Job Title:                               Celebrity & Ambassador Manager
Hours:                                   35 per week
Type of Employment:       Permanent
Dept and Location:  Relationship Fundraising, Dual location
Line Manager:                   Head of Music and Entertainment
Direct Reports:                 None but additional support from 1 x Prospect Researcher
Salary:                                  £43,725 - £46,149 per annum 

About the role
Calling all natural born communicators!

If we are to reach every young person with cancer we need to be powerful advocates, influencers and communicators and our ability to communicate with heart, soul and integrity will be critical to reaching all young people who need us. We are looking for an energetic and experienced relationship manager with incredible communication skills to join the dynamic and fast paced Music & Entertainment Team. 

We are incredibly lucky to have a diverse roster of dedicated Patrons, Ambassadors and Celebrity Supporters who are committed to our work and goals but we need to take a more strategic approach and develop and grow this function. You will develop and implement a long-term sustainable strategy that will deepen the relationships that Teenage Cancer Trust has with existing ambassadors and celebrities and their wider teams, as well as cultivate and prospect new relationships that make a positive contribution to the fundraising, engagement and service delivery of the charity. There will be a particular focus on applying philanthropic giving to the ambassador programme as well as growing and diversifying our roster of celebrity support across the wider entertainment sector. 

You’ll need to demonstrate that you are an enthusiastic ambassador for the work of the charity - something that is easily achieved once you’ve seen our work in action – but you also need to be able to seize the moment, be creative, understand and navigate complex relationships and be comfortable with making significant financial asks where appropriate. You will be ready to bring your experience and strong professional networks to Teenage Cancer Trust so that we can continue to build on our remarkable portfolio of celebrity and ambassador supporters, who are all committed to making a lasting difference to the lives of young people with cancer. This role does not include booking artists to perform at the charity's flagship fundraising series Teenage Cancer Trust at Royal Albert, or artist management across this event. This is managed separately. 

This is an amazing role and a unique opportunity to work on some sector-leading charity and music and entertainment collaborations. If you have substantial relationship management experience of working strategically with talent and their associated teams, VIPS and key influencers to deliver a range of objectives and grow their engagement we'd love to hear from you!

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.  You can view the Job Description before coming back to this page to apply.  Don’t forget to upload your CV and supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria for the role.

Closing date: 21st September 2020 
First interview: 25th September 2020
Second interview: 29th September 2020

We are committed to working towards ensuring Teenage Cancer Trust is a diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

If you have a strong understanding of the impact of the violence, racial inequity and systemic injustice on marginalised communities and are passionate about empowering those most affected to create a change, then we can’t wait to hear from you!

ABOUT US

The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom. The organisation was established in 2012 to provide a platform for those who have been impacted by violence to create change. We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change in their own lives, communities and society.

Over the last eight years, we have pioneered an approach that empowers those most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change. Our holistic model has been designed specifically to support young people aged 13 - 25 with complex needs as a result of multiple systemic disadvantages and disproportionate exposure to serious violence. By advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we are transforming the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaping the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it. 

We acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members and actively work to dismantle these systems, whilst supporting members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. In this way, we support 4Front members to make changes in their own lives, whilst exploring the inequity they’ve experienced and amplifying their voices to create systemic change. Becoming a member means joining a powerful youth-led movement for change that is transforming the way peace and justice are understood by centring healing, rather than punishment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a formidable Campaigns and Communications Coordinator to develop our transformative campaigning work and support young change makers to take the lead. You care deeply about revolutionising society and are personally invested in fighting for justice and equity. You can hold emotion and know how to create safe spaces for people to explore their experiences and build their sense of identity. You have experience working on campaigns that transform policy. You are well networked, already a part of groups that are tackling social justice issues and keen to actively research and network with other organisations that will become our partners and allies. You understand the power of effective communication to change minds and have interesting and unique ideas about how to get a message across. You have worked or volunteered as a mentor and you’re dedicated to tackling social justice issues. You are comfortable with conflict and have experience of managing difficult conversations to successful resolutions. You see courage in vulnerability and believe in building the resilience of young people. Most importantly, you are committed to peace and you fundamentally believe in the potential to change, both at an individual and societal level. You will be a visionary leader, seeing your work at The 4Front Project as a crucial part of your identity and purpose in life. You will be committed to upholding our vision, mission, principles and values at all times. You will be bold, actively contributing to a workplace culture that centres justice, healing, change and hope. You will play a fundamental role in supporting The 4Front Project to change society for the better.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

