Communications And Media Manager Jobs in Islington, Greater London
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Healthwatch Redbridge team as we advance to the next phase of our work.
The post holder will be highly organised and motivated with strong administrative and social media experience to support the team’s daily activities.
You will be part of a team that has a real say in developing health and social care services and liaises with senior professionals and clinicians to help deliver change for local people.
Main aims of the role:
• Work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer, HWR Board, Staff and Volunteers to develop print and digital communications and printed materials to support the work of Healthwatch and its outreach and engagement activities.
• Develop relationships with sector, national and local media
• Ensure a consistent brand and identity is maintained and support colleagues to ensure quality communications across all products and initiatives.
• Manage the HWR digital and print communications channels, such as enewsletters, social media and print newsletters. • Ensure and maintain the online/ Web presence of Healthwatch including Twitter and LinkedIn
• Secure local, regional and national press coverage of HWR work in a variety of publications.
• Support and sustain information, advice, and signposting services to ensure individuals are directed to appropriate health and social care services.
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion by ensuring that communications are accessible to all segments of society.
• Publicise volunteer opportunities and their role in improving the delivery of health and social care services.
• Ensure compliance with Healthwatch England brand guidelines and protocols.
• Co-ordinate the design and production of press releases, information and promotional materials required by the team.
• Assist the CEO and the team with the production of reports as required.
• Review and monitor materials produced by other organisations and feedback areas of potential interest to the team.
• Provide general admin cover for the Healthwatch Redbridge office – answering telephones, dealing with general enquiries and visitors to the office.
Main activities of the role:
• Collate copy, edit content, design, and launch print reports on the work of Healthwatch.
• Collaborate with staff across Healthwatch to develop outstanding digital and print content for all HWR channels.
• Collate, develop, and manage content for the HWR website and ensure the website is kept up to date.
• Collate, develop, and manage content for Healthwatch email marketing.
• Manage the HWR social media presence with engaging content.
• Support the delivery of Healthwatch events and engagement programme.
• Monitor effectiveness and impact of all communications activities, making recommendations for change.
Please see attached PDF for full details.
Please note: We will not progress your application unless we receive both a CV and a covering letter to explain how your experience is comparable to the job description and person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Social Media Manager to join our Communications team. This is a new and exciting role that is both creative and strategic. You will lead on the DEC’s social media presence and expertise to deliver impactful content on all our channels and explore new opportunities to reach our audiences.
Ideally, you will have worked in an NGO, can demonstrate successes in a similar role, have proven experience advising senior leaders and have exceptional “people” skills.
If you’re passionate about using your skills to raise funds for our national appeals, share stories of communities affected by disasters and have great ideas on how to demonstrate the impact of our work, we’d love to hear from you!
As part of a small, successful core team, you will collaborate with colleagues from across our 15 member charities as well as our national partners. The DEC provides opportunities to learn and grow in a supportive and productive environment.
Please download the job description for full details of the team, responsibilities and required/desired competencies, experience, skills and knowledge.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of humanitarian crisis overseas. In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives by working with the communities affected. Pooling our resources to work as one, we are pivotal in co-ordinating the UK public's response to overseas disasters. In collaboration with our Rapid Response Network of national media and corporate partners, we raise the alarm to the UK public and set up easy ways to donate. And we have immediate impact, getting aid to people who need it, fast.
We are seeking an effective, engaging, and experienced Media and Communications Manager to lead on media relations. In this engaging and rewarding role, you will be integral in creating compelling, powerful, and up-to-date messaging. You will also draft, commission, or sign off press releases, pitches, and opinion editorials.
If you have a good eye for a story and are passionate about using your skills and contacts to gain coverage and raise money in response to humanitarian crises, then we would love to hear from you.
As part of a small, successful core team, you will collaborate with skilled staff from across the 15 member charities, media partners, expert freelancers, and agencies. The DEC provides opportunities to learn and grow in a supportive and productive environment.
Please download the job description for full details of the team, responsibilities and required/desired competencies, experience, skills and knowledge.
The DEC is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality, or religion.
The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £46,280 - £48,000
Contract term: Permanent, full-time
Location: Hybrid - Whitechapel, London (expected 2 days per week in office)
Closing date: 10th June 2024, 9am
The role
The communications manager will play a central role in enhancing B Lab UK’s credibility by leveraging our corporate milestones, data, insights, partnerships and public affairs work to reach priority audiences. You will work closely with our campaigns team to influence policymakers and develop thought-leadership to make a compelling case for an alternative to business as usual. You will be responsible for overseeing and optimising B Lab UK’s press office function, including monitoring and responding to reputational risk across the B Corp movement.
