Are you looking for a role with real impact? Are you driven to use communications to change the world?

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity (GMMC) is an ambitious charity making a tangible difference across Greater Manchester, working to make homelessness a rare, brief and non-recurrent occurrence for people in our community.

Over the past two years, we have raised and invested £2m into this vision. Our future plans take this even further as we embark on new areas of work, including preventative programmes and ground -breaking accommodation solutions.  

Central to this exciting expansion of the charity, our new Engagement & Communications Lead will harness the power of our social impact work to connect with new donors, collaborators and partners.

We’re building a vibrant community of change across the city region and we need a highly dynamic person to bring this to life.

This role comes with a large degree of creative freedom and is perfect for someone who really wants to take an engaging, ethical brand from the early stages through to scale. We have a highly-committed Trustee Board and dedicated team which works collectively and collaboratively on ongoing activity. You will also have the support of our high-profile communications agency, which provides design and PR support to the charity.

We take a robust, resourceful, and innovative approach, often looking beyond traditional models, and are proactively seeking someone who will bring valuable insights into this dynamic environment. 

Salary: £30,000

Hours: Full Time (although 0.8FTE would be considered and there is flexibility with working patterns)

Location: Home based (increased travel into Manchester City Centre once restrictions are lifted)

Reporting to: Head of GMMC (with additional oversight and direct working relationships with the Trustee Board)

Scope of Role:

• The role will take responsibility for all platforms including a redevelopment and management of our website, social media channels, media relations and targeted communications campaigns for existing and new stakeholders.
• You will be tasked with building relationships with the people and organisations we support, getting to know the work first-hand so that the brand is built with authenticity, originality and knowledge.
• The charity has a strong track record in creating major events and public fundraising campaigns, which you will help drive to maximise our fundraising potential.
• Above all, this role is about momentum building and fuelling the growth of the charity, achieved by insightfully capturing our impacts and sharing them through pioneering communications.

Your experience:

• Proven experience in devising, delivering and evaluating powerful communication and engagement initiatives across a range of channels and media
• Demonstrable collaborative and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders and engage across a complex landscape.
• Strong project management skills, including creative thinking and problem solving to achieve high-quality outputs.
• Experience of growing a thriving, dynamic brand.

Your Attributes:

• Highly credible with a serious interest in and curiosity about the charity’s aims and focus
• Genuine desire to tackle homelessness
• Naturally collaborative working style that embraces a non-hierarchical approach
• Impact focussed
• Common sense, calmness and sense of humour
• Energy, thoughtfulness and a willingness to muck in
• Self-reflective learning style, open to challenges
• Comfortable working in a small team and remotely
• Highest standards of integrity and professionalism
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter (of 2 pages max) explaining your motivation for applying for the role and expanding on your skills/experience in relation to above criteria. 

About the Together Trust

We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.

We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.

The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.

About you

We're on the lookout for a creative and talented content officer to join our team. Your mission will be to grow our brand awareness and engagement within the sector. You'll work closely with the communications team to implement strategies and tactics to produce content that reflects our culture and mobilizes staff to become brand advocates.

You'll be responsible for creating compelling content, leveraging a range of communication methods, including, but not limited to; social media, video content, webinars and ebooks to help grow our presence as a leading charity in the region. We don't expect you to be an expert in all mediums, but we are looking for someone multi-disciplined, creative and eager to learn. You should have a real love for the written word, a track record of crafting engaging and original content as well as managing delivery across multiple formats, channels and platforms.

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays. Pro rated for part time roles) rising to 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution

• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

External Affairs Manager

Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits National £39,900 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Location: Home based in East of England or South East, London with national travel 

Contract: FTC until November 2021

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.

Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.

Could you be our new External Affairs Manager working with our members in the East of England and nationally? You may already have a strong understanding of housing, but more importantly, you will be a skilled relationship manager, with fantastic communication and influencing skills.  You will be confident working at the most senior level, including with housing associations’ chief executives, board members and directors.

