Communications And Pr Officer Jobs in Charing Cross, Greater London
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Join The Society as Communications and Membership Manager to drive our strategic objectives and elevate the profile of physiology among the public and key stakeholders. You will be responsible for developing and executing effective integrated communications plans, supporting the development of resources for the Training Hub, and leading strategic initiatives for membership recruitment and retention. Additionally, you will oversee the efficient delivery and maintenance of grants, ensuring good governance practices.
The Physiological Society
The Physiological Society has made significant contributions to our knowledge of biological systems and the treatment of disease. The Society promotes physiology and supports those working in the field by organising world-class scientific meetings, offering grants for research, collaboration and international travel, and by publishing the latest developments in its leading scientific journals.
The position
In this role, you will coordinate The Society’s communications activities to ensure a coherent and impactful narrative, manage the Communications Grid, and act as a brand champion. Your responsibilities will include establishing and maintaining networks with partner organisations and third-party suppliers, managing the communications and membership budget, and leading the establishment of key performance indicators for communications and engagement activities. You will also develop targeted narratives, oversee the production of various communications content, and monitor trends to propose innovative projects.
The Communications and Membership Manager has line management responsibility for a Senior Communications Officer, Membership and Grants Officer, and a Communities and Contents Officer.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have a Life-Science degree or relevant experience in Life Sciences. They should have a strong track record of developing and delivering multi-channel communications for diverse audiences, including translating complex research for lay audiences. High digital literacy is essential, encompassing digital design tools, content creation, website management, email platforms, and social media management. Experience in project management, creating accurate visual and written content for various platforms, and excellent organisational skills with a proactive problem-solving approach are required. The candidate should also have experience maintaining professional relationships, working collaboratively within a team, and line management.
What can we offer you?
We offer great benefits including 30 days holiday (including our Christmas office closure days); non-contributory pension scheme; private medical insurance; life assurance; flexible working; and, excellent training and development opportunities.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity. To this end we would welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we support and help broaden our perspectives.
Please do not apply if you do not have the legal right to work in the UK.
To apply, please email a CV and covering letter to the HR Manager via the button below.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable application for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for someone to help us document the ‘Innovative Manufacturing in Africa’ project.
The project supports ‘makerspaces’ in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. It continues previous work by building their capacity, sharing knowledge and trialling innovative systems to help them generate revenue. It is supported by UK Aid’s RISA Fund and the mAkE Project. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with amazing people across Africa, to learn about new technologies and to share our work around the world.
The Internet of Production is a small, international charity that brings together a global alliance dedicated to building a future of decentralized and distributed manufacturing. We seek to enable a sustainable and globally networked system of production, where products are fabricated using local capabilities and global designs; to complement mass production and global supply chains with ‘production by the masses’ and local enterprise. We work on open standards for networking, support experiments in open digital infrastructures and run projects that develop key parts of a future ‘Internet of Production’ – such as the ‘makerspaces’ in Africa.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Help expert speakers to create content to help build the capacity of makerspaces in Africa
- Publish excellent write-ups of webinar content so that it can be shared more widely
- Review content from the project developed in 2023, and prepare and publish it for sharing
- Help to publish academic-style papers from work done in 2023, ideally in a relevant journal
- Support the Project Manager in monitoring, evaluation and learning processes
- Support the team with communications for monthly project stakeholder meetings
- Contribute project content to the Internet of Production website
- Prepare communications materials for a key series of events in Cape Town in November 2024
- Identify and share relevant content on the Appropedia wiki
Person Specification:
- Experience as a writer, reporter or author of learning materials, articles or papers
- Background in communications, particularly in non-profit, charity or education sectors
- Exceptional written English for a range of formats and a very diverse set of audiences
- Graphic design skills, including for presentations and websites
- Online publishing skills, ideally including learning platforms such as MOOCs and MediaWiki wikis
- Experience of organising events, particularly online events
- Familiarity with Creative Commons or other copy-left and open-source licenses is helpful
- Interest in makerspaces, innovation and distributed manufacturing is helpful
- Interest and perhaps experience of working in African contexts
- Commitment to working in a small organisation and in a highly diverse team
- Good organisational and team communications skills
- Experience with Microsoft 365 and Office tools, and ideally Adobe or other design software
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We are seeking an experienced fundraising and communications manager to cover maternity leave in our award winning charity working to end homelessness one person at a time in East London.
About the role
Based within the fundraising team, The Fundraising, Communications & Supporter Manager will provide direction and manage the team responsible for brand, communications, events and fundraising through individual giving, legacies, community and corporate partnerships. This role will also directly be responsible for Major Donor relations and income.
The role and its responsibilities are critical in the charity’s growth and delivery of strategic goals through brand development, stakeholder engagement and delivery of some key streams of fundraised income. This role will work closely with the new Head of Fundraising and Communications role which has recently been created, and with our established Trusts Fundraising Manager, to support diversification/growth of income streams.
