Junior communications officer jobs

About us

The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. We have a high profile and strong reputation for influencing health and care policy, providing leadership development and producing excellent communications.

About the role

We are looking for a pro-active individual to support our digital communications work. This is a varied role and you will need to be flexible and willing to take on a range of tasks. You will write, edit and produce content for The King’s Fund’s website, emails and social media channels and will help to monitor and evaluate our digital work. You will research new ways to raise the digital profile of The King’s Fund and support wider activity across the communications department when required.

Organised and enthusiastic, you will have a demonstrable interest in digital communications. You will have some experience of using content management systems, along with an eye for detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You’ll be part of a friendly, six-person digital communications team and a member of a busy communications department. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to develop their experience in a dynamic communications department in a well-respected health think-tank and charity.

Here at the Fund, we actively encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.

The King’s Fund is committed to a hybrid working model that meets the organisation’s needs, while giving staff flexibility to choose between office and home working. Most staff are expected to work a minimum of two days per week (pro rata) from our central London office and are free to work more days from the office if they prefer. We are in the process of developing our long-term policy on this, although the expected minimum time in the office will remain 2 days per week (pro rata).

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please note that in order to apply, you must have documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. 

The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 24 August at noon. 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 8 September (role available to commence from September 2022).

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable communications officer to join the busy communications and outreach department of an ambitious and fast-growing ocean conservation charity. The successful candidate will be able to juggle a busy workload and will be the first point of contact in leading communications support for the partnerships and fundraising team. The role requires someone who can input into Blue Marine’s social media strategy and management, with a view to significantly increasing engagement and reach.

Salary: £24,000 per annum plus a living in London supplement (if based in London)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full- time, Monday – Friday, 9am - 6pm

Location: Somerset House, London, and/or working remotely

Reporting to: Director of Communications

Application deadline: Friday 9 September 2022

For more information on how to apply please visit the 'contact us' page on our website. We ask all applicants to please send a CV and a letter explaining their skills and suitability for the role along with information on salary expectations.

If you would like to know more or have any questions, then we’d be happy to help.

We are committed to an inclusive workplace, where there is equality of opportunity. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Role & responsibilities:

• Work with the Fundraising Team to manage all aspects of marketing and communications for Blue Marine’s corporate and major partners.
• Work closely with different departments, including the projects and events teams to ensure that relevant and newsworthy content is promoted on social media and Blue Marine’s website.  
• Support the creation, development and engagement of content on Blue Marine’s social media platforms with the aim of increasing our presence and number of followers.  
• Regularly check and subscribe to relevant news platforms and websites to ensure that Blue Marine’s social media account is current and up to date. 
• Help manage the [email protected] email account, respond to general enquiries received and forward emails to the relevant team member within a 24-hour period.  
• Support the Marketing and Communications Manager in creating and maintaining all marketing collateral including fundraising and ambassador packs, leaflets, reports, brochures and invitations. 
• Work with the wider Blue Marine team to provide support with document writing. 
• Create infographics and other engaging communication assets in InDesign for Blue Marie and our partners. 
• Edit and proof-read reports and proposals, ensuring they adhere to Blue Marine’s style guide, as needed by the Projects and Fundraising teams. 
• Liaise with suppliers and lead on the production and distribution of Blue Marie merchandise. 
• Act as a ‘brand guardian’ ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications.  

This list is not exhaustive, and the selected candidate will be required to undertake other relevant tasks.

Skills and experience required:

• Relevant qualification/s
• Strong understanding of effective communication
• Relevant experience within a similar position
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise tasks and meet key deadlines.
• Excellent team working and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent communication skills

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with an amazing Health Membership Body who are looking for a Communications Officer for a 2-year contract. The ideal candidate will have a broad set of skills who will support the delivery of the communications strategy.  

Key responsibilities Include:

• Support on the delivery of all aspects of the communications strategy
• Content creation across all their channels. Develop ideas for their website and social media platforms and ensure messaging is on brand.
• Monitor and evaluate external communications efforts
• Support on Event coordination

Person specification:

• Strong understanding of social media and digital tools
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills
• The ability to build and develop relationships with stakeholders and team members, internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure and use you own initiative
• A ‘can do” attitude with strong attention to detail.

