Press officer jobs near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Press Officer (TEMP) for a charity that support a nationwide network of food banks and provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty.

Working closely with the Media Manager, you will be the first point of contact for journalists getting in touch with the organisation. You will also:

• Be responsible for handling media enquiries, checking and responding to the press inbox
• Media monitoring and securing press coverage
• Assist media work through print, online and broadcast news
• Help draft and provide information, briefings, blogs, etc., to journalists, external partners and stakeholders

Our client is looking for a confident Press Officer who has knowledge of UK national, regional and local media. You will also have:

• Some experience of tailoring communication for different audiences and circumstances
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Clear idea of priorities and manages own time appropriately

We are looking for someone creative, passionate about support services for cancer patients and motivated to change lives to be our first Senior Services Officer for Northern Ireland.  You’ll live in Northern Ireland, have experience designing, delivering and evaluating support services for people with life changing health conditions and be up for a challenge!

This role will be responsible for scaling our existing services in Northern Ireland and adapting them to meet the specific needs of patients and their families across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our patient community and lead change across the bowel cancer pathway in patient support. If this sounds like something you could do, we want to hear from you!

If you fit our person specification, have a can-do attitude and are willing to roll your sleeves up and pitch in to get a job done then this might be the role for you. In return you will join our brilliant team, be able to work flexibly and finish each day knowing you have played a central role in supporting people affected by bowel cancer.

Download the full job description and person specification (PDF)

Closing date: Monday 25th July at 9am

Interviews: w/c 1st August

Contract Type: Fixed Term
Location: Home Based (South West)
Salary: £26,451 - £28,886 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 13 July 2022
Interview Date: W/C 18th July

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer\'s Society

Who we are

Alzheimer’s Society are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

What we want

We will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What we do

We support people affected by dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times, to improve their lives and help to avoid crisis.
No matter whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to Alzheimer’s Society/us for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step
We join forces with people affected by dementia, leading scientists and policy makers, amplifying voices to push for cutting edge breakthroughs and societal change that’ll improve the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future

How we do it

We’re the friendly face of support, the warm voice at the end of the phone and the determined minds who will fight passionately for the cause of everyone affected by dementia.

About the role

We have a fantastic and excited new opportunity for a Media Officer to join our Marketing team for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Regional media is where it is at! The pandemic has seen an increase in appetite for accessing hyper-local news content and we strive to be at the forefront of this.

You will be providing a platform for people affected by dementia to be heard – through engaging media campaigns, sourcing interviews and working with journalists on stories that really matter. You’ll be making a real difference by raising awareness. Whether it’s boosting fundraising totals or sign up to events or supporting someone to share their experience so other people affected by dementia know they are not alone and help is available.

You have the opportunity and time to develop ideas when leading on key projects and campaigns throughout the year, working in collaboration with other teams across the organisation.

You will work on varied and interesting campaigns including fundraising, health and social care policy, research and dementia support services – enhancing your own knowledge and expertise. It’s a rewarding role both professionally and personally with a company health scheme, generous annual leave allowance and pension scheme, wellbeing programmes and flexibility to work from home.

About you

- Have media, journalism or PR experience
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent understanding of regional media.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills [essential]
- Excellent people skills and be able to work collaboratively with other individuals within the Society to overcome any challenges, achieve results and celebrate success.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Pro-active nature and ability to build successful relationships,
- This is a vital and rewarding role that offers you opportunities to be creative, develop skills and be recognised a trusted expert in regional PR.
- Enhance your skills in multimedia by creating your own videos and photos, with equipment provided, to build packages of engaging content for regional media.
- Use your expert knowledge and skills to advise on media relations and help train and develop spokespeople.

You may have experience of the following: Media Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, PR, Public Relations, Campaign Management, Marcoms, Marketing Communications, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalism, Voluntary Sector etc.

