The Single Gifts Campaign/Marketing Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing the implementation of the Single Gifts (Cash Appeals and Raffle) campaign program across acquisition and supporter development, delivering on time and budget and maximising the number of responses and value. This includes collecting the content, copywriting and managing the production, producing wrap up reports and recommendations.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a direct marketing environment, delivering a variety of projects across a variety of channels simultaneously.
• Experience in managing project spend and working with a number of different internal teams.
• Experience of working with external suppliers.
• Experience of working in the Charity sector.
• Knowledge of legacy marketing.

Desirable

• Diploma in Fundraising and/or Marketing or equivalent experience.

Please note: Interviews will be held on the 8th of February 2022.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Would you like to lead a team of staff and MS organisations from around the world to develop existing and new international advocacy campaigns?  Will you strive to ensure people affected by MS have access to reliable, relevant, accessible content in their language, wherever they live in the world?

If so, this could be the role for you!

It will suit a strategic, collaborative person who likes to take the lead and get things done.  It requires an appetite for hands-on work as well as the skill and authority to bring together high-level communications, campaigning and advocacy staff from our network of member organisations to facilitate their contributions to shared projects. You will be an internationally-minded person with strong written, editorial and verbal communication skills. You will be an excellent project manager; IT literate, with experience across a range of communication channels, showing enthusiasm for keeping on top of new developments and for acquiring new skills.  Competency in one or more additional languages such as Spanish, Arabic, French, or Portuguese is highly desirable.

Line managing a team of two, you will work together with the Heads of other teams and the Director of fundraising on a number of cross-cutting projects that have an element of  communications, information  or advocacy (e.g. the Atlas of MS or regional awareness raising campaigns),  ensuring  our  approach is consistent across the organisation.

Eligibility

All applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom (UK) and provide information regarding the basis of their right to work in the UK along with their application. All our staff are currently based in the UK and will be going forward.

Inclusion

MSIF places great value on human diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures and particularly welcome applicants with personal experience of living with MS. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please do contact us.  We’re here to support you.

Over the past few years, Hunts Forum's marketing and communications strategy has been updated, and the development of new newsletters, social media and websites have been applied. This, however, has been done by the staff in addition to their current job role.

Therefore, this new role has been created to build on the work that has already been accomplished and to develop the platforms, channels and communication strategy with new ideas and ways of working.

The post holder will be required to work on the development of the internal and external communications and marketing of Hunts Forum.

The aims and objectives will be around the following themes:

• Increasing the uptake of membership services and the commercial use of the Maple Centre
• Increase awareness of the charity and its members
• Develop and execute our communications strategy, as well as the management and maintenance of our Zoho  CRM system

The role will include diverse areas of work, including the development of marketing strategy, the execution of marketing plans, copywriting a multitude of communications materials, the usage of digital marketing channels, the development of traditional communications (such as newspaper articles) and wider marketing guidance and support. There will always be things to be done and ways to improve what has gone before.

Blind Veterans UK supports blind and vision-impaired men and women offering a range of services to enable them to retain their independence. We believe that no one who has served their country should battle blindness alone.

We have a new corporate strategy, Victory over Blindness 21, which aims to future proof the charity and provide the best possible support to blind veterans today and for decades to come.  With this comes a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Marketing and Communications team.

We are currently looking for an experienced public and media relations PR and Communications Executive to join our Marketing and Communications team to communicate the Blind Veterans UK brand and key messages, to increase awareness and understanding and to help achieve our marketing objectives.

As PR & Communications Executive, you will:

• Support the team to develop and implement the Communications strategy and PR plans.
• Research and write press releases and contribute to in-house newsletters and publications.
• Liaise with and answer questions from the media and other organisations.
• Create and respond to social media activity, in liaison with digital colleagues.
• Measure the impact of media and digital communications activity, producing reports as required.
• Attend PR events and co-ordinate press activity.

As the ideal candidate, you will be resourceful and proactive with the ability to influence, persuade and engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Experienced in PR and media relations you will be adept at dealing with sensitive issues and writing engaging press releases.

