Creative producer jobs

The is a key role in LICC’s Creative Team, supporting the growth of LICC’s mission, through highly accessible, relevant, and innovative digital content, inspiring and equipping Christians to make a difference with Jesus in daily life.

It’s an exciting time for LICC, as we focus on delivering our new strategy to reach a million UK Christians with the vision of whole-life discipleship in the next five years. And with communication happening increasingly through video – from reels on Instagram to online courses – and audio more popular, accessible, and high quality than ever, your role and expertise will be crucial.

We’re looking for someone with the experience, interest, and innovative spirit to help us communicate the cause, explore important truths, and tell compelling stories that can change the way people think and feel about their faith and lives. We’re a team that’s deeply collaborative and strives for excellence, creativity, and a little of the unexpected, every step of the way.

In this role you will ‘make things happen’, helping to shape and create the messaging, style, and quality of our content and brand, coming up with impactful ways to communicate our message. You’ll develop concepts, write scripts, produce, direct, and record videos and podcast content yourself, as well as hold LICC’s relationships with external partners, freelancers, and agencies, planning and project managing to ensure smooth execution and maximise effectiveness.

You’ll help lead us on development of creative video and audio solutions, generating ideas, improving our processes and planning, and providing technical and creative advice to the wider LICC team.

Head of Resource Mobilisation

Job Description

Producers Direct is an award-winning NGO led by smallholder farmers, with a vision to empower farmers to achieve their OWN vision. We operate globally with offices in Kenya, Peru, London, and the United States. We are seeking a Head of Resource Mobilisation to lead on the delivery of our ambitious multi-year Fundraising, Resource Mobilisation & Partnerships Strategy. This role sits on our senior leadership team, and you will be responsible for leading our Fundraising Teams in Africa and Latin America

This is not a typical fundraising role. It is an exciting opportunity to work with an ambitious international NGO during a period of exponential growth. We have recently developed multi-year partnerships and secured six figure grants from GIZ Innovation for Agriculture Programme, Inter American Development Bank, Dovetail Foundation and WFP Innovation Accelerator. We have an excellent pipeline of fundraising and resource mobilisation opportunities, a strong representation of fundraising skills and contacts on our Board of Trustees and plenty of opportunities for career advancement and professional development. 

Job Title: Head of Resource Mobilisation

Reports to: CEO (UK-based) 

Contract: Initial 12-month fixed-term employment contract, pending the completion of a successful 3-month probationary review period (with potential for the contract to become permanent beyond the initial 12-months). Contract Terms: Full-time or Part-time (0.8FTE) / flexible working options will be considered. 

Location: UK or USA

Goal: Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of Producers Direct by: 1) delivering and further developing our 2022-2025 fundraising strategy to secure ~£3m per year to support programme delivery and operations; and 2) supporting the development of Producers Direct’s business model and leveraging a range of revenue generation opportunities to reduce our income from restricted grants from 90% to 70% by 2025. 

The person we are looking for: 

Creativity and passion

• Committed to our farmer-led model and strategy to identify and scale innovative approaches to empowering smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods. 

• Innovative and creative when it comes to brainstorming and developing new projects and partnerships, working closely with the global Programmes Team, Digital Team and Senior Leadership Team.

• Able to distil and communicate complex concepts and highly innovative approaches, which successfully resonates with a range of audiences.

Organisation, planning and initiative

• Able to develop and deliver clear processes for the Fundraising Team to follow in order to replicate our success on an increasingly larger scale. 

• An excellent time keeper with the ability to work with limited support and hit the ground running.

• Confident to manage highly complex bids, work to multiple deadlines and engage a range of different partners and stakeholders.

Leadership and strategic thinking

• Capable of leading a diverse team working across multiple geographies.

• A confident decision maker with exceptional relationship building skills.

• A strategic thinker, able to manage the successful delivery of daily/ weekly objectives alongside consistently working towards achieving our strategic vision.

Accountability and commitment to making things happen

• Able to take ownership of all responsibilities and honour commitments, as well as supporting and empowering their team to do the same. 

