Policy Research Officer Jobs in Belfast

About The Role
Closing date: 30th November
Contract: This is a fixed term contract opportunity for 12 months.
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

This is an exciting time to join Alzheimer’s Society in a strategy critical role.
 
Working with the Research Evidence team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide project support to enable the development of evidence-based policy, campaigns, and service development whilst ensuring research evidence gets into the hands of decision-makers in order to benefit those living with dementia across the UK.
 
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.

We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

About you

- Demonstrate passion and interest in making academic evidence accessible for use in policy and practice.
- Excellent administrative and project management experience
- Ability to work collaboratively across an organisation to deliver projects.
- Demonstrate experience of searching for, collating and critically appraising evidence from a variety of sources.
- Understanding of the health and social care environment.
- You will be able to work flexibly and creatively within a dynamic and ambitious team.

Person specification

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solution focussed throughout your areas of work.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills will allow you to have open jargon-free conversations with the business.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines, and who knows when to ask for help themselves.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
 
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is the membership organisation and professional voice for environmental health. We set and raise standards to improve public health, supporting out members and influencing policy.

Our goal is simple: to enable safer, cleaner, and healthier environments for the benefits of people, business and local communities. To do this we offer professional support to our members, a range of corporate training solutions, topical events and workshops and provide information and policy advice. In addition, we promote 15Hatfields - one of London’s most sustainable venues.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Senior Policy and Public Affairs Executive to join our impactful Policy and Campaigns Team.

Representing our members across the UK, CIEH campaigns on an exciting array of policy areas, from environmental protection and food safety, to housing standards and better public health. 

The role is varied, encompassing member engagement, policy development and reports, and government consultation responses. However, it will also focus primarily on external affairs, taking responsibility for driving forward CIEH’s public affairs, campaigning, and PR, activities, including engagement with the devolved administrations as well as the UK Government.

The role is remote/hybrid, with travel to CIEH’s offices in central London expected around once a month for team meetings alongside any additional wider organisational events.

This is your chance to work on a varied portfolio of issues to represent the key concerns of environmental health professionals, who work to protect and enhance the health of the public. Previous experience of working with political influencers is key to success.

Sound like the challenge you are looking for? To apply for this role, please submit your covering letter and CV via our website

• Hours- Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week
• Salary- £34,569 per annum
• Based- Hybrid/Remote with some travel to our offices in London
• Closing date- 03 December 2023, interviews to be held shortly after.

Please see the full job description and person specification for further details.

Seeking a Senior Network Officer.  This role would suit someone with a background in membership, events and project management with an enthusiasm for engagement.

The cause

New Local is a think tank and network of councils and other organisations working to energise local government and improve public services. At the heart of our work is ‘community power’ - the belief that people should be given the means to transform the places where they live and the services they use. We believe this is key to sustainable, fairer public services and a better society for all. 

We publish research on community power. We campaign for change. And we work directly with public and voluntary sector bodies to help them hand more power and resource over to communities.

The role

In recent months, New Local’s direct work with councils and other bodies to turn the principle of community power into reality has grown considerably. We have also grown our membership and expanded the range of sessions we offer to members.

The role will require someone with the ability to support the complex logistical and administration tasks associated with our programmes to ensure they are run efficiently and to the very highest standards.

Your job will include: 

• Event planning: Excite and engage our network by meticulously designing and delivering the format, content and logistics of our events and online sessions to be of maximum impact and value to them.
• Network building: Share the magic of our network, generate interest in our events and encourage participation. You will recognise the power of our data to improve our offer to members as well as to build our communications.
• Staying fresh: Keeping up to date with the latest developments affecting local government members, their efforts to transform public services and innovative approaches across the sector.
• Production and delivery: Be the on-the-day ‘producer’ for events and online sessions delivering a seamless experience ensuring our members have a smooth, enjoyable and interesting experience from start to finish.
• Working with stakeholders: Proactively and positively work with event stakeholders, including partners, sponsors, and other team members, before, during and after events/sessions to create a vibrant network of collaboration.
• Developing ideas: Along with the rest of the team you’ll help identify new opportunities to increase participation, draw in new councils and expand our work.
• And more... As part of a small, friendly and informal organisation you'll participate in other activities including attending external events, writing blog posts, supporting the delivery of New Local’s vision and ensuring that the organisation’s profile and reputation are maintained and enhanced.

The candidate

Our ideal candidate will be: 

• A warm connector, with experience of building strong, supportive relationships inside and outside teams.
• A natural collaborator, with knowledge of the benefits of peer-learning and network building.
• A developer and deliverer, who has experience of seeing through ideas from conception to completion.
• A systematic thinker, who understands the importance of an organised approach and excellent record-keeping.
• Enthusiastic for the potential of community power with a demonstrable interest in inclusion, participatory engagement and/or local government.
• Driven by achieving change, both in terms of improving our own work and achieving New Local’s broader political and societal goals.
• Above all... we’re looking for someone with an excellent work ethic, full of curiosity and diligence. Someone who will be optimistic, supportive and fun to work with, and never be afraid to pitch in with the rest of the team.

