Communications Officer

Safe Child Thailand

Reports to: Head of Development

Term: 0.6 of a full time post, permanent

Based in: London, Clapham Common

Salary: £27,000 – 30,000 pa pro rata

Pension:  Contributory pension scheme with 4% employer contribution

Annual Leave: 25 days holiday not including bank holidays pa, pro rata

Start date:  As soon as possible

Application closes: 24th November 19

We’re looking for an outstanding, visionary and dedicated Communications Officer to develop the communications function. This is an opportunity to use your excellent communication skills to improve the lives of vulnerable Children in Thailand.

This key role within the Development Team:

• Planning and managing the annual schedule of communications

• Developing and maintaining brand messaging and tone of voice across the charity, for a wide range of audiences

• Creating content and overseeing the content and design of all marketing materials and publications

• Working closely with the Digital Communications officer, to grow our digital and social media presence and increase our online fundraising income

• Other activities that will support the organisation.

The post holder will have a passion for storytelling, producing engaging content for Safe Child Thailand’s key audiences across multiple channels, including (but not limited to) our new website (wordpress), social media (twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook), mailing systems (Mailchimp), video logging (YouTube), blogging, reports, presentations (Powerpoint) and the creation of promotional materials.

You will also:

• need a knowledge of website development, SEO and content management systems to effectively manage SCT’s website, creating and updating website content;

• Lead the production of SCTs Annual Review and other marketing materials and publications;

• Collect and analyse data from website analytics, email marketing reports and social media metrics.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Promotion of existing and new activities - to engage target audiences through communications and maximise fundraising, in a highly cost conscious environment

• Developing marketing materials and supporting activities and campaigns to support fundraising

• You will be expected to contribute to the growth of our online fundraising capacity and donations

• Daily management of the website through the addition of new content and on site optimisation

• Sourcing and securing press, TV and radio opportunities for SCT

• Oversight of communications at external events

• Strategy, analytics, and PR reporting.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a related field (e.g. communications, marketing, development, international development, etc.)

• Confident self-starter, enthusiastic, highly motivated, with excellent planning, time-management and organisational skills with ability to stick to timetables for delivery of work and meet deadlines under pressure

• Able to express ideas clearly, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences. Strong copy-writing and editing skills with the ability to turn complex information into compelling stories and content

• Ability to think strategically, identifying new opportunities

• Ability to think creatively, offering new ideas, concepts and solutions

• Well-organised and able to keep good records for data protection, confidentiality and financial purposes

• Experience working in marketing/PR/communications role in a charity environment; You will have empathy with the aims, objectives and activities of the charity.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of developing multi-channel communications plans and taking a communications campaign forward through different digital and offline channels

• Excellent Communication, and especially writing skills, with an ability to adjust tone and content appropriately for different target audiences

• Able to optimise user journeys, maximise meaningful engagement and grow new audiences

• Experience of implementing branding guidelines and ensuring they are adhered to across the organisation

• IT skills with the ability to commission and design/produce professional looking documents, publications, banners, branded materials etc.

• Design skills, particularly in creating and/or overseeing the design of visually appealing digital and non-digital content; graphics, films, image bank etc.

• Experience of responding to media enquiries, leading on and evaluating media coverage and PR

• Knowledge of the digital charity landscape, including best practice for social media, web content creation and engagement strategies
• Experience using digital analytical tools (e.g. Google Analytics) to set realistic targets and measure engagement.

Desirable

• An interest in international development

• Knowledge of at least one of the SCT’s key technical focus areas

• Country or regional knowledge relevant to the work of SCT

• Experience of design and photo editing software
• Experience of managing Google Adwords account.

How to Apply

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and Supporting Statement (No more than two sides of A4) addressing the Person Specification.

Interviews will take place in our office week commencing 2nd December 19.

