Head of media and communications jobs near Cambridge

Every 90 seconds, someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with a brain injury. It can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Headway is the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury. We are passionate about helping people to rebuild their lives, relearn lost skills and regain a degree of independence.

We know that with the right help, at the right time, there can be life after brain injury.

We’re seeking a creative, inspiring communicator with the ability to think strategically and the passion to influence change.

You will lead our talented communications team in securing high-profile media coverage, creating engaging, emotive multi-media content, strengthening our award-winning range of information resources, and driving change on a political level.

You will have experience of working with traditional and digital media, have devised and run successful awareness campaigns, and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of providing the media with statements on demand.

You will also have excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.

This is a hands-on role in which you will be responsible for a small but highly-talented team who are passionate about raising awareness of brain injury.

If you are looking to challenge yourself in an exciting role within an organisation that is making a difference to the lives of thousands of people across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

• Home working or office based (Nottingham)
• Closing date for applications: 15 July 2022
• Interviews: w/c 18 July 2022
• Salary: c.£60,000

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.
No agencies.

The role requires you to bridge the gap between being hands-on and operating at a strategic level. You will line manage, mentor and coach the Policy & Research team, with three team members. At the same time, you will be hands-on securing new partnerships and funding for Fashion Revolution’s policy advocacy and campaigning work.

● Be the organisational lead for policy and campaigning, maintaining intelligence on latest relevant legislation and campaigning strategies and tactics

● Act as team lead on strategy implementation of the 2022-2027 organisational strategy.

● Working closely with the Directors and the Comms & Creative team to drive the voice of Fashion Revolution on specific campaign matters

● Engage with the CIC Members Group and contribute to its meetings

● Provide counsel and advice on all matters related to policy, research, campaigning and the organisation’s reputation and relationships

● Provide advice and guidance on policy and campaigning to the Global Network, working closely with the Global Network Manager

● Be a proactive ambassador and key spokesperson for Fashion Revolution

● Oversee team to deliver the FTI global, Brazil, ECI; COSME, ECF and any incoming projects

● Act as the team lead on various policy engagements including the EU textile strategy. In 2023, this role will also need to develop the Fashion Revolution EU advocacy strategy.

● Oversee and sign off any budget, expenditure and financial activity related to the policy team, including reviewing and signing any contracts, partnership agreements and invoices

● Oversee, with ultimate responsibility, and support / help put together grant bids that include policy team projects or led by policy team work

● Oversee the team's working hours in Tsheets, sign off holiday requests and anything related to their working hours and working environment

● Mentor and provide guidance and supportive, nurturing environment to the team to enable them to do grow and do their best work

● Act as the policy team's voice and champion at leadership- level in decision-making

● Lead reporting on policy teams activities for the Laudes, ECF, ECI and other policy team grants ECI: Good Clothes, Fair Pay campaign Overall project coordination

● Ensure that the ECI project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget

● Ensure the project campaign work is communicated to the committees and project donors

● Manage external contractors and contributors including legal support, political outreach support and project intern

● Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation including all documentation for meetings, minutes and actions, and strategy reports Manage the political outreach strategy of the campaign

● Work with our political consultant on the outreach strategy in terms of which MEPs and other stakeholders to approach and our messaging towards them

● Manage key political relationships. Coordinate the ECI committees

● Arrange monthly Citizens’ Committee meetings, send an agenda, facilitate the meeting and lead any follow up actions.

● Ensure the Citizens’ Committee are updated from a campaign and content perspective and equipped to represent the ECI.

● Arrange bi-monthly Steering Committee meetings, send an agenda, facilitate the meeting and lead any follow up actions ● Ensure the Steering Committee are updated from a project governance and content perspective and can guide the project.

● Provide quarterly budget updates to the Steering Committee.

● Respond to all committee member requests in a timely manner. ● Arrange committee members costs and travel where relevant

● Oversee all external and internal project and communications and messaging alongside the committees and relevant partners including messaging towards different campaign audiences, Coordinate Donor Relations

● Lead fortnightly project team meetings with ASN Bank updating them on project progress and highlighting any challenges.

● Lead financial reporting, compiling budgets from Fair Wear, Fashion Revolution and others to report on overall project finances

● Ensure contractual commitments are met with ASN and Laudes

● Respond to Laudes request for updates, reporting and progress on Laudes rubrics reporting Partner Outreach

● Support the campaign team with new partner outreach

Charity People is delighted to be working exclusively with National Numeracy to recruit for a Head of Communications to join their talented communications team and work to promote the charity's work, drive public engagement with their services, and bring their mission and vision to life for external audiences.

