London N1, with flexibility to regularly work from home

NCVO is transforming the way it works. With a new strategic direction and leadership team, we are determined to work with our members so that charities and volunteering can thrive. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and renews itself, charities and volunteering aren’t just vital support systems for communities in need – they’re at the heart of how people want to lead their lives.

The post holder will:

• Support the communications manager with delivery of all external communications.
• Lead on internal communications, working closely with the people, governance and culture team.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to lead internal communications and to support the planning and development of external communications.
• Respond to email and phone enquiries from the media.  Liaise with other external stakeholders in relation to communications research.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented in NCVO. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

About NCVO

NCVO supports volunteering and charities.

We believe that the work of volunteers and charities make our communities stronger and the world around us better, for everyone.

Our members are at the heart of our mission. We work collaboratively with our 16,000-strong network of national and local charities and voluntary organisations. We share practical support and new insight so that people and organisations can focus on making a difference. And we work alongside our members to ensure that the essential role of volunteers and charities is widely recognised.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year, take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year, subsidised gym membership, season ticket loan, flexible working including opportunities to work from home/off-site, generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme and training and development opportunities. We are located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal. 

Closing date: 12pm on 11th August 2021
Interviews: 18th/19th August 2021

Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Based in Hale Village, London, N17 (2 days per week) and home-based (3 days per week)

Newlon Housing Trust is a successful charitable housing association and one of the major providers of new affordable housing in north and east London. And right now, we’re looking for a Communications Officer to join our busy communications team.

You will play a key role in developing and delivering our internal and external communications activities, making a vital contribution to maintaining and strengthening Newlon’s profile and business success.

You will be responsible for delivering a range of communications for residents, staff members and key stakeholders, ensuring that press enquiries are handled efficiently and professionally, and that Newlon’s communications, whether online or through newsletters, social media, press releases or other communications are effective and engaging.

Having previously worked in a role where you have demonstrated effective communications skills, you will have good all-round writing ability and be able to identify and utilise the most appropriate and effective means of communicating to diverse audiences. Able to manage multiple tasks at once without compromising quality, you will be customer-focused, able to work well within a team and be confident working with IT and web content management software packages.

In return, you can expect 27 days holiday, a non-contributory pension, excellent benefits and flexi time. We are currently introducing hybrid working with two days per week being office based and three days home-working for most roles. Our purpose-built offices form part of the award-winning Hale Village regeneration project, and are situated just two minutes’ walk from the major transport interchange at Tottenham Hale.

To apply, please visit our website via the link.

Closing date: Sunday 1st August 2021

Assessments will be held between: Monday 9th August 2021- Friday 13th August 2021
Interviews will be held on: Week Commencing 23rd August

No agencies please.

Newlon Housing Trust is a charitable housing association and a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to learning and development for our staff.

​Digital Communications Officer – full time
​(12 month contract with possible extension)
​
35 hours per week: 5 days per week with flexibility to work occasional evening or weekend
£30,000 pa (7.5% pension employer contribution by St James’s)
 
St James’s Church draws together a diverse set of activities, projects and aspirations as part of its life as an Anglican parish church in central London. The congregation is a gathered and highly committed community of people who value diversity and inclusion as core values. 
 
This is a newly created role and the post holder will have the opportunity to shape this function from the beginning. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate communicator to hit the ground running and make a difference to the church’s mission.
 
We are looking for an open-minded and energetic person to help the church grow its online presence and reach new audiences; manage and monitor the church’s new website (currently being built by a creative design company) and social media platforms; maximize our fresh brand identity; create engaging written, audio, graphic and video content, and repurpose existing content to present a coherent, engaging experience for our online audiences.
 
The essential requirements are: 1 – 3 years’ experience of digital media content development or marketing; experience of managing WordPress websites and using social media management tools; knowledge of search engine optimization; skills in using analytics data to increase online impact; strong copywriting and copyediting skills; knowledge and enthusiasm to make our digital offerings accessible to people with disabilities; collaborative and partnership working with different staff and volunteer departments internally.
 
St James’s Church Piccadilly is an equal opportunities employer. For the avoidance of doubt, we explicitly welcome applications from those who have Black and Minority Ethnic heritage; and who identify as LGBTQ+. 
 
Full job description and application form can be downloaded below.

For further information about St James’s, please refer to our website.
 
Closing date for applications: midday Monday 9th August 2021.
 
Remote interviews will be held on Thursday 12th August 2021. (May hold them in person on site – decision to be made closer to the time.)

Overview:

• Responsible for delivering high-quality content, impactful advocacy messaging and excellent user experience across our communications output. Accountable for digital channel management and analytics, and publication and video delivery.