COORDINATE OUR CAMPAIGNS

• Develop and deliver unique campaigns that support our mission and drive significant change in policy or opinion
• Identify new campaign opportunities and develop ambitious campaign strategies in collaboration with 4Front Members
• Develop full campaign plans with clear objectives and milestones to ensure that we can evaluate the success of all campaigning activities
• Support guide and empower our Youth Activism Coordinators and other members to develop and lead public-facing campaigns and activism projects that ensure their voices are amplified and platformed
• Facilitate weekly campaign meetings to enable members to learn, develop, grow and lead our campaigns
• Protecting vulnerable campaign members and accommodate their mental health, learning difficulties, disabilities, and other needs by creating a safe and supportive environment where they  feel accepted and welcomed
• Ensure our campaigning work represents the concerns of people affected by violence and the criminal justice system from across the UK
• Develop creative strategies to raise awareness of our campaigns, engage a range of people in our campaigning activity and grow our campaign supporter base
• Connect with national and international partners in order to collaborate on campaigns
• Coordinate direct actions across the country in collaboration with members and partners
• Develop campaign messages and write campaign materials (for online and print), briefings, comment pieces, op-eds and features for the mainstream media
• Maintain appropriate records using our database system and other monitoring systems when required,  incorporating regular assessment, supervision and review

LEAD OUR COMMUNICATIONS

• Develop and implement a new communications strategy which effectively captures and promotes all aspects of our work and advances our mission, values and overall strategic objectives to grow our reach and influence among key audiences
• Develop a shared understanding across the organisation of our key audiences and messages, and how communications can drive positive change 
• Lead our efforts to become better story-tellers and set out a vision and path to pursue our narrative-shifting goals.
• Identifying effective ways to illustrate the value and impact of our work and maximise our impact by presenting and disseminating our work in an accessible manner across various channels, including social media.
• Create and review metrics and indicators to assess progress on the communications strategy, and gather relevant data for this purpose, drawing on best practices
• Produce a wide range of communications materials and other outputs, including news blasts, reports, briefings, factsheets, blog posts, periodic bulletins, press releases, annual reports, OpEds, video and other audiovisual materials
• Maintaining content on our website, including writing, editing and content management; enhancing its design and accessibility
• Generate engaging social media content to grow our audience through our existing platforms (Twitter, Instagram and Facebook), as well as developing a presence on new platforms
• Proactively seek opportunities to bring our perspective and voice to public conversations on injustice and inequality, maintaining and expanding contacts with relevant media
• Managing relationships with web developers, designers,videographers, photographers and other communications-related service providers
• Work in collaboration with service teams to ensure that communications work (print and digital) is effectively built into project plans and is adequately resourced
• Edit and coordinate the production and dissemination of our research and advocacy publications ensuring these adhere to house style and quality standards, as well as promoting distinctive and consistent visual branding
• Develop proactive and reactive responses to the media and lead on the development of a media interaction strategy
• Provide advice to the team to ensure that the tone of voice is met throughout the organisation’s communications

You will also provide cover on occasion and undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested of you outside of this role description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• First-hand experiences of the issues we address through our work
• Experience of campaigning, activism and social action work
• An understanding of social justice issues, systemic inequality and injustice, including the impact of the criminal justice system on marginalised communities
• Experience supporting and coordinating groups of people
• Proven experience of developing unique and effective communications in a range of formats
• Excellent teamwork skills and experience of supporting and motivating others
• Experience of working to targets, budgets, and deadlines
• Experience of working robustly within challenging and unpredictable environments as well as effectively managing change

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working in an organisation which promotes the rights of vulnerable communities with multiple disadvantages
• Experience supporting young people that have experienced injustice, inequality and other disadvantage
• Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships partnerships with community organisations and campaign groups
• Project management experience
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection frameworks
• Experience of using CRM effectively
• A valid driving license and a car

HOW TO APPLY

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2020 AT 12.00PM

We would like this position to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications. 

To apply for this position, please send:

1. A comprehensive and relevant CV

2. A supporting statement addressing the person specification 

3. And either:

• An essay answering the questions below (no longer than 750 words for each question). 

