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NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate. NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £124bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.5 million people.
This role supports the delivery of NHS Providers’ public affairs strategy in the interests of NHS trusts and foundation trusts, including parliamentary, government and stakeholder relations.
We are looking to recruit someone who is passionate about parliament, public affairs and policy to join our team to support the delivery of our ambitious public affairs and stakeholder management programme.
The postholder will support our parliamentary, government and stakeholder engagement, with the aim of ensuring that the voice of our members is heard across Westminster and Whitehall and that our influence as the voice of the NHS frontline is strengthened with key decision makers. This includes helping to ensure that trusts and NHS Providers colleagues are well-briefed on key parliamentary and government developments and providing administrative support to the public affairs team.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Calling all passionate and dymanic PR professionals, come and join our supportive and friendly team to have the opportunity to have a big impact with the hundreds of charities Cranfield Trust supports every year.
In this role you will have the opportunity to create compelling content, news releases, thought pieces and features for the media, Trust’s website and social media to raise brand awarenss and drive enagement.
You will lead on reviewing data and generating insight from across our services and conversations with charities to create content for reports, media stories and social media. You will also create PR opportunities with our Regional Managers and the amazing charities we support across the country.
You will be creative in your ideas, have a ‘can do’ approach and be very good at working on your own initiative to deliver agreed plans. You’ll be happy to pick up the phone or to meet people both in person and online to explore ideas and build relationships.
Working with the Head of Communications, and alongside our Senior Marketing and Communications Officer you will have the opportunity to help shape our communications plans, priorities and the way we work in our team.
As well as working in a caring and considerate team, you will also benefit from:
- Annual leave entitlement of 33 days inclusive of Bank/Public Holidays, rising to additional 5 days (pro rata) Christmas leave entitlement after five years of service
- Auto enrolment pension scheme with option to elect personal scheme contributions
- Opportunity for hybrid and flexible working
- Employment Assistance Programme through ‘Health Assured’ offering 24/7 telephone support and access to face to face services such as counselling
- ‘Bright Exchange’ marketplace for discounted goods and services
For the job decription, person spec and full details about the role, please see the recruitment pack below. You'll also find contact details in the pack if you have any questions.
The British Nutrition Foundation exists to give people, educators, and organisations access to reliable information on nutrition. Grounded in science, working with experts, we support people on their journey towards a healthy, sustainable diet.
We are seeking a Communications Officer with experience of working in a communications role within a non-profit and/or public health environment. You’ll be an enthusiastic individual with openness to new ideas and have a strong track record of delivering engaging social media content across different channels. Your role’s purpose is to raise the profile of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) as a public-facing charity and a trusted source of information about food and nutrition.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager, Northern Ireland
Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office based in Belfast, Northern Ireland with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £35,020 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 2*, Profession/Technical
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £35,020 per annum, increasing to £37,209 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £39,398 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We’re recruiting for a Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager to join our team in Northern Ireland.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual with experience in shaping policy and the ability to communicate the position of the MS Society in Northern Ireland and to develop its profile to a wide range of audiences.
You’ll also act as a spokesperson for the MS Society in Northern Ireland and play an important role in developing our strategic approach to supporting people affected by MS. Helping us to ensure that our priorities align with the needs and aspirations of the MS community.
We’re looking for the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate that they understand the challenges that people with MS face. You’ll be mobilising the MS Community in Northern Ireland to make a powerful case for continued improvement in the treatment, care and support of people living with MS.
You’ll be enthusiastic and passionate about the work we do, forge strong partnerships with key stakeholders and represent the MS Society at key meetings and events in Northern Ireland.
This is a fantastic role for someone who understands the political and policy environment in Northern Ireland, enjoys taking a strategic and operational lead and enjoys leading powerful campaigns.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 30 September 2024
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing Monday 7 October 2024
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Location: United Kingdom
Discipline: Marketing & Communication
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,989, increasing to £31,918 from 1st October 2024
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
#Care to join us?
