Department: Science and Innovation

Due to growth in the team, we are seeking a driven and a proactive Team Coordinator to join us at the Institute of Physics in the Science and Innovation department.

The role

This is an exciting role that requires administration support to the Science and Innovation department and its activities. The role involves communication, marketing of projects, as well as delivering a number of events and projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Organising team meetings, events, workshops and bi-annual away-days.
• Producing minutes and meeting reports.
• Handling diaries, appointments, making arrangements for travel and accommodation and correspondence.
• Facilitating the preparation and distribution of departmental publications and reports.
• Carrying out marketing activities, including preparation of marketing collateral, delivering e-campaigns, arranging advertising and carrying out telephone campaigns.
• Preparing expenses forms, cheque requisitions, invoices and processing expenses.

The Person

We are looking for a professional who has previous experience in a project coordinator or personal assistant position.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication, written and verbal, and interpersonal skills, personable and committed to customer focus. They will also have the ability to maintain the technical skills and knowledge required to undertake the tasks of the demanding role. Practical experience of working in a customer facing role is essential.

Takes responsibility for personal learning and improvement and has the ability to measure and manage own work, takes responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress and results.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and transformation of our digital estate is a high priority. Our newly expanded communications and marketing function will be central to delivering our strategy and plans. We are looking for a superb digital professional to join the team and help develop our digital estate to its full potential.

Working from our new flagship King’s Cross offices, at the heart of the exciting ‘Knowledge Quarter’ our communications and marketing teams will raise awareness and understanding of our ground-breaking education, diversity, science and innovation programmes and help spread the word about physics and its value with the public. This is an exciting time to join IOP.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

For further information on this role, you can download the job description below. 

Closing date for applications: 11 June 2020
Interview date: 18 June 2020 (via GoToMeeting)

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer. We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

Home-based in Northern Ireland, with occasional travel to the NCT offices in Westminster, London

0.8 post, 28 hours per week, up to three year contract

Are you inspired by church architecture? Are you fascinated by the history of churches and want them to remain part of our heritage and a vital part of community life? Are you experienced in assessing funding applications and supporting historic buildings to be well maintained and sustainable? And are you passionate about all these things within a Northern Ireland context?

As the independent, UK-wide charity supporting churches, chapels and meeting houses of all Christian denominations, the National Churches Trust supports and promotes church buildings of historic, architectural and community value by inspiring support, preserving heritage and promoting sustainability. We aim to help maintain the UK’s heritage of church buildings and to enhance their ability to serve local communities; to promote the benefit to communities of church buildings and to inspire everyone to value and enjoy them.

Grant funding is at the heart of our work. The Trust allocates in the region of £1.4m across its grants programmes annually. We also run initiatives to promote church tourism – ExploreChurches, and maintenance – MaintenanceBooker.

Having recently been successful with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Churches Trust will lead a new project ‘Treasure Ireland’ that aims to support an improvement in the maintenance and sustainability of historic places of worship in Northern Ireland. At its core will be a grants programme for proactive repairs and maintenance. It will also provide training and mentoring support, video guides and training on writing funding bids, maintenance, interpretation and tourism. It also aims to increase visitors to churches in Northern Ireland.

We are therefore looking for a new Church Support Officer to join our Church Support team to help deliver this exciting new initiative. The role is varied and the post-holder will manage the day to day work of the project and support churches to engage with it. Responsibilities will include overseeing a small grants programme, running training events and sector meetings, raising the profile of maintenance, supporting church tourism and expanding contractor availability. The project builds on existing partnerships and projects that the Church Support Team has already begun in Northern Ireland.

You will have excellent organisational and planning skills, be able to manage a varied workload and be an effective team player based from home in Northern Ireland but able to travel to London from time to time.

