Communications and media manager jobs in barnet, wrexham principal area

About ELBA

ELBA is the leading social regeneration charity in east London. It facilitates corporate investment from over 100 organisations into community programmes across the growth boroughs of Hackney, Greenwich, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. ELBA also manages an award-winning employment and skills programme and in 2014 launched London Works, a not-for-profit graduate recruitment agency.

With 30 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, each year ELBA deliver over 10,000 employee volunteers into the community and work with over 200 local organisations to help build their capacity and support their beneficiaries. ELBA also support almost 800 local people into work through its employment and skills programme.

ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, above sector average maternity and paternity pay, 5% pension contribution, life assurance, and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level. 

Purpose of the job

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Communications Manager to join our team. Working closely with the Partnerships and Communications Director, the role will help deliver ELBA’s Communication Strategy and external comms.

With a background in design, and a knowledge and ability in web design, build and management, the Communications Manager will manage ELBA’s visual identity/design work and website. This role will combine hands-on content creation with design application to enhance our organisational storytelling, digital presence and stakeholder engagement.

Overseeing a cross-departmental committee that helps facilitate all-team involvement in comms, the Communications Manager will support and help generate content for the website, social media and newsletters.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications

• Working closely with the CEO and Partnerships and Communications Director, refine and implement the organisation’s communications strategy
• Help align organisational priorities with communications activity and audience needs
• Working with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for amplifying impact stories and key initiatives
• Monitor sector trends and digital performance to inform communications direction
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners to ensure coherent messaging across channels

Website and Digital Design

• Manage ELBA’s visual identity/carry out design work, write and schedule social media posts on scheduling platform
• Manage WordPress website by uploading, editing and formatting content using
• Make minor design and layout changes to the website (fonts, photos, promo banners, etc.)
• Create the Mailchimp newsletter, and search for and source images for news articles

Performance Monitoring

• Gather and analyse quarterly data and metrics for website, newsletter and social media performance
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve reach, engagement and content effectiveness
• Maintain content calendars and communications logs to support planning and reporting

Content Creation and Editing

• Create, co-create, edit and upload content
• Ensure content is accurate, engaging, well-written and in line with house style
• Source and include licensed images to enhance content
• Edit and upload ad hoc website content

Newsletters and Campaigns

• Design and distribute a monthly newsletter using Mailchimp
• Support with social media scheduling and platforms (Instagram and LinkedIn) by creating engaging posts and enhancing brand image 
• Produce a bi-monthly “Volunteering Opportunities” poster using existing templates
• Support planning and delivery of campaigns that support organisational goals

Person Specification

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in a communications, content or digital marketing role
• WordPress back-end and front-end knowledge and skills 
• Technically-able with experience using newsletter software such as Mailchimp, as well as generally being proficient using a range of digital tools and software.
• Proficient in basic graphic design and layout using InDesign or equivalent
• Strong written English and editing skills with high attention to grammar, style and brand tone
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and deliver a communications strategy
• Organised and self-motivated, with excellent planning and time management
• Confident interpreting and using digital analytics to inform decisions
• Collaborative, with excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders

Desirable Skills

• Website maintenance, updating plug-ins and modules when needed, ensuring the site is running as smoothly as possible, and fix any bugs –
• Support ad hoc visual content needs including simple graphics and formatted reports using InDesign or similar
• Familiarity with the voluntary or social impact sector
• Experience designing content for campaigns, newsletters or public-facing reports
• Interest in community development, employment or corporate social responsibility
• Knowledge of brand management principles and visual identity design

ELBA wants to represent the diverse community we support and aims to be an inclusive employer in terms of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation & background. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications.

Please note this role is required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate will be required to comply with ELBA's safeguarding policies and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory references as well as DBS.

Overview:  

Spires supports homeless and vulnerably housed people in South London. Spires has undergone a period of rapid transformation, moving to a model of multi-site working across three London Boroughs. Our core services include, day centre style drop ins for homeless people, a Women’s drop in, a Refugee drop in and outreach targeted at supporting Women who are sex working.  
 
The Head of Fundraising and Communications will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. Recent successful funding outcomes provide a short period of relative funding stability and an opportunity for the post holder to develop our communications and community fundraising strategies.

Part 1:  Job profile 

 
1.1 Purpose of job 

To generate income from a diverse funding pool that includes trusts and foundations, legacy and individual giving, community giving, government contracts and corporate support. Trusts and foundations remain the primary funding source for Spires so maintaining consistent application output is a core element of the role.

