Summary

Forward Action is looking for a Digital Strategist to join our fast-moving team. You will be at the heart of our digital campaign and fundraising work, managing projects and planning strategy to help our progressive clients hit their goals. If you’re passionate about making the world a better place, have a year or two’s experience in digital campaigning or fundraising and are well organised with good attention to detail, this job is for you.

This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely anywhere in the UK. You can work either four or five days per week.

Applications close on Sunday 2 February.

Who we are

Forward Action is a digital mobilisation agency for progressive causes. We come up with ideas for campaigns that get results, then do the work to create them. We have been in the engine room of some of the most successful election and charity digital campaigns of the last few years, helping our clients add millions of new supporters to their email lists, raise more money online (from more donors) and create campaigns that have led to real-world change.

Our clients are some of the most exciting and impactful organisations in campaigning, including Greenpeace, Cancer Research UK, Amnesty International, WaterAid, The Labour Party and SumOfUs.

What you’ll do as part of our team

• Manage projects from conception through to build, overseen by our senior strategy team. This will involve coordinating work from both our creative and development teams and liaising with clients via email, Trello and video calls, and liaising with freelancers.

• Ensure all the projects you manage stay on deadline throughout

• Work with our senior strategy team to devise strategy for the projects you’re leading

• Analyse the results of tests and tactics and provide strategic recommendations to clients based off them

• Attend planning and project review meetings with clients

• Take part in brainstorms to generate ideas for tactics that help our clients hit their goals

• Plan the layout and user experience of microsites, create wireframes, and provide designers with briefs and feedback on designs

Benefits and location

Pro Rata Salary: £31,431 if you live inside London, £28,063 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London.

Contract Term: This is a permanent contract. The role can be either full time or four days a week.

Location: In our Hoxton office, with the option to work remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so you’ll have the freedom to work from home regularly. Most of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but you will occasionally need to attend meetings with clients in London - once every two-to-three weeks on average.

Holiday: 25 days/year (pro rata), plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

Extra holiday for travelling sustainably: We’re a member of the Climate Perks scheme, so you’ll have an extra two days of holiday a year if you use them to travel by land or sea instead of taking a flight.

Maternity and Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: Maternity leave - 12 weeks full pay, 14 weeks 50% pay. Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: 6 weeks full pay.

Why work at Forward Action?

Our values are critical to us: we will only work with causes that make the world a better place. You will get to work with some of the most inspiring and impactful organisations in the sector, and spend your days helping win progress on everything from climate change to clean water.

You will be working at the cutting edge of digital campaigning. We recognise that what we do can always be tested and improved, so we constantly pursue innovation. We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you will have the opportunity to rapidly develop and expand your skills and experience.

Our team is open, inclusive, friendly, respectful and kind. People from communities that traditionally experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or immigration status; women; new parents; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

Abilities and experience you’ll need to have

• 1.5+ years’ experience working in digital campaigning, digital fundraising or digital direct marketing

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Being comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent organisation and attention-to-detail

• Experience of managing projects

• Dedication to helping build a fairer, more progressive society

• Fluency in spoken and written English

We’re also looking for a quick learner. We don’t expect you to know or have done everything when you start - instead, we’ll be looking for you to pick up new skills and knowledge quickly, then run with them.

Abilities and experience that are nice to have

We know it’s not possible for any applicants to have all these skills - it’s likely you’ll be able to bring 3-4 of the following to our team:

• Enthusiasm for thinking creatively and coming up with new ideas

• Experience working in the charity sector

• Experience planning supporter email journeys

• A solid understanding of online user experience (e.g. how to lay out a web page to improve conversion rates)

• Experience planning digital strategy to hit measurable goals

• Drafting and building emails, especially for fundraising

• Reviewing or editing content

• Drafting and setting up Facebook adverts

• Knowledge of how to plan a fair A/B experiment

• Experience working with designers

• Basic HTML skills

• Experience working at an agency

How to apply

To apply for this job, please click the "Apply" button and complete the application form.

To ensure our hiring process is as fair as possible, we run an anonymised application procedure. So please remove your name and contact information from your CV before uploading it, and only enter these details in the online form. 

