Communications & Advocacy Officer (Conservation)

£25,000 pro rata/per annum

Based at home with the possibility to work from one of the project offices as and when 

restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so

2 part-time or 1 full-time

Fixed Term (until March 2022 (Coigach) and June 2023 (Cumbernauld)

Our client’s Living Landscapes Programme focuses on delivering conservation activities at a landscape-scale. They have created two new roles to help us communicate their work and advocate for a green recovery that benefits people, wildlife, and the economy.

Communications & Advocacy Officer for the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme

The Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape brings environmental and socio-economic benefits to the communities of North West Scotland.  Their unique Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme has brought huge benefits to local communities by opening up and repairing paths and access points to this spectacular landscape, working with schoolchildren to encourage outdoor learning and an understanding of the natural environmental, expanding native woodland through a tree nursery and planting schemes, and promoting the cultural heritage of the area.  They’re now looking for a dynamic individual to work with the team to design and implement the communications strategy for the remainder of the project, to demonstrate to others how their work has benefited local people and natural, cultural, and built heritage. 

Communications & Advocacy Officer for the Cumbernauld Living Landscape Creating Natural Connections Project

The Cumbernauld Living Landscape puts people and wildlife at the heart of Cumbernauld’s community. With NLHF-funded Creating Natural Connections project, our client is transforming local greenspaces, unlocking their health and well-being benefits and connecting more people to reduce inequalities. They need to communicate the success of this work to help us to effect positive change more widely across Cumbernauld and beyond. During the first year of the project, they worked on project branding and created a communications toolkit, to ensure the project was established in the minds of key target audiences from an early stage. They are now looking for an experienced professional to join the team to design and implement the comms strategy for the remainder of the project to ensure they produce high quality and effective communications throughout the project.

They need to ensure both projects achieve the highest possible positive public profile and are viewed as an exemplar for working with the community to protect and enjoy wildlife whilst providing key economic benefits to the regions. A particular focus will be on key stakeholders including decision makers for the future of both Coigach & Assynt and Cumbernauld, such as local and national government, eNGOs and community groups, to ensure community sustainability and nature protection is a priority.

To ensure this opportunity is accessible, our client is open to candidates applying for either one part-time role, or both roles making up one full-time position. Please indicate in your application whether you wish to apply for:

1. Living Landscapes Communications & Advocacy Officer for the Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership Scheme at 0.5 FTE (17.5 hours a week)

2. Living Landscapes Communications & Advocacy Officer for the Cumbernauld Living Landscape Creating Natural Connections Project at 0.5 FTE (17.5 hours a week)

3. Both roles at 1.0 FTE (35 hours a week) – If applying for both roles, please demonstrate in your application that you understand the different audiences and appropriate channels of communication for the two distinct projects

Head of Campaigns and Communications

- Salary £40-£48,000 (FTE) gross per annum
- Full time (37.5 hours per week), flexible working arrangements considered on application
- London Office normally (currently remote working due to Covid-19 restrictions)
- Reporting to Safe Passage CEO
- Line management responsibilities: Community Organiser, Digital Communications and Fundraising Manager (role also sits in Fundraising team with a dotted line report to Head of Fundraising), Press and Public Affairs Manager, Youth Advocacy and Campaigns Organiser.

Safe Passage International is looking for a Head of Campaigns and Communications to lead our campaigns and communications strategy, building on the organisation’s strong record of creating diverse coalitions of public support and delivering system change for our beneficiaries.

Working closely with colleagues in our UK, French, and Greek offices, you will set the direction for Safe Passage International’s campaigns and communications and ensure we are creating opportunities for advocacy in support of our mission to open safe and legal routes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and adults across Europe.

You will have a track-record of developing and delivering impactful campaigns and a strong understanding of different campaigning methods, such as public affairs, grassroots community organising, and digital campaigns. You will be passionate about ensuring that those with lived experience of seeking sanctuary and/or directly affected by the issues we campaign on, lead and shape our campaigns.

You will be joining at a critical time in our work, helping to lead the campaign to stop the removal of safe and legal routes to the UK for refugees in Europe when Britain leaves the EU.

