Role purpose:

This role will work closely with all parts of the operations, communications, international and fundraising teams to drive, develop and deliver great quality content (both from the field and in the UK) for use by our fundraising and communications team in the UK and around the world.

Working with the Brand & Content Manager and wider team, the successful candidate will help deliver projects to bring the brand alive and support our fundraising, communications, international and operations teams to work within brand guidelines.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a creative talent, with excellent attention to detail. With a focus on regularly producing high quality video edits, written content and editing and curating compelling photographs, you must be highly proficient in Adobe creative suite and be able to demonstrate excellent copywriting / scriptwriting skills. You will also be a great relationship manager – particularly working closely with our operations team and operations partners.

It is also a requirement of this role to have a working knowledge of Premier Pro, Indesign, Photoshop and After Effects. With a strong creative approach, you’ll be able to pick up new ideas and concepts. The role will work across all content disciplines with a particular focus on the brand and helping others to make content effectively within brand guidelines.

The successful candidate will have experience in practical photography and film. You will need to be able to confidently pick up a camera and capture ShelterBox footage as well as being a passionate and proficient editor. This role will be required to deploy in both major disasters and pro-active content trips in the field and the UK – gathering content themselves and supporting external freelancers – once the necessary pre-deployment training has been completed and our teams are safe to travel again.

You will be self-motivated, with a can-do approach and able to confidently manage multiple projects across a variety of teams. You will be flexible in supporting the wider team, thinking strategically, with an ability to focus on both long and short-term objectives.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Brand

• Help support and train the wider organisation to effectively create content within ShelterBox brand guidelines.
• Support the delivery of an online brand hub and updated brand guidelines.
• Support the Brand & Content Manager and Head of Brand & Content to develop a purpose led brand.
• Support a small roster of freelance creatives to adhere to brand guidelines when developing materials and assets and to stay abreast of latest brand developments.
• Help drive brand storytelling across the organisation.

Content gathering and training

Day-to-day roles

• Act as the main point of contact for fundraising, communications and international teams looking for content. Advise and create content briefs to deliver across projects.
• Work closely with the operations team to highlight content gathering opportunities and ensure we are exploring all options for great storytelling across all our live deployments.
• Develop and deliver quality content training (online and in-person) for ShelterBox staff, ShelterBox Response Teams and partners (within GDPR, consent and ethical guidelines).
• Maintain regular verbal and written contact with teams in the field to ensure that they are optimising content gathering opportunities, to provide strategic or technical support and to maintain a strong working relationship with teams.
• Review and develop content gathering processes as part of post-deployment processes and apply a continual improvement approach to ensure we’re constantly optimising our ways of working in an iterative way.
• Identify opportunities for deploying with freelancers and complete preparation processes with support from Brand & Content Manager and operations.

Deployment and UK content gathering

• Gather case studies and interviews and shoot photography and video on deployment and in the UK.
• Deploy to gather content or train partners - dependent on funding and strategic need. At times this will involve taking freelancers on agreed trips. Note: Deploying in major disasters or to partner organisations may involve operating within ERA (enhanced risk assessment) areas so role will need to be HEAT (Hostile environment awareness training) trained.

Content production

• Deliver content projects from initial briefing through to final concept working with teams across the organisation.
• Support the team to provide content for digital channels – working to weekly/fortnightly editorial meeting outcomes.
• Use raw material gathered to produce engaging content with particular focus on video for digital.
• Produce and edit film, audio and photography. Write and edit copy with digital focus but also for fundraising and communications.
• Ensure all content follows the ShelterBox brand guidelines and tone of voice. This includes feeding back to teams and agencies on projects.
• Ensure all content follows sign-off processes.

Content administration

• Manage and update Assetbank (our photo library) – or any other content sharing platform.
• Act as the key point of communication with Assetbank – working with ShelterBox IT to make sure stakeholders are able to access content.
• Update key stakeholders with weekly/monthly content round ups to ensure people are using the most recent assets.
• Help to manage our ShelterBox studio and photography, film and audio equipment for staff and volunteers.

Planning and team working

• Be an integral part of project planning.
• Use audience insights to inform plans.
• Offer knowledge of best practice and innovations from other organisations and sectors.
• Support the measurement-based approach of the Brand & Content team by contributing to monthly reporting as well as spotting trends and opportunities.
• Help to develop and implement a content strategy.
• Any other specific projects given by the Brand & Content manager.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role
We’re looking for a hands-on, creative, and highly organised Media Content Producer. A core member of a growing Brand and Marketing team, our Media Content Producer will work with colleagues across Crisis, including our frontline services and people directly affected by homelessness, to bring our work and our knowledge about homelessness to life.

