Bloodwise are seeking an experienced and engaging Head of Research to lead the development and implementation of our research strategy for the future.

If successful you will be responsible for the development and implementation of this research strategy. You will join us at a time of exciting change and opportunity, as we work in new ways to define our priorities for investment in research then deliver them. Your contribution will shape the work we do in our next stage of development.

To thrive in this role, you will bring an outgoing, inquisitive personality, drawing energy from building relationships with the research community and other funders of blood cancer research, nurturing partnerships and maximising the benefit of our research investment to people affected by blood cancer.

You will have a strong scientific background and bring a strategic approach to the way you work, with the ability to facilitate and draw out key insights from complex discussions, and generate grounded, practical recommendations. In this role you will become one of our key knowledge experts.

You will bring your understanding of blood cancer research to work with our fundraisers to attract income for our research priorities, and to your role as a spokesperson.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send us your current cv and a cover letter by the closing date as follows: 9am on Thursday 2 January 2020

Please note we will be reviewing applications on receipt and we may bring forward the closing date of this exciting opportunity at our discretion.

Join us on our journey to best blood cancer!

Are you passionate about the power of digital and interested in driving culture at an award-winning digital first charity? Join Bliss as Digital Lead and help us make best of use of digital to improve the lives of babies born premature or sick.

Role summary

Last year Bliss won the Embracing Digital award for our digital first organisational strategy, and digital transformation across the charity. We’re now looking for a Digital Lead to maintain our digital presence and culture, and to make the best use of technology to increase our efficiency as a small charity.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience of digital project management and a broad range of digital skills and expertise. They will be experienced in using website content management systems and will lead on working with our website agency to develop, maintain and optimise the Bliss website.

They’ll also use their technical expertise to support teams through the process of creating new digital products and services. They’ll have a good track record and knowledge of using user research and involvement. We are also looking for someone who is confident supporting staff across the organisation to develop their own digital skills.

This is a very flexible, part-time role, which could be fit around other commitments. This role only requires some office-based work so working remotely or from home on certain days of the week is an option. Please note that this role is fixed term maternity cover.

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.

To hear more about Bliss’ digital strategy and culture, listen to our Digital Lead and Communications Manager on the Charity Comms podcast (Small Charities Innovating on a Shoestring). 

Why work for Bliss?

Bliss values the work of its Communications Team and we take pride in our collaborative work culture.

We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health and well-being, lifestyle and career development options:

• 25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Flexible working practices, TOIL and a contributory Bliss pension scheme
• Relaxed work life and dress code, time off for volunteering
• Interest free season ticket loans, salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work, payroll giving)
• 24x7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies
• Learning and Development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded, self-directed learning, mentoring and coaching

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents by directly clicking on this advert and address it to Gemma Collins-Ellis, Communications Manager.

Or you can apply via post to: Gemma Collins-Ellis, Bliss, 4th Floor, Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB. Your application must include the following:

• CV
• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification
• Equal Opportunities Form - this will be sent to you when you apply to this role

Recruitment timeline

• The closing date for applications is midnight 31 December but applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant is found. Please send your application in early to avoid disappointment.  
• Interviews are provisionally scheduled w/c 6 January 2020 (there will be two rounds) at the Bliss head office

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for interview so if you have not heard from us by 3 January you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.

Help us to deliver an excellent digital development process, to improve our digital platforms and services.

Here at Mind’s Stratford office, we are seeking a dynamic and knowledgeable Digital Development Lead to join our Digital Team on a full time, permanent basis.

Within this role, you will responsible for overseeing Mind’s digital development process – providing expert consultancy and supporting across a range of projects, and collaborating with internal teams, local Minds and external agencies to deliver high-quality products.

The Digital Team play a key role in delivering Mind’s vision, mission and goals. The team covers a range of expertise, encompassing digital content and marketing, development, transformation and analysis. We manage projects in an agile way, and collaborate with teams from across the organisation, along with the wider network of local Minds. We are supportive, passionate about mental health, and champion user experience and co-design.

In order to be successful in this role, you will have demonstrable experience of managing a range of digital development projects, from objective-setting to delivery and evaluation.

