff and stakeholders of the organisation with respect and sensitivity, recognising the need for confidentiality at all times.
• To comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and with TuVida policies and procedures.
• To have a commitment to developing quality by the implementation of TuVida policies and procedures along with any other standards set by TuVida.
• To respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs, ensuring that equal opportunity principles are applied at all times.
• To undertake any other duties that may be considered commensurate with the level of the post.

So who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about getting communications right! You will have an keen eye for detail, a tenacious approach to tackling your work and a professionalism and insight that enables you to see the bigger picture

You will have experience in the marketing and communications field, preferably within the third sector (but not essential), with a ‘digital first’ approach to your work, you will have practical experience of developing social media presence as well as using digital platforms to engage and communicate with our staff.

Our ideal candidate would be a true allrounder! Someone who has experience across Microsoft platforms, understands design, can support and develop communications champions and can lead by example.

A more detailed person specification can be found later on in this document

Does this sound like you?

Then apply today

Communications Manager

Location: Remote 
Salary: £32,000 FTE
Hours of work: Part time preferred, Full time considered for the right candidate
Department: Development
Line Manager: Strategic Development Manager

Role Overview
As our work on communications and PR grows, we’re looking for an innovative, creative, forward thinking leader to join us in this newly created position, to take charge of operational communications and drive growth.

We’re seeking a skilled communications professional, capable of articulating your experience and successes, with ideas of how we can continue to grow, enhance and improve communications at The Haven Wolverhampton (THW).

You’ll be joining THW’s development team where we value democratic working, mutual respect and constructively challenging each other, as well as the status quo. We’re not focused on hierarchy, but rather we value you and your skills, knowledge and expertise. If this appeals to you, and you’re keen to put those values into practice as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you. 

You’ll find your colleagues at THW to be passionate and driven by a shared ambition to centre women and children in decision making. We want someone who is equally as passionate about our cause. We’re not looking for perfection, we want congruence, creativity, and accountability. If that’s you, take a look at the JD and Person Spec to find out more. Hopefully we’ll be reading your application to join us soon.

Closing date:                10 July 2022
Interview Date:             w/c 18 July 2022

All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Due to the nature of our work Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 applies, therefore applications from women only will be considered.  The Haven Wolverhampton is an equal opportunities employer. 

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Charity People is delighted to be working exclusively with National Numeracy to recruit for a Head of Communications to join their talented communications team and work to promote the charity's work, drive public engagement with their services, and bring their mission and vision to life for external audiences.

Post Head of Communications
Location The charity offers a very flexible approach to working and this role can be undertaken on a hybrid working from home and office basis, with at least one day per quarter in the East Sussex office
Working Hours Full time or part time (four days per week) considered; flexible working is fully supported
Salary £41,000 per annum
Reporting To Director of External Relations

A new role, you will play a lead role in delivering creative and results-driven strategies with engaging content across National Numeracy's award-winning campaigns, media, content and marketing. With a broad remit, the Head of Communications will report to the Director of External Relations and will undertake the following core duties:

* Devise and deliver strategic communication plans covering complex issues
* Ensure the delivery of consistent, effective messaging to promote the charity across a variety of platforms, using storytelling to present complex issues in a simple, compelling way that appeals to broad audiences
* Support the Director of External Relations with managing the team, its work and its budgets
* Build and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including policymakers, the public, the media, funders and partners
* Work with internal teams to ensure that key activities and messages are aligned to the charity's strategy, evaluating these to ensure they perform well
* Create and deliver a media strategy, as well as manage and cultivate relationships with broadcast, digital and print journalists
* Work with the Campaigns Manager on the strategic and delivery of National Numeracy Day, as well as other campaigns through the year
* Lead and deliver events, content, celebrity activity, case studies, media and marketing, to support campaigns throughout the year
* Work closely with colleagues to develop digital marketing activities across web, email and social media; analysing results and providing insight for evidence based improvement
* Create and manage a strong, audience-led web strategy as well as content that provides an engaging and inspiring user experience

We would love to see applications from individuals with previous experience of devising and delivering strategic communication plans. Additionally, we're keen for you to have experience of working with the media including the ability to promote the work of the charity and key campaigns, as well as of spotting opportunities for media coverage. You'll also have the ability and passion to really understand the work of the charity, why their role is so important, and the impact they have, as well as the ability to create messaging translated their mission into communications with audiences that increase engagement.

