Interim Senior Creative Account Manager, 6-Month Contract £500-600 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a creative account management professional who has experience in delivering on end-to-end high-profile creative projects?
• Do you have a background in leading proactive content development for both digital and print?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Senior Creative Account Manager to join their Stakeholder Engagement team for a 6-month contract. The role will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Helping the organisation build and maintain their reputation
• Changing negative opinions and reinforcing positive perceptions
• End-to-end project management and delivering on brand creative work
• Line management for a Creative Client Adviser and a Photographer/Videographer
• Advising clients on content formats and channel planning
• Leading and managing the in-house Creative Team colleagues and external suppliers to oversee end-to-end delivery of creative work that is on brand, ensuring this is on time and budget whilst adhering EDI and H&S standards
• Setting up appropriate critical paths
• Reviewing and improving workstream processes
• Reporting to the Head of Creative
• Leading content across a range of communications channels
• Implementing communications, editorial, design and brand advice to internal clients
• Reviewing creative collateral to ensure consistency, appropriate style and that the tone of voice are all in adherence to the organisation's templates and brand guidelines

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful creative client management and relationships communications background
• Workstream leadership and team management skills
• Must have significant experience of working for and with creative agencies
• Experience in utilising print, digital and social media channels to integrate stories to target audiences
• Knowledge of digital marketing including website UX and content planning for social media
• Experience of working on large infrastructure projects or with public sector bodies or clients would be highly desirable
• Excellent relationship building skills with a broad range of stakeholders
• Knowledge of best practice creative briefing and workflow
• A background in proof reading and copywriting
• Notable knowledge of the Critical Path Method
• Knowledge of GIFs and Infographics would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP as remote interviews are being arranged for June 12^th / 15^th:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

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Interim Graphic Design Manager, 6-Month Contract £450-500 per day (inside IR35), Birmingham

• Are you a graphic design professional who is experienced in collaborating with external agencies on print and digital creative communications for internal and external channels?
• Do you have a background in briefing creative teams on projects?
• Have you previously produced your own graphic designs and print-ready artwork?
• Would you like to work for a well-known infrastructure business?

Pro-Marketing are working with a well-known infrastructure business who are looking for an Interim Graphic Design Manager to support their Creative Services and Corporate Communications Team for a 6-month contract. The Interim Graphic Design Manager will initially be remote based following GOV.UK Covid-19 guidance.

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Providing brand guardianship and helping to design or re-design all forms of visual print and digital communication. Including graphic design, photography, videography, illustration, iconography, artworking, animations, and infographics
• Ensuring adherence to brand guidelines across all templates
• Supporting the organiation's visual and design lead for all conceptual work for flagship campaigns, events, and projects
• Briefing and managing visual-led creative team projects for delivery via external creative and agencies
• Supporting the creative team with selecting the right design style, images and graphics. Ensuring fees are appropriate and within budget
• Supporting internal stakeholders with their own creative projects and ensuring on-brand delivery
• Providing in-house design and artworking skills for any urgent projects
• Reviewing requirements for any print-ready artwork, ensuring deadlines are met and that the deliverables are achieved successfully
• Acting as the liaison point for the delivery of work via external suppliers and in-house team for creating creative collateral

You will be perfectly suited for this role if you have…

• A successful graphic design management background
• Must have significant experience of design management and graphic design/artworking on both agency-side and client-side for a large and complex organisation
• Must have experience of interpreting complex or vague briefs into successful creative campaigns
• Need to have previously commissioned the full range of graphic design, photography, artworking, film services and digital design services from external suppliers
• Creative software skills in Adobe Creative Suite on Apple Mac
• Knowledge of design media and design software
• A presenting and training background would be highly desirable

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Interim Graphic Design Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me as remote interviews are being arranged ASAP:

Tel: 0207 269 6338

Email:

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(Corporate) Communications Manager - 3 month job - 3 days a week

