Starting Salary: £42,440 - £44,137 p.a.

Contract: 10-12 months from September 2020

 

Job Profile

Are you an inspirational communications leader who is passionate about leading on powerful and persuasive campaigns that will change the world? And do you have experience of managing multi-disciplinary communications teams, a strong purpose-driven brand and the ability to source powerful content?

The Communications team is looking for a Head of Creative Content for the next 10-12 months to lead on the delivery of our new aspirational proposition that no one should be beyond reach of the love and care they need to thrive. You will manage a talented and diverse team of ten including photo/film producers, writers, graphic designers and a communications planner committed to telling compelling stories that will inspire our new younger target audience and embolden our existing supporters, particularly relating to how CAFOD is responding to the global Coronavirus crisis.

And you will lead on the implementation of our new content strategy that will help us to tell more powerful, authentic and emotive stories to connect with our new audience. You will work closely with colleagues in the communications group including media and digital as well as international teams, fundraising, campaigns and education.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others. As well as having a nose for a good story, experience of telling stories visually on a range of channels, and a flair for guiding the production of persuasive campaigns and simple, powerful messages within a purpose-driven brand. You will enjoy managing a diverse team and be adept at building relationships across teams to achieve engagement and fundraising objectives – always keeping CAFOD’s target audience in mind. And you will be skilled at providing constructive feedback and managing conflict with sensitivity and honesty.

Key Responsibilities

Line management of the Creative Content Team:

• Line managing the Creative Content Team – a team of writers, designers, photographers, film-makers and a communications planner including carrying out regular 121s, agreeing objectives and development plans and facilitating team meetings. This includes 4 direct reports and 5 indirect reports.

 Leading on CAFOD’s content strategy and implementation: (2.5 days a week)

• Lead on implementation of CAFOD’s content strategy and plan, working alongside international staff, national offices and partner staff as well as supporter facing and communications teams in England and Wales to identify and gather content that supports CAFOD’s brand story.
• Lead on commissioning and sourcing content from both CAFOD’s overseas programmes and England and Wales, including commissioning overseas freelance photographers, film-makers and story tellers and leading on sourcing content from the Caritas network and sister agencies working closely with the media and international teams
• Lead on design and delivery of content gathering training in England and Wales and overseas to enable CAFOD staff, partners and volunteers to gather usable, quality content for the organisation to be delivered by Comms Group experts.

Managing CAFOD’s brand strategy

• Leading on messaging and strategy for CAFOD’s supporter communications alongside supporter-facing teams in line with No one beyond reach

• Developing and maintaining the No one beyond reach toolkit ensuring brand adherence across all channels and promoting the key values of the brand to internal stakeholders
• Leading on brand campaigns and communications that target new and existing audiences

Managing CAFOD’s priority messaging schedule and promotion:

• Responsible for producing a schedule of CAFOD’s priority messages for the year with colleagues from supporter facing teams and keeping the corporate priority schedule up to date

Overseeing the delivery of key communications outputs, alongside supporter-facing teams:

• Ensuring that all outputs are creative, well-targeted, engaging, professionally-produced and on-brand, with content suitable for a range of channels and supporting corporate priority objectives, and offering maximum Return on Investment for CAFOD
• Working with key teams to ensure that processes for commissioning, designing and producing key outputs are efficient and effective, and offering an ‘agency-standard’ quality of creative concepts and final product
• Overseeing the production of our supporter magazine, ensuring that its content, design and targeting fits with our strategic objectives and builds engagement with existing audiences
• Working with key teams on the development of fundraising and advocacy campaigns

Managing the team budget and overseeing the maintenance of key corporate management tools:

• Managing the team budget and deciding how it can be most effectively deployed for maximum benefit against the agreed strategic objectives of the team, including decisions on priorities and objectives for overseas travel by communications staff
• Overseeing the maintenance of an effective and efficient production schedule and content collection calendar

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

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post has responsibility for people who have contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  The post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

-Understanding Catholic identity: Able to develop strong links with the Caritas Network and other organisations

-Understanding CAFOD: Able to explain what is distinctive about CAFOD as a Catholic development agency

- Understanding international development: Able to demonstrate an understanding of solidarity and human dignity in the way people are portrayed and recognise that there are complex challenges in development.

Working together

- Managing ourselves: can be relied on to achieve results, even in the most pressing circumstances

- Working with others: build positive and productive relationships with all colleagues; provide clear and honest feedback

-Communicating: confront conflict and disagreements to achieve a satisfactory conclusion

Making change happen

-Managing resources: proactively monitor expenditure and use of resources, aware of financial position.