Primary responsibilities
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Drive the delivery of core components of the communication strategy, specifically owning our corporate communications, press office and acting as the first port of call for media issues management
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Developing and owning media strategies to increase the organisation’s influence, build understanding of evolving standards and support our policy and public affairs ambitions.
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Lead B Lab UK’s thought leadership agenda to raise the leadership team and organisation’s profile and establish us as a leader in economic systems change
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Establish and leverage relationships with key journalists, aligned organisations and B Lab UK partners
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Line-manage members of the communications team, including the communications coordinator and leading the communications internship programme
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Procure and manage the day to day business of external communications providers (agency/freelance), monitoring and managing budgets, timelines and deliverables
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Collaborate with managers across the organisation, leading on cross-organisational projects where necessary
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Collaborate with B Lab network counterparts, ensuring UK communications plans align with B Lab Global and other regions
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Promote a respectful, diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment
Skills and experience
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Experience writing briefs and procuring and managing agencies
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People management experience within the communications specialism
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A strong news sense and prior experience of delivering media relations campaigns or developing news stories
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Excellent written and oral communications skills, enjoying writing opinion pieces and developing thought-leadership alongside senior leaders
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Experience contributing to crisis communications processes and responses
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A good understanding, interest or experience in the UK public affairs environment
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Confident and inclusive team manager, taking a coaching attitude to upskill others
What we give you
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Purpose-driven work supporting B Lab UK’s mission of redefining the role of business as a force for good
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Hybrid and flexible working, we have a high trust environment and are advocates for right place working
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Flexible working hours (based around core working hours)
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Opportunity to work 4 days a week
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An excellent range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, private medical and dental cover, generous pension scheme, annual wellbeing allowance, carers policy, volunteering days among other benefits
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An open, inclusive and collaborative working environment
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The office is closed over Christmas with no need to use your holiday entitlement
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We invest in professional development and have an open working environment giving you exposure to learn and develop in your career
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role
The research communications and engagement team at Breast Cancer Now makes breast cancer research accessible and engaging to everyone. Its aim is to highlight the value and impact of research and build continued trust and support for the charity.
You'll use your science communication expertise to bring our research to life. You’ll create content covering Breast Cancer Now’s research aims, progress, and achievements for a variety of channels including our social media, website, fundraising and print publications. You’ll work with members of the brand, marketing and communications teams, and digital teams to make sure research content is engaging and drives brand awareness and support.
About you
To succeed in this role, you’ll understand the impact of research and scientific communication for charitable organisations. You’ll be able to translate complex scientific information and tailor it to a variety of audiences. And you’ll use your excellent writing and verbal communication skills to interpret and present scientific and statistical information in creative and meaningful ways.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland.
Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you, whenever you need it.
Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care, for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Why? Because we believe that by 2050, everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live – and be supported to live well. But to create that future, we need to act now.
Job description and benefits
The job description and our attractive benefits package are available for you to download.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our Cardiff/Glasgow/London/Sheffield office. However, our hybrid working model allows full-time staff members to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. In support of your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. When applying please ensure you refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as possible with examples to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve got any questions regarding this role please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team in the first instance.
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for everyone. This is for those who work for us, work with us, support us and who we support. EDI is core to the vision, mission and strategic objectives of our charity. This is being continuously adapted to the way we work. So, we all have a part to play in embedding and living our EDI values to translate our ongoing commitment to EDI.
Closing date 9am on Friday 24 May 2024
Interview date Week commencing 3 June 2024
Summary
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
- Ensure effective communications planning, processes, and staging calendar implementation
- Maintain good relationships with key stakeholders (Church Commissioners, Pensions Board), with a particular focus on Responsible Investment
- Monitor press coverage and distribute to all relevant internal contacts
- Respond professionally to media enquiries from news organisations, including the rapid development of agreed responses to media enquiries
- Proactively support and help prepare messaging ahead of anticipated media interest
- Support internal stakeholders in development and communication of their core messaging
- Proactively identify PR opportunities for the Church of England's National Investing Bodies
- Manage the relationship with the Ethical Investment Advisory Group, the Social Impact Investment Fund, the Giving Team, Parish Buying, and other internal stakeholders
- Build positive relationships with key financial and specialist journalists who cover the work of the National Investing Bodies
- Field media requests for interviews, photo calls, events, and similar
- Provide support with media training and photo shoots for internal stakeholders
- Take initiative in identifying and organising relevant speaking, conference and award opportunities
- Produce the Church Commissioners' annual report - liaising with internal stakeholders, collating and editing content, working with the design agency, and managing budget
- Maintain excellent relationships with external suppliers and design agencies
- Produce website content for relevant Church of England entities
- Work with the digital communications team to support with social media content for Church Commissioners and Pensions Board
- Manage the Church Commissioners' LinkedIn accounts, creating content and working with stakeholders to ensure consistent and timely content
- Deputise for the Head of Financial Communications as necessary
- Understanding of financial communications
- Experience of working with mainstream media
- Track record of delivering text to specification to tight deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good time-management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good attention to detail
- Existing network among journalists
- Journalistic or communications experience within a high profile organisation
- Interest in sustainable investment
- A salary of £56,833 plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 3 days per week in our office in Westminster
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
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King’s College Hospital Charity is dedicated to supporting life-changing care at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We’re here to help King’s go beyond what the NHS can provide to meet the needs of current and future patients.