Our benefits package include:

• This is a homebased role
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous Group Personal Pension scheme (up to 10% of salary employer contribution)
• Professional Subscription
• Life Assurance
• Learning and development resources and courses

If you would like to apply, please email your up to date CV and a supporting statement of no more than 700 words to describe how your knowledge, skills, and experience make you an ideal candidate for the role to with the subject line “PR & Communications Executive”.

Please note CVs without a supporting statement, as detailed above, will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Tuesday 25 January 2022, 10am

Interviews:  w/c 31 January 2022 via MS Teams

Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible.
 

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the New Markets Manager at any existing Save the Children International office location.

ROLE PURPOSE:

A key strategic prioriry for Save the Children International is developing supporters in areas of the world where we don’t have representation. This will be for both our global integrated digital campaign approach as well as supporter giving through digital channels. We have identified markets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and are seeking to increase our team’s expertise in that area as well as fulfilling a key global remit.

This role sits within the Digital Public Engagement Team, an agile team, already working virtually before the pandemic, which provides strategic support and specialist technical guidance to our 27+ Members, most of them in Asia, Oceania, Europe and the Americas. This team also focuses on reaching out to new audiences and engaging with them in non-member markets with a special focus on a list of key markets.

As the New Markets Manager, you will have an exciting role working with the New Markets Specialist in the reporting, budget control, donor engagement and donor care areas.

This role will be key in helping develop our global digital fundraising program in markets where Save the Children doesn’t have an office presence, many of them in Eastern Asia, Europe and the Middle East. This role will also play a key role supporting Member offices by developing best practices from the testing done in non-member market.

This is a great opportunity to build upon a range of skills and gain excellent experience and knowledge while working in an international and multicultural environment.

The post holder works collaboratively with other roles within the Digital team, Comms, Data analysis group as well as the Transformation Delivery Department, Members, Regional and Country offices.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 2 years of direct experience and proven success in the implementation of digital marketing/fundraising programs (ideally within an international NGO), and experience at the international level.
• Solid understanding and hands on experience developing supporters and donor development email marketing journeys using a marketing automation tool.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and activities across several markets for an international organisation.

• Exceptional written communication skills in English. High level of attention to detail. Copy proofreading experience.

• Self-starter with experience working home-based
• Experience managing agency partners and other vendors.
• Solid understanding and experience with digital customer/donor development and retention.
• Solid understanding of web (in particular Google Analytics) and CRM analytics for testing and optimization.
• Technical expertise to understand technical digital marketing issues together with the ability to explain them using terms a non-specialist can clearly understand.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to inspire and mobilise people from diverse business areas, to deliver a coherent content strategy meeting multiple objectives
• Confident self-starter who can take the initiative to drive projects forward. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships across the organisation.Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity. Ability to work in a distributed team.

• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal. Fluent in English with excellent writing and speaking mandatory, additional language skills such as Spanish would be an asset.
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, and handle Marketing Automation tools and CRMs.
• Willing to travel to support needs of the role as required.

Desirable:

• Solid understanding and experience of developing and optimizing supporter/customer journeys landing pages and websites.

• Basic knowledge and experience using graphic design tools

• Understanding of digital payment systems.
• Ability to think critically, objectively, analytically and strategically, solve problems quickly.
• A positive, assertive and persuasive personality.

• Familiarity with content management systems. Proven work experience as a web editor.

• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion

We can offer circa £42,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

Where we Work – Save the Children International

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found in our website.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the New Markets Manager at any existing Save the Children International office location.

ROLE PURPOSE:

A key strategic prioriry for Save the Children International is developing supporters in areas of the world where we don't have representation. This will be for both our global integrated digital campaign approach as well as supporter giving through digital channels. We have identified markets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East and are seeking to increase our team's expertise in that area as well as fulfilling a key global remit.

This role sits within the Digital Public Engagement Team, an agile team, already working virtually before the pandemic, which provides strategic support and specialist technical guidance to our 27+ Members, most of them in Asia, Oceania, Europe and the Americas. This team also focuses on reaching out to new audiences and engaging with them in non-member markets with a special focus on a list of key markets.

As the New Markets Manager, you will have an exciting role working with the New Markets Specialist in the reporting, budget control, donor engagement and donor care areas.

