Press Officer

Full time (37.5 hours), flexible working options considered

Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Witney, near Oxford

Would you like to work for a vibrant Marketing Communications team that is passionate about growing support for Christians and churches facing persecution?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Press Officer, with exceptional interpersonal skills, to play a key role in raising awareness of the increasing persecution faced by millions of Christians.

Open Doors is a Christian charity, part of Open Doors International, a global NGO network that works in over 60 countries to support and strengthen persecuted Christians. Last year the UK base raised approximately £12 million to provide practical support such as food, medicines, trauma care, legal assistance, safe houses and schools, as well as spiritual support through Christian literature, training and resources.

Working with the PR team, you will be responsible for responding to media enquiries and for building and maintaining contact with journalists; you’ll also enable Open Doors to establish excellent long-term relations with mainstream and Christian media. You will deliver press releases and media packs, write blogs and social media posts, and input into other promotional materials and events that build awareness of Open Doors.

Brilliant written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role and you’ll be able to write confidently for different media, including blogs, social media platforms and press releases. As a committed Christian*, you will have a good understanding of the Christian community and its various denominational expressions throughout the UK & Ireland. Professional, efficient and a good planner, you will be committed to high standards and show exceptional attention to detail.  

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills, learn from the best and grow in other areas, too, as we invest in you. If this sounds like your kind of environment to thrive in: God-filled, fun, passionate, and professional - and if you’ve got the talent we need - then we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 23 October 2019

Interview: 7 November 2019

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by an active, practising Christian who assents to our statement of faith.

The Ashley Foundation is a homelessness charity which offers accommodation with support to vulnerable single homeless people, delivering responsive and innovative support to a wide range of individuals in a variety of challenging situations. 

We work closely with people aged 18 years and above who need short term housing related support.  We are looking to fill the following vacancies:

Support Officer x 1: Permanent contract available based at one of our Blackpool hostels and across our move-on flats.

Ideally you will have experience of working in supported accommodation or a housing management setting.  You will be able to relate purposefully and communicate effectively with people in a manner which shows sensitivity and understanding of their needs. You will have the ability to manage complex and difficult situations in relation to people and demonstrate a non-judgemental approach.

Using your well-developed knowledge of local resources in Blackpool and your understanding of the support needs of vulnerable people, you will play a key role in helping us deliver a first-class service that coaches people to reach their goals following an agreed action plan. 

This is an exciting and challenging role, which means you need to be organised to balance several on-going tasks at the same time, whilst understanding the importance of accurate and timely recording.  You will manage your own caseload as part of a supportive team.

You will have excellent organisational skills, enjoy problem solving and be comfortable working to deadlines. You will have good ICT, communication and numeracy skills with a commitment to client involvement.

Come and join one of our knowledgeable, supportive, professional and friendly team providing holistic housing support to single vulnerable persons in need.  You will receive excellent training, regular supervision and plenty of development opportunities together with a competitive salary and good terms and conditions.

You need to be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Press Officer (Maternity Cover)

Full time (37.5 hours), flexible working options considered, FTC up to 12 months

Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Witney, near Oxford

Would you like to work for a vibrant Marketing Communications team that is passionate about growing support for Christians and churches facing persecution?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Press Officer, with exceptional interpersonal skills, to play a key role in raising awareness of the increasing persecution faced by millions of Christians.

Open Doors is a Christian charity, part of Open Doors International, a global NGO network that works in over 60 countries to support and strengthen persecuted Christians. Last year the UK base raised approximately £12 million to provide practical support such as food, medicines, trauma care, legal assistance, safe houses and schools, as well as spiritual support through Christian literature, training and resources.

Working with the PR team, you will be responsible for responding to media enquiries and for building and maintaining contact with journalists; you’ll also enable Open Doors to establish excellent long-term relations with mainstream and Christian media. You will deliver press releases and media packs, write blogs and social media posts, and input into other promotional materials and events that build awareness of Open Doors.

Brilliant written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role and you’ll be able to write confidently for different media, including blogs, social media platforms and press releases. As a committed Christian*, you will have a good understanding of the Christian community and its various denominational expressions throughout the UK & Ireland. Professional, efficient and a good planner, you will be committed to high standards and show exceptional attention to detail. 

