Digital Fundraising Executive Jobs in London, Greater London
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
This is an exciting time at Magic Breakfast, as we have expanded our team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Campaigns Team develops strategy, creates plans and manages campaigns on issues and policy to influence key stakeholders and build public support to create systemic change and eliminate child hunger for good.
We are looking for a Campaigns Officer to join our small team to support the Campaigns Manager design, deliver and evaluate integrated and impactful campaigns in support of Magic Breakfast’s policy and advocacy objectives, including the designing, resourcing and creation of meaningful actions to communicate key messages to decision-makers, the media, supporters and the public.
You will be joining our campaigning work at a crucial point as we aim to grow our campaigner base, mobilise more people and carry out strategic campaigns within the context of an approaching general election and beyond with the new government. The role will work closely with colleagues across the Department and organisation to increase the impact of our advocacy messages and campaigns.
Please see the job description and job pack for more information
APPLICATION PROCESS
We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our workforce and we encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority background, who are underrepresented in our organisation.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr@magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 15th - 17th April 2024
First interview – 23rd and 25th April 2024
Second interview – 30th April and 2nd May 2024
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Spring Community Hub is recruiting a Business Support Coordinator - Marketing. This is an exciting opportunity to join our small, dynamic team to support our marketing and brand management as well as providing day to day administrative support to the Charity.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Assisting with content creation and maintaining the website including SEO optimisation and monthly reporting.
- Supporting and coordinating content creation and messaging for newsletters, website and other communications.
- Bringing the Spring Community Hub brand to life through storytelling.
- Researching new ideas and advances in marketing/charity and fundraising activities
- Monitoring and measuring the performance of campaigns
- Coordinating, ordering and maintaining the stock of marketing collateral and ensuring it is in accordance with Spring Community Hub's brand guidelines, strategic aims, values and budgetary constraints.
- Planning, organising and coordinating internal and external events including visits to trade shows and wherever a marketing presence is required and networking and partnership building at these events
- Routine administration, executive support and event planning and maintaining office directories (phone, emergency contacts etc.)
- Assisting with the recruitment of staff and volunteers
- Undertaking tasks as required that are not specifically listed here including general office and administrative tasks
Person Specification
- Degree or equivalent experience, ideally in English language or a CIM or other marketing qualification or equivalent experience.
- Have worked or volunteered in the not for profit or voluntary sector, particularly with individuals experiencing significant poverty and inequality
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people and build and maintain partnerships
- Creative with an eye for design and the ability to use the relevant software and marketing and communications tools like MailChimp, dotMailer etc.
- Experience using social media in a business context
- Project management experience
- Experience using WordPress or other content management systems.
- Ability to negotiate with suppliers, for example print and advertising
- Commitment to training and continuous development and open to change
- Abillity to work under pressure and independently and remain calm.
- Abillity to collaborate with and listen to colleagues
- A compassionate approach with an interest in the wellbeing of others
There will be some out of hours working for AGM, Away Days, events and/or development and training sessions, you will be able to arrange time off in lieu via your Line Manager
The role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of significant poverty and inequality and people from marginalised communities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Staywell has two thriving, popular day centres offering a range of activities and support for older people with a range of needs. We need someone with excellent communication skills and a professional approach to work with our Day Services Manager, leading and supporting a large team of staff and volunteers.
You’ll need the ability to promote and foster a positive environment for both staff and clients, together with a willingness to be involved in all aspects of the operation of the centre.
If you would like an informal chat about this role before applying, please contact us (contact details on our website).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Dear Applicant,
Launched in 2004, Crisis Action is a pioneering organisation that works behind the scenes to enable civil society to respond more effectively to violent conflict. Crisis Action’s unique model and record of impact earned the organisation the 2012 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and the 2013 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
We work through innovative campaigns that shift power towards populations at risk and spur collaborations to ensure the safety and rights of affected people in line with international human rights and humanitarian law. We strive to empower those we work with and provide platforms to those with direct experience of conflicts to tell their stories and speak truth to power. You can watch this video for an insight into our model and find out more about our work from our recent annual reports.
We are international, independent, and not-for-profit, with a diverse global team of about 50 people strategically located in Addis Ababa, Beirut, Johannesburg, London, Nairobi, New York, Paris, and Washington DC. Crisis Action’s Board is composed of respected leaders and sector experts from across the humanitarian, human rights, policy, and business spheres.
We are looking for an exceptional, strategic, and dynamic Communications Director to help drive forward and enhance the impact and effectiveness of our work.
If you’re hungry for a challenge, are creative and passionate about driving change, and experienced in influencing the world’s most powerful people to uphold rights and protect civilian lives, we look forward to receiving your application.
Nicola Reindorp
Chief Executive Officer
Overview of the Role
As Communications Director, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Crisis Action’s unique model of campaigning by driving maximum innovation and impact in our campaigns; communicating Crisis Action’s story in new and compelling ways to our diverse network of partners and donors; and by building allies and creative coalitions globally. We are looking for an exceptional changemaker who is an all-in-one storyteller, strategic communicator, newshound, and mentor, with the ability to ensure maximum innovation and impact in our campaigns and communications for the protection of civilians from conflict.
This is not a typical Communications Director role. We do not want our profile raised: in fact, while keeping us entirely behind the scenes, you will help our campaign teams and partners develop and deliver ever-more creative, strategic, and digitally aware campaigns that can achieve cut-through in a dramatically changing geopolitical landscape.
Our new Communications Director will be a seasoned communications professional with a strong understanding of the media landscape, but also an experienced changemaker with the soul and energy of an activist. You understand how change occurs and have a demonstrable passion and track record for making it happen. You seek and drive excellence but are also unafraid to embrace experimentation and failure. Your knowledge and experience of using a broad range of approaches for influencing decision makers, strong news sense, political instincts, and knowledge of different media markets, including – ideally – established relationships in key outlets and platforms - will be critical in shaping our work and fulfilling our mission to protect civilians affected by conflict.
Reporting to Crisis Action’s Director for Emergency Response, Learning and Innovation, you will lead and support our small but powerful Communications team. While this is a senior, strategic role, this position also requires hands-on implementation. You will have the ability to deliver work through your own team, as well as a complex ecosystem of colleagues, partners, and allies from all over the globe, including many of the world’s largest and most high-profile humanitarian and human rights groups. Therefore, the ability to work with and motivate others across teams, organisations, and time zones will be crucial.
We are looking for an outcome-focused individual who enjoys working in small, flexible teams, leading with rigour, initiative, and a high degree of professionalism. You will be comfortable in a fast-paced but fun and highly supportive environment that is laser-focused on impact. You will need to hit the ground running and be ready to engage with your new colleagues and partners to harness their resources and ambition to deliver effective campaigns.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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Develop and implement innovative and impactful campaigns to protect civilians and prevent conflict
A core part of your responsibilities will be working with the Communications team and colleagues from our other offices to lead, strategize, or contribute to the global campaigns that Crisis Action coordinates. Your success will depend on your ability to build and nurture trusted relationships with our partners and allies from across sectors; and the agility to catalyse and leverage the collective power of our coalitions to generate impact. This will require you to:
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Lead and support teams in devising smart and savvy media and communications strategies for campaigns
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Boost organizational creativity and impact by implementing bold and ambitious ideas, and actively scanning for new and creative campaign tactics, tools, and partnerships
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Ensure Crisis Action has strong relationships with key journalists across different markets and develop and nurture creative partnerships with organisations and individuals from across the world of media, advertising, tech, film, and more
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Working closely with our different offices, build and strengthen a diverse and innovative communications network by proactively engaging current and new partners and bringing on board creative allies
2. Crisis Action’s chief storyteller and a global communicator for change
You will be responsible for developing a wide array of internal and external communications products for our partners and network. As a creative engine for the organisation, you will drive innovation in how we work with traditional and new media, develop creative partnerships, and help tell the stories of our campaigns and the organisation in compelling and impactful ways. You will measure success, capture learnings, mentor colleagues through training, and communicate our behind-the-scenes work to various stakeholders in a way that enhances Crisis Action’s reputation with partners and donors. This will require you to:
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Ensure timely and impactful communications to key stakeholders such as partners, donors, and board members, including overseeing the coordination, drafting, and editing of the content
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Working in close collaboration with the fundraising team, coordinate and oversee the vision, design, production, and dissemination of Crisis Action’s annual report
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Enhance our ways of storytelling to diverse audiences by developing bespoke content on Crisis Action and its campaigns, and training our teams on it
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Maintain oversight of Crisis Action’s website to ensure it is fit for purpose and updated with the latest campaign and organisational information at all times
3. Contribute to the strategic growth, leadership, and impact of Crisis Action
You will be responsible for consolidating and expanding Crisis Action’s relationships and reputation with our communications and media partners, and civil society network, and for developing and implementing the Communications strategy that aligns with Crisis Action’s overall organisational strategy. As a member of Crisis Action’s Directors Group, you will also play a leadership role on organisational strategy and decision-making, oversight of team performance and well-being. This will require you to:
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Supervise and mentor the communications team, and any consultants or volunteers that may work with the team or on Crisis Action campaigns
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Develop and implement a Communications strategy for Crisis Action that enables our campaign teams to deliver real change for civilians in conflict, and helps Crisis Action communicate with diverse stakeholders more effectively
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Strengthen our systems and enhance learning across teams by aassessing campaign needs periodically, and developing and delivering appropriate trainings
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Work in close collaboration with Office Directors, and support the Senior Management Team on key aspects of organisational leadership including strategy, team management, recruitment, resource allocation, budgets, and fundraising
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills and experience:
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Commitment to Crisis Action’s mandate and values
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10+ years of professional experience in relevant fields and knowledge of the international NGO sector
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Expertise in media and communications; including knowing when and how to engage the media, a deep understanding of different targets and audiences, crafting communication strategies and media stories to effect change, producing high-quality communication materials, and working across platforms, including mainstream, social, and new age media
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Excellent political mind, with an understanding of the levers, tactics and processes that shift power and drive change
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Excellent instincts in leading and organizing for change, with a broad range of established relationships and industry networks in the media, communications, or private sector
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Impeccable interpersonal, writing, and editing skills, with fluency in written and spoken English
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Skilled at stakeholder management, with an entrepreneurial attitude and a talent for building trust and relationships quickly
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High levels of ambition, determination, and focus, with a hunger for collective outcomes rather than personal limelight
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Self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and a strong team player with demonstrated ability to work as a member of a small and diverse team, and empower them to deliver their best
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A multi-tasker, with excellent administrative, project management and information technology skill
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Awareness and commitment to preserve your own well-being and resilience to manage the pressures of working in a fast-paced environment
The following would be desirable:
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Fluency in languages other than English – written and spoken
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Social media/digital campaigning experience including content commissioning and dissemination strategies
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Experience of coalition campaigning, working with the corporate sector, social movements, or faith-based organisations to drive social change
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Knowledge of and familiarity with conflict issues or conflict resolution, international human rights and humanitarian laws, understanding of foreign policy, and the workings of key international and regional institutions (e.g. United Nations, African Union, ASEAN, European Union etc.)
Terms and conditions
Starting date: June 2024
Contract: Permanent, full time
Reports to: Director of Emergency Response, Learning and Innovation
Location: Nairobi, London, or Johannesburg
Salary: Nairobi and Johannesburg: US$90,000 per annum , London: UK£80,000 per annum
Travel: As required (up to 20%)
Benefits: Excellent benefits package including health cover and pension; 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 3 years; 3 months paid sabbatical after 5 years of service; and a family friendly work environment.
Well-being considerations: Flexible work arrangements with a policy of a minimum of 2 days in the office and 3 days work from home, plus an additional day off every month for your mental health and well-being.
Right to work: You must have the right to work in any of our preferred locations.
DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Commitment
Crisis Action values and nurtures an inclusive culture that sees the diversity of its board, staff, partners, and all we work with as a strength and source of innovation and creativity. We welcome applications from anyone no matter your background, gender identity and expression, nationality, language, ethnicity, colour, caste, race, sexual orientation, ability, religion or belief, age, marriage, civil partnership, or parental status. Equality among all is a driving force in our work and a feature of our recruitment. We strive to ensure that all employment decisions are made entirely on merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.