Are you an inspiring communicator interested in amplifying our voice as the leading social enterprise on London’s iconic South Bank?  If you’re passionate about using your skills and experience to shape our messaging, we want to hear from you.

Why? Well, we’ve an exciting opportunity for a skilled Communications and Media Officer to join our organisation on a permanent basis. We’re seeking a creative, confident enthusiastic and proactive professional with experience in a similar role.

Coin Street is a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London SE1 and neighbouring boroughs. From a derelict site in 1984, we’ve created a thriving, diverse, vibrant and welcoming ‘mixed use’ neighbourhood – a place for people to live, work and play.

The Senior Communications and Media Officer will provide a dynamic communications and media relations service across Coin Street. The role will collaborate with the Marketing Manager on creative, innovative and engaging communications, external relations and marketing activities to promote and strengthen the Coin Street brands.

You will have strong experience of media or stakeholder relations, experience in a fast-paced communications/ PR/ marketing team, and confident in managing social media platforms and monitoring tools.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, multi-skilled and energetic Communications or Media Officer to join our small but hardworking communications team and become part of an innovative, high profile, social enterprise based in the centre of London.

Creating an inspirational neighbourhood

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

In return we can offer you:

• 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• 9% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 4% employee contribution)
• Season ticket loan
• Health and wellbeing package including free gym membership and a confidential employee assistance programme
• Commitment to training and development
   

To apply please submit an up to date CV and the supporting questions form. We are unable to consider CVs if they are not accompanied by the supporting questions form.   Closing date for applications is Sunday 14 June 2020.  Interviews will take place via video conferencing facilities.

Due to the current government advice, office-staff within Coin Street are currently all working from home. This will be reviewed as government advice is updated.

Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) strives to be an equal opportunities organisation and all staff are expected to share this commitment.

Our values are:

• Creative: By looking for solutions rather than problems I will find better ways of doing things
• Collaborative: By respecting the views of others we will learn, grow and achieve more together
• Committed: I do what I say I am going to do and do the best job I can.

The 3 Cs are lived by all staff at CSCB. You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of the behaviours associated with these values during the recruitment process

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2021
Hours: Part time, 3 days a week
Flexible working arrangements between office and home

Sightsavers is seeking a creative, committed and experienced Communications Officer to help raise the profile and awareness of the Strategy Refresh process. This is an exciting time to join Sightsavers and this position will play a key role in  keeping teams across the organisation and external partners up to date with the evolution of the strategy refresh, responding to requests as well as proactively sharing new information, as the work evolves.

Working closely with colleagues from across Sightsavers, including collaborating with other communication teams and colleagues, you will design and deliver an effective and engaging communication plan for the strategy refresh.

As Communications Officer you will utilise your creative skills to create engaging content and strategic communication materials for a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and support the development of strategic communication materials.

You will be passionate about creating content and telling stories across multiple channels, with experience and understanding of communications, design and content. You will be able to write clear and engaging content for a range of channels and audiences and will demonstrate the ability to think creatively and present complex information in an engaging way.

Other responsibilities include:

• Acting as first point of contact for all strategy refresh communication requirements and requests
• Identifying and evaluating communications tactics
• Developing content for presentations, reports, information briefs, newsletters, websites, blogs, case studies, videos, social media or other digital/printed assets

 Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experienced in overseeing the design and development of creative communication materials (on and offline)
• A degree in a relevant field (for example Communications), or equivalent experience
• The ability to support teams and clients to develop strategic communications plans and tactics
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and stakeholder requirements
• Ideally, you will have experience of working in a communications role for NGOs, INGOs or charities, although this is not essential
• Some knowledge of global health, International Development and organizational strategy would be beneficial

Due to ongoing travel restrictions we are only able to consider candidates who are currently based within the UAE.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, please read the complete Job Description for further details.

Closing Date: 21 June 2020

Interviews: Expected to take place the week commencing 6 July and you may be asked to provide examples of your work. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, for the safety and peace of mind of potential candidates and of Sightsavers staff, all interviews will be held remotely.