Salary: £39,520 - £46,800 annual salary
Contract: Maternity cover
Hours: 37.5, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid/Canning Town, East London Office
Other responsibilities include
- Develop the brand on an ongoing basis, in collaboration with the Chief Executive and senior leaders, to ensure it is serving the charity as it grows and helps to achieve strategic goals
- Ensure the charity’s visual identity and organisational narrative are upheld through all communications and PR, ensuring messaging is story and outcomes based
- Support the Heads of Fundraising and Communications to devise a communications strategy aimed at engaging new and existing audiences, building the charity’s profile and increasing fundraising income
- Oversee web presence and marketing campaigns, ensuring the delivery of distinctive, engaging and integrated content, reflecting the charity’s mission and values
- Oversee the organisation and execution of corporate, stewardship and fundraising events
- Work with departments across Your Place to maximise opportunities to promote work and activities, and champion the voices of those accessing services, supporting residents to convey their stories
- Sourcing and working with agencies, consultants and suppliers
Public Relations:
- Identify stories and opportunities to increase brand awareness
- Identify and keep abreast of internal and external reputational and financial risks to the charity, developing crisis management plans and responses, working with the Chief Executive and Board where necessary
- Be main point of contact for our Patrons and President to encourage ongoing involvement, and identify and approach appropriate, prospective supporters to the charity including patrons/ambassadors and people of influence
- Oversee the development of corporate and public relations collateral, including impact reports
- Oversee applications to awarding bodies, working in close partnership with other departments
- Collaborate with partners on campaigns that align with our mission and values
Development:
- Input into organisational development plans, working closely with the Strategic Management Team
- Devise and oversee development and implementation of the fundraising and audience audit and strategy
- Review existing and future fundraising and marketing activities to ensure compliance with regulations and best practice, ensuring internal controls are adhered to in order to ensure supporter satisfaction and to mitigate against reputational and financial risk to the charity
- Keep up to date with best practice in fundraising, identifying and sharing trends, developments, regulations and legal requirements that impact Your Place - specifically, this includes the Fundraising Regulator’s requirements including the Fundraising Code, GDPR, PECR, and Charity Commission regulations
- Manage budgets, contracts and resources across the relevant parts of the department
- Prepare forecasts for income and report on the team’s performance against targets and KPIs
- Oversee accurate recording of income, sources and allocation to ensure proper organisational expenditure
- Contribute to the production of the organisational annual accounts and Directors Report
- Development of relevant departmental policies and procedures as required
Managing and Developing People:
- Manage the work of direct reports, agreeing and setting objectives, targets and deadlines
- Be responsible for monitoring workflow and managing performance, ensuring that work meets agreed objectives, targets and deadlines
- Discuss and agree personal development plans and objectives annually, and on an ongoing basis. Provide appropriate development and coaching opportunities to support the Fundraising and Communications department in working towards their objectives.
General:
- Directly take responsibility for supporting and communicating with our major donor / high net worth supporters, and work to deliver against agreed targets for this income stream.
- Produce reports for and attend meetings internally as and when necessary, for example, Directorate, Management and planning meetings
- Undertake other duties within the competence of the post holder which may be required from time to time
- Undertake any training or appropriate professional development considered necessary.
Comply in all areas of work in line with policies and procedures.
About you
Experience
- Experience of planning and delivering fundraised income growth
- Brand management experience
- Experience producing communications and/or fundraising plans in the charity sector
- Understanding of supporter management and journeys
- Experience of managing and developing high-performing team
Abilities
- Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships at all levels and with key stakeholders
- Agility to move across various functions and areas of responsibility
- Exceptional organisational skills including time management, a high level of accuracy/attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills, including the Microsoft Office package, databases and digital media platforms
- Problem analysis and solving, proactive and able to use initiative
Personal qualities
- A commitment to the charitable mission and values of Your Place.
About applying
When applying don't forget to answer the questions in our application process to tell us more about how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience to be successful in this role.
At Your Place, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better resident outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to use your media skills to make a difference in helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives? Can you work under pressure to ensure our voice is heard across the media landscape?
Our Fundraising and Communications Team plays a crucial role in telling the story of our work and its impact, building our profile, our media presence, our brand and managing our reputation; we are currently looking for a Press and PR Lead to join the team, where you will have the opportunity to influence the media to help us grow our reach and work towards achieving our vision that everyone should have a place to call home and be able to fulfil their hopes and ambitions.
The Press and PR Lead will play a key role in the team, setting and delivering our press and PR goals, working with colleagues from across the organisation to ensure our media mentions and messages are consistent with our vision, values and priorities, while constantly monitoring and evaluating to ensure our success is based on learning. The post-holder will provide leadership and line management to a small team, oversee a budget and coordinate with other teams across our communications, fundraising, campaigning and operational activity.
