Job title: Community and Events Fundraising Officer          

Department: Fundraising

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Salary: £26,000 to 28,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Deptford

Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2019 at 12 pm

Interviews: Tuesday 10th December 2019

Hours: 35 hours per week including some evenings and weekends

Annual leave: 25 days plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays.

About the role

We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual to generate income for the 999 Club through the development and implementation of a Community and Events Fundraising strategy. This will involve reviewing, managing, and delivering the current events and community fundraising programme, safeguarding existing income streams and building sustainable growth through events and community fundraising. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled Community and Events fundraiser who is confident and capable in taking the lead on this key strand of our fundraising stream.

You will be supported by the Head of Fundraising. You will also be managing the charity’s social media channels as well as the CRM database.

About you

The ideal candidate will bring experience of successfully building events fundraising streams through different challenge and bespoke events as well developing meaningful relationships with community organisations, schools and faith organisations. They will be results-orientated, managing our events portfolio and developing our income through community fundraising. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together details of life-changing programmes and projects that we are seeking funding for in order to help the people we support to rebuild their lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

About the 999 Club

The 999 Club is a small, community charity of 16 staff making a big impact on ending rough sleeping in Lewisham. 

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the Job Description and Person Specification.

For further information please see the attached Job Description. 

Location: Oxford, UK
Department: Communications
Reports to: Senior Communications Manager - Public Audiences
Direct reports: None
Salary: CIRCA £32,000 per annum, gross
Contract: Open ended 
Hours: Full-Time (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday) 
Deadline for application: 24 November 2019
Interviews: 10 December 2019

OVERVIEW

This is an exciting time to join Earthwatch Europe as we implement an ambitious and impact-driven new strategy, and take an innovative and evidence-based approach to our external communications. We are looking for a passionate and creative individual to join our communications team, managing a number of key communications outputs for our public audiences.

Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager - Public Audiences, the Communications Manager will develop and implement communications activity to support the objectives of our primary public engagement offerings (FreshWater Watch, Naturehood and Plastic Rivers). You will need to reach out to our key public audiences for those projects across a range of channels, including PR, printed materials, and video, digital and social media content.

You will be responsible for communicating the Earthwatch brand, key messaging and impact through a number of core brand outputs, including the ‘Get involved’ section of the Earthwatch Europe website and printed publications, and coordinating multi-channel communications campaigns at key points in the year. You will also play an active role in the communications team’s work to embed communications best-practice across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have a hands-on approach and proven experience within a communications and marketing role, including press relations, and managing websites, blogs and social media. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills and experience of using analytics tools to evaluate and report on the impact of your work.

Earthwatch is an international environmental NGO. Our mission is to empower people to save our planet. We do this by creating knowledge and inspiring action through hands-on science and environmental engagement. We address big environmental challenges by working together with individuals, communities and organisations. We aim to create a global community that values and nurtures a sustainable planet.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; Earthwatch is unable to support visa applications.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Role purpose:

To increase the reach and impact of Earthwatch Europe through the delivery of high-quality marketing and communications outputs, with specific responsibility for a number of core brand outputs and flagship public engagement offerings.

Key deliverables:

To act as communications lead on key Earthwatch projects:

• Develop and deliver creative communications plans and approaches for our primary public engagement offerings (FreshWater Watch, Naturehood and Plastic Rivers)
• Produce communications content to raise the profile of our public offerings across a range of channels, including PR, printed materials, and video, digital and social media content
• Take an audience-first approach, basing plans and recommendations on our understanding of key audience segments
• Liaise with the Senior Communications Managers to maximise impact and ensure plans align with the public/corporate communications strategies 

Development of strategic communications outputs in line with the Earthwatch brand and key messaging:

• Work as communications lead for the ‘Get involved’ section of the Earthwatch Europe website, developing and editing content to ensure clarity and impact
• Coordinate a number of multi-channel communications campaigns across the year, working closely with the Communications Coodinator and Supporter Development Manager to plan, develop and deliver content in line with agreed objectives
• Manage the production of Earthwatch’s core publications and marketing materials, liaising with colleagues to source, develop and edit content
• Provide strategic oversight for Earthwatch events and support their communications needs by producing merchandise, signage and other agreed assets
• Coordinate (and in some cases manage) the work of external design, video and print agencies

To support the communications team to embed communications best-practice and empower colleagues to deliver some communications activity:

