Job Description

Job Title: Communications and Campaigns Manager – Inspiring Governance

Reports to: Director of Governance Programmes

Location: Flexible with occasional travel to London office - Quantum House, 22 – 24 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3EB

Purpose: The UK based Education and Employers charity aims to ensure that all young people have the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential. One of the ways it achieves this aim is via the Inspiring Governance recruitment service. Funded by the Department for Education, this is a free governor recruitment service which gets highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing, helping to raise educational achievement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference by taking on a leading role in driving our communications and campaigns activities, both with volunteers and employers looking to support governance, and with recruiters looking to appoint governors in their school and local academy boards.

The postholder will primarily be responsible for developing and personally delivering a suite of communications and campaigns activity. They will work as part of a close and supportive team with other colleagues in Inspiring Governance and the wider charity.

Remuneration: circa £28-30k - depending upon experience

Additional Terms: 30 days paid holiday, exclusive of Statutory Holiday plus competitive pension scheme and a volunteering allowance of up to 5 days – pro rata in accordance with the length of contract. Additional family friendly benefits including enhancements to Statutory Payments.

Appointment Terms: Fixed term contract – initially until March 31st, 2022

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of communications and campaigns that contribute to driving volunteer sign ups, supporting our employer engagement, and successfully engaging recruiters with our governance recruitment services:

• Inspiring Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service that connects schools with skilled volunteers interested in being governors and trustees. The service is currently funded by the Department for Education (DfE) The programme has specific, and demanding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed, the diversity of volunteers and the number of vacancies registered by schools.
• Inspiring FE Governance: This is a free (at point of use) England wide online recruitment service dedicated to finding individuals with the right skills to serve on Further Education (FE Boards) in England, including chairs of finance committees. Board members are committed volunteers and the role is like a company non-executive director. The Inspiring FE Governance service is funded by the Education and Training Foundation and run solely by Education and Employers. The programme has specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet, around numbers of volunteers sourced and placed for example.

We are looking for a strategic thinking, motivated individual who can evolve existing campaigns, develop new ones, and deliver a range of communications activity across multiple channels to promote the Inspiring Governance Service. The post-holder will understand governance and is passionate about supporting young people to realise their potential. Education and Employers is a small charity working at a rapid pace to bring about change and the ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong communication skills, able to absorb key information quickly and work well with a small team in a dynamic working environment.

Key Accountabilities:

Review, evolve and deliver our current communications strategy

• To review, critique and develop the current Inspiring Governance communications strategy
• Put in place plans to resource and deliver this strategy at minimum cost for maximum gain
• Undertake metrics tracking to secure management information on all our communications channels, helping to inform and revise our ongoing strategy

Managing our website and social media channels

• Manage the Inspiring Governance website, overseeing and generating all content and liaising with our website hosts to ensure the website is engaging, informative and accessible
• Generating and posting content (including video) for the Inspiring Governance social media channels (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) that is designed to maximise benefit and reach for the service itself
• Works with the website provider and other external agencies as appropriate (film companies/ designers) to develop briefs for and delivery of key communications and marketing assets
• Through well planned social media campaigns and activity, grow our followership in terms of reach and by securing influential followers that can magnify our communications reach
• Develop the ongoing content schedule for the Inspiring Governance news stories pages. Commission, author and edit articles for these pages, promoting them appropriately to secure the widest readership
• Developing a wider library of photos/ images that are engaging, support our written comms and are tailored appropriately at our governance audiences

Curate, maintain, update, and develop our resources for volunteers and recruiters

• Review our current resources and revise any branding in line with a change in our delivery partnership, which will involve re-branding some material and maintaining branding/ attributed IPR of others
• Update our resources in line with DfE issued advice and guidance on school and academy governance
• Refine and further develop Inspiring Governance’s existing offer to volunteers thus helping ensure volunteers are ready to take up their role on a governing board
• Signpost ongoing support in the market that volunteers can access during their first years in governance

