The Role

This is an exciting and challenging role for a professional with strong marketing experience in both strategy and implementation. Joining this small and growing charity, you will apply your skills to helping expand its local impact in a varied role, leading on all internal & external communications to its wide-ranging and diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate must have the ability to creatively develop and deliver innovative and effective marketing strategies. A team player, you are comfortable working a social media account or writing copy alongside contributing to strategic discussions and developing campaigns. You need to be organised, able to work under pressure, pro-active, a self-starter, with a track record of achievement within a similar role. This role is new and part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).

This role would suit someone looking to move from corporate communications and marketing into the charity sector or someone already working in the sector and seeking a new challenge.

Interview Date: 11th or 12th February 2020

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

The Marketing and Communications Officer will work closely with staff across the communications team, the wider organisation and with external suppliers to deliver key elements of communications plans. and will offer support across a broad range of projects and products including email marketing, internal communications, and brand. You will coordinate the implementation of marketing and communications strategies and plans, take responsibility for preparing and delivering a wide range of email communications and work with the marketing team colleagues to ensure that The Foundation’s brand and corporate identity is used consistently across all external communication collateral.

The successful candidate will have excellent marketing and integrated communications skills. You will have a strong understanding of brand and visual identity, be proficient in the use of design tools and packages and have an in depth understanding of best practice in e-communications and use of email marketing platforms. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment are essential to be a success in the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing & Communications professional who is committed to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. 

Interview Date: 7 February 2020 (Please note this date is fixed so candidates may be invited at short notice)

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential). 

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

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Marketing Executive and play a crucial part in supporting the delivery of high quality supporter-centric marketing to raise support for Save the Children. and ensure our marketing is engaging, accurate and inspires our supporters.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a Marketing Executive you will support the Marketing Managers to deliver great multi-channel campaigns, with a focus on audience, driving ambitious brand awareness, supporter action, income and loyalty targets. You will maintain accurate records of campaign activity, developing and running regular reports. Working across a range of engagement opportunities and propositions, you will aim to deepen supporter engagement and drive long term value. In addition, you will:

• Deliver key marketing materials as part of an overall campaign plan, across a range of marketing including email, display, paid social, direct mail, TV, radio and out of home
• Liaise with external suppliers to implement robust systems and customer care services to ensure smooth campaign delivery and optimum supporter experience
• Ensure customer supporter insight and data analysis play a pivotal role in our marketing.

To be successful you will be a team player with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, and the ability to prioritise a varied workload.  You will need experience in the delivery of marketing across at least two media types (e.g. Paid social, Display, PPC, TV, VOD, Press, Radio, Direct Mail), as well as of working with external partners such as media and creative agencies. Additionally, you will have:

• Project management experience with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time and to budget
• Experience of designing and delivering customer experiences either online or in person
• A passionate commitment to the cause and ability to convey this enthusiasm in an impassioned and clear way
• Willingness to carry out duties outside office hours.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 9th February 2020

Who we are:

Muslim Aid are an International not-for-profit providing support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 11 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focussing on sustainable development programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

Based in the UK HQ in London, the post holder will be a technical lead on Safeguarding and children’s Safety, delivering high quality, accessible and reliable support, guidance and capacity to emergency/humanitarian response teams, country offices and headquarters, in order to challenge and encourage engagement, as we further develop our Safeguarding programme, procedures and education plans.

 About the Role:

The post holder will oversee and manage the Safeguarding framework and tools, in order to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all our stakeholders, ensuring we safeguard the children and vulnerable adults we serve.