This role will be key in helping develop our global digital fundraising program in markets where Save the Children doesn't have an office presence, many of them in Eastern Asia, Europe and the Middle East. This role will also play a key role supporting Member offices by developing best practices from the testing done in non-member market.

This is a great opportunity to build upon a range of skills and gain excellent experience and knowledge while working in an international and multicultural environment.

The post holder works collaboratively with other roles within the Digital team, Comms, Data analysis group as well as the Transformation Delivery Department, Members, Regional and Country offices.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 2 years of direct experience and proven success in the implementation of digital marketing/fundraising programs (ideally within an international NGO), and experience at the international level.
• Solid understanding and hands on experience developing supporters and donor development email marketing journeys using a marketing automation tool.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and activities across several markets for an international organisation.

• Exceptional written communication skills in English. High level of attention to detail. Copy proofreading experience.

• Self-starter with experience working home-based
• Experience managing agency partners and other vendors.
• Solid understanding and experience with digital customer/donor development and retention.
• Solid understanding of web (in particular Google Analytics) and CRM analytics for testing and optimization.
• Technical expertise to understand technical digital marketing issues together with the ability to explain them using terms a non-specialist can clearly understand.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to inspire and mobilise people from diverse business areas, to deliver a coherent content strategy meeting multiple objectives
• Confident self-starter who can take the initiative to drive projects forward.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong relationships across the organisation.Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity. Ability to work in a distributed team.

• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal. Fluent in English with excellent writing and speaking mandatory, additional language skills such as Spanish would be an asset.
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, and handle Marketing Automation tools and CRMs.
• Willing to travel to support needs of the role as required.

Desirable:

• Solid understanding and experience of developing and optimizing supporter/customer journeys landing pages and websites.

• Basic knowledge and experience using graphic design tools

• Understanding of digital payment systems.
• Ability to think critically, objectively, analytically and strategically, solve problems quickly.
• A positive, assertive and persuasive personality.

• Familiarity with content management systems. Proven work experience as a web editor.

• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion

We can offer circa £42,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

Where we Work -

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

The International Water Association is a worldwide network for water professionals and organisations, with a membership in the fields of water services, infrastructure engineering and consulting. It connects more than 10,000 experts within the international water sector. IWA is a network structured to promote multi-level collaboration among its diverse membership groups, to share the benefit of knowledge on water science, technology and management worldwide.

Each year, IWA organises and sponsors over 40 specialized conferences and seminars on a wide variety of water and sanitation topics worldwide. Further, IWA publishes 12 scientific journals and 40+ books per year. IWA develops leading edge innovations and synthesizes these through the work of 50 IWA Specialist Groups (SGs), three Clusters and a set of global programmes such as, Cities of the Future, Basins of the Future, Digitalization of Water, and Innovators Platform.  IWA has a worldwide staff of approximately 50, with headquarters in London and offices in Nanjing (China), and Chennai (India).

The Marketing & Communications Opportunity

IWA is entering an important phase in its development, with a number of transformational activities being implemented and new outputs being delivered. These present some exceptional opportunities for marketing and communications activity to deliver the greatest returns for IWA from these developments.

The Marketing & Communications Team has complementary expertise and experience, with blending / overlapping of activities. It already delivers a wide range of outputs and undertakes a diverse range of tasks. It is intended that the role of Communications / Marketing Officer (Digital delivery) will complement the existing team, allowing team members to exercise similar core skills while leading on different activities, and also bringing complementary skills and expertise to the team.

Detailed Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Marketing and Communications Director, the Communications / Marketing Officer has the responsibility to execute on a variety of strategic elements of the IWA’s Marketing and Communication plan, further establishing the IWA members as thought-leaders and the IWA as a global reference point for water professionals and those concerned with the future of water, addressing all aspects of the water cycle.

In addition to this operational aspect of this job, the Communications / Marketing Officer will take note of the tasks that form this role and advise the Marketing and Communications Director on the ongoing needs and planning of the Marketing and Communications team. They have the responsibility for producing and delivering communications and marketing content and strategies, working as part of IWA’s Marketing and Communications team, and with the Events, Programmes & Membership Engagement, Corporate Services, and Regional teams. They will report to and work closely with the Marketing and Communications team in establishing, raising, and maintaining IWA’s brand awareness.

