In line with the Care Quality Commission estates strategy, we are planning to move our London office from 151 Buckingham Palace Road to 2 Redman Place, Stratford, East London in late 2020.
Grade B - £37,321(National) per annum / £42,121 (London) per annum
Permanent
11.59pm on Sunday 9th February 2020
Proposed Interview Date - Week commencing 17 February 2020 in London
About us….
Healthwatch England is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services.
Every year our nationwide network speaks to hundreds of thousands of people about their experiences of hospitals, GPs and care services. Using this unique evidence base, we work with the government and those running services to shape health and care support around the needs of people.
Let us tell you a little bit about the role....
We are looking for a passionate external affairs professional to join us and help us to extend our reach, develop the quality of our network and increase our influence.
Helping to lead the Policy and Public Affairs team, you’ll play a central role developing Healthwatch England’s engagement with Government, statutory partners across the NHS and social care sector and a huge range of voluntary sector organisations. Your work will ensure people’s views and experiences help shape decisions at local, regional and national level.
As part of a broader management team, you will also be responsible for building strong cross departmental relationships and helping Healthwatch England take a fully integrated approach to our work.
What we're looking for from you....
The successful candidate will possess outstanding coordination and negotiation skills, strong political nous and an ability to think creatively in order to support the organisation’s leadership to deliver on our ambitious work programmes.
You’ll be an expert in building relationships with a range of influential stakeholders, possess excellent communication skills and have a strong track record in delivering impact through your work.
Healthwatch England is a small, close-knit team so you will also need to be adept at managing multiple priorities and be keen to help make the workplace a really positive place for all.
103,000 young people approached local councils across the UK for help last year because they were homeless or at risk.
Do you have the skills and dedication to help ensure that youth homelessness and its impacts are at the top of the news agenda?
Centrepoint, the leading charity for homeless young people aged 16-25, is looking for a Media Officer to help deliver a first-class service to journalists and use their talents to help generate positive coverage for the charity’s fundraising campaigns and policy work.
The successful candidate will have experience of working in the media or in public relations, and have a proven record of generating positive media coverage. As well as a great eye for a news story and excellent communication skills, you will need the ability to remain calm under pressure and to empower young people to share their experiences and aspirations.
The challenges will be varied, rewarding and include promoting new policy reports, Centrepoint’s Christmas appeal, fundraising events such as the annual Sleep Out, and Team England’s participation at the Homeless World Cup.
If you’re ready for the challenge, join our friendly and dynamic team and help give homeless young people a future.
What we offer in return...
In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career
- Employer pension contributions of 4%
- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An interest-free travel loan
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Media Officer, click ‘Apply’ now!
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Are you an experienced communications professional, looking to make a big difference with one of the biggest charity brands in the UK? Samaritans is looking for a brilliant Head of Media to take the lead in telling our story.
- Ewell, Surrey
- Permanent, full-time role
- £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) + competitive benefits
A little about the role...
We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills, experience and knowledge to help us reach, engage and inspire our different audiences. This is a crucial role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering a best-in-class media strategy to successfully engage with our audiences including callers, donors and supporters as well as opinion formers to help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.
Someone dies by suicide every 90 mins in the UK and Ireland. Every single one of these deaths is a tragedy and everything we do at Samaritans is working towards our vision that fewer lives are lost to suicide. We campaign for change that can save lives and we equip people with the skills to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as be there for others. Samaritans’ volunteers in 201 branches are here day and night, 365 days a year, to listen and give people the space to share how they’re really feeling.
You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. Please note, some out of hours working and travel may be required.
If you're interested in finding out more about the role please read the attached job description as set out below..
About Samaritans
At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.
Our location
You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.
To apply
Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the JD to the email address below by 9am on Monday 10th February 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £76,850 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Holborn
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation is one the most influential trade bodies in the UK. Our vision is of a country where everyone can live in a good quality home they can afford.
Your role will be to shape our messaging, build our influence and position housing associations as trusted partners to fix the housing crisis.
You will work with our members, ranging from small homeless hostels to large national organisations, each one different and valued in their own right.
We represent over 900 housing associations who provide two and a half million homes for more than six million people in every part of England. Our members are not-for-profit organisations – reinvesting all their income back into homes, communities and support.
It is a great time to be joining the Federation, as our new ambitious business strategy has recently launched. This is a chance for someone with a real ambition for housing and social policy to join us and help make those ambitions a reality.
You will find great colleagues and a brilliant team, and you will get the opportunity to work on some of the toughest and most interesting social, economic and policy issues in the country.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply demonstrating the following:
• A good understanding of the political environment and a proven track record of influencing stakeholders at a national, regional and local level.
• Experience of developing and leading on high profile campaign strategies that deliver change.
• Experience of delivering a range of communications, media and public affairs approaches that build influence and support policy priorities.
• A track record of motivating and inspiring others to success, both within an organisation and externally with stakeholders and partners.
• An understanding of what it means to work in a trade body and an empathy with the social purpose of housing associations.
The Federation is proud to be an inclusive workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. We recognise our leadership team is not sufficiently reflective of the diversity of our members and the communities our sector exists to serve. We are especially keen to take a step towards changing this and strongly encourage applications from BME candidates and people of all different backgrounds, regardless of protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 26th January
Interview date: First round 4th February; second round 10th February, both in central London.