Who we are:

Working at Safe Passage means working at a different sort of charity. We’re small, nimble and laser-focused on the impact that only we can make.

Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to the refugee crisis in Europe. In the past four years, we have grown from a small project of the charity Citizens UK, to a separate international organisation. We now comprise 23 members of staff based in the UK, France, and Greece, supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe.

- Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
- We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
- We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.

To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. Our work is recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission.  We were also chosen as one of The Guardian’s ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2016.

To apply: please select the button shown and include your CV and a cover letter addressing each point of the Person Specification and explaining why you would love this role and working for Safe Passage.

Closing date: Monday 6th July at midnight.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

The Almshouse Association is an essential component of the almshouse movement; we continue to provide support, information and guidance on a broad range of general and specific issues, to over 1600 independent almshouse member charities that provide around 35,000 dwellings across the United Kingdom.

Using your experience as a Campaign Manager you will engage and influence a wide range of people, including stakeholders, you will work strategically on multiple projects which will run simultaneously and will be able to demonstrate substantial experience in running events. 

If you are the right person and fit with our values of operating with integrity, respect and delivering excellence, you will be a great fit for our team!

At least five years previous experience of campaign management is a must for the role .

We're looking for a Digital Communications Officer who wants to develop their content and digital marketing skills within the charity sector.

• Ewell, Surrey with some homeworking
• 6 months fixed term contract, full time
• £27k per annum + Competitive Benefits

A little bit about the role...

We are looking for a Digital Communications Officer who wants to develop their skills to create great content for our digital channels. The right candidate will help us support more people and encourage supporters to fundraise or volunteer for us.

This role will primarily involve content writing and moderation of content on our website, as well as supporting our email marketing so that we can provide our site’s users with great supporter journeys. You’ll also provide reporting for the website, so that we can continually improve content for our web users.

You’ll have experience of writing content for a range of different audiences, so people can find the support they need, or be inspired to donate, volunteer or campaign for us. You should also be familiar with digital reporting, so you can assess how successful our content is, and have worked with content management systems.

You’ll also know your way around Google Analytics, and have some experience using email marketing platforms.

You’ll have the support of a team of five with skills in all things digital, from web and search to video and social, and we offer training to staff too.

If the prospect of joining a well-respected and highly regarded national brand appeals to you please read the attached job description as set out below.

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of role criteria as set out in the JD no later than 9.00 am on Monday 6th July 2020.

Marketing and Communications Officer 

• Working hours: part-time (3-4 days per week)
• Location: CSC’s offices in Bethnal Green (Home working while coronavirus restrictions are in place)
• Salary: circa £26,000 pro-rata
• Reporting: direct report to the Head of Programme Funding
• Duration: Fixed term contract up to 30th June 2021, renewable dependent on funding

Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is the global network that raises street children’s voices, promotes their rights and improves their lives. We do this through advocacy, research and network development. We have 140+ members working in 130 countries around the world. Our Network comprises small and grassroots NGOs and large international NGOs.

Job summary

We are looking for a committed and passionate Marketing and Communications Officer to join our ambitious team working to improve the lives of street children. You will be a pivotal member of the team, helping to communicate our work to a diverse range of audiences and attract and maintain support.  

You will contribute to our sustainability through seeking new partners and funders, using your marketing skills to highlight the issues affecting street children and bring people closer to our cause.

In your role as communications focal point, you will ensure our messaging is engaging and consistent across our digital, printed and multimedia; develop and strengthen how we talk about our work; and put the interests of street children at the heart of all our communications.

Specific responsibilities

1. Marketing

Attracting support

• Supporting the Head of Programme Funding and other members of the team with proposals to major institutional donors and trusts/foundations, conveying our work and our impact in a compelling and accessible way
• Developing high quality digital and print materials that make supporters feel close to our work and help us reach new audiences
• Supporting the Chief Executive with approaches to major donors and corporates, fundraising events and other initiatives to attract support

Donor care

• Developing impactful communication materials including reports, case studies highlights of our work and monthly supporter updates that magnify the stories of street children
• Making sure that our supporter database (Salesforce) is maintained to manage donor relationships efficiently, and that gift aid, contact preferences etc. are consistently up to date
• Writing and finding new engaging ways to reporting back to our major strategic donors
• Processing and acknowledging donations to build a strong and loyal supporter base.

