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Sightsavers is looking for a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) professional with advocacy experience within an NGO/INGO to support monitoring advocacy work across the organisation. This is a 9 month fixed term contract to cover parental leave.
Location: Kenya - Nairobi / remote, Ghana - Accra
ontract: 9 month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Flexible/ part time / full time.
The role of Global Advocacy Monitoring Adviser can be full time (35 hours, Monday – Friday) or part time (ideally 28+ hours, flexible.) with some flexibility around hours worked.
Responsibilities
About the role
We are looking for an experienced monitoring, evaluation, analysis, and learning professional with strong understanding and experience of advocacy within an NGO/INGO. You will play a key role in ensuring advocacy in Sightsavers is monitored effectively, and input on Sightsavers strategic data analysis. Building on Sightsavers existing advocacy data systems, you will ensure effective data collection, visualisation and analysis; ability to develop dashboards using PowerBI would be of particular interest, although this is not essential.
Key duties will include:
- Delivering systems for collecting, managing, and analysing information about national advocacy
- Lead on the coordination of Sightsavers’ Voluntary Stakeholder Review of SDG implementation
- Strengthening systems for sharing lessons about what works and identify challenges that are faced by multiple countries
- Engaging in internal Policy and Global Advocacy and organisational processes
The post holder may be expected to travel internationally once or twice within the 9-month contract.
This is a varied role, please read the job description for full details.
Skills and Experience
Knowledge, Skills and Related Experience:
Essential
- Degree or higher in a Social Science, or equivalent working experience
- Experience of supporting national advocacy within a global advocacy strategy within INGO/NGOs
- Significant experience of monitoring, evaluation, and learning within an INGO context
- Experience working with data management information systems and applying data analysis/statistical techniques to data
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in development particularly in advocacy monitoring and evaluation
- Ability to influence organisational strategy and promote change internally
- Ability to develop and implement effective advocacy plans and MEL systems
- Effective communication and relationship building skills with internal and external audiences
Desirable
- Experience of advocacy is essential for this role. Advocacy within human rights, and/or advocacy at an international level, would be desirable, although not essential.
- Ability to develop and manage data visualisation, notably creating Dashboards in PowerBI
- Expertise in building staff capacities to develop and deliver effective advocacy monitoring strategies
- Experience of working effectively as part of an international team
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from mid-May and the evaluation process will include a two-stage interview.
Closing date: 29 April 2024
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you enjoy collaborating with people and are you looking for a role where you can make a positive difference, work creatively, learn, and do something different every day?
Pershore Plus Volunteer Centre are working in partnership with Wychavon District Council to recruit a Communications and Community Builder to work in and around Pershore and the surrounding villages.
The contract is for an initial 18-month term.
The initial focus of the Community Builder role is to research and establish a deep understanding of the area, collaborating with local residents and existing organisations to uncover the key community assets and skills of local residents.
The role involves ‘Supporting and encouraging residents to be active in their local community and helping them to take the lead on topics that are important to them.’
Confident at all levels and ‘have an interest in community led projects and services.
“As part of the role we also want someone to help showcase the work to the community and play a lead role in our communications. This means we can share community stories, local information, and the work of our organisation to inspire others to get involved.”
You will have the skills to create graphics, infographics, videos, and posters and also be competent at event organisation.
The successful applicant will be motivated, flexible in working hours, and a real people-person. Access to a vehicle to get around the area is desirable for which expenses will be paid.
The role is based within the team at Pershore Plus Volunteer Centre and is an exciting new role, with potential to make a significant long-lasting impact in the Pershore and south - Wychavon neighbourhoods and communities
Closing date 3rd May 2024. Interviews 15th May 2024
Pershore and District Volunteer Centre puts volunteering at the heart of the community to reduce rural and social isolation for local people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Show us what you can do!
Are you creative, passionate about marketing and social media, and looking for a role where you can make a difference?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing and Social Media Lead to join our friendly Development team. We are looking for someone with energy and enthusiasm for marketing and the ability to generate creative ideas.
As our Marketing & Social Media Lead, you will have a key role in the delivery of marketing plans, social media strategy and communication of Imago’s key messages, with responsibilities including digital content creation, social media management, creative copywriting and effective monitoring and evaluation of all marketing activity.
You will drive marketing and social media strategies to raise our profile, inspire supporters and engage communities. Applicants should have experience of working in a marketing or social media role, with experience of copywriting, creating effective marketing and promotional activities. Experience of working or volunteering in a not-for-profit organisation would be an advantage.
You should be confident communicating with varied audiences using a range of formats, and have extensive knowledge of social media channels, dashboards, scheduling tools and trends. You should be able to design, create and manage engaging and impactful content for social media channels, using design tools such as Canva or similar.
This is a full-time role (part-time hours would be considered), based at our head office in Tunbridge Wells. Your own car is essential.
Apply today!
