Head of Marketing, Digital and Communication

(Maternity cover – 12 months interim role)

Salary: £52,000 per annum + Benefits 

Location: Remote working

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Start date – mid-late July 2022

This is an exciting time to be joining SeeAbility! We’re about to launch a new 5 year strategy with ambitious goals to support more people to live independently and to participate and contribute as equal citizens in an inclusive society.

Our success will depend on raising awareness of SeeAbility’s work so that we can reach and impact the lives of many more people, attract talented colleagues and inspire communities to volunteer and fundraise for our charity.

As the strategic lead for all marketing including digital, and external communications, this role reports into the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact and manages a small and high performing team. You will be responsible for defining and achieving a clear strategy for campaigns and communications to all external stakeholders, working across platforms to grow reach and engagement.

Your team will support marketing, design and content creation across the charity, covering a wide variety of functions including those that deliver ambitious and specialist social care, recruitment, fundraising, volunteering as well as our innovative programmes around advocacy, supported employment and digital skills.

Ultimately, we will rely on your expertise to make all the difference to people we support so that they can live, love, thrive and belong as equal members of their communities.

Your responsibilities

• Modelling inclusive leadership, you will ensure a learning and supportive culture for your team and one that champions wellbeing and celebrates their many achievements.
• Responsible for leadership, performance and direction of the Marcomms team.
• As part of SeeAbility’s Leadership Group, taking a key role in collaborating to deliver our 5 year strategy and building a one team culture.
• Working across teams within SeeAbility and implementing an integrated marketing and communications strategy that will build external engagement, drive brand awareness and support the growth of income.
• Working with all SeeAbility teams with an external output (including social care, recruitment, eye care, fundraising and our innovative programmes) to ensure marketing and external communications are coordinated within the above strategy, engagement is raised, and a good ROI is achieved.
• Ensuring all of the charity’s communications promote the brand. Developing and embedding a coherent organisation-wide narrative that tells the story of what SeeAbility does and is trying to achieve over the strategy period.
• Managing the copywriting process for a wide breadth of material including the yearly impact and annual reports, briefings for key stakeholders, stories, articles, campaigns and newsletters.
• Supporting the digital marketing manager to maximise SeeAbility’s ability to reach audiences digitally across the marketing mix. You must be skilled in digital marketing to provide strategic input and support where needed.
• Ensuring all digital provision including website and social media content promotes the brand and our reputation. Be able to use the website Contents Management System to make timely changes to material where needed.
• Providing strategic management of the team’s workload, prioritising and scheduling activities and directing the allocation of work to meet deadlines for multiple marketing activities across a variety of teams.
• Leading on all crisis communications for the charity, preparing proactive and reactive media lines, drafting press releases and pitching ideas to the press – print, digital and TV where required. Manage SeeAbility’s media strategy and relationships and develop relationships with media partners for marketing purposes.
• Approving production of media releases/statements, briefing materials, video and audio and features material.
• Acting as spokesperson for the organisation, when required.
• Building relationships with third party partners to maximise the organisation's effectiveness and reach.
• Managing the marketing and communication budget. Maintaining good relationships with key partners and contractors.

Other

• Assist in maintaining a safe working environment and follow the requirements of SeeAbility’s Health and Safety Manual (policies and procedures) and any codes of set working practices.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested by the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact.
• Liaise effectively and efficiently with other departments and SeeAbility locations, undertaking tasks as required to support requests.
•  Provide confidentiality at all times, working appropriately with sensitive documentation and in line with GDPR regulation.
• Adhere to all relevant regulatory guidelines.

With just two years to go to achieve hepatitis C elimination in the UK, we are looking for a dynamic Head of Communications to lead a step change in our communications and deliver our new Communications Strategy. Join us as we make history!

As Head of Communications, you will lead our strategic communications to drive the impact of our campaigns, build our profile and increase our influence as an organisation.

This is a senior role working closely with our CEO and Directors, and as part of our Senior Management Team. You will be responsible for delivery of our organisational Communications Strategy 2022-25, including the key priorities to re-design our website and deliver national campaigns to increase hepatitis C diagnoses and influence health system leaders.