• Manage the development of the communications toolkit and share new tools with colleagues across Earthwatch
• Coordinate the programme of communications induction training for new starters
• Act as a brand guardian to ensure that all external communications are consistent with the Earthwatch brand guidelines, key messaging and operating principles
• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of your communications projects and contribute to reporting against the communications team’s KPIs

REQUIREMENTS

Personal Specification:

Essential:

• Proven experience within a communications and marketing role, including press relations, websites, blogs and social media management
• Proven ability to manage and deliver communications plans, working with direct and indirect teams
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships and manage collaboratively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of copywriting and editing
• A creative, hands-on and agile approach
• Results-driven, organised and tenacious, with excellent attention to detail, prioritisation and time management
• Experience of using analytics tools to evaluate and report on the impact of your work
• Commitment to the mission and values of Earthwatch

Desirable:

• Experience of the environmental and/or charity sector 

The above list of job deliverables is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post

This is a really exciting opportunity to be part of the fastest growing political party in the UK and to help push women’s equality to the top of the political agenda. Since our launch four years ago, the Women’s Equality Party has built a movement of more than 30,000 people; campaigned to change legislation, hearts and minds, and elected its first representative. Our innovative approach to political communications has been key to our success, including winning a Cannes Lions Award in 2018. We are looking for a creative, driven individual with proven content creation experience to coordinate and deliver all digital content and campaigns.

The Digital Communications Coordinator will be part of the Members and Supporters team working closely with the Communications Team. Line management will be provided by the Head of Members and Supporters, with workload management also provided by the Head of Campaigns. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing digital communications strategies for the party, including through social media channels, web, digital assets and email blasts to members, supporters and prospects. This busy role will help ensure our dynamic communications team is able to deliver its strategic goals. The role will be specifically focused on supporting digital campaigns that raise awareness of the party and its policies, expand and diversify audiences and increase membership and influence. The postholder will also plan, create and edit web pages on the party’s site, using Nationbuilder software.

We are looking for someone with:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant digital communications experience

• Experience managing multichannel digital campaigns and a familiarity with Facebook Analytics, Twitter Analytics, and reporting metrics

• Advanced experience in social media campaigns, including content creation, a/b testing, and audience segmentation—with examples to share

• Intermediate experience in HTML, CSS, and content management systems such as WordPress and NationBuilder

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Premier, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator

• Outstanding written communication skills with a proven track-record of online mobilisation

• Organised, methodical, thorough, with an eye for details.

• Effective people skills; ability to connect quickly and effectively with people inside and outside the party to achieve maximum results and win over support

• Self-motivating; able to prioritise workload and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines; capacity to recalibrate at short notice. 

• Team worker, able to delegate and take control, as well as listen to and value others’ contributions.

• Experience of working with BAME communities to ensure messaging and communications generally are relevant and accessible to all communities

• Commitment to equal opportunities and sympathetic to the aims and values of the Women’s Equality Party and agreement to abide at all times by the #WE code set out in our constitution.

• Politically plugged in; passionate about making change; driven and persistent

To apply for this role, please submit to us:

• an up-to-date CV,

• a statement of interest addressing the requirements of the person specification above,

• an equal opportunities monitoring form (optional)

Please note applications will not be considered without a statement of interest which specifically addresses the requirements of the person specification for this job. 

The Women’s Equality Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. In relation to this post we particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates as these communities are under-represented within WEP at this level.

Marketing and Communications Manager

London – 137 Shepherdess Walk

£35,000

Business in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. We were created nearly 40 years ago by HRH The Prince of Wales to champion responsible business. 

We inspire, engage and challenge members, mobilising that collective strength as a force for good in society to:

• Create a skilled, inclusive workforce today and for the future

• Build thriving communities in which to live and work

• Innovate to repair and sustain our planet

Today, we have a vibrant membership of hundreds of businesses, large and small, connected by the conviction that their success is inextricably linked to society’s prosperity.

We are looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Manager who will have demonstrated marketing communications experience, in addition to outstanding written and verbal communication skills with basic proofreading knowledge.

Enthusiastic, creative, process-driven and organised, this person will have substantial experience of providing compelling and accurate content for social media campaigns and integrated marketing activity, always keeping the target audience at the centre of everything we do.

