I am currently recruiting for a part time (21 hours a week over 5 days) PA to the Director of External Affairs of an amazing health charity on an initial 6-month contract.
The main purpose of the role is to provide high-level PA and administrative support to External Affairs including the Director, the Devolved Nations team, the policy, media and press and public affairs teams, ensuring that a positive and efficient image is maintained at all times.

Key responsibilities include:
Manage the Director of External Affair's diary, act as gatekeeper and central point of contact for both internal and external communication to the Director, ensuring all corporate deadlines are met Monitor email inbox as a seconder and prioritise emails
Provide administrative support including making travel arrangements, processing expenses, reprographics, record keeping and general organising, preparing documents, letters and presentations to publication standards, providing IT support when required
Meetings support: take minutes for meetings as required, ensure smooth running of Directorate-wide meetings including booking rooms/venues, compiling agendas, liaising with contributors and attendees, collating papers, supplying documents and capturing and circulating actions
Ensure record keeping systems are maintained effectively
Assist Heads with processing invoices and expenses, occasional travel arrangements and recruitment administration, support Director and Heads in annual business and budget planning
Provide holiday cover for the other Executive Assistants as and when
Skills:
Excellent administrative and organisational skills: able to anticipate, to plan and to prioritise, good time management skills, comfortable working quickly and juggling different priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, skilled in writing for a variety of audiences
Good interpersonal and negotiation skills, able to build great working relationships with staff and stakeholders, effective team-working skills and naturally collaborative in approach, able to actively listen, understand and accommodate the views of others
IT literacy: Microsoft Office suite
Methodical and accurate, with good attention to detail
Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to change positively and effectively
Experience
Experience of providing PA support in Media, Policy, External affairs or similar background
Experience of working in the Health sector and experience of the NHS
Demonstrated practical daily experience of using Microsoft Office suite
Experience of working in a customer-facing role with significant interactions with external stakeholders

If you have are immediately available and have a minimum of 2 years' experience providing relevant PA and administrative support in Media, Policy, External affairs or a similar background, please apply online today!

This is an exciting opportunity to lead brand management, marketing and corporate communications at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). We are ranked first in the world for development studies, together with the University of Sussex and the best international development policy think tank. 

The Head of Communications and Engagement leads a dynamic team and works closely with the Institute's Strategic Leadership Group, including its Director of Communications and Impact. The key priority for this role is to align IDS’ centrally coordinated communications and engagement activities with its strategy and vision. We seek someone who can build brand recognition and awareness with new and existing audiences and lead strategies that will enhance the influence and reach of the Institute as a whole. As well as coordinating external engagement activities they must ensure the excellence of core IDS outputs, including our corporate website and social media platforms, corporate literature, and high-profile IDS events. The post-holder will play a key role in furthering our ability to share cutting-edge research and learning crucial for shaping the transformations needed to reduce inequalities, accelerate sustainability and build more inclusive and secure societies. In a typical day the Head of Communications and Engagement may find themselves fielding calls from journalists, planning a marketing campaign for our Masters programme, working with a design agency on our website or writing a case for support for the prospective donors of a new research initiative. 

We are looking for a natural story-teller with strong all-round communications experience. Ideally this will have been acquired in a global development context and include external affairs and media relations. In particular applicants will need an excellent knowledge of corporate marketing and brand management and have some fundraising experience. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have a proven ability as a team leader with a great track record of managing a diverse group of individuals to meet organisational objectives. We seek someone who has real confidence and enthusiasm for leading the institutional/corporate level marketing and communications strategy of an international research organisation. 

The role is based near Brighton in the UK, requires being on call for occasional out of office hours duties and will involve some international travel.

The Campaign and Digital Communications Senior Manager (CDCSM) develops the marketing, communications and digital strategic plan and is responsible for the design and implementation of the operational plans for the global awareness campaign Rare Disease Day. The CDCSM will also drive the decision process for the messaging, co‐created with the 60 national patient organisation partners leveraging the analysis from a recent strategic campaign review. The CDCSM will achieve a more robust outreach and engagement, coupled with new media relation reaching more than 300 million people living with a rare disease globally. Finally, working with the international advocacy team, the CDCSM will produce advocacy toolkits and materials aimed to inform and capacity build patient advocates.
Motivated to work at an NGO and committed to our cause, the CDCSM will also contribute to marketing, international media and digital strategy across the organisations’ websites, events, programs, social media and publications, working closely with the Communications Senior Manager and the Web Technology Manager.
The CDCSM reports to the Strategic Communications and Marketing Director and is part of the larger Awareness, Public Engagement and Events team.
The position is recruited for EURORDIS’ Paris Office (Brussels and Barcelona offices to be considered).