To do this, you will work with staff across the organisation, the communities we represent, and external partners in Government, the NHS, the wider VCS and the private sector. You will have significant and broad communications experience, and confident leading a large, demanding portfolio of work.

As our only communications-focused member of staff, as well as being an energetic leader you will be confident taking a hands-on approach to as aspects of our communications activity, from strategic planning and campaign management to writing great copy and co-designing content with our service users.

While this post has been advertised as full time we are happy to discuss part time hours for the right candidate

LOCATION:  Home and London Office (EC4R)

Can you intuitively understand systems and how each piece fits together? Are you interested in complex problem-solving, pay close attention to details and are an excel expert?  Others might have been impressed with how quickly you’ve learned databases and procedures previously. If you’re interested in variety, problem-solving, and growing your skills, then Premier’s data team is a fantastic team to join!

The Role:

As a Database Officer your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Exporting and assembling direct marketing data files
• Producing complex queries and data files for other departments and stakeholders
• Maintaining and enhancing existing data and communication journeys
• Executing regular database cleansing and hygiene tasks
• Providing technical support and solutions for campaign launches and updates
• Transferring data between Acquisition, Fundraising, Telemarketing and Email databases

Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or an equivalent fundraising database
• Advanced skills in Excel required (Vlookup, Pivot tables, Formulas)
• Prior use of data import tool Importomatic desirable
• Experience with Zapier preferred

The roles and responsibilities of this team are growing quickly, and we are looking for the ideal candidate to start as soon as possible.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we cannot reply to unsuccessful candidates, therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application please accept that on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.

We are Norfolk’s charity for people living with sight loss and visual impairment. Providing practical and emotional support at our hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth and in hospitals across Norfolk. Together with social and well-being activities for adults and children, young people and their families, daily living equipment, befriending services and specialist housing, we help those affected by sight loss to live life fully.

About the role

We are looking for a real team player who will work to integrate community fundraising and social media marketing into our volunteers and events teams. This is a time of change for the organisation and the ideal candidate will be someone who is not afraid to embrace and promote new challenges and new technology. This is a multi-tasking role and an ability to prioritise and organise a busy workload is essential. The two sides to the role (community fundraising & communications) are interlinked and there is an expectation to develop this in the role. A can-do attitude is more important to us than a long history of marketing experience, as on-going training and support will be provided.

Vision Norfolk (previously the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind) is going through a period of organisational change, which means the successful candidate will have room for growth and development in this role.

The ideal candidate will have:

· Experience of forging partnerships with companies, clubs or groups, from prospect researching through to pitching

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to develop compelling partnership proposals

· A real passion for team working and collaboration to drive results

· Meticulous attention to detail and data management to drive a new supporter pipeline

· A real passion for working in public fundraising and delivering engaging and inspiring supporter experiences

· Have an excellent knowledge of the best content for different social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube and a passion for emerging platforms and audiences

· DBS check required at Enhanced level

Please submit a covering letter (no longer than 2 x A4) along with your most recent CV. Please clearly address the points in the person specification with examples in your application.

Closing Date: 18th June 2022

Shortlisting w/c: 27th June 2022

Interviews: w/c: 4th July 2022

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As the CEO’s PA working closely with the CEO and the Fundraising Management Team to support the team in achieving their shared objectives by enabling the development and execution of creative fundraising programmes and communications across all Premier platforms. With the overall aim of building the profile of the charity and increasing the supporter base for revenue generation.

This key role will be responsible for enabling the team to deliver tailored communication plans and share engaging fundraising collateral as part of our engagement strategies to build relationships and promote income generation from new audiences and potential donor groups.

The position holder will also work across departments with the Marketing and Database teams on a regular basis.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project coordination of Leap of Faith project

• Working with the Project Lead on a regular basis to provide all elements of project support, listed below.
• Event Management of both online events such as webinars and Zoom meetings, and physical events including VIP dinners, committee meetings and info sharing events
• Supporting individual fundraisers in their relationship management which could include copywriting, preparation of written communications, pulling information from RE, sharing resources or helping to manage the donor journey through updating tracking spreadsheets and RE records
• Responsibility for coordinating the Communications programme which will include email communications, mailings, and online events
• Meeting management, to include note taking and helping to drive forward actions
• Acting as the point of contact for Project Volunteers
• Conduct desk-based research to help qualify existing and new contacts

