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We are seeking a highly organised, analytical and proactive Project Officer to join our Professional Standards team at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to work that directly shapes clinical practice and supports radiologists and oncologists in delivering safe, high quality patient care.

The Professional Standards team leads the development of professional guidance and resources used across imaging and cancer services. As Project Officer, you’ll coordinate multiple projects from initiation through to publication, collaborating closely with clinical experts, College Officers and colleagues across the organisation. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy problem solving, and have exceptional attention to detail, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate multiple guidance and standards projects from start to finish.
• Support clinical working groups with meetings, actions and project documentation.
• Contribute to drafting, editing and quality checking medical guidance.
• Manage version control and ensure documents are clear, accurate and publication ready.
• Work with teams across the organisation to support dissemination, evaluation and review of resources.

What you’ll need

• Strong project planning and coordination experience.
• Knowledge of project management principles and systems.
• Excellent written communication and advanced Microsoft Word skills.
• Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail and organisational ability.
• Confidence working independently, managing competing deadlines and solving problems.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Why join us

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Food Ethics Council's mission is to put people, animals and planet at the heart of every food decision. We're looking for a part-time Communications lead to take the lead on designing and delivering communications that support us to engage with our key audiences and tell strong authentic stories about the work we do in the food system.

Duties: include supporting the Executive Director in developing and delivering the communications strategy, providing strategic input on framing and language of our work, using social media to develop communities of interest, website management, designing social media assets, liaising with comms teams in organisations we partner with, writing and coordinating blogs and/ or video content. See job description for list of main duties.

Employee benefits: We offer flexible working. We will pay a pension contribution of 4% of your basic pay per month (minimum employee contributions required in line with pensions law, unless you choose to opt out). Annual leave - 25 days per year + public holidays FTE 

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Job Title: Individual Giving Officer

• Department: Fundraising

• Reports to: Head of Fundraising

• Responsible for: Individual Giving 

• Working Hours: 23.25 hours per week. 15-month contract

1. Purpose of the Role

• Working with the Head of Fundraising develop programmes for the recruitment and retention of individual supporters.

• Maximise income across channels including direct mail, email, social media. Working with other team members to deliver this.

• Grow income stream from individual giving products such as appeals, raffles, lotteries and other individual giving products, such as our Pet Pen Sponsorship.

• Develop budgets and business plans and contribute to fundraising strategy. 

• Manage and optimise supporter experience for retention, engagement, and cross-marketing. 

• Analyse appeal results for continual improvement.

2. Principle Tasks

• Oversee the annual individual giving fundraising calendar and campaigns from start to finish.

• Plan and manage direct marketing and digital appeals, including supplier coordination.

• Conduct market research and maintain awareness of trends to inform innovation.

• Prepare budgets and monitor performance.

• Develop donor recruitment campaigns.

• Develop supporter journeys.

• Develop warm programmes.

• Write fundraising copy, providing guidance on design to artworkers. Work with local studio artists and internal staff to produce final materials.

• Coordinate with PR, comms, and other departments on campaign messaging and execution.

• Analyse campaign performance and produce evaluation insights.

• Ensure compliance with GDPR, Data Protection law, DMA, and fundraising codes of practice. 

3. Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Essential:

o Direct marketing and digital fundraising experience.

o CRM usage for data extract and reporting.

o Data management.

o Campaign brief writing.

o Fundraising copywriting ability.

o An understanding of effective fundraising design.

o Knowledge of effective appeals, charity gaming, donor stewardship, and individual giving products.

o Supporter acquisition, retention and development.

o GDPR.

4. Competencies

• Planning and decision-making skills.

• Creativity and forward-thinking.

• Task focus, prioritisation, and problem-solving.

• Collaboration with team.

• Project management.

• Excellent Microsoft package skills.

• Strong written/verbal communication and analytical skills.

5. Additional Info

• Willingness to occasionally work evenings or weekends if needed as part of the wider Fundraising team activities. 

• Driving licence.

• Work in office 3 days per week. Some home working will be allowed as needed.

About The Job

Contract: Permanent, full time contract.

Hours: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Location: This is a hybrid role, anchored to the London Carers Trust office 1-2 days a week. It will require travel across England and occasionally the UK.

