Digital Communications Officer Jobs in South Bank, Greater London

Do you want to join a growing and dynamic children's charity and make a real difference?  This varied and rewarding role could be for you!

A little about us 

We are one of the largest providers of mental health services to schools in London. We also provide early years education and family support, including offering emergency assistance for families in crisis. This work makes a real difference to thousands of children and families each year.

Our values

We work with children and families of all faiths and none; our sole aim is to help those in greatest need so they can overcome the challenges they face and achieve their potential. Our work is underpinned by our core values of integrity, compassion, inclusion and partnership. 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly team and use your fundraising experience to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families. As Fundraising Officer, your role will focus on developing relationships and generating income from charitable trusts, statutory sources, individuals, schools and parishes.

This is a diverse and rewarding role where you can work closely with our project teams and see the direct impact of your efforts. The fundraising team is also actively involved in service delivery and this role will be instrumental in helping to distribute gifts and food to hundreds of disadvantaged families at Christmas, as well as helping families in crisis via our Crisis Funds.

You will also help to shape the department’s overall fundraising strategy and play an important role in ensuring that many more disadvantaged children and families can access the support they need and have hope of a better future.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone with fundraising experience who is keen to use their skills to help CCS grow our income. A proactive and flexible approach is also a must! The successful candidate will:

• Have at least one years’ experience working as a charity fundraiser and a proven track record of personally securing fundraising income.

• Be an effective communicator 

• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and supporters. 

What you will get in return

• Generous annual leave allowance of 27 days p.a. plus bank holidays

• 11% employer pension contribution

• Access to a staff Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme

• The option to undertake a Diploma in Fundraising with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising after one year.   

• The opportunity to wake up each morning and feel you are making a positive difference!

Location

Lovely office at 73 St Charles Square, London. W10 6EJ (private off-street parking is available for staff). Hybrid working options considered, with the expectation staff attend the office at least two or three days per week.

Application process

We are actively interviewing for this role so please submit your CV and covering letter as soon as possible.

Please ensure you include a concise cover letter that clearly sets out why your skills and experience make you suitable for this role and what motivated you to apply.

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths, University of London is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

The Development and Alumni Office is a small, dynamic team responsible for building a culture of support for Goldsmiths, whether that is through philanthropy, volunteering or advocacy. Our fundraising activities support highly impactful projects that change lives and even save lives, and that reflect Goldsmiths’ values of civic engagement, social inclusion and educational excellence. 

The Alumni Relations and Regular Giving programme aims to build relationships that inspire alumni, colleagues and friends to support Goldsmiths through donations or volunteering. Through our multi-channel regular giving campaigns, we seek donations via single gifts, monthly direct debits and legacy gifts.

About the Role

This role will work closely with the Head of Alumni Relations and Regular Giving to implement the individual giving and legacy fundraising programme that will increase funds raised to support education at Goldsmiths.

The postholder will responsible for the project management of and writing copy for individual giving and legacy fundraising campaigns, and donor stewardship communications, via email, web, social media, and/or direct mail. 

About the Candidate

You will be able to demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach to identifying new opportunities and developing ideas. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to project manage fundraising campaigns and build personal relationships with alumni donors. You will be skilled in writing engaging fundraising copy for email, web and print. Ideally you will have experience of individual giving and/or legacy fundraising from the Higher Education or Not for Profit sector. However transferrable skills from exceptional candidates looking to move into the Higher Education sector are also welcomed.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of well-being initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

Place of work: Remote-based with regular travel to London for events and meetings 

About Media Trust 

At Media Trust, we believe when everyone has an equal voice, we’ll get to a more equal society. That’s why we connect media organisations with charities and under-represented talent to empower the third sector and advance media representation.  

We design and deliver innovative and impactful training for charities so they can communicate more effectively to support their communities and drive social change. We also match charities with media industry volunteers for hands-on support.

At the same time, we provide under-represented talent with the skills, access and mentoring to progress their careers in the media and creative sectors.