Developing our existing and new campaigns

• Work with partners to develop the Everyone on Board campaign (to diversify schools governing boards) that to date has been jointly developed with the National Governance Association
• Work with partners to develop the Educators on Board campaign (to encourage more educators on to governing boards) that to date has been jointly developed with the National Governance Association
• Develop and expand the School Governor Champions campaign that encourages employers and organisations to become a corporate supporter of school governance
• Support the Head of Employer and Volunteer Engagement to develop employer and sector led campaigns like Take a Closer Look (engineers) and Health Ambassadors (NHS staff)
• Conceptualise and deliver new campaigns that help us achieve our objectives and contract KPIs

Review and update all our existing communications with volunteers and recruiters

• Review the range of automated e-mail and personal communication that goes to users of the service (both volunteers and recruiters). Ensure that these comms best support the user/ customer journey and reflect the friendly, helpful and straightforward approach the service currently takes to its users
• Draft content for and distribute regular communications that go to IG volunteers and recruiters such as the volunteer and recruiter newsletters and annual surveys
• Work with Inspiring the Future colleagues in the charity to put in place a communications approach that encourages ITF volunteers to deepen their volunteering commitment and register for Inspiring Governance

Partnership communications and wider PR/ press coverage

• Secure wider PR/Press coverage for the Inspiring Governance service and its campaigns in trade, regional and possibly national channels
• Work with educational stakeholders to support the wider promotion of the IG service and our messages. This will include the National Governance Association as a previous delivery partner but also professional associations and membership bodies
• Further develop our employer social media toolkit and ensure that employers and professional associations we work with have the copy and tools to promote the Inspiring Governance service within their internal and external communications networks
• Ensure Inspiring Governance maximises its exposure through linking to national campaigns such as volunteer’s week and National Careers Development Month.

Wider charity contribution

• When required provide support to the wider charity’s communications activities and priorities. For example, this could be supporting the release of our research reports like the recent Value of Volunteering report.

Other

• Represent the charity’s governance programmes and the Director at external events and conferences as appropriate
•  Proactively contribute ideas and thoughts into the governance programmes team and into the wider Charity; both on Inspiring Governance Comms and the charity’s wider work; 
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Person specification:

Skills/ Knowledge/ Expertise

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience e.g. CMI/CAM Cert/Dip
• Management level experience of developing and delivering communication strategies and executing them via effective programme and project management;
• Demonstrable supplier, client, and stakeholder engagement experience (including working with designers, printers, schools and wider educational stakeholders and their representatives);
• Management level experience of managing and delivering across a communications function (experience of engaging employers/ volunteers and schools/academies would be ideal) including scoping and delivering a programme of activity to achieve demanding Key Performance Metrics;
• Excellent IT skills and demonstrable experience of effectively using a content management system – we use Word Press;
• Excellent drafting and copy writing skills and the ability to structure and produce compelling and grammatically correct written content for a range of audiences;
• Demonstrable experience of conceptualising, planning and executing national comms campaigns to achieve demonstrable target group behaviours, such as encouraging volunteer and recruiter sign up to a service;
• Demonstrable experience of engaging and working effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external partners across multiple geographical locations;
• Excellent people skills, the ability to influence (including with senior representatives) and the manner to professionally represent both the governance programmes and the Charity as a whole with schools, academy trusts and educational/ employer stakeholders;

Desirable

• A passion for supporting young people in realising their potential through placing skilled volunteers as governors in schools; 
• A successful track record in delivering tangible outcomes through engagement with schools, volunteers, employers and educational stakeholders;
• Experience of producing video and photography content to a standard that can be used on public facing websites;
• Specialist knowledge of the education and employment sectors and the policy environment underpinning these in order to tailor effective messaging;
• Experience and/or knowledge of governance within an education context; willingness to become a governor desirable
• Experience of working to deliver significant national Key Performance Metrics using resources (human and financial) efficiently and effectively; 
  • Understanding of risk management and data protection.

