About the Foundation

We believe every child deserves the chance to thrive, regardless of their background. Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation (“Royal SpringBoard”) is a social mobility charity working with more than 100 of the UK’s leading boarding and independent schools to harness the power of fully-funded bursaries and access to ‘outreach’ opportunities for children facing challenging circumstances. Our vision is to transform the lives of children and young people facing disadvantage or vulnerability by providing them with access to a great education.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a new graduate to develop a broad set of skills in charity management and communications and make a difference in lifting the life chances of some of the UK’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children. The Team Communications & Support Officer’s role is to provide communications, operational and administrative support across the charity’s programmes and fundraising activities. The role includes responsibility for external communications (social media, website, e-newsletters); as well as for all communications with the charity’s main stakeholders (children and young people, their families, schools and partner organisations). Joining a small team, you will have significant opportunities to gain insights into a wide range of charity roles, as you provide exemplary administrative support to the fundraising, programmes and CEO roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• work closely with all staff in the charity to provide communications, operational and administrative support across all programmes.
• have full regard to Royal SpringBoard’s policies and procedures and uphold Royal SpringBoard’s reputation, aims and values

Communications support

• Create and manage a communications schedule/planner to ensure coherence in the charity’s communications with schools, families and partner organisations
• Day-to-day management of the charity’s web and social media presence, including drafting, editing and publishing content, and driving and responding to engagement
• Plan and oversee the creation of engaging multi-media communications materials, including videos and photos that support fundraising and marketing efforts
• Provide creative and operational support for communications projects, including annual reports, publications, toolkits, newsletters and other materials in line with brand guidelines
• Support the development, promotion and organisation of charity events and training days

Operational support

• Support the Programmes team to ensure efficient and effective communication, administration and tracking of all documents relating to pupils’ applications for a bursary place, and the documents that govern relationships between the charity, schools, partners and families
• Provide general administrative support to the Programmes team, to ensure that the database is used effectively and all pupil, donor and other reports are received on time.
• Provide support to the Fundraising Director and CEO in key events planning and organisation

What you can expect in return:

• You will be part of a small, friendly and committed team. Although we are based in London, we are a flexible employer with many staff working remotely at certain times. Standard office hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm with an hour for lunch but the role is open to those seeking other, flexible hours.
• Annual Leave: 6 weeks (30 days) excluding public holidays.
• Probationary period: 6 months.
• DBS: This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure.
• Pension: If the post holder is over 21, they will be auto-enrolled into the NEST pension scheme but may request to opt out.

Making an application

Please apply using the standard charityjob processes, ensuring that you demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the person specification and reflect Royal SpringBoard’s values.

Applications should be returned by 5pm on Thursday 20th May 2021. 

About us:

It’s unacceptable that more than half of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 3 months. Survival rates have improved enormously for most cancers, yet for pancreatic cancer, this is not the case. And, with treatment and care affected by the pandemic, the situation has only got worse.

Pancreatic Cancer UK is a national charity dedicated to taking on this injustice using every possible means. We’re supporting people with pancreatic cancer now, campaigning, and funding vital research to transform the future.

About the role:

We are seeking a talented and passionate Marketing and Communications Officer to play a vital role in our mission to transform the future for everyone affected by pancreatic cancer. 

This role would suit an enthusiastic and creative individual who is adept at working across multiple projects using their broad marketing and communications knowledge and skills. You’ll support the planning, execution, and evaluation of engaging, audience-led marketing and communications activity to help us reach and engage more people. Working with our Senior Brand and Content Manager, you’ll bring stories to life through powerful content, ensure brand consistency and provide effective project management across our communications planning, campaigns and activities.