The Policy and Practice Officer will help drive Carers Trust’s priority to improve support for young carers and young adult carers. You will strengthen our growing policy and parliamentary work, coordinate the ever-growing Young Carers Alliance, and act as the main contact for the Young Carers Covenant.

You will work with a wide range of stakeholders including civil servants, MPs, local carer services and other charity partners, local authorities, health organisations, senior colleagues, and most importantly, young carers and young adult carer services themselves. In this role, you will champion young carers’ voices through public campaigning and private influencing, becoming an expert in the issues they face and the support organisations that work with them.

As the postholder you will:

· Proactively support young carers, young adult carers and local carer organisations to become involved in policy and external affairs activity.

· Build strong links with other organisations across areas such as education, health and social care to ensure that young carers are proactively being considered within policy, research and practice.

· Produce engaging reports, briefings, digital copy and articles for external use outlining and evidencing the need for change and potential solutions.
 

Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more. 

About you

Are you a confident digital leader with a passion for driving impact through digital channels? Do you have a knack for asking good questions that help people get to the heart of what they’re trying to achieve? Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference to the myeloma community?

We’re looking for a Digital Reach and Marketing manager to help us achieve our ambitious reach, acquisition and income growth targets.

About the role

This is a new role and exciting opportunity to help shape our digital channels and communities.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Digital, digital marketing team and key stakeholders across the organisation to bring our strategic brand to life and help us achieve our aim of getting Myeloma UK in front of anyone impacted by myeloma.

You’ll lead our digital team to increase our reach and engagement and build trust and loyalty with our online communities.

You’ll also act as a trusted planning partner to teams across the organisation to help them develop marketing plans that best help them achieve their goals and translate their work into effective digital content.

While the digital team works hybrid in Edinburgh, we will consider remote working (with some visits to Edinburgh) for the right person.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions.  We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure.  Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well.  Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone. 

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.  We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

How to apply

If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:

1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role

2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

Applications close at midnight on 22 February 2026.  Interviews will be held 26 and 27 February.

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:

· sex

· race

· disability

· age

· sexual orientation

· gender reassignment

· religion or belief

· marital status

· or pregnancy and maternity

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.

What You will be doing

The role is responsible for managing social media channels, delivering impactful digital campaigns, coordinating external advertising across print and digital platforms, and producing high-quality marketing materials. By creating consistent, compelling communications and supporting the promotion of key initiatives, the postholder will help strengthen awareness, broaden reach, and support the charities’ aims.

Social Media (both charities)

• Plan, create, and schedule content across social media platforms for both charities.
• Ensure content aligns with campaigns, awareness events, and strategic priorities.
• Monitor performance, engage with audiences, and track analytics to inform growth.
• Work with colleagues across the charity to source stories, visuals, and updates for posts.

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Brain Research UK to recruit a part time Communications and Digital Manager.

Contract: Permanent, part time role working four days per week, with flexibility to split hours over four or five days
Salary: £40,000 full time equivalent (£32,000 per annum for four days per week)
Location: Hybrid role between home and London office, with ideally two days per week (Monday and Wednesday) in the office at Holborn
Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 13th February
Interviews: Interviews will be held in person on Wednesday 25th February

As the UK's leading dedicated funder of neurological research, Brain Research UK helps drive breakthroughs that transform lives. Since 1971 the charity has invested over £58 million in pioneering research to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological conditions, enabling people affected to live better, longer lives. With a focused commitment on three critical and underfunded areas - brain tumours, brain and spinal cord injury, and headache and facial pain - the organisation plays a vital role in addressing some of the greatest unmet needs in neuroscience today.

You'll work within a small, dedicated and talented team and will play a central role in shaping how Brain Research UK tells its story; leading the development of high-quality, impact led content that brings research and lived experience together to build support loyalty and increase public engagement and understanding.