Coordination of the Major Donor programme

• Working with the Director of Fundraising to deliver the monthly Communications programme for the MD Pledge programme, which will include Pledge Renewals, monthly e-comms, event invites and the occasional postal mail outs
• This will also involve cross-departmental working

Direct Mail

• Working with the Director of Fundraising, to manage the administrative side of the monthly Direct Mail programme and Voice of Hope quarterly mailings, helping to ensure that appeals are delivered within the agreed time
• Gathering information required for direct mail appeal from internal stakeholders within the process when necessary
• Act as the main point of contact for the designer/printer once a strategy has been signed off
• Edit and proof copy, working with the Fundraising Management Team and coordinate sign off in a timely way
• Management of scheduling of appeal mailings, internal and with the mailing house
• Sign off print proofs from mailing house

Regional Fundraising

• Provide administrative support to regionally based team members, including the Director of Support in Scotland and Northern Ireland
• This could involve coordinating occasional mailings, gathering information or appointment setting and updating RE records/tracking spreadsheets

To undertake any other reasonable tasks as required by the CEO

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree educated
• Professional qualification in fundraising (desirable but not essential)
• Good demonstrable experience in project management and/or external facing client management
• Experience in fundraising (desirable but not essential)
• Experience in providing team support (essential)
• An understanding of media and web (desirable but not essential)
• Experience of working in a busy, high-pressured environment

ABILITIES & SKILLS

• Excellent attention to detail
• Organised, efficient, and good written communication skills
• Proficient IT skills and related software packages (Raisers Edge / Exchequer)
• Ability to handle and own multiple projects
• Pro-active and show initiative
• Team player with an ability to work in a flexible and collaborative way

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Post-holder will work in a Christian environment and will deal with Christian organisations, Christian Ministries and Christian listeners, most of the time; therefore, it will be necessary for the post-holder to be a Christian.

A great opportunity for a strong communicator in a fast-growing charity that is helping improve access to medicines worldwide, saving lives and preventing avoidable suffering.  International Health Partners (IHP) supports people in hard-to-reach, vulnerable and disaster-hit communities to get the medicines they need, by coordinating the safe and responsible donation of long-dated medical products. We work with our strong network of global healthcare, logistics and NGO partners, to source and send treatments to where they are needed most, to help prevent the needless suffering caused by a lack of access to healthcare.  Our work is needed now more than ever. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has further highlighted the urgent need for improving access to medicines and for strengthening health systems.  In the last two years, IHP has sent over 20 million treatments to vulnerable communities around the world including places such as Yemen, Lebanon, South Sudan and Haiti.

We are looking for someone who is naturally articulate, proactive and enthusiastic.  You will help us raise IHP's profile and hence resources, through targeting marketing and brand campaigns in line with the communications strategy.

You will do this by producing strong communications and fundraising materials for our channels and for key stakeholders. These include IHP donors, NGO partners, logistics and healthcare companies.  You will provide regular content for a range of media including our website, social media and newsletters. You will work closely with IHP colleagues to achieve IHP’s aims, and act as a point of liaison with other organisations looking to talk about our partnerships.

Can you help us tell the right story, to the right people, at the right time? Can you seek out new opportunities to get IHP’s brand in front of relevant audiences to ensure we can raise our profile, increase resources and deliver our vision? If so, this role could be for you. We are looking for someone with experience in a similar role and with knowledge of marketing and communications.  Understanding of the charity sector and global health would be an advantage.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Staff regularly spend time together praying for IHP’s work and there is therefore an occupational requirement that this position is held by a committed Christian. Please make it clear in the application how you meet this requirement.

If you would like to use your skills to make a real difference please apply now.  The closing date for all applications is 10th June . Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and as such, suitable candidates may be invited to a conversation ahead of the closing date. Please submit your CV with a covering letter of no more than two A4 sides outlining how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme, employee wellbeing and benefits support, training, development and a generous holiday entitlement. Our newest staff describe our culture as 'compassionate', 'dynamic' and 'rewarding', a place where you will be supported to 'thrive professionally and personally',  In short, IHP is a great place to work and the role we play is genuinely rewarding.

A 12 month opportunity to join the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust as a Communications Officer (maternity cover).

