The Grange is an enterprising and dynamic not-for-profit business with a turnover of over £4m. We provide accommodation, care, training and social opportunities for 120 adults with learning disabilities.

We are recruiting for a new, full time role, providing strategic leadership alongside the Chief Executive Officer. You will drive delivery of our long term plan and foster innovation, whilst maintaining careful stewardship of the charity’s finances. A qualified accountant, you will have an excellent understanding of charity finance and good governance, fulfilling the role of Company Secretary. You will lead a diverse group of teams, encouraging a collaborative and efficient culture.

This is an exciting time in the life of our 80 year old charity, when you can use your skills and knowledge to support digital transformation, identify new income streams and build new alliances to increase our resilience.

The Grange is based in a beautiful Victorian mansion set in eight acres of landscaped grounds in the Surrey countryside. It is an exciting, creative and rewarding place to work. We are an inclusive and welcoming organisation, where we celebrate people’s differences and harness individual strengths. Come and feel the magic for yourself – and help to transform the lives of others.

Due to the nature of the role we will undertake an enhanced DBS (at the cost of The Grange), and two satisfactory references will be required. The Grange is an equal opportunities employer.

To find out more please take a look at the Recruitment Pack available on our website.

Interviews to be held on 11th June, 2021. 

We always encourage prospective staff and volunteers to visit the site: this will form part of the selection process, but you are welcome to come at any time.  Just contact our HR Officer via the main switchboard or email to arrange a visit (this is currently dependent on the latest infection control restrictions for the Covid 19 pandemic).

We are an exciting, young and ambitious family support organisation, and this is a key new role for us, reflecting a successful period of expansion and a future focused on sustainability and continued growth.

As Marketing and Communications manager you will lead on implementing our communications strategy, creating content that tells the story of Home-Start Cymru and our work, in a way that reflects our values, personality and the voices of the families we support, and advances our mission. You will be a dynamic marketing specialist, able to raise Home-Start Cymru’s profile, plan and execute high quality digital campaigns, and reach varied stakeholders through different channels.

Engaging those we support, and working closely with the Head of Business Development, you will play a pivotal role in increasing our profile and positioning, and developing our supporter base.

Children need happy, healthy homes in order to thrive but with many parents finding the pressures are greater than ever, Home-Start Cymru is providing vital support through our volunteer-led, home-visiting model. We are there for parents when they need us most, because childhood cannot wait. 

2021 is shaping up to be a significant year for climate action. With major international climate talks planned for November and governments and businesses alike making big announcements, change is in the air.

Bioregional’s communications team is vital to ensuring that we play our full part in maximizing the opportunities of unprecedented environmental awareness and action, and helping set the world on a path to net zero emissions.

We are looking for a strategic communicator. Someone who can help us cut through the noise to reach our target audiences within the built environment, retail and local government sectors, and to lead our small but mighty communications team in raising our profile, promoting our services, and sharing our brilliant stories. Our aim: to show others that a better future is still within our grasp, and inspire them to take bold action now.

Responsibilities and experience required

Our Head of Communications oversees all communications and marketing activities. This includes working with our advisory teams to promote their services and expertise through digital communications and PR, overseeing a programme of events, and supporting our CEO to add our constructive voice to relevant policy debates.

They are also responsible for promoting wider use of our internationally recognised sustainability framework, One Planet Living®.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A strong track record of achievement in a communications, marketing or PR role
• Excellent writing and editing skills for a range of audiences
• A good working knowledge of a broad range of digital communications channels and tools
• Experience in leading teams, able to bring out the best in people
• Experience of working within a sustainability or purpose-led organisation
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
• A deep personal commitment to sustainability

About Bioregional

Bioregional has been winning awards and creating cutting-edge solutions to sustainability for over 25 years. Our ambition is simple. We want to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. We call this One Planet Living.

Bioregional is known for being an exceptionally friendly place to work, with a strong team culture that continues to thrive even during the pandemic.

Diversity and inclusion

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome job applications from everyone, and treat all applications equally, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other equality characteristic. We expressly welcome applications from people of a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background.

More information

The post is permanent and full-time and is normally based at our offices at BedZED in South London, on the mainline Victoria and Thameslink train lines.

Salary: £49,000 to £55,000 depending on experience, plus 6% employer’s ethical pension contribution and 25 days of annual leave, rising by one day a year up to five years’ service.