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

How to apply

To apply, and for further details about the role, please follow the below link. Please be aware that you will be prompted to include your CV or Cover Letter, please ignore this. Only information included in the online application form will be considered.

Sightsavers is not willing to accept unsolicited agency CVs. Sightsavers is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

We are a small team that punches way above its weight. We’re delivering multiple, ambitious global campaigns and seeking a positive, tenacious, can-do PR & Communications intern to join our team for the next six months and potentially beyond. You will support the delivery of our media, PR, talent and communications strategies.

If you’re looking for a chance to kick-start your career in PR and communications while contributing to an ambitious, passionate organisation with a bold mission, then this opportunity is for you. You will be working directly with our communications team, undertaking a varied range of tasks. These include media monitoring and trends, influencer research and targeting, drafting materials for a variety of key audiences, researching the latest global health projects, and providing administrative support where needed.

What can you gain from the role?

• You will get direct experience into the work of an ambitious, high impact global health advocacy organisation, and specific experience in PR, communications, influencer & talent outreach and some digital communications and content production.
• A chance to develop your writing, editing, interviewing and workplace skills.
• The opportunity to play a role in the global movement to help end malaria.

Key responsibilities will vary according to the needs of the team but are likely to include:

• Media monitoring, evaluation and presentation of PR and media communications results
• Research and scanning the media environment for risks, opportunities and trends
• Influencer and talent research, monitoring and developing materials to inspire support
• Helping to develop pitch and story ideas to national and international press outlets
• Interviewing case studies to support our key messaging and campaigns
• Basic editing of text and copy writing
• Logistics support
• Supporting media and communications managers and the wider communications team with ad-hoc tasks

Qualifications, skills and experience

Essential

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; being able to articulate yourself clearly face-to-face as well as on the phone and online
• You’ll have a keen eye for detail and should feel comfortable editing copy: from case studies and press releases, to research papers and reports
• Thinking creatively about how to improve PR and media communications
• You’ll know how to use Google/Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and be ready to learn basic skills in media monitoring platforms

Desirable

• You will ideally have spent some time in an office environment
• You will ideally have some experience in communications (studying / informal or formal experience / manage own social media channels/blog)

Personal Attributes

• We’re a fun but hard-working team so it’d help if you’re as conscientious as you are light-hearted!
• Able to hit the ground running and work independently while meeting a brief
• Well organised and reliable with a willingness to “muck-in”
• Capacity to deal with sometimes unstructured and unpredictable environments
• Enthusiastic about our mission and about your future in communications

Staff benefits include:

• 10% employer pension contributions
• 28 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holiday days
• Continuing personal development opportunities

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how your skills and experience match our requirements and why you want to work for us

Closing date 12th June 2020 Interviews w/c 22nd June 2020

Location: Working from home initially with flexibility to work in office London, SE11

Salary: £10.75 per hour (London Living wage)

Contract: Starting early July for six months + review

Hours: 3 - 4 days per week (must include Wednesday)

Head of Communications and Digital Content - Permanent

Full Time (37.5hrs per week) / Salary c£55,000 pa

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Communications and Digital Content to join our Income Generation and Communications Team. You will be responsible for devising and implementing The Children’s Trust communications and digital content strategy as part of the charity’s new five-year strategy ‘Hope and Ambition’. This will involve building The Children’s Trust’s brand and awareness online and offline; and helping to deliver a transformation in our use of digital in service delivery, income generation and stakeholder engagement, including the development of new capabilities in our teams.

You will have responsibility for leading a high-performing team to deliver a work programme that includes developing and delivering a multi-channel communications strategy, providing greater access to information, support and expertise for the children, young people and their families, staff, supporters, volunteers, the public and medical professionals. This role will also support the development of new and existing online and offline services and fundraising products, by developing content that engages audiences and drives revenue as well as proactively building and managing the brand, improving understanding of what The Children’s Trust does and raising awareness of the issues around childhood brain injury.

You will be a natural and enthusiastic leader, able to support a high performing team. With experience of working in a complex environment, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail.  You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.

