Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

The role of the Supporter Relations is primarily to promote the work of Dogs Trust to key audience groups by providing first-class customer care to potential and existing legacy pledgers; this includes carrying out presentations in the community, managing press and social media messaging and responses as well as organising rehoming centre tours and supporter events. They are also responsible for organising the hugely successful annual rehoming centre Fun Days, which currently attract a footfall of nearly 60,000.

The position is based at a Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre, but is part of the Marketing Department. You'll work closely with the Head of Supporter Relations, who is responsible for the team’s strategy and operations, ensuring they are kept updated with all developments and work undertaken.

The successful candidate will have experience in a public facing role within marketing, PR or fundraising, a good knowledge of the local area and a passion and committment to the work and aims of Dogs Trust . You'll be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to develop and prioritise own workload working well under pressure and to deadlines. A full clean UK manual driving license is essential due to the travel requirement of the role.

High Trees Community Development Trust is a community anchor charity based in Tulse Hill in Lambeth. We deliver a range of services focused in 4 key areas – Community Action, Children, Young People and Family Services, Community Education and Training and Employment and Careers.  All our work is focused on improving the social and economic welfare of the local community.

We are looking for a talented and committed individual who is able to co-ordinate all of our external communications and contribute to our fundraising work.  High Trees have been through a rebranding exercise which is shortly due to launch, which has not only created a new website and template of communications tools but also clarified our vision, mission and values.  The successful candidate will play a key role in growing the profile and reach of the organisation, ensuring our messages reach our key audiences and is utilised to effectively improve our fundraising efforts across all of our service areas.

You will be able to fluently draft copy and communicate clear messaging, whether this is for our website, social media, flyers (using InDesign), newsletters and annual reports or in bids or reports to funders and potential funders.  You will quickly gain an understanding of our multiple services and projects and the ethos that underpins all our work and messaging. You will co-ordinate our communications across the organisation, responsible for producing a communications plan and working with the service teams to ensure it is adhered to.  You will collate and produce information with which you will use our brand guidelines to speak clearly using the High Trees voice, whether this is in order to draft fundraising bids or spread the message of our work.  You will have the IT literacy needed to produce the desk based research needed to provide the context for funders that our work is needed, quickly master in-design if this is not an existing skill and use the full range of social media platforms. You will also develop our online fundraising and opportunities for individual donations.

You will be responsible for regularly identifying and leading on fundraising opportunities and support on bid writing to increase the scope of our work.  High Trees CSR relationships are in their infancy and you will create and deliver a plan to increase the impact of these relationships and develop new ones, ensuring these are mutually beneficial and produce tangible benefits for the organisation.

You will also be responsible for the running and coordination of events across the organisation, whether this is developing and delivering these as part of the yearly plan (for example AGM’s or Community Days) or doing the event coordination and supporting on the delivery for events held by the service teams.

High Trees are far more interested in your aptitude for the role than any specific previous experience.  You will have a passion and commitment for work in the community sector and contributing to our aims and values.  You must be a talented communicator and possess excellent written and verbal fluency, with an instinct for framing our work in the way that is most effective.  You will also be very comfortable with the coordination, organisational and administrative aspects of the role, and be able to methodically plan and carry out the bulk of the communication functions within our organisations. 

Further details of the role can be found in the job profile

Job Title:  Senior Press Officer

Salary: £29,00 (£17,400 pro rata) (0.6 role)

Contract Type: Permanent, Part time (Wednesday to Friday)

Location: London, Holborn

About us

RCS is a professional membership organisation and registered charity, which exists to advance patient care. We support over 25,000 members in the UK and internationally by improving their skills and knowledge, facilitating research and developing policy and guidance.

About the role

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) is a high profile health commentator, regularly in the national news. An outstanding Senior Press Officer is required to work in our fast-paced press office, helping run it to the highest standard. This is a job share role, working Wednesday to Friday.

This is a demanding but fascinating role in a supportive and friendly team, with lots of opportunity to devise and implement your own ideas.

Responsibilities

• Be first point of contact for incoming media enquiries. Provide accurate, timely and appropriate responses, briefing journalists in line with RCS’s key messages and priorities.
• Research, write and distribute press releases, features, letters and other editorial material.
• Draft articles, quotes and opinion pieces on behalf of RCS spokespeople
• Brief, support and prepare RCS spokespeople for media interviews.
• Act as the press lead for key projects such as RCS guidance and campaigns, devising and implementing communications plans and working effectively with other RCS teams.
• Horizon scan for media opportunities and develop own ideas for health coverage based on data, insights or RCS priorities.
• Participate in an out-of-hours rota for media enquiries. Time off in lieu is offered for significant out-of-office hours worked.

