The Good Distribution Practices Responsible Person (GDP RP) is responsible for safeguarding the beneficiaries of the pharmaceutical products we procure in our programmes against potential hazards arising from poor distribution practices. The Responsible Person should have personal knowledge of the products traded under the licence and the conditions necessary for their safe storage and distribution.

As the Good Distribution Practices Responsible Person (GDP RP) you will have access to all areas, sites, stores, staff and records relating to the licensable activities being carried out at Sightsavers and will review and monitor all related people and areas and the standards of compliance achieved. You will focus on the management of licensable activities, the accuracy and quality of records kept across the organisations and programme partners, compliance with standard operating procedures as laid out in our Quality Management System (QMS) and Good Distribution Practices rules and the quality of handling and storage equipment and facilities.

Other responsibilities include:

• auditing and reporting on systems and sites
• ensuring the provisions of the Licence are observed
• implementing and maintaining a quality management system
• coordinating and performing any recall operations
• approving any subcontracted activities which may impact on Good Distribution Practice
• advising on any additional regulations, introduced by the MHRA or the EU
• supporting compliance and assurance related activities that are undertaken by the global compliance team
• safeguarding and special investigations into allegations of malfeasance, possibly including financial irregularity, terrorism financing, bribery, the abuse of vulnerable people and modern slavery

As the successful candidate you will:

• have experience and knowledge Good Distribution Practices, e.g. ECA Academy courses
• be registered with the MHRA as a “Responsible Person for WDA(H)”

• demonstrate relevant knowledge and experience related to the distribution of medicinal products
• have strong relevant practical and managerial experience of medicinal products, ideally as a pharmacist or Qualified Person (QP)
• be able to design, implement and deliver a programme of activity across the organisation efficiently and effectively
• demonstrate the ability to write persuasive and evidence-based reports 
• be fluent in English and ideally French
• be available to travel between 8 – 15 weeks a year

In addition, you should be able to demonstrate understanding of:

• the role of the MHRA in the licensing of medicines and as the competent authority including the risk-based inspection process, the role of the enforcement group, the inspection action group (IAG), and resulting actions that can be taken due to non-compliance
• the UK regulations in relation to wholesale distribution
• the European pharmaceutical directive related to wholesale distribution of medicinal products
• the role of the professional bodies and organisations that regulate those supplying medicinal products to the public e.g. the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• the role of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and use of EUDRAGMDP
• the principles and guidelines of good manufacturing practice and how the principles of GDP maintain product quality throughout the distribution chain

The role of Good Distribution Practices Responsible Person (GDP RP) is highly involved and varied and this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or required skills. Please see the Job Description for complete details.

Advert close date: 22nd December 2019

Interviews are expected to be held in the first week of February

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is not willing to accept unsolicited agency resumes, we are therefore unable to adhere to any terms of business related to unsolicited resumes. 

A wonderful charity based in West Sussex, is looking for a marketing and comms enthusiast to work across the full marketing mix. You role will be to build the brand awareness of the charity across 3 different locations in West Sussex. Therefore the role involves travel in these areas.

You will take a pro-active and innovative approach to generating and engaging content. The charity have a website refresh in the New Year, and you will join a newly established team, so it will be a great time to join!

The ideal candidate:

* Experience working in a creative marketing role
* Excellent copy writing skills
* Experience writing for both online and offline marketing
* A motivated self-starter and team player!

Salary £27,000

The charity would love for someone to start in the New Year, and they would like to interview this side of Christmas if possible, so please get in touch ASAP! Please e-mail [email protected] for more information.

Overview - Justlife Brighton

The team provide holistic, responsive and flexible support to people with the aim of helping their experience of housing
vulnerability be as short, safe and healthy as possible. This includes health engagement work improving access to primary care, helping clients improve and maintain their health, as well as a weekly activities programme and support specifically for those in temporary accommodation in the city. Justlife also engages in research into the affects of living in temporary accommodation, which informs our work locally, as well as enabling us to have conversations on a wider scale to bring about positive change. The project funders include the Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group, The BIG Lottery Fund and other grant funders.