About you
You’ll deliver compelling multimedia content for our website, social and external channels. You’ll inspire audiences including supporters, potential supporters, people facing or experiencing homelessness and staff. 
As our Media Content Producer you’ll have an in-depth understanding of, and passion for multimedia content.

Key responsibilities:
•  Experience of storyboarding, scripting, producing, and shooting video {showreel review}. 
•  Excellent editing skills.
•  Ability to shape briefs, with strong organisational and project management skills to deal with competing priorities.
•  Experience of managing video and photography workflows and shoots. 
•  Ability to work with a wide range of people and put contributors at ease.
•  An audience-focused and evidence-based approach, with the ability to apply audience insight to creative work.
•  Demonstrable experience of producing and optimising content for social media including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 
•  Build excellent, collaborative relationships with a willingness to embrace feedback.
In addition to key responsibilities, the below is desirable; but not essential:
•  Experience setting up and maintaining a clear film workflow and asset management system.
•  Experience developing animated content.
•  Experience developing inclusive and accessible content.

Benefits
As a member of the Brand and Marketing team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days.

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.

How to Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Monday 8th February 2021 (at 23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of successful creative digital engagement, including managing social media tools and in the production of marketing campaigns using Adobe Creative Suite and e-marketing platforms. We are also looking for someone with excellent communication and implementation skills, who will enjoy the challenge of working in a growing team at a time of transition. This role requires someone motivated by their Christian faith with a personal interest and concern for the people of the Middle East and North Africa.

The Communications Team sits within the External Engagement Department, ensuring a high level of content, quality, style and messaging for all the internal and external communications of SAT-7 UK. It manages all editorial and publication processes and a range of themed communications and campaigns to external channels, including digital, news, public relations and media. It also acts as a hub, developing and profiling resources and materials for all teams. The teams work together on various projects and activities to ensure that every aspect of the strategy is connected and delivers a coherent public brand, maximising every potential opportunity for engagement, influence and income.

The Digital Content & Communications Officer (DCCO) reports to the Communications Manager and has overall responsibility for digital content creation, digital marketing and social media.

• CONTENT: Create and deliver engaging and inspiring rich media content across a range of digital channels, including web, email, social media and other digital marketing platforms. 
• EMAILS: Work with colleagues in the Communications Team and across the organisation to build, test and send responsive email templates for all SAT-7 UK’s email requirements (meeting SAT-7’s brand guidelines and conforming to industry standards). Use Email marketing tool DotDigital to develop automated communications that strengthen supporter engagement and convert recipients into committed donors.
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Develop the strategy for and oversee all social media platforms, including reviewing insights and analytics for different platforms. Work closely with other team members to deliver strong social media content and engagement across various platforms, chiefly Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• MARKETING: Oversee digital marketing of SAT-7 resources and campaigns through social media advertising, external agencies and other channels as required, to engage more deeply with existing supporters and donors, acquire new supporters and to raise funds for SAT-7 UK.
• WEBSITE: Support the Digital Communications Officer in developing and updating SAT-7’s website as an inspiring platform to raise profile, income and engagement.

To apply you must submit your CV, Cover letter and application form

Please note that applications are welcome before the closing date and we may call for interviews and appoint earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

PR and Content Manager

Not-for-Profit

Full time or part-time, 12 months fixed term

£40-44k FTE depending on experience

About SCI

SCI, a charity, was established in 1881 by a prominent group of forward-thinking scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs. The Society was designed as an innovation hub where scientists and entrepreneurs could come together to share ideas and develop new products and processes to solve the societal challenges of the day. Many of our founders went on to create significant companies of the last Industrial Revolution – such as Unilever, ICI and Tate & Lyle.

Today, with members in over 70 countries and with over 200 companies and multiple academic institutions represented in our network, SCI’s community continues to innovate to provide solutions to some of society’s most demanding challenges of today – in areas such as Climate Change and Global Health. Today through its many activities SCI facilitates Open Innovation, identifies and promotes Emerging Technologies, and provides support for the Next Generation of scientists and engineers.

The Role

SCI is building its marketing capability and is now looking for a dynamic PR and Content Manager to raise the profile of the organisation as it heads into its 140th year. We are looking for someone who is able to take complex scientific content and turn it into great stories and thought provoking content. Savvy social media skills and a good knowledge of different digital platforms is essential.