The Key Accountabilities are as follows:

1. Establish and develop Regional and Country child safeguarding networks to support local implementation.
2. Coach and support where needed Country Focal Points and Investigation Officers to improve Child and vulnerable adult Safeguarding practice. Share learning from these experiences across the organisation. 
3. Support colleagues in Regional Programme Teams/Country Programmes to undertake risk assessments and solutions to mitigate risks
4. Ensure all incidents are appropriately documented, reported and considered. 
5. Design and deliver a suite of mandatory core training workshops as part of the continuous learning and development of employees. Deliver on-going refresher training and senior representation induction as appropriate, members of the HR function.
6. Support effective auditing and certification of the Country’s safeguarding systems and provide guidance to the countries on action plans. Oversee follow-up action in order to ensure maximum levels of compliance and competence.

About You:

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience of child protection/child safeguarding practice within developing countries
• Experience of working with children in international development and humanitarian settings
• Proven experience of conducting investigations in an INGO or international context
• Proven experience designing, facilitating and evaluating Safety and Safeguarding training in different cultural and organisational contexts
• Knowledge of gender, inclusion and conflict-sensitive programming
• Extensive experience of planning and undertaking training programmes/workshops in child protection/safeguarding at a range of levels
• Knowledge and experience of Incident investigation and how to improve policy and practice in the light of findings.

Why you should apply:

If you are self-motivated, with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy this role is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Safeguarding professional to be able to lead on, build and develop internal Safeguarding framework and tools allowing us to demonstrate accountability internally and externally.

You will be joining a supportive, highly-skilled, passionate organisation as a specialist in your field. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to us. 

Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age. 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.

My client is looking for a looking for a passionate, self-motivated Marketing Executive to plan and oversee the delivery a number of highly targeted, innovative multi-channel marketing campaigns that help them let their new build developments.

Key Accountabilities:

• Plan and implement marketing and digital marketing campaigns as required for developments that support rental targets.
• Take ownership of all marketing (online and offline) for developments.
• Work with the Communications Team and external agencies to provide information for press releases and PR opportunities.
• Coordinate the production of high quality marketing communications, publications and marketing collateral that adhere to the corporate brand guidelines.
• Ensure that budgets are adhered to.
• Feedback to the Marketing Manager and the operational teams if improvements are identified in relation properties and improving customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Communications, Development & New Business and other Marketing teams
• Support the Digital Coordinator to oversee all digital platforms including the website, lettings portals and all aspects of social media.
• Responsible for procuring, ordering and delivering of show flat and tenancy furniture packages.
• Contribute to committee and board meeting reports and present strategies and updates to senior management teams.
• Monitor and report on marketing activities and advertisements and outline ways to improve
• Work with the lettings and operational teams to develop case studies and promote positive feedback.
• Review and monitor external advertising and share market research with the team.

Essential knowledge, experience & skills:

• Good understanding and experience of working in the private rented sector
• Recent experience of working in a sales and customer service environment
• Good understanding of the relevant legislation, statutory and regulatory requirements related to the private rented sector
• A good understanding of the private rented tenure and the processes related to letting and managing privately rented property
• Experience of managing or overseeing projects to deliver successful outcomes
• Experience of using business intelligence systems or databases to provide accurate management reporting
• Effective IT skills including intermediate to advanced MS Office skills
• Excellent verbal and writing skills Qualifications and/or professional

We are a social enterprise working in Waterloo and North Southwark, London SE1. From a derelict site in 1984, we have created a thriving, diverse, vibrant and welcoming ‘mixed use’ neighbourhood – a place for people to live, work and play.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate Marketing Officer to join our organisation on a 6-month fixed-term basis. We are seeking a creative, confident enthusiastic and proactive professional with experience in a similar role.

Your main focus will be identifying and creating inspiring content and ways to reach and engage with our diverse audiences: From visitors to the shops and galleries at Oxo Tower Wharf and Gabriel’s Wharf to reaching out to parents and families about our community activities. The postholder will support the Marketing Manager working across both print and digital to increase awareness of and interest in our brand, activities and impact.

You will have an excellent design eye, strong digital skills and a passion for marketing both in online and offline environments (print media, signage, etc).

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, multi-skilled and energetic Marketing Officer to join our small but hardworking communications team and become part of an innovative, high profile, social enterprise based in the centre of London.

