Do you want to be part of an independent education charity that supports teachers and has a positive impact on the life chances of thousands of young people?
The organisation:
NACE (the National Association for Able Children in Education) is looking for an individual to join its team in Oxfordshire to do just that. Working closely alongside the Marketing and Communications Manager as well as other team members, this is an exciting opportunity to join an established and influential membership charity in the education sector.
NACE offers membership to schools and groups of schools across England, Wales and internationally. Our members have access to resources via the members’ area of our website; free webinars, meetups and collaborative research opportunities; discounts on our courses and conferences; and access to the NACE Challenge Framework – a tool to help schools review and improve their provision for more able learners while ensuring challenge and opportunity for all.
The job and person:
The role is primarily to support the marketing and communications activities of the charity – including communications with current members as well as with prospective members, partners and the wider education sector. The aims are to raise awareness about NACE and our services; increase NACE membership and take-up of other services; and increase engagement with existing members.
The ideal candidate will have proven strengths in written and visual communications across a range of media (including print, digital, email, social media). S/he will also have strengths in collaboration and team-working, professional communication, organisation and planning, data analysis (to support impact monitoring and evaluation), and an interest in the education sector and provision for more able learners.
The role will be based at NACE’s head office in Oxfordshire. Occasional travel to visit NACE member schools and/or to attend NACE events.
Closing date: 18 October 2019
Interviews (to include presentation and task): 11 November 2019
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Marketing Campaigns Manager
c. £30,000pa
Birmingham Hippodrome B5 4TB
A great theatre needs great people. We can only thrive by having the right team on board in a fast-paced, constantly changing, creative workplace.
About Us
Presenting the best in musical theatre, ballet and opera, dance, drama, comedy and pantomime, we work successfully with some of the world’s biggest international producers. With our resident partners Birmingham Royal Ballet and DanceXchange; with collaborators such as Welsh National Opera and Sadler’s Wells; and with names like Cameron Mackintosh, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Qdos Pantomimes, and the National Theatre, dull moments don’t get a look in.
We are managed by a voluntary board of Trustees as an independent charity, delivering our exciting programme of Hippodrome Projects, from transformational learning to fabulous festivals. In our auditorium or Patrick Studio, in our conference spaces or restaurant, and in schools and communities, we make sure that everyone is welcome, we settle for nothing but the best and we bring flair to everything we do.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Marketing you will collaborate with colleagues across the organization to deliver our ambitious audience strategy. Your remit will be to, primarily, focus on selling tickets for our incredible range of stage shows, including Birmingham’s favourite pantomime. Leading a small team, you will work with visiting company producers and their agents and devise and implement effective marketing campaigns to meet sales and audience targets. This will involve delivering engaging output to strict budgets and deadlines. You will be responsible for direct marketing and advertising campaigns utilising a range of channels including print, radio, outdoor and digital. You will also monitor effectiveness and use insight gained to improve campaign performance. Important will be the ability to take on new challenges and innovate.
A graduate you will have experience of marketing at a senior level in the arts, entertainments or attractions arena as well as achieving ambitious financial targets. You will be used to managing and briefing suppliers as well as marketing shows and services in an arts venue too. Able to translate strategy into plans and targets, you will have excellent marketing skills across design and print, advertising and sales promotion, direct marketing as well as digital. An excellent communicator, you will also possess strong relationship building, interpersonal and project management skills.
This role requires a creative individual with a close eye for detail, a competitive spirit and a passion for audience development. An ability to take on new challenges, innovate and collaborate within the team as well as across the organisation is essential.
To enjoy a new stage for your skills please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Closing date: 4th October 2019.
At Birmingham Hippodrome we are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone.
Salary: Starting salary from £26,112 - £30, 290 (plus £4000 London weighting allowance if applicable)
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week. Flexible
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne or London
Role type: Permanent
Traidcraft Exchange believes that there’s a problem with world trade right now and we have big ambitions to change that.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic campaigner to join our Campaigns & Communications team. Depending on your level of experience, we can offer the role as either Campaigns Officer or Senior Campaigns Officer.
You’ll be someone with the ability to turn ideas into great campaigns which motivate large numbers of people to get involved so together we can deliver real change. You’ll be ambitious for change, flexible in approach and enthusiastic about working with others. Above all you’ll be passionate about making a difference through trade for some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
The role will be located in either of our modern offices in London (Vauxhall) or central Newcastle and there will be some travel expected between the two.
