Head Of Digital Engagement Jobs
Role: Campaigns Coordinator
Hours: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,000-£33,000
Holiday: 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays
Based: Home Based with some travel to London and across the UK
Probationary Period: 3 months
Reports to: Head of Campaigns
Benefits: An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year / Flexitime policy / 5% pension contribution
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britons rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end pollution.
We are building a talented team of positive disrupters and community mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of community and wildlife.
Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for highly engaged people who share our passion for rivers, wildlife and people who bring a creative, collaborative and investigative approach to campaigning. For this role we are looking for people who will blend intelligent analytical problem solving and laser-focused tactics with creative and engaging ways of inspiring others to act and to achieve impact through our work.
What you’ll be doing:
The Campaigns Coordinator will help to deliver highly engaging public and political campaigns and activations. You’ll work closely with the Head of Campaigns and the wider team to develop and deliver positively disruptive campaign strategies designed to meet the organisation’s overarching goal of rescuing our rivers. You’ll be investigating the causes of river pollution at a catchment level, delving deep into supply chains to uncover those behind the damaging practices that are killing our rivers and identifying constructive solutions at a catchment and national scale. You’ll be working collaboratively with the River Action team to devise, develop and deliver creative campaigns and tactics, designed to have the greatest impact on the most threatened rivers and communities by engaging the voting and consuming public and holding polluters and government to account. You’ll be supporting the Head of Campaigns and our external consultants to deliver our political advocacy and legal action strategy to bring about change at the highest level of decision making. You will bring energy and innovation for scaling our reach and impact, blending a touch of the maverick with a professional and diplomatic approach to bringing about change urgently.
Main Duties
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Contribute to the delivery of River Action’s campaign strategies.
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Plan, deliver and coordinate data-driven campaigns for community, media and political audiences.
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Generate highly engaging written and graphic content for our campaigns, adjusting the tone and messaging to different audiences and campaign needs.
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Utilise research showing the causes and sources of river pollution at a catchment level within the policy and regulatory context and assess evidence (including scientific data and reports) to develop impactful campaigns.
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Work with our outside legal counsel to explore legal routes to tackling river pollution such as bringing judicial reviews targeting Government and private actions targeting industry.
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Utilise River Action’s project assessment and management systems and processes to ensure the efficient coordination of campaigns.
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Investigate and report pollution supply chains at a catchment level for example the relationship between farming, producing, transporting and retailing food and the associated pollution.
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Plan, deliver and coordinate creative campaigns including petitions, public meetings, protests, stunts and campaign collateral such as video and other content.
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Develop key campaign tools and assets such as props, promotional assets, toolkits and digital campaign tools.
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Draft engaging written content for different audiences to raise awareness of the problems rivers and communities face and offer hope and solutions.
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Contribute data and research outputs for the creation of press releases, MP briefings, policy documents and public communications.
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Represent River Action at campaign events and media opportunities, providing well-informed, professional and motivating contributions.
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Coordinate contractors and suppliers that are engaged to support our campaigns and activations.
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Contribute data and content for our impact monitoring and evaluation systems.
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Produce internal monthly campaign reports and provide content and data for external communications.
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Maintain and develop partnerships with other key groups and stakeholders working in similar areas of work to River Action.
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Identify opportunities to engage, empower and expand River Actions network of supporters.
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Support the Communications Coordinator to create inspiring and high quality digital and social media content and news stories, including taking photographs and videos, writing articles/blogs, providing comments and conducting interviews.
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Support the Head of Campaigns, Communications Coordinator and Senior Media Coordinator in responding to the reactive news agenda.
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Help ensure all team members are well-briefed and on brand ahead of external engagement.
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Contribute to fundraising efforts particularly crowd funding and drafting of funding proposals to support Campaigns and Fundraising Teams and charity’s mission.
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Work as a motivated and collaborative team player within a fast-paced team.
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Carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as requested by your line manager or any other member of the River Action team.
Other Duties & Responsibilities
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Adopt a positive approach to personal and professional development; engaging in one to one meetings and relevant training.
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Be aware of, and act on, relevant health and safety responsibilities as an employee of River Action and adhere to these wherever you are working.
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To maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at River Action.
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UK travel will be required. Training & operational activities may require overnight stays away from home, in which case standard River Action procedures apply.
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Demonstrate a strong commitment to creating an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues across River Action to collectively deliver our ethos and mission.
What you’ll bring
The position will suit an energetic, inquisitive, passionate and dedicated person. The ideal person will be an excellent communicator, well-organised, and thrive within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, comfortable representing River Action and engaging with diverse stakeholders. The person will have a passion to protect and restore our waterways and hold those responsible for environmental destruction to account.
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A curious nature and desire to delve below the surface in your approach to understanding problems and offering solutions.
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Ability to think strategically and creatively to help deliver campaigns that are highly impactful, positively disruptive and meet River Action values.
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Significant project management experience, and familiarity with using project management systems, spreadsheets and databases.
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A track record of delivering high-impact campaigns, interventions and events, and organising people inside and outside an organisation.
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Creative attitude and skills for solving problems and raising awareness of problems and solutions.
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Digital campaigning skills and experience including digital tools and social media.
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A head for organisation and excellent time management, bringing others along with you in planning and delivering interventions and projects at short notice and under pressure.
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Significant experience in public and political campaigning preferably within the environmental sector.
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Excellent written skills, adaptable to different audiences and messages, preferably backed by creative design and digital skills.
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An understanding of the issues that are impacting our rivers, land and wildlife, especially relating to land management including agriculture, transport, and utilities.
