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About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Our support, advice, information and campaigning work are needed now more than ever, with unpaid carers providing more hours of care than ever before, which is adversely impacting on their finances, health and wellbeing. We exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, high performing team. This varied role sits at the heart of the policy and campaigns team, working in the policy detail to support key campaigns as well as media functions, including lots of interaction with supporters and carers. The role plays a vital part in delivering the charity’s core aims to make life better for carers by. Working closely with our communications team, this role spans across media, policy, public affairs and campaigns.

About you

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Do you have media or campaigns work experience? Do you want to make life better for unpaid carers? Then this could be the ideal role for you!

We’re looking for a diligent and organised individual, who has an eye for details and the ability to juggle a varied workload. Collaborative in approach, you’ll have exceptional written communication skills and an interest in media and policy.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation; fostering an environment and working culture that celebrates and promotes diversity and inclusion.  We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role, dependent on the needs of the applicant.

We are proud to be an Employers for Carers member. We have signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge and achieved the Disability Confident Employer accreditation. We aim to offer interviews to those who have a disability covered under the definition outlined in the Equality Act 2010 and who meet the minimum criteria for the role. The minimum criteria can be found under the Essential section of the Person Specification of the recruitment pack. Please let us know if your application is being made under the Disability Confident Scheme. You are not required to share the nature of your disability or long term health condition. You will need to state in your email application that you are making your application under the Disability Confident Scheme as you consider yourself to be disabled, or as having a disability. If you meet the minimum criteria then you will be offered an interview.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please contact us to discuss.  

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Tuesday 22 September.

.Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK are actively interviewing as we receive applications.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.

Public Affairs and Media Officer (Westminster)
£33,419 - £36,891 pa plus excellent benefits
London and hybrid working
35 hours per week, full-time

As Public Affairs and Media Officer, you willsupport the policy, public affairs and influencing activities of the College in line with agreed priorities, focusing on our engagement in Westminster and with the UK Government.

You will provide comprehensive monitoring of political and legislative developments in Westminster to ensure the College can proactively influence decision makers and to ensure our members are kept up to date.

You will also support our proactive and reactive media and communications activity related to our political influencing in Westminster.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

We operate a hybrid working model of on-site and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

Closing date: 1 September 2026
Interviews: 16 September 2026

Role Purpose

The Digital Marketing Manager will play a key role in growing Honeypot’s reach, engagement and impact through creative, insight-led and effective digital marketing.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, the postholder will lead Honeypot’s digital marketing activity, using creativity, audience insight and data to grow awareness, strengthen supporter engagement and help achieve the charity’s strategic objectives.

This is a varied and hands-on role combining digital strategy with day-to-day delivery. As Honeypot’s Marketing function grows, the role will have the opportunity to take increasing ownership of digital growth, innovation and audience development.

Location (UK): London / Sheffield
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours, Part-time 28 hours (pro-rata) will be considered
Salary: £43,580.00 per annum (London), £41,504.00 per annum (rest of UK) – pro-rata for part time
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Occasional travel required in line with business requirements
Closing date: 23:59 hours, Thursday 3 September 2026 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy, ambitious and collaborative Media and PR team and help shape the national conversation around arthritis and musculoskeletal health. Working across a fast-paced and varied news agenda across the UK, you'll develop and deliver proactive media campaigns, respond to breaking news, work closely with people with lived experience to amplify their voices in the media, build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and journalists while securing high-profile coverage that raises awareness, influences decision-makers and supports our campaigning and organisational priorities.

About the role

You'll work closely with policy, research, campaigns and fundraising to tell compelling stories, prepare spokespeople for media opportunities and help position Arthritis UK as the go-to voice on arthritis and musculoskeletal health. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced media professional who enjoys spotting opportunities, working collaboratively and wants to use the power of earned media to make a real difference to the lives of more than 10 million people living with arthritis across the UK.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

•    Significant experience of developing and delivering successful media campaigns that secure impactful national, regional and broadcast coverage. 
•    Strong news judgement and the ability to identify and respond quickly to emerging media opportunities. 
•    Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with journalists across print, broadcast and digital media. 
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of producing high-quality media materials and briefing spokespeople. 
•    Experience of working in a fast-paced press office or media environment, managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines. 
•    Confidence in handling reactive media enquiries and supporting reputation and issues management. 
•    Experience of monitoring and evaluating media activity, using insight to demonstrate impact and inform future work. 
•    A collaborative approach, with the ability to build strong relationships across teams and work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
•    A commitment to Arthritis UK's values and a passion for using media to improve the lives of people with arthritis.

