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Be Part of Meaningful Change
Rape Crisis South London (RCSL) is entering an exciting new chapter. With a strengthened leadership team and an ambitious vision for the future, we are building on our foundations to deliver a bold and impactful organisational strategy.
We are now seeking a Marketing & Lead Generation Officer to join our Fundraising & Communications Team at this pivotal time. This opportunity is available on permanent basis.
We are looking for a motivated and results-driven Marketing & Lead Generation Officer to help grow our Training & Prevention income through strategic marketing and business development activity. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your marketing expertise with meaningful social impact.
About the Role
Our sector-leading training programmes are delivered to universities, schools, local authorities, healthcare providers, police services, charities and corporate organisations. These programmes equip professionals and young people with the knowledge and confidence to prevent sexual violence and respond safely to disclosures.
What We Do
Rape Crisis South London (RCSL) is a specialist charity dedicated to supporting survivors of rape, sexual abuse and all forms of sexual violence across twelve London boroughs. We provide a range of trauma-informed services that empower survivors, promote recovery and help individuals rebuild their lives.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and deliver targeted email marketing campaigns to generate enquiries, leads and training bookings.
- Identify and engage new audiences across the corporate, education, healthcare, public and community sectors.
- Create compelling marketing content that showcases the impact and value of our training programmes.
- Build and manage a robust sales pipeline, nurturing prospects from first contact through to booking.
- Act as the first point of contact for training enquiries, building positive relationships with prospective clients.
- Work closely with our specialist trainers to coordinate meetings, develop opportunities and maximise conversions.
- Monitor campaign performance, analyse data and use insights to continuously improve results.
- Maintain accurate records and reporting using our CRM system.
- Help grow a vital income stream that directly funds frontline support services for survivors of sexual violence.
- This role would suit someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, delivering creative marketing campaigns and using data to drive results, all while contributing to a mission-driven organisation that creates meaningful social impact.
About you
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience delivering successful email marketing campaigns.
- A track record of generating leads, enquiries or sales.
- Strong written communication and marketing content creation skills.
- Experience using CRM systems and analysing campaign performance.
- Excellent organisational and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- A commitment to feminist values, survivor-centred practice and the mission of Rape Crisis South London.
Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment
Rape Crisis South London is committed to safeguarding survivors and service users. The post holder will contribute to maintaining the organisation’s safeguarding standards.
This includes:
- Promoting the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk
- Identifying and reporting safeguarding concerns
- Following organisational safeguarding policies and procedures
- Supporting a culture where everyone feels safe, respected and supported
Our safer recruitment processes include:
- Values-based interviews
- Verification of identity, qualifications and employment history
- Reference checks
- Enhanced DBS checks where required
- Safeguarding training and supervision
- Equality, Feminist Commitment and Values.
Intersectionality and Reasonable Adjustments
We recognise that experiences of sexual violence are shaped by intersecting factors such as:
- Race and ethnicity
- Disability
- Sexuality and gender identity
- Socioeconomic background
- Immigration status
- Faith and culture
Our work is grounded in feminist principles, recognising sexual violence as both a cause and consequence of gender inequality. We centre survivor voices and prioritise empowerment, inclusivity and intersectionality.
Applicants are encouraged to let us know if they require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, such as:
- Alternative interview formats or timings
- Additional time for written tasks
- Accessible documentation
- Support relating to disability, neurodivergence or health needs
Learning and Development
As a charity undergoing transformation and growth, we welcome colleagues who are committed to continuous learning and professional development.
Interview Process
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview, conducted via MS Teams.
Stage one: MS Teams with the Training & Prevention Manager, Director of Fundraising & Communications and one other panel member.
The whole process from advertisement to appointment, may take up to 3 -4 weeks.
Post holder will be required to undertake Basic DBS.
The role will initially be open for one month (until filled). However, due to the urgent need for support, applications will be reviewed and interviews arranged on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
The interview will explore experience and approach to:
- Safeguarding
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Wellbeing and feminist practice
- Trauma-informed therapeutic work
- Leadership responsibilities relevant to the role
This post is open to women only (Schedule 9, Paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010).
We particularly welcome applications from women underrepresented in leadership roles in the VAWG sector. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
How to apply
Please submit:
- Your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to in PDF format to email address listed
- Interview date(s): This opportunity will remain open for 4 weeks. However, due to the urgent need to recruit to this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be arranged before the closing date. We therefore encourage early applications.
Thank you for your interest in RCSL. If you have not heard from us within one month of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
We encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn @ rapecrisissouthlondon for future opportunities and updates.
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Providing specialist support to women and girls who have experienced rape and/or childhood sexual violence and abuse.



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Help tell the stories that bring joy to seriously ill children.
Rays of Sunshine is looking for a creative, sensitive and confident Senior Communications Officer to help bring our work to life through powerful storytelling, media engagement and compelling content.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we launch our new five-year strategy, refreshed brand and new website. You’ll play a key role in helping us share the stories of seriously ill children, young people and their families, raising awareness of our work and inspiring more people to support Rays of Sunshine.
As our Senior Communications Officer, you’ll act as our story development lead, working directly with children, young people and families to sensitively capture the moments that demonstrate the impact of our work. You’ll develop case studies, coordinate photography and filming, create content for social media, website, press and email marketing, and help ensure our storytelling is handled with care, consent and integrity.
You’ll also support PR and media activity, build relationships with journalists, identify media opportunities, draft press releases and case studies, and help coordinate activity involving families, colleagues, ambassadors, celebrities and high-profile supporters.
Alongside this, you’ll support our Wish Ambassador programme, celebrity and influencer engagement, digital communications, social media, website content and wider communications campaigns. This is a varied, hands-on role in a small and ambitious team, with the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact.
We’re looking for someone with excellent writing and storytelling skills, strong editorial judgement and the ability to build trusted relationships with families, journalists, ambassadors, celebrities and colleagues. You’ll be warm, organised, proactive and passionate about putting children’s voices at the heart of communications.