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Starting Salary: £32,019 - £33,526  (£35,703 - £37,210 if based in London)

Contract: 12-month contract, full-time

Location: UK-based/flexible location with potential for remote working

Job Profile

Do you have what it takes to drive proactive and sustained media coverage about our work?

Do you understand the media landscape, particularly regional media?

Are you passionate about using storytelling to bring to life our social justice work and help drive change?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and energetic press officer to join the media team of one of the UK’s largest international development agencies.

Part of one of the world’s largest aid networks (Caritas Internationalis) which has a presence in 193 countries, CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We stand alongside some of the most hard-to-reach communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, working through the Catholic and secular organisations to reach people of all faiths and none and places that others can’t.

We’re a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee, we inspire huge trust among our supporters – which we don’t take for granted – and we’re well known and respected among UK policymakers.

We’re looking for an experienced press officer to take on a varied Media Officer role with a particular focus on building CAFOD’s public profile through regional media outlets, by spotting strong angles for media stories and by crafting compelling creative pitches that hit the right spot for journalists, editors, and producers.

You’ll be tasked with searching for and developing regional media angles across the full range of our work, including our long-term development programmes, our emergency humanitarian response and our contribution to Disasters Emergency Committee appeals, our campaigning, policy and advocacy work and our major annual fundraising initiatives.

You’ll be responsible for teasing out and building creative media pitches to ensure week in, week out we are pitching stories to the biggest regional outlets that resonate for their audiences. You’ll do this by building relationships with colleagues across the organisation and identifying what we need to bring regional stories to life, whether that’s additional research, a local spokesperson or internal data on how local communities have supported our mission to date, working with the Head of Media where necessary to resource these additional needs.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong nose for a story, be proactive about hunting out media opportunities across the full range of our work and will be tenacious about seeing these through until coverage appears.

You’ll have an in-depth knowledge of the regional media landscape across England and Wales and will be comfortable pitching to a range of producers, journalist and editors, have a sense of what makes a good broadcast spokesperson and be comfortable helping colleagues to prepare for media opportunities. International development experience is not essential, but you’ll be able to show a strong interest in our work and be passionate about helping deliver our mission.

CAFOD offers a range of flexible working options and there is the potential for this role to be undertaken on a hybrid basis (working 40% of the time in the office) or to be based at home. At such it is an ideal opportunity for a press officer based outside of London. Interviews to be held on Thursday 21st July online.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying newsworthy media opportunities, crafting and delivering strong broadcast media pitches, and writing press releases, statements and comment pieces which generate maximum impact; ensuring all media pitches and content is repurposed efficiently for our owned digital channels
  • Organising media interviews, briefing materials and supporting the briefing and preparation of spokespeople, including identifying and building the confidence of new spokespeople across the organisation where necessary
  • Building media relationships and contacts across all major broadcast, print and online media outlets, predominantly with a regional focus, but providing surge capacity on national media pitching to the wider media team where necessary
  • Crafting a range of content for our social media channels and ensuring media stories are being designed and pitched with our digital channels in mind from the outset

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams, and achieving good media outcomes in support of our work
  • Building strong relationships with teams across the organisation to gain a full understanding of our work and to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the organisation that might be media-worthy
  • Spotting potential story ideas and developing these, using additional resources if necessary, into compelling media pitches for regional broadcast, print, specialist and online media
  • Helping influence and advise colleagues so information and content is gathered and shared to allow the media team to successfully deliver coverage for the organisation

• Contributing to the successful day to day activity of the media team
  • Working alongside the Head of Media and other media officers to ensure resources are appropriately focused on CAFOD’s agreed media priorities and key moments
  • Providing surge capacity where required to support other media officers’ briefs and working close with teams across the communications department (including digital and creative content colleagues) to ensure media input into overseas content gathering and to help plan other ongoing communications work
  • Engaging with our celebrity Ambassador programme providing creative input and ideas for their involvement in key CAFOD fundraising and campaigning moments
  • Providing input into the multi- channel planning work on content
  • Playing an essential role in the media team and communications team as a whole, ensuring all media coverage is appropriately logged, media databases are kept up to date and helping to ensure essential media team admin is undertaken

