Development Officer Jobs in Yorkshire And The Humber
EPIC Restart Foundation empowers those recovering from gambling harm to restart positive lives and we are seeking a dynamic Head of Marketing & Communications to join our growing team.
If you are excited by the opportunity to change lives and support people in recovery to rebuild their lives, then we want to hear from you.
70% of our team and trustees have experienced gambling harm in some form - lived experience is not a requirement for this role, but you must be passionate about making a difference, purpose driven and believe in our mission.
Knowledge, skills & experience
- Proven experience in a senior marketing role
- Experience of website and campaign management, able to produce high quality content
- Excellent writing skills with a proven ability to craft compelling messages
- Experience in print, digital media production and publications. Able to manage external marketing & comms consultants and media relationships.
- Advanced IT and digital skills. Knowledge of graphic design tools and basic video editing software is a plus.
- Excellent planning, organisation, and time management
- Outstanding team working skills
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute marketing and communication strategies.
- Lead innovative campaigns across various channels, including digital, social, PR and events
- Build and manage the brand.
- Digital marketing including email, SEO, and website optimisation.
- Create compelling content, including website and marketing collateral.
- Develop and manage the website ensuring it is developed with knowledge of user experience (UX) and accessibility principles.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with media partners, agencies, and influencers to maximise brand exposure.
- Manage national PR outreach and track audience engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Who we are:
For over 25 years Oasis Project has been delivering services for women, children and families affected by substance use. We are an award-winning, trauma-informed organisation, aiming to empower those affected by substance use to make choices that lead to change. We have an incredible team of staff working across three premises in Brighton and Hastings. To find out more see our website.
We are looking for:
Oasis Project is recruiting a Head of Fundraising and Development. As Head of Fundraising and Development, you will work with our board of trustees, senior leadership team and staff. You will manage and develop the fundraising, communications, and marketing functions, to promote the implementation of Oasis Project’s new strategy for 2024-27. You will lead and deliver on income generation targets which support the mid and long-term sustainability of Oasis Project. You will be an experienced fundraising manager, with sound bid-writing experience who is looking to move into a senior leadership role. You will be part of an award-winning charity, with an incredible team of staff across three premises in Brighton and Hastings.
You will have:
· Fundraising experience (with trusts and foundations) working in a management level role within a voluntary sector organisation, wanting to or having progressed into senior leadership.
· Experience in financial management, budgeting skills, with a high degree of IT literacy.
· Experience in thinking strategically and developing operational business plans.
· Demonstrable experience of working in a fundraising and development role with a focus on income generation and fundraising strategy development.
· Strong leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams of people to deliver results.
· Ability to write clear and persuasive documents including bids, marketing materials and board reports.
· Commitment to mirroring Oasis Project values in day-to-day work – collaboration, care creativity and learning.
· Proven track record of securing funding in a tough financial climate, including through trust and foundations and government contracts.
We offer:
· 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
· Well-being support, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme with GP access.
· Paid well-being hour once a month.
· Funded monthly clinical supervision and learning and development opportunities.
· Relaxed dress code and flexible working opportunities.
Please note:
· Oasis Project is committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or people from the global majority, who are currently under-represented in our organisation.
· Oasis Project is committed to lived experience being central to its service development. We welcome applications from people with relevant personal/professional experience.
How to apply:
· To find out more about the role, please visit our website or alternatively you can email us. If you would like to chat to someone about this role, please contact us via the recruitment email.
· Please email your CV and covering letter, which clearly sets out your knowledge, skills and abilities in relation to the key responsibilities outlined in the job description along with your Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring form.
· If you are having any difficulties in applying or require any of this information in a different format, please contact us and ask for Charis Bull (Admin Manager)
· The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 8th April 2024.
Thank you for your interest in working for the Oasis Project. We look forward to hearing from you.
Please either apply direct through Charity Job or send your CV and covering letter to our recruitment e-mail address.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a proactive, confident and dynamic individual to help us tell our story and get our voice heard. You will join our small creative and supportive team within an empowering, values-led organisation that is person-centred and ambitious to empower disabled people.
This is a new role, and is crucial to the development of the charity over the next three years. You will grow our brand, tell our story, and help develop relationships with partners, funders and the disability community.
