Sustainability First is a charity and think tank focused on improving environmental, social and economic wellbeing in public utilities.  We run multi-party projects with senior decision makers on issues such as purposeful business in utilities, the public interest and smart energy meter data and art and behaviour change.

We are looking for a part-time (2 days p.w) Communications, Engagement and Admin Officer who will have strong communications skills and practical experience in terms of building networks and stakeholder engagement. Salary £21,000 p.a. pro rata for part time working i.e. £8,400 p.a. 

The role is for a fixed one-year term, with the possibility of renewal.  It is home based, with the possibility of some meetings in London when social distancing restrictions are relaxed.

We have ambitious goals and we need ambitious people to be part of the journey. We're looking for two authentic, engaging and enthusiastic people to join us in these new roles in our Fundraising Team. 

We are looking for Donor Relations Officers in two locations:

• Yorkshire and the North-East of England
• London and the South-East of England

As a Donor Relations Officer you’ll support existing supporters and acquire new supporters for Church Army, and obtain commitments from them to fund our pioneering work. You'll use your skills to connect with people to fundraise from individuals, churches, major donors and corporates. We're looking for someone who thrives on meeting challenging targets, and as a self-starter has the motivation to succeed and the creative freedom to mould the role to their strengths.  The successful candidate will have experience in successful relationship fundraising and fundraising within a biblical context. 

As a Christian, you will have a passion to see lives transformed by the Gospel, and love to share stories with our supporters and potential supporters about the impact of our work to then be able to ask them to give to Church Army.

For more information, please see the job descriptions and our website. 

Due to the responsibilities of the role there is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder has an active faith in Jesus, demonstrated by an involvement in a local church and agreement with the vision and values of Church Army.

The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Based in London at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances for a global audience. Through its network of residencies, the Orchestra has a national footprint, serving communities across England both in performance and through its extensive outreach and engagement programme. The Philharmonia is a self-governing orchestra; our world-class players own the Orchestra and are at the centre of its creativity.

Founded in 1945, in part as a recording orchestra for the nascent home audio market, today the Philharmonia uses the latest digital technology to reach new audiences for symphonic music. With a new CEO and Chair coming on board, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali taking over as Principal Conductor next year, the orchestra is poised to enter a new period of artistic and organisational excellence.

The Philharmonia are looking for a dynamic and passionate Finance Director to join the organisation at an exciting period of transition and renewal, both artistically and in terms of governance and management. 

The new Finance Director will play a pivotal role in the future success of the Orchestra. The Finance Director is accountable for the day to day operational control of the Philharmonia, providing leadership and management both as a member of the SMT and to the Philharmonia’s financial activities and key operational areas. Financial responsibilities include all statutory reporting, management accounting, financial planning, and managing the Orchestra’s Risk Register. It requires a highly-skilled individual who can balance the pragmatic, hands-on elements required to work in a charity of this size (average turnover, £11 million) and the strategic abilities to work closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team to help plan for the future with intelligence and adaptability. Elements of this role will require both financial and operational skills and you will be ready to understand all aspects of the business and add value across the organisation.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:

· Proven experience in a leadership role;

· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Players, Trustees and colleagues;

· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual.  We are seeking a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. You will be a highly-qualified individual who is insightful, diligent and collegial; we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a mixed economy model but with keen commercial instincts. Please see the job description for a fuller list of responsibilities.

You don’t need to have a background in music, but we hope you have an affinity for what the Philharmonia does best, creating world-class musical experiences and finding new audiences. The new Finance Director of the Philharmonia will have a key part to play in making this happen. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Recruitment Timetable

· Application deadline, midnight: Sunday 30th August 

· Shortlisting: week commencing 14th September

· Interviews: week commencing 21st September

To apply please send your CV and Supporting Statement via the link. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Bryony Feeney at Allen Lane via the agency website.

Working closely with our Campaigns Co-ordinators and Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Major Donors), you will be responsible for the recruitment, retention, and engagement of supporters, and fundraising from these individuals.

A skilled communicator and natural relationship builder, the ideal candidate will have experience of developing supporter journeys which integrate campaigning, fundraising and engagement; ensuring that supporter data is held responsibly and used appropriately; and maximising income through regular giving, appeals and digital channels.

