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We are looking for a Director of external affairs to help us build relationships that can create breakthroughs for autistic people over the next decade. You will fit in well at Autistica if you are passionate about enabling high performance and you value working with a team who think in diverse ways. You will support and develop the strategy and management of external relationships, communications, campaigns, and policy work.
Key responsibilities
This is role that will sit at the heart of our relationships within the organisation. You will develop our strategies and operational plans for engaging with audiences that are critical to the Autistica mission, including: autistic people and their families, civil servants and politicians, donors, and the press. Here are some key responsibilities:
External Relationships, communications, and policy
- Ensure autism and autism research remain policy priorities, with Autistica continuing to have strong relationships with Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
- Ensure we build constructive collaborations and relationships with organisations working in related areas to Autistica.
- Develop relationships with key members of parliament ahead of the election, and post-election (both independently and in collaboration with other autism charities).
- Work with autistic people and families to ensure they help guide or work and priorities and are appropriately represented in our work.
- Act as a credible external ambassador for Autistica across all of Autistica’s key audiences.
- Help to ensure that relationship management systems are seamless across the organisation.
- Ensure internal communications are effective – enabling the team, board, and external stakeholders to aligned with full clarity on the organisation’s direction.
- Work with the fundraising to ensure they have the tools to grow our income and market our work to a range of audiences.
- Work with the research team to deliver on our goal and partnership projects, including the marketing and development of the Neurodiversity Employers Index.
- Run engaging campaigns that bring in new audiences and maximise our pro-bono creative support and other agency and influencer contacts.
- Lead the way in championing our 2030 goals, and autism research to the public, press, and media.
Leadership, management, and operations
- Oversee, implement, and effectively deliver operational plans, a quarterly reporting cycle, monthly reporting of financial figures, and production of our annual report.
- You will be an effective visible leader and manager, passionately championing the charity’s work and building confidence in our strategy and plans.
- You will champion our values and mission with enthusiasm and consistency.
- Ensure organisation measures of success are embedded within team and for planning this year, and subsequent years.
- Help drive organisational change including key organisation-wide priorities.
- Ensure our focus on external affairs aligned with organisational strategic priorities.
Who are we looking for?
Desirable experience
- Experience of being at least “head of department” in an organisation overseeing planning, monitoring, management of resources within department and across an organisation. Ideally with a track record of delivering impact through communications and/or policy that has led to change for beneficiaries, income growth, and stronger relationships with key audiences.
- Enjoys and has a track record of overseeing change including system and process improvements.
- Experience of managing, leading or overseeing communications.
- Experience of running or least working with a policy team policy development in areas such as policy development and public affairs.
- Experience of strategically managing a range of relationships and communicating to a range of different audiences, including acting as an external ambassador to the charity.
Skills
- Trustworthy and competent to others with the ability to oversee communications and policy.
- Able to motivate, inspire, empathise, with work with, and lead a neurodiverse team and enable a high-performance culture.
- Able to work across several areas of priority while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Able to think strategically and innovatively, linking “why we exist” to “what we do” and “how we do it” in the context of relationships.
- Able to listen and think critically about a range of different perspectives.
Personal attributes
- Comfortable with nuance and uncertainty, with the motivation and resilience to tackle a fascinating but complex and contentious area of focus (autism and autism research).
- Constructively identifies opportunities to make improve which will enable our mission.
- Able to create and follow long-term strategic plans, but also able to respond with agility, pace, and flexibility to emerging opportunities on a day to day basis.
- Highly committed to the Autistica mission, values, and activities.
What success looks like in this role
- We will have clear strategies and plans for managing relationships with external audiences, this includes communications and policy.
- Politicians and civil servants will value research highly, will work with us to deliver the change required to achieve our goals, and are highly committed to our priorities and recommendations.
- Autistic people and families will guide, understand, and value our work.
- The media and other relevant audiences will see us an important, visionary and thoughtful contributor to discussions around autism.
- Our fundraising and research team have the tools to raise vital funds and processes for building strong relationships and delivering on our 2030 Goals
We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 4 April 2024.
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Director of Audiences works closely with and supports the Executive Director/Joint CEO in delivering the vision, mission and strategy for HOME. Through strategic leadership of the Marketing and Communications and Commercial Operations Teams.
This role will ensure HOME continues to:
• Meet or exceed audience targets, and work to ensure HOME’s audience is representative of Manchester.
• Increase income generation through ticket sales, private hires and ancillary trading.
• Increase HOME’s profile across press, media and stakeholders, and to oversee digital communications including website and social media platforms.
• Ensure effective ticketing solutions and data management, and the highest standards in customer care.
This role also supports and works with the Executive Team in developing and defining the strategic direction for HOME. It also supports the Executive to report into the GMAC board and sub-committees.
