As a Communications Officer, you will contribute to and organise a range of integrated marketing campaigns to promote our projects, services and ideas. You will be working closely with our marketing team to develop our digital presence, raise the profile of our interventions and create content that drives the expansion of our consumer base.

You will be a talented and experienced content creator that will play a key role in expanding our company’s digital footprint, followers and end users. Typical daily activities in this role include content writing, producing creative materials, engaging social media followers, liaising with suppliers and managing web platforms.

This role requires a high level of creativity, attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of emerging marketing trends. We would also like you to know the best ways of engaging with a range of different audiences to effectively tell our story. This includes an understanding of engaging with and working with the least heard voices, and those from deprived communities.

This post has been created in order to deliver the ambitions of Sport England’s £9.72m National Lottery funded Active Communities Programme. Birmingham and Solihull are one of 12 Local Delivery Pilots across England that are looking at innovative ways to reduce the levels of inactivity in our most disadvantaged communities.

The postholder will be employed by The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) which is an independent community benefit society which works with some of the poorest communities in Birmingham & Solihull to improve people’s health and wellbeing through physical activity.

Closing date: Sunday 1st December 9pm

Interviews:  Wednesday 11th December (afternoon) and Tuesday 17th December 

About Us:

Combat Stress was established in 1919. We are the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For almost a century, we’ve helped former servicemen and women deal with trauma-related mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression.

Today we provide UK-wide support to veterans from every service and every conflict, on the phone and online, in the community and at our treatment centres. We’re on a mission to raise awareness that invisible injuries can be just as hard to cope with as physical ones. So, when a veteran is having a tough time, we’re there to help tackle the past and to take on the future.

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced branding and marketing lead with expertise in creative and inhouse studio management for a 12-month maternity cover.

You will provide creative direction for the charity and will be responsible for building and maintaining a strong, consistent and engaging brand identity for Combat Stress to improve awareness of the charity.

Managing the inhouse design team and the charity’s brand agency you will be responsible for leading on brand projects such as charity films and the organisation’s biannual magazine. Alongside this you will also manage the day to day workflow of the inhouse studio ensuring all projects align with our brand idea ‘Liberating Lives’.

Working as part of a passionate and motivated Marketing and Communications team you will work closely with colleagues within your department as well as colleagues across the organisation.

The successful candidate will be a creative lead who is innovative with an eye for detail. They will be highly organised, a strong project manager who stays calm and positive under pressure.

This role is subject to a DBS check.

This is terrific opportunity to join Brain Tumour Research in a new role at an exciting time of growth. The role is needed to increase the profile and reach of the charity’s brand and deliver a digital marketing strategy which increases awareness and drives income growth through supporter recruitment and retention, maximising engagement with and inspiring our loyal followers, as well as reaching and delighting new audiences across all digital platforms.   

Head of Digital Marketing
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full-time
Based at: Brain Tumour Research Head Office in Milton Keynes.

As an expert in your field, you will lead the team and showcase the organisation’s mission and brand, communicating our achievements and impacts and influencing target audiences to convince them to engage in new fundraising initiatives, make donations, create partnerships and join our campaigning in order help us find a cure for brain tumours.

Reporting to the Director of Brand and Communications, your main duties will include:

· Lead the development and implementation of innovative, enterprising and effective digital marketing strategies across all channels, along with dynamic and motivated Digital Marketing team, to meet income targets
· Develop and deliver website strategy including an e-commerce solution for website – event tickets, entry fees, merchandise sales
· Set the vision for recruitment and retention of Brain Tumour Research’s growing base of supporters and donors across all digital channels, especially on social media
· Develop and manage the departmental budget
· Develop and deliver a video strategy that provides excellent brain tumour research information
· Analyse weekly and monthly reporting, along with any other specific activity reporting to inform top level strategic decision-making
· Coordinate with wider company marketing and communications plans

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 8th December 2019, but early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

Please read the job description attached in 'additional documents', before sending your CV with a covering letter, demonstrating why you are a suitable candidate, how you could add value to our organisation and detailing your current salary.

For more information about Brain Tumour Research and our work, please visit our website.

No agencies please.

Press & Marketing Assistant

• £21,535 per annum + pension, medical and dental insurance

• 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)

• 34 hour working week with a 4pm finish on Fridays

• Central London location (Covent Garden)

REPORTS TO

Senior Marketing Executive

OVERVIEW

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking to gain experience within a marketing and communications role to join our busy communications team as our Press and Marketing Assistant.  