The charity is very open in terms of background - this role would suit someone stepping into their first Head of Communications role within a supportive team, or a more seasoned communications specialist who is keen to work within a role with a mix of strategic work as well as hands on communications tasks.

Key Dates

* Closing date for applications: Monday 4th July
* First interviews: week commencing 11th July
* Second interviews: week commencing 18th July

If you're keen to be part of the team that works tirelessly to drive up numeracy rates across the UK, having a huge impact on the lives of their beneficiaries, then this could be the role for you!

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to [email protected] or call on 07563 030587 to have an initial chat about the position.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Do you have a passion for digital communications and a desire to put your skills to use in the charity sector? If you’re a creative, enthusiastic and effective website and social media professional, or a recent graduate looking to develop your skills, this could be the perfect role for you.

• Title: Communications Executive (Digital)
• Responsible to: Head of Digital
• Main purpose: To strengthen Headway’s online presence through SEO and website development, the creation of engaging content and the effective day-to-day management of the charity’s social media channels.
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays

We’re seeking a creative, enthusiastic and effective website and social media professional to join our growing communications team. Reporting to the Head of Digital, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the charity’s online presence.

You might already have some experience of using website and social media platforms in a professional capacity in your current role, or you’ll be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and innovative use of social media and CMS platforms.

This exciting new role will allow you to use your excellent communication and technical skills to create high-quality, optimised content, taking a data-led approach to maximise reach and engagement. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to promote our mission of improving life after brain injury.

The post will be home working or office based. You may be required to attend occasional meetings at our Nottingham office.

If you are an effective communicator with a passion for digital communications, excellent writing skills and a desire to work in the charity sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply on our website.

Marketing and Communications Manager at Pancreatic Cancer Action

Permanent, full time role

Hybrid role can be home based with travel to the Hampshire office once a month

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000

Deadline for applications: Friday 8th July

First stage interviews: w/c 11th July

Second stage interviews: w/c 18th July

Charity People is delighted to be working with Pancreatic Cancer Action to recruit for their next Marketing and Communications Manager. Working towards a core goal of ensuring that more people survive pancreatic cancer; the current figure is 7% and only 1% ten years after diagnosis; the charity is led by a dynamic CEO and this role is supported by a talented team of colleagues and Trustees.

This is an exciting period of growth for the charity as they consolidate their services and campaigns, and expand their team. As Marketing and Communications Manager you will undertake the following main responsibilities:

• Line manage a team of two which will potentially grow in the future including supporting the team to deliver marketing campaigns and programmes targeting multiple audiences in collaboration with colleagues to drive engagement
• Development and implementation of the charity's marketing and communication strategies, ensuring that they support the overall charity vision, engage more audiences and donors, are within budget, and communicate the charity's strategic objectives
• Work across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines including media and public relations, internal comms, brand marketing, advertising, marketing, digital and social media, and production of materials
• Inspire and lead the marketing team to offer a first class marketing service across the charity including working closely with the Fundraising Development Manager and fundraising team
• Create and implement a PR strategy for the organisation, including reactive and proactive media plans, and utilising internal stakeholders where possible to continue to raise the profile of the charity; with the aim of increasing the charity's profile across media, and with influencers and external organisations
• Take responsibility for the charity's press office
• Develop and deliver creative and impactful marketing programmes and campaigns that use channels, including digital, effectively
• Manage the implementation, tracking and measurement of integrated marketing campaigns
• Employ strong project management skills to ensure marketing deliverables and milestones are met, from defining the initial approach clearly, brief writing, ensuring timings are mapped and costings defined and agreed
• Feedback on marketing performance on a monthly basis to the CEO and prepare reports for the quarterly Trustee meetings using clearly defined metrics and reporting methodologies

We'd love to see applications from individuals with the following skills and experience:

• Experience of developing and implementing marketing strategy; including of leading a brand strategy, and of leading marketing programmes and campaigns from initial brief to implementation and review; across a range of channels including digital
• Previous experience of managing, developing and leading a team
• Press and media communications experience
• Experience of managing, forecasting and control of budgets and of being able to deliver high profile campaigns within budget
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written including brief writing and copywriting, and the ability to build strong relationships across an organisation
• Excellent understating of brand and its role within an organisation
• Excellent knowledge of design principles and the ability to recommend direction

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to Alice from Charity People, your consultant for this role.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Are you a creative individual with an eye for a story? Are you keen to empower others by sharing their experiences? Then why not marry your determination and passion with a move that will help the UK’s leading brain injury charity raise awareness, and ultimately, improve life after brain injury.

