The Job Context: The Head of Marketing, Comms & PR will work directly with the CEO as a key member of the SMT. The candidate will take lead responsibility for development and implementation of the marketing and communication strategy.

The Organisation: Best Beginnings is a national charity established to help give every child in the UK the best start in life and reduce inequalities in outcomes. We aim to improve the health, wellbeing and life-chances of young children of all backgrounds, with a firm focus on tackling inequalities. We forge partnerships and collaborate with parents, local communities, front-line professionals, service providers, professional bodies, academics and policymakers to create, disseminate and evaluate innovative interventions and drive positive change

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a marketing and communication strategy for the organisation, in collaboration with CEO and the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Lead strategic communications to drive the impact of our campaigns and messaging, grow our profile and increase our influence.
• Take responsibility for our overall communications strategy and planning and delivery all our digital activities and the positioning of our brand.
• Working with the SMT and relevant peers and teams like Fundraising, Delivery, Evaluations & Policy, Digital and Engagement to ensure their marketing and communications plans are created and delivered effectively.
• With a strong Editorial eye, develop and execute the delivery of presentations, videos, written content and infographics in line with current and upcoming projects
• Lead and develop a team to ensure all details are covered and that there is complete consistency and polish across all comms & marketing streams from the bottom up.
• Provide leadership and direction across member and volunteer engagement, ensuring good collaboration and consistent messaging.
• Manage the relationship with outsourced agencies where applicable and ensure they are fully briefed and aligned with the organisational goals and message.
• Bring innovation and best practice to your role, blending creative thinking with organisational operations and strategy.
• Optimise process within the wider marketing team, evaluate and implement new tools to drive efficiencies and maximise returns on campaigns.
• Bring digital product marketing experience to the team to ensure the app and technical team are supported in their communications and delivery.
• Work closely with the CEO and COO to raise the profile of the team via thought leadership opportunities, keynote speeches, awards, events, articles etc.

Why work for us?

Wanted: an inspiring, influential and accomplished Head of Communications with experience of media relations work in an international context.

It’s an important time to join CARE International UK (CIUK) as the Head of Communications. With a new organisational strategy under development for 2030, we need a leader who can take forward our communications strategy encompassing brand, media and digital communications aimed at our key audiences including individuals, policy makers, donors and corporate partners.

With a good culture of integrated working across communications, fundraising and advocacy, we are determined to do things differently.   Our recent #March4Women campaign is just one example of a fully integrated campaign, led by the communications team, which included all our target audiences.

In addition to the UK objectives, we also have a commitment to improve communications globally and to contribute to advocacy goals - and this role is essential in working with counterparts throughout the confederation on global initiatives.

About you

As an experienced, strategic and dynamic communications professional – you will have a proven track record of leading a major communications function. Your broad ranging experience will span brand, press and PR, editorial content and digital.

With experience of leading large integrated campaigns, you will have worked closely with colleagues across fundraising, advocacy and programmes – building relationships and influencing at a high-level. And with your strategic mind – you will have taken a communications function on a journey to success.

About the role

Reporting to the Executive Director, Partnerships and Communications, you will be responsible for leading all media, content and digital communications. This role is essential to achieving our advocacy and programmes goals. The team consists of Press & PR, Editorial Content and Digital – providing support across CIUK to deliver on the CIUK strategy, and in turn contributing to the CARE Global Programme Strategy. As a key member of CIUK leadership team, you will work with colleagues across the organisation on major strategic issues and organisational culture.

As a member of the global communications team, you will work closely with peers across CARE member offices to share knowledge and contribute to global communications objectives and crisis comms.  

As CIUK is a member of the DEC, at times of humanitarian emergency you will work closely with the DEC’s communications team to generate media coverage by offering spokespeople and content.

Working with the Senior Management Team and CEO, you will advise on crisis communications, as well as lead on major pieces of strategic work which align and contribute to our Global Programme Strategy.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable and excluded communities and by 2030, CARE and our partners will support 200 million people.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future. A member of the DEC – our humanitarian work is recognised as world-leading and we are proud to work in collaboration with our sector colleagues.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to satisfactory references.

CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful 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. 

- Appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).

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

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

This is the perfect opportunity for a senior communications and marketing professional looking for a role with real impact!

Harris Hill are delighted to be supporting CDP's Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) with the recruitment of an exciting Head of Communications and Marketing role.

As the Head of Communications and Marketing you will lead an expanding global team through an exciting phase of further growth, both in size and impact.