For more information about Media Trust’s work, see our 2023 Impact Report. 

About the role 

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about delivering training in AI and keen to apply your skills to lead a purpose-driven project?

Media Trust is looking for an experienced programme manager to lead on the delivery of a pioneering new programme. You will be empowering charities and under-represented creative talent, helping them gain AI skills to bridge the growing AI divide and prevent marginalised communities from being further excluded or disadvantaged. 

The programme will provide AI essentials training to two of Media Trust’s key beneficiary stakeholder groups: (i) small charities advocating for and supporting marginalised communities, and (ii) talent from under-represented backgrounds working, or aspiring to work, in the media and creative industries.

Media Trust will be partnering with one of the world’s leading tech companies who will deliver the training for the programme – we expect a formal announcement of the partnership in late November.

You will be responsible for designing the delivery calendar and managing the launch and delivery of this ambitious programme, which will run from January to December 2025. You will also manage the MEL (measurement, evaluation and learning) processes for the programme and produce a quarterly progress report for the programme funder.

You will provide insights and learning from the programme to help Media Trust design new AI-related and other digital skills training programmes for charities and/or creative talent from under-represented backgrounds. 

Key responsibilities 

Programme Management and Evaluation 

• Programme Management: Oversee the launch and delivery of this groundbreaking programme, ensuring all activity runs to schedule and on budget 

• Training Coordination: Plan, recruit and deliver training for 8 separate cohorts of c25 participants per cohort, coordinating with partner organisations, trainers and programme participants

• Participant Engagement: Recruit and engage programme participants, encourage participation and retention, support any accessibility needs and ensure the training aligns with participants’ needs and expectations 

• Training Content Development: Work closely with the trainers to create engaging, practical and tailored content, activities and resources to maximise learning 

• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: Manage the collection and analysis of programme data and insights, ensuring impact is evidenced with high-quality data and compelling case studies

• Budget Management: Manage the programme budget, providing accurate and up-to-date financial reporting

Partnerships: 

• Cultivate Relationships: Build and maintain meaningful relationships with charities and under-represented creative talent, creating collaboration opportunities 

• Networking: Represent Media Trust at third sector or media industry events to enhance our visibility and raise the profile of our work 

• Insights for New Programmes: Share latest trends and programme-related insights to help Media Trust secure new funders/partners for additional AI and digital skills training programmes for charities and/or creative talent from under-represented backgrounds

Marketing and Communications: 

• Programme Promotion/Recruitment: Work closely with the Marketing and Communications (MarComms) team to develop compelling promotional copy tailored to each target cohort

• Other Programme-Related Comms: Work closely with the MarComms team to write blogs, case studies and presentations about the programme and its impact

What we are looking for in you 

Essential Skills: 

• At least five years' experience of designing and delivering AI and digital skills training programmes, including facilitating workshops, training sessions and events

• Familiarity with AI and digital tools and a passion for staying informed and up to date with AI and digital trends.

• Proven skills in managing both in-person and online events, including participant and trainer coordination and logistics management

• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills; able to produce engaging and clear content for different audiences and communication channels

• Strong organisational skills, with the capacity to plan, prioritise, and manage multiple workstreams and deadlines effectively 

• Experience of effective budget management 

• Experienced in data analysis, monitoring and evaluation to support the assessment and communication of impact

• Proactive and takes initiative; can work effectively with minimal supervision

• Commitment to equal opportunities and Media Trust’s values 

Desirable Skills and Experience: 

• Experience of working with small charities and/or under-represented talent working in or aspiring to join the media and creative industries

• Background in the digital, media or creative sectors 

The above job description is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake but does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Working at Media Trust  

Media Trust is an ambitious charity, full of passionate people. We are a small and dynamic team that works collaboratively and supports each other to achieve our vision of a more representative media and equal society where everyone has a voice. We are looking for motivated, agile, and value-driven people to join our team.  In return we offer: 

• Remote working with a monthly co-working allowance

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 

• Flexible First employer 

• Opportunity to work flexible hours 

• Pension contributions

• 2 volunteer days each year

• Opportunity to attend up to two Media Trust Open Courses each year at no cost to you 

Flexible working at Media Trust  

Media Trust values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available, such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility and equipment or other support you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Media Trust values diversity and is an equal opportunities employer. 