For full details please visit the website and apply before the closing date of Friday 22 March 2024 10am.
Interviews will take place week commencing 2 April 2024.
An exciting opportunity to support the development and lead the delivery of a new Communications Strategy to enhance the SOS brand, engage and inspire target audiences, support partnerships and develop opportunities to promote thought-leadership.
This is a really exciting time to join SOS as we deliver our ambitious new strategy to 2030 – our Conservation Greenprint – to scale up our work in partnership with frontline conservation NGOs and forest-edge communities in Sumatra.
The Marketing and Communications Manager will have the freedom to develop the organisation’s strategy to enhance our reach, support income generation and hone our messaging to inspire new and long term support for our vision to see wild orangutans thriving in resilient rainforest landscapes.
A key part of the Fundraising & Communications team, this role reports to, and will work closely with, the Development Director and fundraising colleagues to amplify campaigns and activity. Key to the success of this role will be the ability to build strong relationships with our Sumatran-based Story Teller, our Programmes team and our partners to keep abreast of impact on the ground and tell these stories.
The ideal candidate is creative, organised, able to work under their own direction while also strong in a team. An excellent writer and communicator with people at all levels and across multiple channels and platforms – confident and keen to create content as well as able to keep sight of the big picture and make recommendations for strategy and direction. If this is you, please download the candidate pack to find out more, including details of how to apply.
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Good Faith Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations)
Location: Fully remote with flexible working arrangements
Salary: Up to £37,100 per year FTE, dependent on experience
Contract: Full time, permanent. We are open to this role being full-time or part-time (at least 0.6 FTE). If part-time, the role would likely be more exclusively focused on the Warm Welcome campaign.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th April 2024, 11:59pm
First interviews: w/c 22nd April 2024 or w/c 29th April 2024. Successful candidates will be informed of their interview date and time.
Start Date: ASAP
About the Good Faith Partnership
At Good Faith Partnership (GFP), we create solutions to society’s most difficult problems. Our clients are diverse and complex, from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to faith-based organisations, businesses, charities and funders. We connect businesses, governments, charities, philanthropists, foundations and communities to make lasting change - from incubating projects like the Warm Welcome campaign, helping support the Home Office’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme or co-ordinating public affairs for the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the UK, US and EU.
We are relational, ambitious, curious and solution-focused. At our core, we believe in the power of strong, unlikely relationships, to drive positive social change.
We were founded in 2016 and are at a critical juncture as we expand and grow.
Who we want on our team
The core competence of everyone in our team is the ability to build trusted relationships among people with diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
We are looking for people who are:
● Exceptional with people and committed to the power of relationships to facilitate social change
● Relational, ambitious, curious and solution-focused, aligning with our core values
● Self-starters with high levels of drive, energy and determination to build a vision from scratch
● Curious and show initiative, with problem-solving skills and an ability to learn quickly and adapt to a rapidly changing context
● Calm under pressure, and can adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
● Skilled at working in a complex environment with cross cultural, interfaith and political partners
● Willing to pitch in to help other team members if needed
● Organised with strong time management skills.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and proactive individual to work within a small, friendly and dynamic team. If you like a varied role and are looking for the potential to continue to grow your Trust and Foundations experience to support work that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives, this could be the role for you.
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to work predominantly on the Warm Welcome Campaign, whilst also supporting wider fundraising efforts within the Good Faith Partnership. The role will work primarily on Trusts and Foundations, supporting other areas of work within the fundraising function, as necessary.
Joining during an exciting period of growth, you will be inheriting a pipeline of passionate funders who have supported the establishment and rapid growth of the Warm Welcome Campaign since 2022. At the same time, there remains a wealth of funders yet to be approached and relationships to be developed.
You will be responsible for securing significant income for the Warm Welcome Campaign from a variety of sources, mainly from Grant-making bodies. This will involve identifying new opportunities, managing donor relationships and producing compelling communications to promote the work of the Warm Welcome Campaign and the Good Faith Partnership. Reporting to the Development Director, you will work closely with them and other Senior Directors to maximise income potential.
We are also interested in expanding our fundraising with a focus on individual giving, community and corporate fundraising and would value your expertise in these areas.
We have a CRM which will support your activity in:
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Developing and maintaining fundraising systems to ensure excellent donor relationships, maintenance and development
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Identifying trust and foundation opportunities and overseeing the process of grant applications to prospects and funders as well as reporting and communicating with funders.
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Supporting colleagues in identifying and cultivating relationships with current and potential donors.
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Overseeing other Warm Welcome fundraising efforts as appropriate
This role will also be responsible for supporting wider efforts at the Good Faith Partnership in relation to fundraising, including:
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Supporting colleagues on other GFP projects in fundraising efforts, and scoping funding opportunities for potential new GFP projects.