Post Head of Communications
Location The charity offers a very flexible approach to working and this role can be undertaken on a hybrid working from home and office basis, with at least one day per quarter in the East Sussex office
Working Hours Full time or part time (four days per week) considered; flexible working is fully supported
Salary £41,000 per annum
Reporting To Director of External Relations

A new role, you will play a lead role in delivering creative and results-driven strategies with engaging content across National Numeracy's award-winning campaigns, media, content and marketing. With a broad remit, the Head of Communications will report to the Director of External Relations and will undertake the following core duties:

* Devise and deliver strategic communication plans covering complex issues
* Ensure the delivery of consistent, effective messaging to promote the charity across a variety of platforms, using storytelling to present complex issues in a simple, compelling way that appeals to broad audiences
* Support the Director of External Relations with managing the team, its work and its budgets
* Build and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders including policymakers, the public, the media, funders and partners
* Work with internal teams to ensure that key activities and messages are aligned to the charity's strategy, evaluating these to ensure they perform well
* Create and deliver a media strategy, as well as manage and cultivate relationships with broadcast, digital and print journalists
* Work with the Campaigns Manager on the strategic and delivery of National Numeracy Day, as well as other campaigns through the year
* Lead and deliver events, content, celebrity activity, case studies, media and marketing, to support campaigns throughout the year
* Work closely with colleagues to develop digital marketing activities across web, email and social media; analysing results and providing insight for evidence based improvement
* Create and manage a strong, audience-led web strategy as well as content that provides an engaging and inspiring user experience

We would love to see applications from individuals with previous experience of devising and delivering strategic communication plans. Additionally, we're keen for you to have experience of working with the media including the ability to promote the work of the charity and key campaigns, as well as of spotting opportunities for media coverage. You'll also have the ability and passion to really understand the work of the charity, why their role is so important, and the impact they have, as well as the ability to create messaging translated their mission into communications with audiences that increase engagement.

The charity is very open in terms of background - this role would suit someone stepping into their first Head of Communications role within a supportive team, or a more seasoned communications specialist who is keen to work within a role with a mix of strategic work as well as hands on communications tasks.

Key Dates

* Closing date for applications: Monday 4th July
* First interviews: week commencing 11th July
* Second interviews: week commencing 18th July

If you're keen to be part of the team that works tirelessly to drive up numeracy rates across the UK, having a huge impact on the lives of their beneficiaries, then this could be the role for you!

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to [email protected] or call on 07563 030587 to have an initial chat about the position.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Interim Head of Communications

Full Time (part time / job share options available)

Fixed Term: Up to 12 months contract starting in September / October 2022

Closing Date: 21st July 2022

Location: Remote (timezone: GMT-1 to GMT+6). 

Working Day: Flexible working hours throughout the week. Daily core hours are 11:00-16:00 GMT. Our Full Time work week is approximately 40 hours.

Team: Communications

Travel:  Remote working, location flexible - some international travel may be required

Benefits: Working at Peek has many benefits. Please find more information about those benefits here.

To Apply:  Submit your full application through our recruitment site by the closing date noted above.

Millions of people worldwide are losing their sight unnecessarily.Join a mission driven award winning team who are intent on changing this.

The Role

Peek Vision is a social enterprise developing innovative tools to bring better vision and health to people in low- and middle-income countries.  We are looking for somebody to lead our communications activity during an exciting period of growth for our organisation.

The successful candidate will enjoy a broad role with oversight of our communications, branding, website, social media and PR activities.  You will focus on using Peek’s communications activities to engage NGO, civil society and academic partners, while working with team members and potentially contractors to develop our marketing, product and fundraising communications activities.

This is a demanding but rewarding role for somebody with the experience and confidence to manage multiple priorities and use their expert judgement to deliver effective communications.  If you have relevant and proven experience of managing communications in the charity, health, academic or technology sector and are keen for a new challenge in a diverse, dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.

The role will be contracted for a period of up to 12 months providing coverage during a maternity leave.  While the overall role is a full time position, we welcome applicants who wish to work part time as a job share (with agencies or another contractor providing the remaining capacity) as well as applicants who wish to apply as a secondment from an existing role, provided their current employer supports this.  Peek offers a flexible working environment in terms of hours and location.  Candidates will need to have proof of eligibility to work in their location.   Candidates’ working hours will need to be able to practically accommodate teams working in the GMT timezone.  

Responsibilities and Attributes

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Maintain oversight of Peek’s Communications & brand strategy to ensure coherent and consistent communications across all external channels.

• Maintain Peek’s Partner communications strategy and support partnerships communications activities, including writing news stories, case studies developing social media campaigns and supporting partners to use Peek’s brand correctly.

• Implement Peek’s new messaging platform and marcomms plan; develop internal communications tools & resources to help team members deliver consistent messaging & branding for Peek.

• Deliver Public Relations activities (e.g. media relations, events) and contribute to other areas of communications as needed.

• Own and maintain strategic oversight of Peek’s website, social media channels, corporate brochures and other print / digital assets; plan and work with team members to produce new content for these channels in line with our strategy and activities.

• Manage Peek’s thought leadership strategy (including working with Peek CEO and other team members to support events, public speaking and other relevant opportunities).