Registered Charity no. 1042733 

Are you passionate about dogs and their welfare? Do you have successful experience in political campaigning and policy research and development?
We are recruiting for a Senior Public Affairs Officer to lead on the planning, coordination, and implementation of Dogs Trust’s political engagement in the UK.

About this role:
As Senior Public Affairs Officer, you’ll:

• be responsible for implementing our Public Affairs programme, which includes coordinating political activities and responses, drafting and updating our manifestos,
• organise and attend political events, such parliamentary receptions, briefings, and politician visits to our rehoming centres across the country,
• identify opportunities for our work to be amplified by media/social media coverage, to ensure that our message reaches as many decision makers as possible,
• represent Dogs Trust at external meetings and events, ensuring our positions are represented at all times.

About you:
To be successful in this role, you’ll need demonstrable experience in public and parliamentary affairs, with an in-depth knowledge of the political landscape in the UK, including the working of Westminster, Whitehall, and the devolved administrations. You’ll also need proven experience of political campaigning and lobbying, working on policy research and development and excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate.

Please note, Dogs Trust is a wholly independent organisation, free of association with any political party. Our independence is critical, as it allows us to pursue our mission to campaign on dog welfare issues, on behalf of the UK’s dogs and their owners. For our public affairs roles, the ability to display political neutrality in the public eye or when working with MPs is essential.

About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note, on rare occasions, we may close vacancies early if we receive an overwhelming response, so to avoid potential disappointment, please apply at your earliest convenience.

Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Officer to recruit, steward and develop relationships with individuals, groups and businesses who support the charity in their local community, aiming to give them the best supporter experience possible.

About this job:

As a Community Fundraising Officer, you will:

• Deliver our community fundraising and challenge events marketing plans.
• Support the creation of new fundraising activities.
• Deliver stewardship programmes to increase income for all activities and events. Maximising opportunities and encouraging repeat and ongoing participation.
• Monitor performance of your own areas of activity and maintain accurate and up-to-date financial and supporter records.
• Work with other Dogs Trust teams to maximise marketing opportunities.

About You:

With experience of developing and delivering excellent stewardship journeys to supporters you will have an ability to communicate with different audiences. You will have a good knowledge of planning and project management of multi-channel marketing campaigns, including digital and social media.

About Dogs Trust:

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team:

We are reliant on voluntary donations to continue our work. As part of this, Dogs Trust has many supporters who wish to support us through fundraising in their local community and through participating in sporting events and challenges.

Please note that this is a hybrid role based at our London Head office 2 times per week. 

We’re looking for a creative storyteller to develop our presence across social media and manage engaging campaigns that create emotional connections and deliver results.

Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pro rata, depending on experience
Location: Remote working, with occasional travel for meetings

About The Flying Seagull Project

A unique team of artists, performers, play specialists and fun-devotees, we are dedicated to ensuring no childhood passes without proper play, big belly laughs and everyone feeling valuable. We work across the UK and internationally, reaching out and sharing circus, music, art, dance and play experiences with children and communities facing the harshest of crises due to poverty, war, isolation and illness.

We create safe spaces, either in our big top tent, or an empty car park or wherever we can take over a corner, to ensure that every child feels safe, seen and special. The locations we work in include refugee camps, orphanages, institutions, refuges, marginalised communities, hospices and community centres. What unites us is the energy, determination and commitment to creating genuine childhood joy for those starved of that basic right and making magical memories that can last forever.

Our medium-sized charity is led by CEO Ash Perrin, with five core staff and a team of highly experienced crew and volunteers. We also have hubs in the Netherlands and Norway. We are a dynamic and friendly organisation, dedicated to delivering a huge impact with limited resources and are looking for people who are driven and who share our mission.

