Regional Communications Officer- North of UK

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the North of the UK to increase their regional profile.

You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.

The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Communities currently covered by the role include North East, Leeds, Bradford and Hull, although this is subject to review. You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.

Who are we looking for?

Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.

If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
• Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
• Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum, plus eight bank holidays and discretional days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time)
• Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
• Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development 

• Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.

 CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 18 July.

The Parent-Infant Foundation is seeking an experienced communications, campaigning and public affairs professional to help us make a difference for babies across the UK. Our vision is that all babies have a sensitive, nurturing relationship to lay the foundation for lifelong mental and physical health.

As our Head of Policy and Communications, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our strategy to embed infant mental health and parent-infant relationships into policy and services in the UK. You will lead all aspects of our external communications.

In Parliament, you will work with the Chair of of the APPG for Conception to Age Two to develop and deliver their programme of work.  In the wider community, you will spearhead the First 1001 Days Movement, a campaigning alliance of over 200 charities and professional bodies who work together to inspire, support and challenge national and local decision makers to value and invest in babies’ emotional wellbeing and development.

The Parent-Infant Foundation may be a small charity but we are influential. Part of your role will be to continue to produce and disseminate high quality reports and briefings which will be noticed at all levels of government across the four nations of the UK. 

You will also lead on our flagship Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, which brings together professionals and other stakeholders in the field to widen and deepen understanding of infant mental health and the importance of early relationships.

You will have line management responsibility for the Communications Manager, Scottish Policy Officer  the Campaigns and Communications Officer. 

You will be joining a small but friendly team who are all deeply committed to improving and supporting the emotional and social development and wellbeing of babies.  The team understands the importance of communications to support their work with parent-infant teams so you will work across the whole team to ensure our communications are always high quality and evidence based.  The team largely works part-time and remotely with flexibility embedded in our way of working.Please note this role will require frequent travel to London.

For a full description of the responsibilities please see the job description and person specification.

To Apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement via CharityJob. In your supporting statement, please describe why you want this role and demonstrate, with examples, how you meet elements 1-10 of the experience and skills.  Please ensure that your CV and Supporting Statement are each no more than two pages long.

Interviews will be taking place in Central London.  The Parent-Infant Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or attendance at interview.

#Care to join us?

We are looking for Communications Officer (Staff & Families) to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft (for a fixed term role). This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.

Location: Central Support Services
Salary / hourly rate: £28,787.87
Employment type: Full Time
Hours per week: 37.5
Contract: Fixed term

Closing date: 04/07/2022
Interview date: 08/07/2022

What will you be doing?

Main purpose of Role:

To work closely with the Senior Communications Manager (Staff & Families) to support the delivery of an effective strategy and channels of communication that encourage positive dialogue between Hft staff, other key internal stakeholders and families of the people supported by Hft.

Core Accountabilities or Responsibilities and Success Definitions

• Daily monitoring of the Hft Communication inbox and responding to enquiries as appropriate, filtering requests for support to the wider team.
• To manage the newsreel on The Hub (our staff intranet) – sourcing and writing news articles (minimum of 3/week) and publishing monthly polls, countdowns and videos.
• To support the Senior Communications Manager in the production of Fusion, Hft’s staff newsletter (3 editions/year) including contributing to storyboard creation, drafting and editing copy and liaising with contributors, designers and printers.
• Coordinating the production of Family Newsletters (published 3 times/year) including design and copywriting of national pages, plus engaging, training and supporting local editors to produce 24 regionalised inserts.
• Producing and delivering monthly comms packs for all regions, including the design of posters, flyers and other materials.
• To provide support for reactive communications and change projects, including coordinating comms plans, key messaging, factsheets and corporate emails.
• Support for all other channels on an ad hoc basis, including Core App, email updates, and CEO briefing.
• To support team processes, including regular logging of activity via the IC tracker, content calendar and measures dashboard, and attendance at weekly meetings.
• Support the Senior Communications Manager in the delivery of updates for families of the people we support, through email updates, family factsheets, family webpages and family videos.
• Update, manage stock and distribute welcome packs for services to share with families.
• To support the Senior Communications Manager in the development of existing and new communication channels across Hft as/when required.
• To work with the Senior Communications Manager to monitor and evaluate the success of Hft internal communications, taking responsibility for capturing analytics on a regular basis, as well as collating and sharing feedback for projects
• To support the Senior Communications Manager in managing the annual staff Awards, including executing a communication plan and support for coordination and delivery of any associated event or ceremony.
• To work closely with the External Communications team to support the execution of the shared Content Generation Strategy, generating and repurposing content across a range of channels, as well as checking on and gaining appropriate consent.
• To source, write and share engaging content which uses the team’s ‘Challenge Action Transformation’ (CAT) approach and messaging framework.
• To build collaborative working relationships across the organisation to help support information sharing and raise the profile of the internal communications team.
• To be an active ambassador for the Hft Brand.
• To undertake any other duties as appropriate to this role.

