We are looking for a talented Communications Specialist to join our NSPA team to help support and grow our membership group.

• Permanent, Part-time, 21 hours per week over 3 days
• Ewell, Surrey
• £17,400 per annum (FTE £29,000 per annum) + competitive benefits

The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) is a coalition of public, private and voluntary organisations in England whose mission is to get all parts of society working together to take action to reduce suicide and improve the support for those bereaved by suicide. With over 140 members and supporters, the NSPA plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of the national Cross-Government Strategy Preventing Suicide in England. It has a small Secretariat which is hosted by Samaritans and based in its office in Ewell, Surrey.

This is an exciting time to be joining the NSPA, with a new strategy in place and a growing and active membership.  The Membership and Communications Officer is crucial to helping the NSPA achieve its goals. The post will lead on the development of its communications, including its website, as well as being the first point of contact for members and ensuring excellent communications for and with members. It has responsibility for leading membership development, ensuring that the NSPA attracts new members and finds new and innovative ways for them to work together.

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, who enjoys a busy and varied role and has the ability to juggle competing priorities. Good interpersonal skills will be important, as well as a track record in developing and delivering effective communications, preferably in a membership environment.

As an employer, we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, three well-being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

If you would like to know more about the role please read the attached job description.

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.

We Belong team is comprised of two Co-CEO’s and one Outreach Worker and Youth Parliamentary Officer. The team works exclusively with young people who have migrated to the UK and support young people who are impacted by hostile immigration policies and empower young people to speak out and be inquisitive about their rights.

Our Communications Officer will engage and mobilise young migrants 3 days a week and develop the organisations communications strategy as it pertains to developing an online story-telling strategy . The Communications Officer will work closely with staff to identify, support and develop young migrants to share their migration stories and confidently speak out against hostile policies. The Communications Officer will create content to support the organisations campaigns which includes Let Us Learn on equal access to higher education and the Chasing Status campaign which calls for shorter, more affordable routes to settlement for young migrants.

Key Activities/ Tasks: 

Upholding a positive, empowering approach to working with young people, including:

• Working respectfully and non-judgementally to engage young people in We Belong work

•  Encouraging participation when appropriate

• Maintaining appropriate, boundaried relationships with young people

• Developing an understanding of and keeping up to date with relevant policy and legislation

• Acting on safeguarding and risk information in line with We Belong policies and procedures.

Maintaining effective liaison with colleagues working across We Belong  and external organisations including:

• Attending and participating in team meetings and other events including training days

• Identify young people who want to share their lived experience to support campaigns

• Contributing frontline experience to We Belong’s campaign and sector change work

• Networking and building relationships with external professionals and agencies supporting young people.

Engaging young migrants with lived experience and developing organisational communications including;

• Growing We Belong’s presence on social media and building online relationships with key individuals and organisations

• Monitoring social media for stories about young migrants

• Supporting young people to share their stories on the organisations platforms

• Develop, support and promote organisations vision, including message development and social media content creation

• Coordinating meetings and maintaining relationships with stakeholders

• Supporting all relevant communications activity across online platforms

• Keeping up to date with new social media platforms

General responsibilities

• Attending and participating in internal meetings as required

• Being a positive, cooperative and constructive team member, upholding the values of We Belong, complying with We Belong’s monitoring and recording requirements

• Representing and promoting the organisation’s work positively

• Carrying out all work with due regard to We Belong’s policies and procedures, including safeguarding and staff safety

• Promoting Equality and Diversity principles in all aspects of work.

Person Specification 

Essential: 

• Understanding of the principles and practice of youth participation

• Experience working with young people

• Ability to develop relationships with and relate to a diverse range of young people

• Skills in providing information, and assistance

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to plan, record and organise work

• Ability to create effective working relationships with other professionals

• Ability to understand relevant legislation and policy

• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing

• Ability to represent We Belong at external meetings

• Energetic, self-motivated and organised individual who is prepared to throw themselves into the work of We Belong, work collaboratively and uphold our mission, vision and values

• Creative and enthusiastic thinker who is able to support their team to examine cases and identify options that will enhance opportunities for young people

• Resilient, emotionally intelligent individual who understands the nature of working with young migrants and is able to work in a professional manner

• Willing to attend training

Desirable:

• Knowledge of other organisations working in the sector

• Knowledge of the immigration system

• Experience of providing information and advice and advocacy

• Relevant qualifications/training to the post

• Prepared to work out of hours occasionally

If you would like to apply, pleese send us the following:

• CV

• Cover Letter  

Please note that only successful candidates will be called in for an interview on Thursday 3rd September 2020.

