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Purpose of the role:
As an experienced trusts fundraiser, you will drive the growth of our income from trusts and foundations. Your exceptional skills in building connections, securing funding, and delivering outstanding stewardship is vital to transforming the lives of people affected by spinal cord injury. You will manage and develop an increasingly diverse portfolio of charitable trusts, foundations and Grantmakers, including the National Lottery Community Fund. You will be a part of a passionate Partnerships Team, creatively working across trusts and foundations, corporate relationships and special events to maximise opportunities to sustain and grow income.
Key stakeholders: Trustees, administrators, and grant officers from the full range of trusts & foundations (including family/private trusts, corporate foundations and National Lottery), senior leaders, trustees, volunteers, staff and service users
Values:
Our values are central to our approach:
All roles at Back Up should reflect our core values
We embrace challenge:
Challenge is central to our learning and growth; it helps us gain knowledge and skills. By finding ways to overcome challenge and move forward we gain a sense of achievement, supporting us to realise our full potential.
We have fun:
We believe that having fun allows us to connect with others, whilst opening up opportunities to develop, achieve and get the most out of life, showing that there is a positive future after spinal cord injury.
We build inclusive communities:
We achieve more for people affected by spinal cord injury when we work together. We are collaborative and inclusive in our approach. We embrace diversity, working with and supporting individuals, groups, and the wider spinal cord injury community, bringing people together.
We are ambitious for each other:
We are driven by the needs of people with a spinal cord injury and their families. We are passionate, striving to be the best. We set high standards, and we work hard to reach them. We are proactive, push boundaries, try new approaches and we learn quickly. We recognise that failure doesn’t have to equal loss, rather an opportunity for growth. We listen to what people affected by spinal cord injury want and we seek innovative responses based on their feedback.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
General
- Research and submit compelling proposals and applications for high-value grants and donations (5+ figures) to secure income and support long-term sustainability.
- Prospect research of new funders and partners capable of supporting Back Up’s work.
- Provide timely, accurate reports and updates to funders showing the impact of funded work.
- Delivering an effective stewardship programme to engage and thank funders, working closely with the partnerships team to inspire our donors
- Maximise opportunities through Back Up’s networks, including the fundraising team, services staff, SMT, development board, board of trustees and volunteer networks.
- Managing multi-year budgets and ensure accurate forecasting, monitoring and evaluating performance to meet agreed targets.
- Support the maintenance and development of internal systems to manage restricted income and effective data flow and quality to support delivery of the Trusts and Foundations Strategy
- Ensure up to date records of grants and donations and funder communications.
- Manage, support, and develop the trust fundraising team and plans.
- Build strong working relationships with services and finance to align funding with strategic needs and business plans
Other key responsibilities
- Driving the development and delivery of the Trusts and Foundations strategy and annual business plans
- Managing and monitoring the trusts and foundations pipeline, budget and forecasts; providing reports and updates on activity to the Head of Partnerships.
- Ensuring income generation aligns with organisational plans.
- Ensuring high quality applications, reports and stewardship to funders
- Effective management of the Trusts and Philanthropy Officer to develop, feel supported and achieve targets.
- Collaborating effectively with the Partnerships Team to maximise income from a range of opportunities.
- Working effectively with fundraising, finance, and services teams to identify needs and maximise income.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Essential:
- Proven success in securing income from a range of charitable trusts and foundations
- Experience managing staff or volunteers and delivering against targets
- Strong relationship-building, engagement and stewardship skills
- Confident communicator with excellent written skills
- Experience in supporting planning and monitoring of budgets, pipelines and KPIs
- Familiarity with CRM and data tools for fundraising and reporting
- A collaborative and proactive approach
- The ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings or weekends
Desirable:
- Experience in high level cultivation and securing corporate foundation income
- Knowledge of spinal cord injury or disability-related issues
- Experience with digital tools such as Power BI, Mailchimp, Canva, and Asana
We welcome applications from everyone and encourage people from Black, Asian or other ethnically diverse backgrounds, as well as those with higher level spinal cord injuries, to apply. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels valued and supported.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.




We are delighted to be supporting a specialist healthcare charity in their search for a temporary Digital Marketing Officer to join their Communications team. This is a full-time role based onsite in London, running for 4-weeks in the first instance.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative and driven digital communicator to help shape the organisation's online presence and support a wide range of internal and external campaigns.
Key Responsibilities for this role include:
- Managing and updating website content, ensuring accuracy and engagement.
- Creating and scheduling content for social media platforms, including emerging channels.
- Supporting internal communications through digital signage and printed materials.
- Producing video and visual content to promote services and fundraising initiatives.
- Assisting with email marketing, digital campaigns, and market research.
- Supporting events and contributing to the organisation's photography and design libraries.
To be considered for this position, you should possess:
- Excellent written communication skills and a strong creative eye.
- Experience with content management systems (e.g. WordPress) and social media platforms.
- A collaborative, proactive approach and the ability to manage multiple projects.
- Experience in a similar role within digital communications and content creation.
If you're looking to make a meaningful impact through digital storytelling and communications, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply below and submit your CV in Word format.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
£28,000 - £30,450 per year
Fixed term (13 months), full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge office
What the job involves
We’re looking for a Risk Information Officer to join our Health Services, Equity and Improvement Directorate, to sit within the Clinical Services team (consisting of the Specialist Nurse service and Risk Information Service). We deliver a wide range of high-quality services directly to anyone affected by prostate cancer or prostate problems, as well as supporting a range of charity-wide activity.
