Senior Communications & Media Officer (London)

£27,408 per annum (pro rata for part time hours) plus an additional London weighting of £3,995 

(Ref: SUS3427)

Part time hours are 22.5 hours per week – we are happy to talk flexible working

Base: Bethnal Green, London

About the role

An exciting opportunity for you to take a leading role in the London Communications team. As the Senior Communications & Media Officer, you'll work closely with colleagues in London including the London Director, and alongside the national communications and policy teams to deliver high quality content to achieve our aims. 

This is a rewarding job in which you will work closely with internal and external partners, communicating via all Sustrans communications channels, social media and directly with media organisations across London, as well as other relevant agencies.

You will be the communications lead, developing inspirational stories to showcase our work and deliver our communications plan, creating content for Sustrans website, publications and newsletters, preparing spokespeople with well-researched media briefings, pitching press releases to London and trade press, responding to media enquiries and overseeing social media for the Sustrans in London.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates will be based within close distance to our Bethnal Green office, with some hybrid home working available.

About you

You will have extensive experience working in a communications environment, with the ability to write engaging content for publications, press releases and websites.

Your communication skills, both oral and written, should be exemplary; allowing you to interact at all levels and build strong and effective relationships with ease.

You should be skilled in the use of Social Media in a professional context, with a good understanding of the business communications environment, including media, digital and marketing.

You will be proactive in your approach, utilise your existing networks and be confident in formulating opinions. You will make decisions on good media stories; and be able to justify these to senior people if challenged.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer, and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 28th November.
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 7th & 8th December

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant.

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Flexible location: The role will be contracted to Wilmslow however, there is scope for some time to be worked from home subject to business need. 
 
Salary:  It is expected that candidates will start on the entry rate for the role. 

 

Various Technology Opportunities  

Technology is driving fundamental changes to our society, driven by the critical role personal data is playing in our digital lives. What role could you play in influencing the way we support innovation and technological change while also protecting privacy and information rights?

About us

As an independent body serving the public, the work of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is interesting and immensely rewarding.  We uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.

In the last year we have been involved with prominent issues ranging from addressing the use of intrusive technology in our personal lives, to the privacy implications of the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our work has never been so important or high profile.

The ICO’s technology group deals with some of the most complex privacy, data rights, data protection and emerging technology issues that society faces. The aim of the group is to make sure the ICO can assess and respond to these developments, and most importantly, to shape the future privacy, data and technology landscape.

We have vacancies for several positions across the directorate – roles that will help us shape how emerging technologies and information practices impact the lives of the UK public. For more information, please look at Technology and Innovation opportunities page

About the Role

You will research, monitor and investigate emerging technologies and information security risks, assessing their potential impact on information rights. You will provide technology policy advice, guidance and support to ICO investigations, audits and other supervisory activities.

More generally, you will help address the real world needs of colleagues in relation to the emerging technology related issues they are working on. You will make a significant contribution to the development and promotion of ICO’s responses to these technologies, with the goal of ensuring that information rights regulation keeps pace with technological advancements.

You will be passionate in separating the hype from the reality, and focused on helping shape future technological developments to better respect and uphold the rights of citizens.

About you

For this exciting new role you will need around three to five years’ experience in an information and communications technology or computing role at a graduate level (such as research, development, testing, network security, network architecture, software or system administration or IT security).

You will have up to date knowledge of current trends and practices relating to the use of information, communications and information security technologies and be able to research emerging technologies and information security risks assessing their potential impact on information rights, and the ability to explain these issues to a non-technical audience.

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applicants from all members of the community.

How to apply

To apply for this Technology Operations post please submit your CV and covering letter. Please ensure that your covering letter is no more than 2 pages. We also ask that you do not include any personal information (eg name, address) within your CV or cover letter, as these will be entered via a separate form.