Do you want to join The Eve Appeal as our new Public Fundraising Officer? 

The Eve Appeal is the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

In this role, you will focus on delivering an exceptional supporter experience – deepening relationships and maximising overall value – across a range of supporters. This role works across Individual Giving (including In Memory and Legacy), Community fundraising and Sporting Events & Challenges. This is an incredible opportunity to develop/strengthen a strong understanding of best practice across these disciplines.

This is a new role with plenty of room for flex and to make it your own to maximise impact. We have a strong public fundraising programme – responsible for nearly two thirds of our income, and this is an exciting time to come on board and build on our success and grow and future-proof the programme.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a culture open to change and new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to fundraising best practice which will greatly aid your development as a fundraiser.

This role could suit a proven Public Fundraising/Direct Marketing Officer, someone looking to take their first step up to Officer-level or someone with transferrable skills looking to make the step into fundraising in the charity sector.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We would welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please review the full job description and person specification and then click Apply and send us your CV with covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role.

Please note we are holding rolling interviews and reserve the right to close the role ahead of the published closing date, so we encourage all applicants to apply as early as possible.

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 pro rata

Hours: 17.5 hours a week

Job Profile

The postholder is responsible for the development of prayer and reflection resources for the Catholic community. These resources can be both digital and offline and will enable the Catholic community to participate in CAFOD’s mission through prayer.

The role sits within the Theology Programme. This is a cross-organisational programme based in the Fundraising and Participation Group.

The ideal candidate will have a proven understanding and awareness of the Catholic Church and parish life. With a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), creative ideas, and an interest in digital and audio-visual forms of communication, they will be able to create engaging spiritual content for a Catholic audience of all ages.

Key Responsibilities

1.Develop prayer and reflection resources for the Catholic community on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues

• Research and develop the resources necessary to communicate with members of the Catholic community of all ages, enabling them to pray and reflect on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues
• Contribute to the development of appropriate key messages for the adult Catholic community, particularly those aged 35-45
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with CAFOD staff and volunteers about programme resources and liaise with CAFOD colleagues to ensure their effective promotion

1. Maintain the Pray section of the CAFOD website and the Theology Programme’s online presence.

• Ensure that the programme offers effective, creative, engaging online resources for the Catholic community, enabling them to pray and reflect on CAFOD’s priority themes and issues 

1. Contribute to the monitoring of Theology Programme resources to measure and improve their effectiveness.
2. Contribute to wider organisational thinking on external communications, offering a clear understanding of the adult Catholic community and parish life.

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

Person Specification/Essential Criteria

Understanding our context 

-Understanding Catholic identity: Able to communicate effectively with CAFOD’s audiences of all ages via a range of on and offline techniques

-Understanding CAFOD: Understands and actively supports CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and has a willingness to learn about CAFOD’s priority themes and issues

Working together

-Working with others: Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues across CAFOD, with the ability to compromise and find creative solutions

-Communicating: Able to present complex issues and ideas simply and clearly, excellent written and verbal skills and the ability to communicate politely and effectively with supporters and internal stakeholders

-Looking outwards: Keeps up to date with news and developments in fields of publishing and communications.  Builds cooperative, professional relationships with supporters and suppliers

Making change happen

-Managing resources: Delivers communications on time and within budget.

-Achieving results: Uses own judgement to make sound decisions, accepts responsibility for decisions made and action taken.

Job-specific competencies

1. Demonstrable ability to create engaging spiritual content, both written and audio-visual, for a Catholic audience.
2. Proven understanding and awareness of the Catholic Church and parish life.
3. Proven interest in digital communications, with experience of using digital channels and of uploading content to websites.
4. Knowledge of publishing production processes including writing, copy editing and proof reading.
5. Interest in all forms of communication.

