Policy and Public Affairs Assistant 

£25,330 per year plus £2670 (London office-based)

Full time, 35 hours per week

Office-based

Permanent contract

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition and limits the life of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is fighting for a life unlimited for everyone affected by the condition. Our mission is to create a world where everyone living with cystic fibrosis will be able to look forward to a long, healthy life.

We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Assistant to join our successful Policy and Public Affairs team. You will use your experience of working in a political environment or campaigning organisation to support the whole team as we embark on three exciting new campaign areas. This will include supporting lobbying and political engagement, assisting in policy development and helping ensure stakeholders are kept informed about what we are doing.

We also offer a range of benefits, flexible working, plus opportunities for learning and development.

Closing date for completed applications is 9am on 13th December 2021, with interviews expected 15/16th December 2021.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from people with cystic fibrosis, disabled people, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic and LGBTQI+ candidates.

Please note: you will need to have the right to work in the UK before starting work for us and we will check this.

Head of Policy, Public Affairs & Communications for Drive Partnership

Employed by Respect on behalf of the Drive Partnership

Reports toDirector of Drive Partnership

Salary £45,628-£49,610 (Point 42-48) pro rata, including ILW

Hours Full time (35 hours) or 4 days (28 hours) per week

Location Hubhub, 20 Farringdon St, London, EC4A 4AB plus flexible homeworking

BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday a year, 6% employee pension scheme, childcare voucher scheme, cycle-to-work scheme

Interviews         The first set of interviews will be held on 12th January 2022 and the second set of interviews will be held on 18th January 2022. 
 

Purpose of role

The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working together to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse.  We seek to change the domestic abuse narrative that asks ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ to ask ‘why doesn’t he stop?’.  Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together to disrupt abuse and change behaviour. 

We’re having an impact. Our partnership public affairs work has helped build a coalition of experts pressing for change; stimulated a commitment in the new Domestic Abuse Act from Government to publish a perpetrator strategy; stimulated philanthropic and government funding commitments; and brought together leaders from across public sector professions to focus on better holding perpetrators to account.  We are now looking for a new Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications to help the partnership ensure these networks and commitments deliver for victims – improving their safety and reducing the onus on them to do the hard work to keep themselves safe.

As the Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications for the Drive Partnership you will lead our efforts to ensure that those with the ability to make change, because of the funding or policy making role they hold, understand the aims and vision of the Drive Partnership  and what our data, practice expertise and the voice of survivors is telling us about how to stop domestic abuse in the UK. In this role, offered as a fixed term contract until March 2023, you will lead a team of up to three staff, develop our policy influencing capacity and support our national roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to stop domestic abuse. You will also take responsibility for improving our internal communications, enhancing our reputation and supporting communications and relationships across the extensive Drive network of partners and beyond.

You will be an experienced public affairs specialist with a background in policy influencing and have extensive contacts. You will build relationships with and work to support Respect, SafeLives, and Social Finance’s public affairs and comms teams and key audiences across the partnership to enhance our influence, reputation and profile both locally and nationally, and maintain really great relationships with others who currently work on public affairs and policy issues across the Drive network of stakeholders and partners.

You will be joining the Partnership at an important time as we seek to seize the opportunities of a new interest in perpetrators of domestic abuse and ensure new commitments in the DA Act deliver for victims and survivors.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly from people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

• Black and minoritised people
• Disabled people

We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.