We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
Hft is one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting learning disabled adults to live their life their way. We’re passionate about what we do and we use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to amplify their voices to bring about positive change. Hft was founded more than 60 years ago by a group of pioneering families who wanted a better life for their learning disabled children. We have a clear vision, we’re ambitious and fully committed to positive change for those we support and the social care sector. We’ve embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure we can meet changing needs and extend our reach and impact.
What will you be doing?
Reporting into the Deputy Director of Communications and Fundraising, this is a fantastic opportunity to establish and strengthen Hft’s relationship with politicians, policymakers. As Policy and Public Affairs Officer you will monitor parliamentary activity, consultations and policy developments to inform Hft’s campaign and communications activity.
The role is varied, often working with multiple and complex priorities, using the insight gained through public insight to inform integrated campaigns that raise awareness of the critical issues and the needs of people with learning disabilities.
You will be confident at building strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, with a core understanding of UK political systems and processes, and how public affairs and campaign tactics operates.
If you have the ability to identify the news angle in any story, provide strategic advice on key reputational and media issues, to influence our campaigns and help build our voice of authority, we would like to hear from you!
What’s in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way. ???????
With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.
We offer:
- All Hft employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
- Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Telus Health
- Wagestream - allows colleagues to flexibly access their pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Access to wellbeing services including Health checks, Digital GP and mental health support via Aviva Digicare + Workplace
- Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
- 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays)
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Discounted mobile phone contracts with Vodaphone
- Long service awards - Hft offers a monetary award after 10 years of service
- Free DBS check
Find your place with us and change lives
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
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About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and delivery of a 3-year train the trainer pilot programme in the chosen pilot locations in England or Scotland.
The pilot will train and equip local health care professionals, health promotion workers and local community workers with the knowledge and resources to promote breast awareness, breast screening and risk reduction messages in their own communities.
Supported by a public health development officer, train the trainer (1 based in England and 1 based in Scotland), who you’ll also line manage, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of the in-person programme, including marketing materials, resource packs and ongoing support for trainees. You’ll also identify opportunities, agree timescales and associated logistics for training delivery within the pilot areas.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is experienced in leading on the development and delivery of insightful and engaging workshops or public health focused projects, to a range of audiences from health or community-based organisations. The right candidate will have a good understanding of health inequalities, the challenges they present to health behaviours and outcomes, and be passionate about addressing these challenges. You’ll have strong communication and engagement skills and enjoy working independently and innovatively to develop successful partnerships with a range of organisations, communities and stakeholders.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
These roles involve significant travel across England (Westminster and Leicester) or Scotland (Glasgow and Lanarkshire).
Therefore, these posts can either be home based or office based at our London, or Glasgow offices (if within reasonable commuting distance).
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. In your supporting application please clearly state if you are applying for the England role or Scotland role. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: 9.00am on 30 September 2024
Interview date: W/C 21 October 2024 (Ibex House, London for England Role and via MS Teams for Scotland role)
Policy and Public Affairs Officer
AdviceUK
London/Hybrid, home based with regular attendance in the office (Aldgate, London) and in London for meetings
Salary £32,000 including London weighing
Permanent
Full time, 35 hours per week
Excellent benefits including 20 days of annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year (to a maximum of 5 additional days) plus 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year, 6% pension contribution plan, two days volunteering days per year, season ticket and bicycle loan scheme
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a truly impactful charity? Do you have experience of working in policy and public affairs and are you looking to develop and grow your career?
Charity People are delighted to be partnering with AdviceUK, a small charity which improves the lives of people in need of advice through support to its members, to recruit a Policy and Public Affairs Officer.
AdviceUK makes a big impact. Its stakeholder, policy and advocacy work is across devolved nations as well as the UK. They support members, so it is easier for them to help their clients, and by directly influencing policy-makers, decision-makers and funders. There are currently 700 AdviceUK members and 1.7m people were offered free advice by members on a diverse range of issues including debt, housing, benefits and immigration problems.