Rays of Sunshine has recently been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026, reflecting our positive, values-led culture and commitment to supporting our people.
We brighten the lives of seriously ill children across the UK by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospitals and within the community
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We're looking for an experienced money advice professional who is passionate about making a real difference to people's lives. You will have a minimum of two years' experience delivering money and debt advice, with the ability to support, motivate and develop others. Whether you're an experienced Team Leader or ready to take the next step in your career, you'll be committed to delivering high quality, person-centred services and achieving the best outcomes for clients. This role is about more than managing performance. It's about leading by example, supporting people experiencing financial hardship, poor mental or physical health, trauma, disability, homelessness or digital exclusion, and helping your team deliver flexible, relationship-based support. We're looking for someone who is compassionate, resilient, organised and solution-focused, with excellent communication skills and a collaborative leadership style, committed to continuous improvement and helping people build long-term financial resilience.
This role forms part of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund partnership, delivered by Navigate, Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and Encompass Southwest – the collaboration is known as Wis£rmoney. Together, we provide a seamless service that supports residents from immediate financial crisis through to long-term resilience. Our partnership combines specialist money and debt advice, welfare benefits advice, housing support, homelessness prevention, trauma-informed practice and financial education to provide holistic support for people experiencing financial hardship. Rather than asking people to navigate multiple services, we work together to ensure they receive the right support at the right time, through a coordinated 'No Wrong Door' approach.
The Crisis & Resilience Fund Team Leader will lead the delivery of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Service, providing operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, person-centred support to residents experiencing financial hardship, crisis and multiple disadvantage. The postholder will line manage Navigate's Client Liaison Officers and the Money Advice Caseworkers employed by partners Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and Encompass Southwest to ensure a seamless, coordinated service that supports individuals from immediate financial crisis through to long term resilience. As Navigate's operational lead for the contract, the Team Leader will foster strong partnership working, maintain effective communication across organisations and ensure clients experience a consistent 'No Wrong Door' approach. Alongside leadership responsibilities, the postholder will manage a small caseload of complex clients, delivering FCA-regulated debt advice, welfare benefits advice, advocacy and holistic financial resilience support. They will provide guidance and oversight for complex casework, ensuring clients receive timely, flexible interventions tailored to their individual circumstances.
The Team Leader will champion Wis£rmoney’s relationship-based, trauma-informed approach, recognising that financial hardship rarely exists in isolation. By supporting staff to build trusted relationships with clients, remove barriers to engagement and address the wider issues affecting financial wellbeing, the role will help residents achieve sustainable financial stability, independence and resilience. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring the service meets all contractual, regulatory and quality requirements, monitoring performance, driving continuous improvement and embedding innovative ways of working that enhance client outcomes while maintaining the personalised support that is central to the service model.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Service Management
- Lead Wis£rmoney's delivery of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund service, ensuring a high-quality, person-centred service that reflects the partnership's shared values and objectives.
- Line manage and support Client Liaison Officers (2) and Money Advice Caseworkers (2), providing regular supervision, reflective practice, coaching and annual appraisals.
- Promote a positive, supportive team culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, continuous learning and high-quality client outcomes.
- Provide guidance and support on complex casework, safeguarding concerns and risk management.
- Lead by example, demonstrating relationship-based, trauma-informed approach to supporting people experiencing financial hardship.
Specialist Casework
- Manage a small caseload of clients with complex financial circumstances requiring specialist intervention.
- Deliver FCA-regulated debt advice, welfare benefits advice, budgeting support, income maximisation and advocacy.
- Develop personalised support plans that address both immediate financial crisis and longer-term resilience.
- Negotiate with creditors, landlords, utility providers and statutory agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
- Support clients to access appropriate debt solutions, including Debt Relief Orders and bankruptcy where appropriate.
Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Ensure all advice delivered by Wis£rmoney meets FCA requirements, Advice Quality Standard expectations and organisational policies.
- Carry out regular case reviews, file audits and quality assurance checks to maintain consistently high standards.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of casework using AdvicePro and associated digital systems.
- Promote excellent information governance, GDPR compliance and safeguarding practice throughout the service.
- Support preparation for contract monitoring, audits and quality inspections.
Partnership Working
- Act as Navigate's operational lead within the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund partnership.
- Work collaboratively with Churches Housing Action Team, Encompass Southwest, Exeter City Council and other partner organisations to deliver a coordinated 'No Wrong Door' service.
- Build strong relationships with local agencies to improve referral pathways and client outcomes.
- Represent Wis£rmoney at partnership meetings, operational groups and multi-agency forums.
- Support collaborative problem-solving and contribute to the ongoing development of the partnership.
Service Delivery and Performance
- Ensure timely allocation of referrals according to client need, complexity and risk.
- Maintain oversight of client journeys, ensuring seamless transitions from crisis intervention to longer term resilience support.
- Monitor performance against contractual targets, quality standards and key performance indicators.
- Contribute to contract monitoring reports and evaluation, ensuring outcomes and impact are accurately recorded.
- Identify emerging trends, unmet need and opportunities to improve service delivery.
Outreach, Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Promote innovative approaches that improve accessibility, efficiency and client outcomes while maintaining personalised support.
- Support the implementation of new systems, digital technologies and service improvements across the partnership.
- Encourage reflective practice and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and remove barriers for clients.
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation, regulation and best practice relating to money advice, welfare benefits and financial inclusion.
Safeguarding and Risk Management
- Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are fully implemented across the service.
- Provide advice and escalation support for safeguarding concerns and high-risk cases.
- Promote safe working practices for staff delivering home visits, outreach and community-based support.
- Foster a culture where safeguarding, professional curiosity and client wellbeing underpin every aspect of service delivery.