With experience of managing relationships with external agencies, ideally in a digital development environment, you will also be familiar with providing consultancy and support to a range of stakeholders, working with them to prioritise objectives, and define technical requirements

In addition, we require the successful candidate to have a strong understanding of agile project management methodology, and the ability to demonstrate experience of working with content management systems.  Excellent time management skills are also important, including managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Although not essential, experience of managing or overseeing a content management system and knowledge of using Umbraco CMS would be beneficial.

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.  We’re here to make sure that everyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support.

Youth Business International is seeking a Head of Innovation to help us deliver our ambitious strategy to deliver a step change in the number of young people accessing our products and services and, in our ability, to equip them to thrive in a digital, globalised world. This role provides an exciting opportunity to become a key member of a dynamic international NGO supporting under-served young entrepreneurs around the world.

About YBI

Youth Business International (YBI) is a global network of expert organisations supporting underserved young people to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for innovation to work for a dynamic, international charity, leading and championing innovation across the YBI Network. You will be working with the team in London and our network members around the world to ensure they receive the support they need to ideate and develop new and innovative products and services that can have a positive impact for young entrepreneurs and be scaled on a regional and global level.

As the Head of Innovation, you will be a strong motivator who views innovation as a way to unlock the ideas of others through using user-centred design and creating the right conditions for innovation to flourish. You will lead this relatively new area of our work looking to test new approaches and evolve our emergent innovation services for our members. You will also explore and test our very early plans around an “Innovation Lab” approach to support our work and will be essential in guiding our medium and long-term strategy as well as an approach on innovation in general. 

We are looking for a professional who has extensive knowledge and experience in the innovation space, ideally with digital and non-digital innovations, demonstrating ability to take a pragmatic and hands-on approach to finding creative ways to resolve issues and drive the benefits of adoption of innovation approaches and thinking in our work. It is also essential that you can work from a place of empathy with our various stakeholders: members, YBI network team, young entrepreneurs and finally our partners/funders.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying and to view a comprehensive job description, please visit our website.

Closing date: Monday, 6th January 2020, 9:30 am

Youth Business International is an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. We are committed to creating a diverse environment, therefore all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or ethnic or national origin.

At YBI, your right to privacy is important to us. By applying for this job, your information will be entered into our recruitment system for YBI’s employment purposes only and for no longer than one year after the post has been filled; then personal data will be disposed of in a GDPR compliant manner. We store all data securely and will not disclose it to any third parties without your consent. Please see our Data Protection Policy here to find out more.

Senior Digital Engagement Manager

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Senior Digital Engagement Manager
Location: London
Contract type: Full time, Fixed Term (9 months, maternity cover)
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £41,585 to £46,725 depending on skills and experience, plus London allowance of £3,600

Closing date: 12 January 2020
Interview date: Week commencing 20 January 2020

About the role:

The Senior Digital Engagement Manager is responsible for a team covering key digital communications and marketing channels and tools, including social media, email, PPC and analytics.

As well as managing day-to-day activity across key platforms and ensuring that colleagues have the right tools, skills and guidance to use them effectively, the team works with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation to build great user-focused digital engagement strategies into our campaigns from the outset, spanning owned, earned and paid activity.

Key projects and areas of work across the period covered by this contract include: expanding the team to develop advanced skills and capabilities across both digital advertising and analytics, embedding a new social media strategy for the organisation, developing better integrations for our new email platform, and working on a programme to increase the visibility of the Digital team and our role in supporting the organisation to further embed digital skills and ways of working.

About you:

We’re looking for a self-motivated digital expert with experience managing a multi-discipline team. As well as being able to quickly pick up and run key projects, you’ll have excellent people management skills and experience recruiting and embedding new roles into a team.

Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a complex organisation to build collaborative relationships will be one of your strengths, as will your ability to develop great, results-driven digital engagement strategies across a range of channels and touchpoints.

Your track record will include:

- Social media management with a focus on identifying the most effective role for social media to generate meaningful results against a range of objectives
- Empowering non-digital colleagues to implement email marketing best practice
- Using data to tell a story, turning analysis and insights into recommendations for tangible actions
- Managing in-house paid digital advertising resource

Most important of all, you’ll need to be passionate about the role of digital to help us fulfil our ambition to provide support to every person affected by dementia.