• A self starter who thrives working on small, diverse teams and is ready to hit the ground running.

• Determined and strives to improve and deliver above and beyond what is expected. 

Responsibilities include:

Objective 1: Lead the delivery and further development of Producers Direct’s Multi-year Resource Mobilisation Strategy, to secure ~£3m per year to support programme delivery and operations from Bi/ multilaterals, Corporates, Private Foundations.

• Lead the development of successful multi-year fundraising proposals.

• Cultivate relationships with new potential donors and strategic partners through networking and attending events (online and in person).

• Creating and delivering compelling pitches for in-person presentations and pitches to potential donors / strategic funding partners. 

• Overall management and growth of the Fundraising Team, including line management for our International fundraising team.

• Liaise with the programme, digital and finance teams to compile donor reports. 

• Drive a clear donor communications strategy, leveraging Producers Direct’s comprehensive impact data and compelling case studies. 

Objective 2: Work with SLT to develop our business model. Help leverage a range of revenue generation opportunities such as Impact Investment / Impact bonds, Green Finance/ Carbon credits, Tech innovators e.g. Blockchain Company Foundations, Individual donors (HNIs etc.) to reduce our income from grants from 90% to 70% by 2025. 

• Help identify and test a range of new innovative approaches to financing our strategic vision to reach 1.7m farmers by 2025.

• Develop and deliver pitches and proposals to potential investors.

• Secure funding and partnerships to help deliver ‘proof of concept’ revenue generation projects which can be scaled if successful. 

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in the NGO and/or start-up fundraising or business development sector (10 years).

• A track record of securing multi-year 6 and 7 figure proposals from a mix of NGOs, charities, Trusts & Foundations, Bilaterals, Multilaterals and/or governments to include a record of successful fundraising results. We are also looking for someone who has experience, or is open to scoping, funding opportunities from Impact Investors, Tech Innovators, Green Finance.

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills (written/verbal) particularly the ability to network and build partnerships effectively.

• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - particularly the ability to produce written proposals/ letters of interest/ concept notes and create and deliver pitches/presentations to potential donors and strategic partners. 

• Line management and leadership experience of a global team. 

• Knowledge and understanding of the sectors Producers Direct operates in and/ or designing and delivering projects which reach rural communities.

What we can offer you:

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 for someone based in the UK; $70,000 - $80,000 for someone based in the USA. 

• Initial 12-month fixed term contract, pending the completion of a successful 3-month probationary review period, with scope for longer-term contract extension.

• Excellent employee benefits package after initial 3 months, including access to a generous pensions scheme with a 9% employer match & 25 days of vacation. *USA applicants, we recently registered in the USA and are unfortunately unable to offer health/dental/vision insurance benefits.

• Hands on leadership experience and responsibility from day one and the opportunity to make a real impact in a small, but ambitious organisation.

If this sounds like you: 

Please send your CV, and a cover letter (1-page) with email subject title: Application: Head of Resource Mobilisation. In your cover letter, please include one paragraph addressing the following question: What is your most successful fundraising achievement to date, and why?

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, the final deadline is 8 July. Please note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Muti-award winning organisation Music Action International design and deliver creative music programmes with refugees & asylum seekers to improve health & wellbeing and bring communities together. We have an amazing opportunity to join our team as Development Manager to be responsible for income generation and marketing. There is also potentially the opportunity to get more involved in managing our programmes with children and teenagers.

We would love to find someone with varied experience in fundraising who is passionate about the arts, preferably with experience of working with refugees & asylum seekers.

We are especially interested in hearing from people with refugee heritage and people of colour.

Please complete our application form and send your CV

Application Deadline 20 July, 12pm. Interviews 26 & 27 July (Option to attend via Zoom)

SICK! Productions is looking for a dynamic and proactive individual who will work with us to build on our successes and support our expanding global and local activity. With a secure foundation in place, and the presentation of our Festival in May 2022, this is an exciting time to join our ambitious and creative organisation.

SICK! enables diverse and marginalised communities locally and globally to experience their lives more positively, using art to navigate the physical, mental and social challenges that individuals face.

