Safe Steps have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as a Community Fundraising and Communications Coordinator; the successful applicant will have a background in community fundraising, online and corporate giving and good digital skills.  You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Safe Steps public presence and brand – this will include, but is not limited to, management of digital content, print media and merchandise.  You will be the first point of contact for new and existing fundraisers and donors, building strong relationships across a variety of networks, helping to promote the organisation and increase income.

The role will involve some evening and weekend working to support the community fundraising activities and events, working hours are flexible to support this.

This post is currently being delivered via remote working with occasional days spent in our Westcliff-on-Sea office.  A review of the permanent location of this post will be conducted post COVID and is likely to involve a blended working environment.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Salary: £26,000 (pro rata)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Annual leave:   Commencing at 25 days per annum (pro rata)

Interviews will be held on 10th and 11th June 2021

We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for co-ordinating all of the volunteering opportunities within our Rehoming Centre's operations.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

In this role you will recruit, select and induct new volunteers, providing support throughout their volunteer journey with us. As part of the wider Dogs Trust volunteering strategy, you will play a key role in ensuring best practice is followed, achieving high volunteer standards. A strong relationship manager, you’ll build relationships with staff across the centre, the Volunteering Development team and the wider organisation to deliver an excellent volunteer experience. Where volunteers are shared across services, you will liaise with the Supporter Relations Officer, over occasional volunteer support for fundraising activities, the Home from Home Coordinator in support of our home fostering service and, where appropriate, with the local Dogs Trust Charity Shop Managers over any volunteers shared between the shops and the rehoming centre.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of customer care and the role of volunteers in an organisation, including their integration, management and motivation. You'll have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and strong leadership skills with ability to engage and work effectively with large groups of people with varying backgrounds and skill levels. You will also have a positive attitude, methodical approach to work with the ability to work under your own initiative. But above all a passion and commitment to work and the goals of Dogs Trust.

A full, manual, UK driving licence is also required.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role by clicking the APPLY NOW button.

This Position has been upgraded to reflect the importance and growing need of the role within Gloucestershire Nightstop as we negotiate the next step of service delivery moving out of lockdown.

Gloucestershire Nightstop is seeing an upturn in young people needing support and volunteer hosts who are returning to the service as well as those wanting to join our service. We need an experienced self-starter to join us as the service comes through a difficult year and as we develop our responses to identified needs.

Our vision is that every young person has the resources they need to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life.

Are you passionate about transforming the lives of vulnerable or disadvantaged young people?

We have supported vulnerable young people aged 16-25 years old in Gloucestershire for the past 18 years.

Our purpose is to be there for and respond to vulnerable young people when they need us most. Offering emergency accommodation in the homes of trained and committed volunteers and developing wrap-around services to address needs.

You will be joining at an exciting time of development.

We are looking for a full time Senior Centre Coordinator who is passionate about creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people in a dedicated space. In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis. This entails a range of responsibilities that focuses on engagement and positive member experience. You will need to have the ability to both organise and prioritise own workload and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About Open Age:

Open Age was established in 1993 and we’re now celebrating over 25 years of championing an active life for older people. Each week we run over 380 different activities for older people from our own three centres and over 60 other community venues. From boxing to ballet, baking to blogging - Open Age’s array of activities improve the physical and mental wellbeing of our members, and in doing so address the issue of loneliness and isolation among older people.

• £18,680 per year (based on a full time salary of £28,021)

• 25 hours per week (with additional hours to end March 2022)

• Permanent

• Based in Greenwich

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £4M, over 150 staff and 260 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

Our team in Greenwich work well together to offer a range of support to promote wellbeing and help people to manage their mental health. As our Peer Support Coordinator you will lead the development and delivery of peer support sessions and activities to support this, working with volunteers to develop new opportunities. Groups will be held online, at our Greenwich centre and at venues across the Greenwich borough.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

• Young people

• Disabled people

• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.

BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems. 

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

Closing date: Wednesday 19 May 2021

Likely interview date: Tuesday 1 June 2021

An application form can be downloaded from our website

The Eikon Charity is a leading Surrey charity supporting children and young people to overcome difficulties, manage their wellbeing and become resilient, enabling them to develop into confident adults who contribute positively to their communities.

We are looking for people with passion and expertise to drive the charity forward.

Main purpose of Job

Consistently tell The Eikon Charity’s story in a clear, concise, compelling way, coordinating marketing and communications activity across the charity, advising and supporting colleagues in all teams, and creating high quality content and copy that gets results.

