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At Stewardship, our mission is to activate joyful generosity — enabling Christians to support the causes they love, exactly when they need to. Our givers manage most of their finances through apps, and we believe their generosity should be just as intuitive. Our iOS Giving app has already seen strong engagement, and we are currently in the process of re-platforming it into React Native to support a more scalable and maintainable future.

We’re looking for an experienced Lead React Native Developer to take over from this re-platforming work and carry it forward — refining and extending the app, while also setting the direction for how we build future mobile apps. You’ll be the first dedicated React Native developer on the team, so the role offers both the autonomy to shape our mobile stack and the opportunity to grow into a leadership position as we expand the team.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:

• Active membership of local church congregation.

• An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

We are looking for a Junior Developer to join our in-house digital team at The King’s Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive, agile environment while contributing to digital products that empower young people.

You’ll work alongside experienced developers, testers, UX professionals, and Product Owners to build and maintain scalable digital services using modern frameworks and tools.

You will:

• Support development tasks using React, Vue, Laravel, and CMS tools.
• Assist with bug fixes and small feature updates.
• Contribute to sprint activities and maintain documentation.
• Support testing and update content in CMS platforms.
• Learn best practices in coding, version control, and deployment.

You’ll need:

• Basic proficiency in PHP, JavaScript (React/Vue), HTML/CSS.
• Understanding of CMS platforms (WordPress, Contentful).
• Familiarity with Git and version control.
• Some experience in web development (coursework, internships, or personal projects).

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a team that empowers young people through digital tools like MyKT, our young person portal, helping them shape their journey, access support, and track their learning with The King’s Trust.

Full Stack Developer

Location: Fully Remote

I'm partnered with a well known UK charity who are hiring for a full stack developer to join the team. Key skills for this role are knowledge of .Net, C#, Entity Framework, SQL server, API's and a experience in full stack positions and also an approachable manner in order to gather requirements from teams within the business.

The Full Stack Developer will be supporting a key organisational project working on an in-house tool allowing partner organisations to work more efficiently.

Skills required for the Full Stack Developer are:
- .Net Core C#, Entity Framework, LINQ, Razor Pages experience
- Strong experience with API's and integration
- Good communication skills and a self starter

.Net / C# / Integration Developer

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy

• Do you enjoy building robust, well-structured features that improve how people interact with digital platforms?
• Are you confident working across front and back end to deliver accessible, high-quality code?
• Do you thrive in a supportive, agile team where clean delivery matters more than job titles?
• Do you want to play a key role in delivering features that support educators and learners across post 16 education?

Then this could be the role for you.
 

Learning on Screen is looking for experienced Full Stack Developers to build, maintain and improve our flagship platforms—Box of Broadcasts (BoB) and TRILT. Reporting to the Digital Development (Technical) Lead, you will join a small, agile team focused on accessibility, performance, and continuous improvement. You will take ownership of feature development, write production-ready code, and help shape our cloud-native AWS infrastructure. This is a hands-on role where you will deliver regular feature releases, enhance platform stability, and support secure, user-centred services for post 16 educators and learners.

Role Overview

Job title: Full Stack Developer
Salary: £40,000 (£50,000 FTE)
Hours: 28.8 hours/week (4 days, 0.8 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Remote
Reports to: Digital Development (Technical) Lead

What you will be doing

• Building and maintaining features across BoB, TRILT, and related platforms
• Developing secure, high-quality code across front-end and back-end systems
• Creating responsive, accessible user interfaces and improving usability
• Working in an AWS-hosted environment to support performance and reliability
• Supporting API development, data integrations, and CI/CD pipelines
• Debugging, maintaining, and optimising platform features
• Collaborating with the Digital Development Lead and wider team in agile delivery cycles
• Following best practices in documentation, version control, and secure development

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in full stack development using modern frameworks (e.g. JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React)
• Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development principles
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g. Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, CloudWatch)
• Experience working with APIs, databases, and cloud-based deployment pipelines
• A user-focused approach with strong attention to accessibility and interface quality
• Experience working in agile teams and delivering to sprint goals
• A collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Bonus if you have:

• Experience building platforms for education or mission-led organisations
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and inclusive design
• Awareness of GDPR and secure data handling
• Interest in streaming or audiovisual technology

This is a brilliant opportunity to apply your technical skills in a meaningful way—building platforms that support both educators and learners and make a real impact across the UK education sector.