We’re looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual to join us, to work closely with me and our fantastic team to help us achieve our potential and grow our impact and reach. We’re looking for someone who brings experience of financial management, business planning, HR and general office management, who is also passionate about, and interested in, the areas in which SICK! operates – arts, health, diversity, community development and international work.

We are located at the Sharp Project, a creative office and production space, just a 10 minutes Tram ride from Manchester Victoria and with plenty on-site free parking. 

We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and we actively welcome candidates who are currently underrepresented in the arts including people who face discrimination as a result of racism, those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled.

Hertfordshire Independent Living Service (HILS) is a successful not-for-profit social enterprise delivering a variety of services to help older and vulnerable people across the county stay happy, healthy, and independent in their homes for as long as possible.

HILS are looking for a creative and ambitious Communications & Engagement Manager to join a small but high-achieving team. This is an exciting time for HILS as we are implementing several large-scale reviews and change projects, which will require your input and expertise. The Communications & Engagement Manager will play a key role in ensuring that we bring every HILS team member, our partners, and clients with us on the journey. We need someone who will also be able to oversee and shape our marketing activities, and come up with new ideas for increasing brand awareness and referrals to our services. There is plenty of room for you to be creative and express your unique perspective.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate leadership and organisational skills, and to work alongside a diverse group of colleagues, including Senior Managers. As a small but ambitious organisation, we expect everyone to muck in and support each other as needed. You will be joining a bright, enthusiastic, and fun team within the Strategy and Development department. Principle Responsibilitie

The post holder will be expected to lead on all engagement activities with staff, clients, and stakeholders. This will include:

Staff Engagement:

- Overseeing our internal communications, ensuring that we are communicating the HILS values and organisational objectives effectively, working with our Marketing & Communications Officer and other colleagues to develop compelling content (infographics, videos, etc.);

- Overseeing engagement activities with staff, working with the Senior Team Executive Assistant to organise staff parties, gifts, large-scale corporate team building, corporate meetings schedule, managing and growing our Panel of Experts and other staff engagement forums;

- Overseeing business support activities, working with the Senior Team Executive Assistant and Head of Business Development to ensure our corporate information is kept up-to-date and available for staff who need it. Client engagement

- Overseeing our communications and marketing activities: working with the Marketing & Communications Officer to increase brand awareness and grow referral rates through targeted marketing campaigns;

- Managing our digital platforms (website and social media), working with the Marketing & Communications Officer, freelancers (graphic design, copyrighting), and suppliers to develop engaging content and oversee performance using web analytics (e.g. Google Analytics);

- Overseeing our printed media (leaflets, flyers), working with our Marketing & Communications Officer, freelancers (graphic design, copyrighting), and suppliers to develop, print, and distribute;

- Oversee our Marketing and Communications calendar, working with the Marketing & Communications Officer to deliver on annual campaigns. Stakeholder engagement:

- Managing and building key stakeholder relationships underpinned by HILS’ corporate Stakeholder Tracker and Strategic Campaigning Brief, this will include working with the Senior Team Executive Assistant, Head of Business Development, and Executive team to engage with and support the HILS Board;

- Organising activities to raise brand awareness and engage key stakeholders, so that they become/continue to be advocates for HILS;

- Engaging with local and national press: HILS receives frequent coverage, the successful candidate will be responsible for attracting press attention to key campaigns and issues affecting HILS or our clients, liaising with producers and journalists to arrange interviews etc. We need someone who is adaptable, can think on their feet, and who is unflustered by tight deadlines or last minute changes.

Other responsibilities:

- To ensure that all dealings with staff and the public are conducted within HILS’ Equal Opportunities framework

- To comply with all relevant legislation to ensure effectiveness in the role.

- To have regard for the duty of care of information (with particular reference to the Data Protection Act) gained during the course of employment that relates to other employees, the public, contractors, etc.

