Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is looking to recruit its first Digital Fundraising Lead – someone who loves new technology and innovation with the knack for engaging online communities for good causes.

This role will be responsible for growing the Home’s cryptocurrency philanthropy programme, its gaming and streaming activities, as well as leading on crowdfunding campaigns and raising funds through social media and other digital channels. The successful candidate will also play an advisory role on all things digital fundraising to the rest of their fundraising colleagues, sharing their expertise to grow all income streams for the Home.

This role sits within our fundraising and communications department, who help to generate over £2 million every year to run Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. As our charity directly supports pets and their owners, many of our events are pet friendly and we work with office dogs, therefore you must be happy to work in an environment where you will occasionally be in direct contact with animals.

This role has been made possible by the generosity of our crypto partner Pawthereum, who have pledged to make a donation which will cover the first six months salary of this role. You can read more about Pawthereum and their mission to advance animal welfare through crypto philanthropy at Pawthereum websiite. 

Your role will be exciting and varied. You have a passion for marketing and will be at the forefront of implementing the marketing strategy at both our Outdoor Centres. You understand the importance of young people learning outside the classroom and participating in sport; and will know how to build brand awareness of this and our services. Your primary goal will be to support the Sales & Marketing teams to meet earned income targets through innovative digital marketing to increase engagement, bookings, and enquiries. You’ll be leading on social campaigns, copywriting, and content creation; as well as organising events and supporting product development. You will be responsible for generating awareness of our work with schools, the local community, as well as our membership in London.   You will need at least a year’s marketing experience or equivalent education e.g., a marketing degree, website editing management experience, preferably WordPress, experience in managing social media accounts (preferably to promote an organisation or business) and experience in creating copy and writing effective and engaging content for a range of audiences 

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100 Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

You will be joining at a time of exciting growth and development within our Digital department. In this newly created role, you will support the Web and Digital Campaigns teams by providing key insights and recommendations from the analysis of our digital data. Reporting into our Website Manager, you will support teams across the organisation by ensuring that digital data is captured and presented back to them in a digestible and timely manner.

The Digital Analytics Officer will be responsible for establishing, reporting and analysing key performance indicators for digital activities and providing actionable insights and intervention plans to improve ROI. Focused on tracking and reporting on key website and user metrics, the role will play a crucial part in the optimisation of ARUK’s website and digital channels.

This role will work closely with the Website Manager and Digital Campaigns team, providing detailed analytics, reporting and recommendations to improve website and campaign design. Working closely with ARUK’s Data Dept, this role provides a link between our campaign and website data with our CRM and data warehouse.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Use various programmes, such as Google Analytics, to monitor and report on website user and performance data.
• Provide recommendations to the Web team on website and user journey improvements based on data insights, taking into account ARUK’s different supporter types.
• Support the Digital Campaigns team by analysing the digital effectiveness and conversion results of campaigns.
• Support the Digital Campaigns team by providing timely detailed reports for digital campaigns and assist with communicating results to other ARUK teams.
• Set up events, goals, and manage GTM to ensure KPIs are captured on the website.
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards in Google Analytics and Data Studio.
• Provide recommendations on future campaigns based on historic data insights.
• Provide ad-hoc support to the Website Manager and the team as required.
• Make content changes on ARUK’s website.
• Track work in Jira (and/or other systems) and provide timely updates to ARUK colleagues.
• Work closely with our partner Web Agency, taking a lead on data projects.
• Provide recommendations on suitable A/B tests.
• Work closely with ARUK’s Data team, ensuring alignment between our digital and data systems.

What we are looking for:

• Detailed knowledge of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.
• Experience in providing actionable data insights to a digital team.
• Strong Data Studio skills, with the ability to set up data sources and dashboards.
• Experience of A/B testing.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex topics in a clear and concise way.
• Strong MS Excel Skills.
• An understanding SEO best practise.
• Experience of using website user monitoring tools such as HotJar.
• High level of competence across social media platforms.
• High level of competence of CMS and workflow.
• Experience across social media platforms
• Organisation – managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Experience in digital marketing and/or communications
• Experience in providing actionable data insights to a digital team
• Extensive experience of website and portfolio management.
• Extensive experience of leading digital developments across multiple digital platforms and systems.
• A creative and innovative approach.
• An enthusiasm for demonstrating the potential of digital and web development.
• Ideas-driven, can-do attitude.
• Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity.