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

We offer

• Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options.
• Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
• Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme
• 25 days holiday (pro rata for part time staff)
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
• We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group.

We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures. This includes Central Support Services colleagues as they may be required to visit services as part of their work and/or work alongside colleagues who do.

Find your place with us and change lives.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

You may have experience of the following: You may have experience of the following: Communications Manager, Communications Officer, Digital Officer, Membership Officer, Project Management, etc.

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Does the opportunity to develop communications strategy and content in collaboration with volunteers in different parts of the world excite you?

Do you have fresh ideas for increasing the visibility of the Transition movement and its contribution to regeneration?

Are you keen to work in a non-hierarchical organisation exploring, and seeking to model, the changes we want to see in the world?

Are you passionate about social justice? Do you want to help women heal and thrive?

One25 is a Bristol-based charity supporting women to move from crisis and trauma towards independence in the community. We’re looking for an expert Communications Officer to champion our work and ensure that women’s needs and voices are heard. In this role you will raise public awareness of the challenges that marginalised women face, keep supporters and stakeholders informed about what’s happening at One25, and reduce stigma for a vulnerable group in our city.

Key responsibilities include liaising with media, managing One25’s brand and developing our website and social media presence. Be part of an ambitious and award-winning charity that’s driven by a commitment to compassion and justice. Apply today!

This role would suit someone who has at least 12 months’ experience working in a communications role and who is creative, proactive, confident, well organised and is a good team player with a collaborative approach.

One25 is committed to being an inclusive workplace that represents the diversity of the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We particularly encourage applications from ethnic minority, LGBTQ and disability groups, as these groups are underrepresented within our workforce. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

Benefits: Generous leave (33 days including bank holidays pro rata) plus up to 13 additional days’ time off in lieu; flexible working hours; and great job satisfaction.

Hours: 30 hours a week over 4-5 days, Monday to Friday (including occasional evening and weekend commitments)

Salary: £23,980 (£29,974 pro rata) per year

Contract: Permanent

Applications by: 9am, Thursday 14 July 2022

Interviews: Thursday 28 July 2022

Start Date: As soon as possible

#Care to join us?

We are looking for Events & Communications Coordinator to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft (for a fixed term for 6 months). This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.

Location: Central Support Services
Salary / hourly rate: £34,700.67
Employment type: Full Time
Hours per week: 37.5
Contract: Fixed term for 6 months

Closing date: 04/07/2022
Interview date: 08/07/2022

What will you be doing?

Main purpose of Role:

To play a pivotal role in the planning and delivery of our 60th anniversary celebrations, including:

• Overall management and delivery of carefully crafted communications to engage internal, family and external audiences with activities taking place in connection with the celebrations
• The launch, administration and celebration of our staff awards
• Coordination of four simultaneous celebration events, to take place across England on 22 November, with an online ‘live link up’ for other remote audiences.

