We are looking for a talented Communications Specialist to join our NSPA team to help support and grow our membership group.

• Permanent, Part-time, 21 hours per week over 3 days
• Ewell, Surrey
• £17,400 per annum (FTE £29,000 per annum) + competitive benefits

The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) is a coalition of public, private and voluntary organisations in England whose mission is to get all parts of society working together to take action to reduce suicide and improve the support for those bereaved by suicide. With over 140 members and supporters, the NSPA plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of the national Cross-Government Strategy Preventing Suicide in England. It has a small Secretariat which is hosted by Samaritans and based in its office in Ewell, Surrey.

This is an exciting time to be joining the NSPA, with a new strategy in place and a growing and active membership.  The Membership and Communications Officer is crucial to helping the NSPA achieve its goals. The post will lead on the development of its communications, including its website, as well as being the first point of contact for members and ensuring excellent communications for and with members. It has responsibility for leading membership development, ensuring that the NSPA attracts new members and finds new and innovative ways for them to work together.

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, who enjoys a busy and varied role and has the ability to juggle competing priorities. Good interpersonal skills will be important, as well as a track record in developing and delivering effective communications, preferably in a membership environment.

As an employer, we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, three well-being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

If you would like to know more about the role please read the attached job description.

This sort of opportunity doesn’t come around very often.  Serving in a key leadership role at national Church level is a role worth taking a close look at.  Reporting to the Chair, you will work alongside the Board of Trustees as well as other key parts of the Free Church of Scotland at a national level - yet you will also support the work of our local churches across Scotland and beyond, and our international mission.

In leading the Central Office, you will shape and implement the Board’s ambitious strategy and priorities, in support of bringing good news to communities.  You will help people join things together, take initiative and pursue the direction of travel.  You will inspire people with your commitment and energy for the ambitions of the Church as well as your professionalism as a leader and manager.  You will understand what good governance is all about in leading an organisation, ensuring effective people management, financial management and risk management.

If you enjoy complexity, are in tune with our values and ethos, and are seeking a role that offers breadth and scope, the opportunity to influence within and beyond the Church, and, ultimately, help bring good news to people, we welcome your interest.  Please read our ‘Information for Applicants’.

Closing date: Wednesday 26 August 2020 at 12 noon

Assessment: Wednesday 16 September 2020

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed, active Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services (DRCSAS) is a free, confidential specialist trauma support and advocacy service to those who have who have suffered rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, sexual harassment or any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.

The service aims to support people through skilled therapeutic support, provision of information and advocacy and in addition to supporting people directly, DRCSAS aims to campaign and raise awareness about sexual violence.  We operate from three offices, in Exeter, Barnstaple and Torquay and have developed our range of services to encompass specific work with young people, homeless women and group work programmes.

The Chief Executive role is crucial to leading this exciting and forward-thinking feminist organisation into its next stage of development. We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated, creative and dynamic woman with exceptional leadership qualities, who is passionate about making a significant difference to the lives of people affected by sexual violence.

You will lead an exceptional team of women focused on getting the best possible outcomes for the people we work with.  You will be a confident communicator, relationship builder and partnership broker with funders, commissioners and fellow providers ensuring the sustainability of DRCSAS. 

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1)

CEO of Hamlin Fistula UK

Hamlin Fistula UK is a small charity but we make a big difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable women in the world. We’re over fifty years old but are now at a time of significant development and, with the retirement of our long-serving CEO, we are looking to appoint someone to take us forward over the next few years.

We are crucial in supporting Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (HFE) as they work to eradicate the devastating childbirth injury, obstetric fistula, from the country. HFE runs six fistula hospitals, fifty-six health centres, a College of Midwives and a rehabilitative farm and training centre for long-term patients. Our work focuses on supporting them, which we do mainly by providing funding of around £500,000 to Ethiopia each year, raised primarily from individual donations but also from trusts, foundations and legacies.

