Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Media team at Unicef UK is part of the broader Communications Department, comprising of Brand, Strategic Communications, Creative Content and Digital Marketing, Ambassador Relations and Media Relations. 

We are recruiting for a Media and Communications Manager (Partnerships) to help us to develop Unicef UK’s strategic thinking and delivery for partnerships communications work.  ‘Partnerships’ include private sector partnerships, philanthropy, foundations and child rights and business work. 

You will manage relationships with senior communications contacts in our corporate partners (and/or their agency partners) and devise ambitious media and communication strategies to promote Unicef UK and our partnerships; developing and implementing our communication strategy and working with others in the media and broader communications team to deliver communications output around these key areas.  You will also have internal leadership of a multi-functional team to deliver holistic marketing and communications plans (paid, owned and earned).

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• strong collaboration skills
• proven experience of working in a fast-paced media team, ideally with experience of corporate communications work
• proven experience of developing, implementing and evaluating high profile, innovative and ambitious multi-media strategies and securing effective coverage for partners
• proven experience of managing corporate partners or working within a PR agency to manage clients

Senior Content Officer
Location: Angel Islington, London
Salary: £30,400 to £32,100 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Thursday 13 February
Interview date: Monday 24 February

This is a permanent position. 

Are you the person to take our digital content and communications to a new level of impact?

The role of Senior Content Officer is vital to us in achieving our mission to eradicate type 1 diabetes.

As the Senior Content Officer you will support the delivery of our new content strategy. You will create and distribute content that provides real value for our supporters affected by type 1 diabetes, taking our audience engagement to the next level.

You’ll plan, produce and distribute a great variety of content: blogs from influencers, lifestyle articles, images, press releases, family case studies, video diaries and more. Your planning with, and stewardship of, our celebrity supporters will bring us great celebrity interview content.

Your content will reflect the realities of life affected by type 1 diabetes - how it impacts on lifestyles, relationships, work and leisure. If you can create relevant and resonant content, then our community will respond passionately.

But you’ll be more than just a content creator. You will bring consistency to our different communications channels, via organisation-wide content planning and organisation-wide editorial standards and approaches. And you’ll help ensure our content creation is sustainable as we grow as an organisation.

Your content will win us new supporters, drive this growth and empower us to further tackle those health inequalities. Your PR skills will win us media coverage, increasing awareness of type 1 diabetes among target audiences.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• Developing, planning and maintaining organisational external content
• Playing a central role on PR and media relations
• Celebrity liaison
• Working as part of a communications team

You will have superb written and verbal communication skills, be digitally literate and skilled at using various communications channels. You’ll have excellent creative, time management and planning skills.

As an employer we offer:

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days and bank holidays
• Health cash plan
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Pension scheme

To learn more about the role please download the job description.

If you’d like to join us, please complete the form below.

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. In 2019 we received an award for being one of Britain's Happiest Workplaces.

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. JDRF has a vibrant online community, from people who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes wanting more information, to digital innovators with the condition who are creating their own wearable medical technologies. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.

‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’ 

Career Ready is a social mobility charity that supports students at schools and colleges in disadvantaged areas, giving them the confidence, skills, networks and opportunity to achieve their potential and enjoy a rewarding future. Since 2002 Career Ready has run programmes which connect employers with young people aged 11-18 with mentors, internships, skills masterclasses and wider careers activities that prepare them for success in the world of work. 

Last year, our network of 5,000 volunteers from 1,000 employers, large and small, helped to transform the lives of 69,000 young people in over 400 schools and colleges. Career Ready is also a partner of the Careers Enterprise Company, charged with implementing the national careers strategy in England as a ‘provider of high quality services’ to young people. 

Career Ready makes a remarkable impact on the lives of young people. Their programmes are mapped to learning outcomes which reflect the skills, attitudes and behaviour which employers seek. They enable young people to navigate the careers and education landscape on leaving school or college. Career Ready’s mission is to ensure those from disadvantaged backgrounds are prepared for the world of work and make a successful transition from education to rewarding employment and a fulfilling future career.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The main purpose of our Regional Managers is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day account management of:

• Schools and colleges running a Career Ready programme within the region
• Employer supporters, corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners
• Corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners

The Regional Manager will join our London & South East team and will work with colleagues to ensure Career Ready is embedded across the region. There will be opportunities to collaborate and be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop programmes with your schools/colleges and employer accounts.