In addition to considering your past experience, we will be shortlisting against three core competencies. They are:

• about 3-5 years' experience in an information and communications technology or computing role at a graduate level (such as research, development, testing, network security, network architecture, software or system administration or IT security)
• Up to date knowledge of current trends and practices relating to the use of information, communications and information security technologies
• Good standard of literacy and effective written communication skills for producing reports, documenting research findings, writing letters and meeting notes

Closing date: 12pm (midday) Wednesday 1 December 2021
 

Why work for the Information Commissioner's Office? 

We are proud to provide our people with a premium benefits package including

• a generous leave allowance,
• civil service pension arrangements,
• flexi time 
• flexible working arrangements such as compressed hours
• staff medicals

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks.

If you are disabled and have difficulty using our online application system please email the HR team who can arrange for you to submit an application via an alternative method.

Who are we?

​Recently named one of the Third Sector's ‘Best Charities to Work For’, we are committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

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Our exciting job role!

The changing world in which we live means the way support is accessed is evolving. We need a talented and motivated individual who is passionate about improving the lives of children, young adults and all those affected by a brain tumour.​ You will help us build on our current services and develop engaging and innovative ways to offer support and information in a digital landscape. 

This role is full time - 37.5 hours, with some out of hours working. While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working. Some out of hours working is required.

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What we'd like from you:

​It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.​

According to the job description you should also be highly skilled at providing emotional support to children, families and young adults in challenging and sensitive situations.

You will have a high-degree of empathy and be an excellent communicator, passionate about improving outcomes for children and families who are affected by this devastating disease.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£24,500 (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays 

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Opportunities to volunteer at our internal events and activities and work with our amazing community

- Plus a brilliant culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

*subject to qualifying criteria

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How to apply to join our amazing team:

​Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

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Advert close date: 1 December 2021

First interview date and location: 3 December 2021 over Zoom

Second interview date and location: 15 December 2021 at our Office in Fleet

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

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More about us:

​Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.You should also check out our YouTube channel too.

Did you know that we were ranked 11th Best Charity to Work For 2020 by Third Sector? Oh yes, and crowned Third Sector’s Charity of the Year in 2018? Not to mention we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey! While we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

The organisation

ImpactEd is an award-winning social enterprise that exists to help evaluate, understand and improve impact in education. In our education system, we invest huge amounts of time, money and energy in different programmes and interventions to improve outcomes for pupils. Yet far too often, we don’t know what is working – and what isn’t. 

We exist to address this evaluation deficit, helping schools and those working with them to better understand what is working to make a difference to the lives of young people. We do this through a combination of hands-on partnership, training and consultancy, and our digital platform which makes monitoring and evaluation quicker, easier and more effective. We work with both schools and other education organisations such as charities, universities and education technology companies.

The opportunity 

Having grown over the last three years to now support over 500 schools we are looking for new non-executive directors to join our Board to help shape the next phase of our strategy.

This role is an opportunity to join our board to support us in solving problems for the organisation, promoting its work and acting as a critical friend. Our NEDs will hold a mirror up to our decision making, people and processes to ensure they progress the strategy and mission of the organisation. We are looking for NEDs who would be motivated by this mixture of advisory input combined with occasional hands-on work on key organisational priorities. 

In return, we will compensate you for your contribution and provide a supportive environment for you to contribute to the strategic direction of a rapidly growing social enterprise. 

About You

We are interested in applications from both those who would be able to make general strategic and governance contributions, and from those with experience in one or more specialist areas including:

• UK School Sector

• People Strategy and EDI

• Technology and Product Development

• Chairing and Governance 

We are open to hearing from all applicants: if you feel you could contribute to the strategic direction of our organisation but your experience does not fall neatly into one of these categories, we would like to hear from you anyway.   

We have committed to embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in our work and are especially interested in hearing from candidates with understanding and skills in this area, with the view to acting as a Board sponsor of our EDI strategy.

Why Us?

