JOB TITLE: Development assistant

SALARY: £22,177 – £26,091 (depending on experience)

HOURS: 37.5 hours a week

At Moorfields Eye Charity, we believe that we can help bring new treatments to patients and people with eye diseases faster than ever before. By raising funds for the crucial research, education and patient care at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its academic partner, the University College London (UCL) we are able to help ensure that they remain at the forefront of ophthalmic care and research.

Moorfields Eye Charity is in the early stages of a campaign, in partnership with UCL, to raise £100m to support the creation of a state-of-the-art integrated treatment, research and education centre in central London for Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

We are seeking a Development assistant to work closely with the Director of development and fundraising teams to support delivery of the charity’s ambitious fundraising programme.  This will include general administrative support for the Director of development alongside wider support and discrete project management responsibilities to the benefit of the charity’s major gift and legacy fundraising programmes.

With an interest in fundraising and knowledge of the voluntary sector you will have excellent organisational skills and be confident in your ability to work across a range of internal and external audiences.  You will have excellent relationship building skills with a strong commitment to supporting delivery of the highest level of donor engagement and care.

With the chance to be involved in an exciting and ambitious campaign this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive team, with a strong focus on collaboration and working towards a shared goal. This position would suit a positive, proactive and ambitious individual looking for a role where they can make a difference.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a cover letter of no more than two A4 pages to Rachel Jones, Director of development by 5pm on Wednesday 16 December.  No online applications will be accepted.

Interviews will be held on Monday 21 December.

I am currently looking for a part-time (30 hour week) Quality and Development Assistant for an amazing homelessness charity. The Quality & Development Support team provides administrative and project support to the wider Services Quality and Development (SDQ) team.
You will play a crucial role in making sure that the team has the information needed to identify leads and opportunities, complete tenders and create innovative services to help more people.

Main Objectives:
To provide insight, research, intelligence, knowledge management and communication support to the Quality & Development teams. This will be achieved through:
Identification of opportunities for development and growth in order to maintain the funding pipeline

Supporting Development activity, through:
Completing Selection Questionnaires, Expression of Interest forms, and Invitation to Tender documents
Conducting market research and analysis to support tenders and business planning

Supporting the wider Services Quality and Development (SQD) team by:
Coordinating and writing internal communications in order to share and report upon team performance
Helping to coordinate and disseminate quality improvement work
Supporting services marketing
Participating in wider services projects as required
Setting up and maintaining files and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:
Scanning for and researching relevant leads and opportunities in order to identify and share potential development opportunities with the wider team. This includes maintaining accurate information in SQD systems and databases.
Managing own projects and tasks, to support development activity as part of a bid team. This may include:
First stage analysis and evaluation of Tender Notices
Identifying re-tenders
Carrying out research to support tenders and opportunities
Assisting with the compilation of reports and support on compiling information for tenders
Research and data analysis to support evidence and insights work
Supporting the internal communication of SQD team performance and team updates i.e. coordinating content, writing articles and blogs, keeping the intranet page updated
Raising purchase orders and processing credit card spend
Organising and minuting team meetings
Supporting the Quality and Development Support Manager with facilitating the Restricted Income Panel and Contract Approval processes, ensuring documentation is signed off in line with internal requirements.
Production of useful bid support documents e.g. boilerplate responses to bid questions

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Knowledge and experience of project management
Experience of desktop research, data collation and performing analysis
Ideally, knowledge and understanding of the commissioning environment or housing and homelessness sector

If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

IRUK is currently recruiting for the position of a Communications Assistant. To provide comprehensive administrative and financial support to the Head of Communications & Creative Content and the Communications & Creative Content Department. To establish and maintain effective communication with all departments and between offices and other functions of IRUK to ensure effective cross-organisational communication of activities, events and achievements through the development and management of an internal comms strategy and plan.