Core Accountabilities or Responsibilities and Success Definition:

• In collaboration with the Senior Communications Manager (Staff & Families) and the Hft 60 project team, lead on the execution of a comms plan to engage staff, family and external audiences with the, (multiple strand), 60th anniversary celebrations:
• Delivering engaging content, aligned to key messaging, using a variety of tools (from corporate emails, newsletters and intranet, through to video content)
• Ensuring that communications are well targeted, taking the needs of the audience into account
• Ensuring communications activity is measured and evaluated wherever possible
• Regular attendance at and liaison with the Hft 60 project team
• Work collaboratively with other members of the internal and external communications teams to support the sharing of content and leads.
• Act as the strategic lead, in liaison with the Senior Communications Manager (Staff & Families), for the effective and time-bound delivery of our Annual Staff Awards:
• Managing the effective delivery of the communications plan, to engage audiences and encourage maximum number of nominations
• Communicating with shortlisted applicants
• Writing case studies for the shortlisted nominee stories, and chasing for imagery, video and consent, following our strict consent protocols.
• Preparing videos, presentations, staff award announcement packs and briefings for delivery of announcements at the events.
• Celebrating the winners’ stories, in collaboration with the internal and external teams
• Gaining feedback, evaluating and measuring the success and learning outcomes
• Coordination of the four, simultaneous Hft 60 celebration events:
• Working with local event teams to oversee logistical planning including: venue sourcing, budget control, guest lists, invites, décor, AV and seating requirements
• Design of collateral to support the events, including displays, presentations and pre-recorded video to support the launch of our new brand and Horizon 2 strategy
• Implementation and management of a ballot to offer colleagues the chance to attend
• Coordination of invitations for shortlisted staff award nominees
• Briefings for event attendees and participants
• Project management of communications around key business change processes and the implementation of new systems.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders, including members of the Hft 60 project team, members of the internal and external comms teams, the Executive Board, Trustees, Regional Directors, families and more.
• Provide additional support for the internal communications team in the delivery of reactive and project related communications requests.
• Alongside other members of the team act as a custodian and ambassador for the Hft brand.
• All other duties to support the team, as required by the role.

Other

• Adhere to and maintain Hft’s Health and Safety policies, standards and guidelines at all times
• Carry out a range of duties and undertake any other duties as specified from time to time in accordance with Hft business requirements
• It is the nature of the work that task responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All employees are therefore expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises in order

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

We offer

• Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options.
• Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
• Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme
• 25 days holiday (pro rata for part time staff)
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
• We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group.

We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures. This includes Central Support Services colleagues as they may be required to visit services as part of their work and/or work alongside colleagues who do.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

You may also have experience in the following: Communications Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Online Marketing, Email Marketing Assistant, Marketing Assistant, PR Coordinator, Marketing Administrator, Marketing Executive, Marketing Co-ordinator, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Associate, Digital Marketing Executive, etc.

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Do you have a passion for digital communications and a desire to put your skills to use in the charity sector? If you’re a creative, enthusiastic and effective website and social media professional, or a recent graduate looking to develop your skills, this could be the perfect role for you.

• Title: Communications Executive (Digital)
• Responsible to: Head of Digital
• Main purpose: To strengthen Headway’s online presence through SEO and website development, the creation of engaging content and the effective day-to-day management of the charity’s social media channels.
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays

We’re seeking a creative, enthusiastic and effective website and social media professional to join our growing communications team. Reporting to the Head of Digital, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the charity’s online presence.

You might already have some experience of using website and social media platforms in a professional capacity in your current role, or you’ll be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and innovative use of social media and CMS platforms.

This exciting new role will allow you to use your excellent communication and technical skills to create high-quality, optimised content, taking a data-led approach to maximise reach and engagement. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to promote our mission of improving life after brain injury.

The post will be home working or office based. You may be required to attend occasional meetings at our Nottingham office.

If you are an effective communicator with a passion for digital communications, excellent writing skills and a desire to work in the charity sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply on our website.

We have an exciting opportunity for a rising marketing and communications professional to take the profile of our ethical and values-led company to the next level.

We help thousands of families every year to navigate the complex NHS care funding system, but many more families have no idea we exist to help them. Our challenge is to raise our profile through a significant boost in our marketing and communications and by leveraging our strong relationships and excellent reputation.

The right candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter with the experience and desire to deliver activities across the marketing and communications mix. From writing blog posts and developing Facebook ads, to optimizing our Google Business listing and collecting video testimonials from clients, you will be able create content aligned to our brand values: ethical, expert, personal and compassionate.

Alongside delivering new things we already know we need – such as a LinkedIn profile and YouTube channel – this role provides a real chance to contribute your own ideas and help shape our marketing and communications strategy, in partnership with the Managing Director.