Reporting to: The Director of Communications

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Digital communications

• Oversee the development of reach and engagement for The Elders’ website, social media channels and email subscriber database
• Devise and deliver digital communications plans that meet our advocacy objectives and manage the communications calendar for our digital output
• Manage The Elders’ website, ensuring high-quality content, user experience and SEO

• Create proactive and reactive image-based and text-based content for our social media channels
• Produce excellent digital sub-copy, ensuring our digital content is accurate and engaging
• Source and edit photography and video for our digital channels and maintain the online database archive
• Manage and report on our web and social media analytics
• Manage and maximise the use of paid-social media for our brand and advocacy objectives
• Stay ahead of technical and social media trends and apply them appropriately.

Brand management

• Manage our design guidelines and assets
• Ensure The Elders’ brand is correctly and consistently reflected across all our owned-channels
• Advise and oversee third-party use of our brand assets including our logo, stylesheets and Elders’ imagery.

Account management

• Manage the relationships with our website, social media and digital content providers.
• Project manage the third-party design of our publications when required

General/internal

• Report online activity within the team and to the wider organisation
• Raise awareness and appreciation of the value of digital engagement within the wider Elders’ team and organisation
• Undertake special projects or other tasks as requested by the Director of Communications.

Person specification

• Must have eligibility to work in the UK.
• At least four years’ experience of digital communications, insight analysis and project management
• An extensive working knowledge of CMS and web analytics tools
• An extensive working knowledge of social media tools and tactics
• An extensive working knowledge of SEO and paid-social media
• A working knowledge of brand design and development, with experience of project managing both print and online publications
• An understanding of html and web development
• A strong commitment to the mission and values of The Elders and an active interest in world affairs and human rights.
• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment, often across multiple time zones
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities, and to work under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English, other languages highly desirable.

TITLE OF POST:

Digital Communications Officer

PLACE OF WORK:

Hatfield

SALARY:

pro rata of £26,000 per annum

TYPE OF CONTRACT:

Permanent

HOURS:

30 hours per week (Flexibility to work hours over 4 or 5 days per week)

BENEFITS:

Annual leave: 25 days per annum pro rata increasing by one day a year after 5 years’ service to a maximum of 28 days (in addition to Bank & Public holidays)

Pension: hyh will contribute 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the employee.  Staff eligible to join the scheme will be automatically enrolled into the scheme at 3% of basic salary on commencement of employment. Once in the scheme a further 5% will be contributed by hyh.

Group Life Insurance: 4 times salary. Entry to the scheme is automatic on joining the charity.

Employee Assistance Programme: offering counselling and emotional support to improve wellness and performance.

Are you keen to be part of a growing charity with a focus on making a difference to vulnerable young people in your local area?

Herts Young Homeless work with 16-24 year olds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, those aged 10-15 whose families are at risk of relationship breakdown and those aged 18+ who are in housing need and have mental health and substance misuse problems. Last year we were able to directly support 2,495 young people and engaged with nearly 9,000 schoolchildren on the realities of leaving home. Our focus is on preventing homelessness by empowering young people to make positive informed choices, through a range of free, countywide, specialist preventative and crisis services.

Job purpose:

The Digital Communications Officer will:

• Contribute to hyh’s overall Fundraising & Communications strategy as a member of the Fundraising & Communications Team
• Improve supporter acquisition and retention through digital channels, building engagement and loyalty.
• Source, generate, edit, schedule and post written, visual, audio and video content that drives brand awareness
• Deliver outstanding and innovative communications for different audiences and across multiple channels which align with hyh’s Comms plan.
• Inspire, inform and motivate supporters to give to hyh as well as demonstrating the impact of their donations on beneficiaries. 
• Manage a calendar programme of social media and website activity.
• Act as the first point of contact for social media and our website.
• Increase content reach and impressions to our website; improve our SEO.
• Create digital materials to support the Fundraising team across all income generation streams with their activities and campaigns throughout the year.
• Contribute ideas, materials and copy to paid FB and Google ad campaigns to maximise their effectiveness.
• Improve engagement with our followers and those we are following.
• Act as a brand champion within hyh, promoting the use of social media
• Keep abreast of new developments, trends and technologies, identifying and proposing new digital opportunities for hyh.
• Understand, evaluate and circulate social media and website analytics.
• Test and learn from new methods for donor recruitment and increasing donations.
• Develop digital projects to support delivery of hyh’s services to support young people facing homelessness.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the achievement of the Fundraising team target of £388k in 21/22.
• Day-to-day responsibility for managing relationships and communications with existing supporters through digital channels
• Build strong and lasting relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• With the Individual Giving Officer, grow and develop increased income from regular donations by creating impactful appeals and campaigns.
• Develop and deliver effective PR, communications and engagement activities working closely with the Fundraising and Communication Manager and Fundraising team.
• Ensure all hyh staff and Trustees are well informed on current activities.
• Work closely with the Events Officer to maximise the effectiveness of engagement and stewardship events.
• Increase awareness of hyh and encourage a wide and diverse audience of people to support our cause. Ensure hyh’s reputation as a leading homeless prevention charity is maintained and enhanced
• Confidently present the key messages of hyh and encourage support via a variety of media including; informal conversations, networking, presentations, written literature, monthly newsletters, direct mail pieces and website copy.
• Ensure that every supporter receives a high level of donor care.
• Work closely, in a collaborative environment, with all Fundraising team members to ensure that all digital activity is integrated and aligned with the overall fundraising strategy, to maximise overall income for hyh
• Recruit, train, develop and assist fundraising volunteers to support activities when required.
• Manage relationships with all supporters, stewarding them where possible to become long-term supporters of hyh with a maximum life-time value.
• In collaboration with the Fundraising and Communications Manager, contribute to a strategic plan for digital growth, to generate significant net income, awareness and support for hyh.
• Ensure that all activities are cost effective as possible, monitoring expenditure to ensure the best possible ROI and profit