1. Content creation and evaluation – with audio / visual focus 
As part of the Marketing and Communications plan, and working collaboratively with colleagues in relevant teams, develop engaging content to support IWA programmes and events campaigns:

• Create and produce compelling and engaging content, particularly audio / visual content (imagery, audio and video), for IWA generally, and for specific marketing campaigns and projects;
• Provide lead support to staff for use of media suite;
• Evaluate impact of content deployment, including:
  • Optimising web content for SEO purposes;
  • Undertake marketing benchmarking, analytics and reporting on key outputs and channels.

2. Research and develop narratives and storylines to extend reach in areas of strategic importance to IWA
As part of the Marketing and Communications plan, and working collaboratively with colleagues in relevant teams:

• Identify themes, develop materials, and stimulate activity to support uptake, use and impact of new content management system / member platform.
• Work with IWA Learn team to develop and help deliver materials and to stimulate activity around products and outputs emerging from IWA Learn.
• Deliver output for marketing and communications purposes, especially to support success of IWA events.
• Implementation through specific strategies and campaigns across a range of channels, including various online channels such as social media, website, etc.

3. Provide a lead on marketing-led communications on the theme of innovation 
Produce content and marketing materials to highlight IWA’s contribution to water sector innovation globally:

• Provide online and offline content creation for website and social media;
• Liaise with and manage different internal and external stakeholders;
• Support development of event-based activities focused on innovation, leading on the delivery of communications and marketing value and impact.
• Develop specific strategies and campaigns across a range of channels, including various online channels such as social media, website, etc.

4. Marketing support
Working with the Marketing and Communications Director, other team members and other teams, support implementation of marketing activities, including use of paid-for digital marketing.

• Support delivery of all marketing campaigns;
• Provide a lead to identify and develop marketing opportunities based on IWA’s activity on diversity and IWA’s membership opportunities.
• Use membership data and analytics to enhance retention and recruitment campaign activity, and to tailor messaging accordingly.

Key Selection Criteria

• Right to work in the UK
• Strong experience with digital content creation and production
• Proven track record of producing audio/visual (marketing) content, as well as written content, preferably with ability to use graphical design and video software (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere)
• Strong preference for scientific / engineering academic and / or work background
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and check content to ensure materials achieve high standard of English
• Strong understanding of social media and digital interactive networking platforms
• Experience of developing and delivering marketing and communications plans and strategies, preferably with a membership organisation, NGO, or similar
• Good experience of delivering messages on target to key audiences
• Project management skills
• Good interpersonal skills, appreciation of multi-cultural environment and the ability to gain understanding and cooperation across all areas of the organisation and its members and participants
• 3+ years’ experience in international communications / marketing is desirable.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading charity supporting serving and former members of the RAF and their families every day. It’s an exciting time to join the charity as we launch an ambitious new five-year strategy to help drive a change in income, profile, brand awareness, reputation and impact.

We have a vacancy for a Direct Marketing Manager.  This is a key position in the Fund’s friendly and hardworking fundraising team in London.  It involves raising significant support from individuals from cash and regular gifts.  You will lead on the programme to attract new supporters to the cause and to provide engaging communications for our existing supporters.  We will also give you opportunity to show your fundraising experience and flair in creating new ways to connect with supporters through a variety of channels from direct mail and telephone to TV and digital. 

You will have a demonstrable track record of delivering a successful and innovative programme to meet our ambitious fundraising plans as well as strong communication and problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for the work of the RAF Benevolent Fund.

The role is office based at our London HQ with some remote working.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter, not longer than three sides, detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Martin Botting, HR Business Partner via email.

Applications will be reviewed as received from 10 January 2022 and remote interviews will be held on an on-going basis.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

OVERVIEW

Salary: up to £31,212 (dependent upon experience)

Hours: 36.5 hours per week. Flexible working will be required, to include evenings and weekend

Location: Birmingham based with travel to Solihull

Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for a Senior Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Team, you should be innovative, able to create content and campaigns that drive forward the marketing of our health and wellbeing initiatives, reaching our existing and new audiences to raise the profile of our Active Communities Programme. You should have excellent time management skills, be able to line-manage staff and be a supportive colleague.

