Are you looking for a flexible, part-time role that enables you to use your marketing skills to have a direct impact on the lives of disadvantaged children? Are you creative, dynamic and focused on results?

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practice. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils.

IFL is seeking a highly motivated, proactive Marketing & Communications Manager to develop content and campaigns that engage audiences, create leads and drive revenue.

You will be a confident communicator able to create tailored, compelling content and campaigns. You’ll be expert in digital marketing techniques and able to manage the charity’s multichannel communications. You will be both strategic and ‘hands on’, with a focus on results.  With superb organisational skills, you will have knowledge of the charity sector and a genuine passion for ensuring all children can read.

This role is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to meetings. Working days can be arranged flexibly.

For a brief introduction to the TutorMate programme please watch the video that's linked in the supporting job description. If you’d like to apply, please read the attached job description and send us your current CV and a covering letter (2 pages maximum) outlining your experience with evidence against the essential criteria in the job description. Please provide examples of digital projects/campaigns that you have personally managed.

As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. We believe that a diverse organisation is one that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. 

Closing date for applications Sunday 5th Dec 2021 at midnight.

Rochdale and District Mind are looking for the next Chair of our Board of Trustees. The chair is responsible for presiding over Board Meetings, directly supporting the CEO and having the passion and drive to help make a change within the community that we serve. Whether you’re an experienced trustee or taking your first steps into governance, if you have the commitment, values and skills, then we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a dedicated, empathetic and ambitious leader to help make our mission a reality and lead the organisation closer towards our ultimate ambition: a society where everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

As a Chair, supported by our Board Of Trustees, you will:

• Provide leadership to the organisation and the board, ensuring that everyone remains focused on the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes in order to provide greater public benefit.
• Think strategically and creatively.
• Scrutinise the impact we’re having and provide challenge where appropriate.
• Communicate clearly and sensitively in group discussions.
• Use independent judgement to contribute to decisions on behalf of the organisation.
• Represent the organisation externally and be committed to our values.
• Receive an induction, training and have your expenses reimbursed.
• Have opportunities to develop new skills and an annual appraisal to help support your development.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems and from all ethnic, socio-economic, religious and professional and personal backgrounds.

The Real Facebook Oversight Board was launched as an emergency initiative ahead of the US election. Faced with Facebook’s refusal to take action to prevent Trump from using the platform to subvert the election, we convened a coalition of the leading civil rights groups in the US and some of the most prominent tech scholars and critics to create a unified response. Our board comprises a Nobel Prize winner and a MacArthur genius award recipient  - and we still punch above our weight. 

Facebook conceded on two of our three demands ahead of the US election and now we are taking on this fight globally. We are a small but ambitious project and we are now looking for someone with drive and vision to bring real accountability to a social media platform that is a threat to democracies across the globe. 

Our approach is rooted in journalism and we use journalistic methods to create impact. We seek to outflank and outthink the Facebook PR machine in dynamic, creative and novel ways. We work alongside organisations in the policy, civil society and campaigning space and apply some of their tactics, but first and foremost we are a media organisation with a deeply held belief in the ability of journalism to hold power to account and catalyse meaningful change. 

The Real Facebook Oversight Board is a flagship project of The Citizens.

The Citizens exists because technology has changed everything. It's a threat to democracy, eroding our basic rights and undermining our ability to hold governments and powerful corporations to account. Populists and demagogues have exploited social media platforms and tools. We need to fight back. We are using our skills as journalists to bring innovation to storytelling, accountability and public action. 

The Citizens is fast, experimental and impactful. We respond to what the moment requires: from inventing novel shadow governance models to bringing landmark litigation to blowing up Twitter with our viral creative media. We are now developing long-form investigations and journalism projects and expanding into podcasts and documentaries. 

As a tiny startup we have punched far beyond our weight: mobilising rapid, collaborative, effective responses to some of the biggest and recent challenges the world has faced. But at the heart of everything we do is public interest journalism. 

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious Campaign and Programme Director for the Real Facebook Oversight Board, to lead the project and find creative new ways to keep the heat on Facebook. You will be working closely with some of the global leaders in technology and the role is for a thinker and a do-er: someone who can drive forward a strategy but also engage partners, uphold relationships, manage projects and maintain momentum. 

The job responsibilities include: 

• Lead the project. In partnership with senior leadership, develop and execute an overarching strategy for RFOB. 

• Develop a deep understanding of the Facebook news cycle and find creative ways to impact it. We seek to change the discourse around Facebook and find new and interesting ways to counter its spin machine. 

