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Battersea is seeking a Content Marketing Manager to join our Marketing & Communications Department.

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications Department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

The Content Marketing Manager will be responsible for managing the Content Team within the Marketing & Communications Department, overseeing delivery of the content framework, using evaluation and measurement to enable strategic and creative development so Battersea’s content output achieves brand, marketing and organisational objectives.

Overall objectives of this role:
• Oversee strategic delivery against the content framework, supporting the team in effective implementation and measurement
• Lead the team in developing and delivering best in class creative storytelling content that is strategically aligned, maximised, and continually evaluated.
• Work with stakeholders across the organisation to effectively prioritise and shape briefs coming into the team.
• Work collaboratively across the Marketing & Communications department and other departments and support the team in doing the same including via supporting working structures and tools.

More about Battersea:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.

All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.

Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

What we can offer you:

We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Life insurance
- Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, a wide range of tools and resources, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working policy:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause. In addition to this, our offices are in a great location within London, have modern facilities, offer great employee socialising spaces and a discounted café. Best of all, coming on site offers you the opportunity to meet our lovely rescues with lunchtime cat socialising and the occasional office dog!

Equality, diversity and inclusion at Battersea:

At Battersea, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity, and developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from members of minority ethnic communities, who we know are currently under-represented at Battersea.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments. 

Closing date: 2nd May 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 6th May 2024 & w/c 13th May 2024

If you think you’re a good fit for the role, and you’re passionate about dogs, cats and our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

We are looking for a motivated, creative, and organised Engagement and Communications Officer to join our team. This role is a unique opportunity for someone with a passion for building a fairer legal system through impactful events, engaging member outreach, and powerful communications. Working alongside the Director of Development and the Head of Communications, this role will work across teams to maintain and strengthen engagement through events, communications and corporate outreach. You will play an integral role in communicating our work as widely as possible and improving and increasing engagement with our supporters, including our members, donors and corporate partners.

The Engagement and Communications Officer will work to maximise income and support for JUSTICE through events (approximately 45% of the role), communications (approximately 30% of the role) and membership (approximately 25% of the role). They will report to the Director of Development and Head of Communications.

We want someone who can learn and grow in this role so if you don’t have every skill listed but are organised, motivated, and interested in our work then we want to hear from you.

The JUSTICE team currently work in a hybrid manner. Staff members have access to office space in London, however, attendance is currently optional. Our staff enjoy flexible working conditions, 27 days annual leave, plus the week between Christmas and the New Year, 8% employer pension contribution and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

The application form and candidate pack are below. The candidate pack includes more information about this role including the person specification, the organisation and more details on how to apply. 

The deadline for applications is 11pm on Sunday 19 May 2024. Please mark your email with ‘Engagement and Communications Officer’ in the subject line.

Interviews will be held on Monday 3 June 2024. Candidates will be required to complete a test as part of the interview process.

JUSTICE is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, but particularly welcome applications from individuals from marginalised groups, those with lived experience of the justice system, as well as those underrepresented in the legal professional including women, people of colour, trans and non-binary people, and disabled people.

Please note that we will not respond to any enquiries from recruitment agencies.

Energise Sussex Coast is a community benefit society. Our mission is to work together to end fuel poverty and protect the environment through community led local green power & energy saving schemes.

We are looking for an energetic and creative person to organise and deliver a calendar of engaging and inspiring energy and climate themed events and outreach activities across East Sussex. The events will cover the following themes: saving and sharing energy, insulation, solar and batteries, renewable heat, funding energy efficiency measures, creating healthy and mould-free homes etc.

About you

You are committed to getting the information out there about the transition to zero carbon in a way that is engaging and brings communities together.

You have experience of organising events or other engagement activities.  You bring a proactive attitude to the role. You are confident and self driven but enjoy working in cooperation to achieve common goals and to increase your impact. You are a creative thinker with some great ideas about how to engage communities in the transition to a fossil free future and ensure that no one is left behind.

You are a great advocate and because you believe in community energy are happy to promote our services to other organisations and groups with the aim of increasing the number of residents we can support with energy advice and who are able to engage in the transition to a more sustainable future.

You have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills. You are organised with an attention to detail and respect for the importance of collecting data to enable monitoring and evaluation of the project.  You want to improve the events by collecting and listening to feedback and implementing improvements. You value the input of our service users, volunteers and staff team into the design of the events programme.

