An ambitious and proactive Communications professional is required to support our exciting programme of growth over the next few years so that we can support more vulnerable families to give their children the best start in life. We’re looking for someone to help us build our social profile and create engaging content that tells the story of our work, help demonstrates our impact and engages with a wide audience.

This is a multifaceted role, which requires the post holder to take a central position within our organisation. They will play a key role in the development and implementation of our communications strategy to raise awareness of Home-Start Barnet and our services with a wide range of stakeholders.

We envisage the role being split mainly between social media (70%), marketing materials (20%) and website (10%).

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.

Salary: £21,510 (London) and £19,050 (National) per annum

Hours: 21 per week (over four days)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits:             

• 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
• Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
• Attractive family friendly policies;
• Private healthcare cover;
• Season ticket loans;
• Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

Location: London, Bristol or remote

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a part-time communications officer. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website. 

Key elements of the role:

• Advise colleagues on all aspects of communication as part of a joined up strategic corporate communications strategy including tone of voice, audiences, channels and outputs.
• Work with colleagues to craft clear messages and objectives that support the NHF’s business strategy.
• Produce creative materials and content, in partnership with colleagues and external designers.
• Develop feedback and evaluation in line with key communications metrics to improve our effectiveness and reach.

The successful candidate:

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Excellent written communications skills and ability to produce high quality content to tight deadlines.
• Ability to turn complex information into clear, coherent messages that different audiences can understand.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. Details of it can be found on our website. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  

Disability confident committed employer

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

If you require this job advertisement and role profile in large print, please contact us. 

Uploading your CV and cover letter

If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc.  You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.

Closing date for applications: 7 June 2022

Interview dates: 14-17 June 2022

Senior Communications Officer - 3 month fixed term contract

This role takes a lead in developing new relationships in print, digital and broadcast media. You will work with colleagues in the charity to create new and innovative ways to generate stories and deliver forward-thinking media and communications coverage for the charity. You will also handle crisis communications issues and manage communications for high profile events. The role also has a broader comms remit working with families at the hospital and on internal communications.

Main duties & responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below:

Media Relations:

- To deliver high profile, national PR coverage for the charity, across print, digital and broadcast channels on agreed projects during the contract, including managing filming and interviews as required and delivering communications strategies that meet project KPIs.
- To respond to reactive media enquiries and opportunities as part of the external communications function.
- To initiate and develop proactive and positive relationships with journalists, editors and programme makers at all levels of the media.
- To increase overall public awareness of the hospital’s fundraising need by ensuring that the communication output supports and reinforces the charity’s brand and by developing key messages for all fundraising activity you are supporting on, helping to position the charity as a leading national organisation working for children.
- To support and develop digital thinking in the charity press team, working closely with the charity’s digital team to help identify new and innovative ways to promote our work in the digital space.
- To be the PR lead for major, high-profile fundraising events
- To advise relevant teams on media opportunities and liaise with appropriate Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity staff on communications issues related to their departments.
- To be aware of risk issues for the charity and take responsibility for mitigation strategies where necessary. To handle reactive media enquiries and crisis communications issues, supporting others across the charity in updating their supporters.
- To collaborate with colleagues in the Hospital press team and Hospital Internal Comms team to keep abreast of proactive hospital stories and any areas of risk for charitable activity.
- To evaluate media and PR activity against objectives set for each project. Create reports for senior management and for relevant partners.

Broader Comms activities:

- To work with the families and clinicians in the hospital to find case studies and experts on a wide variety of subjects and support them in sharing their story, briefing them appropriately. Understanding the importance of confidentiality, consent and the opportunities such requests may present.
- To support and advise patients and their families, and hospital staff, in their dealings with the media, taking care to ensure that they are equipped to deal with the style, format or direction of different interviews.
- To work with our artist liaison team to manage high profile celebrity media activity
- To undertake such other duties as may be required by the line manager or other senior team members.
- To demonstrate a willingness to work out of hours where necessary.

About the team

Reporting into the External Communications Manager, the Communications Officer will be joining a high achieving, fast-paced Communications team, whose remit covers the press office function, family stories, internal communications and celebrity & influencer Liaison.

About you

You will be passionate about telling powerful stories that move people to take an action and will feel inspired by the opportunity to play a key role in publicising a range of fundraising campaigns. A natural relationship builder, you’ll be comfortable with interacting with a range of stakeholders, excel at pitching to journalists, and feel confident supporting case studies and celebrity ambassadors.

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, around 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 1st June 2022.

Ref: 133 164

Join a team that is changing places and changing lives.

