All Stars London is a grassroots charity that helps young people from London’s poorest communities to ‘perform their lives’ – both onstage and off. 

Since 2014, we have helped hundreds of young people to transform their lives through the power of performance. Our Young Leaders programme is a three-month cycle of performance-based training that builds the confidence and skills of youth aged 14-19. We offer them access to unfamiliar spaces and careers through Bridge-Building activities, mentoring and work experience. Each cycle ends with a Talent Show, organised, produced and hosted by the Young Leaders themselves.

Since the pandemic, youth anxiety and isolation have been at an all-time high. By adapting our programmes to keep young people connected to new opportunities, All Stars has had a positive and demonstrable impact on young people’s well-being as well as their career prospects. 

In 2022, we are looking for a talented Fundraising Campaign Communications Manager who can help us tell this story of growth and resilience to a wider network of potential supporters. Over the last few years, we’ve completed a three-year grant from the London Assembly and recently received funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation.

Across three months, the Funding Campaign Manager will take the lead in marketing and building new relationships for a fundraising event in Spring 2022. 

The role will focus on creating content for social media and direct marketing that shares our work and promotes the upcoming fundraising event. We are hoping to reach new audiences of potential corporate and individual supporters.

We are looking for a creative person who is confident using social media tools, email, newsletters, etc to promote successful fundraising campaigns. This is a brand-new role, working directly with the charity’s founders to help shape our messaging. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative and flexibility, as well as the ability to understand and capture the charity’s voice and vision. 

The position is part-time for a fixed term of three months, with the possibility of further work in the second half of 2022, depending on the success of the campaign. Hours will primarily be worked remotely.

The successful candidate must have: 

• Demonstrable experience in leading fundraising campaign in charity sector

• Track record of using social media tools to achieve campaign goals 

• Ability to work cooperatively, building strong working relationships within and outside the charity

• Initiative and creative ideas to help the charity access new networks

• Strong communication with Trustees and adaptation based on feedback

• Passion for social change, particularly in offering with young people from poor communities

• A self-starter who can effectively manage their own workload 

Skills & personality requirements 

• IT and social media skills including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok

• Knowledge of emerging social platforms

• Strong English writing skills 

• Good organisational skills 

• Ability to understand safeguarding and data protection (GDPR) procedures

• Friendliness, enthusiasm, dedication, responsiveness, flexibility, and eagerness in supporting the mission of All Stars London 

Time commitment

• 1-2 days per week, with self-regulated, flexible hours

• minimum 3 month commitment with possible extension

• you will report to the Programme Coordinator

How to apply 

Please submit your CV and cover letter demonstrating the experience and skills listed in the job description by 5pm on Wednesday 26th Jan . Because of the large number of applications expected, we will only contact selected candidates to arrange an interview. 

Salary

£3,000

Candidate must have self-employed status. 

We need an experienced manager to help develop our strategy and take our communications to the next level.By raising awareness of the services we offer to healthcare workers and communicating our impact, your work will become a key part of our organisational development.

In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata), we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff. 

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 

The charity currently consists of five staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.

 We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers: 

·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships

·Professional counselling

·Retail discount collation and aggregation 

·Hospital staff room refurbishments 

·Childcare grants 

·Gifts/food, logistics and delivery 

Position: Research Communications Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London, N4 with the flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £33,606 - £37,217 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Research communications team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

This is an exciting, challenging opportunity. And is ideal for an enthusiastic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in communicating complex research topics to a lay audience.

You’ll have a passion for communicating science and empowering people with quality information. You’ll bring a clear understanding of research methodologies, combined with outstanding communication and organisational skills and a positive, can-do attitude.

You’ll be able to demonstrate a successful track record of liaising with people at all levels and in managing complex projects.

Our Research Communications Officers work closely with colleagues in our press, digital, fundraising and engagement teams as well as people affected by MS, researchers and other stakeholders.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team.

We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 25 January

In order to apply for this role, please click the apply button and submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description (in additional documents).

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.

The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make. 