About you
The successful candidate will have a track record of developing and implementing successful Press and PR strategies, be experienced in handling and influencing the media agenda and adept at identifying story opportunities.
- You will be able to demonstrate your ability to maximise coverage through reactive opportunities, be on top of the news cycle, and have experience of reputational management and crisis communications.
- To excel in this busy role, you will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines and stakeholder needs in a sometimes pressurised environment.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, as you will be required to work collaboratively with; and influence people at all levels of the organisation, as well as giving clear, evidence-based advice to managers, Directors and the Executive team.
In this role you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 26 June 2024
Interview and assessments on 11-12 July 2024
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
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.
About the role
At Breast Cancer Now, we’re seeking a Senior Press & PR Officer to join our ambitious press, PR & celebrity team for 12 months. The role is focused primarily on the charity’s Fundraising portfolio, including our corporate partnerships and high-value fundraising events, all of which raise vital funds that help the charity to deliver world-class research and provide life-changing support for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About you
As an excellent communicator, you’ll be great at building trusted and influential relationships across a range of stakeholders including colleagues, journalists, external partners and advocates and ambassadors of Breast Cancer Now. This will help you bring our work to life, working collaboratively and effectively and at pace.
With significant experience in developing and delivering impactful PR campaigns, either in-house or in an agency, you’ll tell powerful stories around our fundraising activity to achieve cut-through in the media and drive further engagement and support (including financial) from our key audiences.
Always putting the patient voice at the heart of our work, you’ll be innovative and creative in your approach to secure maximum profile for annual events and campaigns, building on previous years’ successes and bringing fresh angles to this work to maximise engagement with the media and key audiences.
With strong written skills and an instinct for what makes a good news story, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced press office, and always consider how content can be integrated and delivered across communications channels for greatest impact.
The successful candidate will be excited to be part of an ambitious, focused and supportive wider Fundraising, Communications and Engagement Directorate, which has a remit to reach and engage more people with our work than ever before, and to develop our fundraising to become a sustainable organisation for the future.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact us.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date, therefore, this role may close before the advertised closing date.
Closing date 9am on Friday 28 June 2024
Interview date Week commencing 8 July 2024
Are you an experienced and creative PR and communications professional? Are you looking for a new challenge and want to make a difference? If so, this exciting new role in our Marketing and Communications team at Pancreatic Cancer Action (PCA) could be just for you!
PCA is a national charity, dedicated to saving lives through early diagnosis. This new post has a pivotal role to play in developing and implementing PR and communications strategies that will raise awareness and support the generation of income across the UK.
You need to be able to generate emotive and persuasive copy, and have the ability to engage journalists and produce a variety of content for both print and digital communications channels. You will also manage the UK Press Office and proactively place a variety of stories and expert speakers to raise the profile of PCA across local, regional and national media.
If you have significant experience in PR and communications, with a proven track record in placing stories, delivering results and creating content that stops people in their tracks – we can’t wait to hear from you!
Main responsibilities
Press and PR:
- Manage the UK Press Office and deliver a timely, accurate and professional response to media enquiries.
- Generate creative and headline-grabbing content for news stories and features.
- Pitching of stories, feature ideas and expert speakers to increase our media presence.
- Production of press releases, feature articles and other resources.
- Produce and distribute effective support materials, such as Q&As, media briefings, comments and lines to take when needed.
- Be aware of the national news agenda identifying opportunities and bringing issues to the attention of the Head of Marketing and Communications as appropriate.
- Maintain awareness and knowledge of initiatives across PCA and other organisations that can add value to delivering the Charity’s objectives.
- Lead the production of a monthly media monitoring report evaluating the volume, tone and value of PCA’s media coverage. We use Cision for our media monitoring and distribution..
PR:
- Identify opportunities to promote PCA and its activities to external audiences, including press, influencers, third parties, supporters, and other organisations.
- Support the production of PCA publications and digital communications, including social media content.
- Undertake appropriate crisis communications/reputation management as required.
Communications:
- Develop and implement communications strategies and plans to support and maximise impact across all PCA activities.
- Work with the Fundraising Team to maximise income from an annual calendar of events, campaigns and activities.
- Support National and International awareness-raising campaigns such as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and World Pancreatic Cancer Day and the local implementation of activities.
Case Studies and Patient Stories:
- Source story leads and work with the wider PCA team to identify and maximise opportunities to capture more.
- Interview patients, family members and staff to sensitively capture engaging stories for us to use across a variety of channels.
Content Creation:
- Develop creative and engaging content for a wide variety of audiences to ensure each piece achieves objectives.
- Produce creative and engaging copy for a wide variety of both online and offline channels including emails, magazines, websites, blogs, social media and adverts.
- Attend events to capture quotes, photos and videos that could be used to create future PR and communications assets.