We are currently looking to appoint one person and will consider applications for either role. Job descriptions for both roles are available on our website. Please make it clear on your application form which role you wish to be considered for.
Interested? You can download the job descriptions and application form on our website or click on the additional documents.
Please be advised we will only accept a completed application form for this role. Once you have completed the application form please submit it to us via email/post.
Closing date for applications: 10am, 30th September 2019
Provisional date for interviews: 8th or 10th October 2019
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We help people directly out of homelessness, and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether. We know that together we can end homelessness.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our News and Media team, at a pivotal time for Crisis as we develop, and inspire public support for, a long-term plan to end homelessness once and for all.
In this post, you will play a vital role in creating and driving forward a media and PR strategy to engage new supporters in Crisis’ purpose to end homelessness and build our profile in news, consumer, online and regional media.
About you
You’ll have a strong track record of managing a media team to deliver coverage and engagement to support ambitious organisational objectives. With a proactive, audience-focused approach, excellent news sense and project management skills, you’ll also be able to translate complex and sensitive issues into compelling content for a range of audiences.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to wide range of employee schemes and benefits including:
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Interest free bicycle loan
- Rent deposit loan scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- 8% employer contribution pension
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we are committed to your ongoing training and development to build your skills, experience, and career.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking 'Apply Now'. The job description can be downloaded by clicking the 'Vacancy Details' button to the upper left hand side of our online advert.
Closing date: Tuesday 24 September (11.59PM)
Interview dates: 7, 8 and 9 October 2019
At Crisis we value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination, and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team using the information on the Crisis Jobs website.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
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Specifications: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Location: London
Application Closing Date: 2nd October 2019 (12 Midnight at GMT)
This role is an exciting opportunity to use your experience as a Publishing Technology Manager to make a difference in the field of health care research.
The Publishing Technology Manager will join Cochrane’s product team to oversee the management and development of the external publishing technology systems and vendors, including the editorial management system and production system.
The Publishing Technology Manager will work with the technology vendors, the Product Lead, Head of Review Production and Senior Editor (Publishing Operations) to ensure that Cochrane content is processed on time and to the desired specifications, and that any necessary development work or dependencies for new content types or workflows are captured and resolved.
We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who is able to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world. The successful candidate will also have:
- Educated to degree-level (or equivalent experience).
- Experience of production systems, typesetters and paginators within scientific publishing.
- Experience with web-based submission systems.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with people and teams from a range of functional, professional, linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
- Demonstrable experience of holding people to account.
- Exceptional organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
- Theoretical and practical experience of change management.
- An understanding of how technology is affecting innovation within STM journal production and operations.
Cochrane is a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesizing research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed. Our work is recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.
If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement with “Publishing Technology Manager” in the subject line. The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples. List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.
For further information, please download the full job description.
Deadline for applications: 2nd October 2019 (12 midnight GMT)
Interviews to be held on: (TBC)
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the team who recently delivered a major refurbishment of this 1582 Tudor house, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Camden Council, numerous trusts and over 300 individuals.
Alongside the ‘transformation’ of the building we ran a creative 3 year education and outreach programme (‘Opening the Doors’) giving new opportunities to young people who live just 5 minutes away from the house on some of the most deprived estates in the country ( a significant contrast to the Highgate homes across the road). This programme has completed its first cycle and we have some great case studies, tangible outcomes, thorough evaluation and a real understanding of the need.
We believe that the relationships we have built over the past 5 years, the track record we have built with our outreach programme and our mission to be at the centre of a diverse range of communities put us in a strong position to build strategically our trust fundraising and individual giving.
We are therefore looking for a highly motivated, target driven individual to take our fundraising to the next level and integrate it as a key part of our business plan. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your arts and heritage fundraising career to the next level. You will enjoy working with a diverse range of people in a constantly changing environment, and thrive on the challenges offered by a small, buzzy arts and heritage venue with a highly varied offering.
The Fundraising Executive will have the opportunity to:
- develop a new individual giving programme building on the significant goodwill there is towards us in the community and amongst our users. ‘Lauderdale becomes part of your DNA’ quote from recent survey
- develop a new trusts and foundations programme building on the success of the capital appeal and Opening the Doors
- develop the fundraising systems and approaches needed to ensure superlative donor and funder care
Lauderdale House is a fascinating Grade II* historic house set in the beautiful Waterlow Park, Highgate, North London. It is funded by income from an extensive programme combining performances, classes, creative hires (concerts and exhibitions) and private function hire (weddings, parties, etc).