We are looking for someone who has a natural flair for and an interest in communications, to develop and implement our aspirational plans, in particular through social media and the development of our website. We are looking for a dynamic content creator who can work independently, take initiative and proactively get our messages across to a wide audience across our various platforms.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced marketing communications professional to work with our Executive Director and small staff team to help us meet the needs of 1000+ members working on a wide range of policies and programmes in the UK and internationally.. This role will be varied and involve significant elements of the full range of marketing and communications activity, leading on campaigns to increase membership, grow our training and events programme and deepen our influence with government, academic, private and voluntary sector stakeholders.
You can be based anywhere in the UK and we offer up to 10% employer contribution to your pension.
We are particularly seeking someone with experience of working in a social sciences, science or evaluation-focussed organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Home based: National with occasional travel
Job reference: 182
Contract type: Fixed-term until 31st March 2025 (possible permanency beyond March 2025)
Part time: 22.2 hours, 3 days per week, between Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm (exact dates to be agreed/discussed at interview)
Salary: £19,299.60 - £22,705.20 (Full time equivalent £32,166.00 - £37,842.00) per annum (dependent on experience) +Benefits!
Benefits:
- 25 days pro rata annual leave
- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
- Death in service benefit
- Option to buy up to 5 additional days pro rata annual leave
- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
- 1 Community Leave Day per annum
- Bike to work scheme
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Senior Bid Writer to join our Business Development team working on tender opportunities, tracking new and existing business and handling of new contracts for POhWER.
POhWER needs to increase and diversify its income to achieve greater financial sustainability. To do this we need to grow our services to reach new parts of the UK and new areas of work. However we also recognise the importance of retaining our existing contracts. To support this ambition we are looking for someone to support and work with our existing team.
Our Bid Writers coordinate the organisation’s response to all tenders. This includes re-tendering for our existing services as well as responding to tenders for services in new areas, or new services in our existing areas.
The role includes:
· Lead and co-ordinate tender activity ensuring that POhWER wins and retains new and existing services and contracts
· Take ownership of the bid response, style and format and overseeing it through the production process.
· Prepare and write tenders in a persuasive manner that takes full account of customer-specific style and content.
You will have excellent written communication, attention to detail and proof reading skills and a good knowledge of POhWER’s services. You will also have an ability to work to strict deadlines and a confident, flexible and positive attitude.
Please refer to the job description for more information about the role.
How to apply
We’re keen to get a Senior Bid Writer started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria and your notice period.
Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter.
Closing Date: 09:00am, Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th April 2024
Location of Interviews: Remote (via Zoom or Microsoft Teams)
We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.
We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.
A DBS check will be conducted for this post.
POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At WithYou we are looking for a Media and Communications Lead to join our organisation. This is a full time, permanent position based from home. If you are looking to join a forward thinking, values-driven charity and have the passion and expertise to drive our media and communications offering, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.
This role will join our Marketing and Communications directorate, an innovative team of people who are committed to raising the profile of WithYou and connecting with our stakeholders in new ways.
Reporting into the Director of Marketing and Communications, you will take the lead in running the reactive press office function as well as planning and delivering a regular calendar of national proactive media moments, securing positive national coverage in print, broadcast and digital channels. You will also be responsible for evaluating the results and measuring the impact of the media coverage you secure.
In this role you will be responsible for developing a wide range of high- quality media materials including press releases, opinion pieces, blogs and statements.
You will provide co-ordinated localised media and general communications support to our Regional Heads of Marketing and Communications. This includes taking a proactive approach to generating story ideas in local areas, coordinating joint press activities and attending press opportunities in England and Scotland.
You will also contribute to other content development such as collecting stories, producing film, photo and social media and website posts, working to grow WithYou’s reputation and influence, supporting our income generation activities.
This is a full time, permanent position based from home. The salary for this role is £37,000 - £42,000 per annum.
REQUIRED SKILLS
We are looking for candidates with excellent creative writing skills and experience in creating content for a wide range of audiences, making complex articles interesting and accessible to all. You will have an excellent news sense and the ability to generate a hook for a story, with proven ability in securing media coverage. Strong organisational skills and being able to plan ahead are key to this role, along with experience of working to tight deadlines.