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills, learn from the best and grow in other areas, too, as we invest in you. If this sounds like your kind of environment to thrive in: God-filled, fun, passionate, and professional - and if you’ve got the talent we need - then we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date: 23 October 2019

Interview: 7 November 2019

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by an active, practising Christian who assents to our statement of faith.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER required at Homelink Day Respite Care Centre in Twickenham

Homelink Day Respite Care Centre is open weekdays (closing for breaks at Easter and Christmas) for up to 28 clients to attend to enable their carer at home to have a much needed break.  As well as supporting the carer in this way, a day to our centre is a very enriching experience for the clients through an individually tailored series of activities which offer stimulation and socialisation. Clients come to Homelink with a variety of conditions and we are specialists in dementia care.  Our service is delivered from a four year old purpose-built dementia friendly centre we were delighted to receive grant funding for.

Homelink is looking to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer from January 2020. After twelve happy and successful years at the charity, the current CEO is ready to hand over to a new leader to continue to deliver excellence in care and develop support for carers.  The Board of Trustees is therefore seeking to appoint a new CEO who will be responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of the charity with them and then implementing the management and administration of the organisation within the agreed strategic framework.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong experience in:

• leading and managing an organisation
• evidence of building strong networks and developing opportunities
• experience of operating budgets and management accounts
• a sound understanding of the charitable and voluntary sector including legal requirements and governance
• successful experience in fundraising
• familiarity of charity policies and procedures to ensure good practice 
• working closely with a Board and delivering reports
• past evidence of implementing new successful initiatives

The post holder will have excellent communication skills and the confidence and ability to lead, inspire and motivate. The successful candidate above all though will embrace the ethos of the charity and the people that it supports and a background in the care sector would be advantageous.  Our team currently consists of 22 paid staff and 60 volunteers.

For all enquiries about this vacancy and/or a copy of the job description and person specification please email to the address stated.

The position is vacant from January 2020.

Deadline for applicants Friday 8 November.

Interviews throughout November.

Investors in People Awards Finalists 2019

Homelink Day Respite Care Centre, Hospital Bridge Road, Whitton, Middlesex TW2 6DE

Registered Charity No 1047856 

Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer charity and we’re looking for a Corporate Relationships Officer to join the team to help us significantly grow our income from corporate partners over the next three years.

Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer charity and we’re looking for a Corporate Relationships Officer to join the team to help us significantly grow our income from corporate partners over the next three years.

Working closely with the Corporate Relationships Manager and the Head of Partnerships, the successful candidate will creatively employ their excellent communication and relationship building skills to ensure companies working with Bloodwise enjoy the best possible experience. 

The Corporate Relationships Officer will be responsible for managing our portfolio of small and medium sized existing partnerships and new business opportunities, as well as supporting on larger accounts. 

Please apply for this opportunity by submitting a CV, along with a cover letter setting out why you believe you are a great candidate for the role, via our website. 

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is: 9am on Wednesday 23 October 2019
 
Please note that we may bring forward the closing date at our discretion.

Programme Officer

​The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

The Health & Social Care Sustainability Research Centre (SRC) is a new specialist unit within the Health Foundation that will work with a network of external academic partners to produce independent projections, research and analysis to help ensure the long-term sustainability of health and social care in the UK.

The successful candidate will support the growth and development of the SRC, playing a key role in delivering core programmes by providing high quality and effective project management support. You will design and deliver project management plans, lead on application and assessment processes and develop strong relationships with our partners.

The Programme Officer role will be varied, and you will design processes, run events, provide administrative support, liaise with internal and external stakeholders and maintain and improve a variety of databases.

Our ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of successfully working within a busy team while working under pressure, a proven track record managing competing priorities and a history of working in a project management environment. In addition, you will be adept at successfully delivering meetings and events and have the organisational and collaborative skills required to be a success in the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a passion for improving health outcomes and a commitment to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. If the role excites you, we would love to hear from you. 

Interview Date: 5 November 2019

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Relationships Officer for cancer related charity in order to cover period of approximately 3 months.
Please apply ASAP !