Oversee Spires’ external relations and public profile. The post holder will be responsible for all communications and will look for areas to increase the organisations profile.

Work with Spires CEO and the Head of Client Services to ensure that data and outcomes are being effectively captured in a way that is helpful for evidencing impact.

1.2 Position in organisation 

The post holder joins Spires’ Senior Leadership Team and will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. The post holder will join the finance, fundraising and risk subcommittee which includes members of the board of trustees.

The post holder will manage the Communications and Community Engagement Lead who currently leads on community fundraising, social media and volunteer recruitment.

Part 2: Key duties and responsibilities 

2.1 Management Responsibilities 

• To manage the fundraising/communications staff and volunteers.

• Hold and record regular staff supervisions.

• Ensure that Spires’ policies are adhered to.

• Attend Spires’ managers meetings.

2.2 Income generation  

• Maximise existing and find new income to meet agreed income targets. 

• Research, write and present attractive propositions for a range of quality funding bids, proposals and documentation. 

• Produce and submit quality funding reports to meet deadlines.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of fundraising regulations, networks and developments across the sector, advising on best practice 

2.3 Planning, monitoring and reporting  

• Contribute to the internal planning and budget setting, setting out clear plans for income generation. 

• Contribute to forecasting and regular reporting, producing verbal and written reports for the CEO and Board of Trustees. 

• Actively manage contracts to ensure that Spires is delivering agreed outcomes and spending restricted funds correctly.

2.4 General 

• Review and update the fundraising strategy.

• Undertaking other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by more senior members of staff, including session cover 

• Attend and participate in staff and team meetings and other meetings as required 

This job description covers the current range of duties and will be reviewed from time to time. It is Spire’s aim to reach agreement on changes, but if an agreement is not possible, Spires’ reserves the right to change this job description.

Part 3: Person specification 

3.1 Essential experience 

• Experience of working in the fundraising sector in a professional capacity 

• A demonstrable track record of successfully generating income and achieving targets 

• Producing impact and evaluation reports for funders

• Writing for different audiences/contexts 

3.1.2 Desirable experience 

• Working in the homelessness or social care sector 

3.2 Knowledge 

• Understanding of the principles of effective fundraising 

• Understanding of the principles of effective marketing, communication and diverse donor motivations 

• Good financial acumen, including being able to produce budgets and forecasts.

3.3 Essential skills and personal qualities 

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

• Information management skills (GDPR) 

• Good influencer and negotiator 

• Highly organised with attention to detail

• Confident and enthusiastic with excellent interpersonal skills 

• IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases 

The following are required of all roles with Spires. However, you do not need to address these in your application: 

• Compassion for and awareness of issues facing our clients and service users 

• An understanding of and commitment to diversity and equality

• Able to work in a flexible, approachable manner in response to changing organisational requirements 

• Willingness to develop personal competencies as appropriate to support objectives

Part 4: Summary of terms and conditions of service 

Location: The postholder will be an employee of The Spires Centre. This post is based at 2nd Floor, Elmfield House, 5 Stockwell Mews, SW9 9GX This role will by hybrid with three days in the office and two days from home.

Probation: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Notice: This post is subject to an 12 weeks’ notice period once confirmed in post. 

Annual leave: The annual leave entitlement is 35 days per year including 8 bank holidays. 

Pension: The Spires Centre will contribute 5% of annual salary for those who qualify for our group pension plan. 

Other benefits: The Spires Centre will provide life and income protection insurance for those who qualify for our group plans.

Expenses: This role will require travel within the UK/London. Out-of-pocket expenses will be paid when incurred in accordance with our expenses policy. 

Safeguarding: The postholder will adhere to The Spires Centre’s safeguarding policy for vulnerable adults.

DBS Check: Because of the need to interact with our vulnerable clients a satisfactory  enhanced DBS check will be required. 

About Ataxia UK

Ataxia is the umbrella term for a group of neurological conditions and Ataxia UK is the UK’s leading ataxia support and research charity. Ataxia UK collaborates with the global ataxia community through our Research team, and we are on the board of the international non-profit association, Euro-ataxia. Our Services team focuses on helping everyone affected by ataxia in the UK to live their best life. We have a Helpline and Advocacy service providing information, advice, and 1-2-1 support to help people access their rights; whilst the InControl Community Engagement service provides activities, engagement and volunteering opportunities to bring the ataxia community together and reduce feelings of isolation. 

About the Role  

You will be joining at an exciting time for Ataxia UK as we complete our 60th anniversary year.

This is a key role as member of our growing Fundraising & Communications department, responsible for the coordination and delivery of daily communications tasks and the design and creation of marketing assets.