To apply, you will need to include:

• your CV (with name and contact details removed)

• up to 250 words explaining how you’re suited to the role and why you want this job

Applications close on Sunday 2 February.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written online task from home - this can be any time that works for you between Friday 7 and Monday 10 February. Selected candidates will then be invited to attend an interview (either in person in London or via a video call) on Tuesday 18 February.

Questions? 

If you’re unclear about anything to do with the role, you can contact our team via our website.

Job title: Digital Systems Lead (Young Peoples Services)

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Location: Office based (London)

Full time, 35 hours, Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of advice and support to problem gamblers and their loved ones. Its flagship Youth Outreach Programme “BigDeal” is expanding, and a new support service for young people will be launched in April 2020.

GamCare seeks a Digital Systems Lead to lead in ensuring the BigDeal project becomes an effective digital solutions platform. It is the ambition that BigDeal becomes a recognisable brand in young people’s minds, and the post-holder will be critical in making that happen. 

This role will require a strong knowledge of implementing and managing digital systems, databases and web applications. We are looking for someone experienced and passionate about developing new and innovative digital solutions.

GamCare’s central London office is a friendly, collaborative and enthusiastic environment. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the project delivery teams, as well as the Marketing and Communications teams.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and ensure delivery of a digital solutions strategy for BigDeal and associated activities
• To act as a system administrator for the BigDeal providing overall management and supervision of the system
• Assist the Senior Service Manager and youth services teams in ensuring all activities are designed with digital in mind

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: < Digital Systems Lead >

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Dragos Dragomir. Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Previous applicants need not apply

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications is Friday 31st January 2020

Interview will take place w/c: 6th February 2020 at our office in central London

Age UK Sutton is seeking a Home From Hospital officer to join its highly effective commissioned service, assisting older people at the point of discharge from hospital.

Age UK Sutton’s (AUKS) pioneering Home From Hospital Service provides practical support on discharge from hospital.  HFH is a service funded by the NHS through the Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports older people (65+) in Sutton in order to:

• Reduce number of readmissions to hospital

• Aid discharge

• Increase motivation, confidence and social integration after a hospital stay

• Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions

The recruited post holder must have the skills to work across the service and quickly establish credibility with health and social care practitioners, patients, and their families. The right candidate will have a background in health, social care or voluntary sector provision, excellent communication skills, personal resilience combined with a passion for working with people in later life to enable them to set and reach meaningful personal goals.

Our Home from Hospital Service is delivered by a team of staff and skilled volunteers, led by the Head of Health and Care and working closely with our specialist Health and Social Care team, Home Support social enterprise and wider staff and volunteer team.

Age UK Sutton works closely with partners including GPs, Pharmacists, Hospital Staff and Sutton Health and Care to ensure that we work collaboratively to deliver patient centred services.

Candidates are invited to submit a CV, accompanied by a supporting statement detailing how they meet the person specification.

We are looking for a talented, and creative digital professional to join our team as a part-time Digital Content Officer, on a 6-month fixed-term contract, working 21 hours per week.

The World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is the sole global body for 121 national physical therapy organisations, representing more than 625,000 physical therapists around the world.

WCPT is undergoing a brand refresh and redeveloping its website. The Digital Content Officer will play a key role in developing and publishing content for the new website and digital communications.

Working with colleagues within WCPT and key people within our member organisations, you will have day-to-day responsibility for developing and publishing our website and digital content. You will have experience in sourcing, creating and delivering digital content and assets, be a strong team player and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. You will have excellent up-to-date knowledge and experience of analytics and demonstrable skills in reporting on supporter behaviour and actions.

Diversity and inclusion

WCPT is committed to best practice in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and to fostering an inclusive environment that reflects the membership it represents. Throughout its recruitment process, it seeks to ensure that all applicants are judged on their suitability for the post alone and that there is no unfair bias.

To apply: please send a copy of your CV and a personal statement addressing the criteria in the job description

Fantastic opportunity for a Digital Engagement Officer to join this cultural institute on a 12 month FTC! Interested?

Digital Engagement Officer - Up to £22,000 - 12 month FTC - Part Time - 28 hours per week - London

THE COMPANY
Our client is a cultural institute located in the heart of London. Established in 1895, it offers a cultural events programme, education courses for adults, historic library and archive collection, and community programme.

