Communications Manager Jobs

We are looking for someone who is passionate about communicating what we do, loves working with young people and collaborating with others to create positive change, and has energy and enthusiasm to support their team to shape and build Become’s profile. 

You will be an experienced communications professional with demonstrable skills across a range of communication disciplines including media, digital and marketing, and you can bring creativity in developing strategy and tactics for new projects, campaigns, events and initiatives. 

This role requires a particular interest in and experience of the political landscape to develop integrated comms plans for our campaigning & influencing work that puts issues affecting care experienced young people firmly on the agenda. 

We are looking for a talented communications and marketing generalist with experience of engaging international audiences to take up a brand-new role working with our sustainable development and international partnerships teams to develop and deliver communications and marketing activities that raise awareness of their impact and ambition and drive participation in their programmes.

The role

Are you passionate about purposeful innovation? Do you have a background or interest in international sustainable development? Do you enjoy partnering with subject matter experts to understand their communications challenges and bring their work to life? This role could be for you.

We are looking for a talented communications and marketing generalist with experience in an international context to partner with our international sustainable development team, and international partnerships team as needed, to develop and deliver a communications and marketing plan that raises awareness of their impact and ambition and drives participation in their programmes, whether that’s grants to pursue research on best practice in waste management, interdisciplinary symposia on clean energy, or prizes that recognise innovative ideas that address community challenges.

You will have a keen eye for a story, a drive to make a difference, and a collaborative and diplomatic approach that adapts to the needs of a range of stakeholders. You will think laterally and strategically, balancing well-targeted and efficient communications and marketing plans that meet programme goals with the bigger picture of the Academy’s corporate profile and influence. A proactive self-starter, you will be comfortable working autonomously and advising non-specialists on communications best practice while collaborating continually and seamlessly with media relations and digital communications specialists.

A communications and marketing generalist, you will apply technical skills in communications planning, stakeholder mapping, narrative development, content production, digital marketing and evaluation to transform understanding and awareness of our international activities and connect with new and influential audiences. You will have a particular talent for cutting through complexity to produce clear and meaningful outputs and outcomes. 

Your work in this role will enable exceptional engineers to collaborate with the Academy to address knotty global challenges that affect communities all over the world.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, building global partnerships, influencing policy and engaging the public. Together, we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future, which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team – is this you?

Company benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits, including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Independent financial advice
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Life assurance, 4x annual salary
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Generous holiday allowance
• Wellbeing days and office-wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development
• Regular social activities
• Subsidised restaurant

Location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

How to apply/Interview process

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website. As part of your application, you will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement explaining your interest in this role and how you fit the experience, knowledge, and skills profile.

Closing date: 17 December 2023.
Interview date: From 20 December 2023. 

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

Prisoners Abroad is a unique human rights and welfare charity providing advice and support to people affected by overseas imprisonment. We help British people during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need resettlement services, and we also support their family throughout the trauma. It doesn’t matter to us the reasons people find themselves in need of our services – and we never judge. Our range of services make sure they survive, mentally and physically, so that they can face the future with hope. 

We are looking for an experienced fundraising and communications manager to join our successful fundraising team and support the sustainable growth of our individual income streams (IG, major donor and legacy), manage our events programme and lead on our external communications work to fund our life-saving services. Line managing two fundraisers, you will bring your experience across these areas gained within a charity fundraising and communications team to support income generation.

We are a friendly team of 7 who work collaboratively across income streams and are extremely supportive of each other in an environment where no two days are the same. 

Here’s what our team say about working at Prisoners Abroad: 
“The fundraising team at Prisoners Abroad is a brilliant place to work. Everyone is here for the same reason – because we care deeply about the cause and want to ensure the organisation has enough money to keep delivering its life-saving services. Raising money from trusts and foundations is challenging, stimulating and rewarding.”

“Being a fundraiser for Prisoners Abroad and campaigning for such a unique and moving cause is really rewarding. The work is varied and interesting, and it is lovely to be a part of both the fundraising team and the wider organisation, as we get along and work well together.”

“Fundraising at Prisoners Abroad is an incredibly rewarding job, and it’s an absolute pleasure to work in such a caring, supportive and welcoming team.” 

