Senior Employee Communications Assistant

Location: London
Contract type: Permanent
Starting Salary: £27,000 per annum, plus benefits
Hours of work: 37.5 per week

About the role:

It's building your skills on a new platform.
It's being encouraged to take on new challenges. And it's the pride in joining the team at the heart of a world famous institution. This is what makes working for our client so different.

Working as part of their professional and supportive HR team, you'll underpin all aspects of their employee communications and will join at an interesting and important time.

With c.1200 employees spanning a diverse range of roles, their internal digital platforms are currently more important than ever; ensuring everyone is informed, connected, engaged and able to work effectively regardless of their location. And as they look ahead, more flexible ways of working is likely to continue post pandemic, making your role key to their future.

Day-to-day, you’ll manage their social intranet to ensure it’s a ‘must visit’ place for every employee. You'll co-ordinate news, source and write content, support local editors and be a point of technical know-how. You’ll also use analytics to review impact and engagement and put forward ideas for future developments.

With a key role in all internal communications activities, from annual events and briefings to one-off campaigns, you’ll apply your creative flair and technical expertise to create a variety of digital and other assets, including videos, animations, artwork and resources.

But that’s not all. They're just as focussed on their external audience, explaining who they are and the work they do in order to attract future talent. And so as brand ambassador for their recruitment communications, you’ll lead on the development of their external web and social media presence.

No two days will be the same. And as you support others, you'll have exceptional opportunities to grow your own career. They don't stand still; and you'll be encouraged to make an impact at the heart of this world-famous institution.

About you:

Educated to degree level, with some experience of internal or employee communications, you'll be keen to develop your career further in this area.

Digitally fluent, with experience as a system administrator and/or editor of websites, intranets or social media channels, you’ll be an asset to the team.

With creative flair and technical expertise, you’ll have experience of storyboarding, filming and editing your own video content, ideally using Adobe Premier Pro or a similar programme.

With an eye for design, you can also create eye catching resources and artwork for various platforms/channels.

Analytical and numerate, you’ll work with data to analyse trends and spot opportunities to improve their digital channels.
And with excellent copywriting skills and an eye for detail, you’ll draft a range of engaging communications for different audiences, from online content to advertising copy.

Well organised and planned, yet able to adapt quickly, you’ll juggle a varied workload and effectively balance changing priorities and deadlines.

At your best working in a team, you can quickly build relationships with a range of people.

And being proactive with lots of initiative, you’ll be keen to put forward new ideas and suggestions that will support the development their employee communications.

Above all, you’ll be keen to grow your digital skills and take on the variety of challenges that come your way.

Closing Date: 7th February 2021

Founded in 1830, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a charity and the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography and geographers. The Society has an international reputation and a global membership of 16,000 providing intellectual, financial and volunteer support. Our programme of public, policy and educational engagement with audiences reaches several million people each year through events, our popular magazine and our online resources. 

We are seeking a talented writer and communications specialist with a particular understanding of how to reach and engage with members and potential members. As Membership Communications Officer you will develop and implement recruitment, retention and engagement plans for all of our membership categories, building and maintaining strong relationships to help increase our visibility and promote our services.

Reporting to the Head of Public Engagement and Communications, you will join a busy and successful team and further develop our membership communications and engagement.

To apply please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter including a supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 outlining your suitability for the role and how you fulfil the selection criteria.

Please submit your application to: Caitlin Watson, Head of Public Engagement and Communications, 

Closing date:  9.00am on Wednesday 17 February 2021.

Interview dates: Interviews will be held via Zoom on 25 and 26 February.

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.

Job Description

Marketing and Communications Manager – Maternity Cover

Background information:

PECT is an independent charity with a vision to create sustainable places. This includes a healthy natural environment, engaged communities, improved health and well-being and responsible use of resources. We champion sustainable practices to leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

Green Energy Switch (GES) is a dynamic, versatile company that delivers a broad range of energy services across the UK; specialising in working with social landlords and local authorities.  Established in 2006 GES is a subsidiary of PECT.  Any profits made by GES are gifted back to PECT to help fund its vital work.