• Steer us through our expansion from a US-focused organisation into one that is globally representative. Focus, in particular, on Facebook as an enabler of human rights abuses and find innovative ways to bring those stories to light. 

• Own and implement all aspects of the project. We respond to the news, this sometimes happens at odd hours. 

• Be the relationship manager for the ‘Brains Trust’ - our global experts - keeping them engaged and soliciting their input and feedback. This includes regular public events, touch points and keeping up the “shadow oversight” role of the Board. Increase public facing moments for the RFOB through a combination of planned and ad hoc programming as individuals and a group. 

• Input key messages to the strategic comms lead as needed to help craft press statements. We may from time-to-time engage the Campaign and Programme Director as a spokesperson. 

• Manage the social media team ensuring messaging and output is consistent. A goal for 2022 is a more sophisticated digital strategy, including social media and engagement of our dedicated online following. 

• Be part of our creative team. This includes bringing your ideas for potential investigations, stories and social media films and consulting on longer-form journalistic projects we are developing.

Our ideal candidate is 

• Someone who understands and supports our mission to bring accountability to big tech and has a knowledge of how technology affects human rights. 

• Understands our values as a journalistic organisation and how these underpin all our work. 

• Is media-savvy with a fluency in journalism, public affairs and communications as well as an understanding of the US news.

• May come from a range of backgrounds, including NGO/nonprofit, journalism, media, research, philanthropy, and / or campaigning.

• Is able to drive through projects. We are highly responsive as an organisation and get things done fast. We are opportunists who respond and adapt to ever shifting goalposts while deeply understanding and holding the overall mission.

• Doesn’t want to work in a big, established organisation and is not afraid of experimentation. We are a small start-up. There are multiple opportunities to pursue other media projects within the Citizens and we are seeking creative storytellers. 

• Is an excellent communicator and meticulously organised. 

 

This role is right for you if:

• You have the commitment and experience to drive this project forward. .

• You are looking for a small team that is nimble, responsive and focused on outcomes.

• You are looking for flexibility.

• You are able to work from home. 

The details are:

• Flexible at 3 days a week equivalent over 5 days at a day-rate of £250. There is the option to expand this to a full-time role. 

• 6-month consultant contract with the option to extend to twelve months.

• Ideally based in Eastern Standard Time or GMT though anywhere from West Coast USA to European time zone could work.

• Starting as soon as possible.

How to apply:

Please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role

All The Citizens is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. All The Citizens encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected under the law.

Sexual violence against children and adolescents (SVAC) is one of the largest silent pandemics of our time. It is a problem that festers in homes, online, and in communities in every country on Earth. To end this silent pandemic, a NEW global networked movement of survivors and allies is being created to drive advocacy and campaigns as a powerful voice for transformative change. 

Working with the direction of global survivors and allied partners, this newly forming movement will demand an end to the pandemic of sexual violence through advocacy for bold public policy solutions and campaigns to shift societal norms, eradicate survivor stigma and break the conspiracy of silence that enables sexual violence to continue. Our movement is mobilizing survivors and allies that are globally connected, nationally coordinated, and locally grounded.

The Movement Executive Coordinator works with and supports three key stakeholder and governance groups:

• Movement Action Team (MAT): This team of movement staff and consultants (a.k.a. Secretariat) will drive the day-to-day work of the global movement.
• Global Survivors Advocacy Group (SAG): This group includes 15 survivor advocacy leaders from around the world; it defines the vision and priorities for the movement.
• Global Steering Group (GSG): This group will include representatives from the SAG and also large, global organizations; it is a decision-making body and it will determine priority campaigns and advocacy efforts.

The Movement Executive Coordinator’s direct supervisor will be the Chairperson of the GSG.  Initial members of the GSG are selected representatives from The Army of Survivors, ECPAT International, End Violence Lab at the University of Edinburgh, Girls Not Brides, Together for Girls, We Protect Global Alliance, World Vision International and representatives from the Global Survivors Advocacy Group.

Role Context

The Movement Executive Coordinator will coordinate and oversee the movement’s inception, development and expansion, being both a leader and a facilitator of this movement. As a senior leader, this accomplished senior campaigner will have extensive experience in advocacy and supporting collaborative international movements and campaigns, with diverse groups and stakeholders, across a number of continents.  This movement is global in nature and is open to the coordinator to be based in any location.

This global movement has received a funding commitment for its initial 4 years, which is a rare and unique opportunity for a start-up.  A $10.3 Million grant has been secured from the Oak Foundation that will flow through Together for Girls from 2021-2025.  As part of this effort, the Movement Executive Coordinator will manage a campaign budget of approximately $1.9 Million once allocated. The movement is looking for other funding partners to expand investments as it establishes and grows its strategy. 