The successful candidate must have experience of:
 Working as Comms Coordinator or Assistant, or providing support to a Head of Department/senior manager
 Attending and minuting managerial/departmental meetings and assisting with the production of reports
 Working with budgets and maintaining financial records
 Managing diaries and correspondence
 Successfully providing administrative support to a busy department, including collating, monitoring and disseminating information to key stakeholders
 Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders as part of a team
 Producing and/or delivering internal communications plans
 Writing copy in order to share information, preferably with an internal audience

If you are talented, reliable, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply within. 

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place w/c: 14th December 2020.

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
 screening clearance
 proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
 receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Islamic Relief is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Islamic Relief engages. Islamic Relief expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. Islamic Relief also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme
In line with this Scheme, 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.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation. In pursuit of these goals, the Trust supports advocacy, creativity, research and scholarship – and has given away approximately £397 million to organisations all over the world. Its current annual budget is £40.85million. The Trust is led by ten Trustees and currently employs 25 staff.  More detail on the Trust’s work can be found on its website.

During 2020 the Trust has begun a review of its communications work.  The incoming Communications Officer will take forward an ongoing review of our internal and external communications, including finalising the redesign of our website.

Purpose of the role

To coordinate and execute the Trust’s internal and external communications activities, working to capture and reflect the ‘voice’ of the Trust. Using this developed ‘voice’ synthesize the Trust’s communications through: website maintenance and updates, social media, and regular updates to Trustees, in close consultation with the Senior Management Team. 

Relationships and reporting lines

The Communications Officer reports to the Chief Operating Officer. Key relationships include the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, as well as other programme and operational staff. The role will also include some interaction with Trustees. This newly created position will also manage consultants where necessary.

Main duties and responsibilities

● Work with others to coordinate the development of a communications strategy, ensuring this strategy is regularly updated and evaluated 

● Bring coherence to the Trust’s communications (website and social media accounts and any events and internal communications) to ensure they are aligned with the Trust’s mission, values, and strategies. 

● Use Trust data to inform and support internal and external communications in multiple formats including: updates to Trustees and others as necessary. 

● Write and edit content for the website, in liaison with Programme staff and in accordance with the Trust’s communications strategy.

● Manage the Trust’s social media channels, including developing a social media strategy and maintaining the Trust’s voice on social media in line with our principles and values 

● Research, draft and curate compelling stories that speak to the work and impact of grantees;

● Manage the Trust’s relationships with long-term and short-term communications consultants as needed.

● Support staff and Trustees in external engagements, including any media and speaking opportunities and events. Assist in identifying such engagements where necessary.

● Keep informed of trends in communications and philanthropy and in the fields in which the Trust works in order to proactively identify and act on opportunities to collaborate with peers and other stakeholders to advance priorities. 

● Provide internal communications support, such as compiling and editing reports to the Trustees.

● Oversee the Trust’s brand identity, ensuring coherence and continued development as required. 

● Utilise communications tools and services such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Analytics, and Mailchimp.

• When required work with programme team to review communications activities in grantee proposals and reports.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, qualifications and experience

● A relevant degree or equivalent experience in communications. 

● Five to seven years of professional experience in communications with progressively increasing responsibility, ideally working on the Trust’s focus areas;

● A skilled writer and editor with a track record of telling stories of positive impact;

● Prior experience of working with charities, non-governmental organisations and/or trusts and foundations;

● Knowledge of philanthropy in the human rights, conservation and/or arts fields;

● Design skills or demonstrable interest in design as applied to communications;

● Experience of working in different national and regional contexts desirable, ideally in the Trust’s focus regions (Europe, particularly Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, the Former Soviet Union,  the Middle East and North Africa; East and Southern Africa);

● Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of other languages relevant to the Trust’s focus regions a plus.

Key competences and skills

● Ability to identify, write and edit engaging stories, and a sensitivity to nuance in language and meaning;

● Ability to produce original, clear, concise content within tight deadlines; a meticulous proof reader and copyeditor.

● Understanding of women’s rights, LGBTI people’s rights and / or other group’s rights and demonstrable experience of integrating these issues into communications products 

● A keen focus on detail and accuracy while keeping sight of big-picture goals;

● Facility with social media and website content management, including Wordpress and other packages, and a drive to stay current with evolving digital technologies;

● Organised, with an ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;

● Collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to adapt for a range of audiences, sensitive to cultural communication differences, and ability to work well others;

● Understanding of audiences, ability to identify different stakeholders and navigate between them. 

● Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;

● Good judgment and self-awareness;

● Integrity, humility and a sense of humour.

Other requirements

SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. 

How To Apply

*We have extended the deadline date to midnight 3rd January 2021** Interviews will now take place on 19th & 20th January 2021. Second round interviews will take place on 26th January 2021.

We ask you to submit CV and supporting letter in a word document by midnight on  3rd January 2021. Your supporting letter should demonstrate how you meet the person specification. Please note that the CV and supporting letter should be no more than two pages in length each. This length restriction is intended to limit the effort required of applicants, and enable a quicker first stage review on the part of the Trust. 

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join the charity as we transition to our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life. 

This is a unique opportunity to help transform our Marketing and Communications activities at Independent Age. Leading our work to build our reputation, raise our profile, expand our community of support; and help us challenge ageism and the inequalities that exist in older age.

The ideal candidate will have 

• Substantial experience of developing and implementing innovative and successful marketing and communications strategies.
• Significant experience in leading and developing marketing and communications teams.
• A proven track record of initiating and delivering marketing and communications strategies in a not-for-profit or business to consumer environment, including utilising owned and paid for media, that have built understanding, awareness and engagement.
• Proven success in growing a brand, and raising the profile of an organisation using a variety of marketing and communications techniques

As well as a competitive salary we offer 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, learning and development opportunities, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, an employee assistance programme and a discount voucher scheme.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion and creating an environment where we can ALL be ourselves.

If you interested in applying, please upload your CV together with a covering letter via the vacancy on our website.

Communications Officer

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 per year

Full-time, usually based in central London, with remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic.

We are recruiting a Communications Officer to work in the British Association of Dermatologists’ communications team reporting to the Director of Communications. We are looking for an experienced communications professional who can implement our communications strategy, oversee the day-to-day running of the press office, devise and deliver campaigns, and who is able to provide support for our website and social media work.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience working in PR or communications, either in-house or agency, within a charity or healthcare setting
• Success in delivering proactive and reactive national, regional, and trade coverage
• Confidence in taking complex health information and communicating it in an accessible way to the public and press
• Excellent writing skills, capable of adapting their style depending on the audience. You will need to be able to write engaging and accessible press releases, blogs, newsletters and website copy
• Experience in delivering and evaluating communications campaigns
• Experience using Content Management Systems to edit websites
• Outstanding organisational skills

Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to social media workstreams, public affairs, and events, as necessary.

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job description attached. To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV in Word format in the first instance – applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

The deadline for applications is 09.00hrs on Monday December 7th.

My client is looking for a Head of Marketing & Communications to join them on a permanent basis. They are an information, advice and support charity on a permanent basis. You will work with them on their new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 to increase their profile, impact and reach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Director of Policy and Communications in leading the development and implementation of corporate marketing and communications strategies
• Ensure that the brand is understood and consistently applied across the whole organisation.
• Develop and deliver a profile-raising strategy and support the Media and PR Manager to ensure that they have a proactive approach to raising their profile
• Lead the development of, and maximise engagement with, our owned channels, including our website(s), social media, corporate publications and other key communications channel.
• Working with the People and Organisational Development Lead to oversee the development and operation of their internal communications programme
• Lead and advise on major cross-directorate marketing and communications initiatives
• Lead the cross-organisational Content Creation and Planning Coordination Groups
• Be responsible for undertaking high-level negotiations and developing productive relationships with content creators, channel owners, external suppliers and other key stakeholders
• Be responsible for resource planning, managing dependencies and the delivery of multiple programme activities
• Lead the development of the department’s annual narrative and financial plans
• Demonstrate collegiate, empowering and inspirational leadership

Specific requirements are:

• Substantial experience of developing and implementing innovative and successful marketing and communications strategies
• Significant experience in leading and developing marketing and communications teams
• A proven track record of initiating and delivering marketing and communications strategies in a not-for-profit or business to consumer environment, including utilising owned and paid for media, that have built understanding, awareness and engagement
• Proven success in growing a brand, and raising the profile of an organisation using a variety of marketing and communications tools and media
• Experience of developing and implementing an internal communications programme
• A sound understanding of marketing and communications planning, positioning strategy and brand management
• Knowledge of market, audience and broadcast research and strong analytical skills generating insights from research data
• Applied knowledge of different media channels for different audiences, especially digital
• Demonstrable commitment to inclusive working, ensuring equality and valuing diversity
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and able to influence/persuade a wide range of stakeholders

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 28 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Generous pension arrangement
• For those in the pension, life cover of 4 x salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Access to Perkbox for discounts
• An Employee Assistance Programme for colleagues and their immediate family members
• Generous Family leave arrangements (enhanced maternity, paternity and time of for emergency family situations)
• Learning & development opportunities
• Flexibility on working arrangements

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are seeking to appoint an Assistant Head of Inshore Boating to join our team in Weymouth. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,000 - £29,000 per annum.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK.  The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

We are seeking an Assistant Head of Inshore Boating who will help with the support and development of safe, enjoyable yet challenging Inshore Boating, as part of the Cadet Experience across the charity.

Key areas of focus for our Assistant Head of Inshore Boating include:

- Assurance

- Health and Safety, focusing on 3 elements of inshore boating (Programme, Instructors and Equipment)

- Leading the development of operating standards for inshore boating

- Site/audit visits

In return as our Assistant Head of Inshore Boating you will receive:

- Pension Scheme

- Life Insurance

- Private Medical Insurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

- season ticket loans

- Eye Care

Closing date: 3rd January 2021

Interview date: Week beginning 11th January 2021

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Assistant Head of Inshore Boating then please click “apply” below – we’d love to hear from you!

Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement. Without this, we sadly will be unable to consider your application for this role.

We are a not-for-profit provider of support for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in Camden, Barnet and Wandsworth. We are seeking a proactive and well organised individual who is passionate about working in the not-for-profit sector. You will plan and coordinate training for our Camden, Barnet and Wandsworth staff, maintain high levels of service user involvement, work to develop our services across the region and operate collaboratively across the organisation on a variety of projects.

You will be well organised and efficient with excellent attention to detail with good IT (especially Word/Excel/Powerpoint) and communication skills. A good standard of verbal and written English is essential. You will be approachable with a warm and helpful telephone manner. You must enjoy team working as well as working alone using your initiative. Gumption and a can-do attitude will hold you in good stead.

A genuine interest in people with learning disabilities and mental health needs along with a commitment to diversity is essential. In return for your commitment we can offer you interesting, varied and rewarding work and you will enjoy supportive management from senior managers.

Working hours are full time Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend and evening work as required.

                                  Pathways into Development Graduate Internship Programme

The Pathways into Development Graduate Internship Programme is a year-long, directed at Black graduates who are seeking to enter the International Development Sector. This training opportunity will provide professional development, mentoring and coaching which will enable the successful candidate to establish a solid foundation by gaining the relevant knowledge and experience to move on to a career in this sector.

Development Pathways does not believe in ‘unpaid’ internships, since they can significantly disadvantage people who do not have access to personal wealth. Therefore, we will provide the successful intern with an internship allowance of £23,000 for the year that they are with us.

This internship will be based in the UK office (Sidcup, Greater London). However, as per COVID-19 Government advice, staff are working remotely until further notice.

This is a 12-month training programme.

Purpose:

Development Pathways Ltd. have teamed up with Diasporic Development (a UK-based, Black professional network of International Development practitioners) to launch this brand-new graduate internship programme, as a way of beginning to address the lack of diversity within the International Development sector.

As a global International Development organisation, Development Pathways recognises that there is a lack of diversity, specifically in regard to Black professionals, working in our industry. We believe that, in order to address this, we need a diverse pipeline.