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The ability to establish and maintain effective contacts and relationships with senior and influential external individuals and bodies.
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The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of people both verbally and in writing including the media, community groups, other NGO representatives, supporters and followers on social media.
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Exceptional IT literacy and a head for figures.
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Ability to work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
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Ability to work flexible hours as necessary.
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A good team player with a willingness to muck in as and where required.
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Ability to think clearly even when working under pressure.
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A passion for River Action’s mission and vision.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV, a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role and a written submission as described below to jobs at riveractionuk dot com. Only applications including all three documents will be accepted.
Written submission
River Action has just released data about the state of the British dairy industry in the national press. Please provide a one page campaign plan for how you would use that data and initial story to target the responsible polluters and government regulators, mobilise the public and campaign for urgent changes in industry practices and regulation. Consider how you would generate media headlines about the pollution problems and potential solutions while raising the profile of River Action, promoting positive opportunities that put farmers in a positive light and offering support to help them change their practices while targeting the root causes of the systemic problem caused by lack of regulation, lack of incentive and pressures from supply chains such as supermarkets. This should include your idea, target audience, how you would measure success, and a high level project plan. You do not have to include costs but your proposal should be appropriate for an overall budget of £20,000. Should you be successful in being invited to interview, you may be asked to present this idea.
Closing Date:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 24th May. Screening calls and first-round interviews may be conducted with short-listed candidates before the application deadline. The deadline may be closed early if the right candidate is found.
Interview Date: Interviews expected to be held week commencing 27th May via video conference.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as one of our Ambassador Relations Executives, ensuring the team’s Ambassador Programme and its admin systems and records are kept accurately and to a high standard; helping the team to develop and project manage some of our high level public activations with UNICEF UK’s most significant Ambassadors and High Profile Supporters delivering towards organisational priorities. This role will focus on supporting priority projects within our department, working closely with wider internal teams. You will keep our dedicated web pages up to date, and deliver our quarterly e-newsletters.
Reporting to one of our Senior Managers, you will have:
· Experience of supporting a busy team within a Communications department, keeping and improving systems, procedures and project management, working on tight deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
· Excellent communication skills to communicate persuasively to engage an audience they are seeking to influence.
· Experience in successfully developing high-profile relationships - translating organisational objectives into impactful Ambassador fronted activities.
· Motivation to role-model UNICEF UK’s Values: Putting children first, Inclusion and belonging, Finding solutions, Compassion, Mutual trust & respect and Collaboration.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, 24 May 2024.
Interview date: w/c 10th June 2024.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
You will directly support our participants for the benefit of Railway Children, so that they are highly impressed by the customer experience they receive from us. We believe that every interaction with the Railway Children should be a positive one for our supporters and you will provide that the service our supporters deserve to enhance their relationship with Railway Children and encourage them to persuade others to support Railway Children too.
The role also plays a pivotal part in making Railway Children more data and insight driven in the way we fundraise and communicate with supporters. You will take a lead in mapping supporter journeys within the events programme as well as researching new corporate supporters and working on employee engagement.
WE STAND FOR CHILDREN, THEIR CHILDHOODS AND THEIR FUTURES - WILL YOU?
Around the world hundreds of thousands of children struggle to survive on the streets. In many countries, they have become an accepted issue in society, deprived of access to the most basic services and they experience extreme harm before and during their time on the streets.
Wherever they may be in the world, they face violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Founded in 1996, Railway Children has dedicated over a quarter of a century to developing outstanding practice and services for street connected children. With projects in the UK, India and East Africa, we aim to reach these children as soon as they are in danger and intervene before an abuser can. As we embark on our new strategy to 2027, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We need a new Director of Communications. You’ll be responsible for helping us communicate the Gospel and the great work we do in our communities, and telling the good news stories that encourage and inspire us as we embark on our strategy to deliver the Diocesan vision to “bless the 1.5 million people” in our diocese who currently have no meaningful connection with our worshipping communities. We need someone who can catalyse everyone in the diocese to be better communicators.
The successful candidate will have a wide-ranging experience of communication matters with the ability to promote our work in a positive and strategic manner, and manage media relations proactively and effectively.
The post is based at Church House, Daresbury, with some travel around the Diocese and the option for hybrid working with up to 40% working from home. A full driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Salary: £51,515 - £55,692 per annum, dependent upon skills and experience.
The background paper, job description, person specification, and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website - address in copy of advertisement below.
Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs EA Geddes, Director of HR, preferably by email to (please see copy of the advertisment below or the diocesan website) or Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.
Informal telephone conversations with George Colville, Diocesan Secretary, are welcome - telephone number in copy of advertisement below.
Closing date: 27th May 2024
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 13th June 2024 or Monday 17th June 2024 (Please keep both dates free as we will only use one of them.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose - Project Delivery Manager
Responsible for the overall management of a defined project(s); establishing the membership of a cross functional project team; ensuring that the work is done within agreed time, cost, and quality tolerances; ensuring execution; ensuring post project evaluation.
Dimensions
- The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy to deliver project(s) benefits.
- The post holder will have matrix management responsibility for project team members.
- The post holder will have responsibility for the effective management of allocated project(s) and associated budget (Budget will vary depending upon the size / scale of the project implementation).
Key Result Areas
- Deliver the definition, planning, development, and operational implementation of a new system(s) across the organisation.
- Developing the Project Initiation Document for Sponsor sign off that ensures effective estimation of cost, timescales, and resource requirements, including a detailed Quality Plan.