We make the best care possible by raising money for cutting-edge equipment and facilities, innovative research and pioneering treatment, pushing boundaries, transforming clinical services and finding new ways to improve how people experience King's hospitals.
We are looking for a creative, ambitious and supportive team member to work across the fundraising and communications department and help us build awareness and engagement with our key audiences, especially hospital teams.
As Communications and Fundraising Assistant, you will play a particularly prominent role in telling the story of what Charity funding makes possible at King’s – generating high quality content to communicate the difference we’re making, and helping our communications officer to bring it to life it on our digital channels. It will suit somebody who uses social media extensively in their personal life and can draw on that insight to help the team connect with our audiences.
Key Tasks
- Working with the Communications Officer to create content for websites, digital platforms, social media, email campaigns and other channels. This includes the Trust’s Inside King’s magazine as well as our own channels. It could involve interviewing staff, patients and volunteers, creating films, taking photographs.
- Organising, distributing and updating the Charity’s marketing materials around the Trust, including posters, leaflets and banners.
- Helping to maintain the Charity’s social media presence, creating and scheduling engaging content across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, producing analytics reports and using insights to inform future strategy.
- Developing our use of Sharepoint as an internal communications channel, and maintaining the Charity’s presence on the King’s staff intranet.
- Helping the Communications Officer keep our website fresh and engaging, identifying key user journeys and supporting colleagues across the charity to use the website to achieve business goals.
- Acting as a champion for the Charity’s work by attending regular events and assist in delivering internal engagement opportunities, such as fundraising events, celebrations, and so on.
- Generating reports on the team’s KPIs across all digital platforms, helping to improve user journeys across our digital platforms.
- Keeping communications and fundraising systems running smoothly, including the media library, filing systems, budget, and planning and reporting processes.
- Building effective relationships with digital suppliers such as website agency.
- Acting as an ambassador for and representing the Charity in a professional and efficient manner.
Person Specification
- Experience of working or volunteering in marketing or communications in a professional environment.
- Experience of supporting an organisation’s digital presence across social media, website, email marketing and internal channels.
- Extensive personal experience of using social media platforms
- Understanding of basic digital analytics tools and processes, such as Google Analytics.
- Experience of creating communications and marketing content and materials in adherence with brand guidelines.
- Ability to express ideas clearly to a wide range of audiences, turning complex information into compelling.
- Experience of using website content management systems (ideally Drupal) email marketing software (we use DotDigital), social media management tools (Hootsuite) and design programmes (Adobe Creative Suite).
- Experience of working with external suppliers and agencies to support the delivery of impactful communications.
- Photography and video production and editing skills.
- Confident and proactive, with strong sense of initiative.
- Excellent planning, time-management and organisational skills.
- Ability to build good professional relationships with partners, supporters and suppliers.
- Approachable and helpful, with a can-do approach.
- Ability to articulate our vision and mission with passion.
We are a friendly team, committed to a diverse and inclusive culture and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We offer a collaborative working environment with bespoke learning opportunities, 25 days holiday plus the bank holidays, and various employee benefits to help you balance your work and life. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than one page on setting out how you meet the criteria via the Charity website by Thursday 30th May at 23:59:59.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Duties and Key relationships Marketing and Communications
This is a new role in the Marketing and Communications department and is responsible for the media relations of the Charity.
PR and Media Relations
• To develop relevant media contacts, as well as contacts in the sector, to maximise the reach and coverage of key communications campaigns as well as wider organisational projects.
• Produce creative copy written for a variety of audience groups which champions and shows best practice of our tone of voice
• Develop and support in house PR roll out
· Work with external PR agency on selected press releases where relevant
· Write press releases in line with campaign launches and key moments
· Develop pitches and news stories and other promotional copy.