The role has real scope for impact and innovation and will work closely with colleagues from across the charity, including the CEO, to build on strong foundations. Core responsibilities within the role will include:

• Lead all digital communications, including website, social media and online campaigns
• Manage and create content for the website, overseeing written, visual and video
• Develop and deliver a planned schedule of communications activity across all channels.
• Develop and maintain a compelling library of supporter stories (written, film and imagery), ensuring appropriate permissions and coverage across key research areas
• Work with colleagues to source, craft and share stories that demonstrate impact and inspire support
• Collaborate with colleagues to translate funded research into clear, engaging stories that show how science changes lives
• Work closely with the fundraising team to optimise digital communications
• Engage with and respond to the organisation's online community in a timely, supportive and professional manner
• Ensure consistent use of brand, tone and values in line with brand guidelines
• Track and analyse digital performance using tools such as Google Analytics and income reports, using insight to continuously improve effectiveness
• Report on how communications activity drives engagement, enquiries, donations and pledges
• Manage relationships with third-party agencies where required, including briefing, objectives and evaluation
• Coordinate corporate communications such as the annual review and impact report

We would love to see applications from candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience within a communications role within a charity or similar organisation
• Demonstrable experience of leading on storytelling, narrative development or content creation that has driven engagement or fundraising outcomes, with the ability to identify the emotional heart of a story and shape it appropriately for different audiences and channels
• Experience planning and delivering social media content using a structured schedule
• Experience developing e-communications to build loyalty and engagement
• Experience managing website content
• Understanding of online community management and supporter engagement
• Confidence using analytics tools to measure and report on digital performance
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships with diverse audiences
• Emotional intelligence and sensitivity when engaging with people affected by medical conditions
• Understanding of how to use video and film across digital channels
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Familiarity with CMS platforms, social media channels (e.g. Instagram, Facebook) and e-marketing tools (e.g. Mailchimp, DotDigital)

If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance. 

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. 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. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

About this Internship

The Youth-Led Digital Campaigns Internship role is a twelve-month paid internship beginning in March 2026.

The Jack Petchey Internship development programme is designed for young people who are leaving further or higher education and starting out in the youth/charity sector - or young people who are looking to transfer into, or take their next career step in, the youth/charity sector.

The funding provides support to young people in London and Essex. We would therefore expect applicants to have a strong connection with London and ideally be currently living in or close to Croydon where our work is located.

Main purpose of this role:

We are looking for someone creative, confident and passionate about empowering young people. You will play a hands-on role in both the delivery and development of digital and media-based opportunities for young people, while helping to shape and deliver Reaching Higher’s youth-led digital fundraising and media strategy.

This internship will give you the chance to gain valuable experience across media, marketing, and youth work-alongside training, mentoring, and networking opportunities with other interns from youth organisations across London and Essex.

We are looking for applicants with some experience in the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity). The successful applicant will understand our organisational values and culture and demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to Reaching Higher’s vision to empower young people to be leaders of their own lives.

Your Mission

• Working closely with the Digital Marketing Manager and Social Challenges Manager, the role will support day-to-day paid social delivery on Meta, using data, insight and testing to continuously improve results.

Responsibilities

Paid Social for Social Challenges (c.50% of role)

• Build, manage and optimise paid social campaigns on Meta to recruit participants into CALM’s Social Challenges.

• Translate campaign objectives into effective audience targeting, creative testing plans and budget allocation.

• Monitor performance daily, adjusting ads, audiences and spend to maximise lead volume, quality and cost-efficiency.

• Analyse campaign results, using platform data and internal insight to understand what’s driving high-value participants.

• Produce clear, actionable performance reports and recommendations for optimisation.

Campaign & Cross-Team Collaboration

• Work closely with the Digital Marketing Manager to support digital marketing activity across the organisation, including paid and organic social.

• Partner with the Social Challenges Manager to understand audience motivations, challenge mechanics and supporter journeys.

• Collaborate with CALM’s studio team to brief, test and refine creative that performs and stays on-brand.

• Feed performance insight back into campaign planning, proposition development and supporter experience.

Testing, Learning & Optimisation

• Implement structured testing across creative, copy, audiences and formats to improve performance over time.

• Use learnings from each campaign to inform future challenges and evergreen activity.

• Keep up to date with changes to Meta advertising, tracking, privacy and best practice, flagging risks and opportunities early.

Wider Digital Support

• Support wider digital marketing activity as required, including other paid digital channels and acquisition campaigns.

• Provide day-to-day cover for the Digital Marketing Manager during periods of leave, ensuring paid social campaigns continue to run smoothly and effectively.

• Support delivery of core marketing activity as required, including organic social, campaign optimisation, and reporting.

• Provide practical cover for the Social Media Manager when needed, supporting scheduling, publishing and basic community management to maintain a consistent social presence.