As Risk Information Officer, you’ll deliver the charity’s Risk Information Service, providing information and support to men at risk of prostate cancer, and their loved ones, via the telephone, email and social media. This is an exciting time to join the team as we anticipate a decision from the National Screening Committee on a prostate cancer screening programme in autumn 2025.
This is a non-clinical role, but you’ll discuss service users’ risk of prostate cancer along the lines of the predominant risk factors (age, ethnicity, family history and BRCA gene status). You’ll also be able to help men make an informed decision about PSA testing by discussing the test’s advantages and limitations and informing them how to access a PSA blood test through their GP. You’ll work closely with the Specialist Nurses to ensure people who need more complex clinical information are supported.
You’ll also discuss the charity’s upcoming TRANSFORM trial and how Prostate Cancer UK is working hard to improve the current landscape and reduce some of the barriers men face around prostate cancer.
You’ll play a key role in developing the Risk Information Service, contributing to conversations and decisions around how to adjust and improve it. You’ll also report back on your work, to help the charity develop its broader understanding of information and support needs when it comes to prostate cancer risk and the PSA blood test.
Reporting into the Clinical Services Senior Officer, you’ll have close and regular contact with assigned Specialist Nurses so that you feel at ease in sharing prostate cancer related information with callers, and in maintaining the boundaries and scope of the service day-to-day. This is a fixed term role until the end of October 2026 covering an internal secondment.
What we want from you
You’ll be a compassionate and resilient communicator; you may be speaking to callers who may be anxious about their risk of prostate cancer. You’ll be a great listener, hearing callers’ concerns and offering a supportive and empathetic response. Although this is a non-clinical role, a strong understanding of the UK healthcare system and a good working knowledge of urology (for example, an understanding of prostate cancer and the PSA blood test) would be an advantage.
You’ll be comfortable in handling more complex conversations, but with the self-awareness to recognise your limitations in offering support and recognising clear boundaries of guidance being provided and be able to direct to our Specialist Nurses when needed.
Experience in using a CRM system will be advantageous in this role and any experience with a helpline or providing support or information over the phone will be beneficial.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.
We've also signed Business in the Communities Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.
The closing date is Sunday 10th August 2025. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 18th August 2025.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
About the role
To work with colleagues in the Tutor Engagement team to ensure the strategic priorities of Tutor recruitment and retention are delivered effectively.
The Tutor Recruitment and Engagement Officer leads on processes to ensure an appropriate number of high-quality Tutors are available to deliver our core programmes each term, including creating promotional material, and liaising with internal colleagues to ensure Tutors are equipped to start placements. They also lead on some processes to support retention, including gathering Tutor feedback, and coordinating professional development opportunities for returning Tutors. They regularly collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, building strong and effective relationships to promote the tutoring opportunity. The role will also be involved with supporting wider organisation priorities across different teams.
The role reports into the Head of Tutor Engagement and can be based in either London or Leeds.
About you
The role will best suit someone who
- Essential – has previous recruitment experience.
- Essential – has excellent attention to detail and strong administrative skills.
- Essential – has extensive experience of delivering training workshops and other recruitment-style events (such as information events).
- Essential – has demonstrable stakeholder engagement experience.
- Essential – can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training.
- Essential - has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
- Desirable – has experience with handling and reporting on data.
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Are you a creative communicator with a passion for global education and international development? As the UK-based Fundraising and Communications Officer for United World Schools, you will play a crucial role in bridging global program activity and American donor engagement, through effective communication.
Based in London and working closely with both the Global Communications team and the US Executive Director, you will adapt real-time updates from the field into compelling, US-tailored content for digital platforms, social media, campaigns, donor materials, and events.
You’ll bring a keen understanding of audience preferences and storytelling strategies that resonate across borders.
This is a part-time, highly collaborative role ideal for someone with previous communications experience in an international setting who thrives in a cross-cultural, fast-paced environment.
Person Specification- Essential Skills & Experience
- Established experience in marketing or communications
- Proven ability to write for social media, email, and websites with clarity and impact
- Understanding of digital media trends
- Experience collaborating across departments and geographies
- Strong organisational skills and digital literacy (CMS, email platforms, content scheduling tools)
- A genuine passion for education, equity, and sustainable development
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of global impact and targeted donor engagement, ensuring vital education programming continues to thrive in some of the world’s most underserved communities.
By helping UWS USA tell its story in powerful, culturally relevant ways, you’ll directly support fundraising efforts that change the lives of thousands of children.
- Location: London (Hybrid – 1-2 days in the London office (Whitechapel, E1)
- Hours: Part-time (25 hours per week), permanent
- Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 (pro rata), depending on experience
- Closing Date: Rolling, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply now to avoid disappointment
Apply now for more information or an informal chat about the role.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Talent Set are thrilled to be partnering with The Urology Foundation—the UK’s only charity dedicated to all urological diseases and conditions. Through groundbreaking research, cutting-edge training, advocacy, and public awareness, the charity is transforming outcomes and saving lives across the UK.
We’re looking for a dynamic and driven Communications & Engagement Officer to join their passionate team on a permanent basis. In this vital role, you’ll help shape the organisation’s voice, grow its reach, and strengthen connections with supporters, patients, clinicians, and the wider public. From crafting compelling stories to leading impactful campaigns, this is an exciting opportunity for a creative communicator ready to make a meaningful difference.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and grow the charity’s social media presence through engaging content creation, scheduling, and performance analysis.