Responsibilities

- Work in collaboration with the ESC team and stakeholders to design a programme of inspiring energy and climate themed events in Hastings, Rother, Eastbourne, and Wealden, reaching a total of 1000 residents across the year.

- Create engagement opportunities for your team at the events and activities of other organisations and local groups by networking and working with the Communications and Marketing person to promote our services.

- Find interesting speakers and organisations to participate in our events.

- Create public events for our No One Left Behind project, finding new, exciting ways to engage the public in conversation about energy and climate topics.

- Manage the administration and logistics of the events, including room bookings, ticket booking processes, etc.

- Look for opportunities to invite our funder along to events and participate in the activities.

- Manage relationships with staff team and volunteer Energy Champions on local events.

- Create event plans and risk assessments for each event.

- Work with the Marketing and Communications Officer and local volunteers to plan PR and promotion of events to agreed timelines.

- Create and work to agreed budgets.

- Ensure you are collecting the data needed to monitor and evaluate the project.

- Create inclusivity in the event registration and attendance experience to support people with a variety of needs.

- Ensure events feed into the wider work and services of Energise Sussex Coast.

- Provide event reports to manager detailing the number of attendees, write-up of the event, and feedback.

- Provide general assistance with ESC events and projects as required.

- Adhere to Energise Sussex Coast’s policies around safeguarding, data protection, etc.

- Attend monthly in-person team meetings in Hastings.

Key Details

• Hours: 30 hours a week, flexible working. Will include some evening and weekend work.
• Job location: Home based (or optional hot desk in Hastings) with regular events in Hastings, Rother, Eastbourne and Wealden. Please note, travel costs to the events will only be paid from a local East Sussex postcode, we would not be able to cover the cost of travelling to events from London or further afield.

Criteria

Essential

1. Professional experience or a personal commitment to the pressing importance of the transition to a sustainable, fossil fuel free future

2. Experience of organising events or community engagement.

3. Experience or an understanding of the importance of quality data collection, monitoring and evaluation, for example collecting and analysing event feedback

4. Effective administration and organisational skills, with good time management and high attention to detail

5.     Good written and verbal communication skills

6. Experience working in a team for shared objectives and self-motivated to work independently.

Desirable

7. A qualification in a relevant field: events, marketing or climate/ energy

8. Experience of working with volunteers

To apply

Please send the following to apply:

1.A copy of your CV

2 . A covering letter (of around a page or two) of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. 

Please note - if you are offered the job you will need to provide two references including one from your last employer.

Interviews in person on Weds 22nd May

Inclusion and equality of opportunity

If there's anything you need to help you apply for the job - whether that's help with the job application or alternatives to interview or particular requirements for interview access please let us know and we will make alternative arrangements.

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused charity and play a pivotal role in raising the profile of the charity through developing our digital presence.

We are looking for a Marketing Assistant, to support the work of the Marketing and Communications team.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join Young Enterprise as we prepare to launch our Transforming Futures strategy (2024-2030).

The Marketing Assistant will play a key role in helping the marketing team with the production of marketing and communication materials and the implementation of the rebrand of Young Enterprise.

The person will provide advice to colleagues on branding and content and will need to evidence excellent project management skills as they be managing the flow of files and the process of creating marketing materials.

The job holder will also be involved in all other aspects of communications, such as contributing to creating content for social media, helping to prepare and deliver integrated campaign activity, creating basic designs for social assets and helping our internal clients shape and activate marketing briefs.

The job holder will need to quickly develop relationships with stakeholders across the charity, especially with our Programmes and Services team.

In line with our brand refresh in 2023/24, the Marketing Assistant will help with preparing artwork and templates across multiple areas of work in preparation for our new brand launch.

We are looking for

• Previous experience in a marketing role.

• Experience of contributing to the creation and implementation of integrated marketing and communications campaigns.

• Experience of both print and digital marketing – working with artwork, social media and email marketing, across multiple channels with content tailored for different audiences.

• Excellent copywriting and proofreading skills.

• Agile project management and organisation skills, including proven ability to plan and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Experience of working with agencies including writing briefs, overseeing work, testing and providing feedback.

• Candidate is likely to have at least two years of relevant experience.

• Understanding of brand and design, and optimal ways to use them to create standout and engagement.

• Understanding the value of reporting and analysis to inform future planning.