Having recently launched a new strategy which commits to achieving systemic impact through equipping our partners to understand their own impact and helping our employees direct our trajectory, the organisation is at an exciting stage of development for the right candidate to guide our future direction.

We will offer learning and development opportunities as part of this role as well as flexibility around individual circumstances to ensure this role fits alongside other responsibilities you may have. 

The application deadline is 5th December at 12pm. Please note that we will review applications regularly as they come in, so early applications are strongly encouraged.

Are you able to provide an exciting, fun, young people-led Digital experience at Carmarthen Youth Project?     

The role will provide young people aged 8-25 years old with opportunities to learn skills in Digital using technology, software and hardware.

You will engage and support them to develop skills through activities helping them to overcome the barriers that prevent them from reaching their full potential through youth work principles and practices.

You will have te ability to actively encourage and promote young people’s engagement in community work, volunteering and skill-sharing with community members and as part of Dr M’z projects.

You will have te knowledge to support the Information Technology at the youth centre and support the staff team to utilise the system and collect data through a Views Data Management System, to add and manage members on the system and provide information to the Manager for reports to stakeholders.

The role requires evenings and weekend working on a rota basis.

We are looking for Health Promotion Specilaists to work in our Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham services, to support the efficient and effective delivery of health promotion services including an adult (18+) PrEP Promotion Service, ensuring the service is reaching target beneficiary groups and ensuring key messages are cascaded to the community through direct delivery and capacity building and increasing the knowledge and skills of professionals working within the community.

The successful applicants will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective blended outreach interventions, collaborative working partnerships with community organisations, community businesses and community champions in order to ensure the target beneficiary groups are benefiting from good sexual and reproductive health education, support and services. They will work with a wide range of target beneficiary groups including (but not limited to) LGBTQ communities, MSM, Black Africans and other BAME populations, refugees and those with learning difficulties.

We have a total of 7 days to fill, and would welcome applications from people wanting to work 22.5, 30 or 37.5 hours per week. We would particularly welcome applicants who have experience of working with BME communities and/or experience of PrEP promotion.

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK. 

For more information on what it means to work for Brook, please read the ‘Working for Brook’ document on our Current Vacancies page, where you will also find the application form.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application.

If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks, then you have not been shortlisted for this role. Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

We are looking for a confident and experienced campaigner and communicator who will play a central role in the campaign to create happier, healthier cities free from the pressures of corporate outdoor advertising.

Adfree Cities

Adfree Cities is a network of groups across the UK who are concerned about the impacts of corporate advertising on our health, wellbeing, environment, climate, communities and the local economy. We lobby for policy change at national and local levels, showcase alternatives, organise locally to stop new advertising sites in UK cities, and produce resources to raise awareness about the impacts of commercial advertising.

Member groups include Adblock Bristol, Adblock Brum, Adblock Cardiff, Adblock Leeds, Adblock Lambeth and Adblock Norwich. All groups work towards a shared vision in line with a shared set of values.

What we do:

• Hold the line: We stop new advertising sites in our cities. We support residents and community groups to oppose planning applications for new digital billboards.
• Positive alternatives: We showcase arts, nature and ad-free space as positive alternatives to corporate advertising.
• Movement building: We produce resources, train new organisers and run events to raise awareness about the impacts of corporate advertising on mental health, wellbeing, environmental damage, climate breakdown, body image and the local economy.
• Lobby for change: We engage in a constructive dialogue with councils about sites they control and changing policies. We explore opportunities for change at a national level, including working with partners on joint campaigns.

Adfree Cities has a small, part time staff team based in Bristol, who support this network of autonomous volunteer-led groups.

Overview and purpose of the role 

We are looking for a confident and experienced campaigner and communicator who will play a central role in the Adfree Cities campaign over the coming year. The Outreach Coordinator is responsible for building strategic relationships with groups and individuals. This could include organisations working on issues of public space, consumerism, mental health, planning, public health and climate. It also involves exploring new avenues of engagement to build and strengthen support for the goals and activities of Adfree Cities. 