Applicants need to be experienced in developing media coverage and have an excellent network of relationships with relevant journalists.

Our ideal candidate will be a talented content writer with extensive experience of creating quality content designed to generate increased brand awareness, new leads and drive results. The individual will also be responsible for devising a creative PR campaign to promote the charity’s 140th year celebrating the significant societal impacts of scientific innovation.  

We are a small passionate team working with an extensive group of stakeholders, so the role would suit someone who appreciates the importance of science in society, who is able to collaborate and build relationships, and who wants to make a difference. Ideally you would have experience working in a similar role within the science or innovation space.

The role will be based at home in the first instance but as of the summer will be part home based with regular time in our office in central London. The role can be full time or part time, but with a minimum of 3 days per week. Whilst initially a 12-month fixed term the role could develop into a permanent role.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Help set up and then lead SCI’s new PR and Content team.
• Take responsibility for proactive and reactive management of all PR and Communications activity.
• Take responsibility for the creating a pipeline of effective PR content and support marketing campaigns.
• Oversee and ensure the successful use of SCI’s PR channels, including social media and the SCI website.
• Set up and run a press office function within SCI, establishing relationships with key journalists.
• Budget holder for team and outsourced PR activity.

Strategy and Plan

• To deliver SCI’s new PR Strategy and Plan.

Content creation and delivery

To tell compelling PR stories by:

• delivering excellent PR copy often sourced from complex science materials
• working effectively with colleagues across the organisation and our stakeholders to gather material from SCI’s many sources of content
• engaging in successful media relations activity, building strong relationships with target journalists 
• overseeing the creation and delivery of a Social Media Strategy
• managing regular PR/content/social reporting to demonstrate ROI from PR activities
• introducing and managing a new media monitoring platform and contacts database.

Management of the Team

• Line-manage, motivate and coach three members of PR and Content team to maximise their performance.

Data Protection, Legislation and Licencing

• Ensure that SCI is fully compliant with any legislation and regulations relating to PR and media activities.

Skills Required

Ideas generator with an eye for a good story.

A minimum of 5-7 years experience in PR and communications.

Proven ability to create impactful content.

Established media contacts.

Energy and enthusiasm for promoting activities and ideas.

Excellent communication, presentation and management skills.

Self starter with the ability to work under pressure and to multi-task.

My client a youth charity based in East London is looking to recruit a Digital Content Producer to join them on a permanent basis at a very exciting time for them.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, edit and publish content and copy for a variety of digital platforms, including websites, blogs and videos
• Ensure content across all channels is consistent, compelling and engaging and fits with their brand identity
• Focus on the continuous improvement of the product (the website), by replenishing and updating existing website content to ensure it is relevant and up-to-date
• Work with speed and efficiency to create high-quality, SEO-driven, original website content that is mobile first and accessible for all
• Provide support, feedback and advice to colleagues on how they can improve their team’s content in a timely way, which requires minimal amends
• Convert website visitors to KPIs, including store sales, fundraising and donations and partner pages
• Work closely with the creative and communication teams and the other content producers across the organisation to ensure content and messaging is aligned
• Ensure content is accessible for everyone, with a focus on webpage look and feel, colour contrasts between text and background, adding descriptive links, alt text for images and provide captions for embedded videos

Previous experience:

• Experience of developing new user centred content, setting objectives, for content, research, sourcing content and creating engaging content for a range of digital channels
• Experience in using Umbraco or a similar CMS i.e Wordpress
• Experience in using Google Analytics
• Experience in leading on smaller projects and in sourcing and collaborating with external suppliers
• Experience in using hotjar & Vimeo (Desirable)
• Experience in Scouting and an understanding of the Scout Programme and how the organisation works (Desirable)

Skills, abilities & knowledge

• Good understanding of pre-production, production and post production phases of content creation
• Able to conceive, create, develop and produce compelling designed content which meets brand guidelines across creative outputs
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• Understand how to use different media to reach/engage different types of audience appropriately and that ’word first’ is not always the answer when producing/presenting content
• Good understanding of how to tailor content for the web, including how to optimise it for search engines, SEO, keywords, and make it accessible to those using screen readers and other accessibility tools
• Social media and digital savvy
• Good understanding of best practice standards for visual accessibility online and across varied devices/platforms
• Ability to create videos (Desirable)
• Knowledge of agile development (Desirable)

Benefits

• 25 days per year plus bank holidays, holiday goes up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
• They pay sickness above the statutory minimum requirement (these benefits apply to employees upon completion of three months) 
• Subsidised lunch is provided to all employees when they are working at the head office
• Pension scheme - They will contribute twice your contribution, up to a maximum of 10% of gross salary
• All employees are covered by a scheme which pays four times the basic salary in the event of death in service
• All sites offer free car parking to employees
• There are many more!!!