• A video of you addressing the questions below (no longer than 8 minutes in total).

1) What do the words ‘justice’, ‘peace’ and ‘freedom’ mean to you and how have these concepts impacted your view of the world? 

2) What are your top three priorities for building equity in our society and how would you go about it?

3) What does empowerment mean to you and how do you feel it can be incorporated as a principle in your work?

This will be reviewed by 4Front Members, Staff and Trustees.

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1.  An initial video interview (30 mins)

2. An interactive in person interview with 4Front Members and Staff (including a preparation task)

3. A final round interview with the Board of Trustees.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against candidates who may have previous convictions. We will also make reasonable adjustments for employees that may have access requirements.

Please ensure you quote the job reference number in the subject line of your email.

Do you want to be part of a team proactively driving positive change in public policy and practice within childcare and early years provision? The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a stark light on the changes desperately needed to support the sector and we are determined to step up our campaigning. Do you have excellent creative skills and the ability to write compelling content across a range of media, and the drive to promote our views and communicate key messages through public policy, targeted campaigns, the media and our key stakeholders? Then this position could be for you.

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) are looking for a Campaign and Communications officer to join our small and collaborative team.

With around 25,000 members who work in the early years sector, made up of childminders, nannies and nursery workers, we support them to deliver high quality care and early learning through online training, practical help, expert advice and peer support.

Key responsibilities for the role include 

• Ensuring PACEY is informed of public policy, research and regulatory developments (including government and parliamentary activity in England) in the field of childcare and early years and able to react swiftly if necessary.
• Confidently writing concise, impactful briefs and summaries on specific policy and legislative documents and other sources of information, identifying how key issues might interact with and affect PACEY’s work.
• Supporting the preparation of media comments and writing of press releases. Ensuring all proactive and reactive media work accurately reflects PACEY’s policy positions and are delivered effectively to secure coverage, so increasing PACEY profile.
• Monitoring and nurturing PACEY’s press relationships and contacts and activity relevant to the sector, ensuring PACEY is seen as a source of evidence and comment including toiled out of hours social media activity if needed.
• Creating compelling and innovative content, for example blogs and articles for PACEY’s print, online and social channels using networks. Writing articles, case studies, emails, blogs and other content to identify and take advantage of relevant external opportunities to promote best practice in the sector and raise awareness of PACEY’s positions through different communication channels.
• Along with the Policy Advisor and Communications team, this role will be able to devise and deliver creative public campaigns with SMART objectives, to achieve positive change for childcare and early years.
• Coordinating PACEY’s response with the Policy Advisor to government policy consultations relevant to childcare and the early years, fully drafting responses depending on complexity and delivering any partnership working that is required.
• Researching and analysing the implications of policy and regulatory developments relevant to PACEY and communicate these to members, early years practitioners and other stakeholders.

All PACEY staff are currently working from home. This job is based at our Bromley office and there may be some appropriate return to the office in the future.

Please read the full job description below:

CAMPAIGN AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

ROLE PURPOSE

Work with the Policy Advisor and Communications Manager to proactively drive positive change in public policy and practice within childcare and early years provision. To do this through targeted campaigns that include content creation, evidence gathering, media work, activism, parliamentary liaison and stakeholder relationships.

You will create and share compelling content as part of a wide range of organisational projects to communicate key policy and regulation changes to staff, the media and our key stakeholders (including members) and to promote our views and expertise on regulatory and policy positions in accordance with our agreed objectives.

POSITION IN ORGANISATION

Department: Public Policy and Communications

Reports To:               Policy Advisor

Location:                   Working from home / Bromley office

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Building our contacts, evidence and expertise

• Ensure PACEY is informed of policy, research and regulatory developments in the field of childcare and early years and able to react swiftly if necessary.
• Provide clear and timely updates on the policy, research and regulatory environment to colleagues, including the Policy Adviser and senior managers with analysis of implications and impact for PACEY.
• Monitor government and parliamentary activity in England, at a national and local level, through personal contacts, news and social media, to ensure PACEY is best placed to achieve influence.
• Write concise, impactful briefs and summaries on specific policy and legislative documents and other sources of information, identifying how key issues might interact with and affect PACEY’s work.
• Keep agreed policy positions up to date and translate these into meaningful communications that deliver clear messages to the required audiences. In particular, maintain a range of FAQs that support staff and volunteers to explain the implications of key policy and regulatory changes on members and their childcare settings.
• Communicate with our Wales team to maintain an overview of relevant policy in Wales and work collaboratively with them and other partners on UK wide policy concerns.

