Media And Pr Officer Jobs in City Of London, England
Senior Communications Officer
The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Senior Communications Officer to join their Strategic Partnerships and Communications team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.
As a Senior Communications Officer with Clean Air Fund you would help to support the Clean Air Fund’s communications and engagement with our key audiences of governments, funders, businesses, researchers, civil society organisations and campaigners. You will help proactively shape and deliver Clean Air Fund’s strategic communications activities to tackle global air pollution. You will lead our social media strategy and management to grow our digital audiences and foster deeper engagement. From delivering compelling content to executing digital campaigns to coordinating events, you’ll play a critical role in raising our profile and
supporting the clean air movement. Reporting to the Digital Communications Manager, you will be responsible for day-to-day delivery of compelling communications and developing our digital channels. You will also support our wider campaigns across all our channels including earned and paid activities.
To be successful in this role you will have
- Proven experience in a wide-ranging communications role in a similar sector.
- Significant experience managing social media channels, and developing and delivering social media strategy.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing multichannel communications campaigns and plans.
- Experience managing projects and running events.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience creating and optimising a range of impactful content, from blogs and webpages to graphics and social assets.
- Excellent editorial and creative judgement.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to interact with a variety of people at different levels, and to adapt style and approach appropriately.
- IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Previous experience using digital platforms and tools, such as content management systems, social media platforms, e-marketing platforms, and online event platforms.
- Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Strong interest in news and external affairs, environmental and/or social change.
- Fluency in English.
For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description
- Closing date – 9/05/2024
- Salary – £42,000-£49,874 gross per annum
- Type of employment - Permanent, Full Time
- The role will be based in Clean Air Fund’s offices (London). Applicants must be entitled to work in the location they have applied for (UK). Clean Air Fund cannot support visa applications.
As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
We work with governments, funders, businesses and campaigners to deliver clean air for all as fast as possible.
At the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies we create spaces for collaboration and learning, where conventional criminal justice policy agendas are scrutinised and challenged, fresh knowledge and ideas are discussed, and transformational solutions are developed.
We are recruiting two policy and research officer positions, to join our small and growing team. The roles will combine policy, research, communications, and programme support functions. We are therefore looking for applicants keen to work across a range of tasks, in a small organisation where flexibility and adaptability is important.
We prize intellectual openness, and a willingness to engage with difficult questions and challenging ideas. We welcome and encourage scrutiny of our work and are comfortable with the uncertainty that comes from not always having the answer. We recognise the importance of building solidarity and common cause, and reject superficial divisiveness and purity politics.
If this sounds like your kind of organisation, we’d love to receive your application.
Please note that you will need to have an existing right to work in the UK for this role. We do not hold a sponsor licence and are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose
Increasing numbers of Disabled people are becoming aware of the fact that CYCLING might be possible for them. However, information about how/where to access cycling, the variety of possible equipment, regulations around cycling a non-standard cycle, funding avenues, etc. can be difficult to find. As the Wheels4MeLondon loan scheme starts to be marketed in Spring/Summer 2024, we anticipate increasing numbers of enquiries to reach us, including from around the UK.
With the support of the rest of the Wheels for Wellbeing team, our Specialist Advisor will become very knowledgeable about all aspects of Inclusive Cycling and will support enquirers with information and advice about the most appropriate next steps with regards to their cycling ambitions. They will provide information and advice, based on where enquirers live, their level of experience with cycling, their goals (whether they wish to try out cycling, to borrow, hire or to purchase a cycle, etc.).
Where a caller wishes to attend one of our own cycling sessions, the Advisor will support them with using our booking system. Where a caller is ready to borrow a cycle through Wheels4MeLondon, the Specialist Advisor will support callers to request a loan via the Peddle My Wheels website. Peddle My Wheels staff will then deliver the cycle to them at the agreed place and time, provide cycle training where required, and collect the cycle at the end of the loan period. For other enquiries, the Advisor will signpost callers to relevant external organisations.
To be successful in this role you need excellent listening and communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. You will love acquiring knowledge (including through online research), storing information and sharing it. You need to be confident using record keeping systems, within our data protection & privacy policy and working with people from diverse backgrounds and with a range of accessibility needs.