We offer enhanced staff benefits including 30 days’ annual leave a year (pro rata) in addition to bank holidays and a 6.5% employer contributory pension (minimum employee contribution of 1.5%). We deliver our services from our purpose-built office that is located a 3-minute walk from Finsbury Park Station (zone 2) which is 10 minutes from Oxford Circus and serviced by the Thameslink, Victoria & Piccadilly lines. 

We are looking for a new member of our busy Communications and Engagement department, to promote our rapidly expanding programmes and policy work, proactively raising our profile with key opinion formers, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, innovators and the public though both traditional and digital media outreach.

The Role

You will have excellent media contacts and a proven track record of placing exciting news stories in national media. Your work will also involve responding to government policy announcements, promoting world-leading innovations and profiling the inspiring engineers behind them, and drafting speeches, briefings and letters for key stakeholders. You will have experience of developing both short- and longer-term media strategies, and of developing and delivering PR campaigns in collaboration with digital specialists and subject matter experts. You will build and maintain good links with national, regional, trade and international print, online and broadcast media, as well as leading trade bodies. You will also be encouraged to attend high-profile events, work with our Fellows and programme awardees, giving you access to some of the most innovative thinkers and a real opportunity to impact on the Academy’s mission to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy.

Experienced in press and media relations and adept at writing for a variety of purposes, from news releases to opinion editorial to website copy, you will be a creative communications practitioner with great news sense and a tenacious approach. You will also be skilled in evaluating media campaigns, interpreting complex scientific and technical stories and working collaboratively with a range of subject matter experts and other communications functions. An engineering or scientific background would be an advantage in this role. However, your initiative, drive and determination to transform our media profile is the key requirement.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Independent Financial Advice
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Life Assurance, 4x annual salary
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Generous holiday allowance
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development
• Regular social activities
• Subsidised restaurant

Location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

How to apply/Interview process

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website. As part of your application, you will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement explaining your interest in this role and how you fit the experience, knowledge, and skills profile.

Closing date: 8 January 2024.

First interviews: w/c 15 January 2024 (held virtually).

Second interviews in-person at our offices.

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

Global Cooksafe Coalition is looking for a Global Communications Manager (Remote)

• Location: Home based, remote role

• Contract: Between 0.7-1 FTE, with flexibility for the right person

ABOUT US

The Global Cooksafe Coalition (GCC) is an exciting coalition of experts committed to the electrification of cooking in all buildings in the OECD by 2040 and worldwide by 2045. Launched in Australia, the GCC already represents celebrity chefs, major global property companies and leaders in health, aid and development, climate change and renewable energy. The GCC secretariat team is based in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the US.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced communications professional to shape the voice of the GCC and drive international communications strategy.

You have delivered communications and digital for campaigning organisations or corporates with demonstrated impacts. You have at least 10 years experience in a senior strategic communications role. You show initiative, take responsibility for leading your work, and coordinate well with partners across many sectors and timezones. You are passionate about creating compelling stories, with demonstrated experience in PR and media liaison, written communications, management, message creation and multi-stakeholder engagement.

You will understand that both the message and messenger are important and know how to target communications to various audiences. You are familiar with the issue areas relevant to the GCC’s objectives.

This is a great role for someone passionate about health and the environment and with the communication skills to make a significant impact.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy:

• Deliver and refine the GCC communications strategy

• Use GCC activities to develop communication campaigns engaging diverse stakeholders and audiences.

Media liaison and PR:

• Develop relationships with key journalists

• Build media contact databases

• Prepare pitch content for media

• Develop key messaging

• Develop PR and media strategies

• Identify media opportunities.

Management Skills:

• Manage external contractors

• Manage the Digital Engagement Manager position

• Identify HR needs to build a global communications team.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• The opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with ambition and a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;

• A significant opportunity to shape and grow a dynamic new international organisation, with existing connections to global philanthropy;

• A flexible work environment and the space to shape and continuously develop your role;

• Competitive remuneration (relevant to location).

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Communications Manager - External Communications

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.   

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Communications Manager to join our External Communications team, the strategic hub of the Media and Campaigns Unit to cover a period of maternity leave. 

The role holder will take an active lead on the development and implementation of integrated communications campaigns to widen and deepen our engagement with the UK public, private sector, media and other key stakeholders to create real change for children, especially girls. This includes working with some of the UK’s most exciting brands in sport, retail and finance, Trusts, Foundations, high-profile supporters, and internal stakeholders. 