· Lead on media briefings that convey appropriate key messages and prepare spokespeople
· Identify and interview case studies and media spokespeople
· Pull together monthly Data Analysis reports with the support of the Marketing and Communications Manager
· Send out weekly coverage reports with the Digital Marketing Officer, monitor external activity (including competitor) and incorporate best practice.
· Analyse reports to identify new opportunities and act up to grow presence in national press by identifying proactive and reactive media opportunities.
· Be part of out-of-hours weekend monitoring rota
Communications
• Maintain the communications calendar
• Research, write and distribute media outreach activities such as press releases, media comments, media briefs, features, blogs and letters to editors
• Be the first point of contact for media enquiries and manage the press office function in a timely manner.
• Maintain library system for press cuttings, monitor cuttings and report on results
• Lead on gathering powerful stories that highlight the impact of childhood cancer on the lives of children, young people and families
• Work closely with the fundraising and digital teams to coordinate and respond to the different needs for case studies
• Maintain a detailed and GDPR compliant contact management system of all case studies
• Work closely with the Digital Team to ensure that all campaigns and content produced is reflected on the website and across social media accounts
Families
• Maintain relationships with current patient families who are sharing their cancer journey stories with the media.
• Produce stories of patient families and share online and social media
• Work with a diverse range of case studies and media spokespeople and ensure they are treated in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Be key spokesperson for families media storytelling
Other
• Contribute to the overall Marketing and Communications function of Children with Cancer UK
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post
• Occasional events attendance
• Partnership relationship building
• Manage relevant cases and inboxes on Salesforce
• Marketing Cloud user
• Be part of the Officers forum
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
DETAILS
- Salary: GBP 34,000-37,000 per year dependent on experience (the range is aligned to London cost of living and would be adjusted according to the appointee's location)
- Location: Flexible. But must be prepared to work at least four hours per day 1300 – 1700 Coordinated Universal Time. Location in London or Berlin may be an advantage.
- Contract Type: Maternity cover (one-year), full-time
- Closing Date: 5 June 2024
- Interview Dates: 17-18 June 2024
- Start Date: 1 September 2024
TO APPLY: Complete and return our application form via our jobs portal. Kindly note that the application form is required; we will not accept CVs.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Communications Officer (Media) with sharp news sense to join our growing team. The successful candidate will bring talent, enthusiasm, and relevant knowledge and experience to support press and social media strategies and communications across the entire global organisation. The role sits in our global communications team, working with, and reporting to, the Head of Communications. We are a small, high-performing team tasked with increasing the media and social media coverage of BHRRC’s analysis and key findings, as well as supporting and amplifying the efforts of our partners on the ground that are fighting to achieve justice and remedies for victims of abuse.
About us
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works with partners to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and gain accountability for abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organisation committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have more than 80 global team colleagues based in 20+ countries around the world, who work with a wide network of human rights advocates.
With our international network of allies, our global approaches to deliver this vision are:
- Working to achieve equality of power in negotiations which further human rights between workers and communities, with business and governments;
- Build transparency regarding allegations of human rights abuse in business, highlighting advances and challenges;
- Use the evidence and data we generate to positively influence decision-makers including business, investors and national and regional governments; and
- Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence and effective remedy for abuse.
Responsibilities
The Communications Officer (Media) will have a particular focus on increasing international media coverage of BHRRC’s work and research, and the activities of our partners, including in the field of labour rights. Responsibilities will include:
Drive a proactive and strategic press approach: Spot opportunities for high impact coverage in target outlets, building on existing press lists, develop relationships with priority journalists, and create and pitch compelling content to media, including media advisories, press releases and related materials.
Develop high-impact communications products, synthesising complex research and data sets: Work with our Global Team to develop materials which speak to our key audiences. Develop key messages for our priority programmes and also discrete outputs including individual briefings and research reports.
Contribute to organisational and project communications strategies and planning: Support the Head of Communications to implement our communications strategy. Advise project managers on strategic communications and support launch project planning. Keep our planning calendar up to date and help ensure deadlines are met.
Produce well-written content: Write and edit channel-appropriate content for our audiences. Support the Global Team to produce high-quality and newsworthy reports, op-eds and blogs.
Support digital outputs: Support the Web Content and Senior Digital Officers as appropriate, creating content for our digital platform and social media platforms (including priority platforms LinkedIn and Twitter).
Support the communications team: Provide on-call cover for the media line, with occasional infrequent out of hours work, and share admin jobs.
Key competencies and attributes
Experience: At least 3 years’ experience in a communications role, including working in a busy press office, communications department or as a journalist.
Media: Sharp news sense and editorial judgement; ability to conceive, craft and pitch news stories and carry out fast reactive work. Knowledge of and experience of working with the mainstream media, including knowledge of the editorial positions, audiences, and sections or programmes of key outlets. In addition, ideally, knowledge of international business media or media in some specific countries or regions.