Working in this beautiful House with views of Waterlow Park is an added bonus!
Please download the Job Description to find out more. Applications close 10 am on 1st October 2019.
The Organisation
Prospectus is delighted to be assisting the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) to recruit for a new Director of External Affairs, to be based from their Head Office in London.
ACF is the membership body for UK foundations and grant-making charities. Their mission is to support foundations to be ambitious and effective in the way that they use their resources for social good. Collectively their 380 members hold assets of around £50bn and give over £2.5bn annually to a wide range of charitable causes. ACF provides a range of services to their members, including policy, advocacy, publications, events, learning and professional development.
This is an exciting time to join ACF, and as such are looking for an experienced and ambitious Director of External Affairs to continue to develop the scale and scope of ACF's external affairs work.
The Role
The Director of External Affairs is responsible for managing ACF's relationships and reputation. The Director will ensure that ACF are positioned at the leading edge of thinking about foundations and their work, act as a senior representative of ACF, inform policymaking, and develop their branding, positioning and media management so that it supports the mission, reflecting the quality and ambition of the work that they do. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team the Director will oversee a high performing team that lead on their work to shape the operating context for charitable foundations in order that they can be ambitious and effective in their pursuit of social good.
The Person
Experience and attributes to include:
- Strong experience within a communications and/or public affairs role with significant experience of developing, executing and evaluating successful policy and communications strategies that influenced change
- Strong media exposure with the experience to manage and advise on areas relating to reputational risk
- Exceptional leadership and management skills, with the ability to work well in a team
- Understanding of the policy context within which the charity sector operates and track record of influencing change within a policy environment
- Commercial and financial acumen, able to set and manage budgets and create and capitalise on new opportunities to generate income from a range of sources
- Track record of demonstrating judgement, diplomacy and tact, and negotiating skills in managing multiple stakeholder relationships and a persuasive and diplomatic networker at a variety of levels
- Empathy and commitment for ACF's aims and core values, including environmental sustainability
To Apply
To read more about this exciting opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please see the full Job Pack.
To apply, please upload your CV in Word format and include a supporting statement as part of your application, addressing your experience in relation to the key points on the person specification, which should be no longer than 2 sides of A4.
A Prospectus consultant will review and assess all submitted applications. As part of the selection process candidates may be invited to meet with a consultant at our offices.
Panel Interviews: 23rd October 2019
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YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP
Corporate and Events Officer
Reed House, Brighton & Hove
Permanent
Full Time - 37 Hours per week
£27,000 per annum
YMCA DownsLink Group is a charity that works with young people throughout Sussex and Surrey to enable them to belong, contribute and thrive by providing accommodation, counselling and wellbeing services, housing advice, mentoring and apprenticeships.
We have a bold ambition to significantly increase fundraised income to help us to support even more young people across Sussex and Surrey. To achieve this the group has committed to growing and diversifying income streams through investment into a new fundraising team and strategy.
As part of this fundraising development, there is an exciting opportunity for a Corporate and Events Officer to join the new team.
The Corporate and Events Officer will work closely with the Head of Fundraising, taking responsibility for activating, managing and growing local corporate partnerships and YMCA fundraising events across Sussex and Surrey. They will be responsible for developing existing contacts and events, whilst also creating and delivering new ones. They will be the key contact for local corporate activity and YMCA events, working to a fundraising target.
Given this is a new team, there is scope for the successful candidate to significantly grow their fundraising knowledge and experience. The role will suit an ambitious individual with a commercial and creative mind, who is looking to further develop their skills in corporate and events fundraising.
The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, and an interest free bike loan. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.
If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please contact Hannah Barrett, Head of Fundraising at [email protected] .org. We will not respond to agencies.
YMCA DownsLink Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.
Closing date for applications: Monday 30th September at 9am
Interview date: Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th October
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group, www.ymcadlg .org/vacancies/, or contact HR via [email protected] .org or Human Resources, 47 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2BE
External Affairs & Standards Assistant –
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
The FSRH is the largest UK professional membership organisation working at the heart of sexual and reproductive health, supporting healthcare professionals to deliver high quality care.
We believe that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 15,000+ members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.
The remit of the External Affairs & Standards Team is to provide external communications and influencing relating to achieving the ambitions set out in FSRH’s Vision.
About the role
Please see JD in below link for further details.
This role is designed to support the work of the External Affairs & Standards Team, ensuring that it operates efficiently and effectively, including the production of high quality policy and influencing work, internal committee administration and media output.