Purpose of role:

This exciting role will work across the full range of PECT and GES activities. It is responsible for delivering the integrated marketing and communications strategy and for raising awareness of PECT, GES and our work. This includes regional, national, and international projects and services. This is an all-round marketing role (covering digital, social media, events, promotional materials and advertising) but is heavily weighted towards communications and public relations.

Half a day a week of the role is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for working on Eastern New Energy. Eastern New Energy is an ERDF funded project focused on implementing low carbon solutions. PECT is delivering a SME Grant Scheme to support investment by small businesses in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

Employer: PECT & GES

Based: This position will be based at PECT’s offices: Ham Lane House, Ham Lane Peterborough PE2 5UU, however, remote working will be considered.

Salary (per annum pro rata): £28,000 -£29,500

Closing Date for applications: Rolling applications welcomed

Start Date: As soon as possible

End Date: 4th March 2022

Hours/Week: 37 hours a week, flexible and part time options considered

Work outside normal hours: Occasional evening and weekend work may be required

Reports to: Director of Operations, PECT and Director, GES.

Key responsibilities – across both PECT and GES

• Deliver the marketing and communications strategy for both organisations and for key projects, ensuring that key objectives are met
• Develop and deliver promotional activities for local, national and international projects (audiences include business, schools and communities), ensuring they meet funder requirements
• Forge and develop new and existing relationships with supporters and key audiences (including the media) to motivate them to continue their support and form closer links with the organisations
• Coordinate and manage communications with the media regarding proactive and reactive enquiries in-line with protocols
• Manage reputation and public image
• Oversee events where appropriate, supervising and managing staff or contractors to ensure they deliver the best possible event
• Oversee online marketing and relevant social networking to ensure content is always up to date and engaging
• Manage contractors/services including web, design agencies to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget
• Manage marketing budgets
• Play an active role in project delivery as appropriate
• Report marketing activity and Return on Investment to Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees/Board of Directors
• Represent PECT and GES at meetings and events to build partnerships.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in marketing and communications
• Experience of digital media, including managing and updating websites and social media
• Good understanding and experience of marketing and communications tools including online advertising, e-newsletters, events, and media relations and how they can be applied effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, ability to manage projects and organise work effectively to a tight schedule and to completion
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, to prioritise and manage a wide range of tasks and to be proactive, reactive and well organised
• Proven track record of meeting challenging KPIs and targets
• Exceptional attention to detail and adept at drafting clear and concise articles and press releases.
• Track record of successful media engagement
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to encourage collaboration
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of self-motivation and to complete tasks with the minimum of supervision
• Experience of managing contractors
• Able to work independently and use own initiative, and within a team
• Ability to transport equipment to events and undertake manual handling
• Willingness to learn and undertake training where appropriate

Desirable:

• Be committed to continuous professional development
• Enthusiasm for and understanding of environmental/sustainable development issues.

To apply:

We prefer to receive applications electronically; however, we understand not everyone has access to the internet, therefore you can also post your application to the address below.

You may be contacted for a brief telephone interview before the formal interviews. If shortlisted for interview you may be required to prepare a presentation or complete a brief task, relevant to the role, as part of the interview.

Postal address: Ham Lane House, Ham Lane, Peterborough, PE2 5UU

For some activities, such as working directly with children on a regular basis, a DBS check may be required.

Variation Clause:

This is a description of the job, as it is constituted at the date shown. It is the practice of the Trust periodically to examine job descriptions, update them and ensure that they relate to the job performed, or to incorporate any proposed changes. The appropriate Manager in consultation with the post holder will conduct this procedure.

In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to your job description following consultation.

The Job Description was compiled by Stuart Dawks on 12/11/2020

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Gifts in Wills fundraising team promotes the opportunity of leaving a gift in a will to Unicef to the public, creating engaging supporter journeys for those considering leaving a gift in their will and building relationships with supporters who have committed to doing this. 