Our vision is to eliminate social isolation and financial hardship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Senior Email Channel Officer is a critical role and responsible for the end-to-end delivery of email and SMS communications, ensuring campaigns and automated journeys are planned, built, tested, and deployed on time. The role ensures supporters receive timely, relevant and engaging communications that strengthen their relationship with the charity and drive meaningful action. The post holder will have strong experience using email marketing platforms in achieving KPI’s such as improved campaign engagement metrics; improved automated journeys to increase retention, reactivation and income; delivering email accuracy and quality; and contributing to the overall Supporter Experience Strategy to build lifetime value through more supporters, staying longer and doing more.
This is a 9-month FTC
Key Responsibilities:
Campaign and Automation Journey Planning & Delivery
· Owning the end-to-end delivery of email and SMS campaigns, including planning, building and testing high-quality communications to support fundraising, supporter engagement and other organisational priorities such as newsletter updates, sporting, campaigning, and appeal actions.
· Advise and deliver automated email journeys that welcome, retain, steward and reactivate supporters, building performance knowledge and insight that can be replicated across different supporter products and journeys.
· Support the Email Channel Manager in the planning and prioritisation of the Email and SMS channel calendar, ensuring effective delivery of campaign activity.
· Work with data and CRM teams to improve trigger logic, personalisation and segmentation, using your audience understanding to incorporate targeting and personalisation using customer data and dynamic content logic.
· Ensure all communications meet agreed quality standards through rigorous pre-deployment testing, including content, personalisation, segmentation, links, rendering and customer journey checks.
· Advise on the integration of email within multi-channel campaigns (e.g. email, SMS, Whatsapp, direct mail, social and telephone)
· Manage campaign workflows and delivery timelines, working with stakeholders to ensure requirements, approvals and dependencies are clearly understood and delivered to schedule.
Reporting, Performance & Insight
· Monitor performance and continuously refine journeys to improve conversion, engagement and lifetime value.
· Work with Business Intelligence, Insight and Digital Analytics teams to produce regular reports on email performance, offering clear insights and recommendations.
· Use A/B testing, segmentation and behavioural insights to drive continuous improvement.
· Ensure activity aligns with KPIs around engagement, retention, income and supporter satisfaction.
Data, Compliance & Quality Assurance
· Ensure all email activity is fully compliant with GDPR, PECR, consent and internal data governance.
· Working closely with the website team, carry out thorough QA across content, links, rendering and segmentation before deployment.
· Champion accessibility, inclusive language and best‑practice UX within email design.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
· Work closely with internal teams needing email support, advising on best practice, delivery approach and channel suitability.
· Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across fundraising, marketing, supporter engagement, data, digital and analytics teams.
· Translate campaign briefs and business requirements into actionable delivery plans, providing expertise on channel capabilities, timelines, segmentation and automation.
· Liaise with platform and technology partners to troubleshoot issues and support continuous improvement.
Platform & Technical Ownership
· Strong use of ESP email and automation platforms such as Dotdigital, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, or equivalent to build and optimise emails and journeys.
· Support the development of templates, modules, reusable assets and stronger processes. Contribute to platform migrations or upgrades, ensuring smooth transitions and improved capability.
· Identify and implement workflow improvements between the Supporter Experience and Data teams to increase effectiveness and reduce lead times for campaign deployment.
Continuous Improvement & Ways of Working
· Work alongside another Senior Email Officer with championing email channel best practise to uphold high quality assurance and executional standards.
· Act as a trusted channel specialist, advising stakeholders and ensuring communications are deliverable, compliant and customer-focused.
· Create and maintain documentation of learnings, processes, ways of working and results where required.
· Identify opportunities to improve campaign workflows, automation and operational efficiency.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
· Significant experience delivering end-to-end email and/or SMS campaigns and automated journeys in a fundraising, marketing or digital environment.
· Strong experience building, testing, quality assuring and deploying customer communications.
· Hands‑on experience with email marketing platforms and CRM systems.
· Proven track record of improving performance through testing and optimisation.
· Experience working with stakeholders to plan and deliver campaigns from brief to execution.
· Experience working with data teams and segmentation logic.
· Familiarity with behavioural insights or loyalty‑building techniques.
· Strong understanding of email best‑practice, including accessibility, personalisation and UX.
· Knowledge of GDPR, PECR and data governance standards.
· Strong attention to detail with the ability to conduct thorough testing and quality assurance across customer communications.
· Strong analytical skills with ability to turn insight into action.
· Have experience with interpreting and using reporting tools (Google Analytics, PowerBI, Lookerstudio or equivalent).
· Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
· Ability to work collaboratively across teams and managing stakeholders.
· Comfortable working autonomously, prioritising delivery.
· Proactive mindset, self-starter and passionate about customer-first communication.
· Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
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 Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £37,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 9th August 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. 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 can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us at via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
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Marketing Officer (part time) - Royal Statistical Society
Salary: £34,000 per annum pro rata, £20,400 actual salary
Contract: Permanent, part-time, 0.6 FTE
Hours: 21 hours per week (with flexibility as to how these are worked subject to business need and prior agreement)
Location: Hybrid, with regular attendance at our central London office (40%)
Reports to: Director of Commercial
Application deadline: Thursday 6 August 2026, inclusive
Interviews: Week commencing 10 August 2026.
Overview
The Royal Statistical Society is looking for an outstanding, proactive and organised Marketing Officer to help plan, coordinate and deliver marketing campaigns across our diverse commercial and engagement activities.
Founded in 1834, the RSS is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We are a charity, a professional body for statisticians and data scientists, and a membership organisation with thousands of members across the UK and internationally.
This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to bring additional marketing capacity and expertise into the Society. You will drive and support campaigns that increase awareness, engagement, bookings, enquiries and income across diverse areas such as membership, training, events, the annual conference, advertising, sponsorship, partnerships and venue hire.
About the role
This is a hands-on marketing role with plenty of variety. Working closely with colleagues across the RSS, you will plan and coordinate multi-channel campaigns across email, web, social media, digital advertising, partner channels and other routes.
You will help turn plans into practical campaign action, making sure marketing is well-organised, audience-focused, delivered on time and measured for effectiveness. You will work closely with our Digital and Content team to coordinate website updates, content, newsletters and campaign assets.
