Communications manager jobs near Cardiff, Wales

Regional Communications Officer- South and South East of UK

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the south and South East of the UK to increase their regional profile.

You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.

The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities in the region will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.

Who are we looking for?

Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.

If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
• Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
• Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum plus eight bank holidays (pro rata for part time) and discretional shutdown between Christmas and New Year
• Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
• Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development 

• Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 9am on Monday 18 July. CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 25 July.

• Team: Communications
• Salary: 30000
• Location: Flexible. This role will be required to travel to our London HQ at least once a month, but can work flexibly as per Bite Back 2030’s hybrid working policy.

About Bite Back 2030 

Be part of the creative and agile team behind Bite Back 2030’s exceptional teenage activists. Join us as our new Communications Manager and contribute to a 10-year journey to help make the food system healthier and fairer and achieve our goal of halving childhood obesity by 2030.

We believe young people are the key voice in driving this change in our food system, and are growing a movement of young people to raise their voice and drive impact. In the past two years, our National Youth Board — including incredible campaigners like Christina and Dev — have won campaigns to extend free school meals during the holiday, end junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV, and to improve the quality of school food. 

Biteback is strongly committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a new Communications Manager to drive our ambitious communications plans as we scale our movement across the country. 

The Communications Manager will report to our Senior Communications Manager and be responsible for leading on direct communications campaigns, and supporting a range of internal and external communications across our growing organisation. 

Key responsibilities and outcomes

The Communications Manager will have an eye for detail and deliver communications which inspire audiences to take action. Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and deliver direct communications campaigns, which connect external audiences with our core aims, inspiring them to play their part in transforming food systems to protect child health

• Work closely with the Senior Communications Manager to support media engagement activity, including creating press releases, developing key lines/responses and compiling briefing documents

• Provide support and guidance to teams across Bite Back to create powerful written materials which are on-brand and on-message, including presentations, promotional information and training resources

• Take a leading role on producing internal communications at our growing organisation, working closely with our People and Alumni Manager to make sure all staff are well-informed and engaged with activity taking place across the country 

• Provide ongoing management of our internal newsletter for staff, Youth Board members and Trustees, coordinating exciting content on a weekly basis that brings us closer together as one team, celebrates successes and sparks action

• Work as part of a team to support the delivery of events

Application deadline: 9 am, Wednesday 13 July 

Interview date: Interviews will take place online, w/c 25 July

Communications Manager

Location: Remote 
Salary: £32,000 FTE
Hours of work: Part time preferred, Full time considered for the right candidate
Department: Development
Line Manager: Strategic Development Manager

Role Overview
As our work on communications and PR grows, we’re looking for an innovative, creative, forward thinking leader to join us in this newly created position, to take charge of operational communications and drive growth.

We’re seeking a skilled communications professional, capable of articulating your experience and successes, with ideas of how we can continue to grow, enhance and improve communications at The Haven Wolverhampton (THW).

You’ll be joining THW’s development team where we value democratic working, mutual respect and constructively challenging each other, as well as the status quo. We’re not focused on hierarchy, but rather we value you and your skills, knowledge and expertise. If this appeals to you, and you’re keen to put those values into practice as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you. 

You’ll find your colleagues at THW to be passionate and driven by a shared ambition to centre women and children in decision making. We want someone who is equally as passionate about our cause. We’re not looking for perfection, we want congruence, creativity, and accountability. If that’s you, take a look at the JD and Person Spec to find out more. Hopefully we’ll be reading your application to join us soon.

Closing date:                10 July 2022
Interview Date:             w/c 18 July 2022

All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Due to the nature of our work Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 applies, therefore applications from women only will be considered.  The Haven Wolverhampton is an equal opportunities employer. 

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£32,000 to £35,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – With flexibility for the right candidate

Home Based or Office Based – Your Choice!

Pension, enhanced annual leave, plus much more

About TuVida
TuVida is a not-for-profit organisation that gives support to both carers and people needing care.

Our goal is to provide the most appropriate care and support to people who need it, to enable them to live their lives to the fullest.

We work in many different areas across the UK — providing our services to more than

11,000 people each and every year.