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £28,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 13th February 2022, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 21st February 2022. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via the information on our website.

How to apply:

Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV and covering letter to your application and track the status of your application.

*Please note, the actual job title for this role will be Website Analytics Officer.

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Background

In the past 18 months Dementia UK has developed a successful virtual event fundraising program that has provided a new income stream and access to new audiences. Dementia UK is expanding the virtual events team to ensure that we have the capacity to maintain and develop this new income stream.

Purpose of Job

To coordinate a portfolio of virtual events, including a series of Facebook challenge events expected to raise over £2 million per year. You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end coordination of all virtual events, delivering marketing plans with the support of an agency that drive participant numbers and income, and  stewardship journeys that provide excellent supporter experiences. You’ll keep abreast of developments in virtual events, spotting opportunities and making recommendations on how to grow and diversify the virtual events programme. Working with the Virtual Events Manager, you’ll develop and test new virtual event propositions and evaluate their effectiveness.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Interviews: 7th and 8th February 2022

Communications & Events Officer  

At the Jon Egging Trust (JET), we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential. Working with schools, military units and corporate partners, we deliver STEM inspired programmes that develop young people’s work and life skills, raise their aspirations and help them to re-engage with education.

JET has supported more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. As we emerge from the pandemic, young people have never needed our support and our confidence-building programmes more. It’s a fantastic time to join a team that’s deeply passionate about giving young people the best chances in life, and to help us in raising awareness and vital funds to reach as many young people as we can.

We are looking for an individual who’s got ideas and tenacity and ready to join a small communications team with big ambitions. It’s a new role with ample potential to grow. You’ll work with our Director of Communications and Events Marketing Manager to ensure that all our external communications and events are carried out to the highest possible standard and embody JET’s core values of teamwork, leadership, communication and resilience.

As our Communications and Events Officer, you will: 

• Research and write excellent quality news copy and press releases, contributing to in-house newsletters and publications. 

• Liaise with and answer questions from the media and other organisations. 

• Create and respond to social media activity, in liaison with colleagues. 

• Measure the impact of media and digital communications activity, producing reports as required. 

• Assist with logistical and administrative support of JET’s high-profile fundraising events. 

• Update and manage JET’s comms and events calendar, and database.  

As the ideal candidate, you will have extremely strong copywriting skills and hold a degree in communications and/or marketing (or closely related field) and will be looking to further develop your communications and events-management portfolio. This role would ideally suit someone seeking their second role after graduation, but if you can convince us you’re the perfect candidate, then we will happily consider applicants who are new graduates, or those returning to the workforce, or even seeking a change of pace.  

We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.We thrive from working together and relish our regular brainstorming workshops; you’ll be encouraged to bring your ideas to the table and given lots of opportunities – and support - to express your creativity. You’ll fit right in if you’re driven by making a difference to vulnerable young people, content with working autonomously from home, and great at juggling priorities and getting stuck in!   

Our benefits package include: 

• Flexible working

• Enhanced annual leave 

• Homeworking allowance 

• Occupational pension scheme 

• Occupational sickness scheme 

• Special paid leave provision 

If you would like to apply, please follow the link to find our Candidate Information Pack and provide your up-to-date CV and a covering letter describing how your knowledge, skills, and experience make you an ideal candidate for this role. Please note CVs without a covering letter, as detailed above, will not be accepted. 

Closing Date: 20th February 2022 

Interviews:  w/c 28th February

BRACE has created this brand new post to help generate income online for medical research into dementia. Initially a six-month contract, it will become a permanent post if successful.

Working in a small team, you will be mainly homebased but with some team work in person if circumstances allow (applicants must live in the UK). BRACE is small enough to be a community and you will quickly get to know your colleagues, even remotely.

Under the general direction of the Head of Engagement, you will identify and pursue new opportunities for digital fundraising. This will include:

• Developing online, SMS and other technical alternatives to traditional public collections
• Developing more effective use of virtual challenge events, commission websites, online social events
• Finding new ways to monetise online public information events and increase participation
• Analysing tools used for digital fundraising, assessing their effectiveness and available alternatives; identify necessary resources and help prepare a case for appropriate budgets
• Seeking and developing opportunities to increase regular giving online
• Collaborating with the Communications Officer to manage the tracking of digital fundraising and related promotional activity
• Taking on the administration of virtual challenge events, including nurturing relationships with challenge event participants, developing better resources for participants, looking for new third-party events and working with colleagues on producing an annual BRACE challenge event
• Developing skills as a presenter of online fundraising events
• Helping fundraising and communications colleagues report quarterly on online activity to the Trustees
• Assisting with the creation of webinars and other information events and attracting a growing audience
• Working with the Communications Officer to ensure effective promotion of events and fundraising opportunities and extracting content for subsequent publicity
• Other occasional tasks as listed in the full job description

London or York (some remote working)

Salary £26,990 (£31990 - London Only)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a savvy and strategic Events and Marketing Officer to join our stakeholder management team, which forms part of Communications and Public Engagement.