Ataxia UK has a large and engaged community of patients, supporters, volunteers, fundraisers and professionals. The post holder will work with the Communications & Marketing Manager, the Fundraising department and the wider organisation to ensure we reach our networks across social platforms, website, and printed materials with dynamic branded assets. You will coordinate the delivery of the quarterly Ataxia Magazine, liaising with internal and external contributors, designers and printers. Working closely with the Communications & Marketing Manager, you will have the opportunity to help shape Ataxia UK’s new communications and brand strategy.  

Ataxia UK operates a hybrid- working policy, with full time staff working 5 days a week expected to work from our offices in Highgate a minimum of 2 days a week. This is adjusted to 1 day per week for part time.

About you 

You will be a creative and dedicated individual, with a passion for communications, looking for a new challenge and excited by the opportunity to help shape our new strategy. You will be someone who thrives in a project-management environment and able to work both independently and closely with colleagues and external suppliers.

Organised and details-focused, you are confident across socials, website SEO, CRM and a range of communications software such as Canva, InDesign etc. You will have a keen understanding of how the role can support our fundraising and you will have experience working closely with fundraising teams or on income-generating projects or events.  As a key member of the team responsible for our brand and messaging, you will have the skills and experience to ensure we positively represent the interests of the ataxia community, and you will be someone who shares our commitment to supporting those affected by ataxia.

Benefits of working for us.

• 25 days annual leave pro rata (rising to 30 with a length of service)
• Extra holiday day for your birthday
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme & Employee Hotline
• Flexible hybrid working
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity and co-parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer

Please see full Job Description for further details including Person Specifications. Your covering letter will be used to assess you against the person specification for this role.

Interviews will take place w/c 9th June 2025.

Role Purpose

Our Communications Officer will help raise awareness of our work with our national partners and stakeholders. Working closely with the wider communications team, you’ll play a key role identifying opportunities to inform and engage our audiences through a range of communications, both digital and offline. You’ll have a strong eye for a compelling story to help demonstrate our impact and inspire collaboration from our partners, and you’ll know how to share these in the most effective ways to generate engagement.

You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, pulling together work from across the organisation and our programmes into a clear plan to share with our national stakeholders. This will require a highly organised approach, a strong eye for detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.

You’ll be committed to our organisational values and the need for continued learning and improvement necessary for Thrive at Five to develop a new place-based model for supporting early childhood development.

Role Description

• Working with the senior communications manager, regional communications coordinators and fundraising team, implement a national content strategy and identify opportunities to share our work, including events and activities, in line with Thrive at Five’s communications aims and objectives
• Plan, write and edit a range of copy, both on and offline, including case studies, newsletters, blogs, infographics, films / video and promotional documents
• Produce content for Thrive at Five’s national LinkedIn channel, including videos, images and text, to support our overarching communications strategy and objectives  
• Analyse national and regional content performance across all channels and explore opportunities to drive audience engagement and growth, ensuring all online copy adheres to SEO best practice 
• Keep the Thrive at Five website up to date, writing and uploading regular news posts and blogs from across our programmes and activities 
• Support the senior communications manager to monitor and identify relevant opportunities for Thrive at Five to react to news, participate in online discussions and share insights to strengthen the brand’s authority 
• Work with the senior communications manager to review and update Thrive at Five’s brand guidelines, rolling out across the organisation and ensuring colleagues understand and can confidently apply them 
• Support the communications team with CRM and stakeholder management 
• Supporting wider communications activities as needed, particularly during busy periods

Requirements

Essential

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a related communications role, including copywriting and content creation
• Excellent copywriting and editorial skills, including long-form content
• Experience delivering and reporting on content strategies
• Experience producing high-quality, clear, compelling, and audience-appropriate content for a range of platforms
• Experience working with and editing websites and CMS
• Ability to work as part of a team and build excellent working relationships internally and externally
• Strong organisational and project management skills with an eye for detail
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships
• High levels of empathy, passion, and care for those in our community.
• Alignment with our organisation’s values.

Desirable

• Experience of using evaluation tools and reporting on performance of communications and campaigns activity against objectives
• Experience and knowledge of the early years sector
• Experience with design software and tools

We are looking for a passionate, skilled individual to join our diverse and talented team as Policy and Communications Manager.

We are a unique organisation that supports and champions London’s charities and community groups to contribute to a united, thriving and resilient London.

London Plus is a trusted partner of organisations across all London’s 32 boroughs, as well as key London-level organisations including the Greater London Authority and London Councils. We are looking to the future and planning to grow our strategic impact and effectiveness on behalf of the sector.