• Work with content colleagues to support drafting and optimising web and social content. 

• Act as a reliable point of contact for digital marketing activity during absences, escalating issues appropriately. 

• Contribute to improving CALM’s use of data, attribution and performance insight across digital fundraising.

Your profile

Essential

• Hands-on experience managing paid social advertising on Meta.

• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with performance data, metrics and insights. 

• Experience of testing and optimisation across creative, audiences and formats. 

• Ability to monitor social spend and deliver against clear targets.

• Comfortable working across teams and balancing multiple priorities.

• Strong written communication skills, with an understanding of what makes compelling ad copy. 

Desirable

• Experience in charity, fundraising or purpose-led marketing.

• Familiarity with paid marketing funnels and supporter journeys.

• Experience working with tracking, pixels and basic attribution concepts.

• Experience working on organic social. 

• Copywriting experience across a range of channels.

Why us?

Benefits: Unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, therapeutic services (after completion of probation), hybrid working & nine day fortnight

Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Salary: £32,000 - £37,000

A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.

Reports to: Digital Marketing Manager

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract

Closing date: 8 February 2026

Right to work in the UK

To apply, you’ll need to already hold the right to work in the UK, as we’re not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Digital Engagement Officer

We are seeking an enthusiastic Digital Engagement Officer to join a UK charity providing emotional and practical support to people affected by brain tumours. This 12 month placement is ideal for someone early in their career or under employed and looking to build experience in the charity sector.

Position: Digital Engagement Officer
Salary: £24,479 (Living wage)
Location: Hybrid or office based in Leeds city centre
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Closing Date: Wednesday 11 February
 

About the Role

This role has been specifically designed as a development opportunity for someone who may be, returning to work, changing career, or looking to move into the charity sector for the first time.

You do not need previous charity sector experience to apply.

The post is a hybrid communications and support role, focused on increasing digital reach and engagement over a 12 month period. You will work on a defined project with clear outcomes, while receiving mentoring, training and hands on experience.

Working closely with communications and support colleagues, you will help ensure that accurate, accessible information reaches people where they are already searching online. The role offers structured support and the opportunity to build confidence, skills and experience in digital engagement, storytelling and community building.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating, scheduling and publishing engaging content across social media platforms
• Sharing clear and accessible information that encourages discussion and community support
• Supporting digital awareness campaigns and online events
• Responding to comments and messages in a thoughtful and supportive way
• Amplifying lived experience stories to help others feel less alone
• Drafting and editing digital copy in a warm and inclusive tone
• Creating basic visual content such as graphics and short videos
• Updating website content with support from colleagues
• Tracking engagement and learning what content has the greatest impact

You will also take part in mentoring, training and professional development activities throughout the placement.

About You

This role is particularly suited to someone who is:

• Under employed or early in their career
• Looking to move into the charity or social impact sector
• Returning to work or changing career direction

You will bring:

• A strong interest in digital communication and social media
• Clear written communication skills with an empathetic approach
• Confidence using social platforms in a personal or voluntary capacity
• Good organisation skills and a willingness to learn
• Comfort using digital tools such as Canva, Mailchimp or website editors

Previous charity sector experience is not required.

About the Organisation

The charity provide critical emotional and practical support to around 4,500 brain tumour patients each year, a relatively small proportion of the 80,000 people living with a brain tumour. Furthermore 12,775 more people are diagnosed annually. Their ambition is to double the number of people they are helping with coaching, events and information in the next 5 years.

Other roles you may have experience of could include; Digital Communications Assistant, Social Media Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Content Assistant, Communications Trainee, Digital Support Officer, Community Engagement Assistant.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

The Bikeability Trust is entering a new exciting phase of our strategy to 2035 to ensure more children can cycle with confidence. A year into our strategy we have reviewed Executive Team roles and responsibilities and are now looking for a creative Communications and Fundraising Director to lead our mission driven communications, income generation and impact reporting functions.

You will be an experience senior leader in communications, who has the drive to take our strategy to the next level. A key member of the Executive Team, working across the home based diverse staff team to bring together the impact of our work through corporate communications and influencing. We recommend reading our annual reviews on the Bikeability website to see a flavour of the work you could be leading.