As the leader of a newly formed expanding movement, the Movement Executive Coordinator will be a seasoned entrepreneurial leader, who will support the development of the strategy. They will hire, supervise, and empower key staff and consultants that will operate on a Movement Action Team (MAT) to achieve the goals of the movement.  Experience working on ending sexual violence against children and adolescents (ESVAC) prevention, healing, and justice, would be interesting but not required.  More so required for success in this position are political savvy, strong campaign vision, and energetic and charismatic movement building qualities to help build this new exciting team and to drive advocacy and campaigns to end sexual violence against children. A long term commitment to measured impact is essential.

Responsibilities

Ensure the creation and continued evolution of an ambitious strategy, including:

• Convening a collaborative, global, annual strategy planning, and impact assessment process.
• Building and supporting an appropriately diverse group of stakeholders who buy into/own the strategy.
• Supporting the implementation of the strategy through collaborative campaign/project delivery, the development of new/further projects, and the allocation of movement resources.
• Leading the preparation and consolidation of the movement calendar.

Facilitate the growth of a global movement, including:

• Promoting communication and information exchange between movement participants at global level.
• Building bridges with other relevant movements, at national, regional, and international levels.
• Providing movement participants with opportunities for collaboration, including, but not limited to, campaign development and implementation.
• Reaching out to and working with other international organizations.
• Facilitating leadership development and self-organizing by members.

Support the Global Steering Group (GSG), including:

• Working with the Chair, set agendas and organize Steering Group meetings and processes.
• Facilitating strategic communications between Global Steering Group members.
• Designing and overseeing an annual global planning convening hosted by the Global Steering Group.
• Overseeing the development and implementation of Global Steering Group sponsored campaigns and projects.
• Overseeing project expenditures and budget, ensuring all necessary monitoring, evaluation and reporting expectations are met.
• Empowering the movement to achieve our mission, focused on lifting up survivor voices and supporting survivors in their healing journey, working on prevention, healing, and justice.

Lead the Movement Action Team (MAT) (aka Secretariat) by managing the movement internally by:

• Build and sustain a dynamic, results-focused accomplished Movement Action Team.
• Being a role model and building on the movement´s values and organizational culture, creating a non-hierarchical, horizontal movement accountable all the way to the local level. 
• Leading, empowering and developing a culture where all stakeholders feel respected, appreciated, and resourced to achieve their goals, keeping intersectionality, racial and economic justice.
• Exercising strong financial accountability, ensuring annual budgeting, efficiency, and impact, managing risks, and reporting and follow up on all key governance areas. 
• Directly supervising a Community Building and Engagement Lead, Communications and Campaigns Lead, part-time Fundraising Lead, and part-time Senior Operations, Finance, and Human Resources Officer, monitoring and evaluation efforts, consultants and other staff positions that may be developed.

Support the Global Survivors Advocacy Group (SAG), including:

• Working with the Chair, set agendas and organize meetings of the SAG,
• Working with the Director of Community Building and Engagement, to coordinate outreach to new and existing SAG members and survivor leader groups and constituencies across geographies.
• Ensure SAG members receive self-care and healing journey support
• Ensure SAG members receive the capacity-building they need to succeed in public facing advocacy and campaigning

Publicly represent the movement, including:

• Developing and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including movement allies, politicians, policymakers, UN organization, international organizations,  corporate CEOs, funders as necessary.
• Representing the movement in public events and forums, as needed.
• Represent the movement to the media, as needed.

Candidate Profile

Work Experience:

• Accomplished campaigner and manager with 10-15 years of significant experience and documented success in facilitating social change, including movement building
• Knowledge and experience with international advocacy and campaign development and coordination.
• Extensive experience in facilitating alignment and collaboration among diverse groups of social change advocates and stakeholders in all regions of the world.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse allies, coalitions, and individuals.
• Ability to build and sustain movement structures.
• Confidence in working within and across movements.
• Capacity to shape and adapt strategies.
• Ability to navigate difficult issues through multi-stakeholder processes to achieve alignment on positions and messaging.
• Strong and inclusive leadership qualities. A collaborative, warm, consensual leadership style.
• Able to embrace and advocate for the big picture but equally able to be hands-on.
• Experience supervising and motivating a high-performing  team working remotely, in locations around the world
• Excellent communications, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to deliver projects to time, to budget and in line with agreed objectives.
• Strong ability to work unsupervised and be self-directed, yet to meet the required project objectives.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues related to ending sexual violence against children and adolescents are desirable but not required.