If you are interested in finding out more, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: Noon on 24 June 2020

Interview date: 6 or 7 July 2020 (Belfast or online)

The National Churches Trust is an equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. No information provided by the applicant will be used for the purpose of limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by law.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Data & Analytics Manager is a new senior management position in the IBD Registry that reflects both our fast growth and increasing maturity. The primary function of this role is to manage the effective collection, curation and utilisation of clinical data, surgical data, patient reported outcomes and other relevant data.  The goal is to ensure quality IBD data is available to support our goals in quality improvement, service evaluation, pharmacovigilance / post-marketing surveillance and eventually research. You will especially play a key role in the curation, transformation and linkage of the IBD datasets required for the Hub with the Cambridge data specialists.

You will be part of a small and growing and highly collaborative team, reporting directly to and working closely with the CEO, as well as with clinical and academic data specialists including our Academic Lead, a doctor and senior academic in the Health Data department of the University of Liverpool.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you will be a delivery-focused problem-solver, both organised and adaptable, with massive attention to details and a practical hands-on style. You will have significant experience in data management across the data lifecycle, including ETL (using scripting languages such as Python, C#, JSON, XML), databases (primarily MySQL) and analytics environments (such as R/R Studio).  You will have a strong academic qualification record, showing a disciplined numerate background as a foundation for your later experience in data.  Ideally, you will have come from the healthcare or pharmaceutical industries, or as an alternative from a highly-regulated sector where both data protection and delivery are critical. You may have gained your experience in a large consultancy or in a start-up environment; in either case, your most important attributes will be your rigour in thinking, readiness to learn and your 'can do’ mindset.

Above all, you need to believe in our mission and want to join us to make a difference: our small team makes a big difference in IBD across the UK and this needs to be more than ‘just a job’ for you.

More information and how to apply

Please see our website for more information about us, and also about this role.  To apply, all candidates are required to complete and submit our online Application Form (available on our website)

Note:  this role is home based during COVID-19. Our offices are in Epsom.  We will be reviewing our company working arrangements after the COVID-19 pandemic, but candidates should assume that while there may be some home working it will be balanced with some days each week in the Epsom office.

Thanks for your interest and we really look forwards to hearing from you

Working through a combined approach of programmes and advocacy, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women helps release the potential of women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries.

Through our work we support them to grow and start successful micro, small and medium businesses so that they can create better futures for themselves and their families, enable their communities to prosper, contribute to strong economies, and move the world in a whole new direction. Over the 12 years since the Foundation’s inception, we have directly supported over 160,000 women across more than 100 countries, and our ambitions continue to grow.

We’re looking for a skilled communications professional to join our workforce at an interesting, challenging, but extremely rewarding and exciting time as a Senior Communications Officer. The ideal candidate would be a highly motivated individual with strong skills in writing, editing and proofreading, creating engaging communications materials, using social media and other digital platforms professionally, administration, and managing many competing priorities.

You’ll be an important member of the External Affairs team and work closely with our Programmes and Partnerships teams to co-ordinate and support the delivery of a rich, engaging communications plan which promotes our work to a wide range of stakeholders and influences for progress towards closing the gender gap in entrepreneurship.

This is a full time, permanent role at 35 hours per week, with core office hours being 10am to 4pm. We have some flexibility around working hours but this is reviewed case-by-case on an applications basis, at the discretion of the Senior Leadership Team. The Foundation’s workforce are currently all working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then.

We have a lively, friendly, passionate and hard-working team, with an international and collaborative culture. This role has a salary of £25,375 per annum, and you’ll be entitled to 28 days of annual leave (which includes 3 that must be taken at Christmas), and other benefits.

To apply, please download the Job Description, and send us the following:

• Covering letter addressing relevant experience for the role (1,000 words max)

• Current CV – no more than two pages

• Two examples of communications materials you have produced or led on, including one written piece, e.g. a blog, press release or news post. This can be a web link or a file attachment

Please send your application, or any questions you may have, to the email address listed.

Apply by midday, 12 June 2020. Interviews will be held via Zoom during the week commencing 15 June 2020. Our current aim is to hold only one round of interviews.