We’re looking for a confident, motivated communications professional with significant experience working in a busy communications team, preferably from a corporate or agency background. You’ll have excellent collaboration and negotiation skills, thrive at working in partnership and enjoy building strategic relationships across the corporate and NGO sector.

If you thrive in working in a collaborative environment, and have a genuine passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love to hear from you!

Please note that this role is a fixed term (maternity cover) until 31 August 2024.

The deadline for applications is 23.59 on 19 December 2023
Interviews will take place on 3 January & 4 January 2024

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Department: Media and Campaigns
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Salary: £44,571 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week

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The International Growth Centre (IGC)

Communications Manager (Digital)

Salary from £40,229 - £48,456 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £52,095 pa inclusive of London allowance

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We generate new evidence and innovative new ideas to improve the productivity of people and firms, as the key driver of sustainable economic development, and to support our government partners in transitioning to low-carbon growth pathways and protecting vulnerable populations. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

The IGC Communications Manager (Digital) will be essential to promoting IGC’s ideas and the use of evidence in policy decision-making at global and national levels The position will take a leading role in developing and delivering the digital strategies for the IGC, respectively.

The role includes:

• Responsibility for content development, management and optimisation across IGC’s digital channels.

• Leading the product development of the IGC website and managing our external digital agency.

• Fostering a culture of digital delivery and agile methodology within the communications team.

• Leading digital monitoring, reporting and analysis across our digital channels.

• Advising and training teams on best practice in digital content development.

• Line management of the Senior Communications Officer.

The succesful applicant will have:

• Strong experience in digital communications and agile methodology (ideally in a research environment).

• Track record of developing, delivering and optimising content strategies across digital platforms.

• Good working knowledge of tracking analytics, incl. with GA4 and SEO.

• Strong experience managing digital agencies.

• Previous experience working with CMS systems (preferably Drupal).

• Excellent listening and collaborative skills, and cultural sensitivity.

• Experience in research/policy communications in economics and/or international development.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Annalise Andersen 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 7 January 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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The International Growth Centre (IGC)

Communications Manager (PR, Brand and Publications)

Salary from £40,229 - £48,456 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £52,095 pa inclusive of London allowance

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We generate new evidence and innovative new ideas to improve the productivity of people and firms, as the key driver of sustainable economic development, and to support our government partners in transitioning to low-carbon growth pathways and protecting vulnerable populations. The IGC is a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

The Communications Manager (PR Brand and Publications) will be essential to promoting IGC’s ideas and the use of evidence in policy decision-making at global and national levels The position will take leading role in developing and delivering the storytelling strategies for the IGC.

The role includes:

• Responsibility for story development and delivery across activities, including PR and impact.

• Owning and enhancing the IGC brand and visual identity.

• Building and maintaining relationships with journalists and media outlets.

• Managing creative agencies and freelance designers.

• Leading the content management processes for publications on IGC’s project management system.

• Advising and training teams on best practice in storytelling.

The successful applicant will have:

• Strong experience in storytelling across a range of development issues.

• A track record of developing and delivering content strategies, particularly in media, PR and impact.

• Great relationship-building expertise with journalists, media outlets and partner organisations.

• A creative eye and good working skills in Adobe Creative Suite, and particularly InDesign.

• Confidence working with content and project management tools, like AirTable and Drupal.

• Excellent listening and collaborative skills, and cultural sensitivity.

• Experience in research/policy communications in economics and/or international development.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Annelise Andersen 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 07 January 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

We’re looking for a talented and accomplished communicator who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work: providing internet access to marginalised communities and individuals worldwide. We are Jangala, a multiple award-winning humanitarian technology charity working to fix the global digital divide.

Jangala is a humanitarian technology charity that designs, manufactures and deploys our award-winning rapid Wi-Fi products to connect marginalised and underserved people globally to the internet. We are now recruiting our first Communications Manager to help on our journey to scale - from connecting thousands of people to connecting millions - in line with our new five-year strategy. To tackle the digital divide Jangala works with local communities, and world leading companies including our donor partners Lenovo, Arm and Virgin Media O2.

The ideal candidate will be able to articulate our work in a compelling and passionate way - the impact, the innovation, the people and the partnerships - across channels and platforms, in a voice that’s distinctly Jangala. Developing our brand identity as a whole with the team will also be a significant part of this role.