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:

• Supporting the Senior Brand and Content Manager with day-to-day brand management, responding to internal and external requests, from copywriting; editing and proofing, to providing design feedback, consulting on content briefs and helping with queries about our logo or assets. Ensuring consistency of messaging and visual representation at all times.
• Working with the Senior Brand and Content Manager to plan, project manage, deliver and evaluate organisation-wide activity for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (PCAM), ensuring that core KPIs are met.
• Marketing and Communications content development
• Working with the Marketing and Communications management team to lead an effective cross-organisation communication planning process, including maintaining the Trello calendar, running planning meetings, taking minutes and assigning actions, and managing and triaging briefs.

About you:

• Have a good understanding of developing engaging multi-purpose, multi-channel content 
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to plan and manage multiple projects and deadlines 
• Experience in planning and executing Marketing and Communications activity across a range of channels
• A keen eye for detail and excellent proofing and editing skills, ensuring high standards whilst working under pressure 

Please see the job pack on our website for full details of the role.

Working with us:

We are an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce and are looking for people who can demonstrate dedication to our cause and values. We offer a supportive place to work with helpful and friendly staff who report a high level of job satisfaction. We are currently working remotely due to Covid-19 restrictions, but our main office is based in London on the river with views towards Westminster. We offer flexible working and we envisage once Covid restrictions are lifted, this role will be a blend of working from home and working in the office.

To apply, please read the job pack and complete section 1 and section 2 of the application form on our website.

Other details of the role:

• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (open to flexibility around working patterns and number of days in the office once the office is open fully).
• Location: London SE1 (temporarily remote working from home)
• Closing date: Monday 24 May 2021 at 9 am. 
• Interview dates: Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (Interviews will take place remotely via a Zoom video call).

You must have the right to work in the UK when you apply. 

What you'll do
Optivo’s in-house charity Fresh Visions supports children, young people and adults who face extreme disadvantage as a result of poverty, domestic abuse, lack of education and social exclusion. We have a fantastic new opportunity for a part-time Fundraising and Digital Communications Officer to join us.

You’ll focus on delivering on two key areas of our charities programme. Firstly, you will help to deliver and grow a variety of fundraising projects and income in a post COVID 19 environment. This will be achieved through supporter led activity, online fundraising and businesses in line with the Fresh Visions Charity strategy. Secondly, you’ll have responsibility for developing and maintaining our strong digital content to raise awareness and deliver our fundraising objectives.

What you'll need

• A relevant professional qualification or work experience in the fundraising field
• Experience of fundraising events management, monitoring and evaluation
• Effective written, oral and social media communication skills
• An enthusiastic approach to fundraising and working within the charity sector
• The ability to work on your own initiative and meet deadlines with good attention to detail and creative problem solving skills

What’s in it for you?
You’ll enjoy a great salary and benefits package, including 27 days (rising to 30 days) (pro rata) plus bank holidays, and a day off for your birthday. You can also buy and sell leave up to 5 days. We have generous pension and life assurance schemes too, plus a cycle to work scheme and travel loans. Add in a healthcare cash plan covering dental, glasses, physiotherapy, vaccinations, 24 hour GP and more, plus various high street discounts, (not to mention flexible working and in house career development opportunities). If you are passionate about what you do and share our ambitions, we look forward to hearing from you.

Inclusion and Diversity
At Optivo we work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 20 May 2021. Shortlisting will conclude week ending Friday 28 May 2021. Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams video link on Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th  June 2021.

Disability Rights UK wish to hire an experienced Communications Officer to join our Sport England funded Get Yourself Active programme. The chosen candidate will be joining a highly successful team that has been working with disabled people for the last six years to change attitudes, perceptions and practices around physical activity and wellbeing.

We are seeking a highly articulate and proactive individual with a flair for communications, with lived and/or professional experience of disability. The successful individual will work closely with Get Yourself Active team colleagues to manage internal and external communications and to engage new audiences and existing stakeholders.  The post will play a key role in ensuring our communications are influential, informative and engaging, as well as leading on work supporting the redevelopment of our website. 

Communications Officer (home-based)

The Good Food Institute Europe

Drive the narrative to support a sustainable, secure and just food system

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance, pandemic risk and poor animal welfare.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based and cultivated (grown from cells) alternatives. Please check out our US affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2020 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2020) to find out more about who we are and what we do.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Communications Officer to join our team. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure.