Main duties and responsibilities

Regional management

• Account manage on a regular basis schools and colleges running our programme (primarily based in London). This will require support visits, managing events for students and corporate supporters, conducting Quality Assurance visits.
• Provide regular communication and reporting to the Lead Manager London & South East and external funders.
• Work in close co-operation with head office staff to provide a co-ordinated approach to the wider region, which could include joint regional events and covering for each other.
• Promote the contribution of Career Ready and awareness of Career Ready to potential supporters, and assist in engaging their commitment to give both practical and financial support.
• Account manage relationships with regional and local corporate supporters and regional or local operations of national corporate supporters.
• Attend Local Advisory Boards (employer board) meetings, where appropriate, at a city or affiliated school or college.
• Help support mentor volunteers with their programme support.
• Ensure that all regional management information is submitted to the organisational database (Salesforce) in a timely and accurate way.
• Support schools and colleges in delivery of internships and work placements.
• From time to time there will be need to deliver sessions to skills and careers leads and to groups of young people within the school and college setting.
• Recruit new schools and colleges to the network from the region in accordance with priority target areas. Manage their induction, training, activities prior to launch and implementation of the Career Ready programme.

National and strategic management

• Contribute to the corporate work of Career Ready.
• With the Chief Executive, Director of Programmes and Lead Manager London & South East monitor the state of Career Ready in the region and seek ways to promote its achievements and improve the service given by the central staff team.
• Attend meetings and training days (mostly based in London).

Profile raising

• In conjunction with senior staff and the communications team, work to raise the profile of Career Ready in the Regional Manager’s area, and its key stakeholders in the regional and local media, business and education communities.
• Undertake public speaking and media engagements as required to promote the work of Career Ready in the Regional Manager’s area.                                       

Events

• Assist schools and colleges on our programmes to plan, manage and run events to promote Career Ready to potential corporate supporters, students, parents / carers and the local community, and be prepared to present at such events.
• Attend national Career Ready events such as A Capital Experience.
• Arrange and manage regional events including launch events, mentor icebreakers, work place visits.
• From time to time, Regional Managers may be required to deliver programme materials (e.g. assemblies, masterclasses etc.)

General

Promote a commitment to high standards of service, and to equality of opportunity through leadership, policy development and good practice. You will be able to build local partnerships with schools, colleges and employers with a view to growth with the Career Ready strategic plan. An entrepreneurial spirit allied with a can do attitude will go a long way.

Person Specification

• Target driven, but able to balance financial and non-financial objectives.
• Entrepreneurial with the ability to follow through and achieve results.
• Forward planner with excellent time management skills.
• Able to deliver targets and objectives, often alone, but also to rise above the detail and take a strategic perspective.
• Able to communicate effectively in a wide variety of situations, including formal speaking engagements to large audiences.
• Able to reach, network with and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and potential stakeholders including senior business people, principals of schools and colleges and students.
• Able to operate corporately as part of the Career Ready team.
• Consultative and supportive management style.
• Skilled negotiator, internally and externally.
• Ability to use databases, Word, excel, PowerPoint and other ‘Office’ packages.

A flexible approach to working hours is essential as ‘out of hours’ meetings are common within the requirements of this role.

Experience

One of the following:

(i) Preferably three years in an education role.  Experience could have been gained in schools, FE colleges or not-for-profit organisations, but the successful applicant must be able to gain credibility with senior managers in a variety of educational institutions; or

(ii) Three years experience in a not-for-profit organisation involved with young people; or 

(iii) Three years experience in a community development or Corporate Social Responsibility role in a company; and

Evidence of commercial awareness and proven experience of account management.

Appointment will be subject to a 3-month probation period during which time the contract may be terminated with one week’s notice.

An enhanced criminal record (DBS) check will be required for the role.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

• Up to £35,000 pa, depending on experience
• Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The office is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.

An enhanced criminal record (DBS) check will be required for the role.

TIMETABLE:

Closing date for applications: Monday 17th February 2020 at 9 a.m.

Interviews held on 20th February 2020 with possible overflow on the 21st.                           

TO APPLY:

If you are interested in the role, please apply online by submitting your CV and a covering letter (of no more than 2 pages) that demonstrates clearly, through examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready. Please provide details of your current salary.