Our vision

A society where every person who is ill or disabled and every carer can live well and enjoy life.

Our mission

To be architects of and deliver innovative and practical services that are trusted and accessible for anyone who is ill, disabled or a carer, their families and communities. We will work with partners to use resources effectively to meet increasing needs as a trusted provider in health and social care.

About the role
The Communications Manager will provide leadership and direction to TuVida’s communications, marketing and digital work across the UK and be responsible for producing high-quality content and messaging that engages customers and staff and builds brand recognition.

The role will include the development and implementation of a communication plan with a focus on internal communications, service marketing, digital infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.

Main aims of the post

The role will help us to embed our brand across the UK, supporting our operational and commercial teams to develop our offer to commissioners, funders and key stakeholders, working to develop TuVida’s offer to carers and those with care needs

The role will support and deliver the operational communications alongside a small team, working with a motivated group of communication ambassadors across the organisation.

You will use your skills, experience, and knowledge to empower, upskill, support and deliver our internal communications, through and with your colleagues.

The role will support and develop internal and external relations by co-ordinating the delivery of communication activities across a range of areas including broad-based internal communications, press, crisis response statements, public relations, and marketing

Scope and accountability –

Our new Communications Manager will:

• Consult on, develop and deliver a Communication Plan for TuVida

• Forward plan and prioritise their own workload and work with other team members to ensure delivery of agreed objectives and timetabled work

• Use own initiative in relation to delivery of your work, problem solving and decision making with a level of autonomy, referring complex issues to the nominated member for their area of work

• Be responsible for managing relationships and communicating with staff at all levels of TuVida

• Demonstrate and promote the impact our services achieve in order to maintain and increase funding, invite and retain effective partnerships and attract quality candidates for staff and volunteer vacancies.

• Deliver on internal and external communication objectives, in line with the wider TuVida Strategy

• Be instrumental and proactive in supporting a positive culture within the wider TuVida environment

• Develop and manage appropriate external relationships and provide communications and engagement support and advice to senior members of staff within the organisation

• Undertake learning and development relevant for growth within the role

Key accountabilities

Internal communications

• To develop appropriate internal communications and processes across a range of platforms to effectively support information flow and employee engagement.
• To develop key messages, creating and maintaining appropriate and consistent language and terminology across all media.
• To provide guidance to staff on relevant areas of marketing and communications, including key communication issues.
• To play an active role in innovation and development forums across the charity, contributing ideas and solutions to regular meetings, providing support to the wider teams as required.
• To ensure proper usage of brand as per guidelines, and give effective training and guidance to departments and individuals
• To support the development of digital staff engagement

External communications

• To plan and deliver campaigns to; raise the profile of, and promote, the organisation; increase voluntary income; and raise awareness of key issues.
• To increase the charity’s profile across media and with key stakeholders through building and managing effective relationships and producing compelling press releases, articles and statements.
• To oversee the management and growth of the organisation’s social media presence, working with the small internal team to keep content up to date and fresh.
• To manage the charity’s brand, ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications.
• To act as a spokesperson for the charity when necessary, with support and guidance from the

Senior Leaders.

• To liaise with colleagues to formulate appropriate media responses, providing guidance in media and stakeholder handling.
• To liaise with insurers and other appropriate parties e.g. PR Crisis Team (insurer-linked) and

Carers Trust when managing crisis situations.

Website

• To manage the relationship with our external website development company.
• Support and develop teams across TuVida to keep our website up to date, acting as the administrator for the website.
• To oversee development and maintenance of the technical aspects of the staff intranet

Income generation

• To work alongside senior managers and other members of staff to develop the strategic direction of marketing and communications to all stakeholders.
• To effectively deliver, monitor, evaluate and report on progress of marketing and communications as per the communications plan.
• To generate content across all media, including copy writing and production of marketing materials and key publications both online and in print.
• To co-ordinate multi-media advertising of the charity’s services in order to increase revenue.
• General duties

• To monitor, analyse and evaluate performance of channels and content, and present KPI reports to relevant colleagues including Senior Leaders
• To carry out other ad hoc projects or tasks of a similar nature, at the discretion of the senior

Leaders and Trustees of the charity.