- Support the production of PCA’s annual Action magazine.
- Ensure all content aligns with PCA text style and brand guidelines.
The full job description and person specification is available below.
Please note: The interview date for this role is Wednesday 3rd July 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Details
Salary: £36,029 per annum
Location: Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.
Our office is based in King’s Cross, London (WC1X 9JG).Our expectation is that you will come to London a few times each month for team meetings, including a quarterly ‘all staff’ event, and a quarterly External Affairs away day. You may also find it useful to visit member hospices. You can work remotely for the rest of the time. Equally, you may prefer to work from the office full-time.
Contractually this role is London-based.
Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week).
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
- Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Family-friendly culture
How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below
Closing date for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024.
Interview dates: Interviews will take place on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July 2024.
Interviews can take place in person at our office in London or remotely via Teams. We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.
Job Information
We’re looking for a creative-loving Marketing Communications person to join our digital content team at Hospice UK. It’s a really exciting chance to jump into a pivotal role here, and facilitate much of the great visual content that we produce as a team.
You’ll be working with some lovely people in the wider Communications and Campaigns team, which is part of an External Affairs directorate. We’re a small, close-knit department but already this year we’ve achieved some truly mighty results – not least, our recent rebrand, new strategy and new visual identity.
As you might imagine, working at a hospice charity brings with it some truly compassionate people. It’s a really lovely place to work because the people make it so. As Senior Marketing Communications Officer, you’d be part of a team of three, including your line manager (Senior Digital Marketing & Campaign Manager), and Membership Communications Officer.
And yes – as a hospice charity, we do work with death and dying on a daily basis. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Actually, by talking about it, writing about it and sharing stories about it, we’re helping to remove the stigma and taboo that it often comes with. And those stories and communications help give people hope, strength and confidence, sometimes when they need it most.
As Senior Marketing Communications Officer, you’ll be looking after a lot of our more creative, aesthetic products and projects. You might already be working as a Marketing or Digital Marketing Officer or Coordinator, and looking for the next step for your career. Or you could be an established Marcomms professional searching for a new challenge. Maybe you’ve already been in a marketing management position and want to get back to doing what you love!
Either way, you’ll be pretty knowledgeable on how to look after digital channels like social media and websites, and will have some experience of both. You might have some photoshoot management and video projects under your belt too, and ideally you’ll have experience of managing a digital asset management system. The role will also involve some print project knowledge, so it would be really handy if you’ve looked after relationships with designers, printers and know how the process works (and what gsm our new Impact Report should be, for example!)
We don’t expect you to be a brand specialist, but hopefully you’ll have experience of working with an organisation’s brand book, tone of voice and visual identity guidelines. That’s because many people in other teams here will turn to you for guidance on how to use our new brand, which logo or font to use, and requests to source appropriate photography in our house style.
We’re looking to bolster our content and storytelling about compelling hospice care, and we’d love someone to join us with ideas on how to elevate that, and help source and write those stories up for us. Part of your role as Senior Marketing Communications Officer will be to help produce content – stories, videos, photos, resources – to our two major national campaigns: Hospice Care Week, and Dying Matters Awareness Week. Check out what we did for the latter: a beautifully animated film and stories of the people in it.
Here’s what the outgoing role-holder says about her time here: “I’ve loved the variety of this role and being able to work with different teams on various projects - it keeps work interesting! I have also really enjoyed the people – my colleagues in the team are knowledgeable, supportive and collaborative.”
We’re based in London’s King’s Cross, just a five minute walk from the station. But Hospice UK employees are based all over the UK! Our hybrid working policy means that as long as you are able to get to the office a few times a month, you’re free to work from wherever you want (in the UK) for the rest of the time. We have both quarterly all-staff and External Affairs away days, which are a great chance to catch up in person with colleagues from around Hospice UK.
If you’re interested in our exciting Marketing Communications role, we’d love to hear from you.
Hospice UK:
As the national champion for hospices, we fight to make sure hospice care is there for everyone, from every background. We fight to make sure hospices are able to deliver the best personalised care. We fight to make sure hospices can thrive – today and into the future.
We represent the community of more than 200 hospices across the UK. They do everything they can for children and adults living with long-term illnesses or approaching the end of their lives. We do everything we can to support hospices’ invaluable work.
Our mission is to promote and protect hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents to recruitment by 5pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024
- Your CV. Ideally in Word format.
- A completed supporting statement form
- A completed equalities monitoring form
We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel
Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please do note the interview dates above
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ever been in an organisation that doesn’t value communications or where communications are often an afterthought? This isn’t one of them…
Reach exists to inspire and connect potential volunteers and trustees with charities and good causes, to help address some of society’s biggest issues. And we know that great communications, branding and storytelling sit at the heart of that.