Job Description
1. Answering enquirers’ queries and providing information. This will include:
a. Being first point of contact for enquiries into Wheels for Wellbeing’s phone / email.
b. Actively listening to understand the detailed nature of the query and responding through the most appropriate and accessible mode of communication, whether contact is made by phone, email, instant messaging or other methods of communication.
c. Sourcing information from the rest of the Wheels for Wellbeing team and/or researching specific information for callers (where appropriate, redirecting the query to colleagues within the organisation or signposting them to other organisations).
d. Ensuring that new, useful information is stored/posted to our website for use by future enquirers.
e. Supporting people with queries about how to access Wheels for Wellbeing’s services, including support with our booking system
2. Building accessible information resources (eg: website pages, briefings, FAQ page, etc.) about Inclusive cycling, such as:
a. Inclusive cycling opportunities providers in London and around the UK
b. Types & models of non-standard cycles and specialist adaptions retailers around the UK and overseas
c. Details of the Wheels4Me London’s scheme and other inclusive cycle hire/loan schemes around the UK.
d. Funding options for Disabled people wishing to purchase their own cycles
3. Effective liaison with all Wheels4MeLondonPlus partners for successful cycle loan experience. This will include:
a. Regular communication with the Peddle My Wheels team to ensure most effective referral methods (to be developed with your input, as the scheme gets off the ground during Spring/Summer 2024)
b. Take part in project team meetings with all partners (Sustrans London; Peddle My Wheels and the rest of the WfW team).
c. Collect and store data such as numbers & types of enquiries, case studies, etc., as required for reporting to the funder.
d. Contribute to short articles, social media posts, etc. for the promotion of Wheels for Me London and Inclusive Cycling in general.
Other:
- Contribute to the ongoing development of Wheels for Wellbeing, team meetings and organisational priorities
-Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting the role
-Abide by and promote organisational policies and practices, and charity’s values
- Support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace
-Occasionally, with notice, work evenings / weekends
- Work at least once a quarter in an appropriate role at a Wheels for Wellbeing session
The above list of job deliverables is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Communications & Marketing
Baby Lifeline
Midlands or London (Hybrid if required)
About Us
Baby Lifeline is a highly respected national charity whose mission is to ensure the healthiest and best outcomes possible from pregnancy and birth.
Founded over 40 years ago by Judy Ledger following the personal tragedy of losing three premature babies, we have since purchased many million pounds’ worth of equipment for maternity and neonatal units, produced nationally recognised reports and research projects, staged highly successful annual UK maternity safety conferences, and provided evidence-based, multi-professional training to reduce avoidable harm and death in maternity. Training is provided through Baby Lifeline Training Ltd, a not-for-profit social enterprise. It trains around 4,000 delegates annually and is one of the main providers/developers of training for maternity professionals in the UK.
Head of Communications & Marketing
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Baby Lifeline as Head of Communications and Marketing. You will play a critical role in supporting Baby Lifeline to deliver its important mission, leading the development and delivery of our strategic communications and marketing plan. Together, these will grow awareness of and engagement with our brand and increase donations.
Head of Communications and Marketing Responsibilities:
· Providing strategic communications and marketing counsel to the Chief Executive
· Devising results-driven marketing campaigns to grow our audience and drive charity donations and fundraising
· Devising creative media engagement strategies, leading on proactive and reactive media relations including press releases, statements, interviews, and enquiries
· Building relationships with relevant professionals and experts within healthcare, to help drive sign-ups to events and training
· Managing and influencing relationships with key external influencers, such as journalists, producers, and celebrity VIP ambassadors
· Overseeing our website and social media channels, developing creative content that drives growth, reach and engagement across channels
· Line managing a Digital Marketing Manager on the effective day to day delivery of website and social media activity; working with external agencies where appropriate
· Understanding what metrics to use as a measure of success, based on key objectives – and to report on these confidently
· Researching and evaluating the latest trends within the charity sector and using these to advance Baby Lifeline communications and marketing activity
· Advising and working with Baby Lifeline Training Ltd on relevant projects
As Head of Communications & Marketing, you will have:
· Experience in a similar communications or marketing role
· A keen eye for marketing design – experience creating social media assets is preferable
· Self-motivation and passion about the opportunities that can come from marketing, communications, and social media
· Strong written communication skills and copywriting capabilities
· Excellent interpersonal skills
· A degree in marketing and/or PR or equivalent is desirable
· Health/charity sector experience is desirable but not essential
Baby Lifeline is a unique national charity whose mission is to make care safer and better for every pregnant woman, pregnant person, and newborn baby
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
As our Digital Marketing Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Marketing Manager and broader team in volunteer and school recruitment efforts, while managing our social media presence. Your primary responsibilities will include managing and curating content for Action Tutoring's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and TikTok.
