Are you experienced in a senior internal communications role?  Are you able to think strategically to develop an annual plan that aligns with organisational priorities?

We are recruiting for an Internal Communications Manager to oversee and enable excellent internal communications for Dogs Trust, ensuring all channels are fully utilised, and our network of staff across the country feel informed and engaged.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Communications and Digital plays a central role at Dogs Trust. We help people know, love and understand the charity and take action to support the charity’s work. We use our understanding of Dogs Trust and audience need to produce impactful and creative on-brand communications, liaising with the media and celebrities, and engaging directly with our supporters. We also play a crucial role in evolving the digital supporter experience and use our internal communications expertise to communicate key messages to employees across Dogs Trust.

In this role you will be required to work with key stakeholders to develop an internal communications plan to ensure our workforce is informed and engaged using audience insight, as well as continuing to develop and improve the charity’s reporting processes, using feedback from staff across the organisation.

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience in a senior internal communications role, with a track record of developing and running successful internal communications campaigns for large, complex organisations.  You will have experience in stakeholder management, and the ability to work with and influence a variety of different people at different levels, both in person and remotely.

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.   

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

About ISD

ISD is a global counter-extremism organisation dedicated to powering solutions to hate and extremism. ISD has established itself as one of the leading global authorities on extremism and security. Combining research and analysis with government advisory work and programme delivery, ISD has been at the forefront of forging real-world, evidence-based responses to the challenges of integration, extremism and terrorism.

As a global non-profit organisation with teams in London, Beirut, Toronto and Washington D.C., ISD enjoys strategic partnerships with the world’s leading technology companies and supports more than a dozen prominent governments and institutions in stemming the rise of violent extremism and hate speech.

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Web Manager to develop and implement a strategy to improve our website. You would be joining our small (but mighty) communications team for one day and one half day a week, either at our offices in central London or working remotely.

Role Purpose

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can develop and implement a web strategy that supports the goals of the organisation and support ISD staff to better carry out their work.

Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation with a strong social mission. You will improve user experience, help to better communicate our mission, the many areas of ISD work and future-proof our site as the organisation grows in size and profile. This role would suit a freelancer who is looking for some routine in their working week or someone looking for part-time work.

The role will include: overseeing a web strategy, adding necessary functionality and development to the website, day-to-day maintenance and troubleshooting on the site, updating content to reflect the work we are doing across the organisation and helping users to find and navigate our site. 

1. Website strategy

• Work with senior team to develop a website strategy that supports ISD’s objectives and engages its key audiences
• Advise the team on best practise for the content and format of the website e.g. length of copy and content needed for the pages
• Monitor site performance and campaigns and share analytics and considerations with the wider communications team
• Forward-looking strategy advice to ensure the website is future-proof and responds to the changing needs of its users

2. Website maintenance and development

• Day-to-day updates of the website and scanning for glitches or outdated content
• Create widgets and content to present our information in the most engaging way to users
• Manage and improve user experience, across different devices
• Ensure the website works well for SEO

3. Project management

• Lead website strategy managing input from project teams and the senior team
• Create and manage processes and timelines to ensure the website remains up to date and responds to the organisation’s needs

What success looks like

• Better performing ISD website on desktop and mobile
• More visitors to the ISD website
• Increased length of visits to the website

Person Specification

Essential

• Experienced using Wordpress and Google Analytics
• 3 years plus experience of managing websites
• Experience managing Wordpress sites
• Strong project management experience, leading and delivering projects
• Experience working with a senior team to translate organisational strategy into technical development of the website
• Experience reviewing existing sites and writing and implementing a strategy that includes both minor and major site improvements
• Good working knowledge of UX and optimising websites for mobile
• Good working knowledge of web analytics and SEO, specifically Google Analytics
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills – the ability to be able to communicate with non-technical members of the team
• Attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills
• A commitment to the role, the organisation and our mission
• Enthusiasm for the project and a can-do attitude

Desirable

• Experience using Photoshop, in-design and Premiere Pro to help create content for the website and other digital platforms
• Experience working remotely with teams – you will not be in the office full time so you will need a good system for communicating with the team remotely
• Copywriting skills – copy for pages will generally be written by the communications team but some experience copyediting would be helpful

If you would like to apply for this position, please head to our website for full details on how to apply.  This position will close on Thursday 11th December, 5pm.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and applications without a covering letter will not be considered. All applicants who are invited to interview will be asked to produce evidence of their right to work in the UK.

To submit your application, click on 'Make an application' and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

Leonard Cheshire is recruiting for a Regional Digital Inclusion Coordinator in Northern Ireland to support the delivery of our digital inclusion programme. The role will oversee all digital inclusion work in a defined region to ensure that more disabled people are able to experience the benefits of getting online and being digitally included.