Staff Benefits include: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Work with the Managing Director to plan Beacon’s marketing and communications strategy employing the most appropriate marketing mix and maximising on all potential customer touchpoints.
• Lead the delivery of all marketing and external communication activities.
• Develop and deliver a long-term content calendar across all Beacon’s channels (including website, social media, email, newsletter) to align with key times of year, external and internal priorities.
• Be responsible for content updates to the Beacon website using Wordpress, including making continual improvement based on Google Analytics and SEO performance, and – working with an external consultant – Google Ad performance.
• Set up and develop a Beacon YouTube channel, and LinkedIn presence.
• Work with the casework team to capture stories and video testimonials of our clients.
• Ensure all content aligns with Beacon’s brand values and projects a consistent brand personality.
• Support the Managing Director with media opportunities and maintain relationships with key journalists.
• Identify and build on opportunities to increase Beacon’s profile by leveraging relationships with our partners and other organisations.
• Maintain and develop excellent working relationships with key partners, stakeholders and suppliers, commissioning and reviewing work and content as necessary.
• Manage the marketing database and be responsible for newsletter distribution.
• Keep a watching brief on the marketing messaging environment around Continuing Healthcare casework and advocacy.
• Stay up to date on developments in PR and marketing channels and best practice.

• Uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.

• Attend line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

Are you a creative individual with an eye for a story? Are you keen to empower others by sharing their experiences? Then why not marry your determination and passion with a move that will help the UK’s leading brain injury charity raise awareness, and ultimately, improve life after brain injury.

• Title: Communications Executive (Press)
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Duration: Permanent, Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays
• Closing date: Monday 4th July 2022

Headway is a UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury and we’re seeking a creative and effective communicator to join our growing communications team.

Reporting to the Press and Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for handling media enquiries, generating stories and creating and monitoring press coverage on a local and national level.

This is your chance to directly influence the lives of those affected by brain injury through big ideas and driving campaigns alongside the communications team.

You will have the privilege of working directly with inspiring people, giving a voice to those living with brain injury so that they can work with us to raise awareness and provide encouragement and support to others.

We’re looking for a motivated individual, with excellent writing and people skills that can deliver important stories and articles to deadlines.

This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.

Find out more and apply on our website. 

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

This role plays a pivotal part in planning and delivering marketing and communications activities to key audiences, such as supporters, volunteers, journalists, ambassadors and staff. Integrated marketing campaigns are integral to Sands’ growth and are key to driving brand awareness, reach, engagement, income growth and social change.

The duties of the role include writing, editing, co-ordinating and publishing content across various channels, including Sands’ website, social media, email, and print and online marketing materials. You will need to work closely with other internal teams to plan and implement communications and marketing campaigns to drive awareness or income, while progressively improving organisational understanding of what works for different audiences.

You will also support the Marketing & Campaigns Manager in the delivery of our major integrated campaigns and appeals, and work closely with other members of the Engagement team to support all communications aims and outcomes.

An excellent communicator and team player, you will have a sound knowledge and experience of social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and related platforms. With paid online marketing experience (e.g. in PPC or Social Media), comfortable using digital tools (e.g. Google Analytics) and be able to write engaging copy with good editorial skills.  

This role will specialise in leading marketing and communications support of the Research, Education and Policy department, which covers a range of work including our work to save babies’ lives, training and education, and influencing policy through campaigning and advocacy.

The role will also work across a variety of other teams, projects, campaigns and activities.

Together for Short Lives is here to help families caring for a seriously ill child make the most of every moment together. We are the leading charity for the 99,000 babies, children, and young people in the UK with a life-limiting or terminal condition. We champion, improve and support children’s palliative care services, professionals, and children’s hospices to help families get the very best care and support they can.

The role

Together for Short Lives has seen incredible success in recent months, securing the Morrisons’ 2022-25 Charity Partnership as well as significant new funding partners and donors across Trusts & Foundations and Philanthropy. We are looking for a Morrisons Partnership Communications Executive to provide communications support for this multi-million-pound charity partnership, working on a range of profile-raising projects across a variety of different audiences. The Partnership Communications Executive will deliver communications and marketing to raise awareness of Together for Short Lives across Morrisons, working closely with Together for Short Lives’ Communications team (including the Digital team, Brand and PR team and Fundraising Marketing Manager), children’s hospices and Morrisons’ colleagues to create key messages, content, and activity that drive Morrisons colleagues’ engagement, motivation, and fundraising.

