About INQUEST

Founded in 1981, INQUEST is the only charity in England and Wales providing expertise on contentious deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, other advice and support agencies, media, parliamentarians and the general public. Our range of cases includes custody and detention, multi-agency failings or where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question, such as with Hillsborough and Grenfell. You can find more information on our website, particularly in our Impact Report, and on our Campaigns, and Media Releases webpages.

About the role

We are looking for a communications professional with solid media, social media and communications experience. This is an important time to join INQUEST, which is at the forefront of the current movement against state violence and systemic racism in the United Kingdom. The successful candidate will possess strong professional and personal qualities, and their values will align with INQUEST’s.

Line managed by the Head of Policy, the successful candidate will play a key role in INQUEST’s public facing work, leading on fast paced strategic and reactive media and social media, developing and maintaining the website and external communications from leaflets to publications; and managing the organisational brand and its consistency across various platforms. The post-holder will bring new ideas and strategic thinking to develop a proactive strategy to our media and communications work. The overall aim of the role is to promote the strategic priorities of INQUEST, support bereaved people in sharing their experiences, and be a key part of INQUEST’s systemic change work.

This role is ideal for an efficient and effective communicator who is organised, works well in fast paced environments and in small teams, and is a proactive self-starter skilled at balancing competing priorities. On the eve of INQUEST’s 40th anniversary, this role will also play a crucial part in creative projects and upcoming events looking back over the organisation’s history.

Location: Initially working from home, then based at the INQUEST Office, Finsbury Park, London N4.

INQUEST is an equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity and strongly encourage applications from within Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, other under-represented groups, and from those who have overcome significant adversity in their lives and are now able to inspire others positively through their journey and progress.

This is a new position within YES, for an enthusiastic professional to develop marketing and communications via modern media.  You will be responsible for promoting our services, values, objectives; encouraging engagement with stakeholders and supporting our fundraising campaigns. 

The post is 21 hours, 3 days per week, and is initially fixed term for 3 months with possibility of extension subject to funding.

This is an exciting role, with a broad remit, and the opportunity to develop your skills.

Download the job information from our website and apply with CV and cover letter by 9am on Monday 13 July. Interviews will be on Thursday 16 July via Zoom.

Location: Manchester (preferred) or London. Staff are currently working remotely
Salary: Starting salary of £30,177 (2020 cost of living increase included)
Contract type: Fixed-term 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours: 3 days per week
Benefits:  7.5% employer matched pension after probation; flexible working; 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) increasing by one day per year worked, after 2 years of service; and generous staff development package 

Reporting to: Head of Media
Application deadline: 23.59pm, 16th August 2020
Interviews: For successful applicants, interviews will be held week commencing 31st August

About the role:

The New Economy Spokesperson Network is a project to train up and substantially boost the number of progressive, diverse voices in the mainstream media. We have begun building our regional media presence outside of the national and London base, starting in Manchester and the North West. This role will be responsible for recruiting spokespeople and establishing strong media contacts across the North West region, implementing the lessons of our recent regional communications review, alongside managing this project. 

You will act as a Press Officer for members of the network, including identifying broadcast opportunities, being in regular contact with spokespeople to help them develop messaging on key issues and proactively contacting outlets to get our spokespeople into broadcast and print.

In short you will be both a press officer and a media trainer. 

Are you concerned about the climate emergency affecting our planet? Are you passionate about using your communications skills to work for a more just world? Do you believe in the power of faith-based organisations to inspire people to work for social justice?

We are looking for a talented Communications and Campaigns Officer to join our small but dynamic team to help deliver our exciting strategy and to raise awareness of our campaigns.

You will have a passion for social justice, proven media and communications skills and a strong desire to help drive social change and campaign relentlessly for a better world.

We are Jesuit Missions - the international mission and development office of the Jesuits in Britain - and part of the worldwide Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus or the Jesuits. For over 50 years, JM has accompanied poor communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We also work to challenge the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in partnership with local partners in the Global South by running campaigns in the UK in support of change.

The role is varied and challenging, but a great opportunity to develop your skills and abilities.

You’ll lead in the delivery of our communications strategy and be heavily involved in our campaigns around climate change and ethical investment.