Creating an inspirational neighbourhood

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

In return we can offer you:

• 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

• 9% employer pension contribution

• Season ticket loan

• Health and wellbeing package including free gym membership and a confidential employee assistance programme

• Commitment to training and development
   

To apply please submit an up to date CV and the supporting questions form. We are unable to consider CVs if they are not accompanied by the supporting questions form. The equal opportunities form is optional.  Closing date for applications is the end of day on Wednesday 29 January 2020. Interviews have been planned for 4 and/or 5 February 2020.

Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) strives to be an equal opportunities organisation and all staff are expected to share this commitment.

Our values are:

• Creative: By looking for solutions rather than problems I will find better ways of doing things

• Collaborative: By respecting the views of others we will learn, grow and achieve more together

• Committed: I do what I say I am going to do and do the best job I can.

The 3 Cs are lived by all staff at CSCB. You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of the behaviours associated with these values during the recruitment process

We are looking for a real ‘people-person’ in an exciting opportunity to join the Fundraising Team as Fundraising & Marketing Assistant.

Rated Outstanding by CQC and one of the top 1% of care homes nationwide, Nightingale Hammerson is a charitable organisation providing holistic quality care, assistance and support to older people. Our vision is to be a leading provider of quality person centred care in the UK for the elderly where all people are treated with respect and dignity.

This role will deal directly with key stakeholders and assist the Event Manager in planning and delivery of our annual events. Liaise with volunteers and internal staff regarding the management and delivery of events.Oversee all administration relating to events including marketing materials, invitations and other external & internal papers required to run an event. 

If you would like to apply for this position please email the Human Resources department with your expression of interest (maximum one page of A4) and your CV.

Closing date:  12pm 7th February 2020

Please note that we are looking to hold interviews on 13th and 14th February 2020.

The primary responsibility of the Employment Services and Events Coordinator is to coordinate Employment Department events and support the marketing and delivery of employment services more generally in order that the Officers’ Association (OA) can fulfil its’ charitable objectives to assist its’ job seekers. 

Key Responsibilities:
Employment Department Event Coordination. Coordinate, organise and provide administrative and marketing support for, OAED events such as workshops, symposia and webinars.
•    Coordinate all OAED events providing support through Salesforce / Eventbrite/ GotoWebinar and liaising with venues, suppliers, speakers and jobs seekers as required. 
•    Support the marketing of events including writing copy and posting to Eventbrite, GotoWebinar, App and the website, App and social media channels; .
•    Assist with the running of OAED events as appropriate. 
•    Help coordinate and support employment webinars

Employment Services Administration: 
Provide administrative and other support for the OA Employment Department (OAED) and for Employment Services activities.
•    Act as an initial enquiry point for all OAED queries from job seekers, network contacts, employers and other organisations, providing information on, and assistance with access to, OAED services.
•    Collaborate with the other Employment Services and Events Coordinators and with other members of the Employment Services team to ensure a responsive, high quality OAED client service. 
•    Provide administrative support to the Employment Services Department as directed by the Deputy Director. 
•    Take responsibility for Salesforce employment services functionality as follows; 
    Manage Salesforce portal and App registration and access to OAED services for external users (job seekers, network contacts and employers.) 
    Provide initial response for log in and other user issues, escalating them to the Salesforce Administrator as required. 
    Prepare departmental Salesforce reports and undertake other supporting activities including the upkeep of the Salesforce OAED diary, and the timely and accurate updating of Salesforce records. 
    Coordinate lead generation administrative actions and follow-through. 
Employment Services Marketing. Collaborate with the Marketing Department to improve the profile, influence and reach of the OA’s employments services:
•    Ensure that Employment presence on website, social media, portal and App are kept up to date, relevant and engaging and in accordance with OA Marketing guidelines;
•    Coordinate bi-weekly employment newsletters to update jobseekers on OAED news and to promote current job postings and upcoming events;
•    Assist in the planning and delivery of employment services campaigns. 