• Manage relationships with freelancers / contractors and be accountable for the Interim Digital Communications Manager.

The desirable attributes for the role are:

• A strong communicator who is skilled at working with diverse audiences across different cultures, locations and sectors.

• Able to maintain strategic oversight of a complex and rapidly changing communications environment.

• Collaborative and empathetic, with the confidence to make judgement calls when they are needed.

• Experienced managing concurrent projects in multiple countries and contexts.

• Highly organised but comfortable with constant change and unknowns.

• An enthusiastic team player who can work with minimal supervision and use minimal resources effectively.

• Creative and proactive in devising communications strategies and solutions to support our mission-driven organisation. 

About Peek

Over a billion people worldwide have vision loss but don’t need to and numbers are rising.  Simple, cost- effective treatments exist but specialists are in short supply and resources are limited.  Many people who need access to eye health remain invisible to services.

Peek Vision is an award-winning social enterprise that powers eye health providers in low- and middle-income countries to optimise their services and strengthen health systems.  Our software, programme design and data intelligence platform help eye health programmes become more efficient, more equitable and more effective. Users can screen for eye health conditions using just a smartphone, follow the patient journey from screening to treatment and view real-time data dashboards to identify where patients are being left behind.  People who would have been invisible to health workers are made visible, so that nobody is left behind.

Peek works in partnership with eye health providers, governments and NGOs. Together, we aim to make large-scale, sustainable improvements to health systems, bringing better vision and eye health to everyone.

Our tools include:

• Software for community and school eye health programmes that powers screening, data capture and analysis, plus the RAAB7 eye health survey platform

• Programme Design to set up eye health programmes for success

• Data Analysis based on insights from our software to enable services to continuously improve and ensure nobody is left behind.

Peek is an equal opportunity employer. Peek will not discriminate and will take measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of age, disability, gender, marital status, parenthood, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other factor which may be deemed discriminatory. Further the diversity of our team is important and crucial to our impact and we seek to ensure our team has affinities or links to the communities where we are most active.  

Regional Communications Officer- North of UK

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the North of the UK to increase their regional profile.

You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.

The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Communities currently covered by the role include North East, Leeds, Bradford and Hull, although this is subject to review. You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.

Who are we looking for?

Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.

If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
• Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
• Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum, plus eight bank holidays and discretional days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time)
• Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
• Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development 

• Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.

 CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 18 July.

This is a part-time position for three days a week with a commitment of one year and the possibility of extension and a potential permanent position beyond then. The position reports to the Communications Director and can be done remotely, within European and Middle Eastern time zones preferred.

Application Deadline: 25 July 2022

About Us

The Syria Campaign is a small, fast-moving and powerful human rights organisation that has impact through stories, news and campaigns. We work to support Syria’s human rights activists  in the struggle for freedom, justice and democracy, partnering with civil society groups inside and outside the country.

Eleven years since the Syrian people took to the streets to demand freedom and democracy, there are still millions of civilians at risk of military attacks, hundreds of thousands of people remain illegally detained and disappeared, and there has been no accountability for the victims and survivors. The Syria Campaign works to keep Syria in the international spotlight to increase the cost of attacks on civilians, help build the power of civil society, advocate for a vision of real peace and justice and build international solidarity with the Syrian people.

We’ve raised the profile of Syrian groups such as the White Helmets rescue workers, helping secure them millions of dollars to continue their life-saving work and making them famous around the world. We’ve supported the Families for Freedom, a women-led movement of the families of the disappeared in Syria, to ensure their demands are heard. We work with dozens of partners across Syria who trust us deeply. Syria is full of heroes and we’re privileged enough to work with them.

We have to fight hard to make sure the issues that matter to us and our partners get the focus and support they need. We refuse to let Syria disappear from the attention of the world, and we will work until we see justice served. The media manager will play a key role in helping The Syria Campaign tell stories that stop the heart and move the mind.

We want an ambitious, creative storyteller to join our small Syrian and international team.

What you’ll be responsible for

Obsessively searching for stories generating ideas and looking for new ways to engage the media. Working with our partners to identify human interest stories and explore creative ways to tell them across traditional media and digital, as well as pitching to mainstream and digital media to secure coverage.

Support TSC media plans around campaigns, partners activity or specific events, which includes drafting press releases, opinion pieces and feature stories to be published in international media.

Building relationships with traditional and digital international media and connecting them with human rights activists and civilians in Syria to get their voices heard.

Developing ideas for creative communications tactics and digital campaigns that see our followers and engagement soar.

Training and supporting partners and civil society spokespeople to engage with  digital, broadcast and print media channels.

