Prospectus is delighted to be working with B Lab Global to recruit a Product Marketing Manager who will design, develop and execute cross-channel marketing strategies and campaigns that grow product awareness and adoption. B Lab Global is a global organisation working to transform the economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. They are a leader in economic systems change and have a global network that creates standards, policies and tools for businesses who are leading the way. B Lab Global works with B Lab and Sistema B Global Network partners across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Australia and New Zealand.

The overall purpose of this role is to lead and manage campaigns for global products, starting with their newest impact management solution, that has already engaged thousands of companies in over 100 countries since its launch in January. You will collaborate with global teams to deploy strategies that fit, engage and retain customers, advice and support on the execution of marketing campaigns and manage relationship with key partners. The key global products that you will focus on include; the recently launched SDG Action Manager (an impact management solution that enables business to take steps towards sustainable goals), B Movement Builders (a coalition of publicly-traded multi-nationals committing to stakeholder capitalism) and B Analytics (our business intelligence tool).

To be successful as a Product Marketing Manager, you will be comfortable operating in a highly matrixed global organisation, have proven experience working on digital product marketing and the ability to make improvements after analysing user insights. You will have a creative and entrepreneurial mindset, the ability to oversee projects against timelines and budgets and a strong understanding of the agile product development life cycle.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Department: Customer Journey

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

We’re looking for an experienced and inclusive problem-solver, with lots of experience of product design, to lead our Product Design community at Citizens Advice. You’ll lead a multi-level team of Product Designers working across the organisation, collectively delivering a sustainable, user-led approach to advice. The team is at the heart of the organisation’s ambition to deliver our vision for 2022.

We’re growing fast, and today, we have 7 multidisciplinary product teams in our London office, split across four areas: public advice, adviser-facing services, platforms, and funded programmes.

What we mean when we say ‘Product Design’

In Customer Journey we often design digital products, but we’re not limited to digital. Our Product Designers designs products, touchpoints, and services. We break Product  Design down to 4 aspects of design:

• User Experience (UX) Design?—?how a thing feels
• Interaction Design?—?how a thing behaves
• User Interface Design?—?how a thing looks
• Information Architecture?—?how a thing is structured

You’ll lead the practice of product design across all of these areas, solving difficult design problems and working on things that really matter. You’ll bring your team onboard with ideas, and coordinate design activities across multiple products to enable a clear and unified user experience. 

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the right conditions for designers to work effectively. You’ll set design direction, assure the quality of design delivery across teams, and make sure we design with all users in mind. You’ll be an ally and mentor to other designers who will learn from your skills and experience.

You’ll provide leadership and coaching to the Product Design community, ensuring the team work collaboratively and consistently across all products and platforms. You will help us meet our mission by discovering new ways of approaching (and solving) complex problems and concepts, across the full breadth of product design.

Everyone is welcome at Citizens Advice. We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work flexibly, or part-time, we’ll facilitate this — whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. Several of our leadership team work 4 days a week, and we all work from home regularly.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

Business Intelligence Lead

Nature needs you. We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Intelligence Lead to champion and lead a business intelligence and analytics strategy. As the largest nature conservation charity in the UK with over 1.2 million members, the organisation makes a real difference to the world we live in and they can’t do that without great people. 

We're in curious times for which we need people with curiosity, who like to dig a bit deeper, have a strong focus to shape a better world and with a side hustle of needing to do something different with their work time.

Maybe you've felt you want to make the right contribution to the world in some way? If this is you, and you love data, or what it can tell us about the everyday decisions we make to help nature, then your curiosity is needed by our client in a delivery focused team with a strategic appetite to create richer business intelligence resources for the whole organisation.

Our client invites you to join us at the largest technical team in conservation.

Position: Business Intelligence Lead

Location: Flexible, but with regular visits to HQ, Sandy, Bedfordshire

Salary: £34,643 - £38,632

Hours: 37.5 full-time, permeant

Benefits: Flexible working, 26 Days Annual Leave, Free access to our reserves, up to 20% discount off retail items in our shops. Free access to a confidential Employee Assistance programme that provides support and advice around financial, physical and mental health wellbeing. A substantial Learning and Development offer.

Closing date: 10th October

Interviews commencing week beginning: 19th October

About the Role

Working closely with technical and non-technical leads, analysts, users and suppliers, the Business Intelligence Lead will significantly champion and lead a business intelligence and analytics strategy that is fit for purpose across data sets which include but not limited to membership, volunteer and supporter management, marketing, fundraising, conservation, web and social media, finance, HR and other workforce systems.

