We are looking for an exceptional Communications and Campaigns Officer to develop, support and deliver communications and campaigns work at Universities Wales. 

Universities Wales represents the interests of universities in Wales and is a National Council of Universities UK. Working with the Head of External Affairs and Policy, this role will work to increase the reach and impact of Universities Wales’ work, helping deliver Universities Wales’ mission to support a university education system which transforms lives through the work Welsh universities do with the people and places of Wales and the wider world.

You will be responsible for carrying out regular internal and external communications, and supporting our campaigns using a variety of different media. You will assist in managing social media accounts and be the point of contact for press queries.

The successful candidate will have good written and verbal communication skills, experience of creating stories with social media tools, and the ability to write copy and design marketing materials. 

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain valuable experience in communications and campaign work in a dynamic, representative organisation operating at a national level in Wales. 

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on 09 December 2019, with interviews on 16 December 2019 in Cardiff. 

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Rydym yn chwilio am Swyddog Cyfathrebu ac Ymgyrchoedd eithriadol i ddatblygu, cynorthwyo a chyflwyno gwaith cyfathrebu ac ymgyrchoedd gyda mudiad Prifysgolion Cymru. 

Mae Prifysgolion Cymru yn cynrychioli buddiannau prifysgolion yng Nghymru ac mae’n un o Gynghorau Cenedlaethol Prifysgolion y DU. Gan weithio gyda Phennaeth Materion Allanol a Pholisi, bydd y rôl hon yn gweithio i gynyddu cyrhaeddiad ac effaith gwaith Prifysgolion Cymru, gan helpu i gyflawni amcanion Prifysgolion Cymru i gynorthwyo system addysg prifysgol sy'n trawsnewid bywydau drwy'r gwaith y mae prifysgolion yng Nghymru yn ei wneud gyda phobl a lleoedd Cymru a'r byd ehangach.

Byddwch yn gyfrifol am gynnal cyfathrebiadau mewnol ac allanol rheolaidd, a chynorthwyo ein hymgyrchoedd gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o wahanol gyfryngau. Byddwch yn helpu â rheoli cyfrifon cyfryngau cymdeithasol ac yn bwynt cyswllt ar gyfer ymholiadau gan y wasg.

Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a llafar da, profiad o greu straeon gydag adnoddau cyfryngau cymdeithasol, a’r gallu i ysgrifennu testun a dylunio defnyddiau marchnata. 

Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i rywun sy'n chwilio am brofiad gwerthfawr mewn cyfathrebu a gwaith ymgyrchu mewn mudiad cynrychioli deinamig sy'n gweithredu ar lefel leol a chenedlaethol yng Nghymru. 

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 23:59 canol-dydd, dydd Mawrth, 09 Rhagfyr 2019, a chynelir cyfweliadau ar 16 Rhagfyr yng Nghaerdydd. 

Mae mudiad Prifysgolion y DU wedi ymrwymo i fod yn gyflogwr cyfle cyfartal ac rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bob rhan o'r gymuned. 

Fixed term: 2 years (extension subject to funding)

Are you passionate about the role research and evidence plays in the humanitarian sector? Do you have experience managing grants, analysing reports and providing support to grant holders to enable them to deliver their objectives? Are you a talented communicator, able to synthesise complex information and re-package it for use by different audiences? Do you have experience facilitating interactive discussions and workshops?

We are looking for an experienced grant manager who is ready to apply their expertise and develop their skills further within a fast-paced and creative team.

Elrha is a leading actor in the humanitarian system focused on research and innovation. We work to improve outcomes for those affected by crises by ensuring that humanitarian practice is based on evidence of what works, and tools and techniques used are continually improved through innovation. We fund and support research and innovation projects around the world, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, the international research community, the private sector and other actors engaged in research and innovation.   

This post requires an individual looking for a challenging role, who is ready to take on this exciting and varied opportunity within Elrha’s busy and ambitious Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) team. You will need to have experience of managing grant relationships, ideally in a humanitarian or research setting. Inspired by Elrha’s mission and values, you will:

• Manage relationships within the R2HC portfolio of research grants, analyse and review narrative and financial reports, and communicate sensitively to provide feedback to our grantees
• Contribute to the delivery of R2HC’s support package for grantees, enabling them to manage project risks and identify routes to achieve impact
• Support the delivery of R2HC’s calls for proposals, managing relationships with our independent Funding Committee and expert reviewers to ensure applications are rigorously and fairly reviewed
• Synthesise research outputs to make findings accessible to multiple audiences, and support the development of external communications regarding the R2HC programme
• Collect data and conduct analysis to help demonstrate and articulate the impact of the R2HC programme on humanitarian outcomes.  

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 mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.    

Interview dates: Tuesday, 17 or Wednesday, 18 December, Cardiff

This role in The Prince’s Trust is known as Prince’s Trust Executive

Contract Type: Maternity cover for 12 months

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Cardiff hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This fixed term position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within South East Wales, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Delivery of Prince’s Trust programmes.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across South East Wales, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Policy to help strengthen their policy and influencing activity for a 12 month fixed term contract.

They are the national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales. Their purpose is to enable voluntary organisations to make a bigger difference together.

Position: Head of Policy

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £34,883 - £36,743 depending on experience

Duration: Fixed term post - initially for 12 months. Our client will consider secondments

Hours: 35 hours per week.  A flexi time scheme is in operation and time off in lieu is permissible for any work required to be undertaken outside the normal hours.

Closing Date: 9th December 2019

Interviews: 18th December 2019

About the role:

This post aims to strengthen our client’s policy and influencing activity in support of their purpose. This is a direct response to feedback from their members and partners.

The post will develop evidence-based policy positions, focussing on areas where they can make the biggest difference. The role will help put members at the heart of their work. It will enable close collaboration with external partners as well as working internally with teams across the organisation.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure policy work is evidence-based, drawing on participation from members and the knowledge and evidence available across the organisation
• To develop and deliver an influencing plan, engaging members and partners

• To co-ordinate policy and engagement activity
• To lead the Influencing and Engagement Practitioner Network

• Manage research activity
• Manage the budget for the policy and research functions
• To manage a team working on policy on research

About you:

The successful Head of Policy will bring with them the following skills and experience:

• An ability to develop strong policy positions and influence change
• An ability to develop evidence-based policy positions and to assess the opportunities and challenges this brings
• Experience of collaborating with a range of external organisations and internal colleagues to strengthen policy positions
• Excellent communication skills, including adapting to voluntary organisations, government, public bodies, politicians and internal colleagues to maximise impact
• Management of people, projects and budgets, including demonstrating impact
• An understanding of the voluntary sector as well as legislative, policy and social context in Wales

Although not essential Welsh language skills would be an asset to this post, as would relevant professional qualifications.

A workplace with a difference:

A job with our client offers you flexible employment that makes a difference. They operate a flexi-scheme to help you fit your career around your life commitments, as well as 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and an additional five discretionary days leave (usually used to cover office shutdown over Christmas). They also offer a generous pension contribution.

They have been awarded an ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and the Trusted Charity Mark of quality, encouraging staff to take part in their Employee Volunteering Scheme. Firm believers in equal opportunities, the ‘real living wage’ and workplace wellbeing, you really could not find an employer more committed to their staff!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of Policy, Policy Manager, Senior Policy Officer, Policy and Research, Public Affairs and Policy, Policy Officer, Senior Policy & Campaigns Officer, Principal Policy Advisor, Head of Policy & Campaigns etc.