Job Summary - Engagement Worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Engagement Worker to join the team. The role will involve supporting a
caseload of people placed in temporary accommodation through a number of interventions including connecting them
with appropriate support services, accompanying them to appointments, assisting them in addressing health or substance misuse needs, as well as needs around housing and benefits. An important part of the role is also helping them in engage in the activities programme and other meaningful activities based on their strengths, interests and ambitions. Clients may be referred by the local authority or other agencies, as well as self-referring.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivated to support people, passionate about working collaboratively with
others and has some experience of working in a related field in a voluntary or paid capacity.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Friday 10th January, 2020

We are now recruiting for a Graduate Coach to join the Spear Brighton team on our Graduate Coach Training Programme starting in January 2020 - a paid, dynamic, one year opportunity to develop coaching and leadership skills, and at the same time have an impact on the local community.

Join our experienced and passionate team of Coaches who work together to equip and empower unemployed 16 – 24 year olds to overcome disadvantage and move into sustainable work or further education.

You will receive intensive leadership and management training delivered by our professional Coaches and build coaching skills through working on the front line with vulnerable young people, and at the same time be part of the church team and developed in Christian leadership. 

The Spear programme is run in partnership with St Peter's Church in the centre of Brighton, giving you the opportunity to be part of a thriving church team as well as receiving outstanding coaching support from Resurgo. You will be employed by the church, and a level of church commitment is therefore required.

This opportunity is well suited to someone with a vision for engaging in social impact, looking to develop your career in the charity sector, or looking for a career change. 

In 2017 Resurgo won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

Position Summary

The Senior Visit Coordinator will focus on delivering outstanding residential programmes to groups of children from partner schools based at Jamie’s Farm, just outside of Lewes, East Sussex. This position provides an exceptional opportunity for an individual with proven leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to serve an active role in our work with vulnerable children. 

About the Organisation

Jamie's Farm exists to transform the lives of vulnerable children by providing a unique combination of ‘farming, family, therapy and legacy’ through a one-week immersive residential and subsequent follow-up programme. We have built an excellent reputation working with at-risk young people, and currently offer our transformative experience to 1800 pupils each year across our four residential farms. 

Main responsibilities

The role is extremely varied, but principal responsibilities will be:

• Working alongside children to undertake jobs on our beautiful working farm just outside of Lewes. Jobs may include cooking, farming, gardening, art, horsework or log chopping.
• Going on walks on the South Downs and offering our visiting groups a combination of adventure and endeavour. 
• Conducting evening activities that keep children feel nurtured and safe, before putting the young people to bed - often through the help of a good bedtime story!
• Coordinating trips by liaising with visiting schools. This ensures they receive the professional and caring level of support that keeps them wanting to return, while simultaneously enhances the likelihood that the changes pupils make on the farm will be sustained back in school. 
• Managing some members of staff and volunteers, principally the housekeeping team that take such care in making sure our environment remains beautiful for our pupils. 
• Conducting some therapeutic one-to-one conversations in the Jamie's Farm style to enable young people to make sense of their immersive residential experience and commit to changes on their return home. 

NB: FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION. 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. As a Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management. You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. Direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

We are looking for two full time, fixed term Refuge Workers, one working in Wealden and the other in Rother. These positions are fixed term until 31st March 2020 due to funding.

Closing Date: 10th January 2020

Interview Date: 17th January 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

St Peter & St James Hospice is a rewarding organisation to work for. We are proud to support our local community in the heart of Sussex providing specialist care to adults living with terminal illness and supporting families, friends and carers. We are set in 36 acres of beautiful countryside including ancient woodland; our environment makes a positive contribution to the wellbeing of staff and volunteers, as do our donkeys, Dylan and Dudley and resident cats, Jasper and Willow. 

PROJECT COORDINATOR - COMPASSIONATE NEIGHBOURS: This is a funded fixed term contract until September 2020.

Part-time, 22.5 hours per week over 3 days.  £25,000 FTE (£15,000 pro rata)

You will need your own transport to make community visits.

Compassionate Neighbours is free, community-led support for people nearing the end of life through age or illness, or who are lonely or socially isolated. Compassionate Neighbours can really make a difference; they are a network of trained local people who are willing to offer their time, companionship and support to people living in their community.