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form on our website and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an ambitious and innovative team player with a track record of delivering impressive member and/or supporter growth in a comparable organisation to join our team.

About this role

The Head of Membership position is central to the continued growth of the European Movement UK, and the successful applicant will be responsible for the European Movement’s income generation programme, whose key objectives are:

• to rapidly grow our membership and become a mass membership organisation within 5 years;
• to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our online supporter engagement, resulting in growth in campaign actions, donations, and membership conversions

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Building on the work of the membership taskforce and existing strategy and plans, develop, lead and iterate a comprehensive and ambitious membership strategy, covering recruitment, retention and member engagement
• Develop a sophisticated understanding of our member and supporter base and their priorities and needs to inform the membership offer and supporter journeys
• Identify new target audiences and routes to market and maximise opportunities, including through building partnerships with other organisations;
• Develop and lead on strategies to increase the diversity of our members and supporters, with a particular focus on gender, ethnicity and age diversity;
• Embed a ‘membership culture’ across the whole of the European Movement, ensuring we maximise opportunities to engage with and give a voice to our members across all of our work;
• Drive a culture of high performance, with a focus on acting on insight, measuring results, and putting our supporters, members and activists first.

For more information about the role's key responsibilities, the key competencies, and required experience please read the role profile document below on our website, and on this application page.

Key details

Salary
£45,000 - £50,000

Hours
Full time. Flexible with core hours of 10am - 4pm.

Job type
Permanent

Location
This role can be home based or based from our office in Central London. Please note: all applicants must be resident in the UK, as the successful applicant will need to attend regular team meetings in our London office.

Deadline for applications
9am on Monday 31 January.

Interviews
Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 07 February. Please confirm any times you are unavailable when applying for the role.

How to apply
You can apply for this role by sending your CV and a covering letter (no more than 400 words) to us by email or by uploading these to the CharityJob system.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to have a transformational impact on people’s lives by bringing together businesses, neighbouring communities, employees, and charities to find solutions to some of London’s most pressing societal issues. Our vision is to create A Better City for All, that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, helping 1 million people thrive. We do this by delivering programmes under our four key strategy areas; Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, and through supporting inspirational charities who are delivering innovative solutions in these areas.

As we enter the second phase of our organisational ‘A Better City for All’ strategy, we have developed our new Programme strategy for 2022-2024 to outline how our programme work supports our wider organizational vision. We are looking for an inclusive and empowering Head of Programmes to lead the delivery of our new programme strategy to achieve our ambitious vision for an Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair City.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting role within our growing organisation, reporting into the CEO. The Head of Programmes will be responsible for delivery our 2022-2024 strategy and be accountable for the delivery, development and evaluation of our programmes across 3 strategy areas; mental health, diversity & inclusion, and skills, as well as scoping new programmes and partnerships to expand our reach and impact, with a focus on ED&I, sustainability and climate action.

This role will be responsible for recruiting, developing, and leading the Programme team to achieve transformational impact, as well as supporting the CEO on wider organisational strategy, governance, and HR.

Our current programmes

Inclusive Pillar | Power of Inclusion programme

We want to create a city where everyone feels they belong. London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, yet many people face significant barriers to getting a job, progressing their careers or even feeling like they belong within their workplace. These issues have been highlighted throughout the pandemic, which has only served to create a larger divide around social mobility, diversity, and inclusion. As part of our Programme strategy, we are developing our social mobility programmes and activities for 2022-2024. This will include developing our ‘Change Starts Together’ framework, workshops, and tools to support businesses take an intersectional approach to social mobility in their organisation.

Healthy Pillar | This is Me programme

This is Me is an award-winning mental health programme that supports organisations to end the stigma around mental, creating healthier more inclusive workplace cultures to improve employee wellbeing. We do this by supporting organisations to; raise awareness around mental health through our Green Ribbon campaign, open up the conversation and end the stigma through This is Me storytelling and build the skills of managers and employees to have conversations around mental health confidently through the Wellbeing in the Workplace e-learning tool, developed in partnership with Samaritans. Since 2016, over 1000 organisations have signed up to This is Me and we have an ambitious target to increase our engagement with organisations across the UK and internationally.