Key duties and responsibilities 

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the Drive Partnerships policy, public affairs and communications functions, working with teams across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, to produce well-argued briefings, reports and other materials that promote the strategic approach and practical activities of the Drive Partnership.
• Lead the reactive policy influencing function, developing position and briefing papers on political issues relevant to the Drive Project and Drive Partnership, such as policy consultations, new legislation, the lead up to and outcomes of local and national elections, key policy forums and the work of Government’s executive agencies
• Work with the Drive, SafeLives, Social Finance and Respect communications teams to develop and deliver Drive Partnerships communications work, keeping our comms strategy and key messages under review and developing them where necessary, growing and nurturing our audiences, managing the team to deliver against key targets.
• Work with the Events Officers across each partnership organisation to produce high quality, impactful events with influencers and key stakeholders, including identifying target audiences and potential event partners
• Lead the Drive Partnership’s political engagement function, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the policy and political arena and supporting the Drive Director and Drive Project Board to engage effectively (and with a sense of relative priority) with senior policymakers (ministers, special advisers, civil servants, commentators and backbenchers with relevance and influence). Ensure effective measurement of and risk management for all policy and stakeholder relations activities
• Lead Drive’s political, policy and sector intelligence-gathering, making sure it informs the Drive Partnership’s strategic and tactical decisions, including regarding appropriate sources of funding which the organisation should bid for
• Contribute to the Drive Partnership strategy and partnership annual impact reports, working closely with the communications and fundraising teams to produce these documents and accompanying communication and handling plans 
• Represent the Drive Partnership at key stakeholder and influencing events, forums and conferences. Respond to external enquiries about Drive’s position on key issues relating to domestic abuse
• Support Drive Partnership staff, as well as Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance Trustees, Associates and Pioneers, to understand Drives work with internal comms. Help to ensure they are also building and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders, growing  an extensive network of awareness of and support for our work and equipping staff to deliver up to date, key organisational messages
• Provide inspirational leadership to your team, which supports, motivates and challenges them to develop and deliver to a high standard, reflecting the values, aims and principles of the Drive Partnership
• Participate in the leadership of Drive through regular management team meetings
• Ensure staff understand policy developments, political thinking and Government funding streams

General

• In consultation with the Drive Director, and Drive Project Board, identify clear and measurable objectives and KPIs across all areas of activity which demonstrate benefits for reputation, profile and impact. Ensure that evaluation of the programme of activities is carried out regularly
• Set up and maintain close working relationships with colleagues across Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance and keep up-to date with external communications priorities through working closely with colleagues
• Attend relevant meetings as required

Person Specification

Experience – essential

• Significant political relations experience, gained in-house or in an agency or political setting
• Significant policy influencing experience, with a record of influencing political decision making
• Experience of creating and delivering, to tight and shifting deadlines, high quality written and oral communications
• Ability to synthesise data, user-voice and evidence to influence policy development and political engagement
• Experience of influencing policy and public affairs through great public-facing communication

Experience – desirable

• Experience of gaining policymaker support for the roll-out of innovative social interventions
• Leading and developing people

Skills

• Strong political understanding and judgement
• Understanding of policymaking in the UK and devolved administrations including local government
• Knowledge and understanding of UK social policy, specifically domestic abuse and child protection policy
• Exceptional policy development and analysis skills
• Exceptional writing skills, both long-form (e.g. briefings, reports) and short-form (e.g. blogs)
• Ability to work at speed, condensing large quantities of information down to compelling, accurate key messages
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills, able to use project and programme management tools when appropriate
• Exceptional speaking, presentation and influencing skills

Competencies

• Ability to act as champion for the Drive Partnership
• Presents messages effectively and clearly to various audience
• Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Confident in the use of data to make effective decisions and as the basis of professional judgement
• Identifies problems early and takes action to avoid or resolve them.
• Works collaboratively to add value
• Seeks to build positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Supports the restructuring of activities that do not help Drive to achieve its goals or deliver strategic plans
• Commitment to Drive aims, values and practical work, including making victims of domestic abuse safer and developing effective responses to perpetrators of domestic abuse
• Adapts quickly to changing needs of colleagues and stakeholders
• Plans and prioritises work effectively
• Ability to deliver heavy workload on time with a resilient and flexible approach

How to apply

Please download the documents from the Respect website and complete the application form and equality monitoring form, and email by 9 am on 4th January 2022. 