Relationship building: Track record of developing relationships with journalists on key issues. Any existing contacts of relevance to BHRRC’s work a bonus.
For-impact communications: Excellent understanding of how strategic communications can work with research and advocacy approaches to achieve change. Proven ability to synthesis and communicate complex and sensitive information; understanding of how to tailor content to different audiences, contexts and channels. Outstanding written English and good oral communications ability.
Project management: Track record of leading and/or implementing complex projects including planning (timelining), execution and evaluation of lessons learned.
Strategic thinking: Track record of helping to develop successful communications strategies to effect change. Experience tailoring communications products for diverse international audiences an asset.
Supporting staff: Enthusiasm for supporting colleagues with communications. Experience supporting staff either through training, coaching or assisting with media advice an asset.
Team player: Experience of, and commitment to, working in high-performing teams that are highly collaborative and focused on outcomes. Experience of working with colleagues remotely, and in multicultural and diverse cultures and working environments also desirable.
Knowledge of human rights issues: A strong interest in international issues and familiarity with social justice issues desirable.
Languages: Must be fluent in English. Additionally Japanese or Spanish in particular, and/or French, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, or Russian language skills would also be an asset.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Latinx and other minorities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGTBQ+.
TO APPLY: Complete and return our application form via our jobs portal. Kindly note that the application form is required; we will not accept CVs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The British Society for Immunology (BSI) is recruiting a permanent, full-time Marketing & Communications Manager to lead the strategic development and delivery of marketing and communications activities across the organisation, including the activities of both the BSI and our journals.
The British Society for Immunology is an influential and authoritative voice for immunology, a key scientific and health field that plays a central role in many of the most pressing global health challenges we face, including research into the COVID-19 pandemic, developing new treatments and vaccines against disease, and supporting ageing populations to experience healthier lives for longer. As Marketing & Communications Manager, you get to work at the heart of this exciting discipline, using your outstanding communication and project management skills to develop impactful content strategies across a wide range of activities, such as membership, events, training and policy projects, to ensure we engage effectively with our members and wider community and maximise our impact for immunology in the UK. On publishing (which will form approximately 20% of the role), the role-holder will be responsible for leading the strategic development of marketing activities for our three journals. A core part of this role is managing two staff members, the Senior Marketing & Communications Officer and Marketing & Communications Officer, and overseeing their professional development.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within an ambitious and innovative science and health membership organisation to deliver impactful marketing and communications campaigns across a wide range of projects.
Please read the job description to find out more about the role. To apply, please email a copy of your CV and a cover letter explaining your suitability for the role. The deadline for applications is Monday 20 May. Interviews will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 29 May.
Driven by our values and behaviours, we are a high-performing, ambitious and forward-thinking organisation, who value teamwork and collaboration. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds who are inspired by our values and behaviours.
We request no contact from agencies. Due to the number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the application deadline.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make a difference in tackling the nature and climate crises, helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The Engagement and Communications Officer (ECO) is part of an exciting new ‘Building Capacity Project’ which seeks to develop the skills and capacity of communities on the west coast of Scotland to deliver the aims of the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest i.e. protect and restore Scotland’s globally important temperate rainforest. The Woodland Trust has secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for this project's initial two-year ‘development’ phase.
The ECO will support the Project Development Manager, project team members and local staff working in three landscape-scale project ‘hubs’ (in Argyll, Morvern and Torridon). The role will provide opportunities for audiences to connect with Scotland’s rainforest and build the skills and capacity needed to sustainably restore it. This involves working with communities, organisations and specialists to a) raise awareness of Scotland’s rainforest, b) facilitate volunteering, on-the-job training and the sharing of learning about how to restore it, and c) inspire a long-term commitment to look after it.
The ECO will plan and deliver communications and engagement activities during the project's development phase, and support the Project Development Manager to create a comprehensive activity plan for the delivery phase. This includes surveying audiences to benchmark attitudes; managing a launch event; using existing (or establishing new) local and regional communication channels to reach audiences and share progress; co-developing with partners a series of meaningful engagement opportunities; supporting project ‘hubs’ to develop their own communications and engagement plans and monitoring the impact of project activities.
This is an 18-month fixed-term position. Should our funding bid for the subsequent five-year ‘delivery’ phase be successful, we hope the ECO will remain in post to support the delivery of these plans.
THE CANDIDATE
You will have experience building relationships with a range of stakeholders including community organisations and are comfortable collaborating and engaging effectively for different outcomes e.g. learning, consultation or facilitation.
