The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand.  At the heart of this exciting new direction is ensuring the profile of The Brokerage is both re-positioned as a Changemaker and thought leader, and also increased across key audiences.

As such we are recruiting for a Senior Communications, Marketing and Campaigns Manager to lead on the organisation’s campaigns, brand, external communications, marketing, social media and digital engagement. This includes the development and implementation of a communications and messaging strategy that ensures significant growth in the awareness, engagement and participation in our work from our key stakeholders and beyond.

You will need to share the CEO’s vision of creating a modern, trust - not rule -based organisation that is high-performing and offers its staff the ability to work pro-actively, autonomously and with an entrepreneurial spirit whilst offering a supportive, inclusive and flexible working environment.

The Brent Centre for Young People is the leading mental health charity for young people in North West London, supporting over 700 young people a year with a wide range of issues. We offer specialised psychoanalytic treatments in the areas of breakdown and suicide prevention, self-harm, depression, eating disorders, exam anxiety and more. Our approach is rooted in a psychoanalytic approach and tailored specifically to young people in the form of Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET),  Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. We aim to reach significantly more young people and their parents/carers in the years ahead, drawing on our heritage that combines specialist treatment in house and outreach into communities. The Centre continued to support its young clientele even during this Covid19 pandemic.

The responsibilities of the Head of Development and Fundraising will encompass overall leadership on business development, fundraising, communications, innovative funding and partnerships of various kinds. This is a wide-ranging role which also bring strategic insight into how to enhance performance across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team of a well-respected charity at a time of not only change and growth, but when its work has never been in greater demand. In addition to candidates with charity experience, we are interested to hear from candidates with commercial sector backgrounds in Business Development, Fundraising, Communications, Marketing, etc. seeking to work in the charity sector.

The post of Head of Development and Fundraising will play a key role in this exciting stage, increasing our fundraising and other income, helping us to raise our profile, reaching new partners and funding organisations – helping to define and deliver our Growth Strategy in order to reach more young people who are struggling with mental health challenges and the consequences for them and their families.

We are looking for a highly motivated and creative marketing & comms all-rounder to lead our charity’s brands to the next level.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

Policy and Communications Manager
£35,000 per annum
Full-time and Permanent
Office base Southwark, London SE1 – currently Covid required home based working with some longer-term flexible work from home options available.

About us

Commonweal is an independent charity working to investigate, pilot and champion housing-based solutions to social injustice.  Using our charitable resources, we provide experts and partner organisations with the opportunity to trial and test new approaches designed to enhance housing equality and justice. Independently evaluating each of our projects we share our experiences, using this learning to inspire new thinking. Through the replication of what works and the lessons from what doesn’t, we influence changes in policy and practice.

About the role

As Policy and Communications Manager, working as part of and alongside our project leads, you will formulate our policy messages.  You will help lead on stakeholder engagement and growing the understanding across our sector of who Commonweal are and what we can offer.  You will shape, then develop and deliver the strategy for effectively communicating our growing range of positive project findings and aligning our PR to public policy research initiatives. In short, your role will be to put comms into action!

About you

You will need to have a good understanding of the voluntary and community sector as well public policy, the political environment and its current and potential implications for the charity.  You will be regularly presenting to Trustee Board meetings, ensuring Trustees and colleagues are involved and updated on external affairs activities to embed support for communications activities.  You will be supported in this role by a Communications Officer therefore experience of staff management would be desirable but not necessarily essential.

You will possess experience of working in a communications or PR environment, with strong written skills and design skills along with demonstrable knowledge of a range of communication channels (including print, broadcast, and online media). Experience of liaison with the press and media securing the take up of press releases, opinion pieces or other outputs would be helpful.

Ideally you will have experience in the field of housing, homelessness, or the wider charitable sector, but certainly a demonstrable interest in the positive role for housing whether professionally, personally or through lived experience.  However, more important is demonstrable experience of policy research and stakeholder engagement, along with an understanding of the parliamentary, voluntary sector and public service environment.  A track record of building successful working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative are all a must.

Closing date for applications: 10am Monday 8th February 2021
Proposed interview date: Monday 22nd February 2021 – via Zoom or Microsoft Teams video platforms

If you feel excited by the challenges posed by this role and would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our HR Partner's website, where you complete the application process.

Commonweal Housing is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and people with a disability are currently under-represented at Commonweal Housing.