• To have a strong work ethic and positive attitude to work. Be professional, but more importantly to be approachable and amiable, creating in others a deep respect for your integrity.
• Share the values of the organisation and demonstrate a commitment to the cause of carers and those living with long-term conditions and disabilities.
• To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
• To work at all times within the philosophy and policies of TuVida.
• To treat all beneficiaries, staff and stakeholders of the organisation with respect and sensitivity, recognising the need for confidentiality at all times.
• To comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and with TuVida policies and procedures.
• To have a commitment to developing quality by the implementation of TuVida policies and procedures along with any other standards set by TuVida.
• To respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs, ensuring that equal opportunity principles are applied at all times.
• To undertake any other duties that may be considered commensurate with the level of the post.

So who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about getting communications right! You will have an keen eye for detail, a tenacious approach to tackling your work and a professionalism and insight that enables you to see the bigger picture

You will have experience in the marketing and communications field, preferably within the third sector (but not essential), with a ‘digital first’ approach to your work, you will have practical experience of developing social media presence as well as using digital platforms to engage and communicate with our staff.

Our ideal candidate would be a true allrounder! Someone who has experience across Microsoft platforms, understands design, can support and develop communications champions and can lead by example.

A more detailed person specification can be found later on in this document

Does this sound like you?

Then apply today

Marketing and Communications Manager at Pancreatic Cancer Action

Permanent, full time role

Hybrid role can be home based with travel to the Hampshire office once a month

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000

Deadline for applications: Friday 8th July

First stage interviews: w/c 11th July

Second stage interviews: w/c 18th July

Charity People is delighted to be working with Pancreatic Cancer Action to recruit for their next Marketing and Communications Manager. Working towards a core goal of ensuring that more people survive pancreatic cancer; the current figure is 7% and only 1% ten years after diagnosis; the charity is led by a dynamic CEO and this role is supported by a talented team of colleagues and Trustees.

This is an exciting period of growth for the charity as they consolidate their services and campaigns, and expand their team. As Marketing and Communications Manager you will undertake the following main responsibilities:

• Line manage a team of two which will potentially grow in the future including supporting the team to deliver marketing campaigns and programmes targeting multiple audiences in collaboration with colleagues to drive engagement
• Development and implementation of the charity's marketing and communication strategies, ensuring that they support the overall charity vision, engage more audiences and donors, are within budget, and communicate the charity's strategic objectives
• Work across the entire spectrum of communications disciplines including media and public relations, internal comms, brand marketing, advertising, marketing, digital and social media, and production of materials
• Inspire and lead the marketing team to offer a first class marketing service across the charity including working closely with the Fundraising Development Manager and fundraising team
• Create and implement a PR strategy for the organisation, including reactive and proactive media plans, and utilising internal stakeholders where possible to continue to raise the profile of the charity; with the aim of increasing the charity's profile across media, and with influencers and external organisations
• Take responsibility for the charity's press office
• Develop and deliver creative and impactful marketing programmes and campaigns that use channels, including digital, effectively
• Manage the implementation, tracking and measurement of integrated marketing campaigns
• Employ strong project management skills to ensure marketing deliverables and milestones are met, from defining the initial approach clearly, brief writing, ensuring timings are mapped and costings defined and agreed
• Feedback on marketing performance on a monthly basis to the CEO and prepare reports for the quarterly Trustee meetings using clearly defined metrics and reporting methodologies

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

• Experience of developing and implementing marketing strategy; including of leading a brand strategy, and of leading marketing programmes and campaigns from initial brief to implementation and review; across a range of channels including digital
• Previous experience of managing, developing and leading a team
• Press and media communications experience
• Experience of managing, forecasting and control of budgets and of being able to deliver high profile campaigns within budget
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written including brief writing and copywriting, and the ability to build strong relationships across an organisation
• Excellent understating of brand and its role within an organisation
• Excellent knowledge of design principles and the ability to recommend direction

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to Alice from Charity People, your consultant for this role.

