Senior communication officer jobs near London, Greater London

Are you an events fundraiser who would like to help our work supporting premature and sick babies? One in seven babies is born premature or sick and needing care on a neonatal unit – this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby. Join the leading national charity dedicated to supporting babies, families and NHS staff at this critical time.

About us

Bliss is the UK’s leading national charity for babies born premature or sick. Our vision is that every baby born premature of sick in the UK has the best chance of survival and quality of life. 

We champion the rights of every baby born premature or sick to receive the best care. We achieve this by empowering families, influencing policy and practice, and enabling life changing research.

Role Summary

We have a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to join our friendly and ambitious Community and Events team. You will be leading on a range of third party and in-house activities as well as developing and working on some of our exciting digital events.

You will ensure efficient event management as well as providing excellent supporter care. You will contribute to a high performing fundraising team dedicated to meeting its targets and to providing the best possible care and support for all premature and sick babies and their families.

If you are looking for your next step in fundraising and are passionate about working on events, then we would love to hear from you.

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert. 

Terms

Salary c£31,500k FTE

Hours             35 Hours per week

Contract Permanent

Based in London SE1, with agile working policy enabling balance between office and working from home

Why work for Bliss?  

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options:

• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays  (pro-rata for part-time employees)  
• Flexible working practices 
• Relaxed work life and dress code  
• A contributory Bliss pension scheme  
• Interest free annual season ticket loans  
• Company and statutory sick pay scheme  
• Compassionate leave  
• Time off for volunteering  
• Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving)  
• Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme  
• Family friendly policies, including neonatal leave and pay  
• Learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning  
• Mentoring and coaching  

Bliss recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, including applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities, people who identify as having a disability, and LGB+, Trans and non-binary candidates

We also recognise the value of flexible working, so will consider different types of flexibility (such as compressed hours, and a minimum requirement of 2 days working in the office for all staff), as well as the possibility of offering the role on a job share basis.  

How to apply 

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents:

• Your CV (please ensure this does not include your age, gender, address or any other personal characteristics) 
• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address the essential points of the person specification and is expected to be no more than 1000-1500 words long 

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview. 

If you need any adjustments to enable you to access this job information, or the application process, please let us know.

Recruitment Timeline 

Recruitment closes on Sunday 18th September 2022.

Interviews will take place via either by video call or at our office in SE1, London 

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us three weeks after the closing deadline, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. 

External Communications Officer x 2

Fixed Term until end December 2022

1 Full time (34.5 hours) East of England: Covering Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.

1 Part-time (28 hours) South Central: Covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Swindon

We are open to a conversation about how you work these hours and these roles are both home-based -  and based anywhere across the UK.

National: £28,500 - £32,500 (pro-rated for the part time hours) - plus car allowance.

Are you a professional communicator with a nose for good stories? Are you good at building and maintaining relationships with lots of different stakeholders?  If so, read on…

This is an exciting role within Macmillan’s geographic communications team.  No  two days will be the same - one day you could be supporting a story about a local service and encouraging people to get help and support via impactful print, online and broadcast coverage alongside generating social media content, and the next you could be speaking to a person who is fundraising for Macmillan by rolling a Brussels Sprout uphill by their nose.

You will work closely with lots of stakeholders and teams across the organisation, with a focus on driving awareness of Macmillan’s work locally. You will identify cross channel communications opportunities and will also respond to reactive media enquiries, supporting senior members of the organisation to identify, prevent and manage reputation issues for Macmillan.

About you
You will have demonstrable experience of devising and delivering creative and impactful communications activity and gaining media coverage, as well as experience of creating content for social media accounts and other channels.

You will be able to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to communicate the value of PR campaigns and be able to prepare and support spokespeople for media interviews. You will have great interpersonal skills, strong communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to manage multiple projects to agreed deadlines.

About us
Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. We strive to build a more diverse organisation, where everyone feels empowered to be their best self to work.

We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another ethnic minority background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan People Services Team for advice and recruitment adjustments. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example, she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs).

Recruitment Process.

The application deadline is 25th August, with virtual interviews taking place on 7th September.

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Location (UK): London office hybrid or Chesterfield office hybrid
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: If based in Chesterfield, travel to London offices once a month.
 

