Department: Science and Innovation

We are seeking a pro-active, innovative individual to take on the role of Groups and Awards Officer within the Science and Innovation department.

The role

This is a rewarding, customer-facing role which has responsibility for organising professional networks for physicists and managing the IOP’s high profile Awards that celebrate excellence in researchers, educators, technicians, apprentices and businesses.

The role is ideal for a dynamic individual who has excellent administrative skills and is able to bring these skills to an organisation that is about making positive change for society in the big challenge areas which include climate, health, AI, energy and big data through the work of the physics community. So, if you’re enthusiastic with a ‘can-do’ attitude, whilst also being meticulous and efficient, then this role is for you.

The role is responsible for delivering a number of services for members and the wider physics community. Responsibilities will include:

• Manage specialist interest groups across physics disciplines, themes and industry sectors – with the aim of engaging and delivering value to all our members.
• Administer the IOP Awards and ensure high quality nominations that are inclusive [in terms of roles, gender, institution, geography, sector and discipline] in order to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to physics from across the breadth and diversity of our community.
• Ensure members serving on committees are well supported in order to deliver the aims of the committee and that they have a good and rewarding experience in that process.
• Produce briefing papers for senior management and committee chairs including collation and analysis of relevant data to inform discussions and debate.

Further tasks and responsibilities are detailed within the job description.

The Person

We are looking for a team player with prior experience in administration and customer facing roles. As a successful candidate, you will have strong communication and listening skills and have experience in taking minutes and accurately recording meetings. You will also have the flexibility to deal with a wide range of enquiries and the ability to prioritise. The role involves a significant level of contact with Institute members, which requires a high level of diplomacy and tact in order to be able to maintain a good relationship while ensuring that Institute policies and procedures are appropriately followed.

Why work with us?

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

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

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

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

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

To apply, please upload your CV via the link below. 

Closing date for applications: 11 June 2020
Interview date: 19 June 2020 (via GoToMeeting)

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

Currently fully homeworking, future home working will be reviewed dependant on government guidance, the company requirements and travel arrangements.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the National Young Carer Organisation which has been providing high quality, transformational support for young carers aged 5-12 for nearly 25 years. As the go-to organisation for referral organisations seeking support for young carers, including local authorities, Social Services, School Welfare Officers and GP’s, Honeypot supports over 3,000 children annually.

Now is the time to join us, if you are seeking to be an influencer in the way we approach vital campaigns in the coming year. We promote open thinking and creativity and as part of our amazing team you will be encouraged to challenge us using your previous wealth of digital experience and creativity.

Honeypot is at an exciting developmental stage of new digital services, plus the launch of highly impactful services for most disadvantaged and needy groups of young carers. These new services combine with Honeypot’s existing range of highly respected core services to create highly newsworthy and engaging Social Media content

2021 is Honeypot’s 25th Anniversary year from the date of its founding. This presents a rich opportunity for the Social Media Officer to make an outstanding contribution in helping to lead a year of celebrations and communications.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter that demonstrates your creativity, communication skills and why you believe you can offer us an exceptional campaign leader.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially minded Marketing Lead, with experience in retail to join the marketing team to help us maximise sales of Girlguiding products. The role will involve working closely with our Trading team to promote uniform, clothing, gifts and resources to key audiences and identify and develop new product opportunities.

The successful applicant will be a product marketer with extensive experience of successfully developing and delivering multi-channel integrated strategies and audience-focused marketing and communications plans. They will write persuasive copy for different channels and have excellent interpersonal skills, being able to build strong working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Summary:

Responsible for further building the organisation’s online audience and developing a meaningful dialogue with potential and existing supporters, the appointed Digital Marketing Manager is expected to demonstrate up-to-date digital knowledge and flair. They should demonstrate strong project management skills and a highly-developed ability to establish and maintain relationships.

By engaging our existing supporter, prospect and fan base – using effective and innovative digital marketing strategies – the successful candidate will take a data-driven approach. Working alongside the Executive Director, they will advise on, develop and implement a strategy to produce persuasive and personalised content. The Digital Marketing Manager will facilitate the expansion of Animal Equality’s network, generate additional funds and enable the charity to become closer than ever to achieving its core mission.