We are now looking to fill this brand new role, which will build on the solid foundations in place within the organisation to help us tell the story of London’s charity sector, effect positive change and connect with stakeholders to build our influence.

At over 200 acres, Crystal Palace Park is far larger than most urban parks. Beloved as a ‘back garden’ to many people in the surrounding neighbourhoods, it is also of national and international significance due to its design as the grounds to the Victorian architectural masterpiece, The Crystal Palace, and its rich unique heritage including the 170-year-old world-famous dinosaurs. Today, circa one million people visit the park every year; to relax and meet friends and family, take part in sports and physical exercise, enjoy world-class acts during summer festivals, or simply have a moment of peace and enjoyment of nature.

The Senior Communications & Marketing Officer role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help establish Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration and cultural and heritage programming whilst restoring its position as one of the UK’s leading visitor attractions.

We are looking for a creative, organised and audience-focused marketing and communications professional to join the Trust. Reporting to the Senior Communications & Marketing Manager, you will work with the whole team identifying the best ways to use our different channels to share our unique and inspiring stories and develop our profile at local, national and international levels. 

You will have experience of coordinating marketing and communications activity, ideally in a visitor-facing venue. 

You will have oversight of the website, social media platforms, e-newsletter and audience research programme and will support with press enquiries, PR and content development. If you are an ambitious self-starter looking to develop your skills across a wide marketing, communications and digital remit in a unique cultural and heritage landscape, then look no further!

How to apply
Applications must be received by 9 June 2025 @ 10am

First round interviews will be held w/c 16 June 2025

Second round interviews to be confirmed.

All applicants must submit an Equal Opportunities Form

Hybrid - London WC1H (We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with 20% of your time per month being office based)

Do you have experience of planning and creating engaging communications content across multiple channels? Would you like to tell the story of an organisation that is helping to change lives across the world?

Join the ACU as a Communications Officer and use your experience to help us build a better world through international collaboration in higher education.

The ACU offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the higher education sector. We are one of the largest, most diverse international university networks, bringing together over 400 universities in over 40 countries. Championing the power of higher education to improve lives, we support our members – and our people – in contributing to sustainable development across the Commonwealth and beyond.

The ACU has managed international scholarship schemes for nearly 60 years – including for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC), which offers postgraduate study and professional development opportunities funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and other government departments.

The role

Communications is key to ensuring that internal and external stakeholders understand the breadth and impact of the CSC’s work. The Communications Officer, as a key business partner for CSC, will raise the profile of the CSC, through supporting the delivery of its communications strategy.

As Communications Officer, your responsibilities will include:

• Act as a business partner for CSC, planning, delivering, and editing content that is engaging and tailored to its target audience

• Editing content for maximum impact and accuracy, in line with house style guidelines, and to ensure that it is appropriate for its target audience

• Developing, managing, and updating content on the CSC website

• Maintaining the CSC’s social media channels

• Creating email newsletters

• Marketing student and alumni events and communicating proceedings/outcomes

• Planning and delivering integrated marketing campaigns for key activities. 

Who are we looking for?

You will need:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including writing for, influencing, and understanding of different audiences and channels, and sensitivity for different cultural contexts

• Ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely

• Experience of editing and proofreading content

• Excellent attention to detail

• Experience of editing content for multiple platforms and channels

• Experience of using website content management systems (CMS), particularly WordPress

• Experience of using email marketing platforms to build emails and manage distribution lists, particularly MailChimp

• Experience of achieving impact and engagement through multichannel marketing and/or communications campaigns. 

What to expect:

We see equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our mission and we value the many different perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our collective performance (you can find more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding on our website). We believe in investing in all our people and creating cultures in which everyone can thrive.

We offer a fantastic package of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays (pro rata - part time employees) and 4 Christmas closure days

• Generous pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 10% employer contribution 

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave

• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

• Regular social activities

• Health and wellbeing programmes

• Give as you earn charitable donations scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Interest-free travel season ticket loan

How to apply:

Apply via the apply button which will redirect you to our recruitment portal. 

Closing date: 3 June 2025 @ 23:45

Interview Date: Week commencing 16 June 2025

Interviews will take place virtually via MSTeams.

Foothold Communications Officer

 Salary: £18k (£30k per annum pro rata)

Period of appointment:  This is a permanent contract.

Location: Remote/homebased

Part time: 21 hrs a week

 Like many benevolent fund charities, Foothold has a small staff team, but our impact is mighty!