Strong Microsoft Office-based skills, backed up by a real interest in BITC’s focus areas will be essential for this role.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for you to grow, work collaboratively with fantastic colleagues and make a real difference. If you like the sound of what we do and want a challenge, please apply.

To view the full job description and person specification please go to our website.

A short proofreading exercise will be conducted 15 minutes before the interview begins.

Closing date: 20 November 2019 at 23.30

We have a simple application process but please be aware that to be considered you must submit both CV and cover letter.

Interviews to take place on the week commencing 25 November 2019

I am working with a reputable Health Membership body who are looking to recruit a Digital Communications Officer on a permanent basis.

This is a key role supporting the Senior Digital Content Manager in implementing the organisation's digital strategy.

Key duties:

• Support the Senior Digital Content Manager to review, develop and update the organisation's website
• Coordinate a digital content schedule across all channels for the organisation
• Ensure content follows brand guidelines and tone of voice
• Write, collate (including copyediting & proofreading where necessary) & upload high quality, engaging content to the website
• Look after the implementation of Google Analytics as well as manage the social media presence
   

This role is ideal for someone who has proven experience of using website content management systems, including planning, writing, preparing & uploading content. If you have demonstrable knowledge of Google Analytics, email marketing tools, social media analytics tools as well as CRM systems, we would like to hear from you.

Please e-mail your CV quoting the reference number - Ref: J71944MC - in the subject line.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Digital Communications Officer
London, SE1

About Us

Rethink Mental Illness is a national charity that helps those affected by mental illness. We aim to challenge attitudes and change lives. Currently, we directly support almost 60,000 people every year across England, helping them through crises, to live independently and to realise they are not alone.

We’re looking for a Digital Communications Officer to join us for a five month contract until the 31st March 2020.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £25,692.70 (per annum) including London Weighting
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 33 days’ annual leave including statutory/bank holidays per annum
- Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday

This is an incredible opportunity for a digital marketer with social media and CMS experience to take on an engaging, short-term contract with our leading mental illness charity.

We’re looking for a storyteller who can engage with audiences and emote and explain life with mental illness through videos, photography and blogs.

This rare role will not only require your online marketing skills but empathy, creativity and the ability to impart information as well as change minds. For the right person, it’s an amazing challenge as well as the chance to do some real good and gain experience in the charity sector.

Your Role

As a Digital Communications Officer, you will be developing creative ideas for digital communications and using them to speak to audiences about the issues people living with mental illness face every day.

You’ll be explaining our services as well and developing campaigns that contribute to improving the lives of all those severely affected by mental illness.

Your role will also involve:

- Reporting to the Head of Communications, Marketing and Membership
- Supporting the delivery of digital content for online communications channels
- Co-ordinating and publishing content across our social media and website platforms
- Sourcing, scheduling and monitoring digital content for our primary channels
- Working closely with two Senior Digital Communications Officers for our social media and website
- Ensuring user journeys are seamless through all our digital platforms

About You

To be considered as a Digital Communications Officer, you will need:

- Experience of working with social media channels and an understanding of how to get the most out of them for brand engagement
- Experience of using website content management systems, with an understanding of basic HTML coding
- A good grasp of grammar and attention to detail
- The ability to write engaging and accurate copy
- Good planning and project management skills
- A creative approach
- A keen interest in digital communications and mental health

A good understanding of digital performance metrics and how to gain insights from them would be beneficial to your application. Experience of using Adobe Photoshop to edit photographs and create visuals for social media would also be an advantage, as would experience of basic video editing and animation techniques.

Other organisations may call this role Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Executive, Online Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Specialist, Marcomms Executive, Marketing Communications Executive, or Digital Campaign Officer.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on the 1st November 2019.

Webrecruit and Rethink Mental Illness are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to further your career as a Digital Communications Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

A great opportunity has arisen for a temporary Communications Assistant for a national charity in order to cover busy period and the charity s most important event of the year.
This will be approximately two months contract.
Start date: ideally 25th November

Key Responsibilities will include:

Draft new stories for the charity s website and newsletter.
Support with administration for the Parliamentary Reception.
Send out press packs
Help to monitor a digital campaign, including moderating content from social media.
Researching content for the charity in review booklet
Follow up after the UK Ceremony categorising photography, assisting with mail outs.
Additional communications duties as required.