We want to foster a positive and empowering culture and are looking for someone who can build meaningful relationships with diverse teams, exciting them about what our activity can help them to achieve. As such, it is imperative that you possess the ability to listen, engage, influence and build relationships at all levels. A full job description is available on request.
We’re looking for:
- A relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience of leading media and PR campaigns.
- Experience of working in media/communications, including events, social media and resource development
- Experience of securing media coverage.
- Experience in briefing journalists and preparing spokespeople for media interviews
- Exceptional communications skills and the ability to engage people across a large diverse organisation.
- Ability to make stories simpler and more interesting.
- Exceptional ability to communicate through writing and talking.
- Proven ability to grow the reach and impact of social media.
- Experience of managing the creation of multimedia materials - film, photography etc.
- Commitment to the organisation's Guiding Principles and Behaviours.
Diversity Statement
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
BENEFITS
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into WithYou’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Early Years Content Manager
Do you want to play your part in the future of the childcare sector? Are you passionate about early year’s education with experience of producing high-quality content?
We are looking for an Early Years Content Manager for the newly created Institute of Early Years Education due to be officially launched in August 2024. This is a pivotal role in an exciting new venture and a career-making opportunity.
The role involves crafting high-quality content aligned with the Institute's mission to elevate and promote standards in early education and care.
Our children matter. Join the team and help champion their futures and support the campaign for fair funding for the early years sector.
Position: Content Manager
Location: Homebased (hybrid working in Huddersfield also available)
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week (flexible to allow occasional evening and weekend work)
Salary: £36,000-£38,000 per annum pro rata
Duration: Permanent
Closing Date: 10th April 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 15th April 2024
The Role
You will provide leadership and direction for a team of early year’s content writers and work collaboratively across teams to support the development and delivery of products and services.
Main duties include
- Support the Interim Director – Institute of Early Years Education with the development of a content strategy that meets the needs of its members
- Provide support to the early years content writer(s) in the development and delivery of products and services for the early years sector in the UK
- Lead and manage the early years content writer(s) to develop, review and deliver digital products and services
- Ensure the content of services is suitable for practitioners at all levels
- Audit existing resources for brand voice, relevance, and SEO optimisation
- Consult with members practitioners to pilot and test the proposed new products
- Evaluate and act on service delivery and impact on customer achievement
- Promote a consistent brand identity through content development
- Create and manage a short-term and long-term content publishing calendar
About You
You will be an experienced early years leader with significant knowledge of effective practice in all areas of EYFS for supporting all children including those with SEND.
You will have experience of:
- Teaching and leading in early years settings
- Leading and managing teams
- Operating at a strategic level, influencing development and review of services
- Analysis of data from service delivery to effect change
- Achieving tangible outcomes in results driven environment
- Design and development of online training
- Product development and review from entry to graduate level
You will bring significant experience around early education and care workforce development, health and wellbeing, and leadership and will have a key responsibility for the development of services surrounding these specialist areas.
About the Organisation
Join an award-winning charity and membership association that supports nurseries, early year’s settings and their workforce to deliver the best possible early education and care to our youngest children.
A charity that believes in quality and sustainability and puts members’ businesses at the very heart of what it does. This innovative thinking gives members the edge and an advantage that makes your nursery the best it can be.
Benefits include:
- 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holidays.
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff Awards Scheme
- Head office based staff enjoy free car parking at a pleasant out-of-town offices and free tea, coffee and fruit
You may have experience in areas such as Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications Manager, Marketing and Communications Officer, Communications Manager, Communications Officer, Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Digital Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Digital Marketing Manager, Brand, Corporate Partnerships, Events, Event, Events Marketing.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
RAIN RESCUE - Our Charity
We are a ‘small but amazing charity; on a mission to make life better for pets in crisis in and around South Yorkshire.
Our pets are having a really difficult time as many are being left homeless having been neglected for some time. As these animals come into our care, we have our work cut out for us, helping to bring them back and ready for the world of finding their new matched home.
FUNDRAISING and COMMS - Our Team
We are an active team, who are all passionate about helping pets and the amazing work we do helping both the owners who need to rehome their pets, but also those welcoming a new pet into their lives. We strive to ensure that our charity gets all of the funding it needs to continue to help those homeless and most in need pets.