How you will make a difference:

You will deliver impact across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines, including media and public relations, digital and social media, and the production of content and materials. Your ‘North Star’ will be to advance plant-based and cultivated meat and seafood across Europe, and to help build GFI Europe’s reputation as the go-to thought leader within the sector.

As a key member of our small communications team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, developing and delivering communications campaigns to drive a positive narrative for GFI Europe and plant-based and cultivated meat and seafood.
• Writing and placing quotes, press releases, op-eds and blogs to deliver and shape positive coverage for GFI Europe and the sustainable proteins sector.
• Delivering clear, impactful narratives and key messages across all communications channels.
• Understanding and following the European conversation around sustainable proteins to identify new opportunities to advance the sector and GFI Europe’s work in key European countries.
• Building relationships with journalists across Europe in the fields of science, business, food, agriculture, and policy.
• Building relationships with and influencing key organisations and companies across Europe to strengthen the narrative that supports the sustainable proteins sector.
• Working with agencies and freelancers to support the delivery of effective communications in multiple European languages.
• Working with fundraising colleagues to implement strategies for reaching, recruiting and stewarding supporters.
• Supporting GFI Europe spokespeople to prepare for interviews and events.
• Developing social media content and helping to manage GFI Europe’s channels.
• Developing web content and updating GFI Europe’s website.
• Monitoring and evaluating GFI Europe’s communications.
• Maintaining a forward plan of GFI Europe’s communications activities.
• Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small team. 

Who we’re looking for:

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.
• Previous communications experience, for example in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles.
• A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage.
• The ability to think strategically in terms of audience, channels and messaging.
• Good judgment and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities and ‘hooks’ to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of our message right.
• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.
• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering communications impact. 
• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Outstanding English, both written and spoken.

It would be an advantage – but it is not a requirement – to have:

• The ability to work in French, German, Spanish and/or Italian.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent
• Location: Flexible – we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the Covid-19 situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. There may also be other occasional work trips within Europe.
• Salary: £32,000 - £35,000. This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe. We also offer a generous holiday allowance as well as home-working allowances.
• Right to work requirements: You must have the right to work in the country where you are based.
• Application Deadline: 31 May 2021 at 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!
• Application process: Please complete the short form, upload your CV and cover letter, and complete a short press release task: forms.gle/TqTUWqCSseh4DN9G9. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) and CV should set out:

1. What motivated you to apply for this role.
2. How you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description.
3. Which bit of the job description energises you the most.

The full application process is outlined in the job brochure here: shorturl.at/xFIQ9. We really look forward to hearing from you!

• Any questions? If you have any questions about this role, please reach out to us at  europe [at] gfi [dot] org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Vacancy: Experienced Communications Specialist (Writer & Editor)

Job summary

Who we’re looking for: We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented communications specialist with a focus on content creation and communications strategy development to join our Communications Services Team.

Location: Home (UK only) or office-based in South London.

Qualifications: Candidates must be educated to degree level. A post-graduate qualification in a subject area relevant to our work is desirable.

Experience: We are looking for someone with a background in the areas of international development, charity, science or health communications and at least five years’ experience in writing, editing and communications strategy development.

Salary: £30,000, full-time (40 hours/week).

Criteria for selection and details of how To apply can be found below.

The role

As a communications specialist at Scriptoria you’ll engage with a wide range of international development, science and health issues. We regularly work with the world’s leading organisations in fields such as agriculture, water resources management, climate change and health, among many others. Being able to develop creative content about such differing subject areas is a crucial part of the role and what we believe makes it so interesting!