The CEO post is for 22.5 hours per week which can be worked flexibly across at least three days, with at least one day in our Halesowen office. We are also open to negotiating the working pattern across the year by annualising the hours if appropriate. The salary is £30,000 (£50,000 FTE). Ideally, the successful candidate will be appointed and able to start by October.

The CEO is the sole permanent employee, although there is a contracted fundraiser who works for the charity two days per week. Given that the work of the charity is fundraising, we need someone who has experience in this area, with strong self-motivation skills, the ability to work with our board of trustees, a high degree of financial literacy, excellent written and spoken communication and the interpersonal skills to use these effectively with a wide range of audiences. The post-holder will have the chance to undertake all aspects of the charity’s work – an ideal opportunity for someone who knows about fundraising but wishes to expand their experience into other areas of charity work. Above all, to be successful in the role the new CEO will have to have a genuine commitment to the work and vision of Hamlin Fistula UK.

Hamlin Fistula UK is one of several Hamlin charities across the world and the CEO will be in contact with our Australian sister charity, the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation. And working with senior managers at HFE is an important aspect of the work. In normal times the CEO and Chair of Trustees go to Ethiopia once a year to meet with HFE and the other international partners to discuss targets and budgets for the coming year.

If you think you are the person to take our work forward over the next few years, please see the attached job description for details of how to apply online.

About the role and you

We are looking for an experienced communications specialist.  This is a new role which has been created to support our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This role will be integral to the success of remotely delivering our peer support programmes for vulnerable women, in addition to shaping our future communications strategy.

You will be a dynamic communications specialist with a proven ability to write creatively and persuasively for different audiences and channels. Experience of managing and updating website and designing communications.  Equally important, you must be able to demonstrate your experience of working with beneficiaries to capture their lived experiences to support our learning and ability to influence stakeholders on service improvements.

This role will be best suited to someone who is both a 'doer' and a strategist.

You will share our values and be committed to transforming the lives of vulnerable women with multiple complex needs during pregnancy and those who have survived FGM.

Fixed Term Contract: 6 months. Three to fours days per week. Salary: £30,000 pro rata. Start Date: Immediately.

This role will work closely with vulnerable women, therefore, only female applicants will be considered.

To apply: 

Please email your CV in Word format and include a supporting statement in support of your application; this should describe how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job description and person specification (link below), maximum of 2 sides of A4. 

You may wish to arrange a call to discuss the role in more detail before applying. Please do so by using the email address provided.

Deadline: Friday 21st 12pm (midday). Interviews will take place Tuesday 25th August.

We Belong team is comprised of two Co-CEO’s and one Outreach Worker and Youth Parliamentary Officer. The team works exclusively with young people who have migrated to the UK and support young people who are impacted by hostile immigration policies and empower young people to speak out and be inquisitive about their rights.

Our Communications Officer will engage and mobilise young migrants 3 days a week and develop the organisations communications strategy as it pertains to developing an online story-telling strategy . The Communications Officer will work closely with staff to identify, support and develop young migrants to share their migration stories and confidently speak out against hostile policies. The Communications Officer will create content to support the organisations campaigns which includes Let Us Learn on equal access to higher education and the Chasing Status campaign which calls for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for young migrants.

Key Activities/ Tasks: 

Upholding a positive, empowering approach to working with young people, including:

• Working respectfully and non-judgementally to engage young people in We Belong work

•  Encouraging participation when appropriate

• Maintaining appropriate, boundaried relationships with young people

• Developing an understanding of and keeping up to date with relevant policy and legislation

• Acting on safeguarding and risk information in line with We Belong policies and procedures.

Maintaining effective liaison with colleagues working across We Belong  and external organisations including:

• Attending and participating in team meetings and other events including training days

• Identify young people who want to share their lived experience to support campaigns

• Contributing frontline experience to We Belong’s campaign and sector change work

• Networking and building relationships with external professionals and agencies supporting young people.

