If you are a great team player with excellent communication skills and an eye for a good story then we want to hear from you! We have an exciting new opportunity for an innovative, creative and enthusiastic media and communications officer. You will be joining our busy fundraising and marketing team, a team where you will be well supported and will feel valued in. You will be used to liaising and working proactively with the media as well as internal stakeholders and will have an excellent standard of written work. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as you’ll be delivering the media and press activities for the Hospice as well as working to deliver strong internal communications. 

The benefits:

• Flexible working 
• Free car parking
• 27 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to discounts and offers from the UK's most popular retailers and service providers

The details:

• Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Permanent position

Key responsibilities:

• Lead development and delivery of annual PR and media plans to raise the profile of the Hospice
• Be the first point of contact for media enquiries and manage reactive requests
• Identify opportunities for media engagement, develop all relevant press materials and oversee media monitoring & evaluation
• Create and manage the annual calendar of internal communications and support with the planning, creation & editing of content
• Manage and deliver internal communications campaigns, working jointly with other departments
• Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role

What we are looking for:

• Experience working in a journalism, press office or media environment
• Exceptional written skills and the ability to plan and deliver communications campaigns
• Strong relationship building skills

Do you want to have the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing to Bristol’s only adult hospice? Use your passion and skills to make a real difference and join a much-loved Bristol charity with its huge supporter base and in return you will get that feel-good factor. 

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

Due to the Christmas period interviews to take place between the 5th - 12th January. 

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Media and Communications Manager (News and Emergencies), covering early moment (parental) leave. You will lead UNICEF UK’s media work on some of the most important humanitarian crises and emergencies of our time - including the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the impact of Covid-19 on the world’s most vulnerable children. You will manage relationships with news editors and journalists across UK media, working with UK and global colleagues to deliver effective and well messaged multi-media coverage on emergencies, global advocacy and campaigns.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• proven experience of working in a busy press office;
• an excellent track record in developing, implementing and evaluating audience centric, objectives-focused media strategies;
• first class interpersonal and relationship management skills, including with senior journalists to aid effective media relations activity;
• strong knowledge of child rights issues, and the broader political and news agenda.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join our communications team in a new role and share your passion for science!

The Physiological Society 
As a learned society, we promote physiology and support those working in the field by organising world-class scientific meetings, offering grants for research, collaboration and international travel, and by publishing the latest developments in our leading scientific journals, The Journal of Physiology, Experimental Physiology and Physiological Reports.

The position 
The Media and Communications Officer is a new role, responsible for sourcing, writing, and sharing stories about physiology, the work of our members and our journal research. By putting these stories at the centre of our communications, they will showcase physiology as exciting, relevant, and support our membership communications.

They will manage our member magazine and commission, write and copy-edit articles for the magazine, blog and website. They will work with external sources (such as magazines/newspapers/radio/other organisations channels) to place physiology and the work of our members in their output. They will also be responsible for our email marketing and use this channel to communicate key messages about Society membership, activities and events to members, external stakeholders and event attendees.

Key responsibilities of the role

• Proactively identify opportunities to tell compelling stories about physiology research and the work of physiologists through press releases, news articles and blogs, showcasing physiology as relevant and topical.
• Coordination of the editorial and production of our quarterly member magazine, Physiology News.
• Coordinate email marketing activities in support our membership, events and other Society objectives.
• Support marketing activities of The Society by providing written material, such as promotional copy.

The position is full time. We are currently working from our head office in Farringdon 2 days per week, working at home the rest of the time.

Job description and key attributes can be found in the attached job description.

Applications should be in the form of a tailored cover letter and CV.
The closing date for applications is Monday 29 November.
Interviews will be held in person on Friday 3 December November.

London, WC1H (Hybrid working, with around 40% of your time per month being office based.)

We are looking for a talented Senior Communications Officer who will work in collaboration with colleagues across the Chevening Secretariat and the Strategic Communications Directorate to deliver against Chevening’s ambitious communications strategy and support the wider strategic objectives of the organisation.

The Chevening Programme is a prestigious global scholarships programme, which offers exceptionally talented international students from 160 countries and territories worldwide the opportunity to study for a master’s degree in the UK on a fully funded scholarship. Chevening celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2018.

It is funded and directed by the Scholarships Unit at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The Programme is managed by the ACU, an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.

We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.

We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.

The postholder will work closely with the Communications Manager (Chevening) to provide best practice communications support that attracts high quality applicants and partners to the programme, creates a valuable network for furthering the UK’s soft power objectives, and promotes UK higher education worldwide.