About You

As Business Intelligence Lead you will build relationship with users and technical specialists to design and deliver a roadmap for the business intelligence that reflects the functional and strategic needs of the organisation.

You will have:

• The ability to evaluate existing service provision, keeping abreast of feedback and new developments to ensure appropriate developments and solutions to enhance and maximise service quality, efficiency and continuity
• Significant operational and /or technical knowledge data sciences, advanced excel, analytics platforms such as PowerBI, Business Objects, Cubes, SASS, R, Python, SQL or a combination of these.
• Experience working as a project manager, commissioning and overseeing delivery of substantial or complex work completed by other teams including Data Development, Data Operations & Technology Services and exposure to AGILE working.
• Application of in-depth knowledge and experience of business intelligence to provide advice/guidance to others or to address significant problems, some of which will be multi-disciplinary in nature.
• Experience of working with and influencing senior management.
• Experience of developing innovative ideas and potential solutions for further development

Other role you may have experience of could include: Digital Projects, Digital Project, Product Owner, Digital Product, Agile, Agile Team, Digital Project Lead, Digital Product Lead, Digital Coordinator, Junior Product Owner, Digital Product Owner, Digital Product Specialist, PowerBI, Business Objects, Cubes, SASS, R, Python, SQL.

Would you like to make a difference and work for an outstanding charity committed to building and strengthening families?

Chief Executive Officer

Full time, permanent

Based in Reading

Salary circa £90k pa plus local government pension scheme

PACT is an amazing charity providing adoption and family support services which help hundreds of families every year. PACT is a values driven organisation, where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children, vulnerable women and families.

Our CEO Jan Fishwick OBE, who has been an outstandingly successful leader for 13 years, is planning to retire early in 2021 and so we are seeking a new leader to take PACT forward as we enter our next phase of growth and development. You will be supported in your work by a talented and committed senior management team, Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers.

To succeed in this role, you will be an inspiring, collaborative and creative leader. Ideally, you should bring a proven track record of strategic leadership and leadership skills together with experience in business development and organic change, corporate governance and finance and have knowledge of the voluntary sector.  An understanding of the development of digitizing products to maximise digital innovation would be an advantage.

This is a challenging and very exciting role with enormous potential for the right person to extend both the reach and the range of our services.  If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about our work we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: noon, Wednesday 30th September 2020

Initial interviews: week commencing 12th October 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Swindon Therapy Centre is seeking an exceptional individual for the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer. The ideal candidate will bring a robust understanding of leading a service delivery organisation, a strategic approach and the ability to motivate, lead and inspire the Centre’s team through a period of growth and change.

This role offers a real opportunity to make a significant difference to the Centre’s future development, and to ability of local people living with MS and other neurological conditions to live their best life.

We are rightly proud of how we have grown from a small self-help group in 1981 to an established charity operating from recently expanded premises where we provide therapy, treatment, support, advice, and counselling. Yet we are only reaching a tiny fraction of those who would benefit from our services locally.

The new CEO will play a pivotal role in enabling us to widen our reach, including by using networking and partnership working skills to form strategic links with the primary healthcare sector and by taking an innovative approach to delivering services virtually. Your ability to establish robust measurements to demonstrate the value of our work will help to build compelling proposals to funders and commissioners, thereby building a sustainable platform for growth.

We are unashamedly ambitious and excited about the next phase of our development. To make these ambitions a reality will require a candidate with the right blend of vision, empathy and passion combined with the capability to identify and seize opportunities.

Inevitably, with growth comes change, both operationally and culturally. Success will depend on your ability to articulate an engaging vision and to inspire and lead the team with a shared sense of purpose where each individual feels enabled to perform to the best of their ability.

The ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate substantial senior operational management experience, preferably at Chief Executive or General Manager level;
• Have a proven track record in developing and delivering effective, high impact strategic plans and translating these into operational goals/targets;
• Have previously worked in a service delivery area, preferably in the voluntary sector;
• Be a strong and inspirational leader and team player, with experience of successfully managing and communicating organisational change;
• Be experienced in people management processes and leading teams;
• Have knowledge of charitable governance and experience of working closely with Trustees or non-executive Boards;
• A good understanding of budgeting and financial controls;
• Have experience of developing and using management information to aid decision making;
• Have a proven track record of generating income through fundraising, grant applications and/or tendering.