- To ensure that excellent standards of customer care and service are maintained when dealing with members of the public and internal customers 

- The job holder has a personal responsibility, whilst at work, to preserve and enhance health and safety. They must familiarise themselves with the health and safety aspects of their work and avoid contact which would put at risk the health and safety of themselves and other people including visitors, contractors and members of the public 

Please note: Interviews will be held on the following dates:

Wednesday 20th July Thursday 21st July Friday 22nd July

Content and Engagement Manager

£43,980 - includes London weighting

London - Hybrid working

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is working to create a society that is inclusive of all people with communication and swallowing needs.

As the UK’s professional body for speech and language therapists (SLTs), our 20,000 members are at the heart of our mission to improve lives. Working in schools, hospitals and nursing homes, inside the justice sector and out in the community, pursuing cutting-edge research in universities and teaching the next generation of SLTs, our members support people across the age range and multiple clinical specialisms.

The role

We’re looking for a Content and Engagement Manager to join our small and passionate team of creative content professionals. Working with colleagues across the organisation, our team helps to raise awareness of the impact and importance of speech and language therapy, and to tell the stories of those whose lives have been transformed by SLTs.

As an experienced digital editor and content creator, you’ll be skilled in shaping and producing content in all its forms. Whether it’s writing punchy, short form copy for the web, creating engaging social media assets and campaign resources, or editing long form reports for digital distribution, you’ll have a track record of delivering content that creates impact and gets results. Using data and insights to inform content design and decisions will be second nature to you. You’ll be a supportive line manager to a junior member of staff, and a natural team player, working collaboratively with your colleagues to make a difference and change lives.

About the role

• Salary: £43,980 - includes London weighting
• Hours: full time, permanent contract
• Location: office /hybrid – you’ll be expected to work from our London Bridge office for at least part of the week  
• We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds

Application is by the official RCSLT application form only. The application pack can be downloaded from our website:

Closing date: 10am, 11th July

Location: London, Chesterfield or homeworking (UK only)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Some travel may be required – if homeworking there is likely to be circa once a month travel to London office

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary
Working in partnership with the Designer, the Copywriter will lead the development of creative concepts and the application of our brand’s identity and tone of voice across high impact branded collateral, and online and offline executions.

As a skilled Copywriter, you will be able to create original copy for long and short formats including brochures, web copy, social media, information booklets and reports. You understand the Versus Arthritis tone of voice and brand and how it can be used to help us live our values and achieve our strategic objectives.

About the role
The Creative and Content team will gather and tell the stories of our impact as a charity, through our work in Demand, Deliver and Discover. The team will deliver impactful creative and content through the continued evolution and application of our brand identity.

Key requirements

• A trained, skilled and experienced Copywriter with experience of working on the rollout of a large complex brand either in an agency or in-house.
• Experience of writing for a wide range of print and digital communications. This could include exhibition stands and merchandise, voiceovers and scripts, social media posts, booklets, posters annual reports and emails, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain creative ideas, train and communicate to a range of internal audiences, providing constructive challenge where necessary.
• Experience of forming and maintaining strong long-term relationships both internally and with external agencies.
• Experience of working with external suppliers such as design agencies, photographers, illustrators and copywriters.
• Experience and understanding of tone of voice and how it can be utilised as a key element of the brand.
• Ability to prioritise, plan and to manage a complex workload efficiently.
• Experience of working within a brand, marketing or communications team; and leading project teams in the development of the verbal identity.

We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.

Interviews
First interview dates are to be confirmed and will take place via Microsoft Teams.

This role supports both the Artistic and Executive Directors, their roles support the creative vision of the the theatre and sets the strategic direction of the overall business. Your organisational skills and 'can do' attitude, will be key in providing a reliable and accurate service, Skillful facilitation of meetings and adept at using Microsoft word applications.

The Lyric Theatre  is in the heart of Hammersmith  supported by excellent transport links, surrounded by numerous high street shops, cafes and restaurants.    The Lyric's vision includesyoung people and emerging artists  to: nurture a new diverse generation of theatre artists, technicians and
managers.including those from socially excluded and disadvantaged backgrounds.

If you are curious to know more about the role and the Lyric, read the job pack and our website.

Company Description

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.

Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our roles then we would welcome your application regardless of your background.