• Title: Communications Executive (Press)
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Duration: Permanent, Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays
• Closing date: Monday 4th July 2022

Headway is a UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury and we’re seeking a creative and effective communicator to join our growing communications team.

Reporting to the Press and Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for handling media enquiries, generating stories and creating and monitoring press coverage on a local and national level.

This is your chance to directly influence the lives of those affected by brain injury through big ideas and driving campaigns alongside the communications team.

You will have the privilege of working directly with inspiring people, giving a voice to those living with brain injury so that they can work with us to raise awareness and provide encouragement and support to others.

We’re looking for a motivated individual, with excellent writing and people skills that can deliver important stories and articles to deadlines.

This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.

Find out more and apply on our website. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a rising marketing and communications professional to take the profile of our ethical and values-led company to the next level.

We help thousands of families every year to navigate the complex NHS care funding system, but many more families have no idea we exist to help them. Our challenge is to raise our profile through a significant boost in our marketing and communications and by leveraging our strong relationships and excellent reputation.

The right candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter with the experience and desire to deliver activities across the marketing and communications mix. From writing blog posts and developing Facebook ads, to optimizing our Google Business listing and collecting video testimonials from clients, you will be able create content aligned to our brand values: ethical, expert, personal and compassionate.

Alongside delivering new things we already know we need – such as a LinkedIn profile and YouTube channel – this role provides a real chance to contribute your own ideas and help shape our marketing and communications strategy, in partnership with the Managing Director.

Staff Benefits include: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Work with the Managing Director to plan Beacon’s marketing and communications strategy employing the most appropriate marketing mix and maximising on all potential customer touchpoints.
• Lead the delivery of all marketing and external communication activities.
• Develop and deliver a long-term content calendar across all Beacon’s channels (including website, social media, email, newsletter) to align with key times of year, external and internal priorities.
• Be responsible for content updates to the Beacon website using Wordpress, including making continual improvement based on Google Analytics and SEO performance, and – working with an external consultant – Google Ad performance.
• Set up and develop a Beacon YouTube channel, and LinkedIn presence.
• Work with the casework team to capture stories and video testimonials of our clients.
• Ensure all content aligns with Beacon’s brand values and projects a consistent brand personality.
• Support the Managing Director with media opportunities and maintain relationships with key journalists.
• Identify and build on opportunities to increase Beacon’s profile by leveraging relationships with our partners and other organisations.
• Maintain and develop excellent working relationships with key partners, stakeholders and suppliers, commissioning and reviewing work and content as necessary.
• Manage the marketing database and be responsible for newsletter distribution.
• Keep a watching brief on the marketing messaging environment around Continuing Healthcare casework and advocacy.
• Stay up to date on developments in PR and marketing channels and best practice.

• Uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.

• Attend line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is a membership organisation and the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service.

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, NFCC has engaged closely with Government and other key stakeholders on improvements to building safety regulations. Our Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU) provides the link between fire and rescue services and Government by representing the collective views and expert technical advice of fire and rescue services.

Within the PPRU, the Policy and Partnerships team leads on policy and communications on fire protection and building safety matters. We work closely with technical fire safety and subject matter experts across the PPRU. 

What you will be doing 

You will support the Communications Manager in delivering a programme of effective and meaningful communications on fire protection and building safety matters, in line with the PPRU Communications Strategy.

Your role will focus on: 

• Planning, sourcing content, writing, editing, and issuing the fortnightly communications newsletter, and contributing to other NFCC newsletters.

• Proactively monitoring external media, social media, political and stakeholder developments, and sharing relevant updates and summaries with the team.

• Planning and delivering webinars and face-to-face workshops, forums, roundtables, and other engagement activities.

• Providing communications support on key projects and workstreams, e.g. drafting website copy, press releases, social media posts, and external letters.