Our Active Communities Programme works across Birmingham and Solihull, it builds on Sport England’s National Strategy (Uniting the Movement). Our multi-disciplinary team develops and delivers innovative and effective ways to reduce the levels of inactivity in our most disadvantaged communities, driving forward and piloting new approaches that are making a real difference to people’s lives.

You will lead on and contribute to the development and implementation of a range of integrated marketing and communications activities, including, the development of the programme’s Marketing and Communications Plan. You will lead on the design, production and approval of marketing materials, producing engaging copy, posting on and managing social media accounts and contribute to the management and development of our website. While proactively developing, and fostering internal and external relationships with our partners, funders and local communities. You will work closely with the Senior Project Manager, contributing towards planning, monitoring and evaluation of the Active Communities Programme and related projects. Furthermore, the post holder will work closely with The Active Wellbeing Society’s marketing function to develop the digital presence and communications.

The post holder will be employed by The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) which is a multi-award-winning independent community benefit society which works with some of the poorest communities in Birmingham and Solihull to improve people’s health and wellbeing through physical activity.

Its mission is to: Use physical activity, guided by innovation, collaboration and insight, to do the collaborating and development required to create stronger and more resilient communities.

The Active Wellbeing Society is a Community Benefit Society, which means that it is controlled by its membership, (users, communities, partners, and stakeholders), and cannot use surpluses for anything other than community benefit. All assets are “locked” for the benefit of the communities that TAWS serves. It has charitable purposes and is treated as a charity by HMRC.

The Society was developed out of the successful Wellbeing Service set up by Birmingham City Council in June 2015 and is a public service mutual. It has a track record of innovation, collaboration, citizen engagement and successful delivery within the Council, and by going independent in 2018, TAWS was able to build on this foundation and unlock new sources of funding to support its further growth and development.

We are a friendly bunch so once you have read the Job Description if you have any questions or would like an informal chat about us, and/or, the role, please contact us.

MAIN DUTIES

1. Communications: To lead the development and implementation of an integrated communications and engagement plan for the programme for internal and external audiences. This includes, planning, preparing and delivering a range of targeted marcoms activities, ensuring content is clear and easy to understand, using plain English and to be tailored to the appropriate audiences. Collaborate with colleagues to help capture and disseminate stories to a range of audiences including press and media. Lead on the development and growth of the Active Communities brand. Co-produce social marketing/ behaviour change campaigns with the Research and Insight Team.
2. Partnership and Meetings: Develop and manage relationships with our community partners to grow digital platforms and deliver face-to-face engagement methods. Work with the wider team to support community partners, be the main point of contact for our digital platforms and supporting partners to promote their content. Attend and/or Chair Marketing and Communications meetings with partners or community groups.
3. Design: Lead on the creation and design of marcoms materials for the programme, producing high quality, innovative written and visual material, including, researching, copywriting, editing, proof-reading and development of documents. Develop content for websites, digital platforms, social media, email campaigns and other channels, to convey key messages to target audiences. This includes, leading on the production and management of visual content, such as, graphics, infographics and video.
4. Digital engagement: Use social marketing and online tools to promote projects and increase active participation, focusing particularly on those from our key audiences including the most disadvantaged communities. Meet KPI’s for increasing membership and engagement rates across all platforms. Lead on the development of our digital platforms, proactively seeking opportunities to build and engage our audiences and networks.
5. Analytics /monitoring – Develop and maintain a dashboard of website and social media analytics, work with the Marketing function on Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
6. Video/Photography: Create, coordinate, or commission videos and images as part of the digital content and case study collation as part of our process learning. When required, visit projects and events to capture images with the required release permissions and catalogue.
7. Training: Train the team, staff and volunteers on how to use social media and digital platforms to support marketing goals and objectives.
8. Research: Engage and bring together the programme’s target audience to learn and develop key messages/campaigns to extend community reach. Collaborate with the Research and Insight Team on the evaluation of the Active Community Programme and projects.
9. Evidence Based Practice – You will build on the learning from the Local Delivery Pilot, regional and national evidence base, and local research and insight to engage our communities and seldom-heard groups by utilising friendly accessible marketing and communication methods that resonate with local people and amplifies the voice of the community.
10. Community: Work with communities to co-create content and campaigns that address key issues and amplify their successes.
11.  Coordination: Coordinate staff and volunteers required to deliver campaigns, promotion, PR and events.
12. Line manage staff: Line manage staff and supervise work placements, including, developing and monitoring of work plans, 1-2-1s, appraisals and the use of Sage HR.
13. Resources: Ensure all work/projects are monitored and evaluated and all budgets managed effectively, including the management of contracts. Ensure all work is compliant in terms of TAWS policies/procedures and relevant legislation (Data protection/GDPR/Marketing).
14. Campaigns and Events: Lead on the development of digital and physical resources. Produce a suite of templates to be used by staff, communities, partners to support activity promotion. Identify and resolve any issues with promotional content in a timely and professional manner.
15. Teamwork: To work within the team and the wider organisation to support the values of the organisation and to ensure that citizens are central to the work that is being delivered.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Knowledge/experience