We are looking for a bright individual towards the beginning of their career, with an interest in healthcare policy and a passion for improving society. Excellent writing skills are essential, as is a broad understanding of communications techniques, including around deployment of media, social media and public affairs to engage policy makers and the general public around the issues that our members and their patients face. A key requirement of the role will be to draw on the experience of FSRH’s members and committees to influence the direction of policy in women’s healthcare in each part of the UK.
This role will also provide administrational support to FSRH Committees as well as ensuring that the External Affairs & Standards team have the administrative systems to support their work. This role will also provide an opportunity for the post holder to research and write policy briefings, collate and draft responses to Government consultations, and help develop and deliver media output and engagement.
Located in the offices of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, overlooking Regent’s Park in London (but shortly moving to London Bridge), the FSRH offers a package that includes flexible working hours, subsidised gym membership, season ticket loan, a first-class pension scheme and generous annual leave.
Please see JD contained in below link for further details.
This is a pivotal role and will support the Senior Marketing Executive and the wider team in delivering the Marketing Strategy across the organisation.
We are looking for someone who thrives in a busy working environment, is solution-focused and able to hit the ground running.
If this sounds like your next challenge, please submit a covering letter indicating how you feel you meet the person specification. Further details on how to apply are available on our website.
Permanent, 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Based: London
Closing date: 23 September 2019
Interviews to take place week commencing 30 September 2019
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A new exciting opportunity with CPSL Mind
We are looking to recruit the following:
Trailblazer Campaign Lead
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Starting Salary: £14,302.20 per annum, actual (£23,837- £24,313 per annum, FTE)
NJC Salary Scale Point 17 – 18
Based in Cambridge
CPSL Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health organisation, looking for individuals who are committed to improving the lives of people using mental health services.
We have a new opportunity for a Trailblazer Campaign Lead. The successful post holder will be a key member of the Campaign and Communications team which manages the county-wide award winning STOP Suicide campaign, which has recently been awarded NHS ‘Trailblazer’ funding to expand on and share the campaign’s approach to empowering individuals/communities to talk more openly and intervene appropriately when individuals may be at risk of suicide.
You will plan and deliver specific new Trailblazer activities during 2019/20, this includes community engagement activities, two campaigns and production of an information roadshow, sharing the learning from all campaigning to date and the trailblazing initiatives of our wider suicide prevention stakeholder/partner group.
This post will require some flexibility in working hours and may require some evening / weekend work on occasion.
Closing date: Tuesday 24 September 2019, 09:00 hours
Interviews: Tuesday 8th October 2019 at our Cambridge office
PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLY NOW' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY
We will only accept complete applications, which should include: Application Form, Covering Letter and your completed Equality & Diversity Monitoring form.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
Traffic Executive
Reference number: Rf+cH-3
Location: Bedfordshire
Salary £19,602 to £21,236 per annum pro-rata - Applicants should expect under normal circumstances to receive an offer at the bottom of the advertised range
Hours: Part time, 18.75 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Taking your lead from our Traffic Manager, you'll support the efficient and effective resourcing across the creative delivery team and supporting role within wider departments. A key player in a high-performing team you take pride in projects running smoothly and to plan, whilst ensuring RSPB creative output is delivered on time and on budget.
Attention to detail is your closest ally and daily allocation, reporting, scheduling and monitoring work in progress make up key components of your role. You'll relish working in a fast-paced environment and building and maintaining strong working relationships.
Often at the centre of things, especially when things are going wrong! Your excellent communication and people skills compliment your organisational astuteness, all contributing to an ability in supporting the resolution of resourcing challenges.
Closing date: 27 September 2019
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and application details.
This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.
Please make sure you include reference number Rf+cH-3 on your application.
No agencies please.
Salary: For the most experienced candidates we can offer a salary in excess of £35k
Working hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits: 32 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, flexi-time, flexi-working, career-average pension scheme, interest free season ticket loans and occasional working from home
Location: Central London (Baker Street)
*** No agencies or consultancies – we are looking for an experienced individual ***
We are looking for an experienced, adaptable, highly motivated and outcome-focused individual to join our small but business-critical digital and communications team at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), an independent charity that produces informational resources, and provides training and consultancy services to the health and care workforce.
First and foremost, we are looking for the right type of individual, someone who is interested in the vision and values of the organisation, and translating this into digital outcomes.
Our digital presence, and in particular our main website is central to the business. It serves as an informational resource for the health and care workforce, disseminating best practice guidance, and is vital to marketing our commercial training and consultancy services.