What you’ll be doing
Day-to-day you will:
- promote RSS products, services and business areas including membership, training, events, conference, sponsorship and venue hire;
- plan, coordinate and deliver integrated and effective marketing campaigns across these RSS activities, working closely with key colleagues;
- draft and edit clear, audience-focused marketing copy for social media, emails, adverts, landing pages and promotional materials;
- create, schedule and monitor marketing emails and social media activity, including segmentation, testing and reporting;
- use CRM, campaign and marketing data to support targeting, customer journeys and evaluation;
- monitor campaign performance, including reach, engagement, enquiries, bookings, leads and income;
- help improve campaign effectiveness, audience targeting and ways of working;
- coordinate suppliers, agencies or freelancers where required.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone with fantastic marketing skills and practical experience who is proactive, collaborative and confident managing multiple priorities.
You will need:
- experience of working to and achieving ambitious targets, including income generation and customer engagement targets;
- experience coordinating and delivering multiple marketing campaigns simultaneously;
- experience of email marketing, digital marketing and campaign administration;
- experience using CRM systems, customer data or marketing lists;
- experience monitoring and reporting on marketing performance;
- strong writing skills and the ability to produce clear, audience-focused copy;
- excellent organisational and project coordination skills;
- good attention to detail;
- an understanding of digital marketing channels and customer journeys;
- the ability to work with colleagues across different teams;
- a positive, proactive and customer-focused approach.
It would also be helpful, but not essential if you have
- experience in a charity, membership body, professional body or similar organisation;
- experience marketing training, events, conferences, membership or professional services
Why join the RSS?
This is a great opportunity to make a visible contribution in an internationally respected charity and professional body with an important public purpose. The RSS is a highly colleague-centred organisation with a great range of benefits. We offer:
- hybrid working, with regular (40%) attendance at our central London office;
- flexibility in how hours are arranged, subject to business needs and prior agreement;
- pension scheme after three months, with employee contributions of up to 5% double matched by the RSS, up to a maximum employer contribution of 10%;
- 25 days’ annual leave, pro rata, plus bank holidays;
- additional office closure between Christmas and New Year;
- training budget;
- season ticket loan;
- cycle to work scheme;
- employee assistance programme.
Occasional flexibility may be required, including some evening work, to support key campaigns and major events such as the RSS annual conference.
How to apply
Please apply via Charity Job by submitting:
- your CV; and
- a supporting statement explaining how your skills and experience meet the role requirements.
Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
The deadline for applications is Thursday 6 August 2026, inclusive.
Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 10 August 2026. We may contact and interview strong candidates before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Harris Hill is looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager, ASAP for 3-6 months, to cover a leaver at a wonderful health charity in London.
This remote based needs to start by the 6th August latest for a handover with the person leaving the post. This role will cover a permanent recruitment period, but also has potential to go permanent.
Reporting into the the Director of Communications, and will support the fundraising, policy and campaigns functions across marketing, digital, and maybe some PR if you have that experience, so we are seeking an all rounder, who can hit the ground running and would be available in the next few days to interview.
Experience required:
Able to create successful campaigns in the areas of awareness, behaviour change or donation
Ability to communicate with specific audiences across digital and public communications channels.
Digital marketing campaigns using social media, paid and organic, search engine optimisation (SEO)
Budget management and reporting
Creating reports and analysing data to continuously optimise campaign activity
Managing third party suppliers/agencies including freelancers
Skills and Knowledge
Marketing and communications all-rounder - experience of devising and creating multichannel campaigns, including journalist or influencer outreach and management
Excellent writing and storytelling skills
Knowledge of email marketing software, such as Campaign Monitor
Knowledge of marketing best practice and data protection rules and regulation
If you would like to find out more about this amazing opportunity, please get in touch.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Fundraising and Marketing Assistant will play a pivotal part in advancing Off The Records (OTR) fundraising and marketing strategies. As OTR continues to grow, this position will be instrumental in expanding our online presence and ensuring we connect with a broad audience, including young people, families, professionals, and supporters of our mission. It’s an ideal opportunity for someone who is both creative and analytical, skilled in producing compelling content and using data to amplify digital impact. This role would suit someone who ideally has previous charity experience, can take initiative, think proactively, and confidently manage projects independently – qualities that are especially important in our small, dedicated team.
You’ll work on a wide range of projects, creating engaging content that aligns with OTR’s brand and values across our website, social media, and email campaigns. This includes developing multimedia content (including graphics, videos and blogs) to promote our work and highlight our impact in the local community.
From a fundraising perspective, you will support our fundraising activities and ensure efficient administration using the ‘Donorfy’ database. This includes leading on the stewardship of donors and community fundraisers, managing our fundraising CRM database, and working on small and medium-sized trust and grant applications. You’ll also support digital campaigns and new initiatives, to encourage sustained support for our work. You’ll directly help to secure the financial support needed to expand OTR’s services and reach more beneficiaries. In addition, you’ll analyse the performance of our digital channels – interpreting website analytics, social media metrics, and email campaign results – to provide recommendations that enhance our communications strategies and ensure ongoing impact.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and passionate team. If you’re a skilled communicator driven by purpose, enjoy creating compelling digital content, building strong relationships with individuals, and using data to inform creative strategies, this could be the role for you.
JOB PURPOSE
The Fundraising and Marketing Assistant will play a key role in implementing OTR’s fundraising and marketing strategies. The role involves planning, creating, curating and managing high-quality digital content across our website, social media platforms and email marketing campaigns. Furthermore, you will support key areas of our fundraising strategy, including trust and grant applications, horizon scanning and ensuring excellent fundraising administration across all areas of activity.
This position is instrumental in supporting the Head of Fundraising in developing and strengthening OTR’s income streams and increasing awareness of OTR’s services through effective communications.
SPECIFIC ROLE DUTIES
Supporting the fundraising strategy
• Support OTR’s donor and community fundraiser stewardship, through excellent communication and effective relationship management.