The post holder may be required to carry out other duties that can reasonably be considered within the scope and purpose of the job and aptitudes of the job holder.

Qualifications/ Skills/ Knowledge:
•    A Level or equivalent, with good passes in GCSE Maths & English; 
•    A capable Microsoft Office user, including Power Point and Excel;
•    Proficient in the use of web content management systems, social media and other digital channels, able to write and post effective content;
•    Previous user experience with Salesforce or another CRM system preferred;
•    Knowledge and understanding of the culture, values and organisation of the Armed Forces an advantage.

Experience:
•    Experience of working in a customer service environment, online, over the phone and face to face;
•    Experience of event planning, administration and  delivery;
•    Previous experience of involvement with the planning and delivery of low level marketing campaigns preferred.
•    Experience of managing a membership group including generating members and ongoing engagement would be an advantage.

Personal Attributes:
•    Self-starter with the ability to be flexible, adaptable and adopt a positive approach to change. 
•    Well organised with strong planning skills and ability to prioritise, manage a busy workload and multitask.
•    Confident, self-motivated and proactive with ability to use own initiative.  Ability to work with minimal supervision.
•    Proven verbal and written communicator with strong attention to detail.
•    Willingness to take on new tasks and develop new processes.
•    Excellent team player and listener who enjoys engaging with customers / clients

We are looking for a talented, dynamic Marketing & Communications Manager to come and join our small but ambitious Charity that supports two specialist hospitals. 

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity has bold plans for 2020 and beyond – the role of Marketing & Communications Manager is vital to delivering them, whilst working closely with internal colleagues and stakeholders across the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Foundation Trust.

The role answers directly in to the Chief Executive to reflect the pivotal nature both in planning and delivery.

About you

Our communications strategy has grown out of all recognition over the years and as a result, the Charity is entering an exciting period.

You should be well versed in harnessing marketing and communications skills across a range of online and offline channels in order to drive audience growth. As a small Charity, it is imperative that we retain and nurture our existing supporter base too by providing ongoing opportunities for them to engage – from fundraising events, to news stories about our appeals.

Supporting two world-class hospitals that treat serious heart and lung conditions means many patient stories are shared with us. You will lead the strategy to share these stories in a way that is engaging and emotive, and that is integrated across our channels.

You will be working across different projects alongside the fundraising team, clinicians at the Trust and within the Marketing Department; you will be extremely well organised with the ability to prioritise should deadlines change.

You will manage the Digital and Marketing Executive and you will both be at the heart of a new strategy which takes the Charity in an exciting and ambitious direction. 

Amongst other channels, you will oversee the Charity website, working with the Digital and Marketing Executive to add new content, upload supporter stories, manage the online shop and share our fundraising stories and events. You will also write and edit a twice-yearly Charity magazine that is read by thousands of supporters. As the Marketing Manager you will be a brand guardian to the Charity, ensuring that branding is clear and consistent on all materials.

This is a role never short of inspiration and the right candidate will help make a real difference to hundreds of thousands of patients each year, from babies with congenital heart defects to adults in need of a life-saving transplant,

Do you think you have what it takes to make a difference?  If so, we want to hear from you. Please submit a CV and covering letter. Deadline for responses is Monday 27th January.   Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5th February.

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious junior marketing executive to get fantastic exposure to an organisational re-branding exercise with a charity based in Central/North London.

You will work with the Brand Manager to deliver campaigns, assisting the wider team in the execution of the brand strategy across all channels. You will be supporting on Social Media and PR, championing the brand both inside and outside of the organisation as you build relationships with external partners and internal teams; you will be a key contact for all stakeholders. Content is key for any brand and marketing strategy – your input here and keen eye for detail is vital.

