Established in 1876, a Christian Charity, we are a federation of independent Mothers’ Unions’ with four million members, in 84 countries, all of whom are affiliated to our UK based Charity. In 2026, we will celebrate our 150th anniversary. In 2018, we collectively supported almost one million people giving them the skills and knowledge to transform their lives. Within this, centrally raised funds from members and donors have enabled support for projects benefitting 100,000 people annually.

Job Purpose

This is a critical role that offers the chance to help shape and drive Mothers’ Union’s voice across a range of digital, social and print channels. Working closely with colleagues and members across the UK and at times around the world you will be confident in researching and creating brilliant content that fully brings the impact of our work to life.

Whilst you will be the primary web editor and responsible for SEO and Analytics you will understand digital and print content strategies. You will be similarly confident in producing e-newsletters and using social media to manage campaigns whilst measuring reach and effectiveness. You will also bring excellent video production and editing skills.

You will need to be able to forge strong working relationships within the Fundraising and Communications team, across the organisation and with members. You will have a creative approach and self-starting ability to be creative with limited resources, whilst regularly evaluating your own performance to build on strengths and identify areas to improve.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the website including writing content, regular updates to content and functionality, ensuring search engine marketing is optimised to achieve full potential.
• Collate and disseminate a monthly national newsletter, encouraging contributions from staff and other key stakeholders.
• Manage the social media presence of Mothers’ Union, with the aim of reaching an increasingly broad audience and engaging members and stakeholders through social media.
• Develop and manage the Charity’s social media content calendar.
• Draft press releases for all of the Charity’s activities
• Support the Communications and Campaigns Manager to disseminate press releases and manage media requests.
• Develop printed media to promote campaigns, training events and workshops.
• Measuring and reporting on the performance of all digital marketing campaigns.
• Undertake basic video production and interactive presentations, which may include working with members, staff and external stakeholders.
• Proactively approach members and beneficiary's to collect case studies on the impact of our work, use our internal monitoring systems to identify leads and build a database of case studies that can be used throughout the year.

Skills and Experience

• Managing engaging websites, with a working knowledge of Drupal to effectively manage developers for basic changes and good working knowledge of SEO principles;
• Growing engaged, opted-in audiences on social media channels (especially Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn).
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills and an ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people.
• Good data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret data and statistics to develop stories and content.
• Computer literate, especially in the use of Microsoft. Technical design skills, from the design features in Word and PowerPoint through to Photoshop, video-editing and design programmes.
• Knowledge of, or a willingness to quickly build, competency in Dotdigital and social media management tools.
• An eye for good design and experience developing and applying a strong brand across a range of channels.
• Experience or knowledge of paid-for digital and social media campaigns.

Personal Attributes

• Strong belief and enthusiasm for the approach Mother Union has to social justice around the world.
• Exceptional relationship building skills, with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally.
• A creative approach and self-starting ability to create effective solutions with limited resources.
• Methodical, organised and able to work with attention to detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload in a small but busy team.
• A team player, who is willing to deliver practically on the ground and be hands-on.
• Regularly evaluates own performance to build on strengths and identify areas to improve.

Education or Qualifications

Educated to degree level/higher or with relevant demonstrable professional experience in communications and digital marketing. 

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be developed as a result.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• Willingness to work very occasionally at the weekend/overnight stays away from home.

Work Location

This role is primarily based at our head office in Central London. Mothers’ Union is currently operating a hybrid working pattern where staff are required to work a minimum two days from office. However, there will be occasions where staff will need to work from office for more than the 2 day minimum due to operational requirements.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via Charity Jobs. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 02 December 2021. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our new ambitious strategy for 2021 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

This role will play an essential part in supporting the creation, development and delivery of Independent Age’s key content development activities. 

The Content Officer will support and lead on story gathering, photography, videography, and case studies across the organisation and with our service users.

With a strong working knowledge of commissioning, producing and editing inspiring content (across digital and traditional channels), you will have proven experience of understanding content production processes and project management.

You will have the ability to manage a varied workload, work to tight deadlines and good written, verbal and personal relationship building communication skills.

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work.  We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

If you are passionate about our cause, share our values and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities’.  We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow 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.  

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Monday 13 December.

An exciting opportunity for a Digital Marketing Officer to help deliver our ambitious medical research charity's mission to reverse spinal cord injury for 60,000 people in the UK by transforming and propelling our online and digital presence.