EURORDIS‐Rare Diseases Europe is a unique, non‐profit alliance of over 900 rare disease patient organisations from over 70 countries that work together to improve the lives of the 30 million people living with a rare disease in Europe. By connecting patients, families and patient groups, as well as by bringing together all stakeholders and mobilising the rare disease community, EURORDIS strengthens the patient voice and shapes research, policies and patient services.

Since 2008, EURORDIS has led patients and patient groups globally to raise awareness for people living with a rare disease and their families via the communications campaign for Rare Disease Day (the last day of February each year). Up from 16 countries participating in 2008, 2020’s edition saw thousands of events taking place in over 100 countries. EURORDIS coordinates national partners to determine campaign core messaging, to translate and disseminate the campaign. EURORDIS is responsible for producing adaptable visuals and videos which are freely accessed by thousands of patient groups and other stakeholders interested in improving the lives of people living with a rare disease.

The outreach campaign has the ambition to trigger change for people living with a rare disease and to link to the broader advocacy efforts of rare disease patients emphasising equity in human and social rights alongside healthcare needs for people living with a rare disease and their families.

The campaign benefits from public, patient association and private funding.This position comes at an exciting time with potentially new funding for the program which would enable us to scale up the Rare Disease Day. A key component of this role will be implementing any new grant objectives.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Awareness campaign, social media and digital marketing

Patient advocacy capacity building tools

Campaign outreach and communications​

EURORDIS communications

See the attached job description for full details.

Skills and experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and 6‐8 years’ professional experience in communications and marketing for a global organisation or brand (within the health, public affairs or NGO sector a plus).
• Experience building and executing international or global marketing campaigns, communications plans, measurement tools and digital strategies in a complex ecosystem.
• Experience working with a major international awareness campaign highly desirable
• Experience in community and public engagement, engaging participation of multiple partners and actors
• Experience managing communication or campaign budgets and suppliers including marketing agencies and graphic designers.
• Creative with a passion for creating visual elements. Experience in producing video campaign elements a plus
• Autonomous, proactive and highly driven
• Sensitive to working for a cause and with genuine interest in understanding the challenges of people living with a rare disease and their families.
• Enthusiastic and flexible team player with skills including: managing meetings, presenting, reporting to management, co‐creating with national partners, strategic planning, verbal and written communication, organisational and time management abilities
• Ability to work with several operational team members and patient organisation partners with varying backgrounds and levels of English understanding.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite but also well‐trained in photoshop, video software and other graphic design or photo tools.
• Fluent English speaker with excellent written and oral communication skills in English is a must (excelling in persuasive and influential writing)
• Good level in French desirable; other European language(s) a plus

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth. Despite the strain of COVID-19, we are in the process of developing a new strategic plan and direction for the organisation. This has resulted in a number of interim roles becoming available across the External Affairs Directorate. The anticipated new strategy could result in further exciting opportunities.

The Interim Head of Marketing and Communications is a fantastic opportunity to take a senior role within an energetic and inspiring organization. UK Youth’s profile has grown exponentially in the last year and this trajectory is set to continue with campaigning for change being a key pillar of our new strategy.

UK Youth’s Marketing and Communications Team focuses on leveraging our brand and messaging to positively impact on all aspects of the organisation. Whether it’s identifying and meeting the needs of more young people, increasing sales at our outdoor activity centre Avon Tyrell, attracting new funders and corporate partners or influencing government policy, you will play a key role in the supporting the organisation.

You will lead a team to deliver UK Youth’s communications and marketing strategy, with a focus on amplifying the voices of local youth organisations and young people to advocate at a national level for the value of youth work among key audiences – the public, decision makers (including Government and policy makers), funders and organisations working with young people.

This is an exciting time to join our team in a role that offers you the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people. This role is initially fixed term until the end of December 2020.

Visit our website to find out more about the role, working at UK Youth and what we can offer you.