As Communications Officer (Chevening), your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Communications Manager in the strategic and operational delivery of Chevening communications activities.
• Developing and delivering evidence-based, innovative campaign plans that meet audience needs and organisational objectives.
• Monitoring and reporting on the impact of communications campaigns to senior stakeholders, using tools such as Google Analytics and Keyhole.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues through regular meetings, co-design of communications activities, and providing best practice advice and support.
• Line managing a member of staff to support them to develop in their role.

Some of the skills you need to be able to demonstrate include:

• A track record in planning and delivering strategic, impactful communications strategies for internal and external audiences.
• Strong relationship building skills and passionate about generating new ideas.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of effectively utilising professional social media accounts.
• Knowledge and experience of developing, maintaining, and updating a website using website content management systems (CMS).
• Confidence in the use of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Experience advising and managing stakeholders across all levels.
• Ability to manage relations and contracts with external suppliers.

Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.

At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.

As Senior Communications Officer (Chevening), you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.

How to apply
Closing date: 2 December 2021. Interview date: w/c 6 December 2021.

National AIDS Trust is the UK's HIV rights charity. We work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions. Our expertise, research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about bringing an end to the HIV epidemic in the UK and improving the lives of people living with HIV to expand and develop our digital presence, including managing the website, social media and delivering exciting and engaging digital content and projects that support campaigns and fundraising efforts.

You'll be a digital whizz, with a strong understanding of how to use websites and social media as a force for good. You'll know what makes great content, be a fab copywriter and have good design skills. And you'll be able to support with occasional press and media work as part of an integrated communications team.

Closing date for applications: Monday 22 November 2021 (9am)

Interviews: Friday 3 December 2021

The application pack documents can be downloaded from our website, or by sending an email quoting the job title, together with your name and address or by calling us. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.

We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No. 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales)

2-Year Full-Time Fixed Term Post

We’re looking for a team player who is motivated, creative and has a ‘can-do’ attitude to join our Communications and Engagement team, and help us deliver for this forward looking and innovative regulator. Our small team plays a key role in supporting the organisation to successfully deliver its messages to osteopaths, and other key audiences, and to increase insight about and engagement with the profession.

This is a pivotal role, you will be writing excellent copy, and managing and developing the GOsC’s stakeholder engagement activities through a wide range of channels and methods. The aim is both to maximise our reach to stakeholders and their contribution to the work of the GOsC so communications are very much ‘two-way’. You will be contributing to the delivery of the GOsC’s Communications and Engagement strategy for 2021-24. This role reports to the Head of Communications, Engagement and Insight, and can be based primarily at home or in our London office.

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) regulates the practice of osteopathy in the United Kingdom and our overarching purpose is to help protect the public and patients, and to help ensure the highest standards in osteopathic practice. With just 26 staff, no two days are the same, and you will need to show that you are flexible and keen to support others in all aspects of our work. You will also need to be prepared occasionally to work outside office hours.

For further information and to apply for this role, please visit our website by clicking the apply button or contact Liz Niman, Head of Communications, Engagement and Insight, whose contact details are available on our website.

Closing date: Midnight on 6 December 2021.

Interview date (online): 13 December 2021.

Your new company
Our vision is safe, effective, and kind nursing and midwifery that improves everyone's health and wellbeing. As the professional regulator of more than 732,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

Your new role
We're looking for someone experienced and creative to get our message across to a wider digital audience.
You'll also have the opportunity to act as the editorial lead for all social media accounts including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, making editorial decisions, and escalating issues where necessary.
You will provide expert guidance and advice to senior management and teams about the use of social media, and lead on social media planning to develop the creative development of social media campaigns, working closely with different business areas and the wider communications team.

What you'll need to succeed
You must have strong writing and editing skills and be able to present complex information in a straightforward way, as well as having at least two years' experience in social media management in previous roles.
You must be able to produce and manage content for live broadcasts/twitter chats, working with relevant production, editorial and/or support roles, as well as being able to use social media to provide insight on key issues of risk to the reputation of our organisation.
You will ideally be in a substantive role in social media management
Experience in the charity and not-for-profit sector is desirable, but not essential.

What you'll get in return
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We aim to recruit the right people in the right places, and we value the contribution they make to the success of our organisation. In return, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including hybrid working. The role also has an opportunity to become permanent when the contract end.

What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Permanent – Full Time – 35 Hours

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

The Individual Giving & Legacies team are looking a Senior Fundraising Officer to join our Retention Team. As a Senior Fundraising Officer, you will deliver retention campaigns to diversify our channel mix, engage with our warm audiences and identify opportunities to grow our active donor base.