General Responsibilities:

• Enhance our presence: Work within an existing brand voice, both in visual representation and editorial style, to amplify Animal Equality’s important message. Support the consistency of messaging, both internally and externally, so as to boost Animal Equality’s brand awareness.
• Create tailored content: Through copywriting and editing, work closely with our Communications Department to tell the powerful story of farmed animals. Deliver engaging content, features and news for our website, social media, email campaigns and more, in turn drawing further support to our cause. Demonstrate the value of our work and enable Animal Equality to reach new and diverse audiences.
• Deliver innovative campaigns: Develop and manage novel marketing and digital fundraising campaigns with the goal of acquiring, renewing, engaging and retaining supporters.
• Devise and execute our digital strategy: From concept to implementation, data segmentation to reporting, play a key role in creating a strategy that encompasses email, social media, display, paid social, SEO, PPC and web. Enhance the user journey via Animal Equality’s digital channels.
• Coordinate the delivery of strategic multi-channel fundraising and marketing campaigns: Develop and manage email campaigns, landing pages, tools and graphics for online fundraising activities, including donation forms. Implement peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives and Giving Day campaigns, and identify and research potential advertising opportunities. Achieve key objectives at the lowest possible cost per result.
• Plan and manage events: Enable Animal Equality to achieve its core mission through fundraising and brand-focused events.
• Take ownership of the editorial calendar: Alongside our Communications Department, supervise the ongoing development of Animal Equality’s digital communications editorial calendar, as well as the creation, production and delivery of organisation-targeted email communication.
• Identify trends and improve performance: Using insights from existing data, measure, evaluate, analyse, test and refine current strategies and performance of digital campaigns. Enhance participation and revenue by optimising future marketing, content and design.
• Report, analyse and define objectives: Provide accurate and insightful digital income analytical reports. Plan and achieve annual objectives and key results/KPI measures. Manage budgets and deliver planned objectives on time.
• Manage web-based fundraising and marketing tools/platforms: Utilise key analytics tools and APIs, such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.

Individual Attributes Required:

• Superior interpersonal skills: present information to a wide range of audiences in a clear, persuasive and meaningful way. Work with colleagues across the Communications and Development Departments to achieve meaningful dialogue with members of the public, supporters and donors.
• Data-minded: with good knowledge of data pipelines and a passion for metrics-driven action, ensure actions taken are carefully considered and evidence-based.
• Strategic and agile: thrive in a fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with others using a range of tones and styles. Remain level-headed and resourceful, adapting to the situation at hand and problem-solving enthusiastically.
• Detail-oriented and exceptionally organised: work autonomously on multiple projects at any given time. Respond to competing deadlines and priorities in a busy work environment.
• Independent and proactive: with a driven and motivated attitude, embrace and take ownership of an extensive and varied workload.
• Team-player and cooperative: collaborate effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders to achieve the desired outcomes.

Position Requirements:

• A minimum of five years of related work experience in direct response fundraising and marketing, preferably at a non-profit advocacy organisation.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM preferred.
• Knowledge of and proven ability to develop and implement digital fundraising strategies.
• Experience with building and maintaining donation forms, surveys, and other user engagement features, and running reports/interpreting audience analytics.
• Strong data analysis experience.
• Experience using A/B testing in advocacy, fundraising and/or marketing capacity.
• Social media fundraising strategy experience.
• Strong copywriter for fundraising emails.
• Basic understanding of HTML.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication and the ability to work cooperatively with others in a team-oriented work environment.
• Ability to work additional hours, as needed, to meet deadlines and manage workflow.
• Professional appearance and adherence to a vegan lifestyle.
• Commitment to the objectives of Animal Equality.

Salary and Benefits: Salary band £30,000 - £35,000, depending on experience. Benefits include flexible working hours and casual office environment. Please note that, during this current time of uncertainty, Animal Equality UK is adhering to Government guidelines and protecting staff is our priority. All team members are currently working remotely until advised otherwise by Animal Equality UK’s Executive Director.

Application Process: The deadline for applications is 5pm UK time on Thursday 11th June 2020. Initial informal telephone conversations will take place in June. The interview process comprises a three-stage interview and Skills Test. The appointment process will run throughout July 2020, with a view to Animal Equality UK making an offer to the successful candidate by August 2020.