You will be assisting the marketing team in the creation and delivery of marketing materials across traditional and digital channels and providing administrative support to the team to ensure the successful delivery of activities and projects. You will also be assisting the Press Officer and the marketing team with press releases and media activities.

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in developing experience within the marketing and PR field and have the ability to build relationships with a number of stakeholders and colleagues. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential to be successful in this role along with a positive can do attitude.  

JOB PURPOSE

• Support the process for producingeffective marketing collateral and publicity materials topromote the Masonic Charitable Foundation’sactivities.

• Supporting the Press Officer in seeking press and media coverage for our charitable activities.

• Ensuring there is a strong presence of the activities amongst freemasons, their families and wider society.

• A positive, pro-active, can-do attitude with the ability to problem-solve in order to achieve the organisation’s objectives and project targets.

• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to write persuasively to a range of audiences

• An interest or theoretical understanding of marketing or the media

• Able to buildeffective relationships with colleagues andother stakeholders, with the confidence to communicate with others.

• An ability to work on own initiative and execute plans with minimal supervision.

• Strong IT skills, including MicrosoftOffice and proficiency in using desktop publishing tools, content management systems and online applications.

Desired

• Professional qualification and/or membership in a relevantfield

• Experience of marketing

• Experience of using Adobe In Design and/or Photoshop

• Previous experience of the charity sector

• An understanding of English freemasonry

• An awareness of issues the charity sector

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you believe you meet the person specification.

Deadline for applications: Monday 18th November 2019

First stage interviews (telephone): w/c 18th November 2019

Second stage interviews (face-to-face): w/c 25th November 2019

We are seeking to appoint a Membership and Marketing Director to increase ASDAN’s member­ship base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners. As we embark on the next stage of our journey to be a leader in personal, social and work-related learning, our new Membership and Marketing Director will play a pivotal role in developing a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow mem­bership income, and extend our impact.

Being a director of ASDAN will require a real com­mitment to our beliefs, values and principles. In return, you will be joining a team charging themselves with a truly reward­ing mission - transforming the life chances of children and young people.

About ASDAN

ASDAN is a successful national educational charity and awarding organisation for a range of qualifications, programmes and curriculum resources used by more than 3,000 schools, colleges and other education providers in the UK and internationally. 

Job purpose

To sustainably increase ASDAN’s membership base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners.

To lead the development, implementation and review of a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow membership income, and support growth in product sales.

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver the annual membership income budget by achieving targets for member retention, new members and growth in member spend, with responsibility for reporting to the trustees, including the Performance, Audit, Risk and Compliance (PARC) committee, on performance
2. Develop and implement a coherent membership and marketing strategy to build an inclusive community identity and brand for ASDAN through fully integrating three key areas of activity: marketing and communications; customer experience; customer relationships
3. Create fully integrated membership and marketing strategies that support the charity’s overall strategic direction, and are fully integrated with its education, product development and business operations functions
4. Deliver extended reach for ASDAN’s courses to a wider membership and secure evidence of the charity’s increased performance, impact and contribution to its overall charitable purpose
5. Share collective responsibility for the overall leadership of ASDAN with the director team and trustees

For full details including role description, person specification and terms and conditions, please download the Membership and Marketing Director recruitment pack.

How to apply

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

• Applications close: Thursday 14th November, with shortlisting completed by Tuesday 19th November
• Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 in Bristol

The Mlambe Project is a grassroots international development NGO working to transform educational opportunities in Malawi. 

Our approach is centred on sustainable, community-driven and innovative development with a distinct focus on working with Malawians to find endogenous solutions that can have large-scale impact. Through our sustainable infrastructure building programme, we have trained local communities to build high quality schools using alternative construction methods which are environmentally responsible and socially conscious. Our next Chief Executive will be fundamental to helping us deliver on our ambitious goals in Malawi. 

This role is UK-based, primarily focusing on fundraising and operations management, with an accountable relationship for all work carried out in Malawi, by our local project partners. To be adept at this role, you will need to be a hands on manager, with a talent for building movements and initiatives, recruiting, motivating and managing volunteers, whilst demonstrating a strong track record of fundraising. As the only paid staff member in the UK, you will be proficient at building and managing resources to bring our vision to fruition. We are a small charity with big ambition, exceptional people, and a real drive to get behind the Chief Executive and support their work.