• Energy, drive and a positive attitude that motivates others.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders, utilising negotiation and persuasion skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

• Follower of developments and best practice in third sector marketing.

Why work for us?

· People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture

· An active commitment to equality and diversity

· Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner

· Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks plus your birthday off

· Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical

· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

· Cycle-to-work scheme

· Group Life Assurance

· Access to various employee friendly initiatives such as Discount and Benefits platform, Leave Purchase scheme, part financial contribution to Professional Development etc

If this role appeals to you, we’d like to hear from you! When you join us in building a successful and sustainable future for young people, you can expect all the recognition, support and rewards you need to grow and develop yourself.

This is a hybrid role, working out of our London office a minimum of 4 times per month.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (neither document should be more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity by no later than midday on 7th May 2024. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

We will be assessing applications and will shortlist and invite candidates to interview on the 16th May 2024. 

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing and Communications professional to join our team and support both the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and the wider archdiocese in developing engaging communications and marketing our events and initiatives. It is an exciting time for the Cathedral as our retail and hospitality outlets are redeveloped. Based within the Communications and IT Team within the Chief Operating Officer’s Department you will support the sharing of the good news of the archdiocese both internally and externally within our parishes, with clergy, schools, officers and stakeholders. As a team we are focussed on growing and developing our existing platforms including our websites and social media channels, as well as supporting the Archbishop, our parishes, clergy and other departments with communication and marketing needs. This role will also lead on supporting the archdiocese in telling the story of the Cathedral, past, present and future and helping build the vision of the new Visitor Centre. We are seeking an experienced professional who can help us translate our vision and engage with our communities and visitors to our city. The successful post-holder will work between St Margaret Clitherow Centre and the Cathedral (2 days per week), with travel across the Archdiocese as required. Applicants are encouraged to visit our Cathedral before applying. Opening times – daily 7.30am to 6pm. To thrive in this role you would need to be comfortable networking with a wide range of groups and individuals with differing levels of knowledge and experience. You will be a confident and skilled communicator who can develop creative plans to support our organisation.

About us

The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and care in England. We help to shape policy and practice through research and analysis; develop individuals, teams and organisations; promote understanding of the health and social care system; and bring people together to learn, share knowledge and debate. Our vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all. We have a high profile and strong reputation for influencing health and care policy, providing leadership development and producing excellent communications. 

The role

We are looking for someone who wants to start their career in marketing and is interested in learning more about CRMs, email marketing and measuring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. As part of the King’s Fund’s centralised Marketing function, you’ll be at the heart of giving colleagues and customers a consistent, joined-up experience and play a key role in our marketing strategy. You’ll deal with a spectrum of work, spanning everything from writing and creating compelling copy (for both online and offline marketing activity); diving into our CRM system, ensuring data accuracy and managing lists; to pulling together evaluation reports, analysing campaign performance, identifying trends, and providing actionable insights. With support from your manager and rest of the team, it’s a great role to build your expertise and gain valuable marketing experience. 

To join us, you’ll need a keen interest in marketing and a blend of creativity and precision to write clear and compelling copy for marketing materials including email campaigns. You will enjoy communicating with people, both in person and on paper. Attention to detail is important and you will be proficient in Microsoft products including Excel. Beyond this, you must be organised, flexible and as passionate about our work as we are.

The 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 40% 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 40% (pro rata). 

In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym. 

How to apply

To apply, please go to our web-site and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please do not send CVs. If completing the application form presents any challenges, contact us by email  so we can discussion options.

Please note that to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK.

Closing date is 7 May at 9.30am. 

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 14 May in our Central London office. Role available to start shortly thereafter.

The King’s Fund is committed to equal opportunities in all its activities and appointments will be determined solely on merit. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community, including those from minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. 

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hrs per week
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Social Activities.

Closing date: Sunday 12 May 2024. We may extend the vacancy for up to one week, but please apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held week commencing 20 May 2024
 
No agencies please

Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease. 
 
This is an exciting role for an individual starting their career in direct marketing, supporting the planning, delivery, and analysis of integrated campaigns through a range of products and channels which aim to maximise giving from existing supporters and attract new supporters to Kidney Research UK. 
 
You will be a team player who demonstrates our values of bravery, passion, ambition and urgency and play a key role in generating £2.4 million income in 2024/2025.
 