Personal Attributes

• Good level of education, demonstrating strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal. Comfort and confidence in working with a variety of senior external stakeholders
• Self-motivated and relentless in pursuing goals, having an entrepreneurial and enterprising approach to their work;
• Good working knowledge and practical application of Microsoft office tools and the ability to understand and work with customer relationship management software – we currently operate our services on a Salesforce platform;
• A solutions orientated “doer”- ability to pro-actively anticipate requirements and act to provide workable solutions to these;
• Influencer - demonstrates personal ‘presence’ and gains the confidence of others through temperament, capability and calibre;
• Demonstrates sensitivity and possesses the ability to effectively manage the organisational tensions that sometimes develop between internal and external stakeholders involved in the organisation and delivery of communications. 
• Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly with other colleagues to achieve outcomes and is keen to add value to the Charity’s culture and ethos;
• Able to undertake some occasional work in the evenings and at weekends;
• Able to travel in the UK (England primarily).

Application process 

The Education and Employers Charity values having its current diverse workforce.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all individuals from all backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is midday on the 15th March 2021. Successfully shortlisted candidates will be notified no later than close of play on Friday 19th March. Online interviews will take place via Zoom or MS Teams on either the 24th or 25th March.

Applications will only be accepted from those with the right to work in the UK with a valid passport/visa

Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered under any circumstances.

About the wider Education and Employers Charity

Education and Employers is an independent UK based charity launched in 2009 with the vision of “providing children and young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential”. It aims to achieve this by working with schools, employers, the national bodies that represent them and a wide range of other partners including the government and third sector organisations. The charity also works with partners internationally – more details here.

The charity runs Inspiring the Future, a free service which uses innovative match-making technology to connect volunteers with state schools and colleges, quickly, simply and at scale. Schools can very easily search a massive database of willing volunteers, filter against a wide range of criteria – e.g. subject, sector, career route and send them a message. It enables young people, wherever they live, whichever school they attend, the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of backgrounds doing jobs from across the whole world of work.

Over 55,000 people have already volunteered in the UK - people from all levels: apprentices to CEOs and all sectors: apps designers to zoologists and over 80% of English secondary schools have registered. People can volunteer from an hour a year in a local primary or secondary school to chat informally about their job and career route, take part in career speed networking session, give careers insights, provide mock interviews or feedback on CVs through to serving as a governor or trustee.  There is also the opportunity to link up with schools for workplace visits, job shadowing and mentoring.

Inspiring the Future operates on a technology platform kindly developed in partnership with Deloitte, Salesforce and Ordnance Survey. It allows the charity to run national campaigns such as Inspiring Women and others focused on specific geographic areas or economic sectors such as engineering, science, health and arts and culture. The campaigns have secured high profile support across government, business and teacher associations and ongoing corporate partnerships including our lead corporate partner Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

In partnership with the National Association of Head Teachers the charity has developed a version for primary schools called Primary Futures and over 4,500 primaries have already signed up. To see a short clip on how it works please click here.  All campaigns run through Inspiring the Future share a common objective: to broaden young people’s horizons, raise their aspirations and show them the range of opportunities and careers routes e.g. apprenticeships and university open to them. Over 1.8 million interactions between young people and volunteers from the world of work have already taken place.

In partnership with the National Governance Association the charity currently runs Inspiring Governance the free governor recruitment and support service. This Department for Education funded service aims to get highly skilled volunteers to serve as governors in some of the most disadvantaged schools in England and in so doing help raise educational achievement. From April 1st, 2021, this will be delivered solely by Education and Employers and will focus only on governor recruitment.

Since the Charity’s launch it has sought to understand what difference employer engagement in education makes to young people and the economy. It works with academics and researchers from around the world and its own research is regularly cited by government and international organisations like the OECD. The research, which has informed and influenced a range of government policies, shows that employer engagement helps improve social mobility, reduces the likelihood of young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment of training), increases the amount they earn in adult life, helps them make better informed career choices and leads to improvements in educational attainment.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) to recruit a Communications Officer who will support the effective delivery of the A4S strategy in line with its mission to make sustainable decision making business as usual. A4S works across the global finance community to drive change. They have a presence in a number of geographies with the purpose to transform finance to deliver a sustainable future.

