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We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced Senior PR Officer to help plan and deliver engaging internal and external communication campaigns to support the delivery of our charities' strategies and income goals.
This is a hands-on role and requires the skills needed to work in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate should have a flair for storytelling with the ability deliver the charities' messages and demonstrate their impact though audience-specific content across traditional and social media channels, in written, video, graphic-led formats.
If you’re excited by the opportunity to help increase overall public awareness of our two charities, including the difference we are making for women, sick kids and their families, we’d love to hear from you.
What we offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance
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Generous annual leave entitlement with additional leave for long service
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Enhanced sick pay
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Enhanced Maternity Pay
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Employee Assistance Program and Lifestyle Savings
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Free flu jabs
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Cycle to work scheme
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Charity events throughout the year
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Employer enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
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Ongoing commitment to education and professional development
The Charity is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Successful candidates will have access to vulnerable beneficiaries therefore the role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
If you think you have the qualities we are looking for and the desire to contribute, please download the Job Vacancy Pack and then send us a CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role and making clear why you would like to be considered for it.
The closing date for return of applications is 9 November 2025. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26 November 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Communications and Media Officer, Francophone Africa
Based: EJF office in Dakar, Senegal
Contract: Full-time, fixed term until August 2027
Closing date for applications: 31 October 2025
Start: ASAP
Salary range: 600 000 - 800 000 XOF according to skills and experience
Benefits:
• Health insurance package
• Annual leave of 20 days plus all Senegalese national public holidays, increasing by 2 days each year of service, plus 1 personal day per year
Position overview
We are looking for an ambitious, talented Communications and Media Officer with fantastic copywriting and organisational skills, a strong set of media contacts and an eye for a good story. As EJF’s Francophone Africa Communications and Media Officer, you will secure extensive media coverage for EJF's work and mission, and develop and deliver an ambitious communications and media strategy for EJF’s projects in Francophone Africa.
This role would suit someone with strong experience in journalism or working in a press office, with a passion for placing impactful stories which drive real-world progress for a more sustainable planet.
Key responsibilities:
Proactively develop a network of engaged journalists to secure significant media coverage for EJF's projects, and improve the quality of coverage of Senegal’s fishing industry and West Africa in general
Identify and engage target radio networks for radio programs and support local communities to engage with radio journalists
Respond to media enquiries and work with colleagues to maximise opportunities for coverage
Coordinate journalist training workshops
Coordinate press conferences and trips – ensuring the smooth running of special events, including for guest speakers and other high-profile supporters
Produce press releases, social media content, webpage content, and other communications output such as leaflets, banners and posters.
Plan, develop and implement agreed communications strategies with a primary focus on Senegal and, as required and agreed, in relation to EJF’s activities in other Francophone African countries.
Promote project films and radio programmes to both national media outlets and at local screening events
Ensure that all communications materials comply with EJF’s branding
Ensure the full, factual accuracy of all published information
Prepare detailed monthly reports, including all media coverage, highlighting challenges and opportunities
This position requires regular work trips within Senegal and occasional travels within the region and abroad may be considered.
Essential skills and attributes:
Experience of working in a media/press team with excellent working knowledge of the media landscape in Senegal and, ideally, in the broader West and Central African region. Existing contacts are an advantage
Strong news sense and the ability to convey complex messages to multiple audiences, including local fishing communities
Ability to produce inspiring and fact-checked copy for print and online
A degree or equivalent experience in communications, media, journalism, public relations or a similar field
A track record of delivering projects with minimal supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in French and Wolof (strong advantage), and fluency in written and spoken English
Tactful, friendly and calm under pressure
Confident, resilient, tenacious and collaborative in your approach
Passionate about environmental and human rights issues
Desirable skills:
Experience working within television or radio media, including operating a camera and conducting recorded interviews.
Previous experience of working on environmental or fisheries issues.
Applications:
Please send your CV (in English) and cover letter (in French) explaining why you are the right person for this job to the email address provided. Please make the subject of your email "Application for the Role of Communications and Media Officer, Francophone Africa".
Closing date for applications: We will consider applications as they are submitted but no later than 31 October 2025. Interviews will take place on a rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your cover letter.
EJF is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace. We encourage minorities and under-represented groups to apply. We are especially committed to encouraging women to apply, recognising the vital importance of increasing female representation and leadership in our organisation.
