upReach is an award-winning social mobility charity supporting less-advantaged undergraduates to secure top jobs. We deliver a comprehensive programme of professional development, through partnerships with top employers and universities. This year, we are continuing our growth to support 2,700 students, with a team of 60+ employees. upReach works to address the progression gap, supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to secure graduate jobs after university, aiming to reach its vision of a society in which everyone has the opportunity to reach their full career potential, regardless of social background.

Role: Junior Product Manager
Location: London, Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, or Newcastle
Hours: Full-time 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm 
Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: Permanent 
Reporting to: Senior Project Manager
Salary: £25,000 to £29,000 per annum plus £1,000 London-weighting if based in London
Application deadline: 9am 11th November. Early applications are encouraged, we may appoint before the closing date

The Junior Project Manager position sits within the growing product and projects team within upReach. The role will work closely with the Senior Project Manager to manage the products that upReach offers and any other projects assigned to them throughout the year. The role is ideal for someone interested in beginning a career in Project or Product management with a passion for social mobility and an interest in tech/digital products.

The successful candidate will be working on a number of upReach’s products, including:

Social Mobility Network: upReach are currently working with a web design agency to develop a new networking platform with the intent to create a network for less-advantaged university students to have direct access to industry professionals. The platform launched in July and has facilitated over 200 interactions between students and professionals. The Junior Product Manager role would support the Senior Project Manager with the development and roll-out of the platform, whilst tracking performance through defined KPIs and milestones.

Corporate Mentoring Programme: For over 5 years, upReach has run a Corporate Mentoring Programme, which currently has over 500 active mentoring relationships. Given the launch of the Social Mobility Network, this role will be looking at ways to bring the two closer together by exploring synergies and user experience improvements, working with the Head of Sector Programmes and Mentoring.

Core Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Taking ownership of the project management of a project to scope and manage a project from beginning to completion, drawing upon project management methodologies to deliver

• Existing Product Development: Drawing upon external trends and data on upReach’s products to recommend product enhancements, adding this to the product roadmap and creating business cases when necessary to justify the business need for such enhancements

• User training and onboarding: Delivering sessions to users onboarding to the platform and managing marketing and communication journeys to university students and professional volunteers.

• Handling user queries: This role would be responsible for logging and responding to any queries received from users of an upReach product, logging and prioritising them correctly

• Product Growth: Working closely with the Employer Partnerships Manager and Senior Brand, Marketing and Communications Officer to develop marketing materials and an acquisition pipeline for upReach’s products

• Product Portfolio Management: Supporting the Senior Project Manager to report on the impact of upReach’s portfolio of products by evaluating costs associated with products and the impact driven by each product

• Ad Hoc tasks: This role would also be able to work closely with other members of the leadership team, including the CEO, to support them with strategic priorities

​Person Specification:
This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission and have an understanding of, and empathy with, the challenges facing those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
To be successful, candidates applying for the role should be able to demonstrate clear experience in managing a project and a clear interest in Project Management. The ideal candidate will be proactive, resilient and used to managing competing priorities within a varied workload. They should be flexible and willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the charity. 

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Proven experience in managing a varied workload with competing priorities.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to maintain a high level of customer service when dealing with user queries.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with an ability to brief others on what needs to be done (e.g. a developer or a designer).

• Exceptional eye for detail, including excellent proofreading and editing skills.

• A commitment to be user-oriented and ensure that human-centred design is central to the product development process.

• At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

• University degree (2:1 or higher)* in any discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

• Ability to engage and communicate confidently with stakeholders, such as Trustees, beneficiaries, upReach partners and all levels of employees across the organisation. 

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. As our beneficiaries are all undergraduates, a good understanding of the university experience is essential, although it is not necessary that this was acquired through personally gaining a degree.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience of website development or product development

• Experience working with external stakeholders

• Experience with User Experience (UX) and/or User Interface (UI)

• A good understanding of GDPR legislation and regulations.