The overall purpose of this role is to work with the communications team, comprising world-leading industry experts, to develop and implement A4S's strategy, including growing their online following. You will lead on digital analytics, reporting on performance, recommend improvements and manage the development of content and collateral, across all media, to maximize communication efforts for events, projects and day-to-day stakeholder engagement. You will also maintain and manage communications templates, ensuring all collateral and materials adhere to the A4S brand guideline and leverage their CRM and other systems for marketing purposes, including list building and campaign tracking.

To be successful as a Communications Officer, you will have a strong track record in a communications and marketing role and be able to demonstrate strong written communications skills. Having the ability to analyse information effectively and being comfortable working on your own initiative and plan effectively are also important. You will be able to build strong relationships with a wide range of individuals, globally.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Westminster Cathedral, in their search for a Communications Officer.

This role is a 6 months contract during an exciting period for the organisation. Westminster Cathedral is implementing a Live Stream system, so this role is not home based, so you can be bought up to speed. It is also imperative that you have a good understanding of the Catholic faith as you will be communicating about the faith and the cathedral itself.

The Cathedral Communications Officer will be responsible for developing a public relations/marketing programme to raise awareness of the Cathedral among key external audiences while encouraging greater engagement with the existing Cathedral Community.

An important component of the role will be creating and producing content for the Westminster Cathedral website and other mass audience digital platforms. This could include but is not limited to videos, blogs articles, reviews and online resources including social media platforms.

The appointee will also have responsibility for overseeing the Cathedral s live stream used for transmitting services and will, from time to time, need to take charge and manage a team of volunteers for the transmission of major events.

Experience required
Relevant experience in a similar role.
Understanding of the Catholic faith and Catholic Church.

Competences required
A proven track record in developing communications programmes that produce measurable results
Strong organisational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication with complete fluency in spoken and written English.
A self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Keen eye for detail and accuracy.
Ability to adopt a flexible approach.
Ability to remain calm in the face of pressure.
Ability to work well in a team and assist colleagues when required. Proficiency in use of various social media.
Ability to use/learn WordPress, the Cathedral website CMS.
Some knowledge of design software.
Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office software.

A unique opportunity to devise, develop and implement the delivery of Prison Fellowship's internal and external communications.

Put your faith into practice and enable us to tell our story in a way which inspires action.

You will be an experienced communications professional, working as part of a small team who are passionate about serving people in prison.

This role is currently home-based due to the ongoing pandemic. Once it is safe to do so, the post holder will be required to spend some of their working week in our Westminster office.

Please apply with a full CV and covering letter.

Communications Officer

£32,500 pa plus excellent benefits

London WC1

35 hours per week, full-time

Due to Covid restrictions all staff are currently working from home however once it is safe to do so the London office will reopen and staff will be required to work from the office for a minimum of 60% of the week and the remainder from home.

This is an exciting role which has been created to actively drive and influence fundamental change to the College’s social media, news, and digital communications output.

As Communications Officer, you will have primary responsibility for social media at RCPCH and you will be the managing editor of our policy analysis platform, RCPCH Insight. Helping to maximise the influence and impact of our work, you will grow and develop our communities, and continue to build  our reputation as leading advocates for child health and our members.

As part of the Media and Campaigns team, within the Policy and External Affairs Directorate, you will actively promote all news stories and campaigns, opinion and comment, and policy reports on behalf of the College. You will write features, explainers, and conduct interviews for College channels and RCPCH Insight.

Working closely with the Head of Media and Campaigns, you will take the lead on the College’s social media strategy and manage, review and reform the various platforms the College uses. Helping to shape and develop our output, you will also take the lead on social media training for colleagues whilst being capable of assisting the media team with incoming media enquiries and the drafting of media materials such as press releases and briefings.