What's on offer:

This a full-time role offering a salary of £28,000- £30,000. The role is hybrid with two days in their central London office. This is a 2- year contract role with the potential to go permanent.

Please apply today so as not to miss out!

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

South Bank Students Union is a non-for-profit organisation, which champions social mobility through education and has a vision to disrupt the cycle of inequality in higher education. 

We are looking for a Communications & Marketing Coordinator to join our new team as we embark on a five-year strategy to transform the way we engage and support students to help them reach their full potential.​

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South Bank students have high expectations and ambitions for themselves but lead complex lives where they are faced with the pressures of trying to balance their studies with work and juggling their lives at home. In fact, many don't identify primarily as students, but instead as carers, nurses, engineers, parents, designers, workers, entrepreneurs, apprentices, last chance learners and Londoners. 

At South Bank Students' Union we believe that a student's background and life circumstances should not put them at an educational disadvantage, and all students deserve a high-quality University experience and the chance to graduate equipped with the tools to succeed in life. This role would suit someone who shares this vision. 

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We are looking for a creative and organised individual who is able to manage multiple projects at once. The successful candidate will have experience in delivering social media campaigns, creating and working to project plans, whilst meeting sales targets and developing opportunities for income generation. They will be responsible for merchandise sales, high-impact marketing campaigns and high-quality content creation.The right person to fill this role will believe they can have a transformative impact on the students they interact with, and will be able to adapt working and communication styles as needed to build positive relationships. The role will be line managed by our Communications Manager, and play a vital role in the communications team.

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Students' Unions are fast-paced, creative environments, and we pride ourselves on providing employment and development opportunities for students and graduates who are taking the first steps on their career path. Therefore we are looking for someone who enjoys these kinds working environments and is able to adapt their approach and working styles if necessary to help others thrive.

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Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

SBSU’s simple vision of disrupting inequality is the heartbeat of the organisation and it is this which steers its decisions, practice, and priorities. It unifies our services, and it drives our staff to remove societal barriers so that all people can achieve their full potential.​

SBSU believes that in order to truly disrupt inequality for its members, it must also strive to do this for its workforce – in short, staff must experience it in order to deliver it!​

Our Union benefits enormously from having a team of staff with a range of diverse lived experiences. We understand that some life circumstances might be more complex, and that some will have had to overcome more barriers. We value the unique perspectives that are formed by an individual’s background and believe that ‘bringing your whole self to work’ is essential for informed decision making and collaboration and paves the way for high performance so we welcome applications from all, especially if your background and circumstances are traditionally under-represented in the workplace. 

​Accessibility

We encourage applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and life circumstances and want to make sure that this recruitment process is accessible to all. We also recognise that this recruitment process, and the opportunity to join the organisation, is taking place during a period of major instability and uncertainty in the wider world, so should you require support related to this process or attending a digital interview, please let us know at any point during the process.

Tower Hamlets Education Partnership (THE Partnership) is a young charity with a big mission: to support all our schools to deliver the very best education to improve outcomes for their pupils.
If you are driven by social purpose and want to work with a dynamic and growing charity supporting the children and young people in Tower Hamlets to achieve their best possible outcomes, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Communications and Events Officer to work as part of our operations team in delivering high quality services to our member schools. You will be a well organised, creative thinker, with strong communication and relationship building skills. You will be practical and focused, willing to do what it takes to get a job done.

We are seeking a highly motivated, organised and energetic Communications Officer to work within the Marketing team at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).

This is a busy role within the Marketing Department working on varied elements of customer communications, concert administration and digital marketing. This person acts as the day-to-day contact with B:Music’s Box Office (the box office at our main performance venue) and works with the wider CBSO teams on a range of communications, including colleagues in the Development and Learning and Engagement departments. They also lead on organising and compiling guest lists for concerts, are a key point of contact for all our customer enquiries and offer a familiar face to many of our regular audiences.