Deadline for applications

9am, Monday 24 May 2021

We aim to hold interviews on either 3 or 4 June 2021. We regret that as we have limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The King’s Head Theatre is looking for a creative, strategic and revenue-focused Marketing Manager to lead the venue’s marketing, communications and audience development activities, and the development of our brand. You will have proven marketing experience, a genuine passion for small-scale theatre and the ability to communicate effectively with the 44,000 audience members we welcome through our doors every year.

The Marketing Manager is the head of marketing for the organisation, responsible for devising and delivering cost-effective campaigns and activities that maximise box office revenue and contribute to long term strategic objectives. They lead on audience development, communications, brand strategy, paid advertising, video content, photoshoots and market research. They line manage the Marketing Officer.

Change Please is an award-winning social enterprise operating in the homelessness sector. We want to see a world in which there is no more homelessness. We train and employ people experiencing homelessness as baristas, support with housing, the Living Wage, mental well-being and then into onward employment with our partners in the hospitality and catering sector.

We are looking for a senior fundraiser to join our team as a Head of Fundraising. Reporting directly to the Director of Impact and Fundraising, this is an exciting time of organisational growth and impact following Covid-19. The postholder will build the department and lead on funding strategy.

Following a successful year, we are looking for someone who can deliver on our organisation’s strategy and vision. The Head of Fundraising will recruit and lead a dedicated team of fundraisers and consultants to bring in funds to help us achieve our mission.

We want someone who can provide the vision, leadership and fundraising skills to achieve our targets and development programme. We want someone with substantial fundraising experience from Trusts and Foundations, excellent at building relationships, organising funding pipelines, reporting and securing funds from a variety of sources. Experience in more than one discipline will be an advantage.

Main Job responsibilities

• Strategy and planning
  • Create and update fundraising strategy with Director of Impact to develop and achieve income targets
  • Maintain up-to-date list of prospects and opportunities for funding from a wide range of sources
  • Lead the annual fundraising planning process to produce effective strategies to achieve income targets
  • Identify new funding opportunities to achieve agree long-term goals and targets
• Monitoring and evaluation
  • Develop and review monitoring and evaluation systems in line with funders’ and Change Please’s requirements
  • Maintain calendar and organise reporting requirements for funders
  • Writing clear reports for funders
• Fundraising / writing
  • Write excellent and persuasive written applications and material
  • Develop new donors
  • Lead on new funding streams for Change Please
  • Oversee management/reporting of Trust income/expense programmes
  • Writing applications for awards relative to Change Please’s work
• Budgeting and finance
  • Ensuring that the department is in budget
  • Produce effective project and funding budgets with fundraising team
  • Working with Finance Team and Treasurer
  • In cooperation with the executive director, lead the development of any long-term strategy to achieve
• Management and people
  • Overseeing work of freelance fundraisers and fundraising team (to be recruited)
  • Managing workload and performance through regular one-to-one line management discussions
  • Plan and implement personal development programme for team members in all relevant skills
  • Undertake annual performance reviews

Person Spec

• At least five years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable track record of Strategic Fundraising
• Successful, significant and relevant achievement at management level in a comparable organisation
• Experience of utilising the strength of an organisation brand for charity/business development
• Proven track record of meeting challenging income targets
• Proven ability to build, manage and develop key stakeholder, client and donor relationships
• Experience of developing and implementing strategic and business plans
• Proven track record in fundraising that has directly resulted in increased income for an organisation
• Effective dissemination of information to large and diverse groups
• Strong leadership skills.
• Track record of bringing innovative creative thinking and fresh ideas to an organisation and/ or its services
• Commitment to Change Plesae’s work and beneficiary group

House of St Barnabas ambition is to grow and engage its community to increase impact, income and influence. The Head of Marketing & Membership is an integral role in helping us to achieve this goal. This is a strategic marketing role, which will focus on consolidating and growing an engaged, diverse membership base united behind the common goal of breaking the cycle of homelessness. The Head of Membership & Communications will help to build a brand that is a thought leader on social impact, confidently and clearly communicating its work and impact supporting people to access good work, a good home and good networks.

This is a maternity role cover until June 2022.