The Outreach Coordinator will support the Adfree Cities network with campaigning strategy and tactics including a range of communications tools and skills. We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants with strong digital campaigning skills, with a track record of using campaign interventions, mobilisations and events to build digital supporter email lists and social media followings. The Coordinator  will also identify opportunities to influence policy change on outdoor advertising at local and national levels.

You will join a small, part time team based in Bristol. Our team has a flat structure, we all get the same pay and we co-manage the organisation which includes contributing to HR functions and internal policy, and supporting colleagues with feedback and performance development.

The role will be based at the Adfree Cities studio in Easton (BS5), with occasional travel and some home working if needed. It is a part time role of 3 days per week, with some flexibility as to which days you work. Core hours are 10am-4pm, and some occasional evening and weekend work will be required as we work with volunteer-led groups around the UK.

Annual leave entitlement is 20.4 days including public and bank holidays.

We particularly encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the campaigning sector such as people of colour, disabled, working class & LGBTQ+ people.

Access: Unfortunately at the moment our office is not wheelchair accessible (it’s up 2 flights of stairs), but we would consider alternatives and would work with the right candidate to find solutions.

Responsibilities

Outreach, campaigns and communications

• Identify opportunities to share learning and engage new audiences, through organising our own events or through workshops or presentations at other events.
• Lead on elements of Adfree Cities digital campaigning strategy; to build our mailing lists (hosted on Action Network), optimise our newsletter communications and develop new ways of converting potential interest in anti-advertising into people taking action. 
• Build relationships with stakeholders and influencers (including academics; community groups; activists; MPs; councillors; journalists) to build engagement with Adfree Cities.
• Ensure that your work, campaigning and support is open to all sections of society, particularly underrepresented groups, and identifies connections between social justice issues such as class, race and gender.
• Identify opportunities to influence policy change at national and local levels, and coordinate efforts to lobby for policy change.
• Support organisers to manage mailing lists, send newsletters and manage online actions (e.g. petitions and events) using the Action Network platform.
• Write blogs, articles and press releases with other members of the team.
• Represent Adfree Cities at events and in press interviews.
• Identify gaps in Adfree Cities evidence base, and opportunities to develop this (e.g. commissioning new research or undertaking own research).
• Produce resources to communicate our key messages and evidence.
• Co-manage Adfree Cities social media communications with other members of the team.

Network support 

• Support local community organising to remove advertising sites and create positive alternatives.
• Support local groups to identify new planning applications for billboards, and mobilise opposition (this is core work which the whole team gets involved in).
• Attend regular meetings with local organisers (usually online).
• Deliver training for local organisers, for example on campaigning and lobbying skills, and other training as needed (working with the National Coordinator). 
• Support the network to explore anti-racism and other forms of oppression, and identify actions to address issues of power and privilege in our work.

Organisational management

• Co-deliver HR functions with other members of the team, including supporting colleagues in performance development.
• Work with the team to develop HR policies.
• Contribute to the management of the organisation. 
• Work with all staff to develop Adfree Cities strategy.
• Contribute to fundraising, including writing bids to funders.

Person specification

Essential:

• Experience of grassroots campaigning
• Skilled in a range of campaign tactics (e.g. political lobbying, digital campaigning, public stunts)
• Experience of working with a range of audiences and stakeholders
• Experience of supporting the development of volunteers
• Experience of digital communications including managing newsletters and social media
• Success in achieving national and local press coverage
• Experience of delivering presentations and facilitating workshops
• Experience of organising events
• A willingness to contribute to the running of a small organisation, pick up different tasks and support colleagues as needed
• A flexible approach, able to respond to changing priorities
• Commitment to intersectionality, diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to the vision and values of Adfree Cities

Desirable

• Strong digital campaigning skills
• Knowledge of the planning system
• Experience of working with councils
• Experience of direct action 
• Experience of giving press interviews
• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of writing successful fundraising proposals

How to apply

• Send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification by 11pm on Sunday 28th November. See our website for more details of how to apply.
• Interviews will be held in the week beginning 6th or 13th December, in Bristol or online.

