Head of Communications & Marketing
Permanent
Full-time
c£48,000
London

Our purpose is to share the RAF story, past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inform and inspire everyone. Our overall vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story – the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

We are looking for an experienced professional to lead our new Communications and Marketing function. The Head of Communications & Marketing will work flexibly across our two world-class museums in London and Cosford that welcome almost one million visitors a year, as well as well as driving our media and digital marketing strategies.

The role-holder will lead our Campaigns, Communications and Digital Marketing functions and play a key role in driving the customer agenda and increasing visits to the Museum. The Head of Communications & Marketing will join at an exciting time for the Museum, as we deliver on the vision outlined in our Strategic Plan to 2030 and the continued redevelopment of our Museums in London and Cosford.

The post will be based at our London site.  Regular travel between the Museum sites will be required.

To apply:
• Please provide your current CV with a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the role specification. Please look our vacancies page on our website for details on how to apply. 

• Closing date for applications: 10 January 2020 at 10am

• Interviews will take place on:  20 January 2020

This is a critical role that offers the chance to help shape and drive Mothers’ Union’s voice across a range of digital, social and print channels. Working closely with colleagues and members across the UK, and at times around the world, you will be confident in researching and creating brilliant content that fully brings the impact of our work to life.

Whilst you will be the primary internal web editor and responsible for SEO and Analytics, you will also understand digital and print content strategies. You will be similarly confident in producing e-newsletters and using social media to manage campaigns whilst measuring reach and effectiveness. You will also bring excellent video production and editing skills, from iPhone to Premier.

You will need to be able to forge strong working relationships within the Fundraising and Communications team, across the organisation and with members. You will have a creative approach and self-starting ability to be creative with limited resources, whilst regularly evaluating your own performance to build on strengths and identify areas to improve.

About you

• Experience of working in a membership organisation with multiple members and/or affiliated membership (and/or related experience that you can demonstrate).
• Experience of working in the faith sector (and/or related experience that you can demonstrate)
• Able to demonstrate how you have made a difference with communications and digital marketing in different working (or voluntary work) scenarios (Or with related experience)
• Able to work autonomously and collaboratively with the confidence to present your ideas as part of a learning and sharing working culture. (Or willing to learn)
• Able to measure and evaluate the impact of your work in line with that of the Fundraising and Communications Team and deliver on performance targets. (Or willing to learn)

Benefits

As an employee of Mothers’ Union you will have access to a wide range of benefits including 28 annual leave days, including bank and public holidays, plus five additional Mothers’ Union specific days.

How to apply

To apply, please provide an up to date CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) that succinctly demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role, referring to the following headings from the job description:

• Key accountabilities

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience

• Characteristics and skills

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DsPH) in the UK.

The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for Public Health.

As part of its structured expansion programme the Association is looking to recruit to the position of Communications Manager.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working in the field of Public Health and have a proactive mindset, being able to work independently as well as part of a team. With excellent organisational and prioritisation skills they will have a wide range of IT experience and be confident in the use of social media for professional purposes.

Having experience of producing engaging content for a range of audiences they will be confident in dealing with the Association’s stakeholders. In return they will be joining a friendly and supportive team, and an organisation that values both the professional and personal development of its employees.

Interviews will be held on January 16th, 2020

Head of Communications (Cheadle, Cheshire)

The Together Trust is a charity that supports people with disabilities, complex needs and autism and their families. Our services include a range of care, community and special education services for people with behavioural challenges, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, complex health needs and autism. We will celebrate our 150th anniversary in 2020 having supported thousands of young people and families since we were formed to support destitute young people in the centre of Manchester in 1870.

Our central office is based in Cheadle, Stockport and our services are mostly in and around Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas. We accept referrals from all over the UK.

We are looking for a Head of Communications to join and lead our team. Managing the work of four communication officers, plus an assistant and a graphic designer, you will continually improve and oversee successful communications and campaign activities in line with the charity’s overall strategic plan.