You will be able to confidently organise and deliver a range of events from online webinars to community gatherings; have working knowledge of using social media for marketing, capturing interesting content and writing engaging stories, and you’ll be happy self-managing a diverse and varied workload.
Plus you’ll have experience working as part of a project team, supporting funding bids, budgeting for, and reporting on the impact of your activity. Oh and have a genuine interest in Scotland’s rainforest of course!
A full UK driving licence is required so you can travel across the west coast when required. Access to your own vehicle would be ideal.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to understand better what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Make it Count’ and ‘Explore’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
This is who we are
We are a creative human rights organisation with a focus on children and young people. We believe children deserve to have their rights fully recognised and respected, just as all humans do. We press for rights – not charity – and campaign for a genuine shift in how governments and societies view and treat children. Through research, policy, art and creative storytelling, we encourage people to think critically about the world.
Guided by our CRIN Code, we are committed to building a team that represents a wide range of experiences, locations, backgrounds, heritage and perspectives. We understand that the world and its problems cannot be looked at in isolation, that everything is connected, and achieving change calls for many different voices. If this resonates with you – we would really love to hear from you.
This is why we need you
We see communications as storytelling. Because stories make our world. They hold real power and have real consequences. On a basic level, the stories we hear influence the things we believe, which in turn, influence the laws and policies making up the systems that govern us. So every aspect of how we present stories – how we read, watch and listen to them – matters. Looking at our work through this lens has challenged us to reframe our thinking on how we want to communicate.
Our website and our digital platforms are our biggest tools for communication. We have been working towards a dream of audiences encountering CRIN’s website as a holistic experience - bringing design, content and expression together. For our platforms to feel like spaces for conversation (open), not solely where people go for information (closed). Spaces to share ideas and build on the ideas of others to form a community. We still have a long way to go to get there. But we have started the work – and invite you to join us in continuing it.
This is why we are looking for a new Communications Manager to lead on planning and implementing our communications work.
About you
This is who we are looking for
You understand the power of language in all its forms: written, spoken, unspoken, and visual. You’re passionate about justice, equality and global issues facing our planet. Under the guise of your day job, you may even secretly be an artist. Crucially, you practise the disappearing art of listening.
You believe that storytelling has a crucial role to play in sharing ideas, changing opinions and building a collective vision for a better world. You have a strong understanding of how narratives are constructed and how to effectively communicate in different ways, with different audiences, on different platforms.
You’re aware that the world won’t change one tweet at a time, but you nonetheless know how to get the message across to the right people, and have a complete and nuanced understanding of digital audiences.
Knowledge, skills and qualities required
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A genuine interest in working at an organisation focusing on cutting-edge human rights issues in creative ways;
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Experience in a communications role at manager level;
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Approach communications with a human touch - and a hint of mischief and humour;
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Creative and strategic thinker with an understanding of communications in the digital age and an ability to adapt to new approaches and audiences;
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Excellent copywriting and creative writing skills;
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Excellent ability to plan and organise simultaneous projects;
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Good knowledge of design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite;
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Good knowledge of SEO best practices and familiarity with web platforms;
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Experience using MailChimp, or similar email marketing platforms;
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Eagle-eye attention to detail and excellent editing and proofreading skills;
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High level of written and spoken English;
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Thrives within a small but diverse and international team.
Responsibilities
This is what the role might entail
Working alongside CRIN’s Creative Directors and communications team, you will:
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Write engaging and accessible copy for CRIN’s channels (website, social and digital platforms)
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Manage the communications campaigns and digital strategies for CRIN’s projects, events and activities;
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Manage content for our digital platforms in a variety of formats (illustrations, videos, audio and written pieces);
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Develop a new social media strategy and manage our social media channels
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Implement a shift in approach to CRIN’s Instagram, fully weaving it into how we communicate about our work and with our audience — beyond stats and followers — to build a community where there is mutual learning;
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Coordinate tasks for our Digital Designer and Graphic Designer as required;
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Manage CRIN’s newsletter, sending out regular news and updates to our mailing list;
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Manage website maintenance and ensure that key pages on CRIN’s website are kept up to date and search engine friendly;
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Support the Creative Directors’ work, taking CRIN’s existing research and policy work and reimagining it into different formats for different audiences;
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Any other responsibilities discussed with CRIN’s Creative Directors.