Additional Requirements: To hold a full driving license and own transport, or other means of being able to travel independently.

Interested? To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter detailing what attracts you to the role and why you are a strong candidate. We look forward to hearing from you!

Interview date: Interviews to be held in Swindon (with social distancing measures) in early/mid October.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 5th October

Job Title:  Chief Executive

Hours:  Part-Time, 24 hours per week

Salary:  Circa £50K Actual Salary (FTE £73K)

Location:  London

The British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) is a national charity and one of the UK’s leading training providers and membership bodies for people working in intensive psychoanalytical psychotherapy, Jungian analysis and child and adolescent psychotherapy.  They have around 400 qualified members and 150 trainee members.  The organisation is a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council, through which their members are registered to practice.

Based in London, with a dedicated and experienced staff team, the charity has an excellent reputation and offers an impressive range of educational, training and professional support programmes and benefits for aspiring and experienced psychotherapists who wish to specialise in intensive analytic therapies.

The charity is now seeking to appoint a dedicated and ambitious Chief Executive to work with the Board to ensure sound governance and strategic development of the charity, including consolidating a financial turnaround of the organisation. The Chief Executive will lead the organisation into a new, exciting stage of development – including expansion of education/training programmes and new membership and income growth - whilst also providing overall leadership of the charity’s staff and day-to-day operations.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• At least five years’ relevant experience at senior level in a similar organisation or related field
• Strong financial and commercial acumen
• Experience of working with and supporting a Board of Trustees
• Proven track record of developing and implementing effective strategic and business development plans
• Experience of motivating and getting results through a senior team
• Good knowledge of modern marketing, PR and income development methods
• Strong presentation and influencing skills
• Degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject e.g. business, psychology, health, HR

The post holder will be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial and innovative individual with excellent communication skills who is adept at building lasting relationships both internally and externally. 

You will be resilient, forward thinking and demonstrate strong influencing skills at all levels. A true belief in the ethos of the charity and the services they offer is essential, as well as a passion to promote equality and diversity in management and service delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual and if you feel you have the skills and ability to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your CV with a supporting statement, to Jenny Warner, Managing Director of Charisma Charity Recruitment quoting our reference JO2773.

Closing date for applications: 5pm on Friday 25 September 2020

Interview Date: mid October TBC

A great opportunity has arisen for a Digital Officer in order to support the day-to-day management of charity s internal and external digital content and assets, helping to increase the charity s reputation.

This will be a temporary role for 3 months.

Please apply ASAP!

Key Responsibilities will include:

Writing and editing web-based information, news and blogs that are appropriate for the charity audiences needs, within brand and tone of voice guidelines, and optimised for search
Copy-editing web content submitted and maintained by colleagues across the organisation
Managing the charity s image library to enhance our digital content
Producing a monthly internal staff e-newsletter
Liaise with third party suppliers and services to support the delivery of multimedia and other digital communications products.
Providing ad hoc marketing support, including production of marketing graphics for use across digital and offline channels, as directed by the Communications and Digital Manager
Reporting regularly on content performance using Google Analytics, metrics from social channels and other tools

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:

Experience of maintaining a website on a day-to-day basis
Copy-writing / editing experience, with the ability to tailor writing to different audiences and mediums and with excellent proof reading skills and an ability to fact check
Experience creating / managing the development of multimedia content (such as video or interactive tools) and evaluating its impact
Experience of producing detailed web analytics reports, and ability to interpret the statistics to understand trends, strengths and weaknesses
Experience of developing or contributing to the development of effective content plans based on audience needs and interests and external hooks
Social media expertise, with direct experience of using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to maximise reach of content
An understanding of the theory and practice of SEO and online advertising tools including Google AdWords
Excellent time management and project planning skills and ability to work effectively with close attention to detail, under pressure and without close supervision
An ability to maintain accurate records and develop processes in order to keep on top of both regular and long-term tasks
Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team, with colleagues across an organisation and with external contacts
An understanding of and empathy for the issues and barriers faced by single parent families, and an ability to interact sensitively with single parent stakeholders

Do you want to join The Eve Appeal as our new Public Fundraising Officer? 

The Eve Appeal is the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

In this role, you will focus on delivering an exceptional supporter experience – deepening relationships and maximising overall value – across a range of supporters. This role works across Individual Giving (including In Memory and Legacy), Community fundraising and Sporting Events & Challenges. This is an incredible opportunity to develop/strengthen a strong understanding of best practice across these disciplines.

