Are you passionate about social justice and want to work for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in communications and fundraising and want the flexibility of working from home? Do you love taking initiative and implementing creative ideas? If you can answer yes to all of the above, we'd love to hear from you!

The Welcome Directory has a simple yet powerful vision: to help faith communities become places where people who leave prison find acceptance. A place to belong that not only nurtures faith but also offers appropriate practical support.

People are at the very heart of this work; those leaving prison have a name, a story as well as hopes and dreams for their lives beyond the prison gate.

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder will develop engagement and funds from donors and ensure communications with all key stakeholders, including the engagement of new faith communities.

This will include, but may not be limited to:

• Ensuring the implementation of the communications strategy, in line with the operational development of The Welcome Directory, including:
  • Maintaining and developing The Welcome Directory website, social media, and seeking out new communications engagement opportunities
  • Effectively communicating with stakeholders, including the development and dissemination of a quarterly newsletter and an annual review involving impact analysis
  • The development of articles based on stories from Faith Communities and Prison Leavers about their experiences of welcome and journeys beyond the prison gates, in collaboration with the wider TWD staff team
  • Developing content for the production of a promotional video(s)
• Maintaining, identifying and developing key relationships with donors of The Welcome Directory (including institutional, corporate, individual), successfully raising funds
• Developing grant proposal narratives for donor applications, in collaboration with the Project Manager
• Supporting the preparation and delivery of the Prisons Awareness Course, in collaboration with the Project Manager, including monitoring and evaluation of the course
• Developing and adapting content for the annual production of the physical directory, including updating registration details of faith communities
• Engaging and developing relationships with ‘Prisons Week’
• From time to time, you may be required to undertake additional activities which are appropriate to the development nature of this role as required by your line manager.

Whilst this role is fixed term, there may be the potential to extend where funding permits

The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

To apply for this job, please apply via the CharityJob website, including a cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification and why you want to work for The Welcome Directory. 

We are looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic Communications Coordinator to support the delivery of our national marketing and communications campaigns. You will work closely with our Head of Communications and Marketing, the communications team and the wider services and projects team to plan, manage and coordinate a rich array of campaigns that increase the profile of our life-changing services, nationwide activities and opportunities.

Our Communications Coordinator will need to be cool under pressure, organised and adept at coordinating people and projects. They must also be able to confidently and creatively talk to people about LGBTQ+ communities, their issues, and the impact of our work.

The post-holder will:

• Help shape LGBT Foundation’s communications outputs with on-brand messaging and content that tell our stories.
• Ensure our voice is involved in the national and international discussion about equality, diversity and the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
• Raise our profile among key stakeholders including the public, healthcare and wellbeing professionals, local authorities, potential funders, and key decision-makers, inspiring them to act and engage more widely with LGBT Foundation.
• Spotlight our service users voices in our communications output and content appeals to the broad diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.
• Support the team to deliver events that meet the needs of our community and lever further support for LGBT Foundation.

We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Salary: £24,061 (+10% Pension)

Special Terms: Full-time (Part-time and job-shares to be considered)

Reporting to: Head of Communications and Marketing

Accountable for: Digital Engagement Officer, Volunteers, External Creative

Interviews will be held on Friday 25th February 2022. 

With our overarching mission of leading the therapeutic use of gardening and horticulture in the UK, your role in creating content both online and offline channels and supporting our media and PR activity will be key in meeting our key objectives of promoting the use of gardening and horticulture to improve health and wellbeing and to further the development and delivery of therapeutic gardening and horticulture interventions.

We are looking for a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic member of the Communications Team who can support us in the development and delivery of Thrive’s communication and PR plans and boost our awareness and engagement through a variety of channels.

Want to get a real feel for what our teams do? Take a look at Cynthia’s story on our website.

Real is recruiting a Policy and Research Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to work for the only pan-disability, user-led organisation in Tower Hamlets; helping us to provide remarkable services to and outcomes for disabled people in the borough. You will help us make a lasting impact on the policy and practice of London local authorities and drive forward equality and inclusion for disabled people.