Business Development

• Researching organisations, trusts and foundations and individuals who may be interested in partnering with CSC, particularly those who provide unrestricted funding
• Drafting donor profiles and briefing the Head of Programme Funding and Chief Executive on funding opportunities
• Maintaining the calendar of applications and ensuring all opportunities are followed up

2.   Communications

• Feeding into and delivering a communications strategy to ensure we are a strong voice for street children
• Contributing to the planning, design and delivery of our network's annual global International Day for Street Children campaign
• Working closely with the Senior Network and Campaigns Officer to create and share powerful communications with our network
• Supporting with showcasing organisations in our network through case studies, interviews and member spotlight blogs
• Publicising legal analysis, opinion pieces, and key advocacy and research
• Updating website pages to reflect our values and attract traffic to the site
• Writing blogs to highlight different areas of our work
• Developing and maximising our social media strategy and presence
• Coordinating the team in improving CSC’s brand and taking forward activities to strengthen our messaging
• Feeding into key publications including our annual report, annual review, tool kits and resources
• Developing and maintaining a resource library of images and case studies to be used across digital and printed media.

3.   Other

• Providing marketing and communications updates and information to the Board of Trustees upon request, including for board meetings and for the quarterly board report
• Working collaboratively and providing support to colleagues as and when required.

Person specification

Criteria

Experience

• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative way
• Writing for different audiences and using a range of digital, written and multimedia communication
• Experience of working in marketing or communications, writing copy and contributing to a communications strategy

Skills and abilities

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, and other languages desirable
• Ability to work on own initiative and coordinate others
• Strong computer literacy
• Ability to research and transform complex information into clear and compelling communications

Knowledge

• Interest in human rights (especially relating to children) and international development issues
• Data protection and child safeguarding (desirable)
• Knowledge of digital and social media platforms (desirable)

Training/Education

• Degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Communications and marketing training
• Communications software training

Other requirements

• Commitment to realising street children’s rights
• A proactive self-starter who is keen to be part of a dynamic team making a big difference
• Self-organised, being able to manage completing workloads

Salary: £27,768 pro-rata (£16,661 - £22,214 actual per year depending on hours)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time hours of 22.5 to 30 hours per week – flexible to needs of candidate (please specify preference in application)
Location: Bristol (home working during COVID-19)

About us

The Soil Association was formed in 1946 to pioneer a better world – one where we can all farm, eat and live healthily in balance with the environment. Today, we’re still dedicated to making positive change happen. Our work revolves around making the case for sustainable farming systems and supporting farmers and growers to make this transition. We support farming innovation and farmer-led research through programmes which provide a platform for farmers and growers to develop and share knowledge and skills. We are inspiring millions of people to take their own step towards a sustainable future.

About the opportunity

The UK is on the brink of the biggest change to agricultural policy in 50 years. And with climate emergency beginning to show its face in the UK’s seasons, working to make our farming system more resilient and sustainable is absolutely vital. This is a fantastic opportunity to tell the stories of the farmers who are pioneering this transition. Your job will be to inspire more farmers to join the movement to towards agroecological farming whilst trying to make sure that the organic innovators get the public recognition they deserve. Examples of your activities include; producing films about agroforestry projects, coordinating the farming magazine that goes out to all Soil Association licensees and supporters, interviewing farmers who are working to build fertility into their soils with cover crops and diverse pastures and facilitating DIY content from dairy farmers sharing ways to use less antibiotics on their cows.

Your role

You will be an outstanding communicator and marketer who can work across the organisation, write and deliver a communications plan to engage both organic producers and the wider farming community. You will:

Work with the senior communications manager on a communications plan to engage and recruit farming licensees and farmers thinking of transitioning towards agroecological practices. 

Create engaging content for farmers and growers with a focus on storytelling, embedding our farming tone of voice through offline and online channels.

