Location: Flexible. Remote working. Offer of blended office and remote working possible. Travel will be required to our head office in Oakhanger, Hampshire (GU35) in addition to work-related travel for meetings and events therefore you must have a full drivers license and access to your own transport.

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Job Summary

We’re looking for an experienced data-driven digital communicator who is a creative thinker keen to innovate, with a good eye and technical know-how for design. As well as the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a small team, being resourceful but knowing when to ask for help.

This is an exciting new role to plan, create and deliver compelling content for our digital audiences. Aimed to engage with our key stakeholders and potential new supporters whilst continually reviewing campaign performance and analysis, optimising as necessary to drive improved engagement and conversions.

As Digital Marketing Executive, you will

• contribute to the creation and implementation of a digital and social media strategy.
• be responsible for designing and creating engaging and relevant content for all our channels,
• take the lead on our digital activity through our many digital channels, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and, YouTube, our website(s) and other digital platforms.
• offer digital communications expertise and advice to team members, supporters, and fundraisers.
• deliver upon our strategic objectives that a) raise public awareness of pancreatic cancer and its symptoms and risks, b) educate healthcare professionals of the accredited training modules we have developed, c) support the fundraising team, d) showcase our involvement in research.

The right candidate will need to have proven hands-on experience developing, delivering, and evaluating digital marketing and communications activity with a commitment to empower and engage people in a results-driven and resource-limited organisation.

This truly is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a small but dynamic and fun team in a rapidly expanding charity.

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. As part of this mission, the Policy and Campaigns team campaigns and builds political support for long term, sustainable, government investment in school breakfast provision.

The Scottish Government has recently committed to provide universal free school breakfasts in all primary and special schools and to implement a school breakfast pilot project in secondary schools.

The Policy Officer coordinates and drives Magic Breakfast’s influencing work in Scotland, in partnership with the Head of Policy and Campaigns. They will be responsible for developing relationships with the Scottish Government, MSPs and civil society organisations to build support for school breakfasts. 

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is truly global - we work with schools and universities in countries all over the world from the US to New Zealand and Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Diversity Champion, Samar (details on our website).

The role and your key responsibilities

As International Partner Success Lead, your role is to provide world class customer service to our partner base of over 500 international schools. You will be responsible for onboarding our new international schools and supporting our existing international schools to make the most of the Unifrog platform. Solutions and customer service focused, you will make sure that all interactions with Unifrog are prompt, positive and
successful. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partner management
  • ​Being the first point of contact for our international partner schools.
  • Onboarding our new schools by setting them up on our platform and making sure teachers and students are ready to get the most out of Unifrog.
  • Continually improving our onboarding materials and processes using feedback you get from our partners.
  • Working with the International Partnerships Manager to identify usage trends across our international school base that can inform our approach to partner support and engagement.

• Partner training and support
  • Training staff remotely on how to use the platform; this could be a one to one phone call, a video meeting with a school’s key Unifrog contacts, or a webinar with lots of teachers attending from around the world.
  • Supporting with the creation and maintenance of the hundreds of guides and resources that support teachers to get the most out of Unifrog.

• Other tasks
  • Leading on and supporting a variety of other projects across other parts of the business during quieter periods.
  • Proactively working to foster a sense of community amongst our Unifrog partners and always thinking about how we can promote the sharing and embedding of Unifrog best practice across our partner schools.
  • Supporting our international team with general admin.

Essential skills and experiences

• Strong communication skills – written, over the phone and on video calls.

• Track record of excellent customer service.

• You can work well independently and under pressure.

• Extremely well organized, with a keen attention to detail

• A background and interest in education would be an advantage.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.

Working together

You’ll mainly work alongside Unifrog’s International Partnerships Manager, who will be your line manager. You’ll also work with Unifrog’s International Area Managers to deliver excellent customer service across our partner school base.

Key benefits

• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build the team at Unifrog for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make you want to stay at the company for a long time.

• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.

• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.

• Join one of the most talked about edtech startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.

• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Key details

• Salary of £26,000 – £27,000, depending on experience.

• Share in company-wide performance bonus.

• Full-time.

• Work remotely or (subject to Government guidelines) in our London office.

• 28 days paid holiday per year; the majority of these need to be taken during school holidays (plus bank holidays).

• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

Application and interview details

• Deadline: 14th July 2021

• To apply, please visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below:
  
  i. Why do you want to work for Unifrog? (200 words)
  
  ii. With reference to the job description, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (500 words)
  
  iii. A teacher who has just started using Unifrog gets in touch with the below query (see email below). Using our website to guide you, draft an appropriate response (200 words max).
  
  Dear Unifrog,
  
  Our school has just signed up to use your platform and I wanted to check some things.
  
  Please could you let me know how your platform could help my student who is applying to US universities? Furthermore, my IT department has asked me to check whether Unifrog is GDPR compliant, and related to that, whether Unifrog is treated as a data controller or a data processor?
  
  Thanks,
  Nick

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• The next stage of the application process will be a short task over the phone. We will schedule these tasks throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Final interviews will be held by Zoom, w/c 19th July 2021
• We can only consider candidates who already have the right to work in the EU.

You will carry out a multitude of activity to plan, manage and deliver our careers, education, and employability programmes to help young people and unemployed adults – particularly those with multiple barriers - into work in hospitality, tourism and leisure. Your work will include facilitating our education programmes in schools, colleges and universities; deliver Ambassador training; as well as delivering our employability programmes. You will also help to improve the appeal of the industry through campaign activity and supporting Business Partners. You will contribute to the targets of getting people into work in the sector and work directly with employers, referral partners, education bodies, and beneficiaries. You will be responsible for data collection and report writing and have a portfolio of business partners to look after

Head of Fundraising

We are searching for a senior fundraiser to support the implementation of the charity’s fundraising strategies on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover.

Position: Head of Fundraising

Location: Home-based / hybrid, with travel to either Heyshott or Osgathorpe

Salary: Circa £40,000k per annum

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week – we are open to flexible hours, working from home and compressed hours.

Duration: Contract length 12 months maternity cover

Closing Date: 5th July 2021

About the role:

As Head of Fundraising you will support the implementation of the charity’s fundraising strategies that will deliver the agreed strategic objectives and meet KPIs across income generation targets and meet the charity’s social purpose to create life transforming partnerships for adults with physical disabilities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Implement sustainable, high impact strategies that drive an increase in income across all fundraising income streams.
• Oversee the implementation of a supporter stewardship strategy, engaging high value donors
• Lead on the co-ordination of the fundraising team activity and develop cross functional internal key stakeholder relationships
• Support the team in the development of a range of creative and ambitious funding proposals for trusts, corporates and major donors
• Line manage the Fundraising team and manage the fundraising budget

About you:

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager with experience of a number of high value fundraising areas including, but not limited to, trusts and grants, corporates, major donors, legacies and public fundraising.

Essential skills and experience include:

• Experience of managing a team
• Strong track record of meeting ambitious fundraising targets, writing proposals/reports, delivering on projects and effective relationship building.
• Experience of negotiating and closing high value deals (£100,000+), specifically across corporate partnerships and trusts.
• Good communication and training skills and an ability to empower, inspire and motivate others.
• Ability to operate at a senior level (Board/Directors).

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraising, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Fundraising Innovation Manager, Deputy Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Director, Donor Manager, Head of Fundraising Development, Head of Partnerships, etc.

Did you know that Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices are merging?  Together we are on an exciting journey to deliver equitable end of life and palliative care to more people across Birmingham and Sandwell and to help us achieve our vision, we’re looking for skilled and experienced individuals from all communities to join our fundraising team!

Are you an experienced, third party event fundraiser who enjoys building long lasting relationships with charity supporters?

If so then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the Fundraising team as a Challenge Events Officer.

Working to support both Hospice brands, this varied role will lead on the delivery of a diverse portfolio of third party challenge events and virtual challenges including the Virgin London Marathon, Great Birmingham Run and Skydive days to name a few. The successful candidate will be have a friendly and engaging personality and enjoy speaking to charity supporters face to face, over the phone and via email.

Reporting directly to the Senior Events Manager this role will work to grow the income generation and profile of the Hospice through effective administration, supporter engagement and marketing, ensuring maximum participation and income is achieved. This role will allow you to use your creativity to proactively seek new income generation opportunities. You will be a highly organised and motivated individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a portfolio of third party challenge events with proven success of reaching and exceeding participant and income targets.  You should also have knowledge and experience of working with a range of suppliers and volunteers and have a proven ability to build relationships at all levels.  Experience of using CRMs systems is also advantageous.

