CHASE Africa has an exciting opportunity for a creative communications professional to join our small and friendly team. CHASE Africa works in remote areas of East Africa to give women and girls, men and boys, choice over the timing, number and spacing of their children, enables access to healthcare, and supports communities to protect their natural environment.

You will lead on communications and supporter engagement through producing excellent and compelling communications materials. You will build audiences through managing CHASE Africa’s social media platforms, website, print materials and press relations, playing a pivotal role in communicating CHASE Africa’s work in East Africa to engage existing supporters and attract new followers and funders, helping to achieve our strategic objectives.

This role is a 2-year fixed term contract. The role is initially for 2 days a week, with the potential to increase subject to funding. CHASE Africa is committed to providing staff with opportunities to develop relevant skills through internal and external training.

Deadline for applications 9am 15th March 2021.

Interviews (remotely as appropriate) are expected to be held on 22nd and 23rd March.

Our Role:

An exciting opportunity for a Knowledge & Evidence Editor to join us to cover a period of maternity leave, supporting the Services, Policy and Evidence team in producing and promoting Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s award-winning information. This includes our evidence-based printed publications, web content, research summaries, videos and other digital materials to support and empower everyone affected by Crohn’s and Colitis.

You will work with healthcare professionals to increase awareness and distribution of our information, ensuring that it meets the needs of people with Crohn’s and Colitis, and is marketed, promoted and disseminated effectively to people who need it.

Our office is located in Hatfield, Herts, however, like many organisations we are all currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, although previously we were largely office based.  Due to the experience we have gained during this period, consideration will be given to requests for working from home arrangements.

About you:

You will have experience of interpreting research studies and complex evidence and judging the quality of a research study.  You will have translated complex medical and health content into easy to understand, engaging and accessible information, as well as researching medical based information and converting this into health, care or support information for a variety of audiences.  Your excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience of working to brand and information production guidelines will certainly help you in this role.You'll be confident working on both web-based and printed content, including uploading content to a website and liaising with designers and printers.  A high level of accuracy and close attention to detail is a must.

You will also be highly organised and efficient with the ability to manage a wide range of tasks and work well under pressure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consult with medical experts, charity staff and people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis to produce information about all aspects of the conditions, from the research stage to printing and web uploading. Ensure resources are based on the most recent and high-quality research evidence, cover a wide range of experiences and approaches, and are written in an accessible manner.
• Project manage new ventures in written, digital or other appropriate formats to ensure people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis have the information they need in the format of their choice, in line with Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s production policies and brand guidelines.
• Update and maintain Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s repository of evidence on the conditions. Distil and translate data into usable and engaging formats for internal or external audiences. Support staff across the charity to utilise evidence-based facts and statistics in all charity activities.
• Increase distribution of Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s information by working with the communications team to promote resources using digital, video and social networking platforms. Develop relationships with healthcare professionals to increase awareness.
• Assist in developing measures to seek feedback and evaluate the impact of Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s resources. Implement any changes to our information in light of feedback.
• Develop your knowledge and understanding of Crohn’s and Colitis in order to respond to enquiries about our information, and fact-check content for teams across the charity. Keep up-to-date with relevant research through reading medical journals and attending conferences, identifying gaps/possibilities for Crohn’s & Colitis UK information and ways of distributing or disseminating resources.
• Support the Knowledge and Evidence Manager to plan and arrange the design and printing of our publications, making best use of charity resources to achieve maximum impact and reach. Liaise with and oversee the work of suppliers and external agencies, such as printers, designers and freelance writers.
• Work with the digital team to develop and maintain Crohn's & Colitis UK's information pages on the Crohn's & Colitis UK website, in line with agreed policies.
• Attend and assist at any meetings or events as may reasonably be required by the Knowledge and Evidence Manager. This may include promoting information at patient days at hospitals, and charity events.

Do you have campaign project management experience for a strong donor retention programme? You will be helping to keep existing donors engaged in the key role with the retention team.