• Support the implementation of fundraising communications across channels.
• Support with small to medium size trust and grant applications, including horizon scanning.
• Support the stewardship of small and medium-sized trusts and foundations including scoping, applications, reporting and funder management.
• Create engaging content and campaigns to drive income generation.
• Help build the small pool of regular donors.
Website and CRM maintenance
• Work with OTR’s Head of Fundraising, Administrative Team Leader and web developer to update and enhance the OTR website.
• Monitor website performance, user engagement and SEO trends, suggesting and
implementing improvements to enhance user experience and visibility.
• Ensure our CRM (Donorfy) is utilised effectively to record, monitor and report on fundraising activity and income.
Social media
• Work collaboratively with the team, to contribute to OTR’s social media presence, by creating and scheduling engaging, accessible, and informative content that resonates with our audience and supports OTR’s mission.
• Identify new opportunities to grow OTR’s social media reach, building awareness of our services, fundraising and outreach work.
• Regularly report on social media performance, using insights to inform future content and strategy.
• Utilise paid ads to support activity, where relevant.
Email marketing
• Manage the planning, creation, and delivery of OTR’s quaterly email marketing campaigns, including newsletters, fundraising initiatives and service information and signposting.
• Ensure all email communications are engaging, well-structured, and in line with OTR’s brand and tone of voice.
• Assist in the promotion of key OTR events.
• Manage and grow OTR’s email marketing lists, ensuring they are up to date and GDPR compliant.
• Track and analyse the performance of email campaigns, providing reports and insights to the Head of Fundraising.
Content creation
• With support from the Youth Participation Officer and Youth Board, create engaging, accessible, and informative content for OTR’s digital channels, including the website, social media and email marketing.
• Develop multimedia content (for example, videos and graphics) to enhance OTR’s
communication methods and increase engagement.
• Contribute to blogs, news articles and case studies that highlight OTR’s work, impact and achievements in the sector.
Brand and tone of voice
• Ensure that all digital content aligns with OTR’s brand, tone of voice and style,
maintaining a cohesive and recognisable identity across all platforms.
• Promote OTR as the leading place to turn to for support, ensuring that our content
reflects our professionalism, reputation and expertise.
Analytics and reporting
• Use analytics tools to track the performance of OTR’s digital communications, including website traffic, email engagement and social media reach.
• Provide regular reports on digital performance to the Head of Fundraising, including insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Provide regular reports from the CRM and other online fundraising platforms to the
Head of Fundraising.
Promote
• Promote OTR as an exceptional and specialist charity.
Equality and diversity
• Promote good equality practice and play a key role in ensuring equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Observe all relevant law relating to equality of opportunities.
• Encourage a working atmosphere where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Any other duties
• The post-holder will work collaboratively with all OTR Trustees, staff and volunteers to provide a seamless service.
• Any other duties commensurate with the post.
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Compassion in World Farming International is a global movement transforming the future of food and farming. Lead our UK and international legacy marketing programme and help inspire supporters to leave a lasting gift for farm animals, people and the planet.
Senior Legacy Marketing Manager (UK and International)
Role type: Full time; Permanent
Location: Godalming, Surrey - HQ. Hybrid working pattern 2x days per week in the office: Tuesdays & Thursdays. The office is located close to Godalming station, with direct trains from/to London Waterloo in approximately 45 minutes.
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per annum (depending upon skills and experience)
About the role
As our Senior Legacy Marketing Manager (UK and International), you’ll lead the strategic development and delivery of Compassion in World Farming’s legacy marketing programme across the UK and internationally. This is a vital role within our Global Fundraising team, helping to shape a sector leading legacy strategy that inspires supporters to leave a lasting gift for farm animals and the planet.
As part of this exciting role, you’ll be responsible for:
- Legacy strategy and coordination – Leading the development of Compassion’s UK and international legacy marketing strategy, reporting on KPIs and identifying opportunities to strengthen engagement and investment.
- UK legacy marketing delivery – Overseeing and delivering legacy communications across direct mail, email, social media, website content, events, supporter engagement and promotional campaigns.
- International legacy delivery – Supporting fundraising teams in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the USA and Poland to deliver locally relevant legacy campaigns, content, training and enquiry handling.
- Supporter care – Responding sensitively and efficiently to legacy enquiries and helping colleagues feel confident talking to supporters about gifts in wills.
About you
To succeed as our Senior Legacy Marketing Manager (UK and International), you’ll be a confident and strategic legacy marketing professional with a strong track record of delivering impactful campaigns that inspire supporters to leave a very special gift. You’ll bring a deep understanding of legacy fundraising, ideally gained within the charity or NGO sector, and feel comfortable working across both UK and international markets.
You’ll be highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented, with the ability to craft compelling messages for direct response and manage multi-channel campaigns.
Skills and experience you’ll need to bring as part of this role:
- Track record and knowledge of legacy marketing and legacy strategy, ideally as a practitioner.
- Strong understanding of direct marketing, digital marketing or supporter fundraising, with excellent copywriting and creative skills.
- Proven strategic planning skills, with the ability to manage budgets, suppliers, data and reporting.
- Experience of working collaboratively with international teams across multiple countries and time zones.
- Ability to engage supporters with sensitivity, care and confidence, including through legacy events and enquiry handling.
- Proficiency in relevant fundraising or database systems, ideally Salesforce CRM.
- A demonstrable interest in farm animal welfare issues and Compassion’s mission.
If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you could thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Why join us
This is a rare opportunity to lead a global legacy marketing programme that directly supports a mission to end factory farming.
We offer a supportive, flexible workplace with a strong focus on wellbeing and development, including:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Health Cash Back Plan and 24/7 GP access
- Employee Assistance Programme and MHFA support
- Premium Calm App subscription
- Electric car scheme available
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Enhanced discretionary sick pay
- Hybrid working model (role and location dependent)
- Free onsite parking and office next to mainline station
- Cycle Benefit scheme and other savings options
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
How to apply and key dates
If you’re ready to make a global impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification. To support a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly ask that you do not include a photo in your CV.
