Someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes.

Blood cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer in the UK but the third most common cause of cancer death. And, blood cancer patients are one of the most at risk from COVID-19.

Leukaemia UK is a leading UK blood cancer charity created through a recent merger, with ambitious plans for growth to improve the lives of those affected, by funding world class research and ground-breaking care.

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising & Communications for 12 months as a maternity cover. This role will be home based but travel to central London will be required as appropriate.

This role is responsible for:

• Leading the charity’s fundraising and communications strategy and team, to build and sustain awareness, consideration, engagement and support for the charity and our work.
• Playing a proactive role in the overall leadership of the charity as part of the Leadership Team, contributing to the development of strategy and culture, annual operational plans and budgets and effective internal communications.
• Setting clear strategic direction and annual plans to drive ambitious, achievable stretch targets for all income streams, marketing and communications, aligned with our vision, mission and strategic goals.
• Working with the Head of Finance to produce monthly management accounts, quarterly reforecasts, and campaign performance reporting against KPIs.
• Leading coherent and strategic communication of the brand narrative and visual identity, raising awareness of our work, enhancing the profile of the charity and telling our impact story.
• Leading the development of a stewardship and recognition programme for existing & new supporters to bring them closer to the organisation and maximise the value they can add to the charity.
• Leading the development and management of the charity’s digital presence - channels, assets and content - to support growth in income, awareness, reputation, and impact.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Have an AMAZING sense of team spirit, willing to get their hands dirty, daily!
• Work hard, is highly motivated, proactive, team-orientated, a big picture thinker and insight and results obsessed
• Have a willingness to support complex, high value, multi stakeholder projects independently from start to finish
• Want to live and breathe the success of the team and the charity. Has a wealth of experience in fundraising, marketing and communications with demonstrable experience of delivering growth across income streams.

You will probably come from a charity background yourself and have a proven track record of strategic and operational fundraising, marketing and communications success. You will be an inspirational leader but also a strong team player and be as comfortable with hands on day-to-day delivery as strategic thinking and influencing in the leadership team. You will understand the current challenges that charity fundraisers face and bring your own innovations to our approach to public support and engagement. 

Location: Home based, flexible location (regular travel to Head Office in Guildford expected when restrictions allow)

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000per annum

Contract: Full time (37.5hrs p/w), permanent

Would you like to work within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling? An exciting and engaging opportunity integral to delivering Cycling UK’s communications strategy is available for a highly motivated, creative, and enthusiastic individual to join our communications team.

The successful candidate will act as an initial point of contact for media enquiries, develop and deliver media campaigns, produce engaging content celebrating all that is great about cycling, along with a breadth of other interesting commitments including leading press trips on some of our exciting new routes like the West Kernow Way as part of Cycling UK’s involvement in the EU funded Experience project. If you are an experienced and creative communicator who’s passionate about their work, we want to hear from you.

Tell us why you are the one to drive impact in this capacity and help to progress Cycling UK’s strategic vision of enabling millions more people to cycle.

Explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity, then head to our website and complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team.

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before: 09:00 Monday 31 May 2021

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

The Media team at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) is currently recruiting for a Media and Communications Manager (Partnerships), who will help us to develop UNICEF UK’s strategic thinking and delivery for partnerships communications work.  ‘Partnerships’ include private sector partnerships, philanthropy, foundations and child rights and business work. 

You will manage relationships with senior communications contacts in our corporate partners (and/or their agency partners) and devise ambitious media and communication strategies to promote UNICEF UK and our partnerships; developing and implementing our communication strategy and working with others in the media and broader communications team to deliver communications output around these key areas. You will also have internal leadership of a multi-functional team to deliver holistic marketing and communications plans (paid, owned and earned).

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• strong collaboration skills
• proven experience of working in a busy media team, ideally with experience of corporate communications work
• proven experience of developing, implementing, and evaluating high profile, innovative and ambitious multi-media strategies and securing effective coverage for partners
• proven experience of managing corporate partners or working within a PR agency to manage clients

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 10 June 2021

Interview date:  week commencing 28 June 2021 via video conferencing

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.We are expecting to move to a hybrid approach (part home/part office based) when our office reopens.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

About this vacancy

Vegetarian for Life is the leading authority on diet and healthy living advice for older vegans and vegetarians. We work with a diverse variety of stakeholders, including some of the UK's biggest care chains and food suppliers; government; and partner NGOs, to support and protect older vegans and vegetarians.