Our  trustee, Andrew May-Miller, is fielding informal conversations with prospective candidates, in the first instance, further details for him can be found in the job pack.

Please apply with a CV and cover letter which should include a personal statement addressing how you meet the person specification no later than the closing date of 20th November 2019 at 12 noon. The cover letter and personal statement should not exceed 3 pages, and the CV should not exceed 3 pages.

We are an employer that follows safer recruitment procedures, and the suitable candidate will be subject to relevant due diligence checks and DBS to ensure suitability to the role. For more information, please check the Charity Commission guidance on Automatic Disqualification Rules for Senior Management Positions.

Do you love to create a clear message? Do you have an eye for detail and the ability to tell a great story? Do you have a passion for making Jesus known and seeing lives transformed? 

WorldShare, is looking for someone who is enthusiastic, positive and proactive, with exceptional writing skills who can lead us to the next level in our marketing communications with inspiration and expertise. With previous experience, ideally in the charity sector, you will have a proven track record of producing high quality, excellent editorial content across different media platforms. You will possess a good understanding of the worldwide Christian church.

We’re looking for someone who will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and who can manage their own time, working to deadlines.

The successful candidate will have:

• Exceptional writing skills and experience in producing editorial content
• Strong ICT Skills and a good understanding of digital and print communication channels and platforms
• Relational skills and able to work effectively with a variety of people

All applicants must be fully on board with WorldShare’s values and statement of faith.

Closing date: 18 November 2019

Interviews: week beginning 2 December 2019

Location: Doncaster

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

To apply, please download our application pack or visit our website and email us with your completed application.

Exciting opportunity for an Account Executive to join us at our HQ in Sandy.

Account Executive
Reference number: A2871019 or A2881019
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
Salary starting at: £19,602 to £21,236 per annum (pro rata for part time). Applicants should expect under normal circumstances to receive an offer at the bottom of the advertised range.
Hours: Full time - or Part Time Maternity Cover role (22.5 hours per week).
Contract: Permanent - Full Time Role / Maternity Contract - 12 months Fixed term.

The RSPB's account management team are responsible for managing all communication projects through the creative workflow, from planning to delivery.

We work on everything from website updates, email sends and social media posts, to printed materials such as posters, leaflets and signage. So, there'll be lots of variety in your work and opportunities to learn something new every day.

Working with in-house teams, external agencies and creative freelancers, you'll be expected to act as a facilitator, ensuring that everyone has what they need when they need it, to ensure that all jobs meet the brief and are delivered on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Speaking to in-house clients about their communications needs and writing these up into briefing documents
• Organising and leading meetings to brief the creative and digital teams
• Creating timing schedules, gathering time estimates and working with the traffic function to book in creative and digital resource
• Compiling and sharing feedback on creative work to ensure all required changes are made and designs are signed off by the client

Required skills:

• Relationship building
• Client handling
• Organisation and time management
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• Presentation and negotiation
• Confidence, tact and a persuasive manner

Previous experience working as an Account Executive within a creative agency environment is preferable, but personality and willingness to learn is also a key factor in who we hire. We're a friendly and tight knit team, so we're looking for someone who can slot in and is keen to develop and make a real difference.

Closing date: 15 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and application details.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You will be asked to declare unspent convictions and cautions at offer of employment stage.

We have two roles available, a Full Time Permanent role (A2871019) and a Part Time Maternity Cover role (A2881019). Please confirm which role you are applying for when returning the application form.

When you make your application please make sure you include reference number A2871019 or A2881019 on your application.

No agencies please.

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

Action Against Hunger is looking for an experienced Digital Communications Officer to support delivery of our digital communications activity.

The jobholder will support direct delivery of digital activity across email, our website and social media channels. The successful candidate will also support the Fundraising and Operations teams to upskill their digital knowledge by providing training and assistance where applicable.

Playing an important role in the development of Action Against Hunger’s new website, this role will liaise with colleagues to create compelling content that inspires users to take action.

The post holder will be experienced and passionate about digital. They will use their expert knowledge to advise on digital best practice, enabling Action Against Hunger to inspire and influence its key audiences and drive more income. This will help us to provide even more children with healthier futures.  For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached Job description.