Forms must be received in a Word document format (not PDF). Please note we do not accept CVs. 

If you have not heard back by the interview date, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Are you looking to gain experience working in policy and public affairs? 

Do you want to be involved in the campaign work of one of the UK's largest charities?
 
About the role

British Heart Foundation Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator to join the team to support the delivery of the policy and public affairs programmes in Scotland.

With a commitment to evidenced based policy development and solutions focussed influencing you’ll support the Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager to deliver effective parliamentary and governmental engagement as well as policy development. 

You’ll be responsible for horizon scanning, and opportunity identification to advance the aims and objectives of the BHF, as detailed in the 2030 strategy, and will undertake a wide range of duties that will enable you to apply an analytical approach to identifying, understanding and communication information through a wide range of channels.

Our award-winning policy and public affairs team in Scotland is committed to ensuring our world class research is communicated to government and parliamentarians, this is a great opportunity for an individual looking to gain experience in a dynamic policy and public affairs team and put their mark on the work we do.

This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your home and our Edinburgh Office. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract

About you

The ideal candidate would be looking to begin their career in policy and public affairs and can display strong analytical skills, communication skills and demonstrate an ability to work as part of a small team. 

You’ll have a proven ability to write clearly, concisely and persuasively, summarising complex information swiftly and accurately for a variety of audiences. With proven experience of effective analytical skills and critical thinking, you’ll be able to understand and interpret complex policy issues and express them effectively to a range of audiences.

You’ll be able to plan your own workload, ensure effective time management and meet deadlines.

With strong communication skills, you’ll have a commitment to the high standards of relationship management in order to achieve the best outcome and will be able to work under your own initiative, proactively seizing opportunities to benefit the BHF.

About us
 
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our People Experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role, including part time and flexible working opportunities.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held over MS Teams and will be held w/c 13th December 2021. 

How to apply 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click through to our website to apply. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

People in poverty pay more for essentials such as energy, insurance and credit. This is known as the poverty premium. Fair By Design (FBD) is dedicated to ending the extra costs of being poor. FBD is run by the Barrow Cadbury Trust but please note it is not a grants programme.

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team. Using your communications and public affairs skills you will help us to achieve our mission of eliminating the poverty premium by 2028. We will be looking for you to play a significant role in ensuring our communications are persuasive and impactful and that our messages are heard by those in power. As part of a small team, flexibility is key and you will also be responsible for our internal communications and team support, from providing the secretariat to our Steering Group and supporting our evaluation work, to diary and event management. Find out more about Fair by Design.

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent charitable foundation seeking a just and peaceful society which recognizes the equal value of all people.  Largely working in partnerships with others, we use all our resources – our grants, our people and our name – to bring about structural change, thus increasing social justice and equality.

We have a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and we encourage applications from people with personal experience of the social justice and human rights issues we seek to address.

Location: London (preferable, with some remote working allowed)

Role:Full time, Permanent

Salary:  Up to £27,960 including London Weighting and on call allowance 

About the role

We are looking for a media relations professional to join our fast-paced, supportive and hard-working team at the NHS Confederation and help to place the experiences of health leaders at the centre of national health reporting. As External Affairs Officer you will be responsible for a range of activities, including:

• helping us to maintain a high profile and an excellent reputation with journalists and other key partners.
• liaising directly with journalists from across all forms of media as well as the press offices of our key national stakeholders.
• helping to develop a range of proactive stories, as well as responding quickly to emerging events, including enquiries from journalists and statements about breaking news.
• monitoring the news agenda, as well as supporting our social media presence and our internal planning
• helping to brief of our senior spokespeople, ahead of their media interviews

About you

We would love to hear from you if you:

• have experience in a media relations role and understand what makes a story
• have excellent written and oral communication skills
• thrive in working in a fast-paced environment and can juggle proactive and reactive workloads at the same time
• are organised, have fresh ideas and are great at building relationships

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their understanding of media relations, build their contact base and contribute to improving the NHS and the experiences of its workforce, while being exposed to broader communications disciplines, including stakeholder management and public affairs.