Skilled Pillar | She Can Be programme

In a society where young women believe they do not have the same chances in business as their male counterparts, She Can Be aims to change this perception and empower young women, and those that identify as non-binary, to see the City as not only a viable, but an exciting career option for them. It aims to boost young people’s confidence in their abilities by equipping them with the tools to consider careers in the City, if they want one. She Can Be is delivered in partnership with business, schools and our charity partners to connect young women to City businesses through a one-day event each year. 

Further details

Salary: £42,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours a week)

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Flexible and agile working, including working from home days
• Learning & development opportunities
• Workplace pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Season ticket loan
• Wellbeing support

Location: Guildhall, London/remote

Closing date: Monday 31st January 2022 at 9.00am. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Could you help us build a movement for social change?

The Law Centres Network is the national voice of Law Centres, speaking out for access to justice for all.

Currently, justice is in great demand but in short supply. The rights of ordinary people – renters, workers, people with disabilities, black and brown people – are under threat, as is our ability to protest or to hold government to account.

To make our rights count – to make us count – we want to engage more people in pushing back against this threat and demanding social justice. Can you help us?  

We are looking for a passionate and articulate person to join us as Communications Officer.

You will be a professional with some experience and willingness to learn and develop.  You will be a creative and compelling communicator, who is up for a challenge. You will also be able to drive your own work, as well as supporting the team and sometimes member Law Centres. Work can be fast-paced and requires emotional intelligence and an eye for detail.

The Communications Officer role is diverse and offers a good opportunity to make your mark. Some of your work objectives will be planned and others will emerge over time. You will work with news media and social media, produce reports and other publications, and have a chance to develop our public presence in new ways.

The role is initially for one year full-time with the potential for it to be extended.

You will be joining a small and dedicated team, based mainly in central London but currently working remotely from home. Our work atmosphere is friendly and informal but diligent.

Last year we celebrated 50 years of Law Centres in the UK, and we are working hard to make sure that many more follow. Observers have commented that we punch well above our weight. Help us show them how much more we can do!

Deadline for applications: Monday, 21 February 2022 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on Thursday, 3 March 2022.

We’re looking for an exceptionally creative, collaborative, strategic and operational Head of Communications, Marketing, Digital and PR.

Key information:

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 4 days per week

Salary: £45,000 pro rata

Closing Date: 7 February

Reports to: CEO

Line Management: Leading a comms team of 5, with 2 direct reports

Work location: Hybrid with regular days in our office in Aldershot, Hampshire

Twins Trust

With over 40 years’ experience, Twins Trust provides families with twins, triplets and more with the information and support they need to enable them to thrive. We raise awareness, invest in research and campaign for the best possible outcomes for our families. 

We offer help, information and advice online, over the phone, or via our dedicated Twinline and run a unique service in association with Norland which helps families in desperate need. This enables experienced childcare specialists to go into a home or online to assist in an emergency and crisis. We run antenatal and parenting courses throughout the country. We manage an active social networking community for single parents, families with children who have special educational needs, grandparents and those who have been bereaved. Via our membership programme we not only offer support and education, but also financial assistance by negotiating discounted products and services.   

Head of Communications

We want someone passionate about Twins Trust’s work and values with the skills, experience and attributes to play a pivotal role in increasing the reach and impact of the charity. You’ll lead the charity’s  communications, driving forward a new comms strategy, whilst playing a key role in creating a new organisational strategy. This role can play a huge part in helping us to create a world where families of twins, triplets and more are happy, healthy and supported. 

The Head of Communications will help the Twins Trust raise its profile, grow its support base and strengthen its influence through exceptional strategic communications. This is an exceptionally exciting time to join the charity as it reviews its strategy with communications at its heart. You will lead a team responsible for driving proactive communications and PR to build awareness and understanding of the charity’s work and messages. Your expertise will include brand-building, content creation and both internal and external communications. You’ll deputise for the CEO on external meetings with policy officials and government bodies as required.