This is an exciting time to join AdviceUK's growing team as they launch a new three-year strategy. The organisation will be making a significant investment in capacity, new support services and innovation to deliver the support and advice that members, the wider advice sector and their communities need.
The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will support policy and public affairs activities, ensuring AdviceUK's has a strong voice and messages are heard at a national and regional level across England, Scotland, and Wales, so AdviceUK can secure policy, funding and system change to benefit people seeking advice and the communities served by our members. The postholder will collaborate with colleagues to ensure their advocacy and campaigns are robust, challenging and independent and to raise AdviceUK's profile and reputation.
Key responsibilities
- Policy Support & Monitoring: Collaborate with stakeholders to inform policy efforts, develop policy materials, monitor political and regulatory developments, and keep stakeholders updated on activities.
- Stakeholder Management & Public Affairs: Maintain stakeholder engagement, manage parliamentary contacts, align stakeholder mapping with policy objectives, and engage members in advocacy work.
- Media Relations: Create compelling stories for media, manage media communications, build relationships with journalists, and develop a press office function.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Provide data analysis to support decision-making, maintain data accuracy, and ensure alignment with KPIs through quality reporting.
The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will have at least two years' experience working in policy and public affairs. The successful candidate will have experience and/or an understanding of the social welfare advice sector and the issues faced by advice providers and the communities they serve. You will have excellent knowledge of local and national government structures, the UK and devolved parliaments within a policy context, with experience of political and media mapping, working within the Parliamentary/Whitehall landscape and experience of 1:1 briefing of MPs, civil servants and the media. You will have worked in partnership on campaigns, and you will be able to build strong relationships with colleagues, partners and suppliers. You will be able to demonstrate strong communication skills and excellent analytical and decision-making skills to translate data and evidence into actionable insights to inform decision-making. You will have strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload and competing demands. You will also be skilled in using video content to communicate policy objectives and public affairs work.
This role is home-based. You will need to regular attend meetings/events in London and there will be some travel across the UK. AdviceUK have an office in London (Aldgate). There may be out of hours work for which TOIL is granted. There will be a £600 home working allowance.
If you are self-motivated and hard-working, with the skills and experience to thrive in this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.
How to apply:
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to Jen D'Souza or contact Jen at Charity People for an informal confidential chat about the role and for further details about next steps. The closing date is 5pm on Wednesday 25 September. Interviews will take place in person in Aldgate on Tuesday 8 October.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Nottinghamshire Hospice delivers end-of-life care to people across the county. Our Hospice in your Home service is community based, and cares for patients and their families within their own home. Wherever possible, we enable people to die at home. Alongside our Wellbeing and Bereavement Services, we cared for 2,500 people across Nottinghamshire last year.
This role…
Working to a new Fundraising strategy with ambitious plans for growth, the Public Fundraising Manager will help us reach the next level in our income generation.
The role will combine direct responsibility for the retention and growth of our Individual Giving income streams (regular giving, lottery, appeals) with leadership and support of our other public facing income streams (community, legacy and in memory giving).
As the most experienced fundraiser in the team, the role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising to deliver on the Fundraising strategy, managing the team in an empowering way to motivate and inspire the team to drive income.
What are we looking for?
You will have proven experience of:
- Successfully delivering an individual giving income stream
- Campaign project management and working in collaboration with other stakeholders
- Collating and analysing data to drive decision making
- Gaining trust and building rapport with individuals quickly
- Effective storytelling to inspire supporters into action
- Delivering stewardship journeys that retain supporters to drive long term connection
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package which includes 5 weeks Holiday plus Bank Holidays, Annual Leave Buy/Sell Scheme, Pension Scheme, Medical Cover, Employee Assistance Programme and Retail Discount Scheme.
Why you’ll love working here
Nottinghamshire Hospice is a great place to work! As a charity we’re creative and inspiring in our approach to our services and how we work together.