The post will be based in Action Against Hunger-UK’s London office. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply

Closing date for applications: 5pm, on Wednesday, 27th November 2019. Interview date: 9th December 2019

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Thank you for your understanding.

Head of Digital

Reports to: CEO (dotted line to Director of Marketing & Communications)

Based at: Coeliac UK Head Office, High Wycombe with the possibility to regularly work from home by prior agreement with your line manager

Salary grade table: Specialist (SP2) c. £48k

Hours: 35 hours per week. Hours to be agreed with your line manager. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required

Holiday: 36 days holiday a year including bank holidays 

Line management: 2 FTEs is envisaged

The role:

The Head of Digital is responsible for the development and oversight of Coeliac UK’s digital channels and underpinning systems. This includes web, social, voice and apps. The overall aim is to deliver a best practice digital experience for internal and external stakeholders that will support Coeliac UK’s strategy. 

Key responsibilities:

•In conjunction with the CEO and Senior Management Team (SMT) develop, maintain and update the two year digital roadmap

•Work across the organisation to oversee all digital development

•Provide best practice guidance to the organisation on digital execution, including user experience, SEO and content optimisation

•Make recommendations for improvements to current digital landscape, user experience and practices

•Provide regular and exception reporting on the key metrics for the digital channels, including a weekly dashboard

•Directly project manage key digital developments including testing and quality control

•Manage third party service providers ensuring value for money and compliance to SLAs

•Lead and develop the Data team to provide relevant, timely and accurate information and support for CRM and other financial and operational data across the organisation.

•Respond to, and troubleshoot, all digital systems issues managing supplier ticketing systems

•Monitor website security and respond to all digital security breaches

•Conduct content audits to eliminate redundant and/or duplicate information

•Ensure compliance with best practice standards and with all laws and regulations

•Keep up to date with industry best practice and monitor competitor websites

Knowledge, skills and experience:

•A degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering or a related qualification

•Minimum two years’ experience managing/developing a website

•Minimum two years’ experience of CRM/database management

•Knowledge of best practice in app development and management

•Expert in content management systems and have extensive experience in developing user journeys, optimising user experience and delivering multi variate testing

•Good knowledge and understanding of W3C Web standards

•Excellent general IT skills, with use of MS project, and MS Visio desirable

•Use of collaborative working portals eg Trello

•HTML/CSS and Workbooks knowledge is advantageous but not essential

•A great understanding of SEO and the impact of actions on search visibility

•A motivated individual with initiative and a structured approach to work who has good organisational skills

•Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

•Can maintain great supplier relationship standards

•Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

•A team player

Competencies

1: General profile

·Provides leadership for staff within a specialised discipline or process area

·Recognised expertise in own area within the organisation. Shares expertise with colleagues and others; offers mentoring and guidance to others

·Provides specialist leadership for staff and work teams or task forces, particularly on emerging areas within specialised functional or process areas

·Co-ordinates the delivery of client service (internal and/or external clients) to maintain client satisfaction and identify performance gaps, as well as new or emerging needs

·Understands relevant organisation issues and the organisation's operational procedures and connects these to work priorities

2: Technical expertise; building & maintaining

·Provides specialist leadership for staff and work teams or task forces, particularly on emerging areas within specialised functional or process areas

2: Technical expertise; applying & anticipating

·Applies knowledge/skills through handling complex problems and/or coordinating work which may extend beyond own area of expertise; shares expertise with colleagues and other work groups

3: Client/organisation orientation; client response

·Anticipates client needs, investigates the underlying causes and identifies short/long term solutions

3: Client/organisation orientation; organisation understanding

·Decisions impact own work group/team; may have impact on functional objectives

3: Client/organisation orientation client response; costs

·Establishes short and mid-term work plans and optimises resources to ensure that work area objectives (e.g., productivity, quality, costs) are consistently met

4: Creating & delivering solutions; problem solving

·Assists in developing budgetary/financial objectives for discipline/team

4: Creating & delivering solutions; planning & organising

·Manages own time and that of others; develops plans for work activities in own area over the medium/long term & supports strategic planning activities

5: Working relationship; communicating, negotiating & influencing

·Main focus is on influencing functional strategy

5: Working relationship; teamwork, coaching & guiding

·Acts as facilitator and mentor; moves the team forward

5: Working relationship; networking

·Creates extensive networks internally and externally

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties to be performed by the employee. This job description may be altered to reflect the needs of the charity.