The Role

This is an exciting and pivotal new role, with huge scope and freedom to increase our reach and promote our dynamic, unique charity in a direct and rewarding way.

Your first job will be to draft our Social Media and Creative Communications Plan, setting out the key opportunities, milestones and targets for the next few years.

You’ll be responsible for developing our brand presence across multiple social media platforms. You’ll manage authentic, highly-engaging campaigns that delight our community, creating emotional connections and delivering results.

An all-rounder with the ability to see social media and communication plans through from inception to delivery, you’ll be adept at creating and editing digital media as well as analysing their performance.

In this role you’ll work closely within our tight-knit team, reporting directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

• Bring the brand to life on social media with compelling and consistently engaging creative communication.
• Draft and roll out a compelling Social Media and Creative Communications Plan.
• Set KPIs, work to targets, analyse and report on performance.
• Reacting quickly to opportunities and title deadlines, keeping pace with a dynamic agenda.
• Increase engagement for existing audiences while acquiring new followers.
• Lead the creation and delivery of email marketing to charity stakeholders and our wider community.
• Create and run a GTM calendar to plan and schedule posts and campaigns that support the brand strategy.
• Work with the Executive Director to design and deliver integrated digital fundraising campaigns.
• Provide support Social Media support to our Netherlands and Norway hubs as required.

The Ideal Candidate

Vibrant, boundary pushing, brave and creative, you will be adept and skilled at creating and managing exciting and engaging content across all social and digital channels.

A natural storyteller with fantastic ideas and drive to share the magic we bring, building unity and compassion with new and existing audiences, promoting our work and expanding our reach and reputation.

Skills

• Minimum three years’ demonstrable experience working in social media & creative comms.
• Adept at developing and executing social media & communication plans from inception to creation to delivery to analysis.
• Skilled with digital editing software (Adobe Suite) as well as in-app editing on social media platforms.
• Able to write good copy, edit photos and video and create social native content.
• Skilled with Adobe Suite and able to learn new software quickly.
• Up to date with the latest trends, developments and opportunities on social media that align with the brand.
• An eye for excellent content, design and copy, understanding brand nuances like tone, personality and visual identity.
• Self-sufficient executor with a can-do attitude in a challenging and evolving environment.
• Comfortable working to targets, managing KPIs and delivering to deadlines.
• Commitment to The Flying Seagull Project’s vision, mission and values.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or age.

How to apply

If you think this sounds like your ideal opportunity and you’d like to join our Seagull team as our new Social Media & Creative Communications Lead, please apply as soon as possible. We are considering applications on an ongoing basis as they are received, so don’t delay!

We will hold the first round of virtual interviews on 20th & 21st November 2024 for early applicants, with a potential second round of virtual interviews at a later date.

To apply, please send your cover letter (maximum two sides of A4) clearly stating how you meet the role requirements and skills and an up-to-date CV to Tania Skae. Thank you.

The Communications & Community Coordinator will join a small and fast-paced team that is developing a new place-based giving scheme in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. You will be a strong communicator, creative thinker, well-organised, and enjoy working flexibly on early-stage projects. You’ll also feel enthusiastic about working with a diverse range of Greenwich residents, charities, community groups, and businesses, and championing the transformative power of place-based giving.

This role will be responsible for helping to develop and grow the brand of Greenwich Giving and contribute to the creation of our first giving campaigns and grant-making processes. You will also work closely with the Head of Greenwich Giving and the Greenwich Giving steering group to provide administrative and organisational support for different aspects of our work.

We are delighted to be partnering with a renowned Human Rights organisation to source an outstanding interim Digital Fundraising Specialist. This is a full time role which can be worked mostly from home with occasional days in their London office. Minimum 3 months and immediate start.
 