With experience of leading social media campaigns and producing compelling multimedia content, you should have demonstrable evidence of leveraging social media analytics to measure success, developing objectives and KPIs for social media, spotting trends, improving performance and enhancing impact, whilst keeping abreast of developments in social media and evaluating the College’s capabilities.

With a relevant degree or equivalent experience, you should also be able to use your strong communication and report writing abilities to present information in a fluent manner to a range of people at all levels. The role is not just about social media, you’ll do a lot of writing and editing, independently and working with colleagues. You’ll have the confidence to pitch ideas, develop concepts, and interview senior people about complex topics.

About us

The Policy and External Affairs Division actively promotes the membership, stakeholders and the public awareness of the RCPCH and core child health priorities.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.

The RCPCH has more than 20,000 members and fellows and employs around 170 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We also have teams in the devolved nations.

The RCPCH wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the College is particularly keen to receive applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation.

Please apply early as we will close the advert should we receive a high volume of applications.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Contract – Permanent (35 hours per week)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About specific entity

Coram-i provides improvement services primarily to children’s social care services such as adoption and fostering to improve outcomes for children in care. It has a mix of skills, including social workers, analysts and management consultants that combine to develop innovative approaches as well as ensure the best outcomes for the most vulnerable children.

About the role

To support the work of Coram-i Children and Social Care Secretariat by providing administrative support to the team, such as helping to organise meetings, making travel arrangements, providing project support and data entry and producing all communications for the Secretariat. Extensive and comprehensive minute taking at all meetings is essential to this role

To support the work of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB) and National Stability Forum (NSF) and all subsequent meetings involved with this, with the main focus being on comprehensive minute taking.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the role and to see if it the ideal role for you.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to be redirected to the application form.

Closing date: 9am, Monday March 2021

Interview date: TBC

Coram (entity) is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Internal Communications Officer
Salary: London - £34,057 per annum + Excellent Benefits, National - £30,162 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 
Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve. 
You will be responsible for managing the internal communications function, including the intranet, all staff briefings and message scheduling. You will develop and implement proactive internal communications approaches, activities and messaging in support of the NHF’s aims and the business plan, ensuring staff are well informed and engaged.
You will be expected to keep up-to-date with issues within the NHF, including sensitive information from senior colleagues, and take guidance from the Leadership Team to deliver communications that reflect the culture they want to embed. 
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff . We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 15 March
Interview date: 31 March
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a historic cathedral in London to recruit for a Cathedral Communications Officer, initially on a 3-6 month contract with the possibility of becoming a permanent position. This newly created position will have responsibility for developing a public relations/marketing programme to raise awareness of the Cathedral among key external audiences while encouraging greater engagement with the existing Cathedral Community.

An important component of the role will be creating and producing content for the Cathedral website and other mass audience digital platforms. This could include but is not limited to videos, blogs articles, reviews and online resources including social media platforms. The appointee will also have responsibility for overseeing the Cathedral's live stream used for transmitting services and will, from time to time, need to take charge of the transmission of major events.

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a similar communications role, developing communications programmes that produce measurable results. You will have strong organisational and communication skills with proficiency using various social media platforms. You will also have a basic understanding or interest in the Catholic faith/Catholic Church.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prospectus will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, therefore if this is of interest we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible. In order to apply, please submit a CV in Word format in the first instance. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

Digital Communications Officer to start ASAP for five months will pay up to £20.17 per hour or £22.66 per hour Umbrella - All on boarding can be done remotely

Devise and implement targeted digital content for the London Assembly and its Committees to maximise the impact of the Assembly's work. Act as the lead for the Communications team on digital communications.