The role involves event planning, B2B marketing and stakeholder management. You will be an imaginative yet analytical events professional with creative marketing skills who can help ensure we communicate to the right people in the right way.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter with experience of end-to-end management of events. As Events and Marketing Officer you will be responsible for creating engaging content strategies that will drive multi-channel event marketing campaigns, as well as database management and stakeholder analysis.

You will also be able to plan and manage your own events, engaging with colleagues across JRF and external stakeholders including policy experts, politicians and local communities. 

About you 
You will be curious by nature and be someone who enjoys digital working and trying new things. You’ll be creative and innovative with an ability to manage multiple projects.

You'll thrive within a fast-paced, politically driven environment with the ability to manage multiple projects.  Planning skills and attention to detail are vital, especially as JRF are embarking upon an exciting new strategic direction, and this role will be pivotal in engaging our key stakeholders. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm for JRF’s work, who can engage in our mission and purpose. 

You will work with care and compassion, being approachable, personable and supportive and someone who is able to flex their approach and style to cater for a range of audiences and collaborators. 

If you share our passion, then we’d love to hear from you!

About us 
Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a social change organisation with a 100-year history. We’re built on trust, show we care, and exist to make a difference.

We work with others to put forward sector-leading research, evidence, solutions and stories to the UK’s influencers and decision makers.

We believe that a prosperous poverty-free UK is within reach, we just need more people to believe it too.

To make our vision a reality we need talent, ideas, skills and passion, plus we need to change some of what we do and how we do it too. So, we’re embarking on a significant period of change. Change that will see us become an outcome focused organisation that embraces new ways of working and modern practices.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 30 January 2022 

Interviews will take place on Thursday 10 February 2022 

Additional Information 

At JRF / JRHT we’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and hope others will do the same. So as life returns to normal, and for those roles which allow it, we’re developing a more blended approach to how and where you work. Which means you can expect to work flexibly between the office and home. 

We want to make sure that everyone, including our residents and staff, are kept safe and have extensive safety and infection control measures in place, throughout our working environments.

Additionally, it is legislation from 11 November 2021, that everyone who works in a residential or nursing care home or needs to enter a residential care setting to carry out their role, must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Consequently, ensuring this requirement is met forms part of our recruitment and selection process, where applicable.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion  

At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.   

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.   

An exciting opportunity has arisen on a part-time, permanent basis to play a major part in the development and growth of a forward leaning, membership-based community bank in Shropshire. Primarily responsible for the creation and delivery of our marketing strategies, this dynamic role covers elements of brand, product and digital development to achieve growth in membership and increased revenues.

Are you driven to develop, change and improve existing process and procedure? We are looking for an experienced, motivated and flexible Marketing Officer to join our friendly, member (customer) focussed team. Working across Shropshire, from our headquarters in Telford (scope for some home working), this exciting and busy role is central to the successful development of FAIRshare Credit Union, but importantly, to improving the financial well-being of our members.

If you can make a positive difference to FAIRshare please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter, outlining why you feel you are the right person for this role.

Eastside Community Heritage is a passionate small charity working to curate and amplify the histories of diverse communities in East London. 

We have been working in  East London for over 21 years, and during that time we have become one of the nation’s leading community heritage organisations. We established the Hidden-Histories Archive, which today contains over four thousand irreplaceable digitalised oral histories of Londoners.

We are recruiting a full time Digital Community Officer, to work on a variety of oral history, community heritage engagement and education projects. To download an application form and recruitment pack please click here.

Events & Marketing Coordinator

Job description and person specification

Please note: to apply to this role you will need to complete BDSIP’s application form which can be found at the bottom of this page. As we practice safer recruitment procedures, we are not able to accept CVs for this post.

