Communication officer jobs near Manchester

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives.

It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.  For further information please visit the Youth Investment Fund website, details of which can be found on the Job Description. 

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB) on a fixed term contract up until March 2025.

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

Find out more about what we do by visiting our website, details of which can be found on the Job Description.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

Reporting to the Data Analyst in the Learning and Influence (L&I) team at SIB, this role plays an important part in supporting our data team in achieving the delivery of SIB’s new data strategy and focus.

This role will contribute to our data and analysis to capture SIB, social investment sector and social economy activity, and to deliver the best possible grant making and social lending. It is critical for us to be better able to generate insights about social investment and grant making in order to provide the most effective financial instruments to our customers and support their delivery of social impact.  

In this role, a wide range of datasets will be used, which could include loan and grant portfolio data, Salesforce reports, Companies House, IMD, Charities Commission, ONS datasets, credit card spend data and others to support your work.

Key responsibilities

1. To support the grants and loans teams by providing quick and accurate analysis as and when required. 
2. To clean data where necessary and help maintain a robust and accurate data set of grantees and investees in SIB’s internal systems.  
3. To support standardisation and robustness of data across SIB’s internal systems, working closely with the data and operations team to do so.
4. To help the transition of our data into an environment that is more in line with the data industry best practices and market leaders. This would include supporting SIB’s data team to set up SQL database(s) as well as proactively learning new software if it better suits a project.
5. To develop analyses from the data and visualise data insights for use internally, and to contribute alongside the wider data team to external data work, including the annual impact report, retrospective analysis of SIB’s long term funds, grants programmes and retrospectives.
6. To draw on comparative data sources and develop creative ways of adding to SIB’s own data to generate greater insights on the value of social investment and its role within the social economy, and the effectiveness of grant-making.
7. To encourage the use of best data practices throughout the SIB team and show colleagues how data can make tasks more efficient and insightful. This will range from simply sharing our findings internally to actively working with other teams to inform better data processes. It also includes providing consistent and responsive direct support to the grants and investment teams.
8. To work alongside colleagues to inform business development, supporting strong base case analysis, projected fund models and grant delivery models.
9. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence. 
10. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
11. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
12. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
13. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent computer literacy.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Good adherence to task timelines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using data to solve a problem or improve a process.

Desirable competencies

• Experience with PowerBI or similar.
• Experience coding, preferably python.
• Experience with Salesforce .

Job Description

Title: Digital Communications Co-ordinator

Reporting Line:  Projects & Communications Development Lead with dotted line to Events Manager

Based: Remotely – But able to travel if required to charity meetings and events

Requisite: Must hold a full clean driving license

Job Purpose: Responsible for digital communications for all Charity events, campaigns, projects & communications

Main duties and key responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Daily management of Charity social media channels, including content creation, sourcing, monitoring, and reporting
• General content creation and updates for Charity channels other than social media, such as website, newsletters, and virtual office. This includes written and visual content alike.
• Support the implementation of all comms and activities throughout the charity teams.
• Assist in the development of the charity communication plan and strategy.
• Researching the interests of different segments of our audience, identifying the most effective activity and our gaps and challenges, and making recommendations.
• Proactively researching content of virtual events to create copy.
• Using appropriate metrics to measure the success of digital campaigns, e.g., social media analytics, and reporting back to the team about how they have performed
• Work closely in collaboration with both the Events and Communications Teams to ensure all events, projects and campaigns are promoted efficiently to the target audience and that content is up to date.
• Prepare marketing communications promoting any event in conjunction with Events Manager, for all projects, campaigns, awareness weeks

• Support all charity teams to make the best use of online communication tools & design
• Posting news and snippets for patient services and any other charity team where required across social media, Health Unlocked and associated groups
• Maintain good working interdepartmental relationships, including sharing information and providing support
• Keep up to date with developments in e-communications, social and audio-visual media and website development and share knowledge across the charity

Skills and qualifications required:

Skills & Qualifications

Requirements

Preferences

Qualifications and experience

High standard of qualifications in English and mathematics to at least GCSE or equivalent level