• Helping to develop and maintain key communications and stakeholder tools and trackers.

Who are we looking for?  

We’re looking for a creative communications and engagement professional with a flair for writing and a keen eye for detail.

Our work involves communicating technical and regulatory information to a wide range of audiences, so you should have the ability to translate complex information into accessible plain English.

You will be an effective organiser, with great planning skills and some experience in organising events.

You’ll be digitally savvy, with experience in social media, writing online content, and in using newsletter software (or other web-based marketing automation service). Some experience in using desktop publishing and/or video editing is also desirable.

Our work is fast paced, so you’ll be accustomed to working to tight deadlines driven by political and media developments. You’ll be effective at managing and prioritising your own workload. 

You’ll have some political awareness and understanding of how Parliament works, which will be key for monitoring media and political developments. 

We work closely as a team, and with colleagues across the NFCC, so you will be collaborative in your approach. 

What you can expect from us 

We’re a people-centred organisation, focussed on creating a positive and engaging working environment for all our team members.

Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK.

At The National Lottery Community Fund, our enduring focus is on supporting people and communities across the UK to prosper and thrive. Each year we award around 12,000 grants to the value of about £600 million, reaching every local area across the country and ensuring that National Lottery funded projects are at the forefront of improving lives.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Strategy, Communications and Impact Director.

This a new role, leading a newly formed directorate to help drive these ambitions. You will have the opportunity to shape form and function as we develop our wider organisational strategy that we expect to launch in Spring 2023. You will report directly to the Chief Executive and will be responsible for leading the Fund’s specialist activities across funding strategy, communications and engagement, and impact.

As a senior leader you aren’t expected to be an expert in all these fields.  We will look to you to bring together these functions, spot and translate new opportunities, and harness and develop the professionalism in your teams to bring common value and shared purpose across the National Lottery Community Fund.

We are looking for an inspiring leader who shares our values and passion for funding great ideas that matter to communities and make a difference to people’s lives. They will embody and promote the culture of our organisation; placing people at the centre of our work, and inspiring and motivating our diverse teams to deliver our strategic aims.

With dispersed teams across the UK, you will be a member of the Fund’s Senior Management Team and work alongside other Directors in delivery of our corporate goals and strategic vision.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: UK based

Salary: We expect to appoint in the range £80-95k. 

We have a hybrid approach to working and work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UK offices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Newtown.

For successful candidates based in London, you will be asked to complete national security vetting clearance so that you can access our Marsham Street Office. This involves passing a disclosure and barring check and Counter Terrorism Check. 

Essential Criteria

As a Director, we are looking for an outstanding person with established leadership skills and a passion for people and communities. You’ll need to demonstrate your experience and qualifications in these areas:

• Experience and understanding of the environment and community policy grant making domain that the Fund operates in.
• Significant experience at a senior level in at least one of strategy, communications and impact fields.
• Proven leadership, able to develop, coach and manage multidisciplinary and expert professional teams, creating a positive and engaged team culture.
• Extensive experience of partnership working, external engagement and stakeholder management.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills, developing and enhancing relationships with senior stakeholders across sectors, and working with non-executive Boards and Committees.

Please apply via the portal on our website.  Your supporting statement should align to the essential criteria in the advert and experience detailed in the recruitment pack which you can find on our jobs page.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process or have any questions at all, please reach out to: Eloise Dalgliesh - email address on our website 

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equity, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Based at one of our Wales Office Hubs in Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham or Newport with hybrid working

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Are you a dynamic and proactive digital and design all-rounder with the technical skills needed to develop engaging and effective multimedia content and the design skills required to create eye catching artwork? Are you passionate about delivering impactful communications which make a positive difference to communities?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a creative to join us Communications & Design Support Worker and work with the Wales Business Development Manager, Development Officer - CYMRU and the Regional Communications Lead to raise awareness of St Giles Cymru with key stakeholders across Wales.  This will primarily involve the development of marketing materials for our projects and campaigns in Wales and producing engaging and effective communication across social media platforms via the medium of Welsh and English.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24-year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.

About this exciting opportunity

This key role will see our successful candidate support the design of St Giles Cymru publicity and project materials following company corporate branding models in the medium of Welsh and English, as well as supporting the co-ordination and delivery of St Giles Cymru bilingual social media presence on both existing and future platforms. 