The successful candidate must have demonstrable experience leading strategic communications across brand, PR and digital. You will be an exceptional relationship-builder with strong verbal and written communications skills. You will need to work closely and collaboratively across the organisation to ensure that the communications agenda is infused throughout the charity.  

See the pack below for more information.

The closing date is 7 February.

An exciting new role is available for a Head of Fundraising to lead the team and support the delivery of our new fundraising strategy and to exceed our ambitious targets.

The Head of Fundraising will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and will be responsible for the implementation of the Hospice fundraising strategy including community, corporate, major gifts, trusts, direct marketing, in memory, lottery and legacies in order to achieve the planned budget. The Head of Fundraising will lead the fundraising team, and work with the Director of Fundraising to develop and deliver the overall Hospice strategy.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a strategic, experienced fundraising professional who has led a fundraising team previously across the full range of income streams.

Along with significant team leadership experience, you’ll have a natural ability to relate well to people at all levels, be flexible with the capacity to function effectively under pressure. 

You’ll need to be a clear thinker, accurate and with a good eye for detail, ready to work in an atmosphere of continuous improvement and empathetic to the Hospice vision and values.

Working for our organisation

North London Hospice exists to enable the best of life, at the end of life, for everyone. We work together with our diverse community to provide palliative care and support, when and where it is needed most. We provide tailored, personalised care for more than 3,000 people a year who are living with a life-limiting illness in Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. We also support their families, friends and carers.

In return, you will receive:

• Personal pension plan
• Life Assurance
• Generous leave entitlement
• Fully funded health cash plan
• Cinema benefits, etc.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

This is a Hybrid working role. 

Who We Are

Open Doors is a Christian charity looking to recruit active, practising Christians to help meet the growing needs of the persecuted church worldwide. Hostility, violence and abuse of Christians around the globe is on the increase. Open Doors works in over 50 countries to ensure that those facing such persecution are not forgotten, but can stand strong to serve their communities and give life.

Job Summary

The purpose of this role is to raise funds for the work of Open Doors internationally by engaging high-net-worth individuals and trusts in the UK and Ireland. The Head of Major Donors, Trusts & Legacies leads and manages all aspects of the major donor and legacies strategy, including managing key donor relationships, leading a team of relationship managers, developing bespoke proposals to meet individual and corporate giving criteria, commissioning appropriate events, travel, and other communications. They are responsible for researching and recruiting new major donors, and planning, implementing, managing, and coordinating activities to connect people into a long-term vision of support for the persecuted church, deepen relationship with Open Doors, and deliver on substantial income targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Create an annual plan that delivers an agreed strategy for high-value donors (current and prospective) and trusts
2. Engage donors, the Board and senior leaders and their networks in prospecting and funding events
3. A willingness to host major donors on field trips to high-risk locations where Christians are persecuted for their faith (training provided; risk assessments dependent)
4. Line management of Partnerships Team (Relationship Manager, Prospects Manager, Coordinator and Legacy & Trusts Officer)
5. Deliver income as well as acquisition, conversion, and retention targets by managing a portfolio of prospects and current high-value donors and trusts
6. Detailed planning (schedule, budget, response rate and outcomes) for key activity as outlined below
7. Data management - measuring response to all activity and applying insights to maximise engagement
8. Close collaborative working with key contacts in Open Doors International and field to facilitate funding opportunities, impact reporting and other, as required
9. Management of internal and external suppliers/freelancers/agencies to deliver communication and campaign needs
10. Ensure all communications are accurate, consistent, reflect the OD brand values and observe the appropriate security levels

About the Team

Reporting to the Director of Supporter Engagement, you will have key relationships with:

• Head of Marketing
• Line management of staff within the Partnerships team
• Inspire Team Leader (contact/call centre)
• Open Doors International and field contacts