At this exciting stage of growth – moving from prototypes and pilots, to mass market expansion and scale – this opportunity reflects the increasingly central role that engaging, well-targeted content plays in attracting engaged new supporters to our cause. A confident and articulate self-starter, you will enjoy collaborating across Jangala to bring our comms activity to life.

The role involves working with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to define our key audiences and drive awareness around our brand. This might involve securing opportunities for Jangala and the team to share our mission with key audiences - for example speaking at global conferences and featuring in a range of media.

Key responsibilities:

• Build on and develop Jangala’s authentic storytelling to convey the impact, the innovation, the people and the partnerships at the heart of our work to our key audiences.

  • Develop and implement a storytelling framework including systems and processes that, for example, maintain case studies and other assets (e.g. blog posts, podcasts). Both curating our existing assets and driving the creation of new assets for use in external media, presentations and proposals.

• Maintain a frequent, engaged presence on our website and social media platforms 

  • Work with the Director of Fundraising and wider team to develop the Jangala brand identity including tone of voice and style.

  • Take responsibility for editorial direction, copywriting/editing and for facilitating contributions from others (training and encouraging others as needed).

• Develop Fundraising marketing materials working with the fundraising team and graphic designers as appropriate.

• Identify and pursue opportunities for non-paid media exposure for Jangala including building relationships with key media contacts across trade, national and international media.

• Have an awareness of the humanitarian landscape, activities and/ or commentary of interest, relevance and impact ensuring that our content continues to be differentiated and compelling.

About you:

• A proven track record of success (minimum 3 years) in developing and driving content across multiple current and new channels including social media, trade press and mainstream media.

• Able to identify and capitalise on opportunities to promote and positively represent the organisation and our partners through internal and external communication.

• Excellent writing and storytelling skills across a wide range of applications, from media pitches and press releases to blogs and social media posts, to case studies and awards entries.

• A great eye for design, keen attention to detail and proofreading skills.

• An enthusiastic and positive personality, a strong relationship builder and team player, able to draw great ideas, content and materials out of colleagues.

• Persistence and tenacity will be key in both ensuring success with third party platforms as well as achieving buy-in to marketing and PR initiatives internally.

This is the first appointment by the Director of Fundraising and Comms to establish a Comms team at Jangala. It’s a rare opportunity to work with a highly-engaged wider organisational team to develop and build a brand, to take storytelling to a whole new level for us globally and to grow the Comms team over time. There is considerable scope for the right person to quickly develop their career in a rapidly growing technology charity start-up  on the frontline of digital exclusion globally. 

The salary for this role will be £35,000 to £39,000 depending on experience, supplemented by the organisation-wide bonus scheme and access to our shadow employee ownership scheme as the trading arm of Jangala is established. We plan for salaries at Jangala to grow alongside our positive impact on the world and our levels of responsibility and oversight.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Demonstrable verbal and visual communication flair, with 3+ years of experience in comms across a range of platforms using a range of tools

• An interest in societal issues and the power of technology for good - essential for compelling, sensitive and evidenced storytelling across Jangala’s areas of work 

• Great interpersonal skills, able to build vital relationships internally and with external communications partners

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of, or commitment to, purpose-driven work; experience working in the international humanitarian sector

• Familiar with social impact issues associated with digital exclusion/ inclusion in the UK and/ or globally.

• Experience working with multi-disciplined teams (e.g. programmes, fundraising, technology and/ or operations teams internally)

• Experience working in a founder-led organisation

• Experience in brand development

• Experience driving charitable giving through compelling appeals

• Corporate and / or ESG communications experience

Working with Jangala

Jangala’s office is based in London and operates a remote-first working policy. Travel to our London office will be required for brainstorming and collaborative work for a minimum of once a week. 

We are committed to creating an environment that attracts, motivates, and supports the best people from all backgrounds. This includes: 

• Flexible working (general arrangement is one day in the office per week)

• 29 days of paid leave a year, on top of paid bank holidays

• Quarterly bonus assessed on a whole team level

• 5% employer pension contribution

• Free gym and climbing membership onsite 

• Future shadow share options in the future

• Enhanced parental leave

• An emphasis on experience, talent and motivation, rather than academic qualifications or CV specifics

We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs. We particularly encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the technology and humanitarian sectors.

We understand that many people - often people who identify as women - only apply for jobs when they believe they match 100% of the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria but you believe that this is the right position for you, please get in touch.