Communications Officer

Tooting, London

c£30,000 per annum

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Based at our offices in Trident Business Centre, Bickersteth Road, Tooting, you will be an experienced, enthusiastic and creative Communications Officer able to take a lead role in developing and coordinating communications across WCA and its projects.  This is a new role - you will be joining WCA at an exciting time as it develops its new Voluntary Sector Coordination Project in which communications will be key, together with the equally important task of promoting our existing work with Healthwatch Wandsworth, Voicing Views, LGBT Mental Health and any other WCA projects. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding communicator able to work on their own initiative but within clear priorities and workplans.  The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a strong track record in communications, ideally in the voluntary and community or health and care sectors and be able to manage a diverse workload and deliver within set timescales and deadlines.  You will join an enthusiastic and committed team, keen to help you build and develop this role. 

About us:

WCA offers a range of support to the voluntary sector in Wandsworth, together with a commitment to ensuring the service user perspective is heard in the planning and designing of health and care services through Healthwatch Wandsworth and our mental health and other projects.

Salary will be c£30,000

Deadline for completed applications: Monday 25 November 2019, 9:00 am.

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 29 November 2019 

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. 

Job description and person specification can be found by clicking the apply button below. 

To apply, you will need to download an application form by clicking the apply button below. 

WCA values diversity and is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Fixed-term contract of 23 months

This is an outstanding opportunity to kick-start your career in media and public affairs within a highly influential organisation at the heart of the charity sector.

With a high level of responsibility from day one, supported by a package of training and development, you make a crucial contribution to NCVO’s important work. You have a key role in helping us secure media coverage as well as to collaborate with a range of external stakeholders from parliament and among our member charities.

Your potential is as important to us as your experience, but you’ll already have an interest in the media and politics, with some knowledge of public policy and the voluntary sector, and you’ll be an effective team player with excellent communication skills.

With excellent analytical skills, you are competent and experienced in researching information. Well organised, you manage and prioritise your work efficiently and work on your own initiative.

NCVO’s trainee scheme has a strong track record of giving people an excellent introduction to working for a charity and helping them go on to build a career in the charity sector.

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

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

How to apply

Please visit our website for more information on this opportunity and to apply.

Closing date: 09:00 Thursday 21 November 2019

Interviews: Monday 2 December and Tuesday 3 December 2019

If you have any queries regarding our vacancies or experience any issues downloading or submitting your application form, please email HR or phone us, details available on our website.

About NCVO

Each day, millions of people make a difference to the causes they believe in through voluntary organisations and volunteering.

This thriving voluntary sector and volunteer movement are essential for a better society – especially in times of challenge and change.

That’s why, inspired and empowered by our 14,000 members, NCVO champions the voluntary sector and volunteering. We do this by connecting, representing and supporting voluntary organisations, from the smallest community groups to the largest charities.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922

Benefits for NCVO employees

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

NCVO has a reputation as an authoritative voice for the charity sector: our robust, actionable policy positions and campaigns are built upon a strong research and evidence base and an engaged membership. You’ll help us to build on this reputation through excellent communications.

Able to get stuck in to projects from media relations to corporate communications and internal communications, you’ll likely have a background in public relations, but it won’t be all you want to do in your next role.

You’ll support staff with media work, find opportunities to highlight our messages, and also develop relationships with our members to help showcase their work. You’ll also help us create content for our own channels, such as email and social media.

You’ll be part of the communications team at NCVO, which is responsible for media and internal communications, as well as parliamentary and stakeholder relations, and you’ll work closely with colleagues in our digital and marketing teams. Coordinating our communications to make sure our messages are heard by the right audiences at the right time will be an important aspect of your job.

We’re looking for someone with the judgement to help us frame our issues in the right way and the writing ability to help us explain our work clearly. We’re looking for someone with excellent news sense and political judgement, and who has the initiative to spot issues and deal with them sensitively and effectively.

NCVO is a positive and supportive place to work, and you’ll be joining us at an exciting time as we get the ball rolling on a new strategy to inform our future priorities.

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

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

How to apply

Please visit our website for more information on this opportunity and to apply.

If you have any queries regarding our vacancies or experience any issues submitting your application form, please email us or phone us, details available on our website.