Please note that we may begin interviews on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
Closing date: Friday 14 August 2026
1st Stage (Teams) Interview: Week commencing 17 August 2026
2nd Stage (Face to Face at HQ) Interview, with task: Week commencing 24 August
“Join us in building a more compassionate future for animals, people, and the planet.”
As part of Stage 1 interviews, shortlisted candidates may, for some roles, receive pre‑shared, values‑based interview questions to support a positive candidate experience. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, we’re always happy to support candidates.
About Compassion
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming. Founded in 1967 by British farmer Peter Roberts, we’ve spent over 50 years driving change, successfully campaigning to ban cruel practices such as barren battery cages, veal crates, and sow stalls across the UK and Europe.
Our work combines advocacy, campaigning, and collaboration with policymakers and businesses to promote animal welfare and sustainable food systems. We envision a future where animals are treated with compassion, and farming supports both people and the planet. To learn more about our mission, culture, and opportunities, please explore our Candidate Pack, and Careers Page on our website.
To comply with legal requirements in the UK and internationally, all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the country where the role is based.
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming.



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Would you like to be part of a young and vibrant charity that is dedicated to supporting those who have been bereaved by suicide? We are looking for a Digital Content Executive to lead Suicide&Co's digital storytelling, creating compelling content that grows our reach, strengthens our community and inspires meaningful conversations. From social media and video content to community management, ambassador engagement and lived experience storytelling, you'll bring our mission to life through authentic, compassionate and impactful digital communications.
As the first point of connection for many people, our digital channels play a vital role in helping people discover our services, access support, engage with our community, and get involved through fundraising, volunteering and partnerships. You'll also nurture our online community through thoughtful, timely and compassionate engagement, responding to comments and messages to create safe, supportive spaces where people feel heard, valued and connected. Every piece of content you create and every conversation you have will help connect more people to the support they need and the work we do.
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Coeliac UK is seeking an experienced, strategic and hands-on Head of Marketing to lead our marketing function and help drive audience growth, engagement and organisational impact.
Job Title: Head of Marketing
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time 35 hours per week.
Location: Head Office, High Wycombe (hybrid working available, minimum of 1 day in the office)
Salary: £57,828 per annum
Salary Band: Specialist (SP2.5)
Benefits: 36 days holiday (including bank holidays), enhanced parental leave, flexible working, private counselling service, professional development opportunities
Closing Date: 11:59pm 23rd August 2026 (early applications may be reviewed as received)
Reporting to the Chief Engagement Officer, you will develop and deliver our marketing strategy, brand and annual marketing plan, ensuring all activity is insight-led, measurable and aligned to our organisational priorities. As both an inspiring leader and an active practitioner, you will lead a high-performing team while personally delivering major campaigns, organisational change programmes and complex marketing initiatives. Working collaboratively across the Audience Engagement Directorate and the wider charity, you will ensure marketing plays a central role in achieving our strategic objectives, while acting as the guardian of the Coeliac UK brand and ensuring excellence and consistency across every audience touchpoint.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver Coeliac UK's multi-year marketing strategy, ensuring it supports organisational priorities, audience growth and income generation.
- Own the marketing operating model, including campaign intake, editorial governance and prioritisation
- Act as guardian of the Coeliac UK brand, ensuring consistent application of brand identity, tone of voice, messaging and visual standards across the organisation.
- Work closely with the Head of Digital to ensure integrated audience journeys across digital and offline channels.
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing marketing team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Personally lead major marketing projects and strategic change programmes where senior expertise, judgement or cross-organisational coordination is required.
- Oversee development of organisational publications and major marketing assets, ensuring quality, consistency and effectiveness.
About You:
We are looking for an inspiring and strategic marketing leader with strong editorial and audience engagement skills. The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant experience in a senior marketing leadership role.
- Demonstrable success developing and delivering integrated marketing strategies that achieve measurable organisational outcomes.
- Strong experience of brand development, positioning and audience engagement.
- Experience leading multi-channel marketing across digital and offline channels.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing marketing teams.
- Strong understanding of CRM, audience segmentation, analytics and marketing performance.
- Experience managing marketing budgets and external suppliers.
- Proven ability to lead complex cross-organisational projects.
- Experience building effective relationships across multiple stakeholders.
About Coeliac UK:
Coeliac disease is a serious autoimmune condition that turns eating – one of life’s simplest pleasures – into a daily challenge. When it goes undiagnosed, it can damage long-term health and make every meal a source of uncertainty. Even with a diagnosis, coeliac disease can affect confidence and freedom – the freedom to eat safely, to socialise without fear, and to live without limits. Right now, the only treatment is a strict gluten free diet.
For nearly 60 years, Coeliac UK has been the trusted voice and driving force for everyone affected by coeliac disease, including those who don’t yet know they have it. We’re campaigning for change, breaking down barriers to diagnosis, improving healthcare, and ensuring safe, affordable gluten free food for all.
Closing date: 11:59pm Sunday 23rd August 2026
First stage interviews: 2nd September
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
Coeliac UK is an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant, employee or volunteer receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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Role Purpose
Manages the creative development and production of Trussell's visual media content, including photography, film and animation, building stronger connections with our supporters, partners and donors to increase funding, campaigning, and other forms of support for our work. Responsible for capturing and editing for a range of channels, scheduling activities and liaising with external and internal stakeholders in support of Trussell’s communication objectives.
This role is part of the Together with Trussell programme, the goal of which is to build stronger connections with our supporters, partners and donors in order to increase funding, campaigning, and other forms of support for our work. As a member of an enabling programme, this role is focused on the successful delivery of the Together with Trussell programme outcomes, which underpin and enable the outcomes of our 5 external programmes - together contributing to the fulfilment of our long-term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.
Key Responsibilities
· Image quality and production
Oversees the production and quality of all images, film, animation and short-form content to showcase the work of Trussell and our food bank community, both through hands-on delivery and commissioning agencies and suppliers.