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrable experience of successfully working within a Communications Environment
• Proven experience of copywriting and video editing skills to create impactful comms material
• Experience of building collaborative relationships within social media channels
• An excellent understanding of online giving and digital channels
• A commitment to undertake training where required and an enthusiasm for new challenges and experiences
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Experience of the charity sector (Desirable)
• Knowledge of SEO and Google Analytics (Desirable)
• Communications degree (Desirable)
• Practical experience of using a CRM database to support relationship management (Desirable)
• Experience of working with the media and/or influencers (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent communicator in formal and informal communications, both verbally and in writing, to all stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and communicate sensitively;
• Understanding of the best use of digital platforms to increase awareness, engagement and donations for hyh
• Effective time management and resilience skills to resolve conflicting priorities and ability to deliver to deadlines
• Approachable, creative, ‘can-do’, flexible attitude
• Excellent relationship management skills, with ability to motivate and inspire others
• Creative thinking, imaginative and entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising
• Ability to motivate others and work as part of a team
• Good numerical skills

Knowledge

• IT literate with experience of CRM, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook.
• Good understanding of the principles of fundraising
• Understanding of database query, and reporting (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Canva, Mailchimp and Hootsuite (Desirable)
• Understanding of the issues of youth homelessness (Desirable)

Miscellaneous

• Highly motivated with the ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team
• A commitment to hyh’s values namely; professional, passionate, responsive and collaborative
• Willingness to work flexibly where required
• A full driving licence

If you are hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would like to hear from you.

Upon receipt of your CV, should you be successful, you will be invited to a telephone interview. 

• Closing date: 6th August 2021
• 1st Interviews: 18th August 2021
• 2nd Interviews: 25th August 2021
• Personal Interviews: 27th August 2021

Should you not receive  a response within ten working days, please deem your application to be unsuccessful.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR.  hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

hr inspire promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to submit your application to the employer as well as providing your expressed permission to retain your information on our recruiter database of job seeking professionals to contact regarding other similar opportunities handled by our team of in-house Consultants for the next 2 years.

If you wish for us to remove your data from our CRM at any time, please contact us and we will action your request

Spires is seeking a Marketing & Communications Officer to cover many different aspects of marketing and communications. The successful candidate will work closely with our team with the aim of increasing Spires public visibility. We are searching for a highly motivated individual who is creative, and has skills in writing, graphic design, writing reports, digital fundraising and in planning and delivering effective, growth-driven results through social media. The ideal candidate would have experience of managing Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with activity across a range of accounts and channels, as well as tracking their effectiveness. We are about to engage on a rebranding exercise that will be reflected in a new website.

Senior Communications and Engagement Officer

Location: London, EC4A (currently remote working)

Accountable to: Senior Director, Social Sector Engagement

Contract and salary: Full-time, permanent, open to flexible working and

job-share options. £34,000 - £39,000 (depending on experience)

Overall Purpose of the Role

Big Society Capital has an important role to play in building understanding of social investment in the UK. We are looking for a creative new Senior Communications and Engagement Officer with a passion for creating a positive social impact to join our collaborative, dynamic team. You will play a key role in our social sector engagement campaigns and events across Big Society Capital and our collaborative project, Good Finance.

Big Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step-free access and an open-plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you.