Your broad and senior marcomms experience will allow you to lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of a proactive integrated strategy spanning communications, media and digital.

Previous global experience will ensure you consider the complexities of an international audience, enabling you to support and advise the team on utilising appropriate messaging and tone in all SBTi communications.

Drawing on previous transformation experience you'll establish the team ensuring the department is robust and their values are upheld despite major growth.

Your excellent stakeholder management skills will allow you to build relationships internally and externally with complex and senior stakeholders.

Location: London (However can be remote based across the UK)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £61,000 - £75,000

About CDP's Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi): it is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reductions targets. It accelerates companies across the world to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The initiative has an impressive list of partners such as the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and are growing at an impressive rate.

To find out more please email a copy of your CV and a Supporting Statement to [email protected] Please note this role will firmly close Monday 3rd January 2022 at 8.00am.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Communications for Drive Partnership

Employed by Respect on behalf of the Drive Partnership

Reports toDirector of Drive Partnership

Salary £45,628-£49,610 (Point 42-48) pro rata, including ILW

Hours Full time (35 hours) or 4 days (28 hours) per week

Location Hubhub, 20 Farringdon St, London, EC4A 4AB plus flexible homeworking

BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday a year, 6% employee pension scheme, childcare voucher scheme, cycle-to-work scheme

Interviews         The first set of interviews will be held on 12th January 2022 and the second set of interviews will be held on 18th January 2022. 
 

Purpose of role

The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working together to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.  We seek to change the domestic abuse narrative that asks ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ to ask ‘why doesn’t he stop?’.  Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together to disrupt abuse and change behaviour. 

We’re having an impact. Our partnership public affairs work has helped build a coalition of experts pressing for change; stimulated a commitment in the new Domestic Abuse Act from Government to publish a perpetrator strategy; stimulated philanthropic and government funding commitments; and brought together leaders from across public sector professions to focus on better holding perpetrators to account.  We are now looking for a new Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications to help the partnership ensure these networks and commitments deliver for victims – improving their safety and reducing the onus on them to do the hard work to keep themselves safe.

As the Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications for the Drive Partnership you will lead our efforts to ensure that those with the ability to make change, because of the funding or policy making role they hold, understand the aims and vision of the Drive Partnership  and what our data, practice expertise and the voice of survivors is telling us about how to stop domestic abuse in the UK. In this role, offered as a fixed term contract until March 2023, you will lead a team of up to three staff, develop our policy influencing capacity and support our national roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to stop domestic abuse. You will also take responsibility for improving our internal communications, enhancing our reputation and supporting communications and relationships across the extensive Drive network of partners and beyond.

You will be an experienced public affairs specialist with a background in policy influencing and have extensive contacts. You will build relationships with and work to support Respect, SafeLives, and Social Finance’s public affairs and comms teams and key audiences across the partnership to enhance our influence, reputation and profile both locally and nationally, and maintain really great relationships with others who currently work on public affairs and policy issues across the Drive network of stakeholders and partners.

You will be joining the Partnership at an important time as we seek to seize the opportunities of a new interest in perpetrators of domestic abuse and ensure new commitments in the DA Act deliver for victims and survivors.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly from people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

• Black and minoritised people
• Disabled people

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.

Key duties and responsibilities 

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Drive Partnerships policy, public affairs and communications functions, working with teams across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, to produce well-argued briefings, reports and other materials that promote the strategic approach and practical activities of the Drive Partnership.
• Lead the reactive policy influencing function, developing position and briefing papers on political issues relevant to the Drive Project and Drive Partnership, such as policy consultations, new legislation, the lead up to and outcomes of local and national elections, key policy forums and the work of Government’s executive agencies
• Work with the Drive, SafeLives, Social Finance and Respect communications teams to develop and deliver Drive Partnerships communications work, keeping our comms strategy and key messages under review and developing them where necessary, growing and nurturing our audiences, managing the team to deliver against key targets.
• Work with the Events Officers across each partnership organisation to produce high quality, impactful events with influencers and key stakeholders, including identifying target audiences and potential event partners
• Lead the Drive Partnership’s political engagement function, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the policy and political arena and supporting the Drive Director and Drive Project Board to engage effectively (and with a sense of relative priority) with senior policymakers (ministers, special advisers, civil servants, commentators and backbenchers with relevance and influence). Ensure effective measurement of and risk management for all policy and stakeholder relations activities
• Lead Drive’s political, policy and sector intelligence-gathering, making sure it informs the Drive Partnership’s strategic and tactical decisions, including regarding appropriate sources of funding which the organisation should bid for
• Contribute to the Drive Partnership strategy and partnership annual impact reports, working closely with the communications and fundraising teams to produce these documents and accompanying communication and handling plans 
• Represent the Drive Partnership at key stakeholder and influencing events, forums and conferences. Respond to external enquiries about Drive’s position on key issues relating to domestic abuse
• Support Drive Partnership staff, as well as Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance Trustees, Associates and Pioneers, to understand Drives work with internal comms. Help to ensure they are also building and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders, growing  an extensive network of awareness of and support for our work and equipping staff to deliver up to date, key organisational messages
• Provide inspirational leadership to your team, which supports, motivates and challenges them to develop and deliver to a high standard, reflecting the values, aims and principles of the Drive Partnership
• Participate in the leadership of Drive through regular management team meetings
• Ensure staff understand policy developments, political thinking and Government funding streams