The role is predominantly to be based at our National Specialist Centre in Tadworth, Surrey however due to current circumstances remote working will be considered initially. The successful candidate will be required to be flexible and as a minimum be in the office at least three days per week once business returns to normal post-Covid 19.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.

PLEASE NOTE: You will be asked to complete The Children's Trust Application Form upon shortlisting. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and will be further explored during the interview process. 

Closing Date: Sunday, 21st June 2020

Interview Date(s): Week commencing 29th June 2020

Strictly no agencies please.

As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interview.  Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. 

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: free on-site parking; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.

The Children’s Trust is fully committed to protecting children and young people.  All posts at The Children's Trust are subject to an enhanced DBS check.  If you are applying to The Children's Trust, and are already registered with the DBS update service, this will speed up the recruitment process significantly.  We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, sex, disabilities, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.

Inclusion London is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Deaf or Disabled person for the post of:

Communications and Media Officer

Inclusion London is a leading disability equality organisation run by and for Deaf and Disabled people. We have built a national reputation for effective policy and campaign work and for providing innovative business and organisational support to local Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) in London.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Communications and Media Officer to help Inclusion London take our communications to the next level: developing and improving the coverage and effectiveness of our campaigns, justice and policy work across print, broadcasting and social media.

You will have experience of successfully using print, broadcasting and social media to support and raise the profile of campaigns; establishing relationships with key media contacts and influencers; developing high quality content for communications for diverse audiences including blog posts, emails, press releases, infographics and films and using the latest social media tools and approaches.

Inclusion London is committed to equality, diversity and human rights and reflecting the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from Deaf or Disabled people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

We support flexible working and large aspects of these jobs could be done remotely, however some travel to London to attend face-to -face meetings may be required depending on the Public Health advice. 

Salary:   £34,000 per annum pro rata

Hours:  21 hours per week

Length of employment: 12 month fixed term contract

Pension contribution:  Non-contributory pension 5%

Annual Leave:  25 days per year plus bank holidays pro rata

               

To Apply:

Please click on the APPLY ON WEBSITE button below or above where you can download the application pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, 15 June 2020

Candidates invited to interview will be informed by: 19 June 2020

Interviews will take place on: Week Commencing 29 June 2020 via Zoom

This is an exciting and senior new role within a growing business development team and an important time for Solace. In the last five years we have doubled the number of people we support rising to nearly 23,000.  We know that our services are valued and we are now looking for someone who can drive growth through media engagement and effective communications. This is a senior role in the charity and you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver on our ambitious plans for the future.

This your chance as an experienced media manager and feminist to play an influential role in ensuring the voices of women and girls are put centre stage and contribute to ending violence and abuse against them. You will manage a small team and report to the Director of Business Development.

Solace is an innovative, exciting, grass roots charity working across London. We offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development. You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. 

Solace values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

The purpose of the role is to support the development of SIFA Fireside through successful communications. The role focuses primarily on external communications: social and print media, website, e-newsletters, posters and flyers; and will also support the fundraising team with communications. The role will also support internal communications with staff and volunteers and support the service teams with communications to clients. This role reports directly to the Head of Organisational Development and is critical in raising SIFA Fireside’s profile and in communicating our vision and the difference we make.  

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and poor animal welfare. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2019) to find out more about who we are and what we do. 

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Communications Manager to join our team. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure: shorturl.at/JW367.

How You Will Make a Difference 

You will lead on planning and delivering impact across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines, including media and public relations, brand marketing, digital and social media, and the production of content and materials. Your ‘North Star’ will be to advance the alternative proteins sector across Europe, and to ensure that GFI Europe is the go-to thought leader within the sector. As our first communications hire in our growing team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing a strategic communications plan for GFI Europe.

• Work closely with our Managing Director on developing and executing an impactful public relations programme, including writing and placing press releases, op-eds, articles and blogs, etc, to deliver and shape positive coverage for GFI Europe and the alternative proteins sector. 