Skills and experience

• A nose for a story and a keen insight into news and current affairs
• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces 
• Experience of managing multiple media briefs across different outlets and able to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on several stories
• Strong communication skills, both written (able to produce polished and compelling copy often to tight deadlines and with a good understanding of what works for CAFOD’s digital channels) and verbal (able to be persuasive with pitching media ideas to producers/journalists/media outlets)
• Able to support cross-organisational initiatives integrating corporate objectives into media work and support, motivate and develop staff in understanding what works best for media
• Able to work on issues that are often complex and sensitive to find the best approach for CAFOD’s media engagement

For more information on this vacancy as well as the application process, please visit the CAFOD jobs page.

The Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU) is part of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC). You will play a key role within the Policy and Partnerships team, which incorporates policy, communications, and engagement. The team works on a remote basis with the option to work from London Fire Brigade’s HQ in London. There will be a requirement to come to this office or other locations around the UK on a semi-regular basis for meetings and events. 

The Policy and Partnerships Team within the PPRU work closely with technical fire safety and subject matter experts across wider teams of the PPRU to support and produce/co-produce policy advice, positions and content. Through the timely and clear production of evidence-based advice, our primary objective is to support national policy development, with the aim of improving the safety of the built environment. 

What you will be doing 

The successful candidate will report to the Policy Manager and be responsible for supporting the development of policy advice, positions, and responses to Government around the current landscape of fire and building safety reform resulting from the Grenfell Tower fire. 

The post holder will be part of a team producing policy and communication products for UK FRSs across all areas of fire protection and building safety work.  Responsibilities will include engagement with UK Fire and Rescue Services to ensure that policies and national positions under development enjoy the support of UK FRS and appropriately reflect UK FRS views. 

In addition to working with policy and communications colleagues in the Policy and Partnerships team, you will also work with technical, service delivery, data, and governance colleagues in the PPRU, as well staff from other parts of NFCC. 

The post holder may also be involved with the preparation of research reports, impact assessments, cost benefit analysis of policy options, equality impact assessments, and presentation of data where relevant. 

Who we are looking for  

We are looking for someone with strong writing and analysis skills, with the ability to synthesise large amounts of technical information and translate that into products that are easy for a non-technical audience to grasp. You will bring a positive approach to being part of a team; seeing challenges as a glass half full.

You will have experience in time management and managing multiple tasks at a time.

You will need experience of working in a fast-paced and political environment and of handling high profile issues. 

What you can expect 

We are people centred and focus on creating a positive and engaging working environment. Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that makes you excited; contact us to apply. Send your CV with a supporting covering letter telling us why this job is for you. 

Interview details 

Successful applicants will be contacted for interviews in July 2022. Interviews will include some standard competency based questions and will be accompanied by a written exercise. 

*Please note that applicants will be reviewed (and interviews arranged) from 4th July onwards, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in the role*

Regional Communications Officer- North of UK

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the North of the UK to increase their regional profile.

You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.

The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Communities currently covered by the role include North East, Leeds, Bradford and Hull, although this is subject to review. You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.

Who are we looking for?

Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.

If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
• Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
• Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

• Annual leave – 25 days per annum, plus eight bank holidays and discretional days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time)
• Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
• Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
• Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development 

• Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

To apply

To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.

 CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held w/c Monday 18 July.

Carers NI has a fantastic new opportunity to lead and manage our new Advocacy and Voice Project. You’ll establish forums, organise events and provide support to empower carers from across NI, from a diversity of backgrounds, to have their voices heard, and their lived experiences brought, to the heart of government and the Assembly. You will also be a key member of the Carers NI policy team, contributing to analysis of policy and strategy, developing research, co-ordinating engagement with partners, supporting campaigns and representing Carers NI nationally and locally.