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Supporting the Good Faith Foundation (the linked charity of the Partnership) in relation to relevant fundraising efforts
Person specification
Essential experience
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Successful experience of Trust and Foundation fundraising
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Experience of donor management and building/overseeing fundraising systems
Desirable experience
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Experience of successful income generation from areas outside of Trusts and Foundations
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Experience of fundraising from both faith-based and secular funders
Abilities and Understanding
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Understanding of funder needs, criteria and the ability to apply this understanding when preparing quality applications and funding reports.
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Ability to communicate across a range of mediums, to a range of audiences.
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Ability to develop and maintain relationships with trustees as well as trust and foundation staff.
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Ability to apply the use of thorough research in prospect and funder communications.
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Understanding the value of accurate record keeping and the ability to create high functioning, accessible systems for the whole team’s use.
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Highly organised with accurate record keeping and ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and opportunities are maximised
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A strong team player who is flexible, positive and responds with strong influencing and negotiation skills and a commitment to the organisation and team working.
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All candidates will need to be competent with Google Suite and Microsoft Office
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Able to use a CRM for pipelines, relationship development, reporting and evaluation
Further Details
● Members of the Good Faith team are predominantly based near London, Reading and Bristol. Applicants must be able to travel to London once a month for a Tuesday full team meeting, and to London, Reading or Bristol once a month for coworking.
● This role is fully remote, with flexible working arrangements.
● To apply, please send a cover letter (max 1 side of A4) outlining why you believe you are a good fit for the role, along with a CV by Wednesday 10th April 2024, 11:59pm. Please use ‘Application for Fundraising Manager’ in the email subject line.
● We’d be very happy to answer any specific questions relating to this role - please email us with ‘Query for Fundraising Manager role’ in the email subject line and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
● If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. If you wish to disclose a disability, please do so in your covering letter.
● All employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers and consultants working with GFP are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies. GFP’s commitment to safeguarding means we seek to ensure that no harm comes to people as a result of contact with the organisation’s programmes, operations or people.
● For more information, please visit our website
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The National Youth Orchestra is the UK’s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development. We are a welcoming community where every teenager can play their part in shaping their world through extraordinary music.
We are seeking an experienced Head of Communications to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role is responsible for developing and executing innovative strategies to enhance NYO's brand visibility, deepen engagement across digital and live platforms, and expand our audience, particularly among teenagers. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in repositioning NYO to reflect its inclusive, youth-led ethos, significantly expanding programme participation, and leveraging digital platforms to engage a broader teenage audience.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in communications and marketing, with a focus on digital innovation, brand development, and audience expansion. A passion for the arts and a commitment to using music as a transformative tool for youth development are essential. You will be highly creative and collaborative, with the ability to drive change and champion equity, diversity, and the inclusion of youth voices in all communications.
At the National Youth Orchestra, you’ll work as part of a supportive, friendly and adventurous staff team. Learning and personal growth are intrinsic to every role.
Our spacious and light offices near Holborn in central London are a hive of activity, a space for collaboration and ideas. Hybrid working is standard for most roles, with a flexible and supportive culture. Most staff spend time enjoying and supporting NYO projects, concerts and events, sharing music with young people across the UK. NYO offers a season ticket loan scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plan, retail and entertainment discounts and a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 10am
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BACKGROUND
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is a membership organisation, a multidisciplinary society and a registered charity (no: 215869). Its mission is to bring together all the professions in radiology, oncology and allied medical and scientific disciplines to share knowledge and educate the public, thereby improving the prevention and detection of disease and the management and treatment of patients.
The BIR has embarked on a new five-year strategy, which has established an education department aimed at delivering a programme designed to support training, education and CPD relevant to its membership community in flexible and interactive formats.
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work with faculty and BIR staff in the development and use of new learning technologies to support the educational mission of the BIR.
The post holder will manage the existing e-learning resources as well as develop new e-learning offering to our members and users. The poster holder will offer expert guidance, advice and direction on the design, development and implementation of e-learning materials and resources, and the use of interactive educational technologies to lead the e-learning development in BIR.
KEY RESULT AREAS
Manage the e-learning content
• Create new e-learning resources with subject specialists in medical imaging. This includes new initiatives (video course) as well as online learning library content and other e-learning offering.
• Lead and oversee the instructional design for the video courses
• Manage and review the content on the online learning library, including post-event videos, webinar series and training videos etc. Ensure the content are relevant for all categories and promote to our community
Manage the e-learning projects and implementation of e-learning system
• Develop and implement plans and timelines in collaboration with faculty and BIR staff to enable the phased introduction of e-learning projects and systems.