Simplified Recruitment is a Job Advertising Agency working on behalf of Coeliac UK. By applying for this position you are giving us permission to pass your CV and covering letter to a third party in relation to recruitment. A full copy of our privacy policy can be viewed on our website.

 Ref: SR506233

Evolving Communities is looking for a creative, experienced, energetic and enthusiastic PR Communications and Marketing Lead to devise effective communications plans and approaches that increase the impact of our engagement and drive brand awareness to support a wide range of community engagement activities across the South West.

We are looking for an excellent communicator, who has a track record of planning and delivering successful integrated campaigns using the full communications mix. You’ll have extensive experience in writing compelling copy to engage our audiences, whether that’s content for a press release, social media, an email to stakeholders or a printed flyer.

The successful candidate will be able to translate complex issues into an easy to understand format and will have excellent project management skills, including the ability to consider resource, budget and risk.

You will also be custodian of the Healthwatch brand, ensuring consistent use across all platforms in terms of look, image, identity and messages.

This is a great opportunity for someone keen to make their mark in a small team where their skills and experience can be used and developed to make a real difference to people across the South West and put Evolving Communities firmly on the map.

Main duties and key responsibilities

Marketing and Communications

Reporting to the CEO, you will:

• Develop and implement new marketing, communications and digital media strategies.

• Source case studies, content for monthly press releases, monthly e-bulletins and websites for all local Healthwatch areas which Evolving Communities delivers.

• Source and write content for thought leadership blogs for Evolving Communities and devise business to business marketing campaigns to drive new business.

• Liaise with local, regional and national media to pitch story ideas, arranging interviews and advising staff members on media relations.

• Deliver creative and engaging social media, marketing and email campaigns as well as help support the Communications Officer and team Admins with daily social media activity to engage existing communities and reach new audiences. 

• Work with the staff team to develop clear and effective communication and marketing plans for individual projects and work-streams.

• Look at innovative ways to generate new business through effective marketing and communications plans and campaigns.

• Write Creative Briefs for external designers and photographers and liaise with these suppliers.

• Look for video opportunities, advising staff members on suggested filming topics and events.

• Promote upcoming projects, surveys and opportunities to get involved as well develop disseminations plans to inform local people of the outcomes of completed work.

• Liaise with the staff team and volunteers including children and young people, to design accessible and engaging marketing materials, including brochures, leaflets, website updates, newsletters, email campaigns, Impact reports and our bi-annual mini magazine Highlight.

• Work with the staff team to produce high quality reports and written materials including press releases, case studies, annual reports, digital content and infographics.

• Build on and develop relationships with local media to help raise the profile of our Healthwatch’s and their work.

• Line manage the Communications Officer with the daily operation and further development of the Evolving Communities and Healthwatch websites including creating new sections, pages, surveys and interactive content.

• Use analytic tools to monitor website and social media performance (e.g. Google Analytics).

• Look for innovative ways to engage local communities and seldom heard groups.

• Work closely with the staff team to promote engagement events across Evolving Communities and Healthwatch contract areas.

• Be responsible for promoting and producing publicity for our events and campaigns.

Team working and line management:

You will work as part of a small team and be willing to be flexible and adaptable in order to deliver our business.  You will be line managed by the CEO.  We aim to involve volunteers throughout our organisation, and you may be asked to provide supervision for volunteers involved in our marketing and communications activity. 

General responsibilities

• Work closely with the Chief Executive and all other members of staff and share good practice and learning

• Keep up-to-date with latest PR industry news plus be aware of health and social care policy developments

• Promote and raise awareness of Healthwatch areas

• Provide monitoring information as required in an accurate and timely manner

• Work collaboratively with other local Healthwatch organisations where appropriate

• Support the Communications Officer with quarterly evaluation reports for local commissioners.

• Undertake any reasonable tasks, responsibilities and activities as requested by the Chief Executive in order to ensure the smooth running of the organisation

• Maintain personal and professional competency and appropriate development.

• Participate in regular one-to-ones and appraisals as per Evolving Communities policy.

• Act at all times within the rules, policies and procedures of Evolving Communities including data protection.

• Ensure that all activities are carried out with due regard to the diversity and within an Equal Opportunities Framework.