We have invested heavily in our website, and are proud of our 2.8m users (4.1m sessions) per year, but know we need to focus our efforts more on maintaining and improving on these figures.
We believe content-is-king, and great digital content and resources are central to growing our reputation, reach and customer-base.
We are looking for a creative and deadline-focused digital content developer to:
- work with stakeholders to produce our practical and influential online resources for people who work in the health and social care sector.
- project manage the production of well-targeted publications, and digital resources, from inception to delivery, on time and within budget.
- manage, re-purpose and develop content for digital-based resources and services.
- design and implement digital structures for content-rich non-digital publications, aiming to maximise the usability, accessibility and findability of our resources which are made fully available as HTML digital resources
- build digital resources online, including using raw, hand-coded, HTML as part of the digital production process.
You will have at least three years’ commercial experience of managing, re-purposing and developing content for, and working on, high-profile, public-facing, content-rich websites or digital services.
How to apply:
To show interest in this role, please click apply online and include the following details:
- full curriculum vitae (CV)
- covering letter explaining why you would be ideal for this role
- notice period in your current role
We will be operating a rolling recruitment programme, so you are urged to apply as soon as possible.
You may be asked to take a HTML test and/or attend an interview, which would take place at SCIE's offices in Baker Street, London.
Please make sure that you have enclosed all the relevant documents with your application.
SCIE is a Disability Confident Employer. We value diversity in our workforce and are committed to equal opportunities.
Role description:
Reports to: Publishing Manager
Accountable to: Head of Digital and Communications
Line manages: N/A
Job purpose:
- Project manage the production of well-targeted publications, and digital resources, from inception to delivery, on time and within budget.
- Manage, re-purpose and develop content for digital-based resources and services.
- Designing, and implementing digital structures for content-rich non-digital publications, aiming to maximise the usability, accessibility and findability of our resources which are made fully available as HTML digital resources
- Build digital resources online, including using raw, hand-coded, HTML as part of the digital production process.
- Ensure that all digital-based products and services are developed in-line with SCIE’s strategic objectives.
- Ensure that all work delivered is fit for purpose, usable and accessible, and in-line with key standards and legislation.
Main duties:
- Work within the Digital and Communications Team to project manage online resources to deadline and within budget
- Copyedit, proofread and design high-quality publications and digital resources, staying true to the SCIE brand
- Develop effective search engine optimised copy for the website
- Build practical and accessible web pages using raw, hand-coded, HTML
- Work with internal and external subject matter experts to develop our resources
- Manage agencies and external suppliers ensuring they deliver the agreed brief to quality, on time and within budget
- Offer content and design support to all areas of the organisation
- Ensure that digital-based resources adhere to the appropriate standards and legislation.
- Develop resources that are co-produced by people with lived experience of using health and social care services, respecting their knowledge and input
- Keep own professional expertise and knowledge up to date in order to make an informed contribution to the work of SCIE and other partner or client organisations.
- Other tasks as may be required, commensurate with the level of the post.
General duties:
- To comply with SCIE’s policies and procedures, including equal opportunities and diversity, and to have a personal commitment towards their implementation.
- To learn about the work of SCIE and other partner or client organisations.
- To contribute to the development of service improvements through participation and involvement in team meetings, workshops, conferences and other groups.
- To work flexibly and respond positively to changing business needs.
- A clear commitment to working with people who use services and carers in a sensitive and non-judgmental way to facilitate positive working relationships
Notes:
This job description describes the principal purpose and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the nature of the main duties as they currently exist but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule of tasks.
Person specification:
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Experience
- Minimum three years’ commercial experience of managing, re-purposing and developing content for digital-based resources and services.
- Minimum three years’ commercial experience of working on high-profile, public facing, content-rich websites or digital services.
- Extensive experience in designing, and implementing digital structures for content-rich non-digital publications, aiming to maximise the usability, accessibility and findability of our resources which are made fully available as HTML digital resources
- Extensive experience in using raw, hand-coded, HTML as part of the digital production process.
- Proven experience of developing engaging search engine optimised content
- Proven experience of developing audience-focused, fit-for-purpose content
- Experience of project managing the production of well-targeted publications, and digital resources, from inception to delivery, on time and within budget.
- Good copyediting and proofreading skills for both print and online resources
- Experience of managing external contractors (e.g. editors, designers, photographers, illustrators).
- Sound knowledge of, and self-supporting in a range of generic and specialist IT packages, including Microsoft Office (especially Microsoft Word), Content Management Systems, and version control systems.