Languages:

• Must be fluent in both verbal and written English. Additional language(s) a plus.

Culture and Values

The Global Movement to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents and Together for Girls are an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Given the nature of this movement, we encourage survivor leaders and/or advocates to apply.

The movement team seeks to create a courageous, inclusive, and flexible culture that empowers staff to have the capacity and ability to deliver change.  Striving to build and maintain psychological safety, trust, and accountability among team members in order to foster honesty and openness about our needs and challenges while also prioritizing self-care.

We are looking to build an ambitious team that punches way above our weight and are proud of our work environment that is based on the values of respect, courage, empathy, agility, and collaboration. This will be coupled with a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion that underpins our work.

Work Permits:   The candidate must have the ability to legally work in the country where they reside, either as a consultant or as an employee for the movement.

How to Apply

To apply for the post, please send a letter of application stating the skills and approach you would bring to the role, along with your CV/resume in English, to Karem Armstrong

Please ensure that documents are sent with the titles “your name cover letter” and “your name CV” and state "ESVAC-Movement Executive Coordinator” in the email subject line.

A full applicants pack is available at the above email address

The deadline for application is Sunday December 19th, 2021

Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required, irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

eCommunity Moderator - part time, sessional hours up to 15 per week

2-Year Fixed term contract – Nationwide, homebased with occasional travel to meetings.

Bipolar UK is the only national charity dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by bipolar. Peer support is at the core of our work. This means people affected by bipolar helping others.

We are seeking a confident and motivated Moderator to support our growing eCommunity service (currently 10,000 members). This position will report to the Senior Peer Support Officer and will be remote based, with occasional travel to staff meetings.

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting people affected by bipolar and of using or moderating online forums and feel confident interacting with others in an online environment. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to support a wide range of service users, many of whom are facing difficult challenges and rely on our service for support. In addition, the post holder will maintain statistical records and work with the Senior Peer Support Officer to identify improvements to the eCommunity platform and procedures.

The role calls for an individual who is:

• Confident and comfortable working on their own, as well as part of the wider team.

• Flexible in their availability as we have moderation cover seven days a week and weekend working are required.

Specific Responsibilities

As part of the Peer Support team, providing day-to-day administration and moderation of the eCommunity on a rota basis, ensuring that posts abide by our House Rules and providing support to forum members as required.

Referring difficult and concerning content to the other moderators and Senior Peer Support Officer to ensure consistency and so that users can receive further support from the charity where appropriate.

Refer any safeguarding issues to the safeguarding lead and provide reports of incidents and actions.

To provide technical support and guidance to service users on how to use the eCommunity, answering any queries regarding problems they may have accessing the service.

With the Senior Peer Support Officer develop and market the service to reflect the needs of our service users. Provide feedback to the rest of the Bipolar UK team on topical issues and concerns of the eCommunity.

Attend and contribute to team meetings.

To act as an advocate for Bipolar UK within your work.

Other duties deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive to assist in achieving the aims and objectives of the charity. The Person.

The experience, skills, and knowledge we are looking for are:

• Experience of using or working within an online community setting.

• An understanding of and empathy for people living with bipolar.

• An understanding and commitment to working as a team.

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

• Excellent organisational skills

• IT skills specifically MS Office

We’re looking for an immediate start so will interview as soon as suitable applications come in.

Marketing Executive

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Flexible throughout Central England
Salary: £25,806 - £28,181 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 30 November 2021
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Marketing Executive to join our growing team, here at the Alzheimer’s Society. Joining at an exciting time, the post holder will support the Senior Marketing Manager in developing and delivering our brand re-fresh project and manage marketing campaigns with our major partners – planning integrated, impactful, multi-channel creative campaigns that extend our reach and drive awareness and emotional engagement with the cause and Alzheimer’s Society.

You will work alongside key internal stakeholders and renowned external creative and media agencies to ensure they have what they need to deliver exceptional campaigns that win hearts and minds and help us to meet our ambitious targets to reach and support more people affected by dementia.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Marketing Executive to join the team, someone who has:

- Solid experience of marketing – within the not-for-profit sector or other organisations
- Demonstrable project management skills band the ability to prioritise, manage and co-ordinate a large number of projects simultaneously
- Experience of producing a wide range of marketing communication materials across different marketing channels
- Experience of digital and social media marketing
- Experience working with external agencies – briefing and managing creative suppliers
- Demonstrable creative thought and the ability to review creative concepts
- Experience of working with brand guidelines – reviewing creative, copy and concepts for fit with brand
- Excellent communication, copywriting skills and attention to detail
- Experience analysing audience data and designing marketing activity based on this insight
- Analytical skills to be able to evaluate marketing data and measure campaign success
- In touch with latest thinking on marketing techniques – particularly digital
- A good understanding of the role of brand and marketing within a not-for-profit organisation

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Digital Marketing Executive, Online Marketing, Events Marketing Assistant, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing Co-ordinator, Events Management, Digital Marketing Specialist, Executive, Events Coordinator, Social Media, SEO, SEM, PPC, Marketing Analytics, etc.