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary
We are Versus Arthritis. We are fundraisers, programme managers, volunteers, administrators, press officers and accountants all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. Together, we’ll continue to develop breakthrough treatments, campaign relentlessly for arthritis to be seen as a priority and support each other whenever we need it. Together, we’re making real progress. But there’s still a long way to go, and we won’t stop until no one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Our newly formed Income and Engagement Directorate is the team that inspires people to give their money, their time and their voice to make a difference to people with arthritis.

We’re looking for an ambitious Senior Media and PR Officer to work as part of our newly formed Strategic Communications team and contribute to some of the biggest stories in health and research. You will help lead our media and PR activity that delivers against our strategic vision and purpose, as well as raising the profile of the charity nationally.

About the role
Working with teams across Versus Arthritis, the Senior Media and PR Officer will work closely with colleagues to devise and deliver a rolling programme of proactive media relations that secures high-profile and impactful media coverage. As part of the Press Office you will be responding to breaking news stories and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, engaging with journalists and reacting quickly and confidently to developing issues and breaking news. The post-holder will lead the Media Officers in developing stories and investigations that expose the injustices faced by people living with arthritis, alongside research findings, statistics and comment.

The Strategic Communications team is responsible for developing an inspiring and engaging brand narrative with compelling customer journeys across all our engagement and communications activity. The team will build strong relationships across the charity, to drive a consensus around our core message, designed to deliver our strategic objectives. The team will ensure our message and brand narrative is applied across owned, paid and earned channels, using technical skills and channel expertise.

Key requirements
Alongside extensive press office and PR experience, gained either in an agency or in-house, you will be able to:

• Lead proactive and reactive media relations activity in line with a programme of media targeting and journalist engagement.
• Exhibit excellent writing skills, including identifying media opportunities and planning stories.
• Demonstrate an up-to-date understanding of the UK media environment, with good contacts and knowledge of how to engage journalists across broadcast, print and online.
• Work independently, manage varied workloads and work to deadlines.
• Contribute to regular media evaluation reports, ensuring this supports team performance, learning and how it benefits the charity.
• Build strong relationships with teams across the charity and with supporters.
• Understand the importance of digital comms and social media as part of integrated campaigns as well as media relations.
• Keep abreast of sector trends and use this insight to inform and improve our activities.
• Participate in the out-of-hours and reactive rota - spotting opportunities and responding to daily media enquiries

We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.

Interviews
First interviews expected week commencing 12 September 2022, held by Microsoft Teams

As Hourglass works towards a modern new vision based on community-led support, this exciting new role presents a unique opportunity to help us deliver a person-centred approach to tackling and preventing the abuse of older people across the outlined areas.

The model will provide specialist domestic abuse support for older victims in Sussex and South East London. 

You should be in travelling distance of one of the above areas as you will need to attend events in those areas and meet servcie users. 

The Community Response Officer (DA) will play a key role in shaping Hourglass’ response to meeting the needs of the vulnerable older population and their communities across the outlined areas. Working within our new Community Hub structure (operating remotely initially, with the intention of establishing a physical base in the longer term), the postholder will be pivotal in helping us establish a one-stop-shop of information, advice and support services around the abuse of older people and safer ageing.

Delivering our services within the Hub, the postholder will support a team of volunteers, as well as shaping the delivery of a range of services to provide support from prevention right through to recovery. 

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £30,206 - £33,228 per annum

Location: London

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2022?

We’re looking for a creative and organised Internal Communications Officer to join our passionate team based in London!

This is a permanent contract opportunity with a closing date of Monday 29th August 2022.

At Centrepoint, we’ve set ourselves the bold ambition of ending youth homelessness by 2037, which we can’t do without one of our most valuable assets – our amazing staff team. We need all Centrepoint staff to get behind our strategy and understand what their roles are in achieving it (this is where you come in!)

For this to happen, we need you to help us make sure staff:

• Have a voice by creating a safe space for meaningful feedback and discussion with senior leaders and the wider organisation.
• Have ways to connect to staff members and services across the organisation.
• Know how to access important information and documents to help them do their job.
• Feel informed and clear about organisational activity and strategy.
• Feel part of a wider family and help set the tone of a positive working culture.

