The Bikeability Trust, a national charity, is looking for someone with relevant marketing experience to help shape and deliver an exciting national PR/Comms strategy for Bikeability, including engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and target audiences from the internal Bikeability industry through to key policy/funding decision makers, schools, parents and the general public. 

The post holder will also get involved in the delivery of the Bikeability Trust's Partnership Strategy. 

Primary responsibilities:

• Support the Promotion and Communications Director with the development and delivery of the Bikeability Trust’s PR/Comms Strategy, including annual campaigns and associated PR
• Develop and manage the Bikeability Trust’s social media programme (parents, schools, internal Bikeability industry – key audiences)
• Manage and update the Bikeability public website, the Professionals website and The Bikeability Trust’s own website
• Produce and promote resources for parents, schools and the internal Bikeability industry
• Support the Partnerships Manager with relationships with sponsors and associated stakeholder

Further background/details of how to apply via the Recruitment Pack available on the Bikeability Trust Work with Us webpage. Deadline for applications: 25th March, 2020. 

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

 We are looking for individuals who are caring, demonstrate integrity, work well as part of a team and always strive for excellence in everything they do. Together we can make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.

Let us tell you a little bit about the role....

You’ll be part of a busy national press office, leading on high-profile proactive and reactive national stories, providing expert communications advice to senior colleagues and contributing to the development of strategic communication plans. 
Reporting to the Media Manager as part of a small team of senior media advisers, you will have the unique opportunity to influence the narrative around adult social care and be a driver for change in one of the most important issues facing our society.

What we're looking for from you... 

You will be someone with significant experience of working in a national press office, who thrives in a fast-moving environment, has strong news sense and excellent writing skills.

You must be comfortable and confident briefing and advising senior people and be unafraid to challenge and do things differently.

You will have an eye for detail and be able to identify risks while never losing sight of the bigger picture and your role in driving forward organisational aims.

Accountabilities

- Lead on the delivery of national media relations to support CQC’s regulation of adult social care, as well as providing advice to senior members of staff and contributing to other communications projects
- Build and maintain relationships across key media journalists and outlets, stakeholders and staff to support the delivery an effective media strategy for the organisation and ensure that its priorities, purpose and impact are understood
- Provide calm and measured responses to time-critical situations, understanding when to escalate to ensure their resolution
- Prepare well-written materials including press releases, statements, internal briefings, communications plans and project evaluations to agreed deadlines and specifications
- Respond flexibly and proactively to time-critical changes in priorities
- Keep up to date with the changing external context in which CQC works  and understand tis regulatory model and the impact media can have on its success
- Participate in out-of-hours rota to ensure a 24-hour media service for the organisation.
- Contribute to the media team’s social media offer
- Have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to actively promote diversity and equality of opportunity, treat everyone with dignity and respect and avoid unlawful discrimination

Specific Skills and Experience

- Experience of leading on projects within a press office environment and as part of team
- Educated to degree-level standard or equivalent
- Experience of planning and delivering high-profile national stories
- Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously and responding positively to change
- Experience in crisis management
- Experience in advising senior staff on media relations tactics, opportunities and issues
- Experience of utilising media evaluation metrics
- Experience of using multimedia platforms, including social media in a professional capacity
- Excellent writing, proof-reading and editing skills
- Computer literate – including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as media management software and social media
- Excellent relationship-building and networking skills , including the ability to provide advice and guidance at all levels
- Ability to be decisive and to analyse information, including policy documents and statistics, in order to make decisions and develop key messages
- High level of organisational, self-motivation and reasoning skills

We are Bloodwise (becoming Blood Cancer UK on 31 March), and we want to change the world for all blood cancer patients. Every year we stop more people dying of blood cancer and our researchers are even working to stop people developing blood cancer in the first place.

We are looking for a talented media relations professional with experience of working with celebrities to join us as our Senior Media & Celebrity Officer to help us achieve this.

Raising awareness of blood cancer will be vital in the effort to beat it, and as Senior Media and Celebrity Officer you will work with the Media Manager and the Media Officer to raise our public profile through proactive and reactive media relations.

You will also manage our relationship with our celebrity supporters. In particular, you will develop the number of celebrities we have relationships with, helping to maximise the opportunities for working with celebrities to support our work. Your media relations work will cover the breadth of our work, but with a particular emphasis on fundraising.

The successful candidate will deliver our celebrity liaison strategy, handle media relations for our profile raising and income-generating activity and enable our supporters to share their personal experiences of blood cancer in the national media.