Key responsibilities:

• Research, coordinate, schedule and monitor an annual communications plan
• Oversee external communications, providing guidance to staff, setting and monitoring quality standards and ensuring consistent application of our brand
• Work across the charity to identify, create and publish content that is clear, concise and paints a compelling picture of why we exist, work we do and results we’re seeing
• Create social media, newsletter and web content, monitoring performance, learning and improving results, and reporting monthly on performance to the senior team
• Work closely with the Digital Marketing Executive to ensure we make effective, coordinated use of digital and that campaigns align with strategy and annual plan
• Write content for regular press releases and develop relationships with local media
• Edit and proofread key external communications and ensure all staff follow guidelines for writing published content
• Oversee subscriber lists in Mailchimp and our CRM, ensuring we comply with all legislation, follow best practice, and provide a rewarding experience for subscribers
• Ensure that we manage all marketing, fundraising and schools data in compliance with the GDPR, PECR, and DPA
• Manage external writers and designers as needed
• Lead on and manage key projects such as the charity’s Annual report and Accounts
• Ensure strict adherence to safeguarding policies and that we have full, informed, written consent when using a young person’s data in external communications

For over 30 years, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) has provided world leading pre-hospital emergency services to critically ill or injured patients wherever they are, whenever they need it.

Our purpose is to save lives and ensure the best possible patient outcomes, by continually innovating and improving the delivery of outstanding treatment and care to our critically ill or injured patients. Patients, and their care, continue to be at the heart of all we do. 

Everyone here at KSS, no matter their role, is truly people centred, purpose driven, and value led.

Job Summary

As our Communications Officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring all of our communications are aligned with the KSS Way, our strategic and cultural framework, from helping to organise engagement events with staff and stakeholders, to delivering tone of voice training across the charity.

As part of this role, you will help to launch an internal communications audit, develop and embed our internal communications strategy, whilst also working with colleagues to celebrate success and share updates through our weekly internal newsletter and other channels.

It’s vital that you have a keen eye for detail, are able to self-motivate and contribute creatively to communications activity and campaigns and have a genuine passion for helping to make a difference in our local communities.

This role is a fixed-term contract for a year, so we’re looking for an experienced, professional and passionate person who can come in and hit the ground running. You will be experienced in delivering engaging internal communications within the charity sector.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

- Working with the Head of Communications to develop and implement our Communications strategy

- Launching an internal communications audit alongside the Head of Communications to analyse effectiveness of current channels, which will inform new channels to be created

- Agreeing and circulating key messages on a regular basis and helping train colleagues on our tone of voice and style

- Helping plan and execute engagement events for staff as well as key stakeholders, alongside our PR agency

- Leading on internal communications, including gathering and writing content for our weekly internal newsletter from our CEO and Senior Leadership Team

- Suggesting content for our CEO’s Twitter account and blog

- Liaising with our Marketing team to ensure timely and relevant communications messages are shared across social media on a regular basis, for a joined-up approach

- Helping to progress our portfolio of patient stories

- Acting as a champion for our identity and tone of voice, proofreading communications from teams across KSS

- Helping drive forward our Team KSS Young Ambassador Programme and celebrity stakeholder work

Appointment Type:  Full time, permanent, 35hrs per week (A request for part time hours would be considered)

Working Pattern: Monday- Friday 9.00 – 17.00 though some evening and weekend work will be required (We will consider requests for flexible working on hiring)

Location: Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP

Salary: £22,000 -25,000 per annum depending on experience

Benefits: 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays and 5 closure days, plus employer’s pension scheme.

About: The Diocese of Salford has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Communications Officer to join our busy, dynamic team. They will assist the Communications Manager with a variety of external and internal communications involving both the work of the diocese and its parishes. The suitable candidate will understand and be sympathetic to the work of the Catholic Church, be passionate about supporting the work of the Diocese including promoting education and strengthening social action in line with the social teaching of the Church. 

What we are looking for: We are looking for a team player who is able to prioritise and adapt quickly. Experience of dealing with traditional and social media, drafting press resources, and writing for different audiences is important. The right candidate will be both self-motivating and able to work with (and get the best out of) a diverse range of colleagues and volunteers. It is important that candidates can show creativity and initiative and are able to demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple priorities.

 The successful candidate will:

• Be educated to degree level;
• Have sympathy for the mission and values of the Diocese of Salford;
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to write in a variety of styles, depending on audience;
• Have experience in creating effective communications material, including press releases.
• Have experience in creating content for social media channels;
• Have an ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people and to build positive working relationships.

Travel around the Diocese will be necessary and the post-holder may have access to their own vehicle for which essential user mileage will be paid, though this is not essential. The nature of the duties of the successful candidate are that it will inevitably on occasion be necessary to work outside designated hours as the demands of the role require.

The Diocese of Salford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.  The post holder will be expected to contribute to a positive culture of safeguarding within the organisation.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Please note, there is no occupational requirement to be a Catholic to be eligible for this post. 