About us

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

To Apply

Please download the job description and complete the application form found on our website. Please note we do not accept CVs. 

Application deadline: 13th December 2021

Interview date: TBC

Location: London (preferable, with some remote working allowed)

Role:  Full time, Permanent

Salary: up to £35,170 including  London Weighting and on call allowance

About the role

We are looking for a public affairs professional to join our fast-paced, supportive and hard-working team at the NHS Confederation and help to place the views of health leaders at the forefront of Government and national policy making.

As a Senior External Affairs Officer, you will be responsible for delivering and supporting a range of activities, including:

• helping us maintain strong links with officials across Whitehall, arm’s length bodies, and other representative bodies
• acting as a key liaison point for our engagement with MPs and Lords
• drafting official correspondence and supporting briefings for our senior leaders ahead of important external engagements
• overseeing our contributions to parliamentary inquiries and consultations
• playing a key role in our external monitoring and horizon scanning.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you:

• have 3 years’ experience as a public affairs professional
• have a genuine interest in both politics and healthcare policy
• are an excellent communicator and great at building relationships
• are organised and able to bring fresh ideas and professionalism to the team

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to advance their career in public affairs, stakeholder engagement and broader communications, including media relations, and who wants to build their contact base and contribute to improving the NHS and the experiences of its workforce

About us

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

To apply

Please complete the application form found on our website. Please note we do not accept CVs. .

Application deadline: 13th December 2021

Interview date: TBC

We are looking for a Paid Social Officer to support the delivery of Battersea’s digital advertising strategy and manage the delivery of campaigns across social advertising channels to enable the achievement of charitable objectives.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

• Digital team

Within the Marketing & Commercial department sits the Digital team. Responsible for Battersea’s digital output, our goal is to drive innovation and impact online. We manage Battersea’s website, and lead its digital products, campaigns, and advertising – all to increase awareness of Battersea’s work and engage people with the need to support our dogs and cats.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

During the recent Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff have continued to work on site and our office-based staff have been working from home. We are currently piloting a hybrid working model for our office-based staff to split their time between site based and home working. We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As this role is office-based, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for 3 days each week and you’ll be able to work up to 2 days each week from home.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers, and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: Sunday 02 January 2022

Interview date(s): W/C Monday 10 January 2022

Second interview date(s): W/C Monday 17 January 2022

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

The role:

To plan the public campaign activities – mainly online but also offline – to maximise the impact of individual campaigners.

To produce strong campaigning content and materials with strong calls to action.

To use digital campaigning software and website to increase the effect of individual campaigners.

The candidate:

Solid experience in comparable public campaigning and activism with knowledge of various campaigning techniques.

Good digital skills and an understanding of how to engage online effectively with supporters

An excellent communicator and relationship builder with good political awareness.

Deadline: Monday 6th December

This is an exciting opportunity to lead marketing and communications at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). The role requires someone passionate and committed to social justice and the promotion of marginalised voices in global debates.

The Head of Communications and Engagement leads a dynamic team responsible for both our marketing and fundraising communications and our external affairs. The key priority for this role is to align IDS’ centrally coordinated communications and marketing activities with our brand, strategy and vision. They will ensure the excellence of our corporate website and social media platforms, corporate literature, and high-profile IDS events. The post-holder will strengthen our ability to promote cutting-edge research and grow demand for our post-graduate and professional development courses. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the skills and experience necessary to successfully shape the marketing and communications strategy of an international research organisation.

The role is based near Brighton in the UK, requires being on call for occasional out of office hours duties and will involve some international travel.

IDS is committed to eliminating discrimination, and to embedding and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, in our work and in all our activities. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented at IDS.