Position

Hope for Justice is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Marketing and Campaigns Specialist to join our dynamic global Digital and Communications team.

As Marketing and Campaigns specialist you will use your strong visionary and organisation skills to deliver powerful and engaging multi-channel campaigns which will raise awareness about modern day slavery supporting Hope for Justice's database and donor acquisition strategy. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to utilise your broad range of creative skills to develop and bring important campaigns to life working alongside the creative writers, graphic designers, and film producers who are part of our cross functional team.

To be successful in this role, you will need outstanding organisational and communication skills as you will work closely with multiple stakeholders. You will have the ability to present and pitch ideas and concepts while working under pressure to meet deadlines. Experience in a range of digital communication platforms is needed in addition to an understanding of the law and regulations relating to in-person and digital fundraising.

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing, global non-profit organisation with a well-respected reputation for changing lives and fighting for freedom for those affected by modern day slavery and human trafficking.

For more information, please download the Role profile at the bottom of the advert.

Requirements

• Create and develop dynamic marketing content for campaigns, marcomms and events
• Create and maintain a long-term calendar of campaign activity, adapted around key dates (and dates to avoid), capacity, and organizational requirements.
• Assist with the optimization of our marketing automation and donor journey processes
• Collaborate with designers, film makers and external influencers to produce marketing ideas and strategies for campaigns and events
• Convince key stakeholders of your creative ideas
• Keep wider department updated on latest marketing trends and technological platforms
• Present internally and externally to promote the story of a campaign or communication
• Collaborate and manage relationships with external partners, influencers and agencies
• Work at all times in line with organisational policies and procedures and the wider strategy, culture and ethos of Hope for Justice.
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

Benefits of working at Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.

Salary: Up to £35,000, depending on experience.

Closing date: 7th July 2022, the vacancy may close early as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Location: Flexible, (Travel to the Manchester head office will be occasionally required)

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

To support our ambitious plans to engage with many more people affected by blood cancer, we are looking for a creative junior designer to join our brand and creative team.

Working in a small design team you will have an opportunity to be involved in projects across the organisation and help promote and grow our brand and support our fundraising activity.

You will design creative content that will increase awareness and engagement to help us beat blood cancer soon. 

Please supply a portfolio as part of your application either as a pdf or a link to your own website. Any applications without this will not be considered. 

Iniva is looking for an approachable and experienced Arts Administrator, to provide essential support across the team at this exciting stage in the organisation’s development. The Arts Administrator role is pivotal to the smooth running of the organisation, and a key team member linking the programme, library, operations and development areas of our work. The Arts Administrator will often be the first point of contact for the organisation, and works to facilitate the day-to-day operations across a broad range of administration tasks.

The successful applicant will be a highly organised individual with strong attention to detail, self-motivated, with excellent communication skills, and who enjoys working as part of a creative team. The role is based at Iniva’s offices in Pimlico on the campus of Chelsea College of Art, next to Tate Britain, and is part of a vibrant and engaged local creative community.

This varied and interesting role is a great opportunity to get involved in the running of a well-established arts charity, contributing to its continued development and growth. The role is a temporary post for 6 months, and we are hoping that it may become permanent after that time.

Visit our website to download the Job Description and Person Specification.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email your CV, and a cover letter/personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining how your skills and experience match the person specification for the role.

Deadline 12pm, Monday 4 July 2022.

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity, working in Ethiopia since 2001 which uses media and communications to help reduce poverty, address development goals, and support people to understand their rights. We do this through partnering with media, civil society and others to produce creative programmes and other outputs which inform and engage audiences on key development issues. We also strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure of local media organisations in the countries in which we work.

BBC Media Action delivers a portfolio of projects in Ethiopia. We seek to expand this portfolio of work, but also to ensure that existing projects are delivered on time, on budget, to the highest standards and in accordance with BBC editorial values as well as BBC Media Action methodologies.

Role Responsibility

The BBC Media Action office in Ethiopia is looking for a Country Director to provide dynamic, inspirational leadership and management to a diverse team delivering a range of exciting development projects. The role will directly line-manage the Senior Project Manager, Producer Director, Research Manager, Finance Manager and HR Manager.