Key Responsibilities will include:

Lead on the delivery of existing corporate partnerships up to a value of 30,000 per year.
Support the Corporate Relationships Manager on the delivery of partnerships above a value of 50,000 by providing copy for webpages, newsletters, account administration support and interacting with key individuals from our Partners.
Lead on the delivery of new business proposals up to value of 50,000 per year
Work with the Corporate Relationships Manager to create strategies for identifying and securing new high value, long term corporate partnerships
Lead on the research and generation of a strong prospect pipeline, ensuring that KPIs for identifying and approaching companies are met
Lead on the research, design and delivery of Corporate Partner events, including large scale events working with the Special Events Team.
Manage the Corporate Partnerships website pages to ensure they are continuously updated and reflect our current activity
Develop creative and targeted pitches, proposals and presentations
Work collaboratively across the charity to explore and exploit opportunities for corporate partners to help deliver our wider organisational strategy
Represent the charity at corporate events, networking effectively and establishing yourself with credibility and confidence
Contribute to the overall strategic development of the Corporate Team
Ensure our database, administration and other reporting systems are up-to-date and accurate

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:

Experience of corporate fundraising
Experience of creating compelling applications, with the ability to write and present to captivate and convince
A working knowledge of the principles of corporate partnerships with awareness and understanding of CSR environment and trends
Demonstrable experience of proactively building positive relationships with internal and external contacts
Strong interpersonal, networking and influencing skills
Event experience, either leading on or supporting the delivery of events
Excellent written and spoken English
Proficient in use of Windows-based software packages, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

I CAN is seeking an enthusiastic Press Officer to join our busy but small Communications team in Central London. Responsible for implementing a creative PR strategy to support a range of campaigns and projects, whilst maximising opportunities to increase I CAN’s profile and raise awareness of both the issues surrounding speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and I CAN’s work.

With at least three years PR experience, you will have the ability to lead in securing coverage in the press and media whilst managing campaigns and relationships.  As a creative and results-focused individual, you will be a strong communicator with a willingness to work flexibly and across the organisation in order to meet I CAN’s needs. You will need to be experienced in successfully managing multiple projects and multiple stakeholders.  An understanding of our sector or children’s communication would be a distinct advantage.

The role will be based in our Central London office with flexibility to work from home. It’s an ideal opportunity for an experienced professional to manage their own work while making an impact in I CAN’s brand status. The role is initially offered on a temporary contract ending June 2020.

I CAN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We carry out appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Gifts in Wills fundraising team is responsible for promoting the opportunity of leaving a gift in a will to Unicef to the public, creating engaging supporter journeys for those considering leaving a gift in their will and building relationships with supporters who have committed to doing this. We are seeking a talented relationship marketer to lead the supporter loyalty area of the programme, engaging supporters who have committed to leaving a gift to Unicef in their will to ensure they feel inspired by the impact their gifts will have for children in the future.

As Relationship Manager, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of planning, implementing and managing all elements of the supporter loyalty strategy, supported by the Relationship Management Officer and the Gifts in Wills Assistant. You will be responsible for building strong relationships with supporters through our sophisticated events programme, as well as developing a new area of our strategy, an Advocates programme to enable our most committed supporters to engage with Unicef in a deeper way. You will also be responsible for developing engagement programmes for audiences where we have identified growth opportunities, such as In Memory giving and Community fundraising groups.

It is an exciting time to join the Gifts in Wills team at Unicef, as our strategy is in a period of evolution and development. We are looking for a candidate with a supporter-centric attitude and a passion for relationship fundraising, who is eager for the opportunity to take the lead of a key area of our strategy, acting with autonomy to manage activity bringing vital income to Unicef and creating change for children.

About Collective Voice

Collective Voice is the national alliance of drug and alcohol treatment charities. We believe that anyone in England with a substance use problem should be able to access effective, evidence-based and person-centred support. We know that treatment and wider support has a transformative power for people with drug or alcohol issues, their families and communities – and that the voluntary sector is the cornerstone of that support.

Drawing on the strengths of our members, we:

1. Tirelessly advocate for the needs of people who use drugs and alcohol by influencing partners in central and local government, the media, and allied organisations.
2. Coordinate and lead campaigns, alliances, projects and events within our sector and with wider partners.
3. Promote the value brought by the voluntary sector to treatment and wider support.

Nature of the role

Collective Voice was established in 2015. It is a young organisation with currently just two roles – the Director and the Policy and campaigns officer – and is developing and consolidating some its key functions. The role-holder would have the chance to work closely with the Director across the entire organisation at an exciting time in our development. This represents, therefore, a significant opportunity for professional development.