Real are the lead partner in a significant new project working closely with four other DDPOs (deaf and disabled people’s organisations) across London. The focus of the project will be to create a robust evidence-based campaign addressing the inequalities that disabled people experience as a result of being charged for social care. We will then be working to coproduce, with disabled people and statutory partners, fairer outcomes for people who need access to social care before retirement.

This project will involve a range of engagement activities, including evaluation of existing policies, direct feedback from members, London local authorities, stakeholders, service users, local DDPOs, partners, and obtaining and analysing local and national data. You will produce engaging analysis with clear key messages that can be understood by a range of different audiences.

You will work closely with the Communications and Marketing Coordinator and the Campaigns Coordinator (employed by one of our partner organisations) to ensure this high-profile project reaches the widest audience, and work with disabled people to include the voices of those most affected by these charges.

We are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable person, who has worked on research projects, ideally for a voluntary sector organisation, and has experience of developing policy recommendations that have resulted in change. You will need to have great analytical, IT, engagement, and communication skills. You will report directly to the Head of Programmes, and work with the wider project team.

You’ll be spending the first 12-18 months of this two-year funded project, predominantly carrying out this work, and may occasionally be asked to contribute to other policy and research work conducted by Real. We plan to do further similar work in the future in other areas that affect disabled people.

Real is proud of its principles of valuing everyone and never discriminating. As a user-led organisation of local disabled people we particularly welcome applicants who are disabled or who live in Tower Hamlets.

Why you should work for Real

• We are a dynamic, growing third sector organisation and a user-led organisation of disabled people. We are firmly driven by our principles and ethos.
• We are a progressive organisation, constantly looking to work more effectively. But this does not mean we abandon our principles.
• We have a good reputation with our funders and our clients, and support approximately 1000 people in the community each year.
• We actively embrace diversity in all forms. Our clients relate to us more because we reflect their reality.
• We consider disability in our employees an asset.
• There is a great atmosphere and good staff morale.
• In a number of areas, we are at the forefront of being part of an evolving and developing third sector in Tower Hamlets.

Applications close:  Monday 14th February at 5pm

Click on the link to our website here you will find:

• more information about Real
• important information about the recruitment process
• more information about the role
• the job description and person specification
• an application form

Once you have read the information above, if you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact our Head of Programmes, Catherine Foxwell (Monday – Wednesday) or Vania Guetova (Tuesday – Thursday), who work on a job share basis. 

As Partnership Co-ordinator, it will be your job to build mutually beneficial relationships with new and existing contacts. You will learn all about GOD TV and the powerful testimonies we receive, and will communicate with our partners to encourage them, share these stories and increase financial support. 

A key function of this role is to make calls to ensure the re-engagement of lapsed donors, increase regular giving and ask people to give new gifts. This is done from a perspective of creating ‘God-appropriate' opportunities for people to give into and not a sales approach, but as part of your role you will be expected to bring in new income.

In addition to this, Mid-level Co-ordinators will be expected think of creative ideas to help grow and sustain GOD TV’s income. You will be expected to be self-sufficient and able to manage both your workload and targets without much intervention from management or the rest of the team.

Senior level Co-ordinators will also be expected to supervise a small team of Junior or Mid-level Co-ordinators on a daily basis, managing their targets and training and development needs, as well as their own.

This role can be primarily home-based, but the post holder must be willing to travel for initial training, to attend monthly staff meetings and to participate fully in all team activities, including visits and team building exercises.

Salary and targets dependent on experience.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the attachment or go to www.god.tv/jobs 

Richmond Carers Centre

Adult Carers Activities Coordinator - Part-time (14 hours per week)

£26,060 pro rata (actual salary £10,424)

Richmond Carers Centre, a network partner of Carers Trust, is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

Helping Carers to Live Well is our organisational aim.  We are looking for someone with the skills and ability to offer a coordinated approach in supporting unpaid and family adult carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Carers provide vital support and can come from all walks of life and be of any age.

As an Adult Carers Activities Coordinator, you’ll be part of a small dedicated team and directly deliver our leisure break activity programme. You will plan, deliver, promote and review a programme of activities for adult carers, including outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. The core aim of the activity programme is to provide carers with a much needed break from their caring responsibilities, in a safe and social environment where they can meet other carers and focus on their wellbeing.