Applications: For informal enquiries please email us or call our team. Applications should be submitted online via the Apply button.

Applications must comprise a full curriculum vitae, an accompanying cover letter, and answers to the following questions:

1) Why do you want to work for Animal Equality?

2) What will you bring to Animal Equality?

Animal Equality is an equal opportunities employer; we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age. We are especially keen to encourage applications from those currently under-represented in the movement including: black and minority ethnic people; people with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; and women in senior positions. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we will endeavour to accommodate any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the application process.

Animal Equality is a registered charity (England and Wales), no.1168309.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Digital Marketing Specialist sits in the Digital Marketing team that is part of a wider team encompassing Creative and Digital Content. The team operates as a center of expertise, providing strategic consultancy and digital transformation to the whole organisation.

The Digital Marketing Strategist is primarily responsible for providing digital marketing strategy across a broad range of channels, supporting client teams to deliver effective, sector leading digital marketing campaigns. In addition, this role leads the cross-organisational paid social strategy, ensuring the optimum use and growth of this channel.

If you are a digital marketer/media planner with a proven track record of planning and building effective multi-channel marking campaigns as well as depth of experience delivering paid social activity, then we would love to hear from you.

Incorporated Society of Musicians

Are you a dynamic digital and marketing professional looking for a new role where you can use your experience and make things happen? 

Central London –Digital and Marketing Manager

Permanent – circa £38k
 
This is an exciting time for a digital and marketing professional with at least five years experience working in digital to join the ISM. We are the leading professional body for musicians with a reputation for top rate services and campaigning. The ISM with its two sister charities has doubled in size over the past 10 years and now has over 10,000 members who come from every part of the music world. Covid-19 has hit the music sector very hard and our services have never been more in demand.

We recognise the vital importance of digital in the post Covid-19 world and so we are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic and innovative digital and marketing professional with a deep understanding of using digital to build brand and grow business and profile across all platforms. You will be experienced in using digital to capitalise on the changing ways business is being done while also ensuring that we are promoting compelling messages to different audiences.

A team player, you will thrive on innovation and collaboration, and will be excited by going the extra mile to support the music sector, as well as possessing great design and copy writing skills. You will have high levels of emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills.

 You will be joining a professional staff team who are normally based in Bayswater, London where the emphasis is on good communication and team work.

To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job.
Closing date is Monday 8 June 2020 at 9.00 a.m. Interviews will be held during the following two weeks.

Leading animal charity is seeking a Senior Individual Giving Officer; responsible for the strategy to recruit, maintain and optimise the value of individual giving supporters. This includes but is not limited to the planning, execution, fulfilment and review of direct marketing activity across direct mail and telemarketing campaigns.

This role has line management responsibility for the Supporter Care Officer, and additional line management over temporary staff as necessary.

Primary responsibilities:
- Overseeing a range of direct marketing campaigns across acquisition and retention from campaign planning to execution
- Evaluating campaign performance through ongoing analysis and end of campaign reports, reporting to the Head of Fundraising as required.
- Supporting the development of the individual giving budget and to make recommendations to the Head of Fundraising that aim to secure the strongest possible return on investment

Skills/Experience required:
- Significant experience in individual giving fundraising campaign management and techniques
- Setting, managing and reviewing fundraising budgets
- Creative development, production and fulfilment requirements; briefing, execution and analysis.
- Project management and working on multiple campaigns simultaneously.

Reporting to the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager within the Executive Department, you will be at the forefront of demonstrating to the public how Afghanaid is changing lives in Afghanistan. You will perform a variety of administrative tasks to support the smooth functioning of the fundraising team; contribute to the retention and growth of our supporter base by producing content for our fundraising communications; support the management of our social media channels; and engage with current and potential supporters online. During this 6-month internship, you will be given close support and guidance to undertake the tasks detailed below.

Key Responsibilities:

Communications

• Work closely with the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to assist in all supporter liaison and fundraising communications activities.
• Identify opportunities for positive exposure of Afghanaid, and opportunities to inspire new support.
• Liaise with project staff in Afghanistan to gather case studies and photos to develop into communications content.