- Write and edit compelling content for newsletters, the website, and digital campaigns, including patient and clinician interviews.
- Lead on the production and distribution of regular e-newsletters, collaborating with internal teams to source and shape content.
- Keep the website up to date with accurate, accessible, and engaging content.
- Support awareness and advocacy campaigns, helping to ensure consistent messaging across all communication channels.
- Assist in planning and promoting fundraising and community events, building relationships with supporters and stakeholders.
Person Specification:
- Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and appropriately for different audiences and platforms.
- Experience in a communications, marketing, or engagement role—ideally within the charity, healthcare, or membership sectors.
- Confident using social media management tools (e.g. Hootsuite) and basic design platforms such as Canva to create digital content.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines with attention to detail.
- A collaborative team player with a proactive mindset, excellent interpersonal skills, and a genuine interest in health-related or mission-driven work.
What’s on Offer
Salary: c.£33,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working, 3 days a week in Central London office, Flexible hours and Part Time also possible
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
£34,300 - £37,300 per year
Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
We’re looking for an Awareness, Engagement and Participation Senior Officer to join our Health Services, Equity and Improvement directorate.
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our work to raise awareness and build stronger connections with those most at risk of prostate cancer. You’ll support our community engagement and participation efforts, making sure the voices of men affected by prostate cancer, and those at risk, shape what we do and how we do it. A big part of the role involves working directly with individuals and communities, helping them feel empowered and supported to get involved and make a real impact.
You’ll be the main point of contact for involving patients in projects, manage the day-to-day running of our Patient Advisory Group, and oversee our community inbox to make sure requests are responded to quickly and effectively and help to triage support requests.
Working with volunteers is another key part of the role. You’ll recruit and guide volunteers raising awareness in their communities, helping to deliver onboarding, training and ongoing support. You’ll work closely with our Volunteer Experience team to ensure everyone has a positive and meaningful experience.
You’ll regularly attend community events and find impactful ways to share our messages – particularly with communities affected by health inequalities. You’ll also help measure and evaluate the impact of our awareness and engagement work.
This is a rewarding role where you’ll meet volunteers and supporters and see the impact of our work first-hand. Together, we’re raising awareness of prostate cancer, giving men the knowledge of their risk and the power to act on it.
What we want from you
To be successful in this role you’ll be passionate about public health, awareness raising and working with people with lived experience. Patient involvement is a core principle of our organisation so understanding how that can inform and shape the charity’s work is essential.
You’ll be an excellent communicator (both in person and in writing) and able to engage clearly across a range of channels and audiences. Strong project management skills are essential, as you’ll often be juggling different tasks and working with a range of people, including patient groups, volunteers and colleagues across the charity.
You’ll be comfortable building relationships with communities, volunteers and partners, and have a good understanding of how health inequalities affect access to healthcare. Experience of working directly with communities most affected by these inequalities will be a real advantage. You’ll also be able to think creatively about how to raise awareness and broaden participation beyond traditional volunteering roles.
It’s important that you can measure and evaluate the impact of engagement and involvement work, and that you bring a thoughtful, inclusive approach to everything you do.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.
We've also signed Business in the Communities Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.
The closing date is Sunday 10th August 2025. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 18th August 2025.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
Background to the role
Job description
Job Purpose
The weekend Home & Settle Project Officer is responsible for responding to referrals received over the weekend from both Royal London Hospital & Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will work with the manager on Friday to deliver services and plan visits on the weekend for you to attend.
The service supports people returning after a stay in hospital, helping them to settle back at home, regain confidence and support with some practical tasks, e.g. shopping/cleaning. You will manage referrals, carry out assessments, and in liaison with the manager, allocate service users to Discharge and Settle Worker caseloads. You will provide direct frontline support and co-ordinate visits to the service users’ home in preparation for their return home. You will work collaboratively to lead and manage the weekend service to support the smooth transition from hospital to home for service users. The service is time limited, up to 4 or 6 weeks, to adjust, build confidence, and settle back in their homes.
Key Tasks
- Act as the first point of contact for all referrals over the weekend across both hospitals.
- Meet with patients in the community and/or hospital and carrying out assessments and risk assessments.
- Enter referrals on to AUKEL’s case management system (currently Charity Log) in accordance with GDPR guidelines.
- Allocate referrals to Discharge and Settle workers (in the week) using tech available (currently the Call Round App), training will be available.
- Collect feedback from service users and upload to case management system.
- Prepare and keep stock of AUKEL Welcome Packs and service leaflets.
- Deputise for the manger at discharge planning and other meetings as required.
- Support hospitals to improve the patient’s experience of the discharge process.
- Monitor the case loads of each of the Discharge and Settle workers (DSW) to ensure they are evenly and fairly balanced.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies providing support services.
- Work with people with a range of needs, dealing with issues ranging from social isolation and keeping people engaged in their community, to preventing unnecessary readmission to hospital.
- Plan and develop person centred interventions to provide short term support for people after hospital discharge.
- Deliver the front-line support services over the weekend
- Provide occasional cover for the A/L of other Project Officers
- Work with people with a range of needs, dealing with issues ranging from social isolation and keeping people engaged in their community, to preventing unnecessary admission to hospital.
- Supervise, support and develop DSWs and volunteers in your service.
- Liaise with the handyperson service about referrals and jobs for service users.
- Ensure DSW are resourced to sign post service users to other services when the home and settle service intervention ends.
