We are an exciting, young and ambitious family support organisation, and this is a key new role for us, reflecting a successful period of expansion and a future focused on sustainability and continued growth.

As Marketing and Communications manager you will lead on implementing our communications strategy, creating content that tells the story of Home-Start Cymru and our work, in a way that reflects our values, personality and the voices of the families we support, and advances our mission. You will be a dynamic marketing specialist, able to raise Home-Start Cymru’s profile, plan and execute high quality digital campaigns, and reach varied stakeholders through different channels.

Engaging those we support, and working closely with the Head of Business Development, you will play a pivotal role in increasing our profile and positioning, and developing our supporter base.

Children need happy, healthy homes in order to thrive but with many parents finding the pressures are greater than ever, Home-Start Cymru is providing vital support through our volunteer-led, home-visiting model. We are there for parents when they need us most, because childhood cannot wait. 

Main Purpose of Position: 

To work with the Head of Community and Communications (HCC) to lead on the smooth running of “Reach” social change events and to support in amplifying Nova’s voice through all our communication channels.

About You: 

We’re looking for someone with experience across both events and communications that seek to challenge prejudice and promote social cohesion. You’ll be passionate about humanity and bringing people together in the name of positive social change. 

Our ideal candidate will be able to hit the ground running – picking up and turning around tasks quickly with high attention detail and excellent time management. This role necessitates a creative approach to both events and communications, a problem-solving attitude and a love for working with people. 

You’ll be a confident communicator who is able to make sense of complex information and communicate it clearly to a range of audiences, and you'll be adept at building strong working relationships. You’ll have excellent organisational skills, with experience in managing multiple projects at any given time. 

You’ll have up-to-date knowledge of content and social strategy, user experience principles and emerging digital trends. Demonstrated experience of managing social media channels and content management systems.  

Your copywriting skills and attention to detail will help us create both clear and impactful internal and external messaging whilst achieving a high standard of brand consistency.

Alongside being a brilliant communicator, you have experience of running community events and/ or diversity and inclusion initiatives and are excited to work on our Reach initiatives such as anti-Racism dialogues, The Human Library, Great Get Together and TEDx Ladbroke Grove. 

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder and according to future changes/developments in our services. 

Responsibilities/ Core duties: 

Events 

• SupportHCC to coordinate an annual programme of events in partnership with a variety of stakeholders. Sourcing venues, suppliers, the preparation of event documentation, and the management and monitoring of budgets 

• Ensure that event roles and responsibilities are set out clearly for each event 

• Lead on the delivery and support with the facilitation of events, workshops and other activities 

• Ensure evaluation is captured, recorded and reported on effectively 

Communications and Marketing

• Implementthe overarching communications strategy ensuring for a joined-up approach to all communications along with leading on our communications calendar 

• Produce creative multi-purpose and multi-channel, audience-led content including the monthly e-newsletter, awareness assets, seasonal campaigns and annual/impact reports aligned to our calendar of activity 

• Day-to-day management and content creation for social media channels, increasing reach across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using tools such as Canva and Hootsuite 

• Ensure the website is regularly updated in line with activities and events 

• Use our brand asset bank, with templates, toolkits, messaging guidelines and brand guidance, and provide regular communications in order to maintain and improve brand consistency 

• Gather insight fromwider team to ensure website is regularly updated, creating trusted, informative and up-to-date content. 

• Utilize analytics to continuously evaluate the digital strategy and improve reach  

• Increase awareness of Nova New Opportunities.  Keep up to date with sector developments and promote pro-humanity messaging 

• Engage with our volunteers and partners on the ground to identify storytelling opportunities.  

• Accurately draft engaging copy in line with our tone of voice for case studies and press releases to tight timelines 

• Build awareness of our work with various media outlets, local partners and aligned influencers 

• Be responsible for sourcing stock imagery and have overall imagery storage management responsibility across the charity 

• Be responsible for sourcing key quotes/ stories – have overall quote management responsibility across the charity 

• Ensure mailing lists are organised, updated and maintained 

• Stay up to date on developments with digital technology, identifying new opportunities 

• Support the HCC to deliver day-to-day internal communications activities and play an active role in developing and making recommendations for future improvement

Administration 

• Meetings: Attendinternal and external meetings, take notes and follow up as required 

• Routine correspondence: drafting correspondences, emails, calls 

• Support with monitoring and evaluation to improve programme quality and develop the programme to reflect Nova’s strategic objectives in response to changes in the operating context 

General

• Encourage and maintain links between staff and volunteers, keeping a good flow of information and communication 

• Maintain a general working knowledge of the activities of the organisation 

• Undertake any other duties as may from time to time be required 

• Be open and responsive, working in a collaborative way with other staff members to create and implement the systems, policies and procedures outlined above and develop the organisation 

• Work within Nova’s Equality and Diversity Policy through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensuring fair treatment in employment, service delivery and external communications 

• Adhere to Nova’s policies and procedures on confidentiality and the management and sharing of information and to work at all times within the established policies and practices of Nova. 

• Ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment 

Person specification:  skills, knowledge and experience  

Essential  

• 2+ years' experience of related marketing and events work experience including design, social media strategy and event design/ delivery 

• Passionate about social justice and community cohesion 

• Experience of planning and executing Marketing and Communications activity across a range of channels 

• Good understanding of developing engaging multi-purpose, multi-channel content

• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to plan and manage multiple projects and deadlines

• Experience of working with Wordpress 

• Proven track record of building and fostering excellent working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to write and design creative copy i.e. social media posts, campaign copy and supporter engagement emails/e-newsletter

• A keen eye for detail and excellent proofing and editing skills, ensuring high standards whilst working under pressure

• Experience of using CRM and email marketing platforms

• Competent/advanced user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• A quick learner of new software and skills 

Desirable  

• Knowledge and experience of the charity sector

• Experience of using design and video editing software

• Experience working with Eventbrite and/ or other event management software 

• Understanding audience-led Marketing and Communications planning and execution across the mix

• Experience of brand management/acting as a brand ambassador

• Experience designing and delivering D&I programmes 

• Experience using tools such as Hootsuite & Canva 

• Experience drawing up infographics 

• Experience of delivering virtual events 

• A criminal record check is not currently required for this role. Personal qualities and other requirements are:

• Commitment to our vision, mission and values. 

• Commitment to health and safety, data protection, equality and diversity and safeguarding compliance and best practice

• It is essential you have to have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. 

Role location: Please note that this role will be majority home based with the expectation to work from the office once per week.

Application process 

Please submit your CV and cover letter outlining why you would like to work with us and how your knowledge and experience meets the person specification. 

This will be a two-part process: 

1. Panel interview 
2. Role based task 

We will be reviewing candidates on a rolling basis, if you have not heard back from us by Friday 4th June you have not been successful. 

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Caring Matters Now is a charity supporting children and adults across the UK and Ireland affected by Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN).

We are looking to recruit a talented Fundraising & Communications Coordinator with a proven track record of success, to join our staff team.The person appointed will play a key role in significantly increasing our fundraising during our 25th Anniversary year and beyond.

You will be responsible for coordinating all fundraising activities for the charity.You will be a positive influencer and an engaging communicator. You must have the skills required to build successful partnerships with key stakeholders, in order to maximise fundraising opportunities and income generation for our charity.You will also be an empathetic individual in your communications with our members (those affected by CMN and their families) and supporters, ensuring sensitivity and maintaining confidentiality at all times.

You will be organised, decisive, and creative, working alongside colleagues to ensure that detailed innovative campaigns (including marketing & PR) are developed to maximise support and get the wider community excited about supporting Caring Matters Now.

We offer competitive rates of pay, flexible hours, and paid holidays.The successful candidate will be required to work from home, undertake DBS and reference checks.

All details about the position can be found on the Fundraising and Communications Coordinator job description.

Closing date: Monday 31st May 2021

Lucy Air Ambulance for Children is the only charity in the UK that flies children to hospital by aeroplane. This role is essential to our ambition which is to ensure that every child who needs a transfer to hospital by plane receives one. You will be joining a passionate and ambitious organisation, that works hard to deliver a life-changing service for children. You will manage all aspects of our corporate fundraising strategy, and will be enabled to make decisions and work independently but with the support of a brilliant team.

The main focus of this role is on developing and supporting the delivery of domestic retrofit projects – particularly through the development of partnerships with high quality contractors to install measures – that secure external funding from a range of sources.

We are looking for an excellent communicator and negotiator, with an ability to develop and sustain partnerships with a range of stakeholders, who is keen to join a busy team at the forefront of CSE’s work.

You will be passionate about delivering innovative retrofit schemes to help meet the nation’s low carbon ambition as well as reducing the fuel poverty gap. You will relish the challenge of nurturing and maintaining partnerships with high quality installers who will be fitting the latest technologies as well as building relationships with local authorities and energy suppliers.