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The Role
Work closely with the Content team to produce magazine flat plans that will show supporters how their gifts are being used and that shine with the charitys approach of celebrating the power, resilience, and courage of those we work with and their communities.
Work with the Content team to allocate articles out to a network of freelancers and internal writers, briefing them effectively to produce quality pieces.
Take full management of magazine copy, illustrations, and images through the editorial process, keeping all on track to meet quality standards, deadlines, and budget.
Work with graphic designer and Content team to produce a visually arresting, printed magazine for our supporters.
Work with copywriter and graphic designer to develop a magazine outer envelope, cover letter, donation form and BRE envelope. Use fundraising knowledge and strategy to drive donations.
Work with the Content team to create e-newsletter content plans, providing the fundraising perspective in these plans and reflecting the themes and/or projects that are being featured in our campaigns.
Feedback on article copy on behalf of the supporter, ensuring copy is free of jargon, is smooth and compelling to read, and is aware of other comms the donor might be reading from us.
Work with the Digital team to check email and blog page functionality and presentation in-situ.
Work on a range of retention campaigns, which may include (but not limited to) newsletters, emails, direct mail and telemarketing. Work with other team members to ensure campaigns are integrated and respond to donor needs.
Manage a range of internal and external supplier relationships including printers, agencies, in-house editors and copy writers, digital and data colleagues, and country-office colleagues, to create engaging content.

The Candidate
Experience in direct marketing and/or fundraising to drive income and manage attrition and/or engagement of supporters.
Project management across multiple stakeholders (internal and external).
Fundraising or marketing qualification such as IDM or IoF Diploma.
Knowledge of the Raisers Edge database (RE).
Project management qualifications.
Copywriting and/or editing experience.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

DEVELOPMENT OFFICER,

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE (DARO)

£24,461 - £26,715 PER ANNUM

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO), part of the directorate of Corporate Communications, develops the relationship between the University and its alumni and other supporters, linking this to philanthropic commitment to the University.

This is a new, full-time, permanent post, and joins the team at an exciting time. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering and growing Development initiatives, with a focus on regular giving, as well as gifts up to £5k, supporting initiatives which meet the university’s strategic priorities.

You will have experience in a fundraising, alumni relations or equivalent environment, with a good understanding of fundraising, and why people give. The successful candidate will be a results driven, dynamic team player, with the ability to deliver a regular giving cycle in collaboration with other DARO colleagues, as well as supporting and contributing to strategy around other areas of Development and Philanthropy. You will be a strong written and verbal communicator and passionate about your work, and the difference higher education can make in our communities and society.

The post is normally based in Chester (the DARO team are currently working remotely).

Candidates may download further details from our website and apply for the post via our Online Recruitment Website quoting reference number RA006088.

Closing date: Wednesday 3rd March 2021.

The Finance and Operations Administrator is an important appointment that is essential to the smooth running of our work. You will help with the running of the office in Peterborough, ensure day to day financial record keeping is accurate and timely, develop our processes and systems so the team is more efficient, and you will welcome people who need us on the phone, via email or face to face and demonstrate a real passion for customer care. It will be a busy and varied role, requiring strong attention to detail and you will need to able to work efficiently and effectively. You will be able to work with limited supervision, have previous finance and office experience and enjoy managing multiple tasks and priorities. You will support our Finance and Operations Manager.

This is a superb opportunity to join a young and energetic charity with a clear future direction and a CEO, growing staff team and trustee board who will provide the required support and backing to the successful candidate.

If you have any questions about the appointment and would find it helpful to have an informal conversation, please contact us (Actionpf) and we can arrange a call with our Finance and Operations Manager.

To make an application please provide the following:

• Your CV (no more than three sides)
• A supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4, font size 11) that sets out why this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria
• We would be grateful if you disclosed your current salary details, but this is at your discretion
• Please include two references; your last or current employer plus a personal reference who has known you for at least two years. Both will be contacted once an informal offer has been made. Please include, phone and email as well as a brief description of how they know you.

There is flexibility for this role to be temporarily remote/home-working due to the pandemic.

Applications without a supporting statement will not be shortlisted.

Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.