Education/Knowledge
- Educated to degree level in a related subject or substantial equivalent experience.
- Aptitude, abilities and skills
- Excellent project management skills with ability to organise workloads, meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
- Excellent written communication skills, including copywriting, editing and proofreading, with a commitment to communicating clearly and in plain English.
- Excellent oral communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and influence others, and to present ideas clearly and persuasively.
- Understanding of the digital and publishing accessibility needs of a wide range of stakeholders, for example, of people with visual impairments, people with learning disabilities and so on.
- Understanding how to improve user experience through good web content design and structure
- Deep understanding of the importance of search engine optimised content
- Attention to detail in all your work.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and new ways of working
- Team-working skills.
Attitudes/Personal characteristics
- A clear understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and diversity, integrity and a commitment to high standards of conduct.
- A demonstrable understanding of the importance of accessibility and usability in digital design and of the diverse needs and expectations of end users
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and act as a resource to other staff.
- Capacity to work flexibly and to adapt to changing priorities and work under pressure.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Experience
- Experience of styling digital resources using CSS
- Understanding web software, syntax and technologies
- Experience of building rich eLearning resources using tools like Adapt, Articulate or equivalent.
- Experience of web stat and user tracking analysis using tools like Google Analytics
- Experience of video or animation scripting, production and editing
- Experience of image manipulation
- Experience of developing publications for PDF and print distribution
- Experience at e-bulletin content design and development
- Working knowledge of design software like InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
Aptitude, abilities and skills
- Experience of using free high-quality content as part of a content strategy aimed at selling commercial resources and services
Education/Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of user and acceptance testing processes and methodologies.
- Knowledge and understanding of new media and social networking technologies
- Appropriate vocational qualification.
- Knowledge of the social care sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
The Campaign Company (TCC) is a values-driven research, communications and engagement consultancy. We specialise in providing cutting edge insight that helps our clients better connect with the people they serve in a time of change. We work mainly with clients in national and local government, the NHS and charity sector.
Our team is growing with increasing work in the field of public engagement and community cohesion. This is an exciting opportunity to help organisations dealing with complex policy challenges build trust and manage change.
About the role
You will manage projects in the fields of engagement, research and communications, and provide specialist expertise to our clients.
The job is fast paced dealing with client and public facing projects. In your day to day role this will involve delivery of primary (quantitative and qualitative research) and secondary research, organising engagement events, and presenting to clients.
You will have an important role in TCC's small team, with opportunities to play a central role in developing the business.
About you
You are likely to have previously worked in a research, politics, engagement or communications role and will be self-motivated, proactive, creative, a problem-solver and great at managing deadlines and changing priorities.
You will be curious about how communities work, what drives perceptions and behaviours, and how engagement around policy issues can affect positive change.
You will need to be prepared to work hard and learn fast across a range of areas and be happy working independently and as part of a team.
This role is challenging, requiring exceptionally high standards to help the business grow and deliver pro-social change.
Main responsibilities
• Project support: organising meetings; focus group recruitment/facilitation; data analysis and report writing
• Project management: authoring project plans; identifying and securing resource; and managing costs, time and profitability
• Managing relationships with clients and suppliers
• Primary and secondary research, including quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Producing high quality written reports
• Presentation of project work in client and public facing settings
• Support delivery of business strategy: supporting and developing business processes and contributing to business development.
The role will initially be offered as a one year contract with a view to becoming permanent.
Theatre Centre brings world class theatre straight into the heart of schools. We make plays with big heart that empower children and young people to think, act and speak for themselves. We are experts in touring, going everywhere, so all children and young people can see excellent live theatre.
The Enterprise and Development Manager is a new post for Theatre Centre, the outcome of our ambitions to be a more financially dynamic and enterprising organisation. We have been working to this goal since 2016 with moderate success, and are now looking for an experienced professional with a head for both business and creativity to elevate our work in this area. The successful candidate will work as part of our small team to instil the basics of enterprise throughout all we do, but take the lead on income-generating activity. They will be a brilliant communicator in all ways, and a natural salesperson and strategist who will help grow our existing products to the next level whilst developing new ideas for the Company’s future.
Theatre Centre is an Equal Opportunities Employer and recognises the importance and advantages of diverse workplaces and communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, those who identify as LGBTQI+, or are d/Deaf or disabled.
Application Deadline: 9.00am on Monday 7th October, 2019.
Interviews:Thursday 31st October/Friday 1st November 2019 (1st round) & Tuesday 19th November 2018 (2nd round)
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