The Digital Fundraising Specialist will work closely with the Senior Digital Marketing Specialist and Fundraising teams to plan and deliver an innovative digital fundraising strategy across paid marketing channels, including paid social and pay-per-click (PPC). You will be responsible for driving the digital fundraising income which enables us to win human rights victories through paid marketing campaigns and journeys that engage, inspire and maintain relationships with supporters and online customers.
 
You will work in partnership with the Digital and Fundraising teams to develop digital acquisition strategies and content/test plans in order to deliver and optimise recruitment of financial supporters, legacy pledgers, event participants and customers to our online shop. You will also lead on the planning and implementation of engaging fundraising communications and supporter journeys that successfully grow and retain their financial supporter base which will generate the long-term income needed to deliver human rights work and strategic objectives.
 
▪ Accountable for the delivery of digital fundraising income and supporter recruitment targets to budgeted key performance indicators.
▪ Manage our digital fundraising strategy, and manage relationships with key digital fundraising agencies, to plan and deliver a best practice, innovative digital fundraising acquisition programme across paid social and PPC.
▪ Use paid social platforms such as YouTube, Google Ads and Facebook Business Manager to build and optimise fundraising acquisition activity, ensuring budget is effectively deployed.
▪ Continually monitor and analyse the performance of digital fundraising campaigns and make recommendations based on data-driven insights for optimisation and enhancements that will deliver on fundraising campaign targets.
▪ Plan and deliver digital communications expertise and advice for fundraising audiences and programmes, including creative, messaging, supporter journeys and segmentation.
 
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to connecting with you.

Harris Hill is urgently seeking a Digital Fundraising Specialist to support a Human right charity, starting ASAP for 2 months possibly longer. 

This role is to take over from a leaver and cover the role into the new year where they will go out for longer term cover.
 

The Digital Marketing Specialist - Fundraising, will work closely with the Senior Digital Marketing Specialist and Fundraising teams to plan and deliver an innovative digital fundraising strategy across paid marketing channels, including paid social and pay-per-click (PPC). They will be responsible for driving the digital fundraising income to support the work of the charity

Experience
Overseeing campaigns on digital paid marketing platforms to attract new financial supporters/customers.
Creating financial supporter/customer acquisition strategies and content plans to deliver personalised, engaging and multi-touchpoint journeys.
Managing projects, communications, budgets and operational workloads.

Knowledge
Industry standards, best practice and trends in digital paid marketing.
Awareness of inclusive principles and ways of working, including ethical fundraising values and practices.

Skills
Excellent analytics, reporting and evaluation on the effectiveness of paid marketing campaigns, using this to continually test and optimise.
Technically proficient in using paid marketing platforms, analytics and optimisation tools, and project management tools.

Experience
Utilising Google Analytics, Google Data Studio, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager.
Leading digital innovation projects to test new platforms, channels and fundraising products.
Working with digital marketing agencies on project management.

If you would like to hear more, please apply for further details.

Are you an experienced Digital and IT Director looking for a part-time interim role?

Charity People is partnering with a prominent membership association for foundations and grant-makers in the UK to find an Interim Digital and IT Director on a consultancy basis. This role is vital for ensuring the continuity of essential digital and IT services.

We are seeking a professional with a strong background in digital infrastructure, data management, and CRM/CMS systems to support this organisation's strategic technology goals.

Interim Digital and IT Director

• Working Pattern: Part-time, 14 hours per week
• Duration: Start ASAP, ending June 2025
• Location: Fully remote or hybrid option
• Pay: £36.65 per hour (equivalent to a full-time salary of £66,700)

Key Responsibilities

• CRM and Website Support: Oversee enhancements to the CRM (iMIS) and CMS (Rise) systems, unblocking decision-making processes and implementing changes with support from external suppliers.
• Strategic Roadmap Development: Define and communicate a roadmap for future IT, digital, and data needs, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and goals.
• Staff Capability Building: Identify and build essential digital skills within the team, creating a sustainable approach to IT and digital transformation.