Hours

37.5 hours per week. Usually between 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. This position may involve some evening and weekends at conferences and events for which TOIL (time off in lieu) may be claimed. Our policy is a minimum of 40% of hours in the office, with the remainder remote working.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• Collaboration – Working with the CEO and other senior staff from the UK, the Board and field bases to manage personal contact programmes, briefings and face-to-face meetings for higher value donors and prospects, delivering appropriate propositions verbally and in print/digital form.
• Prospect Development - working with the Prospecting Manager and senior leadership to identify and connect with potential high value and major donors from the main file: at events, in welcome and other acquisition activities; whilst also developing a plan to use new acquisition channels and tactics
• Welcome – Work with the Head of Marketing to ensure an appropriate welcome process is in place for new high value donors
• Development – Ensure individuals with capacity or history are offered appropriate fundraising propositions through all available channels. This includes special projects, general appeals, travel and event follow-up, regular giving programme(s).
• Communication – Develop policies and procedures to ensure that any contact higher value donors have with the organisation is coordinated and strategic. Working with the marketing team to ensure higher value donors receive appropriate communications through appropriate channels.
• Retention – ensuring higher value donors receive appropriate feedback on the impact of their support and experience. Ensure appropriate follow-up and reporting requirements for trusts and other organisations.
• Reactivation – ensuring lapsed and lapsing higher value donors are contacted appropriately and where possible drawn back into the ministry.
• Trusts – develop a trusts strategy and plan, building on existing relationships, identifying new sources of funding, and ensuring appropriate project proposals are presented to achieve trusts income target - along with exceeding trusts' reporting requirements.
• Legacies and In Memoriam – management of the Legacy & Trusts Officer, oversight, and input into the successful delivery of the growth strategy for Legacies and In Memory segments.
• Monitoring and Insights – Ensuring appropriate flagging and tracking of higher value donors through the database and monitoring of performance of all sections.
• Events – Overseeing the delivery of events and private briefings, liaising with senior staff and events team to ensure effective promotion (invitations), events and follow-up.
• Travel – maximising the opportunities for travel to ensure prospects and higher value donors have the potential for transformative experiences of the persecuted church through first-hand exposure.
• Hands-on – Personal responsibility for a caseload of high value or major supporters.
• Budget – Responsibility for the overall budget spend for the team.
• Project Management – Overseeing the delivery of appropriate propositions through communications and relationship channels liaising with other fundraising staff, communications (internal and field) to identify projects, case-studies, and other content

• To carry out other tasks, projects and assignments as reasonably requested by your line manager.

• Patience and resilience – Open Doors is a NGO with over 60 offices worldwide that work in dangerous and complex environments. A patient, trustful yet resilient disposition is critical to work alongside colleagues in other global locations to deliver projects, extract information and influence change.

The above job description is a guide to the work the jobholder may be required to undertake but does not form part of the contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.

Applying Your Christian Faith to This Role

There will be many ways you will be able to apply your Christian faith and the outworking of your faith to the context of Open Doors. The list below gives some of the expectations of this role but is not exhaustive or intended to limit you:

• contributing to and leading daily devotions (this can be for the whole team or just smaller departmental groups)
• participating in retreats, days of prayer and fasting, etc
• committing to private prayer for the work associated with this role, for the volunteers, and closest colleagues
• working in such a way to reflect biblical principles of leadership and service
• applying biblical principles of godly stewardship to operational responsibilities
• being open and obedient to God’s voice and direction in relation to any strategic matter and to always seek His will above all else
• responding to the prompting of the Holy Spirit in making decisions or communications.

Because of the essential Christian context in which the role will be performed, the role is subject to an occupational requirement under the Equality Act that the post-holder be a practising Christian. Each working day will involve collective prayer and worship, together with shared reflections on the work of Jesus Christ. All members of staff at Open Doors are expected to actively participate in this shared time and members of staff take it in turns to lead the act of collective worship.

Limits of Authority

To operate within the ethos and aims of Open Doors, adhering to budget parameters and the Open Doors’ confidentiality agreement.