- Active management of project progress, scope, budget, risks, issues, resources, dependencies, stakeholders, vendors, and requirements throughout the project lifecycle, escalating to the Project Sponsor, as appropriate.
- Ensuring that Delivery Partners produce robust and realistic detailed project plans which enable critical path analysis, ensuring action is taken where these deviate from agreed tolerances.
- Manage supplier relationships – Using strong negotiation and influencing skills, you will ensure that suppliers / vendors keep to project delivery plans, that SLAs / KPIs are met, and that performance / delivery remains at a high standard. You will lead in the resolution of any blockages / challenges.
- Assuring and overseeing the effective management of all project workstreams to agreed quality criteria throughout the project lifecycle.
- Assuring and overseeing the development and execution of a stakeholder engagement plan to manage relationships, ensuring buy-in, timely involvement and commitment of key stakeholders.
- Put in place governance and control structures for the design, implementation and management of business process, infrastructure, data/data quality design.
- Ensure that robust frameworks are in place for User Acceptance Testing by systems users, project members and maintain oversight/approve resolution plans and changes.
- Support the Head of IT / Director of IT in contract management.
- Assuring the project(s) are managed according to best practice principles and appropriate governance is in place.
- Assuring and overseeing the provision of accurate and timely reporting to the Project Board, PMO and Digital Steering Group
Person Specification Essential Requirements:
Skills and Knowledge:
- Excellent Knowledge of project management methodologies – Prince 2, Agile.
- Excellent knowledge of business process re-engineering methodologies, approaches and tools.
- Highly organised; ability to work with minimal. supervision to tight deadlines and manage others within a project environment.
- Excellent leadership skills, knowing how to take charge.
- An effective communicator with the ability to adjust style depending upon the audience.
- Effective negotiation skills; experience of working with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
- High level of commercial awareness with the ability to confidently manage a substantial budget.
- Ability to solve problems quickly.
- Proficient in a range of project management software tools including MS project, Excel and PowerPoint
Values and Attitudes:
- Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account.
- Is solution focused and has a “can do attitude”.
- Is able to inspire others with their passion and enthusiasm.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and demonstrates through their behaviors the organisational values.
- Embraces change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Accurate and methodical in approach to work
Experience:
- At least 5 years’ experience project managing large scale system/CRM implementation projects.(MS Dynamics)
- Proven track record of re-engineering existing business processes.
- Proven ability to drive change whilst maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
- Proven ability to deliver large scale implementations on time and to budget.
- Experience of managing cross functional teams.
- Experience of working with external suppliers.
Qualifications & Training:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Project Management qualification e.g. Prince2/Agile
Other:
- Must be a driver with own method of transport and a clean, valid driving licence, willing to travel to other sites, when required.
Additional Project Information:
You will be leading on the implementation of a real-time care management system built on a Microsoft Dynamics platform. This will be a major opportunity for the organisation to completely reengineer our front-end processes, enabling our support staff to capture data at the point of activity and eliminating paper. Also provide robust management information to effectively monitor the quality and compliance of the services we provide to the people we support. This will assist us in our ambition to be the sector leader in quality, value and personal outcomes.
If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience and are interested in managing this groundbreaking project for a fixed term 18-month contract, we want to hear from you now!
To deliver outstanding personalised support that creates independence and value.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for someone with experience of verging or similar church support work. Good social skills are essential as is the ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own inititiave. The ability to work closely with and relate well to all Cathedral staff, ministry team, congregation, volunteers, visitors, and members of the general public will also be required.
The two Assistant Vergers and Precinct Officers (AVPOs) carry out a wide range of duties under the direction of the Head Verger and Precinct Manager. Work includes: the careful setting up and delivery of all liturgical matters; ensuring a welcoming, clean, and safe environment for all working in, visiting, or using the Cathedral and Cathedral House and precinct and ensuring the day-to-day smooth running of the Cathedral for all.
Essential experience and skills
- Sympathy with the Christian faith.
- At least one year’s experience as a church or cathedral verger or in a similar role.
- A flexible attitude and willingness to take on a range of duties including practical ‘hands- on’ work.
- Attention to detail and an ability to assess priorities including when under pressure.
- Understanding of liturgy or willingness to learn.
- Ability to be a good team player and work collaboratively with Ministry Team, staff and volunteers.
- Willing to work alone.
- Good administrative and IT skills.
- Good understanding of the importance of security, maintenance and health and safety.
- Good social and communication skills.
- Have an open and welcoming attitude to all including volunteers and members of the general public.
- A trained First Aider (or willing to be trained upon appointment to an appropriate level).·
- Ability to work flexibly over seven days and evenings including holiday periods.
Desirable experience
- A communicant member of the Church of England.
- Previous experience in a liturgical capacity.
- Experience of working in an environment where paid and voluntary staff work side by side.
- Experience of delivering events.
- Experience of caretaking duties.
Personal qualities
- Excellent interpersonal skills, in particular warmth, tact, diplomacy, discretion, and imagination.
- In sympathy with the ethos and aims of the Cathedral as a Christian organisation.
- Highly collaborative.
- Ability to lift and carry furniture, climb stairs, walk, and stand unaided for significant periods of time and work at height.
- Ability to work with senior level colleagues and with the general public.
- Committed to equal opportunities and inclusivity.
- Committed to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding practice.
Benefits of working at Portsmouth Cathedral:
- Generous leave allowance of 27 days (pro rata for part-time posts) plus all public holidays
- Employer pension contributions of 7.5%
- Commitment to professional development and training.