We are the UK’s leading charity funding medical research projects around the world which develop groundbreaking treatments for paralysis. We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Digital Marketing Officer to help us transform the lives of those paralysed with a spinal cord injury. You will be joining a small, new team aiming to deliver innovative, engaging and impactful communications through the digital channel mix.

Job description

This role will help create, and drive the digital content needed to produce engaging and effective communications throughout our digital presence. Responsibilities will include:

• Actively managing and curating the charity’s social media presence on existing, as well as future platforms.
• Developing a range of digital and multimedia content including imagery, video and audio materials.
• Optimising digital performance through measurement, audience analysis and segmentation.
• Helping develop a rich online experience for website visitors.
• Actively contributing to the wider communication and marketing strategy.

About you

You are proactive, enthusiastic and excited about helping create a new digital strategy and content. You will be a self starter and able to work within a small team. You will be able to provide evidence and experience of planning and delivering tailored digital and social media content within a professional environment, ideally with a background in promoting charitable funding.

You will have experience delivering social media content through platforms such as HootSuite, and be proficient using Facebook Ads Manager/Business Manager to promote paid for content. You will have been comfortable in producing creative and engaging content, as well as have the analytical skills to optimise digital performance.

You have a passion for delivering impactful communications which makes a positive difference to wider society. 

About us

Until very recently, a spinal cord injury was considered to be a life sentence. Now however, thanks to ground-breaking science funded by organisations such as Spinal Research, that view is rapidly changing and the world stands on the edge of being able to restore function and movement to the paralysed.

What the science needs now is funding and donations are driven by awareness and involvement. We are on the hunt for someone to join us who can drive forward that engagement and help us beat paralysis. Spinal Research UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and through our recruitment. We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth and to aims to promote a workplace where you can be at your best. Find out more through Spinal Research.

Working as part of the Communications and Marketing Team responsibilities aligning to this position include:

• Actively managing and curating the charity’s social media presence on existing, as well as future platforms.
• Developing a range of digital and multimedia content including imagery, video and audio materials.
• Optimising digital performance through measurement, audience analysis and segmentation.
• Helping develop a rich online experience for website visitors.
• Actively contributing to the wider communication and marketing strategy.

Essential skills:

• Experience of a digital role in a small, fast moving team.
• Good knowledge of managing social media platforms and channels – HootSuite , Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc
• Experience in running campaign content through Facebook Ads/Business Manager.
• Strong planning and diary management
• Strong creative and copywriting skills.
• Knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Ability to write content for a range of audiences.

The role requires someone to be a proven self-starter, able to manage their own workload, research solutions to problems, opportunities for future projects and understand how to successfully contribute to the wider team and strategy.

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of Adobe creative products eg Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva etc
• Working knowledge of CMS (Drupal), and CRM systems
• Life sciences/science communications background
• Understanding of analytics and reporting
• Scripting/storyboarding
• Video editing/publishing
• Email marketing experience (MailChimp)

Employment terms and conditions

• 35 hour week
• 25 days annual leave per annum
• Time In Lieu option for occasional activities outside of core hours.
• Addition to the company pension scheme
• Office and homeworking.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity that provides practical and emotional support to the Jewish community, delivering treatment and services that support and facilitate recovery. Jami help people with mental illness build resilience, achieve their goals and have control over their lives. We currently support around 1,300 people at any one time and deliver approximately 27,000 separate provisions of service annually. Mental health services are delivered through our Community Hubs, at our social enterprise Head Room Café in Golders Green, and online. We reach thousands more people each year through education, events, schools and other organisations. This is an exciting time to join the charity. We have just launched ambitious new strategic plans to meet the increasing need for mental health services in the community and continue growing public awareness. You will be joining the Fundraising and Marketing team of 10 people and will become our in house digital expert. 

Job purpose

To plan, develop and promote compelling content on social media, website and digital channels, to drive awareness of Jami services, engagement with our audiences, and to raise funds.