Requirements

• Sector Understanding: Experience working in or with membership associations or non-profits.
• Digital and IT Leadership: Proven ability to build IT capabilities and manage digital change. A people-first approach to building organisational capacity is essential.
• CRM and CMS Expertise: Hands-on experience managing CRM and CMS platforms (experience with iMIS and Rise preferred).
• Project and Supplier Management: Skilled in overseeing projects, managing budgets, and working with external providers.
• Training Development: Experience in identifying and addressing training needs in digital and IT.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, from technical teams to senior leadership.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit a supporting statement (500-750 words) along with your CV. In your statement, please cover:

Relevant Experience and Skills - What relevant experience and skills do you have that will enable you to meet the brief and the key deliverables identified?

Role Motivation and Approach - What appeals to you about this role, and how would you go about delivering the brief if appointed?

Closing date: 9am Friday 22^nd November
Interviews: Thursday 5^th December and Friday 6^th December (virtual interview)
Start: ASAP

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the 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. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Doctors of the World UK (DOTW UK) is part of the global Médecins du Monde (MDM) network, which delivers over 400 projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers. 

Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need. 

Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £10m for overseas programmes, helped 20,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all. 

We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.

DOTW UK boasts of a dynamic fundraising team dedicated to inspiring individuals and partners with the compelling story of DOTW’s impact and change. Their efforts are focused on building the necessary income, driving transformative change, and amplifying influence to fulfil our mission both in the UK and globally.

You will successfully manage the fundraising and communications team of 2 staff compromising of the Database/Donor Manager and Communications/Engagement Manage  to develop a strategic approach that aligns with the charity's annually agreed income and expenditure budgets. This involves setting clear goals, providing ongoing mentorship, and implementing performance metrics to ensure that the team is equipped to generate the necessary income to support the charity’s initiatives. This includes management of Trusts and Foundations, Events and Community, Corporate, Statutory and Overseas funding streams and Individual Giving streams.

You will be responsible for all internal and external communications means ensuring that every message, whether it's a press release, social media update, or internal briefing, effectively conveys the charity's mission and values. This consistency helps to strengthen the brand, engage supporters, and raise awareness of our work, fostering a sense of community around our goals.

Your support to colleagues in the MdM Network involves leveraging relationships and sharing best practices to help secure funding from UK donors. This collaboration is crucial for expanding our reach and ensuring that our work is recognized and funded across various platforms.

Finally, you are an active member participating in the Senior Management Team contributing insights and strategies that align with the charity’s development goals. This collaborative effort is vital for shaping the direction of the organisation and ensuring that all initiatives are cohesively aimed at delivering our broader objectives. By engaging in this leadership role, the Head of Fundraising and Communications role will help to drive the charity's mission forward, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply. 

For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile. To speak to someone about the position please contact the HR Officer to arrange a call with the Executive Director.

Salary & Contract

Full time 35 hrs per week

£51,300 per annum

Closing Date:

Friday 29th November at 9am.

How to Apply 

To apply, please submit your CV & Covering Letter with the following details:

Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Interview dates TBC.

Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted. 

At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people.

Our impact across policy, campaigning, information and advice, grant-making and partnerships improves lives by increasing the financial well-being of older people in financial hardship, enabling greater choice and independence in wider areas of life. We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey. 

Responsibilities and Person Specification: 

This role at Independent Age is a brilliant opportunity to work on our grant funding programmes, involving support of grant management, applications, assessments, and funding administration. The postholder will foster positive connections with funded organisations, service partners and individual grant holders, contribute to the review and analysis of grant and partnership reporting and evaluations, and help communicate the impact of grants working with multiple stakeholders. You will support with creating value-adding opportunities for grantees, from organising engaging training to hosting networking events.

A strong understanding of grant making and experience in supporting partnerships, a project, or programme of work, your collaborative approach, outstanding interpersonal skills, and commitment to customer service will be important for this role. You should also have excellent administrative and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and be experienced in data management. 

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight.

What it’s like to work at Independent Age: 

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included. 