- Arranging access visits to service user’s homes.
Administration
- ·Keep AUKEL’s case management system up to date, input all data, and ensure all referrals, interventions, time spent with service users are recorded.
- Allocate referrals to DSW using tech available (currently - Charity Log ‘Call Round’ App).
- Ensure wards have good supply of service leaflets and referral forms.
- Ensure data collected meets the requirements of the service’s contract monitoring and key performance indicators.
- Ensure customer feedback questionnaires are sent at the end of each intervention and record returns.
- Ensure admin tasks relating to service users, Discharge and Settle workers or general admin is carried out in a timely and efficient manner.
- Provide cover as needed, i.e. annual leave and sickness, for the services you manage, and other hospital settle services provided by AUKEL
- Carry out monitoring of the service ensuring it meets the contractual requirements of commissioners.
Quality
- Be familiar with and to implement AUKEL policies and procedures.
- Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with Care Quality Commission fundamental standards.
- Ensure integration with other AUKEL projects, and service users are referred and/or sign-posted to appropriate support services available to them.
- Respond to safeguarding or other concerns and make appropriate reports and management action
Liaison
- Represent AUKEL and participate in appropriate external meetings and events to remain aware of local, regional and national issues affecting quality and compliance affecting care and home support services.
- Work in collaboration with hospital colleagues including discharge teams, A&E, ward staff, community teams to support the successful discharge of people and reduce readmission.
- Liaise with other AUKEL home and settle services across London and work collaboratively to maintain effective services, including sharing staff where appropriate.
- Work closely with the AUKEL handyperson service to meet contractual obligations where a handyperson service is provided as part of the service.
- Liaise with contractors to arrange deliveries and works to service user’s homes.
General
- Meet regularly with your line manager for support, supervision and appraisal.
- Attend team and staff meetings, (and other meetings) as required.
- Undertake any other duties within the competence of the post holder as may be required from time to time for the continued smooth running of AUKEL.
- Undertake any training required to fulfil the post.
- Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with AUKEL’s policies and procedures including: Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Complaints, GDPR, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults.
- Work within AUKEL’s expectations of professional boundaries and confidentiality.
Functional Links
- The Home and Settle Project Officer is supervised directly by the Home and Settle Manager.
- Close working is required with AUKEL Finance Team, Information, Advice, Advocacy & Befriending Services, AUKEL Community services directorate, and other home and settle services across East London.
Person Specification
Research shows that while middle class white men tend to apply for job when they meet around 60% of the criteria, women, people from the global majority, and people from other marginalised groups that encounter systematic discrimination tend to apply only when they meet all criteria. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don’t meet every single aspect of the job description, please still apply!
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working within a health or care setting.
- Experience of using IT systems to record work done.
- Experience of supporting colleagues (this could be in a non- managerial position)
Desirable
- Experience of working within a hospital setting
- Experience of managing and developing staff.
- Experience of working with older people
- Experience of conducting assessments and risk assessments.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of discrimination and disadvantage on the lives of people and ability to work in a trauma-informed manner.
- Understanding of the needs of patients who may lack family or other support.
- Understanding of the needs of lone workers whilst working in the community.
- Understanding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and their carers.
- Understand of and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and dignity.
Desirable
- Knowledge of CQC fundamental standards
- Understanding of NHS hospital discharge procedures
Skills/Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Intermediate IT skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work calmly under pressure.
Additional Requirements
- This post is subject to the relevant check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
- The role is required travel across East London
- Flexibility in working hours to meet organisational needs.
Additional Information
- This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and deliverables for the role.
- In addition to the contents of this role description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by line management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us as the Project Delivery Support Officer for Our Place!
Our Place Project Delivery Officer
Salary: £29,000. to £32,000. dependent on the experience
Location: Fulham, London SW6 (This post is front facing and so is office based and onsite)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am–5pm)
The Organisation
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). As we believe in the Social Model of Disability, our values and principles embrace inclusive and accessible ways of working, seeking co-production and co-design from our Disabled members, encouraging and respecting diversity. AoD is a medium sized charity with a Board of Trustees, 27 staff, a strong pool of casual staff and volunteers, including many with lived experience of disability – all of whom are passionate about removing the barriers faced by Disabled people.
Action on Disability provides four key services: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, and Independent Living.
The Project
Our Place is a project that is facilitated and managed by AoD. It is a 3-year National Lottery Community fund and Propel London funded project that will sit within our Independent Living Service. Our Place creates a community space and resource hub that Disabled people can call their own – led by them and facilitated by AoD staff. This service will be genuinely embedded in the local area, meeting needs expressed by local Disabled people to have their own place, and building links with amenities, businesses, and event spaces in Hammersmith and Fulham.
We want to enable businesses to feel more confident to welcome Disabled people and remove barriers. We want to create an inclusive and accessible space for Disabled people to socialise, build skills, pursue interests, and develop peer relationships.
Our Place operates alongside, and enhances, our current service provision. Central to this is ensuring that Disabled people have meaningful ownership over the space, from Steering Board input to operational delivery.
Disabled people will achieve their potential through four outcomes:
- Increased confidence, knowledge, and skills through opportunities to lead, learn and do new things.
- Reduced isolation and improved mental well-being through a place to socialise.
- Equity of access and participation in the local community.
- Mitigation of the pandemic’s impact, through building new opportunities.