Responsibilities

 Content

• Own and manage the content calendar for relevant awareness days, festivals, Jami events, Café promotions and blogs
• Create content which is formatted and optimised for each channel, for organic and paid campaigns, including regular, engaging content for stories; interactive content such as polls; wellbeing and support content
• Work with colleagues to produce relevant content for blogs, social media and website
• Plan and create multi-media materials as needed; select images, create graphics for posts, film and edit simple videos
• Work with our creative agency to produce additional assets

Social media and engagement

•  Manage and curate Jami and Head Room Café social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Plan and implement the content strategy across all social platforms to drive engagement and audience growth o Schedule regular posts on all channels
• React and interact online by responding to posts and commenting, to drive engagement and followers. Some of this interaction may be outside of normal working hours, flexibility to do so will be discussed and agreed with your manager
• Provide PR support to ensure maximum publicity and positive coverage of events and campaign activities
• Follow and engage with appropriate social media feeds, groups and influencers to promote Jami and Head Room Cafe

Website

• Generate and publish content to Jami and Head Room Café websites
• Maintain and update for appropriate external audiences

 Email marketing

•  Work with marketing colleagues to implement email marketing strategy. This may include writing content and selecting images for fundraising emails or e-newsletters
• Provide reporting and analysis against KPIs (trends, audience data, account growth)
•  Work closely with the marketing manager to ensure all content reflects our brand, tone of voice and visual identity
• Provide support and advice to colleagues on how to source, develop and share engaging content
• Keep up-to-date with developments in digital and social platforms, recommending ways they could be incorporated into Jami’s marketing and communications activities

Key relationships

• Fundraising and Marketing team

• Service staff

• Service users and volunteers

• Creative agency

• Jami social media follower

Training and Qualifications

Desirable 

• Willingness to undertake training and professional development

• Educated to degree level

Knowledge and Experience

Essential 

• Proven experience producing for social media platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (stories, reels, grid) and LinkedIn

• Experience using in-app and external analytics and scheduling tools for different social platforms

• Use of paid social adverts

• Experienced in using Wordpress CMS

• Experience in SEO

• Experience producing content that adheres to agreed corporate visual and editorial guidelines

• Excellent digital copywriting skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects and be responsive to emerging priorities

• Ability to engage sensitively with our audiences

Desirable 

 • Innovative ideas to maximise our online presence and reach

 • Awareness of news and trends within the charity sector and social media

• Experience reporting on social media, digital marketing or website activity

• Knowledge of the Jewish community

• Understanding and/or lived experience of issues surrounding mental illness 

Personal attributes 

• Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with staff, service users, volunteers and supporters
• Creative approach to delivering digital content
• Ability to accept copy and design changes Digital Marketing Officer Nov 2021 4
•  Sensitivity to the issues surrounding mental health
• Strong attention to detail
• Well organised, proactive and able to prioritise own work
• Willingness to work flexibly outside of standard office hours (time off in lieu is available)

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences. Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence. 

To view the full job description please visit jamiuk. org

To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter.

At Barnardo's we're looking to recruit an experienced Digital Content Officer (website and podcast) who will be part of our Digital Content & Engagement team.

The purpose of the role is to create, commission, edit and publish content across Barnardo's website and podcast channels in order to meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

* Write, edit and develop content for our Barnardo's main website (web pages and blog posts), considering best user journeys and optimise the content for search.
* Develop, edit and deliver podcast episodes in line with our strategic objectives, giving voice to the young people we support.
* Identify opportunities for capitalising on high search traffic volumes by publishing timely and relevant contributions from Barnardo's.
* Effectively manage stakeholder requests, maintain clear and consistent processes for briefing-in campaigns and managing workflow.
* Monitor and measure user interaction with digital content, add tracking codes, constantly track performance of the website and podcast content, and optimise
* Report on the effectiveness of content marketing campaigns at appropriate intervals.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

The Talent Set are working with Barnardo's to recruit an experienced Digital Content Officer who will be part of the Digital Content & Engagement team.

The purpose of the role is to create, commission, edit and publish content across Barnardo's website and podcast channels in order to meet business objectives.

Some key responsibilities:

• Write, edit and develop content for our Barnardo’s main website (web pages and blog posts), considering best user journeys and optimising the content for search.
• Develop, edit and deliver podcast episodes in line with our strategic objectives, giving voice to the young people we support.
• Identify opportunities for capitalising on high search traffic volumes by publishing timely and relevant contributions from Barnardo's.
• Effectively manage stakeholder requests, maintain clear and consistent processes for briefing-in campaigns and managing workflow.
• Monitor and measure user interaction with digital content, constantly track performance of the website and podcast content.
• Report on the effectiveness of content marketing campaigns at appropriate intervals.

We’re ideally looking for the following experience:

• Track record of working for a big organisation in a similar role, preferably within the non-profit sector.
• Excellent writing and editing skills for the web.
• Experience in SEO.
• Exposure to podcast content planning and development.
• Excellent tracking, reporting and content optimisation skills.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note any third party CVs submitted to Barnardo’s will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.