Your new company
A research and development charity based in London. Values: fresh, accessible, playful. You will be working for a separate arm of the umbrella charity which is about to launch itself as a separate entity. This new charity is bringing together research, entertainment and personal lived experience

Your new role

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a experience generalist external communications manager, that has had good experience with corporate communications. Ideally you will have experience within the third sector and able to advise communications best practise. The strategy for the launch is already done, but we are looking for someone to help with it's roll-out. This is a stand-alone role as there is no one else working out the communications for the project. You must be politically aware and impartial in your written content. The organisation are also looking for someone with character who can add flare to the written content which is inline with the charities values.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and the opportunity to work on a high profile project.

What you need to do now
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We are looking for a Manager to join our award-winning Healthwatch Brent team.

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Hours: 5 days per week (35 hours). 

Contract:All Healthwatch contracts run for fixed periods. This post is offered until March 2021.

Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays

Based at:Wembley office with travel across NW London as required.

An excellent opportunity for a Manager with the ability to lead a team, to work operationally and strategically, to involve a range of local residents to help improve health and social care services, as part of a national programme.

Background

Healthwatch Brent is a successful and innovative organisation forming part of the national Healthwatch England Network. We were awarded the 2019 Outstanding Individuals have recently won an award by Healthwatch England Awards for the team’s contribution to improving services. Our role is to be the independent voice of residents using health and social care services and to present that voice to statutory partners and commissioners.  We aim to influence and improve how local health and social care services are delivered.

Local Healthwatch organisations are a statutory function defined by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The Healthwatch Brent Manager will be responsible for operational delivery of the Healthwatch services.  The successful candidate will be part of a small, focused and friendly team who work together to listen to and engage residents, to carry out community research and work with health and social care to improve services. 

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is Monday 13th July 2020 at 9am.

Interviews will be held via Zoom

Please send your CV, with a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the person specification (page 4 of the Job Specification).

Communications and Campaigns Manager

FTE £50,000 - £55,000 + benefits

21 hours per week (happy to talk flexible working)

10 months fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Wimbledon

We’re the CIPD — the professional body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of more than 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. We’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years, helping members build their professional expertise and organisations build their HR and leadership capability. Given the many recent changes in the world of work, there has never been a more interesting and important time to join us. We offer a friendly and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities and benefits such as 28 days’ holiday, free access to LinkedIn Learning and flexible working arrangements.

The Role

As Communications and Campaigns Manager, you will develop engaging communications campaigns and activities that support the CIPD’s social impact strategy of equipping our members to drive positive change in the world of work through practical action and volunteering. You will strengthen the CIPD’s brand reputation and maximises our impact and voice.

This is an exciting time to join the CIPD. The world of work is changing and the CIPD is at the heart of important debates around the future of work, the ‘good work’ agenda and key workplace issues such as skills, productivity and inclusion.

Please note some UK-wide travel may be required for attendance at meetings and external events.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Working with the Social Impact and Innovation Lead and Brand & Communications team to drive the CIPD’s impact against its mission of ‘championing better work and working lives’
• Driving the strategy and delivery of an integrated communications plan (encompassing member communication, wider marketing, media and social media) around our social impact, working with the Brand & Communications team to maximising all CIPD channels
• Working with colleagues to ensure that the social impact work directly contributes to enhancing the CIPD’s brand and profile, as well as the role of the people profession, amongst key audiences
• Driving the Social Impact and Innovation team’s programme of work that support communications activity (including surveys, external research and collaborations, case study collection and output creation) around our social impact programmes and activities. This includes providing comms support and guidance to social impact programme leads as required
• Proactively identifying and leading on opportunities for collaboration with third parties and external stakeholders and managing these relationships to maximise positive exposure for the CIPD. 
• Being a lead representative for the CIPD to key national stakeholders, where required, upholding our reputation and brand through excellent leadership and communication at external meetings and presentations
• Working with the Social Impact and Innovation team on developing communications to support the implementation of an outreach strategy to potential funding partners
• Measuring the effectiveness of communications and campaigns – focusing on outcomes, not just outputs
• Working with the Internal Communications team to increase awareness of the work of the Social Impact and Innovation team and make connections with other departments where relevant.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Experience of developing and delivering communications and campaign strategies
• Strong experience of delivering multi-channel audience-led communications campaigns with impact
• Experience of representing an organisation to senior external stakeholders
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Experience of writing copy to an excellent standard in a variety of styles (e.g. marketing and campaigns collateral, press releases, feature articles, web, social media)
• A proactive approach to relationship building and a high level of diplomacy, with the ability to manage difficult situations at all levels
• Ability to manage a wide-range of external suppliers and internal colleagues to deliver a range of discrete projects, events and outputs, on time and within budget
• Good presentation skills, confidence, resilience, and determination
• Working knowledge of volunteering, membership organisations, the world of business and public policy is desirable.