Key responsibilities

1.Advocating for change

• Developing relationships with relevant stakeholders in national government, policy and advocacy charities and beyond
• Researching and drafting policy papers and submissions to government
• Leading on social media by developing and implementing a new strategy

2. Contributing to campaigns, alliances, projects and events within our sector and with wider partners

• Organising and supporting one-off and regular quarterly meetings with CV partners
• Coordinating member organisations to canvas opinion, gather good practice and organise policy positions
• Conducting regular calls and informal meetings to gather intelligence and evidence from the field on important new trends and challenges

3. Developing Collective Voice

• Supporting the Director’s activity by preparing and proof-reading papers and presentations and deputising at meetings
• Organising board meetings o Providing general administrative support
• Being a proud ambassador for the organisation and the wider sector at all times

4. Developing self

• Proactively seeking and pursuing formal and informal learning opportunities
• Actively participating in line-management and appraisal processes with Director

To Apply

Please submit an up-to-date CV (max. four sides) along with a cover letter (max. two sides) outlining why you’d like the job and how you meet the Person Specification

If you have not heard from us by 1 November, please assume you have not been shortlisted. Apologies but we are unable to offer feedback to applicants not shortlisted for interview.

Collective Voice is committed to equality of access and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We are Business in the Community and we exist to build healthy communities with successful businesses at their heart.

We are looking for an experienced, proactive and organised Campaign Officer to work within our Place Campaign to provide project management support, research and production of content.

An understanding of, or experience of, community engagement activities is essential, as you will be researching and planning projects and managing the project plan.

Main Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Undertaking project management, including co-ordinating the Campaign team. For example, break the Campaign / local trials into actions, setting timeframes and project plans
• Tracking monitoring and evaluating Campaign engagement, including via Salesforce, and reporting back to relevant Campaign leads and wider team
• Supporting the Campaign team with primary research, literature reviews of secondary sources and analysis of numerical data
• Developing research and content such as reports, toolkits, factsheets, case-studies and other knowledge-based content to support businesses to engage with and implement campaign asks.
• Managing internal and external stakeholder relationships
• Working with the central communications team, as required
• Using your own initiative to anticipate and vary the effort needed to meet internal and external deadlines
• Supporting on all aspects of delivering campaign events, including occasional presenting

If you have experience of managing a project, conducting research and writing content such as factsheets then please download the full job description and person specification for full details.

Closing Date is Tuesday 22nd October at midnight

First interviews will be held on 30th October and 2nd interviews will be held on 6th November.

Are you looking for a role where no two days are ever the same? Do you have a passion for news, stories and messaging? Are you customer-focused and brimming with ideas to either deliver or support others with stand-out communications?  Then look no further….

The Communications team is looking for a really capable team member, who will bring a range of skills, experience and drive to our small team.  This exciting role will include writing, interviewing, editing, developing and maintaining our website, generating and sharing social media content and providing crisis response assistance.  If you could be the person we’re looking for, we would love to hear from you!

Do you want a job where you can help transform lives, change attitudes and influence government policy?

Working Chance is a groundbreaking, award-winning charity supporting women with criminal convictions into employment. We work in prisons and in the community to help women develop their employability and we support them to find jobs that are a good match with their skills and aspirations. We aim to give them financial independence, purpose and hope.

Now we have an exciting vacancy for a talented policy professional to help us make the case for changes to national policy and legislation, and to the practices and attitudes of employers, that will aid rehabilitation and reduce the barriers people with convictions face to employment and social inclusion.

The person we’re looking for will have experience of working in a policy role in the voluntary or public sector, with a passion for building strong, influential relationships with parliamentarians, civil servants and think tanks. You’ll have a thorough understanding of political parties and parliamentary processes and the credibility to influence people at all levels.

Your analytical skills will enable you to interpret research about female offending and rehabilitation, as well as our own data about the lives and challenges of the women we work with and the impact of our work.  This needs to be translated into clear, persuasive briefings, papers and presentations, so your written and verbal communication skills must be first class. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to refine their skills and expertise in the policy and research sphere, in a charity creating significant social and economic value.

Enthusiastic about connecting with donors and building relationships? Experience in fundraising? Passionate about gender justice and engaging others to end violence against women?If so, we would like to hear from you.

We are looking for someone who can;

1. Create, develop and implement Restored’s fundraising strategy, campaigns and events.
2. Develop and build relationships with major donors & regular givers to generate and grow income
3. Generate income from Trust Funds for specific projects.

Join our team at RESTORED and help end violence against women.