Engaging young migrants with lived experience and developing organisational communications including;

• Growing We Belong’s presence on social media and building online relationships with key individuals and organisations

• Monitoring social media for stories about young migrants

• Supporting young people to share their stories on the organisations platforms

• Develop, support and promote organisations vision, including message development and social media content creation

• Coordinating meetings and maintaining relationships with stakeholders

• Supporting all relevant communications activity across online platforms

• Keeping up to date with new social media platforms

General responsibilities

• Attending and participating in internal meetings as required

• Being a positive, cooperative and constructive team member, upholding the values of We Belong, complying with We Belong’s monitoring and recording requirements

• Representing and promoting the organisation’s work positively

• Carrying out all work with due regard to We Belong’s policies and procedures, including safeguarding and staff safety

• Promoting Equality and Diversity principles in all aspects of work.

Person Specification 

Essential: 

• Understanding of the principles and practice of youth participation

• Experience working with young people

• Ability to develop relationships with and relate to a diverse range of young people

• Skills in providing information, and assistance

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to plan, record and organise work

• Ability to create effective working relationships with other professionals

• Ability to understand relevant legislation and policy

• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing

• Ability to represent We Belong at external meetings

• Energetic, self-motivated and organised individual who is prepared to throw themselves into the work of We Belong, work collaboratively and uphold our mission, vision and values

• Creative and enthusiastic thinker who is able to support their team to examine cases and identify options that will enhance opportunities for young people

• Resilient, emotionally intelligent individual who understands the nature of working with young migrants and is able to work in a professional manner

• Willing to attend training

Desirable:

• Knowledge of other organisations working in the sector

• Knowledge of the immigration system

• Experience of providing information and advice and advocacy

• Relevant qualifications/training to the post

• Prepared to work out of hours occasionally

If you would like to apply, pleese send us the following:

• CV

• Cover Letter  

Please note that only successful candidates will be called in for an interview on Thursday 3rd September 2020.

We're looking for a Communcations and Campaigns Officer to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team to manage our internal and external communications systems and to develop our social media presence.

Main responsibiliites will be in the following areas:

• Managing internal communications 
• Managing external communications including social media and website content
• Collating, editing and circulating the bi-monthly newsletter to Member Agencies
• Developing our social media prsence and creating website content relevant to survivors and our Member Agencies
• Supporting creative and strategic planning of campaigns
• Managing media requests

Person specification

Our ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate commitment to TST's ethos, mission and values
• Have excellent ability to research, analyse and present information
• Be familiar with social media and digital campaign concepts
• Be an effective and compassionate communicator
• Be confident in using MS office
• Be flexible in their approach to team and project work

An understanding of gender based violence and the work of specialist rape and sexual abuse support services will be an advantage.  Work experience, particularly in a communications or campaigns focussed role in the specialist sexual violence voluntary sector or general voluntary sector will be regarded as relevant and important as much as education or specific qualifications.

Location

Our offices are based in Rugby, Warwickshire.  We are currently working remotely and will only return to the office when it is appropriate to do so.  We appreciate that the appropriate time to return to the office may be different for some people.   There may in future be travel requirements to support events.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) at IDS is a growing research network dedicated to improving the quality of tax policy and administration in developing countries, particularly in Africa and South Asia. We are seeking to increase our capacity in communications and engagement and are looking to recruit a Communications Officer to design and deliver successful communication and impact strategies. 

The successful applicant will have strong all-round communication skills, especially writing, editing and proofreading, and have the ability to summarise complex research information in clear, non-specialist language. A good knowledge of the international development sector, including organisations, networks, and media is essential along with a clear understanding of research communications and impact. Written and spoken skills in a language other than English, particularly French would be an advantage.

Our vision is of an equitable and sustainable world, where people everywhere can live their lives free from poverty and injustice. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and ambitious Marketing & Communications Officer to join our team!

British Society for Immunology

As a Learned Society of over 4,200 members, we promote excellence in immunology research and support those working in the field by running scientific meetings and webinars, publishing three scientific journals, Immunology, Clinical & Experimental Immunology and Immunotherapy Advances, and raising the voice of the immunology community by engaging with the public and policy-makers.

This is a dynamic time for immunology; the work we do for our members is more important than ever in helping to disseminate ideas, promote innovation and support careers.

