Salary: £29,611 - £36,028 pa plus excellent benefits

Location: London WC1

Hours: 35 hours per week, full-time

Contract Type: Fixed-term contract for 12 months

As Internal Communications Officer, you will have responsibility for shaping the way that the College communicates and learns internally and for improving the flow of information and engagement between the Senior Management Team and staff. 

This is an exciting and newly-created role which provides the opportunity to take the College forward by implementing new communications ideas and processes which will ensure staff across all four sites are fully informed and involved with the College’s internal campaigns.

Reporting to the Head of HR and Organisational Development, you will be the link between the CEO and the Senior Management Team and the staff, and will plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums such as the staff intranet, quarterly magazine or regular email bulletins.

You will manage all internal communications channels including the staff intranet, and encourage two-way and multi-way communication through surveys, workshops and social networking tools, gauging reactions to feedback and recommend and implement new initiatives.

Professionally qualified or with demonstrable experience gained in PR or Internal Communications, ideally you will have a background within the health sector or a professional membership body and have experience of working across departments and teams in a collaborative manner.

With proven editorial and copywriting skills and an understanding of research and evaluation techniques, you will be able to turn complex material into engaging content and present ideas and communications to a range of audiences.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.

The RCPCH has more than 19,000 members and fellows and employs around 160 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have smaller offices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Application Information

Closing date: 8 January 2020, 9am

Interview date: 17 January 2020

No agencies please.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is a Disability Confident and Stonewall Champion Employer.

Internal Communications and Engagement Officer job - Immediate start - 9 month contract

Your new company
A large national charity based in central London

Your new role

• Developing and maintaining intranet communication tool.
• Developing and embedding our new recognition toolkit.
• Coordinating the delivery of an employee engagement survey, analysing and reporting results.
• Key member of the project team to design and deliver our all employee annual Connections Day.
• Liaising with key senior stakeholders on best internal communications practice
• Managing Annual employee conference

.

What you'll need to succeed
Excellent communicator and familiar with a range of communication tools and the Microsoft Office 365 package. Ideally, candidates will be familiar with using Yammer, Facebook, LinkedIn, Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams in a work capacity. Self-motivated individual with good team working skills. Experience of events organisation and employee engagement programmes would also be beneficial.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and the opportunity to developed with a fantastic not for profit in Central London

What you need to do now
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Salary:  £41,000 

The position:

Our leading international charity client is recruiting an Internal Communications Lead.  In this fantastic role you will work to develop strategies to integrate internal communications and engagement, reaching staff and volunteers and supporting managers to build their capacity to communicate more effectively.  Our client is seeking talented applicants who can establish their credibility within this high profile role.

Requirements:

• You will have proven experience creating Internal Communications campaigns with confident skills using a range of digital and face-to-face channels.
• You will be comfortable advising leaders and managers how to build better engagement with colleagues and to communicate with staff across all teams.
• You will have previous experience leading the development of an intranet, with support from an IT department.
• You will also have excellent Planning, editing and content writing skills for a variety of internal communications.

Internal Communications Manager, London - £45,000 PA

• Are you an internal communications professional?
• Do you have experience in developing annual internal communications plans?
• Would you like to work as part of a strong marketing & communications team at a much-loved animal charity?

I am currently working with an amazing animal charity who are seeking an Internal Communications Manager. The Internal Communications Manager will lead on all of the internal communications for the business and will ensure all channels are fully utilised and that all staff across the country feel informed and engaged.

What's great about this organisation?