Location: UK-based, split between remote work and occasional travel to London office
Hours: 32 hours
Holiday: 22 days pro rata (for 32 hour full-time working week), off for Christmas season
Start date: ASAP
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role description, April 2024
Reports to: Director of Communications and Marketing
Direct reports: None
Role Summary
This exciting role will enable Alcohol Change UK to reach millions of people across the UK with key messages about alcohol and alcohol harm, delivered through print, online, and broadcast media engagement tactics. With a high level of existing press interest in our work and campaigns (including our flagship Dry January® campaign), this is an exciting moment as we look to develop our proactive media engagement and share reframed stories about alcohol which resonate with a huge audience. Your work will drive significant awareness of our organisation, and ultimately enable millions of people to transform their relationship with alcohol.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Media engagement
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Manage the organisation’s media inbox and phone line, handling enquiries from journalists and providing responses in a timely manner
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Provide regular out of hours media cover on a rota basis (scaling depending on busier campaign periods, shared fairly with others and TOIL provided for hours worked)
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Develop public media statements and quotes across the whole spectrum of Alcohol Change UK’s work, issuing to press both reactively and proactively
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Provide ongoing development of our key lines library, regularly reviewing responses we have on file for a range of topics
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Support Alcohol Change UK spokespeople (Chief Executive, Directors and others) prepare for interviews: developing tailored briefings ahead of opportunities, providing a sounding board to rehearse key lines when required and giving feedback on appearances to support ongoing development
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Manage our media database and reporting tools, providing regular condensed reports for the Director of Communications and Marketing/CEO/Board and develop insights-gathering to better inform our media engagement strategy
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With the Director of Communications and Marketing, play a key role in media crisis management, escalating issues as appropriate, suggesting solutions and developing organisational responses to sensitive situations
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Support the deployment of Alcohol Change UK voices, working closely with the Engagement Team to identify Community Champions, Ambassadors and others who are happy to be supported to share their experiences of alcohol and alcohol harm with the media
Developing a new proactive media strategy
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Plan and deliver a new strategy for generating proactive media coverage, where Alcohol Change UK’s research, campaigns, parliamentary and wider activity connect with larger audiences in a strategic way
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Working closely with teams across the organisation, craft compelling media plans and press releases to generate coverage of our work
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Bring fresh energy to opportunity spotting, securing opinion pieces, expert comment, letters to editors and other ‘newsjacking’ content – particularly on ‘culture change’ topics such as sober shaming and stigma
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Manage relationships with key journalists in our sector, exploring opportunities for partnerships and exclusives
Campaign media activity
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Particularly for our flagship Dry January® campaign, and with the support of the Director of Communications and Marketing, develop media support briefs for external media agencies, when required
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Develop fresh strategies and media angles for annual campaigns (Dry January®, Sober Spring, Alcohol Awareness Week) to keep activity engaging for public and returning audiences
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Think creatively to craft media strategies which are tailored to reach segmented audience groups, aligning with targets for individual campaigns to reach under-served communities
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Provide detailed campaign media evaluations, insights and learning reports
Other
You will also be expected to:
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Work closely with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’
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Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies
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Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it
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Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times
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Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times
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Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity, time off in lieu (TOIL) will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours
We are Alcohol Change UK. We work for a society that is free from the harm caused by alcohol.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I’m looking for an experienced & diligent Communications Manager to join a multifaceted arts & community charity, based in numerous centres across London. You will bring an understanding of London arts scenes, ideally the alternative arts scene. The role can be offered as either part-time, or full-time, and is permanent.
- Web & social media management
- PR, press relations
- 3 / 4 or 5 days a week
The charity operates as a solution for otherwise vacant property, through charitable occupation. This can range from short term 18 months to 3 years or longer term 3 – 10 years. They currently have over 500 affordable artist workspaces, and 5 project spaces where they provide a programme of arts and educational events.
As Communications Manager you will be responsible for the smooth running of the website, creating compelling content and taking a lead role in the delivery of proactive media relations. I’m looking to speak to a strategic thinker who can see the bigger picture, manage multiple projects, but also has strong attention to detail diligently managing creative outlets such as their online presence and creative posters and flyers.
If this sounds like you and you’re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
- Salary £35,000 – £39,000 pro rata
- Working either 3, 4 or 5 days per week, in a permanent role.
- Location: London based. Work from home, Woolwich or Peckham. However, each site is currently temporary, and the charity operates across multiple sites. Expected to visit different London centres for centres meetings, as well as events.
- Expectation to attend 4 or more events per month outside of working hours.
- Benefits: Holiday Entitlement (as well as Christmas period and bank holidays), Pension Scheme (you can opt out if you wish to). Commitment to your development, with quarterly meetings to discuss ongoing progress, address issues and revaluate objectives.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, however the firm closing date for full applications is Friday 24th May 9am.