RAIN RESCUE and You
We are seeking a passionate Fundraising Manager, bringing a wealth of experience from a wide range of income sources covering Grants and Trusts and Individual Giving and being skilled in both marketing and comms.
You will be instrumental in creating a fundraising strategy resulting in a diverse and sustainable income portfolio. With an appetite to innovate and drive continuous improvement.
You will be responsible for developing and delivering a programme of initiatives to maximise income when the strategy shows the time is right, building a small but ambitious team.
ROLE SPECIFICS
1. OVERVIEW
Reports to the Chief Executive
Direct Reports Social Media Assistant p/t
- Develop and deliver a programme of initiatives to maximise income including trusts & grants, one-off and regular giving, legacies and in-memory giving.
- Monitor and evaluate donor recruitment and journey strategies, ensuring the best possible experience for donors, maximising donor loyalty and value and testing new channels as appropriate.
- Review campaign results, analysis and research across the UK market, identifying strengths, opportunities and trends that can feed into strategic plans using the Donorfy CRM.
- Be engaging with the team to bring awareness of how each can play their part in engaging our supporters.
2. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Management of People and Projects
Develop and deliver a programme of initiatives to maximise income including trusts & grants, one-off and regular giving, legacies and in-memory giving whilst providing leadership to the social media assistant (p/t) to create a high-performing team that is ambitious, results-driven and donor-centric.
Individual Giving and Sponsorship
Develop, implement and manage fundraising programmes in individual giving to maximise returns from the existing donor base and new donors.
- Encourage loyalty from adopters and maximise our warm donors to keep the relationship alive and they are aware of how much their support means to Rain.
- Develop off and online mail campaigns from concept through to mailing, being part of the copy creation process, ensuring GDPR compliance and ROI.
- Maximise new digital channels to reflect campaigns including website to maximise message reach and income.
- Engage pet adopters and those people we have helped by taking a pet into care, to give a one-off or sign up for monthly giving to generate regular income.
- Develop and implement a stewardship programme including regular newsletters, mailings and online activity.
- Develop opportunities for pet or pen sponsorship from both individuals and corporate partnerships.
- Encourage accompanied visits to the rescue centre site to welcome and keep gifts in wills, high donors, regular giving, Corporate sponsorship and Kennel and Cat Pen sponsorship.
- Work collaboratively across teams to help generate leads for corporate, challenge events and major donors.
- Audit the donor gifts on the CRM system and ensure timely acknowledgements are given.
- Incorporate and implement a legacy fundraising programme, promoting legacies. Manage supporter engagement events throughout the year, and the annual launch of Will Month.
- Stimulate, encourage and support fundraising activities carried out by individuals community organisations and corporations.
- Identify opportunities to raise awareness of Rain Rescue including networking events, working proactively with the media and acting as an ambassador for the charity.
Planning, Monitoring, Analysis and Evaluation
Prepare phased budgets and forecasts in line with activity plans and progress to focus on return on investment (ROI).
Grants & Trusts
Develop a pipeline of charitable trusts and foundations that could support a range of low and high-value projects, and activities across the full breadth of our work including core costs.
- Develop a Capital appeal for a high-value project for site ownership.
- Ensure a strong pipeline of prospects is maintained by tracking and planning applications. Preparing an agreed number of medium-large high-quality funding bids, in line with the requirements of potential funders.
This job description summarises the main duties and responsibilities of the post; the post holder may be required to undertake other duties of a similar level and responsibility, as required.
3. RAIN RESCUE Are we your perfect fit?
Our income is how we can help more pets. Without it, there would be no Rain and no Rescue. We can talk all day long about our candidate qualities on our shopping list but what we want is someone who brings:
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a charity fundraising role generating income from a variety of revenue streams primarily Grants and Trusts, Individual Giving and donor journey, PR, Marketing and CommsIs results-driven with an appetite to innovate
- Skills using a CRM donor management system in a fundraising role
- Experience in managing staff
- Has a proven track record of developing and implementing a successful fundraising strategy and plan.
- Proven ability to develop excellent relationships with funders and donors.
Note:- The roles and responsibilities defined within this document should be read in conjunction with the contract of employment for the person defined within this role. The particulars in this document do not affect the Terms and Conditions of Employment.
Please explain how your skills meet our needs, we are waiting to hear from you soon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.