CAAT aims to work without hierarchy. We operate a pay parity policy and all permanent members of staff are directors of the company. The organisation is run on the principles of collective management and peer support – collective management responsibilities take an average of seven hours per week. 

We can only accept applications which use our application form. CVs will not be considered.

CAAT is working towards a more equitable society and we encourage all applicants to complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. CAAT values diversity and is currently looking to recruit individuals from under-represented groups, in particular People of Colour. When shortlisting scoring shows that a group of candidates are as qualified to do the role as each other then the selection is narrowed by using positive action. The panel will then try to offer an interview to all candidates who identify as a person of colour from this group of candidates who were considered equally qualified.

Job Description

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-wide non-charitable campaigning organisation, currently 70% funded by the donations of supporters. The Supporter Development Co-ordinator will work towards maximising this income and maintaining the organisation's long-term financial stability.

The post-holder will:

• Maximise donation income from CAAT's supporter base in line with CAAT's financial needs.

• Work with colleagues to develop and implement plans for the recruitment, retention and engagement of supporters.

• Develop strategies for utilising CAAT's supporter database (CiviCRM) as a fundraising tool.

• Provide income reports and analysis to staff and Steering Committee as appropriate.

The vast majority of supporter income is generated through new and existing supporters' cash donations and regular gifts. Other supporter income streams include: community fundraising, events, fundraising affinity schemes, and legacies.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Working with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Major Donors) to develop and implement the organisation's fundraising strategy

2. Working with colleagues to ensure that fundraising and campaigning messages and activities are fully integrated at a local and national campaigning level

3. Working with colleagues to develop materials for different stages of supporter journeys, and organising their distribution

4. Developing and maintaining supporter relationships to ensure increased and repeat donations as well as wider supporter involvement

5. Maximising income from regular giving mechanisms

6. Initiating, developing and maintaining good networks of contacts to support and facilitate fundraising work.

7. Working with colleagues to maximise income through CAAT’s online presence, e.g. through using social media, online advertising and petitions on external sites. This would also include testing new digital channels for recruiting supporters.

8. Working with colleagues to set priorities for the further development of the supporter database.

Duties will include (average 21 hours per week):

1. Producing and administering regular supporter appeals.

2. Administering regular and one-off donations and acknowledgments.

3. Being the first point of contact for donor enquiries and corresponding with supporters as appropriate.

4. Maintaining files and records to support fundraising work, including performance of appeals and ongoing records of donor relationships.

5. Ensuring CAAT supporter development complies with all applicable legal requirements and meets the highest ethical standard.

6. Managing and developing merchandise schemes such as CAAT’s greetings card programme.

7. Working with and managing volunteers with supporter development responsibilities.

8. Sharing the responsibility for opening and processing the post.

Organisational Role (average 7 hours per week):

With other staff, the post-holder will also:

1. Share responsibility for campaign planning and organisational strategy;

2. Share responsibility for collective policies, systems and skills-shares, where appropriate;

3. Be responsible for supervising volunteers or people on paid placements undertaking relevant areas of work;

4. Contribute to CAAT News (CAAT’s quarterly magazine), the CAAT website and other external communications where necessary;

5. Share the day-to-day running and administration of the CAAT office, which could include assisting with staff cover during holidays and other absences;

6. Review and support other staff, including participating in regular staff review meetings, as part of the collective management of CAAT.

We’re a UK non-profit building communities of resilient wellbeing through mindfulness, heart intelligence training and listening spaces – and we have a big mission!

We believe that lasting positive change comes from mindful communities that support cultures of care and wellbeing to grow in their lives and work. Our vision is to build a diverse network of ambassadors who are empowered to share these wellbeing skills with their communities, and to do so in the most relevant ways that meet their needs.

We are looking for a qualified Community manager to join our team from Mid September. If you are a tech-savvy professional, experienced in social media, PR and promotional events then we would like to meet you.

Our ideal candidate has exceptional oral and written communication skills and is able to develop engaging content. You should be a ‘people person’ with great customer service skills and the ability to moderate online and offline conversations with our community.