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:

Experience of writing clearly for a range of outputs (website, social media and email)
Ability to work quickly under pressure and with tight deadlines
Experience of using social media (Facebook and Twitter)
Computer Literate.
Ability to record and pass on press enquiries by phone or emails.
Ability to communicate clearly with high profile individuals and their offices.
Experience of providing administrative support.

Music, it’s in our DNA. And as the largest music therapy charity in the UK, at Nordoff Robbins we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability.

We’re looking for someone creative, confident and enthusiastic who loves music and wants to play a key role in delivering innovative and engaging social media and digital content for Nordoff Robbins.

As part of our successful communications team, the Digital and Social Media Officer will play a pivotal role in creating content that resonates with our audiences and helps us achieve our ambitious objectives to grow our supporter base. We’re looking for a creative self-starter who can produce compelling content – including social media posts, website articles, graphics and short films. A flair for design would be very useful in this role.

As a charity with a historic connection to the UK music industry and that uses the power of music therapy to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability, music is at the heart of what we do. You’ll be championing music and music therapy across our digital channels as well as promoting our high-profile fundraisers, and you’ll be working closely with colleagues across the organisation to source content and tell stories that champion the incredible work we’re doing to enrich lives through music.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification by no later than 5pm on 20th November 2019.

The successful applicant will require a basic DBS disclosure.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within a national arts charity for a Communications Assistant to join the team. You will report to the Director of Communications, with some supervision by the Press Relations Manager and Senior Digital Editor. You will come in to support and strengthen the busy communications department, supporting the team with everything from digital publishing, communications, media relations, public affairs and the quarterly magazine. You will also provide support by creating content, listings and social media posts to help raise awareness and assist with the research behind some campaigns.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have strong written skills
• Have strong communication and administrative skills
• Have experience in project management
• Have broad knowledge and strong awareness of the arts media
• Have strong understanding of digital communication channels
• BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE

If you are interested in applying, please email your CV quoting the reference number in the subject line.

City Year UK have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and creative marketing and communications professional to join their team, as Digital Marketing Officer.

Position: Digital Marketing Officer

Location: Angel, Islington, London

Hours: Full-time – with excellent flexible working options

Salary: £23,000 - £27,200 per annum, dependant on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Pension - up to 5% pension employer contribution matched after 3 months of employment, 25 days’ holiday per year plus one additional day per year after two years of employment, capped at a maximum of 28 days, grace days as additional two leave days over the Christmas break, interest-free loan for season ticket or bicycle, volunteering days: all employees can take up to 2 days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity, free eye tests, flexible working arrangements are available.

Closing Date: 25th November 2019. Please apply early to avoid disappointment as we will be interviewing as we receive applications. 

The Role

The Marketing and Communications team is responsible for City Year UK’s reputation with key external stakeholders across numerous channels (digital, fundraising, education, partnerships and youth).

Reporting into the Marketing and Communications Manager, the Digital Marketing Officer will play a key role in the planning and day-to-day management of City Year UK’s digital channels and champion the use of digital marketing to promote City Year’s work and engage people through social media, email marketing, content creation and social advertising. You will build strong relationships with colleagues and volunteers to develop innovative and engaging content.

City Year put their staff at the heart of what they do and offer an amazing benefits package including innovative flexible working options including flexible start and finish times and working from home options.

About You

As Digital Marketing Officer you will be a dependable, flexible, self-starter with a can do attitude and the ability to work alone and in a team. You will bring with you:

• A passion and creative flair to deliver the visual marketing communication materials across all media formats.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• A real eye for detail and be creatively led and can easily engage with different audiences creatively to be able to bring our digital stories to life.
• An interest and passion for the aims and mission of the charity alongside a willingness to learn and develop.

Whilst not essential, some digital expertise and experience, which may include social media, online advertising, Adobe Suite, SEO, website, video editing and social media analytics and reporting would be an advantage for this role.

To apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter that explains what you think you can bring to this new role and why you think this is the right step for you.