We’re looking for someone who enjoys variety and takes pride in their work to join our flexible, remotely-based team as our new Communications Officer.

Hearing the challenges that the individuals we support are facing keeps us focused. As Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in communicating the support our charity offers the engineering community, while also engaging our supporters by bringing our community’s stories to life.

We’re redefining relationships with long-standing communications partners, building new relationships, and building our presence across new platforms and communities.

As Communications Officer, you'll be pivotal in making sure our voice is heard through regular communications, and delivering our impact report and annual report.

We find creative ways of working as a team and look to showcase the individual talents and personalities that people bring to their role. At Foothold, you’ll have the opportunity to showcase and develop your skills across digital design, video and copy.

We encourage our team to be all-rounders, and you’ll be working closely and collaboratively with our Communications and Digital Events Officer, Digital Marketing Officer and fundraising colleagues to produce regular, engaging content.

This is a great opportunity to join a small, talented, and committed team as we test the best ways of engaging different parts of the engineering community, and how that engagement may evolve over time. You’ll help us evolve our communications and PR output, and in turn we’ll provide you with the support and autonomy to grow your skills.

We’re confident that you’ll enjoy working alongside the wider team and look forward to hearing from you.

Organisational benefits

· 32 days per annum annual leave plus Bank Holidays (plus office closure between Christmas and New Year)

· Flexible working arrangements

· Organisational commitment to training and development.

· SIPP pension with up to 9% employer contribution (subject to individual contribution)

· Life insurance and access to Smart Health services (AIG)

· Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme, childcare vouchers.

· Associate membership of the IET for one year paid for by Foothold, and access to Foothold services

If you have any further questions about the role, please contact our Head of Business and Volunteering Beverley Archer.

Informal Conversations: these can be arranged with the Jonny Rudge, Head of Fundraising and Communications, between the 3rd and 5th of June 2025

Closing date: applications should be submitted by 4pm on Friday 6th June 2025

Interviews will be held on Monday 16th June  2025 on Teams.

For more information about Foothold please visit our website

We’re looking for someone who’s excited by a challenging role that stretches their skills, builds new ones, and offers real variety. You’ll help align the story of what we do with how we use our resources, embedding our branding across all communications and bringing our mission to life. We actively encourage personal and professional development through training, mentoring, and hands-on experience.

ECHO is a charity that is independent from but works closely with the NHS Guy’s and St Thomas’ heart care network (47 hospitals) to support children affected by a heart condition and their families. We’re seeking a highly organised, results-oriented team player, with excellent writing and content-creation skills, to build active engagement with our community of families, professionals and fundraising supporters. This role will suit someone confident to take initiative who enjoys teamwork, creativity, variety, and ‘putting jobs to bed’, who can balance the many short-term deadlines of two different focus areas with some longer-term pieces of project work.

As a small organisation with programmes of family support, youth work, corporate and individual fundraising, we offer the successful applicant exposure to build skills, from concept to delivery, on a wide range of project areas.

Key tasks

Communications (60% of time)

• Deliver engaging communications across social media, media outlets, newsletters, and publications by leading on ECHO’s Communications Plan and content creation.
• Strengthen ECHO’s brand and visibility by applying and championing consistent brand and style guidelines.
• Support fundraising and storytelling by producing e-newsletters, reports, and working with a designer on our annual newsletter to showcase impact.
• Inform and empower families by keeping ECHO’s website and private Facebook group updated with reliable, relatable content, and collaborating with partners to produce patient information resources.

Administration (40% of time)

• Deliver memorable experiences for families and young people by managing event logistics, handling enquiries, coordinating entertainment, and ensuring smooth registration and follow-up.
• Strengthen supporter relationships by coordinating the timely sending of T-shirts, certificates, thank-you letters, and other engagement materials.
• Enhance team efficiency by drafting meeting agendas, circulating papers, taking accurate minutes, and keeping the office environment well-organised and well-stocked.
• Provide high-level administrative support to the CEO by managing day-to-day tasks with sensitivity, discretion, and attention to detail.

This list does not cover every aspect of the role but will give you a flavour of the combination of taking a lead and hands-on work the job requires. Your days will be busy but controlled! There’ll be a lot to pack in, but, as the only comms and admin person, you’ll have scope to prioritise where your time and focus will get the best results. You’ll work across all our teams gathering, packaging, and sharing their news and information and supporting them to deliver with efficiency and high impact. If you like a ‘no-two-days-are-the-same’ environment and the ‘mucking in together’ dimension of a smaller charity, ECHO could suit you well.