We will also count on you to assist with the collation of content for our website representing Wales Services, to develop a range of digital and multimedia content and to optimise digital performance through measurement, audience analysis and segmentation.  Creating engaging and shareable graphics that build the St Giles Cymru brand and output via social media channels and print based and supporting the co-ordination of marketing campaigns are also essential aspects of the role, as is actively contributing to the wider communication and marketing strategy.

What we are looking for

• Experience of creating and delivering tailored digital and print content within a professional environment
• Experience of developing engaging and effective multimedia content and creating eye catching artwork
• A relevant design, communications or marketing qualification or qualification in a related area of work
• Knowledge of design programmes and Digital Marketing/Social Media methods
• The ability to work confidently to produce design print-based material and use social media platforms to promote projects, campaigns and services
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• The ability to work through the medium of Welsh Language  – verbal and written – is desirable

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. A basic DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm Sunday 3 July 2022. Interview date: w/c 11 July 2022.

Wedi'i leoli yn un o'n Hybiau Swyddfa Cymru yn Abertawe, Caerdydd, Wrecsam neu Gasnewydd gyda gweithio hybrid

Cyf: CDW-221

A ydych chi'n unigolyn gyda sgiliau digidol a dylunio deinamig, rhagweithiol a chynhwysol a'r gallu i ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng deniadol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol?  A ydych chi'n angerddol am ddarparu cyfathrebiadau effeithiol sy'n gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol i gymunedau?

Os felly, mae Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles yn chwilio am Weithiwr Cymorth Cyfathrebu a Dylunio creadigol i ymuno â ni a gweithio gyda'r Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Cymru, Swyddog Datblygu Cymru a'r Arweinydd Cyfathrebu Rhanbarthol i godi ymwybyddiaeth o St Giles Cymru gyda rhanddeiliaid allweddol ledled Cymru.  Bydd hyn yn bennaf yn cynnwys datblygu deunyddiau marchnata ar gyfer ein prosiectau a'n hymgyrchoedd yng Nghymru a chynhyrchu cyfathrebiadau deniadol ac effeithiol ar draws llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg.

Ynghylch Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles 

Elusen uchelgeisiol, wedi’i hen sefydlu sy’n helpu pobl sy’n wynebu helbulon i ddod o hyd i swyddi, cartrefi a’r gefnogaeth gywir y mae ei hangen arnynt yw Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles. Yn ganolog i'n hethos mae ein cred bod pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o oresgyn problemau fel cefndir troseddol, digartrefedd, caethiwed ac aelodaeth mewn gangiau yn llwyddiannus, yn allweddol i newid cadarnhaol mewn eraill. 

Mae St Giles bellach yn gyflogwr Kickstart, felly rydym yn rhan o'r cynllun hwn sy'n darparu cyfleoedd gwaith i bobl ifanc 16-24 oed sydd ar Gredyd Cynhwysol ar hyn o bryd ac sydd mewn perygl o ddiweithdra hirdymor.

Ynghylch y cyfle cyffrous hwn

Yn y rôl allweddol hon, bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn cynorthwyo gyda dylunio cyhoeddusrwydd a deunyddiau prosiect St Giles Cymru yn ôl modelau brandio corfforaethol cwmnïau drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg, yn ogystal â chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu a chyflwyno presenoldeb cyfryngau cymdeithasol dwyieithog St Giles Cymru ar lwyfannau presennol a dyfodol. 

Byddwch hefyd yn cynorthwyo gyda chasglu cynnwys ar gyfer ein gwefan sy'n cynrychioli Gwasanaethau Cymru, datblygu ystod o gynnwys digidol ac amlgyfrwng, a gwella perfformiad digidol drwy fesuriad, dadansoddiad cynulleidfaoedd a segmentiad.  Mae creu gwaith graffeg atyniadol a rhannadwy sy'n adeiladu brand ac allbwn St Giles Cymru drwy sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol a chyfrwng printiedig a chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu ymgyrchoedd marchnata hefyd yn agweddau hanfodol ar y rôl, yn ogystal â chyfrannu'n weithredol at y strategaeth gyfathrebu a marchnata ehangach.