This is a new role with plenty of room for flex and to make it your own to maximise impact. We have a strong public fundraising programme – responsible for nearly two thirds of our income, and this is an exciting time to come on board and build on our success and grow and future-proof the programme.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a culture open to change and new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to fundraising best practice which will greatly aid your development as a fundraiser.

This role could suit a proven Public Fundraising/Direct Marketing Officer, someone looking to take their first step up to Officer-level or someone with transferrable skills looking to make the step into fundraising in the charity sector.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We would welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please review the full job description and person specification and then click Apply and send us your CV with covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role.

Marketing Officer

(ref: SUS2999)

£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week – permanent contract - based in central Bristol

As part of the UK-wide marketing team this exciting role will support the development and delivery of innovative marketing campaigns and plans to promote walking and cycling and get more people involved in supporting our work.

You will use your excellent marketing and communications skills to build awareness of the Sustrans brand and drive support for our work and activities. A focus of this role will be to engage people in using and enjoying the National Cycle Network, a network of walking and cycling routes across the UK.  Working across a broad range of channels, you will reach and engage target audiences with a focus on digital channels such as content, social and email alongside working with partners to extend our reach to new audiences.

You will have experience of working in a results-driven B2C marketing role as part of a marketing team and of creating audience-focused content, of planning delivering and reporting on multi-channel marketing campaigns, and building good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will also have good writing, editing and proof reading skills, be well organised with a good working knowledge of digital marketing principles and best practice, a high level of IT and digital literacy and be committed to the promotion of the Sustrans cause.  

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 7 October 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom on Wednesday 21 October and Thursday 22 October 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

An exciting new role for the charity, EDT’s Digital Transformation Officer will take a fundamental role in the optimisation and digitisation across the organisation to support young people with both online and face-to-face activities. Using creative and forward thinking and a passion for digital tools, the post holder will help improve the lives of young people, regardless of their background.

Location is flexible, around one of our offices (Southampton, Welwyn Garden City, Plymouth, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow).

Responsibilities include:

Operations and Project Management

• Agree annual budget with Finance Manager and be accountable for delivering successfully against that budget, with a focus on cost control and value for money
• Regular financial and operational reporting
• Project manage digital projects and ensure relationships with external stakeholders, staff and audiences are all managed effectively, i.e. requirements captured or challenged where necessary, delivery of robust, reliable solutions against clear expectations
• Train staff on new digital solutions to ensure the transformational change is embedded
• Maintain development environments and manage change requests

Technology Platform for online experiences

• Build recommendations and fully costed solutions meeting the charities aims whilst keeping within the tight constraints of a charity’s support costs.
• Implement and manage technology solution/s (with suppliers) and to engage stakeholders and ensure ease and reliability of access to engage with EDT
• Ensure the charity is receiving the best cost solutions using discounts and negotiated deals where possible.
• Identify, recommend and source other products to support the user experience while maintaining safeguarding.

Website Improvement

• Optimise, develop and co-ordinate our website aligned to new messaging and branding and learning management system/online member hub
• Work cross team to create a digital community which supports stakeholder experiences, helps young people take part and stay connected and promotes the work we do

Risk management and policy compliance

• Review and update the ICT policy, ensuring it is aligned to GDPR policy. Input into GDPR Policy for the ICT technical aspects
• In line with rules agreed with GDPR Lead, undertake regular data cleansing and where possible automate
• Use knowledge of Safeguarding policy and awareness of safeguarding issues to build in the relevant controls and safeguards into the digital solutions, website and other systems
• Promote IT safety and policy compliance (IT, GDPR) culture amongst users to protect the charity and its stakeholders

Continuous improvement- On-going review of processes

• Maintain a good working knowledge of the full range of EDT programmes, activities and accreditations
• Critically review the use of systems (Website CMS, CRM, LMS, bespoke applications) and collaboration and communication tools (Teams, Skype…) for maximal efficiency and integration
• Identify improvements to achieve the charity’s vision and collaborate with others to implement these
• Work alongside marketing team to ensure continuity of student, sponsor and supporter experiences
• Where appropriate, work with other teams to ensure proper use and update of systems
• Keep on top of innovative ways to present EDT content, proposing and implementing with changing digital trends. Turn insight into real actions and solutions