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

Kidasha is seeking an experienced fundraiser to work closely with the CEO to build a more diversified and sustainable funding model, with a particular emphasis on developing long term partnerships with philanthropists, corporates and charitable trusts and foundations.

Kidasha is a relatively small UK registered charity which works to increase the aspiration, resilience and life chances of the most marginalised children and young people growing up in urban poverty in Nepal. We do this by working with local partners and government agencies to develop, incubate and prove interventions that improve emotional and physical wellbeing, reduce abuse and exploitation and increase participation in education, learning and/or positive employment.

About the role

We are seeking an innovative, highly motivated results-driven individual with a passion for our cause to work closely with our CEO to increase our profile, build new relationships and diversify our current income streams. The role will also be responsible for our communications strategy, with support from an external agency.  Initially working up to three days per week with the potential to increase as the role develops.

Candidate requirements

Essential

• 5+ years of professional fundraising experience
• Experience of developing high-value partnerships with philanthropists and corporate donors, with demonstrable expertise in securing six-figure+ funding
• Demonstrable success in obtaining grant funding from international trusts and foundations.
• Experience in navigating complex organisations, as well as of building and managing relationships with high-level stakeholders.
• Experience of structured prospect research 
• Proven experience of producing high quality written communication material.
• Proven track record of delivering against agreed targets, timescales and objectives.
• Exceptional influencing skills with the ability to be credible and persuasive at all levels
• A self-starter, able to work at pace and to juggle competing priorities.
• A passion for improving the lives of some of the world’s poorest children

Desirable

• Experience of using social media and digital communication.
• Knowledge and understanding of development sector
• Existing knowledge of relevant trusts, foundations and corporates
• Existing networks of potential donors

The application process

Kidasha values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential.

To apply, please send a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining your motivation and skills, together with your CV (no more than 3 pages) by the closing date of 25th July 2022.

Internal Communications Specialist

Our People Experience Team needs an internal communications specialist who can inform, connect and engage audiences through impactful communications.

Position: Internal Communications Specialist

Location: Homebased, U.K Nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £32,400 (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum/pro rata or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: This is a 12-month fixed term contract from start date

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 24 July 2022

Interview Date: Week commencing 1 August 2022

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges.

The Role

You must have experience of developing a network of communication channels to help people collaborate, communicate, speak up and get what they need to do their job. You will be a skilled communicator, and a vocal champion of organisational values. Knowing what good change communications looks like, you’ll use your coaching skills to help others deliver effective communication plans that will engage staff and volunteers.

With excellent project management skills, you will manage busy workloads and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines. Working in a collaborative environment, you will have a meticulous eye for detail, and a proactive approach to problem solving to achieve shared goals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining, developing and evaluating our charity’s portfolio of internal communication channels, including our intranet and its content strategy.
• Supporting and building capability in teams across the organisation so they can effectively communicate with internal audiences.
• Managing the approach to our central internal communications planning, including the content strategies for our range of newsletters.

About You

You will be/ have experience/have a proven record of:

• In planning and delivering impactful internal communications and engagement programmes to different audience groups in a large organisation, particularly with a focus on change.
• In introducing and managing on and offline internal communication channels.
• In delivering projects against scope, budget and deadlines.

To take on the role you must live in the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Impact and Engagement Lead, Impact and Engagement Manager, Impact and Engagement Officer, Impact and Engagement, Impact Manager, Engagement Manager, Impact Lead, Engagement Lead, Recruitment, Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Management, Communications, Internal Communications, Internal Communications Officer, Internal Communications Lead, Internal Communications Manager.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with a brain injury. It can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Headway is the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury. We are passionate about helping people to rebuild their lives, relearn lost skills and regain a degree of independence.

We know that with the right help, at the right time, there can be life after brain injury.

We’re seeking a creative, inspiring communicator with the ability to think strategically and the passion to influence change.

You will lead our talented communications team in securing high-profile media coverage, creating engaging, emotive multi-media content, strengthening our award-winning range of information resources, and driving change on a political level.

You will have experience of working with traditional and digital media, have devised and run successful awareness campaigns, and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing the media with statements on demand.

You will also have excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.