 Location:  New Local operates a highly flexible approach to work location and welcomes applications from across the UK.

The organisation

New Local was founded in 1996. There is currently a team of 17 staff working on practice, research, communications, influencing and peer-learning with our network of over sixty councils and other partner organisations.  New Local operates a ‘work anywhere’ policy but provides office space in the UK for those who require it.  The Senior Network Officer role will sit in the Network and Events team but will work closely with other teams. The Senior Network Officer will report to the Head of Network.

We make every effort to live up to our four core values of being purposeful (i.e. focused on community power), adventurous, supportive towards colleagues and partners, and delivering excellence.

In addition to the advertised salary, we offer: 

• A minimum of 27 days’ holiday a year and ten days holiday over Christmas/New Year
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Regular training opportunities 
• A number of other benefits listed in the job description.

For further details of the role and benefits on offer, please refer to the attachments.  Full information about the role including the Senior Network Officer Job Description and Person Specification can also be found on the jobs page of the New Local website.

Uplift have an opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Press Officer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to promote the UK’s ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK. Uplift is a campaigning and research organisation helping to move the UK towards a fossil fuel-free future and to support a just transition away from fossil fuel production.
 

The role
As Uplift’s Press Officer, you will play a central role in ensuring that our messages, research, and campaigns influence public and political debate through the media. Your role will involve working with researchers and campaigners in Uplift to place stories, making the most of reactive opportunities, and ensuring key journalists are fully briefed on the public case for the UK’s transition away from oil and gas extraction. The role involves understanding the politics of UK energy policy, including the influence of the oil and gas industry, and how this can be challenged and shaped in the public interest through the media.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Monitor coverage and react to stories with comment and spokespeople
• Draft and issue proactive and reactive press materials, such as press releases, briefings and comment
• Plan to make the most of opportunities around relevant calendar hooks and announcements
• Maintain and update media lists and a network of spokespeople
• Coordinate with colleagues in research and campaign teams on wider campaign strategy and tactics

 

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working within a similar press officer role
• Track record of securing national, regional and broadcast coverage
• Good relationships with relevant UK national journalists
• Creative thinking and excellent writing skills, with the ability to communicate with a range of audiences, for example, political audiences, or tabloid press
• Excellent news sense, with a strong working knowledge of the UK media
• Keen interest in and understanding of UK politics
• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice.

The Press Officer will report to Tamasin Cave, Uplift’s Strategic Communications Advisor

 
Location: UK, can be home-based
Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30, but some availability for early starts and weekends will be required
Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments where required
Starting date: ASAP
Proposed Interviews: We are shortlisting applicants and inviting them to interview on a rolling basis. 

S.A.L.V.E. International is a small International Development partnership charity registered in the UK and Uganda. Our ethos is “Support And Love Via Education”. We support children living and working on the streets of Uganda, and their families, to have a brighter future. 

We are looking to recruit a new CEO who believes in our vision that there should be “No Street Called Home” for children living on the streets in Uganda and who wants to help us to grow this impact and further change children’s lives.

What does the CEO role involve?

You will join and lead our incredible global team, working alongside our volunteers, staff teams and trustee boards in both the UK and Uganda, to help S.A.L.V.E. International to thrive and increase our impact. As a small charity, we need a proactive and practical CEO, who is as much able to deliver high level presentations about our work as they are to get stuck in to cover practical gaps that might stop us from achieving our goals.

We have a current strategic plan that you would ensure is being met and if possible exceeded, and then you would be expected to collaboratively develop the next strategic plan to be ready for when this one elapses in April 2027. You would be working with our team to progress and improve our existing programmes of work as well as ensuring new programmes are being researched and developed as needed for the organisation to best benefit our service users.

You will need to drive forwards and oversee our fundraising strategy and manage relationships with new and existing funders to a high standard to ensure that maximum potential support is achieved. We would expect you to proactively identify potential new areas of support, approaching and winning resources from new partnerships in the wider community to best meet S.A.L.V.E.’s aims and objectives. You would be a key ambassador for our work, always looking to inspire others about how they can join us and help us to achieve our mission.

Practically the role will involve:

● 40 hours a week if working 5 days (or 32 hours a week if you choose to work 4 days).

● Being majority based in the UK with regular travel to Uganda each year. You can choose to be based at our office in Manchester, hybrid between office and home work or be mostly home based.

● Being flexible to travel and attend meetings, talks and events as needed (some in evening and weekend hours).