As Supporter Engagement Officer, you will work on a wide range of channels, including direct mail, telemarketing, digital and face to face. You will be responsible for promoting gifts in wills messaging among existing Unicef supporters and providing high quality stewardship for those who express and interest in this way of supporting children.

It is an exciting time to join the Gifts in Wills team at Unicef, as we build on our new creative expression and strategy and work on innovative, exciting engagement projects for 2021. We are looking for a candidate with a supporter-centric attitude, the flexibility to work across multiple channels and strong analytical skills.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 28 January 2021.

Interview date: Thursday 11 February 2021 via MS Teams.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

The role: This role is crucial to help us realise our ambitions of supporting more young people with their social action projects and system change activities, packaging up and delivering training outside London and for scaling our impact and reach.

The Communications and Campaigns Manager is responsible for:

• Co-designing and delivering our communications strategy: working with the whole team (including with teenagers and young adults engaged with the charity) to develop and deliver a new and successful campaigns and communications strategy that promotes the organisation's work and also supports projects and income generation initiatives.
• Supporting business growth: meeting personal and organisational marketing and communications targets and business and income generation objectives.
• Reinforcing organisational culture: building and maintaining an empathic, positive and relational culture within the organisation with strong, clear, and consistent internal and external communications that reflect our values and the voices of our Young Partners ad team.
• Advancing our mission through communications: ensuring that the organisation's communications are of the highest quality and that they support and advance our charitable objectives.

Who we are looking for: We’re looking for a creative individual who is able to empathise with and support young people to influence change. An energetic and ambitious person who wants to contribute their time, passion and positive energy to our mission! Is this you?

• You are passionate about social justice, and utilising your creativity, communications, campaigning and marketing skills and experience to really make a difference
• You have excellent inter-personal skills, are values-led, with a high level of social and emotional intelligence.
• You are empathic, fair and kind, and can relate to and connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
• You will relish the challenge and autonomy this role presents, and getting involved with all aspects of a young and growing charity.
• You are excited about coproduction and the opportunity to work alongside young people, sharing decisions and budgets. 
• You enjoy working as part of a team, and can get on board with ‘consent-based decision making’ in an organisation.
• You are ambitious, looking for somewhere you can grow and build your career, and you thrive working in fast paced environments where you can influence growth and innovation. 

How to Apply: Please read the Applicant Pack attached for a full role description and person specification and send a CV and cover letter (two pages maximum) telling us about yourself and what you could bring to Peer Power in this role. Please make it clear in your application how you meet the essential and desirable criteria, highlighting your areas of strength and areas of the role you would look to outsource.

Please indicate the date at which you are available to start and/or your notice period for your current role.

Deadline – Sunday, 14 February 2021 at midnight.

Possible Interview date (TBC): Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Work with us

The Vegan Society is an anagram of The Nicest Voyage. Quite fitting, we think, as for many people veganism is a journey – and a pretty remarkable one at that. Regardless of where you are on your vegan journey, our staff are on hand to make it easier, healthier and more fun. If you think you’d be great at helping others with this, read on, as this may be right up your street.

The Vegan Society makes veganism more accessible and an easily adopted approach by supporting individuals, policy and decision makers, caterers, manufacturers, health care professionals and the media.

In order to meet our ambitious growth plans for the next few years, we need to recruit some additional people to join our team in our new offices conveniently located by Snow Hill station in Birmingham. As such we are looking to recruit a Digital Communications Manager, this role is key in supporting our growth strategy.

The role

The Digital Communications Manager will provide support to the Head of Communications as well as team leadership and direction to the Digital Communications team.

The role will call for considerable involvement in day to day operational and management issues within the Communications Department, as well as engagement with external organisations and digital agencies to maximise The Vegan Society’s brand awareness.

This role is one of first-line management and will call for a close relationship with and support for the Senior Management Team’s work.