The candidate

This is a fantastic opportunity, and we are looking for a special person to join our team. You will have experience in fast-paced, creative communications roles, and will excited about the chance to bring your skills to our unique partnership with Morrisons. You will be a proactive, forward thinker who’s great at spotting opportunities to create and tell powerful stories about our work. You will thrive in a small, fast-paced team that is ambitious and solution-focused.

What we offer

We offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and a staff assistance programme.

Together for Short Lives are open to discuss flexible working arrangements including job shares.

We are always looking for talented people, and welcome people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief and sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from those with disabilities or from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the charity sector.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 4th July 2022

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 11 July 2022 via zoom.

Together for Short Lives is a Disability Confident Employer. We also offer a guaranteed interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

No agencies or media sales enquiries please.

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Executive to join our small but busy team based in Long Ashton, Bristol to drive our marketing activity allowing us to reach further, raise more and increase the support available for the people who need us.

The details:

• Salary: £25,000 up to £28,000 per annum, depending on experience 
• Working hours 37.5, Monday to Friday 
• Permanent position 

Key responsibilities:

• Developing the St Peter’s Hospice brand and protecting our reputation
• Growing supporter engagement through traditional and digital channels
• Campaign management for events, appeals and other fundraising activities
• Creating compelling content for a range of audiences
• Driving sales for our 46 incredible high street stores as well as our online shop, eBay and Depop
• Supporting better patient communication
• Using market research and analytics to get to know our supporters better
• Helping our volunteer team recruit and support our army of volunteers
• Working with agencies to deliver design, advertising and direct mail
• Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role and supporting the Hospice’s equality, diversity and inclusion programme

What we're looking for:

• To be successful in this role you will have at least three years’ experience in a similar role, ideally in-house, covering elements of the things listed above
• You’ll need to be flexible and able to work the occasional weekend or evening to support out of hours events
• A great problem solver with a logical approach to work
• Experience of managing competing demands and priorities
• Strong communication skills with ability to write copy and create relevant, on brand content
• Ability to work independently and manage time and workload effectively to meet deadlines
• Ability to analyse data and make decisions accordingly

St Peter’s Hospice is a much-loved Bristol charity that supports thousands of patients and their families every year, providing the best possible end of life care, and helping people to live their final days with dignity.  If you’re a self-motivated, passionate and creative marketeer looking for an exciting and varied role that will allow you to develop a wide range of skills whilst working in the third sector, this could be just the position for you. 

More information is available on the jobs page on the St Peter's Hospice website along with the contact details for Holly Shannon, the Marketing Manager.

We also offer a comprehensive range of benefits:

• 27 days holiday FTE (plus Bank Holidays)
• Competitive salary benchmarking, with a transparent approach to pay
• Hybrid working
• Free parking
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care scheme 
• Access to discounts and offers from the UK's most popular retailers and service providers
• Gym membership discount

We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us, and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!

At St Peter’s Hospice, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation.  We understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community and are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing. We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

Based at one of our Wales Office Hubs in Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham or Newport with hybrid working

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Are you a dynamic and proactive digital and design all-rounder with the technical skills needed to develop engaging and effective multimedia content and the design skills required to create eye catching artwork? Are you passionate about delivering impactful communications which make a positive difference to communities?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a creative to join us Communications & Design Support Worker and work with the Wales Business Development Manager, Development Officer - CYMRU and the Regional Communications Lead to raise awareness of St Giles Cymru with key stakeholders across Wales.  This will primarily involve the development of marketing materials for our projects and campaigns in Wales and producing engaging and effective communication across social media platforms via the medium of Welsh and English.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24-year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.

About this exciting opportunity

This key role will see our successful candidate support the design of St Giles Cymru publicity and project materials following company corporate branding models in the medium of Welsh and English, as well as supporting the co-ordination and delivery of St Giles Cymru bilingual social media presence on both existing and future platforms. 