Essential skills

• Experience in a similar, customer-facing role
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in the use of Excel and Word
• Organised and reliable with excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise, handle multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced environment

Desirable skills

• Experience in updating website content (using a CMS such as Craft, Wordpress etc.)
• Experience of using email marketing and social media management tools
• Experience of using ticketing/CRM systems (such as Tessitura, Spektrix etc.)
• Knowledge of and a passion for classical music and/or experience of working within the arts.

Please download the attached application pack. To apply to become our Communications Officer, please send a CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages.

We ask that you complete the equal opportunities information online when you submit your application. The information collected will be treated as confidential and used for to help the CBSO improve its approach to becoming a diverse and inclusive organisation. It will not be treated as part of your application.

Full details can be found on our website.

Salary: £19,047 per annum, pro-rata (Salary is reviewed annually in line with the Real Living Wage)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Job Purpose:

This role is about providing key support for external and internal communications to enable the Business Development Unit to deliver Fundraising and Communications Strategies that will engage with new and existing supporters. You will help us develop our Case for Support and story base and widen exposure to larger audiences to help us secure increasing numbers of supporters for our work and maximise the levels and frequency of the support we receive. From supporting the development of our social media platforms, promoting our brand and website, to communicating brand values and delivering PR activity, this role is a dynamic and flexible one.

This work is crucial in getting our messages out to new and existing audiences. You will provide support to the Communications and Campaigns Manager, the Individuals and Community Fundraising Manager and the whole Business Development Unit team.

Oasis Community Housing is a Christian homelessness charity based in Gateshead. Working across North East England and South London, our ambitious new strategy aims to widen our reach and amplify our impact for men, women and vulnerable families facing homelessness.  We help more than 1,000 people every year by providing housing, specialised support and, more fundamentally, a place where they feel they can belong.

Oasis Community Housing is part of the Oasis Charitable Trust group of charities, which has education and community development projects (UK and overseas) working to a common vision of creating communities in which everyone can thrive and reach their God-given potential.

Closing date for applications is 23rd August 2022 at 09:00am

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, meeting essential criteria and Enhanced DBS (dependent on role).

Oasis Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer

Registered charity no. 1107554.

To apply for this role, please use the  link below, which will take you to our website where you can view the Job Description, Applicant Guidance and our Ethos and Values.

Rethinking Security is a network of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics and individual activists who have a shared concern about the current approach to national and international security, in the UK and beyond.

The network brings together the following organisations: Campaign Against Arms Trade, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Conciliation Resources, Forces Watch, Medact, Movement for the Abolition of War, Northern Friends Peace Board, Peace Direct, Quaker Peace and Social Witness, Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network, Saferworld, United Nations Association - UK and War on Want, as well as independent practitioners, and academics from a number of universities.

Between 2021 and 2024 we are implementing an exciting three-year project, the Alternative Security Review. We are using this project to radically change the way that UK security policy is generated, towards an approach that promotes peace, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Ours is a civil society-led review of the UK’s security strategy that prioritises inclusion, equality, accountability and wellbeing at home, as well as a vision of shared global security and a commitment to the ecological security of our planet.

The person we are looking for will be responsible for:

• Communicating Rethinking Security’s work and the findings of the Alternative Security Review to a wide audience.
• Connecting and engaging the public, media and policy-makers with alternative approaches to security.
• Assisting with the development of Rethinking Security’s policy work, including the drafting of a Human Security Strategy for the UK.

You will have demonstrable engagement with issues of security, which might include academic qualification in a relevant field, such as politics/international relations, peace/conflict studies, human rights, development studies or media/communication studies, or significant paid or voluntary work.  The ability to use and develop media and communications technologies, including social media, websites, blogsites, audio and visual media and the ability to work dynamically with a diverse range of people and organisations and with consensus-based decision-making systems.

Are you a creative individual with an eye for a story? Are you keen to empower others by sharing their experiences? Then why not marry your determination and passion with a move that will help the UK’s leading brain injury charity raise awareness, and ultimately, improve life after brain injury.

• Title: Communications Executive (Press)
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Duration: Permanent, Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays
• Closing date: Tuesday 16th August 2022
• Interviews: w/c 22nd August 2022

Headway is a UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury and we’re seeking a creative and effective communicator to join our growing communications team.