In return, you’ll be part of a brilliant full-service digital team at a key point in our development.

You may have experience of the following: Digital Engagement Manager, Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Digital Content Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Copywriter, Digital Communications Executive, Fundraising, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Digital Marketing Assistant, Social Media, etc.

An exciting new role has arisen within a well-known health charity to join their team as a Digital Analyst. You will be reporting to the Digital Acquisition Manager and working closely with other members of management to ensure all tools are being used to the best of their abilities. You will lead and deliver detailed reporting using platforms such as Apollo, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and many more. You will plan, brief and deliver exciting digital advertising campaigns across all media including some in house activity. You will need to be able to understand the needs and expectations of their audiences and ensure that this is behind everything that you do.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be experienced in using digital analysis tools
• Have an analytical mindset
• Have experience of working with CMS and CRM tools
• Have experience in SEM and SEO
• Have great interpersonal and communication skills

If you are interested in applying, please email your CV to [email protected] quoting the reference number J72642QC in the subject line or alternatively call Qaanita on 0207 198 6030.

Digital Transformation Lead
£60,000-£65,000 pa

London

Comic Relief is —like most charities —in the midst of a digital transformation and is looking for an experienced engineer to work closely with the Executive Director of Digital & Innovation to continue to steer the organisation through change, and collaborate with our IT Team to make the right technology decisions and evolve our service-oriented architecture. The successful applicant will have knowledge of a range of technologies, primarily: web, API design, CRM,but also tech architecture, tech strategy and tech innovation.

Key responsibilities:

· Champion and transform our strategy and business processes to deliver a best in class digital ecosystem in alignment with business vision

· Assess capabilities of and identify suitable SaaS and enterprise solutions to deliver against Comic Relief’s strategy and facilitate a loosely coupled API-driven data ecosystem

· In collaboration with IT

· Prepare and deliver technology reviews and assessments of current technology solutions, roadmaps and architectural improvements.

· Facilitate and deliver technology projects -combining bespoke and commercial software solutions

· Innovate and progress Comic Relief’s digital giving capabilities to deliver best in class Customer Experiences

· Take an instrumental role in establishing D&I’s reputation as the trusted digital and technology powerhouse for Comic Relief

· With the Exec Director, lead Comic Relief’s role in the ‘charity as a platform’ discussion and developing our strategy for meaningful contribution and participation

· Progress Machine Learning projects that either unlock access to unrealised assets | streamline inefficient processes | accelerate a strategic goal (tbd which opportunities are the best candidates)

· Devise, prototype and deliver at least one significant data science project per half-year in collaboration with the Data Lead

· Create opportunity for engineering team members to have closer ties to Comic Relief’s Social Tech portfolio e.g. mentoring, tech clinics, code reviews

· Champion agile working practices across the organisation, in common with the rest of D&I.

Essential Education and Competencies:

· You are a highly organised, credible technologist, excellent communicator, with strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills

· You’re a pragmatic technologist who knows how to explore, position and communicate trade-offs

· Have a technology specialism -you will have spent the majority of your career in a technology role

· Good knowledge of digital delivery -particularly through Product, Technology and people change, backed up with your own insights and POVs in tech

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online

Role closes - 12:00pm, 11th Dec 2019 GMT (Europe/London)

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Senior Digital Experience Manager and lead on digital content creation across all channels.

Save the Children is transforming its marketing communications approach to ensure the supporter is at the heart of everything we do. Creating powerful, impactful digital content and experiences are critical to these plans and we need exceptional digital communication and marketing specialists to make this happen.

As one of four Senior Digital Experience Managers, you will be leading on digital content creation within a multi-disciplinary agile marketing squad. You will ensure the overall digital experience across all channels is inspiring, engaging, relevant and inspires action with our supporters, whilst ensuring alignment across all brand touchpoints.

While your primary focus will be creating cutting-edge digital content, we expect you to have a specialism in one of the following:

• Social channel content
• SEO
• Video content
• UX and usability research.