Yr hyn yr ydym yn chwilio amdano

• Profiad o greu a darparu cynnwys digidol ac phrintiedig wedi'i deilwra mewn amgylchedd proffesiynol

• Profiad o ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng diddorol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol

• Cymhwyster dylunio, cyfathrebu neu farchnata perthnasol neu gymhwyster mewn maes gwaith cysylltiedig

• Gwybodaeth am raglenni dylunio a dulliau Marchnata Digidol/Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• Y gallu i weithio'n hyderus i gynhyrchu deunydd print dylunio a defnyddio llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol i hyrwyddo prosiectau, ymgyrchoedd a gwasanaethau

• Sgiliau TG, rhyngbersonol a chyfathrebu rhagorol, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig

• Mae'r gallu i weithio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg – ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig – yn ddymunol

Fel sefydliad sy'n gweithio gyda phlant ac oedolion sydd mewn perygl, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu, amddiffyn a hyrwyddo diogelwch ein cleientiaid. Mae angen gwiriad DBS sylfaenol ar gyfer pob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.

Yn gyfnewid am hyn, gallwch ddisgwyl cyflog cystadleuol, lwfans gwyliau hael, pensiwn staff, gweithio hyblyg, rhaglen fentora, gwasanaeth cynghori a chynghori, talebau gofal plant, benthyciad tocyn tymor a llawer mwy.

Sylwch y bydd St Giles yn gwarantu cyfweliad i bob ymgeisydd anabl sy'n bodloni'r meini prawf gofynnol a nodir yn y Disgrifiad Swydd ar gyfer y swydd wag hon.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, neu i wneud cais, ewch i'n gwefan drwy glicio ar y botwm 'Ymgeisio'.

Dyddiad cau: 11pm Dydd Sul 3 Gorffennaf 2022. Dyddiad cyfweld: w/c 11 Gorffennaf 2022.

In 2021, The Brilliant Club launched its new five-year strategy; Join the Club. One of the essential strands of the new strategy is the charity’s commitment to people-led communications. We are looking for a candidate to take on an exciting new role which sits in our External Affairs team. 

The role requires a positive, creative, proactive, and well-organised approach. The role exists to give excellent support across the Marketing and Communications function of the External Affairs team. Marketing support will include social media content planning and creation, website content and editing, newsletter creation for a variety of audiences, curation of the charity’s Friends of The Brilliant Club network which provides opportunities for people interested in the charity to come together, share ideas and support The Brilliant Club’s mission, and preparation of the charity’s journal of student work, The Scholar. 

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a busy, efficient, and high-performing team. As well as having this flexibility, they will also be driven, creative and motivated to share the stories of the communities the charity works with, including students, parents, PhD tutors and our alumni network. This role plays an important part in building our brand as a charity, and by joining the team, you will be supporting the charity to grow our reach to a wider range of audiences than ever before.

This is a great opportunity to join the Brilliant Club team as we become the UK’s largest university access movement. We are looking forward to meeting great candidates who are excited to join us as we support more young people progress to university and thrive when they get there. 

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at The Brilliant Club, and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Person Specification

External Stakeholder Management 

• Understands the complexity of the different audiences The Brilliant Club works with and how to tailor communications to different audience needs 

• Proactively engages with external stakeholders and identifying opportunities to build networks and share community stories 

Communication 

• Confidently adapts content, tone and delivery of communications based on the audience and the communication mechanism Uses their high attention to detail to create quality copy, spot errors and identify issues. 

Initiative and Problem-Solving 

• Proactive in seeking feedback and enhancing processes       
• Ability to take ownership of projects and be accountable for spotting and solving problems within these projects 

Time and Resource Management: 

• Manages own time and workload, with strong prioritisation skills

Developing Self and Others 

• Self-reflective and committed to own professional development 

Technical Skills

• Confident in using digital systems for delivery
• Capable of adapting quickly to new systems and interfaces

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Essential – Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Essential – Experience of creating social media content or working in a communications or marketing team 
• Desirable – Experience of using CRM systems, such as Salesforce, and email platforms such as MailChimp
• Desirable – Experience of working with a website CMS
• Desirable – Experience of using design platforms such as Canva or InDesign

The purpose of this new role is to raise the profile and awareness of Lendology with a view to widening reach amongst target groups, particularly focusing on financially excluded groups within the Bristol City Council area.  This role is supported by funding from Big Lottery and is currently offered on either a 6 month full time basis or 12 month part time basis, depending on the requirements of the applicant and may lead to a permanent position.