Main duties

• Developing communications, campaign and event strategies – you will develop strategies and implementation plans, which will help organisations to define their objectives and translate them into realistic and achievable outcomes.
• Providing advice on communications materials – you will advise clients and team members on communications materials to best meet clients’ needs, choosing the right communications method and approach for a particular message, context and audience.
• Writing, editing and proofreading – you will write and edit copy for a wide range of materials and subject areas.
• Liaising with clients and Scriptoria’s project managers to agree briefs – you will be involved in the concept development of communications products and will write or have input into briefs to ensure they meet clients’ needs.
• Ensuring quality standards, schedules and costs are met – you will be expected to manage your own projects and liaise with clients. You will also have responsibility for setting and maintaining high quality standards and ensure that all work is delivered on time and to budget.

Criteria for selection

1. A minimum of five years’ experience working as a content creator in the areas of international development, science and health issues, as well as developing communications, campaign and event strategies
2. A demonstrated flair for writing compelling, engaging text that effectively communicates key messages
3. A proven ability to develop and work to a brief, analyse and synthesise source materials and convey complex and technical information to non-specialist audiences
4. Strong project management skills and the ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and cope flexibly with a range of jobs to meet (and exceed) client expectations
5. The ability to choose the right communications method and approach for a particular message, context and audience, and write effectively to achieve the purpose
6. Excellent attention to detail, and the ability to copyedit and proofread documents
7. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe applications
8. Excellent English language and communication skills and experience of dealing directly with clients (face to face and virtually)
9. Knowledge of the publishing process, different publishing media/formats and various communications tools and methods
10. The ability to work both as a member of a team and individually.

To apply

Please send the following to Alex James (contact details can be found on Scriptoria's website)

• CV and one-page cover letter. In your cover letter please (1) explain briefly why you would like to work for Scriptoria and why you think you are the kind of person we are looking for; and (2) outline how you meet the criteria for the job, making clear reference to the numbered list above. Please include examples of your most relevant experience, using specific examples wherever possible
• Two recent examples of your writing on international development, science and/or health issues
• A statement of when you would be available to start work and where you saw this job advertised.

Deadline: 11:59pm UK time on 31 May 2021

Please note: We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and will shortlist and interview once a sufficient number of applications are received; we therefore recommend submitting your application early. We are unfortunately not in a position to respond to all applications; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Scriptoria

Scriptoria Sustainable Development Solutions is a world-leading team of communications, knowledge management and data analysis specialists with expertise in international development, research, science and health. The company comprises four service-delivery teams: Consulting, Data, Communications and Training.

Founded in 2001, we work with government agencies, donor-funded programmes, NGOs, academic institutions and private sector initiatives to help them manage their international development projects, capture information accurately and communicate results effectively to stakeholders.

We’re a growing, dynamic and welcoming team, who place great value in working collaboratively and learning from each other. We all have a passion for making a difference in the world, excelling in our service to clients, and producing content of the highest quality.

I am excited to be working with a well-established Christian organisation in search of a temporary Communications Officer. You will support the Head of Fundraising and Communications to deliver clear and consistent communications that will raise awareness, drive membership growth and facilitate fundraising across the organisation.
The post holder will contribute to the organisation's Christian faith discussions, write and review faith based resources. For this reason, the post holder must be comfortable operating in a Christian environment.

Main Duties of Role:
Proactively create and deliver high quality, inspiring multi-channel content (including, but not limited to, members magazine, email marketing, social media, campaigns and website) to engage key stakeholders and attract new followers.
Co-ordinate the production of the bi-annual member's magazine; leading editorial meetings, writing articles, conducting interviews, managing externals and overseeing timelines This will be the kick-off and planning stages during your contract.
Co-ordinate the production of the annual impact report (annual review). This will involve meetings with teams to source content, manage external copy writers and designers.
Create content and manage the charities social media pages.
Manage the charities website, including uploading all content and images, being familiar with Drupal will be a strong advantage.
Proactively seek opportunities and generate ideas and content to achieve positive national media coverage in print, online, and broadcast media.
Measure and evaluate performance of media engagement, generating actionable reports.
Provide copywriting and editing support across all internal and external communications to maintain consistent tone, style and messaging across all outputs and act as a 'brand guardian' together with colleagues in the communications team.
Take part in the charity's out-of-office media enquiries and social media rota as required.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!