1. Demonstrable experience in a communications or marketing team, including successfully working on integrated marketing campaigns using a variety of marcoms tools and techniques.
2. Significant experience in community engagement, designing and implementing effective communications to engage and resonate with diverse community groups.
3. Experience in developing and managing digital platforms, content management systems and CRM systems, and using these to successfully engage digitally. 
4. Positive, fun and friendly communication style – the ability to use known techniques and messages as well as create new, innovative marcoms. Evidence of having a creative and innovative approach to ‘doing things differently’.
5. Experience of translating complicated ideas simply and convincingly to multiple audiences.
6. Demonstrable experience of leading on campaign design, development and management, including, working with senior internal and external stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, media and community organisations.
7. Significant experience of website development, social media, e-mail and other digital campaigns and the use of customer profiles, tracking and knowledge of digital analytics tools, Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
8. Significant experience of leading marketing campaigns, projects and programmes to successful conclusions.
9. Experience of communicating whole systems change projects for social and/or environmental change.
10.  Experience of line-management of staff. 

Skills & Abilities

1.  Advanced production, creative and design skills with significant attention to detail.
2. Both people and project management and good leadership skills.
3. Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
4. Expertise in the use of online platforms, basic programming/development needs, and working closely with digital service providers to test and maintain platforms.
5. Significant photography, filming, editing and production skills.
6. Ability to prepare and present interpretive material/information in a creative and innovative approach to a range of audiences.
7. A ‘can do’ attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, working to quick deadlines and changing priorities to resolve key challenges.
8. Effective organisational and administrative skills using both manual and digital systems. Strong IT skills.
9. Ability to communicate key messages and information in a clear, accessible style.
10. Demonstrate confidence, energy and ability to engage and motivate people with the tone of content produced.
11. Strong internal and external customer service delivery.
12. Ability to work flexibly and independently, as well as part of a team, managing a varied workload for self and team whilst prioritising and achieving targets and deliver deadlines.
13. Seek opportunities to communicate with all our stakeholders regularly and support local groups to communicate with target audiences.

Please see the advert on our Jobs page (as per the apply link) for further details of the person specification for this post.

STAFF BENEFITS

• Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3 % employee contribution.
• Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – x4 your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Annual Leave – 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working options
• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly
• Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please submit a Cover Letter and CV addressing the experience you have had relevant to the 'Main Duties' and the 'Knowledge & Skills' sections of the advert, but as a minimum please address how your experience aligns with the following:

1. Comprehensive experience in a communications or marketing team, including successfully working on integrated marketing campaigns using a variety of marketing and communications tools and techniques
2. Significant experience in community engagement to inform the design and implementation of marketing and communication campaigns that resonate with diverse communities.
3. Demonstrable experience of leading on campaign design, development and management, including, working with senior internal and external stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, media and community organisations.
4. Significant experience in developing and managing websites and digital platforms, content management systems and CRM systems.
5. Extensive creative and design skills with experience of relative software, graphic design, photography, videography etc
6. Extensive experience of social media, e-mail based marketing and other digital campaigns, including the use of customer profiles, digital analytic tools and Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
7. Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills, with experience of collecting stories in community settings.
8. Experience of working in a Community Benefit Society, charity or public sector (desirable).
9. Experience of communicating whole system change projects for social and/or environmental change (desirable)

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd January 2022

Interview Date: Friday 4th February 2022

Due to the high numbers of applications we received for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP

Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.