Home based / flexible / remote with the possibility of future hybrid working

Full-time (secondments will be considered) / fixed-term for one year with potential extension if funding becomes available

About you

This role requires a broad range of skills in engaging with others and communicating at all levels. You will have excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills, self-motivation and attention to detail. You will have an understanding of the issues facing unpaid carers and their families and of the current Northern Ireland political system.

The role will particularly suit a proactive individual who enjoys working with people and creating successful networks, can multi task and who can represent the charity to partners across all sectors, civil servants and politicians. 

In return, we can offer you a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Northern Ireland.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard. 

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is 12pm Wednesday 20 July 2022

Interview dates currently scheduled for w/c 25 July 2022

The Talent Set are thrilled to be working with RNID to find their new PR and Communications Lead.

RNID operate a fully remote working model, with no core working hours (although naturally this team will need to reflect the UK press functionality), so you can be based from anywhere in the UK!

RNID is working daily to make life more inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus. The organisation has been through a complete transformation, while building on the best of their past. They’ve returned to their former, much-loved name, become wholly remote working, and established a new strategy, focused on reaching the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. They are creating a radically different culture which is externally focused, curious, evidence-based, deliberate, agile and future orientated.

The PR & Communications Lead will be a strategic and hands-on leader who will help the organisation massively increase their reach as a key to meeting their strategic aims.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and drive our media strategy, positioning our charity to lead national media conversations about our ground-breaking work and campaigns
• Work closely with Marketing and Brand colleagues to plan and deliver integrated campaigns to optimise reach and impact
• Work across teams at the planning and delivery stages to make sure our campaigns will be newsworthy and work for the media
• Build relationships with key contacts in the media (editors, journalists, and producers)
• Oversee the social media team, ensuring our social media strategy and plans are aligned with our wider communication strategy, and that our social media channels and PR work strongly together and are fast to respond, while always in line with our tone of voice
• Optimise our use of case studies, by supporting the PR and Stories Manager to ensure we have effective systems to identify, create and sell in the most compelling stories

Person specification:

• An experienced media and PR manager, adept at working in fast-changing situations to generate high quality, impactful media coverage on a range of issues.
• You have a strategic media outlook but are also still excited and energised by getting on the phone to journalists and selling a great story in, or crafting a compelling press release.
• You understand how social media works, and how it links in with our PR work as well as brand, fundraising and campaigning.
• You have great interpersonal skills that allow you to influence internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• You are values-led in how you work with colleagues, particularly as a line manager, and enjoy building a shared purpose and culture within your team and wider.
• You care about social justice and are passionate about getting the voices of people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus heard by the public and those with the power to make change.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note any third-party CVs submitted to RNID will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.

This is a part-time position for three days a week with a commitment of one year and the possibility of extension and a potential permanent position beyond then. The position reports to the Communications Director and can be done remotely, within European and Middle Eastern time zones preferred.

Application Deadline: 25 July 2022

About Us

The Syria Campaign is a small, fast-moving and powerful human rights organisation that has impact through stories, news and campaigns. We work to support Syria’s human rights activists  in the struggle for freedom, justice and democracy, partnering with civil society groups inside and outside the country.

Eleven years since the Syrian people took to the streets to demand freedom and democracy, there are still millions of civilians at risk of military attacks, hundreds of thousands of people remain illegally detained and disappeared, and there has been no accountability for the victims and survivors. The Syria Campaign works to keep Syria in the international spotlight to increase the cost of attacks on civilians, help build the power of civil society, advocate for a vision of real peace and justice and build international solidarity with the Syrian people.

We’ve raised the profile of Syrian groups such as the White Helmets rescue workers, helping secure them millions of dollars to continue their life-saving work and making them famous around the world. We’ve supported the Families for Freedom, a women-led movement of the families of the disappeared in Syria, to ensure their demands are heard. We work with dozens of partners across Syria who trust us deeply. Syria is full of heroes and we’re privileged enough to work with them.