The role requires a high degree of personal resilience and a flexible approach to managing an office in a challenging, multi-cultural context. The Ethiopia office has a talented team of staff, and is a supportive and inspiring environment in which to work.

This exciting and influential role will be responsible for the overall running of BBC Media Action’s office in Ethiopia. The Country Director will take overall responsibility for ensuring strong management and high-quality delivery of a range of development projects which use the power of media to tackle issues of governance, health, migration, youth unemployment and resilience.  The post holder will ensure effective office management so that finance and administrative functions are carried out in line with donor rules, local regulatory requirements and BBC Media Action guidelines.

BBC Media Action works to ensure that everyone we work with remains safe during their time with us. The Country Director is responsible for ensuring that safeguarding is factored into project design and budgeting, staff and freelancers receive relevant safeguarding training, and relevant safeguarding due diligence is conducted with any local partner organisations that may be working with vulnerable adults or children as part of our projects.

Are you the right candidate?

The ideal candidate will require the following skills and experience.

• Substantial experience in the management of diverse teams of staff, including recruitment, management, discipline and professional development.
• Experience managing large-scale, donor-funded projects in a developing-country context, preferably in Africa. Proven ability to deliver complex projects to deadlines and within budget.
• Experience developing and securing international development or media projects, including the ability to develop new project ideas and present these persuasively to potential partners and funders, and write successful proposals.
• Significant budget management experience, demonstrating effective use of resources and responsibility for large budgets.
• A record of forming effective relationships with a range of local and international partners, including at the highest levels of government and media, and managing effective teamwork between partners and stakeholders, including those with differing agendas.
• Experience managing security planning, including overseeing processes to understand and minimize risks to staff, and ensuring security and safety training for staff.
• Considerable experience of working in the media or development sector (preferably both) and demonstrable knowledge of the development and/or media context in Africa.
• Confident public speaker with experience of presentations to colleagues, donors and other stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of and commitment to international development, including the use of media for developmental goals.

Full details available on the attached job description.

Package Description

Band: E
Contract type: 24 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job title: Digital Graphic Designer

Salary: £36,691 per annum

Location: London, E1 (Hybrid working)

Contract/Hours: Fixed- term contract until the end of the year with potential for an extension for up to 6 months. Full time 35 hours.

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers. The Digital Graphic Designer will work within the Public Engagement Directorate, which works to inspire and enable public supporters of Fairtrade to take action through a diverse range of channels and campaigns. We aim to make public support for Fairtrade as strong and wide ranging as we can. The Brand and Marketing Team, of which this role is a part of, is instrumental in driving the public’s engagement with Fairtrade.

This is a new position, and an exciting time to join the creative team within the wider Brand and Marketing department. As we embark on our digital first strategy this is a key role to help move the foundation firmly into the digital space.

You will enjoy working with the creative and digital teams across a wide variety of creative requirements. This is a great opportunity for an experienced digital graphic designer to come in and lead on digital design from concept though to production.

This role requires a pragmatic designer who is capable of managing workloads, responding promptly, working with the creative and digital team to jump on trends and create seamless, timely outputs for a variety of different audiences.

Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers around the world.

Globally, across all Fairtrade members, we share a vision of a world in which all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. To achieve this we connect disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control of their lives.

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Farmers and workers have a strong voice at every level of Fairtrade, from how they invest in and run their local organisations to having an equal say in Fairtrade’s global decision-making.

We are seeking passionate and enthusiastic candidates who share our vision for a better world, if that sounds like you, then come and join our movement for change.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.

Closing date: 4 July (5pm)

Interviews will take place 11 – 14 July 2022

Contract: Fixed- term contract until the end of the year with a potential extension for up to 6 months. Full time 35 hours.

Starting Salary: £32,019 - £33,526  (£35,703 - £37,210 if based in London)

Contract: 12-month contract, full-time

Location: UK-based/flexible location with potential for remote working

Job Profile

Do you have what it takes to drive proactive and sustained media coverage about our work?