Please note, this advert is due to close on Tuesday 7 July 2020.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations, then click APPLY.

CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual!

The CIPD define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value all our employees, customers and clients as people. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible.

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. We work every day around the world to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. 

We are seeking two dynamic self-starters and team players with a proven track record of initiative to join our Global Media Unit, which leads on securing international media coverage for the important work we do to improve children's lives. You will drive global media coverage, with a focus on our work saving children in humanitarian disasters, and on ongoing development issues.

As Global Media Manager you will generate media activity in international media, in line with our organisational priorities. You will act as key focal point for media management at time of humanitarian disasters, coordinating media responses across multiple countries, as well as large global international launches and influencing opportunities. In addition you will:

Maintain a strong network of contacts with international journalists as well as identify and build key international partnerships
Collaborate across advocacy, policy and fundraising, taking the lead in preparing external communication products that align divisions and reflect our key messaging
Influence Save the Children's campaign and advocacy plans to help achieve media objectives
Liaise closely with Save the Children member media teams across the world and develop strong, positive relationships
Contribute to out of hours media rota
Be a spokesperson on Save the Children issues 

To be successful you will be an excellent communicator, with the ability to convey complex information quickly and concisely. You will have significant experience as a news journalist or a press officer in an international setting, with a track record of excellent coverage delivered to deadline and a clear understanding of digital and social media. You will be a self-starter and strong team player who is able to work both independently and collaboratively often managing competing priorities, . 

In addition you will have:

A degree in journalism, communications, international development or related field, or equivalent work experience
Experience working for an international NGO (preferred)
Excellent writing skills for press releases, media briefings, opinion pieces and the crafting of key messages
Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines, juggling several priorities at once
Strong and demonstrable experience in working on multimedia for news purposes
Knowledge of key international and child development and rights issues and debates
Strong verbal communication skills & ability to do broadcast interviews
Strong knowledge of different needs for variety of influential international media outlets
Experience in working with or for international news outlets
Ability to pitch stories persuasively
Experience in working in a complex organizational model, serving and working to multiple stakeholders at once and using influence to drive preferred outcomes
Experience in living and or working in high risk locations, with a strong understanding of risks and mitigations
Excellent knowledge of social media, including a track-record of working with or for news agencies to amplify news work on social channels
Experience of project managing complex media outcomes across different outlets and across different countries 
The ability to travel at short notice—often to developing and or insecure contexts, occasionally in difficult working environments—is essential. Fluency in a second language and ability to collect multimedia content (photos and video) would be an advantage.

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.

At Save the Children our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Tuesday 14th July

We are seeking a Carers Service Manager to cover maternity leave for up to one year.  This exciting opportunity will provide the right candidate with a chance to develop their leadership and management skills in a well-established carers charity in Central London.  The successful candidate will have previous experience of managing teams in a social care setting and will have extensive knowledge of the Social Care Act 2014 and experience in carrying out carer's assessments.