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is seeking a creative, communications specialist to provide maternity cover (12-month fixed term contract, in the first instance) beginning in June 2022. The successful applicant will join our small, friendly and dedicated team to implement the delivery of the charity’s communications effort in the UK. The role, with the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust UK, will be based at the charity’s office in Leatherhead, Surrey.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will be responsible for the management of creative and compelling communications across digital channels and printed marketing materials. Focusing on telling the story of our work and the animals and habitats we protect so supporters are rightfully inspired by the difference they can help us make for wildlife.

Maintaining and building the charity’s social media presence, as well as developing content such as press releases, magazines and email newsletters will be a key element of your day-to-day work. Celebrating conservation success stories, you will tailor the content you create to different channels and understand what works best for their audiences to encourage awareness raising and financial support. The ability to create videos would be an advantage for the role, as is success in producing content to tight deadlines.

You will work with other team members, in both the charity’s Kenya and USA offices, to assist in implementing communications and marketing campaigns to drive awareness and income. You will also manage media relations, raising awareness of the charity’s successes and challenges faced in conservation.

You will need demonstrable copy writing skills, a passion for conservation and communication with a proven ability to manage a busy workload against challenging deadlines.

Who we are:

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has worked for 45 years to protect all wildlife and habitats in Kenya. Best known for the rescue, hand-rearing, and rehabilitation of orphaned baby elephants and rhinos so that they can ultimately enjoy a life back in the wild when grown, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust adopts a multi-faceted approach to conservation. From Anti-Poaching operations to Community Outreach projects, Aerial Surveillance patrols to Mobile Veterinary interventions, our pioneering work ensures a sustainable future for all wildlife and communities.

Applying for the Role

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying. If after reading this you believe the role is for you, send us your CV and one-page cover letter via our Charity Job posting. Please use your cover letter to tell us how your skills and experience match the job description. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Early application is encouraged as we will be reviewing applications throughout the advertised period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. 

If you do not receive an invitation for an interview by 31 May 2022, then you have unfortunately not been shortlisted.

This role coordinates AOP social media activity, member email communications, and supports the Marketing Manager on a wide variety of marketing and member communications projects.

It is a new position, providing key support role in the busy communications team, liaising with departments across the AOP to ensure all our marketing and communications to members are delivered to a high standard across a variety of platforms.

It’s an exciting time to join the AOP as we seek new ways to engage and listen to our members in preparation for a new five-year strategy beginning in 2023.  You will be very hands-on when working on the day-to-day marketing channels, predominantly using email and social media to reach members but will also have the scope to support the Marketing Manager in other areas including SMS, web content, print and digital advertising, online publications, events, and brand identity.

We would love to hear from you if you have at least two years’ experience in a similar marketing or communications role, ideally within a not-for-profit, healthcare, government, or membership organisation.

You should have demonstrable experience in using an email marketing platform, of summarizing complex original source material to create compelling content for a variety of audiences, as well as growing engagement with social media channels, particularly Instagram.

Having some experience of delivering event marketing and working with freelance or agency designers on creative digital and print projects is desirable.

The role is expected to start in mid-July.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Communications person with at least two years’ experience in a relevant communication, journalistic or public relations role, preferably with a relevant qualification

• To develop and get involved in all aspects of Synod communications
• Able to work alongside relevant IT personnel and Synod Office staff and local churches
• Experienced and self-motivated

Based at the Synod Office in Wavertree, Liverpool, but with mobility essential.
Home working is negotiable. 

It is literally impossible to cram the diversity of the projects and programmes that you may support into a recruitment pack – whether that’s our core delivery support for the sector or public messaging through our role as a “trusted voice”. To get a flavour of our work, we recommend that candidates look at our annual report.

We are looking for someone who:  

• Has significant experience within marketing and communications and is passionate about developing engaging campaigns, plans and content
• Can strategically plan, monitor and report on our communication work ensuring that it fulfils our vision of making a difference in Salford
• Will interact with a range of stakeholders to produce dynamic campaigns and content, as well as represent Salford CVS as an organisation
• Is a bit of a data geek and is comfortable working with a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system, as well as using insights and analytics data to influence our communications strategies and organisational direction
• Loves Websites! Is able to ensure our website and e-marketing remains relevant, accessible and compliant
• Has a creative mind – is able to produce a range of eye-catching content whether online or in print
• Is able to share their passion and knowledge – not just to their direct team members, but also to colleagues and the broader sector.
• Has a native environment for social media and the internet. You’re one of those people who love to search the internet for information and are convinced that social media can be a powerful force for good.
• Will enjoy working within an organisation of dedicated, friendly people who believe in making a difference to the people of Salford

If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!