In addition to social media management, you will contribute to the creation of diverse content, such as graphics, videos, and photography, with occasional visits to our school programmes and events. You will also monitor and report on the impact of our social media campaigns, staying abreast of industry trends to optimise our digital presence.
If you're creative, passionate about education, and thrive in community engagement, we'd love to have you on board.
Closing date: Sunday 19th May 2024
Interviews: 28th and 29th May 2024
Start date: June 2024
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in the UK. Occasional travel to London is required.
We use anonymised applications for our shortlisting process.
Duties and responsibilities
• Responsibility for managing Action Tutoring’s social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok and YouTube). Plan content (in collaboration with wider Marketing and Communications team) in line with the charity’s wider campaigns, volunteer recruitment rounds and key messages, ensuring regular diverse posting.
• Work with the Marketing Manager to develop engaging content which encourages the recruitment of high quality volunteer tutors, enquiries from potential partner schools and raises awareness of the charity to potential fundraisers, donors and employees.
• Promote the breadth of Action Tutoring’s activities and projects on social media, working across the whole team to gather content to raise brand awareness (including Programme, Philanthropy, Operations, Policy and Impact).
• Contribute to the development of content for social media channels including graphics, video and photography, with the occasional visit to school programmes and other charity events.
• Regularly analyse and report on the impact of Action Tutoring’s social media content through weekly analysis, quarterly reporting and campaign analysis.
• Monitor social media trends and industry developments to ensure we’re maximising content across all channels.
• Lead on blogger, influencer and community outreach (e.g. Facebook community groups, Next Door) to help raise awareness of Action Tutoring's volunteering opportunities and encourage applications.
• Manage our national digital adverts (such as Indeed, CharityJobs, Do-It). Respond to any direct enquiries sent through these and other digital platforms, including the Volunteer Facebook Group and Google business.
• Identify national digital advertising opportunities for volunteer and school marketing, and support with content for regional adverts. Work with the Marketing Manager to analyse impact and decide where our budget is best spent.
• Support the day to day management of Action Tutoring’s website, editing content with updates upon request. Support with creating high quality, engaging content for the Action Tutoring website to ensure it’s optimised.
• Create external marketing materials on request and support with ad-hoc visual design work.
• Support with the attendance at volunteering promotion events, mainly university fairs.
• Any other duties deemed reasonable by the Chief Executive Officer.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
• Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
• Copywriting skills: able to interact with a range of audiences and have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. The role involves representing our brand on various channels and you will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences and inspire them to engage with the charity.
• Able to work independently and use initiative in a range of situations.
• Able to think creatively and generate content to effectively convey messages and motivate audiences.
• Adaptable and open to learning. You will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation.
• Efficient and able to work under pressure when required, able to multi-task and juggle a varied workload.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOIN OUR TEAM!
The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is looking for a Communications Officer to help drive forward our campaigning to end violence against women in all its forms.
The last few years have seen a huge increase in awareness of violence against women and girls, and support for our work. With this crucial human rights issue on the public and political agenda like never before, now is the time to disrupt the status quo and lay the foundations for a different world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
EVAW’s communications officer will help inform the public and media stakeholders about violence against women and girls (VAWG), influence narratives about this abuse and inspire change.
Responsibilities include growing our online presence and media profile, creating engaging (audio)visual content and writing accessible and informative press releases, web pieces, social media posts and more.
The postholder will have an eye for design and a finger on the pulse of current trends, with strong written skills, a commitment to accessibility, and an understanding of social change and the UK’s media landscape.
You are likely to have some experience in a communications, media or campaigns context, working on VAWG or another human rights/equalities issue, and will be seeking an opportunity to work in a highly impactful, agile and dynamic feminist organisation.
Whether practical or academic, paid or voluntary, a background in VAWG will of course be an asset. You’ll need to show us you have a good understanding of VAWG, can communicate complex issues with clarity and impact, and are committed to intersectional feminism. The applications which stand out in this process will be from those who deeply believe in what we do.
MORE INFO
We guarantee an invitation to interview for disabled applicants who demonstrate, within their application, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.