We offer our employees:
· Inclusive values-based environment
· Competitive remuneration package
· Workplace pension scheme
· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
· Opportunities for hybrid working
· Benenden Health Care
· Death in Service Benefit
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
· Development opportunities
· and more
Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our websitefor full details.
Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.
Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for someone to run our helpline and perform general administration office duties from our Birmingham office. A large part of this role is to provide emotional support to traumatically bereaved members when required.
Candidates must have a history of providing emotional support to emontionally distressed or vulnerable people.
The Office Assistant will be accountable to the Office Co-ordinator, and they must be able to fulfil a variety of administration and digital tasks. They will also assist staff and trustees in the delivery of the charity’s projects and possess good digital and face to face communication skills.
Please read full Job Description (attached( before applying
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Healthwatch Croydon is the local champion for Health and Social Care, commissioned by Croydon Council to hear the views of patients and service users. The Healthwatch Croydon Research and Engagement Officer will work closely with the Engagement Lead and Communications Lead to take forward the work of Healthwatch Croydon on resident engagement and research. This is a core strategic focus for the organisation and builds on a substantial track record. The key responsibility will be to support engagement including outreach, events and research such as data entry and analysis. The role will help deliver against measured outcomes, and maximise the impact of our work.
We are looking for an individual who has a strong interest in health and social care, is comfortable communicating with the public and colleagues at all levels. The role requires someone who enjoys a varied role, working as part of a small, friendly and cohesive team. Someone who enjoys creating content, who equally enjoys working with data as well as people, and is methodical with an eye for detail. A candidate who is keen to learn and grow will have the opportunity to gain various experiences in the role.
About Public Voice
Public Voice is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with a mission to improve neighbourhoods, the lives of the people who live in them and the public services they use.
Through our work, we ensure people in the community are heard – bringing together diverse voices and including those who find themselves marginalised or are rarely reached by service providers. We take a usercentred, co-production approach to understanding individuals’ and communities’ needs, and translate that into meaningful insights for service providers in government, public health, and housing. The results are better outcomes for residents and service users, more effective and efficient services for providers, and stronger and healthier neighbourhoods.
To apply, please submit a copy of your CV and a personal statement of no more than two sides of A4 detailing your suitability for the role.
We translate the insights and needs of people into actions to improve public services, leading to reduced inequalities and improved outcomes.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Summary
Are you passionate about a plant-based lifestyle? Do you have proven expertise and experience in blogging, copywriting, and general content creation for social media?
Would you like to use those skills to spread the plant-based message and make a real difference for animals, our health, society, and the planet?
Does the prospect of joining and contributing to a global plant-based organisation excite you? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Content Creator / Writer (Part Time) in the ProVeg International communications team.
Job details
Reports to: International Senior Digital Communications Manager
Department: International Communications
Location: Remote (UK or Europe based)
Language: English
Hours: 24 hours per week
Responsibilities
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Creating compelling written content about plant-based food; precision fermentation; cultivated meat, dairy and fish; and the plant-based food industry - across ProVeg B2C and B2B media channels (articles, blog posts, social media, video, info material, website etc.) as well as for third party platforms.
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Devising themes and ideas for content creation including building on the wide variety of ProVeg programmes across 12 countries, using effective storytelling and impact articles.
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Working with colleagues on graphic and video content.
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Maximizing our reach by optimizing content according to current SEO best practice.
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Assuring quality control in close cooperation with the International Senior Digital Communications Manager, as well as ProVeg Editor-in-Chief and our research department.
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Supporting PR function as back-up writer.
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Working together with other content creators, communications managers, or external service providers to successfully engage with our target audience.
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Repurposing content for different mediums, including social media and video.
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Using ProVeg's own research insights and other references to inform our communications approach to, and adapt framing for, different target audiences.
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Contributing to measuring outputs and outcomes to ensure our communications are impactful.
Qualifications
Required:
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Relevant degree in communications, journalism, PR, marketing, English studies or other relevant fields.
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At least three years professional experience (in an agency or larger organization) in writing online copy such as blog articles and social media posts.
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Experience in SEO writing/editing.
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Experience with social media posting and scheduling tools.
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Strong understanding of target groups and strong communication skills, with a strong feeling for the language.
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Creative mind, with the ability to conceive interesting ideas for new content.
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Good knowledge of topics related to plant-based nutrition and lifestyles.
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Proactive, result-oriented, and structured approach to work.
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Comfortable with working with tight deadlines.
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Professional attitude, minimal supervision required, and a comfortable problem-solver
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Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English (native speaker).
Preferred:
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Background in the plant-based-nutrition or food-system sector.
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Experience in writing press releases.
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Experience in digital content marketing.
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Experience in building social media audiences through compelling content.
When?
Application deadline: Open until filled
Start: As soon as possible (please indicate your availability)
Benefits of working with us
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A strong organizational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career-development support.
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Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.