Purpose of Role:

Success looks like:

• Local residents know what Healthwatch Bucks does and talk to us about health and social care in a variety of ways
• Local health and social care service providers and commissioners view Healthwatch Bucks as a credible organisation
• Healthwatch Bucks is the place where local media go to understand people’s experience of health and social care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chief Executive and Engagement Lead to produce an annual communications and public engagement plan
• Work with the Chief Executive and the Healthwatch Bucks team to raise awareness of the work and aims of Healthwatch Bucks both generally and for specific projects, in line with our communications strategy and annual communication and public engagement plan
• Improve how we use digital and social media channels to increase engagement and feedback online, including managing our social media accounts, producing the monthly newsletter and overseeing the production of engaging website content
• Identify engagement opportunities through digital and social media channels and hand over potential leads to the Engagement and Involvement Officer
• Work with the Data and Impact Manager to maintain, manage and develop our website in line with Healthwatch England’s branding guidelines and accessibility standards
• Produce press releases and work with local media channels, including digital, print and radio outlets to help increase awareness of Healthwatch Bucks activity and impact
• Develop targeted campaigns to engage under-represented communities in Bucks and support Healthwatch Bucks projects
• Ensure we communicate effectively with a diverse audience and a wide range of local stakeholders
• Improve the quality and consistency of all our communications and ensure compliance with Healthwatch England’s branding and messaging guidelines.
• Lead on the production of our annual report

The Person

Skills and attributes:

• You are an active user of social media and able to network using social platforms, with experience of social media content management and an understanding of how to use social media successfully to increase engagement
• An awareness of health inequalities and the current challenges facing health and social care providers
• You can communicate complex positions in a clear, concise way both orally and in writing
• You have some experience of working with the media to promote the work of our organisation
• You are an experienced user of Microsoft Office packages, WordPress, and Mailchimp and will grasp quickly how to use our database
• You can work collaboratively as part of a team – supporting others to deliver and have some experience of working with volunteers
• You have the capability of planning and delivering communications plans that successfully engage the public, especially communities who may be experiencing health inequalities.

Motivation:

• Strong and demonstrable belief in improving health and social care services
• You are excited by the challenge this role presents and by developing yourself as part of delivering it.

Fit:

• You feel comfortable working remotely in a small, active team
• You are happy to work principally from home but feel comfortable attending events alone and representing the organisation
• You are helpful and positive in your approach
• You are happy to learn and develop as part of your role
• You will respect the wider work of the organisation and to ensure no activities have the effect of bringing the organisation into disrepute.
• You are entitled to work in the UK and are able to work occasional evenings and weekends
• you are willing and able to travel to various locations across the county as required.

We are Norfolk’s charity for people living with sight loss and visual impairment. Providing practical and emotional support at our hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth and in hospitals across Norfolk. Together with social and well-being activities for adults and children, young people and their families, daily living equipment, befriending services and specialist housing, we help those affected by sight loss to live life fully.

About the role

We are looking for a real team player who will work to integrate community fundraising and social media marketing into our volunteers and events teams. This is a time of change for the organisation and the ideal candidate will be someone who is not afraid to embrace and promote new challenges and new technology. This is a multi-tasking role and an ability to prioritise and organise a busy workload is essential. The two sides to the role (community fundraising & communications) are interlinked and there is an expectation to develop this in the role. A can-do attitude is more important to us than a long history of marketing experience, as on-going training and support will be provided.

Vision Norfolk (previously the Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind) is going through a period of organisational change, which means the successful candidate will have room for growth and development in this role.

The ideal candidate will have:

· Experience of forging partnerships with companies, clubs or groups, from prospect researching through to pitching

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to develop compelling partnership proposals

· A real passion for team working and collaboration to drive results

· Meticulous attention to detail and data management to drive a new supporter pipeline

· A real passion for working in public fundraising and delivering engaging and inspiring supporter experiences

· Have an excellent knowledge of the best content for different social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube and a passion for emerging platforms and audiences

· DBS check required at Enhanced level

Please submit a covering letter (no longer than 2 x A4) along with your most recent CV. Please clearly address the points in the person specification with examples in your application.