Please note we are only able to consider applicants who are able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
EVAW aims to be an anti-racist, values-centring employer. We are seeking out individuals with dedication, aptitude and the ability to deliver meaningful campaigning work. If you have strong knowledge and experience related to any of the significant parts of this job but are not sure that your profile fits in a ‘traditional’ way, please do consider making an application, or get in touch to discuss your background and we will try to give you a steer on the job and what's involved. If you would like to discuss this, please contact us.
TIMELINE
Applications must be received by 11.59 PM on Wednesday, 8th May 2024.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by w/c 20th May 2024, with interviews will take place in London between 5th and 7th June 2024.
Please note that we cannot provide feedback on all applications, and will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.
We’re a group of feminist organisations and experts from across the UK, working to end violence against women and girls in all its forms.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a creative communicator with a flair for social media and content creation and a commitment to gender equality?
If so, this could be the role for you.
The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) is the UK’s leading feminist economics think tank, providing evidence on women’s economic position and proposing policy alternatives for a gender-equal economy.
Having been through a period of growth, our small team is expanding! You will lead on content for our website, newsletter and social media channels, helping us to reach new audiences and translate complex ideas into accessible and engaging short videos, infographics and other images.
WBG is committed to diversity and inclusion. We use positive action under section 159 of the Equality Act in relation to disability or race. This means that if we have two candidates of equal merit in our process, we will seek to take forward the disabled or Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidate in order to diversify our staff team.
Hours: Currently 30 hours per week for full pay during a pilot of working a shorter week ending July 2024. (In some organisations this is the 4 day week but at WBG, 30 hours can be worked over 4 or 5 days per week with flexibility). In the event that the shorter working week does not become permanent, hours will be negotiable between 30 hours and 37.5 hours per week. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements and invite job share applications. Some out of hours working will be required for which TOIL will be given.
Location: Hybrid London / remote. The postholder must be resident in the UK with the right to work in the UK. Office is in Vauxhall, London. Post can be worked as office based or a mixture of office/remote working with at least two days per week in the office.
Duration: 18 month contract with potential to extend subject to funding.
Salary: £36,288 pro-rata (£29,030 for 30 hours) plus 5% pension contributions.
Line management: Reports to the Head of Communications and Public Affairs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Digital Marketing Manager
Baby Lifeline
Midlands/London (Possible Hybrid/remote)
About Us
Do you want to work for a dynamic charity that’s making a huge difference to the prevention of avoidable harm to mothers, birthing people, and babies, not only across the UK, but around the world?
We’re looking for a creative and proactive new team member who can provide us with the digital marketing expertise we need to raise our public profile and boost fundraising, while continuing to build relationships with key partners.
Our Digital Marketing Manager will be responsible for Baby Lifeline’s social media channels, planning and creating content for our website and driving engagement with the individuals and organisations we need to reach.
Key responsibilities:
· To take ownership of content published via Baby Lifeline’s website and shared via its social media channels
· To use social media and Baby Lifeline’s website to drive income through fundraising
· To engage with stakeholders through digital activity, building positive two-way relationships
· To be strongly aware of developments in digital marketing, putting forward suggestions for new ways to increase public awareness of our charity, reach our most influential stakeholders, and boost fundraising
· To produce monthly social media monitoring reports
· To support Head of Communications & Marketing with the wider delivery of Baby Lifeline’s Communications Strategy
Skills and experience:
· Extensive professional use of social media and online platforms
· Extensive professional use of CMS (e.g. WordPress)
· A passion for digital marketing and the ways it can be used to achieve organisational objectives
· Copywriting experience for online marketing and communications, with the ability to share examples of work that has successfully engaged a target audience and provoked action
· Strong attention to detail
· Experience of creating and/or managing marketing databases
· Experience of producing stakeholder newsletters (e.g. via MailChimp)
· Knowledge of PPC, SEO, Google Ads, and Google Analytics
· Knowledge of developments in marketing and communications in the UK charity sector
· Experience working within the UK charity sector preferred
· CIPR/CIM membership and/or accredited qualifications preferred
Baby Lifeline is a unique national charity whose mission is to make care safer and better for every pregnant woman, pregnant person, and newborn baby
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Events Officer
· Maternity cover
· Salary £36,189 per annum
· Full time (37.5 hours per week) minimum 4 days a week considered
· Flexible working options will be supported
· Central London Office and Hybrid working
We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.