Do you love brilliant design, which has the user at its heart? Do you enjoy working creatively across a range of channels in a fast-paced environment? Do you want to help improve the care animals receive?

RCVS Knowledge could be the place for you. Our mission is to advance the quality of veterinary care for the benefit of animals, the public, and society. We are the charity partner of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

We provide thousands of vets and their teams with cutting-edge veterinary research, practical resources and unique historical archives. These all help them to deliver high-quality evidence-based veterinary medicine to the millions of animals in their care.

We are embarking on an exciting period of growth. Our growing range of assets is highly regarded by vets and vet nurses. Our focus now is to increase the use and awareness of our materials by making sure they are easy to use and find, and attractive. You could help us do this, using your excellent design skills and usability knowledge to enhance our websites, newsletters and other channels.

We offer an impressive range of benefits, including flexible working, 25 days holiday, a wellbeing allowance, volunteering days and a generous pension. We’ve also been named a Top 50 Great Place to Work for the past five years.

To apply for this role, please read the full job description by visiting the Work for us page on our website below

If you’re keen to use social media, websites and digital communications to help a small charity thrive then this job is for you. The right candidate will have experience working in digital communications, an interest in working in the higher education sector and a passion to promote knowledge and understanding of Europe and the European Union post-Brexit.

Purpose of the Role

We’re looking for a Digital Communications Manager who can maintain and improve our use of digital tools to communicate our work in European Studies and increase participation in our events and funding opportunities. You’ll work to help drive through exciting changes at UACES, from revamping our website to developing marketing strategies for our new activities.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing and developing our communications and marketing strategy
• Digital production such as web pages and multimedia
• Managing the production of our members’ newsletter
• Assisting with the publication of our in-house journal
• Managing our social media accounts
• Promoting UACES’s events and activities to our membership and beyond
• Deputising for the Executive Director when necessary

Key Skills and Attributes

We're looking for Digital Communications Manager who can show ability in a range of areas including:

• Social Media
• Marketing
• Customer Relationship Management
• Multimedia production (eg photography, videos, images, audio)
• Production of graphics and print materials
• Editing of digital newsletters
• Solid administrative experience – in particular dealing with email correspondence, minute-taking, use of databases

Please don’t be discouraged if you don’t have all of the skills above.  Aptitude and transferable skills are equally important as we can offer training in some areas.

Ideally, you’ll be someone with:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good collaboration and other teamworking skills
• A real passion for digital communication and marketing
• An interest in academia, higher education and/or European studies.
• A willingness to take on a variety of tasks as is required in a small organisation
• The ability to deputise for the Executive Director when needed

About UACES

UACES is a membership organisation for academics working in the area of European Studies. We have around 1100 members from across the UK and Europe from a range of different career stages and institutions. We run conferences, events and administer funding schemes to support our members in their study. The Annual Conference is our biggest event each year and is attended by c. 450 delegates. Recent conference locations have included Lisbon, Bath and Krakow. The 2020 Annual Conference takes place in Belfast in September. UACES is run by a small team of office staff and a dedicated committee of trustees, headed by the UACES Officers (Chair, Secretary and Treasurer).

You'll be part of small and friendly team whose job it is to run UACES. The office staff are responsible for ensuring the smooth-running of the association and are involved in the following activities:

• Organising the UACES Annual Conference
• Administering UACES funding opportunities
• Running the UACES Prizes (including best book, best PhD and JCER prize)
• Assisting with the publication of JCER, UACES’s open-access online journal.
• Liaising with Wiley, the publishers of our print journal JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
• Managing the membership database
• Managing the UACES email list
• Working with the committee to implement new strategic directions for the association
• Writing and implementing successful grant applications to funders including the European Commission

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Helena Cicmil (Digital Communications Manager). Phone number available on our website.

What we Offer

• Generous holiday allowance – All colleagues start at 31 days plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Flexi-time – We are happy to discuss any flexitime arrangements that might be required.
• Flexible working – Have to work from home from time to time? We’ll help you find a solution which works best for you and us.
• Access to training together with other learning and career development opportunities.
• The possibility to help develop your role and its terms of reference.
• Pension scheme – you put in 5%, we’ll put in 10%.
• Regular reviews with the UACES officers and more informally with the Executive Director.
• A small supportive team and a friendly working environment.