As Head of Marketing and Communications, you will be the driving force of our communications and our sole, respected, go-to communications specialist. You will have the opportunity to lead our communications strategy - keeping our chosen audience, values, message and brand positioning in mind - whilst doing the hands-on work of creating campaign materials, writing impactful content, sourcing case studies and managing the input of other creatives.
And while you’ll always wish you had more budget and time, the beauty of working in comms at Reach is that we are small and have clarity of purpose, aligned messaging between our areas of work and light-touch sign-off processes. You will have the autonomy to shape our communications strategy and to flex your creative muscles by implementing and testing it.
What Reach does
Through our bespoke online service, charities and groups find volunteers with expertise they could not otherwise access - from trustee positions to technical and creative roles. At the same time, we inspire thousands of people to volunteer their skills every year, to make change. Last year over 13,000 new volunteers signed up to Reach - more than three times the pre-pandemic rate.
Working at Reach
We are a friendly, deeply collaborative team of 10 staff, supported by volunteers, freelancers and a strong board. We live our values: bold and experimental, people-centred, collaborative and honest. You will be encouraged and supported to take risks and to learn and develop, and enjoy plenty of autonomy.
Reach Volunteering is committed to becoming a more diverse, inclusive and equal organisation, and to helping to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in civil society. We have put equity at the heart of our new vision, values and beliefs. We welcome people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled, from the global majority, who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community, and / or identify as from a lower or disadvantaged socioeconomic background as these groups are currently under-represented on our staff team. We would also welcome candidates who identify as male, for the same reasons.
We encourage flexible working and many of our staff work their hours in different ways. We are open to discussing what would work for you and be possible for the role.
Other benefits include:
● 26 days annual leave, plus three bonus days at Christmas (plus Bank Holidays).
● Up to six days volunteering leave per annum.
Requirements:
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of working effectively with leadership teams and influencing strategic direction to deliver highly effective marketing and communications. You’ll be an effective digital marketer, with the ability to integrate strategy with day-to-day work
Just as important is *how* you work: you will be great at collaborating, prioritising, and flexing your priorities as needed. You’ll be resourceful, and relish creativity bourne from the constraints of working in a small team with big ambitions. You will share our values and work in a way that embeds them.
To apply
To make our recruitment process as fair as possible, and to reduce bias, we will shortlist based on your responses to a question about how you would approach a typical task for someone in this role, and why you are attracted to this role. Your responses will be anonymised before shortlisting.
For full instructions, please see our website
Deadline for applications: Monday 1st July, 9 am
First round interviews: 11 / 12th July
All interviews will be online.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a Marketing and Communications Officer, you'll leverage your creativity and proficiency in copywriting and editing across a variety of digital platforms. Your mission will be to enhance our brand's digital presence and convey our social purpose, with a focus on our brand-new website and multiple newsletters. With a keen eye for detail, you'll also create high-quality insight reports that demonstrate our impact and identify areas for improvement.
Your role extends to supporting PR tasks and collaborating with the Insights Team to maintain high data quality, to enhance newsletter targeting and distribution.
You'll report directly to the Digital Marketing Manager and collaborate closely with the Digital Content Officer, ensuring that the right content reaches the right audiences and our digital channels achieve optimal engagement and growth.
About you
You are a creative and analytical Marketing and Communications Officer, skilled at using digital marketing to build brand engagement and grow audience reach.
You have experience curating engaging content for websites and newsletters and developing and implementing digital marketing campaigns in collaboration with others.
Your understanding of user journeys and SEO will ensure that Youth Music’s new website is impactful, current and audience focused. Tasked with supporting projects from concept to completion, your organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines will be critical to your success.
You also excel in liaising with agencies and partners, and your analytical skills enable you to create reports and use data to inform marketing plans.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain a regular flow of engaging content for our websites and newsletters, ensuring consistency and audience engagement.
- Write copy for the website, newsletters, and occasionally for social media. Ensure all copy is engaging, informative, and tailored to the intended audience.
- Regularly update and maintain the company website. Liaise with internal partners to ensure all content is current and relevant.
- Support the development and implementation of digital marketing campaigns in collaboration with the Digital Content Officer (DCO) and the Digital Marketing Manager (DMM).
- Coordinate closely with website, content, and Google Ads Grant agencies to ensure seamless alignment with Youth Music’s digital marketing strategy.
- Work with the DMM and DCO to create detailed monthly and ad-hoc reports. Analyse data to gauge the effectiveness of marketing plans and identify areas for improvement.
- Implement SEO strategies to improve the visibility and ranking of the company’s website. Stay updated with SEO best practices and adjust website content accordingly.
- Provide support to the Head of Marketing and Communications with PR tasks.
- Collaborate with the Insights team to interpret data collected from marketing campaigns, the grants programme and audience research. And optimise our use of databases, ensuring the highest quality of data is maintained on Mailchimp for more effective newsletter targeting and distribution.
General
- Carrying out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
- This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.