• Developing a clear, impactful narrative and key messages, and delivering these across all communications channels. 

• Building relationships with journalists in the fields of science, academia, business, innovation, entrepreneurship, food/ag, and policy. 

• Acting as a spokesperson for GFI Europe when necessary.

• Understanding, listening, and following the European conversation around alternative proteins to identify new opportunities to promote the sector and GFI Europe’s work in key European countries.

• Identifying, building relationships with and influencing key organisations and opinion leaders across Europe to strengthen the narrative that supports the alternative protein sector.

• Working with fundraising colleagues to develop and implement strategies for reaching, recruiting and stewarding supporters.

• Collaborating with our policy team to ensure our political communication is effective and reaches the right audience.

• Managing GFI Europe’s social media activity and potentially developing online tools such as a new website and webinars.

• Coordinating with colleagues, and potentially external consultants, to oversee the production of GFI Europe publications and material including brochures, presentations and one-pagers, and act as our ‘brand guardian’ to ensure consistency.

• Potentially working with and overseeing agencies, freelancers and others to help deliver the above. 

• Performing other tasks as required as a member of our small start-up team.

Who we’re looking for: 

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• Significant (ideally 5 or more years) communications experience, for example in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism. 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles.

• A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage.

• Good judgement and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities and ‘hooks’ to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of our message right. 

• The ability to devise a well-informed strategy for GFI Europe’s comms work, in terms of audience mapping, channels, messaging. 

• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.

• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering communications impact.

• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organization: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines. 

• Fluent English, both written and spoken. We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent

• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately once every six weeks for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. There may also be other occasional work trips within Europe or to the US.

• Salary: £38,000 - £44,000.  This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.

• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.

• Application Deadline: 29 June 2020, 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!

Any questions?  If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at  europe (at) gfi (dot) org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Al-Khair Foundation is a unique charity comprising the international delivery of humanitarian aid, three TV channels and four private schools. We are seeking a Marketing & Communications Manager. You shall report to and be supported strategically by the Head of Information, Communications and Technologies and you will be responsible for managing a growing team. You will need to be extremely hands-on and hit the ground running, delivering excellent marketing and communications activity across brand, content, digital and media.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining, developing and delivering the marketing strategy and operational plan.
• Ensuring the strategy, plan and activity directly supports the delivery of organisational objectives through appropriate brand, marketing and communications activities.
• Leading brand activity, ensuring the implementation of plans, and effective management.
• Monitoring our audiences and charity sector trends and completing competitor analysis, using findings to inform strategic plans, operational plans and day-to-day activity.
• Hands-on delivery of social media and wider digital media, traditional marketing projects, events and marketing collateral for branches and organisation-wide fundraising initiatives.

Your experience will include:

• Charity sector experience is a must.
• Educated to degree level in Marketing or equivalent degree/qualification.
• Substantial experience of marketing and communications, having worked at a senior level with experience of brand development, content, creative services, digital and media.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering integrated strategies and activities across teams.
• Managing a team, providing direction and motivation and delivering effective line management through supervision and development of staff.

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to email their CVs via the Apply button.

Closing date: Midnight on 16th June 2020.

Due to the expected high response to this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this campaign once we have a suitable pool of applicants.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith or disability. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK will be considered. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Great opportunity for a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives.

About us

National Voices is the leading coalition of health and care charities in England. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families and the voluntary organisations that work for them. We have more than 160 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. 

We do this by influencing policy, improving practice, and acting as a voice for voluntary organisations. We are well-respected, influential, and have a reputation for punching above our weight. 

Over the last 12 months we have restructured our team, developed a new business model and redesigned our strategy. Our goal is to close up the gap between policymakers and the people whose lives their decisions affect. This means we need to work more closely than ever with our members and the people they work with and for. We see it as part of our role to facilitate and strengthen action by people who use health and care services – advocating for better quality care for themselves and others.

Our new strategic focus means we now work through high profile partnerships and projects and we need to develop bespoke and overarching communications plans that explain our purpose and activities to a range of audiences. Good communication, with members, partners and stakeholders, is key to our success and we want to strengthen our capacity, which is why we are creating this new role. 