The role will oversee all digital inclusion work in a defined region to ensure that more disabled people are able to experience the benefits of getting online and being digitally included.

The programme gives disabled people access to computers to develop their skills and interests and supports a number of accessible IT suites and provides disabled people access to IT equipment in their homes.

The role will work closely with partners, volunteers and other stakeholders within a region providing them with advice, guidance and support to enable them to be more confident in supporting disabled people to use IT and get online. This also includes working directly with disabled people delivering one-on-one and group sessions and providing tailored support to enable them to reach their full potential.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  We are the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities.  This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our new brand and grow our reach across communities.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

What we offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

A satisfactory disclosures check is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity, committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

Our exciting job role!

The Information and Support Officer (Digital Platforms) will provide both emotional and practical support to our community and you should be able to combine empathy with providing sometimes complex, scientific information in accessible and personalised way.  Critical to this role is the ability to understand and utilise technology to help up build on our current services.

This role is full time - 37.5 hours and will be based in our Farnborough office, with some out‑of‑hours working.

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.

According to the job description you should also be a strong communicator, problem solver and you will be able to provide emotional support in often difficult and sensitive situations.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£23,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas in return for you volunteering 3 charity days per year*) 

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

Advert close date: Friday, 29th November 2019

First interview date and location: 29th November 2019 via Skype - tbc

Second interview date and location: 10th OR 12th December 2019 at our Farnborough office - tbc

More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team!

Don’t forget to check out our short videos (you can find the on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity. 

Did you know that in addition to being recently crowned Third Sector Charity of the Year, we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey? Whilst we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

For more information, please visit our website!

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate!

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

*subject to qualifying criteria

This is a key role and you will lead in the marketing of engagement products across the Public Fundraising Team to individuals and communities across the UK.

Starlight aims to reduce the long-term impact of serious illness for children and young people by helping to preserve their childhood through treatment.

The Role
Lead and manage the Community and Challenge Events team on maximising income and engagement through new and existing products.

Continue to develop the existing programmes across challenge and community events

Proactively seek new business opportunities, researching strong alignment opportunities and creating compelling communications and pitches.

Manage and co-ordinate the day-to-day Digital and Community Teams operations

Ensure that all supporter information is managed in an appropriate and GDPR compliant way, optimising the use of Thank Q as a tool for effective customer relationship management and data insight.

The Candidate
A successful track record in digital, community fundraising and challenge events

Extensive knowledge and experience of digital fundraising mechanics, tools and techniques.

Extensive experience of line managing staff, setting goals and developing a team.

Experience of planning, implementing, delivering, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing strategic and operational activities.

Experience of monitoring and evaluating quantitative and qualitative KPIs, measuring impact and making recommendations for development.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

WANTED! Digital Marketing Executive to work with fertility specialist in central London

Digital Marketing Executive - Up to £40,000 - London

THE COMPANY
Our client specialises in fertility treatment and it is crucial that the new Digital Marketing Executive has empathy for the subject matter.

THE ROLE
In the job of Digital Marketing Executive you'll be working closely with the Marketing Manager on digital and offline marketing campaigns.

Your main responsibilities will be
- supporting the digital marketing campaigns and social media channels including placing facebook and google ads
- working on the content strategy and researching and creating content
- updating the website
- writing monthly and quarterly newsletters
- tracking and reporting on campaigns

YOU
To be successful in the job of Digital Marketing Executive you MUST have

- strong digital marketing skills including campaign management, content creation and reporting
- experience of placing google and facebook ads
- a good understanding of PPC or SEO
- a data-driven mindset and the ability to produce reports on campaigns using monitoring tools and insight
- excellent writing skills
- good understanding of offline marketing

You need to bring interest and empathy for a topic (fertility treatment and egg donation) which can be sensitive, along with new, creative ideas on how to reach potential donors.

If you can tick the boxed above, APPLY NOW.

Digital Marketing Executive - Up to £40,000 - London

If this role isn't what you're looking for don't worry. At Stopgap we cover all permanent and freelance marketing positions, with specialist industry sector teams. You can check out all of our roles on our website and sign up for job alerts so you're the first to know about a new opportunity . Marketing Recruitment - The Stopgap Way.

This is a really exciting opportunity to be part of the fastest growing political party in the UK and to help push women’s equality to the top of the political agenda. Since our launch four years ago, the Women’s Equality Party has built a movement of more than 30,000 people; campaigned to change legislation, hearts and minds, and elected its first representative. Our innovative approach to political communications has been key to our success, including winning a Cannes Lions Award in 2018. We are looking for a creative, driven individual with proven content creation experience to coordinate and deliver all digital content and campaigns.