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

We are looking for an experienced and organised administrator to provide practical support during a busy three-month period.

This varied, hands-on role will help keep our office running smoothly while supporting communications, trustee meetings, our AGM and charity events, including a sponsored charity run.

You will:

• Respond to telephone calls, emails and visitors
• Provide day-to-day administrative and office support
• Organise meetings, prepare papers and take accurate minutes
• Help coordinate our AGM and other events
• Create engaging social media content and simple promotional materials
• Support communications with supporters, partners and families

We are looking for someone who is reliable, friendly and highly organised, with experience in administration within a charity or community setting. You will be comfortable managing several priorities, working independently and following tasks through to completion.

Experience of minute-taking, Microsoft Office and creating social media content is essential. Familiarity with Canva would be an advantage.

This is an ideal short-term opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and can quickly become a dependable part of a small, friendly charity team. We are looking for someone who will be immediately available, ideally able to start by the end of September.

Want to make a difference to people’s lives? Then join our small team at Immunodeficiency UK, a charity devoted to supporting people living with poor immune systems.

About Immunodeficiency UK

Our charity aims to create an environment that ensures those affected by immunodeficiency have the knowledge to live fully, manage their condition effectively, and have their health needs understood and addressed by the healthcare system.

Each year we help hundreds of people through our helpline, educational resources, practical support, hardship grants, and our strong patient voice. We work on a range of projects to help improve patient care. You can find out more about our work by visiting our website and reading our annual impact reports..

This is a varied and interesting opportunity working for a charity that goes above and beyond in supporting people with primary and secondary immunodeficiency. The role offers an opportunity to exercise your creativity on varied and interesting projects that can make a real difference. You will receive excellent support and encouragement from our CEO and Trustees.

Responsibilities

As the Digital Communications and Fundraising Officer, you will play a key role in raising the charity's profile and awareness of primary and secondary immunodeficiency, growing supporter engagement, and generating income to support our work.

• You’ll develop and implement a digital communications strategy
• You’ll create and publish content across our website, email, social media and digital publications
• You’ll manage the website, ensuring content is accurate, accessible and up to date
• You’ll produce multimedia content — graphics, video, photography and case studies
• You’ll manage our social media accounts and our monthly newsletter
• You’ll plan and deliver digital fundraising campaigns
• You’ll create fundraising appeals, supporter communications and impact reports
• You’ll gather and share impact stories using a storytelling approach

This job is for you if:

• You’re confident in managing social media and creating digital content
•  Are familiar with email marketing platforms, customer relationship management (CRM) systems and                WordPress
• Have experience in planning and delivering fundraising or marketing campaigns
• Have strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently

Charity or non-profit experience is a plus, as are graphic design or video editing skills.

Diversity and inclusion

Immunodeficiency UK is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Closing date is Friday 4th September at 5pm. Applications generated by AI will not be considered.

Interviews will take place the week commencing 14th September. 

About the role

As RCOG Communications and Media Manager, the campaigns you design and lead will ensure the voices of women and frontline clinicians are shaping the health agenda and influencing policy.

In this role, you will work regularly with national journalists, women’s health charities, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England or successor bodies, other royal colleges, specialist societies and other partners to develop accurate and compelling stories that bring the College’s work to life in the news.

Working closely with colleagues across our Policy and public affairs, Workforce and Marketing teams, you will be part of a friendly and passionate External Affairs directorate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead College’s annual external communication plan including  variety of campaigns aligned to the College’s strategic priorities.

• Profile College’s work and impact in the media and build effective media partnerships

• Oversee RCOG content and social media strategies and developing impactful content to engage audiences through earned, paid and owned channels.

• Ensuring that clinicians’ expertise and women’s voices and lived experience inform the RCOG’s communications programme

• Act as a trusted expert advising our President, Officers and senior leaders on reputational issues, including briefing and media training for high-profile or sensitive topics

• Using data, insight and new technologies to continuously improve the impact of communications and campaigns

• Participating in the out-of-hours press rota, currently around one in three weekends and occasional evenings. 

About you

You are an experienced communications professional who has led communications programmes and integrated campaigns from planning through to evaluation You have strong press-office and media-relations experience and a track record of building productive relationships with journalists.