Diversity and equal opportunities

UACES is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications for this role from groups who are under-represented in academia including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQI+ and people with disabilities.

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) are looking for a full-time new member of staff to cover a period of maternity leave of a minimum of nine months(tbc).

Digital Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)
Salary:  £36,500
Location: High Holborn, London
Term: Fixed term contract of minimum 9 months starting mid Jan 2020
Hours: Office working hours

This staff member will help develop and manage a high level of digital presence for RSTMH around tropical medicine and global health. We need a passionate and creative digital communicator who can play a key role in meeting our communications objectives in an exciting time for the society.

RSTMH is a membership society formed in 1907, with around 1,200 members in over 80 countries. We work to improve tropical medicine and global health by enabling and promoting research, sharing knowledge and convening networks through our members and beyond. The Digital Communications Manager will have the opportunity to develop and enhance the RSTMH’s reputation as a credible and trusted voice in tropical medicine and global health.  

This is a wide-ranging and exciting role. You will implement the organisation’s digital communications strategy, ensuring it meets the aims of the wider RSTMH strategy.

You’ll maintain and further develop the website, social media platforms and newsletters, and also the content for each of these resources, using internal and externally sourced and commissioned content. You’ll also manage relationships with key suppliers, including website developers, digital media and creative agencies.

Working with the Chief Executive and RSTMH team, you’ll raise the profile and online presence of RSTMH that will also support the achievement of the organisation’s overall strategy and goals.

We’re looking for someone ambitious and solutions-focused with a passion for communications to deliver creative and innovative content. You’ll have the ability to engage people in the technical areas of our work as well as the nature of the context we’re seeking to improve.  You’ll use analytical systems to monitor our progress. 

The role

• To manage the website and existing, and future, social media channels for RSTMH
• To source, write, edit and proof engaging and relevant content for the website, social media channels and newsletters, providing editorial support as required
• To commission content for the website and digital channels as required, from our networks, and externally
• To be responsible for online communications with RSTMH’s communities  
• To keep on top of relevant tropical medicine and global health developments
• To help integrate our new website with a new CRM database, and other platforms, working with the Membership Manager and the team and supported by our website developers
• To take a keen interest in the global health challenges we’re addressing in order to help stimulate content and discussion among those involved in addressing these issues
• To propose ways RSTMH can improve its online content in line with digital trends and audience preferences
• To build relationships with peers in tropical medicine and global health, and those involved in tackling these problems - as developers of content and with relevant online media channels 
• To be proactive in working with individuals from across RSTMH and our networks to generate diverse, compelling digital content that engages and informs our audiences
• Establish and maintain systems to report and evaluate RSTMH’s digital platforms and activities
• Assist with the promotion and management of RSTMH events and other activities to promote greater understanding of the organisation and its work amongst members

The person specification

Experience

• Working in international development or global health settings
• At least 5 years’ experience within a digital communication role
• At least 5 years’ experience of professional ownership of websites and social media for a campaign or cause
• Proven experience working in an editorial capacity with a varied portfolio of written work
• Proven experience of website and social media content creation, commissioning and management
• Knowledge of Drupal and the ability to take full responsibility for web development
• Experience of account management of suppliers
• Experience of creating compelling content
• Highly organised, with ability to self-plan and prioritise workloads

Knowledge

• Ability to communicate technical details to non-technical people
• An up to date knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging topics in global health and the impact of these on improving lives
• An understanding of current and emerging web technologies and social media trends
• A solid understanding of storytelling and how to create a compelling digital campaign
• Significant experience of developing and delivering digital communications projects
• Excellent oral, copywriting and communication skills
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including, communication, influencing and collaboration
• Ability to understand how digital communication works alongside traditional PR and marketing campaigns
• Effective decision-making skills

Personal

• Self-starter, able to work proactively
• Passion for tropical medicine and global health
• A good communicator of technical applications and concepts
• Ability to think ahead - anticipate and solve problems before they arise
• High degree of integrity and professional credibility
• Good team player, with an understanding of the challenges of working in a small team
• Resilience under pressure

• Flexibility to work outside of office hours, and to travel within the UK and beyond, as required

Closing date: 5pm on  29th November 2019
Interviews will take place in the first week of December, dates to be confirmed

TO APPLY

Please click the 'Apply' button and attach your CV with a covering letter, addressing the person specification.

No agencies please.