Closing Date: 18th June 2022

Shortlisting w/c: 27th June 2022

Interviews: w/c: 4th July 2022

This role manages the development and production of resources to support food banks in the Trussell Trust network to engage in our shared strategy to end the need for mass distribution of emergency food, Together for Change. 

Working with creative professionals and experts both externally and across the Trussell Trust, the role will manage, coordinate, curate and create resources, primarily hosted on our food bank digital hub – including written, film, audio and photographic – that allow food banks to engage with the Together for Change strategy.

The Food Bank Content Manager will grow an understanding of the Trussell Trust food bank network as an audience, including understanding barriers to them taking strategic action. They will be responsible for ensuring resources are brand-compliant, relevant and effective for food banks busy dealing with increasing need in their communities. As part of the Network Programmes & Innovation Directorate, the Food Bank Content Manager will use communication and influencing techniques to bring all 1,300 food bank centres across the UK further along their strategic journey.

Role responsibilities 

• Manage, coordinate, develop and produce strategic & operational content and resources for the Trussell Trust network to help food banks engage with strategic strands -  Changing Minds, Changing Policy and Changing Communities 

• Responsible for the Digital Hub, curating the content and overseeing it’s development, where a wide range of strategic and operational resources are hosted for the Trussell Trust food bank network 

• Edit, amend, and enhance material for bespoke projects, in partnership with teams across the organisation, with particular attention to brand, tone and house style, ensuring key messages are delivered in an impactful way, and the formats and approaches taken are appropriate for the channel and distribution plan.

• Commission, produce, curate and store all assets in accordance with data protection legislation (GDPR) and ensuring legal protection, developing approaches to contracting, licensing, subject consent and usage, that maintains a sensitive approach to client confidentiality.

• Manage creative projects and related processes in house or with external suppliers, from brief to delivery, including production schedules, storyboard, and script,as required, in line with budget and requirements. 

• Line manage a Food Bank Network Coordinator, including providing regular support, 121s, development opportunities & feedback. 

Person Specification 

Technical skills and minimum knowledge: 

• Specialist knowledge of design, video production, animation and editing packages.

• Experience managing content resources and digital archives, including helping others develop, access and use assets appropriately. 

• Content planning skills, including brief development, storyboarding and project management, in particular helping to identify audience focussed approaches to meet strategic objectives and enhance the brand 

• Experience of commissioning and managing external photographers, agencies, producers and suppliers. 

• Sound understanding of contracting and licensing creative work as well as data protection principles and compliance. 

• Experience working with digital content hosting platforms 

Behaviours and competencies:

• Creative storyteller, able to construct compelling, emotive narratives, with a strong eye for quality whilst being able to flex tone for different audiences and channels. 

• Able to balance simplicity and impact of message with innovation in content approaches. 

• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines, engaging clients collaboratively appropriately in the process. 

• Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust  

• Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds  

• Role models inclusive behaviours

Key Stakeholders 

• The Trussell Trust food bank network 

• Public Engagement departments, which includes Brand and Marketing, Strategic Communications, Supporter Engagement and Insight, Supporter Retention and Development, Corporate Partnerships, Trusts and Grants. 

• Other managers across a range of departments, particularly those leading audience and partner facing work, and those supporting the network of food banks. 

• External Agencies, partners and suppliers 

Our Values 

The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles. 

Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued.  We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values. 

We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. 

We have an incredible opportunity for an experienced Digital Communications Manager to work for a rapidly growing pioneering, European Science, Environmental and Animal Welfare organisation.

Working with the Communications Manager, you will engage scientists, policymakers and food industry leaders across Europe through the use of digital platforms including website, e-newsletters and social media. You will also:

• Develop and deliver a digital engagement strategy to increase advocacy and support
• Manage and drive engagement with social media channels, website, newsletter, etc to develop impactful and engaging content
• Use analytics tool to monitor and report on the effectiveness of digital engagement strategies
• Manage paid social medial and other digital advertising campaigns

Our client is looking for a Digital Communications Manager who has digital communications experience including producing content for social media. You will also have:

• Exceptional written communication skills
• Creativity, resourcefulness, and problem-solving ability
• An eye for good design
• Ability to spot and act on communication opportunities and risk

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to transform meat production in order to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance and animal suffering.

Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will engage scientists, policymakers and food industry leaders across Europe through the strategic, data-driven use of digital platforms, including social media, our website and e-newsletters. Your work will inspire investment and new research, and help to build GFI Europe’s reputation as the go-to thought leader on plant-based and cultivated meat.

• Terms of employment: Full-time (flexible hours), permanent. Requests for part time hours (0.5 FTE or above) can be considered. Please state in your application.
• Location: Flexible – we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the Covid-19 situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels.
• Salary: £37,000 – £41,000 FTE. This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.
• Right to work requirements: The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country where they are based.
• Application Deadline: 18 May 2022, 11.59pm CEST.

About us

Overcoming MS (OMS) is the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity.

We share the evidence behind the OMS program focussing on the everyday practical things that people can do to improve their health and quality of life. This includes following a plant-based diet, supplementing with vitamin D, exercising and using stress management techniques.

We aim to inform, support and empower everyone affected by MS to lead a full and healthy life. We provide information, including webinars and the OMS podcast. Our OMS Circles are a supportive worldwide volunteer group network. We campaign and fund open access to research into how lifestyle influences MS.

About the role

As our Digital Engagement Manager, you will help to deliver our digital strategy using your keen knowledge and passion for all things relating to digital. By working closely with the Head of Digital you will gain invaluable experience by helping to manage, improve and contribute to our global presence within the MS community.

Digital is central to achieving our mission as well as providing further information, support and a sense of community to those following the OMS program. You will take ownership of various digital projects, driving growth, providing highly valuable information and nurturing our close-knit and highly engaged community.

In your role, you will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in the OMS team, members of our OMS community and other stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive and creative approach to our digital content.

Key Accountabilities

As Digital Engagement Manager, you will support the implementation of digital for the charity. You will be responsible for a variety of initiatives, campaigns and appeals across our digital channels and work alongside the Digital Content Manager. You will be able to advise and identify innovative digital solutions that meet both OMS and the Community’s needs.

Please download the key responsibilities and duties in the document attached to this role description.

This role is primarily home-based with occasional travel (potentially including Thame, London and other central locations).

Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days plus one day for your birthday and bank holidays

Pension scheme

Salary £29,000-32,000, depending on experience level.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please attach a covering letter, including answering the following questions:

1/ Why you are suitable for this role

2/ Your place of residence

3/ Your willingness to work in a largely remote role, mostly from home, as well as travelling to Thame, London and potentially other central locations for occasional meetings

4/ Your current salary

5/ Your notice period.

OMS is looking for an interim Digital Engagement Manager for an immediate start, while we recruit someone into the permanent role.

If you are keen to make a difference to our community by creating engaging and compelling content, which aligns to our strategy and goals.

About us

Overcoming MS (OMS) is the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity.

We share the evidence behind the OMS program focussing on the everyday practical things that people can do to improve their health and quality of life. This includes following a plant-based diet, supplementing with vitamin D, exercising and using stress management techniques.

We aim to inform, support and empower everyone affected by MS to lead a full and healthy life. We provide information, including webinars and the OMS podcast. Our OMS Circles are a supportive worldwide volunteer group network. We campaign and fund open access to research into how lifestyle influences MS.

About the role

In your role, you will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in the OMS team, members of our OMS community and other stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive and creative approach to our digital content. If you have experience of successfully managing digital projects, we look forward to hearing from you.

Key Accountabilities

As Digital Engagement Manager, you will support the implementation of digital for the charity. You will be responsible for a variety of initiatives, campaigns and appeals across our digital channels and work alongside the Digital Content Manager. You will be able to advise and identify innovative digital solutions that meet both OMS and the Community’s needs. The areas you will work in will include:

1. Digital Projects

2. Digital Engagement

3. Digital Content support

Experience

● Proven experience in creating engaging online communications via email and on the web

● Previous experience of using a website content management system (CMS) and an email tool (MailChimp or similar).