To succeed in this role, you'll be creative, a great collaborator: building strong relationships and cutting through boundaries, in a fast-moving and dynamic environment. Leveraging agile principles, you’ll flex and adapt - learning rapidly and responding to change.

• Extensive experience in managing one of the following in a large B2C organisation: website, owned social, email content, marketing copywriting
• Experience of managing third-party suppliers effectively
• Experience of producing and editing video for digital channels and using photo and video editing software including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro. (Desirable)
• Knowledge of international development issues (Desirable).

We have three vacancies available for this role.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 22nd December 2019

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as a Digital Analyst and conduct analytical and data interpretative work on behalf of Save the Children's marketing and digital functions.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a Digital Analyst you will use your deep analysis skills to enable marketing, fundraising and campaigns teams to develop effective marketing strategies and activities. In addition you will:

• Ensure our digital tracking is robust and creating accurate data to measure our campaigns
• Help embed a data-driven approach to marketing, fundraising and campaigning
• Apply your knowledge of digital marketing channels, metrics and strategies to formulate useful and impactful data insights.

To be successful you will have practical experience of applying digital analysis techniques in a commercial context, for example CRO (conversion rate optimisation), A/B testing and statistical significance, report building across multiple channels and interpretation of complex data into actionable outcomes. Experience working with a website clickstream analytics tool (for example Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics) is essential. Specific experience of Adobe Analytics is preferable. In addition you will have:

• Advanced ability in using Microsoft Excel to summarise and graphically represent data. It would be advantageous to also have knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
• Experience working with a Tag Management solution (for example Google Tag Manager or DTM). It is preferable to have experience working with DTM
• Experience of working with the third party reporting systems of key social and digital advertising platforms (for example Facebook Insights, Doubleclick)
• Proven ability to extract meaning and recommend action items from data, not just reporting numbers and metrics.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 13th December 2019

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a great international charity based in central London to help source their new Digital Communications Manager. The charity has a large international network of supporters ranging from grassroots level to internationally recognised bodies focused on the welfare of the elderly community globally. This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to help develop the digital communications arm of the organisation working within a highly talented and successful regional and international comms team. Please note that this is an initial 12-month FTC.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have a wealth of communications management experience specifically within the digital sphere. You will be comfortable in helping to input into the communications strategy, manage channels independently and produce engaging content. A natural communicator who can manage internal and external stakeholders and can oversee multiple projects. Previous charity sector experience is not compulsory however a passion to work on social causes is essential. Please apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for further information.

Head of Financial Management leading a team a management accountants to lead the provision of financial info.

The Organisation:
A not for profit membership based organisation based close to Moorgate liaising with more than 630,000 candidates in 93 countries every year. The organisation are based in stunning new offices near Barbican. You will be working with a dedicated and friendly team and this role in particular has the opportunity to impact in all areas of the organisation.

The Role:
You will manage a team of five management accountants and you will provide timely and relevant information to budget holders, the executive team and trustees. Furthermore, you will encourage a Business partnering approach to working with budget holders, ensuring the finance team is at the centre of decision making and improving the financial awareness of personnel across the organisation. The digital programme will change how work is done across the organisation and the Head of Financial Management will be responsible for introducing new ways of working with the various country representatives. You will support decision making across the organisation via new business cases for example, advising on financial trends, opportunities and risks. There is a strong team in place and you will provide leadership, encourage them to be more self-sufficient and encourage continuous improvement.

What you'll need to succeed:
You will be a qualified accountant and have had significant experience of leading financial management and planning in a complex organisation. You will be committed to continuous improvement, prioritise engagement with non-financial managers and be committed to ensuring that your team deliver first class decision support and business partnering. An effective communicator, you will be confident setting clear objectives and provide leadership and direction which will result in your team providing an excellent service to the organisation.

This is a fabulous opportunity to promote change and lead a team which will make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing growth of this highly prestigious organisation.

Apply now, or contact us for further information on this job.