The Digital Communications Coordinator will be part of the Members and Supporters team working closely with the Communications Team. Line management will be provided by the Head of Members and Supporters, with workload management also provided by the Head of Campaigns. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing digital communications strategies for the party, including through social media channels, web, digital assets and email blasts to members, supporters and prospects. This busy role will help ensure our dynamic communications team is able to deliver its strategic goals. The role will be specifically focused on supporting digital campaigns that raise awareness of the party and its policies, expand and diversify audiences and increase membership and influence. The postholder will also plan, create and edit web pages on the party’s site, using Nationbuilder software.

We are looking for someone with:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant digital communications experience

• Experience managing multichannel digital campaigns and a familiarity with Facebook Analytics, Twitter Analytics, and reporting metrics

• Advanced experience in social media campaigns, including content creation, a/b testing, and audience segmentation—with examples to share

• Intermediate experience in HTML, CSS, and content management systems such as WordPress and NationBuilder

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Premier, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator

• Outstanding written communication skills with a proven track-record of online mobilisation

• Organised, methodical, thorough, with an eye for details.

• Effective people skills; ability to connect quickly and effectively with people inside and outside the party to achieve maximum results and win over support

• Self-motivating; able to prioritise workload and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines; capacity to recalibrate at short notice. 

• Team worker, able to delegate and take control, as well as listen to and value others’ contributions.

• Experience of working with BAME communities to ensure messaging and communications generally are relevant and accessible to all communities

• Commitment to equal opportunities and sympathetic to the aims and values of the Women’s Equality Party and agreement to abide at all times by the #WE code set out in our constitution.

• Politically plugged in; passionate about making change; driven and persistent

To apply for this role, please submit to us:

• an up-to-date CV,

• a statement of interest addressing the requirements of the person specification above,

• an equal opportunities monitoring form (optional)

Please note applications will not be considered without a statement of interest which specifically addresses the requirements of the person specification for this job. 

The Women’s Equality Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. In relation to this post we particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates as these communities are under-represented within WEP at this level.

Eden Brown is working with an amazing children's charity in Central London on their hugely exciting Media Manager vacancy. The Media Manager will support the development of their media and PR strategy and will raise awareness of the superb work they do and to keep the charity and cause firmly in the news agenda.

Key duties include:
- Proactively cultivate new, and nurture existing contacts across national and regional media, specialist sector press and broadcast and online media
- Identify issues with high media value and package them creatively for sell in
- Develop a list of media spokespeople including young beneficiaries, families, fundraisers and colleagues
- Share high profile media coverage across the organisation and work with the Digital Manager to ensure media opportunities are capitalised on across communications platforms such as social media, email marketing and the news section of the charity's website
- Manage and maintain the charity's reputation and brand integrity in the media in the event of any press or public intrusion (e.g. on social media) and ensure an effective response at all times
- Oversee the day to day running of the press office function, fielding media enquiries and writing and selling in press releases to secure coverage of the charity's work and the support they receive from their funders

We are looking for someone with proven experience of working in a PR and/ or marketing role, either in an agency or in house, experience of working on national or local campaigns, experience of developing media relationships as well as experience of managing external suppliers, including design agencies.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Do you love brilliant design, which has the user at its heart? Do you enjoy working creatively across a range of channels in a fast-paced environment? Do you want to help improve the care animals receive?

RCVS Knowledge could be the place for you. Our mission is to advance the quality of veterinary care for the benefit of animals, the public, and society. We are the charity partner of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

We provide thousands of vets and their teams with cutting-edge veterinary research, practical resources and unique historical archives. These all help them to deliver high-quality evidence-based veterinary medicine to the millions of animals in their care.

We are embarking on an exciting period of growth. Our growing range of assets is highly regarded by vets and vet nurses. Our focus now is to increase the use and awareness of our materials by making sure they are easy to use and find, and attractive. You could help us do this, using your excellent design skills and usability knowledge to enhance our websites, newsletters and other channels.

We offer an impressive range of benefits, including flexible working, 25 days holiday, a wellbeing allowance, volunteering days and a generous pension. We’ve also been named a Top 50 Great Place to Work for the past five years.

To apply for this role, please read the full job description by visiting the Work for us page on our website below

A fantastic children's charity based in Central London are looking for a Digital Marketing Officer (maternity cover until February 2021 ). This is an exciting opportunity to join a creative and dynamic team where you have the chance to make a real impact. You would be responsible for developing and managing the digital advertising across all social channels, google grant and email, helping to increase reach and brand awareness.