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.

Due to the large amount of applications we receive, please note that you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview.

Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting and senior new role within a growing business development team and an important time for Solace. In the last five years we have doubled the number of people we support rising to nearly 23,000.  We know that our services are valued and we are now looking for someone who can drive growth through media engagement and effective communications. This is a senior role in the charity and you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver on our ambitious plans for the future.

This your chance as an experienced media manager and feminist to play an influential role in ensuring the voices of women and girls are put centre stage and contribute to ending violence and abuse against them. You will manage a small team and report to the Director of Business Development.

Solace is an innovative, exciting, grass roots charity working across London. We offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development. You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. 

Solace values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

As a key member of the IRC's Global Communications Team, the Senior Officer, Global Communications will develop and execute communications strategies related to the IRC’s work in Africa and/or other portfolio priority geographies / issues. In turn, s/he will help to position the IRC as a global thought and practice leader.

The Senior Officer will lead and collaborate on IRC communications efforts within a set portfolio and surge into crisis projects as needed, convening and leading multiple departments and stakeholders to deliver breakthrough communications results. The Senior Officer will act as a spokesperson as needed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Convene, collaborate with, and lead a dynamic range of IRC teams across Africa Regions/other IRC portfolios as needed, to develop and implement communications strategies that drive awareness of the IRC’s impact and advocacy, enhancing the IRC's reputation, supporting fundraising objectives, and influencing target policy makers.
• Work with (and persuade) internal stakeholders, including communications team-members, field teams, advocates, fundraisers, and technical experts to facilitate and support dynamic communications tactics, including innovative media outreach, top tier op-eds, creative digital content and dynamic, audience-driven social media output.
• Deliver strategic proactive and reactive media relations, leveraging global insights and expertise in both international and humanitarian media to increase the IRC’s media share of voice and digital engagement.
• Deploy excellent writing skills to deliver pitches that land IRC-led features, high-level IRC messages for cross-organizational use, top tier landing op-eds, and talking points for spokespeople.
• Represent the IRC as a spokesperson to external and internal audiences, both via media interviews and contributing to digital content. Provide media training to field spokespeople as needed.
• Partner with in house and external experts to produce Digital Content and Communications outputs that are integrated with strategic external relations objectives, aligned to clear distribution, and measurement, working closely with the Marketing Communications department.
• Gather content through multiple digital mediums -- photo, video, audio etc. -- using industry standard practices and equipment.
• Contribute to quarterly reports on media coverage and content results using industry standard metrics and bench-marking.
• Strengthen and develop internal systems and processes to deliver on communications objectives.
• Coordinate and lead crisis and emergency communications, including high profile field visits and high-speed content gathering.
• Deliver and lead executive communications for IRC leaders, including the CEO, as needed.
• Expand and nurture IRC’s communications network.

US: Hi, we’re Possible – we bring people together to create bold, beautiful solutions in response to the climate crisis. Whether that’s connecting the world’s first solar railway, mining renewable heat from underneath London’s parks, leading calls for a televised climate debate or launching a ground-breaking employer scheme to incentivise clean holiday travel - we’re always thinking of new ways to cut carbon that involve and benefit the public. 

YOU: Are you someone with a passion for tackling climate change in a way that gets everyone involved? Are you a creative thinker with a positive, practical attitude able to turn ideas into reality? Do you get fired up by working with communities to breathe life into innovative climate solutions that improve lives today? Does solving difficult problems float your boat? If so, we should talk.

The world’s recent social and political awakening to the climate crisis has been overtaken by the much more immediate crisis of the pandemic, but in the background the climate emergency continues to demand urgent action. In this turbulent and challenging time, Possible’s work on inspiring climate solutions that everyone can contribute to is needed more than ever. Transport is a key area where the UK has veered a long way off track, with carbon emissions actually rising in recent years instead of falling. But with travel patterns turned on their heads by lockdown, new futures are now becoming visible where the car is no longer king.