Senior Digital Content Officer

Term: Fixed term contract for 12 months

Salary: £33,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Full-time: 35 hours a week. 

Do you have a passion for digital content? Would you like to put your skills to use making a difference to millions of people across the UK? Do you want to work for a dynamic national charity at the centre of shaping and responding to end of life issues?

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Digital Content Officer who can create user-focussed digital content for Hospice UK’s websites.

Hospice UK is the national charity working for those experiencing dying, death and bereavement. We work for the benefit of people affected by death and dying, collaborating with our hospice members and other partners who work in end of life care.

We believe that everyone, no matter who they are, where they are or why they are ill, should receive the best possible care at the end of their life.

We are looking for a Senior Digital Content Officer with a proven track record of creating compelling digital content for different audiences.

You will be working as part of a Digital Team looking to transform Hospice UK’s digital output. You will be responsible for creating digital content – articles, blog posts, video content, podcasts and ensuring that they are, informative, engaging and laser-focussed on meeting our strategic objectives.

A digital native with proven digital content skills, as comfortable at producing website articles highlighting best practice in the sector as you are in creating engaging, powerful videos with the public to support our Dying Matters campaign. You understand what makes good digital content and know how to write for search engines and for humans. You’ll be joining a small but experienced and ambitious digital team with big digital projects planned over the next year.

Details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification[RP2] .

How to apply

To apply for this role, please click on the apply now button to be redirected to our website to send us your CV along with your completed Supporting Statement Form and Equalities Monitoring Form by the closing date.

The closing date is on Tuesday 30 November 2021 at 12-midday

First Interviews will be held on Thursday 9 December 2021 and second interviews on Tuesday 14 December 2021.

Brake is seeking a talented and cause-driven digital marketing professional to join our dynamic team, working to achieve our vision of safe and healthy streets. The role is offered on a 9-month fixed term contract and is a maternity cover role.

We're happy to consider applications from candidates wanting to work part- and full-time hours. Our staff team are currently working remotely form home, we envisage this role will be a fully remote / home working role with occasional travel to our Huddersfield Office in line with government guidance.

You will inspire, inform and engage communities and organisations across the UK and globally to fight alongside us to stop the world’s biggest killer of children and young people – road crashes – and enable people to cycle and walk without fear of traffic. Your work will inspire people to learn more, unite and achieve the solutions needed to save lives and the planet.

Motivated by your passion to make a difference, your work will help people become champions for change: to hear about, and take part in, our events and projects; achieve changes within their personal lives, communities and workplaces; grow our charity by fundraising; access our victim support services if affected by road crashes; and support positive government action.

What you will be doing

Through creativity, energy and a can-do approach, your purpose will be to plan, execute and optimise the charity’s online marketing communications. You will deliver low and zero-cost marketing communication campaigns that increase reach, participation and funding for the charity, while also growing and protecting our brand reputation. You will utilise the full mix of digital marcomms solutions to deliver measurable outputs that leap us forwards, increasing members, event delegates and participants in national campaigns and community activism.

You will work to understand our target markets: individuals, families and communities concerned about, and affected by, road crashes; schools; businesses that use vehicles as part of their operations; and professionals helping road crash victims.

Reporting into the Head of Programme Delivery, your role will sit within our dynamic engagement team and will be central to the delivery of our calendar of events, projects and campaigns.

Striving towards our 2020-23 strategy and our digital strategy, and recording your achievements against performance indicators, your work will drive up public awareness and opportunity to participate in our cause.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has talent, ambition and at least two years proven experience of working within a digital marketing communications role in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, creative environment.

• Has an excellent understanding of digital marketing concepts and best practices.

• Is a storyteller in all mediums. Powerfully reaches people in ways that have meaning for given audiences; writing accurately, succinctly and using the right visuals.

• Has experience with B2B and B2C social media, email campaigns and SEO.

• Has knowledge of web analytics tools, goal creation and conversion tracking.

• Has delivered marketing and communication campaigns from scratch before, with limited / no budget but demonstrable outputs and outcomes.

• Has skills and experience in creative content writing for web and online.

• Has an interest in what people think and do (behavioural change and psychology) and is able to digest and share new research findings in this arena quickly, and apply them.