Closing date: 09:00 Monday 25 November 2019
Interviews: Monday 9 December and Tuesday 10 December 2019

About NCVO

Each day, millions of people make a difference to the causes they believe in through voluntary organisations and volunteering.

This thriving voluntary sector and volunteer movement are essential for a better society – especially in times of challenge and change.

That’s why, inspired and empowered by our 14,000 members, NCVO champions the voluntary sector and volunteering. We do this by connecting, representing and supporting voluntary organisations, from the smallest community groups to the largest charities.

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

Charity No. 225922.

Benefits for NCVO employees

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

Job Title: Communications Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising & PR

Location: Lifelites, 26 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5BL

Hours: 34 per week

Duration: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000

Lifelites’ goal

Lifelites is a small charity with a unique mission to donate life-changing technology packages to give life-limited and disabled children using hospice services a chance to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, for as long as it is possible. We donate this technology, including training on how to use it and technical support, for children using every children’s hospice service in the British Isles. 

Purpose of the role

The Communications Officer is a key role within the Fundraising & PR Team, providing the full communications remit for Lifelites. This remit includes creating media opportunities for Lifelites; planning and managing the annual schedule of communications; managing the day to day running of the website and social media activity.

The candidate

We are looking for someone wishing to dedicate themselves to making a positive difference to the lives of life-limited and disabled children. You will need to work efficiently with colleagues, fundraisers and volunteers to raise the £750,000 we need each year to give these children a chance to escape the confines of their conditions.

You will need the right balance of experience, professionalism and friendliness and be willing to pick up the phone to make a new contact. And you will have the desire and skill to develop relationships with external parties, media, donors and volunteers to build Lifelites’ community of funders to help us do more for the children we support.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Promotion of existing and new activities to engage target audiences through communications and maximise fundraising

• Developing marketing materials to support fundraising

• Supporting fundraising activities and campaigns

• Sourcing and securing press, TV and radio opportunities for Lifelites

• Website and social media management

• Oversight of communications at external activities

• Assisting with the communications to hospice staff

• Strategy, analytics, and PR reporting

At Lifelites we reward our employees’ hard work with benefits that include:

• 25 days annual leave (plus extra days off between Christmas and New Year)

• 4pm finish on Fridays + many more benefits!

Please apply addressing the person specification below by sending your CV and a covering letter (maximum of two sides of A4) indicating why you think you are the right person for this job.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 November

Interviews to be held on 6 December

ICT Support Officer

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Salary:  £27,949 per annum plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance

We are looking for an ICT Support Officer to provide first and second line ICT support, to carry out day to day ICT administrative tasks and to assist the ICT team in various ICT related projects.

Freedom from Torture needs an ICT support officer to:

• Be the first point of contact for ICT support issues
• Troubleshoot PC and software problems
• Ensure data backups are done
• Set up and manage the Audio Visual Equipment for presentations and training
• Assist the ICT team in various projects

You must be able to provide friendly yet efficient levels of customer service with ICT system users, have experience of Microsoft Windows 10 and Office 2016 and be able to troubleshoot hardware and software problems. This role will be part of a small yet pro-active team who support all departments of Freedom From Torture.  

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the Job Description and Person Specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

None of this can happen without our vibrant community of supporters who help to create this change.

Thanks to the dedication of our staff and volunteers – as well as thousands of passionate supporters and funders – thousands of torture survivors have been able to rebuild their lives in incredibly difficult circumstances.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 1 December 2019

Expected date of interviews: To be confirmed

As an organisation working with a vulnerable client group, Freedom From Torture has a legal duty to ensure that those under its care are protected from abuse, and that where is abuse is suspected or has occurred, has a clear framework of response. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS application and the result will need to be reviewed before the candidate is confirmed in post.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please

An opportunity to provide a vital role to a small, friendly and dynamic Fundraising Team. The role involves various communications and marketing activities which contribute to raising the profile of the Society and engaging with our community.

The Architects Benevolent Society is dedicated to helping past and present members of architectural professions, and their families, in times of need.

Duties and responsibilities:

To play a key role in planning and delivering the Society’s communications.