Key Attributes

The following represent key attributes we are looking for in the successful candidate:

Calling

• Committed Christian who is completely in sympathy with the calling and mission of Open Doors

Character

• Teachable, humble, approachable, and able to maintain confidentiality
• Able to work under pressure, flexible and adaptable to get the job done
• Self-starter with positive and proactive outlook and approach to dealing with obstacles
• Confident and mature approach to taking responsibility with and for others
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deal with a wide cross-section of people

Culture

• Leading by example in servant-heartedness, empowering and respecting others
• Impact committed to get the job done for the direct benefit of the suffering church
• Focus able to stay on task and achieve outcomes within agreed time frames
• Team relational, fit, able to work with and for others, to step in and step up when needed
• Presentation: maintaining Open Doors’ standard of clean, tidy, modest and professional appearance

Competency

• Educated to A Level standard or equivalent
• Clear experience of creating systems, processes and structures to turn a strategy into a working, measurable reality that delivers to clear objectives
• Previous experience in a senior manager role
• Strong mix of task and people skills
• Experienced Project management
• Good financial management
• Understanding of data and experience of delivering improved results through data planning using platforms like PowerBI, Google Analytics
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and deliver a strategy
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite

In addition, it would be beneficial for you to demonstrate the following:

• Member of the Institute of Fundraising
• Marketing and/or fundraising experience at Management level in the Charity Sector
• Strong networks/connections within the UK Christian community
• Experience with high-net-worth individuals and trusts   

Enhanced disclosure information may be requested from the DBS in the event of a successful application.

Job Title: Marketing and Communications Manager
Team: Growth and Partnerships
Hours: 5 days (37.5 hours) per week with flexible arrangements considered
Location: GoodGym supports remote working. Currently we have an office space in London for staff to use if they wish. All staff have the choice of working remotely, using the office space or a hybrid of both. If you live outside of London, we cannot provide an office space. 
Report to: Head of Growth and Partnerships
Starting salary: £33,762 - £37,513
Application Closing Date: 9am, Monday 7th February 2022 Interview date: Monday 14th February 2022

About GoodGym
At GoodGym you get to do work that really matters, we are a positive solution to some of the UK’s biggest social issues. GoodGym members combine their exercise with doing important tasks for older people and community organisations. We have won multiple awards and are supported by the London Marathon, National Lottery and leading running brand Saucony. GoodGym aims to be one of the largest fitness communities in the UK, we want to make doing good by getting fit a mainstream movement. You’ll be joining an organisation that makes a positive difference every day. We’re an inclusive team, we aim to make sure everybody can be themselves at work.

Some videos about our work:
Guardian video | Team London Video | New Balance advert | ITV coverage

Position overview GoodGym is looking for a talented and driven Marketing and Communications Manager to drive our expansion across the UK. You will be joining our growing team to build a nationally recognised brand. In doing so, you will help achieve our mission of getting the UK more active and reducing isolation and loneliness amongst older people at the same time.

Using your communications expertise, digital marketing knowledge you will devise and execute a strategy to fulfil our mission of helping GoodGym grow to national prominence. This is an opportunity for an ambitious marketeer who wants to make a significant impact to grow an innovative fitness project into a national brand. You will develop and execute plans to engage tens of thousands of new members in GoodGym each year. You will manage a marketing budget and continue to extend and enhance our grassroots referrals.

Main responsibilities

National awareness and PR.
GoodGym has had extensive coverage on BBC radio, BBC television, ITV, the Financial Times, Wired, the Guardian and many other leading mainstream media channels. You will extend and continue this level of coverage, managing our publicity and PR to increase awareness of our work across the UK.

Local campaigns and targetting GoodGym is currently in 58 cities across the UK. In the future we hope to expand this. You will build a media kit that means each city can produce locally targeted media to help with member recruitment and new partners.

Comms channels management We have several scheduled communication channels with GoodGym members. You will lead the organisation of these. Part of this will be our own stories page on the website. You will be helping the community write their stories.

Member recruitment You will be responsible for increasing membership by promoting awareness of GoodGym as an easy, convenient and rewarding way of volunteering and getting fit.

Social media and social media advertising We currently use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram; you will be responsible for managing and producing content for these channels and targeting them appropriately to areas that need more participants.

Brand partnerships You will work closely with the business development team to make sure we are utilising our brand partners when it comes to marketing.

Budgets and strategy You will lead the marketing strategy and control the marketing budget to optimise our CPA.