You may have experience of the following: Policy & Communications Manager, Internal Communications Manager, External Communications, Policy Officer, Public Affairs, Senior Policy Officer, Housing, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy Officer, Policy Planning, Researcher, Not for Profit, Public Affairs, Communications Manager, Marketing Communications Manager, Marketing Manager, Senior Communications Executive, Press Officer, PR, Public Relations, etc.

No agencies please. 

Looking to speak to a creative Senior Media and PR Officer to join a small but impactful communications team. You will use your media and publicity skills to deliver high-quality media coverage to support key funding partners. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing deeper relationships with regional media outlets.

The role is varied and exciting. You will need to be a team-player, willing to work collaboratively with colleagues across Communications, and Fundraising, sharing your ideas, experience and expertise. You will also be able to inspire and build great relationship with our external funders and stakeholders

You will get to know the charity's corporate funders, build relationships with them and find press stories and opportunities for them.

Key responsibilities:

* Plan, manage and deliver a range of proactive and reactive News and PR, for our funding partners: These will be delivered across broadcast, print and social media
* Deliver a range of PR content for our funding partners, including web copy and approved quotes
* Communicate with journalists, responding to queries and pitching story ideas
* With support from the Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, develop and implement a plan to build closer relationships with regional journalists, editors and influencers.
* Develop a regional news strategy to be included within a broader Media and Communications Strategy.
* Identify and coordinate creative approaches to show the impact of the work of the charity, including effective use of case studies, and increasing our profile in consumer media.

* Brief and advise spokespeople preparing them for interviews.
* Develop a bank of case studies with consent in place for media work.

The ideal candidate:

* Proven experience in a media, or public relations role
* Demonstrable experience of working proactively with journalists
* Demonstrable success in delivering national and regional media coverage for client or organisation.
* Ability to identify, write and edit engaging stories
* Ability to pitch stories and get buy in

Location- Flexible (Home working) with travel across the UK as and when required. At present most staff are working from home.

Contract- 12 month FTC

Salary- £30,328 per annum (plus £3,000 ILW per annum if applicable)

To apply and for more information, please e-mail me your CV to [email protected] Please get in touch ahead of Friday 8 th January, as this is the firm closing date.

Remote during the pandemic, then central London

The organisation:

A justice and social welfare charity

The role:

To lead on all aspects of the communications including media and digital.

To campaign for public policy change for the organisation’s priorities and to raise the profile of the organisation so that the campaigning can increase its impact through increased numbers of supporters

To produce a range of content written and video to create content for the website, media releases, case studies and articles.

The candidate:

At least 2 years’ experience in a communications or campaigning.

Successful experience across different media channels including media and digital in order to increase profile and to encourage individuals to take action.

Tangible experience of social media and email marketing to build and develop the organisation’s supporters

Deadline: Tuesday 9th February 2021

This role is situated within the Campaign to End Loneliness, which is hosted by the Centre.

The Communications Manager is responsible for raising the public profile of the Campaign, across a broad range of broadcast, print, digital and social media channels to promote our work and reputation. Overarching role objective is to provide management and coordination of communications activity using established communications channels that are central to the delivery of the Campaign’s evidence, community and action related goals.

Please see the attached Job Description for more information on the Campaign to End Loneliness, role responsibilities and essential criteria.

A number of our staff work flexibly and/or remotely. We are open to various possible working arrangements for the candidate who is the right fit for the role.

If you’re a skilled communicator and passionate about delivering real change for women, then this could be the role for you. Working Chance is looking for someone creative and personable to join its growing communications team.

2021 is a big year for Working Chance, as we grow our team and deliver a brand-new organisational strategy. We are a unique, award-winning charity supporting women with convictions - many of whom have been in prison - to develop their employability and self-belief and find a job they can thrive in.

We’re looking for someone to increase engagement with our target audiences and help us change the landscape for women in the UK with convictions.

The successful post-holder will be a skilled copywriter, and someone who can turn ideas into gorgeous graphics and stimulating content; bringing life and personality to our digital platforms. They will also support the team to increase Working Chance’s press and media profile, so we need someone who isn’t afraid to pick up the phone and secure great coverage.

With over 19,000 members in 73 countries, the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Communications Officer to create and source content for our digital channels, aimed at our members and to help promote biomedical science to the public. 

If you have a passion for delivering high-quality communications and experience of writing for different audiences please apply.

Applicants will be required to send their CV along with a two-page summary to outline how they fit the person specification, have a creative flare for writing and a positive can-do attitude. 

Initially, you will be working from home, but we hope to return to office based work once government guidelines permits us. 