Working with the digital comms team to optimise farming user journeys on the Soil Association website with clear calls to action

Maintain and develop a range of communications collateral, including technical and market-related reports and fact sheets.

Coordinate Organic Farming Magazine.

About you

We are looking for a person who is:

Analytical - you will be able to interpret basic marketing requirements and data

Creative - you will have the ability to translate business requirements into exciting marketing plans within tight financial constraints

Organised – you will be able to plan and coordinate different activities, ability to work on own initiative, under pressure, meeting deadlines

A great team player – you will be able to work and communicate well across several teams

Our employee benefits

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 27th July 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: w/c 3rd August 2020

To Apply

Please read our full job description for this role.

Please submit your CV with a covering letter of no more than 2 pages of A4, outlining your relevant skills and experience for the role. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname) and you clearly indicate which location you are applying for.

Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Soil Association is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. If you’re not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.

Thank you for your interest in the Soil Association and our job opportunities.

- You think British criminal justice is broken

- You want to raise the profile of miscarriages of justice

- You love campaigning and persuasively changing minds

- You have a passion for using stories to engage decision-makers and influence better policy

- You understand the complex needs of people with involvement in the criminal justice system

Sound like you?

We’re looking for an exceptional and highly motivated communications and policy professional. If you want to have a direct impact on raising the profile of miscarriages of justice and fixing our broken criminal justice system, then we want to hear from you. In this role you’ll manage strategic communications projects, engaging key audiences and seeking platforms for our staff, our prisoner clients and their families.

We’re looking for someone who’s led impactful communications campaigns aimed at a broad range of audiences. You’ll have proven experience of delivering timely and effective communications and engagement strategies that have enabled organisations to achieve their aims. You’ll have a passion for storytelling and an ability to work alongside those with lived experience of the cirminal justice system. You’ll understand the complex needs of people with involvement in the justice system, and with experiences of trauma or poverty. You’ll have worked in a complex organisation and understand how to deliver excellent content against audience needs. You’ll also demonstrate exceptional judgement and excellent stakeholder management.

Who are we?

APPEAL is a law charity that fights miscarriages of justice and demands reform. Our small team of lawyers, advocates and investigators take on criminal appeals on behalf of prisoners who cannot afford legal representation.

1. We investigate: battling for access to records and exhibits, arranging new forensic testing, conducting street-level investigation, and systematically analysing case documentation, digging deep to find the fresh evidence that proves a conviction is unsafe or a sentence is unfair.
2. We litigate: bringing cases to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeal.
3. We advocate: working with former prisoners, campaigners, students, legal professionals, policy makers and other stakeholders to ensure our justice system learns from its mistakes.

We are committed to winning justice for individuals and their families, but also usingcases as impact litigation to push for systemic change to make our criminal justice system more accurate, fair and accountable. This involves not just legal work, but also implementation of a robust communications and policy strategy, as the reforms needed must come from parliamentary and policy interventions as well as from judicial precedent.

Work Specification

• You will lead APPEAL’s justice policy reform efforts and manage the day to day operation of our communications strategy.
• You will leverage APPEAL’s casework, research and campaigning around our Initiative to end the use of imprisonment for debt, that falls under the work of the Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI). The WJI primarily aims to use criminal appeals as impact litigation for imprisoned women who have experienced severe and multiple disadvantage.
• You will lead on policy reform efforts around APPEAL’s Open Justice goals, including advocating for better access to police and prosecution material, reform of the disclosure system, access to trial transcripts and improving the effectiveness of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
• You will manage APPEAL’s external communications, including drafting press releases, liaising with journalists, managing the website and APPEAL’s social media accounts and writing our annual impact report.
• You will also support our Bound by Injustice group, working with the family members of our imprisoned clients and clients themselves to empower them as advocates for reform.
• The job may expand to include managing the day-to-day operation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice for which APPEAL is currently the secretariat.

Important information

LENGTH OF CONTRACT AND WORKING PATTERNS

Please note that we have 3 years of funding for this project but are only able to guarantee the post holder a 1-year full time role. We are seeking additional funding and, if secured, the contract length may be expanded.