The role

We’re looking for a full-time, permanent Marketing & Communications Officer with a strong understanding and passion for science and for creating captivating communications.

As an integral member of our team, the role-holder will communicate the Society’s work to a diverse range of audiences, including scientists, policy-makers and the public, through various channels such as our website, social media and email marketing.

The Marketing & Communications Officer will execute our marketing strategy with a focus on membership recruitment and retention alongside promoting our events to current and new audiences. On publishing, they will be responsible for delivering the marketing activities for our journals.

The role-holder will collaborate across teams to support the organisation’s communications activities, working to maximise our visibility and reach. They will work closely with the Marketing & Communications Manager and Journals Manager, and be an essential member of the wider External Affairs team.

This creative and fast-paced role is ideally suited to a proactive and organised graduate/postgraduate who is looking to build up their marketing and communications experience in the science and healthcare sectors. The successful applicant will be able to develop further in their career as part of a fun, hardworking and extremely ambitious team.

We have a London office in Holborn but all staff are currently working from home. We are reviewing our ways of working, with a likely move to a mix of office and remote working.

If you feel that you have the required skills for this role, please apply today!

Interviews will be held on Monday 7 September and Tuesday 8 September via Zoom.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications that we receive, it is not possible to respond to all applicants individually. We request no contact from agencies.

500k is a small and rapdily growing organisation which exists to empower indigenous people in their work of sharing the love of God and establishing faith communities in South Asia. We are seeking a Communications (Comms) Officer to lead our engagement with our prayer and giving community. This is primarily done through the sharing of stories of how God is using 500k to transform lives in Asia and of the breakthroughs we are achieving there. The Comms Officer will also play a crucial role in the organisation's fundraising strategy, particularly in the domains of donor retention, development and acquisition.

Time: 2-3 days a week (negotiable)

Salary: £20,000-£23,000 for full time [40 hours/week] equivalent. 

The ideal applicant will:

• Be a committed Christian and be passionate about 500k's mission of sharing the Good News of Jesus
• Be a talented story teller
• Have significant copy writing and marketing experience
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to execute meaningful and inspirational two-way communication with diverse groups of people, from business leaders and owners (major donors) through NGO and church leaders, to indigenous South Asian workers with only a limited grasp of English - and everyone in between. 
• Be able to organise and execute fundraisers and vision events.
• Be self-motivated and able to work from home and without close supervision.
• Have the strategy and leadership skills to optimise our existing comms strategy and adapt it in accordance with the organisation's rapidly developing needs.
• Have either the capacity to create media, website, video and other marketing tools OR have the capacity to engage contractors for this work.

Background:

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role at a critical juncture in a young and rapidly growing organisation's development. The Comms Officer will:

• Participate in a small and passionate team
• Be immersed in a start-up culture
• Work with some of the world's most inspirational workers on the front-line in South Asia.

We are a young and rapidly growing organisation. In the last 6 years we have expanded from supporting 30 indigenous workers to over 500. We have grown in income from c. £30,000 p.a. to over £400,000 p.a. and are seeking to continue this growth. Despite this we are a small team of 3 employed staff working alongside active trustees and volunteers. Ed, the Founder and Lead, gives 3 days a week to leading the organisation alongside his work as a medical doctor. 

We are based in London but most staff work from home or own office space. There is no geographic limitation to this role. 

The role:

The Comms Officer is a temporary 1 year role. We anticipate the organisation to develop significantly during this time and the role shall be re-evaluated at the end of this period.

The Comms Officer will be expected to develop the comms strategy implementation but at present it is (in order of importance):

1. Once weekly Social media content (stories & charity updates)
2. 2 monthly and ad-hoc (as required) newsletters
3. Overseeing the quality of worker sponsorship reports and materials (the execution of this will continue to be done by the existing staff team) 
4. Supporting Ed in major donor relations
5. Helping plan and implement fundraisers/vision events.
6. Helping develop new promotional materials including web, video etc.