As we continue to expand our work, we have an opportunity to create the charity’s first Head of Research and Policy. This critical role will help to drive our lobbying, campaigning, advocacy, and research forward at a critical time for our organisation.

We are looking for an exceptional and passionate individual with proven experience of managing and developing successful integrated campaigns and campaign strategies.

The ideal candidate will drive our impact by using their skills and experience to effectively shape policy and research interventions. They will help Vegetarian for Life to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of older vegans and vegetarians across the UK – both now and in the future.

You will have experience of developing and implementing successful research and campaign proposals and activities. With a good understanding and experience of the UK legislative, regulatory, and governmental framework, you will understand how to navigate and steer stakeholders to achieve legislative change. You will understand how to drive public and media awareness to enable this.

You will be used to working with a variety of stakeholders, and will be a confident and effective communicator at any level – from the general public, through to business leaders, senior government, and regulatory bodies. Management experience is preferred.

Candidates will ideally be based in, or close to, either Greater London or Greater Manchester. The role will include regular travel to both cities and may include overnight stays. Other UK travel may be required, and you must be prepared and willing to travel for this role. The role is primarily home based, with regular attendance at the Manchester office.

In line with the charity’s core values, you should be a committed vegan or vegetarian.

Salary and benefits:

• From £35,000 p.a. (£17.95 per hour)
• In the region of 37.5 hours per week – full time
• Flexible working hours
• 6% contribution to group personal pension plan
• Generous 38 days of annual leave p.a.
• Supportive and positive working environment

Closing date: 31 May 2021

More information: For more details, including the Person Specification, please download our Job Description. Applications should be made with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4) along with a CV and details of current salary.

Do you have a flair for innovative marketing and communications that engages and inspires people? Would you like to join one of the top 30 best charities in the UK* to work for? We are looking for a new Marketing and Communications Manager who will continue our work and bring their own vision and ideas. 

Based in the beautiful village of Bartestree, approximately 5 miles east of Hereford city, St Michael’s Hospice has been providing the highest quality care to the local community for over 35 years. This care is made possible by supporters taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping at our retail outlets, making charitable grants and donations, leaving gifts in their wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer. All of our fundraising and hospice care needs a great marketing and communications team to make sure that we are providing the best support we can to the people of Herefordshire and beyond. 

We are looking for someone with a proven track-record in marketing and communications management, who can take the best of what we have and build on it to increase our reach in all forms of media. We are looking for someone who is ideas orientated, a creative thinker who is not afraid to step outside the box and challenge conventional thinking.

Alongside this you’ll need to be a strategic planner, able to manage your own workload whilst overseeing our small marketing and communications team and empowering everyone to achieve their goals. You’ll take the lead on implementing our challenging Marcomms strategy and inspire others in the team as well as the wider hospice setting. You’ll be someone who can hold the big picture and have an eye for the details at the same time. 

To be successful in this role, you need to have an in-depth knowledge of marketing and communications, ideally from a charity or not-for-profit background. You’ll need excellent interpersonal skills and you’ll also have to bring enthusiasm and drive and ensure that we are constantly improving in all our marketing and communications. 

You’ll bring significant experience in both online and offline channels of communications, with experience of social media, web development, print publications and audio-visual content creation/commissioning. You’ll be creative and innovative in your approach and you’ll need to be someone with their finger on the pulse when it comes to advances in marketing and communications.

You’ll need to be an enthusiastic self-starter with a hands-on approach and a flexible attitude, no two days are the same, so being able to adjust to meet particular needs as they arise is essential. In taking on the Marketing and Communications Manager role you will be just as happy working independently as you are as part of a multi-disciplined team. You will be an inspirational leader and provide direct line management to the Senior Marketing and Communications Officer. 

As well as joining an enthusiastic friendly and committed team, our location is hard to beat – nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility with free on-site parking, discounted delicious meals snacks and drinks. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, (rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years), a Hospice pension, discounts with local suppliers, generous study leave and support for ongoing personal development.  Flexible home working will be considered. 

If the Marketing and Communications Manager role sounds like what you’re looking for in your next career move and you want to join us then we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help St Michael’s Hospice continue caring to make a difference to patients living with a terminal illness and their families across Herefordshire and beyond. 

*Best Companies 30 Best Charities to work for 2021

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.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting the team at Autistica to recruit for an Interim Head of Marketing and Communications on a 9-12 month contract (maternity cover).