Our income generation work is focussed on small impactful corporate partnerships, we have tested some individual giving and are planning to host a fundraising Ball in 2026. Experience in fundraising is desirable, with communications experience as essential as this role will ensure strong relationships with Government. 

If you would like to have a short discussion with the CEO before applying please contact Emily Cherry CEO. We are looking to interview shortlisted candidates on the 23rd or 25th February. We are looking for a candidate to start from 1st April or sooner. 

We are looking for a highly motivated and gifted communicator to craft Spotlight’s messages and help us achieve real change. 

You will be joining a small dedicated team of anti-corruption experts and campaigners for this busy, varied and multi-skilled role. We have a full programme of work for the year ahead with projects on illicit finance, political integrity, and corporate accountability for financial crime. 

Candidates should be exceptional all-round communicators, with significant experience in achieving impact through a range of channels from digital and social media to print, broadcast and events. They will have a track record of driving communications efforts to achieve campaign or policy objectives, as well as experience of developing messages for a wide range of audiences, and translating complex expert subject matter into newsworthy content. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and proactive, a strategic thinker, an excellent writer and able to apply their skills and experience across a range of different communications channels. They will also have an interest in corruption and its impacts at home and abroad. 

Deadline for applications is 23.30 on Saturday 14th February.

About Spotlight

Spotlight on Corruption is a UK based charity which aims to end impunity for corruption, promote political integrity within the UK, and ensure the UK acts as a global leader on fighting corruption. We are a bold, expert voice that pushes forward the anti-corruption agenda in a pragmatic and credible way, consistently punching above our weight in holding the government to account for taking action against corruption, cronyism, and dirty money in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Spotlight’s day to day communications and public messaging to ensure we achieve real reforms and impact in tackling corruption and protecting UK democracy. 

• Secure strategic and influential media coverage by developing and maintaining relationships with journalists, developing ideas for stories, and identifying key communication opportunities to get Spotlight’s messages across, including by monitoring daily news.

• Build Spotlight’s reach and influence online with target audiences (politicians, civil servants, journalists, civil society, and funders) by maintaining Spotlight on Corruption’s website, social media accounts and mailing lists, and working with colleagues to develop engaging content.

• Develop newsletters, press releases, website copy, social media posts, and other communications materials, including scripts for, as well as filming, videos on Spotlight messages that appeal to different audiences.

• Develop a communications strategy for the organisation to implement its three year strategy which builds and secures Spotlight’s reputation as a leading anti-corruption organisation.

For full job description and person specifications please see the attached Job Description

Working arrangements

Full-time, 35 hours per week. Working from home required, but with one day a week in the office near London Bridge. Must be based in or near London. We support flexible working arrangements and operate a nine day fortnight. Attendance at networking events and being on-call for media work outside of office hours occasionally required.

Responsible to: Executive Director

About The Baby Bank Alliance

The Baby Bank Alliance (BBA) supports and advocates for a community of over 400 UK baby banks, working to ensure babies and children have the essentials they need to thrive.

Founded by Save the Children, Purposeful Ventures, Little Village and Bristol Baby Bank Network. BBA is currently co-incubated  by Save the Children UK and Purposeful Ventures, who provide expertise, capacity and resource. This role will be employed through Purposeful Ventures, and home working options are available.

It is an exciting moment in BBA’s development as we grow our profile, strengthen the UK’s baby bank network and build towards independence as a charity.

The Baby Bank Alliance exists to:

• Increase access to funds and goods through national partnerships and economies of scale, unlocking donations otherwise unavailable to baby banks.
• Grow a strong baby bank community, providing connection, tailored training and peer support.
• Boost the national profile of baby banks, increasing public awareness and understanding in order to drive support and change.
• Amplify the voices of baby banks to become a trusted collective voice on baby banks and child poverty.
• Build a resilient, well-governed organisation capable of long-term positive impact.

About the Senior Communications Lead

The Senior Communications Lead is a senior, hands-on leadership role, reporting to the Executive Lead, and responsible for shaping and delivering BBA’s cross-channel communications strategy. Working closely with the Executive Lead and team, you will drive increased awareness and understanding of baby banks, ensuring communications actively enable BBA’s wider goals around funding, partnerships and sector influence. 