If you feel you would be a good fit for this role but are unsure if you meet every single requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Science Communications Manager leads an expert team that inspires and informs the public, donors and researchers about dementia research, the progress being made, wider developments in the field and the impact of Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) funding.
With much of the charity’s fundraising propositions centring around our research portfolio, this role and the team it leads, are the keystone that unites our research output and fundraising approaches. This means working closely with our Philanthropy and Gifts in Wills teams to create impactful research content, as well as supporting engagement activities.
This means you will be an effective and inspiring communicator, creating and landing content covering ARUK research, impact and commentary across multiple communications channels and audiences.
The postholder plays a vital role in helping tell the story and scientific narrative of ARUK to a variety of audiences, cementing the charity’s role as a leading authority on dementia research in the UK and globally. They also help to create a clear, creative, and compelling case for the need for research and the progress being made towards finding a cure.
You will also be expected to engage in broader communications and events work both within the team and beyond it. This is a challenging, creative and busy role, but one that oversees a function that is absolutely critical to ARUK and its mission.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract, or on return of the substantive postholder, to cover a period of maternity leave.
Key Responsibilities:
· Work with both the Senior Science Communications Manager and the Head of Communications, as well as colleagues in the Research team to plan and implement inspirational science communications programmes and initiatives that support the delivery of the charity’s 10-year strategy.
· Lead and develop a team of two Officers, working closely across the wider science communications team.
· Develop and maintain a first-rate working knowledge of the dementia research field, including ARUK’s portfolio, strategy, impact and history, and act as one of the go-to people for the latest information and insight in dementia research and able to communicate this effectively.
· Ensure the team develops and maintains relationships with a wide network of experts from across the dementia research field, including through attending research conferences and representing ARUK.
· Work closely with the Research team and wider Sci Comms team to develop and implement communications plans for dementia research stories – both ARUK-funded and responding to other stories in the news.
· Responsible for regular out-of-hours science sign off, alongside the wider science communications management team (organised through an on-call rota, and occasional ad hoc).
· Supporting the Philanthropy and Gifts in Wills teams by ensuring progress reports are delivered on time and have met the required brief, producing other engaging research content when needed
· Oversee the charity’s work to engage researchers, growing the field, sharing best practice, and coordinating events and development opportunities to ensure the UK remains a world-class place to conduct dementia research.
· Develop and maintain high-level narrative documents that make the case for research and the work of ARUK, and devise and develop innovative and creative communications products and campaigns based on this narrative.
· Manage and evolve the ‘News and Views’ sections of the ARUK website, ensuring engaging and up-to-date content, video and graphics, and monitoring the performance of digital content.
· Support the public-facing communications for our major research initiatives such as the Drug Discovery Alliance, Clinical Accelerator programme and other funding initiatives.
· Represent ARUK to a high level within key relationships and partnership projects.
· Manage multiple short- and long-term projects, working with teams within the charity and key external stakeholders.
· Ensure activities comply with ARUK’s branding and style guide.
What we are looking for:
· Educated to Degree Level in life sciences or relevant experience.
· Experience of working with the media at a national level.
· Experience of developing multi-media communications including film content, infographics for a variety of audiences.
· Line management experience.
· Project management experience.
· Creating social media and digital content, such as blogs and website summaries; managing the progress reporting for a philanthropic audience and creating content for supporter and researcher newsletters.
· Ability to identify and develop creative and engaging public communications opportunities emanating from scientific research.
· Can lead and manage a team, taking on responsibility of their performance and helping career development.
· An eye for creativity and innovation in communications.
· Excellent organisational skills; the ability to manage a large number of tasks to multiple deadlines.
· Ability to communicate appropriately with people affected by dementia and their families.
· Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills: can work collaboratively with and manage multiple stakeholders within and outside the organisation.
· First-rate editorial and writing skills, excellent journalistic and news sense.
· A confident and friendly manner; would feel at ease representing the charity to a range of audiences to a high level.
· Working with drive, flair, independence, intelligence and initiative.
· A passion for, and curiosity about, dementia research.
· Willingness and ability to travel in the UK and beyond, to work outside of regular office hours when needed.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £44,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 19th October 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Digital Marketing and Content Officer
We are looking for a creative and proactive Digital Marketing and Content Officer to deliver impactful content and digital campaigns that inspire supporters and build awareness of our incredible cause.