For further information about this role please contact Laura Nash, Senior Events Manager.

Please note, you are required to complete the Application Form; CVs alone will not be accepted.

Interview date:  w/c 19 July 2021

The Hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse workforce, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

Camphill Village Trust has one simple vision… To see more people with learning and other disabilities lead a life of opportunity. We have an exciting opportunity for an Individual Giving Manager to join the team and play an integral role in enabling the charity to fulfil this vision. Camphill Village Trust is a leading, long established and progressive UK charity that encourages, enables and supports over 500 people across a range of housing and support models and through a range of urban and rural communities and services. This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the Fundraising team as the charity is looking to grow and develop and this role will provide the opportunity for someone to develop this already successful and critical income stream.

As Individual Giving Manager you will be tasked with the exciting challenge of developing an individual giving strategy covering the key areas of donor acquisition and retention. Camphill Village Trust benefits from a highly committed and generous supporter base so a large part of this role will be focussed on developing new individual giving initiatives, encouraging and inspiring existing supporters to give again or increase the level of their support. Leading on donor acquisition campaigns, you will work closely with the marketing team to develop a range of products such as direct marketing, inserts and digital marketing. This truly is a wonderfully unique opportunity to join highly reputable and successful organisation in a varied and interesting capacity.

To be considered for this role you should come to us with significant experience implementing successful individual giving strategies and of leading direct marketing campaigns. You should possess a sound knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of donor acquisition and be able to communicate effectively with donors via a range of mediums. You should be known for your ability to build relationships with ease and be a compassionate empathetic individual. An ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as with a high level of independence is essential, and you should be easily able to work on your own initiative. This is an inherently values based organisation with a positive culture and clear mission, and in order to thrive in this role you will need to be supportive of the charity’s values and passionate about it’s wonderful work.

As a national charity, the Trust is able to consider applicants from across the UK who are willing to work through Microsoft Teams and attend meetings in any of our nine communities. However, candidates should be aware that the Appeals Office is in Botton Village on the North York Moors and occasional office presence will be beneficial.  Travel to the office may be paid for candidates living some distance from the office. Part-time applicants will also be considered and the organisation offers a range of generous benefits while actively promoting a healthy work-life balance.

The recruitment for this role is ongoing, and the position will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in this role, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy

Fundraising Manager

Full Time

Permanent 

Home-based OR York (with some home-working

Here at Charity Horizons we are delighted to be supporting Family Fund in their search for a Fundraising Manager to join at a very exciting time in the charities development. Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Last year the charity provided over 89,000 grants or services worth over £33 million to families across the UK, and with 93% of families telling the charity that the pandemic has had a negative impact on their child’s health and wellbeing, Family Fund are now committed to supporting families to recover from this uniquely difficult period.

As Fundraising Manager you will play a leading role in coordinating the delivery of the fundraising strategy across key income streams including events, community and individual giving. You will lead a small but brilliant and ambitious team to equip them with the tools to grow income growth and provide the best supporter experience for all volunteers and fundraisers.

In this role you will support with the development of the Individual Giving Strategy and manage existing individual giving activities, seeking to understand trends and opportunities for growth. Additionally you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the recruitment and delivery of larger third party event teams as well as play a leading role in managing a high value corporate partner (along with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Fundraising). This all makes this an incredibly interesting and varied role and one certainly not to be missed!

We are looking to speak with fundraising candidates with demonstrable experience managing multiple income streams ideally across community, events or individual giving. Previous experience of line managing fundraising staff is desirable,as is experience delivering and creating fundraising plans and strategy. You should be a strong and confident communicator able to build relationships with ease and be able to research and identify appropriate fundraising opportunities. Perhaps most importantly, you should be passionate about the work of the charity, aligned with the organisation’s values, and enthusiastic about fundraising and the positive impact you will have on disadvantaged families across the UK.

The role is a full time permanent position and can be either based partly from home with some travel to the charity’s offices in York, or alternatively entirely home based. The role will also involve some UK wide travel. Family Fund is a values orientated organisation that puts its staff and beneficiaries at the heart of all it does so in joining the charity you will become part of an inclusive and supportive team and make a real difference to families across the UK. 