This is a hands-on role in which you will be responsible for a small but highly-talented team who are passionate about raising awareness of brain injury.

If you are looking to challenge yourself in an exciting role within an organisation that is making a difference to the lives of thousands of people across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

• Home working or office based (Nottingham)
• Closing date for applications: 15 July 2022
• Interviews: w/c 18 July 2022
• Salary: c.£60,000

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.
No agencies.

Regional Communications Officer- North of UK

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the North of the UK to increase their regional profile.

You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.

The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Communities currently covered by the role include North East, Leeds, Bradford and Hull, although this is subject to review. You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.

Who are we looking for?

Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.

If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
• Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
• Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum, plus eight bank holidays and discretional days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time)
• Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
• Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development 

• Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.

 CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 18 July.

Does the opportunity to develop communications strategy and content in collaboration with volunteers in different parts of the world excite you?

Do you have fresh ideas for increasing the visibility of the Transition movement and its contribution to regeneration?

Are you keen to work in a non-hierarchical organisation exploring, and seeking to model, the changes we want to see in the world?

The Parent-Infant Foundation is seeking an experienced communications, campaigning and public affairs professional to help us make a difference for babies across the UK. Our vision is that all babies have a sensitive, nurturing relationship to lay the foundation for lifelong mental and physical health.

As our Head of Policy and Communications, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our strategy to embed infant mental health and parent-infant relationships into policy and services in the UK. You will lead all aspects of our external communications.

In Parliament, you will work with the Chair of of the APPG for Conception to Age Two to develop and deliver their programme of work.  In the wider community, you will spearhead the First 1001 Days Movement, a campaigning alliance of over 200 charities and professional bodies who work together to inspire, support and challenge national and local decision makers to value and invest in babies’ emotional wellbeing and development.

The Parent-Infant Foundation may be a small charity but we are influential. Part of your role will be to continue to produce and disseminate high quality reports and briefings which will be noticed at all levels of government across the four nations of the UK. 

You will also lead on our flagship Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, which brings together professionals and other stakeholders in the field to widen and deepen understanding of infant mental health and the importance of early relationships.

You will have line management responsibility for the Communications Manager, Scottish Policy Officer  the Campaigns and Communications Officer. 

You will be joining a small but friendly team who are all deeply committed to improving and supporting the emotional and social development and wellbeing of babies.  The team understands the importance of communications to support their work with parent-infant teams so you will work across the whole team to ensure our communications are always high quality and evidence based.  The team largely works part-time and remotely with flexibility embedded in our way of working.Please note this role will require frequent travel to London.

For a full description of the responsibilities please see the job description and person specification.

To Apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement via CharityJob. In your supporting statement, please describe why you want this role and demonstrate, with examples, how you meet elements 1-10 of the experience and skills.  Please ensure that your CV and Supporting Statement are each no more than two pages long.

Interviews will be taking place in Central London.  The Parent-Infant Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or attendance at interview.

Interim Head of Communications

Full Time (part time / job share options available)

Fixed Term: Up to 12 months contract starting in September / October 2022

Closing Date: 21st July 2022

Location: Remote (timezone: GMT-1 to GMT+6). 

Working Day: Flexible working hours throughout the week. Daily core hours are 11:00-16:00 GMT. Our Full Time work week is approximately 40 hours.

Team: Communications

Travel:  Remote working, location flexible - some international travel may be required

Benefits: Working at Peek has many benefits. Please find more information about those benefits here.

To Apply:  Submit your full application through our recruitment site by the closing date noted above.

Millions of people worldwide are losing their sight unnecessarily.Join a mission driven award winning team who are intent on changing this.

The Role

Peek Vision is a social enterprise developing innovative tools to bring better vision and health to people in low- and middle-income countries.  We are looking for somebody to lead our communications activity during an exciting period of growth for our organisation.

The successful candidate will enjoy a broad role with oversight of our communications, branding, website, social media and PR activities.  You will focus on using Peek’s communications activities to engage NGO, civil society and academic partners, while working with team members and potentially contractors to develop our marketing, product and fundraising communications activities.