Salary: £23,000 – £30,000 - dependent on skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Start date: Immediate/ASAP - Please state the length if your notice period within your application.

Location: Our offices are based in Dagenham, London. Expect a mixture of working from our office in Dagenham, working from home, and travelling around the borough to support delivery of events when required. Access to a car is not required for this role.

Applications

To apply for this position, please email your completed BDSIP application form.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join BDSIP, a dynamic and growing social enterprise, in the new role of Events and Marketing Coordinator. You’ll be coordinating and promoting both online and face-to-face training courses, conferences, professional networks and other events for a well-established client base of teachers and young people. You’ll be working with a team of experienced educational professionals across BDSIP’s central service areas, which include school improvement, inclusion, careers and work experience. 

You’ll be an essential part of the Education Core Team, a team of five, who together support BDSIP’s internal and external needs. The role is extremely varied and engaging, with no two days the same. You’ll support the wider team and liaise with an array of stakeholders from teaching assistants and headteachers, to keynote speakers and web developers.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about education, with experience in administration. Experience in events, marketing and/or content creation is desirable. You’ll be self-motivated and willing to work flexibly and confidently across multiple projects simultaneously, to meet the needs of our customers. You’ll have the ability to work independently towards team goals, have strong written and verbal communication skills and be well organised. You'll be excited by the opportunity to bring ideas and enthusiasm to shape a new role in this business.

This role offers excellent scope for personal development and growth, as well as the opportunity to drive forward BDSIP's mission to deliver consistently excellent services to schools and the best possible outcomes for young people in Barking and Dagenham. 

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Using Microsoft Office and cloud-based design programs to ensure all course and publicity materials are produced to the highest standards and in accordance with BDSIP’s brand, reflecting and reinforcing our ambition to be the training provider of choice across the borough and beyond.
2. Meeting and supporting senior business leaders and a team of experienced educational professionals to aid delivery of training, including booking venues, speakers and promotion.
3. Maintaining and developing the existing network of high-quality delivery venues, managing the relationship with each venue to ensure BDSIP receives the best experience and value.
4. Overseeing all aspects of client liaison via telephone, email correspondence and BDSIP’s website. This includes liaising with speakers, sponsors and delegates, ensuring clients have a premium event experience through seamless customer service.
5. Ensuring up-to-date course and event information is available on BDSIP’s website and managing course bookings – both online and through telephone enquiries, etc.
6. Attending key events to manage event delivery, including all aspects of audio-visual.
7. Managing event evaluation to ensure that customer feedback drives event content and management. Reviewing feedback to improve BDSIP’s training where possible.
8. Assisting the wider team with planning and executing marketing strategies through online channels: creating content and writing copy where required and use management information to identify target clients. Using website and social media to strengthen online presence and BDSIP’s brand.
9. Assisting the Education Core Team by sharing joint administration duties including answering general enquiries via telephone and email, supporting basic finance administration, and supporting office management duties.

Person specification

What we are looking for:

1. Proven administration experience - Excellent administrative, organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
2. Experience of working in events and/or marketing is preferable – to be able to show an understanding of what’s involved in planning, promoting, and delivering an event. 
3. Excellent verbal communication to build strong relationships with clients, partners and BDSIP senior staff, including event tutors.
4. Strong written skills and ability to present and develop key ideas.
5. An eye for design and detail. The ability to develop high-quality materials using MS Office, Publisher and relevant specialist software to display creative skills.
6. Strong IT skills - Knowledge of a range of digital marketing channels and methods, the ability to use social media and/or content management systems to manage BDSIP’s online presence.
7. Ability to work effectively both as part of a team, and independently with the minimum of supervision.
8. Self-confident with developed interpersonal skills. Able to negotiate with internal and external School stakeholders, including senior staff in BDSIP and its partners.
9. Confidence to bring ideas and/or solutions where necessary to improve BDSIP’s processes and practices.
10. A passion for improving outcomes for children and awareness of the education sector. Experience working within an in educational organisation would be advantageous but is not necessary.

Barking and Dagenham is a wonderfully diverse borough. We want our people to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Accordingly, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Who are we?

​Recently named one of the Third Sector's ‘Best Charities to Work For’, we are 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.

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Our exciting job role!

​We are building a loyal and engaged community whose support will help us to fight brain tumours on all fronts; through research, support and campaigning, to save lives and improve quality of life — and this is where you come in. We need you, an experienced and talented marketing insight specialist to help us develop and deliver our strategy.​

This role is full time - 37.5 hours, with some out of hours working. While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working. Some out of hours working is required.