Using your strong organisational and team skills, you will be responsible for organising, budgeting and carrying out risk assessments for the delivery of the activities programme, including leading and participating in the activities where relevant, and coordinating and supporting sessional staff and volunteers.

Using your creativity and innovative thinking, you will plan, research and effectively manage your budget to provide the most appealing and cost-effective leisure break activity programme to maximise the number of breaks we can offer to carers. You will create a programme with an emphasis on providing respite to carers, social opportunities and enabling peer support with a focus on improving carers’ health and wellbeing.

You will demonstrate your ability and experience to plan a broad and exciting spectrum of activities that is appealing to carers and provides them with a crucial break from their caring role. Building and maintaining relationships, both within our organisation and externally to develop and maintain the activities programme for adult carers is key to the role.

With your proven experience of working with carers or other vulnerable groups on an individual and/or group basis, you’ll recognise the importance of being client focused and have a commitment to enhance the lives of carers.  You will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of carer’s needs and a wide range of skills in relation to working with individuals and groups.

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach to working with both carers and staff and have a willingness to embrace our organisational values. Strong administrative, time management, IT and organisational skills are essential.  Your ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours is required.

Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
• Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
• Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
• Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Staff away days and socials
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities
• Supportive and friendly working environment

Richmond Carers Centre is working on a transition plan with staff currently office based with some opportunities to work from home. Services for carers are resuming with a blended offer of face to face and digital support.   

Please use the application form only. CVs will not be accepted

Closing date – 5pm on Monday 28th February 2022

Provisional interview dates – Thursday 10th and Friday 11th March 2022. Interviews will be held on Zoom unless otherwise advised.

About Us
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

We are now seeking a Recovery worker to join the Full Circle team in Essex on a full-time permanent basis. Full Circle is part of Changing Futures, a three year, jointly funded programme that aims to change systems and improve services for people facing multiple needs.

Your Rewards

• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system 

If you have a background working in the field of criminal justice, problematic substance use or mental health, this opportunity will enable you to use your expertise to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.

We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

The Role

Full Circle is seeking an experienced practitioner to undertake a recovery coordinator role within Essex (working primarily in the Chelmsford area). You will be part of a wider team who work with Offenders with Complex and Additional Needs across the County of Essex in the community.

We are looking for individuals with experience of working within the substance misuse sector or health care profession to fulfil a range of tasks from case management to care navigation, advocacy and multi-agency working. You will need to be passionate about recovery and working with clients to support, motivate and manage them to access a wide variety of services. You must have good communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to use you own initiative when required and to manage your time independently. 

About You

To join us as a Recovery Worker, you will need: 

• Relevant experience of working in the field of problematic substance use, mental health or another comparable field
• Evidence of effective partnership working and the ability to network for the benefit of the client and service
• Evidence of managing a busy caseload and excellent organisational skills
• To be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook and Word and be familiar with relevant database management systems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience of creating person-centred care plans and/or timetables based on identified needs would be advantageous, as would experience of partnership working, liaising with community and CJS services and developing reintegration and resettlement plans.

A S/NVQ 3 in Care (DANOS-accredited) or equivalent, or a willingness to work towards an agreed number of modules within your probationary period would also be desirable.

Other organisations may call this role Recovery Worker, Recovery Co-ordinator, or Substance Misuse Recovery Worker.

Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

It is a condition of employment that your vaccination status is recorded where necessary.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Recovery Coordinator, please apply via the button shown.

The three Monteverdi ensembles – the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique – are a leading force on the international music scene. World-class musicians and singers from many nationalities come together to share in the distinctive vision of our founder and music director, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, in ground-breaking projects that span eight centuries of musical masterpieces.

The ensembles are in great demand worldwide and enjoy an ever-increasing global audience and supporter base. They regularly tour to prestigious venues and festivals around the world and have recorded extensively for several decades on major labels, as well as on their own award-winning label SDG, which alone boasts a back catalogue of over 50 titles available both physically and digitally.