The Post
We are looking for a full time Project delivery support officer with a commitment to the vision of AoD to promote Independent Living, Peer Support and Co-production within this project. You will have strong community project delivery, administration and support skills, good written and oral communication skills, and the ability to support the project and work effectively as part of a team. Your working hours will be dependent on the Our Place project activity schedule and may include early evening and weekend work.
Essential
- An understanding, commitment and positive attitude toward Disability and experience of working for and with Disabled people.
- Demonstrable experience of community project delivery.
- Experience of coordinating the delivery of projects
- Experience of supporting the fulfilment of reporting and monitoring needs.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of boundary management in relation to volunteers, staff and those who access a service.
- An understanding of working within a multiagency, person-centered approach
- Professional knowledge and experience of implementing safeguarding procedures and purpose.
In return we provide:
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with 5-year service up to 30 days per year (Pro rata)
- Life Assurance x 1 salary (if you join the auto enrolment pension scheme)
- Company sick pay (after probation period): 1 week after 6 months and 1 month after 12 months. (Pro Rata)
- Employee Assistance Program
We actively encourage applications from Disabled people and people with lived experience.
Closing Date: Friday 22nd August 2025 at 10am
Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 01st September 2025.
AoD will actively interview throughout recruitment process, based on applications received.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
Action on Disability prides itself on being an accessible and equal opportunity employer.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Action on Disability, Centre for Independent Living, Mo Mowlam House, Clem Attlee Court, London SW6 7BF
Registered Charity No 1091518.
No agencies please.
The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK, with tens of millions of visits every year.
We are currently looking for a Park Support and Cemetery Officer to join us on a full-time, fixed-term basis for 12 months, working 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday), based 3 days a week at Brompton Cemetery and 2 days at Regent’s Park.
The Benefits
- £27,846 - £29,500 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
This is a fantastic opportunity for a customer-facing professional with administrative skills to join our amazing organisation and work in some of London’s most iconic spaces.
You’ll discover a warm and welcoming work environment alongside a great range of health & wellbeing benefits, reward schemes and learning and development opportunities to ensure you’re equipped with everything you need to excel in your role.
What's more, you’ll be working in an oasis of green set in the London skyline, meaning you’ll have the best of both worlds; all of the advantages of one of the greatest cities on earth, as well as the calm and serenity of beautiful parkland.
So, if you want to develop a rewarding career with our prestigious organisation while working in the heart of London, apply today!
The Role
As a Park Support and Cemetery Officer, you will assist the Park Management Teams in the delivery of services by providing on-site business support & administrative functions, as well as assisting Visitor Support teams providing support related to insurance matters and vehicle fleet administration.
Responding to visitor enquiries and carrying out administrative tasks in Brompton Cemetery, you’ll support the delivery of funerary services, events and other operational activities.
Additionally, you’ll deal with park office visitors to Regent’s Park and provide administrative support, including handling internal enquiries regarding insurance, and performing tasks related to a fleet of vehicles.
About You
To be considered as a Park Support and Cemetery Officer, you will need:
- Experience providing a high level of customer service
- Experience working in an office environment
- Experience of office IT applications, including MS Teams, Outlook, Word & Excel, as well as financial systems and databases
- The ability to remain calm and polite under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Other organisations may call this role Administrative Officer, Administrative Assistant, Cemetery Operative, or Funeral Service Operative.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button, which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Park Support and Cemetery Officer, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
We provide free access to London’s beautiful, natural and historic green spaces, to help improve everyone’s quality of life and wellbeing.



Job Title: Senior Communications Officer
Reports to: Communications Manager
Line reports: None
Contract terms: Full time
Salary: £39,629
Location: London-based, with hybrid working
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists is a membership organisation and the voice of the profession, with 4,500 members in the UK and overseas. Our role is to champion the specialty, set standards of training and practice, and influence change to make a difference to the lives of patients with eye conditions.
Job purpose
Part of the Policy & Engagement department, the Senior Communications Officer is responsible for devising and supporting strategic communication initiatives that elevate the College’s visibility, advocate for the importance of sustainable ophthalmology services, spotlight our work and values, and promote membership. Working with colleagues, members and external partners, you will craft, execute and evaluate multichannel campaigns, secure profile-raising media coverage, and create engaging content for all our communications channels.
Main responsibilities
Strategic communication planning
- Plan, deliver and evaluate multichannel communications campaigns and plans – working with colleagues across the College to identify objectives, target audiences and key messaging.
- Contribute to developing and implementing communications strategies to increase the College’s profile, promote its work and the importance of ophthalmology, and support membership recruitment and retention.
Content development and management
- Contribute to developing, delivering and evaluating the performance of our content strategy and organisation-wide annual content plan.
- Work with all College departments to develop promotional materials, and to identify and gather content, stories and information for sharing across College media.
- Produce engaging, and accessible content for the College’s member magazine, social media accounts, website and e-newsletters.
- Copyedit, proofread and format publications, and manage the production of printed materials, including liaising with printers, designers, and other external suppliers.
- Help keep the College’s photo library up-to-date, and work with colleagues to commission photographs.
Media relations
- Identify new and nurture existing relationships with editors, journalists, commentators and producers, expanding and updating our contact list.
- Develop and implement a schedule of strategic media engagement, identifying new opportunities upon which the College should capitalise.
- Handle day-to-day proactive and reactive media relations, including acting as the first point of contact for media enquiries; writing and pitching comments, press releases, quotes, and op-eds; arranging interviews; and working with international, national and local media.