We're looking for a Digital Communications Officer who wants to develop their content and digital marketing skills within the charity sector.

• Ewell, Surrey with some homeworking
• 6 months fixed term contract, full time
• £27k per annum + Competitive Benefits

A little bit about the role...

We are looking for a Digital Communications Officer who wants to develop their skills to create great content for our digital channels. The right candidate will help us support more people and encourage supporters to fundraise or volunteer for us.

This role will primarily involve content writing and moderation of content on our website, as well as supporting our email marketing so that we can provide our site’s users with great supporter journeys. You’ll also provide reporting for the website, so that we can continually improve content for our web users.

You’ll have experience of writing content for a range of different audiences, so people can find the support they need, or be inspired to donate, volunteer or campaign for us. You should also be familiar with digital reporting, so you can assess how successful our content is, and have worked with content management systems.

You’ll also know your way around Google Analytics, and have some experience using email marketing platforms.

You’ll have the support of a team of five with skills in all things digital, from web and search to video and social, and we offer training to staff too.

If the prospect of joining a well-respected and highly regarded national brand appeals to you please read the attached job description as set out below.

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of role criteria as set out in the JD no later than 9.00 am on Monday 6th July 2020.

Head of Campaigns and Communications

- Salary £40-£48,000 (FTE) gross per annum
- Full time (37.5 hours per week), flexible working arrangements considered on application
- London Office normally (currently remote working due to Covid-19 restrictions)
- Reporting to Safe Passage CEO
- Line management responsibilities: Community Organiser, Digital Communications and Fundraising Manager (role also sits in Fundraising team with a dotted line report to Head of Fundraising), Press and Public Affairs Manager, Youth Advocacy and Campaigns Organiser.

Safe Passage International is looking for a Head of Campaigns and Communications to lead our campaigns and communications strategy, building on the organisation’s strong record of creating diverse coalitions of public support and delivering system change for our beneficiaries.

Working closely with colleagues in our UK, French, and Greek offices, you will set the direction for Safe Passage International’s campaigns and communications and ensure we are creating opportunities for advocacy in support of our mission to open safe and legal routes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and adults across Europe.

You will have a track-record of developing and delivering impactful campaigns and a strong understanding of different campaigning methods, such as public affairs, grassroots community organising, and digital campaigns. You will be passionate about ensuring that those with lived experience of seeking sanctuary and/or directly affected by the issues we campaign on, lead and shape our campaigns.

You will be joining at a critical time in our work, helping to lead the campaign to stop the removal of safe and legal routes to the UK for refugees in Europe when Britain leaves the EU.

Who we are:

Working at Safe Passage means working at a different sort of charity. We’re small, nimble and laser-focused on the impact that only we can make.

Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to the refugee crisis in Europe. In the past four years, we have grown from a small project of the charity Citizens UK, to a separate international organisation. We now comprise 23 members of staff based in the UK, France, and Greece, supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe.

- Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
- We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
- We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.

To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. Our work is recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission.  We were also chosen as one of The Guardian’s ‘Charity of the Year’ in 2016.

To apply: please select the button shown and include your CV and a cover letter addressing each point of the Person Specification and explaining why you would love this role and working for Safe Passage.

Closing date: Monday 6th July at midnight.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

RESULTS seek to make change through a mix of grassroots, parliamentary and policy advocacy, creating the public and political will to end poverty.

RESULTS UK believes the building blocks of the end of poverty are health, education, and economic opportunities – things that all people, wherever they live, need and have a right to. Within these three areas, we prioritise specific issues on which we can have most influence to achieve progress.

The heart of the policy team’s role is to provide a high-level of policy evidence and messaging that underpin all of RESULTS work. The policy team also goes beyond the production of this evidence. It delivers policy as highly-focussed advocacy messaging to the stakeholders who require the most detailed and nuanced levels of technical briefing. These audiences include civil servants, key development agencies and civil society organisations, but also the parliamentarians and members of our grassroots network who are the strongest champions for our work.

The position of Policy Advocacy Coordinator will provide crucial support to the Policy Advocacy Team. The post will be ideally suited for an individual with some work experience at the beginning of a career in international development, particularly in policy, research or public affairs.