The closing date for this exciting opportunity is:

9am on Monday 16 March 2020

Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and if a suitable candidate is appointed, we may bring forward the closing date of this role at our discretion.

Age UK and Age International are jointly recruiting for a creative Senior Media Officer to join their busy PR Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for high profile charities dedicated to helping older people in need, both here in the UK and overseas.

The post holder will develop and implement PR strategies that build the profile of the organisations (Age UK and Age International) and their brands in the UK.

You will:

• Have experience of working in a media or PR environment and of working with journalists
• Be innovative, resourceful and persistent, with a strong track record of delivering high volume/quality media coverage, ideally for international development or aging issues or consumer PR
• Have worked collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and on cross-team initiatives
• Be highly organised with excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write articles and high quality copy for a range of audiences.
• Have experience working with case studies and of dealing with potentially sensitive stories
• Have the ability to understand issues that affect older people
• Undertake other necessary tasks, including news desk and on-call duties within the Charity's press office

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is looking for a social media expert to play an important role in delivering the charity’s social media strategy. This role will lead on planning, producing and delivering regular, high-quality, creative content, ensuring followers receive an engaging and memorable experience when interacting with us.

This creative role offers a successful candidate the opportunity to help shape Alzheimer’s Research UK’s social media output and will be encouraged to be innovative and input into a wide range of exciting projects. Sitting within the Brand department, the Social Media Officer will be an integral part of a team working on challenging and rewarding projects, including award-winning brand campaigns which have a real impact on the overall success of the organisation.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Proactively create and deliver regular, inspiring content that grabs attention, engages users and attracts new followers to our cause.
• Create a personalised and positive experience across our social channels to help foster an emotional connection with our supporters and build an active and responsive online community.
• Be a source of ideas and innovative approaches on how to use social to communicate stories from across a wide range of areas which are sometimes complex or sensitive.
• Regularly review performance, generating actionable reports which inform future activity and demonstrate impact to colleagues.

What we are looking for:

• Education to A-level or equivalent level of experience
• Experience of working in a social media, with focus on content planning and delivery and user engagement (including platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn).
• Have an expert understanding of social media, social platforms, techniques and trends
• Experienced at creating to a brand style / tone of voice.
• Excellent eye for exciting content opportunities
• Understanding of social media analytics and reporting
• Excellent organisational skills; the ability forward plan and work across many tasks to multiple deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, gathering information and creating content collaboratively.
• Have a creative flair and the ability to adapt approach depending on requirements.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 15th March 2020, with interviews likely to be held on the 26th March 2020. However, we would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

This is an exciting opportunity to help young people with lived experience of mental ill health to tell their stories publicly in the media and at events.

Media and youth work skills and experience will be highly advantageous, for example:

• Gathering media case studies from young people or adults at risk
• Working in a communications team that works directly with young people
• Working as a youth engagement officer or youth worker, with experience of supporting media activities

The role is responsible for ensuring every young person has a meaningful, safe, and rewarding experience of sharing their story, and that they act as regular spokespeople for the organisation.

Do you have communication and fundraising experience?

Are you interested in international development and humanitarian charities?

Our client is a global children's charity that works to ensure that children and communities have access to education, health, clean water and much more.

The successful candidate will be a social media expert in the creation of social media posts, analysing data, insight and learning, and will have experience of using analytics tools such as Google Analytics.

The ideal candidate will have experience in raising funds from UK households and companies.

You should have demonstrable experience of raising awareness to a wider audience and inspiring support.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage

Job title: Public Relations Officer

Region: London Haig House, SE1 1AA

Directorate: Remembrance and Marketing

Contract: Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per week

Salary: £33,519 - £36,666 per annum (£29,067 - £32,214 per annum plus London weighting £4,452)

About The Royal British Legion

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

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

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

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

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

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

The Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced public relations officer to join The Royal British Legion’s national media team has become available.

You will help run PR operations for one of the UK’s largest charities, playing a leading role on high profile campaigns and events. These include the upcoming commemorations for VE Day and VJ Day 75, the Invictus Games and the annual Poppy Appeal. Last year, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day the PR team was at the heart of international events, hosting a large cohort from the UK’s leading media outlets on board a chartered ship which took 250 veterans back to Normandy.

The work of the Legion’s PR team extends year-round and includes delivering creative campaigns to tell the stories of people we help, driving awareness of our political campaigning activity, developing stories and content for use across the organisation, working with high profile ambassadors and engaging with national media during key events.