Reporting to the individual giving manager, you will work with the team, assisting on the delivery of successful fundraising propositions and campaigns. You will be responsible for managing the administration and promotion of all fundraising platforms, as well as managing our payroll giving programme. Alongside the individual giving manager, you will also be responsible for planning and delivering campaigns such as our Christmas catalogue, advent, and gift aid direct mail, ensuring they are delivered within the expenditure budget.
 
We are looking for someone creative, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to coordinate and multi-task. You will be numerate and analytical, well organised with a flexible approach and an excellent team player. The individual will be proficient in Microsoft applications. 
 
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
 
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About Kidney Research UK:

Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.

At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.

Over the last ten years we have invested more than £58 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.

Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.

Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.

You may have experience in the following: Direct Marketing Assistant, Fundraising Assistant, Individual Giving Coordinator, Donor Engagement Assistant, Fundraising Campaign Assistant, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

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Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home.

Our patients and their families tell us that Bolton Hospice has not only provided care but given them compassion, dignity and respect when they needed it most.  Everyone at the hospice has a part to play in providing excellent care and support for local people facing life-limiting illnesses and their families.

The Role:

The Marketing Assistant will play a key role supporting the Marketing & Communications team in implementing the integrated communications strategy and providing marketing support for the promotion of hospice services and income generation activity.

Your day-to-day tasks will be varied, but typically will include assisting with delivering our social media calendar, creating engaging content for use across our communication channels, writing copy for press releases and arranging photo calls, assisting in print and publication production, and updating content on the website.

What you need:

The successful candidate will have experience working in a similar marketing role or have a qualification in marketing or communications and demonstrate a strong team ethic and creative flair. You must be highly organised and have excellent communication and relationship building skills. You’ll need to be able to work well within a busy team and able to work on a number of projects simultaneously.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and dynamic team in modern, open plan offices (with flexible working and some home working if this suits you). We offer our employees generous annual leave (35 days a year including bank holidays), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, a healthcare cash plan, free parking (6 months on-site, 6 months off site) and excellent training opportunities.

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 28th April 2024

Interviews will be held w/c 6th May 2024

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation.  Any appointment will be made on merit alone.  Any offer of employment for this post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.  Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy

This is a new role to deliver projects to raise our profile, enhance our brand visibility, drive engagement, raise income and help us to develop positive relationships with our key stakeholders and audiences.

Key responsibilities, reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications:

• General: Provide day-to-day marketing and communications support to the wider organisation and to promote our programme delivery and our philanthropy advice offers.
• Web: Regularly review and update existing website content, including responding to requests from across the team.
• Social media: Manage the social media calendar, including sourcing and creating content, across all platforms – in line with our content and marketing strategy.
• Engagement and evaluation: Grow engagement with our channels and evaluate our social media and web activity as well as manage our Google analytics, producing reports as required.
• E-communications: Create e-newsletters, e-bulletins and deliver other email marketing as needed and manage relevant mailing lists in line with GDPR.
• Storytelling: Build our storytelling resources (case studies, photos, film) to enable us to demonstrate the impact of our work and to inspire more donors to support us and groups to apply for grants.
• Copywriting: Create copy as needed for marketing collateral and publications, reports, campaigns and website.
• Press and PR: Research stories, produce press releases and case studies, maintain media lists and record and evaluate media coverage.
• Brand Management: Manage our library of brand assets. Liaise with grant recipients regarding the acknowledgement of our funding and use of our logo. Review and establish a new online Photo Library, ensuring imagery is collected and stored in line with GDPR.
• Printed materials: Manage the design and production of reports and marketing collateral.
• Events: Support the delivery of organisational events and attend relevant external events to promote our programme delivery and our philanthropy advice offers.
• Video editing and creation: Develop our capacity to produce our own video content to support our marketing and communications activities.
• External suppliers: Liaise with printers, web agency, caterers and other suppliers when required.
• Contribute as a team member to the overall development of the Community Foundation.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of Marketing and Communications.

We will recruit for this position based on attitude and potential as well as knowledge and skills gained through direct experience. We also welcome experience from outside of traditional full-time work. If you don’t meet all the requirements, please don’t be put off applying.