Person Specification

• A marketing or communications role in a previous organisation
• Ability to create and execute targeted campaigns
• A track record of growing audiences and increasing signups
• Data-driven,analytical approach to marketing
• Experience of managing PR opportunities
• Experience managing social media accounts
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to spot great stories and turn them into content quickly
• Ability to make connections and collaborate
• Self-motivated, driven, high energy and engaging

Why join us?

• Friendly and positive culture
• A growing team with real purpose
• Flexible working hours and location
• Regular talks from leading sector experts
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• £200 development budget
• Home working equipment budget
• Optional working groups on issues such as diversity and the environment
• Lots of team socials across the year

We are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by loneliness in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, disability, age, nationality, religious or philosophical belief, age, sexual orientation, educational attainment, family status, trade union activity or any other factor. We see diversity as strength and want everyone to be able to be their whole selves at work.

We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels safe and respected.

This role is about building bridges to the outside world, focusing on both our policy and public audiences, finding ways to get fairness onto the agenda. 

To change the debate about fairness in the UK, we need to engage with the traditional policy stakeholders – the media, politicians, and a wide variety of experts. But we also need to engage with people outside the Westminster bubble. People from all over the country, of all backgrounds and political views, of every class, age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and level of ability or disability. 

The policy-focused aspects of the role will require plenty of strategic comms work. You’ll be building relationships with the key journalists, working out how to explain complex issues in simple and compelling ways, planning proactive campaigns and reacting to emerging opportunities for coverage. 

The public-facing aspect is less well defined, but just as important. It could involve some combination of public polling, social media, partnerships with membership or campaigning organisations, or collaborations with musicians or artists.

We’d like you to start in March or April. By the end of 2022 you should have made measurable progress in building our media profile and in rolling out plans for engaging with the public.

This is a part-time role (three days per week), but it might possibly become full-time in the future. You can work your hours when you like as long as half of them are in ‘normal’ office hours. You can work from home anywhere in the UK. We’ll pay you £28,800 per year (equivalent to £48,000 full-time), plus pension, on a permanent employment contract with a three-month probation period.

About you

We’re not that interested in your formal qualifications. We’re more focused on your attitude, your skills and experience, your values and your potential to excel in this role.

We need someone who knows how the media operates (and ideally has a relevant network of contacts), and who understands how to make complex and oftenabstract issues newsworthy.

We are looking for a gifted, natural storyteller who communicates well in writing and in person with people from a range of backgrounds. You should thrive on the uncertainty and the lack of structure of a start-up environment. 

You need to be inventive, empathetic and open-minded, and to combine strategic vision with attention to detail.

You will need to show us that you have the following character traits in spades, in order to succeed in (and really enjoy) this role:

Accountability
Autonomy
Boldness
Creativity
Drive
Enthusiasm
Flexibility
Generosity
Humility
Humour
Organisation
Reliability
Resilience
Resourcefulness
Tenacity
Warmth

Diversity and inclusion

The Fairness Foundation’s core mission is to build a society where everyone has genuinely equal opportunities to make the most of their lives, which means that the structural barriers that some people and groups face have been dismantled. 

We also recognise that, as an organisation, we need to reflect the diversity of the society that we work in, and that having a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture will make us more effective in achieving our goals, for a variety of reasons.

We actively seek candidates from under-represented groups, such as people from working-class backgrounds, women, black and minority ethnic people, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ people, including people with personal experience of barriers to fair life chances, and from all regions of the UK.

FInd out more and apply

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, the organisation, your background or your potential fit, please contact Will Snell (Chief Executive) to set up a call. Our online application form has just three questions (why we should hire you, why you want the job, and how you would get everyone talking about fairness). We’ll ask you to answer one question by recording a short video and the others in writing.

Applications are due by 23.59 GMT on 31 January 2022. Interviews will be held in February for a start in March or April. First round interviews will be online. Second round will be in person (we will pay for travel).