Ideally, you will have:

• worked in a press office / PR environment 
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• great copy writing ability and up-to-date digital skills to optimise our website / social media
• a demonstrable interest in International Development
• an understanding of Catholic Social Teaching and/or the Jesuits
• the energy and ideas to organise campaigns which engage our existing supporters and attract new ones

The role is based in our office in Wimbledon, south London although some flexibility is required in light of the situation with COVID-19.

If this fires your passion and you'd like to apply, or find out more, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply: Please send an up-to-date CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria set out in the job description. Please include the names and contact details of two referees one of whom should be your latest employer. References will not be taken up without the candidate’s permission.

See attached Job description for more details.

Thera East Midlands, part of the Thera group of companies, which supports over 300 people with a learning disability in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Stoke, at home, at work and in their local community.

As a Managing Director you will work closely with a colleague executive Service Quality Director with lived experience of a learning disability and the rest of the board to lead Thera East Midlands board to achieve the company’s strategic vision and objectives.

You will bring extensive leadership and management experience to the established and talented management team and inspire them to continuously improve the support offered and commit to the co-design of new opportunities for the people in their own communities and in the planning and delivery of individual support.

It is essential that you have the empathy and understanding of the needs of people with a learning disability together with the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge required to provide day to day intensive support at scale, and take the company forward.

If you are able to take initiative, seek opportunities and successfully work with others to achieve outstanding results the we would love to hear from you.

The Royal Marsden are incredibly proud of their international reputation for their ground-breaking work, ensuring their patients receive the very best and latest in cancer treatment and care. The Talent Set are working exclusively to recruit an experienced and passionate PR & Communications expert into the Marketing & Communications department, playing a central role working across the Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, The Royal Marsden Private Care, the National Institute for Health & Biomedical Research Centre, and The Royal Marsden School.

The PR and Communications Team has a broad remit, spanning both external and internal communications, VIP visits, Trust and Charity events, a suite of magazines, and video/documentary projects. They drive a proactive thought leadership agenda, enhancing the reputation of The Royal Marsden as an NHS leader, and positioning the hospital at the forefront of worldwide cancer research, treatment and care.

As Senior PR & Communications Officer, you will develop and implement the Trust’s public relations and communications strategies, delivering both a proactive and reactive plan to raise the profile and understanding of the work of the Trust, enhance its reputation and promote awareness of its aims and achievements in ways which are appropriate for differing audiences.

This is a high profile role reporting into the Head of PR & Communications and working with senior stakeholders. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide a comprehensive media service, particularly around the proactive sell-in of a positive news agenda from The Royal Marsden, including thought leadership pieces and focus on the areas in which the organisation leads.
• Work with documentary film makers and production companies on documentaries featuring Royal Marsden patients and staff which are filmed on Trust property, negotiating filming contracts as applicable
• Identify and maximise opportunities to promote The Royal Marsden’s world-leading clinical research, working with researchers, funders, senior clinicians and health and science media in order to enhance the Trust’s reputation as a research institution and its impact on patient treatment and care at The Royal Marsden and for cancer patients across the UK and further afield.
• Identify and promote appropriate media opportunities for mainstream and trade media, and establish relationships with key members of staff, patients, volunteers, fundraisers and others connected with the Trust and Charity.
• Work in collaboration with media relations team at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) on issues or proactive media affecting both organisations.
• Help co-ordinate VIP visits to the Trust, where there is media interest in the event, in liaison with senior management, clinical and ward staff.

To be successful in this role you will have at least 4 years PR & Communications experience within a high profile NHS/Charity/Education/Bluechip organisation and be confident leading on research based media & PR work. You will be experienced in managing senior stakeholders, confident at building and maintaining relationships internally and externally and used to working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple project and juggling priorities – experience managing crisis communications would be beneficial.

Working arrangements are constantly being reviewed in light of current government guidelines, long-term this post will be based in Chelsea with occasional travel to their Sutton location and 1 day working from home per week is offered.

Please provide your CV to be considered for the position or contact Heather Burch at The Talent Set for further details. We are expecting a high level of interest for this position so, regrettably, we may not be able to respond to each individual application.

Please note we are working with The Royal Marsden exclusively on this role, any 3rd party CVs will be forwarded to The Talent Set for review.

We are looking for a talented Media and PR Officer to join our dynamic press office, to help us deliver our exciting strategy and brand awareness campaigns.

We’re looking for someone ambitious who wants to use their media and public relations skills to help drive social change and join us to campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

The role is varied and challenging, but also a great opportunity to develop your skills and abilities.