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits. 

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age by visiting the Careers page on our website.

Application Process: 

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format). 

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role. 

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 18th November 2024 

Interview Dates:  

• First Interviews will be held online on Thursday 28th November 2024 
• Second Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 5th December 2024 at Independent Age, 19 Avonmore Road, W14 8RR. 

Post summary

This is an exciting position for an exceptional person with fundraising, campaigning, policy, communications and management/leadership experience to temporarily direct one of the UK’s leading human rights NGOs. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to oversee high-impact civil liberties campaigns to achieve real change and manage a high-performing multi-disciplinary team to further privacy, free expression and data protection rights in the United Kingdom. Importantly, you’ll be an experienced fundraiser, responsible for leading our grants and major giving to maintain Big Brother Watch’s income growth, and have experience with financial reporting.

You’ll have a diverse skill-set enabling you to line manage our Advocacy Manager, Digital Communications Manager and Head of Research and Investigations. An ideal candidate will also be responsible for leading the development of policy positions on new and emerging issues alongside our talented team.

You may also share spokesperson responsibilities, taking up our role as a recognised voice on civil liberties matters in the national media, though this is not essential.

The start and end of the position will include comprehensive handover periods with the current Director, and may include a period of co-working full time with the current Director.

We recognise that applicants may not have all the skills relevant to this role, or policy expertise across all of our key campaign areas. However, if you are a committed and experienced civil liberties advocate with significant fundraising and management experience, we would like to hear from you.

About you

We’re looking for highly experienced professional with a track record of NGO fundraising and management with a demonstrable passion for protecting civil liberties, especially privacy and freedom of expression. Ideally, you’ll have a high level of experience of or interest in working on new and emerging technologies.

Importantly, you’ll have excellent political judgement. You’ll have strong knowledge of British politics, a strong network of relevant contacts and significant experience both fundraising and advocating for change.

You’ll have an entrepreneurial approach, always identifying opportunities to boost Big Brother Watch’s campaigns, resources and reputation. The ideal candidate will appreciate the importance of winning in the court of public opinion in order to win in parliament, and have the skills to do both.

You’ll be a brilliant communicator internally and externally, able to simplify complex technology issues and convey powerful messages whether in campaign slogans or in interviews as a Big Brother Watch spokesperson.

You’ll be at ease working on a strictly non-partisan, cross-party basis and grounding our campaigns and communications strategies in human rights and liberal principles. You’ll also embody our principles of equality, respect and accountability.

We’re looking for someone with natural leadership qualities, ideally with experience of managing managers, who will bring the best out of our highly capable team as a motivating and compassionate director.

If you’re committed to Big Brother Watch’s mission, we’d like to hear from you.

Big Brother Watch

Big Brother Watch is a UK civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. We’re determined to reclaim our privacy and defend freedoms at this time of enormous technological change. And we fight to win.

We’re a fiercely independent, diverse, non-partisan and non-profit group of campaigners and researchers who work to roll back the surveillance state and protect rights in parliament, the media or the courts if we have to. We publish unique investigations and pursue powerful public campaigns to pursue real change. We work relentlessly to inform and empower the public to collectively reclaim privacy, defend our civil liberties and protect freedoms for the future.

We’re a small, dedicated and highly effective team of seven full-time staff, in addition to contractors and volunteers.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fundraising

• Seeking fundraising opportunities and writing fundraising applications

• Reporting to funders, including trusts/grants and individual donors

Management and finances

• Day to day operational management of the office, ensuring policies are upheld

• Management of the Advocacy Manager, including overseeing the development of quarterly campaign plans and evaluations across our priority areas

• Management of the Digital Communications Officer and our public communications strategy/scheduling, encompassing digital fundraising

• Management of the Head of Research and Investigations, ensuring ongoing production of high-quality research, investigations and reports to support priority campaign areas

• Ensuring the highest level of quality of all campaigns, communications and research output