The purpose of this graduate internship programme is to work towards having Black practitioners fully represented at all levels in our sector. It is to provide recent graduates who are seeking to establish a career in International Development with the much-needed support, professional development opportunities, teaching and mentoring through a network of experienced contacts.

Professional Development:

This programme will provide varied learning opportunities including both formal professional development experiences as well as informal but valuable work experience and shadowing.

Throughout the year, you will work alongside and learn from a team of international development practitioners with extensive experience in social protection, social development, gender and social inclusion, livelihoods, economics, and quantitative and qualitative research in an organisation that works across Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

You will learn from practical experience through engagement in both technical and operational roles within the company. Some specific areas for skill development include:

● Research

● Policy analysis

● Political economy analysis

● Report writing

● Statistical data analysis

● Project initiation, implementation and closure

● Client and consultant management

● Budget management

● Project logistics management

● Digital communications (Twitter, LinkedIn etc.)

● Graphic design for digital platforms

● Proposal writing

You will have the opportunity to attend both internal and external training courses, workshops, and technical learnings sessions on a range of topics, from “How to write an effective news article” to “The role of shock-responsive social protection amid the COVID-19 crisis”.

COVID-19 permitting, you may also have the chance to work with our Management Information Systems (MIS) team at the Development Pathways Kenya office (Nairobi).

Programme structure:

The successful candidate will rotate between the following teams for the first three months of the internship to get a ‘taster’ of what each does:

● Social Policy

● Programme Management

● Social and Economic Analysis

● Business Development

● Communications

During this time, you will support each of the teams by engaging in various tasks that will broaden your understanding of our position within the international development sector: from learning to draft policy briefs that provide analytical support, partnerships scoping, reviewing client contracts or writing news articles.

The individual will then choose a preferred area/team to work with for the remainder of the programme, where they will be given longer-term and more challenging work under guidance, allowing for both personal and professional growth.

You will report to a designated senior member of your chosen team.

Person Specifications:

● Black professional – must have graduated from university (undergraduate or Master’s) within 3 years of applying;

● A university degree in a relevant area such as: International Development, International Relations, Economics, Social Policy, Anthropology etc.;

● Less than one year of relevant professional experience;

● A demonstrable interest in International Development​;

● Professional fluency in written and spoken English, and good written and verbal communication skills;

● Analytical skills;

● Excellent attention to detail;

● Excellent organisational skills with the capacity to work both within a team and independently;

● Outstanding time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure;

● Be proactive, with a positive can-do attitude.

Please note that this position is only open to those who have the right to reside and undertake an internship in the UK. Development Pathways will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Benefits:

The successful candidate would receive the following:

● Company laptop to use during the internship

● Free tickets to Diasporic Development events

● Mentorship and networking with the Diasporic Development community

How to Apply:

We invite interested candidates, who meet the requirements, to email their applications. 

Applications should include:

1. A Curriculum Vitae (CV) specifying your qualifications and relevant work experience;
2. A cover letter explaining why you are applying for this programme, and how your recent relevant experience and skills meet the requirements. We encourage applicants to express a particular area/team of interest (teams as referred to under ‘Programme Structure’). 
3. Closing date for applications for this internship will be 7th December 2020.

Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Community Development Worker

Home Based: Nottingham

Job reference: 90

Contract Type: Permanent

Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with a 36 minute unpaid lunch break

Salary: £25,000.00 - £26,623.00 per annum + Benefits (dependent on experience)

Giving people a voice – and making sure it’s heard – is something POhWER does every day. We’re all about promoting equality, challenging unfairness and giving disadvantaged and vulnerable people access to high quality information, advice and advocacy services. POhWER is a registered charity that provides a range of services across England.

We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Community Development Worker to join the Nottingham team.  The post will be home based working across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire region.

You will be supporting a wide range of vulnerable adults often with profound and multiple needs, so you will have experience of this type of work, along with a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations.

Ideally, you will have strong experience working with vulnerable adults who are affected by significant health and social care issues who find it difficult to speak up for themselves; and experience providing persuasive verbal and written representations.