Key responsibilities include:

* Writing, budgeting and delivering integrated marketing plans across online and offline channels, including Facebook and their Google Grant account.
* Researching, writing/producing and editing high quality SEO-friendly content copy and content for the website.
* Working under the direction of the Digital Marketing Manager on the planning and delivery of marketing projects to raise awareness and take-up of services, including membership, courses and local projects.
* Managing and optimising NCT's email accounts and ensure they are using their email platform (currently dotmailer) to its full potential

You must have strong experience in the following skills: SEO, Google Analytics, paid social, email marketing.

If you have these skills then please send me your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information.

Do you have an outstanding customer service ethic? Are you confident, with exceptional retail, sales, hospitality or customer service experience and a proven track record of driving profits and efficiency?

We are looking for an experienced, committed and dedicated Business Transformation Manager to take ownership and lead on the growth development, delivery, promotion and marketing of our innovative capacity, taking us beyond our expectations.

The Mansion House is a unique business based in St Helens, regionally incorporating events space, short-term office lets, weddings, functions, banqueting and celebration events utilising a magnificent grade 2 listed Mansion House and Orangery, set in Victoria Park.

For more details and an application pack, visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 29th November 2019
Interview date: 12th December 2019

The Mansion House, Victoria Park, City Road, St Helens WA10 2UE Mansion House is part of Age UK Mid Mersey Trading Ltd, Company No 2913799.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Website and Email Manager to help our Digital Engagement team become a centre of excellence within the organisation. Everything we do online has a direct and meaningful impact on our lifesaving work.

Title:Website & Email Manager

Salary:£35,000 - £37,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:35 hours per week

Location:Hampstead, North London

It’s an exciting time to join our team. Anthony Nolan has launched an ambitious new strategy with a key strategic aim to harness the collective power of our supporters to champion and enable our lifesaving work. We are embarking on a wide-ranging change programme to fundamentally transform how we engage with our supporters. This programme of work is being sponsored at the highest levels of the organisation and will constitute a radical change to our culture and ways of working.

Website Improvement has been identified as a key workstream of the overall programme, and marketing automation – especially via email, will also be key to our success.

We have ambitious targets, and to achieve them, we have set ourselves a mission to make Digital Engagement personal and purposeful. Our website and email marketing activity need to be fit to deliver this mission, ensuring that we offer a joined-up experience that inspires our supporters to take action, provides a frictionless mechanism to do so, and cultivates them to build a deeper relationship with the charity.

The Transform programme will provide us with a platform for ongoing improvement to ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible experience for supporters into the future.

The Website and Email Manager role is a new one in the team and you will have an opportunity to build a reputation for excellence as we develop a completely new experience for supporters through our website and email comms, including supporter journeys.

Acting as Product Owner for these key channels, you will work closely with the Website Project Delivery Manager to ensure that our new website and email marketing meet the needs of our supporters as identified in the user research we’ve undertaken.

You will also be responsible on an ongoing basis for the overall user experience they provide. You will plan and deliver digital campaigns, projects and communications and build digital confidence throughout the organisation to support a more devolved model of content production.

We are looking for a creative and driven individual with a meticulous eye for detail who can prioritise effectively, championing user needs while remaining focused on achieving our organisational goals

You will work on and support a range of demanding conversion-focused digital marketing campaigns and projects. To succeed, you will need to have experience of working in a busy environment, managing conflicting deadlines.

Experience of content management systems (CMS), Email Marketing Systems (EMS), Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO), and understanding of website analytics, preferably Google Analytics, are essential.

You will also have a knack for project management, and be able to organise your time efficiently as well as ensure that our communications are well planned and stakeholders kept to task.

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

Wellbeing & Health

Family Friendly

• Pension (employer 6% when you contribute 6% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

Exiting new HR Category Manager role at a highly successful Healthcare organisation.

Your new company

Exiting new HR Category Manager role at a highly successful Healthcare organisation.

Your new role

Your role will be to support the UK Market Unit Procurement vision to lead the delivery of the market strategy, governance, and policies, and delivering significant value through market specific strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management. This is a commercial role that will manage UK Market Unit sourcing initiatives within defined categories, providing technical and market expertise to focus on sourcing, content expertise and value delivery (price and total cost of ownership), whilst managing risk and issues with suppliers.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need the following:

• Ideally holds a Graduate Degree (e.g. BA, BSc, MEng) or higher (e.g. MA)
• ITIL Certified
• Awareness of the implications of GDPR when negotiating IT contracts
• Ideally is MCIPS qualified or is studying towards this qualification (or equivalent professional qualification)
• IT Sourcing and category management experience and expertise
• Experience of delivering savings through driving sourcing and category procurement activities
• A skilled negotiator who can draw upon and develop fact-based negotiation plans and is comfortable at operating with senior people within the organisations

What you'll get in return

You will have the chance to deliver on many exciting new projects, working with a highly innovating team all whilst earning a competitive day rate.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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