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 28th May 2021.

To download an application pack please visit our website.

Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity Registered Charity No. 250037

The Diocese of Salford kindly requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales.

Job title: Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Salary: £26,630 per annum

Location:

Central London. Mainly based at High Holborn but flexibility required to work at any UAL site. Until Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, the staff team are currently working from home.

Working hours: 35 hour per week

Contract type (perm, fixed term): Permanent

Who we are:

Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen.

About the job:

Arts Students’ Union is looking for a creative Communications & Marketing Coordinator to join the Communications and Marketing Team. We are looking for a highly organised and creative individual to produce content and coordinate output across platforms, in order to support the marketing and communications functions at Arts SU.

Internally, this role will work closely with Arts SU staff teams to promote the services and opportunities of the organisation. This includes creating audio-visual materials, coordinating coverage for Union activities and using software to analyse delivery.

Externally, this role will be the point of contact for external media and marketing sale enquiries, record keeping all events and correspondences. We work with several organisations in Arts and Education - creating and maintaining new relationships is key for this role. The Communications & Marketing Coordinator will also liaise with University staff and departments on campaigns such as the Big Welcome, Exhibitions and Elections.

This role is responsible for the social media output of the Union as well as gathering content for and sending Union e-newsletters. The Coordinator will create innovative campaigns using various mediums, in order to engage our audience and generate income. The role will lead on marketing our commercial outlets, maintaining brand identity and reaching team targets.

Who we are looking for?

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have at least 1+ years’ experience of related professional experience. You need to be competent in Adobe CC (Photoshop or Illustrator) and have strong knowledge of Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, PPT).

You will be a highly detail-orientated team player, with an interest in the arts and the ability to think creatively. You will have confidence in creating new relationships, a positive outlook on problem solving and a structured approach to taking on tasks. You must have a sound understanding of marketing, excellent communication skills, and the ability to foster partnerships with Arts SU and UAL staff, students, and local businesses.

Why apply?

Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.

Benefits and Perks:

In return for your passion and experience we offer:

• 25 days holidays per year
• Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter
• Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
• Access to UAL staff training courses
• Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card giving wide range of discounts
• Flexibility for work-life balance
• Interest free Travel loan

How we recruit:

We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:

Part 1 (Application Form) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview.

Part 2 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.

Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Want to apply?

To apply please complete our online application which can be found on the Arts SU website on the, 'Work For Us' page.

Job application timeline:

Closing date: 9th May 2021

Intended Interview dates: 17th May – 21st May 2021

Confident self-starter who enjoys working with elderly people required for Marlow Age Concern as co-ordinator to supervise a team of volunteers as well as fulfil the administrative duties in the running of our Day Centre. The candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent written and communication skills and be comfortable working under pressure. Good IT skills and numeracy are required. Good local knowledge of Marlow is essential along with a clean driving licence as some home visiting is required.

Job Title: Community Engagement Coordinator
Salary: £30,000 per annum, 35 hours per week
Length of Contract: 12 months, with the possibility of extension
Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays 
Location: Initially homeworking.  Once covid related restrictions are removed, the postholder will be expected to work in Wormholt & White City (Hammersmith & Fulham) for at least 3 days a week.

Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas in the UK to use at least £1m of national lottery money over a 10-year period to make a lasting and measurable difference to their communities.

We are seeking to appoint a Community Engagement Coordinator who will work independently and in partnership, to develop and support opportunities for all members of the W12Together community to engage with Big Local.  The ideal candidate will be inspired by enabling local communities to change their area, eager to help marginalised voices have a say in how their community is run, and be ready to communicate this enthusiasm and excitement to others.

As Community Engagement Coordinator, you will take leadership in helping to grow W12Together’s profile, strengthen community engagement and manage our reputation through both internal and external communications. This includes leading on social media and digital engagement. It is expected that you will be skilled at developing engagement strategies and managing community projects.

W12Together is one of 150 Big Local resident-led Partnerships around England that is providing an opportunity for local residents to use the £1m that has been allocated to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. They are a Partnership of local residents, bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisation who want to make their area an even better place to live.

Big Local is being managed nationally by Local Trust, which is working with £200m from the Big Lottery Fund and a range of partners providing expert advice and support for residents. Find out more about W12Together on our website.

Working under the umbrella of CommUNITY Barnet, the Locally Trusted Organisation, we can offer you training as appropriate to support your own career development.

The job requires the flexibility to meet the requirements of weekend or evening work.

Applications from residents of the W12Together area and Hammersmith & Fulham are strongly encouraged.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 31st May 2021 and interviews will be held week commencing the 7th June.  To apply, please send your CV and covering letter clearly explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description.

The Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator will raise our profile and strengthen our brand amongst the general public, the food industry, our charity members, the media and other stakeholders.