You will be a confident positive team player, able to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options and taking action as directed by them. Our ideal candidate will have worked in advocacy, information and advice or similar role before, ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of working with vulnerable adults.

You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information whilst able to work well independently and confidently on behalf of others. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required and you will need to be computer literate.

Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid once in the Nottinghamshire area.

We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.

Completed application forms will only be considered for this role.  Please apply via our website

Closing date: 9am Tuesday 8th December 2020

Interviews: Wednesday 16th December 2020

A DBS check will be required for this post.

POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Are you passionate about global health, with a proven ability to develop and implement communication and campaign strategies? If yes, this might be the job for you! This role would suit an innovative and energetic person with excellent communication skills, the ability to motivate others and strong project management skills.

We are looking for a Digital Campaigns and Communications Officer for the Action for Global Health Network (AfGH), which represents over 50 of the UK’s leading NGOs, research institutions and health experts working to promote and improve global health.

We offer a number of benefits including:

• A group stakeholder pension scheme with 6% employer contributions 

• An individual learning and development budget allocated to staff members each year 

• 25 days of annual leave per year (excluding bank holidays), plus 1 day for every year of service

• Flexible working and work patterns, including arrangements such as non-standard working hours and working from home 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay for employees with 1 years’ service or more 

AfGH believes that the UK Government should play a leading role in realising the right to health for all globally and works on a broad range of health issues, including the UK's role in global health, the Covid-19 response and climate change/global health. The network provides a unique co-ordination and convening role mobilising UK global health advocates working towards a common strategy to hold UK government and global health institutions and stakeholders accountable, as well as providing a vital platform for dialogue between UK and global civil society and the UK Government. The network strategy and day-to-day decisions are decided in consultation with the membership and guided by the AfGH Steering Committee and the host organisation, STOPAIDS. 

The AfGH Digital Campaigns and Communications Officer is responsible for developing, coordinating and guiding the communications and campaign activities for Action for Global Health. 

Key Accountabilities include: 

1. To lead and coordinate digital campaigns and communications activity by the network and other intersecting development actors to mobilise influence for continued UK leadership on global health [60%] 

2. To develop and implement Action for Global Health’s communications strategy [15%] 

3. To support the Coordinator in grant management and the development of funding proposals and reports relating to the organisation’s advocacy work [15%] 

4. To support Students for Global Health in the implementation of their comms strategy, collaborating where appropriate. [5%] 

5. Other duties as directed by the Coordinator [5%] 

Organisation - Political Party
Contact Length - 4 months
Location - Central London
Start Date - End of November
Remote working

Your new role
For this role, you will work as part of the organisations press team and support colleagues in all matters relating to the press, but with a specialism in digital communications. Key to this role will be to raise the online profile of political members to promote their work. You will contribute to, and implement, an online media strategy for the organisations politicians and council members. Seeking and exploiting opportunities to raise the profile of politicians and council members online to promote their work and support them in their roles is a crucial aspect to the role.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience working in a highly political public sector organisation in a communications position
• Experience of media relations, including handling requests and pitching stories
• Excellent photo and video editing skills
• Experience using a number of different communication channels
• Experience providing strategic media and communications advice
• Ability to accurately summarise and convey complex information to a diverse audience
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including senior council members and politicians
• Ability to show confidentially and sensitivity when dealing with political content.

What you need to do now
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Job title: Communications Coordinator
Contract type: Fixed term for 18 months
Starting date: February 2021 (interviews to be conducted on 7th or 8th January)
Hours of work: 0.8-1.0 FTE (equivalent to 30 - 37.5 hours per week)
Location: Anywhere in the UK
Salary: £25,225-£26,507 FTE pro rata depending on experience (plus an additional London weighting of £3,567 for those living in London)
Benefits: 5% employer pension contribution, 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and additional closure days in December
Reporting to: Alumni and Communications Manager
Application deadline: 9am GMT on Thursday 10th December 2020

About us
We are a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights. Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.