As this is a completely new role, we anticipate that initially the Community Manager will be involved in all aspects of the role. As the community develops, the Community Manager will also need to manage team members to support the growth of The Heart Movement.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a membership strategy

• Managing the Disciple App

• Inspiring and enthusing positivity in the community

• Maintaining high member retention

• Increasing member referrals

• Generating positive reviews to help to grow the movement

• Planning member events

• Devising and implementing community communication initiatives

• Planning and creating engaging content for all platforms, including blog pieces, articles, social media posts, newsletters, and videos – in collaboration with the marketing team

• Overseeing regular member communication

• Increasing member contribution and participation

• Interviewing community members for testimonials and ideas for improvement

• Representing the community on our social media channels and working closely with the Social Media officer

• Monitoring and reporting on the success of the community

• Building relationships with customers, potential customers, industry professionals and journalists

• Staying up-to-date with digital technology trends

• Co-ordinating and managing volunteers

Relevant experience and skills

• Proven work experience as a community manager

• Experience in launching community initiatives

• Exceptional communication skills whether in writing, in person, or over the phone.

• Hands on experience with social media management for brands

• Ability to interpret and report on online customer engagement metrics

• Attention to detail and ability to multitask

• Outgoing and able to cultivate relationships with lots of different kinds of people.

• A tech-savvy professional who loves the world of apps!

• Creative and organized

• Committed to the values of The Heart Movement

Hours: The position is approximately 3 days per week, part-time and working from home. The position has the potential to grow in the next 12 months.

Salary: £30,000 pro rata (depending on previous experience)

Holidays: 5 weeks/ further unpaid leave available

This post can based at any of our Skylights which are at the following locations London, Brent, Croydon, Oxford, Merseyside, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Coventry, Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About Crisis
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. Through our pioneering research into the causes and consequences of homelessness and the solutions to it, we know what it will take to end it, together, in our lifetimes.

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert advice on welfare rights and entitlements for people facing homelessness, including those who may appear to have no recourse to public funds, to contribute to Crisis’ mission of ending homelessness. Advice and assistance will be offered on an internal consultancy basis to Crisis Skylight staff to enable them to advocate for their clients. For complex cases, more direct involvement will be required including direct work with members and advocacy to relevant agencies.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have extensive experience of working in the welfare benefits sector. You will enjoy working across Client Services providing good quality advice and support as well as developing and delivering training to Skylight staff.

Your knowledge and expertise will contribute to the development of policy, practice and campaigns work by providing examples of where welfare policy and/or practice contributes to the perpetuating or creating homelessness.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR team through the Crisis website.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 August 2020 (11.59pm)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. As an organisation we're not for profit, we reinvest our profits into our charitable activities.Our impact is in key areas such as digital life, consumer rights, scams, data protection and unfair pricing. Our investigations go deep and our expert advice is completely impartial. Same goes for our product reviews – our rigorous tests and expert recommendations help consumers to make better choices. 

Let us tell you about our Director of Advocacy role

We can't stress this enough that this is a pivotal leadership role for Which?, reporting directly to our CEO, Anabel. 

As our Director of Advocacy, you will drive deep policy thinking that shapes the consumer landscape, setting the strategic direction for our advocacy, policy and campaigning work. Through this, you will drive forward our key impact areas (digital life, scams, consumer rights & protection and money), making life better for consumers now, and for the future.

The Director of Advocacy is supported by a great team; you will create an inspiring vision for the Advocacy function, developing a highly performing team and empowering them to tackle consumer harm in an ever increasing digital world.

Our Director of Advocacy is a high profile role - you will act as a senior ambassador representing Which? Externally to raise our profile and amplify our voice. Leveraging your network, across key decision makers, you will influence and challenge our position across government, policy makers, regulators and business to achieve key consumer outcomes.

You will also be responsible for; 

• Contribute to the organisation's overall  strategic direction, working cross functionally to ensure we deliver against our strategic priorities and Organisational Key Results (OKR'S)
• Ensure the work that we undertake is rigorous, evidence based, measurable, and reflective of our three key audiences (consumer, business and policy makers). 
• Accountable for developing and translating our policy work through engaging external affairs and campaigns. Ensure we bring this to life with our Brand and Comms teams, to deliver positive change for consumers. 
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the leadership team becoming a high performing team, who can create the cultural changes that will enable Which? to have a sustainable future. 
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership practices, in addition to demonstrating Which?'s values and behaviours; we care, we're rigorous, we're brave, we make it happen and we're connected.
• Establish strong relationships with our Board and Council members, and engage both groups in the work that the Advocacy & Policy teams are undertaking 

Let us tell you about our culture and how we work 

As people we're brave, caring, rigorous and insightful in the way we connect with each other to make change happen.