• Maintaining and building awareness and support for the Society
• Working alongside the External Relations Manager and other staff to develop content for all digital communications, including (but not exclusively) welfare materials, impact reporting, case stories, and the promotion of events.
• Developing and designing new and current branded materials, and ensuring all staff follow the Society’s branding guidelines
• Developing, updating, writing content, and maintaining the Society’s website
• Liaising with stakeholders to coordinate regular mailings to supporters and beneficiaries
• Preparing content and layout, segmenting and collating data for direct mailing materials including newsletters and appeals
• Liaising with the Society’s design agency, media partners and marketing professionals from membership organisations and practices to promote services and events
• Overseeing management of social media platforms
• Liaising with the Society’s welfare team to gather content and data for impact reporting.
• Representing the Society at events.

To work as a member of the team for the benefit of the Architects Benevolent Society.

• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Participate in the overall fundraising, welfare and stewardship programme activities where necessary and appropriate
• Collaborate with colleagues on the activity of the Society
• Undertake such other tasks as the External Relations Manager may direct.

Knowledge and experience required

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a communications role
• The ability to understand and appreciate the motivations of donors, supporters and volunteers
• Significant experience in using social media platforms and marketing channels (Mailchimp, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook) and an understanding of best practice for general use and online campaigns
• Expertise with computers and database management
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality.

Skills required

• Excellent verbal and written and interpersonal skills – being able to convey information so that it engages interest and motivates support
• Planning and organising - a confident self-starter with excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, use of initiative and ability to make decisions.
• Strong IT skills, including working knowledge of design software, (Photoshop, Illustrator) and supporter databases.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

We are looking for a Senior Media & Communications Officer

to join a Charity based in East London to deliver a PR strategy that reflects the overarching goals of the charity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce high quality collateral, including press releases and media statements and social media content that proactively promote their work and gain maximum print, online and broadcast coverage for the organisation
• Write and edit copy for the website, newsletters and case study stories to publicise their work to both external and internal stakeholders
• Seek out media partnerships within the sector and beyond that enhance the work of the charity
• Lead on the production of a communications calendar, bringing together upcoming media and publicity opportunities over a 6-month period
• Lead on and implement a pipeline of stories that best reflect our position as a key player in our sector, ensuring that we continue to speak to our audiences in an engaging and impactful way

Skills & Experience

• Proven significant experience of working in a press office or communications role at this level, with good working knowledge of national broadcast, print and online media
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the skills to promote and influence a variety of stakeholders
• Excellent news sense and the skills to identify opportunities for external communications that support the organisation’s objectives

We are recruiting for a new and important role within our busy and committed team

This is a truly exciting time to join National Voices. We have made some tough decisions about focus and purpose, and are now ready to implement our new strategy. We are the coalition for health and care charities and we want to build health and care that support people to live their best lives.

Senior Communications Officer (ca  £32-£36k) joining us on a full time and permanent basis

In our small and committed team you will be a key member. It is a varied role that spans all aspects of our  communications function. We are looking for a confident, creative and meticulous professional who would like to drive our communications work  in order to develop even deeper relationships with our stakeholders and members: website, member updates, social media, events, new formats, this is an important post with lots of opportunity to make your mark, and to develop further.

About National Voices

National Voices is the coalition of charities that stands for people being in control of their health and care. With 160 member organisations, we carry out a broad range of work to improve policy and practice and to support the voluntary sector – all with the aim of ensuring that services are built around people’s needs and goals. We are well-respected, influential, and have a reputation for punching above our weight.

We have set in train a period of organisational change: restructured the team, developed a new business model and redesigned a new strategy, which aims to bring us much closer to our members and the people they work with and for. We see it as a part of our role to facilitate and strengthen action by people who use health and care services – advocating for better quality care for themselves and others.

How to apply

You can download the full job description and person specification and application form for both roles on our website.

To apply, complete the application form and diversity and equal opportunity monitoring form (one document) and email to Patrick Ryan, Head of Office.

The deadline for applications is Monday 11 November 2019 and Interviews are expected to take place week commencing Monday 18 November.