You’ll be heavily involved with our work to improve employment opportunities and challenge attitudes towards disability and disabled people, and to drive down the extra costs disabled people face.

The role will be home based temporarily and on reduced hours (28) instead of  35 hours per week. We are flexible on how these are worked in light of the situation with Covid-19. 

We are looking for someone who has:

• worked in a press office environment and helped to deliver successful social change campaigns
• demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate with stakeholders in a clear, meaningful and effective way
• the ability to be flexible, respond positively to change, work effectively under pressure and deal with conflicting priorities
• excellent organisation and planning skills

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We’re looking for a senior fundraiser and leader to drive income generation and external communications for an incredible social mobility organisation that has worked with children, families, and schools for over 30 years to break the long-term cycle of deprivation. They look beyond school settings to address the barriers affecting school attendance and learning, building a vital and effective bridge between school and home life that results in better attendance, pupil behaviour and attainment.

There is a great deal of untapped potential here for a proactive fundraiser to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. They have high-profile patrons, highly active trustees who understand fundraising (including one who is herself a senior fundraiser), a phenomenal CEO who worked her way up to the top job and is brilliant with donors, and a loyal donor base that has more capacity to support. This new, senior role brings together their fundraising and external relations, and is a super opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team..

It's a brilliant job, please get in touch for a confidential discussion. Head office is in east London and the culture is one of pragmatic flexibility. 

About the role

• Reporting to the CEO, the Head of External Relations is a newly-created position that sits on the SMT that will provide the leadership needed to support income growth and brand development to meet robust expansion plans.
• The post-holder will lead and motivate staff in activities to grow voluntary income and build the charity’s profile, reputation, and brand externally to a broad range of stakeholders across government, the education sector, families and donors.
• The Head of External Relations will also support the CEO in strengthening relationships with the charity’s high-profile patrons and supporters, as well as managing and growing their own portfolio of influential, high-value donors.
• The post-holder will be responsible for managing two Senior Partnership Managers and the Communications Manager and will oversee seven other members of a fundraising and communications team which currently raises c£1.5m from a largely high value donor base. Full breakdown can be discussed.
• The role offers a range of benefits which include flexible working, a family friendly environment, and remote working.

About you

• You will have proven leadership skills, experience of managing and developing staff, personal experience of securing philanthropic gifts from major donors (or equivalent), outstanding communication skills, and a passion for education.
• This is a great opportunity for a talented leader and relationship manager who is highly motivated and excited by the prospect of building and developing their own team and shaping fundraising and communications at a crucial time in the organisation’s growth and for the families it supports.
• We are ideally seeking someone who has led a multi-income stream team in a small or medium size organisation

Salary

• £55,000-£60,000
• We will consider looking at the same salary for fewer days for an exceptional, senior candidate – please ask.

To Apply

• The final closing date for applications is Friday 12th June 
• Interview dates will be confirmed nearer the application deadline and arrangements made in line with any current government guidelines relating to Covid-19.
• In the first instance please send a CV that contains full fundraising figures.

An experienced media and public relations professional, you will oversee the effective management of our press office, becoming a key influencer in women’s health while developing PR and communication plans to promote the work of the RCOG.

About us

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Media and Public Relations, you will be responsible for co-ordinating communications and PR activities, providing timely and effective media relations and creating engaging and dynamic social media content.

You will plan and manage the release of RCOG reports, scientific papers and clinical guidance while delivering strategic communications campaigns to support projects and events. You will be responsible for line managing a media and PR officer, providing leadership to junior staff and communicating effectively with key audiences including the media, RCOG members and other stakeholders in the charity and not-for-profit sector.

Another important part of the role will be to build and maintain mutually-beneficial relationships with national and international print, broadcast and online media including specialist health reporters and women’s health consumer journalists.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Solid experience working in media relations, PR or journalism
• Experience of working in a busy press office or in-house PR department
• Ability to convey information clearly in both oral and written form

• Ability to deal with controversial/ethical issues in a sensitive manner
• Excellent press and media relations skills

Benefits

As an important member of the team, you will be located in our brand new, bespoke offices in London Bridge (due to the pandemic, all RCOG staff are currently working from home). We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working hours
• First class pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free staff lunch

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button to download the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date for applications: Monday 6 July at 10.00am.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 13 July.