If you feel you have the skills and experience for this exciting and rewarding role, then apply today!
Position: Digital Marketing and Content Officer
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Closing date: Sunday 26th October 2025 – however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the top NHS charities in the country. As a Digital Marketing and Content Officer, you’ll create engaging, audience-led content for our social media, website, emails, and PR activity – helping to drive fundraising for the hospitals, as well as two once-in-a-lifetime projects: Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
You’ll work closely with the Communications team to produce creative content, manage social channels, support digital campaigns, and help tell powerful stories that demonstrate the impact of our work. This role offers the chance to be hands-on across a variety of platforms and make a real difference to patients, families, and staff.
Key responsibilities include:
- Creating, editing, and managing impactful content across digital platforms
- Supporting social media management and paid campaigns
- Producing copy, photography, video, and designs tailored to different audiences
- Updating and optimising content on our website and supporter emails
- Working with fundraisers, clinicians, and supporters to gather stories and content
- Using analytics to measure impact and inform future campaigns
About you:
You’ll be a confident communicator and creative thinker with a passion for storytelling and digital engagement. Organised and detail-oriented, you’ll thrive in a busy team and enjoy working collaboratively across departments.
You’ll also have:
- Experience managing content and engagement on social media
- Strong copywriting and editing skills for a range of audiences
- Knowledge of using CMS systems (ideally WordPress)
- Photography/videography skills and confidence creating visual content
- The ability to work to tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail
Desirable:
- Three years’ experience in digital marketing/communications
- Experience with Canva, video editing, and email marketing platforms
- Familiarity with the charity or healthcare sector
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role.
In return:
You’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious team working for a cause that changes lives.
We offer a fantastic benefits package including:
- Pension Scheme with 4x Life Assurance
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + Your Birthday off
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Health Cash Plan – Medicash
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- NHS Discount Schemes
- On-site Leisure Centre
We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member brings a unique perspective, and we’re always looking to enrich and diversify our charity.
Other roles you may have experience in could include: Digital Marketing Officer, Content Officer, Social Media Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Communications Executive, Media and Content Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Marketing Executive.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Position: Head of Content and Channels (Digital)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: 18 months fixed term contract
Location: Office-based in London office with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £65,118 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
You’ll lead content and engagement strategy across the organisation, shaping how we grow reach and sustain meaningful engagement.
You’ll guide creative, editorial and design teams to deliver content that is clear, consistent and impactful across every format.
You’ll oversee our digital channels, using insight and innovation to connect more people with our mission and strengthen loyalty.
As a cross-organisational leader, you’ll champion high standards, collaboration and learning, helping us tell a unified story that builds trust and connection.
Please note this is a fixed term contract for 18 months
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 27 October 2025
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Marketing Manager
Contract: Fixed Term,12 months
Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £35,360 Per Annum,
Location: Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
About You and the Role
The Marketing Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of the organisation’s marketing work spanning advertising, social media, print, content creation, data capture and intelligence gathering, evaluation and reporting.
Working closely with the Head of Digital and Communications and the Design and Communications Officer, this role is instrumental in the delivery of marketing and communications strategies, and plays a role in nurturing relationships with stakeholders, including partners, artists and audiences.
The role will also be responsible for sharing intelligence and ideas to support colleagues across the organisation in identifying/developing new digital strategies to positively impact upon Modern Art Oxford’s reach, engagement, brand and profile.
Principal Responsibilities
- To work closely with the Head of Digital and Communications and in consultation with the wider team, to plan, develop, manage and deliver Modern Art Oxford’s marketing and communications strategies spanning advertising, print, content production and campaign-specific.
- Develop and manage Modern Art Oxford’s digital marketing work, with assistance from the Design and Communications Officer, including content production for social media, email marketing and website platforms.
- To manage ticketing for our public programme events using Eventbrite.
- To promote and communicate Modern Art Oxford’s artistic programme, spanning exhibitions, projects and learning work, to a diverse and broad range of audiences and stakeholders to support the organisation’s targets for visitor figures and online engagement and reach, whilst consistently protecting and building its brand and profile.
- To lead in promoting Modern Art Oxford’s commercial offer to a broad range of audiences, including our artist-designed café, our shop and our hires offer.