-Achieving results: Look for better processes and ways of working to achieve results

-Managing our performance: take a proactive approach to managing performance and developing the team

-Taking the lead: share ideas and bring people with me in making change happen; act quickly and decisively to deal with emerging problems.

Job-specific competencies

1. Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team, preferably in a communications or creative environment
2. Experience or ability to devise and implement effective strategies to target key priority audiences based on audience research and data evaluations
3. Ability to spot good fundraising and media stories that will provoke an emotional reaction and increase income and engagement

Desirable Criteria

1. Experience of managing a purpose-driven brand
2. Experience of delivering skills training remotely: ideally in story gathering, photography and film
3.  Experience of working with photographers, film-makers and story-tellers, particularly those based overseas 

 CAFOD staff are currently working remotely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We don’t yet have a date for staff to return to our office in London and are keeping the situation under review. We will try to accommodate varieties of working arrangements during this time. Please talk to us about flexibility in your interview. We are keen to discuss your requirements.

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

 Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Digital Producer - £40,000, Charity - South West London

• Are you a digital producer professional with experience in implementing digital projects?
• Do you have a background in improving supporter experience and building technical solutions?
• Would you like to work for an established medical health charity?

Pro-Marketing is working alongside an illustrious health charity who are seeking a Digital Producer to develop their digital ambitions. This high achieving marketing team operates like an in-house agency within the charity and notably has an in-house design team too.

What's great about this organisation?

• Amazing London location
• Modern offices
• Tangible cause as you will get to see first-hand what the charity raises funds for
• High achieving marketing and fundraising functions
• Centralised brand aligned marketing team
• In-house design team
• Opportunities to market fundraising activity that is makes national news

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Planning and creating high quality, innovative and creative digital content for the website whilst also supporting the SEO of the site too
• Overseeing content and product development across all digital channels
• Using insights from data analysis and user testing to ensure that excellent supporter experience and maximum income is being driven
• Managing relationships with digital development agencies, digital media agencies and key suppliers
• Providing digital expertise and advise on key fundraising campaigns
• Leading on PPC campaigns
• Line managing a Digital Officer

You will be ideally suited for this role if you have…

• Experience of working on CMS systems (Drupal 8 systems would be desirable)
• A background in PPC advertising
• UX and digital user journeys experience
• An understanding in website reporting systems (Google Analytics)
• Brief writing and budget setting experience
• Line management experience would be desirable
• Offline and online marketing experience
• Notable experience of agency relationship management
• An interest in working for an established medical health charity

What next?
If you are interested in applying for this Digital Producer role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP:

Tel: 020 7269 6338

Email:

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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Digital Producer - £40,000, Charity - South West London

• Are you a digital producer professional with experience in implementing digital projects?
• Do you have a background in improving supporter experience and building technical solutions?
• Would you like to work for an established medical health charity?

Pro-Marketing is working alongside an illustrious health charity who are seeking a Digital Producer to develop their digital ambitions. This high achieving marketing team operates like an in-house agency within the charity and notably has an in-house design team too.

What's great about this organisation?

• Amazing London location
• Modern offices
• Tangible cause as you will get to see first-hand what the charity raises funds for
• High achieving marketing and fundraising functions
• Centralised brand aligned marketing team
• In-house design team
• Opportunities to market fundraising activity that is makes national news

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Planning and creating high quality, innovative and creative digital content for the website whilst also supporting the SEO of the site too
• Overseeing content and product development across all digital channels
• Using insights from data analysis and user testing to ensure that excellent supporter experience and maximum income is being driven
• Managing relationships with digital development agencies, digital media agencies and key suppliers
• Providing digital expertise and advise on key fundraising campaigns
• Leading on PPC campaigns
• Line managing a Digital Officer

You will be ideally suited for this role if you have…

• Experience of working on CMS systems (Drupal 8 systems would be desirable)
• A background in PPC advertising
• UX and digital user journeys experience
• An understanding in website reporting systems (Google Analytics)
• Brief writing and budget setting experience
• Line management experience would be desirable
• Offline and online marketing experience
• Notable experience of agency relationship management
• An interest in working for an established medical health charity

What next?
If you are interested in applying for this Digital Producer role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP:

Tel: 020 7269 6338

Email:

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and .