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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 rare breed of marketer/fundraiser and data analyst, with the unique ability to interpret data, you’ll be able to tell the insight stories needed to drive and evolve campaigns and develop new products.

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

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What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£38,000 (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays  

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Opportunities to volunteer at our internal events and activities and work with our amazing community

- Plus a brilliant culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

*subject to qualifying criteria

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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.

​The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

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Advert close date: 3 February 2022

First interview date and location: TBC over Zoom

Second interview date and location: TBC at our office in Fleet

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

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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.You should also check out our YouTube channel too.

Did you know that we were ranked 11th Best Charity to Work For 2020 by Third Sector? Oh yes, and crowned Third Sector’s Charity of the Year in 2018? Not to mention we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey! While 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!).

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.

About the role

We are looking for someone special to join our experienced and high achieving legacy team as our new Legacy Marketing Officer. You will be working closely with colleagues in the marketing team (particularly digital) to drive our legacy pipeline and future income.

This role is vital in contributing to the care and wellbeing of the amazing veterans and their partners that we look after. Our legacy income ensures that veterans will always have a home, now and in the future.

You will be joining a values-led organisation working within our dedicated fundraising & marketing department. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the people we care for and ensuring they receive the care they need to live life to the full.

We value our team and provide excellent training and benefits.

Main purpose of role

1. To develop, drive and deliver a fully integrated marketing campaign designed to generate legacy enquiries and ultimately increase number of pledgers
2. To provide an excellent supporter experience to legacy donors with a focus on converting all enquiries to help create a secure income pipeline
3. To assist with the administration of pecuniary and residuary legacy cases up to the value of £100k.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver an annual programme of marketing and communications designed to support a stable long term legacy pipeline
• To oversee the creation and design of all associated marketing materials and messaging working effectively with colleagues in the marcomms team
• To work collaboratively with the Digital Officer on a year-long online marketing programme which includes our free will offers
• To be innovative in our marketing, taking a test and learn approach. We are not afraid to push the boundaries of what we do
• To conduct regular analysis on all marketing activity and report accordingly, adjusting the programme as needed
• To manage and develop the legacy stewardship programme ensuring there is a clear journey from enquirers to pledger to donor
• To create appropriate levels of recognition from the provision of information and materials, to potential events (pandemic dependent).
• Manage the administration of a small portfolio of legacies with a value up to £100k ensuring that all potential benefits to Royal Star & Garter are maximized referring complex or contentious issues as appropriate
• To work effectively and sensitively with a range of external professionals including solicitors, executors (including lay) and other beneficiary charities
• Effective and accurate recording of all legacy cases using both First Class and Raisers Edge and following agreed procedures
• Identifying matters which pose a significant financial and/or reputational risk making appropriate referrals as per the agreed delegated authority policy.
• Identify potential supporter stories for use in marketing materials – utilising both in mem and legacy gifts
• Effective cross team working, particularly with colleagues in the fundraising, marketing and finance teams
• Promote and deliver the highest standards of care, respect and support to residents, colleagues and others
• Role model our values in all aspects of work
• Undertake other duties as may be required and which are consistent with the nature of this role.

Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across Britain – reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the climate emergency and extinction crisis. Established in 2014 as the only national rewilding charity in Britain, our mission is to champion rewilding, acting as a catalyst for debate and action and demonstrating the power of nature to address the enormous threats we face. 

We are looking for an experienced and creative digital communications expert with enthusiasm and drive to support this mission. Your role will be to develop and deliver a programme of inspiring digital communications, events and social media to build awareness, understanding and engagement with Rewilding Britain and our mission. 

Your significant experience will allow you to maintain, review and update our website , lead on building our profile, reputation and engagement on social media, plan and deliver social and email marketing campaigns, and track and report impact. You should have excellent writing and communications skills, and proven expertise in using digital tools to maximise engagement.

Reporting into our Content Manager, you will be a keen and collaborative team player as well as comfortable working remotely, with a suitable home office working environment and equipment. We hope you will share our passion and have some expertise in conservation and ecology, particularly rewilding.

Job Description

Purpose:  To enhance our Engage team, with a specific remit to develop and deliver digital communications, events and social media activity to build awareness, understanding and engagement with Rewilding Britain and our mission.