Person specification
Essential
- At least one year’s continuous experience working in a similar role.
- Experience writing and editing compelling and accessible copy for various platforms such as websites, newsletters and social media.
- Knowledge of SEO strategies and best practices to improve website visibility and ranking.
- Proficiency in updating and maintaining website content to ensure it remains current and relevant.
- An understanding of the principles of data protection.
- Experience using data and insights to inform digital marketing plans.
- Skills in database management, particularly in using databases like Mailchimp for targeted marketing efforts.
- Proven creative thinker, with ability to generate new, forward-thinking, and relevant ideas
- Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with agencies, internal partners, and team members.
- Knowledge of and commitment to inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility.
Desirable
- Experience in a charity, agency, youth or music organisation.
- Experience overseeing a Google Ad Grant account.
- Experience using Drupal.
- Understanding of the music education and / or music industries landscape.
- Passion for music and interest in its benefits for individuals and society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Communications Officer
Location: FLEX office, Vauxhall, London - Currently flexible hybrid working with a mixture of in person and online working
Salary: £32,020 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience. This is subject to deductions for tax and national insurance.
Hours: 4 days, equivalent to 30 hours per week. This may be flexible.
Contract: 18 Months, renewable subject to funding
Reports to: FLEX Head of Policy
About FLEX:
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) is a research and policy organisation working towards an end to labour exploitation. FLEX seeks to achieve this vision through the prevention of labour abuses, protection of the rights of those affected or at risk of exploitation and by promoting best practice responses to labour exploitation through research and evidence-based advocacy. FLEX is a small organisation that packs a big punch in terms of policy change and influencing.
About the role:
In this role you will be a key part of FLEX’s policy team and responsible for leading on the implementation of FLEX’s Communications Strategy, ensuring that FLEX’s communications help progress our strategic aims. You will develop comms outputs and work with internal and external contacts to produce content and conduct strategic comms work. This role involves tracking analytics, maintaining relevant records, and working with the press and other media partners to reach our audiences.
Key responsibilities:
Communications
- Lead on the implementation of FLEX Comms Strategy, tracking, measuring, and reporting on the effectiveness of the Charity’s communications channels.
- Liaise with team members and external colleagues, as relevant, to conduct strategic communications planning and work.
- Maintain a comms workplan for key outputs and coordinate FLEX’s communications, including research publications, policy briefings, blogs, etc.
- Manage FLEX’s website and digital media accounts, and work with the wider team to ensure a regular social media presence for FLEX.
- Draft and edit communications outputs for the FLEX team, including blogs, video scripts, and other content.
- Maintain the FLEX website, including its structure and ensuring content is up to date and relevant.
- Devise, draft and circulate external comms outputs (e.g. the FLEX’s newsletter) and explore new ways to communicate our messages to our audiences (e.g. regular mail-shots, google groups, etc.).
- Represent FLEX and act as first point of contact for press enquiries, provide background information to journalists on relevant areas, and signpost to relevant staff as per FLEX’s press protocol.
- Produce visual content using relevant software (e.g. Canva, Piktochart, etc.).
- Develop contact management systems and/or databases (e.g. dissemination lists, media contact lists, etc.).
- Undertake media monitoring of salient issues for the team and use this monitoring to identify opportunities and new contacts.
Project management
- Design, plan, and deliver comms activities against targets;
- Manage relevant project budgets;
- Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan for comms objectives and produce progress and learning reports for internal and external purposes.
Other
- Scope, draft and support fundraising bids and reports to donors relevant to this role.
- Represent FLEX and networks at external meetings, as required;
- Undertake any other duties within the context of the role as may be determined by your line manager.
For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the FLEX careers page on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are working with a prestigious institution in search of a Marketing and Communications Officer for a 6-8 week temporary role, commencing immediately.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create engaging content for newsletters using e-marketing software.
- Manage day-to-day communications operations, serving as the primary contact for media and communications enquiries.
- Develop engaging copy and content for the magazine, newsletters, and notices.
- Support the production of the member magazine, working alongside the external producer under the guidance of the Head of Marketing and Communications.
- Collaborate with team members to generate ideas and content for the magazine and other communication channels.
- Develop persuasive copy to enhance membership recruitment and retention efforts.
- Collaborate with the membership administration team to enhance induction and retention communications.
- Produce copy for printed materials.
- Generate reports on media and communications activities, working with the Head of Marketing and Communications to identify opportunities for improvement to achieve targets and enhance ROI.
- Support the marketing and communication of projects and new initiatives.
Candidate Profile:
- Experience in crafting engaging and clear copy for both print and digital platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrable experience in assisting with writing and placing stories in the press.
- Experience with CRM platforms
- Experience of email marketing
What We Offer:
- A 6-8 week interim position.
- Competitive hourly rate of £17.50.
- A hybrid work model, with 3 days per week in their central London office.