About us

Learning on Screen is a membership organisation that champions the use of moving image and sound in post-16 education. We give educators and learners access to millions of films, TV programmes and radio broadcasts—spanning over a century—and support our members to use this content confidently and creatively. From expert copyright advice to innovative partnerships, we help bring teaching to life and open up new possibilities for learning. If you're passionate about education, media, and meaningful impact, you’ll feel right at home here.

We are looking for a creative and technically skilled Digital Product Developer to join our Service Design and Innovation team. Reporting to the Digital Platforms Manager, you will play a key role in developing and maintaining our digital platforms, including websites, apps, live chat, booking systems, and internal tools.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Welcome Bonus: £500 on successful completion of probation period.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

As Digital Product Developer, you will design compelling on-brand assets for our platforms, including visual, animated and written resources. You'll also support AI implementation, produce engaging content, and ensure our digital services are inclusive, accessible, and responsive to user needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain digital platforms and tools.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting.
• Conduct UX reviews to improve accessibility and effectiveness.
• Write and produce high-quality digital content, including copy and video.
• Support deployment of AI solutions like chatbots and predictive analytics.
• Update websites and apps with engaging, accurate content.
• Implement SEO best practices to boost visibility and engagement.

You Will Have

• Experience writing and editing copy for digital platforms.
• Proficiency with content management systems (e.g., WordPress, Drupal).
• Familiarity with graphic design and video editing tools.
• Strong problem-solving and written communication skills.
• Ability to simplify complex information for diverse audiences.
• Understanding of data protection and digital safeguarding.
• Awareness of AI and machine learning concepts.
• Knowledge of design software, particularly Adobe software

Key Deliverables

• Reliable digital products and solutions that meet business and user needs.
• Increased engagement across digital platforms.
• Responsive support to operational teams.

Additional Information

• The role involves working with sensitive and potentially traumatic subject matter.

• Occasional travel to attend meetings will be required.

• The interview process for this role will be in two stages, including a skills assessment and a competency based interview.

• Applicants will need to be available for assessment and interview dates scheduled for 09-10-25 and 20-10-25

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Introduction

Iswe is a social impact foundation dedicated to finding ways to put people at the heart of social and political decision-making to solve some of society’s greatest challenges. 

We are seeking a motivated, resourceful and conscientious Front-End Developer to join our small digital product team, working on Assemblis - a hugely ambitious global platform to strengthen community-led decision-making - as it moves from a working prototype to a fully fledged product used by community groups worldwide. We are looking for some eager to have an impact, both on the product they are building and on the world.

The period from 2025 to 2026 presents a unique opportunity to scale the use and impact of Assemblis around the COP30 UN Climate Conference—set to take place in the Amazon at the end of 2025—by leveraging strategic relationships, including key support from the Brazilian government.

About Assemblis

Assemblis will support communities across the world to run community gatherings, deliberate on shared challenges, and make collective decisions. The platform combines step-by-step guidance, storytelling features and data aggregation, enabling community groups to deliberate meaningfully, share their insights and connect with each other.  Our vision:

A world of resilient local communities that have the tools and confidence to make fair, effective decisions, through community assemblies that facilitate learning, build solidarity and have clear pathways to local and global action.

Assemblis will support people to deliberate on challenges and act together in their communities, whilst building a global picture of citizen needs, actions and solutions, which will inform global decision making. One of the ways it will do this is through the Global Citizens’ Assembly - a permanent institution that Iswe and partners are building.

A Global Citizens’ Assembly for COP30 to be launched in Brazil in November is the key opportunity to pilot Assemblis. We are currently testing a minimum viable product (functional prototype) with small sets of global users, and are looking for someone who can lead the iteration process, with the goal of an alpha launch in Climate Week in September.

Assemblis’s vision - A world of resilient local communities that have the tools and confidence to make fair, effective decisions, through community assemblies that facilitate learning, build solidarity and have clear pathways to local and global action. 