- Cash health plan
Safeguarding. The Cathedral takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously, and practices Safer Recruitment for all roles (both paid and voluntary), enhanced DBS for specific roles, and face-to-face or online training as required.
Portsmouth Cathedral is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a member of Inclusive Church.
Closing date for applications: 23.00 Monday 6 May 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing 15 May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Together Active is seeking a skilled and passionate Communications Officer to shape and lead our communication efforts. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on crafting clear, compelling messaging and managing diverse communication channels, from internal team updates to social media platforms.
What You'll Do:
Enhance Internal Communications: Develop and refine internal communications to ensure seamless information flow within the team and board.
Craft and Distribute Newsletters: Design and distribute engaging newsletters that highlight our initiatives and key activities, keeping stakeholders and the community well-informed.
Manage Social Media: Lead our social media strategy, boosting engagement, growing our follower base, and showcasing the impact of our work.
Ensure Brand Consistency: Guard and promote our brand across all communications, maintaining a consistent and professional brand identity.
Create Compelling Content: Produce high-quality content that aligns with our mission, including press releases, blog posts, and social media updates.
Measure and Adapt: Utilise analytics to assess the effectiveness of communication strategies and adjust tactics as needed to enhance reach and impact.
Who You Are:
- A dynamic communicator with a talent for storytelling and a knack for digital engagement.
- Adept at managing multiple communication channels and crafting content that aligns with organisational goals.
- Passionate about health and wellbeing, and eager to make a difference in the community.
Why Join Us?
Purposeful Work: Your efforts will directly contribute to improving community health and engagement through effective communication.
Creative Freedom: You will have the opportunity to innovate in your role, bringing fresh ideas to our communication strategies.
Collaborative Culture: Work within a supportive team that values your input and expertise.
We Value Diversity:
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Even if you do not meet every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply if you're passionate about making a difference and believe you could bring something unique to the role. We value fresh perspectives and what you can bring to our team and community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The 5Rights Foundation is looking for a Research Officer to join our small and high impact team in fighting for a digital world that supports children and young people to flourish.
At 5Rights, we work with governments, policy-makers, technologists, and NGOs all over the world to advocate for one simple principle: the enormous potential of digital technology will only be realised when it is designed with children and young people in mind.
If you’re passionate about exploring emerging tech; if you’re enthusiastic about contributing to one of the most lively policy debates of our time; and if you’re committed to working on behalf of the one billion children who are online, we’d love to hear from you.
We are looking for someone organised, meticulous, creative and critical-minded to conduct ongoing practical research into the tech children are using, ensure our policy team understand how it works and impacts children, and gather the evidence to drive change.
Experience of providing research support in a policy environment and knowledge of technology policy, privacy, children’s rights or a related field would be desirable. Additional language skills such as French or Spanish is an advantage. We are offering remote working (with part-time co-working space access in London or Brussels) with employee contracts in the UK or Belgium; salary ranges from £22,400 – 24,900 or EUR 31,600 – 35,100 (for Belgium) depending on experience.
About 5Rights
5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve children and young people today and for future generations.
We are a small team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in how the digital world works. We have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No. 25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).
Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will:
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Be the expert in the room! Make sure 5Rights knows what it needs to know, and be confident in holding us and those in our network to the evidence.
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Conduct thorough and organised research, including rapid evidence assessments, report summaries, and deep-dives into emerging technologies.
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Conduct consultation and exchange sessions with young people from around the world as part of our Youth Engagement Programme, learning about their experience and helping them understand how tech works.
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Liaise with technologists and experts around the world, exchanging knowledge and staying up to date on the latest developments, research and emerging issues.
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Gather evidence for and support compliance actions.
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Maintain tracking tools and a well-organised evidence repository.
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Help coordinate research projects and evidence-gathering programmes.
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Draft ad hoc briefings for senior staff on relevant developments, or ahead of meetings and conferences.
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Contribute to 5Rights reports, positions, communications and fundraising materials.
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Represent 5Rights as an expert at meetings and events.
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Provide support to the policy, tech accountability and innovation work of 5Rights more broadly as needed.
Person specification
You’ll be a confident and skilled researcher, a clear, fresh thinker, and an excellent writer. High attention to detail, an eye for nuance, and the ability to digest complex information quickly and communicate it coherently are all musts. A background in technology issues or children’s rights is preferable, but not essential. Most of all, we’re looking for someone who’s thorough, proactive, super smart, and committed to our mission.
ESSENTIAL skills and attributes:
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Thorough and thoughtful researcher
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Clear, concise, and engaging writing style in English
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Confident verbal communicator in English
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Inquisitive and keen to share the results of your research
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The ability to use your initiative, exercise good judgment and make nuanced recommendations
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A meticulous eye for detail and proven ability to design and deliver high-quality research products.
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Team player, but also able to work independently, setting goals and meeting them
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Able to make good decisions on the relative importance of competing tasks, and meet deadlines.
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Reliable, patient and with the relentless focus required to get complex deliverables over the line, managing processes from A-Z;
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A can-do, action and solution-oriented attitude;
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A commitment to the Foundation’s work and values
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Right to work in Belgium or the UK.
DESIRABLE skills and attributes:
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Knowledge of technology policy, privacy, children’s rights or a related field.
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Experience of providing research support in a policy environment.
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Experience working internationally and in culturally-diverse settings;
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Ability to work and research in other languages, such as French or Spanish.
Remuneration and details -
Location: Remote position with employee contract in UK or Belgium. Hybrid working in 5Rights’ London and Brussels co-working office spaces is available.