Salary: £31,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Job Type: 12 months maternity contract

Location: Homeworking and City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London

Application deadline: 21st July 2020

Interviews: w/b 3rd August 2020

Duties will include

• Ensure the smooth running of the Carers Hub and any other services in allocated boroughs, including planning, assigning and overseeing work to ensure contract targets are met
• Line manage front-line staff of 4 Caseworkers (3 in Westminster, 1 in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
• Coordinate a regular programme of training for carers.
• Work with the Communications and Marketing Officer to devise excellent and relevant content for carers' events 
• Lead on actively developing strong relationships with local organisations and external stakeholders
• Lead on relationships with sub-contracted and partner organisations 
• Lead on delivering training about carers to professionals as required, including giving presentations, in partnership with carers.
• Ensure that carers’ rights, needs and views are included in all relevant local strategies and initiatives.
• Facilitate the coproduction of activities with carers through a variety of methods.
• Manage a demanding level of administrative work to a high standard
• Undertake a limited amount of direct work with carers – carry out detailed carers assessment and support plans that address carers’ needs in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Carry out casework with carers, including liaising with other agencies such as Local Authorities, NHS bodies and other voluntary organisations.

Person Specification 

Please write a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria below – give examples of your work.  Candidates who do not provide a covering letter covering these points may not be shortlisted.

1. At least three years’ experience or working in the voluntary or charity sector.
2. Experience of public-facing service or project management in a similar field of work.
3. At least two years’ experience of line-managing teams of frontline staff.
4. Experience of building external partnership relationships through outreach, networking and influencing.
5. Substantial experience of working with a diverse range of clients with differing levels of needs.
6. Substantial experience of managing own caseload including maintaining detailed case notes.
7. Ability to balance a range of tasks with competing demands.
8. Ability to build, coach and manage effective teams.
9. Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft programmes and working with databases to run reports.
10. Ability to manage a high level of written and administrative work, including report-writing for a range of audiences.
11. Presentation skills.       
12. Knowledge of issues affecting unpaid carers.
13. Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014, GDPR and Safeguarding.
14. Flexible, positive approach to work in a small team.
15. Passionate about providing high quality services to carers.
16. Proactive working style, attention to detail.
17. Commitment to equality and diversity.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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We are looking for an experienced digital professional to lead our Digital Engagement Team of 10, directly line-managing 5, taking overall responsibility for the day-to-day development and management of our digital communications, platforms and presences.

About the role

As an experienced digital campaigner and marketer you will ensure the potential for digital campaigning and fundraising is exploited to the full in order to maximise engagement between Amnesty, digital audiences and our existing supporters and activists.

You will oversee our digital content and digital marketing strategies and lead the development of a clear and coherent digital personality in line with our brand. An experienced project manager you will also lead the development and implementation of our digital product roadmap on time, within budget and to the agreed scope.

About you

You will have previous experience of managing large, public facing websites, social media, digital marketing and complex digital development projects. You will be able to effectively plan and coordinate the work of a busy team and ensure it is delivered as efficiently and effectively as possible. You will be experienced at briefing and managing external agencies and consultants. And you'll also be an excellent communicator, able to guide your colleagues in the effective use of digital communications.

About us

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied.

Already our network of over seven million people is making a difference in almost every country in the world. Whether we are applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we are all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are enjoyed by all.

We are dedicated to being an excellent inclusive employer and offer the following benefits:

• 9% employer pension contribution when you contribute 5%
• 35 days annual leave including bank holidays, moving to 37 after 5 years' service
• Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Opportunities to volunteer at major events
• Support a range of flexible working wherever possible including compressed hours
• Interest Free Travel / Bike / Computer loans
• Range of wellbeing and social activities

Apply for this role

For further details about the role please click the 'apply' link. To apply, please complete an application form before midday on Thursday 9 July 2020.

Interviews will be held online/remotely on Wednesday 22 July 2020.

Amnesty International values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that to be considered for this role, candidates must be able to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.

I'm working with a leading international human rights organisation to find their next Communications and Campaigns Manager .