• A natural storyteller with excellent written skills. Experience of writing engaging and inspiring copy for different audiences, channels and functions desired.
• Social media savvy. Experience in managing content and growth across multiple channels desired.
• A good eye for design with a strong understanding of brand. Experience of using software packages to create basic print materials as well as digital and video content desired.
• Embraces technology. Experience of using a range of digital communication channels and tools, and comfortable with content management systems, email management software and social publishing tools desired.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and supporters.
• Excellent administration skills and attention to detail.
• Highly organised and happy to juggle projects and activities and respond swiftly to circumstances when required.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously but also as part of the wider team.
• Flexible and open, excited to take on new challenges and learn new skills if the role requires.
• Creative and enthusiastic with the ability to bring fresh ideas to our work.
• Passionate about using your skills and knowledge to help us transform the lives of local people.

This is a full-time (Monday - Friday working 9am - 5pm) position and with opportunities for hybrid working with some time each week in our office in central Devizes. (Please note during the probation period the successful candidate will be expected to be in the office up to four days a week). Occasional travel throughout Wiltshire and Swindon will be required so the ideal candidate will be based in the county and therefore a driving licence is desirable.

Salary £23,400 - £27,000 depending on experience. If you are interested, please visit our website and download the application pack below for further information about us, the role and how to apply. 

Are you fresh into your marketing career and brimming with ideas?Do you want to make a real impact on people’s lives? 

Dot Dot Dot Property are looking for an enthusiastic marketing assistant to join their team. Dot Dot Dot is a social enterprise whose mission is to get people housed by turning empty buildings into temporary homes. The property owner gets security, the residents get inexpensive housing, and the community benefits from dedicated volunteers. It’s a positive cycle that helps communities flourish!

Please note this is a full time permanent position being offered on a hybrid working basis (2 days a week).

The role has a dual focus - you’ll support the marketing team to create a multi-channel sales and marketing plan to attract clients and guardians to Dot Dot Dot, and funnel people through the applications process. The marketing assistant will work closely with the applications coordinator to educate and engage people about both guardianship and Dot Dot Dot.

This role is integral to the success of the property viewings, delivering information to the sales team, and finding new property owners. The marketing assistant will also support social media campaigns, content creation and collate business development data to spot trends. In this role you will benefit from a pleasant, friendly company environment and make a real difference to people’s lives. 

The right candidate for the role will have knowledge across marketing, communications and sales. You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ideally have experience in supporting a diverse set of projects. You will be able to work using your own initiative and have the self motivation to achieve good outcomes. 

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.

We are seeking a Head of Brand and Marketing to join our Engagement Team at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. This role is pivotal in building the Association's brand and developing a marketing strategy that amplifies our impact for those living with and affected by MND.

You will be a powerful advocate of the strategic importance of a strong, aligned, and consistent brand. You will be responsible for the delivery of integrated marketing campaigns that maximise the Association's ability to raise income, provide services and win support for campaigns to make life better for people living with and affected by MND. Achieving clear goals and providing leadership and direction to the marketing and brand teams.

Collaboration is key - you'll work closely with internal stakeholders, including our Head of Communications, to enhance our visibility through targeted campaigns and public awareness-raising activities. Ensuring our external-facing activities feel coherent and coordinated, supporting the building of the brand and the success of our products and services.

Your responsibilities will include developing annual marketing and content plans, overseeing the development and delivery of multi-platform content. You will lead integrated marketing campaigns and an audience-first approach to enable insight-driven marketing activities to evidence our impact, ROI, and drive engagement.

Building relationships is at the core of this role. You'll engage with senior stakeholders to promote the importance of brand strategy in achieving our organisational objectives. Additionally, you'll empower our marketing and brand teams, encouraging creativity and innovation to deliver work with measurable results.

Monitoring and evaluating performance metrics will be crucial in refining our strategies and demonstrating impact. You'll manage the marketing and brand budget, ensuring resources are allocated to maximise outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the MND Association at a transformative and exciting time! Apply today to be part of a forward-thinking and dedicated team.

Hybrid Working Expectations: 2 days per week office attendance

(Flexibility to attend the office more regularly on occasion may be required to meet business needs.)

What are we looking for?

Experience in brand development and building brand equity. You will be experienced leading successful integrated campaigns.

Your ability to build relationships at a senior level and influence strategic decisions is paramount. You'll have demonstrated leadership skills, including team line management and budget management.

A comprehensive understanding of brand's role in the charity sector is essential, as is experience in managing agency partnerships.

You will demonstrate a proven ability to develop marketing plans that support the delivery of other teams' products and services and put those affected by MND at the forefront is crucial.