Applying

For any questions please contact the below email. To apply, send the following:

1. An up to date CV

2. A brief cover letter (max 500 words) on why you are interested in the job and your relevant skills and experience

3. Any relevant previous materials you’ve produced (this can include promotional stories, newsletter emails, marketing pieces or graphics/web/video work. 

A shortlist will be invited to interview

Street League work with young people, progressing them into employment, education and training by engaging them through football, fitness, dance fitness and rugby. We specialise in helping our participants (16-24 years’ olds from disadvantaged areas) progress from our unique sport/fitness and education programmes into sustainable employment, education and training.

We are a growing organisation and currently operate across the UK in 14 regions, including Greater London, North West of England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and extensively across Scotland.

We are recruiting a Communications and Marketing Execitve to deliver and coordinate Street League’s internal and external communications, prioritising digital channels, including its website and all social media channels. You will be communications lead throughout the organisation, ensuring our branding and vision are consistent in all key messages. The Communications and Marketing Executive will plan and execute a strong and compelling content strategy which showcases Street League as one of the UK’s most innovative, exciting and impactful charities.

We are flexible on the location of this role, as long as you are based in the UK.

Summary

Just Like Us, the LGBT+ charity for young people, is recruiting a Head of Comms and Media in a brand new role to join this award-winning startup and lead our comms and media strategy. You will be responsible for helping to grow our profile and managing our reputation through leading our external and internal communications, including our media engagement, social media channels, public-facing campaigns and communications with our people and young ambassadors.

You'll be responsible for working alongside the Chief Executive to ensure that more schools, teachers and young people than ever are aware of and connected to our work, as well as holding responsibility for our brand and externally-facing content, including social media. You will actively seek out media opportunities and develop relationships with press contacts across mainstream media outlets and the LGBT press as well as providing a final quality check on our school resources and other content. In doing so, you will build on our ongoing commitment to give a voice to the young people we serve.

about Just Like Us

our work

Just Like Us (JLU) is the LGBT+ charity for young people working for a world where LGBT+ young people live awesome lives. Our mission is to empower all young people to be the champions of LGBT+ equality at school and work. To do that, we run three programmes:

• Ambassador Programme: we partner with employers to train LGBT+ young adults to give talks and workshops in schools that use their own stories to champion LGBT+ equality and challenge prejudice

• School Diversity Week: our annual initiative empowers teachers and pupils across the country to tackle homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying by organising activities that celebrate LGBT+ equality in education

• Pride Groups: a new programme training teachers to support students in establishing and running Pride Groups - student-led, school-based clubs for LGBT+ students and allies

our achievements

• Trained 300 LGBT+ young people as Ambassadors who’ve delivered talks to more than 56,000 pupils in schools across the UK 

• Involved more than 1,950,000 young people and teachers in celebrating LGBT+ equality through School Diversity Week

• Mentored 60 young people as part of our LGBT+ Senior Role Model programme

• Won Pink News Community Group of the Year, Business Charity Award, Guardian Change Hero and Prime Ministerial Point of Light. Featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC News, ITV News, Channel Five news, PinkNews, Attitude, DIVA, and Gay Times

• Partnered with leading companies including Facebook, J. P. Morgan and Travers Smith to provide training, mentoring and career opportunities to our young volunteers

• Built relationships with the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and successive Secretaries of State for Education

the position

Salary: £35,000- £40,000    Pension: 6% matched

Holiday: 25 days (excl. public holidays)  Reporting to: Chief Executive

key responsibilities

• Work with the Chief Executive to develop and implement our comms and media strategy, including ongoing development of the Just Like Us brand identity

• Build and maintain strong relationships with national and regional press, tv, radio and media outlets in order to place stories and interviews for JLU

• Manage all responses to media enquiries as well as proactively seeking opportunities to raise JLU’s profile and protect its reputation

• Identify opportunities to amplify the voices of the young people that we serve

• Write, draft and edit news releases, blogs, case studies and other online content as well as email newsletters and other email communications

• Manage relationships with celebrities and other notable individuals

• Develop an annual communications and media plan,  identifying and managing media and communications opportunities for Just Like and ensuring messages reach our key audiences in accordance with our annual time table and strategy

• Line-manage our Programmes Assistant, who holds responsibility for our social media channels

• Develop Just Like Us and our position as a “thought leader” within the sector.