Communications and Fundraising Manager - £28/32k (pro rata), Portsmouth

Part-time (25-30 hours per week) with flexible timing over 5 days

The Role

Is a newly created, broad-scope and stretching role within which the successful candidate will have clear, focused and measurable responsibilities. The role has two primary functions: to manage and develop both our visibility and engagement with volunteers, donors and clients and additionally, to create and convert opportunities to raise much-need restricted and un-restricted funding. The role works closely with the HSP Operations Manager and reports directly to the Chair of Trustees. It is a critical, highly visible and accountable role within our senior team and will make a significant, measurable contribution to Home-Start Portsmouth, and most importantly, the families we support.

About Us

Home-Start Portsmouth is an independent family support charity within the Home-Start UK network. It was established in 1992 and has supported thousands of families in the city since its launch. We work in one of the most densely-populated places in the UK, which of course brings its own challenges, however – and sadly not unexpectedly, the pandemic has made things even worse for many Portsmouth families who were already struggling to cope. So our job is to directly enable local parents to be the best they can be by offering emotional and practical help delivered through trained volunteers, both in family homes and out in the community as well as running parenting and child development programmes. With a newly brought together, dynamic and ambitious board of trustees, we are focussed very much on growing our capability to enable us to support even more families in need. 

About You

You have a passion for the NFP or charitable sector, evidenced either in your career, or through participation or involvement in charitable causes – such as fundraising or being a volunteer yourself. You have a stable CV with which you can demonstrate success in a Comms or MarComms environment and that you are completely up to date with a wide range of digital and physical media techniques. You have experience of creating, managing and developing great working relationships both inside and outside your organisation – which is especially pertinent to the fundraising side of the role. Therefore, direct sales or account management experience is highly desirable as our planned fundraising approach includes creating both direct and indirect routes to potential donors, be they individuals or Portsmouth area businesses. This means you must be confident with creating conversations, following up leads, networking and presenting compelling messages to individuals and groups.

The Opportunity

As the Partnerships Officer, you will perform a central function in supporting and advising colleagues developing strategic partnerships at country, regional and global level. You will provide critical support to advance Plan’s engagement with youth-led networks and organisations whilst also conducting research and gathering intelligence around emerging partnership trends.

Working cross organisationally, you will be responsible for helping to maximise opportunities to advance both programmatic and influencing collaborations that contribute to Plan International’s mission and purpose, as well as completing a range of duties to support partnership development efforts across the team

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a proactive individual who has knowledge of current issues and trends in international development and the Girls’ Rights space and who has knowledge of INGOs and/or other civil society organisations. You will need to be aware of the power dynamics and privilege involved in partnerships and be passionate and committed to actively dismantling systems of oppression; employing an intersectional feminist, anti-racist and decolonial lens wherever possible.

To be successful in this role you will have excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills and you have the capacity to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Working in a fast-paced team environment, with strong communication skills, and an aptitude to prioritise tasks and manage workloads.

Location: Global Hub, Woking UK, or flexible location - in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. Our preference is for the person to the based closet to the point of impact.

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Global Partnership Development

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here. If you were based in the UK, we would expect to pay between £30,000 - £38,000

Closing Date: Sunday 23 May 2021

Clean Break is a women’s theatre company, founded in 1979 by two women prisoners who believed in the power of theatre to transform lives.

Our vision is of a society where women can realise their full potential, free from criminalisation.

We’re looking for a friendly, positive and self-motivated communications professional, who really understands the unique importance of Clean Break’s work and has a passion and drive to share this with our audiences.

You’ll be a creative and strategic thinker, with an eye for detail and design, an understanding of the digital landscape, enjoy working as part of a close-knit team, and be confident about creating and delivering imaginative campaigns to support the diverse breadth of Clean Break’s work on stage, in the community and in prison.

This role works closely with all members of staff - in particular the Development and Artistic teams – and reports to the Head of Development & Communications. As Clean Break works in partnership on many of its projects and productions, it is key for this role to be able to communicate effectively and manage complex relationships and competing priorities.

Because our work is about highlighting women's experiences and providing services to women, all of our positions are open to women only (except under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1).

Deadline for applications:  5pm on Tuesday 1 June 2021.

Full details of how to apply on our website.

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (Uniting) is a partnership which advocates and lobbies for increased funding for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The mission of Uniting is to create political will and an enabling environment for countries to achieve the World Health Organization’s 2030 road map goals to control, eliminate and eradicate NTDs. We are hosted by Sightsavers and offer a great place to work.