* National Voices has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with a BME background, as they are currently under represented in our workforce. We would also like to encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of health and care.

YMCA England & Wales is looking for a Digital Communications Officer to manage the organisation’s social and online presence.

Working in a vibrant communications team, the Digital Communications Officer will lead on YMCA England & Wales’ web and social media output promoting our organisation, research and campaign work.

The role will focus on co-ordinating and growing the digital activity for the largest and oldest youth charity in the world, alongside working with the wider 116 member strong YMCA federation to ensure alignment of messaging, branding and imagery throughout YMCAs digital channels.

The successful candidate should have experience of working in a complex communications environment and planning campaigns as part of wider communications; knowledge of online campaigning techniques; excellent written and oral communications skills; and excellent attention to detail.

Reporting to the Head of Communications, they will have an in depth knowledge of managing social media and communications campaigns. They will also have experience in developing a wide range of targeted communication materials, including utilising case studies and developing digital content.

YMCA is the largest and oldest youth charity in the world, helping more than 58 million people across 119 countries. Across England and Wales, YMCAs operate in more than 740 different communities and, support almost 230,000 young people with accommodation, training and education, health and wellbeing, support and advice and family work. YMCA England & Wales is the national council of YMCAs in England and Wales.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 December 2019. Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week commencing 9 December 2019.

If you think you have the energy, enthusiasm and determination for excellence then we want to hear from you.

We offer a range of staff benefits including company pension, life assurance and a health care cash plan scheme.  We also offer annual season ticket and gym membership loans.

Please note that should you be successful in your application you will be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration form, undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and have two professional reference checks.

If you don't hear anything within 4 weeks, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and your details will be kept on file for 6 months.

City Year UK have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and creative marketing and communications professional to join their team, as Marketing and Communications Officer.

Position: Marketing and Communications Officer

Location: Angel, Islington, London

Hours: Full-time – with excellent flexible working options

Salary: £23,000 - £27,200 per annum, dependant on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Pension - up to 5% pension employer contribution matched after 3 months of employment, 25 days’ holiday per year plus one additional day per year after two years of employment, capped at a maximum of 28 days, grace days as additional two leave days over the Christmas break, interest-free loan for season ticket or bicycle, volunteering days: all employees can take up to 2 days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity, free eye tests, flexible working arrangements are available.

Closing Date: 25th November 2019. Please apply early to avoid disappointment as we will be interviewing as we receive applications. 

The Role

The Marketing and Communications team is responsible for City Year UK’s reputation with key external stakeholders across numerous channels (digital, fundraising, education, partnerships and youth).

Reporting into the Marketing and Communications Manager, the Marketing and Communications Officer will play a key role in the planning and day-to-day management of City Year UK’s digital channels and champion the use of digital marketing to promote City Year’s work and engage people through social media, email marketing, content creation and social advertising. You will build strong relationships with colleagues and volunteers to develop innovative and engaging content.

City Year put their staff at the heart of what they do and offer an amazing benefits package including innovative flexible working options including flexible start and finish times and working from home options.

About You

As Marketing and Communications Officer you will be a dependable, flexible, self-starter with a can do attitude and the ability to work alone and in a team. You will bring with you:

• A passion and creative flair to deliver the visual marketing communication materials across all media formats.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• A real eye for detail and be creatively led and can easily engage with different audiences creatively to be able to bring our digital stories to life.
• An interest and passion for the aims and mission of the charity alongside a willingness to learn and develop.

Whilst not essential, some digital expertise and experience, which may include social media, online advertising, Adobe Suite, SEO, website, video editing and social media analytics and reporting would be an advantage for this role.

To apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter that explains what you think you can bring to this new role and why you think this is the right step for you.

In return…

Work for an amazing organisation that supports and develops its team and offers some amazing staff benefits including flexible working opportunities. If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

About the Organisation

City Year UK is a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, we support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

You may also have experience in areas such as Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communication, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing and Communications, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing and Communications Executive, Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Executive.