Having an inclusive environment, that is values led is key for us, so that we can work better together, ensuring we have a connected, cross functional approach to accelerate opportunities to advance our key strategic priorities.

We are really excited to recruit and welcome a new team member to the Which?. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand all UK consumers. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we are particularly keen to hear from people who are from an ethnically diverse background or people with disabilities.Everybody should be able to be part of our recruitment processes; therefore we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.

Business Development Director

Based in the Northwest of England (HQ is in Preston but there will be flexibility in terms of working arrangements for the right candidate)

37 hours per week

£50,000 gross per annum (FTE £50,000 gross per annum)

About us

n-compass was established in 2009 and is a not-for-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of vulnerable people across the region, delivering a range of Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Carers and Counselling services. N-compass’ values are what inspire us to make a difference and enhance life opportunities for adults and young people across local communities by being, professional, responsive, innovative, dynamic and empowering. They determine what we do, how we do it and what we are trying to achieve.

About the role

n-compass are looking to recruit a Business Development Director, to play a lead role in growing existing and securing new income streams for the organisation across the North of England. This will take place through the submission of high-quality bids responding to tenders and other bespoke opportunities. Excellent written skills and a persuasive and organised approach to business development are critical for this role.

About you

We are looking for an ambitious high achiever with an impressive track record in sourcing out opportunities and winning new business, this is the perfect opportunity to progress your career and play a significant part in delivering the next chapter in n-compass’ success story.

The successful candidate will have strategic and operational responsibility for growing the Charities income and partnership networks in line with our Values and culture. The post will directly line manage the Deputy Development Director and our Marketing and Communications function, which is delivered through a specialist agency. This post is a member of the Senior Management Team and will also report into our Board of Trustee’s.

Benefits

• A local employer working with local people
• 25 days holiday entitlement and bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday!
• 5% Employer Pension contribution
• A protected companywide learning and development funding pot
• A Health Plan Scheme
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme

For more information, please find attached a copy of our Recruitment pack and visit the vacancies section of our website to view our Annual Plan 2020-2021 and Impact Report 2019-2020.

If you would like to apply for this position, you will need to submit your CV along with a two-sided cover letter, outlining how you meet the Job Description & Person Specification.

The closing date is Wednesday 12th August 2020 at 12 noon. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 20th / 21st August 2020.

If you would like an informal chat about this vacancy, please contact Teresa Jennings or Paul Howes.

n-compass is an equal opportunities employer.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check (formally CRB)
Registered Charity Number: 1128809

About Us

Our office is located in Hatfield, Herts, however, like many organisations we are all currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, although previously we were largely office based.  Due to the experience we have gained during this period, consideration will be given to requests for working from home arrangements.

This role is full time (35 hours), however, due to the effect the pandemic has had on the charity we have had to ask our staff to reduce their hours to 80% and our full time employees are currently working 28 hours per week. We will be returning to full time working as soon as we can, but no later than January 2021.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Marketing, Communication & Digital team as a Campaigns Project Coordinator. 

You’ll work to support and assist the Communications team in delivery of the Charity’s campaign work to engage key audiences and support the ambitions of the strategic plan. You'll support our award-winning campaign Not Every Disability is Visible - challenging public perceptions of disability and our It Takes Guts campaign - empowering people with tools and confidence to start conversation about their conditions.