About the role
The Events Officer plays a key role in our highly effective communications team, leading on the delivery of an impactful programme of events – both online and in person. The role works with teams from across the organisation to plan, deliver and promote all types of events, including workshops, roundtables, conferences, webinars, receptions and other types of online and in person events.
Events are an important way for Ageing Better to influence priority audiences, including businesses and local and national government, and the postholder will advise teams on how events can best reach these audiences, encourage engagement and lead to lasting relationships.
This role sits within the Communications team, and the postholder will be responsible for drafting comms content, such as blogs and social media posts, particularly in relation to event promotion.
About you
You are highly organised, with excellent prioritisation and project management skills, enabling you to juggle multiple projects simultaneously. You have good attention to detail and enjoy planning, solving logistical problems and delivering events to a tight budget.
You are a good communicator and are comfortable working in close partnership with colleagues and dealing with a wide range of people.
You will have experience of organising events, including technical experience of managing online events and streaming.
About us
The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network
Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society.
The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.
We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.
We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.
The closing date for this role is 11:59pm on Sunday 12th May, with in- person interviews to take place during week commencing 20th May.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Are you a communications professional looking for your next move? Are you experienced in creating, commissioning and refining content and communications for a wide range of external audiences and the media? If so, CFG would like to hear from you. We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our Policy and Communications Directorate. You'll have experience in working across PR/media relations, campaigning and content creation for professional/B2B/charity audiences and working to tight deadlines. You'll be comfortable using different comms channels and tools to share our messages, news and sector insights. If you are looking for your next move, read on to find out more.
How to Apply
If you would like to be considered for this position, please take a look at our recruitment pack on the next page, and apply with your CV. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 14th May 12pm, and shortlisting will take place that week, with interviews to follow shortly after.
Please email us with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Benefits of working at CFG
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25 days' annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays, increasing to 28 days after three years of continuous service (pro-rata if part-time).
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An extra three days' leave for the office Christmas closure.
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Wellbeing week closures
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Time off for personal health appointments.
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Hybrid and remote flexible working options.
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Four paid volunteering days every year.
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A generous flexitime policy that allows employees to create a good work-life balance.
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Access to eye care vouchers and contribution to the cost of new glasses.
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Access to our mental wellbeing platform, Plumm.
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Enhanced sick pay, as well as enhanced parental and adoption leave policies
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Continuing personal development - learning and development opportunities both individually and organisation wide, such as a mentor/coach, training courses and conferences.
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Auto enrolment to the Personal Pension Plan where CFG will contribute twice your contribution to the scheme up to 10%.
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Access to interest-free employee loans or salary advances.
CFG promotes remote-first working, although we do have office space at our registered address in Southwark, SE London for those team members who prefer an office setting. We expect all of our team members to attend all staff, directorate, or team anchor days on a regular basis in London. All staff anchor days are currently quarterly, and directorate and smaller team anchor days are organised on an ad hoc basis. If you have any questions about this we'd be happy to chat about our in-person expectations with you.
Please note that attending our flagship events will be required for this role, as well as work outside core hours occasionally as part of our events programme.
CFG is a charity that supports all charities to make the biggest difference possible. We do this by supporting them to make the most of their money.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Communications Officer
Contract: Permanent role
Location: Hybrid - a mix of work from home and London office (this will be a minimum of one or two days per month when settled, more at the start of your employment)
Starting salary: £25,000 to £28,000
Closing date for applications: Monday 13th May
Expected week of interviews: w/c 20th May
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Dystonia UK to recruit a Communications Officer to join their small and growing team. A charity supports people living with dystonia; an often debilitating and painful disorder that is lifelong and is estimated to affect around 100,000 people in the UK, Dystonia UK is a lifeline for many. In addition to running vital support groups, this small but mighty organisation actively lobbies on behalf of patients and runs national awareness campaigns to help increase understanding of a condition that can be hugely debilitating.
The organisation is expanding and is looking for a talented Communications Officer to work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications in a role that will be busy, hands on, and key to communicating the amazing and important work this organisation undertakes to its audiences.
Key responsibilities within the Communications Officer role will include:
- Writing engaging copy for a variety of mediums including both printed and digital
- Support the Director of Fundraising and Communications in creating and designing digital and print collateral for campaigns and events
- Lead on the design and publication of high-quality digital and print information about Dystonia UK, its services, projects, and about dystonia, the condition, and medical services.