Our values are embedded into the Hospice:
Compassion – Being inclusive; being kind and having empathy; empowering others; having integrity and being patient.
Trust – Being authentic; unified; loyal; accountable; trustworthy; responsible; reliable and professional.
Ambition- The growth of the Hospice; being courageous; getting the right outcomes and results; improvement of our services; being the best version of ourselves for the benefit of each other and our service users.
If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the full job description. If you would like to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats. Please email Claire Herrick, Head of Fundraising to set something up.
The must haves:
The successful applicant will be subject to a standard DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. You must also have a full UK driving licence and access to a car (including business insurance). Nottinghamshire Hospice is a non-smoking organisation.
Registered Charity no: 509759
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity. We have 40 years of experience working with migrant communities in London. Our immigration advice service offers support to more than 2,000 people each year. Praxis provides a safe space and support through immigration advice and support to access services such as housing and health. We run peer support groups that build social networks and confidence. Together with people with lived experience, Praxis campaigns for a compassionate and humane immigration system where no one is discriminated against based on their immigration status, race, or class.
Praxis has recently significantly scaled up its campaigns and communications work. We are looking for a new Stories and Media Coordinator to join our Fundraising and Communications team, to help ensure that people with lived experience of the immigration system are the driving force of our dynamic communications work, whilst also building the organisation’s profile and amplifying our systems-change work.
You will play an integral role in the Fundraising and Communications team in an ambitious organisation.
We are looking for the below skills and experience:
· Strong experience and understanding of working with experts by experience in communications, media and storytelling work, including excellent understanding of safeguarding and risk management;
· Significant experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with a range of journalists;
· A sharp understanding of what makes a strong story;
· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal;
· Ability to build relationships and rapport with a wide range of people.
See the Person Specification and Job Description for more detail.
Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes
· A 35-hour working week including flexible working hours (pro rata for part time posts)
· A hybrid work model
· 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays)
· Option to buy up to 3 days annual leave each year.
· 1-day additional birthday leave
· A defined contribution pension scheme
· Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7.
· A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute.
We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.
Please see our website to find out more about our work.
For further details, please contact Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz, our Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the person specification. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions you can email and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
Application deadline: Monday 30th September 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the person specification. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions you can email and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
Application deadline: Monday 30th September 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024.
When politicians treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it. We give legal support, demand change, and never give in. Join us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title: Marking and Communications Officer
Salary: up to £32,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Type: Permanent
Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ, on site role
Close date: 20th September 2024
Do you have a passion for storytelling and digital communications?
Are you ready to make a difference to the lives of others?
We are looking for a talented individual to join our team as Marketing and Communications Officer.
As Marketing and Communications Officer, you will create compelling content for our website, social media, and e-communications.
Additionally, you will engage with our audiences on socials and contribute to website development, including SEO and analytics.
If you're ready to make an impact in the digital realm, this position is for you!
About Seashell
Here at Seashell, we offer specialised care and education for children and young people facing severe, profound, and complex challenges such as learning difficulties, disabilities, sensory impairment, communication disorders, and Autism.
With over 200 years of dedicated service as a recognised charity, Seashell Trust stands as a pillar of expertise and support for those in need.
Located in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, our Trust encompasses the Royal School Manchester (RSM), Royal College Manchester (RCM), as well as outreach health and family services and residential homes, all designed to provide a nurturing and safe environment.
Our exceptional facilities, which include gardens, forest school, swimming pools, hydro pools, bike tracks, and sports fields, set Seashell apart as a truly unique and inclusive learning institution.
What you’ll be doing:
Reporting into the Digital Marketing and Media Manager you’ll be responsible for the delivery of digital marketing and communications, website content and press.
You’ll help to directly build brand awareness and grow our fundraising and services which will transform the young lives of those with the most complex disabilities.
Seashell is mid transformation!
Our site is continuously growing and developing, we’re currently undergoing works to build a brand-new Royal College Manchester, so the demands of our site are ever changing, with a lot of external contractors on site.