• Lead the team and work across the department to design, develop and manage the online learning elements including layout, tools, templates, authoring and processes.
• Manage all BIR learning systems including live platforms, Learning Management System as well as CRM system for event registration, online learning library and e-posters
• Develop and design technological solutions for problems specific to BIR educational activities.
• Maintain and review the systems for new updates to improve staff and user experiences
• Manage budget of the projects and ensure surplus of any e-learning development
• Cultivate and oversee essential relationships with external sister organizations to facilitate the successful execution of e-learning projects
Manage the digital team (video producer and digital event assistant)
• Oversee their workload and support them when needed
• Provide training or direct them for training opportunities outside the BIR
Support and promote the use of the educational technologies
• Develop guides and provide support for faculty & BIR staff in the use of the e-learning technologies, enabling the creation and management of learning materials.
• Advise faculty and BIR staff on the optimum technology and deployments to support the e-learning requirements and objectives.
• Deliver training sessions to both BIR staff and users, instructing them on the effective utilization of BIR learning systems.
Lead the development of new e-learning initiatives
• Meet with and work alongside faculty and BIR staff to ensure the successful implementation of appropriate strategies and initiatives for e-learning.
• Encourage faculty to explore innovative approaches and tools in the delivery of educational activities in their field.
• Take the initiative to identify new development areas and present information to manager/team on how such developments could be resourced and managed.
Provide event management support
• As required be able to provide event management on the day support for webinars and other digitally delivered events
Please see the attached Job description.
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Job Title: Managing Designer
Location of job: Hybrid role – home working with 2 days per week in London office
Job Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £35,000 per annum
The vacancy
We are looking for a Managing Designer who will take ownership of the Methodist Church visual identity and oversee how it is applied to all our digital and print resources. You’ll do some design and typesetting yourself, understanding the difference between the needs of digital and print outputs, and keeping up to date with design trends. You’ll also oversee an Assistant Designer and outsource work to freelance creatives, creating clear briefs which encourage innovation while maintaining brand identity.
About you
Familiar with InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator and happy to use them in a PC environment, you’ll have a good understanding of digital design to support our transition to digital-first publishing. You’ll enjoy finding the best design solution for a project - encouraging innovation, while maintaining the brand standard. You’ll have strong project management and administrative skills to ensure that each project runs smoothly and is delivered to time and budget. We’re looking for a strong team player who is willing to work collaboratively within Publishing Services and with colleagues across the Connexional Team to help the Church to communicate Our Calling to be a growing, evangelistic, inclusive and justice-seeking Church.
Please show in your application how your experience relates to each essential and desirable criteria for the role, and please share a link to your portfolio.
Interviews will be held in London on 26 March 2024.
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Read moreThis is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior communications and media professional to lead International Alert’s global Communications team.
We are hiring this role at a pivotal time for Alert, as we implement our new organisational strategy. The postholder will have a unique opportunity to lead delivery of our global communications strategy, supporting the delivery of our organisational objectives and ensuring we maximise our peacebuilding impact.
The role will work in close collaboration with our country, regional and policy teams to deliver high-quality, impactful communications about peacebuilding in the places we work and on key topics such as the climate crisis, women’s and LGBT+ inclusion, and conflict-sensitive investment, centering the voices of the people and partners with whom we work.
You’ll be an excellent communicator and strategic thinker, with experience of delivery of communications across a range of channels and media. You will be responsible for driving up Alert’s visibility and profile and maintaining relationships with journalists, bringing with you good knowledge of the media landscape and excellent contacts.
You’ll have great interpersonal skills, able to work with people inside and outside the organisation across a range of geographies and backgrounds. You’ll be comfortable advising senior leadership within Alert and adept at identifying opportunities to raise Alert’s profile. You’ll be a good people manager, able to lead and motivate a team, and have experience of managing budgets.
Role duties and responsibilities:
Strategy and planning
- Develop and implement a three year communications strategy for Alert, in line with the organisational strategy, ensuring consultation and collaboration with Alert’s global and country teams
- Work closely with country teams to support the development of in-country communications strategies, ensuring regular co-ordination with country level communications colleagues
- Set clear objectives and KPIs for Alert’s communications work, developing robust frameworks for monitoring and reporting, and linking these to delivery of the communications strategy
Media relations
- Develop and deliver a media strategy, in line with Alert’s programme priorities, influencing and funding strategies;
- Lead on cultivating new and foster existing relations with key contacts in the media, building Alert’s credibility and ensuring effective working relationships with journalists;
- Lead on delivery of media strategy for discrete projects, developing plans, drafting key messages and press releases, identifying and working with target journalists and setting parameters for success.