We have to fight hard to make sure the issues that matter to us and our partners get the focus and support they need. We refuse to let Syria disappear from the attention of the world, and we will work until we see justice served. The media manager will play a key role in helping The Syria Campaign tell stories that stop the heart and move the mind.

We want an ambitious, creative storyteller to join our small Syrian and international team.

What you’ll be responsible for

Obsessively searching for stories generating ideas and looking for new ways to engage the media. Working with our partners to identify human interest stories and explore creative ways to tell them across traditional media and digital, as well as pitching to mainstream and digital media to secure coverage.

Support TSC media plans around campaigns, partners activity or specific events, which includes drafting press releases, opinion pieces and feature stories to be published in international media.

Building relationships with traditional and digital international media and connecting them with human rights activists and civilians in Syria to get their voices heard.

Developing ideas for creative communications tactics and digital campaigns that see our followers and engagement soar.

Training and supporting partners and civil society spokespeople to engage with  digital, broadcast and print media channels.

Qualifications

We’re looking for an all-star member of the team, someone with creative flair and a nose for news.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A proven track record delivering digital or media campaigns that have impact
• A proven track record of securing and generating media coverage across a wide range of channels including traditional and digital and broadcast media outlets
• A strong network of international media contacts across news and features in traditional and digital media – contacts with regional media (MENA) is a plus
• A strong news sense and ability to tell a story visually
• A strong writer with experience of drafting press releases, blogs op-eds and formulating powerful key messages
• Experience pitching news and feature stories to editors and collaborating with media to tell stories
• Experience using content management systems,
• Experience creating creative content for social media
• Strong written English across a variety of formats [social, news, features]
• Experience developing video scripts
• Commitment to a free and democratic future for Syria and human rights
• Proven ability to work on a remote and global team
• Ability to speak Arabic desirable

The Deal

The Syria Campaign is committed to making sure everyone on the team is happy, productive and motivated. Here’s how we do that:

Salary is competitive and in line with international organisations.

The job is remote and can be done anywhere in European or Middle Eastern time zones. We have team members in New York, Berlin, the UK, Turkey, and Morocco and provide you with a space in a co-working office wherever you are based. We have full staff retreats every year to keep us connected.

We provide budget, time and support for your professional development.

We give 25 days of leave a year, public holidays and discretionary break over the end of year holidays. We offer family friendly parental leave policies.

We are an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. We do not and will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, nationality or citizenship, gender expression or identity, religion, economic background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are seeking a proactive Editorial Assistant to support the team and take charge of key steps of the publishing process across some of the Portland Press research journals.

In this role, you will quality-assure journal submissions and administer the peer-review process. With a focus on researcher service, you will communicate with authors, reviewers and editors to answer questions and resolve any difficulties they might have in using the online manuscript system.

You will build strong relationships with the scientific community, and with Editorial Boards of the titles in particular. Using your initiative, you will maintain and improve the editorial system and manage assignment of manuscript duties to Editorial Board members (and/or external suppliers where needed). You will be working in close alignment with the Managing Editor and Commissioning Editor to deliver on publishing targets and help develop the content strategy for each research journal. Building up knowledge of editorial workflows, publishing policy and technology, you will also suggest improvements to departmental processes and procedures, and drive first-class author, reviewer and editor service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 8th July 2022

“Please note that interviews will be virtual”.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below. It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter.

This is because the Society is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies to support staff from different backgrounds.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Our recent projects include undertaking emergency evacuations near the front line in Ukraine, humanitarian aid deliveries in hard-to-reach areas in Ukraine, Syria, Turkey, Greece and France and supporting an education centre for Syrian refugee children in Jordan. All of which represent hundreds of interesting and important stories which we’d like your help in sharing with our audience. 