Communicating our messages

• Ensure all proactive and reactive media work including press releases and quotes accurately reflects PACEY’s policy positions and are delivered effectively to secure coverage, so increasing PACEY profile.
• Support the preparation of media comments and writing of press releases. 
• Monitor and nurture PACEY’s press relationships and contacts and activity relevant to the sector, ensuring PACEY is seen as a source of evidence and comment including toiled out of hours social media activity if needed.
• Create compelling and innovative content, for example blogs and articles for PACEY’s print, online and social channels using networks. Write articles, case studies, emails, blogs and other content to identify and take advantage of relevant external opportunities to promote best practice in the sector and raise awareness of PACEY’s positions through different communication channels.
• Monitor social media for policy activity, follow key bloggers and influencers and drive engagement with PACEY messages.

Campaigning for change  

• Along with the Policy Advisor and Communications team, devise and deliver creative public campaigns with SMART objectives, to achieve positive change for childcare and early years.
• Coordinate PACEY’s response with the Policy Advisor to government policy consultations relevant to childcare and the early years, fully drafting responses depending on complexity.
• Support the Policy Adviser in delivering any partnership working that requires shared policy positions and/or agreed campaigns.
• Support the Policy Adviser and Chief Executive to build relationships with and influence policy makers and other relevant external stakeholders. This includes a regular contact programme and writing briefings and presentations as and when required.
• Ensure PACEY’s stakeholder database of relevant Ministers, civil servants, parliamentarians, regulators and other decision-makers remains up to date and relevant.
• Develop and maintain case studies with regular communication with key practitioner spokespeople, local authorities and relevant contacts.
• Support the Policy Adviser and other senior managers to maintain key stakeholder relationships through a regular contact programme and the writing of briefings and presentations as and when required.

Member and practitioner engagement

• Analyse the implications of policy and regulatory developments relevant to PACEY and communicate these to members, early years practitioners and other stakeholders.
• Support the Policy Adviser to ensure PACEY policy thinking is informed by the experiences and views of our members, early years practitioners as well as PACEY staff and volunteers. Do this though the facilitation of online discussions, the development and delivery of online and telephone surveys; evidence gathering from key stakeholders and case study development.
• Support and maintain relationships with our PACEY Champions (volunteer members) to input into PACEY policy development and dissemination, ensuring regular communication with them. In doing so, ensure grassroots or emerging issues they or members more generally raise are captured and feed into our policy development work.
• Manage the annual process of sign-up of all PACEY Champions.

GENERAL

• Any other duties, commensurate with the nature and level of the post, that are required in order to deliver the job’s key responsibilities
• Self-servicing
• Work within organisational policies, code of conduct and practices

COMMON ORGANISATION WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Flexibility
• Customer focused (internal and external customers)
• Working co-operatively across teams and departments
• Demonstrating PACEY’s Corporate Behaviours

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and can be amended from time to time as the needs of the organisation require.

Campaigns and communications officer

This person specification sets out the essential, minimum qualities we are seeking for this post.  Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria.  You may include voluntary, unpaid and paid work.

EXPERIENCE

Demonstrable relevant experience in a similar role including:

• Delivering a public campaign focused on driving change in policy and practice
• Clear, accurate and concise copywriting including briefings for stakeholders, including parliamentarians
• Monitoring and analysing policy and regulatory developments and summarising them for a variety of stakeholders
• Maintaining effective stakeholder engagement, in line with clear objectives
• Communicating key views using a range of methods including press releases, social media, briefings, blogs and consultation responses
• Supporting media enquiries and securing positive media coverage
• Experience of creating and delivering online and telephone surveys

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Self-motivated, with ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Creative skills for producing graphics and support materials including posters and leaflets.
• Proactive nature with the ability to identify relevant opportunities/materials and translate these in an accessible manner to stakeholders.
• Effective organisational skills, able to multi-task, be agile in approach and to work to sometimes tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, using appropriate methods and engaging language
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective analytical and evaluation skills
• Strong ICT skills, including the ability to use online survey tools and MS Excel
• Demonstrate anti-discriminatory practice in all areas of work
• Confidence to develop and maintain relationships at all stakeholder levels

KNOWLEDGE

• UK government and parliamentary systems
• Campaigning methodology
• Scheduling software for social media and content development knowledge

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development/training in relevant area

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Work flexible hours, including some evenings, weekends and occasional overnight stays

Are you passionate about digital marketing? Can you combine your proven creative, copywriting and technical skills to enable us to reach and inspire people affected by axial spondyloarthritis (axial spA), (AS), our donors and fundraisers and the stakeholders that make our work possible?