- Lead on Alert’s response to breaking news stories and events, working with senior staff to develop appropriate responses
- Lead on crisis communications for Alert, drafting and holding the crisis communications protocol, representing the communications team on the Crisis Management Group, supporting and advising senior staff, and ensuring regular media training for relevant staff
- Proactively identify opportunities for coverage of Alert’s work in UK, European and international media, as well as by national/regional media in countries/regions where Alert works, and maximise profile opportunities for Alert’s spokespeople and experts;
- Manage and monitor the media email account and media phone, including out-of-hours media calls.
Content, branding and profile
- Ensure robust sign-off processes, comprehensive policies and quality systems to facilitate the work of programme and/or country teams and to ensure that all Alert’s communications are consistent with Alert’s brand, coherent in tone and messages, and high in quality;
- Lead a brand review for Alert in line with the new organisational strategy, including robust audience testing
- Oversee the maintenance and implementation of Alert’s brand guidelines, supporting the marketing and publications officer to ensure brand consistency across all of Alert’s work
- Work collaboratively with other organisations and deepen relationships with donors and funders to increase the profile and visibility of Alert and the peacebuilding sector.
Events and outreach
- Ensure excellent profiling and positioning of Alert’s brand, image and impact throughout Alert’s external communications and events;
- Oversee the design, planning and implementation of specific activities or events and campaigns using a variety of media, and ensure that opportunities for contributing to Alert’s funding, media and influencing strategies and building/maintaining excellent relations with potential supporters and contacts are optimised for each event;
- Ensure that all Alert outputs are disseminated successfully, using different media and messages to reach out to and engage different target audiences, and that dissemination strategies and budgets are set for each output.
Digital communications
- Support the Senior Digital Engagement Officer to develop an annual content plan that reflects the requirements of the strategy and delivers against its objectives
- Maintain understanding of and engagement with the latest digital trends and approaches, ensuring Alert is compliant with relevant regulations
- Oversee the development of a digital plan and ensure it contributes to Alert’s programme priorities, influencing and funding strategies;
- Ensure the furthering of Alert’s reach and profile through more effective and targeted use of the website, digital marketing and social media channels
Programmatic communications
- Support programme and country teams in strengthening their communications and outreach, and facilitate the development of their own communications and influencing strategies;
- Identify deficiencies and gaps in programmes’ communications capacity, skills and materials and make plans to remedy them as appropriate;
- Ensure that quality trainings are provided for programmes, country teams and partner organisations on relevant aspects of communications;
- Provide quality technical assistance and advice to programme and country teams for project planning, proposals and reporting, ensuring communications is incorporated into programme design and budgets.
Line management, budget management and organisational leadership
- Line manage the Communications team staff, and interns, volunteers and consultants where appropriate, setting clear and manageable workplans, ensuring structured, regular support and supervision, and tailored personal development plans;
- Ensure strong team co-ordination and support, with regular team meetings and awaydays
- Accompany, mentor and functionally supervise communications staff in programmes teams;
- Set, manage and monitor the Advocacy and Communications budget, ensuring robust oversight of spend and adherence to finance and procurement policies;
- Work closely with the Director of Policy, Advocacy and Communications to review and strengthen communications strategy and delivery, developing strong relationships with the Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer and the GPU Director to ensure advocacy and communications objectives are co-ordinated and complementary;
- Ensure efficient team-wide communications and knowledge management, and contribute to organisation-wide communications, knowledge management, events and discussions on related topics/projects;
- Deputise for the Director of Policy, Advocacy and Communications where appropriate.
Please note that the above are just some of the role requirements. For the full role requirements, view the job description.
All applicants must have existing and permanent right to work in the United Kingdom.
International Alert prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented people including women, people from the Global South, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and other historically marginalised people.
While International Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources.Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
SALARY: £38,379 FTE pro rata for part time £23,028 (from 1st April 2024.)
HOURS: 22.5 hours per week
We are a small but mighty nonprofit organisation which delivers impactful change and support to migrant women’s lives in Thanet.
This role will be focused on finance, governance and operations and will be a job share with the CEO for practice, development, and partnerships, who is already in post and has been overseeing this function. You will also be responsible for the line management of the Operations Manager and volunteers.
It is a crucial time for Beyond the Page and we have big ambitions for this year, including charity registration, maximising our income generation, developing, and implementing our strategy and continuing to provide high quality and impactful ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages), wellbeing and creative activities in the community to women born outside of the UK.
We are looking for a leader to help us take our next steps.
You will need to have an excellent attention to detail, previous management experience and budget oversight, knowledge of current legislation and be able to share a leadership role effectively. You will also be responsible for taking us through the charity registration process and all associated duties thereafter. We identify as an organisation that champions women’s and migrants’ rights and it’s important that you share these values.
