Digital & Social Officer
Harrogate, North Yorkshire 

About Us 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is one of the most exciting and innovative charities in the UK. The charity is a leading funder of cancer research in the region and has a track record of supporting ground-breaking projects and clinical trials to help prevent cancer and increase survival. We are working to save an extra 2,000 lives a year in Yorkshire. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. We currently have an opportunity for a Digital & Social Officer to join us in Harrogate. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of circa £24,000 per annum
- Pension scheme 
- Private medical insurance 
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Offices within walking distance of the train station/free onsite parking 

If you have a background in managing social media or digital communications, with excellent digital, organisational and content creation skills, this is an incredible opportunity to help shape our digital voice and make a real difference to the people of Yorkshire.

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Digital & Social Officer, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player.

The Role 

As a Digital & Social Officer, you will help us to produce and deliver outstanding content for our digital channels to help grow our online communities.

You’ll play a vital role in a wide range of projects, including creating and scheduling social content, managing paid social and digital campaigns and supporting the continued development of our website and digital user journeys.

Your duties will include: 

- Managing our social media channels and content 
- Creating engaging digital content and overseeing digital campaigns
- Analysing and monitoring digital performance
- Developing the social strategy and engaging with our social communities 
- Promoting our digital and social agenda to teams across the organisation

About You 

To join us as a Digital & Social Officer, you will need: 

- At least two years’ experience of managing social media and/or digital communications, including developing social media channels 
- A track record of delivering successful digital marketing projects and developing and testing innovative approaches
- Experience of effectively delivering a content plan and working with multiple stakeholders to create, gain approval, deliver content and monitor performance 
- Previous experience of SEO and updating websites 
- Experience of managing the online elements of integrated marketing campaigns, including the planning, implementation and evaluation of digital channel contributions
- The ability to use content management systems and social platforms to create new content and update or improve existing content, with consideration for SEO
- A degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) 

Previous experience in the charity sector would be beneficial. 

Other organisations may call this role Digital Marketing Officer, Social Media Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, SEO Executive, Online Marketing Executive, Digital Content Writer, or Content Executive. 

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

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Working hours: 37 hours per week

Digital Executive

£27,000 + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

About the role:

This Sunday Times Top 100 Not-For-Profit organisation is looking to appoint a Digital Executive to increase engagement and income generation among new and existing audiences, driving loyalty and maximising conversions.

This is an exciting time to join the team as digital and data are at the heart of our fundraising and engagement strategy. Developing our digital capabilities and activity is core to the charity’s growth plans, so the work you and your colleagues do in the digital team will make a real difference.

Reporting to the Digital Manager, you will be responsible for planning, executing and reporting on digital activity including email campaigns and automations, paid social media advertising, PPC (Google Ad Grants) and cross-channel digital fundraising and engagement campaigns. You will also be heavily involved in supporting the Digital Manager with ongoing website development, managing SEO and mapping and improving content and supporter journeys.

Location: Our new, modern Head Office is situated in Leatherhead, Surrey located just 45 minutes from London Waterloo and Victoria and 25 minutes from Guildford.  We are less than a 10 minute walk from Leatherhead Station and the town centre, with free on-site parking.

What we’re looking for:

• Highly proficient in digital analytics and reporting – you have proven experience using a variety of tools including Google Analytics, Tag Manager, DataStudio, Adwords and other in-platform analytics tools such as Facebook Analytics
• A technical, fact-based and straightforward communicator – you have an expertise-based approach to problem solving with minimal risk taking
• Knowledgeable in the maintenance of content management systems (CMS), Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM) and Email Service Providers (ESP)
• Proven experience in delivering paid social media advertising
• Authoritative, analytical and conscientious – you provide directive leadership to ensure standards are being met, make quick decisions with integrity within your defined area of expertise and are focused on enhancing existing organisational systems and standards
• Self-disciplined and self-reliant – you enjoy working in a structed environment with clear expectations and a focus on achieving high quality results
• Working at a faster than average pace on multiple, simultaneous projects where every day is different - you maintain accuracy whilst correctly handling details, ensuring the work is completed on time
• Applications will be particularly welcome from those who are familiar with the charity sector
• Educated to A level or equivalent, it is important that you are able to demonstrate your skill in analysing and reporting on digital activity and identifying digital trends

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, click here.