At least three years’ experience in ‘Marketing & Comms’ or related area of work

Work skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to think creatively

High standards of proofing and reviewing publications

Ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels, including in person, by phone and email

Confident to negotiate, discuss and query in a positive and professional manner

Excellent administration and IT skills

Able to manage edits and amends to a CMS website

Experienced and competent in using Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel

Ability to multitask and work to and meet deadlines

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Budget awareness and good organisational skills in monitoring and keeping records related to budgets

Effective sharing and keeping Line Manager regularly updated (and if needed, senior management)

Personal

Friendly and able to talk confidently to a range of stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

Confident to use skills and informed judgement to take the initiative

Enthusiastic and motivated

Trustworthy and mindful of confidentiality

Smart, professional and confident to present to an audience on the work of the charity

Approachable and confident to ask when unsure

Other

Be available to travel and work away (for short periods of time)

To hold a full, clean UK driving license

The National Youth Agency is delighted to be recruiting for a Communications and Engagement Manager

What we do
All young people deserve a productive, fulfilling future. Society needs the spark and energy of young people to make it tick, yet somehow thousands of young people feel blocked by the complex, sometimes disheartening challenges the modern world throws at them.

Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.

As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.

Communications and Engagement Manager Responsibilities:
We are looking for a self-motivated and talented Communications & Engagement Manager to lead our communications activities. In this position you will oversee producing high-quality content that engages customers and builds brand recognition. Our Communications & Engagement Manager will be responsible for developing youth sector communication strategies, identifying new audiences, and connecting the youth sector to the NYA’s wealth sector support and standards.

Our Communications & Engagement Manager will develop our online marketing and social media presence and have a flair for strategising and implementing marketing campaigns. The Communications & Engagement Manager is required to assist with the development of fresh initiatives in line with the charity’s goals.

The NYA has many stakeholders and audiences, and the Communications & Engagement Manager will ensure all of these groups are fully aware and engaged with our work and priorities.
Communications and Engagement Manager Requirements:

- Degree or Master’s (or experience equivalent to) in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations or relevant field. A minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role.
- Experience with creating a marketing campaign, marketing strategy and marketing plan.
- Experience with online marketing, including social media and content marketing.
- Understanding of public relations.
- Advanced communication skills with outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven experience creating targeted content is advantageous.
- Strong knowledge of communication practices and techniques.
- Ability to quickly adapt to change, be able to multitask and work well under pressure.
- Excellent organisational and leadership abilities.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please submit the following by 23:59 on August 14th 2022.

A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.

A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and will be assessed as part of your full application.

Please provide details of two professional referees together with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what period of time they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.

Diversity monitoring form - your data will be stored separately from your applications and will at no time be connected to you or your application.

Location: Remote Working
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37 per week
Salary: £29,960 - £39,590 per annum, plus competitive benefits

You may have experience of the following: Communications Manager, Communications Coordinator, PR, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Media Engagement, Media Relations, Marketing Manager, Communications Executive, Marcomms, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 134 803

Job Title: Internal Communications and Engagement Lead
Location: Remote working (will require occasional travel to Marie Curie workplaces)
Salary: £26,044 per annum(with £3,500 London Allowance if applicable)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing Date: Sunday 21 August 2022
Interview Date: Week commencing 29 August

Marie Curie is a leading end of life charity which provides direct care and support to people across the UK in their last days. As Internal Communications and Engagement Lead for Caring Services, you'll play a vital role in ensuring that our incredible people on the frontline delivering care and support understand the exciting growth and development happening within our services which will allow us to support even more people at the end of their lives.

This role is perfect for someone who is ready to take their next steps in their Internal Communications career by joining our team to lead on implementing improvements to communications including two-way channels, processes, content and campaigns to the over 3000 people who deliver and support the vital care we provide to people at end of life.