The Marketing and Communications Coordinator will ensure impactful visibility of all planned activity for the MCO ensembles (live performances, recordings, broadcasting, streaming and all presence on any digital platforms), to promote the ensembles’ activity, stimulating stakeholders’ engagement and endorsement. This will require working organically across the concerts’ team, labels and production partners to maximise coordinated exposure.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and creative professional with a sound knowledge of the industry and a successful track record in a comparable role, marketing high-profile events involving different international partners, with strong demonstrable experience both with digital and off-line platforms. Most importantly, s/he will have the drive to proactively devise and deliver appropriate projects to the highest standards required by the profile of the ensembles.

Please visit our website for job description and details of how to apply.

CLOSING DATE: 10am Monday 7th February 2022 (e may contact candidates before the closing date)

INTERVIEWS: Week commencing Monday 14th February 2022

• Are you a digital expert?
• Do you know how to harness the power of digital to tackle inequality and discrimination and end the HIV epidemic for good?

National AIDS Trust is the UK's HIV rights charity. We work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions. Our expertise, research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about bringing an end to the HIV epidemic in the UK and improving the lives of people living with HIV to expand and develop our digital presence, including managing the website, social media and delivering exciting and engaging digital content and projects that support campaigns and fundraising efforts.

You'll be a digital whizz, with a strong understanding of how to use websites and social media as a force for good. You'll know what makes great content, be a fab copywriter and have good design skills. And you'll be able to support with occasional press and media work as part of an integrated communications team. 

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 3 February 2022

Interviews: Thursday 10 February 2022

The application pack documents can be downloaded from our website, or by sending an email quoting the job title, together with your name and address, or by calling us. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.

We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No. 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales)

London WC1H: Hybrid working, with around 40% of your time per month being office based.

The Chevening Programme is a prestigious global scholarships programme, funded and directed by the Scholarships Unit at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). It celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2018. The Programme is managed by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) as part of its commitment to the development of higher education as a power for good across the Commonwealth and beyond and its work to strengthen and support international mobility of people and ideas.

The Communications Officer (Chevening) will work in collaboration with colleagues across the Chevening Secretariat and the Strategic Communications Directorate to deliver against Chevening’s ambitious communications strategy and support the wider strategic objectives of the ACU.

The postholder will work closely with colleagues across the Secretariat and the ACU to provide best practice communications support that creates a community of highly engaged scholars and alumni.

About the ACU:

The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.

We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

As Communications Officer (Chevening) your responsibilities will include:

• Generating new ideas for engaging our audiences across our social channels – experience creating social media strategies is a bonus.
• Taking ownership of our newsletter targeted to Chevening applicants, ensuring consistently high engagement through creative content.
• Monitoring, evaluating and learning from communications activities, using tools such as Keyhole and Google Analytics.

• Building strong, collaborative relationships with the Chevening Alumni, UK, and Fellowships teams, and the wider ACU team, to ensure our communications are supporting a positive scholar and alumni experience.

• Proactively identifying and initiating opportunities and projects to support the successful delivery of Chevening’s communications strategy.
• Managing relationships with external suppliers and content design agencies.

• Reporting on the progress of communications campaigns to staff and stakeholders.
• Occasionally attending virtual and in-person events to gather content and share insights.

Some of the skills you need to be able to demonstrate include:

• In-depth knowledge and experience of digital strategy, expanding reach and engagement on social media, across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.
• Experience sourcing creative content and designing newsletters. Experience using Campaign Monitor is a bonus.
• Able to consistently generate new ideas for achieving communications objectives.
• Strong organisational skills, able to multitask and stick to deadlines.
• Knowledge and experience of developing, maintaining, and updating a website using website content management systems (CMS).
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Experience advising and managing stakeholders across all levels.
• Ability to manage relations and contracts with external suppliers.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion with the ability to relate to and collaborate with a range of international stakeholders.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively with drive and at pace.

Desirable but not essential:

• Experience working in the higher education sector or leadership development.
• Experience of event management.
• An understanding of Google Analytics and SEO.

Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.

At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.

As Communications Officer (Chevening), you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.