Please see attached the full job description

Population Matters is a growing UK charity with a global remit. We are a dedicated small organisation of individuals who has big ambitions. We adopt a can-do approach and belief to implementing our vision - a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainably with nature and each other.

Through collaboration, creativity and commitment our work addresses the negative consequences of ever more people using ever more of the planet’s resources.  We do this by inspiring and engaging with others to find, share and promote ways to make our vision a reality as quickly as possible.

We have recently launched our 5-year strategy, and we have now entered an exciting new phase of growth and influence.

About You: The Role

• You are someone who can adeptly apply your hands-on experience gained from designing and implementing impactful communication strategies.
• You bring tenacity, curiosity and passion in designing and delivering digital campaigns that influence and shift public and media narratives to enable our human population to live fairly and sustainably with nature and each other.
• With always this end in sight, your management experience of digital mass communications, platforms and presences will ensure digital communications, campaigning and fundraising is fully leveraged through applying continuous monitoring, evaluation, learning, accountability and innovation.
• You will be responsible for our content strategy across all digital channels and play a lead role in the design and delivery of communication strategies and assets.
• You bring  significant knowledge and experience of digital communications, marketing, infrastructure and project management, and ensure that our digital communications inspire and engage audiences to support our mission.

For further information, please refer to the attachement below. We look forward to hearing from you! 

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave per annum; additional three days’ closure over Christmas; employer pension contribution 6-8%, employee matching contribution min. 2%; Employee Assistance Programme; we fund and encourage continuing professional development (CPD).We promote and encourage flexible working all types, in line with our flexible working policy.

Location: Remote working in the UK, with occasional travel and access to our London office space. Must have right to work in the UK.

Interviews: There will be two rounds of interviews. The first interview will take place on Wednesday 11 June 2025 (virtual) and the second on Tuesday 17 June 2025 (in-person at our office in London).

Deadline for Applications: 08-Jun-2025 23:30

The For Baby’s Sake Trust is excited to announce that we're looking for a Digital Communications Officer (part-time) to join our team. This role is about helping us expand our digital reach, engage key audiences, and strengthen our online brand presence.

In this position, you'll have the opportunity to manage our social media content, oversee website administration, conduct email marketing, and execute paid and organic digital campaigns. You will also play a vital role in enhancing our digital content strategy, growing our audience, and ensuring brand consistency across all platforms.

If you share our passion for breaking cycles of domestic abuse and giving babies the best start in life, and you have at least 1+ years of experience coordinating social and digital channels for an organisation, this might just be the perfect fit for you. We seek someone who understands best practices and trends and enjoys finding creative solutions to support our growth and drive positive social change.

This position offers a wonderful chance to work with a friendly, dedicated team at an award-winning charity, making a significant, positive impact on families affected by domestic abuse. This is a part-time role (22.5 hours per week) reporting to the Communications Manager. It is a permanent position with a salary of £17,304 per annum (£28,800 per annum full-time equivalent plus 5% contributory pension). Plus, you'll enjoy the flexibility of working from home, with occasional travel.

To apply, please send your completed application form by 11.59 p.m. on Sunday 1st June. We're planning to hold online interviews on Monday 23rd June.

Once we receive your application, we'll provide you with the link to the equal opportunities monitoring form—this is confidential and voluntary and won't affect the selection process. If you have any questions about the role, feel free to email the recruitment team and a team member will get back to you as soon as possible.

For more information about The For Baby’s Sake Trust, please visit our website.

No agency contact please.

BACKGROUND

An exciting opportunity to lead communications and marketing at Action Syria. Through your work, you will help us ensure Syrian communities have the education and medical care they need, every day, and when emergencies strike – this is critical as Syia begins to rebuild following the fall of Assad in late 2024. Action Syria has over a decade of experience working with local partners in the Middle East making a positive difference to over 25,000 people affected by conflict, displacement and natural disaster annually. We seek a competent, confident and skilled communications and marketing specialist to help deliver ambitious plans for the coming years, increasing our profile and expanding our audiences.

Working closely with the CEO and the fundraising team, you will be responsible for delivering our Communications & Marketing strategy, making sure it integrates with our fundraising strategy, and critically, considers the broader vision for expanding our audience. You will set appropriate targets, key performance indicators and measure progress against these. As a small and mighty team, we seek a reliable communications expert who is pro-active, inspiring and really loves what they do. We are positive, creative and ‘hands-on’ and hope you are too.  

Alongside setting the strategic direction, you will be actively involved in executing day-to-day communications tasks, from content creation and social media management to media engagement, ensuring our messaging is impactful and consistent across all platforms.