You combine strategic thinking with and editorial judgement and are comfortable managing both reactive media issues and longer-term communications activity. You can advise senior stakeholders clearly and calmly, work constructively with partners and ensure that clinicians’ expertise and women’s lived experience are represented accurately and respectfully.

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy varied work, can prioritise effectively when circumstances change and are motivated by the contribution that communications can make to better healthcare for women and girls.

Essential requirements:

• Demonstrable experience managing development and delivery of an organisation’s communications programme

• Designing and delivering creative impactful campaigns with clear outcomes

• Strong media-relations and press-office experience, including developing stories, responding to enquiries and working with journalists

• Excellent news judgement and the ability to produce clear, accurate and engaging content for different audiences and channels

• Experience advising senior leaders or spokespeople on sensitive, high-profile or reputational issues.

• Successful track record of  building relationships and delivering communications work with external partners

• Effective planning and prioritisation skills

• Able to use data and insight to evaluate and improve communications activity

• Willingness to participate in the out-of-hours press rota

• Experience supervising, coaching or developing colleagues.

  For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack. 

Our culture and benefits

You will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes: 

• Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite 

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January 

• 10% pension contribution after probation 

• Enhanced wellbeing and family support 

• Interest free season ticket loans after probation 

• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave 

• Affinity staff networks 

• Life assurance and income protection schemes 

• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site. 

Applications close at 10.00 am on Monday 24 August 2026

We encourage candidates to apply early. We may close the advert before the stated date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

First-stage interviews are expected to take place on 2 and 3 September 2026. Second-stage interviews for selected candidates are expected to take place between 14 and 16 September 2026.

We hope the successful candidate will start in October 2026, subject to their notice period and completion of pre-employment checks.

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. The RCOG is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. 

About us 

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 19,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Communications & Engagement Officer

Huddersfield Mission Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 2:00pm) Salary: £28,968 pro rata

Help tell stories that change lives.

For over 100 years, Huddersfield Mission has been supporting people facing homelessness, poverty, poor mental health, addiction and other complex challenges. We provide practical advice, support and a welcoming community space for those who need us most.

We're now looking for a Communications & Engagement Officer to lead how we connect with supporters, donors, room hirers, café customers and the wider community.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines communications, marketing, fundraising support, community engagement and administration. You'll have the opportunity to shape how we tell our story, showcase our impact and help generate the support that enables our work to continue.

If you're a skilled communicator who enjoys building relationships, creating engaging content and making a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll do

· Lead our social media, website and digital communications activity

· Create compelling content that showcases the impact of our work

· Develop supporter and donor communications, including newsletters and campaigns

· Support fundraising activities and community events

· Help grow awareness of our advice services, café and room hire facilities

· Manage room hire enquiries, bookings and customer communications

· Produce reports and insights using our CRM and database systems

· Provide administrative support, including meeting minutes and office duties

· Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation

About You

We're looking for someone who can combine creativity with organisation and enjoys working with a wide range of people.

You'll bring:

· Experience delivering successful communications and engagement activities

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Experience creating content for websites, social media and email marketing

· Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills

· Experience using CRM systems and digital platforms

· Good organisational and project management skills

· The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities

· A commitment to treating people with dignity, empathy and respect

Experience within the charity, community or voluntary sector would be beneficial but is not essential.

Why Join Huddersfield Mission?

· Be part of a respected local charity making a real difference in people's lives

· Fixed daytime working hours with no evening or weekend requirement

· Opportunity to shape and develop a newly reconfigured role

· Employee Support Scheme

· Stakeholder pension and life insurance

· Ongoing training and professional development

· Potential for additional hours in the future

Working Environment

Huddersfield Mission supports people experiencing a range of complex challenges, including homelessness, poor mental health, addiction and financial hardship. As a frontline community organisation, there may occasionally be times when people accessing our services are distressed, frustrated or upset.

We provide training, support, clear procedures and a collaborative team environment to help colleagues manage challenging situations safely, confidently and professionally. Experience in customer-facing, community-facing or support-focused environments would be advantageous.

Closing Statement

If you're passionate about using communications to create positive change and want your work to have a direct impact on people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us in helping to serve people and change lives.

At Barnardo's, every story has the power to help change children's lives. We're looking for a Media and Communications Manager (maternity cover) to join Barnardo's and tell those stories.