● Experience of creating reports and using analytical software such as Google Analytics (desired)

● Proven experience of leading and managing digital projects

Skills and Knowledge

● Strong organisational skills – ability to run a range of simultaneous digital projects.

● Used to working at pace and prioritising a number of different tasks.

● Strong understanding of digital metrics.

● Excellent written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.

● Ability to champion and use the lived experience of people on the OMS Program

● Computer literate and confident learning new programs and software.

● Excellent technical skills in using/navigating/supporting websites and social media channels.

● Strong eye for design.

Personality Traits

● A thorough approach to work and an eye for detail.

● Positive and upbeat energy.

● Highly creative.

● Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.

● Highly self-motivated and determined.

● Able to work independently and as part of a team.

● Creative problem-solver.

● Empathetic and understanding nature.

This interim role is primarily home-based with occasional travel to Thame and London. We are also recruiting for a permanent role.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please attach a covering letter, including answering the following questions:

1/ Why you are suitable for this role (please include the digital channels you have previously managed, which CMS you have previously used)

2/ Your place of residence

3/ Your willingness to work in a mostly remote role with occasional travel

4/ Your

5/ Your earliest possible start date

6/ Whether you would also like to be considered for the permanent role with the same scope.

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

The Digital Engagement Manager is a vital role within the busy Marketing and Communications team taking the lead on managing and driving forward the organisation’s digital marketing and communications including the website, social media, email marketing and paid advertising.

The postholder will work with the Head of Marketing and Communications to develop and deliver the digital element of the wider marketing and communications strategy and line manage the Senior Digital Engagement Officer, Senior Social Media and Digital Optimisation Officer and Senior Digital Fundraising Officer.

You’ll play a lead role in maximising our digital marketing opportunities, raising the profile of the charity, communicating our news, information, services and campaigns to new and existing supporters, and using insights and data to drive engagement and growth across the organisation.

We have recently developed a digital strategy and roadmap and you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to help implement relevant aspects in line with your role and responsibilities.

If you fit our person specification and have the experience we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you

Prospectus is thrilled to be supporting Cruse Bereavement Support in their search for a Digital Engagement Manager who will be responsible for the management and continuous improvement of their digital product portfolio. That includes the website, online self-assessment tool, academic journal, intranet and website for young people.

Cruse Bereavement Support is the leading and largest grief charity in the UK. They have been providing bereavement support for over 60 years and are constantly looking at new and improved ways they can reach and support more people, in a way that is right for them.

The main responsibilities for this role include working with the Communications Manager to create compelling and engaging online content, generate insights from the data and use that to make informed decisions, and optimize user journeys and experience for all their audiences: bereaved people, supporters, volunteers and professionals.

To be successful as a Digital Engagement Lead, you will have experience managing digital products, able to work to tight deadlines and engage with various stakeholders, and have a good understanding on CMS and fundraising platforms. You will be motivated to improve lives for the better and the ability to explain tech information to non-technical colleagues.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further.

A great remote-working part time role. Make a positive & lasting difference to the lives of street connected children in Kolkata, India by joining our team in the UK as Social Media Digital Marketing Manager. This is a home-based position, with the hours/activity (equivalent to 1 to 1.5 days) spread across the week.

About The Hope Foundation for Street Children (HOPE UK)

The objective of HOPE UK is to raise awareness about, and funds for, street connected children and slum communities living in Kolkata, India.  HOPE provide them with vital support through projects which are delivered directly by The Hope Kolkata Foundation.  HOPE have been active in the UK for fifteen years, and in the last five years alone has sent close to £1 million to India. HOPE UK also currently has 560 street connected children in Kolkata whose education and general healthcare needs are sponsored by UK donors.  

Providing the children in HOPE’s care with protection, healthcare, counselling and education helps them enter into adulthood equipped with the tools and support they need to fulfil their potential and live healthy and happy lives with better opportunities for their future.  HOPE UK is a non-denominational, non-political humanitarian organisation. 