- Work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to identify and communicate key news items and be responsible for the production and dissemination of the e-marketing
- Manage Dystonia UK's social media channels on a day-to-day basis ensuring all activity is in line with the charity's brand and communication strategy and work closely with the Directors to produce and develop the social media content schedule
- Engage directly with the organisations community by drafting private messages, replying to comments, and passing actions on to other members of staff where required.
- Creating and adapting content for each channel to maximise reach and engagement.
- Work with colleagues to provide event support by creating content to promote the event, liaising with speakers and partner organisations, and attending conferences and events where required
- Plan and organise activities to raise awareness of Dystonia UK, tying in with other notable calendar events such as Dystonia Awareness Month
- Support the Director of Fundraising and Communications to ensure that the organisation's branding is upheld in all aspects of external communication.
- Support the Director of Fundraising and Communications to develop branded merchandise.
- Support the Director of Fundraising and Communications to create the annual communications plan and contribute to the development of the marketing and communications strategy.
Dystonia UK is a small charity, and this is a busy role where someone with some communications experience will have the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic Director to really develop their skills and expertise both operationally and strategically. You'll be in a position of responsibility and will be able to work autonomously whilst also working with closely with and being supported to learn.
We would love to hear from you if have the following skills and experience:
- Previous demonstrable experience in a communications or marketing role including experience of writing website copy that is optimised for SEO, experience of design and content creation, and of copywriting for different audiences
- Experience of using social media platforms to convey an organisation's message to audiences, and of tailoring your social media output depending on platform and audience
- Experience of planning social media posts and of how to grow audience numbers
- Excellent written communication skills including creative copywriting and the ability to present complex information clearly
- High level of attention to detail and strong creative design skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people and audiences both internally and externally
- Proven ability to manage own workload and ability to deliver to agreed deadlines.
- High-level skills in IT, including design packages such as Canva.
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance.
Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
WHAT IS START NETWORK?
Our purpose is to be a catalyst for system-level change that improves the efficiency, effectiveness and ethics of humanitarian action. We do this by working as a network to develop, test & spread new ways of collaborating and resourcing locally-led crisis response and anticipation.
Our current membership is made up of nearly 100 local, national and international NGOs based all around the world. We also support 10 national and regional hubs made up of civil society organisations and NGOs as our vehicle for devolving power, resources and accountability.
OUR SOLUTIONS
DECENTRALISNG & LOCALLY-LED ACTION: Shifting power and resources and decentralising decision-making to locally led networks and organisations.
EARLY & RAPID FINANCING: Building a global financing system that reduces risk, anticipates, and acts ahead of predictable crises.
COMMUNITY-LED INNOVATION: Incentivising innovative, locally led, and contextual solutions and learning from them together with people affected by crises.
For more information about Start Network and what we do, please visit our website.
OUR VALUES
WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming.
WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it
WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together.
WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard.
WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming.
WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress.
JOB PURPOSE
This role will support the planning and delivery of digital projects and campaigns that aim to raise awareness of the Start Network, build engagement across membership and support the Start team to work in effective ways. The postholder will create, edit and share digital content, manage online communities and will support the planning, development, maintenance and management of digital platforms.
The post-holder will produce and edit a wide range of digital content, including written content and digital media. The post-holder will also support the day-to-day engagement of stakeholders on digital platforms, such as social media, collaboration platforms and other engagement tools. The post-holder will have a good knowledge of best practise in digital while being able to use data to evidence the effectiveness of content and campaigns.
The post-holder will also manage or support new digital developments, such as data visualisation, that will increase stakeholder engagement in our work. Working closely with stakeholders and colleagues, the post holder will support projects to ensure they meet business and audience needs and that they are delivered on time and on budget.
This role will also coordinate third party suppliers in this process.
This role will be full time, based in the UK or another country of Start Network’s operations with occasional travel required.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
COMMUNITIES AND CONTENT
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Coordinate the day-to-day communications of Start Network programmes on social media channels. Take part in planning and coordination of content for all social media channels, in line with digital engagement strategy.
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Create and share multimedia content for social media and website (such as gifs, images and video) to build engagement with audiences around the world. Collaborate with Graphic Designer, Communications Officer and external agencies and freelancers in production of high quality content, in line with Start Network’s brand guidelines.
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Manage day to day interaction with online communities (including social media, internal and member communities), track engagement, respond to enquiries and generate conversation.