As one of three managers in the Media and Communications team, you'll provide strategic oversight of our policy and influencing communications - working closely with policy colleagues to make sure Barnardo's campaigns and policy positions are translated into content that influences decision-makers, raises awareness of important issues and drives change for children and families.

If you're an experienced line manager with a track record of producing policy communications - be that writing and placing thought leadership pieces, running campaigns to drive through changes in government or advising senior leaders on how to communicate complex political issues - we'd love to hear from you.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship. 

Who We Are

Animal Equality is an international animal protection organisation working with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Animal Equality has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and India.

Animal Equality releases investigative materials captured from inside factory farms and slaughterhouses, exposing the conditions that farmed animals face around the world. We publish our findings on television, in newspapers and online. We routinely secure mainstream media coverage, including on the BBC, ITV, Sky news, The Times, the Guardian, New York Times and many more.

Animal Equality also advocates for political change. Our current campaigns include a UK ban on foie gras imports, increased enforcement of existing animal protection laws, legal protections for farmed fish, and Government subsidies for transitioning towards a plant-based food system.

We focus on farmed animals because of the scale and severity of the issue. More than a billion animals are confined and killed for human consumption every year in the UK. Farmed animals also often suffer in some of the worst ways: pigs typically endure painful mutilations, many chickens die of heart attacks, fish are confined in underwater cages, and some farmed animals are victims of deliberate abuse and neglect. But the problem is solvable! By utilising effective campaigning strategies, Animal Equality is having an impact for animals around the world and building a future where all animals are respected and protected, and are no longer exploited for human consumption.

Animal Equality UK’s current key campaigns include:

• Strengthening enforcement of animal protection laws
• Halting the expansion of Scotland’s salmon farming industry
• Achieving a ban on foie gras imports
• Securing species-specific slaughter legislation for fish
• Inspiring the public to eat plants, not animals

About The Role

The Communications & Digital Marketing Coordinator will play a key role in shaping Animal Equality UK’s public voice. They will ensure all outgoing content, both digital and print, aligns with our brand, values, and mission.

This role will lead on paid digital marketing and lead-generation activities to grow our supporter and donor base; oversee video production; manage website content; optimise organic and paid reach; support SEO strategy; and ensure consistent day-to-day engagement across our social media channels.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively across all UK departments, particularly Marketing and Campaigns, as well as with international colleagues, to maximise our impact for farmed animals.

Position Location: Remote, in the UK. Candidates should be prepared to travel to London once a month for in-person team meet-ups. Please note that travel for these routine office visits is self-funded. Occasional travel to Animal Equality events may be required, with all associated expenses fully covered.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

Application deadline: 5.00pm on Friday, 11th September 2026.

Join our charity at a pivotal moment. We are looking for a talented communications professional who can work with our small remote team to keep migrant homelessness and destitution high on the public agenda and tell powerful, compelling stories of the work of our members and the experiences of the people in the asylum and immigration system.

You will lead our comms work, managing our digital presence, driving engagement through our social media channels, being the first point of contact for journalists and, alongside the External Affairs Lead, developing and driving our organisational communications strategy. You will have plenty of creative ideas of how to get our campaigns noticed and ensure NACCOM’s voice is heard in the public debate.

You will understand how to work with people in vulnerable or precarious situations, empowering them to tell their own stories and giving them a voice.

A strong knowledge of the media landscape and using social media to achieve change is essential. Experience of managing websites and an understanding of brand is also key.

This role is for a creative, collaborative individual who is passionate about ending migrant and refugee homelessness and destitution and who knows the power of a good story. If this sounds like you, we’d love to welcome you to NACCOM.

Hours:   Part time at 21 hours per week (which is 0.6 FTE, full time is 35 hpw)

Salary: £23,620 for 0.6 FTE  (full time / 35 hpw salary would be £39,367pa). Plus £4,000 pro rata London Weighting if applicable.

Leave: 25 days pro rata plus bank holidays (Eng and Wales) plus additional concessionary days off between Christmas and New Year

Pension:NACCOM will contribute 6% of your gross salary

Additional benefits:Flexible working hours, wellbeing time, wellbeing practice

Contract:  Fixed term initially of 12 months. Continuing depending on funding

Location:   Home-based plus occasional travel in the UK. Opportunity to work part-time in a members’ office or a co-working space.

Responsible to:   External Affairs Lead

About NACCOM:

NACCOM (No Accommodation Network) is a registered charity, and we provide a service to our (135) members who are frontline organisations based across the UK working together to end destitution amongst people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).