As Digital Communications Manager you will: 

• Line manage members of the Digital Communications Team: conducting 1-1s, signing off leave, appraisals and supporting staff with their training and development plans.
• Project manage larger digital and web-based projects for the Communications department.
• Generate awareness of the society and its campaigns, and drive traffic to digital activities through online marketing and communications.
• Develop strategies, tools and applications to increase supporter and business conversion, engagement and retention, using a thorough understanding of our audience.
• Collate data from various sources across Digital Communications, and supplement that data with relevant research, producing detailed reports.

To be considered as our Digital Communications Manager you must have:

• Demonstrable team management skills and experience
• A very high standard of literacy with good all-round writing and proofreading skills
• Good project planning experience
• Good understanding of the full spectrum of marketing communications with digital marketing expertise
• Experience of programmatic advertising would be an advantage.

What we offer

• A fun and supportive team
• A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
• Flexible working hours
• Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Animal companion compassionate leave
• Ethical pension scheme (5 – 7% employer contribution)
• Death in service benefit
• 28 Days leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days annual leave & 3 closure days)
• Central Birmingham office location

Salary and hours

This is full time (37.5 hours per week) role with a salary of £27,741 – £39,880 per annum.

The application deadline is 9am Monday 15 February 2021.

Interviews will be held w/c 22 February 2021.

Please note: The role is typically an office-based role, however remote working will be in place until social distancing measures are relaxed/removed. After these restrictions are eased a flexible work schedule could be considered but you would need to live within commuting distance of Birmingham.

I am currently looking for an experienced Public Affairs Assistant to work for a well-established academy. in this exciting role you will be working with the Public Affairs Adviser, Head of Public Affairs and Society teams to deliver a programme of public affairs work to increase the influence of the organisation on policy making at a local, regional and national level.

You will support the smooth running of the public affairs team and its engagement with teams across the Society. This includes providing monitoring of emerging issues, contact management, meeting and event organisation, and providing administrative support.

Main duties:
Provide monitoring of UK, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and European Parliaments, and regional policymaking as appropriate, identifying emerging issues and circulating this information to internal audiences.
Maintain an accurate database of key Society contacts, recording engagement. Work with the Head of Public Affairs and Public Affairs Adviser to develop and implement activity to maintain these relationships.
Ensure the smooth operation of the public affairs teams' monitoring and evaluation functions, including the production of monthly and annual reports.
Produce, with the guidance and direction of other members of the public affairs team, tailored content to communicate the academy's activity with decision-makers through public channels including their blog, monthly policy newsletter and social media.
Assist as required in the delivery of meetings and events with policy makers and influencers, including regional events and support the Public Affairs Adviser to deliver the academy's annual pairing scheme.
Provide administrative support for the public affairs team as required.
Build personal contacts within the policy and public affairs community.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a dynamic charity focused on the issue of social exclusion of the elderly community within the UK. The charity is experiencing a period of positive change and at present formulating its strategy for growth and effectiveness of its services. An opportunity exists for a Digital Marketing & Communications expert to join the team. The role will focus on delivering the digital strategy, producing robust content and look to increase engagement through social media platforms and the website; helping to build the charities online presence and drive fundraising activities.

Who we are looking for?

Ideal candidates will have previous experience of working within a digital marketing and communications role helping to develop and deliver a strategy. You will be comfortable in developing the social media platforms and use data to drive forward new initiatives. Your communication skills will be of a high standard with prior experience of online content production. Your excellent interpersonal skills will assist manage stakeholders and allow buy in from the wider teams within the organisation. You will also be comfortable working to tight deadlines and be proactive in learning new technology and tools to help you in your digital role. Ultimately, we are seeking a digital all-rounder with a passion for the non- profit sector. Please apply directly or contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an initial discussion and JD.

London, UK (currently working remotely, please contact for specific enquiries)

Full-time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week) open for flexible working requests

Some occasional international travel post COVID-19

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Communications Team at the heart of a growing, global network. 2020 have been distinct year for Youth Business International (YBI) with unique opportunities. The role offers great scope for learning and development for an experienced and committed professional and will be instrumental in achieving our ambition to strengthen the Communications function within organisation as well as increasing its visibility in the international development and entrepreneurship context. As Digital Content and Communications Manager, your principal responsibility will be to increase the quality, reach and impact of YBI’s content across multiple digital platforms, including social media.