Can you spot a good story and know how to represent it visually on social channels? Do you have experience representing a brand online? Do you stay cool when a social storm is brewing?

We’re recruiting for a part time (18.5 hours per week) Social Media Manager to help lead the social media activity for Dogs Trust – driving positive engagement on our channels, living and breathing the Dogs Trust brand, and encouraging supporter action.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres, Dog Schools and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs, and we promise to never put a healthy dog down.

The Digital Experience department creates a seamless and integrated digital experience for our customers, ultimately to help ensure a happy life for all dogs. The team includes experts in digital product, digital marketing, content and social media to ensure we provide a first-rate end-to-end experience for dog lovers, dog owners and supporters.

The team sits within the Communications and Digital directorate, which plays a central role at Dogs Trust. We help people know, love and understand the charity and take action to support the charity’s work. We use our understanding of Dogs Trust and audience need to produce impactful and creative on-brand communications, liaising with the media and celebrities, and engaging directly with our supporters. We also play a crucial role in evolving the digital supporter experience and use our internal communications expertise to communicate key messages to employees across Dogs Trust.

In this role you will be responsible for overseeing and analysing the Dogs Trust feeds, with a focus on content planning, innovation and reporting to maximise supporter engagement and to proactively promote learnings and insights to all teams across Dogs Trust. You’ll be responsible for working with teams across the organisation to ensure messaging we share is engaging, timely and tailored for our audiences, and advise teams on the best ways to present their activity. You’ll also assist other teams around the organisation with managing their social channels, including Dog School and our regional accounts.

To be successful in this role you will have advanced knowledge of social media channels and their importance in the marcomms mix, experience responding to current affairs and dealing with crisis. You will be creative and innovative to ensure we are finding new ways to promote our messages to new and existing audiences both proactively and reactively, as well as being a true team player who considers others as well as their own work.

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

NCVO is transforming the way it works. With a new strategic direction and leadership team, we are determined to work with our members so that charities and volunteering can thrive. As the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and renews itself, charities and volunteering aren’t just vital support systems for communities in need – they’re at the heart of how people want to lead their lives.

The primary purpose of the role is to support NCVO’s research and insights activity, and wider organisational strategy by:

• collecting and synthesising data from a wide range of sources
• managing databases
• producing statistical analyses

The post holder will lead on managing databases to support NCVO’s research and insights activity, and have the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Strong knowledge of SQL to query and manage databases
• Strong knowledge of programming languages, especially Python, and quantitative research methods
• Excellent attention to detail
• Work on own initiative, proactively identifying and solving potential difficulties
• Communications skills, including the ability to translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Working with large datasets in a variety of formats, particularly SQL databases
• Research and data analysis using Python
• Working as part of a team
• Active commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

The Data Scientist will be instrumental in delivering the Civil Society Almanac, the most comprehensive data resource on the UK voluntary sector. In 2020, Almanac data was vital to securing the £750m from the UK government to support charities and volunteering through the pandemic. You will primarily be responsible for processing, cleaning, and analysing charity financial records, and maintaining the Almanac database.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented at NCVO. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

Closing date: 28 November 2021

Interviews: To be confirmed  

About NCVO

NCVO supports volunteering and charities.

We believe that the work of volunteers and charities makes our communities stronger and the world around us better, for everyone.

Our members are at the heart of our mission. We work collaboratively with our 16,000-strong network of national and local charities and voluntary organisations. We share practical support and new insight so that people and organisations can focus on making a difference. And we work alongside our members to ensure that the essential role of volunteers and charities is widely recognised.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone.