· Elevate and apply brand styles
Edits, amends, and enhances material for bespoke projects with particular attention to brand, tone, house style, accessibility and channel fit, to ensure key messages are delivered in an impactful way.
· Create compelling narratives and solutions
Creates, develops and repurposes required assets for content needs, working collaboratively with the Content team, and acting as an expert to advise and guide the production of compelling narratives, repeatable formats and creative solutions.
· Support with consultancy expertise
Provides consultancy assistance to departments across the organisation and food banks in the network to spot content opportunities and develop and use content to communicate effectively with target audiences.
· Lead projects and manage external suppliers
Leads creative projects and related processes in house or with external suppliers, from brief to delivery, including production schedules, storyboards and concepts to meet budget and requirements.
· Support roster, platforms and processes
Supports the Senior Creative Manager to develop and maintain the charity’s creative roster for photography, film and animation suppliers and the Library Officer to ensure a smooth process when storing and disseminating imagery via our digital asset management system.
Person Specification
Core Knowledge
· Specialist film and photography production
· Camera techniques, video post-production and Adobe editing software
· A working knowledge of design, illustration, and animation software.
· Knowledge of mobile-first filming and editing approaches, including iPhone filming and tools such as CapCut or in-app editing
· Understanding of accessibility standards for visual content, including captions, subtitles, alt text prompts and plain English
Essential Skills
· A creative storyteller, able to construct compelling, emotive narratives, flex tone and format for different audiences and channels, including short-form and mobile-first content.
· Skilled in expressing simplicity and impact of message in a visually engaging way with an eye for innovation in creative content approaches, including strong hooks, captions, on-screen text and accessible formats.
· Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines, including planning and scheduling priorities to manage resources and deliverables responsibly.
· Skilled in engaging internal and external stakeholders collaboratively and appropriately in creative projects using effective communication and negotiation.
· Strong attention to detail, with skill in applying brand styles and consistent quality and compliance checks.
Key Experience
· Experience in developing creative assets for both long and short form content suitable for a range of channels including website and social media.
· Creative project planning and execution, including brief development, storyboarding, review and edit process stages.
· Identifying audience focussed approaches to meet strategic objectives and enhance the brand.
· Experience of commissioning and managing external creative suppliers, including briefing and contract compliance.
· Experience repurposing content into different formats, such as cutdowns, key moments, series content, captions and social-first edits.
Special Requirements
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Contract: Permanent, part-time contract.
Hours: 21 Hours, 3 days per week.
Salary: £20,000 - £23,000
Location: Hybrid, anchored to the Cardiff Carers Trust office 1 day a week. Flexibility to work from other Carers Trust’s offices around the UK when needed.
Working as part of the Wales team, the postholder will lead communications and marketing activity for both funds, ensuring carers’ stories, programme impact and opportunities for support are effectively communicated across Wales. The role will play a key part in building awareness, engaging stakeholders and delivery partners, and showcasing the difference these programmes make to unpaid carers’ lives.
The postholder will work closely with External Affairs colleagues in Wales and the UK-wide Communications and Marketing team to develop engaging digital content, media coverage, publications and social media activity. They will also coordinate learning and engagement events that bring together partners to share best practice and strengthen delivery across Wales.
As the postholder you will:
- Work with external suppliers including photographers, designers, translators and videographers.
- Lead communications and marketing activity for the Short Breaks Fund and Carers Support Fund in Wales.
- Coordinate learning, engagement and promotional events for stakeholders and partners.
Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.
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This is a new role within the Individual Giving team, supporting our ambition to grow and develop unrestricted income. The Fundraising Assistant will help plan and deliver high-quality print and digital communications that recruit new supporters, engage existing donors, and promote a range of ways to give, including regular giving, gifts in Wills, and DIY fundraising.
Working closely with colleagues across Individual Giving and the wider organisation, you will gain hands-on experience of a broad range of fundraising and marketing techniques. You will support the delivery of fundraising activity while contributing ideas that help shape future Individual Giving approaches, improve supporter experience, and maximise long-term giving.
This role is ideal for someone looking to build a career in fundraising, with opportunities to develop skills across campaigns, communications, events, and supporter stewardship
About you
Experience / Qualifications:
· Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate relevant transferable experience in fundraising, marketing, communications, administration or a related field.
· Experience supporting projects or campaigns within fundraising, marketing, communications or events, either through paid employment, volunteering or placements.
· Experience working collaboratively as part of a team to deliver activities to agreed deadlines.
· Experience following administrative processes, managing multiple priorities and maintaining accurate records.
· Experience using Microsoft Office and confidence learning to use new systems and digital platforms. Experience of working with databases or CRM systems would be an advantage.
· An interest in fundraising, marketing and the charity sector, with a willingness to develop knowledge of Individual Giving.
Behaviours / Personal Attributes:
· Well organised and agile, able to manage competing priorities with appropriate support.
· Motivated and enthusiastic, with a proactive approach to learning and personal development.
· Collaborative and supportive, with the ability to work effectively across teams and with a range of colleagues.
· Friendly and professional, with a positive approach to building relationships.
· Curious, creative, and open to new ideas, with a willingness to contribute suggestions and learn from others.
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is taking practical action against poverty and the environmental crises to start the big changes the world urgently needs. A friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
In the UK, our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
· Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
· It is our normal practice to operate a hybrid working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working.
· 27 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
· Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
· Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
· Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
· Cycle to Work scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme – access to our Wellbeing platform
· Learning and Development Opportunities
· Sit / Stand desks available in our modern offices.
About us
We are a global community taking practical action against poverty and today’s environmental crises. Across Africa, Asia and Latin America we partner with people experiencing these challenges, especially those who are unheard and excluded. Our approach is to identify what works on a local level, then adapt and amplify it across different regions, countries and continents. All of Practical Action’s work is focused on two connected areas for action - livelihoods and climate resilience – and we’re working to deliver three big, global changes:
Big change on food – to sustain people and planet
Big change on energy – clean and accessible for everyone
Big change on climate risk – safer lives, stronger livelihoods
Practical Action exists to change the systems that keep people in poverty and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, nature loss and pollution.