Qualifications

We’re looking for an all-star member of the team, someone with creative flair and a nose for news.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A proven track record delivering digital or media campaigns that have impact
• A proven track record of securing and generating media coverage across a wide range of channels including traditional and digital and broadcast media outlets
• A strong network of international media contacts across news and features in traditional and digital media – contacts with regional media (MENA) is a plus
• A strong news sense and ability to tell a story visually
• A strong writer with experience of drafting press releases, blogs op-eds and formulating powerful key messages
• Experience pitching news and feature stories to editors and collaborating with media to tell stories
• Experience using content management systems,
• Experience creating creative content for social media
• Strong written English across a variety of formats [social, news, features]
• Experience developing video scripts
• Commitment to a free and democratic future for Syria and human rights
• Proven ability to work on a remote and global team
• Ability to speak Arabic desirable

The Deal

The Syria Campaign is committed to making sure everyone on the team is happy, productive and motivated. Here’s how we do that:

Salary is competitive and in line with international organisations.

The job is remote and can be done anywhere in European or Middle Eastern time zones. We have team members in New York, Berlin, the UK, Turkey, and Morocco and provide you with a space in a co-working office wherever you are based. We have full staff retreats every year to keep us connected.

We provide budget, time and support for your professional development.

We give 25 days of leave a year, public holidays and discretionary break over the end of year holidays. We offer family friendly parental leave policies.

We are an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. We do not and will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality or citizenship, gender expression or identity, religion, economic background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Starting Salary: £32,019 - £33,526  (£35,703 - £37,210 if based in London)

Contract: 12-month contract, full-time

Location: UK-based/flexible location with potential for remote working

Job Profile

Do you have what it takes to drive proactive and sustained media coverage about our work?

Do you understand the media landscape, particularly regional media?

Are you passionate about using storytelling to bring to life our social justice work and help drive change?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic press officer to join the media team of one of the UK’s largest international development agencies.

Part of one of the world’s largest aid networks (Caritas Internationalis) which has a presence in 193 countries, CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We stand alongside some of the most hard-to-reach communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, working through the Catholic and secular organisations to reach people of all faiths and none and places that others can’t.

We’re a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, we inspire huge trust among our supporters – which we don’t take for granted – and we’re well known and respected among UK policymakers.

We’re looking for an experienced press officer to take on a varied Media Officer role with a particular focus on building CAFOD’s public profile through regional media outlets, by spotting strong angles for media stories and by crafting compelling creative pitches that hit the right spot for journalists, editors, and producers.

You’ll be tasked with searching for and developing regional media angles across the full range of our work, including our long-term development programmes, our emergency humanitarian response and our contribution to Disasters Emergency Committee appeals, our campaigning, policy and advocacy work and our major annual fundraising initiatives.

You’ll be responsible for teasing out and building creative media pitches to ensure week in, week out we are pitching stories to the biggest regional outlets that resonate for their audiences. You’ll do this by building relationships with colleagues across the organisation and identifying what we need to bring regional stories to life, whether that’s additional research, a local spokesperson or internal data on how local communities have supported our mission to date, working with the Head of Media where necessary to resource these additional needs.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong nose for a story, be proactive about hunting out media opportunities across the full range of our work and will be tenacious about seeing these through until coverage appears.

You’ll have an in-depth knowledge of the regional media landscape across England and Wales and will be comfortable pitching to a range of producers, journalist and editors, have a sense of what makes a good broadcast spokesperson and be comfortable helping colleagues to prepare for media opportunities. International development experience is not essential, but you’ll be able to show a strong interest in our work and be passionate about helping deliver our mission.

CAFOD offers a range of flexible working options and there is the potential for this role to be undertaken on a hybrid basis (working 40% of the time in the office) or to be based at home. At such it is an ideal opportunity for a press officer based outside of London. Interviews to be held on Thursday 21st July online.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying newsworthy media opportunities, crafting and delivering strong broadcast media pitches, and writing press releases, statements and comment pieces which generate maximum impact; ensuring all media pitches and content is repurposed efficiently for our owned digital channels
  • Organising media interviews, briefing materials and supporting the briefing and preparation of spokespeople, including identifying and building the confidence of new spokespeople across the organisation where necessary
  • Building media relationships and contacts across all major broadcast, print and online media outlets, predominantly with a regional focus, but providing surge capacity on national media pitching to the wider media team where necessary
  • Crafting a range of content for our social media channels and ensuring media stories are being designed and pitched with our digital channels in mind from the outset

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams, and achieving good media outcomes in support of our work
  • Building strong relationships with teams across the organisation to gain a full understanding of our work and to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the organisation that might be media-worthy
  • Spotting potential story ideas and developing these, using additional resources if necessary, into compelling media pitches for regional broadcast, print, specialist and online media
  • Helping influence and advise colleagues so information and content is gathered and shared to allow the media team to successfully deliver coverage for the organisation

• Contributing to the successful day to day activity of the media team
  • Working alongside the Head of Media and other media officers to ensure resources are appropriately focused on CAFOD’s agreed media priorities and key moments
  • Providing surge capacity where required to support other media officers’ briefs and working close with teams across the communications department (including digital and creative content colleagues) to ensure media input into overseas content gathering and to help plan other ongoing communications work
  • Engaging with our celebrity Ambassador programme providing creative input and ideas for their involvement in key CAFOD fundraising and campaigning moments
  • Providing input into the multi- channel planning work on content
  • Playing an essential role in the media team and communications team as a whole, ensuring all media coverage is appropriately logged, media databases are kept up to date and helping to ensure essential media team admin is undertaken

Skills and experience

• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces 
• Experience of managing multiple media briefs across different outlets and able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD’s digital channels) and verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the CAFOD jobs page.