HOPE’s vision is of “a world where it should never hurt to be a child" 

The Role

Are you passionate about social media with lots of creative ideas? We’re looking for an experienced Social Media Digital Marketing Manager to diversify and grow our UK supporter base. You will be responsible for our content digital marketing strategy with the aim of driving and increasing supporter engagement. Working remotely, you will be part of a team of 3 here in the UK, reporting to the Fundraising & Events Manager and collaborating with SM colleagues in India and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively creating captivating and impactful content to support fundraising and advocacy objectives, and to help broaden HOPE UK’s online presence and brand awareness as above.
• To optimise and increase engagement across social media platforms by identifying relevant opportunities to engage online with influencers, patrons and ambassadors, third parties, and key UK supporters in order to raise awareness of HOPE’s activities and programmes in Kolkata.
• Scheduling and sharing content provided by HOPE Kolkata, HOPE UK’s Fundraising Manager, and third-party supporters, and adapting this content to create engaging posts across HOPE UK’s platforms.
• Monitoring and managing HOPE UK’s social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and a new LinkedIn account) and responding/engaging with comments/tags as needed. The role requires the flexibility to be able to regularly monitor all channels.
• Managing HOPE UK’s social media calendar and overseeing content to ensure a consistent tone across all channels.
• Ensuring compliance with law [website] copyright and data protection.

Experience and Skills

• Experience working in a Social Media role within the charity sector, preferably an international children’s charity
• Experience of successfully increasing supporter engagement online and analysing the results.

• A sound understanding of SEO, web traffic metrics, analytics, and keyword search.
• Knowledge of various social media channels and understanding of the granularity of audiences.
• Experience of using a range of multi-media tools (e.g., InDesign) to create engaging content to support fundraising campaigns, increase brand awareness, and help drive donations.  
• Knowledge of maximising sponsored campaigns and creating targeted posts (notably LinkedIn).
• A sound knowledge of English (written and verbal).
• An aptitude to work both independently and as part of a small team who all work remotely. 
• Great communication and networking skills and ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders.
• The ability to think both creatively and strategically.
• Knowledge of WooCommerce (to update the website’s blog with adapted social media content).

If you have the relevant skills and experience, coupled with a real passion for the work we do, we would love to hear from you.  Interested? Upload your CV and a supporting statement (as an attachment) telling us why you want to work for HOPE UK, how you meet our criteria and what you can bring to the role.  Please note we will not consider any applications without a detailed supporting statement.

Application deadline: Sunday 12th June 2022 

First interviews: week commencing Monday 13th June 2022 over Zoom

Please note, we are a small team and only successful candidates will be contacted.

Uplift are currently looking for a Digital Content Producer to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to help build an ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK.

About Us

Uplift is an organisation helping to move the UK towards a fossil fuel-free future. We strategically resource, connect and elevate ideas and voices to set in motion a just transition away from fossil fuel production that is commensurate with the scale of the climate crisis.

The Role

In this role, you will work with the campaigns team to develop and execute powerful digital campaign and communication strategies for transitioning away from oil and gas extraction. You will support a diverse network of organisations, constituencies and communities who are working towards shared goals. You will also help to tell stories that expose industry greenwashing and elevate the urgency of a just transition away from fossil fuel production.

Working closely with the Head of Campaigns and Communications on campaign direction and strategy, you will help us to define how we can best create maximum, sustainable impact. 

Core responsibilities will include:

• Producing a range of digital content for Uplift’s social media channels, self-directed or following a brief from the campaign team. This will include short and longer-form videos, animations and graphics for Uplift’s ongoing and future campaigns.

• Creating reactive content and messaging to respond to current events

• Adapting content for individual platforms and mediums

• Generating content ideas and coordinating outputs with the campaigns and comms team

• Developing, refining and/or maintaining distinct visual identifies across Uplift campaign brands and outputs

• Supporting the Uplift campaigns team with:

  • Distribution strategies and execution of digital output

  • Providing digital content production advice and support to partners, advocates and community groups working towards the same goals.

  • Analysing the performance of our digital output and making recommendations on how to improve 

  • Coordinating with consultants to develop additional content, including drafting briefs, providing feedback and maintaining regular communication

• Coordinating with the Uplift Research, Communications and Campaign teams on wider campaign strategy and tactics

• Monitoring best practice and innovations in digital content production among campaigning organisations and across social media platforms

• When needed, supporting the digital communications team in day-to-day management of the digital communication channels. 