The NACCOM membership network is made up of ‘full’ members who provide accommodation to people seeking asylum who have been refused and ‘associate’ members who are organisations that are in support of the aims of NACCOM.

NACCOM brings members together to network, collaborate and share good practice, and also provides resources, support and training to enable members to increase their capacity and empower as many people as possible out of destitution. NACCOM also campaigns for a fair, just and humane asylum and immigration system that doesn’t leave people destitute.

Read more about NACCOM including our vision, mission, values and current strategy on our website. You can also view our current campaigning priorities.

Job purpose:

The Communications Co-ordinator will be responsible for the delivery of NACCOM’s communications strategy. The postholder will co-ordinate all media relations, both proactive and reactive, maintaining excellent relationships with journalists and ensuring high level visibility of key projects and the issue of migrant homelessness and destitution more broadly. This post leads and manages NACCOM’s social media presence, ensuring strong engagement and building NACCOM visibility across its social media platforms, and will play a pivotal role int the development and delivery of a new website. Empowering people with lived experience of the asylum system and destitution to be able to tell their stories in a variety of contexts is integral to the role, as well as a good understanding of delivering a communications function for a network organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Work with the External Affairs Lead to develop and implement a communications strategy.

· Manage NACCOM’s digital presence including the delivery of a new website.

· Ensure the delivery of a monthly email newsletter to supporters.

· Manage the design and publication process for NACCOM reports including our annual impact report, working with a freelance designer.

· Develop a social media strategy that drives engagement with NACCOM’s work with our key audiences and ensure regular, compelling social media posts and updates.

· Work with the Community Research Co-ordinator to build the capacity of our Community Researchers and Community Ambassadors to engage with communications projects and act as spokespeople in the media.

· Manage NACCOM’s media relations, providing a press office function and leading media strategy for discrete projects.

· Ensure brand and tone of voice consistency across all NACCOM communications outputs.

· Provide comms support with NACCOM events to the wider team.

Personal Specification/Key Competencies:

Essential skills:

· A commitment to and understanding of NACCOM’s beneficiaries and mission.

· Experience of developing and implementing communications strategy across multiple platforms.

· Good knowledge of the media landscape and experience of working with journalists.

· Good knowledge of social media platforms and the latest digital trends.

· Experience of managing websites and using content management systems.

· Creative and enthusiastic with excellent storytelling skills.

· Excellent interpersonal and presentation (oral and written) skills.

· Self-motivated and able to work alone using own initiative.

· Ability to work with marginalised groups and an understanding of the sensitivities involved.

· Proven ability to be flexible and meet tight deadlines.

· Confident using Microsoft Office and a range of online platforms.

· Willingness and capacity to travel within the UK.

For more info / apply for the role:

Please click the Redirect to Recruiter button where you can download the full job description and application form from our website.

Deadline to apply: Tuesday 1st Sept 2026 at 9am

Interviews: week commencing 14th Sept 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Marketing Officer – Mass

Participation Fundraising

Directorate: Engagement & Fundraising

Team/Department: Supporter Led Fundraising

Date: August 20206

Context and Background

The NSPCC’s mission is to end cruelty to children by fighting for every childhood.

To carry out its charitable work the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of

people across the UK for 90% of its income. Within Engagement and Fundraising

our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC, providing the best

possible supporter experience.

Mass Participation Fundraising is an important acquisition and income stream in

the NSPCC’s Engagement and Fundraising strategy, managing the delivery of a

portfolio of Third Party Events and Schools Fundraising products, as well as

stewarding supporters looking to do their own fundraising activity for the charity

(‘DIY’ fundraisers).

We are looking for a skilled Senior Marketing Officer, who will work across these

audience streams to coordinate marketing activity. This role will focus specifically

on marketing to mass audiences to reflect the breadth of audiences who take part

in Mass Participation Events. This includes parents, grandparents, professionals

who work with children, those with a personal connection to our charity, or simply

those who care deeply about children.

We are looking for a collaborative, enthusiastic marketing professional who has

experience delivering insights-driven marketing strategies that make an impact.

You’ll be a great communicator, able to build effective working relationships and

influence a range of stakeholders. You’ll be able to work independently and will

have a track record of successfully juggling multiple projects and competing

priorities to meet strict deadlines. You will also have experience working across

paid, owned and earned marketing channels.NSPCC

Job purpose

The role of the Senior Marketing Officer is to work with the Mass Participation

Team to coordinate and deliver the planning, execution and evaluation of events

fundraising marketing campaigns across all channels.