We believe that it is highly beneficial for the CEO to be based in the UK but to visit the programme in Uganda for a minimum of 1 month a year and a maximum of 3 months a year, which would be split across 2 or 3 trips in the year to understand the work in greater depth, share their skills and to meet and collaborate with team members and service users. The amount and duration of trips would be assessed based on personal circumstances and organisational needs year to year.

CEO specific responsibilities:

As CEO you would be responsible for:  

✔ Working collaboratively with our global team of staff, volunteers, and board members to ensure a strong strategic plan is in place which is reviewed and improved over time to maximise the organisation’s impact. We currently have a team of 2.5 in the UK (including the CEO) and 26 in Uganda.

✔ Leading and championing our fundraising strategy. Helping to develop our one off and regular financial supporters through finding new opportunities and networks, giving talks, ensuring quality timely communications, and reporting to existing supporters.

✔ Recruiting, training, developing and managing staff and volunteers to help to build the capacity of the organisation as needed.

✔ Collaboratively create, review, and develop policies, procedures and systems to help to ensure quality safeguarding and risk management for the organisation.

✔ Overseeing the budget and financial management of the organisation to ensure the organisation’s long term sustainability and sound financial management. Collaboratively reviewing the charity’s financial controls and performance and overseeing the internal audit of our accounts with the finance committee.

✔ Working closely with and supporting our UK and Ugandan boards to ensure that the governance of the organisation is strong.

✔ Supporting and co-working with our Development Manager to research new application prospects, and helping to maintain and develop the income from our existing network of corporate, organisational and Trust and Foundation partnerships and donors. This includes writing and reviewing funding applications and reports as needed.

✔ Overseeing the communications strategy of the organisation, ensuring the website, social media, newsletters, annual report and mailings out to supporters are kept up to date by supporting our Communications and Admin Officer. This includes drafting and checking copy and promoting and marketing events and campaigns for the organisation to raise funds and awareness.

✔ Leading and collaborating with the wider team to develop and improve our programmes through regular evaluation and learning reviews.

✔ Seek opportunities to develop the organisation’s knowledge through training and staff and volunteer development.

✔ Representing S.A.L.V.E. in partnerships and networks such as the Consortium for Street Children to ensure that we are making the most of advocacy opportunities.

Essential skills/ experience for the CEO:

• Have proven experience of communicating well with different stakeholders and successfully raising funds.

• Have previous management/leadership experience within the charity sector and are able to evidence their enthusiasm and dedication for this particular cause.

• Have experience in successfully working internationally and/ or with people from different cultural backgrounds.

• Have the ability to create, review and develop strategies, policies, procedures and systems to ensure that S.A.L.V.E. is following good practice in line with the law and latest good practice guidelines.

• Have a can-do attitude. Be solution focused and creative in their ability to approach problems and evidence this throughout their career history.

• Being friendly and approachable to all members of the team and wider public.

• Have excellent attention to detail and project management skills.

Other desirable (but not essential) skills/ experience:

• We would especially welcome applicants who are originally from Uganda or have strong ties to Uganda, but are now based in the UK.

• Relevant qualifications to achieve the responsibilities in the job description.

Please note: You must already have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.

Salary Expectations: We anticipate paying between £35,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on the candidate’s experience and skills. This would be paid pro-rata if the CEO decided to take the role on for 4 days a week instead of 5. Please note that we are not able to pay higher than this pay scale.

About the role

Global Partners Digital (GPD) houses the Support Unit (SU) for the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), an intergovernmental coalition of 38 member states who collectively advocate for the promotion of human rights online. 

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Officer to join the FOC SU team and contribute to the work of the FOC. 

This role sits at the centre of a small and dedicated FOC SU team. You will be essential to supporting the team and the daily functioning of the FOC. With some previous administrative experience, you will support the efficient, timely and impactful delivery of FOC activities. This will include setting up and maintaining systems and processes, general administrative support, coordinating travel and logistics for FOC events,  responsibility for meeting agendas and minutes, and supporting FOC communications. As part of the role, you will frequently be required to participate in meetings and events with government representatives.

With many moving parts, you will be a fast learner, able to juggle multiple work streams and changing priorities, be observant, take initiative and work with discretion. Some prior experience of working with government stakeholders is essential.

About Global Partners Digital

GPD is a social purpose company working at the intersection of human rights and digital technologies. We work to ensure that human rights underpin how we develop, use and govern digital technologies. Through advocacy, partnerships, capacity building, networks, and research, we shape rights-respecting laws and policies and help build a more diverse digital policy ecosystem. 