About you

• You will have experience of successfully pitching stories to national media, and understand what makes a great health story.
• You will have at least two years’ press office experience
• You will have a fluent, engaging writing style and excellent verbal communications skills to advise and brief our spokespeople.
• You will be confident working with data stories, policy documents and clinical standards to tease out the compelling story within them.

What we can offer you

• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• In-house gym
• Variety of learning and development opportunities 
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

For further information on this role and to apply for this position click here:

If you have any questions about this position please don’t hesitate to contact our friendly HR team on who will be more than happy to help or put you in touch with the Recruiting Manager.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 8th December

Interview date:  TBC

We are fully committed to equality and diversity and will assess your application based on your experience, skills and suitability to the position only.

TPP is currently working with a professional membership body whose main aim is to promote the interests of a specific market within the small business sector.

With over 73,500 members working across a number of different sectors our client is going through an exciting stage of it's journey. Due to an internal promotion, they are seeking to hire a Senior Press Officer who will report directly into the Press Head.

Your role will be to work closely with the Press Head and will be responsible for delivering excellent press and media coverage which will contribute to raising the profile and the work of client, working closely with the policy, research and marketing teams.

Your duties and responsibilities will include :

• Developing and identifying positive story opportunities, and preparing proactive statements, press releases and comment.
• Liaising with the marketing team and gather appropriate case studies for stories
• Preparing, handling and delivering plans and briefings on high-profile and complex issues, often to short deadlines and under pressure
• Handling incoming media enquiries, drafting response lines and reactive news releases
• Creating and pitching op-ed pieces, authored to our client's spokespeople, to relevant journalists, editors, magazines and digital outlets including online blogs
• Sub-editing, proof-reading and editing copy from across the business as required.

Your experience will include :

• At least two years experience in either a press, PR or journalism role.

• Exceptional writing skills, able to quickly produce quality copy for a range of different audiences

• Experience of networking, influencing and building effective relationships within a complex organization

• Established contacts within national print, broadcast journalists and programme makers would be preferred, but not essential.

• Proven track record of securing high-profile national media coverage

Do you have extensive experience as a Press and PR Officer?

Our client is a charity focused on providing research and information concerning the needs of homeless people.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work on the charity's brand and influence, challenge attitudes towards homelessness and people who have been homeless, and help give a voice to their clients.

The successful candidate will have significant PR and media experience, having worked on delivering successful campaigns ideally in either public/third sector or agency side.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of gathering and delivering impactful content, including real life stories, photos, videos and online copy.

You must have experience in a mix of fundraising and campaigning/policy PR.

This role would suit some looking for a part time, 4-day a week role (30 hours).

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

This fantastic homeless charity are looking for a press and PR professional to come and join their team for 3 months during a busy period. Within this role you can look forward to joining a fast paced and dynamic press office to assist during their winter campaigns. You will be working to grow their fundraising and campaigning activity during the winter months. You will also help them to develop and deliver their PR activity in advance of a big anniversary next year. You will help to grow their brand and influence and challenge attitudes toward homelessness and people who have been homeless.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced Press/PR professional

• Have significant experience in delivering successful PR/Media campaigns

• Be experienced in story gathering and development of impactful content

• Be a strong writer

• Be immediately available

This is an opportunity to be an integral part of one of the UK’s most well-known charities, making a direct difference to children’s lives. Positions here don’t come up very often, it’s a truly inspirational place to work in a high-profile setting where each week will bring a different and exciting challenge. In order to fit in you will be confident, passionate & enthusiastic, dynamic, adaptable and willing to go the extra mile, and comfortable dealing with celebrities – it’s a busy role, and hugely rewarding.

As one of two Senior Press Officers, you will take the lead in developing new relationships across all media streams, working internally on innovative ways to deliver forward-thinking communications and media coverage, also handling crisis communications and managing coverage for high profile events.

Overview of main responsibilities:

• Managing a Press Officer
• Deliver ambitious media strategies to secure national PR coverage to continually increase public awareness of the charity’s fundraising need, 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 digital thinking within the press 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, supervising filming and visits to the charity
• 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 and senior managers around you. You will ideally have big-brand charity experience, already operating at a senior level, or be an up-and-coming superstar 100% ready for the next step.

Mind Cymru has an exciting maternity cover opportunity for someone to continue to develop our policy and campaigning work in order to improve the lives of people living with mental health problems. This is at a time when the profile of mental health has never been higher both politically and in terms of the general public. This role is an opportunity to build on our work in evidencing and developing policy positions, engage partner organisations to drive change and advocate for a shift in how people with mental health problems are supported.

We are looking for someone with experience of policy and campaigning work at a senior level, preferably within the mental health field, who is able to manage a range of projects and is committed to ensuring all people experiencing mental health problems have the best possible outcomes. The role sits within the Policy and Campaigns team at Mind Cymru with frequent contact with all parts of the organisation in Cardiff, London and across our local Mind network.