Ability to use data and insights to inform strategy is essential.

For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Recruitment Pack.

Our Benefits

• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
• Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
• Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
• Life assurance
• Confidential counselling helplines
• Salary sacrifice schemes to include: Cycle to work& Buy and sell annual leave
• BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Opportunities for training and personal development
• Hybrid working

How to apply

Please submit a CV and supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be no longer than one side of A4 and demonstrate how you meet the following areas of the role.

• Experience of brand development and building brand equity.
• Experience of leading integrated campaigns.
• Proven ability to lead a team, including line management and budget management.

Where experience is asked for, please give one example showing what you did and what it achieved. Where we require evidence of ability, please explain either how you would approach that particular competence or give an example to support your suitability.

Alternative Applications

To provide an inclusive application process for all our opportunities, we are open to receiving alternative applications from candidates who may find it difficult to complete our online form. For example, if you would like to apply via video or audio format, please email your recorded application, ensuring you cover the supporting statement aspect.

About Us

Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme. Reasonable adjustments can be made as required.

Important Information

Adverts may be closed before the deadline once sufficient applications are received. To avoid disappointment, please apply early.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.

We’re looking for a creative and confident Content & Communications Coordinator to join our busy Marketing & Communications Team at Imperial College Union. This new role will be key in strengthening our online presence and improving student engagement with the Union. The successful candidate will manage our social media channels and content to drive two-way conversations, to increase awareness of the Union’s work, and help us better understand what they care about.

You will be our in-house journalist; planning and delivering content that speaks to our varied audiences. You’ll build strong relationships across the Union and College, writing creative copy and curating innovative social media content. Using your in-depth knowledge of social media, you will be aware of emerging trends across all platforms and create content that attracts and retains the interest and attention of our members. You will work closely with colleagues across the Union, including our elected Officer Trustees, to support them to reach more students and deliver key messages. This role is integral to supporting the diverse work the Union does – everything from Activities

Our ideal candidate will have a flair for creative writing for a variety of topics and channels, with a strong passion for social media and help develop and embed the Union’s personality and brand. If you’re creative, confident, and self-motivated, this is a great opportunity to make a role your own!

Duties and responsibilities

Content Planning

• To assist in the creation of communications and content plans to support the Marketing & Engagement Manager in the delivery of key Union marketing activity, such as Welcome Week and election.
• In partnership with the Marketing & Engagement Manager devise a social schedule to ensure regular, timely and impactful content across these channels
• Build networks with student groups, the Union’s newspaper (Felix) and external partners to develop opportunities for content collaboration
• Utilise student feedback and engagement with Union content to continue to improve and develop our output and channels
• Work with the Student Officer team to promote their public profiles and provide support on their campaigns.
• Stay up to date with what’s happening across the Union, College, the city and wider student movement to stay current and spot positive PR opportunities and content.

Content Creation & Curation

• Ensure timely, relevant and engaging content for Union channels & platforms, including blogs, website, social media and news
• Write, proof and edit a variety of digital communications across the organisation, such as blogs and web content to ensure brand and tone of voice is consistent and correct
• Attend student events to capture photos and videos content to use for marketing purposes and provide live social media coverage to a high standard
• Work with Designer to turn copy into engaging, high quality assets
• Have your finger on the pulse for all latest trends for the student audience and evaluate their feasibility without audiences and available resources
• Be aware of shareable, engaging content, sourcing content from external channels to build an engaged following and boost our content on social media
• Establish and work with student and staff social ambassadors in gathering stories and content

General

• Regularly monitor and report on content to inform improvements and innovations
• Monitor and moderate social posts and comments and respond or escalate in line with the Union’s Crisis Comms plan
• Support key events throughout the year, including Welcome Week and Elections, when necessary
• Proactively work to ensure the Union’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is expressed in all outputs

Essential requirements

• Experience of developing and delivering communications plans campaigns with clear metrics of success
• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools to help monitor and generate useful reports and insights
• Experience in managing content calendars
• Experience of, or strong understanding of, producing web content and an organisation’s social media presence
• Writing copy, editing, and proofreading for online media, demonstrating excellent attention to detail 
• Monitoring the effectiveness of communications activity and able to present appropriate recommendations for improvement and innovation
• Good software knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop)
• Strong understanding of social media channels and their tools
• A passion for social media and keen to learn about new technologies and innovations
• Excellent planning and organisation abilities
• A keen eye for detail, layout and visual styles and experience of working according to brand guidelines
• An engaging writing style and the ability to convey complex messages to a variety of audiences
• Confident working to deadlines and keeping colleagues on top of deadline
• Ability to ensure high standards of work and excellent attention to detail