Working days: Full time* (32 hours per week, Monday to Thursday)

Start date: ASAP

Salary: £30,000-£35,000 pa based on experience

Contract: 12 month fixed term contract (possibility for extension)

UK based (with permission to live and work in the UK)

Flexible hours

Remote working or co-working

*GPD is an accredited four-day week organisation. This means that we work reduced hours (32) Monday to Thursday with no loss of pay.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with interviews also held ongoing, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

About Make 2nds Count

Make 2nds Count is dynamic and growing organisation dedicated to giving hope to women and men living with secondary breast cancer.

We strive to do this by funding secondary breast cancer research which contributes to advancing an increased quality of life for patients. Our support programme has a focus on quality of life and helping patients by informing, sharing and offering practical advice & support. Education is an integral part in everything that we do and we aim to raise awareness of secondary breast cancer. We also empower patients through increasing their knowledge and understanding of research, treatments and options.

Make 2nds Count is supported by an enthusiastic and motivated group of individuals who help us make our vision a reality. From permanent team members, to dedicated volunteers, patient ambassadors and the dynamic board of trustees, our team is constantly evolving.

Secondary breast cancer, also known as metastatic, advanced or stage IV breast cancer, is a cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. Parts of the body affected are usually the bones, liver, lungs, brain or the skin. Secondary breast cancer can be treated but it cannot be cured. Treatments aim to control and slow down the disease to enable patients to have the best possible quality of life for as long as possible. 

About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Marketing and Communications Officer with experience of working on effective, creative and inspiring marketing and communications plans, from inception to conclusion.

To succeed in this you must have significant knowledge of developing, using and managing a range of communication channels and platforms, brand development and marketing, and a sound understanding of stakeholder development. You must also have specific experience managing complex projects or directing a communication project with different stakeholders while taking an audience-first approach. In addition, you should be skilled at managing stakeholders and comfortable working with colleagues to map and manage interaction with key stakeholders to further our work.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and driving forward a range of high-quality marketing and communications campaigns and projects, based on user research and customer insight. You will be an excellent communicator in both oral and written communications.

You will be involved in all marketing disciplines - advertising, PR and social media, digital, strategic planning, evaluation and analysis, stakeholder and partner management, media planning and buying, partnership and field marketing.

In particular, you will have strong skills in writing engaging copy to connect with different audiences and take responsibility for ensuring that our communications are meaningful, appropriate, effective and inclusive. 

Duties and responsibilities

Ensure quality control of communications and marketing and promotional activities:

● Responsible for overseeing all copywriting and proofreading across the various departments within the organisation

● Develop high quality print and digital materials to support a range of fundraising and awareness-building campaigns

Audience Development and Support:

● You will ensure that marketing and communications follows an audience-first approach and that all members of the organisation understand the audience segments and priorities

● Lead the organisation’s work across all marketing disciplines: advertising, PR and social media, digital, strategic planning, evaluation and analysis, stakeholder and partner management, media planning and buying, partnership and field marketing Brand ownership:

● Work with the Head of Operations to develop brand strategy, including the monitoring of brand guidelines, brand vision and value proposition of our brand

● You will ensure that the brand identity is clear and supported across all channels

● You will ensure our key massaging and tone of voice is consistent across all channels

Channel Management:

● Manage and work alongside current external communications agencies, including PR, social media and video/design

● You will ensure that all platforms and channels are maximized for optimal effectiveness to support the strategic priorities

● Ability to investigate, analyse and contextualise complex issues, identify key points to be addressed and develop effective, practical and simple plans to resolve problems

Personal Profile

Essential Skills

● Experience working with a charity or mission driven organisation

● Empathy for the mission of Make 2nds Count and key audience groups, especially patients

● Ability to translate complex research findings into accessible information that is appropriately targeted for various audiences and stakeholders

● Creative ability to propose new marketing campaigns and tactics to achieve strategic priorities

● Ability to identify compelling stories and narratives for specific audiences that support strategic objectives

● Experience with Photoshop and Canva

● Experience with website design and ability to update pages, layout, and content

● Excellent verbal written and communications skills, including writing, copy editing and proofreading

Desirable Skills

● Experience working with a patient-focused charity or medical research organisation, especially if cancer-related

● Experience using CRM database, especially eTapesrty. 

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.

CLAPA is looking for a Finance Officer to join our small, friendly charity to manage the organisation's day-to-day finances. This will include keeping accurate and up-to-date records of all financial activities (income, expenditure, salaries and pension contributions), overseeing stock control and stock management and assisting with the annual audit preparations.  The right candidate will also have the opportunity to expand and grow into assisting with the production of management accounts with support from the Finance and Operations Manager.

​The ideal candidate will be qualified, competent, flexible and able to work to deadlines whilst juggling multiple priorities. They will report to the Finance and Operations Manager, and will also be a key part of the wider CLAPA staff team and will work with other teams as required.

This role is home-based within the United Kingdom, with the option to work at the CLAPA Office in London (E2 9DA). A few days per year are required at the office for all-staff meetings and stock checks, with travel expenses paid.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form linked in the Recruitment Pack. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.