We will also consider candidates who are interested in a part time role, though we require a minimum of 3 days a week commitment (if you prefer to be considered part time, please indicate this on your cover letter).

SALARY

£32,000pa. Additionally, we are Living Wage employers with a very flat salary scheme where all team members are paid within 20% of each other and all salaries are reviewed annually.

ANNUAL LEAVE

Annual leave is 25 days pro rata per annum from 1st January to 31st December, plus public holidays and the days between Christmas and New year. Additionally, staff accrue one additional day of leave per year of service.

LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

We have a small training budget and encourage staff to commit to their own personal development. We allow flexible working so if staff want to take on additional training or qualifications,they can discuss this with their manager.

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

APPEAL particularly encourages applications from people with a BAME background, with disabilities, who identify as LGBTQ+, or who were the first generation to attend university, who are currently underrepresented in leadership in the legal sector. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting principles of inclusion and diversity in our work. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements, particularly to support parents with childcare or those with caring responsibilities. APPEAL's offices in The Green House are wheelchair accessible.

We are looking for someone who can ensure the voices of people with lived experience of immigration detention are front and centre of all of our communications and online activities.

If you are interested in using your communications, digital and fundraising skills to help us have a genuine impact on the lives of people in immigration detention, then we would love to hear from you!

We’re looking for an ambitious, creative and motivated individual to join our small staff team as Communications Officer. This is a brand new role for the organisation and you will have the chance to shape it and make it your own. 

AVID is an equal opportunities organisation, committed to increasing diversity. Applications from people with lived experience of detention or the immigration system are encouraged. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled people regardless of background. 

Communications Officer

£28,000 per annum, full time (37.5 hours)

Initially fixed term for six months, funding is sought to extend this to a permanent role 

The Communications Officer will lead on all aspects of our external communications and digital work, ensuring that AVID can extend its reach, accessibility and influence on behalf of people in immigration detention. Putting the voices and experience of people in detention front and centre of our communications work, this is a unique opportunity to apply your communications and digital skills to raise the profile of a small charity which regularly punches above its weight in policy and influencing. Working closely with the Director, and AVID members, you will develop and deliver strong content across a range of online platforms, amplifying the voices of people in detention and the volunteers who support them. You will also apply your digital skills to creating new and innovative ways of servicing our membership and stakeholders, as well as building successful individual giving campaigns. 

The role includes coordinating AVID’s online presence to ensure we reach as many people as possible and help them to access timely, informative and accurate content on the challenges facing people subject to the hostile environment and in immigration detention. You will optimise digital tools to help build our engagement through our website, newsletter, social media and other online formats. The role will lead on taking a creative approach to expanding our communications portfolio, including through video and audio. As well as creating engaging content to meet these aims, you will help to build our membership base and contribute to our sustainability by raising funds online. This is the perfect opportunity for someone seeking to use their skills flexibly, creating powerful communications content that seeks to empower, strengthen and inform. 

CLOSING MIDDAY 10th JULY 

The Role

The successful applicant will join the established digital and communications team as the digital manager for the delivery of our digital transformation programme. The role of digital manager will be responsible for driving digital delivery across Contact, and involves developing and managing our digital portfolio and roadmap, setting out plans, timescales and reporting for the digital programme.

The role will also be pivotal in helping us embed our digital principles across all Contact teams, supporting staff to see digital development opportunities in their work and helping them to make well-informed decisions about digital projects.

What we are looking for

The role requires an individual with significant experience of delivering digital strategy, including working with online communities, content planning, designing production workflows. Experience of project managing new website builds is also important.

Alongside this, the role requires knowledge of information architecture, online user behaviour, user personas and experience journeys. The digital manager will also need experience of using website CMS and google analytics tools. A knowledge of social media platforms is also desirable.

How to apply

Apply by pressing APPLY NOW and download and follow the instructions in the Job Pack.