Desirable Criteria

1. Understanding of Theology sufficient to edit for accessibility.

 Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults..

Together is an amazing place to work. And it’s not just because we’re one of the UK’s oldest and most respected mental health charities. It’s because we put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do – supporting and enabling them to take control of their lives and make a positive contribution to the community

Want to develop your career in digital and online?

Want to do this whilst making a positive impact in the mental health sector?

This role could be the perfect opportunity for you!

The Southwark Wellbeing Hub, run by the national mental health charity Together for Mental Wellbeing, is the leading advice and information service for people in Southwark concerned about their own mental health or about the mental wellbeing of someone close to them.

We need a motivated and digital-savvy Communications Coordinator to help us reach people struggling with their mental wellbeing, through online solutions. We are looking for someone who can match our ambition and effectively involve the people who use our services. The ideal candidate will be committed to continually improving the digital resources that we use to communicate and engage with the community.

There are too many people out there who are isolated, struggling and don’t know which way to turn. We think you might be able to help us change this. Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds.

Please note salary ranges below:

£33,107 - £38,618 (non-qualified)/£37,922 - £44,336 (qualified)
(£2,000/ £4,000 accountancy allowance is on offer for part/fully qualified accountants.)

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working closely with HM Treasury and Finance Business Partners, the post-holder will be directly responsible for finding solutions to some of the most significant obstacles facing the department and our ALBs - some of the UK's largest and most respected bodies (the BBC, many museums, and UK regulators like OFCOM to name just a few).

They will also lead on governance and engagement on behalf of the Strategic Finance function. Providing strategic oversight of the Department’s Finance Committee, including line management of the Committee Secretariat. Supporting the Governance and Engagement Manager on reforming the Committee’s purpose and processes, this post-holder will work across the Department and with Senior Leaders to understand the improvements required, and put in place a plan to revamp the Investment Appraisal process.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Working with teams throughout the department to monitor, triage, and find solutions to some of the most significant financial obstacles facing the department and our ALBs.

• Supporting the Governance and Engagement Manager to reform the Finance Committee, including revising the Terms of Reference, Membership and strategic forward look.
• Lead on developing new tools and training for colleagues across DCMS with regards to the new Finance Committee process.
• Lead on all reporting upwards to the Executive Board regarding Finance Committee.
• Develop and maintain a strategic forward look of business cases for investment appraisal.
• Attend regular meetings with HM Treasury, owning the agenda and liaising across Finance to prioritise live queries and issues.
• Lead and monitor Strategic Finance engagement with the National Audit Office.
• Work with colleagues to ensure the outcome from Fiscal Events is communicated across the Department with an understanding of the necessary approvals required.
• Lead and monitor Strategic Finance engagement with the Government Internal Audit Agency, driving forward recommendations made that impact the Finance Directorate.
•  Line management of the Finance Committee Secretariat.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

The post holder will build strong relationships externally with HM Treasury, National Audit Office and Government Internal Audit Agency, as well as internally with Senior Leadership and Finance colleagues and teams across DCMS. 

• A history of developing, improving, and managing a number of varied monitoring systems. Ensuring good process management so everything is accounted for, and nothing urgent is ‘missed’.
• Proven ability to time and workload manage yourself and others. Can effectively triage essential, time critical, and highly important tasks, against others.
• Line management of colleagues, and/or actively supporting and encouraging others so all can deliver to the best of their abilities.
• Experience developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Can influence, change, and impact decisions through those relationships.
• Past experience managing a governance board of seniors or acting as secretariat or a personal assistant. (desirable)
• Working with senior people and ‘managing upwards’ – supporting them to be more effective in their role. (desirable)
• Track record in project management, including organisational and business process changes. (desirable)
• Previous experience of working in a Finance role, or experience with Business Cases and Investment appraisal.  (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 30th August at 11:55pm.