Possible have secured funding for a major new campaign to reduce private car dominance in cities, showing how achieving the big reductions in motor traffic needed to meet climate change targets will also dramatically improve health outcomes and quality of life for people living in cities. The ‘new normal’ post-covid cannot be one where people shun public transport for private cars, or our climate goals will be impossible to meet. 

We need a senior campaign manager to lead the team delivering this landmark programme to kickstart the process of making private cars obsolete in our cities - accelerating the move to a zero carbon Britain built by and for everyone. We need an experienced leader who knows how to support local community changemakers as well as working with city authorities and local political leaders, leveraging bottom-up grassroots activism to drive city-wide transformation. Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record in campaigning and experience of successfully leading a team, including project management oversight and multiple line management responsibilities.

+ About the role

You’ll be a senior member of the campaigns team, working closely with and reporting to the directors, with responsibility for delivering Possible’s Car Free Cities projects for a minimum two year period starting in July 2020. You will be based in Possible’s London office in Camden Town (pandemic permitting), on either a full time or 0.9FTE basis, depending on preference. With the directors’ support, you will be managing annual budgets of hundreds of thousands of pounds and a team of up to six staff, some working remotely from other cities, alongside key relationships with academic partners and overseas consortium members in Paris and New York. 

You’ll work collaboratively with the communications team to spread our key messages far and wide, and leverage the greatest impact possible in our target communities and beyond. You’ll also work closely with the rest of Possible’s senior management team to cultivate and maintain a positive and supportive working culture amongst the whole workforce as well as within your own team. You’ll also work across the campaigns, fundraising and comms teams to develop the most effective mobilisations techniques, building capacity in our supporters to escalate action and bring their communities with them.

Working within strategy and project plans that have been collaboratively developed, you’ll be free to put forward your own ideas for campaign activities, particularly in response to changing events. You’ll be adaptable to overseeing delivery of different tactics based on need, from online petitions to research and report publication, lobbying of city administrations and politicians, grassroots community organising, pioneering innovation and publicity grabbing interventions.

As a key member of the Possible family you’ll be part of a small, passionate, nimble, unique and positive organisation that cares about its people, its projects and, ultimately, the planet.

+ Person specification

Competencies can be demonstrated by both paid and voluntary experience.

Must haves

• Track record of planning and delivering successful campaigns and projects.

• Experience of leading a team, including line management.

• High standard of written and spoken communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with colleagues and project partners such as campaigners, volunteers and funders, internally and externally.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• Ability to think creatively and generate new campaign and tactic ideas.

• Ability to digest, understand and analyse information independently.

• Adaptability, enthusiasm, appetite for learning and ability to take initiative.

• Passion for working with the public to take action, and for helping increase the capacity of people to act and activate others around them.

• Commitment to Possible’s positive approach to climate campaigning and passionate about achieving climate justice.

• Working knowledge of UK climate and transport context and policy.

Nice to haves

• Experience of public meeting facilitation.

• Experience of working with distributed organising tactics focused on widespread public participation.

• Experience of working with mainstream media and social media.

• Event management experience.

• Community organising experience.

• Contacts in local government and existing networks of transport / environmental activists and NGOs.

• Experience of digital marketing or campaigns.

• Experience of international working.

• Understanding of cultural and behaviour change campaigns and strategies.

• Basic research skills.

• French language skills.

+ About Possible

Here at Possible, we have a vision for a low carbon Britain that has been built by and belongs to everybody.

To get there, we dream up projects, build tools and spread success stories to make sure everyone has the help and inspiration they need to play a role in tackling climate change. Our work cuts carbon, but because we work on cultural as well as technical levels, we get people talking about climate change action too. We want our projects to be infectious, so it is always about more than just a solar panel here, or an LED there - it’s about groups of people working together to change the world.