This is a globally influential position with a particular focus on developing and implementing Campaigns and Communications, as well as developing relationships with major writers, in line with the strategic plan. Working closely with the Digital Manager and Regional Coordinators, you will oversee external outputs and build strategic relationships with high-profile writers to support the organisation's campaigning and literary work.

The charity is looking for a highly experienced and articulate communications professional with proven ability to write clearly and persuasively, in a range of formats and for different audiences. Experience of managing and updating a website, including demonstrable web publishing, copywriting and online editorial skills is also important. Naturally, central to the role is a commitment to the organisation's aim of promoting and ensuring freedom of speech is a cornerstone of global society.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in London.

This position requires occasional international travel.

Salary £36,000 - £39,000 per year

2 year FTC, Full-time

I am working to a quick turnaround as the charity are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. If you would like an informal chat about this position, please send your CV to [email protected] Please note that only relevant applicants will be contacted.

I look forward to hearing from you.

The Almshouse Association is an essential component of the almshouse movement; we continue to provide support, information and guidance on a broad range of general and specific issues, to over 1600 independent almshouse member charities that provide around 35,000 dwellings across the United Kingdom.

Using your experience as a Campaign Manager you will engage and influence a wide range of people, including stakeholders, you will work strategically on multiple projects which will run simultaneously and will be able to demonstrate substantial experience in running events. 

If you are the right person and fit with our values of operating with integrity, respect and delivering excellence, you will be a great fit for our team!

At least five years previous experience of campaign management is a must for the role .

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join the recently formed Young K&C as a Development Manager. A varied role, you will be helping create an innovative new organisation and make a real difference to young people’s lives.

Young K&C is a brand-new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.  Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.  

Together we will shape opportunities and create the best services for children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea through supporting and sustaining the children and young people’s sector.

A membership organisation, the Development Manager will help build and manage the membership base and create strong consortia.  You will have tenacity and drive, leading funding applications and working with corporates and individuals to leverage investment.

Young K&C will also be offering small grants to its member charities.  Your role will be to help us develop our grant giving and manage our grant making processes.

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled individual into an exciting and flexible environment which offers excellent prospects as the charity develops.

Regional Volunteer Manager
Southampton, Hampshire

About Us

We are FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste. We are a charitable distribution network that takes excess, in-date and good to eat food and redistributes it to other charities that turn it into meals.

We operate 21 regional centres around the UK – the majority of these are run by local charitable organisations (we call them delivery partners). This enables us to be a UK-wide organisation while keeping local concerns at the heart of our actions.

Currently, there is an increasing demand for our services and it’s more important than ever that we get quality donated and surplus food to those in need.

We are now looking for a Regional Volunteer Manager to support our volunteering efforts across the south coast.

The Benefits

- £21,000 per annum
- Pension
- Travelcard loans (if required)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme

This exciting opportunity is perfect for a volunteering management professional to expand their horizons and career potential with our national charity.

Now is the perfect time to get involved with Fareshare as our services are in more demand than ever and we now have a national platform from which to reach more people and do more good work. However, without our tireless and dedicated volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to achieve our potential and support people the length and breadth of the UK.

Your role will be key to delivering our services across the South and supporting our volunteering practices right across our network. So, if you are eager to be challenged, ready to do more good and understand that this is a pivotal point in the UK charitable sector, we are waiting for hear from you.

The Role

As the Regional Volunteer Manager, you’ll be tasked with ensuring a consistent, positive volunteer experience across the Fareshare network.

Working from our Southampton regional centre, you will get involved in all aspects of volunteering at Fareshare, including volunteer recruitment, engagement and communications, policies and procedures and making Fareshare a desired destination for volunteering.

This will involve developing and implementing a range of strategies working hand-in-hand with the UK Volunteering Team and utilising the internal volunteering management systems.