General

• In consultation with the Drive Director, and Drive Project Board, identify clear and measurable objectives and KPIs across all areas of activity which demonstrate benefits for reputation, profile and impact. Ensure that evaluation of the programme of activities is carried out regularly
• Set up and maintain close working relationships with colleagues across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance and keep up-to date with external communications priorities through working closely with colleagues
• Attend relevant meetings as required

Person Specification

Experience – essential

• Significant political relations experience, gained in-house or in an agency or political setting
• Significant policy influencing experience, with a record of influencing political decision making
• Experience of creating and delivering, to tight and shifting deadlines, high quality written and oral communications
• Ability to synthesise data, user-voice and evidence to influence policy development and political engagement
• Experience of influencing policy and public affairs through great public-facing communication

Experience – desirable

• Experience of gaining policymaker support for the roll-out of innovative social interventions
• Leading and developing people

Skills

• Strong political understanding and judgement
• Understanding of policymaking in the UK and devolved administrations including local government
• Knowledge and understanding of UK social policy, specifically domestic abuse and child protection policy
• Exceptional policy development and analysis skills
• Exceptional writing skills, both long-form (e.g. briefings, reports) and short-form (e.g. blogs)
• Ability to work at speed, condensing large quantities of information down to compelling, accurate key messages
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, able to use project and programme management tools when appropriate
• Exceptional speaking, presentation and influencing skills

Competencies

• Ability to act as champion for the Drive Partnership
• Presents messages effectively and clearly to various audience
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Confident in the use of data to make effective decisions and as the basis of professional judgement
• Identifies problems early and takes action to avoid or resolve them.
• Works collaboratively to add value
• Seeks to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Supports the restructuring of activities that do not help Drive to achieve its goals or deliver strategic plans
• Commitment to Drive aims, values and practical work, including making victims of domestic abuse safer and developing effective responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse
• Adapts quickly to changing needs of colleagues and stakeholders
• Plans and prioritises work effectively
• Ability to deliver heavy workload on time with a resilient and flexible approach

How to apply

Please download the documents from the Respect website and complete the application form and equality monitoring form, and email by 9 am on 4th January 2022. 

Forms must be received in a Word document format (not PDF). Please note we do not accept CVs. 

If you have not heard back by the interview date, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead marketing and communications at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). The role requires someone passionate and committed to social justice and the promotion of marginalised voices in global debates.

The Head of Communications and Engagement leads a dynamic team responsible for both our marketing and fundraising communications and our external affairs. The key priority for this role is to align IDS’ centrally coordinated communications and marketing activities with our brand, strategy and vision. They will ensure the excellence of our corporate website and social media platforms, corporate literature, and high-profile IDS events. The post-holder will strengthen our ability to promote cutting-edge research and grow demand for our post-graduate and professional development courses. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the skills and experience necessary to successfully shape the marketing and communications strategy of an international research organisation.

The role is based near Brighton in the UK, requires being on call for occasional out of office hours duties and will involve some international travel.

IDS is committed to eliminating discrimination, and to embedding and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, in our work and in all our activities. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented at IDS.

The new role of 'Head of Communications and Insight' will help to lead a step change in Cranfield Trust's support for the UK charitable sector, raising awareness of the importance of charity management excellence and the Trust’s role as the leading management support organisation for the voluntary sector. 

Cranfield Trust is the leading source of pro bono management support for charities.  Over more than 30 years, we have provided free consultancy and other services to growing numbers of frontline charities.  Lockdown has been a time of innovation and creativity for our team.  We have expanded our range of services, developing a valuable and flexible service offering.  Our current services include: management consultancy, telephone advice, mentoring, peer to peer support, webinars and information resources. 