If this sounds like you, we have an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious charity that is determined to change the lives of the 1 in 200 people who are living with axial SpA (AS), a painful and progressive form of inflammatory arthritis.

With a new 5-year strategy and a brand review underway, we are determined to transform our approach to digital marketing and communications. Our ambition is to increase public awareness of axial SpA (AS), drive a growth in fundraising income and reach more people who are affected by the condition, so they know we are here to help them live well.

If you are an ambitious self-starter, with a passion for creating excellent and creative digital content then please get in touch. We would love to hear from you. You will need to submit your CV together with two-page cover letter explaining your interest in the role - don’t forget to address the person specification in your letter.

 The Benefits

• Salary up to £30,000 p.a.
• Employer pension contribution of 10%
• 25 days annual leave plus 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working
• Time off in Lieu scheme
• Death in Service benefit to loved ones

Deadline for applications 10 am on Tuesday 22nd September. Interviews will be held on 29 September. For further information, and to submit your application, contact Liz Marshall 

COULD YOU CREATE FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE THROUGH VIRTUAL AND FACE TO FACE ACTIVITIES?

The role needs someone creative, energetic, passionate, but importantly, also highly organised. You must be as comfortable making sure a minibus schedule is up to date, as you are delivering quirky craft activities, or as comfortable hosting NHS professionals delivering advice on cancer screening, as you would be helping run a visit to a local farm or a trip to the seaside.

You need to have lots of ideas, but also be able to make your ideas happen. You need to understand the challenges older people face, but recognise that older people need fun, friendship, and empowerment, as much as they need to have any physical needs met - and have as much to give to their community as anyone. 

You also need to be confident developing and using virtual communication media for on-line activities which are currently the only way some older people will be able to engage with each other.

Sufra NW London is a Community Hub that provides a lifeline to people in crisis – including families living in extreme poverty and people who are vulnerable, homeless or socially isolated. We provide them with the food and support they need to survive, empower them to learn new skills and improve their wellbeing, and help them to find work and become financially stable.

We are recruiting a Communications Officer to develop and implement the charity’s communications strategy and support the Fundraising Manager. The post will work closely with senior staff to manage internal and external communications and marketing campaigns to raise the profile of the charity, engage new audiences and existing stakeholders, and generate income.

We are seeking a highly articulate and proactive individual with a flair for communications and 3 years’ experience in a similar communications role. The candidate will have excellent writing skills, be a confident communicator and an organised self-starter. You will have demonstrable experience of managing a diverse workload and being able to prioritise tasks and work under pressure. Graphic design skills would be desirable but not essential.

This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality and inclusivity. We are looking for an exceptionally committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile and has flexibility to work during evenings and weekends when necessary. Through your activities, you will be able to convey the charity’s passion and commitment to supporting vulnerable people and demonstrate the impact of our interventions in transforming the lives of beneficiaries.

Flexible working hours/days are available to fit around childcare or other needs, including some home working.

To apply for this role, please read through the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 23 September 2020, 5pm.

Your new company
You will be working for a social welfare charity based all over the country but this position is based in London.

Your new role
You will be working with the Strategic communications team to enhance and protect this charity's reputation and stature within the sector. Your main role will be to proactively and reactively gain positive Press and PR coverage for the charities through building relationship with key journalists and media outlets. This role is an integrated communications position and you will also be expected to help to develop and maintain a strong presence through over digital channels and social media.