• Support the production of content, video and graphics for social media channels

• Manage communications and brand-related risks associated with reputation and quality, leading on crisis communications projects when needed

experience, skills and attributes 

As Head of Comms and Media at Just Like Us, you'll have:

• A genuine interest in the LGBT+ Education sector and a commitment to Just Like Us and our values

• At least four years’ experience of working in a communications and/or media role, preferably within an LGBT+ or education setting

• An ability to develop longer term strategic plans while being responsive to risks and opportunities

• Experience managing journalists, building relationships and managing press responses

• Experience in collating, analysing and making informed decisions using analytics (including social media)

• Exceptional written communication skills, an eye for design and the ability to produce high-quality content for a range of audiences and channels

• Line management and the ability to motivate others

Closing date: Monday 17th August 09:00am.

At Glass Door, we're passionate about finding people routes out of homelessness.  In order to best leverage the resources in the community, we work with thousands of volunteers, hundreds of supporters and many partners.  Communicating well with these key stakeholders and with many individuals we support is central to the success of what we do. 

As the Communications Officer, you would help ensure that everyone is working together and pushing in the same direction.  You will be at the centre of the organisation interacting with front-line and back-office staff to provide communications support across the charity.

Working closely with the Senior Communications Manager, the Communications Officer has a key role to play in planning and delivering communications to key groups, including press, supporters, guests, volunteers and staff.  The post holder will write, edit, co-ordinate and publish content across various channels, including the website, social media and printed publications.  He or she will also nurture and manage relevant media contacts, assist with policy campaigns and ensure media and advocacy opportuntities are fully maximised. 

You will be a confident and friendly self-starter, who takes initiative to get things done.  No two days will be the same, we are a dynamic office with all-hands-on-deck approach when required.

Just for Kids Law is a dynamic charity working with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. We do this by providing legal representation and advice, direct advocacy and support, and through strategic litigation, campaigning and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

We are looking for an energetic self-starting Communications Officer to play a pivotal role in the organisation.

You will work to establish, maintain and develop the effective planning and delivery of the organisation’s media (including social media) and external profile, website, internal communications and campaigning activity. This will involve working closely with the CEO to maintain our websites, social media channels, news media profile and other communication activities. We are ambitious about what we want to achieve and the communications targets we want to meet.

Just for Kids Law has a strong reputation for punching well above its weight and is looking for an ambitious individual who wants to make their mark and gain wide ranging experience in a busy organisation that wants to maintain and further raise its profile.

The Communications Officer will work closely with the Senior Management Team as well as being well connected to the whole staff team. We are a friendly and supportive organisation providing a unique opportunity for somebody to make a real impact.

Please apply in writing by completing our application form.

Just for Kids Law believes in the value of a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people from all ethnic, cultural, religious and social backgrounds: in particular, people from BAME, LGBTQI+, etc. We strive to create a diverse working environment where anyone, regardless of background, can thrive.

To apply, please complete (attached) application form.  CVs will not be accepted.

Closing time for all applications is 5pm on Monday,  31st August 2020.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday, 16th September 2020.

If you have not heard from us by 9th September 2020, you haven’t been successful for the interview.

Employment information

 Job title: Communications Officer

Contract term: Permanent

Location: Central London (currently Islington) 

 Hours: 35 hours (full time)

Salary range: £28,000 to £32,000

Pension: 5% per matching following probation. 4% matching during probation

Leave: A full time member of staff has 30 days annual leave which includes three days to be taken at Christmas in addition to bank holidays (usually 8)

 Probation period: 6 months

Salary Payment method: Payment is made by electronic transfer on or shortly before the 28th of each calendar month covering payment for that same calendar month.

These details are provided for information only and do not form part of an employment contract or job offer.