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Registered Charity Numbers 1092891 (England & Wales) SCO43678 (Scotland)

This is an opportunity to join a huge brand charity as their PR lead. Regularly featured on prime time television and attracting attention from all levels of publications, you will be confident to continue these relationships and take their coverage to the next level. It’s a busy and rewarding role, the charity does vital and very well appreciated work in their area.

Overview of main responsibilities:

• Deliver ambitious media strategies to secure national PR coverage to continually increase public awareness of the charity’s activities, reinforcing the charity’s brand and key messages. Also leading on managing trade press coverage, developing positive relationships with senior journalists, programme makers and editors including briefing and conducting meetings
• Lead on promoting PR strategy within the wider Marketing & Communications team - work closely with the digital team to identify new and innovative ways to utilise this space, generating online coverage
• Advising relevant teams on media opportunities, liaising with internal teams on communications related to their departments
• Work alongside celebrity team to manage media activity
• Handle reactive media enquiries and crisis communications, being aware of risk issues for the charity and taking responsibility for mitigation strategies where necessary
• Support and advise end-users and staff in their dealing with the media
• Evaluate media and PR activity against set objectives

To succeed in this role you will be confident dealing with senior stakeholders and enjoy a fast-paced environment with the support of a first-class team around you. You will ideally have big-brand charity experience, already operating at a senior level.

You already have proven experience gained in a busy, cultural press office. So give your career a higher profile – and bring your talents to one of the UK’s top 10 cultural attractions.

As one of the UK’s top ten cultural attractions, Royal Museums Greenwich is home to five unique sites – the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, Peter Harrison Planetarium, the Queen’s House and Cutty Sark – this is an opportunity to work in an inspiring, every growing working environment.

As well as managing key media projects and campaigns from concept to completion, you’ll research, prepare and distribute press releases and other communications for a wide variety of media. Your role will also include responding to external enquiries, overseeing on-site media activity and building strong relationships with external contacts and colleagues across the organisation.

Just as important as all of that, you will keep up-to-date with current developments in the museum, arts, heritage, science and astronomy arenas – and keep us aware of relevant talking points.

An outstanding writer who understands how to engage different audiences, you combine excellent project management and teamworking skills with a positive approach. The ability to sell stories and negotiate media coverage is a must too, while a knowledge of the museum, heritage or arts sectors would be welcomed.

Full time, Permanent

Grade EL, Salary £34,545 per annum                                                                     

Location: London

Close date:  26 January 2020

Interview date:  week commencing 03 February 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the ‘voice’ of general practice. As the professional membership body for family doctors we represent GPs on the issues that matter most to them – and their patients. We have an exceptionally high media profile and, over the last two years, have secured a record number of mentions in Parliament.

We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated colleague to join our PR and Corporate Communications Team to help us build on our success and take the College’s reputation to the next level, right across the UK. 

As Press and PR Officer you will be a part of the RCGP’s small but incredibly busy 24/7 Press Office, dealing with multiple queries from national and local journalists daily. You will use high levels of judgement to balance risk, raise the profile of the College across the UK and protect the reputation of both the College and the GP profession.

You will develop proactive media and social media strategies at both a local and national level – sourcing stories, pitching them to journalists and providing strategic advice to College spokespeople ahead of interviews. You will also source, write and produce articles for the College’s membership magazine GP Frontline and its supplements, which both go out to the RCGP’s 52,000 members.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                                                      ~ Great doctors great care ~

JOB PURPOSE

• To further raise the profile of the RCGP and increase national and regional media coverage across print, broadcast, online and social channels, in line with College campaign and policy priorities, to influence decision-makers and opinion-formers
• To pro-actively promote the work of the RCGP and respond quickly and sensitively to negative or critical news stories, using astute judgement to manage risk and limit potential damage to the reputation of the College at both a national and local level
• To draft high-quality media statements and press releases across a wide variety of complex clinical and policy issues
• To identify potential storylines about the work the College does regionally that can be developed into positive, pro-active media stories or articles for College publications in order to raise the RCGP’s profile at a local level
• To write and edit material for internal and external audiences, including the RCGP Chair’s weekly e-bulletin to members and the College’s quarterly membership magazine GP Frontline
• To provide strategic advice and briefings to senior spokespeople identifying and promoting key College policies, highlighting risks and ensuring that the RCGP communicates consistent messages
• To work with the Digital Team to further develop the RCGP’s social media strategy ensure that traditional and social media activities are joined up
• To provide a 24/7 out of hours media rota, including weekends and public holidays, with other colleagues in the team