• Familiarity with Trello and G-Suite

This is an exciting time to join APIL’s executive committee members who are committed to injured people. You will help to deliver key aspects of our challenging and visionary new strategic plan, ‘Building a Brighter Future for Injured People’.

We want to build a larger and more diverse community of lawyers committed to injured people. We strive to do our best for our members so that they are happy, engaged advocates of our Association, committed to excellence through ongoing professional development.

About APIL

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has been fighting for the rights of injured people since 1990. A not-for-profit campaign organisation, APIL’s 3,000 + member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives) are committed to protecting and enhancing access to justice, improving the services provided for victims of personal injury, and campaigning to change the law wherever appropriate.

Over the years APIL has grown to become the leading, most respected organisation in this field, constantly working to promote and develop expertise in the practise of personal injury law, for the benefit of injured people.

As a unique voice for injured people it is essential that, as the beneficiaries of our campaigning work, they have a say in what we do and how we do it. Therefore in 2021 we brought forward a special resolution to enable lay persons to join the Executive Committee alongside lawyers.

About the role

We are looking to recruit our first Lay EC Member this year. The term of office is three years, with the possibility of an extension to that term, at the discretion of the EC.

Remuneration is an honorarium of £500 per EC meeting (4 x EC meetings a year); plus expenses in accordance with APIL’s travel and subsistence policy.

APIL holds four executive committee meetings a year, currently in virtual format. It is envisaged that the meetings will move to a hybrid format when safety permits. In addition, the Lay EC member will be expected to assist with some working parties convened to work on and/or respond to government consultations or other policy areas of work.

Person Specification

We are particularly interested in candidates who fit the following criteria:

Essential

• Has experienced personal injury, either to themselves or members of their family;
• A commitment to APIL’s aims and objectives;
• Good, independent judgement and the ability to think creatively;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strategic and forward-looking vision in relation to APIL’s aims and objectives;
• Active commitment to equality and diversity;

• Not a personal injury lawyer;
• Free from conflicts of interest.

Desirable

• Has knowledge of and experience with the not-for-profit sector.
• Has experience of working within a committee structure;
• Demonstrates skills which are of assistance to the association.

We are looking for an individual who shares our vision for the future to help injured people not only within the litigation process, but in respect of rehabilitation and injury prevention. We are also keen to broaden the diversity of the EC to include people from a range of backgrounds and different life experiences, who support our commitment to equality and diversity.

The closing date for applications is 5 pm Friday 29th October 2021.

To apply, please download our recruitment pack and recruitment monitoring form from this site and submit:

1. A detailed CV of no more than 2,000 words;
2. A supporting statement, of no more than 500 words, describing how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification outlined in the recruitment pack. Please provide examples of where your knowledge and experience match the required criteria;
3. Full contact details for two referees;
4. Completed recruitment monitoring form,

Vacancy Reference Number:

SVCP/COMMS/FR/UK-R2

Position title:

Social Video Content Producer

Reports to:

Comms Manager

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £29,000.00 per annum (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Full Time Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 28th October 2021

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: ASAP

Start: ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Skype Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please include your Skype ID in your application.

Other Information:

Muslim Hands is a UK based international relief organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The Head Office in Nottingham and a fundraising team in Whitechapel London; occasional travel between the two locations. Muslim Hands UK is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our team during an exciting period of growth and change as we have ambitious plans to grow our activities by 2025.

Muslim Hands is an NGO that is at the forefront of delivering live saving aid and emergency relief to those who need it most, as well as building long term solutions that help the needy and impoverished worldwide.

The Fundraising team is young, diverse and dynamic and is set up to deliver and turn around tasks efficiently in a fast-moving sector. We thrive on new and creative ideas, always keeping the needs of our donors first and foremost.