Your role will also involve:

- Developing strategies that deliver an extensive and diverse range of volunteers
- Recruiting an array of regional volunteer partner organisations
- Creating a regional engagement programme
- Developing and delivering volunteering training
- Implementing volunteering management policies and procedures
- Supporting the development of new procedures

About You

To be considered as the Regional Volunteer Manager, you will need:

- Experience of developing and delivering successful volunteer recruitment
- Experience of building relationships with external organisations and associations to create and promote volunteering programmes.
- A track record of managing projects and associated budgets.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating volunteer programmes.
- Experience of reporting on volunteer programme metrics
- Experience of employability programs
- Knowledge of the needs and experiences of volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds

Experience of delivering training would be beneficial to your application. Experience of working with volunteers and/or adults with additional support needs would also be an advantage, as would experience of delivering effective marketing and communications campaigns.

Other organisations may call this role Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Recruitment Manager, Volunteer Engagement Manager, Volunteer Lead, Volunteering Lead, or Area Volunteer Manager.

Webrecruit and Fareshare are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Regional Volunteer Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

As a key member of the IRC's Global Communications Team, the Senior Officer, Global Communications will develop and execute communications strategies related to the IRC’s work in Africa and/or other portfolio priority geographies / issues. In turn, s/he will help to position the IRC as a global thought and practice leader.

The Senior Officer will lead and collaborate on IRC communications efforts within a set portfolio and surge into crisis projects as needed, convening and leading multiple departments and stakeholders to deliver breakthrough communications results. The Senior Officer will act as a spokesperson as needed.

Major Responsibilities:

• Convene, collaborate with, and lead a dynamic range of IRC teams across Africa Regions/other IRC portfolios as needed, to develop and implement communications strategies that drive awareness of the IRC’s impact and advocacy, enhancing the IRC's reputation, supporting fundraising objectives, and influencing target policy makers.
• Work with (and persuade) internal stakeholders, including communications team-members, field teams, advocates, fundraisers, and technical experts to facilitate and support dynamic communications tactics, including innovative media outreach, top tier op-eds, creative digital content and dynamic, audience-driven social media output.
• Deliver strategic proactive and reactive media relations, leveraging global insights and expertise in both international and humanitarian media to increase the IRC’s media share of voice and digital engagement.
• Deploy excellent writing skills to deliver pitches that land IRC-led features, high-level IRC messages for cross-organizational use, top tier landing op-eds, and talking points for spokespeople.
• Represent the IRC as a spokesperson to external and internal audiences, both via media interviews and contributing to digital content. Provide media training to field spokespeople as needed.
• Partner with in house and external experts to produce Digital Content and Communications outputs that are integrated with strategic external relations objectives, aligned to clear distribution, and measurement, working closely with the Marketing Communications department.
• Gather content through multiple digital mediums -- photo, video, audio etc. -- using industry standard practices and equipment.
• Contribute to quarterly reports on media coverage and content results using industry standard metrics and bench-marking.
• Strengthen and develop internal systems and processes to deliver on communications objectives.
• Coordinate and lead crisis and emergency communications, including high profile field visits and high-speed content gathering.
• Deliver and lead executive communications for IRC leaders, including the CEO, as needed.
• Expand and nurture IRC’s communications network.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Transport team in Edinburgh working on transport programmes mostly focused on consumer advice and incentives. You will be a key player, working with EST colleagues in the transport team, marketing team and service delivery team along with external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of the Transport programme.

Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will assist with all elements of programme management. This will include engaging with a variety of external stakeholders, budget management, monitoring of progress against project plans and preparing reports for programme funders.

Your excellent communication skills and attention to detail will underpin successful delivery of the programme objectives. Additionally, awareness of project management methodologies will be fundamental to your effective performance along with an interest in sustainable transport and / or wider sustainability sector.

This is a full-time, permanent position. For more information, please see job description on EST Website. 

Applications close 12 noon, 13 July 2020.

To apply, please forward your curriculum vitae and cover letter that clearly outlines your suitability for the post (based on the job description) via our website. 

Only people with the right to work in the UK may apply for this position.