For those looking to advance their career, this role offers a pathway to take the next step professionally, with the opportunity to develop with the role as the organisation grows.

This role will ensure that Action Syria: 

• has a comprehensive and practical communications and marketing strategy, which is integrated with our fundraising strategy;
• has appropriate presence across digital platforms; and
• engages audiences with meaningful messaging in support of our charitable objectives.

Responsibilities

1. Lead the Communications and Marketing function and strategy:

• Review and refine our Communications & Marketing strategy to ensure it is fit for purpose and responsive to the new chapter unfolding in Syria, positioning us as a leading voice among charities engaging in the region;
• Work with Head of Development to ensure the C&M strategy integrates with our fundraising strategy, driving impact, building trust, and ensuring sustainability; and
• Set targets and milestones for the C&M Strategy to measure progress against.

2. Manage our annual communications plan:

• Produce engaging and meaningful content for communications and marketing purposes, including copy and graphics
• Write and publish key communications throughout the year, e.g. blog posts and newsletters (Mailchimp) to maintain a strong profile and grow our support base;
• Manage social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, scheduling regular, high-quality posts, and managing Meta Ads, to engage existing and new audiences;
• Create engaging digital content, with input from the team on messaging and purpose, to raise Action Syria’s profile and support our fundraising and marketing campaigns;
• Work with the fundraising function on Action Syria’s digital fundraising strategy, with a focus on optimising donor journeys; and
• Support the team with asset design for fundraising campaigns where required.

3. Act as guardian of Action Syria’s brand, ensuring it is fit for purpose:

• Develop comprehensive brand guidelines, in line with our recent rebrand; and
• Ensure website is current, appropriate and enables us to reach strategic and fundraising goals.

4. Develop strategic engagement with media:

• Build on press list and cultivate relationships to enhance Action Syria’s profile

Essential

• Positive, pro-active and reliable;
• Prior experience of strategic communications and marketing planning and delivery at management level;
• Prior experience of marketing (digital and other) with the ability to tell powerful stories via multiple channels;
• Prior experience of Social Media management;
• Excellent design skills, with an eye for detail;
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to deal with sensitive subjects appropriately; and
• Experience of marketing for fundraising campaigns
• Excellent time management skills

Desirable

• Understanding of the aid and/or development sector;
• Interest in and understanding of fundraising; and
• Interest in the international Charity sector, ideally specifically in the Middle East and Action Syria’s cause.

Job description

Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.

The Digital Marketing Officer (social media and website) is an exciting role at MDUK, that will sit within the Marketing Team. You will be responsible for the day to day running of our social media channels including Meta, X, LinkedIn and YouTube and the day to day running of our website. This involves developing and managing the organisation-wide social media schedule; managing, optimising and reporting on the website, and testing, evaluating and reporting on performance to drive engagement and reach new audiences.

You’ll work closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and wider Marketing team to contribute to the digital elements of the marketing strategy, and with teams across the organisation to effectively communicate our wide range of information, services, fundraising and campaigns to digital audiences.

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. 

We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, London SE1). 

Closing date: Friday 30 May 

NB Interviews likely to be held on Monday 9 May 

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities

About Future Frontiers 

In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this. Our vision is of a society where equal access to education and career opportunities enables potential to overcome poverty. We support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential and work towards secure and fulfilling employment. In partnership with schools, businesses and supporters, we deliver an evidence-based programme of career coaching, opportunities and guidance for young people from lower income households. This year, we are working with 2,500 young people in schools across Greater London. You can find out more about our programme and impact so far in the Annual Impact Report on our website.

About the role 

As a Future Frontiers Partnerships Manager, your role is to identify, develop and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with organisations which work with us to enable our mission. This is key to delivering our work and making a lasting difference for young people from under-resourced backgrounds on their education and career journeys. 

The focus of the role is on building meaningful, long-term relationships with schools and/or businesses, to match young people from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds with business professionals who can provide insight into the world of work and guidance to help young people unlock their aspirations and develop the plans and skills they need to be successful. 

Our Partnerships Managers each have a focus on a priority audience, either schools or businesses, and on an activity area, either new business development or account management. The role we are currently recruiting for will have a main focus on driving new business from companies. 

Your responsibilities

The focus of each role could expand or change depending on the needs of the organisation. Current priorities and targets are reflected in each individual’s objectives for the year - these are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain relevant and create ownership and stretch for each individual. 