We will also count on you to assist with the collation of content for our website representing Wales Services, to develop a range of digital and multimedia content and to optimise digital performance through measurement, audience analysis and segmentation.  Creating engaging and shareable graphics that build the St Giles Cymru brand and output via social media channels and print based and supporting the co-ordination of marketing campaigns are also essential aspects of the role, as is actively contributing to the wider communication and marketing strategy.

What we are looking for

• Experience of creating and delivering tailored digital and print content within a professional environment
• Experience of developing engaging and effective multimedia content and creating eye catching artwork
• A relevant design, communications or marketing qualification or qualification in a related area of work
• Knowledge of design programmes and Digital Marketing/Social Media methods
• The ability to work confidently to produce design print-based material and use social media platforms to promote projects, campaigns and services
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• The ability to work through the medium of Welsh Language  – verbal and written – is desirable

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. A basic DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm Sunday 3 July 2022. Interview date: w/c 11 July 2022.

Wedi'i leoli yn un o'n Hybiau Swyddfa Cymru yn Abertawe, Caerdydd, Wrecsam neu Gasnewydd gyda gweithio hybrid

Cyf: CDW-221

A ydych chi'n unigolyn gyda sgiliau digidol a dylunio deinamig, rhagweithiol a chynhwysol a'r gallu i ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng deniadol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol?  A ydych chi'n angerddol am ddarparu cyfathrebiadau effeithiol sy'n gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol i gymunedau?

Os felly, mae Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles yn chwilio am Weithiwr Cymorth Cyfathrebu a Dylunio creadigol i ymuno â ni a gweithio gyda'r Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Cymru, Swyddog Datblygu Cymru a'r Arweinydd Cyfathrebu Rhanbarthol i godi ymwybyddiaeth o St Giles Cymru gyda rhanddeiliaid allweddol ledled Cymru.  Bydd hyn yn bennaf yn cynnwys datblygu deunyddiau marchnata ar gyfer ein prosiectau a'n hymgyrchoedd yng Nghymru a chynhyrchu cyfathrebiadau deniadol ac effeithiol ar draws llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg.

Ynghylch Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles 

Elusen uchelgeisiol, wedi’i hen sefydlu sy’n helpu pobl sy’n wynebu helbulon i ddod o hyd i swyddi, cartrefi a’r gefnogaeth gywir y mae ei hangen arnynt yw Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles. Yn ganolog i'n hethos mae ein cred bod pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o oresgyn problemau fel cefndir troseddol, digartrefedd, caethiwed ac aelodaeth mewn gangiau yn llwyddiannus, yn allweddol i newid cadarnhaol mewn eraill. 

Mae St Giles bellach yn gyflogwr Kickstart, felly rydym yn rhan o'r cynllun hwn sy'n darparu cyfleoedd gwaith i bobl ifanc 16-24 oed sydd ar Gredyd Cynhwysol ar hyn o bryd ac sydd mewn perygl o ddiweithdra hirdymor.

Ynghylch y cyfle cyffrous hwn

Yn y rôl allweddol hon, bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn cynorthwyo gyda dylunio cyhoeddusrwydd a deunyddiau prosiect St Giles Cymru yn ôl modelau brandio corfforaethol cwmnïau drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg, yn ogystal â chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu a chyflwyno presenoldeb cyfryngau cymdeithasol dwyieithog St Giles Cymru ar lwyfannau presennol a dyfodol. 

Byddwch hefyd yn cynorthwyo gyda chasglu cynnwys ar gyfer ein gwefan sy'n cynrychioli Gwasanaethau Cymru, datblygu ystod o gynnwys digidol ac amlgyfrwng, a gwella perfformiad digidol drwy fesuriad, dadansoddiad cynulleidfaoedd a segmentiad.  Mae creu gwaith graffeg atyniadol a rhannadwy sy'n adeiladu brand ac allbwn St Giles Cymru drwy sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol a chyfrwng printiedig a chefnogi'r gwaith o gydlynu ymgyrchoedd marchnata hefyd yn agweddau hanfodol ar y rôl, yn ogystal â chyfrannu'n weithredol at y strategaeth gyfathrebu a marchnata ehangach.