Job title: Communications Manager

Office Location: Remote/home-based (UK)

Salary: Circa £45,000

Contract: 2 year fixed-term contract, with possibility of extension

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases is looking for a motivated Communications Manager to play a key role in helping us to increase the recognition and relevance of NTDs in global and regional agendas, increase resources to tackle NTDs, and build greater engagement from the wider public to encourage commitments and action.

We’re looking for a passionate and committed individual to develop and implement communication campaigns, create compelling content, support events, and drive traditional and social media engagement.

The role will include campaign development and management, partnership engagement, content creation, and channel management (including website and social media). Our audiences include donors, governments, policymakers, NGOs, influencers, researchers, and the public. 

The right candidate will have significant communications experience and be confident developing integrated communication, influencing and campaign plans. They will be experienced in developing on and offline communication products and content to deliver on these plans. Experience using insight to create compelling content to influence agenda outcomes and/or change behaviours would be an advantage.

If you’re passionate about making a difference through compelling communications, are equally comfortable working as part of a team as you are taking initiative and working independently, have a creative flair and can write clear, concise and compelling copy for a range of channels, this is the role for you.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more, please read the Job Description for further details.

Interviews will take place remotely and candidates will be asked to prepare a short presentation as part of the interview process. 

We anticipate that interviews will take place w/c 7 June 2021.

Application closing date: 25 May 2021

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. 

Carers UK is looking for a Communications and Marketing Manager to join a team of six, as we launch our Vision 2025 which sets our organisational direction of travel, taking us through to our 60th anniversary.

The pandemic has shone a light on what the UK’s unpaid carers do, with as many as one in four of us now providing care. We believe there is an urgent demand to bring about change for the future, as well as providing carers with the support that they need right now.

We're looking for someone who will bring dynamism to the team, and who will demonstrate the value of coordinated communication strategies and plans in achieving our organisational objectives. They will understand the opportunities created in testing new channels and approaches to reach audiences; be creative with communications plans and deliverables; and value the importance of measuring content performance against agreed KPIs.

About you

You will be an experienced communications and marketing professional with a proven track record of both creating and delivering audience focussed, multi-channel campaigns – as well as inspiring, developing and supporting your team. Collaborative in approach and with excellent relationship-building skills, you will be driven to use your experience across a truly varied range of projects, big or small, and will bring enthusiasm, dynamism, and professional expertise, helping Carers UK deliver our truly ambitious programme of work.

About the role

Working with the Head of Communications and Marketing, this role will help build the communications and marketing team, ensuring our ability to deliver high-quality, inspiring content that is audience focussed, and has demonstrable impact, during an ambitious period of growth that will match the increasing needs of unpaid carers.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for, and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

Established in 1965, Carers UK has a long heritage of making life better for carers, wherever they may be, through providing advice, information and support and campaigning for improved rights, recognition, and support. With over 37,000 members Carers UK is the voice of unpaid carers in the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the state an estimated £530 million each day and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with an estimated 4.5 million people starting to care overnight due to the impact of coronavirus on services and individuals.

This is an exciting time to join Carers UK as we enter our new strategic period, Vision 2025, taking us to our 60th anniversary.

The closing date for applications is Monday 07 June, 9am

First interviews will be held w/c 14 June

Role purpose

To amplify and accelerate our reach and impact by showcasing Voice 21’s story through compelling branding, publicity, messaging, content and case studies.

Working in the External Relations Team, you will build Voice 21’s brand and voice within the education sector, generating school and supporter interest through purposeful communications, captivating content and engaging events.

Key responsibilities

• Making the most of the charity’s growing profile and reaching more schools and supporters through an effective communications, marketing and events strategy

• Creating and commissioning marketing materials and content and proactively spotting new opportunities to raise awareness of our work across the sector

• Planning, delivering and leading purposeful and planned communications cycles & campaigns

• Writing external, broadcast communications, newsletters, email campaigns and publicity materials

• Showcasing the stories and impact of our network of member schools - and the students they serve - in engaging and innovative ways i.e. through the creation of multimedia content, such as graphics, animation and video

• Ensuring our website and social media channels are as engaging and impactful as possible

• Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible

• Working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure they have suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences

• Planning and leading Voice 21’s headline events

• Co-leading user and market research across External Relations’ key stakeholders

• Developing processes, tools and ways of working to deliver integrated communications, including through Salesforce and Campaigns Monitor

• Managing outsourced specialist support contracts as needed i.e. website developers, graphic designers, video editors

• Building relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database

• Making the most of local and regional press opportunities where our member schools are based

• Regularly reviewing the charity’s position within the education landscape, identifying and generating opportunities and mitigating against risks that may impact our work

• Co-managing the External Relations budget

• Being an invaluable part of the ER team, demonstrating our values of trust and integrity and contributing ideas, energy, proactivity & drive.