THE ROLE
As Digital Engagement Officer you will be responsible for:
- Supporting the Campaigns Manager to produce and deliver the content plan for all digital campaign content.
- Running paid social media advertising.
- Managing social media communities to achieve campaign objectives.
- Managing, scheduling and delivering agreed campaigns content across all digital platforms.
- Producing reports on the effectiveness of the website.

YOU
In order to be successful in the role of Digital Engagement officer you must have:
- Proven experience in developing, delivering and evaluating imaginative, innovative and strategically effective digital campaigns.
- Demonstrably skills in digital marketing and communications.
- Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating an content plan for an organisation website.
- Solid skills and experience in CMS and CRM.

If this sounds like the Digital Engagement Officer role for you then apply now!

Digital Engagement Officer - Up to £22,000 - 12 month FTC - Part Time - 28 hours per week - London

Digital Editor, permanent role
Salary: £40K-50K plus benefits, dependent on experience
Start date: Immediate

Digital Editor

SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), a registered charity, was established in 1881 as an innovation hub, bringing together scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs to create solutions to the societal needs of the day. The founders of the Society went on to establish some of the significant businesses of the last industrial revolution.

Today the Society, active internationally, is still focussed on its charitable objective bringing together experts to provide science-based solutions to current societal challenges, such as tackling climate change, feeding a burgeoning global population, developing new energy solutions and striving towards health and wellbeing for all. The Society runs multiple conferences and events, supports early career scientists and engineers, works with government and regulators, and disseminates and distributes knowledge through its publication activities.

SCI has been in the publishing space since 1882 and produces a range of publications from peer-reviewed journals to a globally recognised magazine Chemistry & Industry. More recently, SCI has established a new Digital Media team, focussed on generating and distributing content through its digital channels.

The Society is now looking to recruit a Digital Editor. The Digital Editor’s principal responsibility is to increase the reach and impact of SCI’s content across multiple digital platforms. The role will involve developing the editorial strategy and content plan, generating content including news and reviews), writing editorials, managing the digital platforms and providing leadership for a growing digital team.  The role oversees delivery of internal and external content for SCI’s print publication Chemistry & Industry and SCI’s peer reviewed journals.

The role would suit a self-starter who appreciates and is able to communicate the importance of science-based innovation. We are looking for a candidate who can shape the future of SCI’s digital activities, bringing new ideas and being proactive in implementing them.

Candidates should be at a Senior Editorial level with a minimum of five years’ experience in the science and technology space. The position is based at the Society’s headquarters in Belgrave Square, London and is part of the management team, reflecting the importance of the role. The starting salary is negotiable, dependent on prior experience.

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Degree in Science or Engineering and/or experience of science writing required.
• Degree or qualification in Media/Journalism/English, or equivalent experience, required.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior editorial role, related to science and technology, preferably with a news focus.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Proactive self-starter.
• Highly organised with a strong eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to handle scholarly content in addition to news and magazine content.

Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) – 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS

How to apply
Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter detailing your experience, skills and relevance to the position via the online application process.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Friday 14th February 2020.

Digital Analyst

A very exciting opportunity has recently arisen for a Digital Analyst with experience using Google Analytics (GA) to join this hugely worthwhile health charity based near Hampstead, London . The Digital Analyst will be a strong component in all analysis projects across the Digital channels as the charity put a huge emphasis on the Digital function going into 2020!

The Digital Analyst will provide insight and advice to team members across the charity to help improve web rankings and helping optimise pages, along with this you will have the chance to learn new and fantastic technical skills as the charity look to invest in you as a colleague.

The charity offers a very flexible work-life balance including 35 hour working weeks and the ability to work from home!

Skills required for the Digital Analyst are:

• Experience using Google Analytics
• Ability to provide actionable insight
• Understanding of CRO (Conversion rate optimisation)
• Ability to deal with key stakeholders within the business

Digital Analyst / Web Analyst / Google Analytics / Online Analyst / CRO / Conversion Rate
This is a great opportunity for a Digital Analyst that is looking to take the next step in their career as you will be joining at a very exciting time of growth within the organisation and will have the chance to progress your development within a truly worthwhile environment.