• Brand
  • Develop and build House of St Barnabas profile, specifically focusing on its unique blend of social and commercial (working with appointed external partners to do this where appropriate)
  • Support the Director of Engagement to develop a strong brand and communicate this to members and external audiences
• Digital, Content and Website
  • Responsible for the management and development of the organisation’s website and digital channels
  • Develop and execute digital campaigns aligned to the organisations strategic objectives
  • Deliver ongoing content to demonstrate our commitment and approach to Good Work
  • Develop a proactive and vibrant content calendar for digital channels
  • Responsible for tracking and analysing PPC, Google Analytics and SEO
• Develop and deliver membership strategy:
  • Manage and utilise House of St Barnabas’ CRM to build a data led approach to membership acquisition and retention
  • Manage the processes to support member journey and feedback
  • Manage membership communications across channels
  • Work with the Director of Engagement to implement the long-term engagement strategy for the House of St Barnabas, specifically aimed at increasing impact, income and influence
  • Work across teams to deliver an excellent membership experience
  • Manage the team to deliver programmes of member activity (eg DJ residencies, speakers, book talks, wine club etc)
• Line management:
  • Be responsible for the line management of the Membership & Events Officer, Digital Content Officer, Engagement Executive, Art Executive and Kickstarter roles
  • Support the Team to create and own personal development plans
• Play a leadership role in the Engagement Team:
  • Support the Director of Engagement to build a collaborative and high performing Engagement Team
  • Foster team working and encourage creative thinking about the teams shared objectives
• Play a leadership role in the House as a member of our Management Team:
  • Lead and develop your direct reports to become a high performing team
  • Implement the agreed organisational plans for your area
  • Plan and budget aligned to our annual cycle
  • Foster and encourage collaboration across the House of St Barnabas
  • Present and report to the Board of Trustees as required
  • Act as an ambassador for the House of St Barnabas with stakeholders
  • Comply with HoSB health and safety, safeguarding and compliance policies
  • Role model HoSB values and ways of working across The House of St Barnabas

Person Specification: We recognise that this is a unique role and that candidates might come forward from a range of backgrounds. We are primarily looking for someone with a background in strategic and digital marketing and branding, who can ensure our membership processes are followed and we have an engaging programme of member events. You will need to be pragmatic in making things happen, bringing energy and fun to the House.

• Proven experience of developing and implementing comparable brands
• Proven experience of digital content curation  
• Experience of event programming or production
• Experience of CRMs and digital marketing platforms (we use Salesforce and Mailchimp)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of leading a team, and working across an organisation as part of a high performing leadership team.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in your work

How to apply : Please send a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) outlining why you would be suitable for this role together with your most recent CV.

Closing date: 9am on 17th May 2021

Interviews: 20th / 21st May 2021

We look forward to hearing from you!

As Head of Frontline Innovation, you will lead the first half of the Year Here Fellowship. This will involve securing paid partnerships with frontline organisations across London and curating a powerful learning experience for our Fellows.

Frontline service sits at the heart of Year Here – giving the Fellows a chance to gain the insight and legitimacy that comes from working with people living through tough realities. You’ll make sure that our Fellows make a meaningful contribution in their placements and drive innovation that has lasting impact.

It’ll be really varied. In any given day you might be trying to sign up new placement partners, designing a learning session or coaching a Fellow on their frontline innovation project idea.

As part of Year Here’s management team, you’ll also contribute to strategic initiatives across the whole Fellowship. The Head of Frontline Innovation will report to the Fellowship Director.

This is a London-based role. We are open to full-time or 4 days per week.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Co-create the frontline phase of the Fellowship – working with faculty to impart the curriculum and create a powerful learning experience.
• Secure paid partnerships with frontline services across London.
• Lead programme setup, guiding Fellows from offer through to day one.
• Draw on your frontline experience to coach our Fellows to success.
• Be the face of Fellows’ frontline learning experience.

Who we’re looking for

• You have a solid frontline background – with a track record of improving services and innovating new solutions.
• You’re a confident manager of projects and commercial partnerships.
• You’re a bold and creative facilitator.
• You’re insatiably curious about how people learn and grow.
• You’re committed to social justice, diversity and inclusion.
• You’re not afraid of working hard in pursuit of a big vision.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional with exceptional leadership skills to manage the development of Citizen’s Advice Bucks’ funding strategy and external communications.

About the role

As Head of Development & Communications, you will manage multiple income streams, including commissioned services, trusts, grants, direct giving and community fundraising, ensuring the charity has sufficient resources to deliver effective services that meet local need. You’ll work closely with the CEO, as well as in partnership with other VSOs and statutory bodies, to create proposals for major funders. A strong networker, you’ll develop strong relationships with funders, partner agencies and Bucks Council which lead to positive impact for our communities.

As part of the leadership team, you will be responsible for supporting the organisation’s business and development plant, ensuring that defined objectives are translated into team and individual targets. You will be an inspiring and effective manager, responsible for the Fundraiser, Communications Officer and Research and Research and Intelligence Officer.