+ Our Values

Inclusivity  Trust and respect   Creativity   Shared ambition

Positivity  Caring and kindness  Integrity  Openness

Not just buzzwords to make us feel warm and fuzzy, these are the values we are guided by in our actions and our organisational culture. Away days help to keep these values alive and we work together to keep our team as supported, empowered and cared for as possible. We’re run by a team of directors rather than one single CEO, and we’re committed to reducing hierarchy wherever possible.

Workplace benefits include:

• 25 days paid holiday (+ bank holidays and three days at Christmas)

• Flexible working

• Paid volunteer leave

• Bike to work scheme

• Paid journey days for low carbon holiday travel 

• Childcare vouchers

• Good maternity and paternity leave

• Employer pension contribution

About us

Brook is the UK’s leading provider of sexual health and wellbeing services for young people. We are committed to changing attitudes, challenging prejudices and championing equality so that young people can make positive, healthy lifestyle choices.

We provide free, confidential sexual health services and counselling in clinical settings throughout the country. Our education work supports young people’s emotional development and teaches core life skills, while our training for professionals improves the confidence of teachers to deliver effective, rights-based relationships and sex education.

About this position

You will be responsible for delivering Brook’s Communications Strategy, published in 2019. You will oversee both internal and external communications, tailoring your messaging to ensure that staff, young people, external stakeholders, donors and the public are engaged with Brook’s work.

About you

You will have a positive attitude, excellent communication skills and be able to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate and charity partners. You will also have a strong track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines.

You will be able to prioritise a demanding workload and work well under pressure and be able to make confident decisions based on your initiative. You will be organised and demonstrate excellent attention to detail, ensuring all work is of a high standard.

Essential to this role is demonstrable experience of working in a senior communications position, and preferably within a voluntary sector organisation. You will also have experience of managing staff and working collaboratively both internally and externally.

In return for your expertise, enterprise and initiative, we can offer an exciting position within a supportive team, and genuinely interesting work within a charity that has a proud history and ambitious plans for the future.

Your application

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a personal statement no longer than two pages by 5pm on 30 June. It should outline why you are a suitable candidate and your reasons for applying. Interviews for this role will take place virtually on 8 and 9 July 2020.

Communications Officer, London 

c. £28.5k depending on experience, plus generous benefits 

Medical research has never been more important. 

The wellbeing of billions of people across the world depends on continual medical advances across all areas of health. And this challenge needs immense support, innovation and persistence.

Although scientists have tackled many diseases and conditions that affect human health, there are still areas of medical need that receive little or no support. That’s where we step in. 

Funding research is our sole purpose. As the charitable foundation of the Medical Research Council (MRC), we are inspired by the responsibility and independence that our donated income gives us. We are guided by the wealth of expertise available to us and are bold and ambitious in the science we choose to support. We fund and support the most promising new medical research, wherever we discover great opportunities that are not being pursued.

Our current research priorities are the threat of drug-resistant infections, adolescent mental health and pain research. These are key public health challenges requiring ground-breaking ideas from some of the UK’s leading scientists. 

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our small but expanding team in our central London offices. 

Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, you will play a crucial role in telling the story of the Foundation, and that of the ground-breaking research and researchers we support. Your work will inspire potential supporters to help us fund even more cutting-edge medical research, and attract funding applications from emerging research leaders.

Working three days a week for the Foundation, the other two days will be split evenly between two of our linked charities: the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) and the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF).

GACD is an alliance of international public funding agencies, which supports research activities intended to improve the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory problems, cancers and mental health issues. Their work focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and key vulnerable populations, where 80 per cent of deaths from chronic diseases occur. 

AREF was established by the Medical Research Foundation in 2015, with the mission of improving the quality and impact of health research in Africa - by nurturing African-led research in and for the region. AREF’s vision is to grow a community of African researchers working in Africa, who lead world-class research that benefits patients, populations, policy makers and practitioners.