- Record, monitor and report on the College’s media activities, coverage and performance.
- Work with the Communications Manager to brief and commission training for College spokespeople.
- Work with colleagues to keep our media lines on priority policy issues up to date.
Digital communications
- Co-plan, produce and distribute targeted and segmented e-newsletters.
- Develop and implement a social media schedule that is aligned with organisational and departmental objectives, capitalises on external opportunities, reflects the latest trends and best practice, and delivers regular, timely and targeted posts.
- Manage the College’s social media channels day-to-day, producing topical and relevant content, and monitoring and responding to comments and messages.
- Support the Communications Manager in maintaining and managing the College website, including inputting to reviews and our ongoing redevelopment project and content audit.
- Support and train colleagues in using our content management system (CMS).
- Monitor and report on the College’s digital performance monthly.
Brand management
- Uphold the College’s brand identity and messaging across all materials and platforms.
- Help champion and ensure compliance with the College’s brand and style guidelines.
- Support the department in averting and handling communications crises as needed.
Other
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the College
- Working outside normal hours and/or overnight stays may be necessary to support the delivery of key organisational events.
Inclusion and diversity statement
The College is committed to encouraging inclusion, equity and diversity among our staff, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. We want a working environment where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity.
Our values
Inclusion
- actively welcoming a diversity of experiences and perspectives
- everyone being respected and encouraged to participate regardless of their background or role
Integrity
- being open and honest, demonstrating accountability in all its work
- evidenced-based and transparent decision-making, utilising a range of data, information, expertise and experience
Innovation
- creating novel opportunities to advance and deliver on its aims, anticipating changing circumstances
- actively welcoming fresh ideas and approaches
- fostering a climate of ambition and excellence drawing on expertise from across the College’s communities
Improvement
- being a learning organisation, reflecting on both successes and mistakes
- continuous and sustainable development across all its activities
Person specification
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
- Demonstrable expertise in strategic/corporate communications, with a professional qualification or evidence of learning in communications, public relations, journalism or marketing
- At least three years’ experience of working in a busy communications team, press office or newsroom
- Experience of devising, implementing and evaluating multichannel communications strategies and/or campaigns
- Experience of writing materials for a range of audiences, including blogs, magazine/news articles, newsletters, social media posts and website copy
- Experience of commissioning, editing, and proof-reading copy, ensuring adherence to brand and style guidelines
- Working knowledge of the media and experience of fielding enquiries, and developing briefings and press releases
- Experience of using CMS, website analytics, social media monitoring and scheduling tools, and e-newsletter software
- Knowledge of best practice and emerging trends in digital and social media
- Working knowledge of IT systems – including Microsoft Office, CRMs, and digital asset management tools
Skills and abilities
- Strong strategic planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
- Excellent communications and editorial skills, with an outstanding command of written English and an exceptional attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate impact and identify opportunities for improvement
- Search engine optimisation writing and editing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the media
- Ability to generate new ideas, take initiative and problem solve
- Adaptability and an ability to work well under pressure and manage often conflicting demands within tight timeframes
Personal qualities (attributes)
- Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
- Commitment to own continuing professional development
- Demonstrates a positive ‘can do’ attitude
Staff benefits
We offer a friendly and supportive working environment and make sure our employees are well looked after with a great benefits package, which includes:
Work life balance and family friendly benefits
- Hybrid working
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays and office closure between Xmas and New Year)
- One day of paid leave to move house
- Enhanced parental leave
Planning for your future
- Employer pension contributions up to a maximum of 12%.
Career development
- All staff are offered opportunities for learning and development, in addition to a comprehensive e-learning package
- Study loans
Travel
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing
- Health cash plan
- Summer Fridays (staff can finish 90 minutes early from mid July to the end of August)
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (with access to free counselling sessions)
Please submit your CV (maximum two pages) and a covering letter (maximum one page).
The cover letter must explain what makes you suitable for the role. Please use the job description for reference.
Interviews will be held at our office in Euston, the week commencing 18 August 2025. Please indicate if you are likely to need any reasonable adjustments to successfully complete this interview.
Applicants must already have the right to work within the UK without restriction. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The closing date for applications is 11 August 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Commonwealth Foundation is mandated by its Member States to advance the interests of Commonwealth civil society. The Foundation seeks to nurture the growth of vibrant and free societies: championing the active and constructive participation of people in all aspects of governance.
The Advocacy and Creative Programme is central to our mission. While advocacy and creativity are two distinct strands of our work, this new programme signifies our commitment to integrating the arts into our advocacy and vice versa.
As Senior Manager, Advocacy and Creative Programme, you will have overall responsibility for the Advocacy and Creative Programme. Leading a diverse team of professionals, you will engage with policymakers, build partnerships with national and international entities, connect with storytellers and artists from around the world and play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and overseeing events and engagements that will take you and your work to the global stage.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Strategic planning: Developing programme work plans for the advocacy and creative programme around the Foundation’s key thematic areas – climate justice, health justice and freedom of expression – and ensuring that our advocacy and creative work is intertwined.
- Project management: Overseeing advocacy and creative initiatives, including planning, budgeting, execution, and learning.
- Stakeholder engagement: Building and maintaining effective working relationships with civil society leaders, senior government officials, diplomats, storytellers and creative practitioners, and other relevant partners.
- Convening civil society: Designing, convening, and nurturing spaces and platforms – both online and in-person – for civil society and artists to amplify their voice and work, discuss, debate and make recommendations for change.