About you

With proven experience of working on successful media campaigns and generating high-quality, effective media coverage, you will also have a working knowledge of digital media, including social media, video and graphics.  Strong interpersonal skills and professionalism in working with both journalists, agencies, supporters and colleagues but especially when working with case studies when you also need to understand GDPR requirements.  Our priority is always helping those living with IBD so experience of reporting on media campaigns and showing their impact and a commitment to the Charity aims and values are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work with the support of the Campaigns Manager to deliver the new campaign plans for Not Every Disability is Visible and It Takes Guts. Work confidently and closely with agencies and internal stakeholders to lead on small defined projects within the campaign plans.
2. Work with case studies to create content (blogs, website articles, social media posts etc) for our campaigns work. To include interviewing over the phone or via email, writing copy and obtaining consent and appropriate sign-off.
3. Write engaging and accurate external facing campaign copy tailored to our various social and digital channels including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and the Crohn’s & Colitis UK website and microsites.
4. Be aware of other charities information, community support and income raising ideas and share this knowledge, feeding into the delivery of and where required the development of our new campaigns and comms plan.
5. Write engaging copy for our internal audiences to ensure they are aware of and engaged with the charity’s campaign and comms objectives. Internal channels include, but are not limited to, all staff news site, trustee’s intranet, and Local Network Snapshot.
6. Support in the development of ideas, sourcing stories and writing copy for our new bi-weekly e-newsletter and campaigner emails.
7. Ensure brand language is accurate throughout internal and external comms.
8. Maintain and update the It Takes Guts website to ensure relevant content from across the charity is uploaded to best support the community talking about their conditions. Update our main website with news items and blogs, where required.
9. Monitor the Campaign email inbox and Not Every Disability Is Visible (NEDIV) email inbox, responding to enquires with support of Campaigns Manager.
10. Assist in the preparation and dissemination of campaign briefings and supportive materials for relevant staff and volunteers.
11. Assist the Campaigns Manager in monitoring, analysing and reporting on the impact of our campaigns.
12. Work in conjunction with Campaigns Manager to ensure campaign liaison cross other teams and departments, specifically, the Fundraising, Knowledge and Evidence, Digital and Comms team.
13. Attend meetings and events when required, necessitating travel within the UK, occasionally working outside of regular hours and with occasional overnight stays (on hold currently because of the pandemic).

If this sounds like it could be the role for you then we would love to hear from you.

acta is recruiting a new Director with experience in fundraising and human resources to manage its innovative work in participatory Community Theatre; a unique opportunity to lead this internationally acclaimed company.

The new Director will have a proven track record in leading an organisation in the field of social change; strategic thinking; business management; success in identifying and securing funds; human resources; partnership working; with a strong commitment to facilitation, and collaborative/adaptive leadership.

We are looking for someone to respect and build on acta’s strong track record, but with the vision to develop and innovate.

This appointment is a new post and a key component of the Company’s managed transition process towards the stepping down of acta Founder and Artistic Director, Neil Beddow, in March 2021. Neil will work alongside the new Director for a transition period over the Winter months.

Further information

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 21 September, with interviews on 6 – 8 October.

Full job pack, including job description, person specification and application process now available on our website.

We encourage all applicants to take a detailed look at the website to truly understand what the history and mission of acta.

We will be recruiting in accordance with our equality and diversity recruitment procedures, so will be making opportunities available to all applicants on a fair basis. However, we are keen to recruit workers representative of the diverse cultural backgrounds of our participants, and encourage applications from BAME and / or disabled people, who are under-represented in the existing staff team, for this significant new leadership post.

Job title: Head of Social Media and Content

Region: London

Directorate: Remembrance & Marketing

Contract: 9-12 month maternity contract. Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: FTE £54,253 per annum (£49,801 per annum plus £4452 London Weighting) pro rata

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

- A desire to engage audiences through innovative storytelling content

- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an experienced team leader to provide maternity cover as The Royal British Legion’s Head of Social Media and Content. The Legion is the nation’s largest Armed Forces charity providing support and advice to all those currently serving in the British Armed Forces, veterans and their families.

Responsible for overseeing the management and ongoing development of the organisation’s social media strategy and content, you will lead the team in planning, executing and reviewing high profile social media campaigns and developing storytelling content.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of planning and budgeting, as well as building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure the annual social media and content plans reflect the requirements of the organisation and meet the needs of the Legion’s digital audiences.

We are looking for an organised, strategic and proactive individual with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects while also managing a team of five and leading cross marketing teams working on key campaigns.

The role is primarily office based in Borough High Street, SE1 1AA, however due to COVID 19 the team are currently working from home.  This role would likely begin remotely and then follow government and organisational guidelines on returning to the office, with potential opportunities to continue to work from home on a regular basis going forward.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Wednesday 19th August 2020

Virtual interviews w/c 31st August

Senior Communications Manager -Content & Channels -Central London £65,000-£70,000 PR 6 months FTC.