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including:

• 25 days’ annual leave (for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff)
• the option to purchase up to 5 more days each year
• the option to take 35 hours of volunteering leave per year
• subsidised gym membership
• season ticket loan
• flexible working, including opportunities to work from home/off site
• generous contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme
• training and development opportunities.

We are located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern accessible building, overlooking Regent’s canal.

We have an exciting opportuntiy for a Digital & Communication Manager to join our  team, hitting the ground running.

We are looking for someone with a deep understanding of digitial and communication principles, with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills. You will a self-starter with the ability to multitask, plan and prioritise a dynamic workload in a busy small remote team.

This role will give you the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of a new approach to our strategic communication for the charity.  Working in a small, talented people focussed organisation with big ambitions.

About us

Remap is a charity that helps disabled people of all ages to live more independent lives. Our network of skilled volunteers design and custom-make equipment free of charge. We help to improve the quality of life and increase independence for disabled people of all ages, providing solutions to everyday problems when there is nothing commercially available.Our national network of over 900 skilled volunteers respond to thousands of requests for our help every year. 

Key responsibilites of the role

This is a key role for the organisation, involving strategic planning and tactical implementation for Remap’s communications, with an emphasis on digital, social media, recruitment campaigns and internal communications.

• Delivering Remap's Communication Strategy
• Managing internal communication processes and resources to meet operational goals
• Forging strong internal and external relationships through media platforms to raise the profile of Remap
• Ensuring that objectives are delivered on time, within budget and to Remap's standard of quality, to support the successful development of the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be

• able to produce original, engaging content and deploy it across multiple channels
• abile to produce creative content with a particular awareness around charity sector engagement, including social media platforms, with attention to detail
• able to explore new and innovative techniques to engage with a variety of audiences
• self-motivated and able to work by themselves as well as colloboratively with colleagues and other stakeholders
• flexible, diligent and able to effectively manage a busy diverse workload
• positive, proactive and solution focussed, who is a real team player

What we offer

• Permanent Contract - 37 hrs
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Workplace pension scheme (3%)
• Homeworking, fully remote.

For the right person, we will consider some level of flexibility on working routine, 

Please assume that if you do not hear from us by 10th December that your applications has been unsuccessful.

Virtual interviews will be held w/c 13th December 

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with Kinship, the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales.

Kinship works to inform, support and empower kinship carers, providing tailored support (both in home and community settings), and connecting carers via their national community and local support groups. They also support professionals to understand kinship families and improve support for them, and research and campaign for continued systemic change.

At an exciting time of growth, Kinship is now looking to appoint an experienced Content and Engagement Manager to support in the delivery and national scaling up of a new Peer-to-Peer Support Service. It will be your job to create user led content ensuring everyone understands what the service is and how they can get involved.

Funded by the Department for Education, the Peer-to-Peer Support Service is a new £1 million national initiative, delivering peer support groups for kinship carers through face to face and digital channels across England.

This is a game changing service for kinship carers and builds on Kinship's 10 years' experience of developing peer support groups, as well as a successful pilot of a regional support group network model in the North East. There are strong digital ambitions across the organisation and this is a key position to bring those to life. Reporting to the Associate Director of Peer Support you will play a pivotal role in creating fantastic user led content which is co-designed by kinship carers, colleagues and local authorities.

You will take editorial ownership for content on the new microsite and e-Learning platform and work closely with the Digital Project Manager to creatively enhance them with film, imagery and podcasts. You will play a critical role in ensuring accessibility and that the tone and voice reflects the audiences which Kinship serves, notably kinship carers and also working collaboratively with local authorities. Other outputs include the development of toolkits and a monthly e-newsletter, all conducted within an engaging and collaborative way of content development.

About you:

This is a unique opportunity for a creative, curious and collaborative content and engagement specialist to drive high levels of interest and interaction with this transformational support service.