Autistica is the UK's national autism research charity, and are proud to be in the top five of the Third Sector Best Charities to Work for 2020 list. Their objectives are simple; they want to close the autism life expectancy gap; end health inequality, and ensure autistic people have an equal access to a high quality of life. Later in 2021, Autistica will launch a major campaign to dramatically improve the lives of autistic people. To ensure success, they are expanding their team, which will enable them to reach new audiences and maximise relationships with existing stakeholders.

The Interim Head of Marketing and Communications will join their small but passionate communications and engagement team. You will support the team and external agencies to communicate their vital work to a wide variety of people and organisations, encouraging them to support or get involved in their life-changing and life-saving research and campaigning. You will identify appropriate ways to inform and inspire both existing and new audiences. To ensure that their communications activities supports the fundraising team, you will work closely with the Director of Fundraising on an integrated strategy for 2021/22.

The ideal candidate will be strategic, organised, with a marketing background and broad communications experience including an understanding of media/PR. You will have experience of working with a fundraising function, and enjoy turning insights into engaging, accessible content, campaigns and events. You will be creative and excited about trying new things, yet committed to measuring performance to ensure that activities have maximum impact. You will enjoy the rapid pace of modern communications, comfortable with making decisions quickly and responding to the latest trends, topics and content in innovative ways.

Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis therefore you are encouraged to apply ASAP. Please apply with your CV and a Supporting Statement of up to 2 pages (in Microsoft Word format) highlighting your motivation for the role, your motivation for working for the charity, as well as your key skills/experience in relation to the Person Specification. Following your application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion, and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.

Head of Marketing and Communications

As a leading social mobility charity, WeMindTheGap transforms futures for under-served young people across North Wales and Northwest England.

Marketing at WeMindTheGap is at the heart of creating and deepening our relationships with our young people, our funders, our employee partners and our other stakeholders.  Telling compelling and engaging stories about our young people and their journeys is key to the success of this role.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced communications professional to create and lead our marketing strategy and charity brand awareness as we expand into new areas. You will be responsible for embedding our new website as the starting point to all of our communications as we prepare for our next phase of growth.

Description

• Applications close: TBC
• Salary: £30,000 – £37,000 p.a., pro-rata
• Contract: Part-time, permanent
• Hours: 30 hours per week. We are open to agreeing a flexible working pattern that is beneficial to the candidate and our charity.
• Location: Flexible base location, working from either our Wrexham or Manchester office, however you will be required to be in the Wrexham office at least once a week.
• Interviews: TBC
• Start date: ASAP
• Reporting to: CEO

About the role

The pandemic has put the national conversation on social mobility into the spotlight. WeMindTheGap has the insight, data and stories to be prominent in this conversation. Growing the charity’s profile will play a central part in attracting more funders, partners and donors, raising awareness of social mobility and influencing change.

The successful candidate will be passionate about levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people, with significant experience of communications strategy development. You will have a strong editorial eye and copywriting skills. You will build strong relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with journalists and ambassadors for our cause.

About WeMindTheGap

We transform lives with love and meaningful opportunities. How? By giving new opportunities in life and work to under-served young people in our local communities  through the provision of totally holistic programmes that address any gaps in maturation, aspiration, confidence, care and skills.

This is not about CV-writing workshops and tea and toast for poor unfortunates…or ticking boxes… This is about delivering real and lasting change for young people who deserve better.

This is social mobility in action.

Some initial focus areas for the role will be:

1. Work with the CEO, our charity’s founder and Chair of the board and senior leadership team to create and deliver an integrated marketing and communications strategy. As part of this, you’ll identify key pieces of work to take forward, develop and deliver.
2. Ensure the new website is refreshed and maintained regularly.
3. Proactively spot and take advantage of media opportunities to promote the work of WeMindTheGap.
4. Develop a relationship with our Ambassadors and Voices to support and build our profile.
5.  Line management of our Social Media Officer

Please see below for role profile and person specification.