Do you understand the media landscape, particularly regional media?

Are you passionate about using storytelling to bring to life our social justice work and help drive change?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic press officer to join the media team of one of the UK’s largest international development agencies.

Part of one of the world’s largest aid networks (Caritas Internationalis) which has a presence in 193 countries, CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We stand alongside some of the most hard-to-reach communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, working through the Catholic and secular organisations to reach people of all faiths and none and places that others can’t.

We’re a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, we inspire huge trust among our supporters – which we don’t take for granted – and we’re well known and respected among UK policymakers.

We’re looking for an experienced press officer to take on a varied Media Officer role with a particular focus on building CAFOD’s public profile through regional media outlets, by spotting strong angles for media stories and by crafting compelling creative pitches that hit the right spot for journalists, editors, and producers.

You’ll be tasked with searching for and developing regional media angles across the full range of our work, including our long-term development programmes, our emergency humanitarian response and our contribution to Disasters Emergency Committee appeals, our campaigning, policy and advocacy work and our major annual fundraising initiatives.

You’ll be responsible for teasing out and building creative media pitches to ensure week in, week out we are pitching stories to the biggest regional outlets that resonate for their audiences. You’ll do this by building relationships with colleagues across the organisation and identifying what we need to bring regional stories to life, whether that’s additional research, a local spokesperson or internal data on how local communities have supported our mission to date, working with the Head of Media where necessary to resource these additional needs.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong nose for a story, be proactive about hunting out media opportunities across the full range of our work and will be tenacious about seeing these through until coverage appears.

You’ll have an in-depth knowledge of the regional media landscape across England and Wales and will be comfortable pitching to a range of producers, journalist and editors, have a sense of what makes a good broadcast spokesperson and be comfortable helping colleagues to prepare for media opportunities. International development experience is not essential, but you’ll be able to show a strong interest in our work and be passionate about helping deliver our mission.

CAFOD offers a range of flexible working options and there is the potential for this role to be undertaken on a hybrid basis (working 40% of the time in the office) or to be based at home. At such it is an ideal opportunity for a press officer based outside of London. Interviews to be held on Thursday 21st July online.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying newsworthy media opportunities, crafting and delivering strong broadcast media pitches, and writing press releases, statements and comment pieces which generate maximum impact; ensuring all media pitches and content is repurposed efficiently for our owned digital channels
  • Organising media interviews, briefing materials and supporting the briefing and preparation of spokespeople, including identifying and building the confidence of new spokespeople across the organisation where necessary
  • Building media relationships and contacts across all major broadcast, print and online media outlets, predominantly with a regional focus, but providing surge capacity on national media pitching to the wider media team where necessary
  • Crafting a range of content for our social media channels and ensuring media stories are being designed and pitched with our digital channels in mind from the outset

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams, and achieving good media outcomes in support of our work
  • Building strong relationships with teams across the organisation to gain a full understanding of our work and to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the organisation that might be media-worthy
  • Spotting potential story ideas and developing these, using additional resources if necessary, into compelling media pitches for regional broadcast, print, specialist and online media
  • Helping influence and advise colleagues so information and content is gathered and shared to allow the media team to successfully deliver coverage for the organisation

• Contributing to the successful day to day activity of the media team
  • Working alongside the Head of Media and other media officers to ensure resources are appropriately focused on CAFOD’s agreed media priorities and key moments
  • Providing surge capacity where required to support other media officers’ briefs and working close with teams across the communications department (including digital and creative content colleagues) to ensure media input into overseas content gathering and to help plan other ongoing communications work
  • Engaging with our celebrity Ambassador programme providing creative input and ideas for their involvement in key CAFOD fundraising and campaigning moments
  • Providing input into the multi- channel planning work on content
  • Playing an essential role in the media team and communications team as a whole, ensuring all media coverage is appropriately logged, media databases are kept up to date and helping to ensure essential media team admin is undertaken

Skills and experience

• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces 
• Experience of managing multiple media briefs across different outlets and able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD’s digital channels) and verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the CAFOD jobs page.