Purpose

The Communications Officer will be expected to provide support to the Head of Communications and Communications Team through researching and preparing written content across a number of channels, have responsibility for maintaining the IBMS website and social media channels, as well as administering public engagement resources for members.

Main duties include (see attached job description for further details)

Communications

• To research, write and distribute communications materials for digital and print publications such as: annual reports, newsletters, news stories and press releases, position statements, social media posts, award nominations and speeches, etc.
• Maintain IBMS’s media database and respond to enquiries from journalists.
• Source and commission design, photography, print and graphics for use across IBMS channels
• Assist the Head of Communications in the production of public engagement resources.

Website and digital communications

• Source and write news stories for website and social media. 
• Ensure website content is up-to-date and accurate and provide support in its use to members and staff.
• Research, write, design and distribute newsletters to IBMS members.
• Provide content for our membership magazine newsletter.
• Monitor and moderate the IBMS’s digital channels.

Events

• Provide support to promoting member’s events and managing the orders and delivery of requests for promotional items for public engagement activities.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Head of Media and PR 

London

£40,574 - £43,279 per annum 

35 hours per week

Permanent

Eager to play a key role in transforming the lives of deaf children?

The National Deaf Children’s Society is looking to recruit a Head of Media and PR to lead the media team and initiate and deliver national and local media campaigns which capture the attention of key stakeholders and drive change for deaf children and young people. 

We’re looking for a highly motivated multi-tasker with the diplomacy and influence to win the support of colleagues and the attention of media contacts. 

You’ll be joining at an exciting time as we accelerate the organisation’s digital transformation and pivot to address the challenges faced by deaf young people and their families due to the pandemic. 

This is a great opportunity to put your proactive and creative skills to work to maximise the contribution of media activity to the National Deaf Children’s Society’s vision of a world without barriers for every deaf child. Are you this special person?

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Monday 8 February 2021 at 23.59. 

We expect first round interviews to be held via Zoom on Monday 22 February.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic policy professional to lead a new function supporting the organisation’s various aims.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

The Head of Syria and Iraq Detention Project is responsible for overseeing Reprieve’s work on detention cases in North East Syria (NES) and Iraq.

There are currently thousands of people indefinitely detained in camps in North East Syria, in conditions the UN has described as “deplorable and inhumane”. Others have been transferred to Iraq or Assad-controlled Syria, where they have faced torture and the death penalty without anything resembling due process.

Reprieve’s Syria and Iraq Projects aim to ensure that individuals detained in Syria and Iraq are treated in line with international law, and not subjected to the death penalty, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention, torture or rendition. We also aim to challenge and change flawed ‘war on terror’ narratives and legal and political frameworks – including in the UK, Europe and the US – that engender state-sanctioned discrimination and abuse and undermine the rule of law and human rights.

You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies using a dynamic approach in which each of Reprieve’s methodologies—casework, investigation, litigation, political and public engagement, outreach and support for affected communities—connect with one another in pursuit of saving clients’ lives and addressing structural rights violations. You are an experienced campaigner and advocate, with significant legal, casework or litigation experience and strong writing skills. You have demonstrated experience leading teams and managing a complex portfolio of cases.

For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description.

Our small and high impact communications team works across the organisation. We are looking for an established and innovative marketing professional with a passion for branding and design and a demonstratable ability of leveraging digital media to increase visibility as Marketing & Communications Manager.

The Marketing & Communications Manager will lead the development and delivery of engaging and measurably impactful communication and marketing strategies which increase the organisation’s visibility, engage the relevant audiences and support charity’s long-term strategy.

Day-to-day, the post holder will manage all activities across the organisation’s digital channels including, website, social media (organic and paid) and email marketing.

In addition to digital marketing, the role will oversee press and media relations, video, copy and speech writing, branding and design. The post holder will also deliver marcomm plans, working with teams across fundraising, partnerships and events on initiatives with corporate and high-profile stakeholders.

The role will head up a team consisting of two Marketing & Communications Coordinators, a Graphic Designer as well as various freelancers and creative agencies.