What you'll need to succeed

• At least two years of experience of working in a PR agency, in-house communications, or Press Office function
• Enthusiasm for current news issues and the media, with a positive self-starter attitude to building relationships in the media and with excellent written skills and the ability to influence and convince others
• Highly organised - with an ability to think on your feet and work at pace - while being a supportive team player who shows interest in others and develops a range of contacts outside your own team to get the job done
• Ideally experience within the third sector or wider public sector
• An understanding of complex organisations and managing senior stakeholders

What you'll get in return
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme - Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals - Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave - Season ticket and cycle to work loans - Paid volunteering leave

A competitive salary and the opportunity to work with a well known brand and organisation that supports under privileged communities

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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The Women’s Equality Party is looking for a creative digital strategist to lead the problem-solving charge, helping to connect the dots between our influencing objectives, supporter growth and engagement, and brand goals. This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is passionate about social change and the role that data-driven technology can play in it. We are looking for a collaborative self-starter who loves digital and has the tech skills and strategic vision to scale ideas.

About the Women’s Equality Party

The Women’s Equality Party is a collaborative force in UK politics uniting people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, sexes and beliefs in the shared determination to see women enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men - so that all may flourish. WE use disruptive communications and campaigns to push equality to the top of the political agenda.

The Role

This role will work within the Women’s Equality Party to identify unmet potential, opportunities and challenges and deliver digital and data-driven solutions and campaigns. Working across the Community & Connectedness and Making Change Happen teams, they will create and oversee strategies that enable teams to work together to achieve our influencing objectives at the same time as growing our reach and improving the experience of our supporters. They will develop impactful digital communication strategies, content strategies and social strategies that have impact and look beyond what is being done by other parties and organisations now to come up with innovative approaches to making change.

Communications: Take on complex narratives and messages and structure them within platforms to grow and sustain our presence and support and shape conversations.

Campaigns: Leverage digital formats, audience culture and social influencers to create scalable standalone and integrated campaigns online that achieve real change. 

Elections: Reimagine voter contact campaigns in the context of social distancing, which play to the strengths of a young and insurgent political party. Win the digital election and use it to drive our media and ground campaigns.

Supporters: Be the glue that connects insight, performance and media with creative. Develop long-term content and growth strategy for the Women’s Equality Party.

Innovation: The Women’s Equality Party was established as a disrupter, not only to make change directly but to model change and push other parties into doing better. We would like to extend this work into our use and understanding of data-driven technologies and this role would lead the way.

This is a permanent position with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely anywhere in the UK. The role is either four or five days a week.

The Person

1. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious self-starter with demonstrable senior experience in more than one of the following areas:

   • Content strategy and audience development

   • Social media strategy

   • Digital marketing strategy

   • Data management 

   • App building or programming

2. Track record of making and distributing persuasive viral content – bypassing the media and breaking out of the bubble.

3. Passion for  and understanding of social issues, breaking news and popular trends.

4. Experience creating and managing organic and paid advertising campaigns.

5. Experience in creating or harnessing data-driven tech solutions

6. Strong understanding of how to interpret real-time performance insights, determine winning strategies, and optimise media campaigns by using data, metrics, and creative thinking.

7. Experience managing multiple projects at once, ensuring all deadlines are met.

8. Excellent communications skills, including use of graphics, clear and understandable writing and consistent tone.

9. Creative, organised, responsible, collaborative, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

10. Experience of managing staff and a clear commitment to individuals’ personal and professional development.

11. Ability and willingness to work collaboratively, collegially and flexibly with colleagues and to remain focused and calm within an unpredictable and volatile external environment.

12. Unwavering and demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion, to tackling structural inequalities, promoting a range of experiences and to removing unconscious bias.

    We are holding an Open Evening via zoom at 7pm on 22nd September for anyone who might be interested in the different roles we are currently advertising. This is an opportunity for you to find out about us and ask questions about the role - we will not be assessing you and you can remain anonymous. For more details (inc post-event video) please vist our website 

To apply for this role, please vist our website. The closing date for this role is 18th October 2020 . 

Please note that applications will not be considered unless a Statement of Interest addressing the person specification is submitted.

The Women’s Equality Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status. In relation to this post we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and from candidates with disabilities as these communities are under-represented within the organisation at this level.