Key responsibilities

The Digital Communications Lead works as part of our Engage team to deliver effective and efficient communications to maximise our brand impact and inspire our audiences. The role is responsible for developing, managing, delivering and reporting on a programme of digital communications and social media activity in support of our Content Strategy. The individual also contributes ideas and expertise to team and wider organisational discussions, plans and activities to support our corporate aims and objectives.

Website 

• Responsible for maintaining the website, regularly updating, reviewing and enhancing content, working with the Content Manager in support of our Content Strategy and within our brand guidelines.

• Shared responsibility – working with our Web & Digital Media Manager – for ensuring that our web content follows ever-evolving digital best practice, in terms of SEO and usability, and contributing to team efforts to enhance the website. 

• Provide support and training to the wider team in using the website. 

• Work with the Content Manager and other team members to create new web content in line with the Content Strategy.

Social media 

• Lead on building our profile, reputation and engagement on social media with all key audiences, following the Content Strategy.

• Plan and deliver social media campaign plans, including fundraising initiatives, and in support of our rewilding partners.

• Proactively encourage key social media influencers to engage with Rewilding Britain, including developing an influencer strategy.

• Research and implement new social media tools, trends and algorithms.

• Track, monitor and report on activity to prove impact and maximise effectiveness. 

• Shared responsibility for monitoring social media, ensuring prompt responses to social media enquiries.

Email marketing 

• Responsible for developing and delivering email marketing for the organisation, including optimising newsletters by A/B testing content regularly to maximise performance and by making design and content improvements as the digital landscape evolves.

• Manage Mailchimp tags and audiences to maximise and grow engagement, enhancing how Mailchimp works with Impact Stack to allow audience segmentation and support influencing campaigns and fundraising appeals. 

Events and webinars

• Responsible for developing, promoting and delivering a programme of Rewilding Britain webinars and events, on and offline, and for managing our attendance at external events run by others, to maximise our communications objectives. 

Other

• Keep ahead of innovation and developments in digital comms, including attending external training and advising on new tools.

Skills and experience 

Essential

• Significant experience in a similar role

• Strong experience in social media management

• Experience of website management

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills

• Experience in producing and optimising email marketing

• Good understanding of current social and digital communications tools, landscape and trends

• Familiarity with Google Analytics and other monitoring analytics tools

• Good problem solver, proactive and able to work well autonomously

• Excellent, proactive creative content development

• Knowledge of rewilding or nature recovery

Desirable

• Experience in the rewilding, conservation or ecology sector

• Skills in creative content development, such as photo editing, video editing – and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 

• Experience in picture research and using picture libraries

• Experience working remotely

Behaviours 

Essential

• Driven and highly organised

• Positive collaborative attitude

• Flexible, proactive and open to change

• Ability to work effectively from home

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a tight-knit remote team

Desirable

• Creative approach to problem solving

• Thrive in a rapidly changing environment

Reporting lines: Reports to Rewilding Britain’s Content Manager 

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: All staff work from home, using technologies to connect the team virtually, so you will need a suitable home office working environment and equipment. We meet face to face when necessary in different parts of the UK, and for regular all-staff sessions.

Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We’re looking for an experienced, dynamic and creative individual to join our small but energetic team, and further develop our printed and online communications.

The Digital Communications Officer will support the Communications Manager to deliver a wide range of integrated digital communications, so that SUDEP Action can continue to inform, involve and influence its existing and potential audiences.

Delivering regular communications via social platforms, websites, and newsletters to continue to raise SUDEP Action’s profile. Projects within this role will span across the range of the charity’s work and may involve working with others in our small team. This role is a great opportunity for someone with a keen interest in impactful digital communications in the charity sector.

Further details can be found on the attached Job Description.

The Charity

SUDEP Action is a national charity committed to the prevention of epilepsy deaths. Epilepsy is one of the top causes of death in people under 70 with at least 21 deaths a week in the UK, mostly sudden deaths in young and otherwise healthy people.

The charity has achieved its original objective of getting SUDEP recognised by epilepsy organisations; the medical profession and government. Our focus is increasing the speed of a change to recognise the mortality burden and what can be done to reduce risk with a view to reducing deaths and providing support for the bereaved.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit a covering letter and copy of your CV by 12 noon on Thursday 10th February 2022.

Interviews will be held, via Zoom, on Thursday 17th February 2022.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.