In return…

Work for an amazing organisation that supports and develops its team and offers some amazing staff benefits including flexible working opportunities. If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

About the Organisation

City Year UK is a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, we support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

You may also have experience in areas such as Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communication, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing and Communications, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing Assistant, Marketing and Communications Executive, Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Executive.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Communications Executive for a health related charity in order to work across the charity press office and social media functions, devising and delivering creative media and digital campaigns that will positively impact the lives of people.
This will be a 6 months FTC.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Play an active role in the press office: providing a prompt and professional response to queries; developing creative pitches and content to secure high quality proactive and reactive media coverage.
Play a key part in our social media team to plan, develop and write content that fits with the organisation's brand, tone and messaging for our social media channels
Work closely with other Communications team colleagues to devise, deliver and evaluate communications activity across a variety of subjects, including fundraising, research and policy and public affairs

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:
Relevant experience in a media or public relations role (PR agency or in-house)
Strong news sense and demonstrable success in achieving national, regional and trade media coverage
Experience of adapting a story for different channels eg print, online, broadcast, social
Proactive, with an enthusiastic and flexible approach
Desirable experience of charity, health, campaigns or research communications

Our Communications and Marketing Manager is moving on, so we are looking to recruit a replacement with a fresh outlook to help lead, develop and deliver WCT’s future communications and marketing strategies.  The successful candidate will be a self-starter with initiative, able to apply themselves flexibly within a Social Enterprise context serving a very varied customer base. 

Westway Community Transport (WCT) is a well-respected Registered Society that provides social opportunities through the provision of safe, accessible, affordable transport. A user and member-based organisation of over 500 community groups and 2,000 individuals form the society. Operating in the London Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham, it delivers vital transport services to its group membership and to over 1,000 individuals with mobility difficulties.

Set up in 1991 WCT works closely with local communities, residents and local voluntary organisations to make a positive difference to people’s lives. WCT works with its members to design, develop and run appropriate transport services that meet individual needs and those of the community.  A well-established Social Enterprise turning over £2M+, we have a team of 63 staff and 20 volunteers, a purpose-built headquarters and a fleet of over 60 vehicles.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO and her Deputy, the post holder will be expected to work closely with the Management Team and other staff to develop and deliver integrated marketing and communications strategies in support of Westway CT’s objectives.  This role will require working on brand management, publications, media and PR, internal and external communications with volunteers, staff, trustees, a broad range of partners and a large customer base.

They will be required to develop, produce and keep up to date a range of appropriate marketing tools, promotional materials and communication methods.

A key element of the role will be to help ensure that Westway CT’s corporate identity remains relevant, protected and maintained.

The Person

Experience and skills to include:

• Having worked in a communications and/or marketing role within one of the following: voluntary, public or business sectors
• A demonstrable ability to commit to and to serve an organisation and all its stakeholders in line with its core values and brand
• A demonstrable ability and willingness to work with the CEO, trustees and staff in the implementation and development of the organisation’s stated aims and delivery model(s)
• Evidence of project management/co-ordination and ability to deliver at an operational level
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, visually and in writing with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities
• Ability to organise and manage internal and external events, activities and campaigns
• Ability to lead on the implementation and ongoing management of a CRM system across the organisation
• Experience in using a website CMS (preferably WordPress)
• Ability to implement effective Search Engine Marketing
• Ability to lead and work with others to develop and optimise Westway CT’s website functions to include content, analytics, payments and bookings
• Ability to run Social Platforms for business, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Willingness to use an Email Marketing Platform
• To be a self-starter who can develop the role and learn new tasks quickly as required
• Ability to think, act and communicate effectively and creatively in a personable manner (even when under pressure)
• An energy and passion for improving the lives of disadvantaged individuals and communities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Communications Manager to play a vital role in our growing team at an exciting time in its development. 

As our communications lead, you will increase our reach and impact through CIWEM’s digital channels including our newly developed website, social media accounts and email marketing campaigns. You will develop our use of engaging video and audio content and ensure that our global reach is monitored and evaluated. 

As a skilled web editor, you will review and edit blogs, op-eds and all externally facing content in line with CIWEM’s style guide. You will coordinate all press and media interaction, increasing our reputation as a go-to voice on environmental issues. You’ll also support the events team in the promotion and delivery of world-class events.

Reporting to the Head of Events, you will work across our organisation to enhance our brand, develop our ‘comms hub’ and streamline our processes. You will have the opportunity to take a lead role in the development and implementation of CIWEM’s external affairs strategy.

About Us

CIWEM represents and supports a community of thousands of members and organisations in over 89 countries who are dedicated to improving water and environmental management for the benefit of the public.

About You

The post holder will be a self-starter with a flexible approach and excellent organisational skills. You will thrive working as part of a close-knit team in a busy, fast-paced office and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.  You will have a working knowledge of the MS Office suite and ideally experience with design software, such as InDesign.