As Social Sector Engagement and Communications Officer you will be responsible for:

Communications (15%)

• Supporting the Senior Director, Social Sector Engagement to ascertain the most appropriate channels and content to deliver impact through our engagement work

• Building value and impact of social sector engagement and positioning both internally and externally

• Shaping and managing content for relevant parts of the Big Society Capital website and associated micro-sites

• Supporting the evaluation and maintenance of the Social Sector Engagement content strategy

• Managing the social sector input to Big Society Capital’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc) and campaign newsletters

• Developing creative approaches to engage with varying audiences from across the social sector

Campaigns and Programmes (30%)

• Leading on the Addressing Imbalance programme and managing partnerships

• Coming up with ideas and identifying new opportunities and subject focus for existing and future campaigns

• Coordinating and delivering communications support for targeted engagement campaigns through different media channels

• Building constructive relationships with key partners to reach a wider audience and maximise impact including through campaign-related events

• Leading legacy work and maintenance of our campaign Resources

Events (30%)

• Managing event organisation of regional, monthly network events supported by Big Society Capital: Let’s Talk Good Finance

• Managing and co-ordinating events with sector partners

• Developing content to support events including videos, social media content and podcasts

• Co-ordinating communications support for social sector facing events supported by or attended by Big Society Capital

• Facilitating social sector speaking opportunities for social sector team

• Developing core resources for events, campaigns and 1:1 meetings with stakeholders

Engagement Stakeholder Management (10%)

• Building relationships with marketing and communications colleagues in other organisations across the financial and social sector

• Managing relationships with a range of campaign and events partners; including infrastructure organisations like NAVCA, Vonne and Social Enterprise UK (SEUK)

• Instructing, managing and working with external agencies when required (e.g. video resources, webinars, events)

Internal Relationships (10%)

• Working closely with other team members to ensure effective delivery of Good Finance and social sector communications objectives

• Working closely with other Big Society Capital marketing and communications team members to ensure effective delivery of Good Finance and social sector communications objectives within the wider organisational strategy

• Being supportive of delivery and development plans for our wider social sector engagement work in order to maximise reach and impact

• Attending internal stakeholder meetings and contributing to Big Society Capital wider team initiatives

Reporting (5%)

• Evidencing impact through KPI reporting, using qualitative and quantitative data across social sector engagement to better inform our work

Compliance

• Reviewing financial promotions and ensuring compliance with regulations

Person Profile

Essential Experience

• Strong and relevant communications experience and a familiarity with common social media tools and website CMS tools

• Desire to develop knowledge of user centred design principles

• Keen interest in and understanding of public policy andcurrent affairs and how their implications on the social sector

• Experience of working across the social sector or finance sector

• Events Management experience

Desirable Experience

• Experience and comptency in video/sound editing and with in design packages including InDesign, Canva and Photoshop

• Experience and competency of user X design

Skills, abilities and attributes

• A self-motivated ideas person, willing to take initiative and work independently

• Enthusiastic about developing solutions and making recommendations

• Creative flair and a keen eye for design and attention to detail

• An engaging writer with an ability to tell a story and bring ideas to life

• Strong ability to work well under pressure and adapt to change

• Natural at building relationships and an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

• Collegial, team player with a supportive approach and desire to be part of a close-knit team

• Passionate about supporting positive social impact in the UK through investment

• An appetite for continual learning and development of skills and expertise

• Ability to travel and commit to outreach activity across the UK

Applications

• Please apply through BeApplied by midday on Thursday 12 August 2021

• Applied is a platform designed to minimise unconscious bias in recruitment. You will be asked some work-based questions which are reviewed anonymously by the hiring panel. Please note, while you will upload your CV, it will not be viewed by panel members at this stage, so we ask that you give full consideration to each answer.

All Big Society Capital staff are currently working from home. We will be as flexible as possible in light of any COVID-19 priorities and challenges which you may be facing.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee interview for all candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We are defining a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, as a person who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. You will be asked in your BeApplied application whether this applies to you. If you have a disability and require any support through the recruitment process, please get in touch with Ruth Davidson (HR Manager).

About The Difference

In 2021, The Difference is needed now more than ever. During lockdown, children experiencing domestic violence, loss and trauma, isolation and worsening mental health rose. These experiences could easily fuel challenges at school escalating towards exclusion. Yet public debates around exclusion are polarising and meanwhile the schools serving excluded pupils are facing under-funding. The Difference has seen excellent impact from the early years of its work; but there is more work ahead in capturing our impact, continuing to lobby in the centre-ground, and growing the capacity of our unique and powerful team to keep driving towards lower exclusions in England. 

From next academic year The Difference Executive team needs a new colleague to support them across the whole organisation’s work: orchestrating the rhythm of the year with internal and external work and events; managing correspondence with a growing number of externals; supporting the Directors to use their time strategically to have the most impact; and working closely with our trustee team to oversee the continuously improving work of the charity. Could you make this difference?