You will lead the implementation and launch of a new website and a phased rebrand which will begin in early 2020. The new brand, developed by our staff and the people we support, includes a new mission, vision, strapline, logo and visuals to coincide with our 150th anniversary year.

The post holder will contribute to wider strategic development and change across our 40+ services. Therefore we are looking for an outstanding communicator who can support and develop their team to contribute to successful Trust-wide fundraising, development and campaign activities.

We work in collaboration with the people we support. Providing evidence to help to influence policymakers and make lasting societal change. If you think you are the right applicant for this role then we’d encourage you to apply.

Please see the attached documentation for more information on the role details and key responsibilities.

Over the past three years, Inspiring Girls International has grown significantly in both size and profile, with increasing numbers of operating countries, a major new video project and a number of global corporate partners.

The main elements of the Project & Communications Manager role are as follows:

Project management

• Ensure the Inspiring Girls International campaign plan is delivered effectively and efficiently

• Manage the Inspiring Girls Video Hub project - including the video editing process, liaison with partner organisations, and the generation of new content.

• Assist with events management for global Inspiring Girls events such as the Global Summit.

• Oversee ongoing liaison and support for IG country teams, including trouble-shooting and project support where necessary.

• Assist with the management of the Inspiring Girls volunteer database

Communications

• Maintain and/or develop high quality online communications for the global organisation, including updating the website and other communication channels and materials

• Ensuring regular social media presence is maintained, including the promotion of activities and events run by Inspiring Girls country teams.

• Assist with drafting key publications and documents as necessary, such as the annual review, presentations, reports to funders and ad hoc briefing documents

• Liaise with global partner organisations to ensure that all joint communications are done in a timely and consistent way

• Proactively explore opportunities and ideas to communicate and promote the work of Inspiring Girls

Research and support

• Monitor new research and reports relevant to the work of Inspiring Girls and promote accordingly.

• Provide research support to CEO and Chair as appropriate.

If you like the sound of this role, and you have the following qualities, experience and/or skills, we’d love to hear from you!

• At least two years experience of managing projects in a not-for-profit environment with limited resources

• Experience of managing external communications, including social media and web presence.

• Comfortable working independently within a small team

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A positive attitude, and proactive approach towards challenges and problem solving

• Experience of working effectively with volunteers

• Passionate about the aims and values of Inspiring Girls International

Desirable (but not essential!)

• Working knowledge of basic video editing, and/or design packages such as Photoshop or InDesign

• Competent in spoken and written Spanish and/or other languages

• Experience working within an international charity and/or organisation

• Experience working with freelancers

To apply, please send a CV with a one page cover letter outlining how you meet this criteria. Please also record and upload a short video about your career journey for our Video Hub*, using the guidance and upload form on the Hub. This video can be uploaded anytime before the application deadline closes.

Deadline: Tuesday 7th January, 12 midday

Interviews: Tuesday 14th January (TBC)

*Please note that these videos are being requested as part of the application process and will not be published on the Hub unless we contact you for additional specific permission. All applicants (regardless of gender identity) should upload a video.

A wonderful charity based in West Sussex, is looking for a marketing and comms enthusiast to work across the full marketing mix. You role will be to build the brand awareness of the charity across 3 different locations in West Sussex. Therefore the role involves travel in these areas.

You will take a pro-active and innovative approach to generating and engaging content. The charity have a website refresh in the New Year, and you will join a newly established team, so it will be a great time to join!

The ideal candidate:

* Experience working in a creative marketing role
* Excellent copy writing skills
* Experience writing for both online and offline marketing
* A motivated self-starter and team player!

Salary £27,000

The charity would love for someone to start in the New Year, and they would like to interview this side of Christmas if possible, so please get in touch ASAP! Please e-mail [email protected] for more information.

High Trees Community Development Trust is a community anchor charity based in Tulse Hill in Lambeth. We deliver a range of services focused in 4 key areas – Community Action, Children, Young People and Family Services, Community Education and Training and Employment and Careers.  All our work is focused on improving the social and economic welfare of the local community.