We are looking for someone who will be proactive, efficient and flexible in supporting our policy advocacy work. Having a can-do attitude that includes the more administrative aspects of the role is essential. This post will provide good opportunities for developing project management and advocacy skills; an understanding of key international development issues; research and writing for advocacy; and experience of working with UK policymakers, parliamentarians and civil society.

As a member of the Policy Team, the post-holder will be working closely with members of the Parliamentary and Grassroots Teams in order to deliver on RESULTS overarching objectives: being generous with the sharing of knowledge, advocacy expertise, and contacts while working in a collaborative environment is essential.

Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London with occasional travel to Leeds
Role: Fixed Term Contract to 4th June 2021, Part-time, 3 days per week
Salary: £48,270 + £4,000 London Weighting pro rata at 0.6 (FTE)

Job Details

We welcome applications for secondment from the health sector and encourage anyone wishing to do this to have advance agreement from their employer.

The NHS Confederation is the independent voice of NHS leadership. Our aim is an empowered healthy population supported by world class health and care services. Our 500+ members span the full range of organisations that provide and commission services including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; independent providers; clinical commissioning groups; and academic health science networks. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and have a European Office focused on Brexit and international learning opportunities. We support our members to address the policy and strategic challenges facing the health and care system, influence the development of national policy and represent their views at the highest levels and in the public arena. In the last few months we have been working with members to ensure that there has been sufficient Government support to manage Covid-19 and we are now working on how we restore health and care services  more widely as part of our #NHSReset campaign.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent knowledge of contemporary health policy, service delivery challenges and the wider NHS.
• A successful track record of delivering insightful and influential thought leadership and influencing through policy products and engagement activities
• Ability to write accessible and compelling policy narratives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that cut through complexity and provide insight
• Proven ability to build strong personal relationships and effective formal and informal networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including being personally credible and influential with senior stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a mixed portfolio of policy work, including scoping, ensuring it is relevant, timely and of a high quality

The Role

At this time of profound change our members need support to address the policy and strategic challenges of the evolving health and care policy landscape and a strong voice that materially shapes and influences the direction of travel so that the needs of patients and local populations are met in the best way possible. 

We have an opportunity for an exceptional policy professional who can work closely with our members to understand their views and needs and shape a programme of policy and advocacy work to meet them. You will be used to working at national level, with members and stakeholders to gather intelligence, develop policy positions, reports and briefings. Also, in acting as an expert in your field, representing the organisation’s and members’ views. You will be used to working effectively as part of a team of policy experts but also flexibly across organisational teams.  

In return you have the opportunity to develop a strong public profile as a national expert commenting on and helping to influence the future direction of health policy and practice. As well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans. 

The NHS Confederation welcomes all applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We believe it is essential to build a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is also committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

Application deadline: Thursday 16th July (midnight)
Interview date: Tuesday 28th July (remotely)

Location: London-based Hub in Islington with potential for remote working

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £70,000

Cruelty Free International is the leading charity working to end animal testing for cosmetics globally and is seeking a Director of Audience Development and Fundraising to implement strategies to grow income and deliver key messages across the range of their audiences to deliver a step change for laboratory animals worldwide.

Cruelty Free International’s brand and ‘leaping bunny’ symbol have a high level of recognition globally and the charity is one of the world’s longest standing and most respected animal protection organisations.

This new role will be responsible for the charity’s marketing, communications, audience development and fundraising functions. The post-holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and other departmental leaders to develop and drive innovative and ambitious strategies to engage and increase the organisation’s audiences and at the same time build and maintain a sustainable income base. They will also be a leading advocate for the charity’s cause and a strong communicator that can represent Cruelty Free International at all levels.

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader who is a strategic thinker, but with a hands-on, ‘can-do’ approach. They must have experience of working in a similar role leading a small audience development team and of developing income generation strategies both in the UK and internationally. A strong track record in the field of philanthropy and corporate partnerships is also required. They will also have led and devised successful marketing and communication strategies for business and audience development and will have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Finally, the successful candidate must share a commitment to animal protection and to the values and aims of Charity Free International, to work with them to help create the tipping point for change for laboratory animals.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

Could you be an active outreach member of staff that is proactive in going out to talk to students about their experiences and views?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate change maker to support our student leaders campaign to have a positive impact for the students that they represent. This role will also support students to engage with  AberSU decision making.