I am currently looking for an Internal Communications and Engagement Manager for an amazing and well-established children's charity. This 4 month FTC role will be to lead on key internal communications and engagement projects including change communications ensuring staff feel informed, valued and engaged.
Main duties:
To deliver clear, engaging and high-quality communications to meet the needs of the charity's diverse internal audience during a time of considerable change.
Manage multiple internal communications channels - including the intranet, regular e-newsletters and weekly blogs and emails and source, and source, write and edit content.
To lead on key change projects, advising senior leaders, producing and delivering communications plans and evaluating impact.
To design and lead key set-piece engagement events and campaigns, project managing from start to finish, planning strategic content and advising senior leaders.
To be responsible for all intranet content, monitoring and evaluating to drive improvements based on user experience.
To work with regional colleagues to develop and implement effective relationships and communication channels, building engagement and collaboration across these key areas of our work.
To champion internal communications throughout the organisation.
To deputise for the Internal Communications and Engagement Lead in his absence.

Experience:
You will have experience of success in maximising results in a high-profile communications environment both as part of a team and working with other departments and senior stakeholders. You will be able to demonstrate effective inter-personal skills and highly developed written and verbal communications skills.

If you are immediately available with the above skills and experience, please apply online today!

About School Food Matters

School Food Matters (SFM) exists to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school. We provide fully funded food education programmes to schools.  Our experience delivering these programmes informs and strengthens our campaigns, bringing the voices of children, parents and teachers to government policy.

We are enjoying a period of rapid growth and want to share our stories with a wider audience. Our new strategy describes five priorities for 2020-2025; the first is to grow our profile to improve our charity’s ability to influence government policy

Job Purpose

• To help make SFM the destination for media as the voice for food in schools
• To create and implement a communications and social media strategy for School Food Matters
• To increase media coverage for our work across all platforms (press, TV/Radio, digital)
• To increase engagement on social media by 100%
• To track media activity and produce quarterly reports for trustees

Key Tasks include

• Building relationships with journalists and developing a strong network of media contacts
• Writing and issuing press releases and comments
• Writing editorial and blog content as needed
• Generating responses to news stories to be sent to relevant media sources, posted on our website and shared on social media
• Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records of media contacts
• Coordinating any video production or visual content across all SFM’s projects
• Maintaining the ethos of the charity and positively promoting our work at all times
• The Press and Communications Manager will also undertake any other tasks relevant to the affairs of SFM that may arise from time to time.  Therefore, being flexible and approaching the job with an open and positive mindset is essential!

Person Specification

Essential

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills in fluent spoken and written English, with strong attention to detail and the ability to translate complex data and policies into accessible language and engaging stories and communication materials
• Experience of getting media coverage and established contacts with media outlets/journalists/bloggers
• Knowledge of issues around school food, children’s health and food education
• Ability to work independently, with high levels of self-motivation
• Good project management, time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Energy, enthusiasm, creativity and tenacity

Desirable

• Experience of working within a network or coalition of campaigning organisations
• Digital campaigning and social networking skills

Harris Hill is delighted to work with a national children's charity, looking for a Press and Public Affairs Officer ASAP for 2 months on a remote basis.

The role will include:

To draft reactive and proactive press releases and comments
To proactively support the Press and Public Affairs Director to respond to public affairs, public relations and campaigning opportunities.
To gather evidence, case studies and other information as required to support the Alliance's strategies for press, public affairs and campaigning.
To draft briefings for MPs, journalists and other opinion formers, both directly and through support networks in order to influence and persuade.
To implement the regional and local press and campaign strategies, as agreed by the Press and Public Affairs Director, liaising as appropriate with staff, members and volunteers.
To arrange meetings and events as necessary to support the work of the Alliance's press, public affairs and campaign strategy.
To act as the first point of contact for the local and regional media.
To maintain administrative systems to enable the organisation to respond to consultations, calls for evidence etc.
To support members to manage their own press and public affairs issues.
To research and write reports, articles and correspondence as directed.
To carry out the role in line with the organisations Standards and Values.

This role can also be paid on a Ltd/ Umbrella basis at a rate of £21ph.

Part time 12 hours/week (0.32 FTE)

About Us

Citizens Advice Epsom & Ewell is a local charity that provides advice and information for anyone that lives works or studies in Epsom and Ewell.

We deliver our service through as many different channels as we can, to make sure we are accessible to everyone – this includes phone, video conferencing and email – especially since suspending our face to face operations at our main location in the Town Hall, Epsom due to Covid-19. The role can be undertaken flexibly as we are operating a hybrid system of remote working and in-office, for the foreseeable future.