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Education

A Level English

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Previous experience in journalism, press office or media environment

Demonstrable track record in writing and editing newspapers or magazines (portfolio required)

Proven experience of running proactive public relations campaigns and crisis management

Experience of working in a national membership organisation, charity or similar organisation

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (evidence of published work - articles, speeches, reports and other material aimed at a wide range of target audiences)

Ability to work authoritatively, knowledgeably and confidently with journalists and senior College spokespeople and College members

Excellent news sense and ability to identify pro-active stories

Demonstrable experience of crisis management 

Resilience and ability to use own initiative, manage competing demands, prioritise workload and meet deadlines

Creativity and ability to manage projects from ideas stage to implementation

Good team player

Excellent attention to detail

Thorough understanding of current affairs and health agenda

Pleasant and approachable manner and ability to deal with people at all levels

Conscientious and reliable

(equivalent level of Account Manager in agency)

Circa £30,000 per annum

Permanent

We’re looking for a dynamic and creative individual, who feels passionately about protecting children in danger around the world, to join our award-winning Media Relations team.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done and we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

As PR Officer, you will work as a part of a team to promote a range of Unicef’s flagship fundraising campaigns such as Soccer Aid for Unicef, Water Walk and our annual star-studded Halloween Ball. You will also support public campaigning and work with a variety of corporate partners, high-profile celebrities and ambassadors to secure media coverage and raise awareness of Unicef’s life-saving work.

In our busy media team, no one day is the same. Your duties will range from drafting press materials and media plans to briefing talent and spokespeople for exclusive broadcast interviews. You’ll have the unique opportunity to attend photo shoots and high-profile events, giving you a breadth of experience in all areas of PR. You’ll also get to work with colleagues in our News & Emergencies, programmes and global teams on some of the most pressing issues affecting children around the world.

Our ideal candidate will have worked in a PR agency or media relations office at Account Manager level or above, and/or in journalism, ideally with experience of working on fast-paced and high-profile issues in order to proactively deliver high-level consumer media coverage.

About the Role

This exciting position will increase the profile of Circle through effective, marketing, communications, PR, collaborations and corporate partnerships. You will be directly line managed by the CEO and sit within the Senior Management Team (SMT). The SMT is led directly by the CEO and Director of Operations. The role will provide the post-holder with opportunities to deliver key strategic inputs to the organisation’s long-term strategy whilst also providing line management experience with a junior post-holder, secondees and volunteers. It will include both strategic and operational responsibilities across communications and organisational partnerships. You’ll also support the CEO to achieve the agreed annual Corporate partnership target through establishing a robust and sustainable pipeline of corporate prospects. 

About you

The role will require a creative-thinker and relationship builder with experience in delivering outstanding brand and partnerships growth. You will be a brilliant communicator, with a track record of creating mutually-beneficial partnerships. You have robust experience managing marketing/ brand strategies and partnerships and have a passion for supporting young people into work. Ideally, you will be an adaptable team player able to support the wider organisation when necessary whilst continuing to manage your own work load. 

Key responsibilities: 

Communications

• Use critical thinking, insights, historic data and marketing trends to create big-picture ideas and strategies across the marketing, PR and partnerships department
• Produce clear, consistent and creative content across digital, face-to-face and print for Circle’s existing social, funding and corporate networks 
• Use content management systems and data to deliver successful campaigns, maintaining growth of the social media accounts
• Content ideation, coordination of photo/video shoots and potentially some hands on content creation
• Design and management of organisational marketing collateral 
• Communications for funders, customers and corporates
• Line management of junior post-holder, secondees and volunteers
• Deliverables could include email mailers, press releases, marketing and advertising assets, promotional content, online blogs and fundraising collateral
• There may be times when content scheduling will be required.

Partnerships

• Identify and secure new corporate income by developing relationships and devising mutually beneficial partnerships 
• Oversee collaborative projects previous examples include working with retailers, designers, photographers as well as other charities/ non-profits
• Monitor, develop and maintain existing stakeholder relationships including maintaining corporate marketing plans and community/celebration events
• Secure in-kind support from corporate organisations as appropriate
• Conduct research on corporate prospects, including CSR and sponsorship strategies 
• Represent Circle at relevant networking events to deliver growth.