How to apply

Closing date: Monday 7 February 2022

Interview date: Week commencing 7 February 2022

Media and Communications Officer

Combatting modern slavery project

Fixed Term until 31 December 2023 – 4 days per week

Starting salary - £35,608 (UK Only) and other locations offered on national terms

London, Johannesburg, or Nairobi

Role Overview:

ActionAid is implementing an ambitious three-year project, Combatting Modern Slavery in Ethiopia and Ghana, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The project aims to decrease the scale and prevalence of modern slavery in Ethiopia and Ghana through improved government legislation and business practices, as well as increased rights for survivors and those at risk of modern slavery.

The Media and Communications Officer will be responsible for supporting the delivery of international and national media moments, linked to the Combatting Modern Slavery (CMS) project. This role will work closely with country offices, particularly ActionAid Ethiopia and Ghana, to amplify the visibility and voice of stories relating to the project with both global and national significance. Experience pitching to international media outlets and developing compelling stories on sensitive subjects is essential, along with social media skills and collaborative working with internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and support high quality and responsive media and communications products for the Norad-funded Combatting Modern Slavery project. 
• Work with comms and public engagement colleagues to develop compelling stories and content to support advocacy moments and engage supporters through media, social media and other digital channels.
• Draft social media post for the CMS project for ActionAid’s channels in relation to breaking stories, new research, key advocacy moments and sharing relevant media coverage. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Educated to at least university degree level
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English to produce written work of high quality.
• Proven experience in a media relations or communications role in an in-house press office/PR agency or as a journalist.
• Proven experience of liaising with journalists of all levels
• Experience devising and producing successful proactive media campaigns, or equivalent high-profile work as a journalist. 
• Excellent news sense and proven experience in identifying and promoting an engaging story.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Detail and audience oriented with good multitasking and organisational ability 
• Ability to work out of office hours as needed.
• Ability to travel if necessary to member countries to develop stories and other media materials. 

Desirable Knowledge, skills and Experience:

• Proficiency in another language. 
• Experience working for a development organisation or women’s rights group.

If you think you have the skills, knowledge and experience to make an immediate and positive contribution to our team then we would be interested in hearing from you. Use the link to get the detailed job description and to submit your application via the link by 3rd February 2022 close of day. Any application received later than this date, will not be considered.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100 Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

The Research Informatics team at ARUK is leading the coordination of the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN) initiative (EDoN) initiative. EDoN is a growing and exciting collaboration to create a digital toolkit and machine learning models to enable the detection of specific dementia-causing diseases decades before overt cognitive symptoms become apparent. EDoN brings together experts in data science, digital technology and neurodegeneration from over 49 universities, institutes, research projects, patient cohorts and technology companies from across Europe and the US.

The initiative is delivered through three Hubs - Clinical Hub, Digital Hub and Analytics Hub, along with two cross-cutting workstreams on commercialisation and health system engagement. The Hubs contain multidisciplinary expertise from across universities, cohorts, institutes and research projects, as well as seeking external advisors to support key areas of activity.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in the Research Informatics team, primarily to support the EDoN initiative and its partners to achieve their goals. The post holder will also be required to support other key ARUK initiatives, as required. As the Research Informatics Engagement Coordinator, you will report to the Research Informatics Engagement Manager, working closely with them and the Health Technology Analyst in the EDoN Strategic Collaborations team.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Work closely with the Research Informatics team and EDoN scientific teams to build effective relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating collaboration across EDoN and its wider networks, and engaging current and future collaborators to ensure the objectives of EDoN can be met effectively.
• Support the identification and management of new strategic collaboration opportunities for EDoN within the digital health, technology, AI, commercial and research space and facilitate an approach to engage with these stakeholders.
• Coordinate effective engagement with EDoN collaborators, maintaining strong working relationships, communicating key milestones and progress, and identifying new opportunities for the project.
• Coordinate key EDoN activities including organising events, meetings, workshops, training, networking, and other activities that drive collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the EDoN initiative, working in collaboration with existing teams in ARUK (Events and Communications teams)
• Support the development and dissemination of EDoN materials such as publications, portals or shared resources with the wider research community.
• Support the work of the EDoN Coordination team, composed by members of the ARUK Research Informatics team (Project Management and Strategic Collaborations), Policy and Ethics, Communications, Fundraising and Governance.
• Work collaboratively with the ARUK Communications team to identify opportunities and ideas to engage and grow the EDoN community and stakeholder network across communications channels, including website and social media.
• Represent the Research Informatics team externally, supporting the team to maintain excellent working relationships with external partners and collaborators.