We're looking for a Seashell Ambassador with a true passion for our charity and a commitment to expanding our impact for the children and young individuals we support. Join us in creating positive change!
What you’ll need for the role:
- Knowledge of the public, charity, education or care sectors, with a focus on fundraising
- Proven experience in the delivery of marketing and communications materials
- Experience of working with website content management systems and social media management software
- A history of developing and delivering effective communications across a range of social media platforms
- Ability to write high quality marketing communications copy that is engaging, informative, interesting and has story telling at its heart
- Skilled at producing photographic and short film clip content
- · A keen eye for design with a high level of creativity
- Proficient in the preparation, scheduling and engagement with social media across platforms using management dashboards
- Adept in the use of image manipulation software, email marketing systems and automation platforms
- A degree or qualification in communications is not essential but would be beneficial.
- We’re looking for a motivated and results driven marketing officer, to embrace and drive change and improvement through effective communication.
*Please request a full copy of the Job Description by contacting a member of our team.
Think this role sounds like the right fit? Apply now and our recruitment team will be in touch.
What we can offer you:
Our detailed 2-week induction program ensures that all Seashell employees gain the essential knowledge to work within our amazing setting. With our commitment to ongoing training and development through appraisals and supervisions we encourage career progression and development throughout the business.
Other benefits include:
- Use of our on-site gym, fitness classes, and state of the art swimming pool
- Free membership to the Trusts inclusive gym, fitness centre and swimmingpool
- Access to a range of onsite fitness classes including yoga, Zumba and more
- Discounts on cinema tickets, high street shopping, travel, days out and more Private Health Care – through Benenden giving access to 24/7 GP, physiotherapy, medical treatments, mental health support including counselling service, cancer support, care planning and social care advise.
- Life Assurance (3x Annual base salary) subject to terms and conditions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Employee recognition and reward Summer and Winter events.
- Paid Enhanced DBS
How to apply:
Please upload your CV to apply. As part of our safer recruitment policy, you will be
asked to complete a Compliance Application Form, and successful candidates will
be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be
taken.
About Seashell Trust
We provide a caring environment that is safeguarded and committed to promoting
learning, respect and independence, as well as dignity for all of our students.
We value our employees and recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly
skilled and committed talent who share our vision and values!
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are an inclusive
employer and welcome all applications.
Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will
be guaranteed an interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments for an
interview, please highlight this to our Recruitment Team in advance.
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children,
young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this
commitment.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to
achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members
of their communities.
We will require a formal application form to be completed after submitting a CV. The recruiter will notify you if this is required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Starting salary: £30,000-34,000pa depending on experience, plus excellent benefits
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time (open to a conversation about flexible working options, including reduced hours or 4 days compressed working pattern)
Closing date: 30 September 2024
Interview date: 15 October 2024
If you have a passion for policy and public affairs this is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, growing mental health charity as our new External Relations Officer. You will play a key part in helping us to strengthen the mental health workforce and make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Think Ahead supports people living with mental health needs by supporting a strong and thriving mental health workforce. We are experts in recruitment, professional training and leadership development for mental health practitioners in the NHS and local communities, ensuring the right people can deliver the right support at the right time.
Through our flagship programme we have recruited and trained 1,000 mental health social workers to date, and we are extending our reach to ensure that we can support NHS and other employers to recruit and retain key people right across the mental health workforce.
As the External Relations Officer you will:
- Ensure the organisation has a good understanding of relevant policy and sector developments, and that we are aware of opportunities to influence.
- Work with key internal groups to keep developing our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the mental health workforce.
- Support the organisation to identify and build relationships with key external stakeholders.
- Help to build our profile as sector workforce experts by generating content such as blogs, and by identifying speaking opportunities for our internal specialists.
We are looking for someone with good communications instincts who is passionate about policy and public affairs, and has a ‘can-do’ attitude and a desire to learn and develop. We don’t need you to be highly experienced in all three areas (communications, policy and public affairs), we are happy to work with the right candidate to develop your skills and experience.