Job Title - Digital Communications Manager

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 21 hours per work (worked flexibly over 4 - 5 days)

Salary - £37,000 - £39,000 FTE (£22,200 - £23,400 per annum)

Location - Home working with occasional work from Coram Campus London (Hybrid)

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual who will relish the opportunity to develop and coordinate content for our range of platforms for young people.

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Voice

Coram Voice is part of the Coram Group of charities. We are a leading children’s rights organisation who works with children and young people in care, leaving care and on the edges of care to have a voice and to improve the lives of children like them. 

To achieve our goals we need to be able to communicate our messages effectively to children and young people as well as professionals.  The content across our communications channels needs to be up to date and compelling.  We need to make sure we are using online opportunities to deliver our messages and engage with young people.  Central to achieving this is working with care experienced young people and children (supported through our participation team) and engaging our Young Creatives in relation to how we communicate with young people and in the creation of young people facing information. 

About the role

This role will suit a talented journalist, digital editor or copywriter who is skilled in communicating with young people, values the importance of co-production and has a keen eye for writing engaging copy and sourcing creative images along with good understanding of managing the technical aspects of content management systems and email software.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 12 noon 8th December 2023. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role

Interview date: Online 14th December 2023 (or earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role)

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

An exciting position has arisen for a Communications Manager to join the team at a National Mental Health Charity that provides a wide range of community services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Communications professional to hit the ground running with day to day tasks, and also support the team with upcoming project work.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the delivery of high impact PR campaigns, in line with the Charity’s communication strategy
• Build relationships with key audiences and senior stakeholders
• Manage media relations and be a point of contact for all enquiries
• Oversee the website and social media strategy with an aim to increase brand awareness and grow supporter base
• Plan and co-ordinate events
• Lead various internal and external campaigns
• Develop effective strategic communication plans according to the business’ needs
• Work closely with the wider communications team on upcoming projects

Ideal candidate profile:

• Experience working in a Communications role for a Mental Health Charity, or similar organisation
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Driven and self-motivated

Agency reference number: J76617

Location: Central London

Duration: 6 months with chance to extend

Daily rate: £170 - £190 per day

Working hours: Full time

Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days a week in office)

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Communications Manager
The National Deaf Children's Society
Home-based role
1 year Maternity cover role paying £32,522 - £38,490 per annum

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with the National Deaf Children's Society to recruit a Communications Manager. As Communications Manager you'll bring wide experience, skills and knowledge in communications. You'll enjoy a mix of operational and strategic work with a focus on the charity's international work.

This fantastic role will provide the opportunity to work closely and collaboratively across the organisation providing expert communications advice and delivering engaging and compelling communications for a range of audiences.

The National Deaf Children's Society is a leading charity for deaf children. They provide expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else. They do this through improving deaf awareness in schools, transforming support for deaf children, and campaigning on key issues.

About the role

As Communications Manager, you'll create communications for wide range of internal and external audiences in order to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the situation of deaf children and their families living in developing countries and communities and help advocate for their rights.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and running their Deaf Child Worldwide communications to deliver on international strategic objectives. This could include identifying opportunities to promote the society's international activities, events, blogs, webinars, training and projects as well as the production of a monthly newsletter.
• Being the communications conduit for the charity's international partners, consultants and practitioners to ensure a two way communications flow.
• Representing Deaf Child Worldwide at relevant external meetings as agreed, in particular BOND Communications and Disability Groups and IDDC among others.
• Working alongside fundraising colleagues so that their supporters receive relevant and up to date information about the charity's work and collaborate with colleagues in the production of the Annual Report and Impact Report to highlight the charity's internationals work.

About you

We'd love to see applications from individuals with the following skills and experience:

• Significant experience of communications (international, corporate, change) in an organisation of a similar size, complexity and geographical dispersion, possibly for an international non-governmental organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You should have the ability to liaise with internal and external contacts at all levels, associated with the field of deafness.
• Ability to understand complex ideas and communicate sensitive issues in a clear and accessible way for different audiences.
• Experience of working with partners and stakeholders, either in the UK or internationally, to develop their ideas into communications materials.
• Extensive experience of creating and implementing engaging multi-media campaigns and content using a range of channels and tools to communicate with audiences both within the UK and overseas.

If you'd like to find out more about this role please reach out in the first instance to Alice at Charity People with an up-to-date CV. Alice will then be in touch to arrange an initial call and to talk through your experience, the role, and the application process.