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience in a similar or related role.

• A track record of creating and distributing effective digital content including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tiktok

• Excellent analytical skills and a demonstrable ability to analyse changing political and social contexts, with an eye towards creating easily digestible content quickly for social media

• Experience with graphic design, image and video editing, such as the Adobe creative suite or similar product

• Knowledge of best practices for content production across social media platforms

• Motivation, initiative, exceptionally high standards, a collaborative approach, and associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including an ability to quickly build trust with partners and colleagues and address and resolve conflicts

• Experience shooting photo and videos at actions

• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice.

Application

Uplift values diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates already eligible to work in the UK. 

Deadline: June 10th, 2022

Role: Digital Content Producer, Uplift
Location: UK
Status: Full-time (preferred) or 4 days/week; initial 1-year contract with high likelihood of renewal
Salary: £35,000-£44,000, depending on experience
Starting date: ASAP

We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Learning Designer to join the [Learning and Development team working from home, 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This is a home based role that will include some travel across England and Wales for meetings etc.

As a Digital Learning Designer you will be: -

• Support the scoping of learning needs with L&D colleagues and make recommendations on potential digital based learning interventions
• Design and implement e-learning modules and other digital learning interventions including short video resources, animated videos etc
• Be the organisations expert on digital learning interventions and how best they can be utilised to address learning outcomes and in turn support the improvement of performance
• Maintain and develop our Online Learning Site (Moodle based LMS) working with internal and external stakeholders
• Support the organisation to promote blended learning packages and digital only interventions to improve engagement with learners

You will need:

• Experience of instructional design and ability to design effective e-learning modules using Storyline software
• Experience of scoping out learning needs and addressing these through a digital or blended learning approach
• Experience of Moodle administration or similar e-learning systems
• Ability to work across multiple projects at the same time, manage stakeholder relationships including working with Subject Matter Experts and deliver high quality products within deadlines

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities

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 looking forward to hearing from you.

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.

Do you have fundraising & communication skills? Could you inspire engagement, financial giving & commitment to a great charity supporting children and young adults? If so, then the Barnstondale Centre needs you!

Job Title: Fundraising and Communications Manager

Responsible to: CEO

Hours: Full time (will consider flexibility for part-time hours for the right candidate)

Work Location: Office - Barnstondale Centre, Wirral, Merseyside CH61 1BX (this role can be a mix of in person and remote working)

Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 FTE (dependent on experience) plus 5% matched pension contribution

Term: 12-month fixed term contract (with a possibility of extension dependent on funding)

Direct Reports: None

Role Overview

We are looking for a creative self-starter to work directly with the CEO and Business Manager on the delivery of the charity's new fundraising strategy as we look to grow our donor portfolio and engagement with our supporters. This is a role that offers you real scope, challenge and reward and the chance to contribute and enhance an organisation supporting vulnerable and underprivileged children, and their families.

The focus of this role will be researching and writing high quality, targeted funding applications to a range of charitable trusts and foundations and other grant making bodies, including local authorities. There may also be times when you will be required to respond to other fundraising opportunities that arise (e.g. major donors, corporate, community or events fundraising). You will need to be confident in representing Barnstondale externally and coordinate and maintain strong working relationships. You will have a flexible and motivated attitude to work, have a confident and persuasive writing style, and work with a high level of integrity.

Barnstondale Centre Overview

The Barnstondale Centre has a strong reputation for providing a range of residential trips and outdoor activities for schools and youth groups of all abilities.  We are passionate about encouraging young people to have fun and adventures in the outdoors, teaching them life skills and enhancing their self-esteem. Through successfully facing up to the challenges which outdoor activities provide, overcoming fears and apprehensions along the way, young people make major strides in confidence, with implications for all aspects of their development. We have been accommodating visitors for more than 60 years and became a registered charity in 2001. Although predominantly from the Northwest region, we also accommodate visitors nationally and as far afield as Ireland and France.