DETAILS
- Salary: GBP 60,000-65,000 depending on experience (the range is aligned to London cost of living and would be adjusted according to the appointee's location)
- Location: Flexible. But must be prepared to work at least four hours per day 1300 – 1700 Coordinated Universal Time. Location in London or Berlin may be an advantage.
- Contract Type: Full-time, open-ended contract
- Closing Date: 9 June 2024
- Interview Dates: 14 & 17 June (first round interviews), 19 June (second round interviews)
TO APPLY
Complete and return our application form via our jobs portal. Kindly note that the application form is required; we will not accept CVs.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Head of Communications to lead our high-performing communications team. The successful candidate will lead strategic, high-impact external communications across the organisation. They will work closely with our global team across 30 countries involved in research and analysis. They will bring talent, enthusiasm, knowledge and experience. This role currently manages a team of five and reports to the Executive Director. The communications team is tasked to ensure strategic and effective media, social media, and delivery of our digital platform to drive change.
About us
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a global organisation committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have more than 80 global team colleagues based in 20+ countries around the world, who work with a wide network of human rights advocates.
We seek a world where transformed business contributes to a just and regenerative economy that delivers shared prosperity and climate security; respects human rights and provides redress for abuse; and ensures greater equality of power and wealth. We stand with, and amplify and support, the voice and work of partners, allies, and movements in seeking to create linkages between grassroots experience and regional/international decision-making. We build and deploy evidence to influence decision-makers in governments and businesses towards transformative norms, regulations, and re-aligned business incentives that deliver systemic shifts from exploitative business behaviour towards a rights-respecting and regenerative economic model.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic communications: Lead the strategic evolution of our global communications as a critical component of our strategies to make change happen. Drive impact by building strategic media and digital outreach that amplifies the work of ourselves and allies, and influences key audiences. Work across our global team to develop a shared understanding of grand strategy, key audiences, the fast-changing context, and how communications can drive positive change. With the management team, set the organisation’s communications strategy and ensure we have the right skills, knowledge, and connections to deliver it. Collaborate with regional and thematic leads to ensure our communications strategies help deliver the human rights impact our programmes seek with allies.
- Lead the communications team: Support a strong team, nurturing their skills to inspire effective and high-impact communications, with an emphasis on digital first. Ensure the work of the team is expertly planned and executed within budget and meets donor requirements. Deliver our performance management system throughout the year to ensure support, well-being, and accountability. Work with the Senior Management Team to manage strategic and operational opportunities and risks.
- Drive and execute innovative, advocacy-oriented communications: Work with senior management, regional and thematic teams to drive a dynamic approach to communications, alongside spotting proactive and reactive opportunities, building higher-level relationships with journalists and partners, and developing tactical approaches. Play an active role in executing impactful, advocacy-oriented communications strategies for key products and events.
- Digital action platform and technology: Work with the Web Content and Digital Officer to manage the development of the Resource Centre’s leading multi-functional digital platform, and our substantial data as compelling evidence. Develop an understanding of the organisation’s target audiences and ensure we deliver features that effectively support them to effectively organise and present their research data and promote human rights in business.
- Programme design and fundraising: Work with our development (fundraising) team and programme leads to ensure communications, and digital technology work is built into project design and budget, and that funders’ information needs are well-served.
Key competencies and attributes
Strategic communication: At least 5 years’ experience delivering top class communications and expert understanding of how strategic communications deliver change. Demonstrable experience in strategy design and execution. Sharp news sense and editorial judgement; strong grasp of the power of social media to make change happen; and a global perspective to communications.
People manager: At least 3 years’ experience in line management. Experience in nurturing and sustaining a high performing team that thrives in a diverse, and global context. Demonstrable success in supporting project teams to deploy communications strategically for impact.
Project manager: Track record of leading and/or implementing complex communications projects including planning, execution, and evaluation. Demonstratable success planning communications for a busy organisation working closely with allies.
Digital technology & data: Experience of design and delivery of website, digital tools, and data to make change happen. Experience of working with developers to manage and maintain a website.
Human rights, and economic justice expertise: Familiarity with social justice or human rights issues and a willingness to keep up to date. Experience communicating economic justice and human rights issues desirable.
Team player: Experience of, and commitment to, working in high-performing teams that are highly collaborative and focused on outcomes. Experience of working with colleagues remotely, and in multicultural and diverse working environments desirable.
Networking: Track record of developing strategic relationships to enhance communications and advocacy efforts, e.g. civil society partners, consultants, journalists, opinion-formers. Experience building relationships of trust and joint action with allied organisations is strongly desirable.
Languages: Must be fluent in English. Additionally, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian language skills would also be an asset (all languages of our digital action platform).
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Latinx and other minorities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGTBQ+.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.