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Full time, Permanent
Grade EL, Salary £34,545 per annum
Location: London
Close date: 26 January 2020
Interview date: week commencing 03 February 2020
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the ‘voice’ of general practice. As the professional membership body for family doctors we represent GPs on the issues that matter most to them – and their patients. We have an exceptionally high media profile and, over the last two years, have secured a record number of mentions in Parliament.
We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated colleague to join our PR and Corporate Communications Team to help us build on our success and take the College’s reputation to the next level, right across the UK.
As Press and PR Officer you will be a part of the RCGP’s small but incredibly busy 24/7 Press Office, dealing with multiple queries from national and local journalists daily. You will use high levels of judgement to balance risk, raise the profile of the College across the UK and protect the reputation of both the College and the GP profession.
You will develop proactive media and social media strategies at both a local and national level – sourcing stories, pitching them to journalists and providing strategic advice to College spokespeople ahead of interviews. You will also source, write and produce articles for the College’s membership magazine GP Frontline and its supplements, which both go out to the RCGP’s 52,000 members.
The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.
To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.
The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
~ Great doctors great care ~
JOB PURPOSE
- To further raise the profile of the RCGP and increase national and regional media coverage across print, broadcast, online and social channels, in line with College campaign and policy priorities, to influence decision-makers and opinion-formers
- To pro-actively promote the work of the RCGP and respond quickly and sensitively to negative or critical news stories, using astute judgement to manage risk and limit potential damage to the reputation of the College at both a national and local level
- To draft high-quality media statements and press releases across a wide variety of complex clinical and policy issues
- To identify potential storylines about the work the College does regionally that can be developed into positive, pro-active media stories or articles for College publications in order to raise the RCGP’s profile at a local level
- To write and edit material for internal and external audiences, including the RCGP Chair’s weekly e-bulletin to members and the College’s quarterly membership magazine GP Frontline
- To provide strategic advice and briefings to senior spokespeople identifying and promoting key College policies, highlighting risks and ensuring that the RCGP communicates consistent messages
- To work with the Digital Team to further develop the RCGP’s social media strategy ensure that traditional and social media activities are joined up
- To provide a 24/7 out of hours media rota, including weekends and public holidays, with other colleagues in the team
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES
Education
A Level English
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Previous experience in journalism, press office or media environment
Demonstrable track record in writing and editing newspapers or magazines (portfolio required)
Proven experience of running proactive public relations campaigns and crisis management
Experience of working in a national membership organisation, charity or similar organisation
Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (evidence of published work - articles, speeches, reports and other material aimed at a wide range of target audiences)
Ability to work authoritatively, knowledgeably and confidently with journalists and senior College spokespeople and College members
Excellent news sense and ability to identify pro-active stories
Demonstrable experience of crisis management
Resilience and ability to use own initiative, manage competing demands, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Creativity and ability to manage projects from ideas stage to implementation
Good team player
Excellent attention to detail
Thorough understanding of current affairs and health agenda
Pleasant and approachable manner and ability to deal with people at all levels
Conscientious and reliable
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This role provides a great opportunity to join and lead a busy team of four, working towards eliminating cervical cancer through our local engagement programmes. The Health Engagement team engages with a range of stakeholders including women affected by cervical cancer and cell changes (abnormal cells) women and young people eligible for cervical screening including marginalised groups and HPV vaccination, primary and secondary health care professionals, and key heath influencers. We are evidenced based with everything we do and we hope that you will have a passion for health engagement and how it can be evaluated.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to manage a dynamic team, based in London, Glasgow and the West of Scotland. You will be a strong communicator, have proven success in building strong relationships with local health influencers and have experience in public health engagement. You will lead your team in initiating and achieving targets to support the charity to achieve its overall mission as well as increasing the charity's influence and its expertise through developing new relationships across the UK.
About the role
As Public Health Engagement Manager you will lead your team to develop the charity’s health engagement and outreach ambitions. This includes the successful oversight and completion of major projects funded by the Tampon Tax and Scottish Government.
You will show your influencing and partnership making skills with those who make decisions on investing in locally focussed work on cervical cancer and prevention such as CCG's, Cancer Alliances and Health Boards.
This role requires highly sophisticated interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build rapport with a wide range of stakeholders including senior health influencers, partner providers, health professionals, operational staff, volunteers and service users.
The post holder will motivate and inspire our team, engaging staff and volunteers in the primary purpose of our organisation – delivering trustworthy information and education about cervical cancer and its prevention.
The Public Health Engagement team are a highly skilled, passionate and motivated group who fully understand their roles and are deeply committed to the work of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.
To apply for this role please send a CV and a covering letter to Robert Music, Chief Executive. Further information can be found on our website. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for application: 5pm on Friday 31st January 2020
1st Interview date: Monday 10th February 2020
2nd Interview date: Monday 17th February 2020
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.
The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health.
We are now looking to appoint to the position of Policy Projects Coordinator to support the Head of Policy and Policy Manager in the policy administration and development functions of the organisation. In this role you will be responsible for administering the programme of meetings for the ADPH Council, and Policy Advisory Groups (PAGs), and manage requests from external organisations for ADPH representation, input and endorsements.
The successful candidate will have experience of working independently and exhibit excellent organisational and prioritising skills. Working in a fast- paced environment across different Teams within the Association you will need to be flexible, proactive and have an eye for detail.
We are currently advertising for 2 separate Project Coordinator roles. Candidates are welcome to send in applications for both roles should they wish.
Please apply with a covering letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role, and a current cv.