- Immediate start.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
£40,500 - £44,100 per year
Fixed term (12 months maternity cover), full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
As Communications Planning Manager you’ll be reviewing all incoming internal communications briefs, ensuring they have clear objectives, audiences, and timelines, and are aligned to organisational priorities and goals. You’ll be responsible for leading as well as updating, when necessary, our briefing and communications team process.
You’ll be responsible for workflows across the communications directorate, having oversight of capacity, prioritising and scheduling work accordingly. You’ll support annual business and resource planning; helping the organisation prioritise and understand the potential impact vs effort in business decisions.
To ensure our teams can work at their optimum we’re currently updating our approach to communications processes, including updating our project management tools, prioritisation structure and our wider programme management office.
What we want from you
To be successful in the role you’ll need to have exceptional organisational skills and be a strategic thinker who thrives on implementing and driving new processes to deliver efficiency.
You’ll have demonstrable experience with stakeholder and relationship management – building rapport at all levels, managing conflicting priorities and ensuring effective use of resources. In reviewing briefs you’ll be comfortable in challenging the details provided and developing briefs with product owners to ensure resources are being used effectively.
A background in marketing communications or similar would be ideal for understanding the needs from the start in developing effective campaigns. Experience in using workflow tools (like Trello) or Agile methodologies will be desirable but not essential.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.
It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
We’re continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.
The closing date is Sunday 23rd June 2024. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 1st July 2024.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
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Meridian Wellbeing
Senior Communications and Activities Lead
Pay & Pensions: £28,000 p.a. pro rata plus workplace pension contribution
Location: Meritage Centre, Church End, Hendon, NW4 4JT
Hours: 4 days, 30 hours a week (Based on FTE 37.5 hrs per week)
Term: 1 year (with possibility of extension)
Responsible to: CEO of Meridian Wellbeing
Reports to: Head of Operations
This role offers the potential for flexible working hours with a minimum of 2 days based in the office.
Meridian Wellbeing are looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Lead to create marketing plans and to implement its development strategies across the organisation to support the digital delivery platform and physical activities for its wellbeing services. We seek applications from candidates with a proven track record in creating marketing plans focusing on social media, content creation and brand.
The successful candidate will work closely with all service teams to promote and enhance the awareness of our services through regular marketing and communications streams such as the weekly newsletter, promotion of physical activities and workshops, the online development of our digital platforms, and manage the organisation website.
As a member of the senior team, the successful candidate will work actively to contribute to the positive development of the organisation as a mental health and wellbeing hub, seek out and develop opportunities for partnership and to grow the organisation’s presence as a leading specialist mental health and wellbeing charity.
The post is for an initial 1-year period with the possibility of extension subject to funding.
The Role
The Marketing and Communications Lead will be responsible for the development of an effective marketing strategy to encourage participation and utilisation of digital platforms in the community to improve their wellbeing. They will have responsibility to manage the content on the website, social media platforms, promotional material and communication to beneficiaries and stakeholders, with the aim of establishing the leading digital platform for community-based wellbeing services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with the ability to develop, build and drive a marketing strategy to meet the goals of the digital platform development. The post holder will have a high level of marketing and communications skills, attention to detail, able to work independently, and with the ability to build connections with diverse audiences in the commercial, public and voluntary sectors.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to apply and/or to further develop their skills in a vibrant and dynamic role. Working as part of a small and focused team, the Senior Communications and Activities Lead will lead on the promotion of the organisation’s brand, integrating and bringing together the collaborative work streams. The role will be integral in the continued development of a digital platform to improve access, and to raise awareness and conversion for our physical activities at our centre to achieve better outcomes for wellbeing services.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Create marketing plans for social media, content and brand
· Lead on the communications and marketing activities for the organisation
· Work closely with the CEO, Head of Operations and colleagues to devise and implement a
coherent marketing strategy bringing together the different services, activities and products developed by the organisation
· Work closely with the team to encourage greater uptake of the digital platform, physical activity and workshops programmes to improve access and connection with vulnerable adults from harder to reach communities
· Establish and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships with regional and local press channels, as well as other communication agencies
· Update and support the creation of information and images on the website regularly
· Oversee marketing communications including promotional material and effective digital campaigns, and the weekly newsletter
· To coordinate all aspects of print production, design, proofing and distribution of all publications, leaflets, brochures and publicity material
· Provide administrative support for all media, social media, website and press related communications
· Provide administrative support for the activity and workshop programmes across the organisation, to promote, raise awareness and collect reporting data
· Ensuring copyright, collate images and proofing for both print and digital promotional material
· Maintain and update a library of publications, reports, stories and promotional material to archive and showcase the organisational development, and development of the digital platform
· Manage Google Analytics and social media reporting
General Duties:
· General administrative tasks as required of the work when necessary
· To adhere to all policies including equal opportunity and volunteer policies at all times
· Support the team in the promotion and running of events throughout the year
· Work with the team to support the recruitment and management of volunteers
· Attend and contribute to regular team meetings and supervision, as well as training sessions
· Carry out such other duties as deemed appropriate and may be reasonably required by the Head of Operations
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Experience:
· Proven experience on content creation, social media marketing and branding
· A creative marketer with a good eye for design
· Experience of developing communications materials across broadcast, print and online communications channels
· Proven record on successful individual decision making from within a marketing role
· Ideas orientated to drive an agenda within their role
· Experience of working with databases and website building
· Experience of using and establishing online content management systems and databases to effectively collate and manage internal and external intelligence
Desirable Experience:
· Experience of working with business management platforms
· Experience of the voluntary sector and community work
· An understanding of key current health and social care organisations
Skills and Abilities:
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills with people of different backgrounds within a variety of settings
· Strong ability to organise and forward plan
· Ability to lead and drive tasks towards completion to meet tight deadlines
· Manage a substantial workload and work with initiative and independently
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
· Excellent standard of literacy and numeracy and IT competency
· High proficiency in skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
· Exceptional attention to detail
· Excellent teamwork and can-do attitude
Other requirements:
· An understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data protection and GDPR regulations
· An understanding of key current health and social care organisations
· Willingness to work flexibility and as per the demands of the role and organisation
Training:
A short period of training and induction will be given internally by your supervisors.