Praxis is a vibrant human rights charity rooted in East London, providing pan-London services and contributing to national and European debate, policy and practice.  We have over 35 years’ experience of working with migrant communities. Every year we support over 2,000 people; providing expert legal advice, welfare projects and peer support. We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and have invested in advocacy and campaigning to achieve better outcomes for more people. We have a new Strategic Plan that sets out these ambitions.

This is an exciting time in our development and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious, dynamic Head of Fundraising and Communications to work with the Chief Executive as part of the senior leadership team.  

You will have a proven track record in securing large multi-year awards, as well as experience of developing and expanding a trust fund portfolio and individual giving. You will work with the senior team and CEO to develop and implement an income strategy to underpin our strategic plan. You will lead on internal and external communications ensuring high standards and compelling copy that demonstrates our impact, reflects our policy aims and ensures Praxis can secure the funds and deliver the changes we want to see.

With a strong background in Trust fundraising, you will have a proven ability and passion for relationship management and producing successful and well written proposals.  You will also have experience and enthusiasm to lead and oversee strategies to build our individual and corporate giving.

Income generation: the post holder will have a critical role in developing ambitious and achievable targets to match our vision for growth. In 2020/21 our income was £2.4 million; approximately 44% of this was from trusts and foundations. Our target is to increase the number of trusts that support us and substantially increase unrestricted income. In 2021 we created a new role of digital engagement manager, and you will ensure the postholder is well supported and directed to achieve a step-change in our individual giving.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

Please note we reserve the right to close this campaign as soon as we find the right candidate, so early application (by CV and covering letter setting out why you are applying and how you meet the person specification) is recommended.

Closing date: midday Monday 24th January

Do you have a passion for using digital communications to tell a better story for our society? Are you ready to lead a team, developing and growing them to make an even bigger impact on the nation? Then this role could be for you.

CARE is in a new and exciting season since new CEO Ross Hendry joined in November 2021. We have big plans to expand our influence and work over 2022 and beyond.

Central to this vision is the Communications and Engagement Team. We’re recruiting for a Head of Communications to start with us as soon as possible. Reporting to the Director of Communications and Engagement, you’ll be responsible for a talented team, responsible for overseeing and improving CARE’s websites, social media channels, core emails and printed resources and correspondence with supporters. You’ll also make sure the team effectively supports the work of other departments within CARE.

You’ll be deputy to the Director of Communications and Engagement, working closely with him on developing new communications strategies to help take CARE’s work in the digital sphere to the next level. You’ll play a key role in promoting and upholding CARE’s reputation in the public square.

Looking for a leadership role combining seniority, challenge and purpose? Want to shape the reputation of one of the UK’s leading charities? Keen to make a difference every day for seriously ill children? Then this role could be for you. As Head of Communications you'll lead a high profile, strategic and effective communications function to support ambitious fundraising targets, strengthen our reputation and maintain our engagement with colleagues and stakeholders.

At a time when good communication is more important than ever, we are looking for an experienced, forward-thinking Head of Communication who can lead this key strategic function. You will understand the vital role our beneficiaries play in telling our Brand story and contribute to the development of a culture which fosters inclusivity and diversity. And you'll lead, motivate and inspire your team to innovate in order to deliver the ambitious organisational strategy.

About the Team:

Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, this role leads a team of nine, which comprises a communications and press office function, artist liaison, stories and case studies and internal communications.? The team works closely with the charity’s brand marketing and digital engagement teams and with the communications team for Great Ormond Street Hospital itself.

About you:

You will be an inspiring team leader with proven experience leading high profile and effective communication campaigns, strategic internal communications and managing a multi-functional team. You will have excellent media relations credentials, an eye for a story and a keen ability to assess and respond to reputational risk. You’re a supportive but ambitious manager, keen to drive high performance for the charity and support your team in a time of change.

Specifically you will have:

- Experience of providing strategic leadership in internal communications for an organisation
- Proven experience in delivering high profile and effective PR campaigns
- In-depth knowledge of strategy and tactics in managing risk issues and crisis communications and experience of managing complex media stories
- Experience of leading a team through a time of change and providing inspiring leadership to others.

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: Midnight on 13th February.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

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