• Adopting a holistic view of all Mass Participation Team’s marketing to

ensure consistency, and will have a good understanding of how this fits with

the organisation’s strategic goals.

• Working with colleagues in the Mass Participation Team to strategically

manage the planning and coordination of events marketing across owned,

earned and paid channels, ensuring that all campaigns and activities are

integrated, informed, planned and evaluated, and that participation and

income targets are reached.

• Supporting stakeholder teams with strategic thinking during marketing

planning and delivery. This includes championing an audience-led

approach to ensure all communications targeted at mass audiences are

relevant and useful.

Key relationships - Internal

• Reports to the Associate Head of Mass Participation Fundraising

• Works closely with all members of the Mass Participation Team,

including sub-team managers and event fundraisers

• Works closely with other teams within the Engagement & Fundraising and

Brand and Marketing directorates to deliver integrated marketing plans.

Key relationships - External

• External media agency partner

• Freelance creatives – graphic designers, photographers, videographers.

EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC

Main duties and responsibilities

• Manage an integrated marketing approach across owned, earned and paid

channels to achieve participation targets and agreed KPIs, working closely with

event and product managers.

• To ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency of mass participation marketing

activity through application of best practice campaign management.

• To take ownership of paid media campaigns for mass audiences in partnership

with our media agency partner. Tasks include the planning and optimisation of

activity across channels like pay-per-click and paid social media advertising.

• Be thorough and agile about monitoring campaign results and evaluating

campaigns, using insight to make informed decisions and determine future

marketing plans.

• To support with content creation where appropriate – this could include

copywriting, creative briefing, webpage updates, email marketing and photoshoot

coordination.

• Regularly benchmark against external fundraising marketing activity, keeping

abreast of current and emerging brand and marketing knowledge and practice and

equipping the team with knowledge and skills as appropriate.

• To work closely with staff across other departments to ensure marketing plans are

integrated and audience-led, in line with the organisation’s Supporter Centricity

Programme.

• To develop and maintain internal and external stakeholder and supplier relationships,

identifying and incorporating best industry standards and establishing best practice.

• To provide financial administrative support to budget holders, planning, forecasting

and tracking spend, and processing invoices and placing orders, in line with NSPCC

policies and procedures.

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Income Generation Directorate

• A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and

adults at risk.

• To be responsible for updating databases and supporter information systems on a

regular basis in line with Data Protection legislation and NSPCC policy and

procedures to ensure all records are up-to-date and accurate.

• To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to

strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC's

development of fundraising activities.

• To maintain an awareness of own and others' Health and Safety and comply with the

NSPCC's Health and Safety policy and procedures.

• To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty

to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and

general NSPCC news and also ensuring that the fundraising teams do likewise.

EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC

Person specification

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Proven experience delivering complex, multi-channel marketing

campaigns from planning through to delivery and evaluation, ideally in the

charity, not-for-profit or public sector

Highly developed written and verbal communication skills to deliver ideas

and activity updates to a range of stakeholders, and audiences, in a clear,

inspiring and confident way.

Well-developed ability to build, manage and develop relationships with

internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve and influence

project outcomes

Knowledge of digital and offline engagement and marketing techniques,

including digital media, social media, content marketing, email marketing

and paid advertising.

Excellent understanding of and empathy with the motivations of

supporters, and experience of working with clearly defined audience

segments.

Excellent understanding of recruitment and retention marketing

techniques, in order to achieve ambitious participation targets.

Well-developed numeracy skills to facilitate recording, interpreting,

analysing and presenting performance data to a range of stakeholders,

including those without a strong foundation of marketing knowledge.

Passionate about audience-led marketing that improves supporter

experience, with a personal commitment to the NSPCC’s values and

safeguarding principles.

Ability to plan and manage your own work, identifying conflicting demands

and establishing clear priorities to meet agreed objectives with a

willingness to work flexibly.

Proven ability of demonstrating initiative and creativity to achieve desired

outcomes.

EVERY CHILDHOOD IS WORTH FIGHTING FORNSPCC

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes

safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough

process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates

to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and

responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant

safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

Our principles:

• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their

skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and

• selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role

and the organisation.

• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants

(internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who

• meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are

applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order

to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or

• volunteering their time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is

suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on

their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18's joining the

organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and

• activities are safe and appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance

with the GDPR legislation.