Please note that the job description is by no means an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities expected of a role. The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are broadly in line with the above responsibilities to assist with service delivery and other organisational matters. The post holder should also be prepared to have the flexibility to work weekends/holidays on occasion if doing so is necessary to achieve the fundamental job objectives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Talent Set is thrilled to partner with an esteemed membership organisation in the search for their next Marketing and Communications Officer. This interim position offers a 3-month contract with an immediate start date.
You'll play a pivotal role in championing their brand and driving data-informed marketing and communication strategies to realise their vision.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide marketing and communications guidance and support to colleagues across various departments, offices, and branches.
• Develop and execute communications plans aligned with strategic priorities, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders.
• Generate engaging content across multiple platforms including websites, social media, email communications, and newsletters.
• Craft and implement marketing strategies for diverse projects and campaigns spanning events, education, research, and membership communications.
• Ensure seamless integration of marketing and communications efforts across the organisation.
• Oversee content production, both internally and externally, to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and messaging objectives.
• Evaluate campaign effectiveness and disseminate findings to inform future initiatives.
• Uphold brand standards and ensure content accuracy through meticulous proofreading.
Person Specification:
• Proven experience in marketing or communications roles.
• Proficiency in producing marketing materials in alignment with brand guidelines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across complex organisational structures.
• Demonstrated brand stewardship and proactive engagement in organisational branding initiatives.
• Experience managing content production for various formats including collateral, publications, social media, and multimedia.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong initiative, eagerness to learn, and a sense of ownership.
• Proficiency in IT tools including Microsoft Office and some familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail.
What's on offer:
This role is offering a competitive hourly rate of £20per hour. They offer a flexible working pattern, ideally attending their Central London office once a fortnight. The post holder must have the right to work in the UK.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process
Salary: Band 6 £24,042.00 - £30,858.80 per annum (dependent on experience)
Location: Home based/Remote working
The National Youth Agency is looking for a new Policy & Communications Officer to join our Policy & Communication Team.
What we do
Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high-quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.
As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
About the Role
This dynamic role will provide valuable support across all areas of our Policy & Communications Directorate including supporting with policy and public affairs activity, marketing and media activity, and event coordination to advance NYA’s mission.
Key Responsibilities:
Policy and Public Affairs Support:
- Research policy developments and political changes.
- Monitor relevant parliamentary activities and government announcements.
- Compile and analyse data for policy briefs and reports.
- Assist in preparing policy briefings, research summaries, and stakeholder communications.
- Support youth participation activities.
Communications and Marketing Support:
- Draft and edit reports, blogs, social media posts, and web content.
- Handle media requests, research journalists, and draft press releases.
- Monitor social media and create content for awareness campaigns.
- Assist with newsletter and website content and coordinate guest bloggers.
Event & General Support:
- Organise and coordinate meetings, webinars, roundtables, and political conference activities.
- Plan and execute large events, including registration and materials preparation.
- Represent the teams at internal and external meetings.
- Build effective working relationships across the organisation.
- Provide administrative support for the Youth Work Awards, liaising with the judging panel and nominees.
Why Work for NYA?
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
To apply now:
Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements
Please use our online application process to submit the following by 23:59 on Thursday 27th June 2024:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.
Diversity monitoring information – your data will be stored separately from your applications and will at no time be connected to you or your application.
Interviews: Planned to be held w/c 8th July 2024
We encourage you to apply without delay as we will close the recruitment process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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