Collaborating with colleagues across YBI you will agree briefs and use your skills to create a range of assets including editing video footage received from our members into on-brand public facing videos, creating branded social media cards and infographics to explain our impact, designing on-brand publications and newsletters among other tasks.

You will manage the performance of our digital channels (website and all social media), analysing performance and making strategic recommendations to increase visits, views, engagement and impressions. Working within the Communications team and across organisation including our members you will plan messages and output to drive activity and increase YBI’s reach and engagement with our target audiences.

To thrive in this role, you will need to be a great communicator with excellent digital, creative and production skills, who loves telling stories and presenting data and content in innovative ways online. You will have a keen eye for brand alignment and clear messaging, as well as brilliant organisational skills, boundless creativity and an entrepreneurial, “can do” approach.

Some of benefits of becoming our Digital Content and Communications Manager include:

- Group Life insurance

- Health Cash Plan

- In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata.

- We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

Closing date: Monday, 25th January 2021 at 09:30am

Round 1 Interviews: w/c 1st February 2021

Round 2 Interviews: w/c 8th Feb 2021

YBI is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if you require any adjustments, we can make to ensure that our recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

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 stored for no longer than one year after the post has been filled; then personal data will be disposed of in GDPR compliant manner. We store all data securely and will not disclose it to any third parties without your consent. Please feel free to contact us to find out more.

Our client is a hospice charity based in South East London and they are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager on a permanent basis.

Client Details

Our client is a warm hospice charity who are trying to provide a giant hug for the families that need to use their services. They are looking for a permanent Marketing and Communications Manager to join their team and influence this tone of voice throughout.

Description

Marketing and Communications Manager - Permanent

To be responsible for the development and implementation of a cohesive marketing and communications strategy for the Hospice; including activities across multiple internal and external communication channels in order to raise awareness of and positively promote the work being done.

This role is very hands on and will work with the Director of Fundraising. There is a strong emphasis on digital activity and developing social media engagement. You will be the only Marketing and Communications person to join the fundraising team (of 9) but the plan will be to ideally grow this function in the future. Currently there is therefore no line management in this role.

Key responsibilities :

• In line with strategy to lead on all marketing and communications activities, ensuring that they are fully integrated.
• To set up and continuously review and update the marketing, PR and communications plan, communicating with all departments to achieve the objectives laid out in the strategy.
• Evaluating different methods of communication of key messages to various audiences, ensuring a range of media is used and that the key audiences are reached.
• To plan, develop and work with internal stakeholders to deliver integrated campaigns and deliver a robust schedule of activity across a variety of print and online channels.
• To create and maintain a cross-channel, audience-centric calendar of activities that supports our communication needs, including all written and visual content for it.
• To lead, deliver or assist in the creation & production of publicity materials using appropriate software including newsletters, e-news and leaflets.
• Preparing, reviewing and, as appropriate, approving copy for inclusion in publications including annual report and review, press releases, community magazines, newsletters etc.
• Working with the Director to create branding guidelines reflecting evolving character of the current brand.
• To be the main brand champion, ensuring brand consistency, accuracy and appropriateness of messaging for all published materials and communications and influencing staff and volunteers to be ambassadors.
• Lead on internal communications.
• Be the first point of contact for all press enquiries, escalating potential issues where appropriate.
• Develop and manage the digital activities ensuring they have a strong presence on all digital media channels .

Profile

Marketing and Communications Manager - Permanent (role based in South East London)

The successful candidate is someone is either from a commercial or not for profit background with a combination of marketing and communications experience who is happy to be extremely hands on.

My client is really looking for someone that would be an expert with content and be able to create a content calendar and lead the way on digital platforms as this is currently very limited.