We are looking for a talented and committed individual who is able to co-ordinate all of our external communications and contribute to our fundraising work.  High Trees have been through a rebranding exercise which is shortly due to launch, which has not only created a new website and template of communications tools but also clarified our vision, mission and values.  The successful candidate will play a key role in growing the profile and reach of the organisation, ensuring our messages reach our key audiences and is utilised to effectively improve our fundraising efforts across all of our service areas.

You will be able to fluently draft copy and communicate clear messaging, whether this is for our website, social media, flyers (using InDesign), newsletters and annual reports or in bids or reports to funders and potential funders.  You will quickly gain an understanding of our multiple services and projects and the ethos that underpins all our work and messaging. You will co-ordinate our communications across the organisation, responsible for producing a communications plan and working with the service teams to ensure it is adhered to.  You will collate and produce information with which you will use our brand guidelines to speak clearly using the High Trees voice, whether this is in order to draft fundraising bids or spread the message of our work.  You will have the IT literacy needed to produce the desk based research needed to provide the context for funders that our work is needed, quickly master in-design if this is not an existing skill and use the full range of social media platforms. You will also develop our online fundraising and opportunities for individual donations.

You will be responsible for regularly identifying and leading on fundraising opportunities and support on bid writing to increase the scope of our work.  High Trees CSR relationships are in their infancy and you will create and deliver a plan to increase the impact of these relationships and develop new ones, ensuring these are mutually beneficial and produce tangible benefits for the organisation.

You will also be responsible for the running and coordination of events across the organisation, whether this is developing and delivering these as part of the yearly plan (for example AGM’s or Community Days) or doing the event coordination and supporting on the delivery for events held by the service teams.

High Trees are far more interested in your aptitude for the role than any specific previous experience.  You will have a passion and commitment for work in the community sector and contributing to our aims and values.  You must be a talented communicator and possess excellent written and verbal fluency, with an instinct for framing our work in the way that is most effective.  You will also be very comfortable with the coordination, organisational and administrative aspects of the role, and be able to methodically plan and carry out the bulk of the communication functions within our organisations. 

Further details of the role can be found in the job profile

‍Shape the Centre’s communications strategy, and help develop our dissemination strategy to build and improve the sector’s understanding of what works.

Salary: £31,000 to £37,000 depending on experience (pro rata if part time) and location. 

Location: Flexible, with at least two days in office on an average week. Both full time and part time considered.

IN A NUTSHELL:

The scope of this role is broad and covers everything from uncovering insights and telling inspiring stories, to creating national and international communications strategies and designing new ways of helping our various audiences to engage with evidence in the homelessness sector. The person we’re looking for must have the ability to make complex issues and concepts feel simple and intuitive. They will employ different tones of voice to speak to our various audiences and be comfortable experimenting with new and better ways to convey evidence messages.

WHY IS THIS ROLE IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTRE’S WORK

The Centre for Homelessness Impact is the UK’s What Works Centre for Homelessness. We want evidence to become the new normal in the homelessness sector, just as it is in education and public health. Storytelling and clear communication is central to our engagement approach, because the right words can make behaviour change engaging, help ideas stick and move people to action, whether inside an organisation, or out in the world. 

We need more than just great writing — we need someone to help us bring evidence to life.

We’re looking for someone who can: 

• Simplify the complex and communicate it in a clear and inspiring ways across a variety of media.

• Communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences with strong writing skills.

• Use evidence-informed communications and storytelling to help the Centre’s non-academic audiences understand the importance of robust and transparent evidence.

• Ensure appropriate communication channels are developed with people affected by homelessness.

• Build and engage the Centre’s audiences both online and offline.

 

The communications and engagement specialist is responsible for:

• Planning, creating and delivering monthly social media calendars (e.g. twitter, blog, newsletter)

• Developing tailored messages for different types of audience 

• Assisting with the development of a community strategy for social media channels

• Writing factual and engaging copy for our social and website content — interviews, support pieces and case studies— as well as creating content for external media partners and press

• Creating regular monthly email newsletters that source interesting evidence-based and homelessness-specific content internally and externally 

• Measuring engagement across channels over time to understand what content is most useful to our various audiences 

• Contributing content ideas towards our annual conference and ongoing events series

• Developing and maintaining relationships with external press partners and other comms teams across the homelessness and What Works sectors.