Deadline: Monday 11th December
Interviews: TBC

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Job Title: Administration and Communications Manager

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 1 year (subject to continued funding)

Salary: £35,000 ( actual salary is £21,000)

Hours of work: 21 hours per week

Location: Flexible, Office Base - Harford Street Community Centre E1 4FG

Paid leave: 25 days plus public holidays (pro rata)

Reporting to: Director

Deadline for applications: Friday 15th December at Midday 

Interviews scheduled: Mid January 2024 

ABOUT OCEAN REGENERATION TRUST 

What we do

ORT’s vision as a Local Infrastructure Organisation (LIO) is to improve the quality of life for all those who live and work on the Ocean Estate in Stepney, East London, and to increase the numbers of people in the area who contribute actively to making the Ocean and surrounding neighbourhoods a better place. ORT’s linked assets generate an income every year from ground rents, and we use this for the benefit of the local community as well as securing additional funding for projects and programmes. 

The need to do more

ORT has a guaranteed income every year and this provides a strong foundation for our work and whilst there has been progress on some levels, the Ocean Estate remains one of the most deprived areas in Tower Hamlets and many of the challenges the community face are likely to be added to by the effects of the pandemic.

 So, there’s a lot more to do! We are committed to remaining at the heart of the community. There are many opportunities to work with and listen to the community and to develop projects which support and contribute to the development of the residents. We are also committed to working in partnership with other charities to provide services and support. It’s an exciting time, there is a supportive and ambitious Board of Trustees and Director and there is a lot of potential for the new Administration and Communications Manager working with us to have an immediate impact. 

A hands-on role, with scope for creativity and innovation!

This is an exciting time to be joining ORT as we grow and develop our charity. 

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who can contribute to the day to day running of the charity but also understands the importance of acting locally, at the grass roots with and for people and communities. Your day to day work will be on the Ocean Estate supporting the Director and Community Development Team with all aspects of the organisational day to day operations and communications management that supports community development and grant making. You will need to demonstrate a strong track record of administration and communications management, be a self starter, experienced in supporting others to deliver and a natural connector. 

About you

The Administration and Communications Manager could come from a range of relevant backgrounds and could be someone who is interested in taking their career to the next level or who already has experience of being an Administration and Communications Manager. 

Whatever your background, we will be delighted to hear from you, especially if you have a strong track record of:

• Voluntary sector experience at grassroots level

• Knowledge and understanding of administration and communications 

• Commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. 

Above all, candidates should be committed to working with local people and the community on the Ocean Estate, within a small but busy organisation and should have a flexible approach to duties. If this sounds like you then we are keen to hear from you! 

We’re looking for a confident and creative individual who can develop our marketing strategy, manage our social media channels and increase awareness of the work UCASU does. UCA is home to over 6,000 creative students, and as part of UCA Students’ Union the Marketing & Communication Manager is key to our online presence and student engagement. 

You will be responsible for creating and editing content and copy, understanding the needs of our members. You’ll develop strong relationships with both Union and University staff as you create and manage comms plans and social media strategy, using your extensive knowledge of platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. You will be aware of emerging trends across all platforms and be adept at producing content that engages and retains the interest of our members. This role is key in supporting the wider Union team from our elected officers, to our Clubs and Societies, and to our Events.

The successful candidate will have a passion for copy and content creation across a wide range of platforms, ensuring the Union’s personality and brand is evident and consistent. If you’re a creative, self-motivated individual with a progressive mindset this role is a great opportunity to make your own! 

Role duties and responsibilities:

• To coordinate and facilitate Union communications by empowering student officers and staff through support and advice to increase student awareness, engagement and satisfaction in Union activities.

• Manage the Union’s reputation by dealing with enquiries, ensuring promotional coverage, coordinating crisis communications, and having responsibility for our brand and marketing activity.

• Research and implement digital communications and engagement innovations, focusing on user experience, data analytics, and future-proofing.

Leading Union communications

• You will be required to manage inboxes, content, engagement and brand for our social media accounts, weekly email communications and targeted email campaigns at key times. 

• Work with our elected officers and students, lead on and implement the Union’s Communication & Marketing Strategy.

• Upskill officers, students, and support staff across the organisation to effectively communicate. 

• Facilitate and coordinate elected officer communications to the membership.