The opportunity

James’ Place is looking for its first permanent Head of Communications, joining the charity at a pivotal point in our existence, and with the opportunity to shape, direct and implement a full communications programme to support our mission of saving the lives of men in suicidal crisis.

The charity

In 2018 James’ Place opened the UK’s first non-clinical centre for men experiencing suicidal crisis in Liverpool. Our second centre in Old Street, London, was opened by HRH The Duke of Cambridge on 3 May 2022. We believe that those who are experiencing suicidal thoughts need to be in a space where they feel safe, valued, nurtured and respected and that every suicide is a preventable death. Our model is based around a clinical intervention delivered by trained, professional therapists, delivered in a peaceful, welcoming setting.

Our work is independently evaluated, and shows striking clinical results for the men we treat. We are now moving forwards with a clear expansion plan, and will open our next three centres over the next three years. We are now seeking an experienced and motivated expert to ensure our external communications matches our innovative and high quality service and ambitious plans for the future.

Our values

• Hope
• Bravery
• Compassion
• Collaboration
• Focus
• Professionalism
• Respect

The purpose

The successful candidate will lead and deliver communications work across the charity, working closely with the senior management team to develop the organisation’s communications strategy and manage day to day communications activity for James’ Place.

We are looking to appoint a skilled professional to communicate the need for our work across digital and social platforms, through traditional media and with stakeholders. The communications strategy is based on three core elements:

• Reaching men who need our service
• Building support for our work
• Increasing knowledge and understanding of suicide prevention.

The new Head of Communications will be working in a high-performing team of people, and will be the most senior communications person in the organisation. They will be expected to take the lead on the strategy and planning of all our communications work, and to work closely with colleagues working on fundraising and outreach to consider consistently high quality messages and campaigns. As we develop our outreach work, we would welcome interest in a social marketing and behaviour change approach.

Personal specification

You will be a key team member working alongside a dynamic, innovative and professional team. You will initially report directly to the CEO, and will work closely with the senior management team. You will be expected to build a close working relationship with all other members of the team, and to be an advocate for high quality communications across the charity. You will also work with senior stakeholders, including our active and supportive board of Trustees.

The role requires an exceptional candidate, with extensive knowledge of the charity sector, and a proven track record in leading and implementing communications work. Key to the role is being able to understand and work within our key audiences which include supporters of the charity and others closely affected by suicide, partners within the healthcare system, academic and clinical partners, and a range of individuals and organisations who cross over with different aspects of our work. Developing, understanding and responding to this audience map will be key to the success of the role.

The role will be based in London, and requires a willingness to travel to Liverpool and other areas regularly. We need someone who is comfortable working both alone and in a team, who has excellent verbal and written communication and people management skills, and who can work hands on in a small organisation, working on often sensitive and challenging issues.

Most of all, we want to find someone who shares our vision for the vital work we do, and who is ready to join us in making that vision a reality. Whilst we would expect to see a strong track record in similar roles, particularly in health and public health settings, we are open to candidates who would like to join us from a range of backgrounds and career paths.

You will have the necessary IT and administrative skills to carry out the role, and the ability to engage and share in the James’ Place values is a necessity.  