The Task Ahead: Programme and Communications Officer

The Difference is a growing charity, in both the size of its team and the reach of its delivery. As our delivery and team both grow, we must develop our ability to manage competing strategic priorities and their demands on our time, and to communicate and collaborate effectively across a wider group of colleagues, programme participants and external stakeholders. This requires a high level of coordination, strategic time management, and communication that we have not needed until now - qualities which we hope you will help to foster and grow.

As the Programme and Communications Officer, you will work closely with Heads of Programme and the Head of Community to develop operational and communication strategies to enhance and support The Difference’s programme facilitation. Through this work, you will support the Programme Team to manage time, resources and input towards the charity’s goals; ensure effective communication across The Difference team, and with external stakeholders; as well as personally delivering on key projects across the charity. 

Key Tasks Required of this Role

1. Use your relationship-building skills to be the glue that sticks together the programme participants & community!

Event Management

• Provide logistical and operational project management for The Difference’s IncludEd conference, including but not limited to speaker liaison, logistics & venue liaison, organisation of catering, organisation of volunteers etc.
• Manage, support and develop an engaging experience for a portfolio of stakeholders, working to the Head of Community to ensure a high-quality experience for all participants and attendees at The Difference’s IncludEd conference.
•  Problem-solve delivery and engagement issues as and when they arise, to ensure the highest possible conference experience. 

Communications & Social Media

• Support and develop a social media strategy, including the production of high-quality content to share, working to the Head of Community to ensure the Difference continues to hold and grow a reputable presence online. This could include using canva, video-editing software and taking event photographs as well as a content buffer like hootsuite.
• Produce and quality-assure content, including print, digital documents and audio- visual materials, to support the Head of Community and ensure they are clear, professional and reflect our brand and identity.
• Manage high-quality handling of basic and complex in-bound queries, e.g., logistical and technology enquiries, complaints, deferral requests and participant support requests.
• Work closely with the Programme Team to commission and quality-assure effective proactive and reactive communications for all stakeholders.
• Quality-assure communications for accuracy, consistency, and tone.

2. Use your organisational skills to be the oil that helps the programme team run smoothly

Logistical Support for Programme Team

• Provide logistical and operational project management and organisation of programme delivery, including but not limited to oversight of management information, budget management, logistics planning, communications, scheduling etc.
• Play a strategic role in the effective organisation and scheduling of Programme Team diaries and schedules, to ensure the efficient use of resource.
• Coordinate session/twilight logistics for programme participants, to ensure high levels of attendance and engagement are maintained.
• Manage communication with programme participants, including calendar invites, event reminders and webinar set-up, to support the development of a participant communication strategy.
• Organise travel arrangements and accommodation for Programme Team members, when travelling to school settings nationwide to ensure the best possible experience for programme participants.
• Problem-solve delivery and engagement issues as and when they arise, to ensure the best possible programme participant experience.
• Providing admin support, to enable the migration of participant Practice Portfolio & leadership diagnostic scores from Google Sheets to Airtable.

Programme Monitoring

• Know and monitor attendance of programme participants, to ensure the effective facilitation of programme content and identify required support for programme participants.
• Know and monitor engagement with core course requirements, to ensure timely escalation of issues to the Programme Team and to provide programme participants with the optimum learning experience.
• Know and monitor completion of course based assignments and activities, to provide timely and efficient feedback to the Programme Team.

Administration

•  Provide CRM management of programme participants, using Airtable to ensure up to date and timely information is held, and shared effectively, to enable a high level of participant satisfaction.
• Provide administrative support to the Programme Team, to ensure the successful completion of participant surveying.
• Provide admin support, to enable the migration of the participant Practice Portfolio & leadership diagnostic scores from Google Sheets to Airtable.

Person Specification

Essential

• Values – Life and career experiences which evidence shared values with The Difference (see above) and a personal commitment to our mission to improve life outcomes for young people.
• Relationship-builder and holder - Track record of having established, developed and managed effective and strong relationships with a range of stakeholders in an organisation, towards having challenging conversations with positive outcomes, and effective collaboration.
• Organisation & project management – Experience which evidence coordination of projects to tight timelines and a high standard, communicating proactively if timelines need to shift; as well as a high level of attention to detail and thorough approach to organisation and project management including clear planning and communication (may include use of excel and creating and chairing meeting agendas).
• Strong communicator - A clear communication style which is concise and effective – both verbally & written - as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-direction – Evidenced capacity to take high levels of ownership in your work and over your self-development, proactively diagnosing skills and information gaps and making use of others’ expertise to continually grow your skills and make a success of tasks at hand.
• Agility in problem-solving – Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment, comfortable with making decisions in ambiguous contexts and rapidly diagnosing need to reprioritise and change course. 

Desired

• Experience in the education sector - An understanding of schools, students and the nature of work in schools - potentially by having worked in a school or an education charity.
• Previous experience of social media management – An understanding of effective use of platforms like Twitter, LikedIN, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram; ability to use canva or similar platforms to create visual content, easy video-editing (mobile phone included) or other tools to produce professional, brand-aware online content.
• Ability to edit and proof work for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. 