The role is 22.5 hour a week which can be offered flexibly. Please note that there is a mandatory Monday afternoon meeting which finishes at 3pm. We deliver within term time, and it is therefore required that annual leave is taken outside of this time.
This role is restricted for females under the Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 and is subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check.
We provide an:
-Employee Assistance programme including counselling, wellbeing app and videos, confidential helpline, workplace assistance and more.
-5 weeks (pro rata) and 8 bank holidays per annum.
-Pension contribution 3% employer and 6% employee.
-Training through our suite of e learning through our HR provider.
This role will be based in Thanet. We look forward to hearing from you!
Deadline 12th April at 5pm.
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Job Title: Marketing and Communications Manager
Reports to: Director of Communications and Growth
Contract: Permanent, full or part time
Hours: 28 – 35 must be available to work Tuesdays and Thursdays, other days negotiable
Salary: Circa £40,000 per year
Location: Remote, with attendance at in-person meetings required, around once a month, normally in London
Job purpose
To conceive and execute a best-in-class marketing and communications strategy to position us as the go to organisation on dementia carer support. Your work will underpin our efforts to campaign for change, partner with organisations, and provide practical and emotional support so that no dementia carer feels isolated, invisible or alone.
Key responsibilities
·Lead on the development and delivery of the marketing and communications strategy and activity, working with colleagues in public fundraising, commercial income generation and campaigns, to achieve agreed annual targets in line with DCC’s plans.
·Using primarily digital platforms and working with colleagues in fundraising, campaigns and service delivery, co-produce a suite of activities and assets that deliver relevant prospect audiences into the wide end of the funnel.
·Lead on communications work, including journalist outreach and pitching news stories, content creation, discussion and engagement on current affairs from the perspective of our cause and issues.
·Work with colleagues to gather and curate compelling, emotional stories and to embed a story-led approach in our communications.
·Support the fundraising team to develop assets for DCC’s supporter journey, using data analysis and insights to ensure the effective stewardship of supporters.
·Set, monitor and report on campaign and project budgets, key performance indicators and annual work plans as well as longer term financial forecasts.
·Be responsible for adhering to all relevant legislative and regulatory obligations relating to marketing, digital and communications.
·Establish and document key processes in the marketing function, working closely with colleagues in fundraising and operations to do so.
Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested.
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Community Fundraiser – Wales and West England (Fixed Term Contract)
Ideal locations include Avon, Bristol, Cardiff to allow travel around Wales, and West England.
37.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday (with occassional evening or weekends)
About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
We provide confidential, personalised support to the whole of the fire services community, whether that’s at our centres, over the phone, online or out in communities.
We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser on a fixed term basis (up to 12 months) to inspire the vibrant and diverse communities across Wales and the west of England to unite support for their fire community.
The Benefits
As an Employee of the Charity, we pride ourselves on ensuring you have great employee benefits along with a caring and supportive working environment.
- Salary of £37,133 per annum
- £3,400 p/a Car Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)
- Pension: 8% pension contributions (All pension contributions are paid by the Charity on your behalf. No employee contribution is required, though can be made through a salary sacrifice scheme)
- Paid Annual leave: 25 days’ holiday rising to 27 plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Life assurance: 3 x basic salary
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and other support tools
The Role
Building relationships with the fire and rescue services in your area, you’ll become an integral part of the local fire services community. You’ll join a nation-wide team of inspiring and innovative fundraisers, working collaboratively to secure the much-needed income for the Charity.
Helping to coordinate events, support fundraising initiatives and implement new ideas, you’ll support your people, stations, and offices to raise awareness of the Charity and achieve and exceed income targets, as well as working with local businesses and people to maximise our fundraising potential.
By generating the income, we need to realise our ambitions you will help us to be there for even more members of the fire and rescue community.
This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Services Check.
About You
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and innovative fundraiser to join our team, full of ideas and a positive attitude.
You’ll need excellent business and project planning skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and adapt your communication style to your audience.
You’ll be responsible for maximising the potential fundraising income from every initiative you support, so you must be able to effectively engage with multiple stakeholders and build strong networks.
You’ll also be able to support and inspire our volunteers, ensuring that these vital links between our Charity and the fire and rescue services are happy and fulfilled in their roles.
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll be an excellent communicator with exceptional organisational skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.
How to apply
More information about us and the role can be found on our website, or please contact Natalie Searle, Fundraising Manager.
Please apply online, or send your CV and covering letter to the email above.
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
Our vision is to make a positive difference by supporting people in the fire community when they are in need. We will work with them to enhance...