Candidates with exceptional digital skills in Google Adwords, Facebook advertising and CMS are preferred.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a dedicated marketing and communications professional to head up a vibrant team for a leading youth charity in the UK.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Work with the Programme Management Team and other key stakeholders across the organisation to identify and agree marketing priorities for 2021-2026

• Develop and manage delivery of marketing, communications, brand and design strategies across The Diana Award’s communication channels

• Lead the management, development and evolution of marketing plans, websites, creative campaigns and the overall digital strategies

• Manage and deliver paid media planning and implementation, optimising budget and results

• Generate insights and robust recommendations from in-depth research and analysis on audience behaviour, requirements from young people and digital trends

• Work with the wider team to identify, select and engage with young people, creating content with them

• Evaluate the impact of The Diana Award’s marketing and communications activities, report insights and provide recommendations

• Produce regular reports to a range of stakeholders against targets

• Work with the Events team on internal and external programme and organisation events

• Develop and support the delivery of MarCom plans for co-branded initiatives with corporate and high-profile stakeholders

• Adhere to the digital safeguarding requirements, GDPR and financial policies and procedures

• Work alongside the partnerships and fundraising team to promote fundraising campaigns and product collaborations to expand our unrestricted funding

• Develop systems and processes to support the communications team to meet deadlines, and empower them to take ownership

• Motivate your team to meet the organisation's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment by delegating and setting expectations for accountability and regular feedback

• Provide encouragement and opportunities for development within your team

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills

• Excellent project management and organisation skills with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise workload and to meet tight deadlines

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate, communicate and build relationships effectively at all levels

• Excellent copywriting skills with proven experience in producing and/or editing long-form and short-form copy

• An eye for design and imagery placement with the ability to provide clear and constructive feedback on the work of others

• Proven skills in developing reports and analysis on digital performance

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to form clear and strong recommendations

• Knowledge and keen interest in the latest digital trends, online behaviour and marketing

• Knowledge of the youth sector and its key audiences is desirable

• A proven passion for social action and the youth-led development sector – experience of marketing and content development in the charity sector or for brand social impact projects is preferred

Experience

• Proven success in devising and delivering creative and effective digital marketing, brand communications and implementation across a range of formats, markets and channels

• Experience in overseeing and managing websites, including a clear understanding of back-end platforms and services and experience of working with a CMS. Experience of working with the Wordpress and Webflow CMS is particularly advantageous, along with any coding skills

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and develop a department and department staff members

• 4-5 years’ experience in a similar role

• Experience and understanding of how to use tools such as Google Analytics and Adwords

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of Facebook Ads Manager

• An understanding of PPC, HTML/CSS and competency in Adobe Suite would be considered an asset

• Experience with managing external partners including agencies and other organisations

The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check.

The Diana Award is committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the young people we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias.

Just a Drop is an international development charity working to bring safe water, hygiene and sanitation to communities, transforming lives. Our safe water projects have benefitted over 1.7 million people across 32 countries since we began in 1998.

We’re looking for a confident, positive self-starter motivated to take the initiative across a varied and interesting workload. Working in the small, highly committed and professional Fundraising and Communications team, the role will carry out a variety of tasks and through necessity liaise closely with the Projects team – it will be necessary to attend Projects team meetings.

The role is offered on a 9 month contract basis, to provide maternity cover. It is envisaged this will be an important and valued role within the organisation, with the opportunity to make a huge impact on the charity’s development. The coming year is a challenging but exciting time for the organisation, as we continue to build a sustainable future in the context of coronavirus.

This is a great opportunity for those looking to start their career in the charity sector, at a positive, professional and passionate organisation making a real difference to people’s lives.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 sides, outlining how you are suitable for the role. 

The Job Description and Person Specification are as follows:

Job Description

• Project reports for funders – work with the projects team to collate formal reports for project supporters from local partner updates and look to develop this function
• With the communications team, prepare Just a Drop's quarterly Highlights, researching the highest quality images from our projects
• Support our image bank, to ensure it has the best available images for communications purposes
• Provide support to update our project statistics and statistics relevant to our work, for example, updating our website

• Make updates to the website, e.g. ensure partner pages are all fully up to date and provide relevant tags for images
• Work with the communications team to create a portfolio of films for use across communications – from our existing portfolio of filmed content
• Create impact reports, covering the impact of our work for social media and partners e.g. showing the full impact of our work in Kenya
• Awards – help us research opportunities to enter Awards, thus building our profile

• Research potential celebrity ambassadors and work out relevant approaches
• Research potential Charity of the Year opportunities for Just a Drop to apply for
• Any other duties considered appropriate to the role

Person Specification

Skills and abilities:

• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders, with excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of film editing desirable, but we can provide training

Personal attributes:

• An ability to use initiative, a self-starter, with a can do attitude and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organisational and workload management skills
• Positive and friendly outlook
• Confident
• Motivated
• Flexible attitude to working on a variety of projects and different areas