Job Offer

Marketing and Communications Manager - Permanent - South East London

£35-£40K

Schools and Groups Senior Communications Officer

11 month contract (maternity cover)

£34,000 per annum

Woking, Surrey

(Initially home based and then based at RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey)

Join our Schools and Communities Team

The RHS is a national charity with a mission to inspire everyone to grow, as it is vital to our wellbeing, the environment and the happiness of us all. This exciting role is based within our passionate communities and schools team.

The role will lead on the communications for our national school’s programme, the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, our work with the UK’s amazing Britain in Bloom volunteer network and our national Outreach Team who provide hands-on support to schools and groups.

If you are a communications expert with exceptional project management skills and a passion for the environment or plants, then we’d love to hear from you. The RHS is undergoing lots of exciting changes with a new state-of-the-art science and learning facility soon to open at RHS Wisley and a brand new garden, RHS Bridgewater, opening in Salford, both of which will grow our opportunity to make an impact in communities and schools around the UK.

This is a great opportunity for someone to join our dynamic schools and communities team to manage all areas of our communications and marketing. Managing a team of four people, you will help to develop and execute the marketing and communications plan, create new and exciting ways for our audiences to engage with plants, build relationships with our audiences and help showcase our work through multiple channels.

We’re looking for someone with exceptional project management and time management skills who has experience in delivering engaging communication plans, growing audience engagement and a deep understanding of marketing tools and techniques. The successful candidate will have people management experience, the ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders and experience of using data and insights to develop communications or projects.

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

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is committed to being an inclusive employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Closing date for applications is Friday, 29 January 2021.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Public Affairs Advisor is influential and fulfilling.

• Do you have a strong track record of working to achieve political change?
• Are you skilled at creating and delivering communications for political audiences?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of Public Affairs, the Public Affairs Advisor is an active member of the Public Affairs team that is responsible for influencing external decision makers to deliver change that results in immediate and lasting impact on children’s lives.

The Public Affairs Advisor will play a critical role in building relationships with parliament and holding the government to account. This will be done by supporting Save the Children UK’s government relations and public affairs work on our strategic priorities including protecting children in conflict, making the case for aid, child survival, and tackling child poverty in the UK.

Key duties will include implementing the Save the Children UK public affairs strategies and activities, identifying opportunities to influence policy development, legislation and service provision in line with our objectives and delivering aspects of the parliamentary and political events programme to advance our goals.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Media Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Public Affairs Advisor will represent Save the Children to the external world to support Save the Children’s ability to influence domestic and international policy change by:  

• Raising our profile in Westminster with the aim of building awareness of the issues we work on to a wider political audience

• Developing and delivering written and oral briefings to Members of Parliament, peers, government officials and other decision makers on key policies and campaigns

• Ensuring our presence at key political party events 

• Actively networking and building constructive relationships with parliamentarians, political parties, NGO’s and the media

• Tracking and monitoring our engagement with these external and analysing the impact made

• Developing political influencing strategies for specific campaigns whilst ensuring that campaigning and advocacy efforts are fully aligned and integrated

• Supporting the Programme and Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns teams in the development of communications tailored specifically for political audiences

Person Profile

Experience

• Experience of working to influence structures, processes and trends in the UK political system

• Experience of effectively building, managing and working within networks and coalitions for lobbying and advocacy purposes

• Strong track record of building relationships with Parliamentarians

• Demonstrable excellence in organising and delivering innovative political events

Skills

• Demonstrably strong verbal and written communication, presentation and persuasion

• Experience of developing effective working relationships with colleagues and working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary project teams

• Ability to plan work and meet deadlines when working under pressure on a number of projects

Abilities

• Ability to apply influencing techniques and tactics to ensure Save the Children stands out from the crowd in Westminster, Whitehall, and with other key international stakeholders

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

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 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: Wednesday 6th Jan

Public Affairs Manager (Wales)

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Office-based in Cardiff (with opportunities to work from home 1-2 days per week)

Application deadline: Sunday 24th January 2021, 23:59pm

Application method: CV and cover letter

We have a great opportunity for someone to join us a Public Affairs Manager in Wales responsible for driving Cancer Research UK's public affairs work in Wales, leading our work with the Welsh Government, Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru, and key NHS Wales bodies to influence along our policy priority areas. Managing one officer, the role will be an important member of the Devolved Nations Public Affairs team and the wider Policy Department, ensuring opportunities to influence are taken up to have impact for people affected by cancer in Wales.