Head of Marketing and Communications

Are you looking for a role that offers home-based, flexible working? We are looking for an experienced leader to drive the external marketing communications and income generation for a charity that has been working with schools for many years, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Location: Home-based, flexible working

Hours: Full-time
Salary: Circa £45k dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, 5% Employer pension contribution

The Role

There is a great deal of untapped potential for a proactive leader to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. The charity has a high-profile patron, highly active trustees, dedicated staff and a CEO who is passionate about education and the development of young people.

This senior role brings together external relations and income generation and is an amazing opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team. In particular, the Head of Marketing and Communications will be responsible for an integrated External Relations Strategy and its operational delivery that includes:

• Marketing, profile raising and public relations (on and offline) – 50%
• Public Affairs/Policy PR and campaigning – 35%
• Income generation (Local Authority level, fundraising and partnerships) – 5%
• Membership marketing – 5%
• Research and Impact evaluation – 5%

About You:

The Head of Marketing and Communications position is an exciting and challenging role, at the heart of an agile organisation with a strong record and reputation, with the potential for real and profound change for children and young people. You will have direct experience of working across a broad range of the specialist areas of responsibility identified above.

You will have experience of:

• Hands on strategic and operational delivery of digital/social media, PR and Public Relations campaigns
• Leadership and mentoring
• Successfully working with Trustees/senior partners and at Board level
• The education or not-for-profit

Other roles you may have experience of could include Other roles you may have experience of could include External Relations, External Affairs, PR, Public Relations, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, External Marketing, Income Generation, Income Generation Manager, Head of Income Generation, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising, Partnerships, Public Affairs, Policy, Policy and PR, Membership, Research, Research and Impact.

Pecan is a highly respected and dynamic Christian charity. We have been working throughout Southwark for 30 years, helping people who face seemingly impassable barriers to find a way through, re-write their futures and flourish. Our strong staff and volunteer team work with the most vulnerable people to transform lives and communities. Our work is founded on our mission, vision and values, and we are committed to showing kindness, raising self-belief and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we serve.

As Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer (Food Security), you will play a key role changing community perceptions of food insecurity through building campaigns that focus on the drivers of poverty.  Alongside this they will be responsible for supporting service users to share their stories and ideas with decision makers, so to enable them to work together to find better solutions.

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 30-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have a passion for social justice
• Believe dignity must be at the heart of service delivery
• Have experience of supporting service users to influence decisions
• Have delivered in person and online campaigns

Main Responsibilities:

• To support service users to become decision makers
• To influence local communities and faith groups to tackle the drivers of food insecurity
• To build campaigns on and off line to share a vision of ending the need for foodbanks
• To build a coalition of partners to challenge the drivers of poverty

Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):

• Experience of community organising or managing volunteers
• Experience of traditional and online campaigning
• Strong people skills – communication and cooperation
• Self-motivated and calm under pressure

Desirable knowledge/expertise

• Personal experience of financial / food insecurity
• Experience of the voluntary and community sector
• Experience of working across a spectrum of faith groups

Please read the job description before applying. Please see the full instructions to apply below.

Closing Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021, 9am
Interview Date: Monday 13th December 2021, Time TBC

Our client, one of the UK's leading public research Universities, is currently looking to recruit a Communications and Marketing Officer on a fixed term contract for 6 months. This post will play a key role in marketing the universities unique proposition and to support the university in meeting their student recruitment targets and overall student experience. The post will be blended working, of 3 days in the office, and 2 days remote.

This post will work closely with the Marketing Manager along with the Marketing and External Affairs Department to provide marketing and communications support. In this post you will oversee the production of creative, compelling and engaging content. This dual-purpose role will focus on several key communications and marketing areas, sourcing and creating engaging and interesting communications and marketing content to tell the story, internally and externally, through a range of channels including website, social media, email and print.

In order to be considered for this post, you will have worked within a similar post in communications and/ or marketing role, with strong writing and proofreading skills, ideally within a higher education setting or a similar organisation, although different sector experience will be a considered. Knowledge of social media platforms and how to use and evaluate them effectively and an understanding of current trends.

