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The Talent Set are delighted to partner with BookTrust to recruit a Brand Officer (Maternity Cover) on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Brand Marketing team at BookTrust, the UK's largest children's reading charity. You'll play a key role in planning and delivering high-quality creative resources and marketing materials that support BookTrust's mission of making reading part of everyday life for all children.
Working collaboratively across the organisation, you'll help manage the production of print and digital assets, coordinate artwork schedules, oversee creative briefs, and ensure all materials align with BookTrust's brand guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the creation and delivery of print and digital marketing assets, including direct mail, product packaging and booklets.
- Develop and manage production timelines to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Write clear and effective creative briefs to support programme and project objectives.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, external agencies, designers and suppliers throughout the creative process.
- Maintain and update team planners and project schedules.
- Provide basic in-house design support using Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and InDesign.
- Support the management of BookTrust's digital asset management system and provide staff training where required.
- Assist with photo shoots and video production projects.
- Act as a brand guardian, ensuring consistency and quality across all creative output.
Person Specification
We're looking for someone with:
- Experience coordinating creative artwork and design projects.
- Experience working with internal or external designers and creative agencies.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Excellent written communication, proofreading and attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive, positive and collaborative approach.
- Good Microsoft Office skills and confidence using digital systems.
- Basic Adobe Creative Suite skills (desirable).
- A creative mindset with the ability to contribute innovative ideas (desirable).
What's on Offer
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
Location: London (Farringdon) or Central Leeds, with hybrid working and an expectation of 2 days a week in the office.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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Methodist Church Connexional Faith-Rooted Community Organising Officer
Salary: £48,129 per annum (including London weighting for hybrid working arrangements. Homebased salaries may differ)
Contract: permanent
Hours: full-time (35 hours)
Location: This is a hybrid position, with an average minimum of 2-3 days based in our London office, with the rest working remotely from your home, and some travel around Britain. However, homeworking arrangement requests will be considered.
The Vacancy
This is an exciting role advocating for and delivering faith-rooted community organising (FRCO) practices in the Methodist Church, to support organising for justice, develop existing congregations and begin new forms of Christian communities.
The successful candidate will develop and implement the Church’s FRCO strategy and grow a network of officers based in Methodist Districts around Britain in support of our vision to become an inclusive, justice-seeking, evangelistic, growing Church.
You will be a member of the Justice Team, working collaboratively with the Evangelism and Growth Team and others. You will also be part of the wider Mission Team, playing a key role in the implementing its strategy in response to Our Calling and the Methodist Way of Life.
In this post, you will focus on the following priorities:
· Developing and implementing a Connexional FRCO training strategy
· Refining and embedding the theological foundations of faith-rooted community organising
· Developing and sustaining a network of district officers
· Leading on the development of external partner organising relationships
About You
The ideal candidate will need the following:
· Leadership experience in community organising, in the church or justice contexts
· Ability to reflect theologically with diverse audiences
· Abilities as a skilled communicator and trainer
· Being able to handle complexity, think strategically and build relationships.
This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Closing Date: Thursday 16th July
Interview Date: Monday 3rd August, in person at Methodist Church House
Registered Charity
101 - 500
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
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Play a leading role in shaping the future of Saferworld’s philanthropic partnerships and help drive funding that supports peacebuilding around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced relationship builder to grow a high potential income stream with real global impact.
Saferworld works to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. As our Philanthropy Manager, you’ll join a committed, values‑driven team working in solidarity with people affected by conflict. You’ll lead on a portfolio of established philanthropic partners while also identifying and cultivating new opportunities that align with our mission and principles.
This is a role with genuine scope for creativity and innovation. You will shape cultivation strategies, co‑create funding opportunities with colleagues and partners, and represent Saferworld externally to deepen relationships and secure high‑value, multi‑year support. You will also help position the organisation to engage high net‑worth individuals, foundations and donor‑advised funds as we diversify our income.
Working closely with programme, policy, communications and finance teams, you will ensure our proposals, reports and donor care reflect the quality, impact and integrity of our work. A smaller part of your role will involve overseeing individual giving and gifts in wills, supported by the Funding Officer.
If you are motivated by building meaningful partnerships, influencing change, and contributing to a more peaceful world, this role offers the chance to make a tangible difference while shaping a growing area of work at Saferworld.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.