 Integrated Communications Strategy

• Development and implementation of integrated communication strategy to support WMTG’s strategic plan
• Set appropriate indicators of success for effective delivery
• Develop processes, tools, and ways of working to deliver integrated communications
• Ensure best practice in crisis communications and reputation management for WMTG

Raising WMTG’s profile

• Develop impactful marketing campaigns and secure local, regional and national press and broadcast coverage to raise the profile of WeMindTheGap, placing us in the national conversations around social mobility and employability.
• Build relationships with journalists, proactively pitch stories and maintain a media contacts database.
• Make the most of local and regional press opportunities within the communities where our projects are based.
• Keep track of relevant news and policy developments in social mobility and employability.
• Help to source and support Ambassadors and Voices for WMTG.
• Help to grow our profile in the social mobility sector, promoting us as leaders in our field
• Ensure WMTG is nominated for relevant awards
• Work with MPs and relevant sector committees to gain traction for WMTG on priority policy areas.

Communicating our impact and gappie stories

• Ensure our sector-leading impact is clearly communicated on our website, social platforms and other channels
• Ensure our gappie stories are compiled and shared in a compelling way.
• Develop publicity materials for WMTG including our strategy document, brochures, leaflets and short films.
• Ensure the privacy and safety of the young people we work with in all communications and media work.

Developing our messaging and brand

• Ensure our brand guidelines are up-to-date, practical and accessible
• Ensure WMTG has suitable messaging and materials for their key audiences (e.g. funders/commissioners, employer partners, etc)
• Develop and share a monthly newsletter for stakeholders
• Ensure mailing lists and stored data are GDPR compliant

Line managing our Social Media Officer

• Provide oversight and guidance; work with postholder to develop and monitor objectives
• Create opportunities for professional development

Person specification

Essential

• Confident communicator, with experience of working at board or senior leadership level
• Experience developing and implementing an organised communication strategy
• Proven track record of pitching and securing press and broadcast coverage
• Superb copywriting skills
• Ability to convey complex information in an appealing way, understanding the needs of different audiences
• Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues, journalists and ambassadors
• Flexible and able to work under pressure to short deadlines
• Good knowledge of digital communications and what a good digital and social strategy looks like

Desirable

• Knowledge of the social mobility policy environment
• Line management experience
• Experience of brand development
• Experience of crisis communications and reputation management

Benefits

WeMindTheGap offers:

• A friendly working environment!
• 20 days annual leave per annum (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure
• Coaching support
• Employer’s pension contributions (3%)
• Commitment to supporting your professional development
• WMTG welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements

Further information

References

All appointments are subject to verification of employment and suitability of the candidate for the post applied for. We will request your permission before taking up employment references.

Disclosure of Criminal Record

The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If your application is successful, you are required to make these disclosures and consent to WeMindTheGap verifying the accuracy of your response with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK is looking for a Head of Communications & Creative Content as we go through a period of exciting growth and change.

The Head of Communications & Creative Content will work to raise the profile of Islamic Relief UK to internal and external audiences, will deliver strong leadership so we can maximise our impact and effectiveness and achieve our strategic ambitions, and will also play a key role as a member of the UK Senior Management Team.

The Head of Communications & Creative Content will need to operate effectively and efficiently in a continually developing and changing workplace context and be capable of motivating others to embrace change.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Substantial experience, operating at a senior level in communications, creative content, public relations, journalism, or advocacy & campaigning  
• Practical experience of developing, monitoring and evaluating communication strategies and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and converting strategy into delivery
• Experience of tailoring communication messages to key audiences  including media and hostile/antagonistic audiences
• Demonstrable experience of handling complex and sensitive issues in a high-profile organisation with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of managing crisis comms
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and coach  a wide-ranging team
• Strong understanding of international development and humanitarian work
• Proven track record in public speaking

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on or around 16/06/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

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.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Flexible (Head Office is based in Peterborough)

Salary: Circa £35,000

Closing date: 4th June 2021

Interview date: 25th June (in the Peterborough office)

This is a critical appointment.  

You will need to be an empowering people manager, passionate about serving churches and the homeless in our country.

You will need to be highly committed to our vision of seeing churches, across the country, housing the homeless and doing it brilliantly. This appointment is key to us accelerating towards our 5-year vision of having 200 churches housing the homeless by 2025, at a moment of urgent social need.

You will be on the Executive team of one of the fastest growing, award winning, Christian charities in this country. Contributing to our development, you will need to do so whilst embodying our values and culture, which strives to be both highly caring, and action orientated.

The role will be reporting to the Executive Director and responsible for the IT, Housing, Finance and HR. You will also report into the sub-committee(s) from the board of Trustees. (See Job Description here). A broad and varied role that will require the capability to juggle these different priorities as well as supporting the strategy, values and spiritual strength of the organisation.