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Salary: £22,400 – 24,900 for UK-based candidate, with flexibility depending on experience; EUR 31,600 – 35,100 for a Belgium-based candidate.
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Working hours: Full time, with some accommodation necessary for work across time-zones and for out of office hours sessions with young people.
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Statutory pension contribution.
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25 days of annual leave.
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Work equipment including a laptop and mobile phone will be provided
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Starting data: asap.
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Reporting line: Head of Compliance.
5Rights values diversity and we strongly encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for this role. We aim for our recruitment to be inclusive and equitable, and we strive to constantly learn and improve in this regard.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written task as part of our recruitment approach. The task will take 2 hours. First round interviews will be held over Zoom.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity and play a pivotal role in raising the profile of the charity through developing our digital presence.
We are looking for a Marketing Assistant, to support the work of the Marketing and Communications team.
About the role
This is an exciting time to join Young Enterprise as we prepare to launch our Transforming Futures strategy (2024-2030).
The Marketing Assistant will play a key role in helping the marketing team with the production of marketing and communication materials and the implementation of the rebrand of Young Enterprise.
The person will provide advice to colleagues on branding and content and will need to evidence excellent project management skills as they be managing the flow of files and the process of creating marketing materials.
The job holder will also be involved in all other aspects of communications, such as contributing to creating content for social media, helping to prepare and deliver integrated campaign activity, creating basic designs for social assets and helping our internal clients shape and activate marketing briefs.
The job holder will need to quickly develop relationships with stakeholders across the charity, especially with our Programmes and Services team.
In line with our brand refresh in 2023/24, the Marketing Assistant will help with preparing artwork and templates across multiple areas of work in preparation for our new brand launch.
We are looking for
• Previous experience in a marketing role.
• Experience of contributing to the creation and implementation of integrated marketing and communications campaigns.
• Experience of both print and digital marketing – working with artwork, social media and email marketing, across multiple channels with content tailored for different audiences.
• Excellent copywriting and proofreading skills.
• Agile project management and organisation skills, including proven ability to plan and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience of working with agencies including writing briefs, overseeing work, testing and providing feedback.
• Candidate is likely to have at least two years of relevant experience.
• Understanding of brand and design, and optimal ways to use them to create standout and engagement.
• Understanding the value of reporting and analysis to inform future planning.
• Energy, drive and a positive attitude that motivates others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders, utilising negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Follower of developments and best practice in third sector marketing.
Why work for us?
· People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
· An active commitment to equality and diversity
· Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
· Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks plus your birthday off
· Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
· Cycle-to-work scheme
· Group Life Assurance
· Access to various employee friendly initiatives such as Discount and Benefits platform, Leave Purchase scheme, part financial contribution to Professional Development etc
If this role appeals to you, we’d like to hear from you! When you join us in building a successful and sustainable future for young people, you can expect all the recognition, support and rewards you need to grow and develop yourself.
This is a hybrid role, working out of our London office a minimum of 4 times per month.
To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (neither document should be more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity by no later than midday on 7th May 2024. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
We will be assessing applications and will shortlist and invite candidates to interview on the 16th May 2024.
Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The essentials …
- Permanent, full-time
- £30 – 35k (depending on experience)
- Hybrid working (3-4 days in office with 1-2 days per week working from home)
What you’ll be doing …
The main purpose of this role is to grow the venue hire pipeline of business and deliver venue hire events and specialist group events to excellent standards ensuring repeat business and maximising new sales opportunities. We are seeking a professional, confident candidate who enjoys the end-to-end process of events and is keen to make their mark on venue hire at the Society. You will also be highly organised with a keen eye for detail and confident being the ‘gatekeeper’ of the room bookings diary at the society.
Overall responsibilities / requirements …
Venue Hire Sales & Marketing:
- To deal with all venue sales enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.
- To build and maintain an effective pipeline of venue hire enquiries. Including attending venue hire showcases and B2B networking events as necessary.
- Professional and friendly manner, confident in delivering and leading on showrounds to prospective clients.
- To produce venue hire literature and ensure that all material relating to the venue facilities is kept up to date.
- To meet venue hire sales targets for 2024 as set by the Society and build effective sales pipelines for 2025.
- Liaise with Marketing Teams to produce bespoke posts and newsletters for members, venue hire leads and special offers for venue hire throughout the year, maximising engagement.
- Support the Head of Events with all key cultivation events including venue hire showcases and any new business ventures.
Venue Hire Administration:
- To maintain safe working practices in conjunction with Health & Safety policies.
- Work collaboratively with Buildings Manager to communicate key information taking place across Burlington House.
- To liaise with AV company with regards to timings, payments, staff needs, training and use of equipment / set up for events.
- To liaise with caterers with regards to timings, payments, staff attending, training and room set up for events.
- To produce a weekly booking sheet for all staff to communicate bookings across the building.
- To produce and meet budgets for events in consultation with the Head of Events
- Manage the venue hire diary, ensuring it is kept up to date and all bookings are accurately recorded.
- To check all incoming invoices against quotes/information received and pass to accounts for payment.
- To raise and resolve any invoice queries in a timely manner.
Event Operations:
- To deliver all venue hire and specialist group events to excellent standards.
- To liaise with speakers and venue hire delegates and communicate all logistical details in a timely fashion including H&S briefings, PEEP plans and Risk Assessments.
- To make any other logistical arrangements that are necessary for the smooth running of events covering timings, parking, room set-ups etc.
- To ensure that all events are accessible and organised within the disability discrimination legislation.
- To support the events team with ad-hoc events out of hours where needed across the year.