Digital Content Officer

Do you have a passion for Digital Content? Does the opportunity to work within a team of content marketing experts excite you? We have an exciting for a Digital Content Officer to plan and produce compelling content for a range of digital platforms both internally and externally. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a range of mediums and channels to connect with, inform and inspire existing and new audiences.

Position: Digital Content Officer

Location: Fleet, Hampshire - office based with flexible home working opportunities

Salary: £23,500 pa (within the grade £23,500 - £29,580 pa)

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00

Contract: This role is a 12-month contract for an office-based role that offers high levels of home working

Benefits: Enhanced pension scheme with 10% employer contribution, equivalent of 5 normal working weeks' annual leave a year, plus normal bank holidays, Dental Insurance, Income Protection and Group Life cover on appointment.

Closing Date: 29th January 2021

Interview Date: 15th February 2021

About the Role

As the Digital Content Officer, you’ll be joining a fast paced, exciting and vibrant Communications Team whose mission is to find the next sponsor and engage supporters, ensuring that the charity tells the right story, to the right people, in the right way, for the greatest impact, every time. The Digital Content Officer role will allow you to demonstrate your passion and experience in producing content for websites and knowledge working with WordPress CMS, including SEO optimisation. You’ll have the chance to use your content skills to collaborate with team members and enhance the organisations video and social media content marketing efforts. Plus, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to lead the Internal Communications strategy. Your expertise will be vital as the charity innovate to meet the needs of office-based and remote colleagues.

About You

To flourish in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience in a similar communication, marketing or content role.
• Good project management skills.
• Core office/administrative skills.
• Experience of producing content for websites.
• Excellent writing skills
• Adobe Creative Cloud experience (Working knowledge of Premiere Pro is desirable, but not essential.)
• Proactive and can-do attitude.

It would help (but isn’t essential) to have:

• Experience working with external design and video agencies
• Qualification in Marketing or Communications
• Understanding of brand and design

If you have a passion to combine your expertise in Digital Content and calling to support the organisations ministry in releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name, apply now!

Please note the charity can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Digital, Digital Content, Content Creation, Marketing, Marketing Content, Digital Content Officer, Digital Content Executive, Digital Content Coordinator, Communications, Digital Communications, Website Content, Social Media Content, Digital Website, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Website, Content.

The organisation:

This organisation is a well-loved social welfare charity that operates nationally. They have a stellar reputation as helping some of the most disadvantaged people in society and have a strong brand name. I have recently placed another member into the team who is absolutely loving their role there, in their words the team are 'incredibly welcoming and understanding of how working life needs to adapt to this Covid world.' They have a strong vision and are in need of a Video Content Producer to help them execute it!

Key reponsibilities:

• Lead on multimedia story content across film and photography to deliver compelling stories for the charity
• Plan, direct and produce high impact multi-channel multimedia story content from social channels to events
• Work with the wider content team to engage both beneficiaries and donors
• Responsibility for external supplier relationships, including budget management
• Manage all licensing, media consent and beneficiary permissions across multimedia activity, ensuring all content is GDPR compliant
• Be innovative and keep content fresh to ensure excellent brand reputation
• Work with a variety of internal stakeholders to support content creation for different uses
• Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of multimedia content going our across a range of digital channels

Person specification:

• Experienced in film production
• Successful track record of delivering multimedia content to support brand engagement and story telling
• Ability to travel throughout the UK as necessery to gather content from beneficiaries and employees of the charity
• Strong empathy to be able to deal with senisitive topics and enable beneficiaries to feel at ease​
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong production management skills working on inidividual projects or with outsourced multimedia producers
• A digital first approach and a desire to help this organisation remain a digital leader within the sector
• Experience working with non-profits is desirable but not required

What's on offer:

This role will be paying a day rate of between £100 and £130, depending on experience. The role will initially be a rolling contract but there is budget for this role to become permanent, should the right candidate be appointed on an interim basis. This organisation is able to look at flexible working patterns, provided you are available for team meetings around 3 times per week. This is a full time position.