We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, this will usually be within 1 week of the application window closing.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we, in recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. The Active Wellbeing Society is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, we recruit based upon capability and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. At The Active Wellbeing Society we are searching for people who share the passion for what we do with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, collectively making a difference.

If there is anything we can do to assist you in your application or preparations to be interviewed for one of our job vacancies please let us know and we can ensure you have a positive and comfortable experience.

Thank you for your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society, we look forward to receiving your application.

Could you lead our team to support love and friendship in Aberdeen? 

Dates-n-Mates is Scotland’s national dating and friendship agency, supporting love and friendship for people with learning disabilities. 

We are looking for the right person to lead our work across the Aberdeen area. 

It’s a rewarding, ‘one of a kind’ job! 

If you have great leadership, management and communication skills, please come help us transform the lives of local people with learning disabilities. 

30 hours per week, work from home and locally in Aberdeen. 

MARKETING DELIVERY EXECUTIVE

Salary: £24,550 + benefits

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Stratford w/ flexibility

Closing date: Sunday 23rd January 2022, 23:55*

* Please note that we may close this role prior to the closing date, so early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with marketing experience that can help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Marketing Delivery Executive. You'll be responsible for supporting the delivery of strategic marketing plans for multiple best in class marketing campaigns across the Audience and Product Portfolio. Further to this, you'll also support on key strategic projects as required.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Supporting the campaign set-up and management process across all channels in response to Audience & Product production briefs, including auditing campaign elements prior to launch

• Working with internal teams to deliver data and digital campaign set-up requirements

• Supporting all aspects of campaign delivery to time and budget whilst meeting agreed Audience & Product KPIs

• Working with Adobe, Social and Marketing Apprentice teams to deliver email, SMS, social and other specialist digital marketing activity

• Maximising the potential of relevant marketing channels to execute activity that results in high levels of audience engagement and delivers on key marketing channel metrics.

• Conducting in-campaign and post-campaign analysis, preparing regular reports and supporting the implementation of optimisation initiatives to improve live campaign activity.

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Understanding of end-to-end supporter journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns.

• Experience of developing campaign assets for use across channels.

• Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline.

• Proven success of good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively.

• Passionate marketer with an interest in regional marketing trends and developments.

• High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Amnesty International is looking for a highly motivated and passionate digital marketing officer to help us grow, connect and engage our movement with the help of paid marketing. Your main goal will be to use your knowledge and experience to acquire new supporters, members and donors, in order for Amnesty International to be able to deliver human rights impact and change.

You will be joining other digital engagement specialists, to work together on achieving the movement's growth, engagement and participation objectives. You will be part of the Digital Engagement Team that spearheads Amnesty International's digital strategy, having a direct impact on how the wider movements adapts to the changes in the digital space.

JOB PURPOSE:

The main purpose of this job is to develop, implement and optimize paid media campaigns to acquire new supporters and members in Amnesty International's target growth markets. To ensure all digital supporter acquisition activity is correctly tested, tracked and reported and shared with the wider movement. To provide thought leadership and paid marketing support to sections aimed at growth, participation and engagement.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Digital supporter acquisition (international members, supporters and donors): i) Working with Digital Fundraising Specialist and Digital Marketing Assistant to implement digital user journeys that result in cost-efficient membership and supporter acquisition via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Google Display, Search Network, and other digital channels. ii) Ensure creative propositions are pre-tested and tracked, plus results are presented and shareable for the wider movement. iv) Use a variety of social insight tools to Identify and recruit top tier social influencers which assist Amnesty International's efforts to grow international members and supporters
• Social, crm and web analytics: Working with the Digital Marketing Assistant to collate and report on a variety of web-based, social listening and CRM KPI's.
• Email Marketing: working closely with Supporter Engagement Specialist to ensure welcome email journeys are implemented for all significant supporter acquisition campaigns.
• Digital fundraising: Working with Digital Fundraising Specialist and Digital Marketing Assistant to devise and implement digital fundraising user journeys that result in cost efficient donations.
• Reviewing digital activity for Amnesty international's local and regional entities: Periodically review Amnesty International's local Section and Regional Office's digital fundraising, marketing or engagement activity which result in clear recommendations for optimisation and improvement. Assist with the implementation of proposed recommendations.
• Advice and Support: Providing tactical advice to office digital staff, sections/structures and other AI entities on the development and use of appropriate digital supporter acquisition and marketing tools and techniques