- Ensure the events spaces are well maintained in collaboration with the Buildings Manager.
Teamwork:
- To be proactive in identifying areas for potential improvement in the events programme
- To take part in developing more efficient ways of working within the team
- To ensure that positive working relationships are created with other departments at GSL
- To participate in team meetings and wider meetings including External Relations and Health & Safety.
Other responsibilities and expectations:
- The post holder is expected to work flexibly to respond to changing needs at The Geological Society. As the Conference Office operates a room hire service it is expected that the postholder will undertake out-of-hours work to ensure that this service can operate. Excess hours worked will be compensated for by time off in lieu.
- The post holder is expected to undertake any other responsibilities or tasks consistent with the role and/or reasonably required by the Head of Events.
What we’re looking for …
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Experience 2-3 years working in events and/or venue background.
- A commercial mindset with natural aptitude for sales.
- Confident induvial with a can-do attitude, uses initiative to make things happen.
- Excellent reporting and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines and juggle a varied and busy workload.
- Team player, working effectively both independently and in a team.
- Proven experience of working across multiple projects to tight deadlines.
- Competent with Microsoft Office programmes.
- Collaborative spirit, willing to work across multiple teams to achieve best possible outcomes.
- Strong level of spelling and grammar.
The ideal candidate will have:
ESSENTIAL
- Experience of event sales and marketing
- Experience of working with external suppliers and speakers
- Personable, customer service and networking skills
- Awareness of the events industry
- Awareness of running events for similar organisation / or venue based.
DESIRABLE
- Degree qualification
- Working within a venue similar to Burlington House Image editing / design skills.
A bit about us …
The Geological Society is a registered charity and employs just over 50 staff at its offices in London and Bath. Our London office is situated in the beautiful London hotspot of Piccadilly in Burlington House, just next door to The Royal Academy.
As an employee conscious company, we invest in our staff by emphasising training, growth and progression in every role. We firmly believe in a positive work/life balance and offer a flexible approach to working from home as well as 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) when you start with the option to add 2 extra days per year.
The Society is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a harmonious inclusive environment in which the rights and dignity of all its members visitors and staff are respected.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job description
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.
We are seeking a Fundraising Coordinator (Individual Giving) to join our small but dynamic Fundraising team.
The role requires excellent donor care and stewardship skills. All forms of communication will be required including the proactive use of digital channels such as the website and social media platforms.
The Individual Giving Fundraiser will play a vital role in increasing income from our existing supporters. You will support donor acquisition as well as taking the lead on retention of our supporters across multiple channels including cash appeals, regular giving, lottery and in celebration giving. The role will also support the Head of Income in the delivery of a legacy and major donor program.
You will develop and deliver excellent stewardship programmes that drive retention by deepening audience understanding of the challenges that people affected by cleft face and the impact that their donations make. Using data and insight, you’ll deliver compelling campaigns, with people affected by cleft right at the centre. You’ll use creative tools and techniques to demonstrate impact and inspire future action.
The ideal candidate is a creative and confident communicator who shares our values and our staff team’s dedication to supporting the UK cleft community.
How to Apply
Please read the Recruitment Pack in full and then complete the online Application Form linked within. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.
Applications close: Monday 13th May at 12.00 (noon)
Interviews: Thursday 23rd May (via Zoom)
Start date: ASAP
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The successful applicant will line-managed by and work closely with the Head of Practice Management (HoPM). It is essential though that they are self-motivated and can work independently.
Key tasks
- To establish and maintain a communications strategy and plan for Chambers, utilising the latest in digital communication methods.
- To manage the promotional activities of Chambers, its Practice Teams, and individual members, by managing and developing:
- Its website and social media,
- Webinars, podcasts and other digital training methods,
- In-person training and promotional events.
- To assist the HoPM by promoting Chambers to professional clients.
- To manage the promotion of Chambers via the media.
- To manage and promote engagement with legal associations, charities and NGOs to further the ethos and business of Chambers.
- To promote Chambers and its members to relevant legal directories.
- To assist with the development and promotion of campaigns organised or joined by Chambers.
- To undertake internal communication work building a culture of engagement across Chambers.
The above tasks will include:
- Identifying newsworthy cases and issues upon which Chambers may wish to engage, including through liaising closely with members of Chambers and the Practice Management Team (PMgT) to identify notable cases and issues upon which we may wish to engage.
- Working under the direction of the HoPM to assist in the practice development of individual members.
- Engaging barrister members and pupils to produce high quality training and promotional material for the website and social media, including content production such as webinars, podcasts and vlogs.
- Ensuring the website is:
- Accessible, attractive, interesting and as useful as possible to our professional and lay clients,
- Optimised to achieve top search engine ranking,
- Up to date, with members’ pages regularly reviewed, and news items frequently added,
- A source of training materials and information relating to our work and ethos, including webinars, vlogs, blogs and ‘how to’ guides.
- Ensuring a variety of social media platforms are utilised to optimise the footprint of Chambers, and to promote news about Chambers’ cases and other activities as quickly, professionally and as widely as possible.
- Identifying potential new clients to the PMgT and assisting them in the promotion of Chambers.
- Maintaining and developing professional client contact lists, mailing lists and databases, in conjunction with the Practice Teams and PMgT.
- Coordinating, advertising and managing training and promotional events in conjunction with Practice Teams and the PMgT. This to include maximising outcomes from events.
- Liaising with outside bodies, including legal associations, charities and NGOs to promote the engagement of members of Chambers and the standing of Chambers as a whole.
- Managing the use of Chambers seminar facilities for ethos-compatible third-party events.