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic individual who feels passionate about food poverty and food waste in Wales. 

This role is vital in strengthening FareShare’s Cymru’s ability to promote its work and the issues of food waste and food poverty.

We are at an exciting time in our development as an organisation, as we move towards being a Wales-wide organisation.

Internal and external communications involving liaising with staff, volunteers, funders and service users to generate engaging, relevant and accurate content – such as leaflets, stationery, newsletters, reports, press releases – updating the website and managing our social media platforms to market the charity’s services and activities.

The successful candidate may already have experience of working in communications, ideally within the charity sector, or a background in journalism.

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of the job is to promote Jigsaw (South East), its services and fundraising efforts and its impact upon bereaved families as well as those who are facing the death of a close family member through serious illness.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

This successful candidate will possess excellent written and oral communication skills, be extremely well organised and have the necessary IT skills to successfully do the job. You will be required to work both independently and within a team and have the ability to work well under pressure, often juggling several tasks at once.

Typical duties include:

• Keeping the website regularly updated with news, resources and information
• Generating varied and engaging content for our social media platforms that carefully balances our messages of fundraising successes/appeals with news of the service as well as news/info that is relevant to our followers.
• Identifying new opportunities and contacts within social media platforms and keeping up to date with new developments.
• Generating and circulating press releases to local media contacts.  
• Producing content such as news stories and information packs for volunteers/campaigns
• Producing tailored communication and newsletters for our staff, volunteers, supporters, schools and funders
• Assisting with the preparation of presentations (PowerPoint) for the staff where needed.
• Overseeing the production and design of leaflets and other printed material (groups booklets, stationery) and marketing information.
• Liaising closely with colleagues and external stakeholders to assist with specific projects and tasks

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education

• Experience and qualifications relevant to the role are welcomed

Essential

• Background in communications/journalism, ideally within the charity sector
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Well organised with a meticulous attention to detail
• High level of self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Ability to organise own workload to deadlines
• IT skills – confident in the use of WordPress, social media (Twitter and Facebook), Office 365 (Word, Excel), MS Publisher and PowerPoint
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well under pressure
• Sensitivity to the work of the charity and the impact of bereavement on families
• Be able to manage and maintain confidential/sensitive information with professionalism, adhering to privacy and security policies

Desirable

• IT skills – experience of producing animations/video clips for use on social media
• Experience and knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation and Google analytics

Personal Qualities

• Creativity – ability to think outside the box
• An excellent team player
• A self-starter who can work autonomously and is well organised and can meet deadlines
• Flexible with an ability to prioritise multiple tasks

Jigsaw South East is committed to promoting equality and diversity and a culture that actively values difference and recognises that a diverse workforce contributes to our aim of making our services inclusive and accessible to people from all sections of the community.

Jigsaw South East works with children and young people and we are committed to their safety and welfare. The successful applicant will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS check and comply with our Safeguarding policy and our Fundraising Code of Practice. The role will also be subject to satisfactory references.  
 

Closing date: Midday 24th May 2021

Interviews w/c 7th June 2021

We are looking for someone with strong administrative, coordination and organisational skills, who enjoys working as part of a team. Although a background in charity fundraising isn’t essential, we are seeking someone with a genuine drive and passion to support young people’s wellbeing and mental health, with a basic understanding of fundraising and the broader third sector.

Main purpose of Job

• Support the Grants Fundraising Manager to deliver the strategy for voluntary income from trusts, foundations, councils and other grant-makers.
• Support proposal development through desk research and collation of information.
• Lead on drafting and submitting lower value bids to contribute to income targets.
• Ensure we deliver excellent stewardship of funding relationships, through excellent grant administration and ensuring that we meet or exceed funders’ reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide excellent administration of grants including processing new agreements, providing timely thank you letters and reports, responding to queries from funders, and updating and recording key information and communications on our CRM system.
• Support the Grants Fundraising Manager in submitting updates and reports to funders as per grant agreements; develop and manage a reporting requirement timetable, coordinate information from Services colleagues, and record reports on our systems.
• Support the Grants Fundraising Manager in developing new opportunities for funding from trusts, foundations, County and Borough Councils and other grant-makers.
• Conduct desktop research to identify new opportunities, recording information on our fundraising CRM system and collating information from colleagues for bids.
• Lead on developing and submitting an agreed number of smaller level (up to £5,000) unrestricted funding opportunities and support a more streamlined process to secure these unrestricted grants on a regular basis. 
• Provide excellent maintenance of grants data, ensuring it is accurate, up to data and in line with agreed protocols. Provide input to organisational reports as required.
• Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1, peer, and group supervision.
• Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support.
• Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding & child protection and data protection regulations.