Competencies - Attributes - Skills

• Preference of IT Degree or completed Apprenticeship programme in IT - able to demonstrate strong technical skills
• Agile thinker who embraces change and its opportunities and is willing to learn and adapt in response
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work co-operatively and confidently with colleagues and other stakeholders
• Ability to work to deadlines, plan workload and demonstrate effective time management 
• Energetic and committed with a clear focus on achieving results
• Professional and proactive, with a real pride in quality of work
• Positive and resilient attitude
• Adaptable and flexible
• Ability to be an engaging and inspiring ambassador for EDT
• Experience relevant to charity/third sector/youth sector
• Excellent knowledge in identifying suitable products, and building lasting partnerships with our key suppliers
• Significant experience of website development and optimisation
• Experience of Learning Management Systems, Microsoft Dynamics or other CRM systems and user experience models
• Successful project management experience involving IT and non-IT personnel- essential
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Knowledge of CSS and javascript an advantage

Special conditions

• The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced DBS/PVB check and should hold a clean driving licence
• The post holder will be required to attend meetings and to travel offsite, possible involving overnight stays.

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK)

Senior Media Officer

BASE LOCATION: London, UK

REPORTING TO: Media Manager

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

Islamic Relief:

Islamic Relief is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by a group of medical doctors and activists. Established in response to the widespread famine in Africa, Islamic Relief has grown to become one of the world’s largest Muslim INGOs with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide.

Since 1984, Islamic Relief has saved and transformed the lives of over 110 million people. By responding to disasters, rebuilding lives and preparing people in case disaster strikes, we save lives before they are lost. In addition to providing disaster and emergency responses, we also promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. Islamic Relief is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and an implementing partner for DFID, ECHO, the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR.

PURPOSE OF DIVISION (IRUK):

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) that is part of Islamic Relief Worldwide. IRUK’s focus is strengthening effective funding, mobilising for change through advocacy and awareness-raising, and strengthening programme development and delivery. IRUK works with various partners and institutions, from governments, non-governmental organisations and local authorities to grassroots communities.

PURPOSE OF DEPARTMENT (Communications & Creative Content):

The role of the Communications & Creative Content Department is to provide strategic and operational leadership to Islamic Relief UK in the areas of media, advocacy, internal comms and creative content. There is a focus on all internal and external communications and reputation management.

The Department also works in partnership with other Islamic Relief departments to provide creative content and communications expertise ensuring that high quality information, material and resources are delivered and sustained to support and promote our work on advocacy, fundraising and programme work.

JOB PURPOSE:

To promote Islamic Relief’s work and concerns to the UK media through relationship building with key journalists, responding to media enquiries, issuing press releases and other information, and pitching and placing news stories and features. To project manage selected media events (e.g. press conferences) and projects (e.g. fundraising campaigns and products), working across teams.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Nationally and internationally-based print, digital and broadcast journalists, producers, bloggers, film-makers, photographers and freelancers, working for UK-based print, broadcast and online news outlets, including newswires
• Media Manager and advocacy team within the Communications & Creative Content Department
• Colleagues in the Marketing and Fundraising departments, including social media/digital engagement staff
• Media, communications and programme contacts at Islamic Relief Worldwide, Partner Officers, Field Offices and partners

SCOPE AND AUTHORITY

Scope of the Role:

Reporting to the Media Manager, the Senior Media Officer is responsible for promoting Islamic Relief’s work and concerns to the UK media through relationship building with key

journalists, responding to media enquiries, issuing press releases and other information,

pitching and placing news stories and features. Some day-to-day editorial and content decisions rest with the job holder, with a degree of initiative and independence expected, but particularly

sensitive or major strategic issues are referred to the Media Manager or the Head of

Communications & Creative Content. The post holder will work closely with the Media Manager to develop media and PR strategies and plans and to provide media advice and general assistance to staff at all levels.

Responsibility for Resources:

The post-holder will be responsible for managing a small budget and reporting on planned and actual expenditure (although overall responsibility for the budget rests with the Media Manager).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The post holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with
Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of
his/her colleagues and staff. The following are the main responsibilities that the role holder will
be accountable for:

1. Establish and maintain relationships with key journalists

• Develop a plan for contacting journalists/editors/broadcasters
• Attend IBT briefings and other media networking events in order to establish relationships with journalists
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key journalists and broadcasters to facilitate strong coverage
• Act as first point of contact or referral for media enquiries, ensuring a prompt and professional response
• Proactively sell in stories to journalists and broadcasters; and react to enquiries and breaking news
• Travel as required to accompany media and celebrity field visits.