Veganuary is the non-profit that encourages people to go vegan for the month of January - and beyond. We focus on changing consumer behaviours and attitudes, while providing lots of information and practical support - to make the transition to veganism as easy and enjoyable as possible.

We also work with businesses to drive up vegan food provisions in shops and restaurants and have made veganism more visible and accessible through our work with national and international media.

What we do

• Our Aim: A world without animal farms and slaughterhouses. A world where food production does not decimate forests, pollute rivers and oceans, exacerbate climate change and drive wild animal populations to extinction.
   
• Our Mission: To inspire and support people to try vegan, drive corporate change, and create a global mass movement, championing compassionate food choices with the aim of ending animal farming, protecting the planet, and improving human health.

We work toward our lofty ambitions by following a simple, 3-step plan:

1. Encouraging and supporting millions of people to try veganism.
    
2. Creating the necessary media and social media buzz to raise awareness of the topic and the benefits of a vegan lifestyle.
    
3. Encouraging companies to promote and launch more delicious vegan options to increase the quality, availability and visibility of vegan food.

How we do it

You’ll have no doubt seen our public campaigns for Veganuary, you may even have tried it yourself. We’re incredibly proud of the global movement we’ve built, and it continues to grow year-on-year.

The part of work you might be a little less familiar with is our work in influencing businesses. The more businesses speak positively about veganism and launch new vegan products, the better the availability, visibility and quality of vegan products becomes, making it easier and tastier to try vegan. This is inspiring more people to choose plant-based options and stick with it long term.

Amongst many others, we are incredibly proud to have worked with the following companies to increase their vegan offering:

• Deliveroo
• Cadbury
• McDonalds
• Starbucks

What we’re looking for

As we head into the next phase of our strategy, we are looking for a talented Head of Operations and Finance who can help us build a robust, sustainable organisation. You will help us to shore up our gains to date and capitalise on the increasing number of growth opportunities coming our way.

This is a reimagining of an existing role and represents an investment in the charity’s future. We are looking for someone who can work closely with the board and executive to devise and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

You will lead on financial management, supervise and optimise the organisation’s operations in the UK, and support our growing international team in operational matters.

Playing a pivotal part in the Senior Management Team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Veganuary’s day-to-day operations - including governance, administration, HR, finance, legal and IT remain compliant, responsive and efficient.

We don’t believe in prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our teams. We have just three questions of you, before you apply:

• Are you a qualified finance professional with significant experience of overseeing finance functions in UK charities?
   
• Are you a skilled strategic thinker with a proactive approach to solving problems?
   
• Do you enjoy building efficient structures and processes that limit bureaucracy and drive growth?

If you like what you’ve read, and your answer to all three questions above is “yes”, I recommend that you read the application pack by following the link below and consider getting in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

Kidasha is seeking an experienced fundraiser to work closely with the CEO to build a more diversified and sustainable funding model, with a particular emphasis on developing long term partnerships with philanthropists, corporates and charitable trusts and foundations.

Kidasha is a relatively small UK registered charity which works to increase the aspiration, resilience and life chances of the most marginalised children and young people growing up in urban poverty in Nepal. We do this by working with local partners and government agencies to develop, incubate and prove interventions that improve emotional and physical wellbeing, reduce abuse and exploitation and increase participation in education, learning and/or positive employment.

About the role

We are seeking an innovative, highly motivated results-driven individual with a passion for our cause to work closely with our CEO to increase our profile, build new relationships and diversify our current income streams. The role will also be responsible for our communications strategy, with support from an external agency.  Initially working up to three days per week with the potential to increase as the role develops.

Candidate requirements

Essential

• 5+ years of professional fundraising experience
• Experience of developing high-value partnerships with philanthropists and corporate donors, with demonstrable expertise in securing six-figure+ funding
• Demonstrable success in obtaining grant funding from international trusts and foundations.
• Experience in navigating complex organisations, as well as of building and managing relationships with high-level stakeholders.
• Experience of structured prospect research 
• Proven experience of producing high quality written communication material.
• Proven track record of delivering against agreed targets, timescales and objectives.
• Exceptional influencing skills with the ability to be credible and persuasive at all levels
• A self-starter, able to work at pace and to juggle competing priorities.
• A passion for improving the lives of some of the world’s poorest children

Desirable

• Experience of using social media and digital communication.
• Knowledge and understanding of development sector
• Existing knowledge of relevant trusts, foundations and corporates
• Existing networks of potential donors

The application process

Kidasha values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential.