Ref: 104 755

Poverty is not part of God's plan. You are.

We're looking for someone passionate about inspiring supporters to help people living in extreme poverty fulfill their God-given potential.  Is that you?

Our vision is to grow a global community of people who want to enter into a whole-life response to poverty with help from Tearfund. They will be invited to give, pray, campaign, volunteer and make lifestyle changes, according to how they feel challenged to respond. We have a ministry to inspire and help people to live generously – in every sense of the word. 

And it's our retention team who help deliver these opportunities at the right time to the right supporters, to deliver income, improve retention and reach our whole life response targets.

The Marketing Executive role is responsible for the delivery of supporter retention activity and fundraising appeals designed to show our supporters the impact of their support and give them opportunity to become even more engaged in Tearfund's mission. 

Are you a fundraiser who loves direct marketing?

Do you have the following experience?

• Planning and delivering multi-channel direct marketing fundraising and retention campaigns to a range of audiences
• Project managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• Monitoring and evaluating campaigns 
• Working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including creative agencies

Do you have the following skills?

• Ability to see through activity from start to finish
• A flexible approach to your work, showing agility to adapt and make changes if required
• Ability to influence and work alongside senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinking, and desire to drive forward new ways of doing things.

If that's you, then our Retention Team would love to meet you!

Please note: This a full time role at 35 hours per week, flexible working patterns may be considered

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

We are looking for an Executive Lead for the Support after Suicide Partnership (SASP). You will lead the SASP, managing the SASP team and working with the SASP Steering Group to deliver against the SASP’s strategy and business plan. ​

The Support after Suicide Partnership is a network of over 100 organisations, who work together to achieve the vision that ‘everyone bereaved or affected by suicide is offered timely and appropriate support’. It was founded in 2013 to bring together national and local organisations involved in delivering suicide bereavement support to bring about national change, through increasing the capacity of local suicide bereavement support, connecting members, stakeholders, and wider fields; pioneering research and resources, and much more.

This role is regularly exposed to emotionally challenging material which can be upsetting. Samaritans provide a supportive and friendly environment where your wellbeing is a priority.  We support our people through our Mental Health First Aid network, independent counselling support phoneline and support from a team of qualified psychotherapists, trained to support trauma.

• Full time / Perm
• c. £41,000 plus benefits
• Based in Ewell (Surrey) with a mix of home working and office work
• We encourage flexible working, talk to us about your preferences​

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chair and Steering Group to ensure SASP’s strategy remains ambitious, relevant and impactful.
• Lead the development of the annual business plan and budget for SASP and coordinate delivery of the business plan to help achieve our strategy, ensuring activity remains within budget
• Raise the profile of the SASP and increase our working capacity through collaborations (such as the Chief Coroner’s Office, Funeral Directors, Public Health, Government, NHSE, Royal Colleges)
• Manage key areas of work, ensuring work achieves desired outcomes, monitoring progress against KPIs, ensuring delivery on time and in budget.
• Lead on the overall membership engagement strategy, ensuring members have a positive, enriching experience with a range of opportunities to meet their needs
• Line managing the Memberships and Communications Officer, Central Hub Manager, as well as consultants and staff on fixed term contracts.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Ability to bring people together around a common vision and plan, and to think strategically
• An excellent track record of producing work that is on time, fit for purpose, and of the highest standard
• Ability to lead a diverse team
• Highly motivated, and able to motivate others
• Knowledge of NHSE and public body systems
• Outstanding written and oral English, with strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Ability to implement priorities, manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines and high service levels, working flexibly and to think on your feet
• Strong problem solving skills with high level of attention to detail
• Active Listening skills, and a high level of empathy for others
• A resilience to the work and the nature of our work 
• Ability to work on your own with a fluctuating, demanding, work load

Desirable

• Knowledge of the sector of suicide prevention, bereavement support or mental health
• Working at a national level to co-ordinate a programme of work to strategic goals; working with many, cross-sector, stakeholders, often remotely

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The Support after Suicide Partnership is hosted by Samaritans, which means Samaritans employs the staff for SASP, and the SASP team receive all the support and benefits of being a Samaritans staff member.