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…

• Excellent attention to detail 
• Held responsibility for marketing plans, content and client-facing partnership management
• knowledge and experience of a range of corporate partnership approaches such as sponsorship, cause related marketing, pro bono support, charity of the year schemes, strategic partnerships and short-term appeals
• Led a small team and delegated time-restricted workloads
• Interest in social welfare, young people and fashion
• Understanding of the social enterprise and non-profit sector.

What we offer in return

Due to the recent securing of long-term funding and a new pilot programme at Circle, this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark in a unique role at a time of substantial growth. As a small organisation, we offer exceptional learning and development opportunities with mentoring available through our network. We also provide the scope for you to learn about additional areas of the business and to network with industry leaders in the non-profit, retail and fashion industries. In order to find the right person for the role, we are adaptable. The holiday package is 24 days' annual leave + bank holidays and we will provide you with an extra day off for your birthday!

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must be willing to undertake a DBS check for the duration of their employment at Circle.

Media Officer

c.£30,000 per annum

London

Are you energetic and enthusiastic and bursting with ideas?

One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. As the only UK charity for people affected by all lung and respiratory diseases – from mild asthma through to lung cancer – the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Partnership is here for every one of them. We provide support, fund vital research, and campaign for better prevention, treatment and care.

An opportunity has arisen to join our high performing media team. Reporting to the Senior Media Officer, your role will be to deliver creative communications to enable the charity to deliver its organisational strategy in a cost effective and efficient way.

You will deliver an integrated social media and media relations service which generates both reactive and proactive opportunities and raises the profile of Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation. Responding promptly and authoritatively to media requests, you will proactively identify and maximise media and social media opportunities across a range of outlets and channels.

Interacting with colleagues at all levels and all teams across the organisation you will find this a great opportunity to develop your communications skills in a creative and energised workplace.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including our cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan, 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme and much more.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation committed to supporting everyone whose life is changed by lung disease.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Asthma UK website or click on the Apply button now.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 4th February 2020

Job Description

A pro-active, experienced and thoughtful Communications Manager, ideally with a background in the social sciences, is needed for the Academy of Social Sciences and its Campaign for Social Science. This position offers a great opportunity to develop our communications activities, reach and impact at a time when the Academy will be implementing a new strategy, reshaping its profile, and growing the presence of its Campaign.

The main focus of the role is to help develop and to implement a pro-active communications strategy that furthers the Academy’s work of ‘promoting the social sciences in the UK for public benefit’ and, in doing so, also raises the profile of the organisation. The priorities for our work will be set out in the forthcoming strategy, and will provide a framework for the communications developments. A secondary focus is to enhance communications with key internal stakeholders, including our Fellows and Member Learned Societies. Much of the work will relate to our Campaign for Social Science. This is the means by which the Academy advocates publicly for the social sciences, and their contributions to evidence-led policy and to research on the Grand Challenges.

Communications lie at the heart of our work. As the sole professional responsible, you will report to the Chief Executive and work closely with her, the Campaign Chair, the Head of Policy and the Campaign Manager. You will bring substantial communications experience, the ability to communicate social science effectively to both professional and public audiences, and excellent relationship building skills. You will be adept at identifying, researching, writing and disseminating great stories that demonstrate the essential contributions of social science to the big issues of our time. You will be able to manage the day to day comms platforms as well as more strategic developments.

This is a fixed term (maternity replacement) position, to be appointed until Monday 30 November 2020; with the possibility of extension until Sunday 31 January 2021 subject to decisions over the length of maternity leave.

The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, practitioners and learned societies in the social sciences. We are a charity. We have an elected Fellowship of some 1,400 individuals, nominated for their leading expertise and contributions to the wider world of social science, and 45 member learned societies. 

The Academy is based currently in Finsbury Square in the City of London and will be moving to a new premises in central London in early Autumn 2020. The position is full time, salaried at up to £40,000 p.a.. Working days are eight hours including an hour for lunch, with some flexibility for when the hours are worked during the day. Employees also benefit from a generous holiday allowance and an employer contribution to the pension scheme. 

Role details

Strategic

Contribute to the formulation of a clear, targeted and affordable communications and engagement strategy that adds value to, and helps deliver, the Academy’s overall strategy, purpose and profile.

Review current communications delivery platforms and approaches; making justified recommendations for development, and leading the implementation of agreed actions.