Social Media:

• Create, edit and schedule engaging content across all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube (images, videos, animations/gifs and infographics).
• Use social media platforms to promote our website content and drive traffic to our website.
• Help oversee, collect and analyse social media metrics to assess the effectiveness and reach of our online presence, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor online content posted by others on our social media platforms and respond in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Identify opportunities to engage new audiences, potentially with targeted content.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with new social media accounts.
• Identify trends and cultural moments on social media which are relevant to Afghanaid and identify ways to get involved.
• Help develop, maintain and execute a social media content calendar across platforms to grow community engagement, awareness, and adoption.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a social media strategy.

Website:

• Help keep the website up to date by drafting copy and proofreading content to ensure it is grammatically correct and sensitive to the cultural and security considerations within Afghanistan.

Email:

• Support in the creation of monthly email newsletters to be sent to our subscribers.

Administration

• Process post and answer the office telephone.
• Process all donations received, whether by mail, online or by other means and ensure donors are thanked in a timely manner.
• Ensure Gift Aid declarations are sought from all eligible donors and appropriately filed.
• Ensure lapsed regular givers are contacted in a timely manner.
• Support the Finance Officer to reconcile monthly income by accurately coding donation reports.
• Maintain up-to-date records in the fundraising database. Ensure data is collected and entered accurately in the database to enable effective communications and strategic marketing decisions.

External Fundraising Appeals

• Support the UK Communications and Fundraising Manager to pursue and execute external fundraising appeal opportunities, including UK Aid Match, The Big Give, and various national newspaper Christmas appeals. This will entail producing creative communications and logistical support.

For the right candidate, this internship has the opportunity to develop into a more permanent position.

Full job description and person specification attached.

Recruiting under Covid 19 restrictions

We know we are at a critical point across the economy here in the UK and elsewhere; this is certainly true within Higher Education. We are in touch with our colleagues and our network across the sector and are acutely aware of the challenges both financially and with regard to learning that they are experiencing. It is unprecedented for us all.

This is a difficult time for many and we have taken a carefully considered, deliberate decision to continue to drive our growth and development. We are able to offer a number of people – both for academic and non-academic roles - great opportunities to work with us over the coming months and years.

Our flexible roles for academic content developers could be ideal for those seeking to supplement their income at this time, those seeking short term contracts, or perhaps graduating engineering students.

Who are we?

TEDI-London is an innovative new higher education institution in London wholly focused on engineering, co-founded by Arizona State University, King’s College London, and UNSW Sydney.

Our vision is to transform engineering education to transform lives – both for students and for the users of the products they design and make. Our mission is to attract and empower individuals and partners from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to develop the skills and confidence to create practical real-world solutions that advance how we live as a global community.

Variety and ambiguity is the way of life at TEDI-London

In a start-up, each day really is different. We work collaboratively at TEDI-London on big decisions, but also need individuals that take initiative and have the skills and experience to manage their own work areas. We are a start-up with huge ambition, but you should not expect to join an organisation with all the answers, and everything mapped out. That is what we need you for, to be part of our journey.

You will not have a huge team and infrastructure in place. One day you might be writing a strategy or paper for the board – another you might be proofreading a letter. You will relish the chance to be in a new organisation with a world of possibilities where you can genuinely see the value that you add on a daily basis. The team you work with will be from different functions and levels – all united in one goal -to make TEDI-London a success.

Student Recruitment Manager / Head of International Recruitment

Reporting to our Marketing Director, you will lead International Student Recruitment for us and work with colleagues across the institution to both develop and deliver an effective and cost – efficient student recruitment strategy.

We are seeking to recruit around 40% of our students from the competitive international student market. Your targets are therefore ambitious and the strategy you develop and deliver will match this ambition.

A detailed understanding of key issues shaping international student mobility, including knowledge and insight into key markets (Middle East, China and Far East) and management of agent networks is essential, as is a track record of success in achieving and exceeding targets.

We would be delighted if you review the Job Description, Values, Terms and Conditions and Proposition Document. We have provided a video of the recruiting manager discussing this current vacancy and a live Zoom Q & A session on Eventbrite in the Job Description attachment.

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Fundraising, you will be responsible for developing and leading the strategy for Community & Events fundraising, establishing clear action plans and leading the team to deliver the strategy to meet income targets, whilst managing the budget to bring in over £12.5million with a spend of £3million.