To apply, please send a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) explaining your motivation and skills, together with your CV (no more than 3 pages) by the closing date of 25th July 2022.

• Team: Communications
• Salary: 30000
• Location: Flexible. This role will be required to travel to our London HQ at least once a month, but can work flexibly as per Bite Back 2030’s hybrid working policy.

About Bite Back 2030 

Be part of the creative and agile team behind Bite Back 2030’s exceptional teenage activists. Join us as our new Communications Manager and contribute to a 10-year journey to help make the food system healthier and fairer and achieve our goal of halving childhood obesity by 2030.

We believe young people are the key voice in driving this change in our food system, and are growing a movement of young people to raise their voice and drive impact. In the past two years, our National Youth Board — including incredible campaigners like Christina and Dev — have won campaigns to extend free school meals during the holiday, end junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV, and to improve the quality of school food. 

Biteback is strongly committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a new Communications Manager to drive our ambitious communications plans as we scale our movement across the country. 

The Communications Manager will report to our Senior Communications Manager and be responsible for leading on direct communications campaigns, and supporting a range of internal and external communications across our growing organisation. 

Key responsibilities and outcomes

The Communications Manager will have an eye for detail and deliver communications which inspire audiences to take action. Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and deliver direct communications campaigns, which connect external audiences with our core aims, inspiring them to play their part in transforming food systems to protect child health

• Work closely with the Senior Communications Manager to support media engagement activity, including creating press releases, developing key lines/responses and compiling briefing documents

• Provide support and guidance to teams across Bite Back to create powerful written materials which are on-brand and on-message, including presentations, promotional information and training resources

• Take a leading role on producing internal communications at our growing organisation, working closely with our People and Alumni Manager to make sure all staff are well-informed and engaged with activity taking place across the country 

• Provide ongoing management of our internal newsletter for staff, Youth Board members and Trustees, coordinating exciting content on a weekly basis that brings us closer together as one team, celebrates successes and sparks action

• Work as part of a team to support the delivery of events

Application deadline: 9 am, Wednesday 13 July 

Interview date: Interviews will take place online, w/c 25 July

Communications Manager

Location: Remote 
Salary: £32,000 FTE
Hours of work: Part time preferred, Full time considered for the right candidate
Department: Development
Line Manager: Strategic Development Manager

Role Overview
As our work on communications and PR grows, we’re looking for an innovative, creative, forward thinking leader to join us in this newly created position, to take charge of operational communications and drive growth.

We’re seeking a skilled communications professional, capable of articulating your experience and successes, with ideas of how we can continue to grow, enhance and improve communications at The Haven Wolverhampton (THW).

You’ll be joining THW’s development team where we value democratic working, mutual respect and constructively challenging each other, as well as the status quo. We’re not focused on hierarchy, but rather we value you and your skills, knowledge and expertise. If this appeals to you, and you’re keen to put those values into practice as part of our team, we’d love to hear from you. 

You’ll find your colleagues at THW to be passionate and driven by a shared ambition to centre women and children in decision making. We want someone who is equally as passionate about our cause. We’re not looking for perfection, we want congruence, creativity, and accountability. If that’s you, take a look at the JD and Person Spec to find out more. Hopefully we’ll be reading your application to join us soon.

Closing date:                10 July 2022
Interview Date:             w/c 18 July 2022

All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Due to the nature of our work Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 applies, therefore applications from women only will be considered.  The Haven Wolverhampton is an equal opportunities employer. 

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£32,000 to £35,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week – With flexibility for the right candidate

Home Based or Office Based – Your Choice!

Pension, enhanced annual leave, plus much more

About TuVida
TuVida is a not-for-profit organisation that gives support to both carers and people needing care.

Our goal is to provide the most appropriate care and support to people who need it, to enable them to live their lives to the fullest.

We work in many different areas across the UK — providing our services to more than

11,000 people each and every year.

Our vision

A society where every person who is ill or disabled and every carer can live well and enjoy life.

Our mission

To be architects of and deliver innovative and practical services that are trusted and accessible for anyone who is ill, disabled or a carer, their families and communities. We will work with partners to use resources effectively to meet increasing needs as a trusted provider in health and social care.

About the role
The Communications Manager will provide leadership and direction to TuVida’s communications, marketing and digital work across the UK and be responsible for producing high-quality content and messaging that engages customers and staff and builds brand recognition.

The role will include the development and implementation of a communication plan with a focus on internal communications, service marketing, digital infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.

Main aims of the post

The role will help us to embed our brand across the UK, supporting our operational and commercial teams to develop our offer to commissioners, funders and key stakeholders, working to develop TuVida’s offer to carers and those with care needs

The role will support and deliver the operational communications alongside a small team, working with a motivated group of communication ambassadors across the organisation.

You will use your skills, experience, and knowledge to empower, upskill, support and deliver our internal communications, through and with your colleagues.