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HR Administrator
ABOUT L'ARCHE
L’Arche is a worldwide federation of people with and without learning disabilities, working together for a world where all belong. We believe in the transforming impact of genuinely mutual relationships between people with and without disabilities.
In the UK, L’Arche is a registered charity with 11 Communities across England, Scotland and Wales. We celebrate people with learning disabilities, and build communities with them rather than for them.
We go beyond supporting people’s basic needs. We attend to their emotional and inner lives, by building spaces of vibrant friendship, opportunity, spirituality and community life.
"Quite simply being part of L'Arche is being loved for who you are."
ABOUT THE ROLE
Hours of work: 30 hours per week (flexible)
Salary: £25,270 - £27,336 (pro rata) + LDN weighting if applicable (subject to pay review), depending on experience
Place of work: Hybrid - Based either in the National Office in London or in a local Community
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Some travel and overnight stays will be required within the UK
Main purpose of the role:
To support the Identity & Mission of L’Arche in the UK by providing an efficient administrative HR service to the L’Arche Communities, National HR Director, and L’Arche National Leadership Team.
To support effective global recruitment and visa processes across L’Arche through obtaining appropriate and verified references and other background checks. Maintaining contact with the applicants and supporting them through the visa process, updating the database and alerting the level 1 UKVI users to any issues.
You will:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and attend appropriate meetings;
- Collect, analyse and report on HR, recruitment, and technology data;
- Complete all administration in an accurate and timely manner;
- Support the recruitment and background checks at local and national level;
- Be familiar with UKVI and visa sponsorship;
- Support the HR Director and HR Advisor in maintaining a database of current policies;
- Support the running of new and existing technology and system(s);
A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.
To apply, please submit your CV and answer all questions on our online application form.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 25 March.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 28 March.
Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.
Read more"Quite simply being part of L'Arche is being loved for who you are."
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What's the essense of this role?
This role exists for the purpose of facilitating the logistical elements of Screen Share’s projects, including our flagship digital access project, our growing digital skills provision and our forthcoming asylum seeker laptop refurbishment training course.
This means coordinating the donation and distribution of devices, organising in-person events and ensuring the practical elements of each project runs smoothly and assisting the Director in administrative tasks where necessary.
Screen Share a fast-growing refugee charity rooted in the community. We exist to support, inform and advocate for the digital inclusion of refugees in the UK. We currently have 2 staff members and 45 volunteers.
What does success look like in this role?
Achieving Outcome 1
Facilitate the collection of devices from donors
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Respond promptly to inquiries from individual and corporate donors regarding device eligibility
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Organise the collection process and facilitate on-site data destruction where necessary
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Coordinate runners/couriers or postage delivery of device donation and distribution to tech volunteers.
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Coordinate with storage facilities or volunteers to hold devices if tech team are at capacity.
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Coordinate directly with the Digital Access Manager concerning the needs of the tech team
Achieving Outcome 2
Be the contact point for our referral partners and facilitate the delivery and return of devices
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Participate with the Digital Access Manager and Director in the monthly provision decisions, contributing to the collective decision making process on the basis of supply, demand, partnerships and priority system, and record those decisions in a systematic way
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Explain our referral system to referral partners and explain our system to unsuccessful partners and referrals
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Coordinate with referral partners regarding the allocation and delivery of devices, issuing QR codes where necessary
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Issue a tech receipt for every allocated device
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Manage relationship with courier companies such as DHL and Royal Mail
Achieving Outcome 3
Be the contact point for runners and couriers
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Coordinate Runners to pick up laptops from donors, deliver them to tech volunteers and from there to laptop recipients or partners.
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Ensure runners conform with of their duties regarding data security and safeguarding.
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Improve and manage the process by which runners can volunteer for specific pick-ups.
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Coordinate with the tech team regarding destruction and disposal of tech waste and ensure Operations Assistant facilitates pick-up or drop off
Achieving Outcome 4
Manage Screen Share’s storage and/or offices
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Be available on the ground to move devices from the storage to the tech volunteers or recipients
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Be the contact point for our storage and office management
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Assist with organising external events including asylum seeker tech refurbishment training
Achieving Outcome 5
Ensure Screen Share recipients are offered internet data provision and facilitate its delivery
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Own the process by which we distribute data donated by telecommunications organisations such as Vodafone and organisations such as Good Things Foundation
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Explain this process to recipients and be their contact point for troubleshooting
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Advise the Director on the demand for data from our recipients
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Offer suggestions to the Directors on how this project can change fundamentally to be more efficient and more scalable
Achieving Outcome 6
Contribute to the monitoring and evaluate our device provision
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Amalgamate the number of devices provided per month and be able to formulate that data on the basis of age and geography
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Work with the Digital Access Manager and Communications and Community Officer to measure the impact of our provision
Achieving Outcome 7
Administrative support
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Provide admin support to Director and Digital Access Manager
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Coordinate interns where appropriate
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
IMPACT Scotland is recruiting an Administrative Assistant who will provide crucial administrative support to the executive team and Board of Trustees. This permanent role will suit an efficient and organised individual who wants to sit at the heart of a developing organisation. It is ideal for someone looking to gain experience across the broad range of disciplines which support cultural organisations. Primarily an administrative role, the successful candidate can expect to support work in Development, Marketing & Communications, and Venue Planning as part of their day-to-day.