• Can communicate, influence and collaborate well and rapidly across multiple teams, internally and externally. Is a team player who daily utilises strong interpersonal skills and participates in timely internal and external communication and debate to get the job done, in the best way, fast.

• Ideally has experience or understanding in the transport / mobility sectors, but not essential. You are, however, likely to have demonstrated an active interest in campaigning for change through a humanitarian or social cause in some way.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Executing marketing and communications support for all our engagement activity in line with our 2020-23 strategy, engagement model, and digital strategy.

• Working as a peer across the engagement team, and engaging with external organisational partners, to gather qualitative and quantitative insights about our audiences to inform marketing communication decisions.

• Developing marketing activity across all digital channels, including search, email and social as well as all other marketing campaigns and promotions.

• Identifying trends and opportunities to improve performance based on insights from our data across projects, events, social, email and e-commerce.

• Assisting with creating compelling marketing communication plans, storylines and content that build awareness of our cause and meet our needs for members, participants and funds; utilising the full mix of digital marcomms solutions.
   
• Writing effective, engaging press releases to generate coverage for events and projects through local, national and specialist media outlets.

• Leading on our SEO efforts (keyword, image optimisation etc) for all online content.

• Liaising with digital agencies as required to ensure websites are working and performing effectively.

• Keeping abreast of trends regarding “what works” in terms of informing people and enabling them to take action.

• Managing data in line with GDPR regulations.

• Using Mailchimp and other proprietary systems to manage data, in line with GDPR, and provide reports and insights

• Working on and assisting any ad hoc projects assigned by the Head of Programme Delivery as part of an agile engagement team.

What’s in it for you?

• Working for a cause that is vital for the survival of people and the planet; and for a charity that is evidence-driven.

• Working with a small and exciting team of campaigners and the wider road safety and sustainable transport community that is working at the cutting-edge of safe and healthy mobility.

• Having a role at the heart of the charity, achieving the charity’s vision and strategy.

• 25 days holiday per annum + bank holidays.(pro rata as appropriate)

The Content Editor helps people with sight loss to live they life the choose by bringing the work we do to life through copywriting, editing and content creation, with a focus on case studies. They produce and manage a library of diverse and engaging case studies for use by multiple teams, that reflect the work we do, the people who use our services, and the volunteers and staff that are at the heart of our work.

This role is Monday to Friday, 17.5 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday pro rata (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience as a writer or editor in a marketing, communications or journalistic setting.
• Proven experience of managing and delivering multiple projects simultaneously.
• A proven track record of producing high quality, effective branded content in a range of formats.
• Knowledge of producing communications / marketing materials in accessible formats.
• A full driving licence as the role requires national travel to sometimes remote areas.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience gained through copy writing and editing.
• Proven experience in the production and post-production of video and photographic content of the highest quality – either, in-house or for an agency.
• Experience of managing suppliers.
• Experience working in the charity sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

The Senior Content Editor helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by ensuring Guide Dogs’ content promotes, protects and differentiates the organisations’ brand and drives public engagement.

The role works with content generating teams to ensure that they are connected and working towards a common purpose, reducing duplication of effort. Improving the quality of our content by creating tools and processes that will enable teams to create content that is on brand, engaging and effective. Create best-in-class content that can be used by the whole organisation and will build on our ability to tell stories and create content that inspires, engages and moves people to action, expanding it to an organisation-wide capability.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. With a view to start the beginning of February 2022. 

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant experience as a writer, editor, or content developer preferably with a background in marketing, journalism, communications and/or digital content production.
• Significant work experience with and in-depth understanding of developing creative multimedia content (stories, photography, video, etc.) that can effectively be used across platforms, for different purposes, for various audience groups in very different markets.
• Experience of managing large projects.
• Experience of managing contracts and external suppliers.

Desirable

• Experience of managing budgets.
• Experience of managing others.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

The organisation:

Pancreatic Cancer UK sits at the heart of a community of people with personal and professional experience of pancreatic cancer. It’s unacceptable that more than half of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 3 months and PCUK is there to drive the advances needed to combat this cruel disease. They are seeking a Digital Experience Officer to help them use data to deliver exceptional, meaningful supporter experiences through digital channels. You will use your passion for and experience of digital marketing, data and user experience to reach and inspire more people affected by pancreatic cancer, delivering a measurable and positive impact through their digital experience. Working across their website, email marketing platform and paid advertising channels, including social media, you’ll make sure their digital platforms deliver an exceptional digital experience for their audiences. This is initially a 12 month contract.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage charity-wide integrated campaigns and day-to-day marketing activity, working with other stakeholders across the organisation.
• Support the Digital Marketing Manager and Digital Lead to deliver digital aspects of the Marketing & Communications and organisational strategies.
• Create powerful customer experiences across their digital platforms, including website, e-mail and paid advertising channels.
• Use data and insights to ensure the best user experience for their audiences across their main website, and other sites as required. This will include creating strong, relevant audience-led content for the website that is designed to improve key metrics such as conversion, engagement and search engine optimisation (SEO).
• Work with colleagues to design create new pages or sections for the website whenever necessary, ensuring brand guidelines/site design guidelines are maintained.
• Continually review performance metrics, and seek ways to optimise performance.
• Train, advise and coach colleagues to use the content management system (CMS) proficiently, and to publish user-friendly, strategically effective content.
• Report technical issues to the Digital Marketing Manager and development agency in a timely manner.
• Deliver engaging e-mail marketing journeys and experiences for their audiences, by being the lead point of contact for their email marketing platform – Dot Digital
• Work with teams across the organisation to plan, create and execute engaging email journeys to meet shared goals and objectives
• Work with the Digital Marketing Manager to develop plans for paid media
• Support with day-to-day digital advertising activity, including communication with their Google Grant and paid PPC agency, and their digital advertising consultant for digital advertising on Facebook and other social media channels
• Use insights from across their digital platforms and activity to better understand audience needs and expectations, and tailor their experience accordingly
• Use Google Analytics and other tools to measure, analyse and report on digital activity and

Person specification:

• A passion for data and putting audiences at the heart of the digital experience
• Combination of technical digital expertise and creative marketing skills
• Ability to manage a busy workload - juggling both day-to-day activity and discrete projects - and building excellent relationships across the charity.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of digital marketing and an in-depth knowledge of current digital trends and tactics
• Proven ability of using website content management systems to deliver engaging content and seamless user experiences.
• Proven ability of using e-marketing platforms to deliver engaging customer journeys.
• Proven ability of using paid digital advertising such as PPC and social media advertising
• Proven ability of monitoring and reporting on digital activity using tools like Google Analytics, and using data to improve customer experiences
• Proven ability of training staff in how to use digital tools

What's on offer:

This role is offering a salary of £27,500 - £30,500 for this 12 month contract. The role will be hybrid between home and their office in Central London.

Please apply today so as not to miss out!

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Digital Content Coordinator to support our Digital team. This is a fixed term role for one year.

Starting salary £30,000 rising to £33,857 plus £3,285 London Weighting.

The Mental Health Foundation is the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.  We are home to Mental Health Awareness Week and, with prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

Our focus is on three key areas:

1. Impact

We systematically consider how to scale ideas informed by evidence.  We build partnerships and alliances that increase the impact and reach of our work.

2. Influence

We harness evidence and the voice of lived experience to advocate for preventive approaches and create campaigns which tackle the root causes of poor mental health. 

3. Integrity

We continue to build a strong organisation that lives its values - that is open, kind, outward-looking and sustainable.

We have pioneered change for 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!

This exciting Digital Content Coordinator role will be responsible for coordinating and creating content across the Mental Health Foundation’s digital channels. We’re currently redeveloping our website, which reaches around 8 million users per year. The Digital Content Coordinator will work with teams across the Mental Health Foundation to ensure our organisational and audience needs are met with content which is engaging, audience-centred, accurate and follows best digital practice.

What does the role involve?

• Work with colleagues across MHF to understand their business requirements and to create, commission and coordinate production of digital content which meets defined user needs, conforms to best practice, and MHF’s tone of voice.
• Source, recruit and manage external freelancers and agencies as needed to agreed plan and budget.
• Manage Digital Asset Management system.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities to a high standard and consistently meet deadlines.
• Experience of creating audience-centred content (written and audio-visual) for a range of digital channels.
• Knowledge of best practice around accessibility and search engine optimisation, and good understanding of digital audiences, user experience and user journeys.
• Ability to work collaboratively and constructively across teams and managing multiple stakeholders, including those whose knowledge of digital best practice may be limited.
• Experience of working with a Digital Asset Management system.

Why should you join the Mental Health Foundation?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 27 after 5 years’ service

• 3 closure days between Christmas and New Year
• Up to 3 wellbeing days per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous non-contributory pension scheme, 8% at 3 months service, rising to 10% at 6 months service employer contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme at four times annual salary
• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme

Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require a DBS check.  Also, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. 