Job Title: Senior Communications Officer

Contract Term: Fulltime

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Overview:

The Coalition for Global Prosperity brings together political, military, business and faith leaders who believe that an effective development budget, alongside an active diplomatic and defence strategy, keeps Britain at the forefront of saving lives, alleviating poverty and bringing freedom, security and prosperity to those who need it most. We hold a variety of high-profile events with senior politicians and thought leaders every month. Previous speakers have included British Prime Ministers David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Theresa May and Boris Johnson as well as thought leaders including Richard Curtis CBE and Sir David Attenborough. The Senior Communications Officer will sit at the heart of our small but dynamic team.

Skills:

The Senior Communications Officer will work closely with colleagues to manage and deliver CGP’s communications activity and drive awareness and understanding of CGP’s work among a range of audiences. Proactive, with superb interpersonal skills, the Senior Communications Officer will be able to manage short and multiple deadlines. The successful candidate will support CGP in building excellent relationships with journalists, commentators, and external stakeholders, while also providing briefings and speaking notes to the senior team on a range of topics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage and deliver communications projects to support CGP’s business and advocacy objectives.
• Manage CGP’s website, social media platforms, and draft press releases both proactively and reactively.
• Provide strategic communications advice to colleagues and the senior management team.
• Prepare a fortnightly external newsletter, briefings and speaking notes for the senior team and external speakers ahead of meetings and events.
• Lead on pitching in proactive and reactive articles, broadcast and media comment to relevant outlets for the organisation.
• Engage with journalists and external consultants to ensure the effective delivery of CGPs media objectives.
• Work with external stakeholders to promote and enhance CGP’s brand and reputation in the media.
• Draft articles for both print and online media, provide research and support advocacy and events projects.
• Monitor and share news and media stories relating to CGP’s work.
• Ad hoc tasks as directed by the CEO and senior team.

Desirable Qualities and Experience

• Interest in communications, international development and supportive of UK aid.
• Knowledge and understanding of UK politics and political structures.
• Demonstrable experience of drafting media articles and engaging with journalists.
• Previous experience of working in a political or communications role.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Independent worker, self-starter who can take responsibility for projects through to completion.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong IT skills.

For this role, Afghanaid seeks an individual with excellent organisation and communication skills. An ideal candidate would have previous experience working in a administrative role supporting executive members of a charitable organisation. S/he will hold high regard for confidentiality, possess outstanding people skills and approach work in a proactive and dedicated manner. Candidates will need to remain flexible and open to working beyond normal work hours to meet tight deadlines.

Main Duties

• Coordinate the MDs daily diary, screen e-mail, draft correspondence and prepare documents for meetings and professional appointments  

• Provide preparatory materials and coordinate the MD’s external representation engagements and fundraising opportunities; draft speeches, visual presentation and workshop materials

• Coordinate internal (quarterly Board and Executive Team reports ) and external (Annual Report) materials and ensure appropriate distribution; edit other organisational strategic and operational documents as required

• Minute Executive Team, ad hoc and other intrenal meetings attended by the MD

• Research and write internal and external briefs and reports to be used in national and international level communications

• Represent Afghanaid in  advocacy and influencing forums and meetings

• Acting on behalf of the MD, attend government, UN and civil society co-ordination; represent Afghanaid’s position

• Assist the MD in monitoring performance indicators against strategic and operational plans

• Functioning as the communications focal point in the Kabul office, working in close coordination with the London office to produce high quality communications material for external distribution. This includes taking photos and collecting case studies. 

• Perform other relevent duties as assigned and approved by the MD 

Personal Specification

Essential

Education: 

• Master’s degree in relevant research-based discipline (Development, Anthropology, Policy and Research, International Relations or similar subjects) or an undergraduate degree with relevant experience

Experience: 

• Writing high quality policy and  communications documents for public use

• One year of practical experience in a similar role

• Working with high levels of autonomy

• Strong conceptual and analytical skills

• Voluntary or work experience within international development or charity sector

• Managing relationships with a variety of different stakeholders

• Coordinating research projects

Skills:

• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)

• Excellent written and spoken English (to Native standard) 

• Integrity, honesty, transparency and a firm commitment to professional standards of confidentiality