If you have any additional questions about the role or how to apply please contact the People Team.

At RCOG we are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

PR and Marketing Manager
Animal Defenders International
£35K - £40K
Home Based Initially (Offices in Millbank, Central London)

Animal Defenders International (ADI) are a global campaigning group. The organisation has been involved with several international animal rescues, funding both the relocation and rehoming of circus lions, tigers, chimpanzees and other animals and has become a major force for animal protection, succeeding through its undercover investigations in securing legal protection for animals.

The Role

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with ADI to recruit a PR and Marketing Manager. This is an essential position to the organisation, where you will work to raise the media and social media presence of ADI and associated organisations. You will manage all media relations, marketing and brand management across internal and external communications. Acting as the official spokesperson for ADI, you will produce launch briefings, branding and messaging guidelines for staff and speakers and be responsible for celebrity liaison and development.

We are looking for someone with a wealth of experience within Marketing, PR and Communications across a variety of channels including media relations, press, digital and social media. You should have strong project management skills, be a great organiser, with an eye for detail and the ability to prioritise work and juggle multiple things at once.

The role will involve copy-writing and social media management, so you must have impeccable writing skills with demonstrated experience in preparing engaging presentations, proposals, reports and other communication for diverse audiences, In addition to this, experience of representing an organisation in the press and at times, defending criticism will be essential for this role.

Furthermore, you must be passionate about animal welfare on a global scale and ideally be a vegetarian or vegan.

Charity People are handling all applications for this role. All applications should be sent to Ben Garner at Charity People at [email protected]

Closing 19th July but may close earlier if we receive sufficient applications.

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to lead our established and dynamic External Relations division on a temporary basis for six months.

The role is essential in maintaining and influencing the organisation’s engagement with our members and UK governments and parliaments.

Working with colleagues across policy, campaigns, membership, fundraising, marketing and communications you will have a strong focus on communications, particularly influencing and delivering our strategic plan. With first-class interpersonal and communication skills, you will be particularly successful at bringing people on board and driving through continuous improvement and development.

You will have significant experience of successfully leading a strong team, thinking strategically and delivering successful and impactful campaigns and projects.

You will be driven by data and getting results.

Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The closing date is 27th July 2020. The interviewing date will be 4th and 11th August 2020.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email address. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

This is a key position based at FIND HQ in Geneva – Switzerland and will require some travel.

FIND is the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics. We are a global non-profit organization driving innovation in the development and delivery of diagnostics to combat major diseases affecting the world’s poorest populations.

The position

As our new Head of External Relations (Resource Mobilization), you will implement FIND’s resource mobilization strategy to engage funding from public and private donors. This strategy is developed by the CEO in close collaboration with the Director of External Affairs, with your input

You will ensure that both funding needs and opportunities for funding sources – over the short and long term - are identified, relayed, and discussed regularly with FIND’s leadership.

You report directly to Director of External Affairs.

You supervise a small team in Geneva and elsewhere, including consultants.

You will be interacting with:

• The Scientific teams (CSO and Heads of Programmes) and Access Department (CAO and Access team, including Regional Offices) to understand strategies, projects, and funding needs; and to oversee development of project proposals, updates, and reports.
• Finance & Operations Departments to deliver donor financial reports and to coordinate on fundraising legal requirements.
• Communications team for messaging in support of resource mobilization.
• Board of Directors; Scientific Advisory Council (SAC); CEO; founding partners to identify new opportunities and open doors.
• Public and private donors.

Specific Responsibilities

Resource Mobilization Strategy and Planning

• Coordinate all Resource Mobilization activities, provide monthly fundraising reporting on all activities.
• Work in close partnership with the CEO and the Director of External Affairs to develop a comprehensive Resources Mobilization strategy
• Develop the annual Resource Mobilization goals with the Director of External Affairs and ensure timely implementation
• Implement and manage all aspects of the Resource Mobilization goals with the team in Geneva and analyze progress towards all fundraising targets.