As Project co-ordinator you will have significant experience of community development and project management and will be used to delivering tight deadlines and project milestones. You will be responsible for managing the relationships between the hospice, the Compassionate Neighbours, beneficiaries and the organisation leading on recruitment and training. You will be people-focused, quick to act and deliver and able to compile data and write succinct reports.

You will need to have experience of working with local people and preferably have experience of end of life care issues. Ideally you will have experience of working in vulnerable people’s homes and working with people with multiple complex issues. You will be confident in representing the project and the hospice to external groups at all levels.

For full details of this post, please visit our Website.  To apply for this position please download and complete an application form from the Website or email us your CV in the first instance to the HR Team.

We pride ourselves on being a values driven behaviour based organisation.We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity.

Benefits:

• Friendly and supportive environment
• Free onsite car parking
• Free BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
• 33 days annual leave (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Generous Pension (Option to transfer NHS Pension subject to pension rules)
• Full induction and ongoing training & development opportunities
• Free tea and coffee
• Subsidised staff meals from our Cafe and Kitchen
• Staff discount in our charity shops

Do you have experience of managing service delivery in a community, health or social care setting? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of unpaid friend and family Carers?

We are a successful charity provider working across the county with a critical service contract from West Sussex County Council to support unpaid friend and family Carers. We have a job share vacancy for a Community Team Leader

Key responsibilities include;

• Lead a county-wide team of Carer Wellbeing Support Workers to provide best value, high quality advice, assessment, information, support and advocacy for family and friend carers.
• Take responsibility for operation and development of programmes within specified areas
• Ensure Carers are offered a choice of personalised and time-focused support to best meet their needs/preference including 1:1 casework, groups, telephone/web-based support.

• Ensure strong integration with local health, social care and wellbeing support providers so that the team form and maintain effective working partnerships and maximise wellbeing support opportunities for Carers

• Monitor, evaluate and report on activity and quality for contract compliance and internal management reporting.
• Ensure our community services are shaped by carer views and opinion
• Responsible for the recruitment, training and performance management of staff in the community team
• Participate in the duty manager rota
• Ensure all safeguarding concerns are recognised and reported to the safeguarding lead

• Work closely with the Fundraising team to support growth and development of the CSWS community Service.

This is a 50:50 job share working 19 hours per week over 3 days, days to be agreed. You will share the management of activities, projects and staff with the other Community Team Leader.

You will have experience of managing service delivery in a community, health and social care, primary care or hospital services setting. Also a good understanding of Carers’ issues and needs, good communication and organisational skills together with an empathetic caring approach. Based from in our Worthing office, the role requires regular travel across the county.

As well as making a real difference to the Carers we connect with, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, flexible and family friendly working practices, generous holiday allowance, free parking, paid Carers leave and learning and development opportunities.

A standard DBS check will be required.

For more information, please visit our web site. Application is by CV and covering letter.

The closing date for applications is 8 January 2020. Interviews are likely to be held 24 January.

An exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of our Children and Young People's service across East Sussex, Based in Eastbourne, you will build capacity within the wider workforce to support young people affected by sexual abuse, providing comprehensive and specific tailored support and ensure a consistently high quality of service that is responsive to the needs of service users and the wider community. In addition, you will work to promote Survivors' Network with local statutory bodies and partnerships and raise awareness of the issues relating to and the needs of survivors of sexual violence.

Salary:£17,062.50 - £17,355 per annum (pro rata) + benefits

Location: Applewood, Seaford, East Sussex

Hours:37.5 hours,working early's, evening & weekends (part-time positions also available)

Applewood, Seaford is a residential home for 5 adults who are young at heart with a range of disabilities including visual impairments, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and Mental health.We are now looking for a Male Support Worker to join our small team in Seaford.

There’s no such thing as a “typical day” for one of our Support Workers. You never know what you might end up doing. You could be supporting someone to make their breakfast in the morning, providing personal care, administering medication or even going on holiday.

This is a challenging role but very rewarding for the right person.

Previous experience is desirable but if you can demonstrate a desire to support vulnerable people and improve their daily lives, then we want to hear from you as full training is provided.

Being a driver is desirable as some of our individuals own their own vehicles, you will also need to have a manual license and be prepared to drive a work vehicle.