We are looking for a full time Campaign and Advocacy Manager with experience in running campaigns for a political cause, managing coalitions, who is able to demonstrate policy-change impact. 

You would be running Migrant Democracy Project’s cornerstone Votes for All campaign which wishes to see the right to vote extended to all residents in the UK, no matter where they are from. The Campaign and Advocacy Manager will have a strategic and creative mindset for the campaign, will be able to plan well into the future as well as capture opportunities in the moment. You will engage with politicians at every level to gather their support, identify ways for these politicians to take action for the progress of the campaign, engineer moments to bring awareness to the issue such as stunts and mass lobbies, liaise with a network of organisations campaigning on democracy and migrant justice, and hold comprehensive policy information about voting rights. You will liaise with the media, politicians, residents without the right to vote, and other stakeholders to make votes for all inevitable.

TERMS AND BENEFITS

• Fixed term contract for 12 months (with the possibility of extension depending on future grants), £38,000 per year, with a September or October 2026 start.

• 25 days of paid annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays. In addition, the MDP office closes for two paid weeks over Christmas and New Year.

• 4% pension (3% employer and 5% employee contributions)

• Access to training and mentoring opportunities to develop in the role, if needed.

• Flexibility in working hours and TOIL.

• Central London office space. MDP’s office is in Vauxhall, London. Staff have daily access to the office and the team works from the office together at least once a week.

ABOUT MDP

Migrant Democracy Project (MDP) is building migrant power in the UK. We believe in leveraging the power of democratic participation to create a just society for all residents. We build political power by getting migrants registered to vote, we organise for votes for all residents, and we support the leadership development of migrant leaders. We want to build a society where migrants’ interests and needs are heard, included and represented in all levels of UK politics. 

We work in solidarity. We recognise that our struggles, liberation, identities, and oppressions are interconnected. We do not exist in isolation to other communities.

Our fight for migrant justice is tied to queer and trans liberation, racial and disability justice, reproductive freedoms, freedom for Palestine and all oppressed people, anti-capitalism, and beyond.

KEY DUTIES  - Please read the job specification attached document before applying for a full list of duties.

• Campaigning: Develop and implement strategies for promoting votes for all as a policy change the Government needs to adopt, influencing decision-makers, organising proactice events and working with our community of lived-experience spokespersons. 

• Media work: Work with our Communications Manager to create and cultivate opportunities to promote the campaign, being a spokesperson for the campaign, and supporting the wider community.

• Movement Building: Work with existing partners and grow our coalition of supporters taking collective action for votes for all

• Policy, Parliamentary and Research: Identify and manage strategic research projects, work with policy makers, respond to consultations and identify parliamentary opportunities for the campaign.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS - Please read the job specification attached document before applying for a full list of qualifications.

• At least two years of experience in a role where engaging with politicians for a specific campaign was central to your work.

• Experience in the development and implementation of an advocacy or campaign strategy.

• Experience managing projects and people such as for research purposes, delegating strategic tasks to other members of the team, and partners.

• A strong insight and understanding of the diverse experiences & needs of people with migrant experience in the UK.

• Experience of writing policy briefings, consultation responses and evidence submissions.

• Experience managing a coalition of partners towards a campaign action.

• Knowledge and demonstrable experience influencing local and national decision-makers, councils, parliamentarians and other campaign targets.

• Excellent oral communication skills including ability to deliver presentations and talks to a variety of audiences.

• Ability to engage with the media to communicate campaign aims and key moments.

• Excellent knowledge of the UK political system, in particular of voter eligibility and the roles and responsibilities of elected representatives.

• Knowledge of the UK parliamentary system and electoral law.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV with the Subject Line “FIRST NAME LAST NAME CAMPAIGN MANAGER” by 31 August 2026 and complete the online form linked on the next page, which lists the email address.

MDP is dedicated to the kind of diversity and inclusion that makes our organisation thrive. We highly encourage people to apply who identify as migrants and refugees; women, trans or nonbinary; LGBTQIA+; Black or BIPOC; and disabled.

Please let us know if you have any access needs or requirements. We will work with you to help you achieve your best.

DECISION-MAKING TIMELINE

We are looking for the Campaign and Advocacy Affairs Manager to start latest in October 2026. The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews will be scheduled accordingly.