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6 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Senior Data Capability Manager and champion the delivery of key supporter data projects that will aim to reduce business risk and increase value.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Data Capability Manager you will lead cross-team projects that will reduce business risk and increase the value derived through sophisticated supporter-centric campaigns. Working in an environment of agile, multi-disciplinary teams, you will provide expert data advice into strategic organisational projects. Proactively identifying and driving forward strategic initiatives that will improve levels of performance and value delivered by the CRM team, you will drive excellence in data technologies, structures, governance and QA procedures. In addition you will:

• Create and embed new Quality Assurance procedures throughout the CRM team to help minimise business risk from data errors
• Assess and then maximise the value derived from our existing technologies whilst keeping abreast of new developments in the marketplace that could offer further value
• Lead in the development of data documentation that is accessible, useable, and up-to-date
• Develop strong relationships with marketing squads, in order to ensure data and insight are at the heart of all decision-making processes.

To be successful you will be a superb problem-solver with project management skills and a passion for data. You will have significant experience in a variety of data roles, ideally gained in a similar organisation. You will have a demonstrable understanding of the role of data in planning, delivering and evaluating ‘Best in Class’ Direct Marketing campaigns and supporter journeys. Additionally you will have:

• Significant experience optimising data service levels within other data teams, e.g. optimising processes, improving SLAs, improving Quality Assurance procedures
• Proven expertise using a variety of database technologies, ideally CARENG , Adobe Campaign Manager and FastStats Discoverer
• Exceptional technical skills including significant experience using a variety of database query languages to extract and interrogate data from relational databases.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 22nd December 2019

The Organisation:
A not for profit membership based organisation based in stunning new offices close to Moorgate/Barbican. You will be working with a dedicated and friendly team and this role in particular has the opportunity to impact in all areas of the organisation.

The Role:
You will manage a team of five management accountants and you will provide timely and relevant information to budget holders, the executive team and trustees. Furthermore, you will encourage a Business partnering approach to working with budget holders, ensuring the finance team is at the centre of decision making and improving the financial awareness of personnel across the organisation. The digital programme will change how work is done across the organisation and the Head of Financial Management will be responsible for introducing new ways of working with the various country representatives. You will support decision making across the organisation via new business cases for example, advising on financial trends, opportunities and risks. There is a strong team in place and you will provide leadership, encourage them to be more self-sufficient and encourage continuous improvement.

What you'll need to succeed:
You will be a qualified accountant and have had significant experience of leading financial management and planning in a complex organisation. You will be committed to continuous improvement, prioritise engagement with non-financial managers and be committed to ensuring that your team deliver first class decision support and business partnering. An effective communicator, you will be confident setting clear objectives and provide leadership and direction which will result in your team providing an excellent service to the organisation.

This is a fabulous opportunity to promote change and lead a team which will make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing growth of this highly prestigious organisation.

Apply now, or contact us for further information on this job.

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Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join our Humanitarian Capacity Building team as a Senior Digital Learning Manager and lead on the development and delivery of the digital approach across our portfolio of learning and talent development programmes.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Digital Learning Manager you will set the strategic direction for technology-enhanced humanitarian capacity building for the department, driving the digital learning agenda. This position will be accountable for the delivery of our digital strands and for the continuing support and development of emerging innovations in learning. In addition you will:

• Be responsible for sourcing and managing high-value partnerships with private and academic partners to deliver quality, cutting-edge digital learning solutions
• Lead the delivery of our Digital Roadmap, including the management of our Digital Hub of online learning expertise within the team
• Manage and develop learning technologist staff within the Humanitarian Capacity Building team.

To be successful you will be a motivating people manager, with experience of developing and overseeing the work of e-learning/digital creative professionals. In addition, you will have proven experience advising and influencing Senior Managers to develop scalable, best practice digital learning solutions. You must have proven experience managing a variety of e-learning solutions that combine learning and development and change management methodologies to design and provide solutions to a complex and multi-faceted organisation. In addition you will have:

• A degree or the equivalent in technology or business
• Good existing learning and development networks in the humanitarian sector
• A strong understanding of the international humanitarian system
• Professional IT and/ or project management and/or management qualification
• A demonstrable track record of designing and delivering high quality learning content by electronic means
• The ability to travel internationally, occasionally at short notice and to remote and insecure locations.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 11th December 2019

Interviews will take place on the 16th and 17th December