National Voices has a strong commitment to equality and diversity. We provide flexible and supportive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from people with a BAME background, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We would also like to encourage applications from candidates with personal experience of health and care. 

The role

The role of Communications Manager sits at the heart of the new National Voices team.

As our Communications Manager you will oversee and shape the organisation’s communications channels across social media, email campaigns, webinars (and when it is possible, physical events). Using these existing channels, and by introducing others if they are needed, you will ensure our members are aware of and engaged with our collaborative projects. Additionally, looking beyond our membership, you will devise communications strategies and plans to ensure the research and insight developed through our projects are noticed by the right people. These audiences could include health policy experts, decision-makers within the health and care system, government and parliamentarians, and users of health services among the general public.

This is a varied and exciting role that will provide the right candidate with constant challenge, opportunity for development and exposure to issues impacting people’s lives. You will already be a comms all-rounder with excellent editorial skills, happy to work across the comms mix. We don’t expect you to be an expert in every facet of communications yet, but this role will enable you to develop further whilst owning and driving forward the organisation’s communications function. 

The role reports to our Head of Membership and Engagement and you will also work closely with our CEO and Head of Policy. You will have line management responsibility for junior staff as well as managing a mix of specialist agency and consultant support. You will also work with communications and policy colleagues from our diverse members and partners, who span the health and care sector.

We are a small, collaborative and supportive team with big ambitions for the future of health and care. If you are looking for your next challenge, are keen to learn and develop, and want a role that will make a difference to people’s lives, please get in touch.

Justice Studio is a values driven consultancy entering an exciting new phase of development in our mission to reduce social inequality.Effective communications are at the heart of this as a crucial tool in raising JS’s profile while making sure key social justice issues are part of the wider political and public agenda. 

In order to deliver on these objectives, Justice Studio is looking for a pro-active, thoughtful, and creative Communications Consultant to build our communications and transform how we engage with the social justice landscape. A primary focus of the role is to help design and implement a communications strategy that furthers Justice Studio’s work by developing our communications activities, raising our profile, expanding our reach and increasing our influence.In addition, the role includes using your communications expertise on consultancy projects for our clients.

We are based in London and work both in the UK and across the world for governments, charitable and not-for-profit organisations, and social enterprises that are striving to promote global social equality.Our work for them spans strategy, research, policy and advocacy and demonstrates impact. Since our establishment in May 2011 we have undertaken over 75 social justice consultancy and research projects for a range of clients in over 30 countries.

Job title: Communications Consultant
Salary Band: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum, pro-rata, depending on experience 
Hours: 3 days a week. We can be flexible on how this is worked for the right candidate. 
Job Location: Caledonian Road, London, N7
Reports to: Managing Director
Anticipated Start Date: July 2020

Overview

As Communications Consultant you will use communications tools and techniques to inspire people from different professional and personal backgrounds to notice, address, and take action to resolve social justice issues. You will manage the day to day comms platforms as well as design and deliver our communications strategy as part of our vision through 2022. In addition, you will have the opportunity to deliver communications projects for our consultancy clients.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic vision:

• Contribute to the creation and formulation of a clear integrated communications and engagement strategy, advancing Justice Studio’s objectives, increasing its profile and developing its ability to influence the social justice landscape. 
• Devise engaging and targeted messages that clearly communicate Justice Studio’s wider social justice objectives, as well as those of individual projects, raising JS’s profile and increasing its influence. 
• Learn Justice Studio’s existing target audiences, while identifying and expanding future target audiences as part of medium and long-term engagement strategies. 
• Embed comms planning and frameworks into JS outputs from outset, thinking strategically about how publications will raise JS profile, including communication through and reception by press, social media and other engagements channels. This will also require thinking about how and with whom this could lead to other opportunities for future work. 