Mae Mind Cymru yn cynnig cyfle cyffrous dros gyfnod mamolaeth i unigolyn barhau i ddatblygu ein gwaith polisi ac ymgyrchu er mwyn gwella bywydau pobl sy’n byw gyda phroblemau iechyd meddwl. Mae hyn ar adeg lle mae ymwybyddiaeth am iechyd meddwl yn uwch nag erioed, yn wleidyddol ac ymysg y cyhoedd. Mae’r swydd hon yn gyfle i adeiladu ar ein gwaith yn casglu tystiolaeth a datblygu polisi, ymgysylltu â’n partneriaid i greu newid, ac ymgyrchu dros newid yn y ffordd y mae pobl sy’n dioddef o broblemau iechyd meddwl yn derbyn cefnogaeth.

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn â phrofiad o waith polisi ac ymgyrchu ar lefel uchel, yn ddelfrydol ym maes iechyd meddwl, sy’n gallu rheoli prosiectau amrywiol ac sydd wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod pobl sy’n dioddef o broblemau iechyd meddwl yn cael y driniaeth orau bosibl.  Mae’r swydd yn Nhîm Polisi ac Ymgyrchoedd Mind Cymru, gyda chyswllt rheolaidd â phob adran o’r sefydliad yng Nghaerdydd, Llundain ac ar draws rhwydwaith Mind.

Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months

Closing Date Friday 6th December 2019

Salary: circa £35,850 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Holborn
Contract: 1 year fixed term

Do you think the housing crisis is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces? Do you feel a voice should be given to the millions of people who are trapped in unaffordable, unsuitable and poor quality housing? Then come and join the National Housing Federation.

We are the trade body for not-for-profit English housing associations, which last year started work on over 47,000 new homes – nearly a third of all new housing in the country. Not only do housing associations build and manage most of the country’s social housing, but they also provide housing for people with mental health issues or learning disabilities, the homeless, asylum seekers and people fleeing domestic violence. Our members are seen as key players in fixing the country’s broken housing market once and for all.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Press Officer to play a lead role in the Federation’s busy and influential media team.

The past year and a half has been incredibly busy for the sector as housing remains a top political priority, and the media team has played a huge role in amplifying the Federation’s messaging and campaigns. We’ve successfully campaigned in the media for an end to discriminatory ‘no DSS’ policies, shone a light on how housing costs are pushing children in to poverty and called for the government to invest in building more social housing.

We need a conscientious and strategic PR Officer to ensure that truly affordable housing continues to get the national attention it deserves.

You will be joining a high-performing campaigning media team that regularly briefs senior broadcast and print journalists and develops major stories from scratch that have been covered on everything from the Today programme to the Sun. We’re a proactive and reactive media team, meaning this is a chance to not only build your contacts, but be creative and secure lots of high-profile and meaningful coverage.

In your cover letter, please briefly address how you meet the ‘Technical Expertise and Knowledge’ competencies as set out in the Role Profile. You do not need to address all of the other competencies in your cover letter.
Thank you for your interest. We very much look forward to hearing from you.

The Federation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Interview date: Friday 6th December 2019

Harris Hill is seeking a Senior Press and PR Officer, 4 days per week for 3 months, starting immediately.

This is a great opportunity to work for a national charity over the Christmas period, which is one of their busiest and most effective time of year. This in turn brings in a lot more media attention, so require the extra help.

You'll be involved with their work to grow income, brand and influence, challenge attitudes in the public, and help give a voice to our clients.

As a key member of a team tasked with delivering excellent comms support for this activity, we are looking for someone who has:

Significant PR and media experience having worked on delivering successful campaigns ideally in either public/third sector or agency-side.
Experience of gathering and delivering impactful content, including real life stories, photos, videos and online copy
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels in a clear, meaningful and effective way
The ability to be flexible, respond positively to change, and work effectively under pressure

Job title: Community and Events Fundraising Officer          

Department: Fundraising

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Salary: £26,000 to 28,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Deptford

Closing date: Monday 2nd December 2019 at 12 pm

Interviews: Tuesday 10th December 2019

Hours: 35 hours per week including some evenings and weekends

Annual leave: 25 days plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays.

About the role

We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual to generate income for the 999 Club through the development and implementation of a Community and Events Fundraising strategy. This will involve reviewing, managing, and delivering the current events and community fundraising programme, safeguarding existing income streams and building sustainable growth through events and community fundraising. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled Community and Events fundraiser who is confident and capable in taking the lead on this key strand of our fundraising stream.

You will be supported by the Head of Fundraising. You will also be managing the charity’s social media channels as well as the CRM database.