Interviews will be held on the 14^th of August remotely with a view to starting ASAP-subject to compliance checks.

"With millions of people worried about the impact of Covid-19 on their finances, MaPS is the forefront of the UK's response. This is an opportunity to join the MaPS Corporate Affairs team as they're making financial wellbeing part of the national conversation, working with partners to help customers access money and pensions guidance and debt advice when they need it."

Purpose of the role

• To design, develop and execute effective B2B and B2C media strategies and campaigns in support of our over-arching communications strategy and business priorities, enhancing our reputation amongst key external audiences.
• Setting and evaluating any communications activity against robust KPIs, with a particular focus on core MaPS audiences including vulnerable consumers
• To oversee the development of targeted content (written, video, imagery, etc) and channels for B2B audiences

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting the Director of Corporate Affairs in the development and delivery of the corporate communications strategy, including ensuring it reflects the organisation's commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion in how it defines and engages its audiences.
• Leading on the development and execution of the strategy and communications programme in support of MaPS corporate plan priorities, providing senior level strategic advice, guidance and support to internal stakeholders and ensuring the delivery of effective media and B2B communications campaigns and digital engagement
• Developing and implementing an integrated media relations and PR strategy and plan against the business objectives. Leading the delivery of the organisation's media relations activities, including:
• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships across consumer, corporate and trade journalists
• Advising the senior leadership team and colleagues on media handling strategy
• Working closely with the Chief Executive and Directors to advise on media strategy, liaise on day-to-day media issues, and to prepare them for media interviews
• Promoting the organisation's corporate achievements in the media. Raising awareness of the Service and disseminating its advice through consumer PR
• Working closely with colleagues in the Partnerships team to ensure effective regional media engagement and a cohort of confident and engaging spokespeople in the nations and English regions
• Managing third party contracts including media agencies
• Overseeing the development and cascade of B2B content and channels, including B2B social media strategy and engagement, and MaPS corporate digital channels
• Developing and embedding effective evaluation of communications activities, setting clear and measurable KPIs for all communications activities, including understanding consumer outcomes with a focus on MaPS priority audience segments and vulnerable consumers
• Management and development of the Communications (Content & Channels) team of four heads

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate all the below: -

• Experience of developing and delivering communications strategies and plans in support of defined business priorities, working effectively with internal stakeholders and senior-level SMEs to manage potentially conflicting priorities and deadlines, with limited resources
• Experience of managing change and ensuring effective communications
• Strong media relations and PR strategy development capabilities learned through leading multiple and complex consumer and corporate campaigns; experience of leading the delivery of media and PR strategies
• Experience of designing and delivering digital engagement strategies (especially B2B) and using them to reach a variety of audiences
• Experience in communications activity with policymakers and civil servants
• Experience of working in the Public Sector, ALB, Regulator or for a consumer issue-based organisation -public policy is a bonus but not essential
• Expertise in developing and delivering successful corporate engagement strategies and plans and managing corporate reputation
• Strong networking and presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Comprehensive project management skills and the ability to deliver projects within inter-departmental teams
• Expertise in managing PR agencies
• Resilient, ability to handle external scrutiny and internal challenge, and ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Experience of leading and developing an effective team
• Strong Stakeholder Engagement skills
• Expertise in managing budget and demonstrating effective ROI

If this role is of interest, please do apply ASAP with an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant experience by the 9^th of August Midnight. Please do feel free to contact myself for further information.

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Location: Flexible

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £80,000

The RSPCA is seeking an Assistant Director Public Fundraising and Mass Engagement to develop and implement a leading-edge audience-focused integrated strategy to optimise engagement and long-term value for the charity from the UK public.

The RSPCA is the oldest animal welfare charity in the world and one of the most widely recognised and loved charities in the UK, helping to improve the welfare of pets, farm animals, wild animals and those used in research and testing.  

After a thorough review of its income generation programme, the charity is now at the implementation stage of a subsequent ambitious, innovative and exciting new strategy and plan, and this role will play a key part in driving that forward and to grow net income and donor numbers.