We offer a supportive working environment which include hybrid working practices. We expect staff to work from the office at least one or two days per week (which ideally includes Tuesdays) and the remaining days can be worked from home.
We offer excellent employee benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, plus additional office closure over Christmas, enhanced family friendly leave, flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm, a matched pension scheme with up 7% employer contributions, an employee assistance programme and more.
If this sounds like the just the opportunity and challenge you’ve been looking for to complement your skills and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.
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We’re looking for a talented and motivated Fundraising and Communications Manager who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, motivate our community to support our work, and ensure that the educational resources we provide reach those who need them most.
What we do
We’re IPWSO, the international umbrella body for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) associations around the world.
- We build communities between people with Prader-Willi syndrome, their families and the professionals who support them to share knowledge and expertise and improve outcomes for people with Prader-Willi syndrome and their families everywhere.
- We want everyone with Prader-Willi syndrome to get equal access to diagnosis and treatment no matter where in the world they live and to ensure better, more consistent outcomes for people with the syndrome and their families.
- We work to ensure research into the condition works for everyone and reflects the diverse experiences and environments of those living with the syndrome around the world today.
- Our membership comprises PWS associations in 47 countries and we support individual families and professionals in over 70 other countries.
- We have a staff team of four who work in conjunction with dedicated volunteers from around the world.
Key Fundraising Responsibilities
- Develop communications content that will invigorate our existing donors and inspire new ones leading to increased giving by individuals to IPWSO.
- Focusing in particular on our website and social media channels, communicate our achievements, impacts and needs with a view to influencing IPWSO’s online supporters to make donations and engage in fundraising initiatives.
- Provide outstanding donor care to encourage a high level of retention and repeat donations.
- Work with IPWSO’s Fundraising Committee on a variety of fundraising initiatives, which may include a new collaborative global fundraiser to be rolled out in 2025.
- Act as the organisational lead for IPWSO’s CRM (Donorfy) and utilise it to improve the donor journey.
- Develop a robust pipeline of case studies for use in our fundraising campaigns.
Key Communications Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for IPWSO’s public email address and social media channels and ensure that timely and appropriate replies are issued.
- Manage IPWSO’s social media channels, creating original and engaging posts, and actively engaging with our audiences.
- Manage Google Ad Grant campaigns with an emphasis on growing our supporter base and increasing individual giving.
- Keep up to date with emerging trends in digital communications and social media, and recommend potential new channels for fundraising and audience engagement.
- Maintain and develop the IPWSO website ensuring its security and that it functions both as an effective supporter acquisition tool and a means by which people can easily access information about PWS.
- Produce compelling monthly newsletters and an Annual Report.
- Review and update IPWSO’s Communications Strategy in line with its Strategic Plan.
- Uphold and showcase the IPWSO mission and brand.
- Working with IPWSO’s Publication and Communication Committee, oversee the production and design of a range of educational resources for families and professionals.
- Oversee copywriting and proofreading within IPWSO.
- Support IPWSO’s members and liaise with its stakeholders internationally in support of our shared goals.
General Responsibilities
- Champion the vision, mission and values of IPWSO internally and externally.
- Comply with all relevant charity and other legislation.
- Uphold IPWSO’s internal policies.
- Act as IPWSO’s Data Manager, ensuring our continued compliance with the Data Protection Act.
- Undertake other reasonable duties requested by the CEO.
Person Specification
Essential
- Significant fundraising experience including planning and delivering successful online fundraising campaigns
- A track record of securing donations from individuals
- Experience of donor stewardship
- Excellent presentation, writing and storytelling skills across a wide range of applications and for varied audiences
- Excellent proofreading and editing skills
- Understanding of organisational branding
- Experience managing websites and social media platforms
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships
Desirable
- Experience using Donorfy or another CRM
- Experience using Google Analytics and WordPress
- Experience managing Google Ad Grant campaigns
- Experience working remotely
- Experience working with volunteers
- Experience working as part of a small team
- Experience working for an international nonprofit organisation
- Understanding of challenges facing people with disabilities
- Design skills, including proficiency in software such as Canva
Essential Personal Attributes
- Enthusiasm for IPWSO’s work and commitment to its vision, mission and values
- Confidence and ability to work well with people from different backgrounds from around the world
- Highly self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude to work and willingness to learn new skills and support colleagues as needed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Christ's College is seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent Stewardship and Legacies Officer.