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart. We believe that big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. Groundwork operates throughout the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. 

Title: Communications Officer
Salary: £24,027 to £25,738 per annum (pro rata)
Term: part time, permanent (15-22.5 hours per week)
Location: based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire with occasional travel across the East of England

Groundwork East has over 35 years of experience in delivering bespoke projects that use the environment as a catalyst for building a more sustainable future.  As our activities develop and our area of activity expands we are looking for a Communications Officer.

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual to deliver our external communications strategy. Working closely with our Development and Operations teams you will create and deliver engaging content across multiple channels to promote the work of the Trust and report on audience engagement. You will be responsible for supporting the ongoing development and maintenance of the Trust’s website together with our social media strategy. The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities which includes managing the Trust’s brand across our sites.

With experience of effective communications delivery, writing for a range of audiences and producing marketing materials, you will have proven organisational, IT and people skills. Your work will reflect the dedication and enthusiasm that is key to everything we do. We’ll make sure you’re given all the support and guidance you need and you will have the opportunity to become part of a highly successful organisation making a real and positive difference to your local area.

A 12 month opportunity to join the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust as a Communications Officer (maternity cover).

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is seeking a creative, communications specialist to provide maternity cover (12-month fixed term contract, in the first instance) beginning in June 2022. The successful applicant will join our small, friendly and dedicated team to implement the delivery of the charity’s communications effort in the UK. The role, with the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK, will be based at the charity’s office in Leatherhead, Surrey.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will be responsible for the management of creative and compelling communications across digital channels and printed marketing materials. Focusing on telling the story of our work and the animals and habitats we protect so supporters are rightfully inspired by the difference they can help us make for wildlife.

Maintaining and building the charity’s social media presence, as well as developing content such as press releases, magazines and email newsletters will be a key element of your day-to-day work. Celebrating conservation success stories, you will tailor the content you create to different channels and understand what works best for their audiences to encourage awareness raising and financial support. The ability to create videos would be an advantage for the role, as is success in producing content to tight deadlines.

You will work with other team members, in both the charity’s Kenya and USA offices, to assist in implementing communications and marketing campaigns to drive awareness and income. You will also manage media relations, raising awareness of the charity’s successes and challenges faced in conservation.

You will need demonstrable copy writing skills, a passion for conservation and communication with a proven ability to manage a busy workload against challenging deadlines.

Who we are:

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has worked for 45 years to protect all wildlife and habitats in Kenya. Best known for the rescue, hand-rearing, and rehabilitation of orphaned baby elephants and rhinos so that they can ultimately enjoy a life back in the wild when grown, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust adopts a multi-faceted approach to conservation. From Anti-Poaching operations to Community Outreach projects, Aerial Surveillance patrols to Mobile Veterinary interventions, our pioneering work ensures a sustainable future for all wildlife and communities.

Applying for the Role

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying. If after reading this you believe the role is for you, send us your CV and one-page cover letter via our Charity Job posting. Please use your cover letter to tell us how your skills and experience match the job description. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Early application is encouraged as we will be reviewing applications throughout the advertised period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. 

If you do not receive an invitation for an interview by 31 May 2022, then you have unfortunately not been shortlisted.

A great opportunity for a strong communicator in a fast-growing charity that is helping improve access to medicines worldwide, saving lives and preventing avoidable suffering.  International Health Partners (IHP) supports people in hard-to-reach, vulnerable and disaster-hit communities to get the medicines they need, by coordinating the safe and responsible donation of long-dated medical products. We work with our strong network of global healthcare, logistics and NGO partners, to source and send treatments to where they are needed most, to help prevent the needless suffering caused by a lack of access to healthcare.  Our work is needed now more than ever. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has further highlighted the urgent need for improving access to medicines and for strengthening health systems.  In the last two years, IHP has sent over 20 million treatments to vulnerable communities around the world including places such as Yemen, Lebanon, South Sudan and Haiti.

We are looking for someone who is naturally articulate, proactive and enthusiastic.  You will help us raise IHP's profile and hence resources, through targeting marketing and brand campaigns in line with the communications strategy.

You will do this by producing strong communications and fundraising materials for our channels and for key stakeholders. These include IHP donors, NGO partners, logistics and healthcare companies.  You will provide regular content for a range of media including our website, social media and newsletters. You will work closely with IHP colleagues to achieve IHP’s aims, and act as a point of liaison with other organisations looking to talk about our partnerships.