Responsible for a team of 32, the role will lead and motivate the charity’s Individual Giving, Events and Legacy Marketing teams, championing RSPCA supporters throughout the organisation. An integral part of the leadership team, the post will deliver annual income of approximately £40 million and ensure excellent team performance in supporter acquisition, retention and development, and legacy marketing activities.

The RSPCA are seeking an inspirational leader with a proven track record of success in driving significant net income and long-term value through developing and implementing individual giving growth and retention strategies. That track record will also extend to leading, development and managing all areas of individual giving, legacy marketing and events/mass participation marketing. You will have excellent analytical and financial management skills, alongside outstanding interpersonal and networking skills. You will also be a persuasive and professional communicator and be able to deliver exceptional customer care.

Finally, you must have a commitment to the sector and to the values and vision of the RSPCA to live in a world where all animals are respected and treated with compassion.

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.

About you

1. You will have experience of proactively and independently working at the interface of public policy and research, ideally with an understanding of issues relating to modern slavery and human rights
2. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate with a wide range of policy stakeholders at all levels of seniority and the ability to successfully develop and maintain professional relationships
3. You will have a track record of working collaboratively with partners and demonstrate a good understanding of the need for the policy impact work of the PEC to complement and amplify, not duplicate, the similar work of such partners where there is overlap.
4. The Modern Slavery PEC is committed to being inclusive and diverse and particularly encourages applications from women, people with disabilities, BAME applicants, LGBT+ applicants and other minorities. The Centre is committed to being a values based organisation and, in the spirit of our values, we commit to proactively challenge bias and offer a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

The Role

1. The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• support the Director of Policy Impact in the implementation of the Modern Slavery PEC’s strategy for policy impact, working alongside the core team as well as the collaborating partners to ensure a fully interconnected and integrated approach
• closely monitor all relevant policy initiatives and emerging trends in the field, identifying opportunities for policy impact
• broker relationships between policy stakeholders and those conducting the Modern Slavery PEC’s research
• work alongside the Director of Policy Impact, to engage in horizon-scanning to identify potential areas in which we can develop our influence, deliver our evidence-based research and influence policy
• support the Director of Policy Impact in proactively involving people who are or were personally affected by modern slavery in the development of policy thinking and positioning
• act as an ambassador and a spokesperson for the Modern Slavery PEC; developing a network, promoting our expertise and identifying new opportunities
• provide tailored information to relevant audiences and individuals – the right insights to the right people at the right time, in an accessible and useable way – translating the PEC’s outputs into accessible form for different audiences
• work with the Communications Director to ensure external knowledge exchange communications are in line with the Modern Slavery PEC Communications Strategy
• identify key topics and mechanisms through which the Modern Slavery PEC can best use evidence to support stakeholders
• work with the Director of Policy Impact, Partnerships Manager, and the Communications Director to develop professional external relationships
• work alongside the Director of Policy Impact and the Impact Evaluation Manager to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Modern Slavery PEC’s policy-influencing activity

Key working relationships

Director

Director of Policy Impact

Research Director

Communications Director

Operations Director

Partnerships Manager

Impact Evaluation Manager

Finance and Administration Manager

Senior Management Board

AHRC

Person Specification

Relevant Experience

Experience in a policy-influencing role in modern slavery, human rights or a related area at a national level

Experience of policy development and national level influencing in a complex multi-stakeholder environment

Ability to analyse legislation and policy, and use this analysis to co-develop an organisational position

Demonstrable political awareness and the ability to gauge potential impact of policy change

Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering proactive and reactive influencing strategies, ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders

Demonstrated understanding of the mechanisms for national and international influencing

Highly developed relationship building skills and a proactive approach to problem solving

Experience of and commitment to involving users of services in the planning, development and delivery, as well as impact evaluation, of influencing activity

Excellent digital skills, with experience of using a wide variety of systems and a demonstrated ability for learning new tools with ease

Leadership and Management

Ability to lead and manage complex cross-organisational projects and work effectively

Ability to evaluate and improve influencing impact

Demonstrated high level of professional integrity

Teamwork and Collaboration

Proven ability to work collaboratively and set an example to the team

Demonstrable experience of working within a complex organisation and of exercising tact and sound judgement across professional collaborations

Communication Skills

Demonstrable highly developed communication skills – both orally and in writing

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