• Working collaboratively with Centre associates who support the Centre’s activities.

You will:

• Hold a communications or design-related qualification or have other relevant experience (e.g. social media marketing)

• Have successfully grown and/or managed an online community.

• Show you can distill complex information into an understandable, useful and engaging format that is still robust, accurate and credible. 

• Demonstrate an ability to use storytelling as a vehicle for sparking engagement and to create impactful case studies.

• Take an active and experimental approach to developing effective evidence-informed communications (e.g. podcasts, videos, etc).

• Have demonstrable experience of successfully managing multiple projects (and people) simultaneously, with great attention to detail.

• Recognise the unique potential that individuals from differing backgrounds, experiences and perspectives bring to an organisation.

• Be committed to the aims of the Centre

• Be comfortable working within a self-directed culture and navigating ambiguity 

• Be open to critique from other disciplines and curious to learn from a wide spectrum of perspectives

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency in Webflow, Google Docs & Sheets, Keynote or Powerpoint

• Fluency in multiple media for storytelling (e.g. podcasts or videos)

• Some experience of using Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesign 

Closing date: 5th January 2020

Interviews will take place on the 13th of January in London. Travel expenses will be covered for any candidates traveling from elsewhere in the UK and other arrangements will also be considered on a case by case basis.

Independent Charity, SASH (Safe and Sound Homes) prevents homelessness for young people in York, North and East Yorkshire.  It is seeking a dynamic Communications Coordinator to play a key role in gaining the support of the communities in which it works.

The charity is looking for an experienced professional who will create compelling content to inspire people to engage with and support us, using the full communications mix including digital and social media.

The key priorities for the role are to:

• Support awareness raising, volunteer recruitment and fundraising activities across the charity, through planned marketing, PR and communications activities.
• Devise and develop content for all marketing collateral.
•  Build the charity’s social media presence through engaging content delivery.
• Develop media relations, producing press releases and handling of media enquiries.
• Analyse web data and build campaigns to drive traffic to the website.

Reporting into the Communications Manager, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience in producing and implementing communications for small organisations as well as producing high quality marketing and publicity materials.

The Royal Meteorological Society is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for meteorology.  It is respected around the world for its role in promoting the understanding of weather and climate science. 

We need a Communications Manager to deliver our communications activities.  Ideally you will have proven experience of working in public relations with a science background and the ability to turn complex information into compelling stories and content for a range of audiences.

The role provides an exciting opportunity to influence, shape and develop the Society’s reputation and profile nationally and internationally.

The Society is a charity dependent upon the support of its professional and amateur members. Our activities include professional accreditation, developing education resources, producing scientific publications, delivering an events programme, providing advice to Government and policy makers and providing information to the public and media on the science of weather and climate change.

To apply for this role please provide a CV and covering letter.  For more information please contact Amanda Callard, Interim Head of Partnerships.

The RPS opened its new premises in Bristol’s Paintworks in February 2019, with high quality facilities including a 100-seat auditorium, 200m2 gallery, and a training room.

Events at the Bristol premises include exhibitions, talks, screenings, symposia and workshops, whilst further afield the RPS delivers touring exhibitions and workshops, in addition to hundreds of activities managed by our member volunteers.

This is a great opportunity to make a significant difference and to support the diverse range of RPS activities with marketing and communications that continue to widen our reach and increase take up for our events.

The post holder will need to have excellent hands on, practical experience of managing all communication channels and suppliers, be able to prioritise activities based upon a good evidence base, and also be adept at working with colleagues in order to understand their needs and ensure they, in turn, support the communications function effectively.

We are extremely lucky to have a beautiful environment in which to work and would love you to join us in sharing it with as wide an audience as possible.

To apply, please provide us with your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are applying and how you think you can meet the requirments of the job description.