About Lendology

Lendology is a Community Interest Company and holds the Social Enterprise mark.  We work in partnership with local councils to provide finance to homeowners for home repairs, improvements, and renewable energy measures. Our work is designed to provide a social benefit and our Social Impact Report provides full information about how we deliver much more than simply finance. Our service is based on strong partnerships with a variety of organisations from the public, private and charitable sectors.  

Having just had our most successful lending year to date, we have ambitious plans for growth and this role will support our plans by driving engagement on the ground.  Passionate about people and place, we are now a certified Carbon Neutral organisation and a National Living Wage employer.  Our team are committed to continuous improvement, and we nurture talent by providing training and investing in your professional development.  With numerous perks such as an employee borrowing scheme, free access to Lifeworks for you and your family, flexible working arrangements, free office parking, 8% employer contribution pension plan (post-probation), and Health Insurance Cash Plan (after 6 months of continuous employment), Lendology is committed to ensuring each team member maintains a positive work/life balance.

Our Vision: To ensure all homeowners have access to affordable finance.

Our Mission: Driven by purpose not profits, our responsible lending delivers a positive impact to homeowners, through understanding the unique situation of every household.

Our Values: Not just words, they are reflected in everything we do, regardless of whether you are a client/customer, partner, or colleague.

Making a Difference: Making a positive difference to the lives of our clients is at the heart of what we do.

Supportive: We help each other, our clients, and partners to thrive and succeed.

Respectful: We are considerate of the needs, abilities and qualities of our colleagues, clients, and partners.

Dynamic: We engender a positive attitude, full of energy and new ideas to continuously develop our services, products, and relationships.

Expert: We are proud of our knowledge and expertise and the positive impact that brings to our clients and partners.

Other Information

This post is hybrid, being predominantly home-based with travel across the West of England and occasionally, across the other local council areas we serve.  Our main office is just outside Taunton, and we will require attendance at the office during your comprehensive induction, team meetings, training days, etc.  Therefore, the applicant should have access to transport.

This is a fixed term position, offered on either a part-time basis, 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week) or alternatively, we could consider a full-time, 36 hour per week role over a six month period.  We are flexible as to which days are worked and our core hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm, however our Community Engagement Officer will need to be flexible to attend events/training/meetings outside of these hours.  This role is subject to our standard three month probationary period.

Internal Communications Specialist

Our People Experience Team needs an internal communications specialist who can inform, connect and engage audiences through impactful communications.

Position: Internal Communications Specialist

Location: Homebased, U.K Nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £32,400 (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum/pro rata or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: This is a 12-month fixed term contract from start date

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 24 July 2022

Interview Date: Week commencing 1 August 2022

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges.

The Role

You must have experience of developing a network of communication channels to help people collaborate, communicate, speak up and get what they need to do their job. You will be a skilled communicator, and a vocal champion of organisational values. Knowing what good change communications looks like, you’ll use your coaching skills to help others deliver effective communication plans that will engage staff and volunteers.

With excellent project management skills, you will manage busy workloads and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines. Working in a collaborative environment, you will have a meticulous eye for detail, and a proactive approach to problem solving to achieve shared goals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining, developing and evaluating our charity’s portfolio of internal communication channels, including our intranet and its content strategy.
• Supporting and building capability in teams across the organisation so they can effectively communicate with internal audiences.
• Managing the approach to our central internal communications planning, including the content strategies for our range of newsletters.

About You

You will be/ have experience/have a proven record of:

• In planning and delivering impactful internal communications and engagement programmes to different audience groups in a large organisation, particularly with a focus on change.
• In introducing and managing on and offline internal communication channels.
• In delivering projects against scope, budget and deadlines.

To take on the role you must live in the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Impact and Engagement Lead, Impact and Engagement Manager, Impact and Engagement Officer, Impact and Engagement, Impact Manager, Engagement Manager, Impact Lead, Engagement Lead, Recruitment, Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Management, Communications, Internal Communications, Internal Communications Officer, Internal Communications Lead, Internal Communications Manager.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.