We are proud to have a diverse workforce that is based across the UK and with many of our teams working in new and different ways; staff engagement and internal communication has never been more important.

This role will help us roll out our organisational strategy and support the delivery of the people strategy, which includes staff wellbeing. It is also a great opportunity to take ownership of our new internal communications platform, using creative and strategic ideas to help us make it a success with staff in all corners of Centrepoint.

You will be working with teams at all levels of the organisation, from liaising with our Senior Executive Team for org-wide updates, to teaming up with our Diversity and Inclusion Working Groups on important Inclusion Week content. You’ll also head up the Internal Communications Committee, listening to staff feedback and putting it into practice.

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to develop and progress in your career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.

If you like what you’ve read and you think you fancy an exciting and rewarding challenge, then we’d love to hear from you.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as an Internal Communications Officer click 'Apply' now!

We are seeking a creative Senior Strategic Communications Officer to project manage communications initiatives to increase income and impact via corporate partnerships, this is initially a 12 month contract.

This is for a thriving animal charity in an exciting time of growth. They are offering London hyrbid working.

The role

Reporting into the Senior Strategic Communications Manager, you will help to shape proposals, develop briefs for internal and external stakeholders and manage the corporate communications schedule for a wide range of existing corporate partners and new business prospects.
You will be a creative thinker with bags of enthusiasm and experience of working within a similar role either in-house or in an agency.
Day to day you will play a pivotal role in helping to shape the narrative for new business prospects, ensuring they match up with our strategy without conflicting with other partners.
This will include managing agencies and working closely with Communications and Digital colleagues to deliver plans and monitor the results, helping us to continuously improve.
You will naturally keep abreast of relevant news coverage which could positively or negatively impact our partners and communicate these media developments in a timely manner, helping the corporate team to drive forward opportunities and spot reputational risks.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter with proven ability to project manage a successful high-profile integrated campaign using initiative from start to finish, with demonstrable results.
Youll be a collaborative team player with excellent written and verbal
communications skills and extensive prior experience in writing engaging content for a variety of audiences and purposes.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This client is interviewing on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP to not miss out!

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Permanent– 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?

We are looking for a Senior Communications Account Officer to join our Communications and Production team.

The team is responsible for supporting the charity to tell our story in a planned, audience-driven way. This role will support teams across the organisation to develop communications plans that put audiences first and think creatively about how to reach them and how to frame messages. The role will be responsible for implementation of Mind’s brand, empowering colleagues to adopt all elements of our visual and verbal identity and supporting with the development of multimedia production.

We are looking for someone with experience of communications planning and project management and expertise in all elements of managing production, including design and other multimedia such as video and photography.

You will also be responsible for supporting with the management of our creative freelancers, working with the team to develop a list of suppliers that meet the needs of the organisation.

While part of a large team, this role also requires someone who can work independently and proactively. And someone who is confident in working closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Closing date: 29th August 2022

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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

Role: Senior Media Officer 

Salary: £35,000 per annum  plus £700 on call allowance per annum 

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-Time (35 hours per week) 

Location: Homebased with up to two days a month in our London office

Perks: Annual leave of 29 days (pro-rata) PLUS public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our careers portal.

We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Action for Children so here's what you need to know…. 

About the Role 

Action for Children helped over 670,000 children and young people to live safe and happy childhoods last year and we're on a mission to help even more. As part of our highly skilled, passionate and creative Media team, you'll plan and deliver news and media relations activities across the UK.  You'll enjoy the challenge of using your experience within a similar role to highlight the work of Action for Children and issues relating to disadvantaged children, young people and families.

As a Senior Media Officer, you'll be: 

• Planning and delivering national and trade proactive and reactive news and media relations activity 
• Demonstrating your excellent news judgement and developing key relationships to engage with national and trade media as required
• Researching and writing media releases, statements and articles as appropriate for national and trade media outlets
• Assisting in writing briefings and Q&As and preparing spokespeople for media interviews
• Working closely with the policy team to disseminate complex policy findings to a news audience in an accessible and engaging way

Our job description details the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are: 

• Experience of media relations within a press, PR or communications office 
• Demonstrable experience of raising the profile of an organisation through media and PR activity and campaigns
• Experience of working with broadcast, print and online media
• First-class verbal and written communication skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Flexibility to participate in the out of hours rota which runs 365 days a year, 24/7

Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

We can't wait to hear from you – stay safe and happy.