London, UK (currently working remotely, please contact for specific enquiries)

Full-time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week) open for flexible working requests

Some occasional international travel post COVID-19

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Communications Team at the heart of a growing, global network. 2020 have been distinct year for Youth Business International (YBI) with unique opportunities. The role offers great scope for learning and development for an experienced and committed professional and will be instrumental in achieving our ambition to strengthen the Communications function within organisation as well as increasing its visibility in the international development and entrepreneurship context. As Digital Content and Communications Manager, your principal responsibility will be to increase the quality, reach and impact of YBI’s content across multiple digital platforms, including social media.

Collaborating with colleagues across YBI you will agree briefs and use your skills to create a range of assets including editing video footage received from our members into on-brand public facing videos, creating branded social media cards and infographics to explain our impact, designing on-brand publications and newsletters among other tasks.

You will manage the performance of our digital channels (website and all social media), analysing performance and making strategic recommendations to increase visits, views, engagement and impressions. Working within the Communications team and across organisation including our members you will plan messages and output to drive activity and increase YBI’s reach and engagement with our target audiences.

To thrive in this role, you will need to be a great communicator with excellent digital, creative and production skills, who loves telling stories and presenting data and content in innovative ways online. You will have a keen eye for brand alignment and clear messaging, as well as brilliant organisational skills, boundless creativity and an entrepreneurial, “can do” approach.

Some of benefits of becoming our Digital Content and Communications Manager include:

- Group Life insurance

- Health Cash Plan

- In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata.

- We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

Closing date: Monday, 25th January 2021 at 09:30am

Round 1 Interviews: w/c 1st February 2021

Round 2 Interviews: w/c 8th Feb 2021

YBI is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if you require any adjustments, we can make to ensure that our recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

At YBI, your right to privacy is important to us. By applying for this job, your information will be entered into our recruitment system for YBI’s employment purposes only and stored for no longer than one year after the post has been filled; then personal data will be disposed of in GDPR compliant manner. We store all data securely and will not disclose it to any third parties without your consent. Please feel free to contact us to find out more.

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. With nearly half a million members we are the largest charity dedicated to girls and young women in the UK, and one of the largest and leading youth charities. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our 100,000 amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week. We have recently agreed our 2020+ strategy and begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people and volunteers at the heart of our organisation.

Girlguiding is recruiting a PR Manager to lead a bold and integrated PR and ambassadors programme to help us deliver Girlguiding’s new strategy. We want to help girls make their voices heard and appeal to more and a greater diversity of girls and potential volunteers so even more girls can benefit from our award-winning youth offer and the life changing opportunities guiding offers.

It’s a crucial time for girls and for Girlguiding as we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. We have an important, positive story to tell about our role in communities and how we support girls’ and young women’s wellbeing, offering them ways to stay connected, learn and have fun in guiding even through the most challenging of times.

We’re looking for someone with extensive experience of developing and delivering high impact, creative PR strategies to engage target audiences. They should have an excellent news sense, be able to produce high-quality press materials and integrated campaign plans, and be able to train and coach other team members to do the same. They will need to have extensive knowledge of the UK media, strong social media know-how, and an ability to anticipate and identify PR opportunities and trends relevant to Girlguiding to help us meet strategic goals. They will have experience of crisis and reputational risk management and managing celebrity ambassadors.

The post requires working outside of 9-5 office hours, such as evenings and weekends, to be part of the press on-call rota and to travel to other locations as necessary, for which time off in lieu will be given.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

We ask that you submit your CV, declaration form and supporting information as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close vacancies at any time, when we have received sufficient applications.

Interviews will be held remotely during the pandemic.

Marketing Manager

You will support the Chief Executive in providing a robust, comprehensive and proactive marketing service across our Society and lead the international marketing and promotion of our highly respected education, events and journal portfolio of products.

In addition, you will scope out new business opportunities to further strengthen and enhance our global leadership role in our speciality. As our Marketing Manager, you will be a leader on the team responsible for telling the world (and our Society) the story of our products. Additionally, you will be charged with crafting the strategy around the messaging and marketing for new product launches.