The successful candidate will have a relevant degree and equivalent work experience as well as experience of media relations, public relations or journalism within a high-profile organisation. You will have experience in developing and delivering PR plans and campaigns using a variety of PR tactics and techniques, supporting and delivering national PR strategy at a regional level, and will have worked with national journalists in securing significant media coverage.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage and interest journalists, to draw up creative media plans, to communicate with a range of audiences and to apply a strategic approach to your work to deliver against wider organisational objectives. You will also be capable of working in a fast-paced environment, managing a heavy workload with flexibility and have a positive approach to problem solving.

In return we offer excellent career progression including in-house and industry training, the opportunity to create and manage PR campaigns from start to finish as well as coaching from senior members of the department.

The Legion is the nation’s largest Armed Forces charity providing services and support to all those currently serving in the British Armed Forces, veterans and their families. As the champion of Remembrance, the Legion also holds a lead role in the nation’s commemorative activity.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 25th February 2020

This well known medical charity are looking for a Social Media Manager to join their team to cover for a MAT leave.

Within this role you can look forward to managing the national social media channels and social media presence for this great charity. Line managing a team of 3, you will provide specialist expertise and leadership across all areas related to social media management.

You will assist to develop and implement a social media strategy for the organisation and ensure that best practice is adhered to across the charity. You will work closely with a variety of teams to create engaging social media content and campaign strategies, and ensure robust moderation processes and community management.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced social media professional
• Have a strong track record in the development and implementation of social media strategies
• Have line management experience
• Have a strong stakeholder engagement ability

This high profile medical charity are looking for a media/PR professional to come and join their team. Within this role, you can look forward to working closely with the Fundraising and Community Engagement teams to promote their key campaigns and activities via national and consumer media. You will play a key role in the development and delivery of creative, audience-centric and integrated media campaigns to promote their fundraising work, including their flagship fundraising events, work with corporate partners and their services. Working closely with the Media Manager, you will provide an input into the wider media strategy and work on both reactive and proactive media and PR campaigns.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced media/PR professional
• Have experience in either an in-house or agency PR role
• Have experience working with both national and consumer media
• Have experience developing media strategies

Job title: Senior Public Relations Officer

Region: London Haig House, SE1 1AA

Directorate: Remembrance and Marketing

Contract: Permanent, Full Time 35 hours per week

Salary: £40,533 per annum (£36,081 per annum plus £4,452 London weighting)

About The Royal British Legion

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

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

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

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

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

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

The Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Public Relations officer to join The Royal British Legion’s national media team has become available.

You will play a leading role in running PR operations for one of the UK’s largest charities, working on high profile campaigns and events. These include the upcoming commemorations for VE Day and VJ Day 75, the Invictus Games and the Poppy Appeal. Last year, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day the Legion’s PR team was at the heart of international events, hosting the UK’s leading media outlets on board a ship which took 250 veterans back to Normandy.

The work of the Legion’s PR team extends year-round and includes delivering creative campaigns to tell the stories of people we help, driving awareness of our political campaigning activity, developing stories and content for use across the organisation, working with high-profile ambassadors and engaging with national media during key events.

The successful candidate will have a relevant degree or equivalent work experience, and will have extensive experience of media relations, public relations or journalism within a high-profile national organisation. You will have experience in devising, leading and delivering PR plans and campaigns using a variety of tactics and techniques, and will have worked with journalists at the national and regional level in securing significant media coverage. Experience of managing staff is desirable but not essential.
 

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage and interest journalists, to draw up creative media plans, to communicate with a range of audiences and to apply a strategic approach to your work to deliver against wider organisational objectives. You will also be capable of working in a fast-paced environment, managing a heavy workload with flexibility and have a positive approach to problem solving.

In return we offer excellent career progression including in-house and industry training, the opportunity to create and manage PR campaigns from start to finish as well as coaching from senior members of the department.

The Legion is the nation’s largest Armed Forces charity providing services and support to all those currently serving in the British Armed Forces, veterans and their families. As the champion of Remembrance, the Legion also holds a lead role in the nation’s commemorative activity.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 25th February 2020

Al-Khair Foundation is a UK registered charity working to deliver humanitarian and development projects worldwide. Founded in 2003, Al-Khair provides emergency aid, medical care, education and livelihood support to vulnerable communities in the UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East and is committed to supporting these groups to become sustainable active citizens in their society. Al-Khair Foundation is a key development partner of choice for Governments, NGOs, donors and civil society in their respective countries.