- To manage multiple programmes of work including content management, scheduling, project delivery and evaluation to ensure Modern Art Oxford’s communications work is delivered in an effective and timely manner.
- To gather and share intelligence to identify new and impactful methods to grow Modern Art Oxford’s communications activities in line with the organisation’s mission and business plan.
- Write effective and accurate copy for a variety of different audiences and channels.
- Lead internal content production processes to ensure high quality and accurate campaigns are produced on time and within budget.
- Support the Head of Digital and Communications in the delivery of campaign-specific projects such as fundraising activities and strategic partnerships.
- Support the Head of Digital and Communications in delivering reports for various stakeholders, including funders and the board, by the management of regular data collection processes.
General
- Liaise with external service providers and ensure high quality relationships are maintained with stakeholders such as artists, VIPs, supporters, and suppliers.
- Deploy a range of systems/technologies/approaches relevant to marketing to support colleagues in representing Modern Art Oxford appropriately and effectively.
- Recruit and line manage temporary interns and volunteer placements.
- Work with the Head of Digital and Communications and senior management colleagues to contribute personal expertise to strategic planning and report writing.
- Support the wider work of the Digital and Communications team by attending internal events where appropriate.
- Accurately manage devolved budgets, reporting regularly to the Head of Digital and Communications.
Person Specification
Essential
- A minimum of four years experience of working in a digital marketing or communications role within an arts or comparable organisation.
- Demonstrable experience of content creation and distribution across a wide range of digital platforms.
- Experience of creating printed media, including liaising with designers, printers, distributors and ad providers.
- Experience of working across multiple strands of communications work including campaigns, print, ads, social media, website management and email marketing.
- Strong knowledge of marketing analytics platforms such as social media and Google Analytics and AdWords.
- Experience of working professionally on paid social media campaigns.
- Experience of design packages, such as InDesign, Photoshop, or Canva, and content editing platforms, such as Premier Pro or CapCut.
- Excellent written, editing and verbal communication skills. Rigorous attention to detail and a keen eye for accuracy.
- Excellent customer service skills both on the phone, in person and via email
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communications skills. Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, complex and fast-moving environments.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills: the ability to schedule, prioritise, budget, deliver and evaluate packages of work.
- Experience of managing expenditure budgets and an understanding of financial compliance.
- Ability to work positively and proactively with a broad range of individuals, organisations and audiences.
- A strong affinity with the values and mission of Modern Art Oxford.
Desirable
- Knowledge and interest in contemporary arts and visual culture.
- Understanding of the UK charitable/publicly funded arts sector.
- Established personal networks within UK arts and culture media sectors.
About Us
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
Modern Art Oxford welcomes approximately 100,000 visitors each year with approximately 15,000 attendances by schools and community groups in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through Modern Art Oxford’s digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, Modern Art Oxford aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all its visual forms. Over the last 60 years Modern Art Oxford has brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
Modern Art Oxford is a registered charity and receives core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors and friends.
Benefits:
- Pension - An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
- Holiday 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays
- Staff discount in Cafe and shop
Closing date for Applications is Midnight on Sunday 9th November 2025
Interviews for the role will be weeks commencing 17th to 24th November 2025
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Modern Art Oxford is committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and we value diversity in our team. As part of our Anti-racism Action Plan, we welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in the workforce in our sector.
No agencies please.
Are you passionate about empowering young people to make a difference in their communities?
Do you believe in the power of volunteering to build confidence, skills, and stronger local networks?
Can you create exciting and meaningful volunteering opportunities that inspire 16–25-year-olds across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
We’re looking for a warm, enthusiastic and organised individual to lead our Young Volunteers programme. You’ll be the driving force behind engaging young people, working closely with schools, youth groups, and voluntary organisations to connect them with impactful volunteer roles.
In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll build partnerships, deliver outreach events, and help shape a more inclusive volunteering landscape. You’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious charity committed to empowering the voluntary sector and involving communities in positive change.
About you
You’ll really understand the value of volunteering and have experience promoting, recruiting, and supporting volunteers. As a people person with excellent interpersonal skills, you’ll be confident building strong, professional relationships with a wide range of partners – especially young people and community organisations.
You’ll be experienced in organising events and training workshops, enthusiastic about youth engagement, and able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
What we can offer in return
In return we offer a competitive salary and great benefits, including contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible working and much more.