Marketing Manager Responsibilities:

- Develop a comprehensive marketing plan; implement and monitor its performance
- Strengthen ISUOG’s brand across the organisation, both internally and externally
- Scope out and develop new promotional and business opportunities
- Manage the Society’s style guideline and propose opportunities to strengthen this
- Manage the website structure and other such platforms
- Work with the Senior Management Team to produce ISUOG’s Annual Report.
- Work with the Education Marketing Officer and Education team to manage the marketing and promotion of our comprehensive portfolio of education products to ensure sales targets are achieved or exceeded
- Working with the Events team, develop and implement a comprehensive promotional campaign for our flagship annual World Congress to ensure income targets can be achieved or exceeded
- Working in collaboration with the Managing Editor, ensure effective promotion of our flagship Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (UOG) Journal
- Working together with the Education, Events and Journal leads, educate both internal and external stakeholders about our product features and their benefits
- Create product content (e.g. sales documentation, case studies, product videos, website copy, blog posts) to articulate the benefits of our products to the world

This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder is expected to perform.

Marketing Manager Requirements:

- Good first degree (2:1 preferred) in Marketing Management
- Solid experience in digital marketing, product marketing, and/or product management.
- Product marketing degree (desirable)
- Experience of working within a charity (desirable)

About the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG):

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) is a highly respected professional membership organisation across 140 countries, comprised primarily of clinicians who are ultrasound experts in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

The Society includes obstetricians and gynecologists, trainees, medical doctors, scientists, sonographers, midwives and other health professionals who work to advance women’s health and well-being globally. Our mission is to improve women’s health through the provision, advancement and dissemination of the highest quality education, standards and research information around ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology. This is achieved through education and training, programmatic initiatives and advocacy.

Location: The role is based from ISUOG House, 122 Freston Road, London, W10 6TR (although subject to temporary home working due to COVID-19 restrictions).

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000 per annum plus benefits

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Please submit your application, CV and covering letter as soon as possible; we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

For further details or if you have any queries, please visit our website.

Closing Date: 16th February 2021

You may have experience of the following: Marketing Manager, Senior Marketing Manager, Digital Project Manager, Digital Product Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Product Manager, Product Management, Digital Service Manager, Email Marketing, Digital Project Coordinator, etc.

Ref: 96013

The Development and Communications Manager is responsible for a broad range of development activities supporting Lewa’s fundraising goals.  He/she plays a critical role in designing and implementing communications to secure gifts globally; takes the lead on creating coordinated global communications plans in consultation with Lewa’s Head of Communications, based in Kenya; and builds and maintains relationships with international media houses and press to amplify Lewa’s brand visibility and messaging.

The Development & Communications Manager is a new position and key member of an effective nine-staff development team, led by the International Executive Director.  Lewa’s international team is currently based across the USA and UK, working in close collaboration with the team in Kenya.  As a result, there is scope for the role to be based in either of these countries (ideally in commutable distance of New York or London if so), or potentially elsewhere.

This position reports to the Deputy Director of Development, currently based in New York, for day-to-day management, and ultimately reports to Lewa’s International Executive Director, currently based in London.  The position sits within Lewa’s International Fundraising Department.

This challenging role demands a highly organized, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial individual with strong communications skills and the ability to work independently.  The post holder will have a solid understanding of fundraising processes and the importance of data management, nonprofit administration, budget oversight, and will be passionate about contributing to high standards of excellence.  A deep commitment and interest in wildlife conservation and environmental causes is advantageous. 

Occasional domestic and international travel will require adjustments in personal schedule.

Key Responsibilities

1. Support Fundraising Through Communications

    Work closely with Lewa’s Head of Communications and the Deputy Director of Development to:

• Develop and implement a fundraising communications plan to achieve targets that increase revenue and support the strategic direction of the organization.
• Utilize email, social media, and direct mail to create and implement an annual donor solicitation and stewardship plan for donors giving less than $10,000, representing 85% of the Intl Lewa donor base.
• Achieve an annual gift renewal target, increasing giving for this donor group by at least 10% annually.
• Contribute to the global delivery of Lewa’s key messaging to all audiences (including Lewa NextGen, our outreach to the next generation of younger conservationists). 
• Develop strategies to raise Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s visibility globally and attract new donors via communications and events, particularly supporting expansion into new territories.

2. Media & Partner Communications Engagement

• Draft and distribute press releases and announcements to the media; schedule and conduct media interviews; provide background documents to prepare staff for interviews; respond to queries from reporters or questions from our general audience. 
• Prepare plans for deepening and expanding Lewa’s media contacts in consultation with Lewa’s Head of Communications, based in Kenya; 
• Carry out due diligence in external communications and engagement plans with potential partners, media collaboration exercises, and surface new audiences alongside fundraising opportunities.
• Attend events and ensure Lewa is well represented / raise Lewa’s profile as required.