What we are looking for:

- A good listener and compelling storyteller
- A proven track record of managing multiple communications campaigns, sequencing them appropriately using sound editorial judgement
- A confident and expert writer who can translate complex messages into simple and accessible communications
- A person who uses insight to drive communication best practice
- A team player who collaborates with and supports their wider team
- Keen relationship builder who can advise stakeholders on their communication needs
- Confidence and authority to do what's best for the goals of the wider charity when developing plans and influencing stakeholders

What is in it for you:

- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible and Hybrid Working

If you are interested in working in a fast-paced, creative team at the heart of Marie Curie, then we would love to hear from you.
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever.

We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 6,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, helping people to get the most from the time they have left.

For more information or an informal chat please contact Lucy Styles, [email protected]

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing

We're passionate about flexible working to ensure work life balance is a priority for our people and would love to see applications from a range of different identities.

Our EDI team work toward our vision of making Marie Curie a truly inclusive employer and are embarking on a year of transformative work. With active employee networks, such as Ethnic Diversity @ Marie Curie, LGBTQ+ and Health & Accessibility to name a few, we hope that anyone will find a family at Marie Curie.

Job Title - Internal Communications Manager

Salary – £35,244 to £41,463

Contract Type – Permanent

Location – Flexible

About us

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the

UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients. In July 2021, we opened the doors to our new building as a modern space that also respects our heritage, a welcoming place for all our members to train, meet or network, wherever they live and work.

About the role

This new and exciting role will drive the creation and delivery of RCS England’s first ever internal communications strategy to lead staff engagement and support the success of our new brand and strategy, as it delivers on the recommendations provided in the independent review into the diversity of leadership at the College, and on the recommendations from the internal review into staff satisfaction.

The Internal Communications Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring all staff are fully informed and engaged in College wide initiatives and championing our values of Collaboration, Respect and Excellence. The post holder will thrive in combining being hands-on with strategic thinking and prioritising multiple projects deadlines. Building relationships across the organisation will be key.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Executive Director Team, and other senior managers to develop and implement an effective internal communications strategy, ensuring the needs of all staff across RCS England are met.
• Working with teams across the organisation to develop internal communications plans and content that keep staff informed and engaged.
• Working with teams from across RCS England to gather and effectively share content that celebrates the work of the College and its people.
• Support the Strategy Group on engagement with staff on the roll out of the five year strategy.

​About you

The role would suit someone with experience of working in a communications team with a passion for internal communications and the ability to build great relationships at all levels and including with the CEO, Executive Director Team, Directors and Heads of teams. Good writing, editorial and verbal communications skills are vital as are ensuring outcomes and evaluation metrics are in place to report on the impact of internal communications activity.

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• Variety of learning and development opportunities 
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

Interested Candidates:

If you wish to apply or if you have any questions about this position please click apply,

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. 

Closing date: 5 September 2022

Interview Date : w/c 19 September

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age and disability.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is committed to protecting your privacy. We are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). All College employees are responsible for records held, created and used as part of their work for the College including patient/client, corporate and administrative records. Records are managed according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and ensure confidentiality. The College ensures that staff are trained to handle the information you submit to us with care and discretion, seeking advice where necessary.

Please note that this advert may close early if we reach the maximum applications

Government Relations Coordinator (U.S. Government Communications)

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK

Starting salary - £31,776 per annum (plus contributory pension)

This role is a hybrid role, where the successful candidate will work 1-2 days a week from MAG’s Manchester City Centre office, working from home within the UK the other days per week.

Join a Nobel Prize-winning organisation committed to creating safe and secure futures for women, men and children around the world. MAG works by finding and destroying landmines, cluster bombs and the explosive remnants of war and by advocating and campaigning on behalf of those whose lives are blighted by the lethal debris of conflict. Be part of this life-changing mission by joining MAG to help us free from fear some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.

We are looking for an exceptional Government Relation Coordinator to work within our Government Relations and Partnerships team, focusing on high-quality reports, communications and advocacy materials, initiatives and engagement for U.S. government-funded projects.

You will work closely with country programmes, colleagues in Government Relations in the U.K and America, and the Communications and Advocacy team to ensure the effective delivery of high-quality visibility, reporting and communications materials for MAG’s U.S. government-funded projects. This includes ensuring high-quality media and communications engagement is achieved through the development of communications plans and social and digital media content.