This is a demanding but rewarding role for somebody with the experience and confidence to manage multiple priorities and use their expert judgement to deliver effective communications.  If you have relevant and proven experience of managing communications in the charity, health, academic or technology sector and are keen for a new challenge in a diverse, dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.

The role will be contracted for a period of up to 12 months providing coverage during a maternity leave.  While the overall role is a full time position, we welcome applicants who wish to work part time as a job share (with agencies or another contractor providing the remaining capacity) as well as applicants who wish to apply as a secondment from an existing role, provided their current employer supports this.  Peek offers a flexible working environment in terms of hours and location.  Candidates will need to have proof of eligibility to work in their location.   Candidates’ working hours will need to be able to practically accommodate teams working in the GMT timezone.  

Responsibilities and Attributes

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Maintain oversight of Peek’s Communications & brand strategy to ensure coherent and consistent communications across all external channels.

• Maintain Peek’s Partner communications strategy and support partnerships communications activities, including writing news stories, case studies developing social media campaigns and supporting partners to use Peek’s brand correctly.

• Implement Peek’s new messaging platform and marcomms plan; develop internal communications tools & resources to help team members deliver consistent messaging & branding for Peek.

• Deliver Public Relations activities (e.g. media relations, events) and contribute to other areas of communications as needed.

• Own and maintain strategic oversight of Peek’s website, social media channels, corporate brochures and other print / digital assets; plan and work with team members to produce new content for these channels in line with our strategy and activities.

• Manage Peek’s thought leadership strategy (including working with Peek CEO and other team members to support events, public speaking and other relevant opportunities).

• Manage relationships with freelancers / contractors and be accountable for the Interim Digital Communications Manager.

The desirable attributes for the role are:

• A strong communicator who is skilled at working with diverse audiences across different cultures, locations and sectors.

• Able to maintain strategic oversight of a complex and rapidly changing communications environment.

• Collaborative and empathetic, with the confidence to make judgement calls when they are needed.

• Experienced managing concurrent projects in multiple countries and contexts.

• Highly organised but comfortable with constant change and unknowns.

• An enthusiastic team player who can work with minimal supervision and use minimal resources effectively.

• Creative and proactive in devising communications strategies and solutions to support our mission-driven organisation. 

About Peek

Over a billion people worldwide have vision loss but don’t need to and numbers are rising.  Simple, cost- effective treatments exist but specialists are in short supply and resources are limited.  Many people who need access to eye health remain invisible to services.

Peek Vision is an award-winning social enterprise that powers eye health providers in low- and middle-income countries to optimise their services and strengthen health systems.  Our software, programme design and data intelligence platform help eye health programmes become more efficient, more equitable and more effective. Users can screen for eye health conditions using just a smartphone, follow the patient journey from screening to treatment and view real-time data dashboards to identify where patients are being left behind.  People who would have been invisible to health workers are made visible, so that nobody is left behind.

Peek works in partnership with eye health providers, governments and NGOs. Together, we aim to make large-scale, sustainable improvements to health systems, bringing better vision and eye health to everyone.

Our tools include:

• Software for community and school eye health programmes that powers screening, data capture and analysis, plus the RAAB7 eye health survey platform

• Programme Design to set up eye health programmes for success

• Data Analysis based on insights from our software to enable services to continuously improve and ensure nobody is left behind.

Peek is an equal opportunity employer. Peek will not discriminate and will take measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of age, disability, gender, marital status, parenthood, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other factor which may be deemed discriminatory. Further the diversity of our team is important and crucial to our impact and we seek to ensure our team has affinities or links to the communities where we are most active.  

Charity People is delighted to be working exclusively with National Numeracy to recruit for a Head of Communications to join their talented communications team and work to promote the charity's work, drive public engagement with their services, and bring their mission and vision to life for external audiences.