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

For a detailed job description visit rainbowtrust org uk or call 01372-220073.

First interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead during the week beginning 16 March 2020, with second interviews being held shortly thereafter. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful and may close the role early if sufficient applications have been received.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation. Registered Charity No: 1070532

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is looking for a social media expert to play an important role in delivering the charity’s social media strategy. This role will lead on planning, producing and delivering regular, high-quality, creative content, ensuring followers receive an engaging and memorable experience when interacting with us.

This creative role offers a successful candidate the opportunity to help shape Alzheimer’s Research UK’s social media output and will be encouraged to be innovative and input into a wide range of exciting projects. Sitting within the Brand department, the Social Media Officer will be an integral part of a team working on challenging and rewarding projects, including award-winning brand campaigns which have a real impact on the overall success of the organisation.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Proactively create and deliver regular, inspiring content that grabs attention, engages users and attracts new followers to our cause.
• Create a personalised and positive experience across our social channels to help foster an emotional connection with our supporters and build an active and responsive online community.
• Be a source of ideas and innovative approaches on how to use social to communicate stories from across a wide range of areas which are sometimes complex or sensitive.
• Regularly review performance, generating actionable reports which inform future activity and demonstrate impact to colleagues.

What we are looking for:

• Education to A-level or equivalent level of experience
• Experience of working in a social media, with focus on content planning and delivery and user engagement (including platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn).
• Have an expert understanding of social media, social platforms, techniques and trends
• Experienced at creating to a brand style / tone of voice.
• Excellent eye for exciting content opportunities
• Understanding of social media analytics and reporting
• Excellent organisational skills; the ability forward plan and work across many tasks to multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, gathering information and creating content collaboratively.
• Have a creative flair and the ability to adapt approach depending on requirements.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 15th March 2020, with interviews likely to be held on the 26th March 2020. However, we would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Digital Engagement Manager (Social Media)

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Digital Engagement Manager (Social Media)
Location: London
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 to £34,925 dependent on skills and experience, plus London allowance of £3,600

Closing date: 27 February 2020
Interview date: From 9 March 2020

About the role:

We’re looking for a social media expert to join our amazing Digital team for a 6-8 month period, at a crucial and exciting time for our work.

In spring-summer 2020, we’ll be launching a new strategic approach towards social media at Alzheimer’s Society. The successful candidate will be integral to this important work, carrying out launch workshops and presentations about best practice, and inspiring colleagues from across the organisation to become more confident in their use of social.

You’ll also manage a talented and enthusiastic social media team, working with them to carry out daily content creation and customer service, while collaborating on a regular basis with other stakeholders and external agencies alike.

About you:

You’ll have significant experience of leading on social media at a large and complex organisation, with a thorough understanding of advanced strategies and best practice.

You’ll have a hands-on talent for customer service, content creation, and analytics, with an in-depth knowledge of the relevant tools.

Crucially, you’ll be able to inspire and influence colleagues, demonstrating excellent communication skills and an ability to get across the value of social media to stakeholders in a variety of roles.

Above all, you’ll be passionate yourself about how social media can benefit our organisational goals, build relationships with supporters, and provide help to people affected by dementia – you’ll lead by example, and take an active role in making change happen.

You may have experience of the following: Digital Engagement Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Officer, Marketing Manager, Social Media Manager, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

We are looking for an exceptional communicator with demonstrable and proven digital skills who has experience in managing websites and social media, developing digital campaigns and supporting a wider team in their digital needs.

The successful candidate will have experience working across a range of digital channels, including email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp, website CMS (Wordpress) and social media. You will be proactive, flexible, able to work under pressure and manage a busy and sometimes competing workload. You will be able to write and edit engaging copy, plans and implement effective online campaigns and be confident using a range of tools for reporting and evaluation.

We are a small team at Operation Smile UK, but we are ambitious and embarking on an exciting 3-year strategy to significantly grow our income by 2022. You will play an integral part in the implementation of this strategy for Digital and Communications and in doing so, will help us achieve our goal of supporting more children born with a cleft lip and cleft palate.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role. Please note, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and this role will close at 11.30pm on 27th February. We may appoint before the closing date. 