In this varied role you will also learn to report on market research, campaign results and competitor analysis, highlighting your results to the wider team. You will gain exposure to all things in the world of marketing and have a fantastic support network around you, enabling you to develop professionally and personally.

To be successful in this role you must be:

• Creative, spotting opportunities and coming up with new ideas
• Comfortable and confident using Social and Digital channels, knowledgeable and experienced using them within an organisation
• Driven, ambitious and passionate
• Adaptable and embrace change
• Have fantastic attention to detail and be highly organised

Charity People are delighted to be working with an award winning, energy-focused campaigning organisation who are searching for an Interim Marketing Executive.

Job Title: Interim Marketing Executive
Contract: 9 month, Full Term Contract
Salary: £33,000 - £38,000
Location: London
Closing date: 31st January 2020

This is an excellent opportunity to be a key contributor in developing important partnership assets for a fantastic and innovative national campaign that concentrates on making a huge difference to energy usage both for individuals and the environment.

The organisation run a Partnership Marketing Programme which provides a range of free marketing materials available for the public, and your role will involve managing a range of offline and online marketing campaigns to help drive relationships for the organisations' partners. Working within the partnership team, you will work as a brand champion and a central contact point for their campaigns, ensuring their brand identity and partner guidelines are applied correctly and consistently by their partners.

The Candidate

• Previous experience in a marketing role either for an integrated communications agency or in-house marketing team
• Ability to compile clear and compelling briefs and have experience of briefing and managing external agencies
• A strong appreciation of what makes a solid creative idea and ability to effectively assess creative work against the brief
• Experience creating or managing compliance with brand guidelines
• Experience working with external agencies and relationship building and/or experience building and managing relationships with external stakeholders
• Experience analysing and monitoring data to identify gaps in projects you have worked on
• Previous experience of developing assets to support marketing partnerships
• Experience of working on UX (user experience) projects in previous roles and experience in managing and updating online web content
• Experience working with budgets
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like the role for you, please contact Ben Garner at Charity People, at [email protected]

Interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.

Direct Marketing Executive – Digital

You will join our client as a Direct Marketing Executive. You will lead on a variety of campaigns in the areas of Acquisition, Development and Retention. You will also work across a range of channels including digital and direct mail.

Direct Marketing Executive Responsibilities:

- Work with the Senior Direct Marketing Executive – Digital to lead the Individual Giving team on Digital Fundraising initiatives. You will have the opportunity to work closely with other team members, digital agencies and with the Digital & Communications team on a range of projects, including paid search, social media marketing and digital donor journeys. You will sit in the budget holding team, and therefore be responsible for maximising income and managing expenditure and other KPIs on your activities.
- To work closely with overseas and digital teams as well as external agencies to deliver a range of offline direct mail and online campaigns to generate net income.
- Manage retention activities aiming at increase supporters loyalty, including a series of impact emails and thanking communications for Concern supporters.
- Work closely with the Data team to review direct marketing & digital campaigns creating recommendations for maximising income for future campaigns.
- Work with the Individual Giving Team to implement the Emergency fundraising strategy and play a key part in Concern’s emergency fundraising response.

Direct Marketing Executive Requirements:

- Experience working and developing skills across a range of fundraising channels, including digital.
- Knowledge of international development and humanitarian.
- Full project management cycle experience.
- Professional work experience in a fundraising or digital marketing environment.
- Degree or equivalent qualification (i.e. marketing or fundraising qualifications).
- Knowledge of digital marketing principles, techniques & channels (email and PPC, other channels such as social and SEO desirable).
- Experience on using digital marketing tools (e-mail marketing platform – Dotdigital or equivalent, Google Adwords, Google Analytics).

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application.

About Our Client

Our client is an international humanitarian organisation that specialises in tackling hunger with the most vulnerable people in the world’s poorest places. They combine their expertise with local knowledge to help individuals and communities develop their own lasting solutions. In tackling hunger, they help people transform their lives.