What we are looking for:

Essential

• Excellent skills supporting and facilitating the work of colleagues within multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrable ability to communicate confidently and effectively, both written and verbally, one-to-one and as part of a group
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent administrative and IT skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Google’s suite of document tools
• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Flexibility in participating in meeting/teleconferences with national and international stakeholders
• Experience managing stakeholders at different levels
• Experience organising events, both in person and virtually
• Experience managing relationships within a medical, technology, healthcare, or research environment

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 13th February 2022, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 21st February 2022. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us using the information on our website.

How to apply:

Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV and covering letter to your application and track the status of your application.

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Post summary

This is an exciting position for an exceptional communicator with digital skills who wants to work for a high-impact campaigning NGO. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to boost the digital channels of one of the UK’s leading rights NGOs. We’re looking for someone with a vision to help take our digital campaigns to the next level.

Big Brother Watch is a leading voice in the UK protecting privacy and has a strong track record of successful campaigns that defend civil liberties in the UK. We are seeking to significantly grow our reach, fundraising and impact through digital channels. The central objective of the role is to grow our public support and manage supporter engagement, by producing original, persuasive digital content and deploying it across multiple channels.

For full details of the job description and how to apply, please download our Job Information Pack. 

Big Brother Watch

Big Brother Watch is a UK civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. We’re determined to reclaim our privacy and defend freedoms at this time of enormous technological change. And we fight to win.

We’re a fiercely independent, diverse, non-partisan and non-profit group of campaigners and researchers who work to roll back the surveillance state and protect rights in parliament, the media or the courts if we have to. We publish unique investigations and pursue powerful public campaigns to pursue real change. We work relentlessly to inform and empower the public to collectively reclaim privacy, defend our civil liberties and protect freedoms for the future.

We’re a small, dedicated and highly effective team of five full-time staff (soon to become seven) and five volunteers.

Person specification

• Passion for Big Brother Watch’s mission

• Experience of managing website CMS, basic HTML

• Experience of producing impactful copy for campaigns, including on sensitive and nuanced issues

• Strong understanding of social media, particularly Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, including best practice and trends

• Demonstrable experience using digital skills for campaigns and/or fundraising

• Experience producing graphics and video content; use of image, video and audio editing software; ability to produce podcasts, blogs, and other content

• Good understanding of the political climate

• Ability to write persuasive content and create engaging messaging for a variety of audiences and across multiple digital channels

• Ability to monitor trends and identify creative opportunities that support campaign objectives.

• Ability to monitor and analyse performance data

• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

• Friendly, positive and adaptable team player

Desirable:

• 2+ years experience in digital campaigns, marketing or communications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant field.

• Interest in free and open source software

Digital Communications Officer Webinar

Our Digital Communications Manager Erlend Evans and Director Silkie Carlo will host a webinar to talk more about Big Brother Watch and the role, and to invite any potential applicants to ask any questions about the role or application process (attendees are welcome to join anonymously if they wish).

The webinar will be held on Monday 7th February at 6.30-7.30pm, and can be joined via the link available in the Job Information Pack.

If you’re unable to join but would like to watch a recording of the webinar, please email us (details in the Job Information Pack).

About the role
The role of the Communications Manager will be to support our team in all things communication across the organisation to amplify our advocacy efforts around the world. This is a new role at T1International, taking on the work previously done by the Executive Director and informed by a recent assessment of our organisational needs.