* Please note, this role consists of a combination of remote and on site working *

We are looking for a dynamic, proactive and creative individual to join our small communications team. Working closely with the Communications Director, you will help to promote the work of the Capitals Coalition on the global stage.

You will have a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, excellent communication and organizational skills, the ability to work independently and operate with a high level of autonomy. You believe people and planet must be at the heart of decision making and enjoy exploring how different stakeholders interact to deliver impact.

About Capitals Coalition

The Capitals Coalition is a global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people and society. Our ambition is that by 2030 the majority of business, finance and government will include all capitals in their decision making, and that this will deliver a fairer, just and more sustainable world. We are at an exciting time in our history, having united the global natural capital and social and human capital communities in 2020. In 2021, we launched a new online platform, The Community, and new website to support our growing, global community. We are now looking for a Communication Officer to support us in the next stage of our development. 

Key responsibilities:

Digital communications, media & PR 

• Manage the Capitals Coalition’s online presence by administrating and updating the Coalition website with regular news, events, project updates and webpages.

• Lead on the delivery of the Coalition’s blog program. 

• Draft and edit op-eds, website copy, speeches and remarks, briefings and other written materials.

• Undertake regular media reviews of the latest developments in the natural and the social and human capitals space. 

• Record and analyze online analytics (Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Mailchimp) to feed into internal reports and make data driven recommendations for content and engagement strategies.

• Work with external agencies to develop videos, reports and other online content. 

• Manage social media accounts, (especially LinkedIn). 

• Lead the development of monthly newsletters.

Graphic design and layout 

• Design communications materials such as flyers, slides, social media cards and Mailchimp templates, InDesign, word documents and reports following brand and style guidelines.

• Act as point of contact and manage relationships with web developers and external communications and design agencies. 

• Ensure that Coalition outputs are in a harmonized style and build the Coalition brand.

Project Support: 

• Contribute to the development and delivery of communications plans for Coalition projects. 

• Manage a calendar of project outputs to ensure effective promotion of reports, events and other project deliverables.

Events: 

• Work with our Global Community Officer to support the international events program by promoting events online, managing and uploading event recordings and providing occasional technical support. 

• Support the development and planning of Coalition participation at external global events e.g. UN Biodiversity COP15, IUCN World Conservation Congress and the UNFCCC Climate COP26.

• Support the drafting of talking points and briefings for Coalition speakers and ambassadors.

How to apply 

The Coalition consists of organizations from all around the world and with people of different gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, geography, political affiliation and country of origin, and as much as possible we want this to be reflected in our team. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

Please send completed application forms to Capitals Coalition by 12 noon (BST) on Tuesday 1st June. Interviews will be held remotely and planned for Tuesday 15th June. 

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a well established national organisation who are looking for a confident Communications Officer. In this newly created role, you will focus on communications for the organisations large number of service users, volunteers and staff.

In conjunction with the Internal Communications Manager, the Communications officer role will help people with sight loss to live the life they choose by raising awareness of the charity's life changing services amongst existing and potential service users, volunteers and staff and delivering a consistent high standard of communications.

You will be a self-starter with a real passion for communications in order to develop content which will inspire new service users or their families and new volunteers to engage with the organisations Brand.

You will have proven experience of delivering communications campaigns to a variety of stakeholders as part of a fast-paced integrated communications team in order to lead the communications for service users for the charity.

Your experience of telling people's real-life stories in an engaging, inspiring and respectful way will allow you to proactively and creatively give service users a voice and ensure the organisation is reflecting their requirements, interests and concerns in the communications they develop.