Press, PR, and media 

• Create, collate, and maintain weekly and monthly media grids, planning ahead and ensuring communications objectives and outputs are disseminated to relevant audiences through the appropriate channel(s).
• Plan and manage the delivery of PR, including public affairs and media campaigns, in line with a broader communications and engagement strategy. 
• Create and maintain Justice Studio’s media monitoring and press database, building a targeted list of relevant media, journalist and other contacts in order to ensure JS’s objectives and messages reach the right people, at the right time, through the right channel(s). 
• Manage the production and dissemination of Justice Studio written and digital outputs, ensuring maximum reach and impact. 
• Develop and manage media relations, building a network of expert commentators and good relationships with key journalists, to enhance media coverage of Justice Studio and its social justice objectives. 
• Draft PR and press materials, including briefings, press releases, comments and opinion pieces, as well as setting reasonable coverage and pick-up targets.
• Monitor and identify opportunities for comment in line with Justice Studio expertise, strategic objectives and areas of focus, including UK government and parliamentary consultations and inquiries, and other opportunities as appropriate. 
• Work with colleagues to support the planning and delivery of major events and launches, with special attention to engaging appropriate target audiences, communicating relevant messages in the appropriate format. 

Consultancy

• Design and lead Justice Studio’s communications consultancy projects and contribute to communications aspects of other consultancy projects in the UK and internationally. 
• Develop and design proposals, and methodologies for a range of large and small consultancy projects. 
• Develop effective and collaborative working relationships with key clients in our consultancy work. 
• Write clear and accessible reports using the findings from a mixture of quantitative, qualitative and other innovative data collection methods.

Communication platforms, messaging, and brand identity 

• Manage and develop Justice Studio’s digital and social media footprint through its website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Facebook, maintaining integrated communications between platforms, as well as with offline outputs and ensuring consistency in message frequency and dissemination; establish reasonable, measurable social media targets. 
• Manage, safeguard and develop Justice Studio’s brand identity both online and in print, ensuring consistency and continuity in its deployment and implementation across channels and in public engagement.
• Produce regular reports evaluating communications performance and progress, including web and social media analytics, press hits, and PR and other profile-raising activities. This will require establishing and agreeing reasonable performance targets.

Internal communications:

• Manage and maintain regular communication with Justice Studio’s stakeholder groups, including its core team and associates, ensuring each group is properly informed of JS activities and has the opportunity to offer expertise in advancing JS’s strategic objectives, where appropriate. 
• Design and curate Justice Studio’s newsletter, ensuring relevant information is included in a timely, informative and engaging manner. 

Qualifications

• A good degree or equivalent, ideally in a social science or a social justice oriented discipline, coupled with a passion for social justice.
• Experience of successful project or communications campaign planning and implementation.
• Strong, creative communicator with excellent spoken and written English; expertise in writing for various channels, including websites, blogs, social media, and press.
• A proven ability to understand the interplay between research and comms, with an ability to communicate complex social justice issues in engaging ways to both professional and public audiences.
• Experience in dealing confidently and professionally with high profile external stakeholders.
• Ability to secure buy-in of comms objectives to JS team, ensuring clear explanations and understanding of their role in JS strategy.
• Experience of tools and approaches to monitoring and evaluating communications, social media, and PR impact.
• Strong IT skills, including Mail Chimp and web CMS, and uploading and management of content.
• Confidence and awareness of various social media platforms, including tools, techniques and styles necessary to maximize social media exposure and reach. 
• Attention to detail as well as the ability to set organisational priorities and see how these feed into long-term strategies. 
• Political acumen, including an understanding of domestic and international political landscape as it relates to social justice, along with an understanding of the social justice sector and players more broadly. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable success in relationship building and stakeholder management.
• Imagination, creativity, and an ability to think outside the box.
• Ability to work as part of a small team, and to support others when necessary, embracing Justice Studio’s values and ethos. 

Media Officer Job advert

Interim (7 months maternity cover)

35 hours per week.

£29,209 per annum (pro rata) with London weighting, or £26,329 outside London.