Managing a team of 45 within the Community and Events Department and providing line management to 6 direct reports, you will work with staff across Mind, whilst creating a culture of innovation, both in terms of creating new products and initiatives and continuous  improvement of working practices and processes.

We’re looking for candidates who have significant experience of planning, developing, implementing, delivering, evaluating and reviewing strategic and operation activities, with financial and budget knowledge within fundraising. You’ll have excellent IT skills to include MS Office packages, databases and above all excellent interpersonal and communication skills, managing relationships with external suppliers and a direct or indirect experience of mental health problems would be desirable, however is not essential.

Please refer to the full Job Description upon applying for the role

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Eden Brown is recruiting an Individual Giving Officer for an amazing children's disability charity in Central London. The Individual Giving Officer will work with the Supporter Retention and Development Manager and Individual Giving Assistant to deliver the retention and development programme in order to achieve annual income targets and other KPIs.

Working in line with annual income targets you will utilise a variety of direct marketing channels to drive engagement. You will also be responsible for developing strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering successful direct marketing campaigns with an excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high quality work.

To apply click on the link below. To find out more call Tony Williams at Eden Brown on 020 3017 5014 or email [email protected]

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to work with the Supporter Development Manager to develop and implement our public facing fundraising strategy, with a particular focus on individual giving including digital recruitment, legacies, regular giving, cash giving and major donors.

This is an exciting time at Family Action as we start to implement recommendations from a significant review of our digital systems and as we seek to move forwards to grow and develop public facing fundraising streams. 

We expect to drive forward a range of initiatives to grow unrestricted and restricted income and you will lead on a number of these with the support of your line manager. 

You will therefore be an experienced, flexible and creative fundraiser, with a track record of meeting financial targets, and comfortable with a varied workload, including project management and delivery.

You will be values-driven, target focused, pragmatic and enjoy the challenges of working within an excellent and busy fundraising team and a highly dynamic organisation.

Person Specification:

1. At least 2 years’ experience of fundraising, including at least one of: Individual Giving, supporter care, or direct marketing. Other fundraising experience also advantageous.

2. Experienced in the use of CRM system or databases. Family Action uses Salesforce for which training will be provided.

3. Solid understanding of delivering excellent customer service (internally and externally).

4. Experience of working in a team and managing work in pressurised situations without sacrificing quality of work, attention to detail or courtesy. The ability to organise workload and meet competing priorities.

5. Strong interpersonal skills; proactive, positive and creative attitude to problem solving.

6. Strong organisational and administrative skills including IT (Microsoft Office, Google documents etc).

7. Ability to work outside of office hours and country-wide travel on occasion.

8. A commitment to equal opportunities and diversity and equality.

9. Respect and reflect Family Action’s values at all times, which underpin Family Action’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by being people focused, having a can do attitude, develring excellence in our work and promoting mutual respect internally and externally. 

For an application pack and further information, including the benefits we offer, please visit our website. As we work with children and vulnerable adults, we operate a Safer Recruitment policy which requires all applicants to submit an application form.

Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Community and Event Fundraising Support
• Act as Glass Door’s first point of contact for all community and event inquiries.
• Build and maintain relationships with community and event fundraisers, ensuring they are supported before, during and after their events.
• Register supporters and coordinate the sending of welcome packs, merchandise and thank you letters.
• Support on certain community fundraising, cultivation and stewardship events, including the annual Sleep Out and the annual supporter drinks reception.
• Draft copy for, update and create community and event fundraising pages on the Glass Door website and promotional emails which can be sent through the Glass Door mailing platform.
• Support with identifying new prospective community supporters and assist with the development and fulfilment of targeted approaches.

Work closely with theCommunications team to:
• Encourage fundraisers to share their fundraising stories for inclusion on social media and our website.
• Plan and deliver any marketing, press and social media requirements for events.
• Develop and implement the new Community Champions scheme.

Other Fundraising Support
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the delivery of electronic and postal direct marketing appeals.
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the development of an in memoriam and legacy giving scheme.
• Manage the process for monitoring, thanking and recognising donations in kind, working with colleagues across the organisation.