You will lead on the charity’s marketing and communications, building on our strong reputation and brand through our newsletter, website, digital content and external media, to ensure we continue to be recognised as a key part of Buckingham’s community infrastructure.

About you

As the ideal candidate you will have:

• Experience of developing and managing effective relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders
• Proven track record of raising 6 figure sums from trusts and/or statutory processes
• Strong understanding of local government, statutory commissioning and procurement
• Experience of delivering impactful marketing and communication strategies
• Ability to create business cases and manage budgets
• Excellent creative writing and editing skills

About us

As of April 2021, Citizens Advice Chiltern, Aylesbury Vale and High Wycombe Citizens Advice have come together to form Citizens Advice Bucks and provide great local support for individuals across the county.

We help people find a way forward. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating. At Citizens Advice Bucks we believe no one should have to face these problems without good quality, independent advice. That’s why we’re here: to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Citizens Advice Bucks is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds.

How to apply

If you’d like to find out more about this opportunity, please visit our website to download the job description and apply. First round interviews will take place on Tuesday, 25th  May and final Interviews on Friday 28th May.

Closing date: Sunday 16th May 2021

We are looking for an experienced video editor with a creative mind and impressive storytelling skills. You will be comfortable being both hands-on with technical video production as well as developing creative concepts and managing projects from conception through to finished project. Being comfortable managing short deadlines and working with an international team are also key for this position.

Home-based in the UK, you will be reporting to our Head of International Communications and Marketing and working closely with our UK-based Digital Marketing Manager as well as our Communications and Marketing teams in Germany, the US and Latin America.

During your first six months, you will be involved in the conception and creation of our 2022 campaign launch video as well as playing an integral part in the creation of an attention-grabbing ad campaign that wil garner international media coverage.

Please read the attached job description for further details on the requirements for this exciting position!

Application Process

All applications for this role are being received via the Charity Jobs platform. Please click 'apply' where you will be required to submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than 1000 words by Wednesday 26th May 2021, 23:59 UK TIME that answers the following questions:

• How did you find out about the role?
• Why do you want to work for Veganuary?
• What will you bring to our charity?
• When can you start?
• What is your salary expectation?

As an inclusive employer, reasonable adjustments can be made to allow any who require additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require such support.

Thank you for your interest in Veganuary!

Head of Online Content
Reference: MAY20215667
Location: Flexible
Salary: £40,800.00 - £49,725.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We’re looking for someone to lead our online content team, to guide and inspire them to make brilliant RSPB content every day. We have a highly engaged community of RSPB followers and supporters, we have brilliant assets at our fingertips, and we have a hungry new team ready to make great content. All we are missing is a leader to bring it all together to make the RSPB a leading light in digital charity communications.

You'll be responsible for setting the standards for the RSPB’s online creative direction. Along with our Head of brand and lead creative, you will be ultimately responsible for the creative quality of the RSPB’s online content across all channels, and will guide and inspire your team to make great work for the right reasons.

You will also be responsible for redefining our digital content approach. You’ll know how to engage our digital communities and will set guide the strategy to reach them in the right way at the right time. You will also be in charge of selling that vision to the wider organisation, to engage and influence the people who make decisions at the RSPB.

Heading up a team of 16, you will foster a happy team who love coming to work every day. You will know how to get the best out of your people, and will extol the virtues of your team to the wider organisation, to sell the vision of what the online content team can deliver.

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• Creative excellence: You know what makes great content and have a proven track record of launching both digital campaigns and creating always-on content that cuts through the noise.
• Content marketing knowledge: You’ll have a wealth of experience in ideating, creating and promoting content which stands out, and know how to best communicate with our audiences to build love, loyalty and activism for the RSPB, and increase financial donations.
• Leadership: You will be charged with bringing together a new team of 16 people and inspiring them to do brilliant work.
• Paid advertising: Whilst not accountable for paid advertising you will have extensive knowledge of it, and you understand the value of digital marketing to an organisation. You understand the key performance metrics, and will push your team to evaluate each activity to improve our advertising creative in the future.
• Relationship building: A large part of your role will be working with other teams to get things done. You’ve got excellent people skills, and you know how to work collaboratively to get to a brilliant result for all involved.

The is a permanent full time role which can be delivered from home or an RSPB Office/Reserve.

Closing date: 23:59, 16 May 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Brand Development Manager - £40,000 - London

Experienced Brand Development Manager wanted to implement and roll out brand strategy and execute brand campaigns

THE COMPANY

Our client is a large and much loved health and welfare charity working in the UK and running development projects around the world.