Our unique way of operating via an online shop, allows the public to purchase aid directly for refugees in need, reducing costs, timescales and supporting local economies.

We’re looking for a creative and self-motivated individual with a diverse skill set to join our small but mighty team. The individual will be responsible for planning and designing engaging content for our social channels and running end-to-end campaigns in order to grow our following and engagement and increase donations. As a charity, free marketing channels such as social media, press and email are some of our main focuses and revenue drivers. We’re looking for someone who lives, eats and breathes social media, has an eye for design, can edit videos and is passionate about educating the public about the refugee crisis. 

This is a dynamic role which will involve working with a close knit team and gaining exposure to all areas of the charity’s operations and may involve occasional international travel to our project locations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing our social channels, growing our digital audience and visibility and retaining and reengaging our existing following.

• Using new and existing marketing channels to reach a greater audience and encourage more donations.

• Marketing our online aid shop to increase awareness and revenue and encourage repeat purchases/subscriptions.

• Exploring new content channels on new and existing platforms such as TikTok and Instagram reels.

• Obtaining and/or writing engaging stories for our blog which can also be shared via email and social media.

• Developing and executing fundraising campaigns.

• Generating income for the charity via a variety of income streams such as grants, sponsorships, partnerships, fundraisers etc.

• Crafting press releases and liaising with local, national and international press to give quotes and gain coverage.

• Designing marketing materials for use on and offline including social media posts, campaign material, signage, posters, leaflets etc.

• Update, analyse and optimise our website.

• Collaborate with other team members to ensure smooth running of campaigns.

Experience:

• 1-3 years experience of planning and producing a schedule of engaging content for use on a variety of different social media platforms.

• Proven record in growing social media following and engagement.

• Designing clear and attention-grabbing imagery for use on a variety of different marketing channels.

• 1-3 years experience running marketing campaigns in order to generate revenue - ideally for a charity or non-profit organisation. 

• Experience writing compelling press releases and working with local, national and international press to gain coverage - desirable.

• A previous role within the non-profit sector and/or knowledge of the refugee crisis - desirable.

• Experience working with partners from different countries and cultures and dealing with sensitive personal stories or information - desirable.

Skills:

• Crafting engaging, written content in the form of blog entries, emails, website content and social media captions.

• An eye for design - the ability to identify captivating photography with good composition and use online design programmes to produce imagery to accompany our campaigns.

• A self-starter and motivated person who is able to proactively identify new opportunities and has the confidence to pursue them.

• An interest in geopolitics and learning more about the complex factors and nuances which play into the refugee crisis as well as an empathetic approach and genuine desire to help others.

• Flexible and collaborative in your working approach.

In return, you’ll work as part of a fun, flexible team of people with shared motivations and interests. You’ll gain exposure to the workings of a charitable organisation and have ownership over your own campaigns - directly seeing your impact first hand.

You’ll be entitled to 28 days annual leave per year, which increases one day with each year of service. The position is on a remote basis but with the opportunity for some travel to both our head office in Tonbridge, Kent and internationally to the location of our projects.

To apply, please attach a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role.

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Community Fundraiser (West Midlands) for a health related charity.

Working closely with the Head of Region, you will build and develop fundraising relationships in the community to deliver the fundraising strategy and increase income. You will also:

• Build and maintain strong fundraising relationships to the organisation's community supporters
• Provide fundraising support to local branches of companies supporting the organisation at a regional or national level
• Identify, research and form new fundraising groups in the community
• Build relationships with local media including press, radio and digital
• Promote and organise the organisation's key campaigns at a local level

Our client is looking for a Community Fundraiser who has experience in raising funds in a community setting whether paid or in a voluntary basis. You will also have:

• Awareness of how to motivate and support volunteers, supporters, etc.
• Able to provide good stewardship to supporters
• Has worked as part of the team
• Good communication and presentation skills

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is a membership organisation and the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service.