They are seeking to recruit a new Direct Marketing Executive - Digital with digital fundraising or marketing experience to join an innovative, analytical and strategic Individual Giving fundraising team.

The Individual Giving team brings in 70% of the voluntary income, and is vital in raising both unrestricted and emergency funds – our client is a member of the DEC.

Brand recognition of our cleint  in Northern Ireland is strong, compared to a busier marketplace of International Development charities in England, Scotland and Wales. This gives the post holder the exciting opportunity to use a diverse number of channels and to interact with a variety of Individual Giving audiences.

Location: Battersea, London

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £28,454 - £31,449 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Direct Marketing Executive, Direct Marketing Executive, Marketing Executive, Direct Marketing, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Direct Marketing Assistant, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Marketing Coordinator, Direct Marketing Coordinator, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Executive, CRM, Marketing Analyst, Marketing Analysis, Charity, Charities, Not For Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

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As Marketing Lead Data Officer at St John Ambulance, you will be responsible for the day to day management of customer data and it being accurately transferred from the Training / Supplies database to a Marketing Database together with its ongoing maintenance.

About the Role

As Marketing Lead Data Officer at St John Ambulance, you will be responsible for the day to day management of customer data and it being accurately transferred from the Training / Supplies database to a Marketing Database together with its ongoing maintenance. Through working closely with key data management suppliers, you will ensure the accurate update of FastStats customer management software from which customer marketing campaigns are developed.

Working under the guidance of the Business Information and Data Manager, you will contribute to the development of campaign programme strategies, conduct data queries and selections and output data for use in research, analysis and direct marketing campaigns.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in the role as Marketing Lead Data Officer, you will have previous experience of working in a similar role in a complex organisation. You will be a passionate advocate for direct marketing and have experience of managing and maintaining data in large databases.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: 27/01/2020

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

Fixed term contract until July 2022

Vauxhall, London, SW8 with some travel to Africa and Asia

About the project

It is a very exciting time for Leonard Cheshire’s International Team with our ambitious but well-planned growth strategy beginning to gain momentum. We are looking for people to join us on this journey of growth.

Leonard Cheshire’s leading a consortium to deliver an innovative programme to increase access to employment for people with disabilities in low and middle-income settings.

The project based in Bangladesh and Kenya is designed to develop, test, validate, and share learning from interventions that will directly improve access to waged employment in the private sector for women and men with disabilities. It will demonstrate the potential for change by identifying the most successful interventions that strengthen the disability ecosystem.

About You

You will lead on the development and delivery of the i2i communications strategy, contributing to our influencing and policy agenda.  You will develop communication materials on inclusive employment and disability and support the development and publication of policy resources. 

You will work with our communications, digital and marketing colleagues, as well as with the i2i consortium partners to implement the communications strategy, designing and developing creative and impactful communication and marketing products that would include beneficiary stories, presentations, media and other briefings.

You will work with the project’s monitoring and evaluations manager as well as the consortium partners to build the evidence in disability-inclusive development and employment by identifying lessons learnt.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a related discipline, eg. communications, journalism, public policy, international development or disability, along with significant professional experience in a related discipline.

You will have experience in working collaboratively and in partnerships on multi country initiatives.

You will bring your highly developed written and verbal communications skills and be able to plan the development of high quality, impactful content.  You will be able to work in a culturally sensitive manner and be able to develop creative ideas and transform them into practical reality.

About Leonard Cheshire

We are Leonard Cheshire – supporting individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. We’re at the heart of local life – opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. Through pioneering research and innovation, we are building a fairer, more inclusive society that recognises the positive contributions we all make, and where we are all proud to play our part. Our international development programmes support children in school and disabled adults into employment across Africa and Asia.

What we Offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Travel insurance when you travel with Leonard Cheshire

Closing date: 2 February 2020

Further information

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community and we strongly encourage applications from persons with lived experience of disability.

A DBS check will be required, as well as proof of the right to live and work in the UK. Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.