‘Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the equality act 2010’.

Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check (paid for by SeeAbility). We are a responsive employer and every application to be responded to.

Our Benefits

We recognise that although this job is rewarding, it can also be challenging so we offer a comprehensive benefits package as follows:

• Giving you the tools to become an expert dream maker fully paid mandatory core training.
• All work and no play is not fun, so everyone gets 5.6 weeks a year annual leave and if that wasn’t enough we increase it by a day a year
• Know someone who is like you? And can make a difference? Get them to apply and earn yourself £600
• You can save up to £1000 with discounts off your favourite shops, restaurants and great days out
• Getting to work is an expensive business spread the cost via your salary with a season ticket loan
• No more excuses discount gym memberships available
• Access to eye tests for all is very important to us, so we ensure you have access to regular eye tests.

For the full list of our extraordinary benefits please visit our website.

We have an exciting opportunity available for an Activity Co-ordinator to join our team based in Grand Parade, Central Brighton. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis working 30 - 37 hours per week over 5 days, term time only. In return, we are offering a competitive salary of £14,500 - £18,000 per annum.

In return for joining us, we will offer an excellent benefits package, including:

- Pension Scheme – minimum of 4% employee and employer contribution

- Excellent training opportunities

- Access to a number of University of Brighton facilities

- Excellent staff support systems

- 20% off in BSU café-bars (not alcohol)

- 20% off clothing in BSU shops (not sale items)

- Travel Loan Scheme for bus or rail travel card

- Cycle-to-Work Loan Scheme

- Child Care Voucher Scheme

About the Activity Co-ordinator role:

The role has two aspects to it.  The first is a Campus Organiser at Grand Parade, working as part of the wider Union in building strong and supportive student communities by providing a front line support service to students at a nominated campus.  To support primarily the membership departments in delivering activities on campus and engage with students individually and collectively on a range of areas including societies, events, campaigns, health and wellbeing activities, representation and advocacy, etc. 

The second is to support the Director of HR with the day to day line management of the Campus Team, acting as a Supervisor to other members of the team across all sites.  As our Activity Co-ordinator you will provide support, guidance and advice to the team on day to day matters and ensure that the service we provide to our students is consistent and in line with our core values.

Skills and experience required to be our Activity Co-ordinator:

- Working in an office environment

- Organising, promoting & developing campaigns and events – including preparation of resources

- Organisational involvement in extracurricular activity/social/recreational activity eg society, sports, media, course rep, volunteering, etc

- Working in conjunction with and providing feedback to multiple departments/organisations/teams

- Management of small budgets

- Working across multiple sites

- Managing and maintaining good office systems

- Planning, delivering and evaluating events and activities

- An understanding of the methods of writing engaging content

- Good understanding of GDPR and its effect on an organisation

- Basic understanding of H&S relating to working in an office

- Confident user of Microsoft Office applications and excellent administrative/recording skills

Desirable:

- Working for a Students’ Union or other charitable membership organisation 

- Supporting volunteers in delivering their aims

- Assisting with the delivering of training programmes

- Day to day supervision of a small remote team

- An understanding of the current needs and expectations of students around student activities

- An understanding of a Students' Union and its range of services to students

- Basic web content management (eg. Wordpress) 

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become our Activity Co-ordinator, please click ‘apply’ today – we would love to hear from you!

Closing Date – Sunday 15 December 2019

Interview Date – Thursday 19 December 2019B

Refuge Worker

Our client is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day they support over 6,000 women and children in their national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs / ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between our client and Women’s Aid). They advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. They run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and they are an accredited training provider. They give a voice to the voiceless.

Position: Refuge Worker x 2 positions available
Location: Wealden and Lewes, East Sussex
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £20,097 - £22,838 per annum
Benefits: Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Closing Date: 10th January 2020
Interview Date: 17th January 2020

About the role:

Our client has two positions available for a Refuge Worker. This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in refuges.

Responsibilities:

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management. You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

About you:

The successful candidates will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. Direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil / criminal legislation and welfare rights. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our client's work.

Other information:

Our client is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. They offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for their profession.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Our client is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity our client works hard to keep their costs down.