The ideal candidate will have:

* Experience of developing and implementing multi-channel, integrated communications plans with measurable KPIs
* Experience with developing engaging, creative content
* A track record of identifying and developing customer engagement opportunities through a variety of channels which meet strategic objectives
* Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of good practice and current trends in internal comms and particularly knowledge of innovative approaches to service user comms
* Ability to build a rapport and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Salary: 28,988 if based from Reading Hub / 33,093 if based in London Office (inclusive of ILW)

Location: Reading Hub OR London Office (initially remote due to Covid Restrictions)

Contract: Permanent, 12 Month FTC (With potential to extend)

To find out more please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] Please note this role will firmly close at 9.00am Friday 7th May 2021. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Harris Hill is seeking a Membership Communications Officer ASAP until August on a 3dpw basis within a national charity that helps girls and young women find their potential.

Main responsibilities:
To project manage, plan and deliver effective communications to members (girls and volunteers).
To have an expert knowledge of membership, their perceptions of the charity, and communications needs.
To embed an integrated approach to project planning and delivering member communications across the org.

To build the capacity of the organisation, countries and regions to deliver effective communications to members.

Experience:
Experience of working in the voluntary sector
Experience of planning comms for a large, complex organisation.
Extensive experience of researching and analysing audience communications need and implementing effective engagement strategies.
Experience of co-designing communications plans and tools with service users.
Have developed and delivered risk management and crisis communications

If you are available and would like to hear more, please apply for further information.

Reports to:Press and Communications Manager

Based at:School Food Matters, The Bridge, 7b Parkshot, London, TW9 2RD

Working Hours: 3 days per week, flexible

Salary:£30,000-32,000 FTE depending on experience, equating to £18,000-£19,200 for 0.6 FTE

Pension:School Food Matters matches pension contributions at 5% of pensionable earnings

Holiday:19 days including bank holidays that fall on working days

Contract:Permanent

About School Food Matters

School Food Matters (SFM) exists to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school. We provide fully funded food education programmes to schools.  Our experience delivering these programmes informs and strengthens our campaigns, bringing the voices of children, parents and teachers to government policy.

We are enjoying a period of rapid growth and want to share our stories with a wider audience. Our new strategy describes five priorities for 2020-2025; the first is to grow our profile to improve our charity’s ability to influence government policy. The Press and Communications Officer will support the Press and Communication’s Manager and work with our Policy and Social Media Officers.

Job Purpose

• To help make SFM the destination for media as the voice for food in schools
• To help implement a communications and social media strategy for School Food Matters
• To help increase media coverage for our work across all platforms (press, TV/Radio, digital)
• To help increase engagement on social media by 100%
• To track media activity and produce quarterly reports for trustees with Press & Communications Manager

Key Tasks include

• Seeking out and submitting applications for awards to celebrate the work of our charity
• Writing editorial, case study and blog content as needed
• Helping to boost our social media with particular focus on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
• Diary planning to make best use of events and media moments to highlight our work in the media
• Helping to maintain up-to-date and accurate records of media contacts
• Coordinating any video production or visual content across all SFM’s projects
• Working closely with the Press & Communications Manager on media campaigns
• Maintaining the ethos of the charity and positively promoting our work at all times
• The Press and Communications Manager will also undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time.  Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential!

Person Specification

Essential

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills in fluent spoken and written English, with strong attention to detail and the ability to translate complex data and policies into accessible language and engaging stories and communication materials
• Experience of getting media coverage and established contacts with media outlets/journalists/bloggers
• Knowledge of issues around school food, children’s health and food education
• Ability to work independently, with high levels of self-motivation
• Good project management, time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Energy, enthusiasm, creativity and tenacity

Desirable

• Experience of working within a network or coalition of campaigning organisations
• Digital campaigning and social networking skills

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a fantastic community-development charity in their search for a Senior Communications Officer.

In this newly created role you will lead on the website's performance and development, and will work especially closely with the research team on publications and related content to sustain their impact. You must be a communications professional with strong technical knowledge who also cares about every page of the website - its copy, images, cross-links and calls to action. Alongside a passion for websites and analytics, you must be comfortable producing publications from start to finish including editing, sourcing images, proofreading and creating effective promotional assets. You will also be responsible for line-managing the Digital Engagement Officer, so excellent communication and leadership skills are a must.