Average UK awareness of baby banks currently sits at around 33%. Building on successful national partnerships (including IKEA and ITV’s Lorraine), this role will take BBA’s profile to the next level, embedding baby bank experiences and voices at the heart of everything we do. 

As a co-incubated organisation, developed with and for baby banks, strong experience of effective collaboration and understanding of the issues that baby banks are addressing, and facing themselves, is fundamental. 

You will oversee all communications activity across BBA, line manage the Communications Manager and task manage the Communications and Projects Officer, and build a small but high-impact communications function from the ground up within a resource-constrained, fast-moving organisation. Collaborating with teams at BBA’s incubating partners, Save the Children and Purposeful Ventures, will be key.

Please download the full job description on the Purposeful Ventures website.

Key Performance Outcomes

Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and deliver a clear, ambitious communications strategy aligned to BBA’s organisational OKRs, and with the experiences of baby banks at its heart
• Lead a focused awareness strategy utilising earned and owned media to significantly increase understanding of baby banks among priority audiences (including ABC1 women aged 35–55).
• Set, track and report against communications OKRs, providing clear insight to the Executive Lead and Venture Board.
• Support the Executive Lead to set the communications budget, making recommendations on limited resource allocation to effectively to maximise impact.
• Work closely with the Senior Community Lead and Partnerships & Fundraising Manager to integrate plans and maximise impact. 

Messaging and Storytelling

• Ensure the voices and experiences of baby banks and the families they support are central to all communications, utilising data and case studies to define compelling messages.
• Use insight and evidence to test, refine and strengthen communications activity over time.

 Partnerships and Influence

• Build and manage strategic, influential relationships with pro-bono and paid agencies and partners, in order to increase awareness.
• Leverage your networks to maximise earned and owned media opportunities.
• Support the BBA Partnerships & Fundraising Manager to develop effective strategic partnerships that will raise the profile of UK baby banks.
• Maintain strong working relationships with communications teams at Save the Children UK and Purposeful Ventures, collaborating on projects with shared outcomes for baby banks.

Press, Media and Digital

• Oversee proactive and reactive media activity in line with the communications strategy.
• Collaborate with Save the Children UK to explore and deliver brand ambassador opportunities.
• Support the development and delivery of an effective and engaging social media strategy.
• Ensure messaging is consistent, compelling and aligned across channels.

Brand Stewardship

• Champion and strengthen the BBA brand, ensuring clarity and consistency, and keeping baby banks at the heart of everything we do.
• Equip staff and partners with clear guidance on tone of voice, messaging and visual identity to communicate the brand effectively and accurately.
• Oversee the maintenance and development of brand assets, including the BBA website.
• Ensure all communications are developed through a strong DEI and accessibility lens.

Evaluation and Governance

• Lead on measuring communications impact and translating learning into action.
• Support the Executive Lead and Venture Board reporting with clear, timely and actionable updates.

Line Management and Leadership

• Line-manage the Communications Manager and support task management of the Projects & Communications Officer.
• Build a positive, motivating team culture with clear expectations and autonomy.
• Manage third-party contractors (e.g. creative, design, film, PR) with strong briefs and oversight.

About You

You are a senior communications leader who combines strategic clarity with a willingness to roll up your sleeves. You thrive in early-stage or start-up environments, are confident working with limited budgets, and know how to prioritise for impact.

You are collaborative, persuasive and credible, with a strong instinct for storytelling that centres lived experience. You are equally comfortable shaping strategy, managing stakeholders, and delivering hands-on communications work.

Above all, you are motivated by the impact that baby banks deliver to their communities, making sure that children have the essentials to thrive.

Benefits 

• The opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme, where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after two years’ service, then to 30 days after three years’ service (pro rata for part-time employees).
• A flexible working culture that champions both impact and balance, combined with real flexibility to support your wellbeing, personal commitments and life outside work.
• A strong commitment to your growth, with support to help you excel professionally and advance your career.
• Access to discount schemes with leading retailers, leisure and travel brands, as well as companies local to our office.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for information, support and counselling.

How to apply

Please follow the Apply link on our careers page to submit your CV and expression of interest. 

The CV should be no longer than 2-sides of A4 and the expression of interest no longer than 400 words. In your expression of interest, please include an example of a communications initiative, campaign or partnership you have led that demonstrates your ability to deliver meaningful impact with constrained resources, in an early stage or start-up environment. 