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe that suicide is preventable and that, together, we can make change that saves lives.

Samaritans is needed now more than ever. We answer a call for help every seven seconds and need to be able to reach and connect with a diverse range of people. Whether it’s through our life-saving helpline service, innovative partnerships or impactful campaigns, we work towards our vision in many different ways and our communications need to reflect this.

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 8th December. Full job description can be found on our website.

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We are looking for an experienced HR interim to join this commercially run non-profit organisation as their Head of People Operations for 6 months on a fixed term contract.

Rather than leading a team, the main focus of this role will be the development of high performing shared services working and to lead on optimising efficient and streamlined People service delivery workstreams.

Reporting into the Executive Director for People, this role will work closely with the Head of People Business Partnering, Director of L&OD and the broader senior management team to ensure successful delivery of strategic priorities.

You will need to have senior level experience of running HR Operations and processes, with knowledge of systems, employment law and how to effectively deliver the employee experience life cycle.

This role benefits from a hybrid working pattern with flexibility on office presence.

Head of Communications and Engagement

We are currently seeking a Head of Communications and Engagement to develop and deliver the charity’s communications, marketing and engagement strategy.

It’s a really exciting time to be involved with an ambitious and growing organisation that’s committed to bringing the property sector together to create real social change.

Position: Head of Communications and Engagement

Location: Home-based/remote working (with occasional visits to the London office)

Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs per week)

Salary: £46,000 - £52,000 pa

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, health insurance, support for external mentoring, free fruit every week and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: 12pm 29th November 2021

The Role

Working closely with Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, the Head of Communications and Engagement will be responsible for overseeing the organisations ambitions to create an impactful engagement strategy that amplifies its position within the real estate industry over the coming three years.

You’ll work across the organisation, driving the ambitious engagement strategy forward to really change the conversation between the charity and the property industry. You’ll work with all departments to provide direction and support to improve fundraising and impact outcomes including developing marketing plans for growth for events, creating holistic engagement plans for the businesses that supports and embeds impact in the hearts and minds of supporters.

This is a pivotal role in the Team, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to put their stamp on communications as the charity evolves and grows, in line with the new strategic aims.

Due to the current situation, staff are currently all working remotely but plan to return to the central London office in the near future but expectations on colleagues to be in the office will be minimal (at least once a month). Instead, you will be able to design a working pattern that suits you, your family, the needs of the job and the team. We hope this encourages candidates from across the UK to apply.

About You

As Head of Communications and Engagement, you will be an experienced, senior communications and marketing professional with good experience across the whole mix including digital, social media and PR. Ideally with charity sector experience, but certainly with a keen interest in the cause and passion for communications for good.

You’ll be an effective, passionate and thoughtful communicator. Leading a small and professional team, you will provide support, challenge, and development to the colleagues for whom you have management responsibility and promote effective collaboration in all that you do. We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter, who is good at looking for solutions, a great-people person and brilliant planner.

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as Communications, Communications and Engagement, Engagement, Digital, Digital Communications, Content, Corporate Partnerships, Supporter Engagement, Fundraising, Supporter, Programme, Programme Manager, Homelessness, Vulnerable Adult, Housing, Policy, Media, Donor, Major Donor, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Head of Marketing, Head of Communications, Head of Marketing and Communications, Marketing Manager, Communications Manager, Director of Marketing and Communication’s, Creative Content, Director of Engagement, Head of Marketing and Engagement, Marketing and Digital, Digital Communication, Digital Engagement, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Brand, PR, Public Relations, External Relations. 

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills to join the staff of a social enterprise on an NHS-funded advice project now in its seventh year. The core function of this role is to be the public-facing first point of contact for callers to the advice service, offering tier one information and supporting the tier two specialist advice team. With big plans for the future, we want you to be part of a strong team committed to delivering excellence and achieving success in line with our commercial and social objectives.

You will be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and experience of working in a client-facing information, advice or administration role. A proven ability to provide clear and coherent information via the telephone in a way that is accessible to a broad client base is essential.

The successful candidate will be able to establish a good rapport with clients and stakeholders in a professional and caring manner, upholding brand values.

In return, you can look forward to working with a small but highly-skilled and dynamic team, and having influence over the future strategic direction of the company. We also offer a competitive salary with performance-related bonus and an excellent benefits package. The nature of this role demands complete confidentiality and flexibility with regard to the needs of the business and its clients. This is a salaried role and some unsocial hours may be expected.