Digital Communications Officer
London, SE1

About Us

Rethink Mental Illness is a national charity that helps those affected by mental illness. We aim to challenge attitudes and change lives. Currently, we directly support almost 60,000 people every year across England, helping them through crises, to live independently and to realise they are not alone.

We’re looking for a Digital Communications Officer to join us for a five month contract until the 31st March 2020.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £25,692.70 (per annum) including London Weighting
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 33 days’ annual leave including statutory/bank holidays per annum
- Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday

This is an incredible opportunity for a digital marketer with social media and CMS experience to take on an engaging, short-term contract with our leading mental illness charity.

We’re looking for a storyteller who can engage with audiences and emote and explain life with mental illness through videos, photography and blogs.

This rare role will not only require your online marketing skills but empathy, creativity and the ability to impart information as well as change minds. For the right person, it’s an amazing challenge as well as the chance to do some real good and gain experience in the charity sector.

Your Role

As a Digital Communications Officer, you will be developing creative ideas for digital communications and using them to speak to audiences about the issues people living with mental illness face every day.

You’ll be explaining our services as well and developing campaigns that contribute to improving the lives of all those severely affected by mental illness.

Your role will also involve:

- Reporting to the Head of Communications, Marketing and Membership
- Supporting the delivery of digital content for online communications channels
- Co-ordinating and publishing content across our social media and website platforms
- Sourcing, scheduling and monitoring digital content for our primary channels
- Working closely with two Senior Digital Communications Officers for our social media and website
- Ensuring user journeys are seamless through all our digital platforms

About You

To be considered as a Digital Communications Officer, you will need:

- Experience of working with social media channels and an understanding of how to get the most out of them for brand engagement
- Experience of using website content management systems, with an understanding of basic HTML coding
- A good grasp of grammar and attention to detail
- The ability to write engaging and accurate copy
- Good planning and project management skills
- A creative approach
- A keen interest in digital communications and mental health

A good understanding of digital performance metrics and how to gain insights from them would be beneficial to your application. Experience of using Adobe Photoshop to edit photographs and create visuals for social media would also be an advantage, as would experience of basic video editing and animation techniques.

Other organisations may call this role Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Executive, Online Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Specialist, Marcomms Executive, Marketing Communications Executive, or Digital Campaign Officer.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on the 1st November 2019.

Webrecruit and Rethink Mental Illness are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to further your career as a Digital Communications Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

I am working with a reputable Health Membership body who are looking to recruit a Digital Communications Officer on a permanent basis.

This is a key role supporting the Senior Digital Content Manager in implementing the organisation's digital strategy.

Key duties:

• Support the Senior Digital Content Manager to review, develop and update the organisation's website
• Coordinate a digital content schedule across all channels for the organisation
• Ensure content follows brand guidelines and tone of voice
• Write, collate (including copyediting & proofreading where necessary) & upload high quality, engaging content to the website
• Look after the implementation of Google Analytics as well as manage the social media presence
   

This role is ideal for someone who has proven experience of using website content management systems, including planning, writing, preparing & uploading content. If you have demonstrable knowledge of Google Analytics, email marketing tools, social media analytics tools as well as CRM systems, we would like to hear from you.

Please e-mail your CV quoting the reference number - Ref: J71944MC - in the subject line.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

Action Against Hunger is looking for an experienced Digital Communications Officer to support delivery of our digital communications activity.

The jobholder will support direct delivery of digital activity across email, our website and social media channels. The successful candidate will also support the Fundraising and Operations teams to upskill their digital knowledge by providing training and assistance where applicable.

Playing an important role in the development of Action Against Hunger’s new website, this role will liaise with colleagues to create compelling content that inspires users to take action.

The post holder will be experienced and passionate about digital. They will use their expert knowledge to advise on digital best practice, enabling Action Against Hunger to inspire and influence its key audiences and drive more income. This will help us to provide even more children with healthier futures.  For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached Job description.

The post will be based in Action Against Hunger-UK’s London office. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply

Closing date for applications: 5pm, on Wednesday, 27th November 2019. Interview date: 9th December 2019

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Thank you for your understanding.