You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and supportive professionals, who care about their work. It's a great atmosphere as there is a genuine buzz and momentum about what they're doing!

Please do get in touch if you're interested in hearing more.

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

High Value Communications Officer (Fundraising) – Major Giving 

  Abuse changes childhoods, but so could you. 

The NSPCC is fighting for every childhood, and we are looking for a driven and creative professional who can help us to inspire our supporters. 

Child abuse is preventable, and the need for NSPCC’s Childline, local services, and public campaigning has never been more urgent. Fundraising underpins our commitment to vulnerable children across the country - as a charity we rely upon our generous supporters for almost 90% of our annual income.

The High Value Communications team ensures that our supporters feel close to the cause and makes the case for support of the NSPCC. As High Value Communications Officer, your work will further our ability to raise significant funds. You will be developing and sharing key fundraising resources, bespoke materials, and engaging messages that communicate the need for and impact of the NSPCC’s work with children.

Are you someone with excellent writing skills, a strong eye for detail, and experience of presenting information in a clear and persuasive way for a range of audiences? Are you great at working collaboratively with colleagues and managing your workload to meet competing deadlines? 

Whilst fundraising experience is highly desirable, we are looking for candidates with transferrable skills. If you are working in a content creation or communications role, we would love to hear from you. 

Interviews for this post will take place on the 19th and 20th of May.

Action for Children believes every child should grow up safe and happy, they are there to step in and help when times get tough. They offer invaluable support for young people and their families, protecting the vulnerable and supporting those that need it. Action for Children give children a voice through their campaign work, and fund crucial research to help shape a better future. Running over 476 local services throughout the UK, they believe in building solid foundations and spotting problems early.

The Talent Set are helping the team find a talented Digital Communications Officer to create exceptional digital content in a highly visible role, supporting with the management of their editorial calendar.

This is a great opportunity for somebody who is a fantastic writer with excellent knowledge of digital content and writing for digital audiences, who perhaps has an interest to develop their skills in accessible content and content design, and/or training and upskilling team members.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as the editorial lead for the website blog, to include creating, curating and managing the calendar for blog content, auditing performance and optimising to engage audiences
• Spot new opportunities for blog reach to be increased, working with the Digital Marketing & Analytics Manager to add new links and terms to PPC, and the Social Media Manager to add content to organic social channels.
• Create and deliver engaging and shareable content to show the impact that Action for Children has on young people’s lives, across all digital channels and to champion user-centric thinking, ensuring colleagues think about audiences and apply analysis and insight when developing business goals and activities.
• Train and upskill staff across the organisation on digital content best practice and tool-based training – including writing for the website, uploading content on the CMS, accessibility standards and SEO – to produce audience-centred content that drives support for Action for Children.
• Coordinate activity with the Social Media and Media teams to align messaging and spot opportunities for newsworthy or trending content, relevant to Action for Children, to increase our influence and impact.
• Set, review and report on KPIs relevant to digital content – including engagement and reach metrics on the website – and develop a plan to test and optimise content so that we can engage more supporters and compel them to act.
• Continually improve and develop the Action for Children website via our Content Governance programme, through liaison with stakeholders, maintaining existing content, reviewing and approving content uploaded by colleagues, planning and delivering new content and content changes.
• Work with the technical development of the website and its content management system, our digital agency and the Digital Platform Manager, to enhance and improve our digital offering to supporters.
• Ensure content is as accessible as possible, meeting the organisation’s agreed reading age, to help us to be inclusive and allow a greater understanding of our work to help children.
• Conduct user testing to learn more about the way our audiences engage with content, and optimise work to be as user-friendly as possible, driving an increase in engagement and income.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note we are working with Action for Children exclusively for this recruitment, any third party CVs submitted will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.