Head of Fundraising – Individual Giving / Legacies

CLIC Sargent must always be there to help families limit the damage cancer causes beyond health. This role will lead our Individual Giving and Legacies portfolio to drive the engagement, income and awareness we need to achieve this.

You will continue to deliver our strategic direction to grow and diversify individual giving and legacy fundraising with a focus on digital and innovative new approaches.

Head of Fundraising Requirements:

You will be a skilled manager and leader, committed to their people and to driving performance through their team and you'll be an expert in supporter marketing, experience and communication, who thinks digitally and innovatively with a track record in successfully managing and growing multimillion pound portfolios.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About CLIC Sargent:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, and provides them with clinical, practical, emotional and financial support. You can be a part of helping them cope with cancer and get the most out of life.

Location: Flexible Location

Job type: Full Time, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, 35 hours per week

Salary: circa £46,500 (outside London); circa £50,000 (London)

Benefits: In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

Closing Date:17 August 2020
Interview Date:20 August 2020

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Executive, Senior Fundraising Officer, Head of Fundraising, Charity, Fundraising Director, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 93800

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to lead, develop, deliver and grow our community fundraising and volunteering programme. This is a brand new part time role created at a very exciting time for Youth Talk, as we establish a new strategy ambitious to grow our service delivery and partnerships to create the best possible mental health support for local young people.

The role is currently being offered as 21 hours per week on a one year contract in order to establish the function and generate strong learning for the future with view to becoming permanent.

The right candidate will work very closely with the Chief Executive and will be a highly self-motivated and experienced fundraiser, keen to set up, lead and develop Youth Talk’s fundraising. 

If you would like an informal conversation in advance of applying for the role please contact Youth Talk by email with your details and contact number and we will find a mutually convenient time to talk.

Closing date for applications is Friday 25th September 2020.

Victim Support is looking for a Media and External Communications Lead based in London.

Victim Support is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Our Media & External Communications Lead plays a critical role in ensuring that the charity is able to represent the voice of victims in the local and national media, and in raising the profile of our services.

The main duties of this role are to:

• Lead on developing and delivering an effective external communications strategy
• Run the Victim Support press office
• Maintain VS's profile nationally through reactive media relations
• Help enhance and protect VS's reputation using effective communication channels
• Increase the profile of VS services, including Supportline, and drive self-referrals through PR and media coverage
• Support the senior team to raise VS's profile in prioritised areas, including to help acquire/retain contracts

To be successful you will have experience of delivering media relations across print, broadcast and digital for a complex organisation. You will have strong influencing skills, be an excellent communicator and have a proven ability to plan and deliver media strategies and activities.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Just for Kids Law is a dynamic charity working with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. We do this by providing legal representation and advice, direct advocacy and support, and through strategic litigation, campaigning and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

We are looking for an energetic self-starting Communications Officer to play a pivotal role in the organisation.

You will work to establish, maintain and develop the effective planning and delivery of the organisation’s media (including social media) and external profile, website, internal communications and campaigning activity. This will involve working closely with the CEO to maintain our websites, social media channels, news media profile and other communication activities. We are ambitious about what we want to achieve and the communications targets we want to meet.

Just for Kids Law has a strong reputation for punching well above its weight and is looking for an ambitious individual who wants to make their mark and gain wide ranging experience in a busy organisation that wants to maintain and further raise its profile.

The Communications Officer will work closely with the Senior Management Team as well as being well connected to the whole staff team. We are a friendly and supportive organisation providing a unique opportunity for somebody to make a real impact.

Please apply in writing by completing our application form.

Just for Kids Law believes in the value of a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people from all ethnic, cultural, religious and social backgrounds: in particular, people from BAME, LGBTQI+, etc. We strive to create a diverse working environment where anyone, regardless of background, can thrive.

To apply, please complete (attached) application form.  CVs will not be accepted.

Closing time for all applications is 5pm on Monday,  31st August 2020.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday, 16th September 2020.

If you have not heard from us by 9th September 2020, you haven’t been successful for the interview.