The role will support and develop internal and external relations by co-ordinating the delivery of communication activities across a range of areas including broad-based internal communications, press, crisis response statements, public relations, and marketing

Scope and accountability –

Our new Communications Manager will:

• Consult on, develop and deliver a Communication Plan for TuVida

• Forward plan and prioritise their own workload and work with other team members to ensure delivery of agreed objectives and timetabled work

• Use own initiative in relation to delivery of your work, problem solving and decision making with a level of autonomy, referring complex issues to the nominated member for their area of work

• Be responsible for managing relationships and communicating with staff at all levels of TuVida

• Demonstrate and promote the impact our services achieve in order to maintain and increase funding, invite and retain effective partnerships and attract quality candidates for staff and volunteer vacancies.

• Deliver on internal and external communication objectives, in line with the wider TuVida Strategy

• Be instrumental and proactive in supporting a positive culture within the wider TuVida environment

• Develop and manage appropriate external relationships and provide communications and engagement support and advice to senior members of staff within the organisation

• Undertake learning and development relevant for growth within the role

Key accountabilities

Internal communications

• To develop appropriate internal communications and processes across a range of platforms to effectively support information flow and employee engagement.
• To develop key messages, creating and maintaining appropriate and consistent language and terminology across all media.
• To provide guidance to staff on relevant areas of marketing and communications, including key communication issues.
• To play an active role in innovation and development forums across the charity, contributing ideas and solutions to regular meetings, providing support to the wider teams as required.
• To ensure proper usage of brand as per guidelines, and give effective training and guidance to departments and individuals
• To support the development of digital staff engagement

External communications

• To plan and deliver campaigns to; raise the profile of, and promote, the organisation; increase voluntary income; and raise awareness of key issues.
• To increase the charity’s profile across media and with key stakeholders through building and managing effective relationships and producing compelling press releases, articles and statements.
• To oversee the management and growth of the organisation’s social media presence, working with the small internal team to keep content up to date and fresh.
• To manage the charity’s brand, ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications.
• To act as a spokesperson for the charity when necessary, with support and guidance from the

Senior Leaders.

• To liaise with colleagues to formulate appropriate media responses, providing guidance in media and stakeholder handling.
• To liaise with insurers and other appropriate parties e.g. PR Crisis Team (insurer-linked) and

Carers Trust when managing crisis situations.

Website

• To manage the relationship with our external website development company.
• Support and develop teams across TuVida to keep our website up to date, acting as the administrator for the website.
• To oversee development and maintenance of the technical aspects of the staff intranet

Income generation

• To work alongside senior managers and other members of staff to develop the strategic direction of marketing and communications to all stakeholders.
• To effectively deliver, monitor, evaluate and report on progress of marketing and communications as per the communications plan.
• To generate content across all media, including copy writing and production of marketing materials and key publications both online and in print.
• To co-ordinate multi-media advertising of the charity’s services in order to increase revenue.
• General duties

• To monitor, analyse and evaluate performance of channels and content, and present KPI reports to relevant colleagues including Senior Leaders
• To carry out other ad hoc projects or tasks of a similar nature, at the discretion of the senior

Leaders and Trustees of the charity.

• To have a strong work ethic and positive attitude to work. Be professional, but more importantly to be approachable and amiable, creating in others a deep respect for your integrity.
• Share the values of the organisation and demonstrate a commitment to the cause of carers and those living with long-term conditions and disabilities.
• To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children.
• To work at all times within the philosophy and policies of TuVida.
• To treat all beneficiaries, staff and stakeholders of the organisation with respect and sensitivity, recognising the need for confidentiality at all times.
• To comply with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and with TuVida policies and procedures.
• To have a commitment to developing quality by the implementation of TuVida policies and procedures along with any other standards set by TuVida.
• To respect the personal choice and lifestyles of colleagues, carers, and people with care needs, ensuring that equal opportunity principles are applied at all times.
• To undertake any other duties that may be considered commensurate with the level of the post.

So who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about getting communications right! You will have an keen eye for detail, a tenacious approach to tackling your work and a professionalism and insight that enables you to see the bigger picture

You will have experience in the marketing and communications field, preferably within the third sector (but not essential), with a ‘digital first’ approach to your work, you will have practical experience of developing social media presence as well as using digital platforms to engage and communicate with our staff.

Our ideal candidate would be a true allrounder! Someone who has experience across Microsoft platforms, understands design, can support and develop communications champions and can lead by example.

A more detailed person specification can be found later on in this document

Does this sound like you?

Then apply today

Population Matters is a non-profit organisation that empowers women to take charge of family size, campaigns for more controlled human consumption, and seeks to tackle the population boom crisis that has been noted by luminaries such as Sir David Attenborough.
 

Our Approach

1. We work with our global partners, friends, and stakeholders to achieve a better future for people and planet.
    
2. We campaign, inform, undertake research and do all we can to encourage an open, fair-minded and constructive debate about population. We aim to create a wave of public awareness and corresponding policy action on overpopulation and unsustainable consumption.
    