2. Deliver media plans in order to promote the work of Islamic Relief

• Support the Media Manager to develop and implement a media strategy to ensure good PR for Islamic Relief’s programme, fundraising, marketing, volunteering, and campaigning work and advocacy messaging
• Assist in the development of an annual media plan, aligned with the communications strategy and organisational strategic objectives
• Work with colleagues to manage the media budget, including regular review against planned activity and reforecasting
• Proactively seek means of raising the profile of Islamic Relief, including working with celebrities and influencers to promote the organisation’s work
• Gather stories and background information as required to support media relations needs
• Research and write press releases, media briefings, articles for publication, Q&As, key messages and position statements
• Organise press conferences and other media events as required
• Ensure a prompt and effective media response to humanitarian emergencies, including working in the press office of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) during DEC humanitarian appeals
• Write and submit award applications and manage any PR coverage achieved as a result
• Work with the Media Manager to secure communications partnerships, such as UK Aid Match applications.

3. Create media lists and monitor press coverage

• Contribute to the maintenance of media contacts databases and target lists
• Monitor key media to identify opportunities for positive coverage and any negative coverage requiring rebuttal
• On a rota with other members of the IRUK and IRW media teams, produce a daily press cuttings report
• Contribute to the monitoring of media coverage, and reviewing the best way to quantify the impact of media activity.

4. Provide media briefings to spokespeople

• Establish strong relationships with spokespeople to identify regular media opportunities
• Assist in the media training of key staff and volunteers acting as spokespeople
• Brief spokespeople as required for media interviews.

5. To support the wider work of the Media team and organisation

• To travel within the UK as required to deliver key events and to be able to travel internationally if required
• Carry out due diligence of potential speakers/celebs/performers in order to help protect the reputation of the organisation
• Comply with all organisational policies and practices.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty that is consistent with the job and its level of responsibility, as and when required by management.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and empathy with the Islamic values and principles as well as commitment to Islamic Relief’s vision, mission and values.

Essential

Experience

• Experience of working as a Press Officer in a busy newsroom
• Experience of organising media events, such as press conferences
• A proven track record of securing national, regional, and trade media coverage
• A proven track record of generating new ideas and carrying them forward
• A proven track record or negotiating difficult or delicate situations with celebrities and their agents
• Experience of gaining press coverage on humanitarian, development and advocacy/campaigning issues
• Experience of devising and delivering media plans and PR tactics to generate coverage
• Experience of dealing with journalists and other internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent communications skills – written, verbal and listening
• Excellent journalistic skills – including research, writing and editing
• Strong networking and inter-personal skills
• Passionate about international development/humanitarian relief
• Ability to handle multiple projects and a variety of work simultaneously
• Proven ability to think ‘outside the box’ in order to generate a wide range of media and PR coverage
• Established media contacts
• A professional or academic qualification in media, public relations or marketing
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of online media
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Flexibility, including willingness to travel at short notice and work unsocial hours, particularly during emergencies
• Highly organised with an ability to multi-task
• Able to maintain calm under pressure
• Proactive, innovative thinker with a strong news sense for what makes a good story.

Desirable

Experience

• A proven track record of securing BME press coverage
• Experience of working in the third sector
• Experience of submitting applications for PR awards, including researching, writing and pitching
• Overseeing video news releases to pitch to broadcast
• Understanding of Islamic and other faith-related issues.

Seeking a motivated, self-starter who is passionate about supporting young people through relationships education.

The Covid-19 pandemic has put relationships education in the spotlight. With many family relationships being put under immense pressure due to the social and economic challenges created by lockdown, it is more important than ever to provide young people with the opportunity to consider what a healthy relationship looks like and what their future relationship ambitions might be.

Explore is a small but established educational charity. We provide young people with the time and space to explore healthy relationships. Our youth-led sessions are facilitated by our specially trained team of Local Development Officers and provide a rare opportunity for young people to ask adults about their experiences of relationships and marriage in order to inform how they might approach creating and sustaining healthy and happy relationships for themselves in the future.