• Strong brand within the sector
• High performing marketing & communications department
• Gym discounts
• Animal friendly office
• Season ticket loan
• Pension scheme
• Dental scheme

In this role, you will be responsible for…

• Leading the internal communications and ensuring all channels are fully utilised and that all staff across the country feel informed and engaged
• Developing an annual internal communications plan
• Supporting the HR team's Employee Survey Programme from planning to activation
• Overseeing the day-to-day running of the charity's intranet
• Running internal communications campaigns with set initiatives, all activities need to be planned and within budget
• Supporting HR with communicating all employee engagement activities
• Managing the internal communications budget
• Line managing a Senior Internal Communications Officer

You will be ideally suited for this position if you have…

• Experience in a senior internal communications role
• A successful track record of implementing successful internal communications campaigns for large complex organisations
• A strong background of intranet and brand management
• Line management experience
• The ability to occasionally travel with some overnight stays
• An interest and passion for animals

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Internal Communications Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP:

Tel: 020 7269 6338

Email:

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Internal Communications Manager, 3 Month Contract
Children's Charity, Central London
£37,000

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Internal Communications Manager to join this Children's Charity in Central London. Sitting within Internal Communications as part of the Corporate Communications department, you will be responsible for staff and volunteer communications and engagement, and managing the Internal Communications team and the channels they use.

It's a busy and significant time for the team as they are engaging the organisation in their corporate strategy from 2021, managing change communications, delivering many other different projects and messages for each of their directorates, and developing their volunteer communications. You will have 4 direct reports.

You will work to ensure that all communications are aligned to their organisational priorities so that they are understood and that their staff and volunteers are advocates for children and young people. This is a critical time for the team as they deliver multi-channel and leadership-led communications for the development of their next organisational strategy, internal campaigns to support the Charity's marketing and fundraising activity, and transformation communications to support the current organisational five-year strategy. This role will play a part in connecting the Charity's people with this work and more.

The post-holder will have experience of success in maximising results in a high-performance internal communications and wider communications environment both as part of a team and working with other departments and senior stakeholders. They will be confidently proactive, and able to demonstrate effective inter-personal skills and highly developed written and verbal communications skills.

The role is available immediately; interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in the Girls’ Rights and Youth Team at Plan International UK to cover the maternity leave of our Youth Engagement Officer.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life.

Our Girls’ Rights and Youth Team has a focus on bringing our global work for girls’ rights to the UK and also leads our global girls’ rights campaigning. Youth engagement and youth voices are at the heart of the work we do and the reason we do it. Our Youth Engagement work has huge breadth – from playing a vital role in internal governance to helping young people become passionate campaigners and wider advocates for girls’ rights.

As Youth Engagement Officer, you will make sure young people’s voices are included, considered and valued across all of Plan International UK’s work. You will support young people to be campaigners, feed their own opinions and experiences into our UK Girls’ Rights work and learn new skills.

We are looking for someone who has solid experience of working directly with young people in a participatory way, of designing and delivering workshops and training activities and of taking responsibility for residential events. You’ll also have hands-on experience of working within safeguarding processes.

You’ll have a passion for creative and innovative approaches to youth voice and campaigning and the ability to translate complicated campaign or policy ideas into digestible information. Using these skills, you will be responsible for the development, support and administration of our Youth Advisory Panel, encouraging panel members to speak at and engage with high level political events and to take on safeguarding responsibilities.

This role will involve weekend, evening and overnight work on a regular basis, for which time off in lieu will be provided.

As this role is covering a maternity leave, we expect it to be needed for 12 months.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 18 December 2019

Interviews will take place on 7 and 10 January 2020

Due to the nature of our work with children, we follow rigorous child protection policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Director of Engagement and Influencing

We’re so pleased you’re interested in joining our team.

We’re seeking a forward-thinking and dynamic Director of Engagement and Influencing who will work with and lead a team to increase awareness, achieve influence, modernise our image, and lead on communications.

You would be part of an exciting new chapter for the wider organisation and our cause. The challenge for us and all people working in the field of resuscitation is to close the gap with the global leaders in survival and ensure the entire Chain of Survival operates consistently at world-class levels.

Read more about the role, including what we’re looking for and how to apply by downloading our candidate pack from our website.

The Resuscitation Council (UK) exists to promote high-quality, scientific, resuscitation guidelines that are applicable to everybody, and to contribute to saving life through education, training, research and collaboration.

We are a professional body set up by a group of medical professionals and established in 1983 by Charitable Trust Deed. Our primary objective is promoting high-quality practice in all aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to improve survival rates.