Applications Close: 30th November 2023

Interviews: Week commencing 4th December 2023 (via Zoom)

Start Date: ASAP

About The Role
Closing date: 30th November
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
The Health and Safety of our employees, volunteers and service users underpins everything we do at the Alzheimer’s Society. The Senior Health and Safety Officer will support the Society’s efforts to create environments don’t just keep our people safe, but allow them to thrive.
 
As one of the Society’s competent person, you will be a key contact for Health and Safety matters across the Society. They will ensure we meet our statutory requirements, help develop and implement our policy, procedures and training and ensure that these are rolled out across the whole organisation.
 
They will work closely with the Health and Safety Manager to ensure issues are raised and resolved, that management information is shared and that a culture of continuous improvement is established and embedded in everything we do.

About you
You will be an experienced Health and Safety practitioner, passionate about keeping people safe and ensuring the organisation meets its legal obligations. You will enjoy working with stakeholders across the organisation, helping them to understand the health and safety challenges they face and designing solutions that meet their needs.
 
You will thrive on variety. From conducting or co-ordinating advanced DSE assessments to visiting and inspecting our offices to working with events teams to ensure that fundraising activities are conducted in a safe manner, every day will be different.

You will want to share your enthusiasm for health and safety by providing training, and you will be comfortable acting up to cover the work of the Health and Safety Manager when they are absent. You will have strong communication skills and you will be a self-starter, able to initiate and drive change, but you’ll also understand when to escalate matters and how to engage senior management. 
 
Above all, you will have a positive, ‘can do’ attitude that helps take the Society forward.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
 
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
 
Our Values
    
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
 
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Community and Events Fundrasising Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a can-do attitude to help us deliver our exciting Community and Events Fundraising programme. No previous fundraising experience is required, just an organised individual with a knack for building relationships, a passion for exceptional ‘customer service’ and a drive for uniting communities and raising money for charitable causes.

You’ll work within the charity’s passionate Fundraising and Engagement Team to raise funds to support children and families affected by the childhood cancer neuroblastoma and our vision, for a future where no child dies of neuroblastoma or suffers due to the treatment they receive.

This extremely rewarding role would suit anyone looking to take their first step in their fundraising, marketing or charity career. Don’t think your experience directly aligns? Don’t worry; we’re interested in transferable skills and attitude, so consider and show us how these apply to this role.

Summary of role responsibilities

• To help deliver the charity’s Community and Events Fundraising Programme, including special events, community fundraising, challenge events, individual giving, and fundraising appeals.
• To ensure excellent supporter and donor care and build long-term valued relationships to optimise income generation.

This is a fixed-term role offered on a one-year contract. We are looking for the successful candidate to ideally start in January 2024, but there is flexibility with this.

For more detailed information about the role, charity and team, take a look at the Recruitment Pack.

Recruitment timetable

We aim to follow the schedule outlined below:

Applications opens: 22 November 2023

Applications closes: 10 December 2023, 11:59pm

Shortlisting: 11 December 2023

Interviews: 15 December 2023 (in person in London)

If there are any adjustments that would help you engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.

​We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.

About the PKD Charity

Founded in 2000, we’re the first and only UK charity solely dedicated to improving the lives of an estimated 70,000 individuals and their families affected by polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in the UK.

PKD is a range of life-threatening inherited conditions that can cause kidney failure and affect other organs in the body such as the liver, brain, heart and bowels. Most people with PKD live with an uncertain prognosis, intermittent pain and infections, and then have to undergo life-saving dialysis or transplant in their 50s. A few babies have a rare form of PKD which results in death during pregnancy or shortly after birth; the surviving children often have to have either a kidney or liver transplant before the age of 10.

We provide reliable, accredited information, advice and personalised support. We raise awareness of the burden of PKD, both clinical and psychosocial. We fund research aimed at understanding more about PKD and the discovery of therapies that will improve quality and longevity of life.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

About the role

The role will be joining the small, committed team at the PKD Charity and presents an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key role in helping make a significant difference to people affected by polycystic kidney disease. 

You will be responsible for developing and delivery the fundraising strategy and meeting income targets across various income streams including Community and Events, Corporate, Individual Giving, Legacies and Major Donor fundraising. 

We are looking for a committed, highly motivated and creative fundraiser who is confident and excited about working across all areas of fundraising and generating income for a small national charity. As the sole fundraiser at the charity, you will be comfortable working independently.

Responsibilities

Fundraising Strategy 

• Lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy which will maximise income generation from a range of sources including Community and Events, Individual Giving, Legacies, Commemorative Giving, Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising. 
• Monitor and evaluate the success of all communications and fundraising activity and to use this learning to inform and shape the future of our activity in this area throughout the organisation. 