THE ROLE

As Brand Development Manager you will

- develop, in close collaboration with the Head of Brand Development, an inspirational brand vision, brand strategy and turn around action plan to be reflected in all donor and communications activities, in the UK and internationally
- lead the creation of a distinctive and enduring brand positioning
- lead the implementation of a brand communication plan, act as brand guardian and take ownership of the production of brand assets
- manage the roll-out of the brand across the organisation

YOU

The brand architecture and brand framework is already in place and as the successful Brand Development Manager you have

- a track record of planning and implementing the brand internalisation across all areas of the organisation and raising the profile of the brand team
- extensive stakeholder management skills
- demonstrable experience of brand marketing

Previous experience of the not-for-profit sector would be desirable but the role would also suit a capable and experienced Brand Development Manager with background of other sectors and agency-side experience.

If you have what we're looking for, please get in touch NOW.

Brand Development Manager - £40,000 - London

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Charity People are so thrilled to be in partnership with Third Age Trust, who are looking for a new Website and Brand Officer on a yearlong contract, with a possibility for extension.

This is an exciting time to join Third Age Trust, as they have recently undergone a restructure of the organisation and are looking to recruit an experienced website and brand professional to join their fantastic team.

Third Age Trust are a brilliant national charity, who promote lifelong learning to people who are no longer in full time employment or raising a family, through locally run interest groups covering a wide range of topics and activities.

Hours: Part time, 17.5 hours per week

Contract: One year FTC with possible extension.

Salary: £17,500 per annum, pro rata (£35,000 FTE)

Location: Southwark

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Comms, you'll be a whizz at all things website and brand related your role will be to develop the website as the organisation and movement for learning later in life grows and continues to develop momentum. The charity is creative and looking for someone who can think of new ideas, develop them to fruition, and collaborate with the wider team and membership base.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

• Ensuring that the website and digital content is engaging, accessible and reflective of the organisations mission and value
• Continually improve the website to provide trusted, interesting and informative online content, and work with internal contributors to ensure all content is within brand guidelines
• Implement an SEO, web optimisation and conversion strategy
• Work with the Head of Policy and Comms to advise on and develop new website projects
• Suggest and implement changes to the functionality of the website
• Manage all domain names
• Working closely with the Communications Officer on monthly mailings to members including email design and providing a platform for user support

The charity is keen to recruit someone who is keen to collaborate and distil ideas from within the wider organisation to create engaging website copy - this is an opportunity to be creative!

You will have proven experience in website management, ideally within a non-profit environment; will have excellent judgement when talking via social media to audiences; and the ability to adapt copy for various audiences. You will also have experience of working with Google Analytics; SEO; and experience of end-to-end delivery of user-led, accessible digital projects. Excellent communication skills are also important, as is the ability to work with a range of stakeholders, and project management skills.

The charity is based in Southwark; however, they are flexible with the location and will offer a home/office balance when offices reopen.

If you are interested in this new role, please email your most recent CV to Alice Wood at Charity People on [email protected]

Closing: Tuesday 1^st June

Interview Dates: week commencing 7^th June

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Role: Digital Officer

Hours: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £20,000

Holiday: 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays

Based: St Agnes, Cornwall

Probationary Period: 3 months

Reports to: Head of Communications

Benefits: Additional 1 day holiday per year after each year of service, up to 3 years / Employer pension scheme / Flexitime policy with core hours of 10.30am - 3.30pm / 24-hour employee support line / Incredible ocean location

We are Surfers Against Sewage.

A national marine conservation and campaigning charity that inspires, unites and empowers communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife. Our mission is simple: to Create Ocean Activists everywhere.

We’re dedicated to protecting the ocean and we won’t stop until it’s completely clean, safe and protected for everyone, forever. Our projects target coastal environment issues including marine plastic pollution, water quality, climate change and ocean protection.

From our headquarters in St Agnes, Cornwall, we protect beaches, monitor water quality, organise beach cleans, run educational programmes, lobby government and industry, report pollution and campaign for the conservation and protection of our ocean.

Together we are the voice of the ocean, together we are #GenerationSea

Our vision is simple: Thriving ocean, thriving people. This simple phrase captures everything that matters to us, not just in SAS, but humankind. It’s a mantra, a motto, a rallying cry to drive us on, with a huge collective goal to help tilt our delicate planet back on its axis. This sounds huge, but when you love what you do, and work as one, that future draws ever nearer.