Grants & Communications Manager

Hours: Part time, 24 hours per week
Location: South Woodford, London
Remuneration: Pro-rata £37,000 - £40,000
Reporting to: Director of Strategy and Communications

JLGB are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hard-working person with excellent written communication skills and a keen interest in grant management. The chosen candidate will be adept at producing high quality communications that are targeted to different audiences across numerous channels. You will have experience of applying to trusts and foundations for grant funding and the ability to develop strong cases for support through inspiring proposals. You will also have experience of impact measurement and evaluation through writing engaging funding reports and excellent organisation skills to manage the timeline of application and reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities will include:

• Crafting compelling and persuasive written communications such as proposals and reports
• Creating impact reports for our trustees and grant givers, ensuring they feel valued and engaged in the work we do
• Writing articles and promotional material for web, print and social media
• Managing relationships with funders and contract providers
• Assisting with production of marketing materials and literature
• Managing the grant application and reporting schedule
• Using analytics to inform communications strategies and impact evaluation

Knowledge and Skills/Abilities:

Essential

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and databases

Good organisational skills, initiative and strong attention to detail

Experience creating, developing and submitting clear, compelling and persuasive applications and reports

Excellent relationship management skills, particularly with external stakeholders and funders

Desired

Knowledge and experience of working across digital and social media platforms

Experience of charity impact and monitoring reporting

Previous experience working in/with youth organisations

Sound research and analytical skills

If you are someone who will work well in a dynamic and creative team in a fast-moving environment please send your CV and covering letter to the included email address.

ABOUT JLGB:

JLGB is a modern, thriving, innovative and award winning national youth organisation that is a model of professional youth work in the 21st century. Through a diverse range of experiences and activities the JLGB seeks to enrich the lives of young people through its local, regional and national framework. The JLGB removes barriers to participation by providing positive activities within a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment, that meet the religious and cultural needs of the Jewish community.

For this newly created role, we are seeking a dynamic communications and marketing professional with a passion for making medical advances relevant and accessible to multiple audiences. You will help to deliver NERC’s strategic financial and non-financial goals through developing and delivering strong engagement opportunities with various audiences nationally, across multiple print and digital platforms.

My Client is looking for a Director of Communications & Engagement to oversee a busy, high performing, self-motivated, and well-functioning team of press, digital, design, and health information staff (approximately 15 employees).  Their goal is to reach more people with their life saving information and you will steer this effort.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the PR, Digital, Health information and Graphic Design teams
• Working with and advising other teams and on occasion, working with the global executive teams on communications planning and responses
• Reviewing brand strategy and communications work to identify creative and novel approaches for communications, with particular emphasis on social media, digital engagement, and digital fundraising
• Overseeing cohesion of content within their brand, including websites, news stories, press releases, corporate information, social media, blogs, science and policy products
• Developing and managing the departmental budget
• Analysing, reporting, and utilising press and web statistics

Experience & Skills required

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of marketing, communications and public relations activities
• An excellent understanding and experience of all digital, marketing and communication disciplines and channels, particularly in the context of third sector / charity and service delivery
• Proven experience of successfully leading the development and implementation of an integrated brand strategy in line with the goals of an organisation
• Demonstrable experience of equipping an organisation to achieve its goals through the use of digital marketing tools
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading on large organisation-wide projects
• Experience of leading multi-functional teams at senior management / executive level and fostering a culture of learning, growth and professional development
• Experience of successfully leading change across an organisation
• A track record of delivering results and quality outcomes
• Experience of managing significant budgets
• Experience of building and nurturing strong relationships, internally and externally
• Experience of working with schools

Skills and Behaviours

• Substantial communications experience within an organisation of similar size and complexity
• Experience of achieving media coverage, selling stories to the press and managing media relations
• Experience of writing and implementing traditional and digital communications strategies and evaluating outcomes
• Proven experience of effectively leading a team and developing skills, abilities and confidence in staff
• Knowledge and experience of the management of teams at both strategic and tactical level within communications and marketing
• Knowledge of the Health Charity Sector desired
• Strategic internal & external communication planning & delivery
• Project management skills including budget monitoring