Main duties

• To be the lead within the team on all digital content output, feeding in the digital perspective to public affairs and media work, taking the initiative on digital content generation and keeping digital content front and centre of the team's outputs.
• Develop and implement communications plans to maximise the impact of the work of the London Assembly and its Committees, including websites, visual channels and emerging technologies, taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by digital engagement.
• Develop innovative and effective Digital Communications across the full communications mix - media, public affairs, campaigns and marketing - ensuring they are all on brand and working together coherently. Take a rigorous approach to communications planning and management, ensuring that objectives are clearly defined, ensuring that all campaign assets are appropriate for the audiences that we are trying to reach.
• Through mapping and analysis and stakeholder mapping on social media, ensure that all communications strategies shape and influence debate, are appropriate for the audiences that the Assembly is trying to reach and that the focus is always on the impact the Assembly is trying to achieve.
• To lead on the methodologies for, and delivery of, all media monitoring and social media monitoring Key Performance Indicators contained within the Assembly Secretariat's business plan and strategic communications plan.
• To be responsible for delivering basic graphic design work for the team, including, for example, in relation to the London Assembly's Annual Report and other publications. To be responsible for the project management of any externally provided design and print work.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the below: -

• Experience of writing engaging content for wide ranging audiences using multi channels
• Experience of measuring and recording the impacts of external communications strategies.
• Experience of delivering a broad range of digital communications strategies, initiatives and techniques to achieve the desired impact.
• Proactive and creative approach and able to suggest ideas
• Experience and understanding of how organisations increase their influence on the policy issues that matter to them.
• Knowledge and understanding of London and the issues facing a major world city.
• Evidence of the ability to write concisely and fluently and be capable of basic graphic design
• Experience of communication with stakeholders using a wide range of platforms including twitter
• Understands the differing needs of stakeholders and adapts own service accordingly
• Seeks and uses feedback from a variety of sources to improve the GLA's service to Londoners
• Prioritises work in line with key team or project deliverables
• Makes contingency plans to account for changing work priorities, deadlines, and milestones
• Identifies and consults with sponsors or stakeholders in planning work
• Pays close attention to detail, ensuring team's work is delivered to a high standard
• Some knowledge of basic graphic design and how to present information in an informative and engaging way
• Experienced in creating a wide range of digital communications including social media
• Ideally you will have 3-5 years' experience in digital communications

If this role is of interest, please do apply ASAP with an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant experience

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We are recruiting for a temporary Digital communications officer for an member body , you will be maintaining the website and all the digital engagement for the organisation.

The Role
Manage the Societys website and social media presence under the direction of the Head of Communications & Engagement, producing, editing and maintaining content as required
Produce the Societys e-news and other member communications, develop and manage media releases on the Societys activities liaising with academics, members, committees and staff as appropriate
Record, edit and produce video content, working closely with eminent speakers
Produce and deliver engaging social media coverage of all events and promotions
Content and channel planning including key dates and anniversaries along with sharing topical information
Set up and provide digital and visual support for the Societys webinar programme, in addition to planning and sharing content to internal and external audiences
Create, develop and produce a variety of multimedia content including videos, animations, images and graphics for activity liaising with stakeholders as required
Work with third party providers for events and other projects, editing and enhancing content as required
Proactively maintain and update the website including preparing and publishing new written, visual and audio content
Design and produce the Societys quarterly member newsletter, working with the Newsletter Editor and printers
Design and produce promotional materials to support the Societys activities and events including e-marketing campaigns, leaflets, posters and programmes for events, using digital channels and innovative promotional means

The Candidate
Technical and design experience including producing videos, infographics, animations and images
Experience with relevant software packages Adobe Photoshop for graphic design, Premiere for video editing and InDesign for publication formatting
Experience of building, maintaining and engaging audiences and communities on social media
Familiarity with content management and design systems for websites
Excellent communication skills, including experience of turning complex economic ideas into accessible copy for a range of audiences
Excellent editing, copywriting and proofreading skills

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

This is a unique opportunity to have an incredible impact, by joining our ambitious team at this exciting stage in the charity’s growth. 