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 + Excellent Benefits & Flexible Working

Location: Hampstead, London

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!

Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

Are you a talented Digital Delivery Manager looking for your next contract? If so, and the below looks interesting please get in touch! I'm working with a fantastic charity client of mine who are looking for someone on a 9 month contract (possibility to extend) starting at the mid-end of February! 

Some of the responsibilites include:

• To help guide the design and development of the charities new webisite with your expertise
• Work extremely close with the digital and SEO agencies ensuring that projects are completed in a timely manner and challenging where necessary, ensuring the website is delivered on time and budget
• Champion the new website across the organisation ensuring all key stakeholders are kept up to date.
• Supporting the team with the content migration and helping to identify and solve any possible blocks with the migration project.

The experience the client is looking for:

• Ideally charity sector experience but open.
• Strong agency management experience 
• Demonstrated experience in delviering digital products/services
• Experience working on large scale migration projects and the ability to handle complex projects with multiple deliverables.

If the above sounds interesting I want to hear from you! This is a very well known charity who have an incredibly positive reputation given their cause and passion to help their target audience. It is a 9 month contract starting mid-end Feb looking to pay between £38-42k pro rata.

• Using Google Analytics
• Using Google Tag Manager
• Managing tracking for large scale, multi-channel campaigns.
• Basic JavaScript and regex for tagging.

We are looking for a creative Digital Content Officer, who can produce compelling content for Young Women’s Trust website.

The Digital Content Officer will work across all our teams to ensure that Young Women’s Trust activities and campaigns are reflected in dynamic, accessible and user-centred web content. They will have a particular focus on working with our research team, manipulating, analysing and presenting our data online to ensure that young women’s voices are heard through our research.

We’re looking for someone who is a great communicator, with excellent digital skills, who loves telling stories and presenting data and content in innovative ways online.

It is an exciting time to join Young Women’s Trust. Our digital team is growing. We’re ramping up our reach, range and ambition. It’s time for us to take equally ambitious steps with our online content, including launching a new website in 2020.

This is a brand new role and we’re seeking someone adaptable and energetic, who can take ownership of the task and is ready to be flexible to the needs of an evolving organisation.

The Young Women’s Trust is ready to make real change. If you want to be part of the team in this exciting charity we would love to hear from you. 

Bliss is looking for a Freelance Digital Project Manager to lead the development of a brand new digital product for healthcare professionals and to maintain and optimise the Bliss website.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of digital project management and a broad range of digital skills and expertise. You will be experienced in using website content management systems and managing relationships with external agencies. 

You will use your technical expertise to support teams through the process of creating new digital products and services, including a brand new tool for healthcare professionals to help improve their practice. You’ll have a good track record and knowledge of using user research and involvement.

We are also looking for someone who would be willing to train and support our internal staff to develop their own digital skills.

This is a flexible freelance role, which could be fit around other commitments. This role only requires some office-based work so working remotely or from home on certain days of the week is an option. Please note this contract runs until December 2020.

For more details please view the role description and person specification attached to this advert.

Why work with Bliss?

Bliss values the work of its Communications Team and we take pride in our collaborative work culture.

In 2018 Bliss won the Embracing Digital award for our digital first organisational strategy, and digital transformation across the charity. To hear more about it listen to our Digital Lead and Communications Manager on the Charity Comms podcast "small charities innovating on a shoestring".

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents to Gemma Collins-Ellis via the CharityJob website, via email or post to Bliss, 4th Floor, Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB. Your application must include the following:

• CV
• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification
• Equal Opportunities Form

Recruitment Timeline

• Applicant should apply straight away to avoid disappointment. Please note that Bliss requires you to attend two interviews and complete some competency based tests.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for interview.

In this new role, you will support a growing Digital Communications team to develop excellent web and social media content for teams across the whole Academy and help to track its success by recording analytics and monitoring responses.

Engineering matters. It underpins our daily lives, drives economic growth, plays a critical role in addressing major societal challenges and helps ensure our readiness for the future, from providing a sustainable supply of food, water and clean energy, to advancing healthcare, and keeping us safe and secure.