About the Role

This role will help us to lay down the foundations of an exciting new marketing and income generation programme which builds support for our charity in the local community and develops new and more diverse streams of funding.

As the building block for this new programme you will undertake research in order to create a database comprising key organisations, businesses, church and faith groups and others, and working with the Chief Executive and trustees, develop this into a broad and diverse new supporter and donor network.

You will work with us in reaching out to this new supporter network with an imaginative events programme which offers something for everyone, builds our brand as a worthy local charity and secures much needed income to support local people in need of our help and advice.

Your contribution will significantly widen our network of local, supporters, sponsors and funders, and help us to drive far greater income from our community fundraising programme. Your part will be the key to our success in securing the financial future of our charity and its place in the local community.  Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will provide leadership in all of these areas of work assisted and supported by a small group of volunteers. 

About You

To undertake this key role we are looking for a talented individual whose skills and knowledge in developing databases are equally as important as implementing the fundraising strategy and managing the various fundraising events going forward.

The successful candidate will need to be an excellent communicator, have a proactive approach, the ability to work on their own initiative,  be well-organised, meet deadlines and manage a workload in a busy environment

Full details are available in an Application Pack which can be downloaded from our website via the Apply button. 

Citizens Advice Epsom & Ewell values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community. The bureau has a Quality Mark for Generalist Advice with Casework in Welfare Benefits, Debt and Adviceline.

Closing Date: Wednesday 23 September

Interview Date: Wednesday 30 September

Organisation: Major transport supplier
Location: London
Start Date: Immediately
Length: 3 - 6 months

Your new role
For this role you will oversee the digital content that is produced and released by a major transport organisation, deciding when it is released along with giving editorial guidance and managing quality assurance.

You will work will a range of stakeholders to support the communications team to maintain business outcomes and efficiency. You will research, write, edit and publish content via Digital channels and take responsibility for subject areas such as Road User Charging ensuring that content meets business objectives and customer requirements. Working closely with Data and Technology will ensure decisions are backed by industry best practice and analytics to ensure a successful user experience.

What you'll need to succeed

• Substantial level of digital writing and editorial experience
• Worked for a large public sector organisation with multiple demanding stakeholders
• Experience in producing and editing digital content using content management systems
• Experience of working as part of a creative team delivering accurate copy to tight deadlines
• Experience of working in cross functional Agile teams
• Good experience of digital content strategy
• Very strong copywriting, editing and proofing skills

What you need to do now
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To lead on key internal communications and engagement projects including change communications ensuring staff feel informed, valued, engaged and able to play their part in delivering our strategy.

Client Details

Charity in London who promote flexible working

Description

To deliver clear, engaging and high-quality communications to meet the needs of our diverse internal audience during a time of considerable change.

Manage multiple internal communications channels - including the intranet, regular e-newsletters and weekly blogs and emails and source, and source, write and edit content.

To lead on key change projects, advising senior leaders, producing and delivering communications plans and evaluating impact.

To design and lead key set-piece engagement events and campaigns, project managing from start to finish, planning strategic content and advising senior leaders.

To be responsible for all intranet content, monitoring and evaluating to drive improvements based on user experience.

To work with our regional colleagues to develop and implement effective relationships and communication channels, building engagement and collaboration across these key areas of our work.

To champion internal communications throughout the organisation - raising the profile of our IC work, ensuring teams are encouraged to consult us at an early stage of their planning.

To deputise for the Internal Communications and Engagement Lead in his absence.

Profile

They will be able to demonstrate effective inter-personal skills and highly developed written and verbal communications skills

Experience of change communications

Experience of intranet content management

Basic understanding of the components of common web technology (HTML, CSS, Javascript)

Experience of researching and writing clear, concise and plain English copy for a range of audiences, particularly internal

Experience of planning and delivering communications projects that deliver measurable results

Experience of delivering effective internal communications initiatives in a large and/or complex organisations going through change

High level of comfort with social software and other web-based technologies

Experience of working with other departments and other stakeholders

Job Offer

Contract until end of Janaury 2021

Role starting asap

Interviews in September

Role reports into Internal Comms and Engagement Lead

40,382 salary

Flexible location

Remote working with potential office working also

Internal Comms Manager position (interim)