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email.

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Purposeful Ventures is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. 

Our vision at Rafiki Thabo Foundation is that young people, including those living with disabilities, will be empowered through education to enable them to reach their full potential and initiate positive change in their communities. We do this by enabling access to education for disadvantaged children and young people for whom escaping the poverty cycle would be impossible without support.  

By the end of 2025 we had supported 910 children and young people through education on our scholarship programme and this year we are proud to support more than 400 scholars, 45 of whom live with a disability. We also enable access to education through our Eat Well to Learn programme and school infrastructure development programme.

How would you like to wake up every day, knowing that the work you do contributes to the transformative empowerment of young lives? By joining our small, close-knit, dynamic and passionate team you can do just that!

As our Digital Marketing Manager you will be part of a new direction for a small charity with great aspirations – instrumental in driving growth through optimised stewardship and external visibility. You will enjoy flexibility, autonomy and opportunity to help shape the future of our digital marketing with the freedom to use your creativity.

Position: Digital Marketing Manager

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising

Location: Remote (home based with option to work from our Abingdon charity shop)

Contract: Part-time. Permanent after 6 months’ probation, or freelance

Hours: 15 hours per week plus 4 floating hours on demand

Salary: £27,000 Full Time Equivalent if employed. If freelance, daily rates can be discussed.

Annual leave and benefits: 

• 5.6 weeks per year FTE (pro rata based on weekly hours)
• Flexible working pattern (as long as predominantly during business hours)
• Pension scheme with matched contributions if employed. 4% employer / 4% employee

How to apply: Click the CharityJob Apply button above. You’ll be asked to submit a CV, submit a cover letter and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.

Interviews will start w/c 2nd March 2026

Closing date: 16th February 2026.

NB Please see Information Pack and Job Description for further information.

PS to obtain a higher resolution Information Pack pdf than the one below, please head to our charity profile page here on Charity Jobs and then click on the www icon just below our mission statement near the top of the page, which will take you to the ad on our website. 

What you will be working on:

• You will lead the planning and execution of digital marketing campaigns and initiatives across all online channels, including the website, SEO/SEM/AI Overviews, social media, supporter stewardship and marketing e-mails, to enhance charity visibility and drive supporter retention and acquisition
• You will manage website content and performance, oversee paid media campaigns, and analyse digital metrics to inform strategy and optimise ROI. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Director, you’ll ensure all digital activities align with our charity goals and fundraising strategy
• You will manage content creation and social media calendars, deliver targeted email campaigns, and monitor the online reputation of our charity to maintain a strong and positive presence. You will ensure our digital presence drives supporter and income growth by identifying the right audiences, driving engagement and qualifying interest in readiness to move up our supporter funnel
• A focus on data and insights using our CRM is instrumental to the supporter journeys and fundraising funnel and will in addition to the more creative aspects of the role where this insight translates into appealing content and campaigns targeted towards the right audience, be an important part of your day-to-day work
• You will also be responsible for regular reporting and analysis which will guide continuous improvement, while your awareness of emerging trends will help keep Rafiki Thabo current in digital marketing
• Ultimately you will play a key role in our digital marketing and communication activities, creating awareness that converts supporters up the fundraising funnel and be integral to our future growth and success

This job is for you if you…

• Are a marketing all-rounder with strong digital marketing experience
• Are experienced in developing, managing, delivering and optimising digital marketing campaigns across social media, search, website and e-mail marketing to drive brand awareness, lead generation, supporter engagement
• You have enough experience to hit the ground running and take the lead in your role
• You have strong knowledge and experience of SEO/SEM, AI, Google and Meta Ads, and analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Tag Manager
• You are proficient in using CRM systems in conjunction with automated marketing tools for support stewardship journeys and building CRM dashboards to track KPIs and engagement
• You have a positive mindset and a ‘can do’ attitude, with a flexible, conscientious, self-motivated and proactive approach to working independently while also being a team-player
• You have excellent communication skills, and a creative yet data-driven and supporter focused approach
• You have strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, campaigns and deadlines effectively. Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and tight deadlines under pressure
• And most importantly… you want your work to make a difference to the disadvantaged children and young people Rafiki Thabo support in Kenya, Uganda and Lesotho