Main duties

• Work directly on the web frontend application for using Typescript, Svelte.js, and Tailwinds CSS

• Ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability using coding best practices that prioritise high code quality

• Produce performant web solutions to allow the platform to be used effectively in global regions with low-bandwidth, or limited access to consumer technology

• Build features and applications with a mobile-first approach to responsive design

• Work with a close focus on accessibility, compatibility with screen-readers, and adherence to WCAG Guidelines

• Write effective tests to cover functionality and support future development

• Contribute to product decisions to help prioritise the most important features and solutions for our users world-wide

• Troubleshoot and debug issues, providing timely resolutions and maintaining the stability of the application

• Support other Iswe websites, built using Craft CMS

• Collaborate via Slack, Trello, documents, and frequent video conferences

Your skills and experience

Essential skills and experience

• Previous experience in front end development

• Deep understanding of Javascript, preferably with a strong grip on Typescript

• Deep understanding of modern web standards, CSS, and cross-browser compatibility

• Experience using source control, agile methodologies and other collaborative workflows

• Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience working with UI design systems, and from Figma design files

• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs

Desirable skills and experience

• Pro-active attitude, with the ability to work both autonomously and to collaborate remotely

• Experience working in a small team, ideally having worked in agency or start-up environments

• PHP experience

• Experience building isomorphic web applications and SSR

• Experience with security and data protection best practices

• Experience with data visualisation libraries such as D3.js

• Understanding of front-end state management

• Experience with Agile methodologies: capability to work in an Agile environment, delivering in sprints, responding to change, and collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Prior involvement in projects related to citizen engagement, deliberative democracy, or civic-tech platforms 

A note on representation

We know that building a team representative of wider society fosters creativity and innovation. We welcome people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences and are committed to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled, Black, Asian or from other minority ethnic backgrounds, who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community, or identify as from a lower or disadvantaged socioeconomic background as these groups are currently under-represented on our staff team.

About Iswe

We believe that many of the crises we face today - health, climate, the cost of living etc - are symptoms of failing governance structures, and that putting people in the driving seat of decision-making will transform our futures for the better. 

Our team has decades of experience in democratic innovation. Projects include Global Assembly for COP26, Good Help and The Future Armenian. Iswe is a fast-growing foundation, dedicated to empowering citizens to play a leading role in the decision-making that affects their lives. 

Our work is founded on strong values, including openness, transparency and humility. We believe that when ‘I’ (an individual) becomes ‘we’ (part of the collective), the results are transformational. We are actively working to build a healthy culture, rooted in care and characterised by being self-organising and self-reflective. We are committed to addressing the dynamics of oppression in ourselves and our work.

• Do you thrive in a hands-on senior role where you're coding, problem-solving, and leading from the front?
• Can you design and manage secure, scalable AWS infrastructure with confidence and clarity?
• Do you enjoy guiding a team to deliver high-performing, inclusive digital platforms?
• Are you motivated by building tools that transform how post 16 education is delivered and experienced?

Then this could be the role for you.
 

Learning on Screen is looking for an experienced and proactive Digital Development (Technical) Lead to take ownership of the infrastructure, development, and delivery of our flagship platforms—Box of Broadcasts (BoB) and TRILT. You will lead a small in-house development team, play a hands-on role in regularly delivering new features and optimise our AWS environment. Working closely with our Digital Product Design Lead, you will help shape and improve services that support post 16 educators and learners across the UK.

Role Overview

Job title: Digital Development (Technical) Lead
Salary: £49,600 (£62,000 FTE)
Hours: 28.8 hours/week (4 days, 0.8 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Remote
Reports to: CEO
Line management: 2 x Full Stack Developers

What you will be doing

• Leading the technical development and ongoing improvement of our AWS-hosted platforms
• Designing and managing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure
• Maintaining system health through proactive monitoring, debugging, and deployment
• Writing clean, maintainable code and delivering new features aligned with the product roadmap
• Embedding accessibility, performance and cross-device compatibility in all development work
• Managing and mentoring a small team of Full Stack Developers in an agile, remote-first environment
• Supporting product design, sprint planning, and collaboration across the organisation
• Ensuring good documentation, cost control, and data protection compliance

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in a senior full stack development role
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFront, Lambda, IAM)
• Skilled in delivering technical features from design through to deployment
• Confident leading teams and providing technical mentoring and code review
• Experience working across functions, especially with product and design teams
• A commitment to user-centred design, accessibility, and good development practices

Bonus if you have:

• AWS certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect or Developer)
• Experience with educational or streaming platforms
• Familiarity with WCAG and accessibility standards
• Knowledge of data protection, privacy and GDPR in a cloud context
• Understanding of audiovisual technologies and copyright considerations

This is a brilliant opportunity to make a lasting impact on platforms used by thousands across education—while working in a flexible, supportive, and mission-led environment.