We will be recruiting for this role on an ongoing basis, and when we have a sufficient number of suitable applicants the role will close so early application is advisable. To register your interest, or find out more, apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Position:  Experienced Debt Caseworker Adviser

This role is initially home-based by phone and webchat but within Government health and safety parameters after 19 July 2021 or other future date depending on Coronavirus conditions there may be opportunities to deliver advice face to face advice at various specified locations within Banstead, Horley, Merstham, Redhill, Tadworth at specified times. However, telephone advice will continue to be an important part of the role regardless of the extent to which social distancing measures ease. We aim to offer employees considerable flexibility as to where they deliver the work, subject to client needs.

Closing date: 23 July 2021

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to work with an organisation affiliated to a nationally recognised Advice organisation. You will receive high quality training and personal development that will be career building. You will continue to develop your project management and communication skills. You will work with a skilled and highly motivated team and be continuously supported in your role. You will already be a fully qualified debt adviser with a Debt Advice Charity or Organisation and ideally an authorised DRO intermediary.

Person Specification

You must have a drive to acquire the relevant knowledge and constantly keep up to date and have an aptitude to learn quickly. You will possess the key skills set out below. In addition, you must be well organised so that you are on time for face to face, telephone or visually enabled appointments on time, every time. You will be methodical and have a natural inclination to pay attention to detail. You must be able to demonstrate that you are honest and reliable with excellent time keeping skills. Integrity will be second nature to you. You will possess an empathy for people who have got into financial difficulties and have the patience to help them gather the information and confidence to move forward with financial coping skills.

Ideally you will have some knowledge of Welfare Benefits

The offer

Location: A mix of working from home and at various locations in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead

Salary: Starting salary £26,355-£28,225 depending on experience and qualifications for example DRO intermediary and Certificate in Money Advice Practice.

Hours per week: 37.5 FTE per week flexible. Applications for part time hours are welcome

Type of contract: Permanent role

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We value applications from people of all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunities employer. Citizens Advice Reigate and Banstead Limited. Charity Registration Number: 1104970

Application Support Specialist

Do you have application support and/or application data interface skills and enjoy problem solving?

We have a great opportunity for an Application Support Specialist with extensive experience of supporting multiple applications across diverse technology platforms.

Position: Application Support Specialist

Location: Home based – with occasional travel to Doncaster and other locations

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 pa – dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ holiday rising to 30 plus bank holidays, buy and sell holiday scheme, private pension, staff discount with thousands of retailers, enhanced maternity pay, 15% off New Goods and lots more

Closing Date: 7th July – Please note applicants will be reviewed as they apply, so apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Role

As Application Support Specialist, you will be developing data interfaces between applications and ensuring that common standards are applied to application management practices. You will need a broad, hands-on knowledge of different application technologies and integration platforms. Proven communication skills, problem-solving and knowledge of integration best practices are critical to success in this role.

Other responsibilities include:

• Provide application support, managing incidents to resolution and investigating root cause where required.
• Align application support, governance and process.
• Manage existing interfaces and develop new ones as required.
• Manage application licences and renewals.
• Align processes to compliance standards (e.g. PCI, Cyber Essentials)
• Work with the Data Warehouse and BI teams to standardise the use of API’s and movement of data.

About You

It’s an exciting time to join the charity and to hit the ground running you will have extensive experience of supporting application in Microsoft environments with a good knowledge on MS Sharepoint administration and development.

You will also have:

• Experience of implementing and scaling MS Office 365
• The ability to write data interfaces and work with application API’s for applications in Windows, and Web applications in LAMP environments
• Knowledge of Microsoft NAV, LMS Retail Magento, M2E Pro would be an advantage but is not essential.

With excellent problem solving skills you will assist in the overall management of applications and input into future direction of development. You will preferably have experience of using Python for API’s and data interfaces.

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K

About the Organisation

The charity supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – the organisation is there when it matters. It’s doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.

Whether you work in one of the centres, retail outlets or as part of the dedicated Central Services team… working for this amazing charity is a truly rewarding career choice.

You may also have experience in areas such as Application Support, Application Support Specialist, Contract Application Support Specialist, Application Support Officer, IT Application Support Officer, ICT Application Support, ICT Application Support Specialist, Application Support Engineer, ICT Application Support Engineer, Application Support Consultant, ICT Application Support Consultant, Application Support Analyst, Lead Application Support, Lead Application Support Engineer.