You will support the delivery and growth of proactive communications programmes across all three organisations, with the shared purpose of building their respective identities, reputations and profiles.

Who you are 

We need the very best people to help deliver our vision of advancing medical research, improving human health and changing people’s lives. We are inspired by our work and we will be looking for this in you too. Our team is proud to work for the Medical Research Foundation. We are ambitious for the Foundation and for ourselves. We are approachable - providing advice to everyone and explaining our work. We are dedicated and committed to achieving the most for our donors and our researchers.And we are involved – constantly looking for new ways to engage and improve.

What you can bring to the role

You will have some experience of communications in a health or science-focused organisation, supporting communications strategies across a range of channels, including traditional and social media. You will also have experience of producing creative communications content for a range of audiences, including translating complex scientific information for non-scientific audiences. 

You are able to communicate clearly with colleagues, scientists and other stakeholders. You work in an organised manner and have the ability to respond flexibly and positively to unexpected changes or demands. You have a strong grasp of digital media, including photoshop, social media management software and Google Analytics. 

Our offer:

• A salary c. £28.5k, dependant on experience.
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• 36 hour working week, usually worked over 5 days. 
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health.
• Fantastic colleagues.

How to apply:

• Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered.
• Complete our equal opportunities monitoring form.
• Let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (the pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack).

A copy of the recruitment information pack and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached as separate documents for you to download.

Closing date for applications:  noon, Thursday 11th June 2020 

On-line testing:  19-24th June 2020

Interview and practical exercise:  29th June 2020 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Individual Giving Officer to maximise acquisition of new supporters and development of existing supporters to grow income, through planning and implementing a wide range of direct marketing approaches

The Role
To work with the Individual Giving Manager to help achieve and deliver key objectives and annual income targets in the Individual Giving Strategy.
Plan and project manage a range of activities/communications from inception (creative brief) to dispatch, on and off-line.
Analyse and manage data to ensure the right targets or potential new audiences are selected for any acquisition, stewardship, conversion or lead generation campaigns.
Oversee copy and design development, print and production or on-line content build, resolving issues and differences of opinion, or escalating as appropriate to keep activity on schedule and on budget.
Proactive responsibility for keeping up to date with competitor activity and with issues affecting the fundraising sector, including changes in regulations to ensure our activities are compliant.

The Candidate
Previous experience of working for or on behalf of a not for profit organisation(s)
Proven experience of developing and implementing supporter acquisition and/or retention fundraising programmes.
A proven track record in planning and delivering successful direct marketing activities across a range of channels, including print, digital and social media.
Previous experience of using databases and/or briefing database teams to provide data selections, segmentation and results analysis.

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.

Associate Director of Members’ Programmes

Central London • £60,000 - £65,000 + Benefits

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

Our principal goal is to develop, expand and strengthen the networks available to our members so that they can generate new knowledge about microbes and ensure that it is shared with other communities. The impacts from this will drive us towards a world in which the science of microbiology provides maximum benefit to society.

We are looking for an Associate Director of Members’ Programmes to join our friendly and welcoming team, based in central London. You will be joining the Society at an exciting time as we deliver our Strategy 2018-2022 and celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020. This role provides leadership and strategic direction for the development, implementation and evaluation of the Society’s activities that support the microbiology community, with a focus on building communities and impact and influence. Supporting the Chief Programmes Officer and Director of Strategy with the delivery of all of Council’s strategic objectives, the postholder will also be a proactive member of the Senior Management Team, providing leadership and championing change to support a culture and behaviour across the organisation that aligns with the Society’s values.

A background in our work is not a necessity, but you will have leadership experience coupled with the ability to understand the challenges and opportunities that we face. Being able to look across the organisation and identify ways of maximising member engagement is vital, as is having the commitment and energy needed to help us achieve a real impact.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 7th June 2020

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to join the dynamic LRMN team. LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugees and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing in south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, providing therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevent mental health problems,  integrate and engage in their community.