Main Responsibilities:

The postholder shall form a key part of Muslim Hands’ growing Fundraising team. Working closely with all parts of the team, you will shine a light on all aspects of the great work Muslim Hands is doing worldwide.

We’re looking for a highly self-motivated and creative Video Editor to produce short and long form video content for the Muslim Hands Fundraising Department. With a focus on online content, this role will play to the strengths of a creative who has a solid understanding of social media strategy.

Person Specification:

As Social Video Content Producer, you will be a key member of the communications team, responsible primarily for delivering exceptional video assets to meet the social media strategic and marketing goals of the fundraising department and the humanitarian objectives of the organisation as a whole.

You will have a thorough understanding of different social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok and Facebook, and an ability to create content that engages audiences across the digital space. 

You will work closely with the Social Media Manager and creative team to plan, execute and review video campaigns across our channels and have the passion and confidence to drive engagement with the organisation through the effective use of video on SM.

You will have experience in producing content which is emotive and drive the viewer to take action. Above all, you must be able to work well as part of a team and express your ideas effectively.

With our donors at the heart of the change we’d like to see in our world, your 

key focus will be:

• Creating and designing high-quality, engaging creative assets for social media.
• Supporting the development of social media strategy and content strategy, working with the Social Media Manager, Communications Manager and Digital Marketing Team.
• Keeping ahead of the latest content trends and features.
• Creating tailormade content across multiple social media platforms to increase engagement with the brand across the digital landscape.
• Aligning work output with brief requirements.
• Working together with other content creators such as the designers to deliver consistency in the creative brand across our social campaigns.
• Create videos, animation, and other visual materials.
• Working alongside the Creative Manager to deliver a  brand video strategy.

Skills and Experience

• Digital asset production including video production and editing and motion graphics.
• Knowledge of how to make great content for social media, across a variety of channels and formats.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of video (Adobe; Premier, After Effects) and basic workable understanding of design tools and software (Adobe; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Ability to contribute to the full creative process from developing ideas to producing content
• Ideally, an understanding of third sector audiences.
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask across several creative projects.
• Creative thinker, articulate and persuasive and able to communicate operational initiatives and outcomes.
• Experience in designing brand content for web, desktop and mobile.

Essential: The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.
• Be a team player, willing to collaborate and get involved in all aspects of a social media campaign, from inception to post-production.
• Have a genuine interest in social media and the latest digital trends as well as a desire to help others through your work.
• Be self-motivated, driven and accountable, with an ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Possess the ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• Support with other Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in live TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• Undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• Promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

Essential Skills Required:

• Idea generation
• Good time keeping and organisation skills
• High proficiency in Adobe Premier
• Story boarding
• Audio editing
• Skilled in camera operating
• Ability to produce video end-to-end

Preferred Skills Required:

• Skilled in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Photography skills
• Animation skills a plus

Preferred experience:

• Substantial experience in a social video content producing role
• Experience in creating content for YouTube and the web
• We would also encourage exceptionally skilled graduates to apply

If you feel this is you please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for this opening – Remember to quote the reference number above!!

Deadline for applications is 28th October 2021 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.

POW are seeking an experienced and creative individual to work within our Progression project. You will work with adults who are or have been in the sex working industry. You will support people around education, employment, social inclusion and overcoming barriers to reaching their potential. You will run weekly peer mentoring groups to improve confidence, provide opportunities and foster positive relationships. In addition to being responsible for a caseload of service users within Progression you will work with the team to deliver our core services - our twice weekly drop in and our evening outreach sessions.

The main role responsibilities (further outlined in the job description) are: 

• To support a caseload of service users on a short- and long-term basis to achieve personal goals.
• To advise service users around their rights including housing, benefits, employment, and other areas of life.
• To encourage service users to identify their strengths, working with them in the community, at their homes or other venues to promote inclusion. 
• To lead a weekly peer mentoring progression group for a small number of service users, aiming to improve confidence, work on social inclusion, emotion and mental wellbeing and personal development.