In this role, you will be the NHF’s relationship manager for a defined cohort of housing associations within our membership, supporting them through challenging times, enabling collaboration and innovation across the sector and championing the role of housing associations with stakeholders.  You will also lead our member engagement on key sector issues nationally making sure that our wider policy, lobbying and campaigns work reflects our members’ priorities and our members are at the heart of everything the NHF does.

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 9 March 2021

Interview date: 16 and 17 March 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

Digital Engagement Manager – Email

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.

Digital Engagement Manager Responsibilities:

We’re looking for an amazing email expert to join us in the Digital Engagement team at Alzheimer’s Society.

The successful candidate will manage the relationship with our email service provider (DotDigital), work closely with teams across the organisation to embed best practice, and provide expertise and insight to make our email marketing more effective and strategic than ever before.

You’ll collaborate with a team of experts within the Digital team to establish email within the wider supporter journey, while building vital relationships more widely with colleagues and external suppliers alike.

Digital Engagement Manager Requirements:

You’ll be a motivated, resilient self-starter with significant experience of email marketing and engagement, including designing, testing and delivery for a large and complex organisation.
You’ll have experience as an expert user of an advanced email platform (preferably DotDigital) and you’ll have the excellent communications skills required to inspire and upskill your colleagues.
You’ll feel confident using HTML, diagnosing and fixing basic coding issues within templates; but you’ll be equally at home delving into data and analytics, while conducting testing and segmentation to help the organisation improve.

Above all, you’ll be methodical and accurate, with keen insight into industry best practice, and a genuine passion for digital best practice and problem-solving.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Position: Digital Engagement Manager (Email)
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 - £34,925 actual per annum, (depending on skills and experience) (+London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 14 March 2021
Interview Date: From 22 March 2021

You may have experience of the following: Digital Engagement Executive, Digital Marketing Executive, Social Media Executive, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Officer, Marketing Manager, Email Marketing, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 97193

One Million Mentors’ aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that facilitating and investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

The Greater Manchester Regional Manager role is a great opportunity for someone based in Greater Manchester with an interest in the youth sector and mentoring. They will be responsible for the programme delivery in the Manchester area, laying the foundations for strong mentor relationships by matching mentees with mentors who have similar goals and interests,  being an effective face for One Million Mentors in the region, fundraising and leading the expansion of 1MM across Greater Manchester, establishing key partnerships with local employers.

For full information about the role (including complete job description; frequency of work and rate of pay), please see our job pack attached.

Application is made by submitting a CV and personalised Cover Letter: - CV should be tailored to demonstrate how you meet the competencies - Cover Letter should refer to two competencies where you are particularly strong. The Cover Letter should also detail why you are interested in the role, why you want to work for One Million Mentors, and how your values match those of our own. The Cover letter should be no more than 2 pages of A4. We will not be accepting applications without a Cover Letter.

Rescare needs someone to set up a new volunteer befriending project for our families, and to use your excellent networking skills and passion to increase our national profile and membership. Since 1984, Rescare has supported the families of people with learning disabilities who use residential care -   by providing a helpline and campaigning for better choice and quality of care. The charity is based in Stockport but Home-working and flexible working will be considered for the 17.5hrs per week post. The role is initially available for 6 months, but may be extended subject to further funding.

Branch manager required to manage the day to day running of our North Manchester volunteer service, offering support to people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families. Currently home based but office available following lock down.

Up to 35 hours a week, worked flexibly during weekdays, initially fixed term for 12 months.

Up to £25, 007 per annum + car and mileage allowance, pension and other benefits (details on request).Manchester based with local travel and to other Being There branches as required.

The role requires an experienced manager, with good interpersonal skills, a flexible approach to work and a clear understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality. Competence in Microsoft office essential as is a full driving licence and use of a car. DBS Enhanced Disclosure and references required.