Further information
Please note this role is with the Students’ Union. We’re a registered charity in our right, with our own governance, systems, processes and objectives. However, we work extremely closely with Imperial College London, so you’ll also be joining a wider community of staff working within Higher Education. If you’ve never worked in a students’ union, or are unsure why it’s different, we urge you to get in contact. It’s a brilliant place to work.

We are running a characteristic anonymised application process for this recruitment as part of the College’s commitment to equal opportunities and eliminating discrimination. Applicants will be assigned an application reference number and applicants’ names will not be visible to recruiting managers until the interview stage. You will not be required to attach a CV. Please also refrain from including your name in your supporting statement.

As an employee of Imperial College, you will be part of lively community and work in a friendly and relaxed environment. Our aim is to provide to all our employees an encouraging and relaxed working environment with an emphasis on personal development and work-life balance. Based on that we offer:

• flexible working hours
• generous pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (plus 6/7 extra days per year for College Christmas and Easter closures)
• bicycle loan scheme
• season ticket loan
• health benefits
• excellent professional development opportunities and many more.

More information can be found on the Imperial College Benefits page.

To apply for the role please complete the online application form.

Closing date: 28 April 2024

Interviews expected to take place 8th and 9th May 2024.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact the People Team.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and other racial minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. If there are any reasonable adjustments needed through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible.

We are looking for someone to help us promote the work of our diocese, which covers our churches in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders.

You would

• promote the diocese internally and externally
• develop and maintain our digital channels
• support our churches' communications training needs 

Do you have experience in:

• a communications, digital communications or marketing related role
• using Content Management Systems such as WordPress
• creating social media content in a professional capacity
• creating, sourcing and editing content such as copy, images and videos

You will need to:

• have excellent written and spoken English
• be able to foster effective working relationships
• have excellent organisational skills

We offer:

• a small and friendly team, working from an office near Haymarket
• a generous non-contributory pension
• support and development through our Annual Review process and training funds

This role will lead on providing senior technical advice, leadership and guidance to the planning, delivery and monitoring of communications activities across the organisation.

Are you an ethusiastic and creative individual that enjoys supporting and working with others? Are you interested in championing Action Hampshire's communication activities? 

The successful candidate will join our existing communications team and support our communications and engagement. This role will lead on providing senior technical advice, leadership and guidance to the planning, delivery and monitoring of communications activities across the organisation. This includes supporting on elements of our communication activities; newsletter creation, website maintenance, graphic design and social media.

We are looking for someone with a creative eye, good interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail who can communicate effectively. A key part of the role will involve exploring and implementing a data visualisation tool to efficiently monitor and review the reach and effectiveness of Action Hampshire’s communications (including social media platforms, newsletter, website hits and publication downloads, event attendance).

As a strengths-based organisation, we value the unique contributions each member of our team brings and our organisational culture emphasises coaching and leadership over management. We’re committed to inclusivity, equity and to the wellbeing and safety of our team. 

Key tasks include:

• Providing leadership enabling the delivery of high quality, impactful, engaging and informative content for the Action Hampshire website, newsletter and social media platforms
• Provide support and work with our Communications Officer and Communications Administrator to ensure we are alignment with our communications strategy
• Explore and implement a data visualisation tool to efficiently monitor and review the reach and effectiveness of Action Hampshire’s communications
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and build relationships with our members and users

For almost 75 years, Action Hampshire has supported communities across Hampshire. Today, our mission focuses on strengthening the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, supporting communities to raise their voices, and doing all we can to reduce disadvantage and celebrate diversity across Hampshire. Our responsive approach means we work across a wide range of issues relevant to our communities, from increasing the availability of rural affordable housing to ensuring cancer awareness messaging reaches seldom heard communities.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our talented, ambitious and friendly team. Our new 3-year strategy sets out clear goals and actions which we’ll achieve together. Our leadership team are embedding a culture of learning, experimentation and development. Our team is caring, collaborative and driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability. We are a Living Wage employer and Disability Confident.