We have the opportunity to make a much larger contribution to the work of charities by sharing knowledge and insights, gained from deep contact in our work with frontline organisations.

The purpose of the role is to position Cranfield Trust as a leading voice and champion for good charity management and a ‘go to’ organisation for expert knowledge, skills, advice and results for the voluntary sector.  This is a strategic role but, as we are a small organisation, the postholder will need to take a practical role in delivering as well as designing communications strategy. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Designing and leading the delivery of a strategic, integrated communications strategy, across a range of platforms and media including press & PR, digital and social media;
• Developing the Trust’s role as a ‘thought leader’ within the UK charitable landscape, drawing on our considerable practice, data and insights; and,
• As part of the Trust’s leadership team, leading our Communications function, contributing to broader strategy and using our organisational insights to develop the role and activities of the Trust.

The role can be office (Romsey, Hampshire) or home based, with travel for work purposes and to spend time with team members and colleagues in the office as necessary.

We are expanding our communications capacity and looking for someone with experience and enthusiasm to join our small but influential team campaigning on aviation’s impacts for people and the environment, and to help us take our messages to new audiences. 

We are well established in the aviation policy debate. We are now looking for someone to work strategically to bring our messages to a wider audience. As Head of Communications, you will lead all aspects of our communications including with the media, public, politicians and our membership. The successful candidate will join a friendly team based in London Bridge, but currently working largely from home. We can offer a flexible working arrangement, either at our office or working remotely, although the ability to come to the office at least one day a week would be an advantage. 

The organisation:

We are delighted to be partnering exclusively with an animal charity working to improve the lives of dogs, cats and the people in their communities. They are looking for an Interim Head of Communications to oversee the delivery of the current Marketing and Communications 2021 bridging strategy, ensuring integration with the overall fundraising strategy and operational business plans. You will also contribute to the organisation’s 2022+ strategic development from a Communications perspective, and represent MarComms as a member of the Senior Management Team, working closely with internal peers.

If this sounds like it could be a good fit, please hit apply and submit your CV for immediate consideration. This is a fast moving role and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide communications support to the wider MarComms team
• Ensure all members of the team are fully cognisant with the strategic aims of the organisation and work towards achieving these within the department’s strategy
• Proactively ensure that all members of the team are kept fully briefed on key organisational management, communications and campaigning issues
• Oversee delivery of the 2021 communications bridging strategy, which encompasses all the elements of the department and monitor progress against key performance indicators
• Work closely with MarComms team, CEO and SMT to finalise the MarComms 2022+ strategy, ensuring integration with fundraising and operational plans and objectives
• Monitor department activities and expenditure and ensure budgets and job bags are kept up to date
• Management of the brand identity; ensuring consistency of brand across the visual and verbal identity of the organisation
• Manage & monitor suppliers, including marketing agencies, mailing houses etc., ensuring the right combination of outsourcing, in-house expertise, innovation, technology development and costeffectiveness achieved
• Work closely with the Fundraising department ensuring marketing & communication strategies are fully integrated with fundraising initiatives
• Review quarterly direct mail appeals from a MarComms perspective and plan and oversee joint digital fundraising initiatives
• Provide monthly and quarterly reports and forecasts as specified by the CEO and, as agreed, by the Fundraising & Marketing Sub-Committee and Board of Trustees

Person specification:

• Proven experience in a management level role within communications
• Experience working for a charity is desirable
• Experience working with and reporting to Board Trustees (or equivalent)
• Proven experience of managing communication strategies, formulating action plans, monitoring budgets and reporting
• Experience of working in conjunction with Fundraising colleagues to develop integrated strategies and deliver joint projects
• Experience of managing multiple projects on time and to budget
• Demonstrable experience of using audience insights to shape deliverables
• Experienced in recruiting and managing external agencies
• Storytelling – understanding what makes a good story, sensitivity to case study and safeguarding
• Solid budgeting abilities
• Ability to communicate strategies, plans and marketing information to a variety of audiences in a style relevant to each
• An experienced and effective communicator, who can inspire loyalty, trust and enthusiasm in their team
• Confident and comfortable speaking in public and to the media
• First class stakeholder management and confident having difficult conversations with colleagues and suppliers of all levels
• Must be able to make judgments, take qualified risks and make decisions with confidence, taking responsibility for the outcomes as well as relishing the ongoing challenge of problem-solving
• Ability to work well under pressure, to meet deadlines and prioritise own workload (and work of others), often working on own

What's on offer:

This role is offering a day rate of £177 - £222 PAYE for this initial 6 month contract. The role will be primarily home-based with an expectation to be in the office (North London) once a week to meet with team members across the organisation.