Yr hyn yr ydym yn chwilio amdano

• Profiad o greu a darparu cynnwys digidol ac phrintiedig wedi'i deilwra mewn amgylchedd proffesiynol

• Profiad o ddatblygu cynnwys amlgyfrwng diddorol ac effeithiol a chreu gwaith celf trawiadol

• Cymhwyster dylunio, cyfathrebu neu farchnata perthnasol neu gymhwyster mewn maes gwaith cysylltiedig

• Gwybodaeth am raglenni dylunio a dulliau Marchnata Digidol/Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• Y gallu i weithio'n hyderus i gynhyrchu deunydd print dylunio a defnyddio llwyfannau cyfryngau cymdeithasol i hyrwyddo prosiectau, ymgyrchoedd a gwasanaethau

• Sgiliau TG, rhyngbersonol a chyfathrebu rhagorol, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig

• Mae'r gallu i weithio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg – ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig – yn ddymunol

Fel sefydliad sy'n gweithio gyda phlant ac oedolion sydd mewn perygl, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu, amddiffyn a hyrwyddo diogelwch ein cleientiaid. Mae angen gwiriad DBS sylfaenol ar gyfer pob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.

Yn gyfnewid am hyn, gallwch ddisgwyl cyflog cystadleuol, lwfans gwyliau hael, pensiwn staff, gweithio hyblyg, rhaglen fentora, gwasanaeth cynghori a chynghori, talebau gofal plant, benthyciad tocyn tymor a llawer mwy.

Sylwch y bydd St Giles yn gwarantu cyfweliad i bob ymgeisydd anabl sy'n bodloni'r meini prawf gofynnol a nodir yn y Disgrifiad Swydd ar gyfer y swydd wag hon.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, neu i wneud cais, ewch i'n gwefan drwy glicio ar y botwm 'Ymgeisio'.

Dyddiad cau: 11pm Dydd Sul 3 Gorffennaf 2022. Dyddiad cyfweld: w/c 11 Gorffennaf 2022.

Communications and Marketing Specialist

We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Specialist to play a key role in continuing to grow a positive brand reputation for a new start-up that inspires investment in peace.

This position is part-funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Position: Communications and Marketing Specialist

Location: Home-based with occasional travel

Hours: Full-time (part-time considered)

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days’ holiday pro rata, employer contributed pension scheme, flexible working and home-based working

Close Date: The position is open until 25th July OR until a suitable candidate is identified, whichever comes first.

The Role

As Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will be vital in promoting and inspiring engagement and action with the work of the charity and its sister entity. This position will actively increase audience engagement by designing and delivering creative, thoughtful and inspiring high-quality engaging content across external media interfaces in line with the communications strategy and message house.

The Communications and Marketing Specialist will enjoy working both as part of a team through our virtual office and independently, and will be able to travel for in-person team meetings occasionally.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Communication strategy
• External Communications
• Coordinate public engagement
• Mighty Heart Communications, Products and Services
• Data and Site Management

About You

As Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will have solid experience in similar marketing and communication roles and a passion for social change and conflict prevention. You will be a proactive, creative and adept communicator and storyteller who thrives on creating innovative communication strategies and content that attracts and retains supporters and contributes to a world where destructive conflict is transformed.

You understand how to increase brand awareness and recognition, and you are a natural instigator, thinker and doer, able to work well both independently and as a growing team. You will have the skills and experience in realising communications strategies to maximise results, creating interactive and engaging content for different audiences, and managing multiple stakeholder interests that converts interest into action across audience segments. You are comfortable working with the unknown and thrive on creating alignment out of complexity.

You find that your personal values align with the organisations, namely: vision - the future belongs to those that can see it; balance - balancing left and right brain thinking, effectiveness - doing the inner work through reflective practises; power and presence through courageous conversations; remaining light and resourceful in facilitating and catalysing change; and a dedication to connecting the local to global.

You will be proficient in design, WordPress and publishing software, have experience using contents management systems and knowledge of google analytics, digital marketing and analysis.

You will be asked to submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The charity was founded by three times peace prize nominee Dr Scilla Elworthy and is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) whose mission is to generate a groundswell of people from all sectors who believe that a world without destructive conflict is possible and necessary.

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