Fundraising Administration
• Manage the processing of donations, including scanning cheques, coding bank transfers and web donations, entering details in Donorflex database, banking cash, setting up Direct Debits, receiving in-kind donations and acknowledging/thanking donors via email or post.
• Create and update donor records on Donorflex, ensuring records are kept up to date, accurate and consistent at all times.
• Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and guidance from the Institute of Fundraising, ensure this is regularly communicated to the wider Fundraising team.
• Ensure all charity fundraising activity (including "in aid of" events) is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and recognised code of practice.
Other
• Support the Fundraising Managers through conducting research into prospective corporate, individual and trust/foundation donors.
• Work alongside the Data Manager to develop and use the functions of the CRM system (Donorflex).

Person Specification

Essential
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiastic, engaging manner, with the confidence to talk to fundraisers and supporters.
• Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people.
• A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running.
• A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach.
• Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together.
• Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area.
• Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies.
• Willing to travel around London for occasional meetings and events including some evenings and weekends.
 

Qualifications and Experience
• Educated to degree level.
• Experience of using a fundraising database to segment and select data, produce reports and analyse information.
• Understanding and demonstrable experience of the use of social media, JustGiving and other online fundraising tools and platforms
• Experience of basic copywriting to produce fundraising letters.
 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and supporter databases to maintain meticulous donor records and administration systems, in line with agreed protocols.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing.
• Strong written English and numeracy skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, professional telephone manner.
• Able to forward plan and schedule workflows.
• Able to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.
• Excellent time management skills; able to work proactively unsupervised and use own initiative.

Desirable
• Experience using Donorflex, Mailchimp and Eventbrite (or similar).
• Experience of assisting with fundraising and community events.
• Experience of working alongside and managing volunteers.
• Experience of managing community relationships such as schools, churches or challenge events.
• Understanding of data protection requirements including GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice
• Fundraising qualification.
• Driving licence.

Hours: Full time, but with some flexibility possible

Contract type: 6-month fixed term contract

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

Policy advocacy is an important part of the work we do to make the financial sector more sustainable.  We want the rules and regulations that govern the financial sector to build an economy that is good for people and planet.

We are looking to appoint a junior member into our policy advocacy team (comprised of 5 members) to support our work talking to policymakers like MPs, regulators, and government departments. You will also support with our EU focused work.

There is a lot going on in this area of work – from green finance policy to discussions about how to re-build the economy in light of the covid-19 pandemic. The role will be a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to try out a career in policy advocacy, policy-making, and/or sustainable finance.  We expect that the successful candidate will have a role in helping with delivery of our plans around the climate conference, COP26.

You will have the opportunity to help with outreach to policymakers, writing briefings, responding to consultations, and organising events.  To be a  successful candidate, you will need to be enthusiastic about public policy, interested in sustainability issues (whether environmental or social/labour focused), and willing to get stuck in with any task, however small.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Although the role will be varied and open to some change in the activities you will undertake, below are the types of activities that you can expect to do:

-  Monitor policy developments and feed back to colleagues;

-  Support the preparation of policy briefings and consultations;

-  Support wider ShareAction teams with policy-related input as needed;

-  With guidance from your manager you will research topics of interest to support our policy work;

-  Support the team to engage with policymakers, civil society, and the investment industry in order to disseminate and present our positions;

-  Help to organise events and meetings focused on policy; and

-  Attend events and conferences as needed and to feedback to the policy team.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and you may be required to perform different tasks from time to time.

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

-  Excellent communication skills, in both written and spoken English;

-  Proven capacity to undertake varied tasks simultaneously and to tight deadlines;

-  An understanding and interest in ShareAction’s mission and work;

-  Organised and self-directed on work initiatives with a strong attention to detail;

-  An understanding of the UK policy-making process/how laws are made;

-  Strong commitment to collaborative working and ShareAction’s values of accountability and transparency; and

-  Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

DESIRABLE

-  Knowledge of financial markets and/or sustainable finance;

-  Familiarity with the policy debates around environmental and/or human rights issues;

-  An understanding of EU policy/law-making.

-  Experience of policy-making or law-making gained through work experience;

-  Experience of working with Microsoft Office 365, particularly SharePoint;

-  Experience of working with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (see and unseen). One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available - such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

ShareAction’s London office is currently based in vibrant Bermondsey and within 5 minutes walk of London Bridge underground and national rail.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website vacancies page via the Apply button.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Note that all personal information will be removed from applications prior to shortlisting.

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK.