The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.
The Marketing and Communications Officer will work closely with staff across the communications team, the wider organisation and with external suppliers to deliver key elements of communications plans. and will offer support across a broad range of projects and products including email marketing, internal communications, and brand. You will coordinate the implementation of marketing and communications strategies and plans, take responsibility for preparing and delivering a wide range of email communications and work with the marketing team colleagues to ensure that The Foundation’s brand and corporate identity is used consistently across all external communication collateral.
The successful candidate will have excellent marketing and integrated communications skills. You will have a strong understanding of brand and visual identity, be proficient in the use of design tools and packages and have an in depth understanding of best practice in e-communications and use of email marketing platforms. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment are essential to be a success in the role.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing & Communications professional who is committed to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact.
Interview Date: 7 February 2020 (Please note this date is fixed so candidates may be invited at short notice)
To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential).
The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Fixed Term Contract - 2 years
About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
About the role
A newly created senior position in our Fundraising team and an opportunity to play a key role in our long-term approach. In this role you will help naturalise future thinking, taking full advantage of digital / technology solutions to deliver our goals, maximising the impact on supporter experience. We’re also looking for you to take a step back and help with an overview of where we are now and where we can go. You will horizon scan and help our teams to do the same. You’ll also enjoy the opportunity to lead on representing fundraising in wider strategic conversations at Crisis.
We want to make the most of new technology and we’re looking for you to help drive this. Working across different teams you will inspire them to reimagine how they would work if they started again today and building a new culture that ensures that ensures we are future ready. It’s a perfect time to start this unique role in a wonderful team.
About you
- Knowledge of utilising digital/ tech to deliver great results for a customer facing team
- Project management skills
- Change management skills
- Experience of using digital for income generation
- Understanding of the evolving digital environments
- Strong relationship management skills
- Strategic thinking, coupled with tactical delivery
- Understanding of data utilisation to affect commercial decision
- Commitment to Crisis’ purpose and values including equality and social inclusion
- People management skills
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please send your CV and a covering statement addressing you meet points 1, 2, 3 and 5 only of the person specification
The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 2 February 2020 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held w/c 10 February 2020
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit:
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
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Do you have the strong interpersonal skills and I.T technical abilities to fill our new IT Help Desk Officer post? Could you make a positive impact to our organisation’s new in-house high-quality IT service? If the answer is yes, please read on.
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
As an IT Help Desk Officer, you will be responsible for providing a high-quality IT service and pro-actively supporting all staff. You will ensure a seamless and stable staff and clients experience across all our locations, through the proactive support and management of all technical systems and liaising with third party providers for continuity of service.
Furthermore, you will support the IT Team in the delivery of projects and system implementations; including implementing new contracts for provision of services like Internet and telephone lines.
The ideal candidate will have experience of managing security and access for staff, as well as of Office 365 security set-up and cloud management. You will also be able to work independently and as part of a team, as well as having strong communication skills; in order to liaise with people internally and externally.
When completing your supporting statement or cover letter, please address (using examples) points 1- 6 in the ‘technical know-how section’ of the Job profile.
Please note that although the closing date is listed below, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier if we receive a high number of suitable C.Vs
Interview date: 5th February 2020
This post will require a Basic DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work.
King's Global Health Partnerships is looking for an ambitious self-starter to lead fundraising and grant management across our partnerships in Somaliland, Sierra Leone, DR Congo and Zambia.
We are seeking to grow our funding for our important work to strengthen health systems, and in particular to diversify funding from statutory and institutional donors. You will take responsibility for supporting high quality programme development and management of grants. This includes supporting proposal development for new grants and reporting to donors on existing grants; leading the development of donor engagement strategies; identifying new funding opportunities; liaising with colleagues across the partnerships and with the KCL Fundraising team. You will also play a role in strengthening systems to ensure that grants are managed effectively, accountably and in compliance with contractual requirements.
Key responsibilities of the role include to:
• Lead on the delivery of KGHP’s funding strategy and support the development of plans to achieve funding objectives. Support colleagues in the development of country-specific funding strategies and in donor /consortium partner engagement
• Regularly monitor funding opportunities and maintain, share intelligence and develop plans relating to potential opportunities. Develop and share analysis and insights into trends, building a strong understanding of emerging funding opportunities and changes in the donor landscape.
• Lead on development of high-quality grant and commercial tender submissions to institutional donors • Provide hands-on support to the development of proposals and budgets, working in particular to support the newer partnerships – with priority to DR Congo and Zambia – and new thematic areas of work
• Strengthen KGHP approaches to the development of proposals and grant management, by developing tools and resources, and promoting cross-partnership learning
• Support the development of new partnerships with donors and consortia partners at a UK and international level. Represent King’s Global Health Partnerships externally to donors and consortia partners.
• Ensure effective coordination across the partnerships, maintaining an overview of funding, proposal submission and donor communication
• Support decision making and risk assessment relating to new funding opportunities
• Ensure compliance across KGHP’s portfolio of grants, acting as a central source of knowledge and advice and ensuring alignment between partnership operations and School/ Faculty/ university systems
• Oversee contract negotiation and ensure that due diligence requirements are met, including due diligence on, and sub-contracting of, downstream partners liaising with the School’s Senior Operations Officer (Research) and the Research and Researchers Directorate where necessary
• Oversee timelines for financial and narrative reporting across the partnerships, working with colleagues to ensure that high quality and comprehensive narrative and financial reports are submitted in a timely fashion
• Provide hands-on support to the management of the larger and more complex grants across the partnerships
• Identify programmatic synergies between the Partnerships, seeking out opportunities for collaboration and cross-Partnership funding opportunities
• Work closely with colleagues in KCL Fundraising team to develop projects which appeal to trusts and foundations, major donors and potential corporate partners.
The King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships manages three health partnerships - in Somaliland, Sierra Leone and... Read more