Donor prospecting

• Oversee research (in-house and/or outsource) to identify public, private, and major donor prospects, and develop a plan to maximize their giving
• Seek and cultivate relationships with new donors, including face-to-face meetings, to present FIND and its projects (either alone or with appropriate support) and secure their support
• Oversee the development and submission of high-quality proposals in a timely fashion, conferring with all relevant stakeholders both within and outside of FIND
• Track and pursue opportunities and potential new financial mechanisms

Ensure relationships with donors and prospects

• Manage relationships with governments, foundations, and major donors
• Ensure that donors are aware of any significant developments at FIND through regular updates and communication, including face-to-face meetings
• Supervise and set policies for record keeping for all donors and donations/grants

Manage Resource Mobilization team

• Manage a small team and consultants hired for specific implementation plans managed from Geneva.

About you

• You have at least 10 years’ experience in senior fundraising activities and management ideally in a health or an international research organisation  
• You have a solid understanding of the funding landscape and can identify and pursue strategic opportunities 
• You are great at handling donor meetings and you have a solid network of relationships with public and private donors 
• Your track record shows you have raised significant levels of public funds from governments, regional and local institutions
• You have a university degree in public health, business management, or marketing, or equivalent  
• You are a go-getter and a deal closer – a doer!
• You have all the basic IT skills required
• You are good with people and can bring out the best in your staff
• Your English is excellent (written and spoken), and you have excellent proposal writing skills and experience

You can travel up to 10% of time for market research, regional fundraising establishment, donor meetings, donor field visits, FIND scientific meetings & conferences.

Award-winning success

Founded over 450 years ago in 1565 by Sir Roger Cholmeley, Highgate is one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools for pupils aged 3-18. There are currently in the region of 1,850 pupils split across our Pre-Preparatory School, Junior School and Senior School premises, in conjunction with approximately 550 teaching and support staff. We are proud to be able to claim some of the top academic results across the UK, as well as titles of Independent School of the Year 2019 and 2020, and Independent School of the Year for Social Mobility 2019. Pupils are also able to participate in over 77 co-curricular clubs as diverse as bee-keeping, medical society and robotics.

A culture of community and kindness

We are a School whose charitable ethos is an inextricable part of both staff and pupil DNA. Highgate doesn’t exist in a bubble, but is connected to, and part of, a community. We have partnerships with over 60 state Schools across 7 London boroughs, and, in 2017, Headteacher Adam Pettitt co-founded the free sixth form college, The London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham (LAET), with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club as business sponsors.

Highgate is Here

In the first few weeks of the Spring 2020 lockdown, the School’s Community Partnerships and Development Offices received numerous requests for help and offers of assistance. As a result, Highgate is Here was formed, with the following key objectives in mind: 

• To co-ordinate all charity, community and partnership teaching activities across Highgate School specifically as they relate to Covid-19 in the first instance;
• To ensure that the School’s response to the Covid-19 crisis is in line with its existing strategic objectives and Aims and Ethos; 
• To maximise the School’s impact in its charitable and community activities. 

Working with us

The School is situated in one of the most attractive and sought after areas of North London, only a short journey from Central London and adjacent to Hampstead Heath. The hilltop site in Highgate Village is the historic site of the Senior School. A few hundred yards along Hampstead Lane in Bishopswood Road lie the Junior and Pre-Preparatory Schools and the extensive playing fields, adjacent to the open spaces of Kenwood and Hampstead Heath. The Northern Line underground station is a short walk away and it is four miles to Central London.

Working at Highgate offers the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and welcoming community, committed to academic excellence and the highest standards of pastoral care for its pupils. The Governors consider the development of excellence in the education offered to the pupils to be the underlying purpose of activities undertaken by all staff.

Highgate is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, overseas police check if necessary and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

OUR AMBITION

Highgate School is an educational charity and an independent School, and is committed to extending educational opportunity for children in North London, through the provision of substantial means-tested bursaries, and through partnerships with over 40 state Schools to deliver top-quality STEM teaching and learning.  In 2017, Headteacher Adam Pettitt co-founded the free sixth form college, The London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham (LAET), with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club as business sponsors.

Highgate School has raised over £8m since 2012 to further these charitable aims, and Highgate is ambitious to attract significant philanthropic donations to make even more of a difference in education and society.

THE ROLE

Highgate seeks an entrepreneurially-minded Development Officer as Highgate as a Charity moves to meet the challenges and opportunities for the charity sector in 2020.

This is a strategic and operational role, offering autonomy within a close-knit team, working with thought-leaders in the education sector, in an organisation with a strong track record of success.