As the UK’s national academy for engineering and technology, the Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the most talented and successful engineers – our Fellows – to advance and promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of society.

To meet this vision, the Academy undertakes a range of activities including hosting events, compiling expert reports and funding the world’s best engineers. To keep global audiences up to date with our news and opportunities, digital communications are more vital than ever.

Our growing team therefore seeks a new Digital Communications Assistant to provide support across the team responsible for the Academy’s websites, social media channels, and co-ordinated email marketing. The role will include a particular focus on migrating and improving content for a brand-new Academy website and providing support to other users to ensure content is regularly refreshed and up to date.

With experience of preparing engaging social media posts and a creative mind, you will also help compose and schedule content for the Academy’s Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram channels, engaging with key audiences from parents to policymakers to help position engineering at the heart of society.

Experience of using website content management systems and e-newsletter publishing systems would be beneficial, but not essential as full training will be given. What’s more important is that you can hit the ground running with excellent writing skills and an attention to detail ready to be deployed across a variety of platforms and formats.

You will also have excellent organisation skills, in order to maintain a growing library of digital content (including photos, videos and case studies) covering the full breath of the Academy’s activities. This includes supporting entrepreneurs launching life-changing technology around the globe, funding the very best engineering researchers exploring the sustainability challenges facing the nation, advising policymakers on innovation’s role in boosting the economy, and inspiring the next generation into a career in engineering.

We offer an unrivalled package of benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development. You will be based at our airy, stylish offices in a prestigious location, opposite St James's Park.

We support flexible working and would be happy to discuss working patterns with candidates.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Monday, 27 January 2020.

First interviews will be held on 7 February 2020.

You have worked in a role transforming content and websites for companies, charities or organisations. Now you want to lead a digital transformation project, changing a family of websites to make them work even harder for users, visitors and owners. You also want to help others do the same.

We are looking for a talented and creative digital professional to play a vital role in improving and maintaining our websites and digital content. The successful candidate will be a strong team player with experience in sourcing, creating and delivering content and assets.

You have a thorough knowledge of website transformation; up-to-date knowledge and experience of analytics; experience of using a range of web technologies and CMSs, managing external suppliers and technical partners and delivering training. You also possess excellent social media skills; solid planning and digital production skills across multiple channels and the ability to write creatively while delivering a key message. The ability to proofread and edit is essential.

We can offer you a flexible and friendly work environment with a generous final salary pension scheme.

If you are interested in working for us and can meet the above requirements, please contact us/see our website for an application form (noting that we do not accept CVs). 

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 3 February 2020
Interview date: Thursday 27 February 2020

This post requires an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Are you a confident, organised and proactive individual with proven writing and editorial experience? Looking for a career-enhancing new opportunity? If so, Nesta is looking for a Digital Assistant to join our fast-paced Digital team, where you will help to deliver a range of editorial, digital content development and digital marketing tasks.

About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better.  We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society. Nesta is based in the UK and supported by a financial endowment.  We work with partners around the globe to bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.

About this exciting opportunity

The Digital team is responsible for using digital content and platforms to engage a wide range of audiences in Nesta’s work and you will be on hand to help the rest of the team with a wide range of activities. These will include managing the Digital team inbox, taking care of digital content requests from Nesta staff and assigning tasks to other members of the team as needed.  You will also be expected to:

• Monitor blog comments and social channels, responding to comments and queries where relevant
• Work with the Senior Social Media Officer to draft content for our range of social channels
• Proof blogs and feature copy for our website
• Support the Research/Programme teams to create and shape content about their work
• Help to produce digital content for Nesta’s live events and video content interviews
• Assist the Publications Editor with the management of print and digital publications production

What we are looking for

An outstanding communicator with impeccable writing and proofreading abilities, you will have experience of working in a digital communications environment, where you will have worked under pressure and managed conflicting demands. You will also have experience maintaining website content via a content management system and of creating digital content using Photoshop and Illustrator. The ability to plan, manage and prioritise your workload and to work under your own initiative is essential, as is a positive, flexible can-do approach.

Nesta is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion - we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Closing date: 3 February 2020 at 8am.

First interviews will be held on 11 February 2020.