‍Shape the Centre’s communications strategy, and help develop our dissemination strategy to build and improve the sector’s understanding of what works.

Salary: £31,000 to £37,000 depending on experience (pro rata if part time) and location. 

Location: Flexible, with at least two days in office on an average week. Both full time and part time considered.

IN A NUTSHELL:

The scope of this role is broad and covers everything from uncovering insights and telling inspiring stories, to creating national and international communications strategies and designing new ways of helping our various audiences to engage with evidence in the homelessness sector. The person we’re looking for must have the ability to make complex issues and concepts feel simple and intuitive. They will employ different tones of voice to speak to our various audiences and be comfortable experimenting with new and better ways to convey evidence messages.

WHY IS THIS ROLE IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTRE’S WORK

The Centre for Homelessness Impact is the UK’s What Works Centre for Homelessness. We want evidence to become the new normal in the homelessness sector, just as it is in education and public health. Storytelling and clear communication is central to our engagement approach, because the right words can make behaviour change engaging, help ideas stick and move people to action, whether inside an organisation, or out in the world. 

We need more than just great writing — we need someone to help us bring evidence to life.

We’re looking for someone who can: 

• Simplify the complex and communicate it in a clear and inspiring ways across a variety of media.

• Communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences with strong writing skills.

• Use evidence-informed communications and storytelling to help the Centre’s non-academic audiences understand the importance of robust and transparent evidence.

• Ensure appropriate communication channels are developed with people affected by homelessness.

• Build and engage the Centre’s audiences both online and offline.

The communications and engagement specialist is responsible for:

• Planning, creating and delivering monthly social media calendars (e.g. twitter, blog, newsletter)

• Developing tailored messages for different types of audience 

• Assisting with the development of a community strategy for social media channels

• Writing factual and engaging copy for our social and website content — interviews, support pieces and case studies— as well as creating content for external media partners and press

• Creating regular monthly email newsletters that source interesting evidence-based and homelessness-specific content internally and externally 

• Measuring engagement across channels over time to understand what content is most useful to our various audiences 

• Contributing content ideas towards our annual conference and ongoing events series

• Developing and maintaining relationships with external press partners and other comms teams across the homelessness and What Works sectors.

• Working collaboratively with Centre associates who support the Centre’s activities.

You will:

• Hold a communications or design-related qualification or have other relevant experience (e.g. social media marketing)

• Have successfully grown and/or managed an online community.

• Show you can distill complex information into an understandable, useful and engaging format that is still robust, accurate and credible. 

• Demonstrate an ability to use storytelling as a vehicle for sparking engagement and to create impactful case studies.

• Take an active and experimental approach to developing effective evidence-informed communications (e.g. podcasts, videos, etc).

• Have demonstrable experience of successfully managing multiple projects (and people) simultaneously, with great attention to detail.

• Recognise the unique potential that individuals from differing backgrounds, experiences and perspectives bring to an organisation.

• Be committed to the aims of the Centre

• Be comfortable working within a self-directed culture and navigating ambiguity 

• Be open to critique from other disciplines and curious to learn from a wide spectrum of perspectives

Nice to Have:

• Proficiency in Webflow, Google Docs & Sheets, Keynote or Powerpoint

• Fluency in multiple media for storytelling (e.g. podcasts or videos)

• Some experience of using Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesign 

Closing date: 5th January 2020

Interviews will take place on the 13th of January in London. Travel expenses will be covered for any candidates traveling from elsewhere in the UK and other arrangements will also be considered on a case by case basis.

The Middle East and North Africa Casework Officer is responsible for death penalty casework and administration support to Reprieve clients and support to partner organisations and lawyers in the Middle East and North Africa region.

You will be an integral member of the Middle East and North Africa Team, and will work closely with the Media, Campaigns and Digital, and Policy teams and the Directors.

You will be someone whom clients, family members, colleagues and partner organisations feel confident to approach for professional casework support and much more. Even if you don’t always know the answer, you will be capable of proactively obtaining it from the Middle East and North Africa Project Lead or the Directors.