Since the formation of the charity, we have provided a safe and inclusive environment for people of all abilities to enjoy; in a normal year we support over 6000 young people. Barnstondale is for many, their first time experiencing the outdoors and their only holiday or respite of the year.

More details of this role, including the role's main duties and person specification, can be found in the attached Job Description.

The role

Want to work in communications and at the heart of a campaigning, humanitarian charity, tackling needless deaths and the climate emergency? Want to work in a research-driven team that finds the evidence that will drive change, and use your communication skills to inspire, inform, and mobilise people to campaign with us for that change?

Who we are

Brake is a national, acclaimed charity tackling one of the biggest issues of our time - the daily horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively. We have a 25-year reputation for campaigning for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service, and fundraising so we can campaign more and support victims more.

Our hard-hitting ‘did you know?’ and human-interest stories, and our innovative campaigns and fundraising drives, have seen us consistently in the news. We have a strong supporter base and range of digital supporter communications.

Who you are

You’re a values-driven, effective and creative communicator, passionate about making a difference and with experience using different communication methods and channels to engage with a range of stakeholders, in clear, resonant and impactful ways that bring issues to life and motivate people to take action and give funds. You’re also an analytical thinker who enjoys the challenge of investigating, evidencing and weighing up complex multi-faceted issues, getting to the heart of them and seeking out news stories. You have a reputation for rigorous fact checking and conveying evidenced and interesting perspectives accurately, articulately and persuasively. You thrive on non-hierarchical team-working, relationship building and networking, and you’re comfortable working with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. You’re innovative, flexible and outcome focussed, equally happy undertaking hands-on delivery in a fast-moving environment and thinking strategically.

Key tasks

• Supporting the development, coordination and delivery of our communication plans and activities, including PR, marketing communications and supporter communications, to enable us to communicate Brake’s cause, work, impact, campaigns and participation opportunities across all audiences and communication channels.
• Working with internal and external expertise to produce a broad range of evidence-based accessible content including content that is headline-grabbing news.
• Writing press releases, managing Brake’s relationships with the media, responding to media requests and briefing Brake’s media spokespeople for TV and radio appearances.
• Drafting communications for our strategic partners, supporters and the wider public, ranging from Government consultation responses, to newsletters to fact sheets.  
• Building our stakeholder contact base and supporting the accurate updating and maintenance of contacts on our customer relationship management system.
• Reporting our communication activity and outcomes against KPIs, so we can evaluate our communication impact.

You bring

• Campaigning zeal and understanding of what it means to campaign. You care about people and the planet and believe in campaigning. You have political astuteness and a keen interest in Government policymaking and stakeholder advising and influencing and the power of people to make a difference through taking action and funding charities to do more. Experience of campaigning or active support for a campaigning charity at any level would be advantageous.
• Communication skills. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have a track record of producing clean, well-structured, succinct, evidence-based written content, tailored to different audiences and channels. Every word you write carries additional meaning and is concise, compelling and impactful, helping people understand, care and take action.
• Research skills. You have analytical expertise and attention to detail, demonstrated through previous academic or practitioner experience investigating complex issues and translating these correctly. You fact check, retain information integrity, and risk manage to prevent libel or slander.
• People skills. You are a great relationship builder at all levels; you will be managing media relationships with national, regional and sector journalists as well as partner stakeholder relationships, including road victims and leaders of national organisations.
• System skills. You have a willingness to learn and carefully use IT systems that help us log and share our contacts and analyse our communications impact, as well as proficiency in all standard Office IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• An organised and team-centred approach, combined with flexibility. You have an ability to plan, work in teams and across teams and flexibly, responding to emerging events and acting on initiative as required. You pragmatically balance multiple priorities to deadlines.
• It will be advantageous to live within two hours of central London.

About the team and how we work

• You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and friendly team, with a visionary, dynamic and expert Chief Executive committed to growing the charity’s impact, and a knowledgeable and engaged Board of Trustees.
• Our team works remotely and encourages use of sustainable transport.
• We are open to secondments and candidates wanting to work flexibly or part time.
• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

Duration - 12-month contract (with possibility of extension), 3+ days per week considered
Start date - asap
Salary - circa £30k (pro-rated for part time)