MAIN DUTIES:

1. To be the public-facing first point of contact to health and social care service users in England, providing information about the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment and appeal process, as part of an established national specialist continuing healthcare information and advice service, with a great reputation.
2. Main duties to include being part of the tier one team, who are the first point of contact for new client enquiries (telephone and email), responding to messages from new clients, asking relevant questions to determine the type of enquiry, providing accurate tier one technical information about the NHS continuing healthcare framework and criteria, and scheduling tier two advice sessions. Note that this is primarily a telephone advice role within a very busy service and that many callers will present with strong emotions.
3. To provide tier one information about the assessment and dispute processes to our clients tailored to their specific situation and needs from a good working knowledge of the national guidance and assessment framework.
4. To keep informed of issues, policies and guidance affecting clients ensuring that the information provided is relevant, current, complete and accurate.
5. To respond to new referrals by making prompt initial contact with the client following referral from a Clinical Commissioning Group, stakeholder or private enquirer, within appropriate timescales.
6. To provide administrative support to the Information and Advice team and Managing Director.
7. Keep operating procedures under review to identify areas of potential development and / or improvement and make recommendations.
8. To meet and greet clients and visitors to the offices.
9. To research topics relevant to continuing healthcare as directed, preparing clear and concise summary reports.
10. Responsible for maintaining online client management and filing systems.
11. Work closely and efficiently with representatives and partners from NHS England and referring Clinical Commissioning Groups so as to provide a quality and cost-effective service, and to minimise stress for the client.
12. To work with partner organisations and stakeholders to share knowledge, make appropriate referrals, maintain consistency and draw upon each other’s expertise, always striving to improve the quality of both services and provide a better customer experience.
13. To keep relevant and sufficiently detailed case records following each client contact, ensuring that all client information is kept up to date in line with Beacon’s systems and procedures, including data protection (GDPR) policies. 
14. To work cooperatively with Beacon’s private casework team so as to provide clear, transparent and appropriate information to clients about Beacon’s casework services in line with company procedures. 
15. To uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.
16. Attending line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and to play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.
17. Archiving
18. Provide organisational and administrative support to advisers and caseworkers as required.

This post may be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Baring Service check or equivalent.

STAFF BENEFITS: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

Background Information

NHS Continuing Healthcare is the name given to a package of health care that some people need to receive as a result of a disability, accident or illness. Individuals who are assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare will have the full cost of their care and accommodation funded by the NHS.

The criteria for determining eligibility are highly complex and can be very difficult to understand because they care based upon case law and often poorly-understood legal tests rather than primary legislation.  Our experience has shown that there is a lot of confusion surrounding continuing healthcare because of the complex nature of the criteria, as well as lengthy and detailed assessment processes.  Likewise, the appeal process can be very daunting and perplexing to individuals who do not know what to expect.

Over the past 17 years, Age UK Oxfordshire has provided a free advice, support, advocacy and active casework service to individuals in the South of England going through the assessment or appeal process.  In that time they have worked with over 7,500 families and won over 70% of appeals, establishing a national reputation for quality advice and casework within continuing healthcare professional circles.

Beacon is the trading name of Ethical Legal Services Ltd, a company which has evolved from Age UK Oxfordshire’s original continuing healthcare project. Beacon utilises the extensive experience of its casework team to fill both a commercial gap and a social need in the national support market for continuing healthcare.  Beacon aims to ensure that individuals receive a fair, accurate & comprehensive assessment of need, being empowered to make informed appeal choices. Beacon is a social enterprise, producing operating surpluses which are donated to charity to support vital services for older people.

Beacon operates an ethical business model which places the client at the heart of the process and aims to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients through robust and non-confrontational engagement with CCGs. Our team of advisers and caseworkers have established a strong reputation for their thorough understanding of the eligibility criteria and key principles, combining excellent client engagement with high-quality case representation. In seven years we have supported over 30,000 people and achieved a consistently high quality score from our clients.

The Project

For the past seven years Beacon has been commissioned by NHS England to deliver the first national specialist NHS Continuing Healthcare information and advice service. The service delivers in two specific areas:

• Remote verbal or written advice surgeries: time-limited specialist advice delivered via telephone, Teams and email
• Literature in the form of comprehensive information guides provided via post and across digital access points

The service is open to anybody in England at any stage of the continuing healthcare journey or in the long-term care system. Clients and service-users will be entitled to receive a copy of Beacon’s literature in the format they find most accessible, and up to ninety minutes of remote (verbal or written) advice.