About you:

We are looking for an exceptional leader with considerable background in organizational development, leadership and management, preferably with a strong understanding of information, IT, systems and project management.

You will display comprehensive experience of leading teams and organisations, and need to be comfortable taking responsibility. Essential to Hope into Action is that you are a good listener, team player and passionate about empowering others, especially your teams.

Experience of organisational development is essential, ideally with particular expertise in information management as well as an ability to manage, strategically, housing, finance and HR. We would expect, over the next few years, to see improvements in our efficiencies, quality and systems.

Your location can be flexible, but post-Covid we envisage at least 2 days per week in the Peterborough office. You will also need to travel to various locations as part of your role.

About us:

We believe everyone has the right to a home and churches have the power to meet the tragedy of homelessness in their community.

Starting 11 years ago, we have grown into a mature organisation working with over 70 churches running 90 homes for over 250 tenants.

We have won numerous awards both secular and Christian including from the Guardian newspaper, Homeless link and Centre for social Justice.

We provide not just shelter and housing know-how, but also the friendship of a church, we are passionate about harnessing the social, financial and spiritual power of churches to enact real change both in them and our tenants.

Our first home had a real heart for men coming out of prison. Homes are now available for a wide range of people experiencing homelessness: people in recovery from addiction, people sleeping rough, women and children fleeing domestic violence, people coming out of rehab, former prostitutes, refugees, those suffering mental health issues and survivors of human trafficking.

Roughly, 50% of our homes are in our ‘line-managed cities’ (Peterborough, Norwich, Nottingham, Cambridge.), the other 50% are found across a further 20+ towns which we franchise into.

We encourage others to replicate our model through franchising. The tragedy of homelessness is in every community. Our vision is for every church to lovingly provide the homeless with a home.

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.

WHFS is looking for an experienced financial specialist to join its team.

As the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the charity’s financial management and with the Chief Executive, have oversight of HR and IT operations.  A member of the senior team, you will help shape the organisation’s strategy and provide financial modelling to support sustainability and expansion. You will report directly to the Chief Executive and liaise with our Treasurer.

You will be professionally qualified, have a least three years' experience in a finance role and previously acted in a company secretarial role or providing support to Trustee Boards in a finance capacity. Highly experienced in accounting software packages and experience of transitioning from external accounts provision to in-house is desirable.

WHFS is a women-led charity supporting marginalised women in East London. We are best known for Maternity Mates which supports vulnerable pregnant women and our FGM/C survivors and women's health programme. 

Our aim is to support women to improve their health and wellbeing in a meaningful and sustainable way, by giving them the knowledge and confidence they need to do it for themselves. One of the key ways we do this, is to recruit and train local women volunteers to provide emotional and practical support through meaningful relationships.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. As a women-led charity, our team is representative of the local communities we work with in London.

Interviews will be held on Friday 28th May 2021.
 

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

Mind employs about 430 staff and we have a small team of volunteers. Most staff are based in Stratford, London, there is an office in Cardiff and there are a number of dispersed staff working across England and Wales.

The Head of Digital will own the digital strategy, be responsible for raising the profile of digital at Mind, increasing digital capability across the Mind federation, and enabling Mind’s organisational strategy and goals by delivering digital innovation.

You will be responsible for leading the Digital team, which includes the Digital Transformation team, and the Digital Platforms and UX team. The Digital team has recently moved from the External Relations Directorate (alongside the Communications, Digital Engagement, Policy and Campaigns, Information and Media teams), to the central Infrastructure Directorate. By sitting alongside Governance and Quality, Strategy and Insight, and IT, we expect digital to be core to the delivery of Mind’s new and ambitious strategy. This role represents a unique opportunity to embed the team and its work within the Directorate, ensuring that our digital transformation programme, UX capability and our platform.

With experience and strategic understanding of organsiational culture-change programmes, you will have demonstrable experience of leading change and transformation and acting as a lead change agent. You will have significant experience of the ongoing development of digital platforms, coupled with a sound understanding of UX and user-centered product development. Candidates will have senior managerial experience with outstanding leadership and management skills, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills and excellent IT Skills to include Microsoft packages. A direct or indirect experience of mental health problems and knowledge and understanding of the voluntary sector and mental health would be desirable, however is not essential.

Closing Date: 16th May 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

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

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.