Job Description:

We are excited to announce that we are looking for a Communications Officer to support CFAB in the development and delivery of its strategic communications, the marketing of our services and stakeholder engagement.  

Working closely with the Deputy CEO, the Communications Officer will create compelling content for our digital channels and targeted communications for our stakeholders.  

We are looking for a highly motivated, creative communication professional who has excellent written skills and is positive, proactive and eager to learn. You will be working in a small team so a hand-on, solution focused approach is a must.

About CFAB: 

CFAB supports children on the move between the UK and other countries and children who are separated from their family in another country. The complexities of migration and international separation can make many of these children particularly hard to support and particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. We ensure that children in these circumstances enjoy the same care, protection and right to a family life as we would want for any child.

We are the only UK representative of the International Social Service network, and the only charity in the UK with a dedicated international social work team.  We are proud to have royal patronage from HRH, Princess Alexandra.

The communications officer has a key role to play in planning and delivering communications to key groups, such as supporters, volunteers or staff. The post holder will write, edit, co-ordinate and publish content across various channels, including the website, social media, and print and online marketing materials. They will also plan and implement communications and marketing campaigns to raise awareness of The Garwood Foundation’s Capital project where a new state of the art 19-25 facility is planned.

You will always act as an effective ambassador for The Garwood Foundation with consideration to the values and objectives of the charity

Strategy

• Work to develop and deliver The Garwood Foundations comms across the entire spectrum of comms disciplines including: media and public relations, celebrity management, internal comms, brand marketing, advertising, marketing, digital and social media and production of materials.

• Planning, development, delivery and evaluation of engagement and external communications activities.

Publications

• Lead on copy-writing and production of marketing materials and key publications including Annual Review.
• Produce copy for a range of communications materials, including press releases, newsletters, leaflets.
• Design, copy-write and distribute regular e-bulletins to promote publications, programme activities, events and other key information.
• Oversee the management of a case studies.

Website

• Take responsibility for the development and management of the website and blog, including content and layout, making improvements to functionality, maximising its potential and monitoring its performance in partnership with fundraising officer.

Social media

• Manage and expand social media presence, sourcing and sharing newsworthy information from across the charity in partnership with fundraising officer.

Publicity and media

• Increase the organisation’s profile across media, and with influencers and organisations.
• Act as a spokesperson when necessary in conjunction with the Director of Services.
• Develop relationships with target media representatives.
• Write releases, articles and statements in conjunction with Director of Services.
• Respond to requests from the press for comments, views and supporting information and maximise opportunities for further engagement on relevant topics.
• Responding to enquiries, press releases and the media.
• Acting as the Garwood Foundations brand guardian to maintain and build the organisations reputation.

Internal communications

• Enhance communications with colleagues and develop an understanding of the charity's work and needs of its users.
• Provide training to staff on branding where necessary and ensure staff are well briefed on key communications issues.
• Analyse all aspects of communications on a quarterly basis and prepare a report to present to the Management Board.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring that information stored on databases is up-to-date, accurate and of a high standard.
• Assisting in providing marketing materials and support to the Fundraising Officer in connection with the preparation of specific fundraising events.

Staff and supplier management

• Manage any volunteers and interns.
• Manage relationships with suppliers of services essential to communication work.
• Supporting event management, emphasis upon 70th anniversary of The Garwood Foundation is planned for June 2022.

Other

• Take an active part and where required manage the charity’s external events.
• Support the charity’s fundraising, services, education and public affairs activities in partnership with fundraising officer.
• Participate in cross-functional projects.
• Identify relevant tools and tactics to deploy as necessary to enhance communications (cases studies, celebrity, articles, quotes, memes, posts and comments).
• To work in accordance with The Garwood Foundations Equal Opportunities Policy, Health & Safety Policy and Confidentiality Policy.

This is not an exhaustive list of all of the duties that may need to be undertaken. It may be necessary to undertake other duties in order to fulfil the objectives of the charity.

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To achieve the objectives of this role, the post-holder must have the people accessing the services’ needs at the fore at all times and use the agreed set of values and skills to underpin their day to day work.

REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL/DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS

Educated to degree level (Communication, Marketing or PR related or able to demonstrate equivalent work experience) D

EXPERIENCE

Experience of communications and marketing strategies. E

VALUES

The post-holder must at all times work to the values and principles of The Garwood Foundation and follow the policies and procedures of the organisation. E

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

Excellent written and verbal skills with good attention to detail E

A track record of working with a communication or PR role ideally within the voluntary sector D

Digital media skills, including an ability to use a content management system and manage social media content. E

A background in managing multiple campaigns and being able to work as an individual and prioritise own workload with minimal supervision D

Able to generate marketing campaigns and be IT literate with good experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office / Mailchimp / WordPress / InDesign E

Experience of devising, implementing, managing and evaluating successful communications and involving a broad range of stakeholders. E

Experience of writing engaging copy for various online and offline media E

Experience of using a content management system D

Experience of working in partnership with and chairing meetings with key stakeholders, including people using services, to improve service delivery. D

Experience of managing/delivering internal communication  E

Experience of managing campaigns from concept through to delivery, following best practice approach  E

CIRCUMSTANCES

Occasional evening and weekend work will be required, with time off in lieu available.

Closing date for applications is 30th July 2021.

Interviews will commence week beginning 9th August.

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.​​​​​​​

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Overview

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Communications and Engagement team, which sits at the heart of Citizens Advice. You’ll be joining a high performing team responsible for engaging key audiences including staff and volunteers and the general public with our work, using a range of channels including digital, events and print. 

We're looking for an individual with experience working in communications, press, or public affairs, who has delivered effective communications strategies that meet audience needs.

In this role, you’ll focus on engaging our key internal audiences including our 950 national staff. You’ll ensure they have the information they need when they need it, and to make sure their voice is heard at all levels of the organisation. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on campaigns that involve our network of local Citizens Advice across England and Wales.

You’ll guide communications strategies and projects, including overseeing and creating content that links to our organisational aims. You’ll also help design and deliver online and in-person events. You’ll use your skills to meaningfully engage our people, and tell a compelling and joined-up story about our strategic priorities.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.​​​​​​​

Closing date: 29/07/2021

Interview date: 09/08/2021

Location: Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham or Newcastle
Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm (with some flexibility) 
Start date: September 2021
Salary: £25000 - £30,500 per annum, including London weighting if based in London
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 16th August 2021 Early applications are encouraged as we may interview and/or appoint before the closing date.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. We help young people from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

upReach is seeking to hire a Senior Officer for Student Attraction and Communications. This is an exciting opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of the charity through raising our profile and status among our potential beneficiaries, and to play a key role in all aspects of marketing our work to students and universities. This role would suit individuals with +2 years experience in marketing and/or communications or someone with prior experience of student attraction, and who has a passion for social mobility and is used to operating in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will take responsibility for setting a strategy regarding student attraction, and for marketing upReach and our work throughout a range of different platforms and networks. They will be a key member of a dynamic and growing national team. 

The Student Attraction and Communications Senior Officer will play a pivotal role in all aspects of our marketing and communications to students. They will seek to raise the profile of upReach and reach students who might benefit from our work. They will work alongside the leadership team to form plans and strategies for upReach’s outreach work to students and particularly on raising our presence on university campuses, including working with University Societies and Brand Ambassadors, and will create varied, engaging content to energise and excite students and universities. Core delivery responsibilities include:

Attraction:

• Develop and implement a creative attraction strategy across multiple relationships  including UK universities & schools/colleges as well as social media platforms to increase the attraction of eligible students applying to benefit from our programmes. 

• Increase student facing brand awareness across UK universities, schools/colleges and social media.

• Explore innovative attraction methods to increase awareness of our programmes amongst new audiences, particularly those underrepresented on our programmes.

• Design a range of collateral across multiple mediums (social media, video, direct marketing, flyers/posters) to engage students and help them to understand who upReach is and the benefits of the upReach programmes.

• Leading on all aspects of our outward-facing digital communications to students, including social media and website, proactively keeping content current and relevant in collaboration with Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications Officer.

• Facilitate outreach workshops (ie employability skills & career exploration) to raise aspirations and boost applications to our programmes (online and/or face to face). 

• Collaborate with our Senior Branding, Marketing and Communications officer on the “Aspire” project, our online platform of resources for sixth formers providing inspiration, information and advice to help sixth-formers to make informed decisions about their post-18 options. You will have responsibility for the distribution of the "Aspire" resources to engage sixth-formers, teachers and schools/colleges to raise awareness of career opportunities and attract early interest in our programme of support for University Students

• Build long standing relationships with schools/colleges, teachers and UK universities (in collaboration with University Partnership Manager). 

Community Building:

• Work collaboratively with the delivery team to: 

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Society strategy to increase brand awareness, build community at Universities and promote student led advocacy for Social Mobility. Including the provision of training and student development opportunities.

  • Develop, implement and manage upReach Brand Ambassador strategy to increase brand awareness of the upReach programmes of support, the Future Charity Leader Programme Graduate Scheme, the Student Social Mobility Awards and other upReach opportunities (including the provision of training and student development opportunities).

Student Communications:

• Develop an Associate communication strategy across different mediums (Associate portal, newsletters, emails, etc) to create a sense of community and enhance engagement with the upReach programme opportunities.