• Sense of humour, initiative and self motivation, excellent team work and communications skills, ability to work collaboratively with others

• Sensitivity to Islamic culture and respect of Afghan customs and traditions, able to live and work in a diverse environment

• Outstanding organisational skills, able to communicate and collaboratively manage competing priorites

• Drive to achieve results and get the things done

• Ability to deal with difficult, challenging work situations and remain calm under pressure

Desirable 

• Experience living, traveling or working in isolated and conflict locations/countries

• Firsthand understanding of the operating environment of humanitarian and development work in Afghanistan (or a similar context)

• Basic fluency in Dari or Pashtu

Other Information

Afghanaid’s core values are creativity, fairness and honesty. Our staff is passionate about and proud Afghanaid. Teamwork is fundamental to our standards and demonstrated by taking initiative, assisting others and taking on additional responsibilities and tasks if necessary. We are results driven, committed and motivated to achieve targets and take accountability for our own actions. 

This position is based in Afghanaid’s head office in Kabul, Afghanistan. Given the Covid-19 pandemic, all Kabul-based international staff are currently working remotely. It is likely that you will begin this role working from home or from Afghanaid’s London Office. You will be required to relocate to Kabul once international staff return to Afghanistan, and you will be based there for the remainder of your contract.

Due to security considerations, this is an unaccompanied post. International employees are entitled to 22 annual leave days, 25 rest and relaxation days, 5 travel days and 16 public holidays per year. Afghanaid also provides a generous travel allowance for international staff to take R&R out of the country.

Our remuneration and benefits package is competitive with other similar organisations. 

You will be given a private room in the staff house where all Kabul-based international hired staff members live.

This position presents an excellent opportunity for someone who has the ambition and determination to move up in their career.

To apply

If you are interested in this role please read the information enclosed and submit your CV and covering letter no later than 09:00 GMT on Tuesday 14th  July, 2020 including your name and the job title in the subject line. Your covering letter should be no more than 2 - A4 pages in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates. Please also indicate how you heard about the role (Charity Jobs, Afghanaid web page and etc) and your salary requirements.

The following items are enclosed:

• Job Description 

• Person Specification

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Over the past 45 years, Women’s Aid has been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic violence and abuse through practice, research and policy. We empower survivors by keeping their voices at the heart of our work, working with and for women and children by listening to them and responding to their needs. 

We are a federation of nearly 180 organisations who provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across the country. We provide expert training, qualifications and consultancy to a range of agencies and professionals working with survivors or commissioning domestic abuse services, and award a National Quality Mark for services which meet our quality standards. We hold the largest national data set on domestic abuse, and use research and evidence to inform all of our work. Our campaigns achieve change in policy, practice and awareness, encouraging healthy relationships and helping to build a future where domestic abuse is no longer tolerated. 

The Change That Lasts project is our vision to end domestic abuse, working with communities across England and with our sister federations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Are you an excellent communicator who is committed to ending violence against women and children? Can you bring together communications across this important project, creating branded assets and media coverage of success?

With fantastic organisational skills, you will co-ordinate communications across this exciting and innovative project. This role will include working closely with colleagues in the Communications team to ensure that the Change That Lasts project is aligned with our wider organisational branding. This role will include covering the out-of-hours media on-call rota. It will also include travel and occasional evening and weekend work as needed.

To apply please download an application pack from our website, complete and return to the specified email address. Please do not include a CV. 

Applicants will be shortlisted according to how well they meet the criteria in the person specification.  Please highlight and explain how you meet these using the application form. If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. 

Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. 

Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity. 

Applications are particularly welcome from black and minority ethnic women. Job share applications are also welcome.

We are a Disability Confident employer: we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies.

Registered charity no: 1054154 

Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach Women’s Aid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered. 

Renowned internationally for its research excellence supporting a sustainable ocean, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Marketing & Communications. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with demonstrable experience in the marketing and communication of environmental science to lead a team of specialists in a world-leading research organization.