If this sounds like it could be a good fit, please hit apply and submit your CV for immediate consideration. This is a fast moving role and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Charity People is thrilled to be working with a fantastic mental health charity, YoungMinds, in their search for their new Head of Communications.

Their vision is clear: they want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health. To achieve this, they work hard to provide support, as and when young people need it, by delivering three new, bold strategic programmes, aiming to stop an emerging mental health need becoming a crisis; by helping young people to look after their own mental health, making sure young people have adults around them who can help, and building a youth-led movement to make sure support is there for anyone who needs it. This is the charity's purpose, and they are clear in their approach of how to achieve their aims.

In post, you'll work directly with communications and campaigns, working to build and implement strategies on organisation-wide issues. You'll be tasked with:

* Promoting campaigns and messages, and will be working with the wider team to engage young people in your work
* This is a critical strategic role in the charity, and you will be at the helm, working to grow and enhance engagement with the charity's primary audiences
* You will lead and inspire a brilliant, growing team, enabling them to build on recent successes and continue to develop their talents
* You will lead the digital content and marketing functions, and be responsible for their strategic programme, making full use of digital innovation, including via the website and social channels, to reach young people with advice and support

Ideally, you will have: a strong understanding of digital methodologies, including agile product development, and have demonstrable experience in managing and developing a brand; the ability to write and edit outstanding copy for a range of audiences, including young people, and innovate and identify new, creative solutions to user needs, as well as being able to develop digital products, including those aimed at engaging a young audience. You will be able to lead, inspire and develop a team!

You must be self-motivated and have excellent personal time management, planning and organisational skills, and be proactive in your own professional development. And, most importantly, you will be passionate about the positive impact brand and marketing has on organisational success and have an understanding of and be sympathetic to the needs of young people.

Location: This is a hybrid, home- and office-based model; central office is in London, SE1 2ND

Salary: £51,827- £57,585

Closing date: 7th December; applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP!

If you're interested in hearing more about this great opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People.

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.

Moving on Up (MoU) is a collaboration between Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG), City Bridge Trust, and Trust for London. that aims to increase the employment rates for young black men in London.

The MoU initiative is now entering a new phase of implementation at the same time as London embarks on its post-Covid social and economic recovery. The next two years will be critical for the MoU initiative, and we now need a talented communications lead to enhance our work with high quality and consistent strategic communications capacity.

The closing date for applications is `13 December 2021

Welsh Women’s Aid is the national umbrella organisation in Wales for third sector specialist services working to end domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional woman to join us and lead our Public Affairs and Communication team. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrable their commitment to Welsh Women’s Aid’s ethos and values, and be passionate about ending domestic abuse and all forms of violence against women.

As Head of Public Affairs and Communications you will be a leader with the ability to develop, motivate and manage a high performing team, build strong relationships, and have proven strategic and operational management experience. You will oversee all areas of public affairs, communications, policy, research and prevention, and hold responsibility for their strategic direction, ensuring the needs of survivors of violence against women are represented to policy makers and influencers.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in public affairs at a senior level
• Thorough understanding of Welsh Government, Westminster, Senedd Cymru, Whitehall and local government mechanisms
• Excellent campaigning and influencing skills achieve objectives and maintain good working relationships.
• Experience of survivor or stakeholder engagement
• Must be adaptable, solution-focussed with a proactive and positive approach.

The ability to speak and write Welsh is desirable for this role, but not essential.

Interviews: Thursday 9th / Friday 10th December 2021

This post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

We value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities, and applicants from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority backgrounds and people with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be guaranteed an interview. 

Registered charity number: 1140962

Head of Marketing and Communications

Are you looking for a role that offers home-based, flexible working? We are looking for an experienced leader to drive the external marketing communications and income generation for a charity that has been working with schools for many years, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Location: Home-based, flexible working

Hours: Full-time
Salary: Circa £45k dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, 5% Employer pension contribution

The Role

There is a great deal of untapped potential for a proactive leader to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. The charity has a high-profile patron, highly active trustees, dedicated staff and a CEO who is passionate about education and the development of young people.

