Are you an experienced communications professional, looking to make a big difference with one of the biggest charity brands in the UK? Samaritans is looking for a brilliant Head of Media to take the lead in telling our story.

• Ewell, Surrey
• Permanent, full-time role
• £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) + competitive benefits

A little about the role...

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills, experience and knowledge to help us reach, engage and inspire our different audiences. This is a crucial role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering a best-in-class media strategy to successfully engage with our audiences including callers, donors and supporters as well as opinion formers to help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

Someone dies by suicide every 90 mins in the UK and Ireland. Every single one of these deaths is a tragedy and everything we do at Samaritans is working towards our vision that fewer lives are lost to suicide. We campaign for change that can save lives and we equip people with the skills to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as be there for others. Samaritans’ volunteers in 201 branches are here day and night, 365 days a year, to listen and give people the space to share how they’re really feeling.

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. Please note, some out of hours working and travel may be required.

If you're interested in finding out more about the role please read the attached job description as set out below..

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

Our location

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon.  As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the JD to the email address below by 9am on Monday 10th February 2020.

Are you passionate about empowering disabled children and young people to reach their potential?

Are you a strong administrator, with outstanding planning, diary management, research and writing skills?

Do you want to develop your research, policy and public affairs skills to help the charity reach more families?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join KIDS and support our CEO, executive leadership team and Board.

Executive Assistant to the CEO
Location: Islington
Department: Chief Executive Office
Salary Details: £27, 085- £29,291 FTE per annum
*The hours for this role are between 25-36 hours per week and flexible working opportunities are available**

About KIDS

KIDS is a national charity which has been supporting disabled children, young people and their families since 1970.

We work with children, irrespective of their disability or impairment, from birth through to 25 years. Each year we support over 15,000 disabled children, offer over 120 different services and work with about 80 Local Authorities across England.

We are passionate, caring and trusted and our vision is a world in which all disabled children and young people realise their aspirations. We offer support and practical help for families, every step of the way.

About the Role

The Executive Assistant will provide confidential administrative and research support to the Chief Executive, including diary management and travel, organise Board meetings, prepare papers and produce minutes. You will research and write briefings to support the charity’s national policy influencing and produce media updates.

About You

You have at least two years’ experience of relevant administrative responsibilities, in similarly busy and varied roles, ideally including support for senior teams. Your strong interpersonal skills mean you can build excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff, board members, policy makers, partners and funders. You have strong IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word, EXCEL and PowerPoint, are digitally confident and familiar with social media. Your excellent research and writing skills enable you to draft a wide range of outputs, including emails, agendas, meeting notes, briefings and reports, appropriately tailored to each audience. You have a very high level of accuracy and attention to detail and are able to maintain discretion at all times. You have a flair for policy and public affairs and are keen to develop these skills and bring KIDS’ frontline work to wider audiences.

Advertising End Date: 27 Jan 2020
Please note - interviews for this role will be held on 6th February

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job desription and complete the application process.

KIDS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All children and young people we work with must, at all times, feel safe. KIDS practices safer recruitment. For certain roles successful applicants will be required to carry out a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

KIDS is a disability Confident Committed Employer and an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

No agencies please.

I am currently looking for an outstanding Executive Assistant to the Director of External Affairs for an amazing health charity. This exciting role will see you act as the first point of contact for the Director, liaising with internal and external contacts at all levels on their behalf.

Main duties:
To manage the diary for the Director
To coordinate effective directorate-wide management and planning, undertaking a range of tasks and projects.
Support the Director, the policy team, the press team, the public affairs team and the Devolved Nations teams with the administration of major supporter communications including email/letter drafting/writing, stewardship, stakeholder management and liaison.
Act as central point of both internal and external communication for the Director of External Affairs
Manage the diary of the Director of Research & Policy and support them in overall management and planning of work
Manage email in box, identifying emails that need a response and those that are urgent
Draft and proof-read routine correspondence, meeting notes and reports
Supply briefings and documents for meetings
Create presentations including sourcing of material and final production
Book travel as needed and process expenses
Ensure smooth running of Directorate and team meetings, including booking rooms/venues, compiling agendas, liaising with contributors and attendees, collating papers, facilitating workshop sessions, and capturing and circulating actions
Support Director and Heads in annual business and budget planning
Assist Heads to monitor and manage their budgets and process invoices

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

Summary

Working closely with the National Director, Healthcare Engagement Manager, Volunteer Development Manager and Policy & Care Improvement Manager, this person will be responsible for delivery of effective external and internal communications and support for Diabetes UK campaigns; providing effective, creative and inspiring communications across all media channels.

In addition they will manage and engage relevant external stakeholders to raise the profile and understanding of diabetes, promote the work of Diabetes UK and its campaigns to influence high level decisions and raise awareness of key areas of focus with local political figures.

The person in this role will also be required to support the work of the NI team; providing timely knowledge, insight, briefings and communications, delivering against tight deadlines and communicating across the organisation.

Interview Date: 27 January 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

• You will deliver the media, communications and public affairs' plans, aligned to strategic priorities within a NI context, working in collaboration with senior colleagues and stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the local diabetes community.
• You will provide communications support to the team, both locally and nationally, promoting activities and campaigns, identifying media opportunities and briefing the National Director
• You will be the Editor of Connect Magazine and manage all communications for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland, building relevant relationships with stakeholders and decision makers

Ideal Candidate

• You will use your excellent communication skills, with the ability to analyse and react to emerging news stories, securing and preparing spokespeople, using professional knowledge and insight of the sector, to further the new strategy for Northern Ireland
• You will be able to manage time and workload, prioritising against national strategic planning, and work well under pressure. You will work across teams as well as need to take initiative
• You will have experience of working with the public and communicate effectively to varying audiences, understanding the complexity of diabetes and the sectors that we work and influence in

This is a challenging, varied and dynamic role supporting the charity’s Volunteering team with the implementation of the Volunteer Strategy. This will involve assisting with the roll out of a new volunteer management system, engagement tool and volunteer recruitment. The team helps to support the food bank network in managing over 28,000 volunteers who give their time to help people in crisis.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you as we work together to stop UK hunger.

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Friday 24 January 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 5 & 7 February 2020 in Salisbury.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

About Alfanar

Meaning ‘beacon’ in Arabic, Alfanar is the Arab region’s first venture philanthropy organisation, using social investment to change dynamics in slums, villages, refugee camps and other vulnerable communities.  We identify and back ambitious social enterprises working in vulnerable communities to sustainably educate children, employ youth and economically empower women. We multiply the impact of our funding with high-engagement management support and a relentless focus on impact growth and financial sustainability.  The social enterprises Alfanar backs represent a bold and hopeful side of the Middle East often overlooked in the headlines. Over the past 15 years, we have invested in 34 social enterprises across Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, tangibly improving over 65,000 lives.  We began work in Jordan in 2019.  For more on Alfanar, see our annual reports on the website. Alfanar is a registered charity in the UK, with a registered branch in Egypt.  Alfanar has a sister 501(c)3 in the US and affiliate in Lebanon.  We currently have representatives in London, Cairo, Beirut and Amman.

Scope of the Job

Are you a strategic thinker and a relationship builder?  We are looking for an experienced fundraising professional in the non-profit space who can help envision and oversee the future of Alfanar’s fundraising, partnerships and outreach strategy.  Working alongside the Executive Director, senior management and Trustees, in this brand-new role, you will develop and lead on the execution of Alfanar’s global fundraising strategy, with a focus on: a) steadily growing and diversifying Alfanar’s streams of income, among institutional donors, including corporates, foundations and international aid organisations, b) ensuring greater funding certainty and stability for our venture philanthropy work and c) enhancing Alfanar’s brand by developing strategic partnerships. The Development Director will be supported by a full-time Development Coordinator and will have access to support from a full-time Administrative Coordinator.

In 2019, Alfanar approved an ambitious growth strategy, which aims to deepen the impact of our venture philanthropy work in Egypt, Lebanon and refugee communities, while growing our venture philanthropy work to new countries, scaling one of our successful social investments, and exploring impact investing.  To grow our impact along these lines, Alfanar’s income and pool of partners must grow, income sources require diversification, and our fundraising systems need full time attention and professionalisation. 

Alfanar’s Development Director will be responsible for developing and delivering a global fundraising strategy that allows us to achieve the goals of our growth strategy, ultimately enabling Alfanar to expand its reach and impact through social enterprise. This will mean developing a clearer and more effective fundraising and partnership strategy.  The position requires a candidate who can draw on Alfanar’s wealth of experience partnering with individuals, institutions and through events, and will be open to applicants based in the UK (we are open to considering candidates based in the US or the Arab region).

Responsibilities

- Fundraising Strategy: develop and execute on Alfanar’s three-year fundraising strategy, with a focus on growing voluntary income and corporate support.

- Donor Stewardship: set efficient and tailored strategies for communicating with and deepening existing donor relationships.

- Major Gifts: develop relationships with donors who can make major gifts.

- Corporate Partnerships - develop partnerships with growing number of corporates that can committed to changing the region.

- Donor Reporting: improve and manage Alfanar's donor reporting system to ensure greater engagement and more efficient reporting. Ensure financial and narrative reports to donors are timely and of high quality.

- Communications: ensure that Alfanar’s fundraising messages are in line with brand guidelines and coherent across fundraising documents and public channels

- Events: work with Executive Director, Board members and event organisers to support the planning and delivery of high-quality fundraising events that build Alfanar’s brand awareness and generate support for Alfanar’s venture philanthropy work.

- Staff Support: supporting Alfanar’s senior management and Country Directors to fundraise in their own jurisdictions, from companies, foundations, and donor agencies.

- Keep abreast of opportunities and current trends in fundraising to achieve the organisation’s fundraising targets.

- Monitor income and expenditure against allocated budget and identified targets.

- Work closely with the Executive Director on special projects, as needed.

- Manage Development Coordinator to achieve goals of new fundraising strategy.

Personal Specification

- Strong non-profit fundraising experience, preferably in major gifts or corporate fundraising.

- Proven experience in securing significant support from major individual donors and corporates

- Fundraising experience with foundations and other institutions is desirable.

- Experience in developing a growth-oriented fundraising strategy and delivering on it.

- Experience in developing strong relationships at senior levels.

- High level of comfort with face-to-face solicitations.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presentation and negotiation skills.

- Passionate about sustainable social development, venture philanthropy, social enterprise and social investment in the Arab World; experience in the sectors of education, women’s economic empowerment and youth employment is desirable.

- Fluent in English; good command of Arabic highly desirable; French is also desirable.

- Optimism, flexibility and creativity in recognising and responding to opportunities, whilst working within parameters set by the organisation.

- Demonstrable evidence of working collaboratively in a small team.

- Evidence of demonstrating leadership in setting, achieving and stretching goals.

- Ability to travel internationally as required (4-8 weeks per year)

- Ability to occasionally work out of office hours as required

You will be part of the first line of support for incoming enquiries, delivering first-class supporter care, deepening supporters’ engagement with the Trussell Trust. You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to accurately record information and transactions while maintaining data integrity.

Responsibilities include listening and responding to the needs of each supporter, considering and understanding their experiences and motivations while conveying information in an appropriate and empathetic manner.  You will provide excellent customer service throughout the supporter journey, acknowledging and thanking all donors, subscriptions, and other payments, in an appropriate, proactive and timely manner with, where appropriate, tailored and personalised responses.

As part of small efficient team, you will also help investigate and research any problems, issues or complaints, liaising with other departments where necessary to reach a resolve, ensuring the supporter is kept up to date throughout.

If you are passionate about our vision for a future without foodbanks, and a highly organised individual with excellent communication skills and a logical approach, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Friday 24 January 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 13 February 2020 in Salisbury.

Job shares will be considered.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered. 

The Green Party is going places, part of the Green Wave that is sweeping across Europe, responding to the great political challenges of our age. Nowhere is this more so than London, where our candidate for London Mayor in 2020 is Green Party co-leader Siân Berry.

As personal assistant you would work closely with the candidate for Mayor, managing her diary and supporting her administratively and logistically to ensure she is able to represent the party as effectively as possible.

The successful applicant will thrive in fast-paced environments, be flexible, and always remember to prioritise the needs of the candidate. You will manage competing priorities calmly, have excellent interpersonal, organisational and communications skills, have good attention to detail in the delivery of work, all while being intrinsically motivated by environmental and social justice.

Through developing and delivering high quality mixed methods research, the Research Officer will generate robust evidence on the structural causes of poverty and hunger, to inform the Trussell Trust’s work to end the need for food banks in the UK.

About you

You will have expertise in mixed methods research, and a track record of delivering research involving frontline service providers, policymakers and people with lived experience of poverty. You will be a clear communicator, with an ability to disseminate findings for different audiences. You will bring experience of using research to shape policy and public affairs activity. 

How to apply

Please submit your application no later than 12 noon on Monday 3 February 2020.  We reserve the right to close early or extend this date depending on the number of applicants.

Interviews will be held on the 25 February 2020 in London.

Please note, incomplete or speculative applications will not be considered.

National Numeracy is seeking a proactive and dynamic Head of Communications to build on a successful period and drive our comms in the new decade.

National Numeracy is an independent charity that focuses on adults and children with low levels of numeracy. We aim to challenge prevailing attitudes, influence public policy and research, and identify and promote effective approaches to improving numeracy. Where possible, we will work in partnership with others to achieve these aims. Founded in 2012, the work of National Numeracy is carried out with support from key partner organisations and funders. We are a small team applying our experience and dedication to address the frequently neglected yet essential role of numeracy in everyone’s everyday lives.

National Numeracy has recently developed a 5-year strategy, which launches in 2020. You will take the lead on implementing the communications strand of this work, aiming to raising the profile and awareness of the work of National Numeracy and ensure that it continues to cement its position as the ‘go to’ place for anyone seeking information or help relating to numeracy within the UK.

You will oversee the day-to-day running of the communications team and its work across a range of channels. You will also work closely with the Chief Executive, trustees and senior management team, and be involved in various aspects of communications, external affairs and marketing including managing our digital offer and ensuring the success of national campaigns. You will lead on the strands of activity relating to raising awareness and work with the senior team on policy and strategy.  

Main Duties:

• Lead, develop and implement the 5-year communications strategy.
• Create effective, integrated and dynamic communications through a range of channels to ensure KPIs are met.
• Work with the team to develop, manage and implement the content and SEO strategy, across NN website and social media.
• Support the CEO, senior management team and trustees in public-facing influencing activities
• Oversee production of reports, editorial, and other material, and act as brand guardian for National Numeracy’s messaging and tone of voice.
• Lead NN’s media work, by managing excellent relationships with journalists and partner media teams, developing pitches and press releases, and working closely with PR agencies.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of the external communications environment including the news and social media agenda, ensure the team is prepared to respond to breaking communications opportunities.
• Manage relationships with stakeholder content teams, bloggers, and high-profile figures working on the public representation of numeracy.
• Tell success stories; unearth case studies from learners and oversee their use across NN channels and wider media.
• Manage NN’s long-term measurement of public attitudes towards maths; conduct annual nationwide surveys, work with the NN data analyst to interpret new reports and datasets.
• Lead and line manage the comms team.
• Work closely with other operational leads within the organisation, providing strategic communications advice and practical support to ensure successful delivery of the wider work of the charity.
• Work with the finance team to manage budgets where appropriate.

You will be:

• Dynamic, enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• A creative thinker keen to use your initiative to support the overall aims of the organisation
• Well organised with good time management and able to prioritise
• Experienced at building and sustaining professional relationships online, on the phone and in person
• Numerate and will identify with the importance of numeracy and the aims of the organisation
• Resilient and prepared to see tasks through to finish
• Good at detail, spotting mistakes, anticipating problems and finding alternative solutions.

You will have (essential)

• Excellent written skills, able to create effective copy for a range of audiences.
• Degree level education or equivalent experience.
• Good experience of a media, PR or public affairs environment.
• Proven skills in a broad range of software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation / graphics and database, CRM, CMS, website analytics.
• Excellent attention to detail and proof-reading skills.
• Proven organisational, time management and decision-making skills.
• Experience of managing people and leading projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering and implementing a communications strategy.

You will have (desired):

• Experience of working in the third sector or in an education/maths environment.
• Experience of securing content and editorial partnerships.
• Experience of overseeing website re-platforming projects from start to finish.

We are offering: 

• 25 days’ holiday a year
• a supportive approach to career development
• company pension scheme 
• a flexible approach to working 
• on-site parking or easy walk from Lewes train and bus stations 
• £39,000 - £41,000 per annum pro rata

National Numeracy offers a supportive working environment. We are a friendly team and have regular team events. We take life-long learning seriously and support all staff members to continue their learning journey during their time at NN. 

National Numeracy is based in Lewes, East Sussex but works with a national remit. There may be some UK travel associated with this post. 

*This job description doesn't constitute a promise or guarantee of employment

**National Numeracy retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as required.

UKCISA is seeking a dynamic new Membership Manager!

Membership Manager (permanent)

Salary: on a scale from £33,695 to £36,499 per annum, including London Weighting.

Full time/ 4 days a week.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has worked for over 50 years to support international students and the institutions, students' unions and organisations who work closely with them.

This is an exciting time to join UKCISA as we launch our new organizational strategy 2020-2023.  The Membership Manager is a new role and provides an exciting opportunity to shape and direct UKCISA’s extensive membership activities. The membership role is key to engaging, supporting and retaining our diverse membership including Higher Education, Further Education and Students’ Unions.

The Membership Manager will:

• Implement a new member engagement strategy
• Develop new materials, activities and events to support new and existing members
• Ensure smooth running of business processes and lead on annual membership renewals
• Ensure maximum member retention and actively seek opportunities to expand UKCISA’s membership

The ideal candidate will be experienced, dynamic and creative; an excellent communicator and connector, strategic thinker with excellent business processing skills.

Deadline for applications: 9am 5 February 2020.  Interview date: Mon 17 February 2020

Full time, Permanent

Grade EL, Salary £34,545 per annum                                                                     

Location: London

Close date:  26 January 2020

Interview date:  week commencing 03 February 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the ‘voice’ of general practice. As the professional membership body for family doctors we represent GPs on the issues that matter most to them – and their patients. We have an exceptionally high media profile and, over the last two years, have secured a record number of mentions in Parliament.

We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated colleague to join our PR and Corporate Communications Team to help us build on our success and take the College’s reputation to the next level, right across the UK. 

As Press and PR Officer you will be a part of the RCGP’s small but incredibly busy 24/7 Press Office, dealing with multiple queries from national and local journalists daily. You will use high levels of judgement to balance risk, raise the profile of the College across the UK and protect the reputation of both the College and the GP profession.

You will develop proactive media and social media strategies at both a local and national level – sourcing stories, pitching them to journalists and providing strategic advice to College spokespeople ahead of interviews. You will also source, write and produce articles for the College’s membership magazine GP Frontline and its supplements, which both go out to the RCGP’s 52,000 members.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                                                      ~ Great doctors great care ~

JOB PURPOSE

• To further raise the profile of the RCGP and increase national and regional media coverage across print, broadcast, online and social channels, in line with College campaign and policy priorities, to influence decision-makers and opinion-formers
• To pro-actively promote the work of the RCGP and respond quickly and sensitively to negative or critical news stories, using astute judgement to manage risk and limit potential damage to the reputation of the College at both a national and local level
• To draft high-quality media statements and press releases across a wide variety of complex clinical and policy issues
• To identify potential storylines about the work the College does regionally that can be developed into positive, pro-active media stories or articles for College publications in order to raise the RCGP’s profile at a local level
• To write and edit material for internal and external audiences, including the RCGP Chair’s weekly e-bulletin to members and the College’s quarterly membership magazine GP Frontline
• To provide strategic advice and briefings to senior spokespeople identifying and promoting key College policies, highlighting risks and ensuring that the RCGP communicates consistent messages
• To work with the Digital Team to further develop the RCGP’s social media strategy ensure that traditional and social media activities are joined up
• To provide a 24/7 out of hours media rota, including weekends and public holidays, with other colleagues in the team

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Education

A Level English

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Previous experience in journalism, press office or media environment

Demonstrable track record in writing and editing newspapers or magazines (portfolio required)

Proven experience of running proactive public relations campaigns and crisis management

Experience of working in a national membership organisation, charity or similar organisation

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (evidence of published work - articles, speeches, reports and other material aimed at a wide range of target audiences)

Ability to work authoritatively, knowledgeably and confidently with journalists and senior College spokespeople and College members

Excellent news sense and ability to identify pro-active stories

Demonstrable experience of crisis management 

Resilience and ability to use own initiative, manage competing demands, prioritise workload and meet deadlines

Creativity and ability to manage projects from ideas stage to implementation

Good team player

Excellent attention to detail

Thorough understanding of current affairs and health agenda

Pleasant and approachable manner and ability to deal with people at all levels

Conscientious and reliable

UKCISA is recruiting a Senior Finance and Resources Officer to play a key role in providing financial and HR support throughout the organisation.

About us

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has worked for over 50 years to support international students and the institutions, students' unions and organisations who work closely with them.

As well as giving advice direct to students, we support our members by providing training, up-to-date guidance about immigration rules and information about the wider student experience. By working collaboratively with our members we are able to raise areas of concern with government departments and raise awareness of the benefits that international students bring to the UK in the wider media.

We're a small organisation of 17 staff based in London, but have nearly 500 members.  Our membership includes every university in the UK, many FE colleges, independent schools and students' unions. Our income of £1.5 million comes from a range of sources: membership subscriptions, training courses, conferences and grant funding. 

We’re an agile organisation that has a wide impact.

The role

Effective management of our finances and resources is crucial to the way we operate. The Senior Finance Officer will be central to processing our financial activity, ensuring the effectiveness of our systems and efficiency of our processes.

Furthermore, the role will take responsibility for operational HR and, in particular, embedding sound HR processes throughout the organisation.

As we operate from a small scale, the role has some hands-on responsibilities with a focus on completing financial and HR procedures and reporting in a timely and effective manner. There is also a project-based element to the role and would suit an individual looking for broad exposure to finance as well as HR.

The role would suit a progressive part or early qualified accountant who has an interest in HR and wider functions. Prior HR experience is not required but the ability to relate effectively with colleagues is paramount as well as an analytical mindset.

A genuine desire to develop understanding in HR is essential and UKCISA may provide CIPD qualification funding for the right candidate.  The role therefore uniquely provides meaningful progression in both Finance and HR disciplines.

The role is intended to be part time (ideally 3 days per week) but we will consider other reasonable working patterns and flexible working arrangements.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, and hoping for a February start date, so it would be advisable to apply as soon as possible.

Please apply with CV and covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role.

We respectfully advise no contact from agencies and any speculative enquiries will not be welcomed.

The post involves giving a Christian perspective on the news for multiple formats quickly and accurately.

Candidates will be Christians who are highly motivated to apply biblical principles to the family, the world of work and public policy. 

As well as writing content, the work also involves promoting the Christian faith, handling news media, research and liaison with supporters.

The successful candidate will have excellent written skills and be able to communicate the work of the Institute to the general public in a clear, concise and informative manner.  Awareness of current affairs is essential. The role demands considerable commitment.

The post is full time and will be based at the Institute’s headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne. Please contact Judi Coulson at The Christian Institute for more details. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 18 February 2020. Interviews will take place on Thursday 12 March 2020.

If the role above is not suitable but you think you may have something to offer, please complete an application form. Candidates will have spiritual maturity, sound judgement and a desire to serve the cause of Christ through our ministry.