You may have experience of the following: Refuge Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Domestic Violence, Not for Profit, Survivor Support, Refuge, Aid, Care, Welfare Rights, Criminal Legislation, Women’s Advice, Residential Support, etc.

Ref: 90737

Female Support Worker
Brighton and Hove
35 hours per week over a rolling 7 day rota (+ sleep-in shifts)
27 days’ annual leave for full time hours; additional 3 days at Christmas and statutory public holidays
Salary Impact Band 3 starting £21,496 p.a. (for full-time hours)
This is for a permanent contract

Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job?

We are seeking a full-time Support Worker to join our expert team, and we are also looking for relief/bank Support Workers. 

Stopover provides Brighton and Hove’s only female-specific young person’s housing and support through trauma informed care. 

This role is based in our Stopover 1, 2 and 3 houses which provide a pathway through high, medium and low-level support.

The young women we work with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent, positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up and address the issues in their past.

You will:

- be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women;
- have an understanding of the effects of early trauma on young women, and 
- be able to provide on-going support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway. 

In return we offer:

- ongoing support and training; 
- reflective practice with external facilitator;
- restorative circles with external facilitator;
- mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist, and
- generous annual leave allowance. 

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am, Friday 20th December 2019
Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing Monday 6th January 2020 

Other organisations may call this role Social Care Worker, Supported Housing Care Worker, Care Worker, Women’s Support Worker, Domestic Violence Support Worker, or Care Co-ordinator. 

To apply for the role of Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Communications Assistant to join our team based in Falmer. We have a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week and a part time, permanent position working 25 hours per week. In return, we are offering a competitive salary of £21,000 to £22,000 per annum (pro rata for part time).

Brighton Students’ Union provides representation, support and services to the 22,000 students studying at the University of Brighton, with a mission of Making Student Life Better.

In return for joining us, we will offer an excellent benefits package, including:

- Pension Scheme – minimum of 4% employee and employer contribution

- Excellent training opportunities

- Access to a number of University of Brighton facilities

- Excellent staff support systems

- 20% off in BSU café-bars (not alcohol)

- 20% off clothing in BSU shops (not sale items)

- Travel Loan Scheme for bus or rail travel card

- Cycle-to-Work Loan Scheme

- Child Care Voucher Scheme

About the role:

As our Communications Assistant you will support the Communications Manager in delivering high quality communications and marketing across all physical sites and online channels, to increase student awareness and engagement of Brighton Students’ Union and its activities. This role particularly focuses on content.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Communications Assistant:

- Maintain up to date knowledge on emerging trends and technologies in communication methods

- Take a lead on day to day management of the Union’s social media platforms

- Respond to student queries via social media channels and communications

- Use scheduling tools to ensure social media activity is consistent across all platforms

- Create shareable social media content in a variety of formats (including imagery and videography) and work with other members of the Communications team to ensure engaging and high quality content is produced

- Create an e-newsletter for members

- Liaise with all BSU departments to assist in marketing their services and activities

- Attend BSU events to provide live and recorded communications as requested

- Support internal teams and departments to develop blog, news and email writing skills that are in line with our tone of voice guidelines

- As directed by your Line Manager, liaise with third party providers to manage the maintenance of the website and content management system

- Train staff and students on how to use the Union’s website effectively

- Prepare analytics reports on communications as requested

- Bring fresh, current and relevant digital thinking to the implementation of the digital approach to communications and service delivery to the student market

Skills and experience required to be our Communications Assistant:

- Experience creating engaging and targeted communications for specific groups

- Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously, often with competing deadlines

- Up to date knowledge on effective communications methods to HE students

- Use of social media channels for proactive and reactive communications

- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

- Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to multitask

- The ability to generate positive outcomes through partnership working, including challenging the status quo or poor practice

Desirable:

- Degree in relevant field, or related qualification, or extensive proven experience

- An understanding of Students’ Unions and/or Higher Education sector

- Preparing analytics reports

- Updating website pages, and using associated software packages

- Complying to a branding policy

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become our Communications Assistant, please click ‘apply’ today – we would love to hear from you!

Closing Date – Sunday 15 December 2019

Interview Date – Friday 20 December 2019