Reporting to the Press and Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for handling media enquiries, generating stories and creating and monitoring press coverage on a local and national level.

This is your chance to directly influence the lives of those affected by brain injury through big ideas and driving campaigns alongside the communications team.

You will have the privilege of working directly with inspiring people, giving a voice to those living with brain injury so that they can work with us to raise awareness and provide encouragement and support to others.

We’re looking for a motivated individual, with excellent writing and people skills that can deliver important stories and articles to deadlines.

This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.

Find out more and apply on our website. 

Reporting to: Media and Communications Manager
Hours: 28 hours (Four working days, or flexible working pattern)
Salary: £26,945/annum pro rata
Contract: 1 year (possibility of renewal depending on funding)
Annual leave: 30 days of annual leave (pro rata)
Location: Hybrid model with a minimum two days per week in the London office (N4) and the option of home or office work on other days.

INQUEST is an equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from racially minoritised communities, as well as other under-represented groups.

About the role

We are looking for a Media and Communications Assistant to work across all aspects of INQUEST’s communications. The role will include support for key parts of our heritage project, 40 years of INQUEST.  

This is an opportunity to join a unique and high-profile human rights charity, with strong values at its heart. Candidates will be able to build on existing skillsets and learn on the job, working as part of a small and dedicated policy and communications team.

You will be assisting the Media and Communications Manager to generate media on priority cases and campaigns, maintain digital platforms, draft content for social media and newsletters, support the rollout of a recent brand refresh, and more.

The ideal candidate will have strong values, be politically engaged, and eager to contribute to the work and goals of our project and INQUEST’s work as a whole. They will be organised, able to work in a fast-paced environment, and keen to learn and grow in the role. Candidates must be able to demonstrate confidence in writing and speaking.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

​​​​​​​About the role

As Internal Communications Officer, you’ll be joining a small but growing internal communciations team and will play a key role in raising awareness and building engagement across a number of internal campaigns with a particular focus on culture, strategy, values and future ways of working.

You’ll work with stakeholders across our Organisational Development directorate to design audience- and insight-led communciations and engagement plans which help to raise awareness, increase engagement and build momentum around cultural change.

Alongside stakeholder and project support, you’ll also contribute to the wider work of the Internal Communications team, supporting staff engagement as a whole and working to meet the team’s priorities for the year(s) ahead.

You will report to the Head of Internal Communications and will be supported by peers across the Organisational Development directorate who will be able to share their expertise and knowledge, as well as help you to build your own network across the organisation.

About you

As a key stakeholder in a range of different projects you’ll have sound knowledge of Crisis’ broader strategic aims and priorities and will support alignment of activities across the organisation. You’ll be committed to strengthening the voice of staff from across Crisis and will be driven to support our mission to end homelessness.

You’ll be people-focused with great interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships at all levels of the organisation. A real team player, you’ll be able to influence a broad range of individuals and groups while remaining open and showing respect to the views and opinions of others.

You’ll be curious, creative and open to challenging the status quo – pushing us as a team and as an organisation to consider new ways to approach and deliver against our objectives.

You’ll have experience of working or volunteering within a communications or engagement role and are looking to develop your skills further.

About the team

Over the past 18 months, the Internal Communications team has grown from one to three and we’re really excited to be welcoming another two roles into the team. Crisis is a fast-paced environment and as a team we’re working on a number of specific projects, programmes and specialisms as well as providing ad hoc advice, guidance and support to colleagues across the organisation.

Our current areas of focus include equality, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, future ways of working, values refresh and service changes within our Client Services directorate.

Our team is split between London and Edinburgh and while much of our work is done within the digital workspace, we aim to come together in-person every 8 weeks to help develop our relationships, share successes, problem-solve and plan for the future.

Our team is continuing to take shape and we love to try new ideas, both in terms of how we communicate and engage with others but also in how we work together. So, as well as stepping into a new role to support culture change at Crisis, you’ll also have the opportunity to help inform the structure of our team to make sure we’re the very best we can be.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis

As a Crisis colleague, you’ll have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Wednesday 17th August 2022

Interviews are expected to be held week beginning 29 August 2022

Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Are you passionate about wildlife and want to use your excellent writing and digital skills to tell fantastic stories about conservation and to share your enthusiasm with others?

Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is Devon’s leading wildlife conservation charity, with over 37,000 members, over 300 active volunteers, 100 staff and 60 nature reserves. We are one of the larger locally based organisations that collectively make up The Wildlife Trusts. DWT has pioneered the reintroduction of beavers in England and the restoration of internationally rare habitats like Culm Grassland. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic nature champion, who combines creativity and strong writing and digital skills with a highly organised approach to their work. The successful candidate will join DWT’s Communications team, providing engaging content for our website, e-newsletters and social media channels and general support for Trust marketing and communications activities. You would be responsible for keeping our website up to date, creating content, including video, for social media posts, delivering online events, co-ordinating responses to enquiries including press and supporting volunteers to respond to enquiries through our help desk.

The ideal candidate will have some experience in a similar communications role (via work or volunteering experience) and demonstrable ability to create engaging content. They will be happy working in an environment that often requires quick responses and changing priorities. They will be passionate about Devon’s wildlife and will be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Agile working arrangements including home working
• Flexitime system
• Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
• Death in Service cover
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities

This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for 12 months contractually based at Cricklepit Mill.

Interviews are being held on Thursday 25 August.

We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and abilities who meet the essential criteria for this role. We are an inclusive organisation that is seeking to involve more diverse audiences in our work.

DWT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment.

Registered Charity Number no 213224

This is a great opportunity for a creative and organised professional to make their mark in a small, friendly and influential charity working to support people’s health and wellbeing in the London Borough of Bromley. 

Your Role

Your role will be varied, helping to produce and manage BTSE and Bromley Well internal and external communications with a view to extending our reach – particularly with more vulnerable residents, whilst also supporting the rest of the team with our IT systems and ongoing office administration.

You’ll need to demonstrate a successful track record in creating clear and timely communications for social media, websites and other channels, be able to interpret sometimes complex information for different audiences and be adept at planning and managing your communications to ensure maximum impact.

You’ll have great organisational and time management skills to ensure our office runs smoothly, along with solid IT skills to help manage our systems at BTSE and across Bromley Well, including supporting the onboarding of new staff in 4 partner charities. As such the role requires a confident communicator with a keen eye for detail.

The team

You’ll be working in a small team which means there’s plenty of opportunities to contribute and shape our direction of travel at this important time in our journey, and to build and develop your own skills and experience.

Flexible and remote working available

We are currently working both at home and in the office in central Bromley. This role requires working in the office at least 2 days a week.

Hunter Merrifield are pleased to support a scientific membership body to find a new Policy and Communications Officer to support the delivery of the Society’s strategic objectives in the areas of policy and communications, with opportunities to be involved in the Society’s wider education and outreach program as required.

Job Title: Policy and Communications Officer

Organisation: Scientific membership body

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Location: London (2 days in the office)

Closing date: Monday 29th August 2022

Required: CV and Cover Letter

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Policy and Communications in delivering impactful policy projects and activities in relation to our strategic themes.
• Draft and design policy briefing notes on critical issues as they relate to relevant policy areas.
• Attend the Society’s flagship events and produce communications as appropriate.
• Support the Head of Policy and Communications to manage the Society’s social media accounts – and share responsibility for delivering the Society’s social media strategy.
• Ensure that the Society’s main website and social media accounts confirm to visual branding guidelines and train other users as required.
• Support the delivery of the Society’s communications strategy.
• Plan, develop, and deliver outreach and communications activities in support of the Society’s strategic objectives, such as particular Science Week’s and strategic science themes.

Person Specification:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to maintain and grow professional networks
• Stakeholder engagement and an advocate for the sciences
• Demonstrable experience writing for a range of digital platforms (blog, website, social media, etc.)
• Scientific literacy and competency across a range of scientific subject areas
• The ability to review, digest and summarise information sources with a high level of accuracy

This is a unique role with a fantastic scientific body. If you are interested in communications and/or policy, whilst having a real interest in sciences and representing them, this could be a great fit for you.

To find out more and to apply, please contact Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Along with the Society, we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.