Community and Events Fundraising 

• Market and recruit for a programme of national sports and challenge events including the London Marathon and Great North Run. Supporting our participants to achieve their fundraising targets 
• Develop and deliver new and existing fundraising events and activities that will engage with the PKD Charity community. 
• Secure new income from community audiences through referrals and introductions from existing supporters and sourcing of new funders within the community, including businesses, social groups, clubs and societies, religious groups and schools. 
• Recruit, manage, and develop a network of volunteers to support fundraising activities in communities around the UK and help raise awareness of polycystic kidney disease and the charity. 
  

Individual Giving 

• Manage the ongoing development and implementation of a regular giving strategy, to maximise unrestricted income, recruit new regular givers and reduce attrition rates. 
• Work with the team to support the recently launched legacy fundraising and commemorative giving strategy, to maximise income. 
  

Corporate and Major Donor 

• Lead on the cultivation and stewardship of supporters, including the account management of partnerships with businesses.
• Work closely with the Chief Executive to develop relationships with major donors and support the development of a major donor programme. 
• Ensure that the organisational CRM database usage is optimised to facilitate major donor fundraising. 
• Work with other organisations to maximise joint fundraising opportunities. 
  

General Responsibilities 

• Develop and manage the fundraising budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources 
• Create and maintain income pipelines aligned to income targets, prepare reports and contribute to monthly management information. 
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the organisation’s supporter CRM database, ensuring efficient and appropriate data capture and data analysis for the purposes of effective stewardship, fundraising and communications
• Record and acknowledge donations appropriately
• Assist with the organisation of PKD Charity support events when required.
• Lead on the creation and ordering of fundraising materials and resources 
• Ensure ethical, best practice and compliant fundraising activities; stay up to speed with best practice within fundraising and the charity sector; identify areas of compliance, new areas of opportunity and innovation within the sector 

Marketing Manager 

Reports to:Head of Media, Brand and Relationships 
Location:Remote (UK based) / Bristol / London  
Salary: £42,750 per year  
Length of contract: 37 Hours per week, permanent

Closing date:  9am Wednesday 13th December 
Interviews: Stage 1: 10th-11th January 2024  
Stage 2: 17th-18th January 2024 

Please note that we do not invite enquiries from recruitment agencies. 

Main Purpose of Post 

This role manages organisational marketing and supports income generation.  The main purpose of the post is to create marketing strategies and marketing communications to promote Women’s Aid’s products and services to its target audiences. The Marketing Manager will create and implement a new marketing strategy, crucial to the ongoing development of WA profile. Understanding the needs of the charity, you will be responsible in identifying marketing plans and initiatives which will enable WA to meet both the long and short- term needs. You will lead in the planning and implementation of creative marketing activities and will work closely with Head of Media, Brand and Relationships to deliver the success of the strategy.

Line manages: Communications Officer for Training and Education team; Communications Officer for Fundraising team (both part-time posts) 

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Will lead on marketing planning and activities for the organisation, under the direction of the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships and working alongside business development colleagues.

• To be accountable for increasing demand for products and services and increasing leads and opportunities for the charity. 

• To understand the motivations of why people, engage with our services and products, and to codify this to create journeys for those who engage with us.

• To line manage the Communications Officer for the National Training Centre and Communications Officer for the training team. 

• To oversee market research to understand our positioning within the market and to keep up to date with market trends, working closely with the Business Development Managers to collate relevant data. 

• To create an omni channel organisational marketing strategy, targeted towards our multiple audiences and meeting their needs, using a range of channels including online and social media. 

• To work in collaboration with other colleagues and organisations to ensure that marketing is informed by charitable objectives and income targets. 

• To be able to work with budgets and create realistic targets and KPIs for direct reports. 

• Represent Women’s Aid at events as required. 

General Responsibilities  

• To maintain clear and adequate records of work completed; and to produce reports on work programmes and activities as required by management. 

• To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities, to prepare and participate in supervision and appraisal meetings as required. 

• To take direction on projects and priorities from your line manager, this may vary from time to time.

• To assist in the organisation of meetings, conferences or events organised by Women’s Aid, if required. 

• To provide support and assistance to the Media, Brand and Relationships Team and Women’s Aid’s CEO as necessary. 

• To abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices, and to work within a framework of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post. 

Other  

• This job may involve occasional unsocial hours and travel throughout England.

Person Specification 

EXPERIENCE Essential: 

• Significant experience of working in marketing, minimum of three years. 

• Experience of line management. 

• Experience of working effectively with a range of stakeholders, building relationships at a high level and work collaboratively. 

• Experience of maintaining systems for information storage and retrieval.

• Experience of online communications/websites/social media, including Content Management Systems. 