3. Communications Materials

• Produce clear, impactful materials that align with Lewa’s key messaging and branding for fundraising & donor management, creating a strong case for support, which also heightens Lewa’s reputation as a centre for conservation best practice (e.g. presentations and pitch decks, program overviews, brochures, pamphlets, etc.).
• Review and catalogue press coverage where Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, partners, or international entities are mentioned. Summarize articles and circulate reports regularly for team and Board Members. 
• Regularly review the functioning, effectiveness and impact of communications efforts and materials, backed by data. 

4. Digital Fundraising

• Develop content and design online campaigns, launch and manage campaign pages.
• Make suggestions for improvements to Lewa’s current online donation platform or alternatives.
• Explore peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities and support donors in leading their own online fundraising efforts.
• Work closely with the Data & Administration Manager to track progress and report on the success and impact of fundraising campaigns.
• Help keep the website updated with latest press coverage and newsletters, ensuring a consistent and positive user experience, correct program details and messaging for potential donors visiting the website. 

5. Events & board meeting support

• Support the production of online events, including webinars and informational sessions for donors.
• Assist the team and volunteers in planning and managing major events as needed.
• Support team in preparations for International Board meetings.

Qualifications and Competencies

This challenging role demands a highly organized, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial individual with strong communications skills and the ability to work independently. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a genuine commitment towards Lewa’s mission and vision. 

The post holder must demonstrate:

Track record of success in fundraising from individual, foundation and corporate donors. He/she must be able to identify, solicit, engage and steward current and new donors utilizing a wide variety of mediums.

Excellent written & verbal skills in English, great attention to detail and commitment to high standards is required.

• Demonstrated experience in nonprofit fundraising processes, revenue tracking, and understanding of best practices and industry standards.
• Ability to initiate and complete long-term projects and manage time-sensitive daily activities, and flexibility to do so when working remotely from home or in a shared office environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity and ability to foster positive working relationships that contribute to a healthy organizational culture in a multinational, multicultural environment.
• Creativity and basic design sense/skills to develop compelling materials promoting Lewa’s work.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently against pressing deadlines, with problem solving mindset.
• Ability to work in harmony with teammates, enthusiastic contributor to team goals, and able to accept and incorporate feedback. 
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and integrity. 
• Dedicated and on-going commitment to personal professional development.
• Willingness to adapt schedule and work outside of typical hours when required.

 Education, Training, and Experience

• Relevant University degree required.
• 5+ years experience in similar role leading fundraising and communications efforts at a conservation or sustainable development NGO in an international setting.
• Experience and understanding of social media and digital engagement.
• Experience pitching successful stories and interacting with the news media to ensure deadlines are met, staff are prepared and long-term relationships with journalists are established.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office and use of a CRM database (Lewa currently uses Salesforce).
• Strong skills in PowerPoint, Photoshop or InDesign and email marketing platforms like Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Campaign Monitor, etc. highly preferred.
• Experience in conservation sector desired; passion and appreciation of wildlife conservation and community development is essential.
• A general-to-good understanding of the Kenyan/African social-political context is essential.  Experience in Kenya, East Africa and or other parts of Africa is desirable.

Compensation

• Lewa provides a competitive salary between $65,000 and $75,000 depending where based/ level of experience, plus holiday compensation package 
• Health insurance and 403(b) qualified tax advantaged retirement plan/ equivalent provided.
• Ability to work from home.

Are you looking for a new opportunity where you can set and deliver a communications strategy for an organisation that are committed to driving forward environmental change?

Joining an amazing global initiative, you will work in partnership with established global organisations, and be given the tools and confidence to work autonomously and help implement the global, multi-channel communications strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced communications professional looking to take their next step and join a dynamic and fast-growing charity, working on one of its flagship projects.

Suited to someone who is passionate about both communications and the environment, you will join a forward-thinking, energetic team, utilising your skills in strategic communications, media and content to make a difference.