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, NFCC has engaged closely with Government and other key stakeholders on improvements to building safety regulations. Our Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU) provides the link between fire and rescue services and Government by representing the collective views and expert technical advice of fire and rescue services.

Within the PPRU, the Policy and Partnerships team leads on policy and communications on fire protection and building safety matters. We work closely with technical fire safety and subject matter experts across the PPRU. 

What you will be doing 

You will support the Communications Manager in delivering a programme of effective and meaningful communications on fire protection and building safety matters, in line with the PPRU Communications Strategy.

Your role will focus on: 

• Planning, sourcing content, writing, editing, and issuing the fortnightly communications newsletter, and contributing to other NFCC newsletters.

• Proactively monitoring external media, social media, political and stakeholder developments, and sharing relevant updates and summaries with the team.

• Planning and delivering webinars and face-to-face workshops, forums, roundtables, and other engagement activities.

• Providing communications support on key projects and workstreams, e.g. drafting website copy, press releases, social media posts, and external letters.

• Helping to develop and maintain key communications and stakeholder tools and trackers.

Who are we looking for?  

We’re looking for a creative communications and engagement professional with a flair for writing and a keen eye for detail.

Our work involves communicating technical and regulatory information to a wide range of audiences, so you should have the ability to translate complex information into accessible plain English.

You will be an effective organiser, with great planning skills and some experience in organising events.

You’ll be digitally savvy, with experience in social media, writing online content, and in using newsletter software (or other web-based marketing automation service). Some experience in using desktop publishing and/or video editing is also desirable.

Our work is fast paced, so you’ll be accustomed to working to tight deadlines driven by political and media developments. You’ll be effective at managing and prioritising your own workload. 

You’ll have some political awareness and understanding of how Parliament works, which will be key for monitoring media and political developments. 

We work closely as a team, and with colleagues across the NFCC, so you will be collaborative in your approach. 

What you can expect from us 

We’re a people-centred organisation, focussed on creating a positive and engaging working environment for all our team members.

Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.

• Team: Communications
• Salary: 30000
• Location: Flexible. This role will be required to travel to our London HQ at least once a month, but can work flexibly as per Bite Back 2030’s hybrid working policy.

About Bite Back 2030 

Be part of the creative and agile team behind Bite Back 2030’s exceptional teenage activists. Join us as our new Communications Manager and contribute to a 10-year journey to help make the food system healthier and fairer and achieve our goal of halving childhood obesity by 2030.

We believe young people are the key voice in driving this change in our food system, and are growing a movement of young people to raise their voice and drive impact. In the past two years, our National Youth Board — including incredible campaigners like Christina and Dev — have won campaigns to extend free school meals during the holiday, end junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV, and to improve the quality of school food. 

Biteback is strongly committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking a new Communications Manager to drive our ambitious communications plans as we scale our movement across the country. 

The Communications Manager will report to our Senior Communications Manager and be responsible for leading on direct communications campaigns, and supporting a range of internal and external communications across our growing organisation. 

Key responsibilities and outcomes

The Communications Manager will have an eye for detail and deliver communications which inspire audiences to take action. Key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and deliver direct communications campaigns, which connect external audiences with our core aims, inspiring them to play their part in transforming food systems to protect child health

• Work closely with the Senior Communications Manager to support media engagement activity, including creating press releases, developing key lines/responses and compiling briefing documents

• Provide support and guidance to teams across Bite Back to create powerful written materials which are on-brand and on-message, including presentations, promotional information and training resources

• Take a leading role on producing internal communications at our growing organisation, working closely with our People and Alumni Manager to make sure all staff are well-informed and engaged with activity taking place across the country 

• Provide ongoing management of our internal newsletter for staff, Youth Board members and Trustees, coordinating exciting content on a weekly basis that brings us closer together as one team, celebrates successes and sparks action

• Work as part of a team to support the delivery of events

Application deadline: 9 am, Wednesday 13 July 

Interview date: Interviews will take place online, w/c 25 July