Our Foundation has witnessed significant growth since we opened our doors in 2003 and our current strategic and business plans have projected even greater growth. Therefore, this is a perfect time to join our organisation.

This role sits within the Donor Services Team and will be responsible for driving Al-Khair Foundation’s brand through consistent and meaningful social media coverage to continually promote greater public awareness of the organisation and expand our digital footprint.

The key responsibilities of this role will be to acquire new customers through built online communities and social engagement; work closely with the team to ensure we are distributing content on our social media channels that is aligned with our brand vision; ensure we are creating engaging conversations across our range of social media channels; engaging and responding to customer questions/queries whilst working closely with the customer service centre; responsible for the day-to-day calendar management, planning and scheduling of posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and others; set and monitor KPIs for measuring the success, using monthly reporting to deliver results to the business across all social channels; co-ordination and oversight of Al-Khair’s social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube); creation of dynamic new text and multimedia content that is relevant and engaging to audiences, with a clear call-to-action; develop an audience-focused approach, utilising analytics and user behaviour data to shape better content and strategies for delivery and publishing; grow new audiences and pioneer new channels and methods for engaging with existing and new users; demonstrable contribution to key business KPIs including commercial sales targets (membership and other products) through collaboration with sales and marketing colleagues, to boost the financial health of the organisation; create and nurture online communities – and a sense of community – through sharing relevant content, promoting discussion, engaging in conversations and encouraging interaction from users (especially members); shaping and sharing best practice across the organisation and a global spread of colleagues in different regional markets.

For this role you will need a degree-level qualification ideally in Marketing, PR, Journalism or related (or equivalent experience) in marketing, digital, or social media, working for either a brand or an agency; knowledge of local social media landscape and experience of using social media platforms and social media community management; understanding of how content builds a strong brand; excellent interpersonal, communication, organisation and analytical skills, with a passion for social media. The ability to remain positive in high-pressure and stressful situations; to multitask and prioritise workload, effectively work within a team environment and work on own initiative and always maintain the highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at all times is essential.

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to email their CVs to the address provided.

Closing date: 27th February 2020

Due to the expected high response to this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this campaign once we have a suitable pool of applicants.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith or disability. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK will be considered. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NCVO has a reputation as an authoritative voice for the charity sector: our robust, actionable policy positions and campaigns are built upon a strong research and evidence base and an engaged membership. You’ll help us to build on this reputation through excellent communications.

You’ll get involved in a range of projects, you’ll likely have a background in public relations or a similar area, but it won’t be all you want to do in your next role.

You’ll support staff with media work, find opportunities to highlight our messages, and also develop relationships with our members to help showcase their work. You’ll also help us create content for our own channels, such as email and social media.

You’ll be part of the communications team at NCVO, which is responsible for media and internal communications, as well as parliamentary and stakeholder relations, and you’ll work closely with colleagues in our digital and marketing teams. Coordinating our communications to make sure our messages are heard by the right audiences at the right time will be an important aspect of your job.

We’re looking for someone with the judgement to help us frame our issues in the right way and the writing ability to help us explain our work clearly. We’re looking for someone with excellent news sense and political judgement, and who has the initiative to spot issues and deal with them sensitively and effectively.

NCVO is a positive and supportive place to work, and you’ll be joining us at an exciting time as we get the ball rolling on a new strategy to inform our future priorities.

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 in 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.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

*This post was previously advertised in October 2019. Previous applicants need not apply*

How to apply

Please visit our website to download the job description and apply.

Closing date: 9.00 Tuesday 10 March 2020

Interviews: Thursday 19 March 2020

If you have any queries regarding our vacancies or experience any issues downloading or submitting your application form, please email HR or phone us.

About NCVO

Each day, millions of people make a difference to the causes they believe in through voluntary organisations and volunteering.

This thriving voluntary sector and volunteer movement are essential for a better society – especially in times of challenge and change.

That’s why, inspired and empowered by our 14,000 members, NCVO champions the voluntary sector and volunteering. We do this by connecting, representing and supporting voluntary organisations, from the smallest community groups to the largest charities.

NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922

Benefits for NCVO employees

NCVO offers attractive benefits including: 25 days’ annual leave (for full-time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff) and the option to purchase up to five more days each year, 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 and 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.