The Development Officer role’s main aim is to increase engagement from Highgate’s alumni and parental community, supporting Highgate’s strategic goals of engaging our alumni and extending educational opportunity at Highgate through fundraising. This will be achieved in this role through a series of important key areas, covering events, engagement, communications and fundraising.

The role will have direct responsibility for a variety of evolving projects, set within clear strategic goals:

Communications

• Working with the Development Director and Head of Alumni Relations to strategically plan the Development Office’s communications to OCs
• Implementing the communication strategy
• Overall responsibility for the development and implementation of Highgate Connect, our networking website and Mobile Application

Supporter Engagement

• Developing and implementing Highgate Connect, the School’s recently-launched networking platform, and using the platform to leverage support and engagement from its members
• Organising successful opportunities for alumni and other supporters to engage with the charity, through events and involvement of other areas of School life, such as Careers and Employability opportunities for pupils from Highgate and its partner Schools;
• Working to develop creative projects with interest and affinity groups

Enhancing Donor Experience

• Devising and implementing a strategy for donors, ensuring that giving is a positive experience and thus helping to foster a ‘culture of philanthropy’ at Highgate and securing engagement, commitment and backing for our charitable goals
• Overall responsibility for Donor Stewardship, developing monthly messages to be sent to Highgate’s supporters
• Overall responsibility for the reengagement of LYBUNTs and SYBUNTs, supporters who have given to Highgate in previous years but not yet in this financial year

Event organization, oversight and strategy

• Strategic oversight and responsibility for the majority of the Development Office’s events, such as  parent and alumni fundraising events, alumni networking events, and bespoke events, such as Annual Dinners and meetings of interest groups.
• In 2020, many of these events are likely to be online events, and this position will be responsible for the operational oversight of these, working closely with other team members to implement a coherent and engaging programme of events as the year progresses

Fundraising/Income generation

• Developing and implementing fundraising projects that reach a critical mass of potential supporters, seeking donations of up to c.£5,000 to support Highgate’s charitable ambitions, to create educational opportunities through bursaries and partnerships with state Schools. These creative projects will include, but not be limited to, crowdfunding campaigns, an alumni Telephone Fundraising campaign, fundraising events, and in due course, soliciting face-to-face gifts from own portfolio of donors;
• Working with other Development Office colleagues to develop projects to engage pupils at Highgate and in our partner schools with our philanthropic ambitions

Managerial responsibility

• The Development Officer manages the Development Assistant

Key criteria for success

In the first twelve months, the successful candidate will have:

1. Developed strong working relationships with the Development Director, the Head of Alumni Relations, the other members of the Development Office team, the Deputy Head (Pupils’ Personal Development and Employability),  and members of the School’s Senior Team;
2. Successfully devised and implemented projects to thank existing and acquire new supporters;
3. Created and begun to implement a plan to enhance the donor experience and to ensure successful retention of existing donors.

Church communication is changing….

We’re looking for a digital communications officer to join a small communications team and help deliver our vision to communities, employees, clergy and new and hard-to-reach audiences.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting time as church communications undergoes a major transformation. Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to embrace online church and engage communities through digital and social media.

You’ll work alongside the Director of Communication and Engagement in managing our digital channels, including website, social media and email marketing platform. You’ll also be able to film and edit short videos on your device.

You’ll be confident at creating engaging content for our digital platforms, including writing short and snappy social media posts as well as writing longer form for website and digital newsletters.  You’ll also create simple infographics and Instagram-able images for campaigns and target audiences

You’ll be confident using Google Analytics and social media analytics to monitor channels, evaluate results and identify improvements. 

If you work well under pressure and thrive in an organisation that is embracing change then we want to hear from you. You’ll be a self-motivated with high standards and focused on customer experience. We’re a close team who work hard and often to tight deadlines so time management and working at fast pace needs to be qualities you embrace.

This is a permanent, full time position and you’ll be working from home until the office in Bridgend, South Wales reopens. This role requires travel across South Wales. Flexible working will be considered.

We welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

About us

This is an exciting time in our diocese, as we embed our vision of Where Faith Matters which aims to transforms lives through faith, education and social justice. We’re looking for someone who is sympathetic to our aims.

We are one of six dioceses in the Church in Wales. Covering much of South Wales, including Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys, we are the most populous of the diocese. We’re also one of the biggest providers of social care so you’ll be passionate about creating inspiring content to transform communities and peoples’ lives.