About you

The ideal candidate will bring experience of successfully building events fundraising streams through different challenge and bespoke events as well developing meaningful relationships with community organisations, schools and faith organisations. They will be results-orientated, managing our events portfolio and developing our income through community fundraising. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together details of life-changing programmes and projects that we are seeking funding for in order to help the people we support to rebuild their lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

About the 999 Club

The 999 Club is a small, community charity of 16 staff making a big impact on ending rough sleeping in Lewisham. 

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

How to apply

Please upload your CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the Job Description and Person Specification.

For further information please see the attached Job Description. 

Media and Public Relations Officer
Birmingham, West Midlands

The Role

The Media & PR Officer is the first point of contact for the media at the society and often undertakes high profile media interviews. This role works very closely with all departments to represent the society’s voice in the media and good interpersonal skills are required.

The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent writing skills with a high standard of literacy and a positive, can-do attitude. A background in PR, journalism, communications or marketing is required and experience of media relations is preferred. Experience of being a spokesperson for an organisation is an advantage but training can be provided to the right candidate.

What we offer

- A fun and supportive team
- A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Childcare vouchers scheme
- Animal companion compassionate leave
- Ethical pension scheme
- 28 Days’ leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days’ annual leave & 3 closure days)
- Central Birmingham office location

Salary and hours

This is full time (37.5 hours per week) role with a salary of £22,911 - £28,785 per annum.

How to apply

The application deadline is 9am Friday 29th November 2019. Interviews will be held beginning of December.

To apply for this role, please select the button shown and you will be taken to the Vegan Society website where you can download and review the full job description and will be provided with information on how to apply.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Marketing Officer, PR Officer, PR Executive, Media Executive, Media Officer, Marketing Executive, Marketing & PR Executive, or Public Relations Officer.

Age UK are recruiting for a proven Senior Media Officer to join the PR Team on a 1 year fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience working for the country's leading charity dedicated to helping older people who are in most need.

The post holder will produce PR plans and campaigns to support the organisation's Retail activities and promote its flagship Information and Advice offering..

Successfully working with colleagues across the organisation you will also develop and implement strategies that positively build the profile of the charity and its brand.

You will:

* Have experience from working in a media or PR environment and of working with journalists
* Be confident, with a strong track record of delivering high volume/quality media coverage, ideally in Retail and/ or consumer PR
* Have worked in a complex internal environment, working collaboratively with stakeholders and on cross-divisional initiatives
* Develop and implement media strategies to cover a range of objectives
* Be highly organised with excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write articles and high quality copy for a range of audiences.
* Have experience working with case studies and of dealing with potentially sensitive stories
* Have the ability to understand issues that affect older people
* Undertake other necessary tasks, including news desk and on-call duties within the Charity's press office

What we offer in return

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

Additional Information

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

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

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

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

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

Case Studies Officer

In this exciting new role, the Kidney Stories Officer will shine a spotlight on the experiences of people affected by kidney disease, increasing awareness of the urgency and impact of our client's work.

Kidney Stories Officer Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will work closely with colleagues to reach out to people with interesting experiences. You will ensure our client's story-sharing supporters have an excellent experience and feel valued.

You will identify, cultivate and develop stories which will engage, excite and inspire people to raise awareness and funds for the organisation, supplying teams with the stories they need for their activities in written form and through other media.

Kidney Stories Officer Requirements:

The ideal candidate will combine sensitivity, a good eye for a story, and be very organised, with an excellent aptitude for accurate record keeping. You will be a skilled writer, interviewer, communicator and team player, with a logical approach and good time management skills. You will have experience of talking to a variety of people about often difficult issues. Your interpersonal and networking skills will inspire confidence in the patients and families you speak with.

Whilst the position will be primarily office-based, some flexible working arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

About Our Client:

Our client is striving to cure kidney disease. A silent killer, it blights the lives of more than two million patients, with a further million undiagnosed. They are the largest charitable funder supporting kidney research in the UK today. For decades the research the charity enables has been saving lives, but there is so much more to do.

Our client has been shaping and facilitating advances in kidney disease research since 1961, collaborating with other charities and funders to deliver life-changing care to all those affected by kidney disease.

With the incidences of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure (all triggers for kidney disease) on the increase due to changing lifestyles, their work is more essential than ever, and they need talented, passionate and caring people to help get to a cure – faster.

Location: Nene Hall, Peterborough, PE2 6FZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £25,000 to £28,000 depending on experience

Closing date: Tuesday 3 December 2019

You may have experience of the following: Communications Executive, Content Executive, Marketing Communications Executive, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalism, Communication Officer, PR, In-House Journalist, Newspaper, Creative Copywriter, Content Creator, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

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