To apply for this role, you will have a proven track record of producing authentic and impactful content for a range of audiences and platforms. With a 'sustainability' mindset you will see the bigger picture and longer-term potential of your work alongside a passion for trying new things to amplify the voices of kinship carers you will represent.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please initially submit your CV (in Word format). Suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a tailored supporting statement (cover letters are not required at this stage).

Please note, this role is initially offered as a 12-month fixed term contract (likelihood of extension, dependent on funding). Please, only apply if you are available asap, or have no more than a one month notice period.

First stage interviews to take place - week commencing 13th December.

Content Marketing Executive - £28,000 - £34,000 - Surrey

THE COMPANY

Our Client is the UK's largest network of extra-curricular performing arts schools for children and young people, with over 46,000 students enrolled in weekly classes. With 350 franchises and 3,500 teachers worldwide, they operate in over 1800 schools and also have a presence in Canada, Germany, Malta, Spain, Gibraltar, Australia and South Africa.

THE ROLE

The Content Marketing Manager is responsible for

- delivering the content marketing strategy
- managing B2B and B2C content across their national websites and producing engaging and inspirational content for their organisation and franchise network.

YOU

The successful Content Marketing Executive has

- experience of delivering a content marketing strategy
- the strong ability to guide the content creation process from ideation through to execution
- excellent story telling skills and the ability to make basic copy sound engaging and appealing
- a track record of editing and repurposing existing copy into new forms and different audiences

The job is based in the office in Woking, just a short walk from the station with parking available.

If you can tick these boxes, we'd like to hear from you NOW!

Content Marketing Executive - £28,000 - £34,000 - Surrey

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Marketing, Digital and Creative Recruitment - The Stopgap Way.

Full-time: 40 hours per week (Part-time may be considered for the right candidate). Permanent.

The deadline for applications is 3 December at 12 noon.

Unseen is working towards a world without slavery. We provide safe houses and support in the community for survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery. We also run the UK’s Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out modern slavery for good.

We are looking for a full-time experienced Director to join Unseen’s Senior Leadership Team to oversee our fundraising, communications, and operations activities. We are looking for an experienced leader with a record of accomplishment of working strategically, including experience of liaising at Board level.  This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated strategic thinker to join a fast-paced and ambitious organisation at a time of growth and re-organisation. 

As a strong and inspirational leader, you will be responsible for setting the vision and direction for your various teams. You will lead multi-disciplinary fundraising, communications, and operations teams, including administrative, and HR functions for the organisation. Your drive and determination will be core in helping the organisation achieve its income generation targets as well as optimising cross-organisational operational frameworks and processes. Using your significant communications experience you will ensure all of Unseen’s internal and external communications channels and networks are maximised and utilised appropriately to meet the organisation’s goals.  Your leadership style will ensure you strive to get the best out of your teams, and you will have a passion for personal growth and learning as well as a track record in developing others to succeed. 

Evidence of working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver challenging and ambitious projects, to time, is essential. The successful candidate will be passionate about Unseen’s work and able to articulate its values with confidence and professionalism to stakeholders, partners, and funders. Full and ongoing training and supervision are provided. 

The successful applicant must be able to travel to Unseen’s Head Office in Bristol regularly.

We are looking for someone to start in the first quarter of 2022 (subject to satisfactory references and completion of induction).

Please refer to the job pack for more details.

Successful applicants will be invited to a first interview in December. Second interviews may be held in December/early January.

To apply, please submit a personal statement (of no more than 3000 words) setting out why you think you are suitable for the role and specifically answering the following three questions.  

1. What experiences, skills, qualities and values would you draw on in the role of Director of Fundraising, Communications and Operations? (500 words max)
2. Describe a positive strategic development you have taken forward, outlining your contributions to this success and lessons learnt. (max 500 words)
3. Unseen works with many strategic partners, can you describe where you have used your experience to influence key partners? (max 500 words)

To make our recruitment process as fair as possible and to reduce bias we will be shortlisting based on your response to these three questions using ‘blinding’ and ‘chunking’ processes, so please make sure that each of your responses to the questions above stand on their own merits and do not rely on information from any other responses you give.