Yes Futures was recently named one of the Top 100 Social Enterprises in the UK and one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

Some testimonials from our current employees:

• "Yes Futures is an extremely positive and supportive working environment. All employees are valued and encouraged to contribute across all areas of the charity. My team are so enthusiastic and passionate about the fundamental ethos -  helping to build a positive future for young people." 
• "As well as every day being different, and the work we do being so rewarding, we have a fantastic team of dedicated, intelligent, interesting, passionate people! It's wonderful to be part of it all!" 
• "I work with a supportive team with great passion and energy. We are all so different but share a passion for supporting young people. Our CEO is an inspiration and leads the way with her positivity, drive and enthusiasm."

Introduction

Yes Futures is a multi-award winning charity, established in 2012. Our successful programmes have made a proven difference to the lives of over 1900 young people, and we are rapidly expanding to more schools.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Communications and Marketing Officer to join our team, supporting the growth of our programmes to impact the lives of more young people. In this role, you will be responsible for creating high quality visual and written content for Yes Futures; supporting the growth of our programmes through fostering relationships with schools, writing funding applications and promoting Yes Futures to our external community. 

As a key member of our small team, you will have significant ownership over your work, enabling you to thrive and grow your talents in a collaborative environment alongside a team of supportive, fun colleagues.

Why should you apply for this role?

Yes Futures is a small, rapidly growing charity. By joining us at this critical stage in our development you will have a significant impact on our growth and future success.

Yes Futures is one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

By joining our team of committed, hard-working, fun and friendly colleagues, you will:

• Make a life-changing difference to young people;
• Thrive in a role with a high degree of responsibility and flexibility;
• Contribute to the development of a successful and growing charity;
• Enjoy working with other like-minded people, who care about doing an excellent job;
• Enhance your skills through professional development opportunities, with our generous CPD allowance;
• Benefit from dedicated time and genuine support given to your personal development;
• Have ownership of an exciting variety of responsibilities, allowing you to develop a range of key skills and knowledge areas.

Main responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Impact, your main responsibilities will be:

Marketing

• Supporting the Community Manager with day-to-day management of general charity marketing.
• Researching and creating content for our supporters and school’s e-newsletters.
• Updating our website and blog with original content.
• Creating, designing and scheduling social media campaigns.
• Ensuring regular social media presence across our channels with positive, engaging content.
• Development of Yes Futures’ brand, including promotion and ongoing review of Yes Futures’ branding guidelines.
• Creation of content for press and publicity.
• Reviewing and organising incoming media, including photos and videos from programme sessions and trips.

Impact Growth

• Supporting the Director of Impact with developing new school relationships.
• Designing new methods of attracting prospective schools to our programmes.
• Conducting research on schools to develop a unique approach to school contact and meetings.
• Using the Salesforce database and associated mailing lists, including producing marketing lists, mail merges and reports to support the development of new school relationships.
• Designing and printing marketing materials, including Programme Brochures and Impact Overviews.
• Producing and collating impact reports, including analysing data and proof-reading.

Fundraising

• Supporting the Director of Impact with the fundraising strategy and engagement of funders.
• Implementation of an ongoing fundraising plan, including researching prospective funders, and writing grant proposals.

Partnership Development

• Supporting the Director of Impact with the development of new partnerships.
• Managing the annual cycle of issuing partnership certificates and letters.
• Implementation of the corporate partnerships strategy, including researching prospective partnerships, and creating promotional content for partners.

Volunteer Management

• Supporting the Community Manager with Coach recruitment, including advertising, reviewing applications, and event management of taster days, assessment centres and training days.
• Supporting office-based volunteers, interns and work experience students.

For more information on the role, including the skills and experience we are looking for, please download and read the more detailed Role Description. You can download this at the bottom of this page, or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

How to apply

So, are you interested in applying to be our Communication and Marketing Officer?

We’d love to hear from you!

If you would like to apply, please download and complete the application form, available at the bottom of this page or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

Dates and recruitment timeline

Deadline for applications: Sunday 7th March 2021 at midnight.

Should your application be successful, you will be invited to a interview on Thursday 18th or Friday 19th March 2021. Please keep these dates free. You will be informed by the end of the day on Friday 12th March if you have been shortlisted.

We look forward to hearing from you!