This senior role within IRISi is the strategic lead for budgeting and finance, HR, corporate governance, and IRISi infrastructure. The postholder will be a member of the IRISi management team, carrying out the Company Secretary function within the organisation.

This is a great opportunity to be part of improving the health care response to domestic abuse and to join the small, ambitious and dedicated team at IRISi.

IRISi, an award-winning social enterprise established to promote and improve the health care response to gender based violence.

Our Vision is a world in which gender based violence is consistently recognised and addressed as a health issue.

Our Mission is to improve the healthcare response to gender based violence through health and specialist services working together.

We are a second-tier organisation, usually providing services and support to other organisations, rather than delivering front-line services.

Areas of responsibility – The postholder is responsible for:
Finance
• Setting and monitoring annual IRISi budget, including project and programme budgets
• Ensuring all financial reporting including monthly management accounts and reporting to the IRISi board
• Identifying and monitoring financial risks to business performance and company viability
• Oversight of payroll process including pension

Governance
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory or statutory changes that might affect the organisation, and ensuring any policies are up to date and approved
• Ensuring legal compliance across the company
• Being GDPR lead within organisation
• Managing all aspects of board meetings ensuring they are held regularly and that directors are appropriately supported
• Line managing Data Scientist

HR
• Ensuring that all HR processes and policies are up to date and in place
• Ensuring that the company has effective and robust recruitment processes that align with the company’s Equalities Diversity and Inclusion frameworks
• Managing HR administration

IRISi infrastructure
• Implementing processes or systems to help ensure good management of the organisation and compliance with legislation
• Managing office space and facilities
• Managing contractual arrangements with suppliers/customers
• Managing IT and telecoms platforms
• Line managing National Support Officer
• Line managing Communications and Marketing Officer

Required Competencies and Skill Set
• Experience and proven track record of developing and reporting on budgets, managing company finances, reporting on management accounts
• Ability to identify and evaluate risks and options and develop strategies to manage and mitigate
• Ability to define and integrate clear structures, systems and resources to ensure the company runs efficiently and effectively
• Experience of managing contracts with third party suppliers and other service providers
• Experience of line managing staff across different functions and at different levels
• Commitment to anti-oppressive practice and to challenging sexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination
• Ability to work autonomously, including where the context and outcomes are fluid or complex
• Ability to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines and with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise efficiently and make effective decisions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve priorities
• Ability to work flexibly and practically under pressure and deliver priorities at pace

Desirable
• Understanding and experience of working within the VAWG (violence against women and girls) sector
• Understanding and experience of working with the health system
• Recognised financial qualification

Marketing Officer 

We are looking for a creative and hands-on marketing professional to implement product marketing and communication plans.

This is an exciting and challenging role, at the heart of an agile organisation with a strong record and reputation, with the potential for real and profound change for children and young people.

Position: Product Marketing Officer 

Location: Flexible as homeworking supported - office working available in London or Glasgow

Salary: £25-29k dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 12 months Fixed Term Contract (becoming permanent if funding allows)

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and 5% Employer pension contribution

Closing Date: 14th July 2021

About the Role

As Product Marketing Officer you will work closely with the Product Manager to implement the marketing plans for The Boxall Profile®, which is an online assessment tool for children and young people's social, emotional and behavioural development used in educational settings. The Boxall Profile® (BPO) supports education professionals to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in their care, in order to maximise progress and minimise any negative impact that their social, emotional and mental health may have on their life.

You will be responsible for the operational delivery of the marketing and communication plans and to support the Product Manager to achieve the income target. 

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Product marketing, raising awareness, customer acquisition and retention.
• Content creation, copy writing and communications planning.
• Targeted email campaigns using segmented data.
• Campaign analysis, carrying forward learning into the next campaign.
• Ensure that all external communications around BPO are accurate, up to date and as clear as can be for the customer.
• Internal communications around BPO
• Some admin support will also be required where necessary, specifically in the set-up and onboarding of new multi-school contracts but also across the board initially

About You

To be successful in the role of Product Marketing Officer you will have hands-on experience of marketing and communications, in a rapidly changing internal and external environment.