• Manage staff performance and development, and ensure wellbeing

• Help foster a positive, supportive work environment

• Financial management of the organisation, liaising with our accountants, with quarterly financial reporting to the Board of Directors, and maintenance of our annual budget

• Organise quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors and prepare papers, including financial and campaign updates

Advocacy

• Lead a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team to further our strategic aims across campaigns, communications, research and some litigation

• Identify advocacy and press opportunities to further campaign aims, with the team

• Oversee and ultimately authorise our public messaging, from press quotes to public stunts, in line with our strategic aims

• Work with the team to promote Big Brother Watch’s campaigns externally/in the media, supporting spokespeople or personally undertaking speaking engagements, media interviews/opinion writing, etc.

• Uphold Big Brother Watch’s reputational excellence in public fora

• Work with the team to communicate complex issues to varied audiences, whether parliament, press or public

• Identify opportunities to further our strategic aims whether in parliament, the press or through legal action

• Identify and support opportunities for the team to work with stakeholders and pursue collaborative campaigns/coalitions on key issues

• Develop and advance Big Brother Watch’s relationships with allies across Government, legislative bodies, international organisations & NGOs in a strictly cross-party manner

• Produce formal correspondence, blog posts, presentations, and other documents articulating Big Brother Watch’s strategic goals

• Reflect, evaluate and implement learning from Big Brother Watch’s performance

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Successful experience (2y+) fundraising from trusts and individual donors for a non-profit/NGO

• Experience of budget management and financial reporting, particularly in a non-profit context

• Proven leadership in a senior management role (2y+) in a similar role or environment

• Proven experience with high-level political judgement and decision-making

• A strong understanding of the external political environment, including levers for change and knowledge of what changes the minds of decision-makers

• A demonstrated commitment to defending rights and civil liberties in the UK

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Proven ability to work successfully in a non-party, cross-party environment

• Proven ability to represent an organisation as a responsible and high-impact ambassador

• Proven commitment to organisational excellence across all outputs

Desirable

• Experience managing managers

• Expertise and experience on UK issues relating to data protection, civil liberties, privacy, surveillance and/or free expression

• Excellent and persuasive communications skills

• Aptitude for managing and building relationships with stakeholders

• Familiarity with relevant UK surveillance and data protection laws

HEALTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Health Community Engagement Manager (Talk Cancer)

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1-2 days per week in the office). We are open to discussing further flexible working for the successful candidate.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2024, 23:55

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Health Community Engagement Officer. We need you to support the day-to-day planning, delivery and development of the Talk Cancer training programme and the Cancer Awareness Roadshow activity - working with internal stakeholders and an external agency to ensure seamless delivery of our activities.

What will I be doing?

• Organising the logistics of the Talk Cancer workshops, maintaining the training diary and activity logs as well as preparing information for trainees

• Acting as a primary point of contact for Talk Cancer's clients during the workshop planning process

• Inputting and maintaining evaluation data for the Talk Cancer and Roadshow teams - creating reports and evaluation summaries where required

• Acting as a moderator for Talk Cancer online workshops and the Talk Cancer Facebook group

• Working with the Roadshow Manager and Senior Officer to coordinate the logistics for the Cancer Awareness Roadshow activity, ensuring effective administration of resource to cover all activities, staff visits and staff volunteering activities

• Monitoring the team email inboxes, triaging queries from internal and external stakeholders and resolving problems where possible

• Delivering team finance support, including raising purchase orders, processing payments and support with invoicing

• Monitoring resource and publication usage across the two teams - ensuring that stock levels and procurement/courier processes are appropriately managed.

What skills are you looking for?

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and excellent attention to detail

• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build and maintain good working relationships

• Solution-focussed, with a good eye for spotting opportunities

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Initiative to review processes and activity, with the confidence to proactively offer own insight and suggestions

• Comfortable with basic data handling, analysis and reporting, and a good understanding of data protection

• Relevant experience of working with various digital platforms and MS Office applications.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview.

Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. Please note, you will also be asked to complete a short screening question.