Can you help us tell the right story, to the right people, at the right time? Can you seek out new opportunities to get IHP’s brand in front of relevant audiences to ensure we can raise our profile, increase resources and deliver our vision? If so, this role could be for you. We are looking for someone with experience in a similar role and with knowledge of marketing and communications.  Understanding of the charity sector and global health would be an advantage.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Staff regularly spend time together praying for IHP’s work and there is therefore an occupational requirement that this position is held by a committed Christian. Please make it clear in the application how you meet this requirement.

If you would like to use your skills to make a real difference please apply now.  The closing date for all applications is 10th June . Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and as such, suitable candidates may be invited to a conversation ahead of the closing date. Please submit your CV with a covering letter of no more than two A4 sides outlining how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme, employee wellbeing and benefits support, training, development and a generous holiday entitlement. Our newest staff describe our culture as 'compassionate', 'dynamic' and 'rewarding', a place where you will be supported to 'thrive professionally and personally',  In short, IHP is a great place to work and the role we play is genuinely rewarding.

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST  
   
You will be joining our fantastic Communications Team who keeps the charity thriving by promoting Women’s Aid’s messaging and mission to inform women how to get support, educate the public, influence decision-makers and bring about a world in which women and children are safe. 

This post holder for this role will work across the whole Communication Team, providing administrative and operational support.

We’re looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You’ll be diligent with details and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work. You will be a natural problem solver, always looking to improve upon current processes to improve upon efficiency.

The post holder will develop and maintain both internal and external contacts and will need a thorough understanding of Women’s Aid’s work.  
   
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  
   
1. Communications 

1. To monitor the Press inbox and messages to the wider Communications Team, triaging requests for Media colleagues and taking responsibility for responding to certain internal and external stakeholder groups, maintaining a professional approach at all times.

1. Support the team with data processing and filing of content such as domestic abuse survivors’ stories. 

1. To handle logistics around diary coordination across the team and throughout the organisation. 

1. To provide additional support at peak times of year such as our Winter Conference and International Women’s Day. 

1. To assist with the organisation of events as required.  
   

2. Information management

1. To collate departmental performance data for communications activities and campaigns.

1. To assist with the administration of communications activities such as digital mailings and event administration when required.

1. To carry out a range of information gathering activities as required, including online research.

1. Ensure that data processing is in accordance with GDPR compliance. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Communications Assistant

EXPERIENCE  
  Essential:

• Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Experience of working within a team and individually to achieve success.
• Experience of external stakeholder management. 

Desirable:

• Experience working in a charity environment. 
• Experience of working in a communications or press office. 

SKILLS & ABILITIES 

Essential:

• Excellent computer skills and experience using a wide range of computer packages, including Microsoft packages. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.
• Ability to carry out thorough research to keep up-to-date with communications opportunities.
• Demonstrable initiative and determination.

• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a busy workload.
• Ability to manage up, effectively. 

KNOWLEDGE  
  Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of Feminism.
• Understanding of domestic abuse and the issues relating including the impacts on women and children.
• Understanding of the role of Women’s Aid.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR and compliance. 
  

OTHER REQUIREMENTS  
  Essential:

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid;
• Commitment to anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. 
• Willingness to travel and work occasional unsocial hours as required. 
• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post. 

SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Terms of appointment:  

Offer of employment subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS assessment

at Standard level and Satisfactory Pre Employment Health Questionnaire and references.

Confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.  This will normally be of six months (less for short term contracts).  During this time an employee will be expected to establish their suitability for the post. During the probationary period employment may be terminated in writing, giving one week's notice by either party (this may be waived by mutual agreement). Only any statutory dismissal procedure will apply during the probationary period. There is no probationary period for contracts of under 3 months.

Salary:  £23,577.00 (On an incremental scale guided by the Women’s Aid scale points 25 - 28) + benefits.  Salary is paid in arrears through bank credit by the 25th of each month.  Part time staff receive pro-rata payment based on hours worked.

Working hours: The standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week; benefits include a generous annual leave package and contributory pension scheme.

Support and supervision: Women’s Aid has a commitment to providing regular supervision and support to staff with annual appraisals forming a key part of staff development.  We have a training policy in place and encourage staff to take an active role in their career development plan.  

Pension: Women’s Aid is enrolled with the People’s Pension scheme. Women’s Aid normally contributes 7% of salary and the employee contributes 3% towards the group pension scheme. Eligible staff will be automatically enrolled on the scheme when they have successfully completed the 3-month interim probationary review.  

Annual Leave: Women’s Aid offers an annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year rising by one day per year until 30 days annual leave per year is reached.  In addition, we offer 8 days public holidays plus 2 additional days in March and August. All leave entitlement is calculated pro-rata for part time employees.