This role is key in the marketing of a flagship product and a particular focus will be on customer acquisition. This is a super opportunity for someone to join an excellent team and take ownership in delivering the product marketing, valuing the customer experience at every stage.

Essential knowledge and experience include:

• Excellent track record of achieving objectives through marketing and communications campaigns.
• Excellent copywriting skills.
• A good eye for design and able to work with designers and other external agencies.
• Experience of working with segmented datasets to achieve targeted campaigns and messages.
• A good knowledge of Google Analytics (Google Analytics).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask effectively.
• Analytical mind and strong quantitative skills.
• Experience in data analysis to inform decisions.

Although not essential, experience of working with the education sector would be an advantage, as would experience in digital project delivery.

Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and 2-page covering letter outlining evidence against the essential criteria in the job description, clearly identifying the skills and experiences applicable to the role.

In Return…

Work for an organisation with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted and the culture of the organisation is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working.

About the Organisation

With increasing numbers of children and young people affected by social, emotional and behavioural difficulties inhibiting their progress and limiting their life chances, the charity has developed a range of practitioner-led interventions and support tools to give vulnerable children and young people the opportunity to be the best they can be. Whether it is delivering certified training, supporting whole-school or authority-wide nurturing schools approach or promoting evidence-based research, the charity is providing quality support and resources to make nurturing provision a reality for pupils across the UK and beyond.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Content, Product marketing Manager, Product Marketing, Digital Content, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Marketing and Communications Officer, etc

Finance Director

We are looking for a Finance Director to take on strategic responsibility for the finance and grant management systems for a small/medium sized UK registered charity operating globally

Position: Finance Director

Location: Flexible, Home based with some travel to London

Hours: Full time initially for the first 8 weeks, then part-time 3 days per week

Salary: Circa £65-£70k per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days annual leave including Bank Holidays, with Christmas office closure as additional leave; pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)

Closing Date: 12th July 2021

The Role

Initially the Finance Director will work on a key project for approximately 8 weeks, you will be setting up management / cost centre accounts, as well as advising on and implementing a brand new grant management system that can manage various start dates, various durations and various currency of grants. Following this project, the role will then be part-time, 3 days per week (flexible).

You will be responsible for the ongoing support to the finance team, including:

• Supporting the day-to-day transactions and management of Xero
• Training the team on how to use and understand the systems
• Helping to support with the budgets for grant proposals

About you:

The Finance Director will have extensive experience at a senior level within a non-profit/charity. Practical knowledge of grant management systems and charity accounting is essential.

Other key skills and experience include:

• Previous operational experience within a senior finance role
• Managerial experience, including both staff and resources.
• Strong financial management skills and ability (including SORP).
• Knowledge and understanding of organisational IT systems.
• Excellent project management skills.
• CCAB qualification or equivalent.

You may also have experience as Finance, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Director, Finance Manager, Operation Director, Finance Controller, Financial, Financial Controller, Head of Accounts, Accounting, Chief Finance Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director.

People System and Data Analyst (Volunteer Management System)

28 days annual leave (pro-rata for duration of contract) excluding bank holidays

Our national office is near Old Street in London, but this role can work fully remotely so applications are welcome from any UK based applicant.

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way. 

This role sits within our Diversity & Talent Domain, working under the People Experience function. We are part way through implementation and roll out of a new Volunteer Management System (Microsoft Dynamics), this role will play a key role in working with the project team on design, testing and implementation and will act as subject matter expert (SME) for the volunteering function.

We are also looking to improve our data quality through the system so you will also be working closely with internal team members to ensure these requirements are considered and met.

Who are we looking for?

We are currently looking for someone who has experience of using and/or implementing people systems (this could be for employees or volunteers). We are also looking for someone who is great with data and able to interpret requirements and help provide solutions.

A key part of this role will be your ability to work with our eCRM project team and internal stakeholders. This is also a great opportunity to add people system implementation experience to your CV and make a real difference to our work with Young People.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must have: 

• Experience of People system implementation and roll out, experience of using volunteer management systems is highly desirable
• Excellent IT and database skills with an active interest and ability for managing, improving and reporting on data
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Vlookup, pivot tables. Experience of using PowerBI is desirable.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. 

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 4th of July.

Interviews will be held towards the end of week commencing 5th of July.