• Budget management experience 

• Proven track record of successful results from marketing initiatives 

• Have experience in delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns 

Desirable: 

• Experience marketing in a charity environment. 

SKILLS & ABILITIES Essential: 

• Ability to market products and packages, while keeping organisational values at heart of approach. 

• Effective communications skills both written and verbal,

• Good influencing skills 

• Ability to produce high quality written material, for copy writing, copy editing and marketing materials. 

• Ability to carry out a range of research and information-gathering activities. 

• Ability to provide effective customer services to a wide range of individuals and organisations and to maintain and develop positive relationships. 

• IT skills, including accurate data inputting skills, ability to use Microsoft programmes, understanding of Content Management Systems and troubleshooting simple website problems,  and willingness to learn new packages and IT skills as required. 

• Ability to communicate sensitively with survivors of domestic abuse to discuss case studies.

• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work, work to tight deadlines and respond to urgent unplanned demands. 

Desirable 

• Experience of Adobe Creative Suite or similar desktop publishing programmes used to create documents and web banners. 

KNOWLEDGE Essential: 

• An understanding of the requirement to maintain confidentiality in relevant areas of work. 

• A basic understanding of, and sensitivity to, the issues relating to domestic abuse, including the nature of domestic abuse and its impact on women and children.

• An understanding of the principles and practices of marketing. 

EDUCATION/TRAINING 

We welcome applications from candidates who hold a marketing or communications qualification however no formal qualification is required

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid; 

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities; 

• Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours as required. 

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment 

Terms of appointment: Confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.  This will normally be of six months (less for short term contracts).  During this time an employee will be expected to establish their suitability for the post. During the probationary period employment may be terminated in writing, giving one week's notice by either party (this may be waived by mutual agreement). Only any statutory dismissal procedure will apply during the probationary period. There is no probationary period for contracts of under 3 months. 
All posts are subject to a DBS check, two suitable references and right to work checks. 
Salary:  £42,750 pro rata + benefits. Salary is paid in arrears through bank credit by the 25th of each month.  Part time staff receive pro-rata payment based on hours worked.  
Working hours:  The standard working hours for this post are 37hours per week, based in London/Bristol/Remote UK based; benefits include a generous bank holidays and annual leave package and contributory pension scheme.  All posts, including remote posts must be based in the UK. 
Support and supervision:  Women’s Aid has a commitment to providing regular supervision and support to staff with annual appraisals forming a key part of staff development.  We have a training policy in place and encourage staff to take an active role in their career development plan. 
Pension:  Women’s Aid is enrolled with the People’s Pension scheme. Women’s Aid normally contributes 7% of salary and the employee contributes 3% towards the group pension scheme. Eligible staff will be automatically enrolled on the scheme when they have successfully completed the 3-month interim probationary review.  
Annual Leave:  Women’s Aid offers an annual leave entitlement of 28 days per year rising by one day per year until 30 days annual leave per year is reached.  In addition, we offer 8 days public holidays plus 2 additional days in March and August. Plus, three days of ‘end of year’ leave, bridging the gap between the festive holiday period and new year to allow colleagues to rest and recharge during this unique quiet time. All leave entitlement is calculated pro-rata for part time employees 
Other leave:  Employees have contractual rights to time off for reasons of sickness, maternity and other circumstances. 
Period of notice: 2 months after your probationary period has been completed. 
Union:  You have a right to membership of a trade union. Women’s Aid recognises Unison.  
Asylum and Immigration Act 1996:  To confirm your right to work in the UK, Women’s Aid will need to see the original of at least one document from a specified list (available on the UK Government website). Most commonly this is a British Passport. 
Additional information is available on request. 

We’re really proud of the impact we’ve already had on behalf of people affected by blood cancer, and our fundraising strategy seeks to grow our income to help us achieving our mission of beating blood cancer within a generation. The Regional Relationship Team plays a pivotal role in this income growth and the Lead Regional Relationship Manager will be responsible for significantly growing income across their region.

You will be responsible for maintaining relationships with our current network of regional fundraising volunteers as well growing our volunteer and community group network alongside the line management of a Regional Relationship Manager who will be responsible for their own region.

This is a homebased role and you will be expected to travel across your region, therefore you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.

About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)

Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) works to reduce undernutrition globally. We enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning and building evidence. We are passionate about being network-driven, independent and evidence-based.

Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywhere in the world, gets the most effective help possible. 

We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN agencies, donors and academic organisations, and communities of practitioners. Through our work and collaborations, we support agencies and individuals to implement evidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries and in fragile and conflict-affected states.

ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Oxfordshire, UK. ENN is financially supported by foundations and trusts, bilateral donors, international non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies. For more information about ENN see our website.

What we do

Our Strategy aims to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulating learning, building evidence and providing support and encouragement to practitioners and decision-makers involved in nutrition and related interventions.