How to apply

If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and send your application form (along with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form) via the company website.  Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs will not be accepted.  Applications will close at 5pm on 29 November 2021.  Interviews are planned for Thursday 9th and Friday 10th December 2021.  There will be an assessment on the day of the interview.

Diversity is greatly valued at the Foundation.  Applications from all sections of the community are actively encouraged.  If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us via the company website.

Due to Covid-19 and until further notice, we are operating digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing) and on-boarding processes.  We are blending office and homeworking until further notice.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Full time permanent post  

Home working, with occasional days in our Head Office in Reading, possible UK travel

Salary in the range: £30,184 - £36,891 per annum

Parents And Children Together have an exciting new opportunity for a Digital Partnerships Executive to help us drive our ambitions forward. 

PACT has developed a unique online platform that is already supporting thousands of adopters, special guardians and professionals across the country. The Adopter Hub is enabling users to build their resilience, learn and develop and find help and support 24/7.

With other digital platforms in the pipeline PACT are looking for a sales professional to join the team and primarily secure new customers and manage renewals for the Adopter Hub and as other products come to market, support the roll out, promotion and sales of future products.

Do you have the passion and skills to help grow The Adopter Hub and help PACT help more people through our digital platforms?

How you could add value

As an excellent ambassador for PACT, you would work with our Director of Business Development and others to achieve the income targets associated with our range of digital products and services in line with our business plan, objectives and values.  You would play a significant role in generating revenue for PACT by developing market potential through existing customers, new lead generation, qualification, and closing sales, and be integral in recommending new products and services following customer contact and competitor analysis.

We are looking for an experienced sales or account manager to join our inspirational organisation. If this is you and you want to make a real difference, please visit our website for more information, how to apply and the full job description.

Closing Date - 5pm on Monday 29 November 2021. We look forward to hearing from you!

Interviews will take place on Thursday 09 and Friday 10 December 2021.

If you would like to learn more about our charity or have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Phil Cook, Director of Business Development.

Please do not submit your CV, only completed application forms will be accepted.  No agencies please.  We may close this advertisement earlier if we receive suitable applications in advance of our stated close date.

What we do

PACT is a leading independent adoption charity in the UK, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support. Our most recent Ofsted inspection rated our adoption service as “Outstanding”.

We are a well-established charity based in the Thames Valley with an office in Reading and second office in London. Our beneficiaries make up the wider PACT family and are supported through several community projects for children and adults facing multiple disadvantages including domestic abuse, homelessness, debt and victims or perpetrators of crime. Our current community projects include the Alana House women’s community programme and Bounce Back 4 Kids, a therapeutic domestic abuse recovery programme for families.

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds.  We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities.  We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed. Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

Digital and Direct Marketing Officer (Fundraising) 

Location: Flexible / home-working with some travel to Unseen’s head office in Bristol as required 

Salary: £26,835.75 per annum full-time 

Contract Type: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week 

Closing Date: 20 December 2021 

Unseen UK is a leading organisation in the fight against modern slavery and exploitation, in the UK and beyond. After a recent review of our fundraising and outreach programmes, and armed with a new CRM database, website and brand, we’re ready to step up the fight to tackle these ills at the very heart of our society.

We are looking for a dedicated and creative digital and direct marketing professional, who can lead Unseen’s paid digital outreach programme, deliver high quality direct marketing campaigns and ensure a seamless supporter journey towards regular giving.

The Digital and Direct Marketing Officer (Fundraising) will be an important contributor to the success of our multi-channel fundraising programme, also supporting our communications objectives, building our base of support across the UK and driving forward our messaging and advocacy plans to help end the scourge of modern slavery and exploitation today. 

At other organisations, this role may be known as Digital Fundraiser, Online Fundraiser, Individual Giving Officer (Digital), Direct Marketing Lead, Direct Marketing Fundraiser. 

We offer a friendly, supportive work environment, generous staff wellbeing and training programme, and flexible hybrid working. We are open to applicants with the right skills and experience from all backgrounds and sectors.

For more information about the role and to apply please click "apply on website" which will take you to our careers page on the Unseen UK website where you can download our job pack and application form. Applications should be submitted by 20 December. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the role or how to apply.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and recognise the value that diversity adds to our work and organisation. We encourage applications from BAME, disabled and LGBT people that are under-represented in this area of our workforce.