You will play a pivotal role in the Individual Giving & Legacies Fundraising team reaching and exceeding their target of circa £8.5 million NET income by 2025.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• be a strong communicator who is able to convey your campaign objectives, targets and vision to team members and stakeholders
• be a confident campaign manager, who can oversee and coordinate tasks as well as motivate and encourage colleagues and direct reports by creating a defined roadmap to success
• possess strong organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise tasks and document ways of working for easy access and future reference
• be comfortable in creating project timelines and holding others to account in meeting deadlines
• be open to innovating, adopting a test and learn approach to launch and improve the performance of assigned activity.

Equality & Diversity

We value the power of diversity. We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Our strategy has becoming an anti-racist organisation right at the centre of our work. 

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

We’re looking for a highly strategic and driven Head of Media and Communications to lead Friends of the Earth’s messaging and media work. We are looking for candidates across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and this role will be based in our offices or at home, visiting London a few times a year if not based in the London office. 

The role: 
We’re looking for a highly strategic Head of Media and Communications to lead Friends of the Earth’s messaging and media work. You will lead on developing organisational narrative and messaging and work closely with others to create an annual communications plan, identifying and sequencing priority organisational messages and moments. You will lead Friends of the Earth’s media strategy, helping to achieve campaign impact, brand and fundraising objectives through influential media work and partnerships. You will lead on crisis communications and provide media and communications advice to the organisation’s senior leadership.

Key Skills and Attributes: 
You are an experienced strategic communications leader, inspiring your team to deliver powerful messaging and media coverage to influence campaign targets and audiences, and build the organisation’s profile and fundraising. You have an acute news sense and writing skills, with sound judgement under pressure and a creative approach. You’re used to navigating complex organisations, you love working with others to create truly integrated plans and have excellent influencing skills. You thrive working in a busy and quick response environment.

The team: 
The Media and Communications team at Friends of the Earth is key to the delivery of our campaigning goals, working for a fairer, greener planet for all. We work across campaigning, fundraising and engagement projects, creating compelling messaging to excite our audiences and inspiring journalists, commentators and media partners to raise awareness of our cause, our work and amplify our calls. We also ensure that our network of local activists are supported to do media work in their local area

Closing Date: 6th January 2022
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 
 
We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement, including people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and disabled people and other marginalised or oppressed communities 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

The Senior Events Fundraising Officer will play a pivotal role in Cure Parkinson’s ambitious growth plans. Joining us at a busy time and with events returning for 2022, we can offer a self-motivated and enthusiastic fundraiser the opportunity to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

Leading on some of the charity’s largest challenge, community and special events, you will plan and deliver a range of exciting campaigns to maximise income and increase the number of supporters. 

You will deliver excellent stewardship to individuals, fundraising groups and high-net worth committees that are organising or taking part in an event to raise money for Cure Parkinson’s. You will work with colleagues to ensure marketing and sponsorship opportunities are optimised and work with the Head of Public Fundraising to improve fundraising processes.

With experience in one or more of: challenge, community or special events fundraising, and excellent communication skills, this role will suit a outgoing, positive and professional fundraiser who is used to working on their own initiative and wants to develop their knowledge and experience.

The Senior Events Fundraising Officer will report to the Head of Public Fundraising and work within the Events and Community team alongside our Events Fundraising Executive and Fundraising Administrator.

Cure Parkinson’s was set up in 2005 by four people living with Parkinson’s.

In 15 years, the charity they started has made significant progress in the quest for a cure. We have funded millions of pounds of research, made scientific discoveries, and opened new avenues of research. We have made enormous strides in involving people with Parkinson’s in research and given hope to many with the condition. Our innovative approach, which has led to collaborations with the world’s leading researchers and their inspirational work, combined with the active support of thousands of people living with Parkinson’s around the world, is bringing us closer to a cure for Parkinson’s

Are you passionate about communications and supporting local communities? Join our friendly, close-knit team and drive the development of our community engagement and communications work.

About us

Citizens Advice East Herts provide free, confidential and impartial advice on any subject. We are an independent, local charity and a member of the Citizens Advice network. Last year we helped nearly 9,000 people.

This is a great time to join our organisation. Our new strategic plan focuses on ensuring that clients can easily access our advice service; that we have sufficient skilled advisers to help clients with their advice issues; and that we actively reach out to people whose problems cannot be solved by phone or digital advice.

About the role

Communications, community engagement and fundraising are central to delivering our goals, and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be key to ensuring that we meet client needs – now and in the future.

