Are you passionate about how brands interact with their audiences? Do you want to engage with one of the largest student populations in the country? Would you like to work to position the University of Manchester Students' Union right at the centre of city life in Greater Manchester? We're looking for a new Marketing & Communications Manager to help us develop into one of the sector's leading Marketing & Communications functions.

You will be at the heart of one of the largest Students' Union's in the country, working with colleagues from our charitable services such as our Advice centre, to our Volunteering & Fundraising team right through to our commercial services such as 532 Bar & Kitchen and much much more.

You may already have experience leading a team or this might be your first 'Manager' role but the willingness to partner with and lead key stakeholders including internal Students' Union departments, University colleagues, research & insight, design & digital and student media teams is a must.

We want you to bring innovation and creativity to the role and to the rest of the organisation. 

We are looking for an experienced, ambitious and skilled senior fundraiser. This new position has particular responsibility for securing and cultivating major donor relationships, growing our existing individual giving programme, and helping to deliver our overall ‪fundraising strategy. It is an exciting and crucial time in the charity’s development and this specialist role will offer a chance to really make your mark.

With responsibility for both strategy and delivery, you will be a highly motivated, determined and experienced fundraiser who relishes the opportunity to develop this exciting new income area for the charity. The ideal candidate will have experience of major donor fundraising and individual giving schemes.

You will shape and develop a major donor and individual giving fundraising strategy, considering and collaborating with the staff team to deliver strategy and communications that are complementary to the overall supporter journey.

You will be passionate about our work, and be an articulate, persuasive and tenacious professional with an exceptional ability to forge relationships with donors. You will have up to date knowledge of charity legislation and a proven track record of setting and achieving fundraising targets.

At The Orchard Project you’ll find a committed, friendly and supportive team where staff wellbeing is valued and prioritised. 

We can offer a flexible approach to working days, hours and location.  Our head office is in London, and we are happy to support home-based working for the right candidate.

StreetGames UK...the sports charity that brings sport to the doorstep of young people in underserved communities accross the UK. Our aim is to help young peope and communities enjoy lives thar are healthier, safer and more successful through sport and physical activity. To do that, we work with community organisations to engage young people from lower socio-economic groups through sport and physcial activity at the right time, in the right place, at the right price, in the right style and with the right people.

The Digital Marketing Manager will hold overall responsibility for StreetGames' online presence, leading the development and implementation of marketing plans, digital campaigns and content strategy.

The post holder will be supported by and work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications and the wider fundraising and communications team, to create impactful plans and content and ensure that the work of StreetGames reaches as wide an audience as possible.

As part of a close-knit communications team, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement digital campaigns across a broad range of initiatives and to play a key role in developing StreetGames' online presence and brand.

If you want to work for a young, impact-driven organisation that helps young people be top of their game, we want you! 

The post holder will be a key member of the project and programmes team working across a portfolio of our inspiring projects and programmes that support young people to develop their skills, empower their potential and influence change. Working with others, you will be responsible for maximising the number of young people on our programmes.

We are looking for someone with excellent project and time management skills and someone with an understanding of the issues facing young people, and how these can be addressed through programme design and delivery.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver engaging and effective facilitation, training, and events to young people with diverse needs both in-person and online.
• Support the Head of Programmes with the coordination and administration to deliver our programmes.
• Work with young people to co-produce pieces of work that will lead them to influencing change.
• Establish positive relationships with young people and promote active participation.
• Work collaboratively with a range of organisations including but not limited to schools, youth services and local councils.
• Bring new ideas and approaches to our work.
• Translate complex concepts (like gender inequality), campaigns and policy into workshops and digital content.
• Learn and train in skills for becoming an effective campaigner and advocate.
• Support the Head of Programmes with the monitoring and evaluation of our work as required.

What we'd like from you:

• Experience of working with young people in a range of settings including group and individual.
• Experience of using social media at a strategic level.
• Excellent communication skills – oral, written, and presentational.
• A passion and enthusiasm for working with young people.
• Resilience, tenacity, and strong influencing skills.
• Self-starter and able to work alone.
• Excellent collaborative worker.
• Understanding of community engagement, volunteering, and social action
• Ability to determine priorities and targets.
• Understanding of inclusion and differing needs of young people from varying backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Understanding and experience of child protection and safeguarding (training will be provided).

Important Information

• Based in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester. We do not expect our staff to work from the office 100% of the time. We are a flexible employer, but we also understand the need to separate work from home and we are always mindful of work-life balance.

• You will get 26 days’ holiday in addition to UK public holidays, 3 mental health days and religious holidays as required. You will also be entitled to 2 volunteering days to volunteer at any other organisation.

• These posts are funded by The National Lottery Community Fund

YOUTH-LED APPROACH

One of the factors which makes Youth Leads UK’s approach different is our belief in the value of youth insights and input to guide our work at the highest levels. The post holder will be expected to understand youth involvement and be an advocate to empower our young people to contribute to these discussions.

Due to the hectic lives of young people, we must remain flexible in our delivery and we expect all our staff to be as flexible as possible – this would typically include the willingness to take on tasks outside the normal remit from time to time and to work irregular hours often evenings and weekends as required.

This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months from your start date. We have two positions available and your hours would be 28 hours across 4 days per week. Our core hours are 10am to 6pm, but with flexibility as our sessions are delivered in the evenings and we may have evening meetings. The start date can be negotiated, and this role may be extended to three years in total.