Other leave: Employees have contractual rights to time off for reasons of sickness, maternity and other circumstances.

Period of notice: One week, increasing to 1 month after your probationary period has been completed.  

Union: You have a right to membership of a trade union. Women’s Aid recognises Unison.

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996:  To comply with this Act, Women’s Aid will need to see the original of at least one document from a specified list, most commonly a British Passport.

Additional information is available on request. 

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.

We are looking for a full-time Communications Officer to lead the communications work of the organisation. The post holder will be creating and embedding a new communications strategy to strengthen and transform our communications and enhance how we communicate the organisation’s role, vision, priorities and activities and ensure positive and balanced coverage in the media.

The Communications Officer will lead the work to bring migrants’ authentic voices into the media and migration debates and strengthen the communications capacity of the organisation and our members in London, Birmingham and Glasgow.

The ideal candidate will have experience of developing and implementing ambitious and creative communications strategies for small organisations that want to have a big impact. You will have an active interest in current affairs and the issues surrounding migration to the UK, knowledge of channels and a collaborative approach that puts migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the core of our communications.

This is a hands-on role with both strategic work and operational communications delivery. You should be a self-starter, able to work effectively within a small team and to tight deadlines.

About Migrant Voice

Migrant Voice is a migrant-led, national organisation which builds a community of migrant voices to speak for themselves and to set the agenda on migration and address structural inequalities that surround migrants and shape society.

Our campaigns have featured in the Guardian, on BBC Newsnight, ITV News and across other national and regional media. We believe that first-hand accounts of the lived experience of migrants to the UK are the only way to challenge misconception. We work with all types of migrants, including refugees and asylum-seekers, across the UK with campaign/advocacy to achieve migrants’ rights and justice for all.

Main duties and responsibilities

We will require the Communications Officer to work closely with senior management and lead on the delivery of the areas of work below:

• Create an ambitious communications strategy compatible with our new strategic plan and Theory of Change including undertaking a review of our channels and key audiences.
• Embed the new communications strategy into the working practices and systems of the organisation, and train and support the staff team to implement it.
• Develop and optimise Migrant Voice’s key messages and identify opportunities to achieve our communications objectives.
• Lead our communications work ensuring that what and how we communicate is leading to the change we want to see in line with our strategy.

• Manage the communications infrastructure for the organisation, including our website and social media channels and their content and style.

• Build on our ‘Meet the Editors’ programme and continue to organise, publicise and facilitate events and meetings between migrants and journalists and editors, to enable dialogue about migration and migrants’ experiences to take place and create opportunities for and influence media stories.
• Build and develop relationships with media contacts and increase opportunities for members’ contributions to radio, TV, print and social media outlets, as well as to MV’s own communication channels.

• Daily contact with senior officers and staff in potentially all areas of the organisation to support on projects, campaigns, and organisational public relations.

• Produce high-level written material and media copy including editorials, promotional materials and news releases.
• Create policy/issues briefings based on migrants’ experiences raised at our activities and disseminate to policy makers.
• Raise the profile of migrants’ issues in the media and create opportunities for migrants’ voices to be heard, including rapidly responding to news stories, planning our proactive strategy, brokering interviews and other media opportunities, pitching and responding to media enquiries.
• Train, mentor and support migrant individuals and groups to enhance their capacity and confidence in speaking with the media.
• Evaluate media and public relations activity to assess its effectiveness, impact and value and uses the results to influence future strategy and work plans.
• Work independently, including undertaking your own administrative duties related to the work.
• Adhere to MV’s policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and confidentiality.

Further Information

Application:

Individuals interested in applying should send an up-to-date CV and a maximum of 4 A4 pages cover letter describing their skills, experience, suitability and approach to the work to be undertaken. They should also send a filled equal opportunities monitoring form (no additional attachments please). 

Deadline for applications:

Monday 6 June, 2022 at 9am. Interviews with those short-listed will take place on Tuesday 14 June, 2022, in person at our London office.

High Trees Community Development Trust

High Trees was born of the local community 23 years ago, through collective community action to save the old library based in Tulse Hill, turning it into a Community Development Trust. Today, High Trees has grown significantly and is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor in Lambeth, delivering and leading on a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices. 

Our 5 cornerstone support areas provide integrated services in:

• Employment & Welfare Advice
• Community Education & Training
• Community Action
• Children, Young People & Families
• Partnerships & Development

The Role

High Trees’ Communications Officer sits at the heart of our team, allowing us to reach new users, communicate our offer to the local community clearly and demonstrate our impact to our funders and other key stakeholders. 