Key responsibilities

• Lead on developing a new communications strategy and plan to reflect our ambitious plans for growth
• Develop a content strategy, including updating and creating content for our website and social media
• Manage proactive media and communications work around our advocacy, outreach and fundraising communications
• Devise and project manage events, including supporting fundraising events
• Create content and written materials to communicate our work and mission
• Advise and support the team on all communications related work
• Work with the clinical team to present our evaluation and other academic findings to a wide audience.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience

• Proven track record in communications work with experience in the charity sector, or with demonstrable transferrable experience from another sector, covering both the delivery of day-to-day communications work and the development of strategy; we would expect the successful candidate to have a minimum of five years in a similar role
• Knowledge and experience of working across digital, social and traditional media to a range of targeted audiences
• First class communication skills (written & verbal) and ability to work with senior colleagues and stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations and conversations
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, decisive and collaborative
• Good time management and ability to work to deadlines
• Promotes people’s equality, diversity and rights
• Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding Procedures
• Knowledge of Service Governance and Evaluation

We offer

• Enhanced workplace pension contributions
• Generous annual leave
• Support towards CPD costs
• Family friendly policies
• Flexible working available

Any job offers made are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references, a satisfactory DBS check and a Right to Work in the UK check. 

James’ Place is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. Our aim is that no job applicant, temporary worker or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender and transgender status, race and ethnicity, religion and belief (including no belief), marriage or civil partnership status or sexual orientation.

If you have a disability which means you'd benefit from any adjustments to the interview process to help you perform at your best, please do let us know.

Join a team that is changing places and changing lives.

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart. We believe that big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. Groundwork operates throughout the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. 

Title: Communications Officer
Salary: £24,027 to £25,738 per annum (pro rata)
Term: part time, permanent (15-22.5 hours per week)
Location: based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire with occasional travel across the East of England

Groundwork East has over 35 years of experience in delivering bespoke projects that use the environment as a catalyst for building a more sustainable future.  As our activities develop and our area of activity expands we are looking for a Communications Officer.

We are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual to deliver our external communications strategy. Working closely with our Development and Operations teams you will create and deliver engaging content across multiple channels to promote the work of the Trust and report on audience engagement. You will be responsible for supporting the ongoing development and maintenance of the Trust’s website together with our social media strategy. The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities which includes managing the Trust’s brand across our sites.

With experience of effective communications delivery, writing for a range of audiences and producing marketing materials, you will have proven organisational, IT and people skills. Your work will reflect the dedication and enthusiasm that is key to everything we do. We’ll make sure you’re given all the support and guidance you need and you will have the opportunity to become part of a highly successful organisation making a real and positive difference to your local area.

TCC is the longest established community organising group in the UK, and tackles social injustice by supporting diverse communities to gain the power they need to enact change.  We do this through community organising: bringing together local groups and supporting them to set their own agenda, take action, and improve their communities. Our members include different faith groups, community organisations, and schools from across Wrexham, Flintshire, and Denbighshire.  Any of our members can raise an issue for TCC to work on, meaning we are a truly democratic, grassroots-led organisation.  

The income generation and communications officer will help to communicate TCC's impact, increase engagement and develop and diversify our income streams. The successful candidate will ensure that the TCC alliance can continue to have a positive impact on social justice in North-East Wales for years to come.

TCC believes that a greater diversity of views, skills, and lived experience will help generate better ideas, and will lead to better decision making. We want to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

The successful candidate will join a team of four other members of staff, based out of Wrexham and our flexible base in Rhyl. We operate a distributed leadership model. The role will be supported by the operational success lead, but you will be expected to be able to think strategically and work independently. There will be a 6-month probation review.

As part of a small team, the person in this role will be required to be involved with all aspects of running a small organisation, including attending meetings, report writing, administration and engagement with Trustees.

Salary: £27,202 pro-rata

Hours: 30 - 37 hours per week (pro-rata if under 37 hours a week). We will consider flexible working requirements (30 hours, job shares or compressed hours).  ​

Closing date for applications: Midday on Tuesday 31st May 2022.  ​

Interview date: Friday 10th June 2022.​

TCC believes that a greater diversity of views, skills, and lived experience will help generate better ideas, and will lead to better decision making. We want to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.    ​

Role: Communications Officer

Hours: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Salary:  £21,000

Holiday: 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays

Based: St Agnes, Cornwall

Probationary Period:      3 months

Reports to: Head of Communications

Benefits:

• Additional 1 day holiday per year after each year of service, up to 3 years
• Employer pension scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• 24-hour employee support line
• Incredible ocean location

Surfers Against Sewage:

Surfers Against Sewage started 30 years ago; a group of water lovers fighting back to clean up the sea so we could stop getting sick. As we campaigned we started getting wiser about the full scope of pollution, waste, destruction and rising temperatures damaging the ocean that so many of us love and that we all rely on. 