3. We promote positive, practical, ethical and entirely voluntary solutions — encouraging smaller families, inspiring people to consume sustainably, with the aim of enabling everyone to enjoy a decent quality of life whilst respecting and sustaining the natural ecosystems upon which all life on earth depends.
    
4. We empower choice. In a world of finite resources, our reproductive and consumption choices are critical for achieving that vision of humanity in harmony with nature, prospering on a healthy planet. We believe everyone should have the freedom and ability to choose a smaller family.
    
5. We are committed to human rights, women’s empowerment and global justice. We believe action to address population must always be consistent with these principles.
    

What we’re looking for

Having achieved 265% growth in income since 2017, we are in a strong growth position and are looking for a talented Head of Finance and Operations who can contribute to building a resilient, sustainable organisation. You will help us to consolidate our current position and put us on a sure footing for continued growth, as we take advantage of the opportunities available to us.

This is a new role and contributes to the re-organisation and development of our SMT, and represents confident investment in the charity’s future growth. We are looking for someone who can work in lock-step with the Executive Director and Board to develop and implement business plans that are robust enough to accommodate our rapid growth and flexible enough to take advantage of emerging opportunities.

You will lead on the development of our financial systems and management, as well as the management and optimisation of our business operations – covering finance, IT, HR, governance, administration, legal, and facilities. Whilst the role has a mixed portfolio, it’s worth noting that the finance element is absolutely at the heart of the position.

Playing a key role on the Senior Management Team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Population Matter’s day-to-day finances and operations remain compliant, responsive and efficient.

We try to avoid prescriptive person specifications, as they limit the diversity of experience on our team. Instead, we have just four questions for you:

1. Do you have an accountancy qualification and significant experience of overseeing finance functions in UK charities, with demonstrable success in building robust financial systems within high-growth environments?
    
2. Do you have a keen eye for detail and a desire to drive ongoing improvements, building efficient structures and processes that limit bureaucracy and drive growth?
    
3. Do you have the team building skills needed to work with a highly-motivated, diverse, remote working and internationally operating staff team? Not to forget building a positive, dynamic relationship with our Board.
    
4. Do you have a commitment to the change we’re trying to create and the way in which we’re trying to create it?

If you like what we do, the role is grabbing your attention, and you answered yes to the questions above, then we’d wholeheartedly recommend you read our detailed application pack, by following the link below, and consider putting an application together.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Communications and Engagement Officer

We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Communications and Engagement Officer to join a creative and productive team.

This is a really exciting time to be involved with an ambitious and growing organisation that is committed to bringing the property sector together to create real social change.

Position: Digital Communications & Engagement Officer

Location: Remote

Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs per week)

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 pa

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days per year (not including bank holidays) pension, free annual flu jabs and annual sight tests, cycle to work scheme, ½ day a month entitlement to volunteer for a charity of your choice in work time, interest-free annual travel card loans, an employee assistance programme, staff discount scheme, health insurance, support for external mentoring and scope for flexible working.

Closing Date: 18th July 2022

The Role

As Communications and Engagement Officer, you will work closely with the Communications and Engagement Manager, Head of Communications and Engagement, Fundraising Events Team, Corporate Partnerships Team, and Programmes and Impact Team to raise the charity’s profile across multiple communications channels and build supporter engagement with both our corporate and individual supporters.

The successful candidate will lead on digital channels and provide support to the wider team across all marketing and communications activities, with a focus on events marketing.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Managing and developing the social media channels
• Managing and developing the website
• Developing tailored digital content for corporate supporters
• Leading on marketing and communications and partner events and managing e-mail communications

Staff are currently all working remotely from home, with minimal expectations on colleagues to be in the office (at least once a month). You will be able to design a working pattern that suits you, your family, the needs of the job and the team. We hope this encourages candidates from across the UK.

About You

We are looking for a digital-savvy communications all-rounder who is full of ideas and energy. This role will give the successful candidate with the scope and vision the opportunity to take the digital channels to the next level.

You will have experience of:

• Working in a similar role, preferably within the charity or property sector
• Producing content with copy for digital platforms including web, content management systems
• Social media and community management
• Growing and developing social media channels
• Paid social media, managing a Google AdWords account and using Google Analytics
• Devising and developing audience focused content ideas across multiple communications channels, with a focus on social media

In return…

The charity has an ambitious mission to end youth homelessness, so it’s an exciting time to join this dynamic and growing organisation. Along with an excellent benefits package, there are career development and flexible working opportunities.

About the Organisation

As the property industry’s charity working to end youth homelessness in the UK, the organisation brings remarkable businesses and individuals from across the property industry together to support charities providing accommodation for young people who are or have been homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness in the future. Through a unique network of corporate partners, it invests funding and expertise where to achieve lasting impact.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.