You will support on visibility and awareness-raising activities that profile U.S. Government-funded projects. You will support the Government Relations Manager (U.S.) and the Head of Government Relations to deliver communication and visibility initiatives designed to ensure the strategic growth of the organization through business development. You will also support with the development of high-quality reports, showcasing MAG’s life-saving work around the world.

The successful candidate will have excellent communications and interpersonal skills and be able to build positive working relationships with country programmes, MAG’s Manchester and America offices, and key donor focal points. You will have excellent writing and editing skills with ability to analyse complex issues and detailed information and translate them into engaging messages, together with the ability to create impactful social media and web content. The successful candidate will have previous experience in communications, creating content and visibility materials, including high-quality digital and print materials. Knowledge of photo editing, Canva, InDesign or other publishing software and website content management systems is an advantage.

This is a unique and fast-paced role, which will require high levels of initiative and strong multi-tasking skills. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple teams across the world, and to develop within the role. You will be creative and flexible, solution-focused, and committed to MAG's goals and exceeding donor expectations.

There is likely to be the opportunity for some international travel in order to visit our programmes in the Middle East, Africa, South America or South-East Asia.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks, please click here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on the MAG website, using the link below.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential

Are you looking for an opportunity to work from home?

Do you have excellent communication skills, both written and oral?

Are you able to provide outstanding customer care and represent Choice Support in a positive and professional manner to both internal and external agencies?

Then this is the role you have been looking for!

Choice Support currently delivers the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Experts by Experience contract across the whole of England. We are looking for an additional 2 Plan and Support Officers to join our team.

Working from home you will provide Experts by Experience colleagues with telephone and comprehensive administrative support to facilitate their involvement in CQC inspections and activities.

You will be the main point of contact for Experts by Experience before, during and after events. You will also provide telephone and administrative support to CQC Inspectors.

Experts by Experience colleagues are individuals employed by Choice Support who have lived experience of health and social care services. They take part in CQC inspections alongside CQC Inspectors.

Please submit your application by 4pm on 7th September 2022.

We reserve the right to close this position early, subject to receiving sufficient interest.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Your purpose

Your purpose is to expand Voice 21’s reach across the education sector, by raising awareness of oracy and Voice 21’s approach to oracy in schools, particularly our membership offer for schools (Voice 21 Oracy Schools). To do this, you will devise and implement a range of campaign and communication strategies throughout the year aimed at teachers and senior leaders in education, via written communications, videos, audio outputs and events. You will have oversight of our website content, social media, newsletters, marketing materials and much more. You will be in charge of showcasing and amplifying Voice 21’s work - and that of our member schools - through compelling stories, branding, messaging and content.

Your responsibilities

● Creating the content, tone, stories and messaging for our key campaigns and marketing communications to expand our reach across the education sector.

● Devising and delivering purposeful communications, tailored to a range of education audiences, via a variety of channels which you will both choose and manage. These might include newsletters, events, social media and more.

● Commissioning, producing and writing content for newsletters, marketing materials and blog posts for external audiences.

● Showcasing the stories and impact of our member schools in engaging and innovative ways, such as written case studies, graphics, animation and video.

● Creating and implementing a local and sector press strategy to publicise our member schools’ work, including building relationships with journalists and sector influencers.

● Developing and writing a range of cutting-edge email newsletters for a range of audiences in the education sector, to raise awareness of our work and the importance of oracy.

● Overseeing the work of more junior team members working on our communications and events, and managing outsourced specialists as needed such as website developers, graphic designers, video editors.

We are looking for a part time Community Engagement Officer to join our team.

Do you have a range of excellent communication skills? 

Do you have the skills and experience of engaging with a diverse group of individuals, organisations and groups who represent seldom heard communities?

Are you able to provide outstanding customer care and represent Choice Support in a positive and professional manner to both internal and external agencies? 

Are you able to be home based and have the ability to travel to different locations in England?

Do you want to develop your skills, knowledge and experience of inclusion and diversity and work closely with our Care Quality Commission colleagues?