PML is known for delivering impactful and award-winning science, from the poles to the tropics, and from lakes to the open ocean.  On World Oceans Day we launched our new PML Strategy (2020-2025) setting out our mission to enhance our position as a world leader in the field of marine science, whilst focusing on our vision of a healthy and sustainable ocean. 

It is an important time for the ocean with key international drivers being the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the “double decade” of action – The Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. 

Our new Strategy reflects this international context, as well as national and regional initiatives, and focuses on the delivery of four strategic aims:

• Science excellence and impact
• Business excellence
• Social responsibility
• Environmental responsibility

The Head of Marketing & Communications will have a key role to play in supporting the delivery of these aims.

PML Applications Ltd is the commercial arm of PML, with a different customer base, providing services in the sectors of ballast water, marine biofouling and corrosion, remote sensing applications and environmental solutions.

Job Purpose:

The Head of Marketing & Communications is responsible for providing leadership, strategic vision and management of the marketing and communications of PML Group, supporting the delivery of PML’s and PML Applications Ltd’s strategies in the UK and internationally.

Key Deliverables:

• Review and lead on the implementation of the Marketing & Communications strategy for PML, increasing the reach and impact of PML’s profile and visibility through the delivery of creative but measured and considered marketing, communications and PR in the UK and internationally, contributing to the development of new partnerships and funding opportunities.
• Review and lead on the implementation of the Marketing & Communications strategy for PML Applications, with a view to enhancing the company’s profile, brand awareness and attracting new customers.
• Provide strategic and operational marketing and communications guidance and advice to the Executive teams of both PML and PML Applications, and lead on complex communications matters and projects, both internally and externally.
• Develop and manage the Marketing & Communications team, including mentoring and training in order to maintain a high quality, customer focused service, both internally and externally,
• Develop new and maintain existing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including PML and PML Applications staff, the media, marketing & communications leads at other partner organisations, and suppliers.
• Prepare and manage the annual Marketing & Communications budget ensuring its efficient and effective use; monitor and report as required, exercising good budgetary control and negotiating skills with suppliers.
• Lead on and/or undertake market analysis and research in support of strategic business development.
• Keep abreast of developments within the marketing and communications sector, and apply these as appropriate within the PML Group.
• Ensure that any regulatory or compliance requirements, such as copyright and data protection are met.
• Demonstrate PML’s core values.

Experience & Eligibility Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have

• A strong track record in leading and managing a marketing and communications team, preferably in a scientific/ academic organisation.
• A minimum of a degree level or equivalent qualification in marketing/communications; evidence of management training having been undertaken.
• Experience in developing and motivating staff to provide visible and supportive leadership.
• An ability to manage staff, within a context of a number of competing, and sometimes very urgent, priorities/demands.
• A demonstrable ability to produce and manage a budget.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills, and an ability to identify, distil and convey key messages in a succinct manner.
• A proven track record in establishing positive relationships with people (internal and external) at various levels, including key stakeholders.
• High levels of creativity in ideas generation, and be able to solve problems.
• A high degree of professionalism, business understanding, integrity and credibility.
• An ability to understand complex information, with the need to market and communicate PML science in a considered and effective manner.
• An ability to market a commercial-facing company’s services (for PML Applications).

Sound computing skills, including use of Microsoft Office applications.  Awareness of specialist software, e.g. Adobe Creative Suite.

Head Of Communications

Salary circa £43,223 per annum

Location: Glasgow (but will consider remote working from anywhere in the UK)

Contract: Full Time, one year, fixed term contract for maternity cover.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

The Head of Communications at Mary's Meals will raise awareness of our work within the UK to attract new supporters, develop relationships with existing supporters, and to ensure the values of the organisation are upheld and promoted in all communications activities. Responsible for managing the communications team, which may also include volunteers.

Reporting to the director of communications, you will be comfortable working at a senior level to achieve success and will be experienced at managing relationships at all levels. The communications team lead on mass marketing activities (including campaigns) and the supporter engagement team focus on building personal and local relationships, to ensure as many people as possible can hear about and engage with our work. It will be important to develop good working relationships with the head of grassroots engagement and the head of major giving and partnerships, in particular.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information by visiting our website;

Closing date: 10th July 2020.

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