Eden Brown is currently working with a well known charity who is recruiting for a Social Media Manager. This is a fixed term contract and the role is based in London.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Digital specialist to embark onto the Digital Team at the charitable organisation and lead a team in managing activity across the national social media channels and wider social media presence.

Key responsibilities:
- Develop testing and optimisation strategies, collating reporting on the effectiveness of campaigns and other activity
- Work with relevant teams and partners to develop a social media strategy, ensuring continuous development in line with changing internal and external factors
- Manage a team responsible for day-to-day activity across all national social media platforms and channels with both reactive and proactive content
- Grow and maintain an engaged social media community, identifying and building connections with potential influencers and brand advocates
- Identify opportunities for social-led campaigns, including agile reactive responses to external news and events
- Ensure creation of great social media content optimised to meet a wide range of objectives, including (but not limited to) brand engagement, income generation and supporter recruitment

Candidate requirements:
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience in developing and implementing social media management ideally within the charity sector
- Line management experience
- Experience within Budget management

If you meet the above requirements, please apply now and contact Shrishti Dhurun - [email protected]

Thank you.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

This is an exciting opportunity to help young people with lived experience of mental ill health to tell their stories publicly in the media and at events.

Media and youth work skills and experience will be highly advantageous, for example:

• Gathering media case studies from young people or adults at risk
• Working in a communications team that works directly with young people
• Working as a youth engagement officer or youth worker, with experience of supporting media activities

The role is responsible for ensuring every young person has a meaningful, safe, and rewarding experience of sharing their story, and that they act as regular spokespeople for the organisation.

This well known medical charity are looking for a Social Media Manager to join their team to cover for a MAT leave.

Within this role you can look forward to managing the national social media channels and social media presence for this great charity. Line managing a team of 3, you will provide specialist expertise and leadership across all areas related to social media management.

You will assist to develop and implement a social media strategy for the organisation and ensure that best practice is adhered to across the charity. You will work closely with a variety of teams to create engaging social media content and campaign strategies, and ensure robust moderation processes and community management.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced social media professional
• Have a strong track record in the development and implementation of social media strategies
• Have line management experience
• Have a strong stakeholder engagement ability

Social Media Officer

Permanent contract

35 hours per week.

£29,209 per annum

Location - Whitecross Studios, Banner Street, London, EC1Y 8ST

We are currently looking for a creative thinker to join our dynamic, ambitious and fast-paced Strategic Communications team. A key part of this role will be your ability to deliver creative content that will engage audiences to improve the lives of the under-represented young people. You will act on the frontline of our main social media channels, interacting with our online community, ensuring they receive a high level of support through effective moderation and strong community management. This role sits within our Supporter Engagement and Income directorate.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-A successful track record of developing and executing digital marketing campaigns and strategies

-A firm understanding of digital audiences, what content they will engage with and what channel to deliver it to them on

-Excellent communication and copy writing skills

-Strong organisational skills to juggle multiple tasks

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on the 1st March 2020.

Interviews will be held from the 28th of February.

Your new company
An innovative National Health Charity based in Central London

Your new role
We are looking for a strong Social Media Manager for a Maternity cover for between six and eight months. The role is both business as usual and strategic. You will lead a team managing activity across our national social media channels and wider social media presence. The role will provide specialist expertise and leadership across all areas related to successful social media management at a large and complex organisation, including the development and implementation of social media strategy across all activity in line with wider organisational objectives and strategic direction for digital engagement. The role will work closely with key teams and individuals to create great social media content and campaign strategies, ensure robust moderation processes and community management, provide leadership and manage relationships with key external suppliers.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong social media experience, ideally within a large complex organisation
• Understanding of the third sector and ideally professional experience within the sector
• Good understanding of best practices and industry practices when it comes to social media
• Great experience with Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
• Previous experience with social media scheduling platforms
• You must be able to manage a team - you will be line managing three
• Proven track record improving an organisations social media presence

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and national coverage on various platforms.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Your new company
An innovative National Health Charity based in Central London