We also ask for your CV, but will only use this to provide context if you are invited to interview, it will not be used in shortlisting.

The equal opportunities form can be downloaded from the links at the bottom of the page. Once completed please return all forms to the email address provided.

Unseen is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community we serve and recognise the value that diversity adds to our work and organisation. We encourage applications from BAME, disabled and LGBT people that are under-represented in our workforce, as well as people with lived experience of modern slavery and human trafficking.

ABOUT US

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good. Since launching in 2015, our members have pledged to donate over $5 billion to charitable causes. We offer the simplest path to impact for successful entrepreneurs, providing end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a worldwide network of experts. In other words, we help tech leaders become strategic philanthropists. Our 1600+ members include the people behind industry-leading companies such as Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, Uber, and Airbnb.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Software Developer, excited by both building new features and maintaining our apps, to join our Engineering Team. We have a brand-new digital product vision and are offering the opportunity to be a part of a greenfield project - building a new, member web application, which aims to maximise our members giving to high-impact causes! We have a strong engineering practices background, e.g. Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration and Infrastructure as Code, and we apply these practices to the new products we build.

Reporting to our Tech Director, you’ll also help us to continuously make small improvements to our existing products.

We’re a small team, so you’ll have some flexibility to work based on your interests and skills, and the boundaries of your role will be fluid.

Here are some real examples of what we’ve been working on lately, to help you get a better idea of what you’ll be involved with:

• Setting up an OAuth integration for the Member App
• Creating a new multi-step form for our members to make donations
• Integrating our GraphQL endpoint to create a new object in Salesforce
• Renewing our internal server's expired SSL certificate
• Investigating why our production cron AWS ECS task is no longer running
• Spiking and experimenting on AWS AppRunner (just launched) to reduce the burden of our team
• Updating scheduling links in our transactional emails

We’re building using modern technologies such as Netlify, Nuxt.js, Tailwind, and GraphQL. We also maintain our current website and members area, which is built on Ruby on Rails and AWS. Our documentation is open for public consumption.

Salary: £40,000 - £65,000 DOE - we’re open to candidates of varying seniority and the salary offered will reflect experience.
Location: Flexible Remote (Europe)

ABOUT YOU

Above all else, you’ll love building and bringing quality products to life. You’ll be able to autonomously create maintainable and testable code and will thrive in an environment where your manager is more interested in providing you with opportunities that align with your interests, than micro-managing your actual work (we’re the kind of place where Managers of One will thrive)!

You’re likely to have:

• Strong experience in the fundamentals of web development technologies, e.g. HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
• The ability to make changes, or willing to learn Ruby on Rails (we are here to support you on your learning journey).
• The ability to work collaboratively. You’ll need to be able to work with the team, pair program remotely as needed, and write and document your own work.
• The ability to write tests in the levels that are appropriate according to the test pyramid. You’ll also be comfortable executing exploratory tests on your teammates' work to increase the quality of our product.
• Great communication skills (verbal and written). 

WHY WORK WITH US?

What makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together. We offer a flat structure and an opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.

Even though we’re an incredibly mission-driven company and we’ve got big ambitions, we won’t be expecting you to work all-nighters! We work a 40-hour working week and actively promote work/life balance.

On top of this, we have a global flexible first approach to working.

We ask that applicants to this role are based within the UK or Europe. Although we have a small HQ in London, there’s no expectation for you to attend on a regular basis. At the same time, if you think you’d benefit from a desk in a co-working space close to your home, this can be arranged. Otherwise, you just need a great home wifi connection and we’ll provide you with everything else you need to be successful in your role. 

On top of this, we’ll bring the global team together twice per year (when it’s safe to do so)!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.