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Advise colleagues on how to use and manage social media and digital communities for greatest impact – Work with the Digital Manager and Communications Manager to deliver training for staff, introducing new platforms and digital tools to the team.
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To assist with the marketing and promotion of Start Network’s content across the website, newsletters and social media channels and to contribute to Start Network’s marketing strategy as required.
DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND WEBSITE
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Work together with the Digital Manager to manage the development of digital platforms, working with internal colleagues and external developers to identify and deliver a range of projects.
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Maintain website content day-to-day, publishing news and blogs, resources, events and updating landing pages. Working with teams across the organisation on updating all pages regularly.
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Make changes to the website based on data, audience, (UX) and expert research to improve accessibility, search engine optimisation (SEO) and the overall experience of our users.
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Maintain the Start Network website day-to-day, identifying bugs, escalating internally and working with the developers to deliver solutions. Provide website, social media and newsletter activity reports and statistics and evaluate them in conjunction with the Communications Officer.
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Maintain a Digital Asset Management system Canto; collating and storing photos and sourcing appropriate stock images.
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Support the day-to-day delivery of digital projects fulfilling the organisations communications and digital objectives. These might include development of maps or other data visualisation tools and microsites.
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Support effective development and use of internal platforms, Including our data management and CRM platform (Salesforce), and document management tool (Box) while maintaining high standards of data security and privacy.
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Ensure inspirational, informative and educational content for Start Network and its key programmes is shared regularly through the Start Network website and other digital channels, including e-newsletters and social media.
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Work with colleagues and members to edit high quality content in a variety of media, including photography, design, animation and video content.
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Contribute to building a strong organisational digital culture, design and support training delivery to all staff.
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Work together with the colleagues from the Communications team to provide advice and support to colleagues to raise the quality and effectiveness of content across the Network, through templates, guidance and training.
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Together with Events Coordinator and Digital Manager, provide technical support to online events, meetings and webinars.
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Manage the digital inbox and ensure enquiries are dealt with swiftly.
START NETWORK CULTURE
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To carry out the responsibilities of the role in line with the Start Network Code of Conduct and with a commitment to safeguarding adults and children
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A commitment to the Start Network vision, principles, values, and approach
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The Start Network team is an agile group of individuals who use their experience and skills across the network, so flexibility to work in and with different teams and functions is a part of our culture.
PERSON PROFILE
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
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Experience of managing social media platforms, including advertising and using scheduling and monitoring tools such as Sprout Social
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Experience of digital marketing and the use of different tools, formats and channels
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Graphic design and/or video editing skills - including experience of using Adobe design software and Canva
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A strong understanding of digital content best practice. This includes SEO, accessibility and UX.
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Passion for creating quality digital content that is informative, engaging and inspires change.
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Confident using a content management system (CMS) to create and edit content on a website (preferably Drupal)
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Proficient use of Google Analytics and other digital tools to review the performance of content and make changes to improve it.
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Organised and proactive: you will be able to work on multiple projects together with day-to-day tasks and meet deadlines.
DESIRABLE
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Motion graphics and animation skills
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Knowledge of Salesforce
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are working with a prestigious institution in search of a Marketing & Communications Officer for a 2-month contract, commencing immediately.
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with the Head of Marketing and Communications, as well as the Digital Marketing Executive and Membership Acquisition, focusing on marketing and communications, with a particular emphasis on media and the Magazine.
• Manage day-to-day communications operations, serving as the primary contact for media and communications enquiries.
• Develop engaging copy and content for the Library’s member-focused communications, including the member magazine, newsletters, and notices.
• Support the production of the member magazine, working alongside the external producer under the guidance of the Head of Marketing and Communications.
• Collaborate with team members to generate ideas and content for the magazine and other communication channels.
• Create engaging content for newsletters using e-marketing software.
• Develop persuasive copy to enhance membership recruitment and retention efforts.
• Collaborate with the membership administration team to enhance induction and retention communications.
• Produce copy for printed materials.
• Generate reports on media and communications activities, working with the Head of Marketing and Communications to identify opportunities for improvement to achieve targets and enhance ROI.
• Support the marketing and communication of projects and new initiatives.
Candidate Profile:
• Experience in crafting engaging and clear copy for both print and digital platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrable experience in assisting with writing and placing stories in the press.
What We Offer:
• A 2-month interim position.
• Competitive hourly rate of £17.50.
• A hybrid work model, with 3 days per week in their central London office.
• Immediate start.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.