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge and significant experience of developing, implementing and optimising digital supporter acquisition user journeys - specifically using digital paid media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google Ads.
• Knowledge of Email marketing.
• Knowledge of conversion funnel optimisation and/or multi-variant or split testing tactics for supporter/member growth. (Google Analytics and related platforms, like Google Optimizely, VWO, etc).
• Experience of analysing and reporting on trends and the behaviour of online supporters or customers; Proven ability to drive actionable insight from a variety of web and social analytics around conversion, traffic funnelling, etc.
• Experience of writing or editing materials for multiple digital audiences in a clear and concise way with high standards of accuracy and according to agreed editorial standards.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and digital professionals, including content producers, data analysts, web developers and designers

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

MARKETING EXECUTIVE - LOYALTY & CULTIVATION

Salary: £24,550 + benefits

Contract length: Permanent

Location: Stratford w/ flexibility

Closing date: Wednesday 26th January 2022, 23:55*

* Please note this role may close earlier than stated above, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with marketing experience that can help us beat cancer?

Why we need you

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Marketing Executive in our Loyalty & Cultivation team. This role will support the development and delivery of audience-centric campaigns and supporter journeys to meet the needs of people who choose to support Cancer Research UK, driving loyalty, engagement and sharing the impact of CRUK's work. Further to this, you'll also provide broad support for the delivery of the product marketing plan.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by…

• Supporting the translation of Loyalty & Cultivation marketing plans and budgets into cross-channel integrated briefs

• Supporting on the delivery of brief outputs, coordinating the brief response, development and approval process

• Working with agencies, freelancers and internal teams to tailor creative to meet audience needs

• Supporting the campaign set-up and management process across all channels, auditing campaign elements prior to launch

• Supporting all aspects of campaign delivery including direct mail production and fulfilment and paid digital campaign delivery

• Conducting in-campaign and post-campaign analysis, preparing regular reports and supporting the implementation of optimisation initiatives to improve live campaign activity.

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Understanding of end-to-end supporter journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns.

• Experience of developing campaign assets for use across channels.

• Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline.

• Proven success of good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively.

• Passionate marketer with an interest in regional marketing trends and developments.

• High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

The Association of Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC) is a young but evolutionary organisation, reaching across the entire tri-Service veterans’ sector to link the growing number of voluntary Drop-In Centres in the UK.  We aim to use our small team to stay in contact with our members, offering guidance and support, sharing all pertinent information, improving efficiency and effectiveness for the wellbeing of all veterans in need, and gathering and correlating data about real-time and unmet needs to feed into the data requirements of the veterans’ welfare sector and beyond.  ASDIC also acts as the representative voice for this community, liaising with national authorities and statutory bodies.

To support our ongoing growth and development, we are now recruiting a Marketing and Membership Engagement Officer. This is a new role within the organisation and will provide support to the planning, coordination and delivery of ASDIC’s marketing, communications, and membership engagement activities for all ASDIC stakeholders.

The role is varied and will require strong communication and time management skills, as well as the ability to work independently when necessary. In-depth knowledge of the Office 365 environment is essential as well as a working knowledge of CRM systems, and social networking platforms such as Facebook and Linked-In. It is also desirable to have skills with Adobe Creative Suite or similar tools. We are looking for a capable individual with the relevant marketing skills, who is comfortable working across a range of activities and tasks and who has a flexible approach. The role is full time (35 hours per week). However, we are willing to take a flexible approach to work hours and remuneration for the right candidate.

If you feel you have the experience and the proactive approach we are looking for, then please get in touch.

Further information about the organisation is available by visiting the ASDIC website.

If you would like to work for ASDIC and have the skills needed for this role, then we would like to hear from you.

Please visit our website to learn more about our organisation.

To apply please submit your CV together with a personal statement saying why you are the right person for the job