As a Communications Officer, you will sit within the Partnerships and Development team, coordinating our communications by creating and editing content and working closely with each service team to engage our different audiences.
Responsible for implementing our comms plans, and being ambitious about the quality and potential reach of our work this is one of the key roles that us to communicate who we are, why we do the work we do and the impact it has.

Reporting to the Partnerships and Development Manager, your role will include ensuring the publication of new content to the highest quality standard. You will update and maintain our website on WordPress, grow our social media reach, and design engaging multimedia material that highlight our work and community. You will build relationships with each of our teams, assessing their needs and creating top-quality content for all our channels.

Your strengths will include an instinctively ability to modify tone and content for different audiences while keeping within the High Trees voice and our brand guidlines, the ability to design flyers, reports and other media, the ability to update our website content using WordPress, familiarity with all social media channels and an excellent attention to detail and the ability to proofread flawlessly.

In a typical month you may design several flyers to publicise our activities, create an impact report for one of our funders, work with one of our teams to put together an event with learners while ensuring our newsletter goes out on schedule, our social media is active and varied, collate the case studies sent through from our different teams and create a new page on our website for one of our new partnerships.

You will have at least 1 years’ experience (perhaps significantly more) working in communications, perhaps in the VCS sector. You will have experience maintaining websites , developing materials for print and online distribution and creating a variety of written materials for different audiences.

Communications Officer
£27,000 to £30,000, 8% pension, generous annual leave and life insurance 
Full-time, permanent 
Location: London Bridge and flexible home working 

In this rewarding and varied role, help us to communicate the need for better, greener, fairer transport through the media, social media, supporter communications and more. 

As the country's leading transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport regularly features in national print and broadcast media, yet our small size gives you the chance to work on an exciting range of communications work with a strong campaigning focus.   

We are looking for a creative and effective communicator with excellent writing skills, able to turn complex information into compelling news, PR coverage and social media content. You will have a good understanding of the media and experience of delivering communications across a range of channels.

Key responsibilities include:

• Writing press releases and responding to media enquiries 
• Creating and posting content for the website and social media 
• Writing to our supporters and responding to messages via email and social media 
• Providing communications support for campaigns 

About Safer London

Safer London is a leading charity working with young Londoners and their families affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that all young Londoners can have a positive and productive future.

Whatever their history, when a child or young person comes to Safer London, they are just that – a child or a young person. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers, as well as the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them – but everyone.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated, driven Digital Communications Officer to join our amazing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to play an integral role in developing and shaping Safer London’s digital communications offer.

Core responsibilities of the role are, but not limited to:

• Manage Safer London’s social media platforms, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube, and lead on the exploration of the expansion of our social media platform portfolio
• Generate bold, creative, share-worthy content that develops the Safer London brand that reflects our values and connects with our audiences
• Analyse ongoing results to identify trends and insights and produce reports to share with the wider team which provides reflections on goals and learning
• Continually survey the social media landscape to spot and analyse trends, the latest digital developments, new measurement tools and opportunities to grow and connect to audiences
• Be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of a digital communication content calendar, which takes into consideration Safer London’s internal activity/projects and external activities such as awareness days/weeks/months
• Maintain a solid understanding of the changing needs of our social audiences and the channels they use, plan and schedule organic social campaigns
• Manage dialogue with Safer London’s social media communities by responding to and driving conversations, as well as play an active role in preparing for, and responding to, issues affecting brand perception and reputation
• Maintain and develop Safer London’s website, producing and developing blogs and website content, and monitoring the effectiveness of the user experience via Google Analytics and other reporting tools
• Support the production of Safer London’s internal and external newsletters, producing content and key messages to keep core audiences engaged with Safer London and monitor the impact using Mailchimp analytics and other reporting tools
• Any other task commensurate with the level of the role as required.

If you are ambitious Digital Communications Officer with a passion for telling stories, then please apply.

Additional Information

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment.

We request a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check as part of the recruitment process as part of the recruitment process.

At Safer London we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here, we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

Our Benefits Package

• Pension Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Mental Health Free Helpline
• Death in Service Benefit
• Holiday Allowance - You will be entitled to 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays, part time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement
• Annual leave linked to length of service - 3 years’ service 30 days and 5 years’ service 33 days, part time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement.

How to apply

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or on Safer London’s Website.

To apply please complete the online application and submit it by Sunday 5th June. As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, interviews are currently taking place via video conference. Shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process or if you experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the application through the online portal, please contact us via the “Contact us” section of our website.

Please note we don’t accept CVs.