- Cross-programme collaboration: Collaborate with the wider-Foundation, particularly in harmonising our advocacy and creative work with the Foundation’s expanded programme of grants to Commonwealth civil society.
- Event management: Designing and leading impactful platforms and events where civil society can come together and influence policymakers.
- Team leadership: Managing a team of diverse, dedicated professionals, providing guidance and coaching, and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Monitoring and evaluation: Working with the wider team to track performance against our progress markers and collect evidence so that we can tell our story of change.
- Reporting: Preparing reports for our board of governors and communicating programme progress and impact to our stakeholders.
- Representing the Foundation: Attending and participating in meetings and events nationally and internationally.
We seek an individual with strong knowledge of international development and diplomacy, extensive experience in programme leadership and event management, and a demonstrated capacity to lead a high-performing team. An understanding of the power of art and creative expression is essential, preferably with experience of how the arts can bring about social change. Excellent communication and strategic thinking skills are essential, along with a highly practical, solutions-based mindset. Appropriate tertiary qualifications or additional experience in lieu of such qualifications are required.
The Foundation is proud of our welcoming and accommodating working environment. We strive to be a great place to work.
We offer generous holidays (almost seven weeks a year excluding public holidays). Fifteen percent of your salary is payable tax-free at stipulated periods in lieu of a formal superannuation scheme.
Foundation staff have access to our private health scheme, including dental cover.
We are based in Marlborough House, Pall Mall, central London. We are currently operating a flexible working policy which requires all staff to work from the office at least five days per fortnight including every Wednesday, and applicants must be able to affirm their capacity and willingness to work within this policy.
The Foundation celebrates diversity, and we are proud of our diverse and welcoming team. All qualified applicants already eligible to work in the UK will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or pregnancy.
We have an exciting opportunity within our Communications Team on a part time basis for a Media and Communications Officer. This post is for a one-year fixed term contract.
The Down’s Syndrome Association is the only organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focusing solely on all aspects of living successfully with Down’s syndrome. The Down’s Syndrome Association aims to create the conditions that all people with Down’s syndrome need to live full and rewarding lives.
The successful candidate will cover the whole spectrum of duties in relation to media and communication areas and needs to be able to think strategically and work operationally. You will lead the development of our media strategy, build and maintain a strong media contracts database and nurture relations both online and across other offline platforms. Your work will amplify the voices of people who have Down’s syndrome and help shape public understanding through inclusive and impactful storytelling.
We are looking for candidates with at least three years proven experience in either media relations, journalism or communications. An understanding of the key ingredients of success in developing relationships with local and national media engagement, as well as managing performance in line with budgets are also essential.
A valid UK driver’s licence is essential, as well as a willingness to be flexible about hours and location of work as there may be some occasional travel in UK with overnight stays as required. The post-holder will also be DBS checked.
The successful candidate will report directly to the Head of Policy and Strategic Communication. (The full-time equivalent salary for this role is £30,000 pa)
Informal inquiries are welcome and should be made to the Head of Policy and Strategic Communication, Sharon Smith at the Down's Syndrome Association or email her directly.
To download the full job description, visit the Down’or ss Syndrome Association website or see attached.
Please apply via Charity Jobs directly or submit a CV and covering letter to Sharon Smith. If you need any help with this or have any questions, please contact Sharon directly.
Closing date: Friday, 8th August 2025
Interview date: w/c Monday, 18th August 2025
Candidates can apply either via Charity Job or directly to Sharon Smith at the Down's Syndrome Association
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First Give inspires young people to make a difference to causes they care about. We work in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes, and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc) in support of them.
At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where groups representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity.
We currently work in partnership with 200+ schools every year across England and Wales.
Our vision is for motivated and equipped young people using their skills to make the lives of others in their community better. Our values inform what we do at First Give. We are:
- Altruistic
- Inspiring
- Empowering
- Collaborative
- Professional
Programme Delivery Officer role
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join our Programmes Team as a Programme Delivery Officer. PDOs will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the delivery of the First Give programme in up to 50 schools, ensuring smooth running of the programme, plus providing guidance and troubleshooting for the lead teachers at First Give partner schools.
The role will be hybrid, with 3 days a week in our main offices in West Hampstead, London. Regular travel to schools across London and the South East will be required.
- Contract: 12-month Maternity Cover
- Salary: £28,840 (inclusive of London weighting)
- Location: London office 3 days per week, 2 days per week working from home
- Reporting to: Programme Manager
Key responsibilities
- Provide logistic and programme support to teachers delivering the First Give programme at their school, including but not limited to:
- an introductory Programme Call with the Lead teacher;
- delivering a briefing to class teachers;
- troubleshooting via phone and email;
- booking in First Give facilitated sessions
- Ensure all programmes are delivering all core elements of the First Give programme
- Update and monitor Salesforce to track programme delivery
- Liaise with freelance facilitators to ensure events at schools are effectively staffed
- Deliver Launch Assemblies, Workshops and First Give Finals in partner schools
- Collect data for monitoring (student surveys, teacher surveys, identifying potential stories of impact, writing programme reports)
- Ensure prompt delivery of any programme resources required by schools (including Coursebooks and other physical resources)
- Support in the collection and distribution of comms via social media, newsletters and other formats to raise awareness of First Give’s work
- Support with wider team projects as and when is necessary
This job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to take on other relevant responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager.
Safer recruitment
Safer recruitment and safeguarding is of paramount importance to us, as an organisation that works with and for young people. The successful candidate will be made a conditional offer subject to two references (one of which must be your most recent employer) and any offer of employment will be subject to a DBS check.
Person Specification
Essential
- Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
- Experience developing strong relationships with remote and external stakeholders
- Experience managing and supporting a large caseload of “client” relationships
- Experience delivering lessons, workshops or other sessions with young people
- Superb organisation and prioritisation skills
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills
- Strong facilitation and workshop skills
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Willingness to travel around London and the Home Counties to regularly deliver events
- Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience of working in a remote, decentralised team
- Experience in a customer service role
- Experience of working in the secondary education sector/with teachers
- Experience of using Salesforce
Why work for First Give?
First Give provides many benefits and prides itself on how it treats its staff. Our benefits include:
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, excluding bank holidays.
- Three additional days between Christmas and New Year given to staff gratis. An additional day off for your birthday in addition to your annual leave allowance.
- Access to Health Assured (health and wellbeing) Employee Assistance Programme.
- Generous training and professional development budget, with regular training offered through the Pears Foundation.
- As you will use your personal mobile for work, First Give provides a phone allowance to contribute towards your mobile costs.
- Team socials throughout the year.
The students we work with come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and so do we. We want to ensure that we are recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues. By fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, we will empower our teams to achieve our vision drawing on the broadest possible range of experiences. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised groups currently underrepresented on our executive team, particularly black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates.
Application process
Please fill out the Microsoft form by clicking the Apply Now button which includes a statement of how you fulfil the specification above, and why you want this role at First Give. Please also fill out our equality & diversity monitoring form (this will not be linked to your application).
- Application closes: Sunday 10th August 10pm
- Interviews: Tuesday 19th August, in person, at our West Hampstead office
- Start date: wc 15th September
Based on applications received we reserve the right to interview earlier than advertised, and close the process if a suitable candidate is found.
Creating opportunities where young people are inspired and empowered to give their time, money or skills to charities and causes that they care about

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Background
Bipolar UK’s mission is to build a better world together for everyone affected by bipolar; this includes both people living with the condition and their close friends, colleagues and family. To achieve this ambition we need to speed up diagnosis rates and ensure everyone with bipolar has the appropriate care and treatment they deserve. This includes peer support, self-management advice and research – which the charity itself provides and supports. Over the last four years Bipolar UK’s communication and policy function has grown substantially, with a dramatic increase in press coverage and steady growth in digital engagement and advocacy. It has a well developed tone of voice and will be launching a new brand profile alongside the website. The postholder will inherit a talented and growing team with four direct line reports and a wider team of skilled and engaged contractors.
Role purpose
You will be a seasoned communications leader with the skills and experience of overseeing a modern, efficient and dynamic communication function to achieve tangible outcomes for people affected by bipolar. The post holder will play a pivotal role in growing Bipolar UK’s brand awareness, contributing to the wider goal of achieving a £3m+ annual turnover so we can provide peer support to even more people affected by bipolar. In autumn 2025 Bipolar UK will be hitting two major milestones, launching both a new website and a high-profile campaign: ‘Could it be bipolar?’ to speed up diagnosis from the average 9.5 years it currently takes. You will be responsible for leading these projects in 2026 and beyond.
Specific Responsibilities
Overall:
- Lead the charity’s external communications, brand, and public-facing resources.
- Manage and support delivery of the charity’s external communications and marketing strategy to increase engagement with existing and new audiences and continue to improve the charity’s profile.
- Line manage and support our Senior Communications Officer, Senior Marketing Officer, Senior Website Officer and Senior Public Policy Officer.
- Develop engaging marketing campaigns to promote awareness, advocacy and services that remain true to the lived experience of bipolar.
- Oversee the Department’s budget alongside the Finance Manager.
Digital
- Lead and develop a compelling digital engagement and marketing strategy.
- Oversee the day-to-day management of our digital channels, including website, media, email marketing and social media.
- Work closely with the Head of Digital Transformation to ensure first-class digital practice.
- Lead engagement of the bipolar community through an engaging webinar, in-person events and conference programme, which includes managing the charity’s flagship annual World Bipolar Day conference.
- Work with the CEO to develop and implement an effective charity-wide lead generation strategy.
- Work with the Directors of Fundraising and Research to develop engaging and effective campaigns that raise crucial funds and recruit research participants.
- Undertake social listening to ensure people living with bipolar are heard and have their voices amplified.
Press
- Lead the charity’s proactive and reactive press engagement to maximise the charity’s reputation and brand awareness.
- Manage the relationship with our PR agency, Sway PR, and our creative agency, Lark.
- Oversee a bank of over 150 media volunteers and high-profile Ambassadors.
- Implement the Crisis Communications Policy as and when necessary.
Policy
- Support the CEO and Senior Public Policy Officer to develop and implement an effective public affairs strategy to promote Bipolar UK public policy positions and campaigns.
The post holder will be expected to:
- Understand Protection, Health and Safety at Work, and Equality and Diversity legislation, and adhere to policies, procedures, and best practice at all times.
- Work collaboratively with other staff to deliver these responsibilities and agreed objectivesto tight deadlines.
- Be independently mobile, as travel will be required to meetings, alongside monthly trips to our London Office.
- Some evening and weekend work may be required.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as deemed necessary by their Line Manager, Bipolar UK’s Chief Executive Officer.
In the interest of effective working the major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing organisational needs. Any consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.
Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.