Remote verbal information and advice will be provided on any area within the scope of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (2007, 2009, 2012 and 2018 editions), and related guidance, and on the topics covered by the Navigational Toolkit.

The role of the Information Officer will be to deliver accurate tier one information to clients which helps them to understand what NHS continuing healthcare is, how to apply for it and what to do if they want to challenge the outcome of their assessment. You will also be expected to schedule tier two advice sessions with our specialist advice team for individuals who require an-depth consultation.

Please note that whilst prior knowledge of the NHS continuing healthcare criteria and assessment procedures is desirable, it is not necessary to have this knowledge and full training will be provided. We are looking for candidates with the right skills and personal attributes as listed in the Person Specification.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

1. Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

1. Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

1. Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

1. Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

1. Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

We have an exciting opportuntiy for a Digital & Communication Manager to join our  team, hitting the ground running.

We are looking for someone with a deep understanding of digitial and communication principles, with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will a self-starter with the ability to multitask, plan and prioritise a dynamic workload in a busy small remote team.

This role will give you the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of a new approach to our strategic communication for the charity.  Working in a small, talented people focussed organisation with big ambitions.

About us

Remap is a charity that helps disabled people of all ages to live more independent lives. Our network of skilled volunteers design and custom-make equipment free of charge. We help to improve the quality of life and increase independence for disabled people of all ages, providing solutions to everyday problems when there is nothing commercially available.Our national network of over 900 skilled volunteers respond to thousands of requests for our help every year. 

Key responsibilites of the role

This is a key role for the organisation, involving strategic planning and tactical implementation for Remap’s communications, with an emphasis on digital, social media, recruitment campaigns and internal communications.

• Delivering Remap's Communication Strategy
• Managing internal communication processes and resources to meet operational goals
• Forging strong internal and external relationships through media platforms to raise the profile of Remap
• Ensuring that objectives are delivered on time, within budget and to Remap's standard of quality, to support the successful development of the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be

• able to produce original, engaging content and deploy it across multiple channels
• abile to produce creative content with a particular awareness around charity sector engagement, including social media platforms, with attention to detail
• able to explore new and innovative techniques to engage with a variety of audiences
• self-motivated and able to work by themselves as well as colloboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders
• flexible, diligent and able to effectively manage a busy diverse workload
• positive, proactive and solution focussed, who is a real team player

What we offer

• Permanent Contract - 37 hrs
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Workplace pension scheme (3%)
• Homeworking, fully remote.

For the right person, we will consider some level of flexibility on working routine, 

Please assume that if you do not hear from us by 10th December that your applications has been unsuccessful.

Virtual interviews will be held w/c 13th December 

Are you an experience Account Executive with strong sales skills? Could you help build and develop relationships with Universities for the British Heart Foundation (BHF)? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
 
About the role
 
A core part of the commercial growth strategy has been the development of partnerships with a wide range of new channels including companies, Universities and Local Authorities to source donated stock. 

As our University Accounts Executive, you’ll generate significant levels of stock for many of our shops and stores, primarily working with Universities across Scotland to target students leaving at the end of the academic year.

You'll effectively account manage existing partnerships developed in previous years to increase their value as well as the acquisition of new Universities to bring stock into the charity. The retail partnerships team needs someone with strong new business/sales generation experience to pitch to Universities developing and implementing delivery plans for Universities for the Commercial Division.

You’ll be responsible for all current University partnerships in Scotland as well as:

• Securing further partners over the next 2 years to reach our 2024 targets
• Acting as the key point of contact 
• Leading on the delivery of cross sell and upsell of additional stock generation, sales promotion and key charity campaigns in the region
• Diligent data analysis, evaluation of each activity and reporting

Please note this is a home based role covering Scotland with regular travel across Scotland and occasional presence in the Edinburgh office.
 
About you

With a strong new business/sales generation experience, able to to pitch to universities, you’ll be able to develop and implement delivery plans for our commercial directorate.

To be successful in this role you’ll have the following skills and experience:

• New business/sales generation experience
• Ability to pitch to, as well as develop and implement delivery plans for Universities
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Data analysis and evaluation skills for each activity and reporting. 
 

About us

At the British Heart Foundation, we are focused on the urgent need to fund more research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and the conditions that cause them, to find answers fit for 21st century challenges. We are independent, have more than fifty years of breakthroughs under our belts and we won’t stop until we beat heartbreak forever.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy and we drive our strategy through our diversity and inclusion leaders group Kaleidoscope. Our aim is for all our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can continue to fund life saving research.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life.  Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.

Interview process

The interview process will be held virtually over MS Teams.

How to apply 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

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