Employment information

 Job title: Communications Officer

Contract term: Permanent

Location: Central London (currently Islington) 

 Hours: 35 hours (full time)

Salary range: £28,000 to £32,000

Pension: 5% per matching following probation. 4% matching during probation

Leave: A full time member of staff has 30 days annual leave which includes three days to be taken at Christmas in addition to bank holidays (usually 8)

 Probation period: 6 months

Salary Payment method: Payment is made by electronic transfer on or shortly before the 28th of each calendar month covering payment for that same calendar month.

These details are provided for information only and do not form part of an employment contract or job offer. 

Sustainability First is a charity and think tank focused on improving environmental, social and economic wellbeing in public utilities.  We run multi-party projects with senior decision makers on issues such as purposeful business in utilities, the public interest and smart energy meter data and art and behaviour change.

We are looking for a part-time (2 days p.w) Communications, Engagement and Admin Officer who will have strong communications skills and practical experience in terms of building networks and stakeholder engagement. Salary £21,000 p.a. pro rata for part time working i.e. £8,400 p.a. 

The role is for a fixed one-year term, with the possibility of renewal.  It is home based, with the possibility of some meetings in London when social distancing restrictions are relaxed.

HOURS: 14 hours per week (0.4 full time equivalent)

CONTRACT: Fixed term 12-month contract to 30th September 2021

NJC SCALE: SCP 20-22 full time equivalent

SALARY: £28,909 to £29,931 per annum including LondonWeighting pro rata (0.4 full time equivalent)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager

BASED AT: Galop’s office at N7 6PA (initially working remotely)

About The Role

We are looking for an innovative and dynamic Communication and Engagement Officer to join our hate crime team. The Communication and Engagement Officer, with the support of the Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager, will develop and deliver an outreach and engagement strategy to raising awareness of LGBT+ people’s experiences of hate crime and increase access to information and support for LGBT+ survivors. 

About Galop

Galop is the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti- violence organisation providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ people who have experienced hate crime, domestic abuse, or sexual violence. Galop is also engaged on a strategic level to ensure the safety needs of LGBT+ communities remain high on the agenda of policy-makers and services. 

Galop has been championing the safety needs of LGBT+ communities for 35 years. Our aim is to prevent and respond to violence and abuse experienced by LGBT+ people in the following ways:

• Providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ people impacted by violence and abuse.
• Improving the response of services through training, research, resource production and campaigning.
• Working in partnership to increase the safety and well-being of LGBT+ people.

Galop’s Hate Crime Service

Galop delivers a range of work serving the needs of LGBT+ people who experience hate crime including:

• Supporting LGBT+ people facing hate crime.
• Communities Against Hate (CATCH); a pan-London alliance of specialist anti-hate crime services providing support to people facing hate crime across all forms of hate crime.
• Together Against Hate, a training programme aiming to equip community-based organisations across numerous marginalised groups to meet the needs of their communities facing hate crime.
• Speak Out; an international partnership of organisations serving LGBT+ communities aiming to improve responses to hate crime through research and information resources.

Galop is pleased to be leading on an innovative project that aims to increase reporting and help seeking of LGBT+ victims of hate crime. The Hate Crime Communication and Engagement Officer, under the supervision and with the support of the Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager will develop and deliver an outreach and engagement strategy. This pioneering work will be integral to raising awareness of LGBT+ people’s experiences of hate crime and increasing access to information and support for LGBT+ survivors. This post will require engaging with a number of stakeholders, across the country, including organisations supporting hate crime victims across the UK.

Application

The application pack is made up of the following documents:

• Job description and person specification
• Background information about Galop
• Application form part 1
• Application form part 2
• Equal opportunities monitoring form

We particularly welcome applications from BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee), trans and disabled communities as staff from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation. Galop is committed to furthering equality, diversity and inclusion across our organisation and this work is led by our EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) group.

Applicants must complete the attached application form which lists the criteria set out in the person specification. You can increase the space under each criteria if you need, but CVs will not be accepted. If it would be helpful to receive a copy of the application form by post please do not hesitate to contact us and request this.

Your completed application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form should be submitted by email to the address listed on our website. 

The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 19th August 2020 9am.

Interview date is Wednesday 26th August 2020.

You are welcome to contact us if you have a question about the job or application process.