- In conjunction with the HoPM and individual members, coordinating and drafting submissions to legal directories.
- Developing and maintaining effective relationships with journalists, media outlets and prominent actors in the human rights field to optimise the exposure of members and Chambers as a whole.
- Maintaining and developing promotional material for Chambers to reflect and promote its ethos.
- Assisting with the production of Chambers promotional material, including sophisticated marketing materials by utilising the latest advertising platforms optimised for social media.
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on key communications activities, to help refine and improve the strategy.
- Working to a budget set by the Chambers’ AGM and reporting to the Staffing / Planning Committee and Chambers’ Meetings as requested.
Person Specification
The individual will have:
- A clear understanding and commitment to the ethos of Chambers.
- Experience of developing and maintaining an organisational communications strategy.
- A strong technical understanding of website and social media platform management and content production.
- Experience of the use of a range of digital communications for promotion and development.
- The ability to draft clear, engaging copy and undertake editing, under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- The ability to work both in a team and on own initiative.
- The ability to think creatively and demonstrate a very high level of attention to detail.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise.
The successful applicant will be confident and articulate, and may have relevant experience in the NGO, international organisation, development or charity sector. A general understanding of the way the legal profession is organised and works will be helpful but not essential.
Garden Court North Chambers occupies a modern spacious premises in Blackfriars House, a Bruntwood Works pioneer building offering a collaborative working space with a library and podcast room, a high-spec auditorium and a communal lounge and independent coffee shop.
We offer excellent working conditions in a friendly and modern environment; training opportunities; annual pay reviews; a contributory pension scheme; and 25 days paid annual holiday in addition to statutory bank holidays and any weekdays when Chambers is closed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Imperial College Union is a vibrant, member-led charity organisation comprising the 18,000+ students of Imperial College London - one of the world's top universities. If you are excited by the opportunity to help us do things differently, empower others and build a students' union that can better support our students, then we could have a role for you!
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Facilities & Technology Coordinator to join our Facilities & Health and Safety team. You will be responsible for providing first line support surrounding use of the Imperial College Union (ICU) building and technology infrastructure, working closely with the digital systems function of the Union and College ICT to ensure that user issues are resolved promptly and efficiently.
Your role will act as a triage for incoming queries to the Systems team, resolving queries where possible and escalating to senior staff members and College ICT where appropriate. In addition, you will also manage ongoing tickets with the wider College ICT service desk, proactively monitoring the status of tickets and seeing them through to resolution.
The role will also be responsible for providing installation, setup and tracking of technology and physical equipment, allowing proper visibility of our resources for management purposes.
You will be responsible for ensuring the proper maintenance of all Union spaces, promptly reporting defects, and arranging repair work as needed. They take ownership of shared spaces, including Activity and Meeting rooms, ensuring they are clean, organised, with suitable equipment in place and always ready for use. The role will also include undertaking essential maintenance, repair and improvement tasks to address minor issues or repairs. Reporting to the Facilities, Health & Safety Manager, and working closely with the Head of Digital & Marketing, the post holder will be a skilled user of IT with excellent customer service skills. They will be highly organised and process-driven, ready to learn new skills to assist the Union with service delivery.
We are looking for someone who will be able to operate with autonomy and balance contending priorities in this exciting role, which is in a fast-paced but ultimately rewarding environment. We are also committed to supporting your professional development, elaborating on your excellent technical and interpersonal skills among others.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key responsibilities will be:
- First-line support and inbox management
- Technology and space support
- Facilities
- General duties
The full duties and responsibilities are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Essential Requirements
- Experience of providing technical IT support in a managed desktop environment
- Experience of installation, testing and commissioning of supplier specific IT equipment and software
- Experience of supporting web-based systems, including administration, configuration and user training/guidance
- Experience with building management and facilities support
- Experience in carrying out maintenance, repair and improvement tasks
- In-depth knowledge of IT, including hardware, software and operating systems support
- Knowledge of IT hardware and equipment installation and maintenance
- An understanding behind the principles of networks and IT infrastructure
- Knowledge of facilities, workstation provision and best practice for managing a busy work environment
- Effective communication skills with a focus on customer service
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload effectively but also to be flexible and
- adapt/respond to emerging issues, short deadlines and other demands or challenges
- Process oriented, with excellent attention to detail
Further Information
Please note this role is with the Students’ Union. We’re a registered charity in our right, with our own governance, systems, processes and objectives. However, we work extremely closely with Imperial College London, so you’ll also be joining a wider community of staff working within higher education. If you’ve never worked in a students’ union, or are unsure why it’s different, we urge you to get in contact. It’s a brilliant place to work.
As an employee of Imperial College, you will be part of lively community and work in a friendly and relaxed environment. Our aim is to provide to all our employees an encouraging and relaxed working environment with an emphasis on personal development and work-life balance. Based on that we offer:
- flexible working hours
- generous pension scheme
- 25 days holiday (plus 6/7 extra days per year for College Christmas and Easter closures)
- bicycle loan scheme
- season ticket loan
- health benefits
- excellent professional development opportunities and many more.
More information can be found on the Imperial College Benefits page of the wesbite.
To apply for the post please complete the online application form.
We are running a characteristic anonymised application process for this recruitment as part of the College’s commitment to equal opportunities and eliminating discrimination. Applicants will be assigned an application reference number and applicants’ names will not be visible to recruiting managers until the interview stage. You are not required to attach a CV. Please also refrain from including your name in your supporting statement.
Closing date: 12th May 2024.