As our Fundraising Officer you will take responsibility for successful delivery of LRMN’s Fundraising Strategy 2020-2023 and develop internal fundraising practice and knowledge. You will proactively seek out funding opportunities, develop project concepts and proposals, and prepare and submit detailed applications for funding. You will work closely with the CEO, Campaigns and Communications Officer and managers at LRMN to ensure key messages, relevant services and other important information are incorporated in all fundraising applications and activities.

To be successful, you must have at least 4 years’ experience of fundraising with good knowledge of a range of traditional and innovative fundraising methods and practices, proven experience of thinking, developing and delivering strategically and demonstrable record in developing and writing successful funding bids of at least £500k per year.

Awareness of issues and barriers faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in accessing appropriate services is important and experience of working in the voluntary sector particularly in legal and welfare advice sector is desirable. You should be highly motivated and can work alone or as part of a team.

If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks after the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted this time.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer.

Advocacy and Communications Manager

About Global Office Consulting

Global Office is a consultancy organisation that specialises in international development, gender and global health offering professional services for organisations and individuals in the areas of strategic and operational planning, advocacy and communications, political and campaign planning and event management. GOC works predominantly with women-led and gender focused development organisations and initiatives. We are privileged to learn and grow alongside the incredible, pioneering women we work with.

We have experienced first-hand what can be achieved through partnering with and building connections between women driving social change and we are excited to build up our small team as we enter into the next phase of our organisation’s growth and development.

About you

Working with GOC means that you’re passionate about gender equality and social and economic justice. You see these goals as inseparable from public health and global development.

You have ambitious, out-of-the-box ideas and know how to build and motivate teams to bring them to fruition. You’re always seeking a better solution and the next opportunity to drive change. You have cut your teeth in global development or communications, led teams to excellent outcomes and want to push yourself as a leader and mission-driven professional.

Everything is a learning opportunity. You surround yourself with diverse perspectives and people who inspire you to be better. You pay it forward by supporting others. Teams are more seamless, productive, enthusiastic and creative with your leadership.

You want a job that’s not a 9-to-5 obligation, but a purpose-driven environment.

About the Role

The Advocacy and Communications Manager will know how to devise a strategy and mobilize people to act, build expertise across wide-ranging topics, and provide strategic advice to diverse audiences. They will have a sophisticated understanding and extensive experience of communication best practices, media relations and stakeholder engagement.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of an organisation committed to gender equality and economic justice.

Specific responsibilities include:

Communications

Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by developing strategies for creating key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials and mobilizing teams accordingly

Build strong relationships with top-tier media outlets so that our clients’ efforts receive the best coverage for advancing their goals

Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews, and providing ongoing counsel

Leveraging trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations to further strategies that work on behalf of client interests

Advocacy

Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients’ goals

Getting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment

Getting partners, influencers and decision-makers in the same place by overseeing high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations

Building new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management

Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities to continuously innovate on strategy

Client/Project Management

Oversee all major deliverables by developing a vision and strategy and delegating work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Manage client relationships, ensuring the needs of the client are met and keep executive management apprised of project development

Develop relationships with international opinion leaders and journalists

Understand background and nuance across our priority issue areas to form compelling arguments and provide strategic counsel to clients

Coach junior staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills

Manage project work plans and budgets to ensure timely completion of client deliverables

Organize and attend events and meetings with executive management on behalf of clients

Responsible for follow-on and renewal business development

Member of the senior management team (SMT)

Required Qualifications

7-10 years of work experience

Deep expertise in communications and media relations including pitching

Exceptional writing ability with emphasis in persuasive writing

Experience managing and mentoring teams to achieve ambitious results

Experience managing budgets

Microsoft Office proficiency

Valuable Qualifications

Foreign language skills (French or Spanish, in particular)

International work experience

Agency experience

Online campaign and digital strategy experience

Public health and global development experience

Degree in a related field

Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) or Canva

Job offer:

• Reporting to MD and Operations Director
• Full time with flexible working hours
• Contract duration: One-year contract with the intention of extension
• Location: TBC
• Start Date: TBC

How to Apply:

To apply for the post, please send your cv and a cover letter explaining what you could bring to our organisation and why you would be a good fit

Application Process:

First round telephone interviews will take place upon receipt of suitable application. If you are successful at this stage, you will undertake a written assignment, followed by an in-person interview. Successful applicants will go through a reference check and one more interview by the Directors.