Post Head of Communications
Location The charity offers a very flexible approach to working and this role can be undertaken on a hybrid working from home and office basis, with at least one day per quarter in the East Sussex office
Working Hours Full time or part time (four days per week) considered; flexible working is fully supported
Salary £41,000 per annum
Reporting To Director of External Relations

A new role, you will play a lead role in delivering creative and results-driven strategies with engaging content across National Numeracy's award-winning campaigns, media, content and marketing. With a broad remit, the Head of Communications will report to the Director of External Relations and will undertake the following core duties:

* Devise and deliver strategic communication plans covering complex issues
* Ensure the delivery of consistent, effective messaging to promote the charity across a variety of platforms, using storytelling to present complex issues in a simple, compelling way that appeals to broad audiences
* Support the Director of External Relations with managing the team, its work and its budgets
* Build and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including policymakers, the public, the media, funders and partners
* Work with internal teams to ensure that key activities and messages are aligned to the charity's strategy, evaluating these to ensure they perform well
* Create and deliver a media strategy, as well as manage and cultivate relationships with broadcast, digital and print journalists
* Work with the Campaigns Manager on the strategic and delivery of National Numeracy Day, as well as other campaigns through the year
* Lead and deliver events, content, celebrity activity, case studies, media and marketing, to support campaigns throughout the year
* Work closely with colleagues to develop digital marketing activities across web, email and social media; analysing results and providing insight for evidence based improvement
* Create and manage a strong, audience-led web strategy as well as content that provides an engaging and inspiring user experience

We would love to see applications from individuals with previous experience of devising and delivering strategic communication plans. Additionally, we're keen for you to have experience of working with the media including the ability to promote the work of the charity and key campaigns, as well as of spotting opportunities for media coverage. You'll also have the ability and passion to really understand the work of the charity, why their role is so important, and the impact they have, as well as the ability to create messaging translated their mission into communications with audiences that increase engagement.

The charity is very open in terms of background - this role would suit someone stepping into their first Head of Communications role within a supportive team, or a more seasoned communications specialist who is keen to work within a role with a mix of strategic work as well as hands on communications tasks.

Key Dates

* Closing date for applications: Monday 4th July
* First interviews: week commencing 11th July
* Second interviews: week commencing 18th July

If you're keen to be part of the team that works tirelessly to drive up numeracy rates across the UK, having a huge impact on the lives of their beneficiaries, then this could be the role for you!

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to [email protected] or call on 07563 030587 to have an initial chat about the position.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is a membership organisation and the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service.

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, NFCC has engaged closely with Government and other key stakeholders on improvements to building safety regulations. Our Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU) provides the link between fire and rescue services and Government by representing the collective views and expert technical advice of fire and rescue services.

Within the PPRU, the Policy and Partnerships team leads on policy and communications on fire protection and building safety matters. We work closely with technical fire safety and subject matter experts across the PPRU. 

What you will be doing 

You will support the Communications Manager in delivering a programme of effective and meaningful communications on fire protection and building safety matters, in line with the PPRU Communications Strategy.

Your role will focus on: 

• Planning, sourcing content, writing, editing, and issuing the fortnightly communications newsletter, and contributing to other NFCC newsletters.

• Proactively monitoring external media, social media, political and stakeholder developments, and sharing relevant updates and summaries with the team.

• Planning and delivering webinars and face-to-face workshops, forums, roundtables, and other engagement activities.

• Providing communications support on key projects and workstreams, e.g. drafting website copy, press releases, social media posts, and external letters.

• Helping to develop and maintain key communications and stakeholder tools and trackers.

Who are we looking for?  

We’re looking for a creative communications and engagement professional with a flair for writing and a keen eye for detail.

Our work involves communicating technical and regulatory information to a wide range of audiences, so you should have the ability to translate complex information into accessible plain English.

You will be an effective organiser, with great planning skills and some experience in organising events.

You’ll be digitally savvy, with experience in social media, writing online content, and in using newsletter software (or other web-based marketing automation service). Some experience in using desktop publishing and/or video editing is also desirable.

Our work is fast paced, so you’ll be accustomed to working to tight deadlines driven by political and media developments. You’ll be effective at managing and prioritising your own workload. 

You’ll have some political awareness and understanding of how Parliament works, which will be key for monitoring media and political developments. 

We work closely as a team, and with colleagues across the NFCC, so you will be collaborative in your approach. 

What you can expect from us 

We’re a people-centred organisation, focussed on creating a positive and engaging working environment for all our team members.

Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.