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

As a digital communications professional, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to use your skills and experience to help tackle what is arguably the most pressing threat to our planet’s future. The focus of the role is to support team members and colleagues to ensure our digital content and online presence is strategically focused, optimised and in line with all applicable best practices. You will have experience of working with online user journeys, optimisation for search engines, keyword targeting and the related monitoring and analysis. You will understand how websites help non-profit organisations achieve their strategic goals and the role they play in income generation and profile building. You will be comfortable working with a variety of digital content management systems and have experience managing relationships with external agencies and collaborators.

You will be responsible for overseeing FFI’s digital asset collection, managing permissions and access, and sourcing new assets. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to produce strategically focused video content and support external producers to source content and manage shoots and edits. You will be a team player with strong problem-solving skills, a positive and collaborative approach to work and the ability to respond swiftly in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will also play a vital role in building the digital capacity of your team members

This position is based in Cambridge. Some local and international travel may be required. In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and high-impact organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 31 May 2020.

Digital Content Editor
We are on the lookout for 2 digital content editors

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland. THE ROLE
Sitting within the Brand

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

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

Major Responsibilities:

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

Hours:         35 hours per week (37fte)

Salary:        £21,189 (full-time-equivalent: £22,400)

Contract:     Fixed-term until October 2021 (18 months)

Pension:       6% Employer Contribution

Holiday:       25 days fte

About Crawley Community and Voluntary Service

Crawley Community and Voluntary Service) is a charity which enables and supports volunteers, volunteer groups and charities in and around Crawley. We advocate for the voluntary and community sector with local government and other statutory authorities.

About Social Prescribing in Crawley

Managed by Crawley Community and Voluntary Service, social prescribing in Crawley sets out to improve the health and wellbeing of local people by supporting them to connect with community support and activities. We employ Social Prescriber Link Workers who support people referred by their GP Practice or Adult Social Care to access services, groups and activities that meet their social, emotional and practical needs.

Following a successful pilot in 2016/17, the Crawley and Horsham and Mid-Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group commissioned Crawley Community and Voluntary Service to develop and expand ‘Prescription Plus’ across Crawley.  The Project has been extended since then and we are now planning towards October 2020 when the service will align with West Sussex.

‘Prescription Plus’ aims to:

• Link clients with sources of social, practical and emotional support that can help improve their health and well-being and quality of life
• Promote self-management through the use of person-centred methods and an empowering approach that involve people in decisions about their support
• Provide a bridge between Primary Care and sources of health and well-being support offered by the Voluntary and Community Sector

We are recruiting Social Prescribers to join the team.  The post-holders will be partnered with four GP surgeries in Crawley.  They will be responsible for taking referrals, meeting and assessing patients, and supporting them to make positive changes to their lives by connecting them with community activities. You will be part of an expert team developing and expanding this project in Crawley. 

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that the post-holder has a full, clean driving licence and access to a fully insured vehicle.

For an information pack, please click on the Prescription Plus drop box link 

Closing date for applications:  5pm, Friday 27 March

Interviews: week commencing 6 April, 2020

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced fundraising professional to lead on income generation across the charity. This a real opportunity to grow and develop the fundraising pipeline.

The Charity A small but fast growing international health charity. .

The Role
Develop and deliver the fundraising strategy, creating detailed operational plans Develop robust financial forecasting monitoring and reporting frameworks
Steward effective relationships with funders, including the monitoring of grant contracts and ensuring timely reporting and communications.
Undertake research to locate new potential supporters, identifying access channels and enabling initial engagements.
Working with the Digital Communications producer, develop inspiring supporter journeys to solicit initial donations
Support the CEO in outreach and opportunity generation activities, attending conferences, seminars and networking events to build new networks and contacts
Work closely with production Managers and Head of Research & Evaluation to develop innovative, high quality funding proposals for a range of funding partners and donors

The Candidate
At least three years experience in grant writing and fundraising, with track record of successful securing six figure gifts.
Demonstrable expertise in developing and writing high quality proposals that articulate a compelling case for support.
Experience of working in consortia to build bids,either as a lead or sub applicant, and experience of project managing bids to successful completion.
A strong relationship builder, with a proven track record of growing and developing relationships and income in a small charity setting.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

About Us

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

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

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

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

The Role

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Key point of contact for all general AFS queries.

The Ideal Candidate

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

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

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and resourcefulness

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

• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity

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

• Self-motivated, strategic thinker 

Our Benefits Package

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