You are a positive person with a can do attitude, excellent drafting, administrative and organisation skills, a minimum of 3 years of casework experience, a great ability to multitask, a willingness to muck in on all tasks big and small, humility and a passion for Reprieve’s work.

This is an office-based role and your presence is important during core office hours. This is a role that requires significant travel and work outside of core office hours from time to time.

Please see job description for full details on the role and how to apply.

Marketing Officer - (22 hours Part Time)

Central London

£26,000 - £29,000 (Full time equivalent)  + Benefits

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

Our principal goal is to develop, expand and strengthen the networks available to our members so that they can generate new knowledge about microbes and ensure that it is shared with other communities. The impacts from this will drive us towards a world in which the science of microbiology provides maximum benefit to society.

We are seeking a Marketing Officer to join our Communications and Marketing team on a part time basis. The team is committed to keeping members, partners, staff and other stakeholders engaged, informed and involved in the Society’s activities.

Reporting to our Sales and Marketing Manager, you will be joining the Society at an exciting time as we deliver our Strategy 2018-2022 and celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020. You will have specific responsibility for the marketing of our journals, helping to develop compelling messaging to drive awareness of and submissions to our journals, as well as working on evidence-based campaigns for institutions and individuals. Ideally, you will bring experience of working in a journals environment and want to apply your talents to ensuring excellent engagement with institutional customers and microbiology researchers.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 1st January 2020.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Permanent L&D Officer job paying £30,000-£34,000

Your new company
You will be working for a Social Enterprise Charity located in Highbury and Islington. Your new role
As L&D Officer you will be responsible for working collaboratively with the People and Culture team to ensure that all training activity is scheduled with employees and training providers. Daily responsibilities will include: coordinating all training and development activities ensuring a high standard of service to internal and external customers. You'll also be promoting the organization's commitment to investment in personal development as a means of improving employee morale and engagement. In addition to this, you will act as the first point of contact for all training inquiries and activity. This is a permanent position paying up to £34,000.

What you'll need to succeed
Previous experience in a similar L&D role is essential. You will also demonstrate good working knowledge and experience of managing an internal training system to ensure course information and training records are kept up to date. A personal interest in succeeding and developing within HR is also essential for this role. You'll be required to start week commencing 2^nd December, so you must be immediately available.

What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation which has recently experienced a lot of change and therefore an excellent opportunity for you to shape the role whilst influencing the culture.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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My Client is looking for a Director of Communications & Engagement to oversee a busy, high performing, self-motivated, and well-functioning team of press, digital, design, and health information staff (approximately 15 employees).  Their goal is to reach more people with their life saving information and you will steer this effort.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the PR, Digital, Health information and Graphic Design teams
• Working with and advising other teams and on occasion, working with the global executive teams on communications planning and responses
• Reviewing brand strategy and communications work to identify creative and novel approaches for communications, with particular emphasis on social media, digital engagement, and digital fundraising
• Overseeing cohesion of content within their brand, including websites, news stories, press releases, corporate information, social media, blogs, science and policy products
• Developing and managing the departmental budget
• Analysing, reporting, and utilising press and web statistics

Experience & Skills required

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of marketing, communications and public relations activities
• An excellent understanding and experience of all digital, marketing and communication disciplines and channels, particularly in the context of third sector / charity and service delivery
• Proven experience of successfully leading the development and implementation of an integrated brand strategy in line with the goals of an organisation
• Demonstrable experience of equipping an organisation to achieve its goals through the use of digital marketing tools
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading on large organisation-wide projects
• Experience of leading multi-functional teams at senior management / executive level and fostering a culture of learning, growth and professional development
• Experience of successfully leading change across an organisation
• A track record of delivering results and quality outcomes
• Experience of managing significant budgets
• Experience of building and nurturing strong relationships, internally and externally
• Experience of working with schools

Skills and Behaviours

• Substantial communications experience within an organisation of similar size and complexity
• Experience of achieving media coverage, selling stories to the press and managing media relations
• Experience of writing and implementing traditional and digital communications strategies and evaluating outcomes
• Proven experience of effectively leading a team and developing skills, abilities and confidence in staff
• Knowledge and experience of the management of teams at both strategic and tactical level within communications and marketing
• Knowledge of the Health Charity Sector desired
• Strategic internal & external communication planning & delivery
• Project management skills including budget monitoring

The Living Wage Foundation has an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Programme Officer. We have expanded the team and have two vacancies for highly motivated and organised individuals to coordinate our accreditation scheme and help us to deliver our growth strategy. 