This role will supervise a US-based Communications Coordinator who will primarily be focused on US communications in support of our 38 state Chapters and our organisational advocacy work. Therefore, it is important that the Communications Manager be flexible and willing to occasionally work later hours to ensure the Communications team is working in close coordination. The person taking on this role should be prepared to build upon our existing systems and processes to formalise this role, while maintaining strong attention to detail and executing exceptional communication skills to ensure the success of the organisation’s communications, advocacy and fundraising efforts.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Oversight (25%)

• Owns and leads Communications Team Meetings
• Creates organisational communications objectives
• Establishes metrics and systems for monitoring and evaluating the success of social media and other campaigns
• With Communications Coordinator, reviews and updates planning documents and Communications related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure clarity for the team and cohesion with other staff teams (i.e. Fundraising)
• Advances T1I’s equity and inclusion commitments by building equity into the communications strategy, including engagement with less represented populations to ensure full representation across the diversity of the diabetes community

Campaigns & Content (25%)

• Owns and leads organisational campaign strategies
• Partners with Development Director (UK based) and Development Manager (US based) on Fundraising Campaigns with regular cross-team meetings
• Works closely with Communications Coordinator (US based) and Development Coordinator (UK based) to ensure fundraising communications are strong
• Drafts educational materials and resources for our advocates around the world
• Leads on coordination of key communications and action alerts in collaboration with the team

Press (20%)

• Owns and delivers a media strategy for the press, including a review of media contacts to better understand personalities, response preferences, and how they do business
• Creates relevant press releases and statements, ensuring rapid response protocols are utilised to make the most of events and media opportunities
• Co-manages the team Press inbox with the Communications Coordinator, including weekend monitoring

Social Media (20%)

• Oversees and reports on analytics and social media monthly and annual stats
• Utilises Facebook ads and other promotional tools to best reach new audiences
• Finalises social media tools for advocates in the USA and beyond, including items like the team press calendar and a graphics review and approval process for our Chapters
• Creates graphics and other content, including copy drafting

Website (10%)

• Manages the T1International website and liaises with the web developer on backend coding and updates, and and works with other key consultants where relevant
• Builds out a communication strategy for blog posts to ensure they support our global work and vision, including managing the post proposal and execution process
• Carries out comprehensive review of website to refresh content and ensure best use of layout, resources, etc.

Person Specifications

• 3–5 years demonstrated experience in communications, preferably health-related and working with small teams
• Direct personal experience with diabetes from a community that is underrepresented in the diabetes space preferred
• Strong understanding of the lived experience, including management, treatment, terminology and impacts, of type 1 diabetes (and other types of diabetes); and a passion for patient issues and the need to bring the patient voice to the forefront
• Comfortable executing big-picture communications strategy and detailed plans, and moving between these levels including familiarity or experience with a range of communications tools and approaches
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills; keen attention to detail; ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects at various stages of completion with minimal direct supervision
• Is able to prioritise, work independently with deadlines and goals, think critically, and problem-solve with good, independent judgement
• Good problem-solving skills and a positive, ‘let’s make this work’ attitude with sound judgment, flexibility, determination, and good humor within a young and growing team and organisation
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including writing/editing experience
• Strong virtual presentation, training, and facilitation skills with an emphasis on inclusion/equity
• Ambitious, creative, and results-oriented initiative and a desire to learn, pitch-in, and anticipate new projects; ability to collaborate, including working closely with staff and volunteer team within T1I, as well as with external partners
• As a supportive external ambassador of the organisation, represent T1I to key external constituencies; this includes both formal and informal presentations such as making speeches, talking to the press and engaging with the community
• An absolute commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards
• A full understanding of T1International's mission, vision and approach to sustainable change
• Excels with online tools including Google Workspace, social media, and database programs, including working knowledge and experience with Salesforce, desirable
• Fluent in English, with fluency in another language besides English preferred

Hours and Expectations

• T1I is a purely remote office environment; you should be prepared to either work from home or a location of your choosing.
• You will collaborate with colleagues and advocates who are based across the US and the UK in a variety of time zones, including managing a US based employee.
• Currently, all work is done virtually through video calls and meetings, Slack, and email support. Once it is safe to travel, you may take several domestic trips throughout the year to meet with the team or supporters.
• The role requires flexibility as there are several monthly meetings and calls with team members or supporters on weeknights and very occasionally, on weekends.