Then this is the role you’ve been looking for!

In return, we are offering a competitive annual salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance and discounted shopping vouchers.

Closing date 7th September 2002. We reserve the right to close this position early subject to receiving sufficient interest.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.

Legacy Officer

• Remote with occasional trips to Telford Head Office
• £29,000 per annum
• 35 hours per week, full-time - permanent

About Us

In 1917 the first People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals was founded to provide vet care for sick and injured pets. Now, over 100 years later and with 48 pet hospitals fully operational across the UK, we’re proud of the fact that we continue to provide expert care to those pets and people who need us most.

As a key member of our Legacy Team, this role offers you the opportunity to manage a portfolio of legacy cases ensuring our Trustees duties are fulfilled and enables you to develop one to one relationships with executors. You will be familiar with the administration of trusts and estates or have a background in legacies in the charity sector. This is a critical area for PDSA as legacies pays for 2 out of 3 pets we treat. You will need to be empathetic with great communication skills to make sure that PDSA maintains its professional reputation.

About the Role

As a Legacy Officer, you will manage a portfolio of legacy cases ensuring compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations. This will involve:

• Quickly understanding legal information and, using your attention to detail, to summarise complex information for a senior management audience
• Ensuring PDSA’s full and correct entitlements are received in accordance with the law and the benefactors will while preserving the reputation of PDSA
• Contributing to legacy forecasting through accurate recording of information
• Working with existing policies but being confident to challenge the status quo
• Developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and colleagues

About you

You will ideally be working in a charity environment or a private client solicitors with proven success in the administration of trusts and estates. You will be:

• Proven experience in the administration of trusts and estates or background in legacies in the charitable sector
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to your work
• Empathetic with excellent communication skills
• Confident and used to working at a fast pace in a complex environment
• Knowledgeable regarding Microsoft Office and basic database management

About the rewards

In addition to the salary and 35-hour week indicated, we also offer a variety of benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Additional Well Being Day every day
• Contributory pension scheme and life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Employee Assistance Program and on-line Well Being Centre
• Range of Retail Discounts etc

So, if you’re ready for your next challenge and looking to further your career in a wholly supportive environment, where both pets and people feel right at home, then we look forward to meeting you.

At The Bike Project we provide an innovative solution to one of the most pressing problems facing asylum seekers and refugees on arrival to the UK: access to transport when living on a limited income. 

Our mission is simple: each year we match refugees and asylum seekers with the many thousands of bikes that go abandoned or unloved around the country. We then go on to support these new bike owners to realise the emotional, practical and physical benefits of cycling. 9 years since that first bike donation, we are about to donate our 10,000th bike and have expanded the project to include multiple programs, from refugee befriending services to women-only cycling classes.

We have supported tens of thousands of refugees to get access to bikes, learn to cycle and created a community of colleagues, refugees, volunteers and supporters. And we’ve grown rapidly in the last few years, from £720k turnover in 2018, to £2.3m turnover in 2021 and employing almost 40 staff. Despite our success, this is just the start and we are looking for a CEO who will continue to lead The Bike Project on to even greater things!

Please note that although the position is predominatly remote, with no requirement to work from the office, the nature of the role involves attending regular face to face activities and site visits around London. These vary in frequency but can be several times per week.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS LEAD

Based: *Southwest Region with home working

Part Time 22.5 hours per week  

Salary FTE £30,966 per annum, pro-rata £18,830 for working 22.5 hours per week

Help & Care have an excellent reputation as a service provider and are looking for someone who wants to help them shape their identity and build their reputation even further.

The Communications & Marketing Lead is a varied and rewarding role where you will deliver effective marketing across bought, owned and earned channels. You must be a creative storyteller and know how to craft a media-worthy narrative.

Work has begun on developing an ambitious and effective marketing strategy and you will be someone that will relish in taking full responsibility for completing and implementing this in order to significantly grow our impact, reach and brand awareness.

We are looking for strong communication and project management skills, an entrepreneurial approach and a personal ability to shape strategy and brand development.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative thinker with a talent in both communications and marketing.

Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships with managers and outside agencies to ensure effective promotion of the Charity.

You should have experience in both developing and producing written publications, producing content and images relevant for websites, social media, publications and leaflets to a range of audiences.

You will have a good grasp of digital communication channels and be a confident user of Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Photoshop, mail-chimp, Google analytics and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Salesforce systems.  

It is advantageous if you have knowledge and experience of graphic design, evaluating and maintaining statistics and able to test the functionality of new or revised digital projects. It is vital that you have a thorough understanding and empathy with the values of the organisation - personal, innovation, social justice and collaboration.

If you feel you could contribute in this way, we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date for completed application forms to be received by 12 noon on 29th August 2022.

Interviews will be held online week commencing 5th September 2022.

To obtain more detail on Help & Care and the job role including, the job description, person specification and the application form for completion, please take a look at our website vacancies page by searching Help & Care.

Your purpose

You will be responsible for curating, organising and delivering our events programme for teachers, senior leaders and others working in education. Our events programme has two aims: to grow our reach across the education sector, by showcasing our work to those that are less familiar with it, and to build a better sense of community amongst schools that are already working with us. You’ll plan the content, sessions and speakers for these events, ensuring they are engaging and impactful and that there is a high-quality attendee experience at all times.

Your responsibilities

● Lead the development, organisation and delivery of our key national events for schools in 2023, including the Great Oracy Exhibition and Oracy Imperative conference.

● Organise a series of webinars and in-person regional events throughout the year for member and non-member schools, shaping their format, contents and location.

● Find and book relevant, enlightening and engaging speakers for our events, including via building new partnerships with external organisations whose work is related to ours.

● Organise occasional events for funders and other senior stakeholders in education, including opportunities for them to experience our work in schools.

● Arrange for Voice 21 to speak or exhibit at significant events across the education sector, dealing with incoming enquiries and proactively applying for speaking slots for other staff as appropriate.

● Deliver all events on time, within budget and to a high-quality in terms of content and logistics, working with colleagues across Voice 21 and with external partners.

● Seek out and develop national and international partnership opportunities through events or ad hoc programmes, which help us to encourage more schools to work with us or foster closer links between our existing member schools.

● Tailor our programme of events each year in line with organisational priorities. 

Are you a feline focused Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for communication? Are you looking for a role that brings the opportunity to positively influence the welfare of many cats, shaping the understanding of cats needs for a variety of different audiences? We currently have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring individual to join our Veterinary team on a fixed term contract until the end of November 2023 as Central Veterinary Officer, this role is home based. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £60,049.39 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021, we helped 137,000 cats and kittens.

The Veterinary Department are responsible for ensuring that the behaviour and welfare, husbandry and treatment of cats in Cats Protection's care is maintained to a high standard at all times and also work to improve the welfare of the general cat population. 

Responsibilities of our Central Veterinary Officer:

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Services the Central Veterinary Officer provides essential advice and guidance to all departments within Cats Protection and supports the charity to promote positive cat welfare messages to the veterinary profession and the wider population. You will develop and review written material such as veterinary protocols and educational resources and edit Cats Protection’s ‘Clinic’ magazine for veterinary professionals. As a spokesperson for the charity you will attend conferences and events promoting Cats Protection’s mission and values and liaise closely with other departments to ensure our veterinary products and services meet the needs of the cats in our care. The role also line manages Cats Protection’s Veterinary Support team and the National Cat Centre’s onsite veterinary clinic.

What we’re looking for in our Central Veterinary Officer:

• A degree in veterinary medicine and a valid driving license
• Currently registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to practise in the UK
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Significant experience working in a small animal practice
• Charity/shelter medicine experience
• Selfmotivation and the ability to work on own initiative
• The ability to work accurately and under pressure
• Leadership skills

What we can offer you:

• Opportunity to move away from clinical practice
• salary of up to £60,049.39 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme and more

Join us as our Central Veterinary Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 15th August 2022

Virtual interview date: W/C 22nd August 2022

Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date.

Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment

You may be subject to a criminal record check if required for the role.