Interviews will be expected to take place week commencing 22nd May 2024.
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other racial minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. If there are any reasonable adjustments needed through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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- 35 hours a week
- 100 Berkshire Place, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5RD
- Hybrid or remote considered
- Previous experience is desirable but not essential - we are looking for a quick learner who is able to use their initiative to develop within the role
About us:
Colostomy UK is a national charity that offers support and advice to people who have had stoma surgery (ostomates) and those who care about them. We help ostomates to return to sports, hobbies and other activities after surgery, and give them the confidence to return to a full life and take on fresh challenges. Our campaigns raise awareness of life with a stoma and encourage organisations to make their facilities more inclusive.
About the role:
As the Fundraising Executive you will work to grow income through developing our community engagement, attracting, building and managing relationships with a range of supporters (individual donors and fundraisers, community groups, local businesses, volunteers etc). You will lead on the stewardship of events and challenges, including our annual Step Up campaign, by supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through fundraising activities. The post-holder will also support the recording of donations, send appropriate acknowledgements, review fundraising materials, and prepare fundraising content for social media, our website and our quarterly magazine, Tidings. The right candidate will be in a prime position for career progression as we grow our small team.
Our ideal candidate:
We are looking for a motivated, confident individual with strong organisational skills and an impeccable attention to detail, who is passionate about supporting people living with stomas and those who care about them. The successful applicant will be expected to have a broad understanding of a range of income generation methods and communication styles, and the third sector. Previous experience is desirable, not essential.
If you’re interested in applying and would like to work with us, but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you – we don’t expect everyone to meet all of the essential criteria listed in the job pack
Core role responsibilities
· Working alongside the Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, with a focus on building unrestricted income
· Donor stewardship, including recording and thanking for donations, and other supporter communications, to encourage long-term, repeat support – engaging existing supporters, making them feel valued, proud, and committed to supporting the charity
· Working with our supporters to organise and host interesting activities and events in the community and digitally, to significantly increase fundraising income; ensuring excellent support of their activities during planning and delivery, and arranging attendance from the Colostomy UK team and volunteers as appropriate
· Preparing appealing fundraising materials and content for all types of communications
· Representing and raising the profile of the organisation externally by giving presentations and promoting the need for fundraising among different audiences
· Working with the Marketing & Social Media Executive to ensure fundraising is included in our public-facing communications, to supporters and audiences on social media, in newsletters and on other channels; ensuring our website, social media channels and print material are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving
· Supporting fundraising with analysis and reports to enable us to continue to build and improve our profile; monitoring engagement and conversions from different fundraising campaigns
The job pack includes the full job description and person specification.
We have a range of benefits that we offer our team, these include:
- Private Health Care, including an employee assistance programme, remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, medical diagnostics and treatment.
- Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
- Increased annual leave allowance based on length of service, up to 30 days
- Season ticket loan
- 5% contribution to pension scheme
- An extra day holiday for your birthday and one day off a year to volunteer
- Training and development opportunities to support your learning and growth
- Fresh fruit in the office
- Free on-site parking
Please send your CV and a one page covering letter to Lindsay Walrond, Fundraising Manager, by midnight on 8th May 2024.
In your cover letter, please tell us:
1. About your relevant experience
2. What skills and qualities you will bring to the role
3. Why you’d like to work for us
4. Where you saw the job advertised
If you’re interested in applying and would like to work with us, but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you – we don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed.
We exist to make a positive difference for anyone impacted by any kind of stoma or stoma surgery.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Simon Community NI is looking for a dynamic and experienced public affairs professional to lead our policy and public affairs activity. You will be a strategic thinker with a proven track record of influencing for change and an ambition to make a difference.
This role is part of our Growth & Engagement directorate and will work very closely with our CEO and Research & Development function. We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of the political landscape in Northern Ireland, ideally with direct experience of working in homelessness/housing. This is a new position, and there is a huge amount of opportunity to build a movement of change for people experiencing homelessness across NI.
Job Purpose: Simon Community’s Public Affairs & Policy Manager will lead our efforts in advocating for policies and initiatives that end homelessness across NI. As part of our wider Growth & Engagement team, you will work collaboratively across the public, political and voluntary sectors to amplify the voices of the people we help and advocate for policy change.
The postholder will develop research-based policy positions, identify and deliver clear opportunities for public and political engagement, and mobilise support from a range of stakeholders. You will build a network of constructive relationships with decision makers, influencers and political parties, and engage with the media on a regular basis, acting as a spokesperson for Simon Community when required.
Essential Criteria:
- At least 3 years’ experience managing a public affairs, policy or media function.
- Experience of communicating complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience of acting as a spokesperson for an organisation.
- Experience of budget and project management.
Desirable Criteria:
- Full current driving licence or, if a disability prevents driving, an alternative means of transport to enable the duties of the post to be carried out in full.
Skills & Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of Northern Irish politics and the policy making process in our devolved context.
- Proven track record of successfully influencing different audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to represent Simon Community in meetings, on the media and on public platforms
- Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate facts and statistics.
- Proven ability to innovate and grab new opportunities.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- A working understanding of the issues affecting homelessness and/or the voluntary sector in NI.
- Excellent workload management skills and ability to prioritise to meet targets and deadlines.
Why work for the Simon Community?
We offer an extensive benefit package, including:
- Pension Plan
- Employer funded Healthcare - Benenden Health and Health Shield (includes savings on gym memberships and retail outlets)
- Death in Service Benefit
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Compassionate Culture
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
- Management Development Programmes
- Long Service Awards
- Blue Light Card Scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.