• Coordinate the Union’s communications, marketing and brand activity to ensure a consistent, authentic, student-led message.

• Lead on student focus groups.

• Develop and coordinate further building of relationships with the University’s communications and marketing team. 

• Oversee key communications campaigns, such as Elections and Freshers’ Week, and other events and activities.

• Analyse data, monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of communications against strategic goals and key performance indicators.

Managing the Union’s reputation

• In conjunction with the wider staff team, ensure the Union’s communications (including relevant student groups) do not expose the Union to legal risks, e.g. copyright and defamation.

• Work with senior management and elected officers on media enquiries, relevant statements and lead on crisis communications.

• Looking after our online users to ensure they can engage with our channels safely.

Strategy

• Work with senior management to develop and deliver a marketing and communications strategy to support UCASU’s strategic plan. 

• Apply core strategic decision-making throughout the delivery and development of communication and marketing plans and creative outputs. 

Website & Innovating Digital Communications

• Seek innovation and development of digital communication channels and means for engaging with the student body, including the website, social media, visual media, printed media and email newsletters.

• Leading on data compliance relating to online communications in line with GDPR regulations.

• Overall responsibility for the Union website, ensuring that content is accurate and up to date, maintaining and improving its functionality, and liaising with our website provider as necessary.

• Perform data analysis and journey mapping across platforms to facilitate user segmentation and better targeting.

• Attend and participate in conversations internally and externally relating to website development. 

Creative & Team Leadership

• Line management, recruitment, induction and development of the Graphic Designer.

• Design and format the email communications utilising MailChimp design tools.

• Create Canva social media assets for use across channels i.e. Instagram stories and email assets.

• Effectively prioritise workload and manage information from the wider team and the associated traffic flow and information to the creative team, including setting agreed deadlines. 

• Act as a representative for UCASU within the University community, encouraging positive communication about Union activities and overall awareness.

General

• Manage the marketing budget.

• Travel across all campuses. 

• Act as an ambassador for UCA Students’ Union, promoting a positive image in everything that you do. 

• Contribute to a positive working and learning environment within the Union.

• Attend training courses, conferences and meetings necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the post.

• Carry out duties in compliance with UCA Students’ Union policies designed to protect members of staff or students from harassment. It is the duty of the post holder not to act in a prejudicial or discriminatory manner towards staff, students, visitors or members of the public. The post holder should also counteract such practice or behaviour by challenging or reporting it. 

• Take reasonable care of health and safety or self, other people and resources while at work to comply with the Students’ Union and University Health and Safety Policies, Codes or Practice and any other policies or guidance. 

• Cooperate with the line manager or any other person with specific responsibility for health and safety, to enable the Students’ Union’s and University’s responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act to be performed. 

• Demonstrate a commitment to working in a democratic environment. 

Person Specification - Essential:

• Relevant experience of planning and developing communication campaigns and content across a broad range of topics, channels, and audiences

• Experience of budget planning and budget management

• Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity and commitment to equality. 

• Computer literate in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, as well as able to understand basic HTML coding

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD)

Person Specification - Desirable: 

• An understanding of working within a higher education, democratic or membership-focussed environment

• Experience of working with the press and handling media enquiries under pressure

• Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience

• Management related experience

• Experience of graphic design through Canva and/or Adobe Software

• An understanding of democratic systems or procedures

The duties described above are not an exhaustive list but are intended as being illustrative of the level and type of work required. The job holder may undertake other duties of a reasonable nature, as may be determined by the post holder’s line manager from time to time, in consultation with the post holder. This job description does not constitute part of the contract of employment.

Review Clause

This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is the Students’ Union’s practice to periodically examine job descriptions and to update them to ensure that they accurately reflect the job that is required to be performed, or to incorporate proposed reasonable changes. This procedure is conducted jointly by each manager in consultation with the individual whose job description is being

reviewed. All staff are expected to participate fully in such discussions. When a manager seeks to amend or vary the job description it will seek to do so with the agreement of the employee, giving consideration to any representations they may wish to make. Where agreement is not possible, the manager will confirm the changes to the job description to the employee in writing, together with the date from which the changes will take effect. The manager will provide an explanation as to why any representations have been unsuccessful, by whatever means are appropriate. Where changes are made to a job description, consideration will be given to whether the post should be subject to re-evaluation depending on the extent and scope of the changes.