Living Wage Accreditation

• Support key contacts at potential Living Wage Employers through the accreditation process, from dealing with initial enquiries to guiding them through the employer journey, to checking and processing their accreditation.
• Develop rewarding relationships with key employers, industry and campaign partners within our networks to build interest in the Living Wage and deliver a high-quality experience to our accredited employers.
• With support from the wider team, develop plans and strategies to grow the number of accreditations in specific regions or industries.
• Collate and disseminate Living Wage criteria and policy issues through both internal and external facing guidance, whilst reviewing and monitoring its suitability.

Project Support

• Support the development and implementation of projects to promote and grow Living Wage accreditations and develop the quality of service offered.
• Engage with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to support projects as required.
• Support the growth and development of new and existing Living Wage schemes including, Recognised Service Providers, Living Wage Funders, Living Wage Places, Living Hours, Global Living Wage and Living Work Consultancy.

Administration

• Respond to telephone and web-based enquiries by providing advice and support to employers and supporters.
• Provide administrative support for all aspects of the accreditation journey, including processing accreditations, recognitions and renewals.
• Maintain information stored on administrative systems for the Living Wage Foundation, including the Salesforce database of employers.
• Support the maintenance of our systems to ensure efficient processes and develop reporting mechanisms for effective monitoring and evaluation of our impact and progress against plans.
• Coordinate and administrate Steering, Advisory or Leadership Groups as required, including coordinating agendas, sending out timely papers, taking minutes and following up on actions.

Events and Communications

• Plan and organise events to celebrate and grow our network of Living Wage Employers, including playing an active role in the delivery of Living Wage Week and assisting other members of the team with event logistics.
• Represent and speak on behalf of the Living Wage Foundation at internal and external meetings and events.
• Develop or feed into employer resources including marketing materials, blogs, reports, templates and guides.

General

• Work with Citizens UK community organisers, members and leaders to promote civic engagement with and ownership of the Living Wage campaign.

• Responsibility for delivering agreed areas of the Living Wage Foundation’s work plan and leading on agenda items to report into team meetings.
• Feed into the Living Wage Foundation strategy and objective development.

• Work collaboratively with the Living Wage Foundation and franchise teams to share learnings and experience and ensure that we are meeting the expectations of our network and stakeholders.

Do you want to promote a positive image of young people to the media and counter negative stereotypes?

Would you love to work for a charitable foundation that makes a real difference?

If so, you could become our new Communications and PR Officer. The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up in 1999 by Sir Jack Petchey to inspire and motivate young people and recognise their achievements. To date, the Foundation has invested over £118 million in young people across London and Essex.

This is an exciting time to join the Foundation, as we conduct PR for a range of programmes and events and carry out an ambitious three-year growth strategy.

About the role

This is a great opportunity to take your next step in Communications and PR and gain a wide variety of experience. You will help raise awareness of the Jack Petchey Foundation and its positive influence on hundreds of thousands of young people in London and Essex.

Our new Communications and PR Officer will aim to amplify all of the great things the Foundation does but also, more importantly, ensure PR and Communications is a vehicle to help deliver our mission of inspiring and motivating young people to become achievers and valuable members of society.

We want to be the voice of young people in London and Essex. We want to provide them with the tools, resources, contacts and services that empower them to do great things.

This is an exciting role for the right person who has the energy, creativity and ambition to develop and deliver fun, engaging and effective communications.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button to complete and return an Application and Diversity Monitoring Form.

Closing date: 9am on 6th January 2020.

CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please.