The IMPACT Scotland team is expected to grow with the building, and the right candidate will have the opportunity to be part of a developing, dynamic organisation that is helping to shape Edinburgh’s cultural future.
To view the full job description and learn how to apply, please visit our website via the link posted above.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Purpose and Background
CDP is looking for a full-time Senior Marketing Manager, with strong digital marketing expertise, to work as part of an ambitious global marketing team. This is a unique opportunity to make your mark in a dynamic, business-facing organization, working to achieve CDP’s mission.
The successful candidate will play a lead role within our global strategic communications and marketing team, providing strategic marketing and digital expertise. The role will report to and work closely with the Director of Brand, supporting the development and delivery of the Global Marketing and Communications plans and campaigns in line with CDP’s strategic goals. You will liaise with internal stakeholders, translating their needs and helping them deliver against business objectives through high quality marketing support, primarily via digital channels. You will be results-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a wider global comms and marketing team, to ensure that CDP is strategic, influential, coherent and compelling in its engagement with key audiences.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and support the development, implementation and evaluation of digital-first global marketing plans. Ensure that a fully integrated approach is taken to all campaigns and digital marketing activity is optimized across all digital channels to deliver maximum value in line with key metrics.
- Work closely with the commercial team to develop, deliver and iterate marketing plans that generate quality leads across the product portfolio.
- Oversee and manage CDP’s digital marketing channels, including CRM / email marketing, evolving CDP’s strategic approach to engaging with users, ensuring that all channels follow best practice and deliver maximum value.
- Work closely with marketing, communications and content colleagues globally to ensure a coordinated approach to all digital marketing planning, activity and analytics.
- Work closely with website leads in the marketing team to ensure the role of the global and regional public websites in end-to-end customer journeys is mapped and optimized.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of digital marketing channels. With knowledge of market and industry digital trends and CDP analysis, share learnings against KPIs widely in order to evolve CDP’s digital marketing practice. Including, in-campaign reporting and optimizing tactics, setting up tracking, improving reporting systems, agreeing attribution metrics.
- Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders both inside and outside the organization to raise awareness and understanding of strategic marketing best practice and leverage full value from key external partners.
Required skills and experience:
- Substantial experience in digital communications and marketing.
- Strong experience and proven success of developing, implementing and evaluating highly successful cross-channel digital marketing strategies in a B2B environment working closely with sales and business development teams.
- Extensive experience in promoting content on a wide range of digital and traditional platforms;
- In-depth understanding of digital marketing tools and methodologies.
- Experience working with/ utilizing brand guidelines and coordinating to ensure brand consistency across channels.
- Strong analytical and technical skills for tracking set-up, evaluating, reporting and actioning insights.
- User proficiency, or willingness to rapidly develop such, with:
- Creative Suite such as Adobe
- CMS
- CRM and email marketing software– MS Dynamics 365 preferable
- Marketing analytics tools (Google Analytics, Looker Studio and others)
- Paid (incl. Google Ad grant) search, display and social media advertising.
- Solid understanding of legal compliance in the areas of digital marketing / data activity.
- Experience writing compelling copy for marketing collateral including webpages, emails, case studies, etc.
- Experience of using market research and insight to inform campaign and message development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and nurture relationships both internally and externally, including complex multi-stakeholder relationships.
- Excellent team skills and the flexibility to work across the business and with global offices.
- Excellent time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines under pressure and manage multiple project and stakeholder demands simultaneously.
- At least the equivalent of 6+ years of relevant B2B experience in digital specialisms, educated to degree level or equivalent, e.g. CIM qualification.
Desired skills and experience:
- Experience working as part of a global team;
- Experience working with global corporations, cities or national or local government;
- Experience working with nonprofits and/or companies on environmental sustainability issue areas.
Salary and benefits: £45,538 per annum, 30 days’ holiday, generous non-contributory pension provision, life assurance and others.
This is a full-time fixed-term (12 month) contract, reporting to the Director of Brand, with flexibility for hybrid working.
Before you apply
We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see our applicants privacy notice. By submitting your application, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.
How to apply
Please upload your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience, which should be no more than two pages, into the application form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please submit yours as soon as possible for consideration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.