About us

Learning on Screen is a membership organisation that champions the use of moving image and sound in post-16 education. We give educators and students access to millions of films, TV programmes and radio broadcasts—spanning over a century—and support our members to use this content confidently and creatively. From expert copyright advice to innovative partnerships, we help bring teaching to life and open up new possibilities for learning. If you're passionate about education, media, and meaningful impact, you’ll feel right at home here.

Following two successful appointments of Salesforce Support Specilaists, we have two more exciting opportunities for 2x Salesforce Configuration Specialists to join our Salesforce team and help configure Salesforce for phase 2 of our organisational-wide rollout.  

Working with our existing team, they will help configure Salesforce to replace key legacy systems within our international charity operating in 18 countries, helping poor and marginalized families and children in Eastern Europe. Welcoming applications from candidates within Europe.
 
About Mission Without Borders International 
Mission Without Borders is an international Christian organization working in six of the poorest countries in Europe. Our Mission is to journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future, enabling and encouraging people to lift themselves out of poverty.

Whether it is a hot meal for a homeless person, a homework club for a struggling pupil or seeds for a father who wants to grow vegetables for his family. We support families and children through our sponsorship programs by providing after school clubs and investing in sustainable businesses to get them back on their feet. We provide emotional support to those who need it most, working through issues that could be holding them back, such as conflict, past trauma or addiction. 

We respect the dignity of the individual and help develop self-sufficiency and a sustainable future. We serve people without regard to their religion or ethnic background. 

Mission Without Borders International leads and co-ordinates the work of the six countries in Eastern Europe where we carry out our project work, and 12 countries where we raise support.
 

About the role
Mission Without Borders is seeking an experienced Salesforce Configuration Specialist to focus on three key areas; Configuring a new Salesforce platform, integration of existing platforms, and supporting users around the world.

As a Salesforce expert and product champion, the post holder will work closely with our existing Salesforce Support Specialists and Salesforce team, configuring the new system as well as being the first point of contact for Salesforce support across all staff in all 18 countries. Working with the system solution designs and architecture design documents created by the Salesforce Systems Architect, they will configure a brand-new Salesforce platform for program and beneficiary management. They will also need to ensure it is integrated with our existing NPSP donor management platform and works with other systems and services across the organisation.

In addition to configuration, they will triage incoming tickets, provide support, fix problems, make configuration changes, and work closely with our International Project Manager and Salesforce Developer and Product Owner to manage change requests. 

Who we are looking for 
You will have proven experience as a Salesforce Administrator and strong experience implementing new configurations from scratch. Educated to relevant degree level (or equivalent, or qualified by experience), be a certified Salesforce Admin, and have experience with NPSP. NPC would be an advantage. 

A logical thinker, excellent problem solver, and an ability to juggle multiple duties and prioritise competing tasks. You must be able to translate solution designs and technical designs into working solutions. 

You must be an excellent written and verbal communicator, have strong stakeholder management skills, and be excellent at customer service.

You must be an exceptionally competent English speaker and have the right to travel to the UK and work in one of the following countries: UK, Albania, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Switzerland or Ukraine.

Rewards and benefits 

• Up to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Enrollment into our pension scheme 

• Flexible approach to working (involves occasional travel to London, UK office or internationally) 

We are looking for a Digital Development Lead to head up our in-house development team. This is a key leadership role where you’ll shape the technical direction of our digital platforms and mentor a talented team of developers and testers.

You’ll work closely with product and UX professionals to deliver secure, scalable, and accessible digital solutions that directly support young people across the UK.

You will:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary development team.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across platforms.
• Own the technical roadmap and align it with strategic goals.
• Guide best practices in agile, CI/CD, testing, and documentation.
• Oversee deployment and release management.
• Mentor team members and foster a high-performing culture.

You’ll need:

• Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel/Symfony), JavaScript (React/Vue), HTML/CSS.
• Deep understanding of CMS platforms and headless architecture.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and cloud-based deployment.
• Proven experience leading development teams in a hands-on role.

Why join us?
You’ll lead the development of digital tools that empower young people including MyKT, our young person portal, the main website, the Education Hub, and other innovative digital products. Your work will directly contribute to a more equitable, inclusive, and empowering digital experience, helping young people shape their journey, access support, and track their progress with The King’s Trust.