•  Design, coordinate and facilitate all Associate communications to ensure efficient and effective communication.

Data & Impact:

• Maintain detailed records to consistently monitor and evaluate the performance of upReach’s attraction programme, and implement improvements where needed.

• Agree, monitor and report on student attraction KPIs.

• Maintain up-to-date University and school/college communication records on our CRM system. 

• Provide regular updates to the leadership team to note progress and inform decisions.

Other:

• Supporting and working with participants of our Future Charity Leaders Programme Graduate Scheme.

• Undertaking other marketing or administrative tasks that are required within this role.

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.  To be successful it is anticipated that you would have at least 2+ years’ experience either in student attraction or within Marketing and/or Communications. You should be proactive, resilient and used to managing competing priorities within a varied workload.  You should be flexible and willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the charity.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience working in a fast-paced environment and working independently to find solutions to problems.

2. At least 2 years experience working within marketing and/or communications or within a Student Attraction role.

3. Proven experience in creating content for online sources and marketing materials.

4. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with an eye for varied and engaging content, and the marketing flair to flex stylistically for different audiences.

5. Exceptional eye for detail, including excellent proofreading and editing skills.

6. Creativity and a proactive attitude.

7. Strong project management and problem solving skills, in addition to superb organisational skills to manage a varied workload.

8. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

9. University degree (2:1 or higher)* in any discipline, or equivalent experience.

10. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

11. Ability to engage and communicate confidently with stakeholders, such as Trustees, beneficiaries, upReach partners and all levels of employees across the organisation. 

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. As our beneficiaries are all undergraduates, a good understanding of the university experience is essential, although it is not necessary that this was acquired through personally gaining a degree.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Understanding of social mobility issues in the UK, the university landscape and graduate recruitment.

2. Experience of running social media platforms and campaigns.

3. Sound knowledge of GDPR legislation and regulations.

4. Familiarity with Canva, G Suite and Zoom video conferencing software.

Media and Communications Officer

Young Lives vs Cancer (previously CLIC Sargent) is looking for a Media and Communications Officer to be part of Team Young Lives for a fixed term maternity cover.

Media and Communications Officer Responsibilities:

As Media and Communications Officer, you will take lead responsibility for communicating about a portfolio of key areas of Young Lives vs Cancer's policy work, fundraising activities and services, to a wide range of audiences. This will include developing innovative communications plans, producing and pitching creative content and writing compelling copy for a variety of external and internal channels. You will also take part in press office and social media management.

Media and Communications Officer Requirements:

You’ll be a great storyteller and have a real passion for telling the stories of the children and young people with cancer supported by Young Lives vs Cancer.

You’ll have experience of working in a busy press office and you’ll be able to build great relationships with families as well as journalists, influencers and colleagues across the charity.

You’ll get a real buzz from seeing how you can help change the system and make stuff happen for young cancer patients. You’ll be unflappable, friendly, determined and have loads of creative ideas on how to get our stories heard.

Like all great storytellers you’ll be happy sharing these powerful stories across a range of channels whether it’s crafting something for Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, writing amazing media releases or briefing a colleague before they appear on the sofa at breakfast time.

About Young Lives vs Cancer:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. We help families find the strength to face everything cancer throws at them.

Location: The role can either be based at our Bristol or Hammersmith Offices, once they reopen or be home-based but you may occasionally be asked to come to our offices or travel for media work. For the right candidate we will consider part-time hours.

Contract Type: Fixed Term, maternity cover (7 months)

Hours: Full Time, 35 per week or will consider part time

Salary: £31,400 - £32,900 per annum depending on location, plus benefits.

Benefits: In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

Cancer doesn’t discriminate and neither does Young Lives vs Cancer. We know that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This isn’t okay. We don’t just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off of it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

You may have experience of the following: Communications Officer, Press Officer, Media Officer, Internal Communications, Journalism, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications Assistant, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, PR, Public Relations, etc.

Ref: 101 056

Senior Policy and Communications Officer - Drive Project

Full Time (37.5 hours per week) or 4 days; flexible working considered

£34,000 - £38,000 per annum depending on experience (plus £3,000 London weighting if applicable)

Fixed term to end March 2022 with the possibility of extension

Bristol/London/Remote (with occasional travel across UK)

The Role

The Drive Partnership programme of work has two main objectives. The post holder will support delivery of both objectives as part of the Communications, Policy and Public Affairs team:

1. Rolling out operational delivery of the Drive intervention in other areas of the country.
2. A wider, national systems change programme to influence a transformation in the response to all perpetrators of domestic abuse across England and Wales.

Benefits include a generous package including 25 days’ holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter, CV and equal opportunity form.

Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 28th July 2021

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.