About the job
We are seeking a new Communications Coordinator to support programmes and teams across the organisation to communicate to external audiences. The Communications Coordinator will work with the Alumni and Communications Manager to create and implement a new communications strategy. They will provide editorial support across the organisation, and be responsible for generating content. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the communications and engagement across our platforms.

Our graduates testify before Parliament, organise national demonstrations, change laws and wage important, successful campaigns. They are from diverse and marginalised communities and our evaluation shows that they are developing confidence in their ability to affect change and are making meaningful ‘wins’ towards achieving their aims on a broad range of issues such as; violence in a community, access to public space, and fairness in the asylum system.

We know there is a huge demand for our work, so are working hard to grow our organisation in a sustainable way. You’ll be a key part of doing that – by helping our colleagues deliver communications for efficient, powerful programmes.

Job purpose
Supporting teams and programmes across the organisation with communications needs
Coordinating digital content, including monitoring and reporting on engagement
Coordinating communications with programme participants and alumni

Job responsibilities

Supporting teams and programmes across the organisation with communications needs

• Supporting the Alumni and Communications Manager and Leadership Team to create and implement a Communications Strategy
• Coordinating external public-facing communications using mediums such as the newsletter, social media, and website
• Supporting the development of brand and editorial guidelines and a toolkit for content contributors and ensuring brand implementation across the organisation
• Providing editorial support across the organisation, including advising colleagues from other teams on the tone, creation and scheduling of communication materials, including maintaining the communications calendar
• Supporting Programme Managers to develop the communications and outreach materials to recruit candidates for all training programmes
• Working with Fundraising team to create materials needed for fundraising campaigns 
• Supporting the production of the annual report and other publications
• Staying up to date on sector communications trends and make recommendations for adjustments to strategies and practices

Coordinating digital content, including monitoring and reporting on engagement

• Coordinating maintenance of the website, including monitoring and improving SEO and accessibility of the website
• Coordinating the digital content creation process, including writing, sourcing, commissioning and editing content for newsletter, blog and website (including video/audio content)
• Supporting the Programmes Coordinator to write and implement a social media strategy and manage channels
• Monitoring and reporting on engagement across all communications platforms

Coordinating communications with programme participants and alumni

• Supporting with coordinating communications and programming for training programmes and alumni programmes, including the annual Community Conference
• Coordinating management of the Facebook community group
• Support community members to take part in blog interviews and create content for the blog and social media platforms
• Supporting the Head of Training, Training Manager, and wider training team with updating training materials, including online resources

General responsibilities

• Develop and maintain work plans for the roles responsibilities and objectives
• Work in a sustainable manner with consideration of the natural environment
• External customer service: answer the general Campaign Bootcamp phone via CircleLoop and emails relating to fundraising via the charities inbox
• Any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager
• At all times adhere to relevant legislation including GDPR
• At all times take personal responsibility for exhibiting behaviours in line with the person specification and the values of Campaign Bootcamp

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience in coordinating communications in a professional or pubic-facing context     

Experience in using social media, including scheduling and monitoring tools     

Experience in designing communications materials for use on digital platforms     

Experience in newsletter writing and using other communication tools and platforms, including blogs and emails   

Experience using email marketing software such as Mailchimp     

Experience working within communities impacted by injustice, including low-income/working class people, people of colour, disabled people, migrants and LGBTQ+ people. We are seeking someone who has experience working within these communities either through campaigning or other types of work.   

Desirable 

Experience in designing and/or implementing a communications strategy   

Experience using digital design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud   

Experience using CRM software such as Salesforce   

SKILLS

Essential

Strong writing skills, preferably for large external audiences     

Able to communicate clearly and appropriately with different people on multiple communication channels     

Able to work effectively under pressure     

Able to work well in a team and with the line manager and to work well with colleagues and community members     

Able to work independently, to plan and manage own workload     

Able to solve problems, someone who is proactive in coming up with solutions to the issues that present themselves     

Aware of how systemic injustice operates in our society (i.e. economic inequality, racism and heterosexism) and excited to explore how best to confront these issues in the workplace     

Flexible and adaptable to change