ENN’s portfolio includes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and Management of small & nutritionally At-risk Infants under six months & their mothers (MAMI), as well as our highly regarded international publication, Field Exchange (FEX).

 Our People

ENN’s team is made up of a range of technical experts in nutrition, with decades of collective experience, and a small, experienced operational team. ENN is highly committed to diversity and inclusion, to enabling and promoting flexible working for our staff, and to supporting continued professional development.

We are proud that in our 2022 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff said they enjoy their work and that ENN is a flexible employer.

Terms and Conditions

•  Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Type of contract: 12-month Fixed Term - this role is offered on a temporary basis to cover a maternity leave
• Location: Office or home-based (with potential for limited travel).
• Holidays: 25 days plus UK Public Holidays 
• Pension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5%
• Salary: £40,118 - £50,676 dependent on experience and suitability for the role
•  Benefits: Dental cover, Life cover, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing contribution

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Nutritionist (maternity cover) will work specifically on the below ENN projects

•  Global Nutrition Cluster: Technical Alliance (GNC-TA) – project lead
•  Field Exchange (FEX) - sub-editing of long articles, development of research and report summaries, support to authors, communications e.g., supporting podcasts
• En-net - moderation and technical inputs

In addition, they may provide inputs into work across other parts of ENN’s portfolio including.

•  Women’s Nutrition
•  Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months and their mothers (MAMI)
•  Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE
•  Wasting and Stunting (WaSt)
•  Adolescent Nutrition
•  Sector Leadership (LEAD)

A full list of our work areas and projects may be found on the ENN website.

Examples of the types of responsibilities the postholder will hold, depending on the specific project requirements and their experience, may include:

• Coordination and collaboration (internal/external, multi-agency, working groups and forums)
• Network development within and across communities of practice/specialities
• Meeting/working group facilitation
• Contribute to project strategies and plans
• Development and updates of technical resources, e.g., briefs, summaries, guidance materials
• Knowledge management
• Research, e.g., scoping reviews, systematic reviews
• Publications – support and development of content, editing, liaising with stakeholders and suppliers
• Project Reporting
• Project Indicator development and management
• Contribution to project proposals
• Development of case studies
• External Representation
• Communications
• Synthesising and disseminating information from technical meetings
• Events engagement
• Line/contract management of nutritionists and/or consultants
• Support the development of learning agenda
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Person Specification

Essential requirements

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition/Community Nutrition or Public Health or Medicine discipline (or equivalent)
•  Demonstrable field experience across several relevant aspects of nutrition programming in humanitarian and low- and middle- income contexts, e.g., Malnutrition prevention and management, Nutrition Information Systems, IYCF, Maternal Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition.
•  Understanding of the humanitarian systems and architecture and of the Nutrition Cluster in particular.
•  Demonstratable experience of managing projects from start to finish, coordinating multiple outputs, managing budget, and supporting other members of the project team to deliver.
• Experience of in-depth knowledge management, and / or projects that focus on ‘learning’
• Strong knowledge of the current key topics and challenges in the humanitarian nutrition sector, including in the areas of malnutrition prevention and management, Nutrition Information Systems, IFE, maternal nutrition and beyond.
• Excellent communication, presentation, written and analytical skills
• Experience of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at national and global level
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to synthesise and make sense of complex data and information, including experience of literature reviews, evidence synthesis and report-writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, motivated, takes initiative, innovates and drives progress
• Strong influencing and stakeholder facilitation and management skills
• Good cross-cultural awareness
• Ability to independently manage a diverse and busy workload, prioritising effectively, and able to work both autonomously and as a member of a dispersed and diverse team
• Demonstrable experience of working on projects funded by government and international donors

Desirable requirements

• Post graduate level qualification (or equivalent extensive experience) in a relevant area would be a significant advantage
• Sub-editing experience / experience in producing high quality publications
• Experience of supporting health programmes/system strengthening in developing contexts
• Experience in research uptake or translating academic research into programme-relevant communications
• Nutrition/nutrition-related primary research experience
• Currently part of the ‘humanitarian community’ with own professional network of contacts
• French speaker or another relevant language to our portfolio would be an advantage
• Line management experience (staff or consultants) would be an advantage

Reporting Lines:

The Senior Nutritionist (maternity cover) will report to an ENN Senior Technical Associate. Working on multiple projects will also involve reporting into different project leads.

Eligibility to work:

Must have the right to work in the UK. A relocation package is not available for this position.

Application process:

Please apply by sending a one-page Cover Letter and your CV

Closing date for applications:

Friday 15th December 2023, although we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

ENN are committed to equality and diversity throughout our organisation and further expects all employees to comply with its codes of conduct, safeguarding policies and high ethical and professional standards.