We value:

Openness. Together, we’re passionate, down to earth campaigners, born out of the community, with a deep unrelenting love of the ocean. We believe in building diverse, inclusive and active communities.

Dynamism. We are dynamic, radical, active, energetic doers and campaigners. From the beaches to the front benches, we bring people together, empowering them to get stuck in and make real change happen.

Authenticity. We are human, doing our best. When we don’t get things right, we learn from it. We believe in authenticity. You can’t fake trust.

Creativity. We are creative and entrepreneurial. We move fast, think far and believe the future is bright. From our humble home, we make waves (of all shapes and sizes) to improve our greatest gift. A healthy ocean = a healthy society.

About the role:

We are looking for a Digital Officer to join our office in Cornwall. This role will support the Head of Comms in increasing SAS’s impact through digital marketing, with a particular focus on social media; writing engaging copy, designing graphics and editing platform-specific videos as well as helping to plan, measure and optimise digital campaigns across the organisation.

With ambitious goals for the organisation and a focus on the ocean within the climate crisis, this is an exciting time to join the Comms department as we deliver a number of crucial projects over the next few years. As our Digital Officer, your role will be both creative and strategic, as you support, collaborate with and empower various teams to deliver impactful digital campaigns. You’ll work closely with the Head of Comms to optimise our output, acting as a gatekeeper for the SAS brand on all of our digital channels. If you can inspire people to take action with a single tweet or create emotive 20-second videos, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and gate keep social media and digital content calendars
• Write copy for social media, website, newsletter and other digital channels
• Devise and create effective social content (video, graphics) on a day-to-day basis
• Advise and support teams on communication strategy for campaigns
• Create and develop brand-led social growth and engagement strategies
• Optimise social media channels, implementing best practice tactics
• Oversee social media and digital channel reports
• Deliver reports and recommendations to Head of Comms and internal teams
• Manage social media tools and platforms
• Act as a brand guardian, sense checking output to ensure consistency
• Respond to ad-hoc requests and any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post

Skills and experience:

• Proven track record of managing and growing busy social media platforms
• Familiar with the tactics and strategies that sit behind impactful social content
• Confident to work across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms as well as website and email
• Proficient in writing copy with a strong eye for detail and the ability to write for multiple audience groups
• Exceptional design skills across Photoshop, PowerPoint, Canva and video editing software
• A good understanding of performance reporting, how to set benchmarks, measure against KPIs and provide recommendations for improvement
• Used to working in a fast paced, busy environment
• Prior experience within the charity sector, especially campaigning charities, is a bonus but not a necessity

Personal profile:

• 1-3 years in a similar role
• A desire to make a positive difference for the ocean and planet
• Highly creative with a keen interest in social media growth and engagement tactics
• Excellent communication skills, internally as well as outward facing
• Self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Not afraid to experiment, innovate and come to the table with new ideas
• Happy to get stuck in and work with the team to achieve ambitious goals
• Well organised with both a structured and agile mind-set to do what’s required
• A willingness to learn and take onboard feedback
• Ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems
• Inspired by SAS’s mission, vision and values
• Likes to spend time near, on or in the sea
• Full, clean, UK drivers licence

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 23rd May

Interview Date: Interviews are expected to be held w/c 31st May via video call.

Surfers Against Sewage values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

The Royal Court is the home of the English Stage Company Limited (ESC) and is the UK’s leading theatre dedicated to new writing.  Up to 20 plays a year are staged between two theatre spaces (the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs) at the Royal Court’s home on Sloane Square. Over 120,000 people visit the Royal Court every year and many more see our work offsite, online, in the West End, globally and on tour. Our unique sector-leading activity is the play development work which takes place year-round including an ongoing programme of Writers Groups for around 100 writers a year.

The Marketing Manager (Campaigns) is a key role in the Communications Team and will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Sales and the rest of the team towards three key goals – fulfilling financial targets; reaching as diverse an audience as possible nationally and internationally; and offering an enriched audience experience, continually working to find new ways to tell the Court’s story, communicate the work, and share the values.

The Marketing Manager (Campaigns) will create, implement and monitor high profile marketing campaigns; manage the Marketing Officer; support the Head of Marketing and Sales in establishing the visual identity and messaging for each season and production within it; and lead on specific audience development projects. 

The Communications Team consists of Head of Marketing & Sales, Ticketing & Sales Manager, Marketing Manager (Campaigns), Marketing Manager (Digital and Brand) and a Marketing Officer, all of whom work alongside our Head of Press and Publicity and Press Assistant.