Your new role
We are looking for a strong Social Media Manager for a Maternity cover for between six and eight months. The role is both business as usual and strategic. You will lead a team managing activity across our national social media channels and wider social media presence. The role will provide specialist expertise and leadership across all areas related to successful social media management at a large and complex organisation, including the development and implementation of social media strategy across all activity in line with wider organisational objectives and strategic direction for digital engagement. The role will work closely with key teams and individuals to create great social media content and campaign strategies, ensure robust moderation processes and community management, provide leadership and manage relationships with key external suppliers.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong social media experience, ideally within a large complex organisation
• Understanding of the third sector and ideally professional experience within the sector
• Good understanding of best practices and industry practices when it comes to social media
• Great experience with Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
• Previous experience with social media scheduling platforms
• You must be able to manage a team - you will be line managing three
• Proven track record improving an organisations social media presence

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and national coverage on various platforms.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Do you have communication and fundraising experience?

Are you interested in international development and humanitarian charities?

Our client is a global children's charity that works to ensure that children and communities have access to education, health, clean water and much more.

The successful candidate will be a social media expert in the creation of social media posts, analysing data, insight and learning, and will have experience of using analytics tools such as Google Analytics.

The ideal candidate will have experience in raising funds from UK households and companies.

You should have demonstrable experience of raising awareness to a wider audience and inspiring support.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage

Al-Khair Foundation is a UK registered charity working to deliver humanitarian and development projects worldwide. Founded in 2003, Al-Khair provides emergency aid, medical care, education and livelihood support to vulnerable communities in the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East and is committed to supporting these groups to become sustainable active citizens in their society. Al-Khair Foundation is a key development partner of choice for Governments, NGOs, donors and civil society in their respective countries.

Our Foundation has witnessed significant growth since we opened our doors in 2003 and our current strategic and business plans have projected even greater growth. Therefore, this is a perfect time to join our organisation.

This role sits within the Donor Services Team and will be responsible for driving Al-Khair Foundation’s brand through consistent and meaningful social media coverage to continually promote greater public awareness of the organisation and expand our digital footprint.

The key responsibilities of this role will be to acquire new customers through built online communities and social engagement; work closely with the team to ensure we are distributing content on our social media channels that is aligned with our brand vision; ensure we are creating engaging conversations across our range of social media channels; engaging and responding to customer questions/queries whilst working closely with the customer service centre; responsible for the day-to-day calendar management, planning and scheduling of posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and others; set and monitor KPIs for measuring the success, using monthly reporting to deliver results to the business across all social channels; co-ordination and oversight of Al-Khair’s social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube); creation of dynamic new text and multimedia content that is relevant and engaging to audiences, with a clear call-to-action; develop an audience-focused approach, utilising analytics and user behaviour data to shape better content and strategies for delivery and publishing; grow new audiences and pioneer new channels and methods for engaging with existing and new users; demonstrable contribution to key business KPIs including commercial sales targets (membership and other products) through collaboration with sales and marketing colleagues, to boost the financial health of the organisation; create and nurture online communities – and a sense of community – through sharing relevant content, promoting discussion, engaging in conversations and encouraging interaction from users (especially members); shaping and sharing best practice across the organisation and a global spread of colleagues in different regional markets.

For this role you will need a degree-level qualification ideally in Marketing, PR, Journalism or related (or equivalent experience) in marketing, digital, or social media, working for either a brand or an agency; knowledge of local social media landscape and experience of using social media platforms and social media community management; understanding of how content builds a strong brand; excellent interpersonal, communication, organisation and analytical skills, with a passion for social media. The ability to remain positive in high-pressure and stressful situations; to multitask and prioritise workload, effectively work within a team environment and work on own initiative and always maintain the highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at all times is essential.

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to email their CVs to the address provided.

Closing date: 27th February 2020

Due to the expected high response to this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this campaign once we have a suitable pool of applicants.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith or disability. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK will be considered. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This high profile medical charity are looking for a media/PR professional to come and join their team. Within this role, you can look forward to working closely with the Fundraising and Community Engagement teams to promote their key campaigns and activities via national and consumer media. You will play a key role in the development and delivery of creative, audience-centric and integrated media campaigns to promote their fundraising work, including their flagship fundraising events, work with corporate partners and their services. Working closely with the Media Manager, you will provide an input into the wider media strategy and work on both reactive and proactive media and PR campaigns.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced media/PR professional
• Have experience in either an in-house or agency PR role
• Have experience working with both national and consumer media
• Have experience developing media strategies