We realised it wasn’t just people getting sick from ocean pollution. It was the planet as well. That for people to thrive and live life to the fullest, the ocean has to thrive too. So we started rising up on more issues, bringing together more people and using our collective power to drive change. Plastic. Water quality. The climate crisis. Ocean recovery. By building and connecting communities motivated to make a difference, we gather the evidence and give voice to the issues that hold leaders to account. 

From the beach-front to the frontbench, pavements to the hilltops, we’re creating inspired, motivated Ocean Activists everywhere, each one of us committed to the exact same thing. Protecting the ocean and all it makes possible. 

A lot has changed in the last three decades. But we’re still a group of water lovers, fighting back, to clean up the sea. It’s just now there are more of us, with more corners to fight. 

Today we are more than surfers. It’s about more than sewage. We’re here because of the ocean. Let’s fight for it.

The Surfers Against Sewage values are:

Open

Together, we’re passionate, down to earth campaigners, with a deep unrelenting love of the ocean. We believe in building diverse, inclusive and active communities.

Authentic

We are human, doing our best for the ocean that we all love and rely on. When we don’t get things right, we learn from it. We believe in authenticity. You can’t fake trust.

Daring

We’re creative risk takers, willing to disrupt the status quo and show how being different makes a difference. We have edge and energy that we put to use, pushing back against norms and pushing forward a counterview of what’s possible for our planet.

Dynamic

We are dynamic, active, energetic doers. From the beachfront to the frontbench, we bring people together, empowering them to get stuck in and make real change happen.

Purposeful

We’re serious, experienced, rigorous, determined and dedicated. We know the impact of people power and how our actions on the ground, and at the top, make a difference.

About the role:

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our office in Cornwall. This role will support the Head of Comms in increasing SAS’s impact with a focus on curating SAS’ social media output, including creating content, developing SAS’ use of social media platforms and using analytics to monitor, report and evolve our output.

As Communications Officer, your role will be both creative and strategic, as you support, collaborate with, and empower various teams to deliver impactful communications. You’ll work closely with the Head of Comms to optimise our output and act as a gatekeeper for the SAS brand, working with all teams across the organisation. If you have an eye for social content which can engage people and encourage them to take action, we want to hear from you.

Please note that this role is full time and based at SAS’s HQ in Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, co-ordinate and gatekeep social media calendars
• Create impactful social content (including video and graphics)
• Advise and support teams on social media content and communication strategy for campaigns
• Liaison with digital marketing agency on social and google ad spend
• Manage social media tools and platforms
• Oversee social media and digital channel reports
• Create and develop brand-led social growth and engagement strategies
• Produce content for other digital channels, including website and email
• Deliver reports and recommendations to Head of Comms and internal teams
• Act as a brand guardian, sense checking output to ensure consistency
• Respond to ad-hoc requests and any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post

Skills and experience:

• Proven track record of managing and growing busy social media platforms
• Familiar with the tactics and strategies that sit behind impactful social content, including the use of ad spend
• Confident to work across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and other social media platforms as well as website and email
• Proficient in writing copy with a strong eye for detail and the ability to write for multiple audience groups
• Proficient at photo and video editing for social content
• A good understanding of performance reporting, how to set benchmarks, measure against KPIs and provide recommendations for improvement
• Used to working in a fast paced, busy environment
• Prior experience within the charity sector, especially campaigning charities, is a bonus but not a necessity

Personal profile:

• 1-3 years in a similar role
• A desire to make a positive difference for the ocean and planet
• Highly creative with a keen interest in social media growth and engagement tactics
• Excellent communication skills, internally as well as outward facing
• Self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Not afraid to experiment, innovate and come to the table with new ideas
• Happy to get stuck in and work with the team to achieve ambitious goals
• Well organised with both a structured and agile mind-set to do what’s required
• A willingness to learn and take onboard feedback
• Ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems
• Inspired by SAS’s mission, vision and values
• Likes to spend time near, on or in the sea
• Full, clean, UK drivers licence

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Closing Date: 29th May (midnight)

Interview Date: Interviews expected to be held w/c 6th June, in person at Wheal Kitty.

Surfers Against Sewage values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.