Our ideal candidate is someone with a keen interest and passion for the environment, with an ambition to use their professional skills to increase awareness of environmental challenges and communicate to a broad audience.

Digital

•  Management of CIWEM’s website editing and optimising copy and image, ensuring our homepage content is engaging and relevant.
• Work with colleagues to optimise the design, structure and messaging of the CIWEM website.
• Edit and approve web content and marketing emails developed by other departments, ensuring consistency of content.
• Coordinate, edit and disseminate blogs.
• Oversee all design work, ensuring that all CIWEM outputs meet brand and style guidelines.
• Generate and distribute digital email campaigns to support CIWEM’s activities across departments.
• Compile and edit CIWEM’s monthly E-Newsletter.
• Coordinate the production and dissemination of CIWEM’s digital annual report.
• Manage CIWEM’s social media accounts including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, generating regular and engaging social media content and campaigns.
• Provide guidance and policy for organisational social media activities
• Develop CIWEM’s use of multimedia, including video and podcasts
• Enhance CIWEM’s use of webinars, livestreaming and interactive events tools to increase the accessibility of our events programmes.
• Monitor CIWEM website and social media reach, working with colleagues to maximise our global impact.

 Media

• Write and distribute press releases to raise the public, member and media profile of the institution via press monitoring software and the CIWEM website.
• Develop and maintain close working links with the press to generate publicity and exposure in online, print and TV coverage at regional, national and international levels.
• Act as the first point of contact for enquiries, both proactively and reactively building CIWEM’s reputation as a reliable source of information and expertise on water and environment issues.
• Build and maintain an effective network of CIWEM spokespeople from the CIWEM membership base.
• Monitor CIWEM’s media coverage and develop future strategy.

Cross-team working

• Lead CIWEM’s ‘comms hub’ ensuring that colleagues across the organisation develop their communications skills and feed into externally facing projects.
• Coordinate and deliver CIWEM’s engagement plans around major external hooks and events related to the environment.
• Take a lead role in the planning and delivery of CIWEM’s awards including Environmental Photographer of the Year Award and UK Junior Water Prize.
• Engage with our branches, networks and specialist panels to increase the visibility and reach of their activities.
• Work closely with CIWEM’s policy team to enhance our engagement with policymakers.
• Act as main point of contact for internal comms, running initiatives such as ‘tea & talk’s’.
• Be an active team player, supporting other departments at peak times and willingness to travel overseas when appropriate. 

Person specification:

Essential

• At least five years’ experience in a communications position covering digital, media and events.
• A minimum of an undergraduate degree.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Demonstrable website management experience.
• Previous responsibility for an organisation’s social media accounts.
• A thorough understanding of media, including experience of writing press releases and liaising with journalists.
• Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently and engage effectively within a team as well as networking and promoting CIWEM externally.
• Able to cope well under pressure and work independently.
• Ability to write different styles of copy, understand technical content and make this accessible to a wider audience.
• Experience of monitoring press and social media coverage.

Preferred

• While there is no immediate line management responsibility, experience in this area would be beneficial.
• Experience using design software such as InDesign.
• Experience of producing communications packages around major global moments.
• Experience of supporting the writing and delivery of a communications strategy.
• Experience of developing an effective Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning process.
•  Interest in global environmental issues.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by midnight on 20th October.

Due to receiving a large volume of applications, we can only provide feedback to successful applicants.

Unseen is a UK charity with its headquarters in Bristol. We focus on three main areas as we work towards a world without slavery:

Supporting survivors and potential victims of slavery by providing access to a range of specialist services, enabling them to safely recover and develop resilient independent lives;

Equipping stakeholders by providing training, advice and resources to facilitate the identification and support of potential victims of slavery; and

Influencing systemic changes by using our experience and research to impact and inspire transformation across legislation, policy and society.

We are looking for a full-time Head of Communications to develop and deliver external and internal communications for Unseen. Candidates should have experience of developing and implementing communications strategies with a focus on media and public relations, brand marketing, advertising and digital & social media. This a varied role with plenty of scope for creativity as we communicate the work we do and raise awareness about the issue of modern slavery.

Candidates should possess strong project management skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to develop a range of materials for different target audiences.

The role will be based at Unseen head office, in Bristol.

For further information, please refer to the job description.

The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd November 2019 at 5pm.

Interviews will be held on Monday 2nd December 2019.