Interview process

● Stage 1: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a 20 minute interview with the Executive Director online

● Stage 2: if successful after Stage 1, shortlisted candidates will be invited for a 75

minute interview in-person. This will include a practical exercise and questions about your experience. You will have an opportunity to ask us questions as well.

Please download and refer to the full application pack for the job description and follow the application process outlined there.

ABOUT CHEFS IN SCHOOLS

Chefs in Schools exists to improve children’s health and futures through better school food and meaningful food education.

We work alongside schools and catering teams to transform what children eat every day, particularly in communities facing the greatest barriers to good health. We combine practical support, training, operational expertise and sector influence to help schools serve fresh, nutritious food that children want to eat.

We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and are ambitious about both impact and scale. We want every child to have access to excellent school food and a real food education, regardless of background.

We are a values-led organisation - bold, honest, collaborative, innovative and focused on solutions.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

You will lead the delivery of Chefs in Schools External Affairs function, ultimately ensuring there is widespread recognition that poor quality school food is unacceptable. Through integrated media, digital and advocacy work, you’ll ensure quality school food is viewed as a vital tool for healthy development and food literacy. 

You will turn strategic direction into coordinated delivery, leading a multidisciplinary team that increases our influence, strengthens our reputation and helps achieve meaningful improvements in school food.

Working closely with External Affairs colleagues and Chief Executive, you will ensure our public profile, policy influence and media work reinforce one another, while creating the management capacity required for a growing organisation. This builds on the new functional structure where media and content, policy and campaigns, and the School Food Review programme all sit within External Affairs.

We want Chefs in Schools to become the most trusted and recognisable voice in the conversation around school food and food literacy. This role will play a central part in building that influence and recognition.

We are looking for somebody who understands that influence is built through consistency, credibility, creativity and cultural relevance as much as through formal communications activity alone. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Leadership

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the External Affairs team.

• Translate organisational strategy into clear plans and objectives.

• Ensure media, content creation, campaigns, policy and coalition activity reinforce one another.

• Set priorities and allocate resources across competing work.

• Develop team capability through coaching, support and performance management.

• Contribute to organisational strategy and annual planning.

• Advise on reputational opportunities and risks.

• Ensure innovation is embedded at the heart of our work and approach.

• Deputise at SLT level where appropriate.

• Represent the organisation externally.

• Build a collaborative, ambitious, solutions-focused culture.

Operational planning

• Develop and oversee the annual External Affairs plan in line with strategy.

• Coordinate campaign calendars, policy priorities, publications and media moments.

• Ensure external activity supports fundraising, programmes and partnerships.

• Monitor delivery against KPIs and adjust plans where required.

Campaigns and public engagement

• Provide strategic oversight of policy development and campaigning.

• Challenge and refine policy recommendations before publication.

• Ensure campaigns are evidence-led and aligned with organisational strategy.

• Support relationships with government, sector leaders and coalition partners.

• Build strong relationships with media, MPs, councillors and key stakeholders.

Media & communications

• Oversee media strategy and organisational messaging.

• Ensure consistency across press, social media, website, publications and events.

• Identify media moments and hard hitting stories that will hit the headlines. 

• Sign off major messaging and communications.

• Lead communications planning around major announcements or crises.

School Food Review 

• Provide strategic oversight of the School Food Review programme.

• Ensure coalition work complements Chefs in Schools wider influencing strategy.

• Support senior relationships with coalition partners and funders.

• Remove barriers to delivery for the Programme Manager.

Budget & governance

• Manage the External Affairs budget.

• Ensure safeguarding, risk management and governance requirements are met.

• Oversee procurement of agencies and consultants.

ABOUT YOU

Essential experience and skills

• Significant senior leadership experience across media relations, campaigns, policy or public affairs.

• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong operational planning skills.

• Excellent political judgement.

• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication.

• Strong project and budget management.

• Comfortable balancing long-term strategy with fast-paced reactive work.

• Strong understanding of the UK media landscape and digital channels. 

• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and visual. 

• Experience of working with MPs and other key stakeholders.

• Strong alignment with the mission and values of Chefs in Schools.

Desirable

• Education, food systems or public health experience.

• Coalition leadership.

• Charity senior management.

• Experience working with ministers, journalists and on national campaigns.

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION

We know that strong candidates may not meet every single requirement listed in this job description.

If this role excites you and you believe you could make a strong contribution to our mission, we would encourage you to apply.

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where people from different backgrounds, experiences and communities can thrive.