Key responsibilities include:

* Leading communications work for a range of campaigns and working closely with the Senior Communications Manager and Senior Content Manager.
* Develop and implement multi-channel communications strategies and plans for specific scientific targets based projects;
* Support with crafting and pitching stories to international media, as well as managing incoming press enquiries;
* Craft compelling stories and develop written content including blogs, op-eds, press releases, website and social media copy;
* Assist with the planning and creation of multimedia content;
* Manage monitoring and evaluation of cross-channel communications activity;

You will have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria:

* Experience developing and implementing global, cross-channel communications strategies;
* Strong media relations experience, ideally with environmental and/or business press;
* Strong digital communications experience, with a solid understanding of best practice in website and social media communications;
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
* The ability to draft compelling copy for media releases, news publications, website, social media and other channels;
* Excellent organisational and time management skills, and an ability to meet multiple deadlines;
* The ability to prioritise tasks effectively;

Desirable criteria (optional)

* Experience working with the private sector and/or on sustainability matters;
* Experience developing brand guidelines and branding strategies;

This is a full time role working remotely and reporting to the Senior Communications Manager. With option of working from the London office when restrictions allow.

This is a fixed-term contract ending 31 March 2022.

Salary and benefits: £35,000 - £44,000 per annum, 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on company performance), Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, Training and development, Flexible working opportunities and other benefits.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

How to apply:

Please email your CV to [email protected] for more information about this fantastic role. We can then work to get an application together, ahead of the deadline of 0800 GMT on Monday 18 January 2021.

Please get in touch now to avoid disappointment. I look forward to hearing from you.

The Eden Project is looking to recruit a Membership and Individual Giving Manager to cover a fixed term maternity contract until April 2022.

This is a key role managing a small team wholly dedicated to raising unrestricted revenue for the Eden Trust, and building long-lasting relationships with Eden’s valued supporters. As an interim role, we are therefore seeking an experienced Membership and/or Fundraising Manager who can hit the ground running. You will need to work collaboratively across the Eden Team – largely remotely at first, with a view to moving towards some in-person working at our office in Cornwall once current Covid-19 restrictions are eased. We will consider long-term remote working, as well as flexible working patterns, for the right candidate. The main remit is to ensure the continued success of Membership and Individual Giving fundraising activities at a time of considerable change across the sector.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for Eden’s charitable mission, which they will translate into persuasive supporter recruitment and retention strategies across low-, mid- and high-value giving streams. They will be equally comfortable in the creative realm of copywriting, marketing and design process management, as they are in interrogating complex data sets to manage financial reporting and forecasting. A pro-active and collaborative nature will be essential to succeeding in this role.
 

The Brand, PR and Communications Lead will be responsible for delivering the implementation of Ol Pejeta’s Communications Strategy. 

The Organization:

Ol Pejeta Conservancy (“Ol Pejeta”) is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East and Central Africa, and home to the world’s last two northern white rhinos. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market. It has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya, and still manages a very successful livestock programme. Ol Pejeta also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians.

We are seeking a high calibre, self - motivated and dedicated applicant to fill the position of Brand, PR and Communications Lead.

Role summary

Position: Brand, PR and Communications Lead

Department: Fundraising & Communications – Voluntary Funding and Communications team.

Duration: Permanent, Full Time.

Location: UK or Kenya.

Closing Date: 05 February 2021.

Role Summary

The Brand, PR and Communications Lead will be responsible for delivering the implementation of Ol Pejeta’s Communications Strategy. 

Main responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of an organization-wide communications strategy, and its performance measuring and monitoring;
• Design, create, and deliver internal and external communications to support expansion and growth of Ol Pejeta’s conservation and community programmes;
• Seek out new creative and innovative ways and opportunities for elevating the brand;
• Act as one of the driving forces in the delivery of the brand profile and corresponding materials;
• Identify and promote newsworthy stories and topics of interest which will help establish the organization and its Senior Leadership as thought leaders;
• Leverage on newsworthy stories to create greater publicity and support fundraising campaigns;
• Lead in development, writing and coordination of stories for media and other engagements;
• Lead development and dissemination of communications materials such as press releases and annual reports, etc;
• Oversee the organization’s official website;
• Support management of media relations in Kenya; and lead media relations globally in particular in the UK;
• Support management of filming crews and journalists;
• Provide support for events such as fundraisers, media open days and press conferences;
• Manage annual award submissions.

The person

To be successful in this role, applicants should meet the following criteria

1. BSc degree in Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, Law, English, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations or any other related field;
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, ability to inform and engage through written communication.
3. Relevant experience in communications, PR and branding;
4. Strong graphic design skills.

Are you the right person for the job? Please read the full Job Description carefully before you apply. Please address the person specification in your application as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively.

Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. Thank-you for your understanding.

Ol Pejeta Conservancy welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.