Essential knowledge and skills

• A track record in communications

• A strong editorial eye and superb copywriting skills

• An ability to convey complex and technical information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences.

• An ability to deliver best-in-class email campaigns and content

• Experience of managing social media platforms/creating multimedia content and/or experience of multi-channel marketing and/or experience of events and stakeholder management

• Experience planning and managing successful projects, partnerships and events

• Ability to form excellent working relationships, internally & externally

• Experience using Campaigns Monitor, Salesforce and Wordpress or other similar systems (mass mailout, database and website management software)

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to stay on top of multiple, varied projects and relationships.

You’ll love this job if...

• You love to capture and convey a compelling story which is impact-driven and full of heart

• You are a confident, compelling and empathetic communicator, both in written and verbal contexts

• You enjoy working across and with a wide range of digital communication tools and approaches

• You are comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders, from students to CEOs

• You want to look for ways to improve our work and take ownership and accountability for doing so

• You are passionate about Voice 21’s mission and making a change to young people’s learning and life chances.

EPG is looking for an exceptionally organized, highly motivated and capable Manager to lead EPG’s Communications and Business Development portfolios. The candidate must possess excellent communication, strategic thinking and relationship building skills and will play a critical role in the planning and execution of organisational communications, as well as the scoping and development of new partnerships and funding opportunities. The Manager will report directly to the Director for Strategy and Partnerships and will hold overall responsibility for leading the implementation and iteration of EPG’s communications strategy; supporting the programme teams to implement their own communication plans and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to define, scope, and develop partnerships across the sector to support initiatives and collaborations that amplify EPG’s impact.

The right candidate will be passionate about the role education plans in transforming lives and see this role as an opportunity to support EPG’s approach to supporting governments to shape and strengthen their education systems and improve learning outcomes globally. Depending on the successful candidate’s location, the role may require significant remote working and thus personal initiative and time management will be critical. This role may include some international travel, subject to COVID-19 travel restrictions, indicatively up to 10% of the time.

For the full job description, click “apply now” or visit the EPG website directly.

Shannon Trust is a charity operating across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.  2020 saw the organisation adapt due to COVID19 – and we are now building an exciting new strategy that will see a step-change in the number of people we support, the expansion of our offer in and outside of prisons, the significant development of new digital tools and a focus on innovation. We are now looking for a new proactive, committed, and enthusiastic colleague to join our team and help us continue our journey towards greater impact through reducing re-offending and improved life chances.

The Communications & Fundraising Assistant will play a key role in Shannon Trust’s communications with a range of stakeholders and in generating income from various sources. The post holder will have day-to-day responsibility for assisting with supporter engagement, brand consistency and tone of voice through our systems and platforms, as well supporting the research, prospecting, applications and stewardship of all investors, volunteers and donors.  If you work well in a team, can spin many plates and enjoy fast-paced, varied work, then this could be the role for you.

The closing date for the role is 9am Monday 31st May 2021.  Interviews will take place remotely using Teams.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email.  The following date is confirmed for interviews; Thursday 10th June 2021

As the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK, Kidney Care UK provides practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families, and campaigns to improve kidney health and care services across the UK.

Following a period of significant transformation, the Charity has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its growth and development and take the organisation to the next level. It is looking for an inspirational leader to expand our growing fundraising, marketing and communication teams and provide the strategic thinking and ambition that we need to exceed our income, reach and awareness goals.

You will oversee the strategic, financial and operational management of the Charity’s fundraising, marketing and communication functions, and as a member of the Senior Management Team, support the Chief Executive in development of the Charity’s overall strategic direction going forward.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate, self-motivated and with excellent people management and interpersonal skills, capable of representing the Charity at all levels.  You will have a proactive, innovative and collaborative approach with the commitment and passion to deliver significant and sustainable change.

If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a central role in Kidney Care UK’s future, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Tina Seaton. If you would like to find out a little more about the charity and the role, to arrange an informal discussion with Paul Bristow, the Chief Executive, please contact Tina Seaton.

Applications will be reviewed as and when they are received, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21st May 2021

Interview dates: Week commencing 14th June 2021