Stewardship and Legacies Officer
Location: St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3BU
Salary: £30,487 - £34,980 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full time, 36.5 hours per week
The post-holder will primarily be responsible for ensuring that philanthropic donors feel valued and informed of the impact of their giving, including those who have indicated that they will be making a bequest to the College in their will.
We would like to hear from you if you have previous experience in an administrative, public-facing role, have a meticulous eye for detail and have a friendly and empathetic nature.
The benefits on offer are many and include 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), a defined contribution pension scheme with 6% (minimum) employer contribution, a health care cash plan funded by the College (allowing you to claim money for routine medical treatments including dental and optical), a free meal when on duty, and the opportunity to work in a beautiful environment. Facilities on-site include a College gym, multi-faith prayer room, outdoor swimming pool and limited parking.
Closing Date: Wednesday 2 October 2024, 12 noon
Interested?
Please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can find further information and details on how to complete your application.
Christ’s College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to treating all job applications on their merits. No applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership or parental status, race, ethic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or age. Ability to perform the job is our primary consideration.
No agencies please.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an Executive Assistant to join The Prince’s Trust supporting three members of the Executive Leadership Team – Director of Fundraising & Marketing, Director of Communications and Director of People & Learning.
This is a busy, varied and important role working closely with the Directors to make sure their diaries support their strategic priorities. Key responsibilities include:
- complex diary management including all travel arrangements
- providing secretariat meeting support
- preparation of presentations & briefing papers ensuring Directors are well prepared
You will need to have the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and sensitivity, with excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
The role will be ideal for a highly organised, flexible, experienced Executive Assistant used to working on their own initiative and comfortable with multi-tasking. We have a hybrid way of working, and you will be expected to be in the office 3 days a week. The role is part of an Executive Assistant team reporting into the Head of the Chief Executive’s Office.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you an expert in fundraising compliance who’s looking for your next career move?
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hiring for a Fundraising Compliance Manager to join our team. We rely on public generosity to continue our vital work, and face-to-face fundraising is a crucial part of this. We are seeking a diligent and experienced Fundraising Compliance Manager to ensure our face-to-face fundraising activities remain ethical, legal, and aligned with industry best practices. We are committed to ensuring we have the highest compliance standards for our fundraisers and have created this additional role in our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing fundraising compliance across telephone and face to face fundraising activities.
- Supporting on wider compliance measure across the Charity.
- Conducting regular audits and risk assessments of fundraising teams and agencies, providing guidance and training to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
- Developing and delivering of audit trails of third-party agency activity, including site bookings and fundraiser recruitment.
- Tracking and reporting on complaints and collaborating with the Senior Supporter Relations Care Manager.
- Producing regular reports to share with the Fundraising Leadership Team and Trustees outlining Compliance actions and areas for improvement. This role is focused on compliance, but you will also get involved in training activities.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant experience working within fundraising compliance.
- Substantial knowledge of the Fundraising Code of Practice.
- Understanding of gambling commission legislation in relation to charity lotteries.
- Experience writing compliance reports.
- Understanding of GDPR regulations.
- Experience delivering training.
- Exceptional relationship building skills.
- Strong communication skills.
Please refer to the full role profile for more information.
How to apply
Please click on the apply button where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.
Closing Date: 10th October 2024
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
About The Charity
Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.
Along with being awarded the ‘Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023’, we were delighted to be recently awarded the Charity Times Fundraising Team of the Year 2023.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people or those with long-term conditions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our site.
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us.
Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.