This senior role brings together external relations and income generation and is an amazing opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team. In particular, the Head of Marketing and Communications will be responsible for an integrated External Relations Strategy and its operational delivery that includes:

• Marketing, profile raising and public relations (on and offline) – 50%
• Public Affairs/Policy PR and campaigning – 35%
• Income generation (Local Authority level, fundraising and partnerships) – 5%
• Membership marketing – 5%
• Research and Impact evaluation – 5%

About You:

The Head of Marketing and Communications position is an exciting and challenging role, at the heart of an agile organisation with a strong record and reputation, with the potential for real and profound change for children and young people. You will have direct experience of working across a broad range of the specialist areas of responsibility identified above.

You will have experience of:

• Hands on strategic and operational delivery of digital/social media, PR and Public Relations campaigns
• Leadership and mentoring
• Successfully working with Trustees/senior partners and at Board level
• The education or not-for-profit

Other roles you may have experience of could include Other roles you may have experience of could include External Relations, External Affairs, PR, Public Relations, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, External Marketing, Income Generation, Income Generation Manager, Head of Income Generation, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising, Partnerships, Public Affairs, Policy, Policy and PR, Membership, Research, Research and Impact.

Head of Marketing and Communications

These are exciting times for the charity, and we have an outstanding opportunity for a highly self-motivated professional to join the Marketing and Communications team as Head of Strategic Communications.

Position: Head of Strategic Communication

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working in Devon.

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Contract: Full time

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract starting in February 2022

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Sunday 19 December 2021. However, the organisation reserves the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date, and would therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

Working closely with the Director of Brand and Communications and other marketing department heads, you will play a major part in developing and delivering the new communications strategy – a plan that will resonate with target stakeholders and external influencers – bringing an innovative but intelligent approach to helping people see donkeys in a whole new and different light.

Through effective and consistent communications, you will help drive a programme of brand evolution and values based cultural change that gives the charity a clarity of purpose and relevance to everybody the world over – harnessing the passion, expertise and pride of the people to connect multiple stakeholders, through multiple channels, to the cause.

About You

You will have demonstrable and relevant experience of working in media relations, strategic communications, PR and issues-based campaigns, along with:

• Sound knowledge of industry-leading communications best practice in both internal and external communication
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing and organisational skills
• Experience of working with the media at local, national and international level, as part of a senior management team and in establishing and driving communication processes.

Business partner experience and a working knowledge of advocacy and campaigning within the charity or government sectors are desirable.

If you feel you have the qualities, skills and experience to fulfil this vital role, and would like to help drive the evolving programme of change taking place within the charity, we would love to hear from you.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

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Are you a passionate and energetic Marketing/Communications Manager looking to take on a varied and challenging position? A key role where you will be responsible for enhancing and developing our client's brand, image and public profile to ensure they continue to be one of the most successful charities in the South West? This could be the role for you.

Head of Marketing and Communications Responsibilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and leading the Marketing and Communications Team to deliver inspiring and engaging marketing content and initiatives to meet organisational objectives, ensuring the use of range of imaginative solutions. You will work with all teams in the organisation to ensure consistency of brand, style and message in all promotional activity and information which reflects the ethos and values of the organisation and is sensitive to the needs of the children and families they serve.

Head of Marketing and Communications Requirements:

To be successful you will need considerable experience of leading and managing a successful multi-disciplinary marketing team and of setting and achieving operational goals and using analytical data to review performance, ideally within the charity sector. You will have experience of working at a strategic level and developing a service. Strong communication and interpersonal skills along with a positive and collaborate approach are essential.

About our client:

They are a registered charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for life-limited children and their families in the South West.

They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. They welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Location: Barnstaple, Devon (optional hybrid working with the ability to work partly home based with at least 3 days per week in the work base)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37 per week

Salary: £42,293 - £47,641 per annum

Benefits: include 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) which increases with service, enhanced sick pay scheme, contributory pension scheme (7% employer), family friendly policies, occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services, group life insurance scheme, a chance to make a real difference, green agenda, excellent working environment.

Closing date: 19 December 2021
Anticipated interview date: 13 January 2022

You may have experience of the following: Head of Marketing, Head of Communications, Marketing Manager, Marketing Operations Manager, Senior Marketing Officer, Senior Marketing Manager, Senior Marketing Executive, Senior Marketing Specialist, Marcomms, Marketing Communications Manager, Marketing Specialist, Marketing Director, Director of Marketing, Communications, etc.

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