About Us

The vision of Holy Trinity Brompton Church (HTB) & Alpha International is the re-evangalisation of the nations, the revitilisation of the Church and the transformation of society. Each member of staff plays a key role in contributing to our vision. Our mission is bigger than any individual task but together our work contributes to the bigger picture.

Used in over 114 countries across all five major continents, Alpha International’s mission is to equip and serve the church to help people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus. We do this by equipping churches around the world with Alpha – a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith.

The AI Project Management Office (PMO) is a new, distinct function at Alpha International that has been incubated and developed out of the Alpha 2020 Transformation programme.

One of the key roles of the PMO is the strategic execution and delivery of large,complex and cross functional projects.

The Role

Alpha is seeking an experienced project management professional preferably with experience in the film making industry.

The Programme Manager will support the Programme Director to execute the Alpha Film Series Programme. This programme oversees 4 projects delivering critical outcomes for Alpha. This is enabled by eight support workstreams.

The programme is complex, involves multiple teams across the UK, Malaysia, US and Canada and requires dedicated programme management (PM) support to manage the running of the programme on a day-to-day basis ensuring it is on time, on budget and delivers strategic product outcomes. A large part of this role will be managing dependencies across workstreams, driving the required rhythm, setting up robust programme reporting and internal comms. Their key responsibilities will be to:

• Manage the programme plan on a day-to-day basis keeping the Programme Director up-to-date on risk, issues and mitigation.

• Take an active role in working with project managers to develop solutions to any delivery challenges.

• Ensure fluid communication between all stakeholders internal and external to the programme.

• Manage programme budget, updating internal systems for tracking project spend and processing all income and payments.

• Provide cash flow updates for finance and fundraising to ensure smooth provision of funds to the project.

• Manage the working relationship with external team members and ensure their professional expertise is being utilised in every area of the project.

• Ensure contracts between the external parties and Alpha International are drawn up and meet requirements.

• Provide overall programme management of the portfolio but direct responsibility for AFS 1.75 and AFS 2.0 projects.

• Booking of fliming locations, crew, equipment in pre-production.

• Diary management and pre-breifing of talent during production.

• On-site support for the team during production in order to report back into the Executive Producers.

• Ensure all permissions and rights needed are granted in post-production, including release forms being signed by all testimonies/contributors.

• Work with Product Strategy and Global Impact teams to ensure that the final product delivered meets strategic targets.

• Work with the Marketing, Comms, Digital and Publications teams to ensure the successful release of AFS to AI regional teams, AI digital platforms and AI regional publication houses. Strategies for these channels of distribution may be contextualised depending on the region.

• Key point of contact for all general AFS queries.

The Ideal Candidate

• 3+ years professional experience in Consulting or Project Management ideally on film or TV projects

• High resilience and comfort working with fast-paced teams and operating in ambiguous work environments, to tight deadlines

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and resourcefulness

• Ability to develop credibility with key stakeholders and drive for alignment, accountability and improvement

• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity

• Strong knowledge of HTB and Alpha as an organisation and experience of the Alpha Course

• Self-motivated, strategic thinker 

Our Benefits Package

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (out of pocket health expenses including new glasses, dentist, and complimentary therapies)
• Flexible working options.
• Local discounts including gym membership and days out.
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life.
• Annual season ticket loan.
• Child Care voucher scheme.
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and permanent health insurance. 
• Cycle to work scheme