Core responsibilities across the Partnership Development and Partnership Management teams include: 

Securing new partnerships

• Identify potential partners for Future Frontiers, focussing on organisations where there is synergy with Future Frontiers and/or where we can address a clear need for them

• Engage with potential partners through the most suitable channel (email, LinkedIn, phone/video call or in person) to understand their priorities and identify how Future Frontiers can meet their needs

• Deliver targeted campaigns and pitches of the most appropriate product(s) / way(s) to engage; handle objections and negotiate terms to help Future Frontiers to achieve income and impact targets and support more young people to achieve their potential 

Maintain relationships; renew and grow partnerships

• Nurture relationships with existing partners, working with colleagues across Future Frontiers to ensure smooth delivery and an exceptional partner experience

• Explore opportunities to grow partnerships through working together in different ways and/or extending involvement to more pupils or colleagues

• Regularly request feedback and respond to suggestions from partners, helping them to feed involved and engaged with Future Frontiers’ work and development 

• Maintain professional and timely communications with partners, following up on actions and delivering on commitments

Set up and enable successful partnership working

• Work with key contacts to agree objectives, responsibilities and deadlines. Maintain accurate records of partnership activities and conversation, ensuring that the Salesforce database is kept up to date

• Support partners with messaging and resources for internal and external communications, to enable them to build Future Frontiers into their organisations 

• Coordinate with Future Frontiers colleagues to ensure that activities involving partners are well-run and that everyone is clear on their role in delivering successful interventions for young people

Stakeholder engagement, marketing and communications

• Use templates to create materials and communications to your audiences which align with Future Frontiers’ brand and convery core messaging 

• Ensure that the partners you manage are engaged with relevant stakeholder communications, including events, newsletters and social media

• Proactively identify suitable content (or opportunities to develop content) from your partners to share in Future Frontiers’ marketing and communications, enabling us to build the charity’s brand and engage new audiences 

Wider contribution

• Contribute to department-, directorate- and organisation-wide projects and priorities through membership of project groups or taking on pieces of work in line with your skills, experience and development objectives

• Act as an ambassador for Future Frontiers, our cause and values in all engagements and communications with partners, supporters and suppliers

About you

Experience and knowledge  

• Experience in a fundraising, sales or account management role, ideally working with businesses and/or schools (essential)

• Demonstrable success in hitting and exceeding targets in a fast-paced environment (essential)

• Experience of working in a team, taking ownership of areas of work and contributing to shared successes (essential)

• Experience implementing a range of marketing techniques, including digital and email marketing (desirable)

• Knowledge of the UK education system (desirable)

• Understanding of the UK charity sector and relevant legislation and best practice, such as GDPR and the Code of Fundraising Practice (desirable)

Skills and competencies

• Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission: you are motivated to play a role in empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential. 

• Excellent communication skills: you will be able to articulate with passion the difference Future Frontiers makes to young people. You are a strong influencer and negotiator, and comfortable presenting to people from a wide range of backgrounds and with varying levels of seniority.

• Strong relationship builder: you are diplomatic, an active listener, and connect with people easily.

• Thorough and organised: you have strong attention to detail, maintain accurate records and can manage multiple deadlines. 

• Proactive self-starter and problem-solver: you take initiative and approach your work with a positive, can-do attitude. 

• Target driven: you are highly motivated and will be energised by working in a fast-paced, target driven environment with people who are committed to achieving social change.

• Collaborative: you work well with others and contribute to a supportive, team-oriented culture.

What we can offer you 

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service 

• Flexible working with the option to work from home regularly (with at least one day a week in the office, and the flexibility to come in more often if you’d like) 

• 4pm finish on Fridays 

• Annual personal training and development budget of £300 

• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling 

• Team-building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year 

• Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years 

Equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion 

Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and young people as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion. 

We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly regarding diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email. We’d love to hear from you. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.

How to apply

To apply, please complete our application form on our website, attaching your CV and answering the following questions: 

1. Why do you want to work at Future Frontiers? What is it about our organisation that excites you? (Max. 1,500 characters)  Strong answers will tell us why Future Frontiers appeals to you personally and why you are motivated to work for us.

2. Please tell us how you meet the three essential knowledge and experience criteria given in the job description.  (Max. 2,000 characters)  Strong answers will factually and succinctly demonstrate your relevant experience. 

Deadline: Thursday 29th May, 5pm 

Start date: We are ideally looking for someone to start in mid-August, although we can be flexible. 

Interview dates: First round interviews will take place virtually on during the week commencing 2nd June. Second round interviews will be held in person at our office near London Bridge during the week commencing 9th June. 

The successful candidate will be required to undergo DBS and reference checks.