We are seeking a part time (2 days per week during school term time) Local Development Officer to run our Buckinghamshire region. This role will involve:

• Engaging with secondary schools in your region, to promote Explore’s mission and to offer sessions using Explore’s methodology
• Negotiating session pricing with schools, using the guidance provided by Explore
• Coordinating, planning and leading on school session days, including facilitating some sessions, with the support of volunteers and other colleagues where needed
• Recruiting high quality volunteers in your region to ensure sessions can run effectively and to a high standard
• Communicating regularly with existing Explore volunteers in your region to keep them engaged in Explore’s mission and their role within our work
• Reporting to schools, volunteers and colleagues on the impact of each session using electronic feedback requests developed by Explore
• Providing weekly progress reports to your Line Manager, the Operations Manager

Skills, Experience & Qualities we are seeking:

• Experience of working with young people, ideally in a youth work or educational setting is essential
• Experience of influencing and / or negotiating fees for a product or service is desirable
• Experience of working in the educational sector in some form is desirable
• Ability to facilitate, coach, mentor and / or teach is highly desirable
• Ability to connect and engage with young people is essential
• Resilient, with the ability to adapt to unfolding situations
• Personal qualities of patience, integrity and a sense of humour would be an advantage
• Strong active listening skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a remote team

We are an educational charity however our organisational values and culture are aligned to a Christian ethos. Applications are accepted and encouraged from individuals of all faiths and no faith. We would expect the successful candidate to share our values of compassion, kindness, treating others fairly, acting ethically at all times, and being respectful.

This role is part time two days per week during school term time.

This role is home based however the successful candidate will be required to travel to schools within their region regularly and will be expected to attend occasional team meetings / training days further afield.

PLEASE APPLY THROUGH CHARITY JOB BY SUBMITTED YOUR CV (MAXIMUM 2 PAGES) AND A COVERING LETTER (MAXIMUM 2 PAGES) OUTLINING YOUR SUITABILITY FOR THE ROLE.

Membership Marketing and Communications Officer

We are Parentkind, a leading charity that supports and champions all the ways parents can participate in education. We are the leading membership organisation for Parent Teacher Associations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We also provide training and support to teachers, governors and parents to build successful home-school relationships. We are looking for a Membership Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Head Office in Tonbridge, Kent.

Who you are: You will be an experienced marketer well versed in managing integrated communications programmes. You will be a creative thinker, an excellent writer and be brimming with innovative and interesting  ways to truly connect and engage with our members through our various platforms.

The role: The Membership Marketing & Communications Officer plays a key role within the Membership Team, supporting the growth and development of our membership across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in line with brand fit and organisational strategic aims.

The Membership Marketing & Communications Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing a membership communications annual plan, delivering content and the development of membership communication tools including website, social media channels, newsletters, mailing campaigns, digital and printed publications. They will ensure that our members are engaged with and feel central to our work by producing compelling, best-in-class and members-first content online and offline. In addition, the role will develop promotional campaigns for member activities and regularly reach out to attract new members.

Responsible to the Head of Membership, the Membership Marketing & Communications Officer is pivotal in aligning the membership marketing & communications strategy with the organisations corporate communications strategy and liaising with the Corporate Communications Team.

Job Type: Full-time (35 hours a week) although we will consider flexible working arrangements for the right candidate (Permanent)

Salary: £24,000-£30,000 per year depending on experience, plus attractive benefits package.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter via Parentkind’s online recruitment system. The job pack can also be downloaded from here too.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am Monday 5th October 2020. 

Unfortunately we are unable to consider any applications received after the deadline.

First interviews will be held week commencing Monday 12th October 2020.

Second interviews will be held week commencing Monday 19th October 2020.

Project Officer, Midlands and East

£24,691 per annum

(Ref:  SUS2997)

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week - contract to 31 July 2021

based in Birmingham

Part time and job share/job split will be considered

These exciting roles are part of a small team delivering a range of activities promoting walking and cycling in the Birmingham area. This could be planning and delivering online community workshops about Low Traffic Neighbourhoods or Air Quality, to leading rides and walks in local neighbourhoods. At times you will be working as the sole project officer and on bigger projects, collaborating as part of a team. Developing understanding of, and working with, the diverse range of communities will be key, amplifying lesser heard voices to enable everyone to experience the city and move freely.

With a good standard of education, you will have experience of delivering workshops and physical activity or behaviour change projects in schools, workplaces or communities. You will be good at effectively engaging with people in different communities and different settings, motivating and enthusing others. You need to be IT literate and be able to plan and prioritise your own work. Commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport is important as is understanding the health benefits of active travel and improving air quality. Employment will be conditional on clearance by an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Thursday 1 October 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom on Friday 9 October 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.