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Communications Manager
This is a hands-on communications role at an important time for GBSS. You will help us plan, write and deliver clear, compassionate communications that make a real difference for babies and families.
Later this year, the results of the GBS3 trial are expected, with a likely UK NSC review to follow. This represents a significant opportunity to influence policy, improve care, and help prevent group B Strep infection in babies.
We are looking for an excellent communicator who can bring people and plans together, write well, keep work moving, and turn complex information into communications people can understand and use.
You do not need to arrive as a group B Strep expert. You will work with colleagues who bring expertise in policy, clinical evidence, fundraising, support services and digital content.
Key Information
Job title: Communications Manager
Reports to: CEO
Direct reports: Digital Content Specialist
Location: Hybrid (Haywards Heath) or remote within the UK
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 depending on experience
Role Overview
The purpose of this role:
To help GBSS communicate clearly and confidently, through communications that are well planned, well written and delivered effectively.
· write and edit key communications
· hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues
· bring together communications across advocacy, fundraising, support services and digital
· line manage the Digital Content Specialist
· keep communications projects moving and delivered to a high standard
This role sits at the centre of a small team. It will suit someone who enjoys being hands-on and is happy to move between planning, writing, editing, coordinating and problem-solving as priorities change. The postholder will be expected to draft a significant proportion of GBSS's core communications content themselves.
Key Responsibilities
1. Communications planning and coordination
· Hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues to agree priorities, timings and outputs.
· Translate organisational priorities into clear communications actions and timelines, working with subject leads where needed.
· Manage communications workflows, deadlines and approvals.
· Use trustee and external advisers’ expertise as a helpful sounding board where appropriate.
2. Writing and content development
· Act as the lead writer and editor for key communications, including blogs, newsletters, supporter communications, campaign materials, website content, organisational updates, briefings and stakeholder communications.
· Edit and improve content produced by colleagues.
· Make sure communications are clear, plain English, compassionate, inclusive, accessible and accurate.
· Help translate complex clinical, policy and research information into communications that non-specialists can understand.
· Work from agreed policy positions and specialist input when drafting briefings, consultation-related materials or stakeholder communications.
3. Campaign delivery
· Coordinate communications for major campaigns and projects, including GBS Awareness Week.
· Work with colleagues to agree objectives, audiences, messages, outputs and timelines.
· Work with the Fundraising Manager on supporter communications, helping with copy, timing and consistency.
· Help paid activity fit well with wider campaign messaging.
· Keep campaign delivery on track and support evaluation and learning.
4. Messaging and consistency
· Help develop and maintain clear organisational messages.
· Help communications across channels fit together.
· Support colleagues to communicate sensitive or complex issues clearly.
5. Digital content leadership and line management
· Work closely with the Digital Content Specialist to agree priorities, plan content and support high-quality delivery across digital channels.
· Line manage the role, including regular feedback, support and development.
· Look at what is working across digital channels and use that insight to improve future content.
6. Media support
This role will support media activity through practical communications planning, drafting and follow-up.
This includes:
· drafting briefing materials, background notes, key messages and approved lines
· coordinating communications around media activity
· helping make sure follow-up content is delivered across relevant channels
7. Insight and continuous improvement
· Work with information and support colleagues to understand what families and professionals are asking and where communications could be clearer.
· Use audience insight, communications data and campaign results to improve future activity.
· Identify practical ways to improve communications processes.
Person Specification
Essential
· Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with strong attention to detail.
· Experience creating content across multiple communications channels.
· Experience planning and delivering communications projects or campaigns.
· Ability to explain complex, technical or evidence-based information clearly and accurately.
· Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
· Good judgement and sensitivity when communicating about emotionally complex, potentially distressing or sensitive issues.
· Experience supporting, guiding or managing others, whether colleagues, freelancers or suppliers.
· Ability to work collaboratively in a small organisation, including with senior colleagues and subject matter experts.
Desirable
· Experience in charity, health, policy, public affairs or another setting where complex or evidence-based information needs to be communicated clearly.
· Experience communicating about maternity, newborn care, patient safety, bereavement or similarly sensitive issues.
· Experience working with websites, email marketing systems and social media platforms.
· Understanding of accessibility, plain English and inclusive communications.
What you’ll help us achieve
You’ll help GBSS communicate more clearly, plan further ahead and deliver key campaigns well.
Interviews
interviews will be held between 17 and 20 August 2026.
- First-stage interview – conducted via Microsoft Teams.
- Second-stage interview – held in person.
Our mission is to stop group B Strep infection in babies.
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The Communications Manager provides operational leadership for CLAPA's communications delivery, ensuring communications and marketing activity is effectively planned, prioritised and delivered in support of the charity's strategic objectives.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Marketing, the postholder is responsible for translating the communications strategy into coordinated day-to-day delivery. They will oversee the planning, scheduling and operational management of communications activity across the organisation, ensuring work is appropriately prioritised, resources are allocated effectively and projects are delivered to a consistently high standard.
The role directly manages CLAPA's Communications Officers, embedding effective planning, briefing and workflow processes that enable the team to deliver proactive, creative and high-quality communications.
Acting as the primary operational lead for communications delivery, the postholder will ensure colleagues across CLAPA receive responsive, well-planned communications support while maintaining clear priorities and protecting the team's capacity to deliver its best work.
If you think you have the talent, passion and experience to help us ensure we can always meet the needs of the community we serve, we want to hear from you.
Thank you for your interest in working at CLAPA.
In your cover letter please ensure that you detail your skills, knowledge and experience & how they relate to this role. Refer to the Job Description & Person Specification, giving examples from work, education, volunteering or personal experience where relevant. Please ensure that the information you give is relevant to the advertised post. Experience gained outside the UK is also relevant.
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