Maintain awareness of emerging communications opportunities and threats to social sciences/the Academy arising in the media, and work with the Chief Executive and other staff and trustees, as appropriate, to take advantage/manage them.

PR and press

Plan and manage the delivery of PR campaigns, including public affairs and media campaigns, as part of the communications strategy.

Work with colleagues to support the planning and delivery of major events and launches, such that they engage target audiences, communicate relevant messaging in relation to social science and the Academy, and achieve wider outreach.

Manage the production and dissemination of Academy policy briefings and reports, to maximise their reach and help deliver impact.

Develop and manage media relations, building a network of media-competent expert commentators from among the Academy’s Fellowship and good relationships with key journalists, to enhance social science media coverage.

Draft PR and press materials, including briefings, press releases, comments and opinion pieces; and pitch them as appropriate.

Communication platforms, key messages and brand

Develop and implement key messages, supported by up to date data on the social sciences, for the Academy and the Campaign; ensuring these are used consistently and frequently in our communications.

Oversee the development and maintenance of our database of key contacts for public affairs, media and wider PR and campaigning across a range of audiences; and for the social science community.

Manage our communications platforms, including website, Twitter, LinkedIn; and write, edit and coordinate content for them.

Lead on the production of audio visual materials, including videos, photos and podcasts of events and other Academy activities.

Manage brand visual identity, online and in print, across the organisation.

Evaluation: produce regular reports on web analytics; and data relating to the success of PR and profile-raising activities

Internal communications

Manage and enhance communication channels with Fellows, learned society members and wider networks of social scientists, to help enhance the Academy’s role at the heart of the community.

Coordinate, draft and edit content, and disseminate both a regular online update for Fellows and members, and the Academy’s Annual Review.

Other

Be a pro-active and collegiate member of the small staff team at the Academy.

Any other duties relevant to the post and as agreed with the Chief Executive of the Academy.

Person Specification

Knowledge, experience and skills

• A good degree or equivalent, ideally in a social science discipline (e.g. business studies, development studies, economics, education, geography, law, marketing, politics, social psychology, sociology).
• A relevant professional qualification, a Masters in science communication, or demonstrable training and experience in communications or public relations.
• A passion for the social sciences and why they matter.
• Strategic capabilities; an ability to bring an achievable and convincing communications dimension to an institutional strategy.
• Experience of successful project or communications campaign planning and implementation.
• Strong communicator with excellent command of spoken and written English; expertise in writing for the web, social media formats, and press communications.
• A proven ability to understand and communicate research and complex ideas in engaging ways to both professional and public audiences.
• Experience in dealing professionally and confidently with very senior/high profile external stakeholders, or proven aptitude in dealing with similar groups.
• Experience of designing and developing web pages and of publishing content online.
• Experience of tools and approaches to enhancing, monitoring and evaluating communications and PR impact.
• Ability and willingness ‘to do’ the essential day to day, aspects of the role: sound IT skills, including database use, Mail Chimp, and web CMS and uploading and management of content; good social media skills.
• Attention to detail as well as the ability to see the big picture.
• An understanding of the higher education sector would be an advantage.
• Understanding of the pros and cons of working in a small charity would be an advantage.

Personal attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable success in relationship building and stakeholder management.
• Professional credibility.
• Imagination, creativity, and an ability to think ‘outside the box’.
• Strategic and tactical thinker.
• Can demonstrate energy, multi-tasking, and the ability to be calm and productive under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a small team, and to support others when necessary.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude; solutions oriented.

To apply

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 10 February 2020.

Please apply by email including a CV (stating your current salary) and a covering letter summarising how you meet the requirements of the role, addressed to Dr Rita Gardner CBE, Chief Executive, Academy of Social Sciences.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Thursday 20 February 2020.

We’re looking for an Interim Head of Marketing and Communications to join Mayhew on a part-time, fixed-term contract (covering a four-month sabbatical). We would love to hear from current freelancers or contractors, but this could also be a fantastic opportunity for an experienced communications/marketing team and project manager considering a move into the charity sector, or returning to work after parental leave or sabbatical.

You’ll be joining at an exciting time for Mayhew, overseeing delivery of our current marketing and communications strategy, motivating and managing a hard-working, creative team, and working with colleagues across Mayhew to ensure smooth daily running and handling escalations and opportunities as they arise.

For full job description and person sepcification please vist the careers section of our website.