£35,937.99 rising on an annual incremental basis

War on Want also offers a 6% contributory pension scheme

Based in London office or home based depending on Covid-19 restrictions

War on Want is a dynamic, radical organisation working in the UK and with partners around the world to fight poverty and defend human rights, as part of the movement for global justice. We mobilise support and build alliances to fight for human rights and raise public awareness of the structural causes of poverty and injustice, empowering people to take action for change. We work in partnership and active solidarity with grassroots groups around the world.

Reporting to the Head of Communications and Engagement, the Communications and Engagement Officer will support the delivery of War on Want’s communications and engagement strategy, as we look to grow our supporter base and reach new audiences. The successful candidate will contribute to the ongoing development of our new organisational website, will manage War on Want’s social media presence, and will play a key role in developing our supporter emails and calls to action – to mobilise new and existing audiences and maximise the reach and impact of our campaigns and programmes work. The role will liaise with journalists to publicise our work, and will play an integral role in our emerging content strategy: sourcing and developing high-quality, engaging stories, photographs and videos for use across our communications channels – to bring our human rights work to life and encourage our audiences to take action.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, talented communications professional to make an impact at a charitable organisation working for radical change. This year will see War on Want focus on building support for a Global Green New Deal and climate justice ahead of COP26, continue our campaign work on trade, militarism and workers’ rights here in the UK, and our programmes work in solidarity with partners and allies in the Global South.

For an application pack, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Application deadline:  12 noon, Friday 19 March 2021

War on Want welcomes applications from all members of the community. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that we can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK.  We are unable to sponsor working visa applications.

Permanent – 35 Hours per week

It’s a powerful thing to connect with other people over shared experiences. With coronavirus impacting our lives in so many ways, now more than ever, people are turning to the online world to form connections, find comfort and seek information and support.

Since 2013, mind’s online community Side by Side (previously Elefriends) has provided a safe, anonymous and supportive online space for people to talk about their mental health.

Peer support is a key strategic focus for mind, and as part of our 2021-24 strategy, this national service will play a crucial role in supporting the thousands of people who turn to us for information and support each year.

Reporting to the digital programme manager, you will support the day-to-day delivery of mind’s online community, ensuring that our team of 20+ moderators feel engaged, and confident in moderating a very busy and at times challenging online community.

You will lead on the training and development of our moderation team, ensuring that we provide the highest standards of moderation for our community members, creating a safe and supportive online space to allow mental health peer support to thrive.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring that the quality of the service continues to meet the highest standards and is shaped in line with feedback from key delivery partners, moderators, and most importantly, our community members.

If you have a passion for online communities and you believe in the value that these safe spaces can bring, then we’d love to hear from you!

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Closing date: 14thMarch 2021

Mind is an equal opportunities employer.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Trust for London is an independent charitable foundation that aims to tackle poverty and inequality in London. We do this by funding voluntary and charity groups, currently make grants totalling around £10 million a year. We also fund independent research and provide knowledge and expertise on London’s social issues to policymakers and journalists.

About the role

The Trust is recruiting a Head of Communications to help raise the profile of poverty and inequality in the city and show what can be done to tackle it. This is a unique opportunity for someone with ambition and commitment to shape our approach to external communications and make a real difference to the lives of low-income Londoners.

The role has responsibility for both our digital communications and our media relations. This includes managing our website and social channels, as well as contact with journalists, newspapers, radio and television. The role will be responsible for the proactive identification of opportunities for further coverage related to poverty and inequality in London, ensuring that the organisations the Trust supports are placed front and centre.

What we are looking for

You are likely to be someone who has a track record of delivering relevant and powerful communications strategies or campaigns, working with both digital and traditional media. You could already be leading a communications function, or looking to make the step up into a leadership role. What is important is that you have a strong commitment to social justice and the ability to drive our external communications forward.

If you would like to apply, please complete our online application form by 10am, Monday 15 March 2021.

Please note: this role will be home-based whilst COVID-19 restrictions apply.