Our ideal candidate will have communication and also fundraising expertise, however having superb communication and interpersonal skills are more important. Additionally, being able to think strategically and also build relationships with a wide range of people are key to the success of this role.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all background particularly from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

Benefits

We offer our people as much flexibility and autonomy as possible; we all work from home with travel to community locations in East Hertfordshire as required and so access to a car is essential.

For a full list of benefits please refer to the job pack available on our website.

How to Apply

Please visit our website for more information on what we do and how to apply.

Application deadline: 9 December 2021 9am

Interviews: Initial interviews 16 December 2021

Passionate about communicating research?

The Royal Society, the UK’s premier scientific body, is looking for an exceptional individual to manage its grants communications and marketing activity.

The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science. Our Grants team manage a range of fellowship and grants programmes which provide research funding support for high calibre scientists in the UK and overseas.

We are looking for an exceptional and highly motivated communications professional to work within the Grants team in a diverse communications and marketing role, leading on the development and delivery of the Society’s grants related activity. 

Ensuring that activity is aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives, this exciting role will include helping to strengthen the Society’s reach with underrepresented groups, as well as highlight the work of the exceptional scientists funded in the Society’s grant portfolio of over £100m per year. 

You will work to reach audiences across the research sector, both in the UK and overseas, developing and managing a range of communication channels and support the bespoke marketing and communication needs of the grants team, as well as contribute to cross-Society activity.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Royal Society’s grant-making activity and to work as part of a dynamic and passionate team.

During COVID-19 our employees have been working mostly remotely, but we are now transitioning to a hybrid pattern of working in the office and remotely for some roles, and will be happy to discuss working patterns with candidates. Candidates considering applying should note that working outside of the UK is not permitted as part of our flexible working approach and travel from home to the London office will be at their personal expense regardless of location. With a fantastic historic central London office near St James’ Park, we hope to find an inclusive working arrangement that suits candidates.

Reports to: Head of Grants Operations  

Line manages: N/A

Location: Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG plus hybrid remote working

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Grade: E, up to £45,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Interview dates: 15&16 December 2021, 23:59pm

To view the full job description and to apply, please visit our jobs board.

The closing date is 01 December 2021, 23:59pm

Interviews will be held on 15 & 16 December 2021

**Under the UK Governments Points Based System, this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored by The Royal Society for a Skilled Worker Route application.

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We have begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

As the Senior Digital Product Officer, you will be part of the Digital Iteration team and support on the continuous improvement and development of Girlguiding’s digital platforms. The platforms you will manage are our externally facing CRM (GO) and new learning and development (L&D) platform.

You will help to ensure a smooth handover for GO and our L&D platform from Transformation and lead on the delivery of the product roadmaps. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external users to understand and prioritise their needs to ensure the product backlogs are kept up to date and aligned to the organisation’s strategy. In addition, you will manage the relationship with our L&D platform supplier and support the Digital Product Manager on budget management. Also, you will work together with the IT Technical Lead to manage improvements to GO. Lastly, you will be responsible for reporting on product performance, demonstrating the benefit of our work and helping to identify further opportunities for improvement.

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience of managing digital products/ projects
• Experience of working with stakeholders to identify and prioritise product backlog items
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a busy environment, a proactive work ethic and high attention to detail
• Knowledge of product/ project management tools
• Knowledge of Google Analytics

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, offering hybrid working and providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

Cranstoun is a social justice and harm reduction charity working in the areas of substance use, domestic abuse, criminal justice, housing and young people. We have been working to make a difference since 1969. Cranstoun work to develop and deliver world-class services that rebuild lives.

Are you driven to make a difference? Do you want to work for a charity that is ambitious to empower change and empower people? Cranstoun’s vision is to be a world-class leader in rebuilding lives and we are looking for a Senior Media and Communications Manager to join us.

You will be working in our Customer Team to lead, promote and enhance the reputation of the charity in line with our values, mission and purpose. You will support communication activities to influence national policy and strategic direction.

You will offer significant expertise and advise on all matters relating to media and communications contributing to strategic decisions and operational activity. We are looking for a creative self-starter who will use their own initiative to lead, develop and implement innovative and creative strategies which raise the profile of the charity, its work, vision and values.

We are seeking a confident self-starter, who has demonstrable experience of working at a senior level in public relations, marketing and media environment. You will have an understanding of the strategic context of social justice charities, be politically astute with an ability to seek out innovation and creative solutions.

Above all, you’ll be interested in becoming part of a diverse and energetic environment and welcome the opportunity to tackle challenges, look for solutions and ultimately work in a sector and for a charity that empowers change and empowers people.

This post is subject to a Standard DBS Disclosure.