Some of the key responsibilities you can expect are...

• Managing the charity's public affairs activities in Wales, build our profile among politicians and officials, and ensure our policy messages are heard at every level.

• Leading Welsh public affairs planning and work closely with the Policy Development, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Communications, Strategic Evidence, and Clinical Engagement teams.

• Using knowledge and understanding of the Welsh political and policy environment to proactively seek opportunities to grow the charity's influence and drive forward our policy priorities.

• Managing one Public Affairs Officer for Wales, overseeing our relationships and influencing in the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru, including our work as secretariat of the Cross Party Group on Cancer.

• Acting as a media spokesperson for policy matters in Wales.

• Leading on relationship management with key political and policy stakeholders in Wales, ensuring the charity engages effectively and in a joined up way.

• Overseeing the delivery of impactful communications with Welsh stakeholders, including briefings, speeches, blogs, social media content, reports, letters, emails and consultation responses.

• Oversee the delivery of a programme of events and activities to engage with key political and policy audiences.

• Support the work of the Senior External Affairs Manager (Devolved Nations) and play a key role in the management cohort across the Department.

To be successful in this role you need...

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of the political environment and experience in successfully influencing for change in Wales.

• Excellent political judgement, with commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, and strong experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral), including the ability to write with a methodical, analytical and concise style.

• Ability to prioritise, work well under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience of working in coalition or in partnership with other organisations.

• Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.

• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in self-directed way as part of a larger team.

For a full role profile, please see our candidate pack here:

Fundraising & Communications Manager

Full-Time, Permanent. Salary guide: £33,000 - £35,000

Based in London Office with option for regular remote working, some travel within UK required.

Qualifications:

• Desirable: Degree and/or professional qualification, or equivalent experience. Charity Fundraising or Communications training.

Knowledge:

• The successful candidate should have knowledge of how charities operate, including:
• The principles and public benefit of Racing to School; relevant legislation; fundraising methods and models; processes of database management to support donor recruitment, development and stewardship.
• An understanding of the sector within which Racing to School operates and the threats and opportunities it addresses.
• Possess an understanding of how to approach and work with relevant media.
• A working knowledge of the horseracing and breeding industries

Skills, abilities & competencies:

• Stewardship of existing donors and grow annual income
• Budget creation, management and tracking
• Oversee an expanding database with accuracy; run and interpret management information
• Instigate key contacts and alliances through direct contact and public presentations
• Contribute to event management planning and delivery
• Create compelling press releases, updates and unique content to publish across multi-channels; write tight, accurate copy to deadline
• Ability to talk to different media and represent the charity in any public forum
• Support delivery team and provide back up across all programmes and activity content

Experience:

• Desirable: To have worked for a charity or racing-related organisation in a similar role
• Working with a fundraising or equivalent customer database
• Traditional and social media experience of publishing unique content
• Event management – promotion, delivery and follow-up, charitable or otherwise
• Evidence of meeting objectives through working in a team and unsupervised.

Personal attributes:

• High level of integrity in step with the charitable values of Racing to School
• Demonstrate good teamwork in all career roles
• An originator of ideas and approaches with a flexible approach to change
• An attitude to surpass expectations in all dealings with charity beneficiaries and donors
• Attention to detail across all work; professional approach to all tasks
• An enthusiasm for community engagement/volunteering.

The closing date for applications is 25th January 2021.

We acknowledge that having a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success and we actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences.

The welfare of our people is always important to us, but even more so at times like these. We are doing everything we can to protect our colleagues and applicants. Our hiring processes are no exception and due to COVID-19 the selection interviews for this position will take place online removing the need for face-to-face contact.