This post is looking for someone to start as soon as possible, so ideally will need to be available immediately or at short notice to be considered, although a one month notice period will be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format by clicking 'apply now' below.

Moving on Up (MoU) is a collaboration between Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG), City Bridge Trust, and Trust for London. that aims to increase the employment rates for young black men in London.

The MoU initiative is now entering a new phase of implementation at the same time as London embarks on its post-Covid social and economic recovery. The next two years will be critical for the MoU initiative, and we now need a talented communications lead to enhance our work with high quality and consistent strategic communications capacity.

The closing date for applications is `13 December 2021

About RUSI Membership

RUSI is a well-established research institute and think tank, focusing on defence, security and geopolitics. RUSI offers both Individual and Corporate memberships, allowing exclusive member access to certain publications and events, and providing additional opportunities for members to engage directly with our research activities and staff. As an independent charity, income from membership directly supports the work and existence of the Institute, and growing membership income is a key strategic objective.

Main purpose of post

The Membership Marketing Executive will have two key priorities:

• To actively manage a new, RUSI-wide initiative aimed at attracting the ‘Next Generation’ of young professionals (typically aged 20 to 30) to our work. Working with all parts of the Institute and external volunteer stakeholders, the jobholder will lead all aspects of growing a large community of young people interested in defence, security and global affairs
• To develop and execute a membership marketing strategy to grow RUSI individual membership (attraction and retention) and support corporate membership marketing activities

The membership team is small and resources throughout the Institute are limited. We are looking for a hands-on Membership Marketing Executive with a can-do attitude, a talent for thinking creatively and building great relationships, and someone who will be able to bring self-starting energy to this exciting new role.

Key tasks

RUSI Next Generation

• Prepare and execute a Next Gen marketing plan (branding, communications, dedicated webspace on RUSI site, promotion via partners etc)
• Prepare monthly newsletter
• Organise and deliver a series of Next Gen events (monthly minimum), dealing with speakers, venues, logistics, communications etc.
• Actively manage the sign-up/registrations
• Organise meetings and support the Next Gen Steering Group of staff and volunteers

RUSI Membership Marketing

• Work with RUSI’s communications and marketing team to develop and execute a membership marketing plan to grow individual membership (attraction and retention)
• Create and manage promotional and communication activities, focused on email, social media and other digital channels, aimed at positioning RUSI membership to new audiences and marketplaces
• Develop creative promotional mechanics and offers to target specific groups
• Support the overall evolution of membership propositions and new product development
• Support corporate membership marketing activities and events
• Develop and manage partnership opportunities that support the growth of RUSI membership
• Represent RUSI at relevant external sales or engagement events

The above list of duties is not exhaustive.  The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience of managing promotional activities and campaigns
• Highly organised, with a systematic and diligent approach to planning, activity tracking and record keeping
• Experience of meeting and event organisation/management
• Strong communicator with experience of multi-channel marketing activities
• Able to work on own initiative in a small but complex organisation with competing demands.

Desirable skills and experience

• An interest in defence, security, global affairs or the major challenges of today
• Ability to balance competing needs and capabilities in a productive way
• Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector or with young professionals
• Change catalyst: experience of developing new and innovative products and services in response to opportunity.

Application Process

To apply, please click on the apply button at the top of the page on our website, to submit a CV and short personal statement (no more than half a page) detailing any relevant skills or experiences and why you think you would be ideal for the role. There will be an interview process along with relevant testing.

Closing date: 7 December 2021. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged.

Please DO NOT submit multiple applications for this vacancy. We no longer accept applications to our recruitment mailbox, applications received in our mailbox will not be processed.

What we offer

• Initial 12 month contract
• Competitive salary of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
• 25 days annual leave (rising with service)
• Additional days off during Christmas – RUSI Christmas closure days
• Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan
• Rental deposit scheme
• Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events, conferences, and research materials.