We are seeking a strategic and innovative Digital Platforms Manager to lead the development and enhancement of our national digital support platforms, including My Support Space and the Victim Support website. This role is home-based within England & Wales.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

You will manage a team of digital professionals and work closely with internal and external stakeholders-including victims and witnesses-to ensure our platforms are accessible, inclusive, and user-focused. You'll also drive our digital innovation agenda, identifying opportunities for AI and automation to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the development of digital platforms and website functionality.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and digital service providers.
• Conduct UX testing and co-production activities with service users.
• Identify and implement AI and automation opportunities.
• Ensure SEO optimisation and monitor website analytics for performance improvements.
• Collaborate with content creators and developers to maintain a high-quality online presence.
• Drive innovation and digital growth across the organisation.

You Will Have

• Proven experience in digital innovation and delivering digital solutions.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design, agile methodologies, and accessibility standards.
• Experience in AI development and ethical digital practices.
• Ability to lead digital projects and manage performance.
• Knowledge of data protection and digital safeguarding.
• Experience working directly with service users to inform service design.

Key Deliverables

• Expansion of digital services to improve access and engagement.
• Growth of AI capabilities to enhance efficiency.
• Increased reach and impact of digital platforms.

Additional Information

• This role involves working with sensitive and potentially traumatic subject matter.
• Flexibility to travel across England and Wales to attend meetings is required.
• The interview process for this role will be in two stages, including a skills assessment and competency based interview.
• Applicants will need to be available for assessment and interview dates scheduled for 07-10-25 and 15-10-25.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Job Title: Press and Communications Officer

Position Type: Permanent/Full time

Reports to: Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer

Salary: Range from £31,000- £34,000 depending on experience

Based at: School Food Matters, The Bridge, 7b Parkshot, London, TW9 2RD

Note: Before Christmas, we will be moving to new offices in Southwark, close to Waterloo

Working Hours: 9am-5pm (flexible)

Pension: School Food Matters pays 7% of pensionable earnings

Holiday: 31 days including bank holidays that fall on working days

School Food Matters is closed between Christmas and New Year

Job Purpose

· To help make SFM the destination for media as the voice for food in schools

· To help increase media coverage for our work across all platforms (print, TV/Radio, digital)

· To develop and maintain our vibrant social media presence

Key Tasks include

· Writing and reviewing editorial, case study and blog content to maintain SFM’s voice

· Working with our Web Developer to maintain the School Food Matters website

· Diary planning to make best use of events and media moments to highlight our work in the media

· Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records of media contacts on Airtable

· Producing, editing and co-ordinating video and visual content across SFM’s projects

· With support from our Policy and Communications Assistant, maintaining our vibrant social media presence

· Managing and maintaining our photo library (Google photos)

· Ensuring our website is up to date by liaising with project teams for new content

· Understanding and disseminating new processes and functionality of the new website

· Managing our Google Ad grant and ensuring that our ads remain effective

· Liaising with partner organisations for joint promotion of our projects and campaigns

· Producing and distributing our newsletters

· Adding press articles to the website and social media

· Maintaining the ethos of the charity and positively promoting our work at all times

· Keeping up to date with safeguarding requirements and reporting procedures

· The Press and Communications Officer will also undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time.  Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential!

 Person Specification

 Essential

· Exceptional oral and written communication skills in fluent spoken and written English, with strong attention to detail.

· Experience writing news articles and blog posts with clear structure, purpose and an engaging narrative.

· Experience of getting media coverage

· Strong understanding of using social media to engage audiences and achieve campaign goals

· An eye for design and strong grasp of branding, with experience creating visuals using tools like Canva

· Comfortable using content management systems (CMS) to publish and manage web content — we use Drupal

· General knowledge of issues around school food, children’s health and food education

· Ability to work independently, with high levels of self-motivation

· Good project management, time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

· Energy, enthusiasm, creativity and tenacity

Desirable

· Experience of working within a network or coalition of campaigning organisations

· Established contacts with media outlets/journalists/bloggers

· Digital campaigning and social networking skills

· Skills in capturing and editing photo and/or video content to support communications work

· Experience managing or supervising team members to deliver communications projects effectively

Making The Leap is an innovative societal change charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The ethos of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast; The Social Mobility List and Black Charity Leaders.