Location - Home-working/office-based depending on personal circumstances and location in the country (offices will only be accessible once it is safe to do so given the current coronavirus crisis). Our London office is based at Whitecross Studios, Banner Street, London, EC1Y 8ST and we have other offices around the country.

We are currently looking for a creative thinker to join our high achieving, fast-paced and ambitious Media Team.

You'll be working with colleagues across the charity to raise awareness of the issues affecting young people across the country - from mental health to modern slavery. You'll also be working to engage people in our fundraising work to help us reach even more disadvantaged children and young people. This role sits within our Supporter Engagement and Income directorate.

In order to be successful in this role, you must demonstrate:

-A track record of initiating and planning media launches and campaigns.

-The ability to build strong working relationships internally and externally

-Excellent writing and editing skills

-The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines

-An excellent understanding of working with the media

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is 23:59:59 on Sunday 7 June.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing Monday 8 June.

THE BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE:

The Brent Centre for Young People (BCYP) exists to improve young people’s lives so they can manage their challenges now and become happy and healthy adults. Our trained therapists are specialists in the provision of effective mental health treatment of young people who need it most.

Currently, the BCYP is the leading mental health charity for young people in North West London, supporting over 700 young people a year with a wide range of issues. We offer specialised treatment in the areas of suicide prevention, tackling self-harm, eating disorders, exam anxiety and more.

Set up over 50 years ago with focus on preventing suicide amongst adolescents, and working in the heart of the community, we expanded into schools in the 1990s, and work closely with the NHS and CAMHS. The Brent Centre is also an important Research Centre on Adolescent Breakdown and Psychotherapy.

Last year the Centre initiated an exciting process to prepare the next stages of growth. We are now searching for an outstanding Communications and Media Officer to develop the communications function, working together with the new management team. You will work with programme leads and teams to establish our voice amongst different partners, and support the Centre build its reputation.

Contract: Permanent, Full time.

Part time (4 days a week will be considered for the right candidate)

Location: Brondesbury Park, London NW6

Salary: £28,000-30,000 (dependant on experience)

Reporting to: Head of Development and Communications

Overall role

The ideal candidate will have an excellent track record of communication’s skills (strategy development, writing and storytelling skills), media relations and experience supporting the Leadership team and Board of Trustees. We are essentially seeking someone who has a flair for pursuing potential opportunities and who has a proactive and solutions focussed approach.

1. Content and materials development ​- produce high-quality, engaging materials, resources and content that is in line with agreed branding and messaging; and effectively support the organisation’s communications strategy and activities (including content for website, press and social media)
2. Events​ - plan, manage and deliver the communications activities around key events and global moments (for example World Mental Health Day, Marathon events, local community events).
3. Stakeholder and partner relationships​ - manage relevant internal and external relationships with key partners
4. Support the Head of Communications to build the Centre’s reputation with different stakeholders by creating targeted communication elements that speak to their values and ensure the BCYP is a relevant partner in the national and international debate about young people’s mental health.
5. Develop a storytelling strategy to help our team engage with different audiences – funders, partner organizations and our community.

About you

The candidate should possess at least a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in Communications at a respected social impact, government or international development organisation.

You are a creative and determined individual who can effectively utilise your genuine interest and demonstrable experience in communications. You are able to communicate effectively to a range of audiences in a variety of media. You are passionate about mental health in young people in the UK and would like to make a contribution to sharing knowledge about effective long-term treatment.

Deadline for applications: 5th April  2020

First round of interviews: Week commencing on April 20th 2020

Second round of interviews: Week of April 27th 2020

This is a really exciting time to join our charity: we’re rebranding, developing a new website, and have just launched a new 3-year strategy. We’re ambitious for our future and are looking for a team player with a positive and enthusiastic attitude to join us.

As our Communications and PR Officer, you'll pursue press opportunities with trade and national media to help increase our profile. You'll oversee the maintenance of our case study database, and identify new opportunities in line with our key messages and priorities. You’ll also play a key role in creating and delivering high quality, inspiring multi-channel content to engage key stakeholders and attract new followers to our cause.

To download an application pack