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

The Marketing and Communications Officer will work closely with staff across the communications team, the wider organisation and with external suppliers to deliver key elements of communications plans. and will offer support across a broad range of projects and products including email marketing, internal communications, and brand. You will coordinate the implementation of marketing and communications strategies and plans, take responsibility for preparing and delivering a wide range of email communications and work with the marketing team colleagues to ensure that The Foundation’s brand and corporate identity is used consistently across all external communication collateral.

The successful candidate will have excellent marketing and integrated communications skills. You will have a strong understanding of brand and visual identity, be proficient in the use of design tools and packages and have an in depth understanding of best practice in e-communications and use of email marketing platforms. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment are essential to be a success in the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Marketing & Communications professional who is committed to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. 

Interview Date: 7 February 2020 (Please note this date is fixed so candidates may be invited at short notice)

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential). 

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

The Communications Manager will bring alive our work in health inequalities, turning complex information into readable, understandable pieces across all media platforms. They will bring enthusiasm and energy combined with creativity to spark new ways of talking about health to a wide audience

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a new full-time role, Head of Supporter Experience, in the Fundraising Directorate at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

SSAFA is the UK’s oldest tri-service charity, providing lifelong support for serving personnel, veterans and their families.  Last year, we helped 82,001 people from the Armed Forces family to get back on their feet. We provide hope, welfare and financial support for as long as it takes to give back independence and dignity to all those who turn to us for help. From the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran, no one’s service is ever forgotten.

To enable us to grow further, we have identified a need to realign SSAFA’s fundraising and marketing /comms resources to truly place supporters at the centre of their relationships with the charity.  Achieving this will mean cultural, process and systems changes in how we plan, develop and inspire supporter experiences, starting with our fundraising and marketing communications functions. 

About the role

• This is a senior leadership position within the Fundraising directorate, reporting to the Director of Fundraising.
• Your aim will be to inspire and maintain engagement with existing and new supporters in order to create high-value lifetime relationships with SSAFA.
• You will have overall responsibility for creating a data-led and data-insight approach to planning and resource allocation within the Fundraising directorate, helping to shape the shared strategic goals of the Fundraising and Marketing teams.
• Working across multiple teams, you will define the strategic direction for SSAFA’s supporter experience, with a product neutral remit that spans Fundraising and Marketing, focused on building high levels of engagement with existing and new supporters.
• To be successful you will support and influence teams across Fundraising & Marketing, ensuring that the Heads in these directorates support a joined-up approach and that informed decisions are made in allocating resource and optimal access to SSAFA’s database of supporters. 
• You will inspire the broader organisation to place supporters at the centre of its activities, embedding the experience of the supporter into its thinking.

About the team

You will be joining a high-performing team with considerable experience across a broad and mature portfolio of fundraising products and activities.  There is a widely shared recognition that to make a paradigm shift in inspiring supporter value and engagement, a cultural shift needs to take place within the team.  Reporting directly to the Director of Fundraising this role will guide and implement that change.

About you

To carry out this role successfully you will have developed and implemented a supporter-centric strategy in previous roles, whether in a charity, private or public sector context.

You will have excellent strategic and practical knowledge of Customer Relationship Management programmes/ systems and of analysing supporter life cycles and creating segmented supporter profiles to optimise fundraising campaigns and new product development.

You will have used your knowledge and experience of developing customer/supporter strategies based on analysis of supporter behaviours and value-alignments to deliver programmes that inspire engagement using a variety of channels and engagement products.

You will be ambitious and driven, seeking a challenging role that enables you to lead a significant transformation in the way that Fundraising and Marketing functions operate at scale.  There is excellent potential for this to provide a significant career opportunity for someone focused on being at the forefront of redefining the way in which the charity sector builds high-engagement and lifetime value from its supporters.

You will have strong leadership drive, and be skilled at balancing and aligning multiple stakeholder interests.

SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight on 02 February 2020

Interviews: February 2020

SSAFA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service.

If you wish to apply for any of our vacancies you will be asked to answer some screening questions before completing an application form and uploading your CV.  Personal data to progress your application for employment is covered under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Article 6 Section 1b and Article 9 2b and c. Your details will not be used for any other purpose or shared with a third party without your permission.  Data on unsuccessful candidates will be retained for one year from the vacancy being filled. If you take up employment with us, your information will be held for the duration of your employment plus six full calendar years. Further details are contained in SSAFA’s Privacy Statement on our website.