The St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) communications team is growing, and we are looking for a passionate media specialist to help us promote our work supporting the poor and vulnerable members of society navigate the cost of living crisis.

The SVP was founded in 1833 and we tackle poverty via our 8,000 strong members, community support projects, shops, social enterprise hubs and furniture recycling projects, as well as providing secure accommodation for those most in need.

We are small, busy and supportive team in need of a good part time media person.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identify and research news stories and features reflecting the spectrum of SVP work including members’ activities to help people in need, Young Vincentians’ activities, community support centres, shops, overseas aid, and, the experiences of people we help
• Carry out interviews for stories and features 
• Research, write and distribute news releases to the media as required
• Attend key events at the Society’s community support centres and publicise them through national and local press and broadcast media
• Attend shop openings and retail events and publicise them through national and local press
• Work with the Head of Communications and policy manager to support policy priorities and identify topical political and social themes and national events that offer potential platforms for SVP coverage
• Identify suitable print, broadcast and online media and pitch news and feature materials to them.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following:

• Minimum A’ levels or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong IT skills
• Experience of working in a communications environment 
• Experience of writing for different audiences
• Experience of social media 
• Experience of editing and producing high quality publications

Please be aware that this role will include frequent travel to our groups and support centres across England and Wales

In return we’ll provide you with the opportunity to work for a welcoming organisation that offers training, support and guidance and the opportunity to progress.

Closing Date = 30th August 2022

Deadline for completed Application Packs = 5th September 2022

Interviews = W/C 12th September 2022

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people  to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.

THE ROLE & THE CANDIDATE
Passionate about the environment? Want to be part of a positive change? You could be just who we’re looking for… We’re opening our very first visitor centre at Hainault Forest and we’re on the lookout for a motivated, enthusiastic team to work from this glorious ancient woodland.

Our marketing and communications officer will be key in raising our profile; making sure the right messages get to the right people. They’ll help put Hainault Forest on the map, both locally and further afield. They’ll also be interacting with our day-to-day visitors; providing a warm welcome, giving out information and ensuring everyone who heads off to explore the forest has the best possible time.

You’ll need to be a confident communicator to take on this role, and know how different marketing strategies can be used and tailored to reach different audiences. You’ll be able to deliver excellent customer care, be comfortable talking to all kinds of people and have a flexible, creative approach.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home. 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible

The St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) is looking for a new team member to support our growing retail team. We currently have 47 shops around around the UK, as well as a recently opened social enterpise hub in Bradford.

The St Vincent de Paul Society was founded in 1833 to tackle poverty. Our 10,000 members, motivated by faith, visit vulnerable or isolated people across England and Wales and offer them friendship and practical support. 

The organisation is currently busy responding to the cost of living crisis and this is a great opportunity to join a small and dedicated national communications team. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Working with the Director of Retail, Trading and Social Enterprise and other relevant colleagues to design, coordinate and deliver effective retail marketing campaigns aligned with the Society’s brand.
• Using Canva / or similar software, design and create effective retail marketing campaigns that work across all aspects of the retail portfolio, both online and physical shops.
• Work within the retail marketing calendar and alongside other organisations such as Charity Retail Association and the Reuse Network and their marketing campaigns.
• Responsible for ensuring marketing and brand compliance of the Society’s e-commerce channels such as eBay, etsy, depop, the Society’s online shop and other relevant channels and campaigns, including Christmas and Easter gifts and alternative gifts
• Work with the Retail CRM and consider new ways of engaging with our customers to market our campaigns

The Ideal Candidate will have the following:

• Experience of working in a marketing and communications team in a retail environment
• Marketing or digital design qualification or equivalent in demonstrable experience
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience of working with brands and visual identities
• Experience of responsibility for brand and design application within integrated multi-media campaigns
• Knowledge of current trends in design and brand management in the retail sector

Please be aware that this role will include frequent travel to our groups and support centres across England and Wales.

In return we’ll provide you with the opportunity to work for a welcoming organisation that offers training, support and guidance and the opportunity to progress.

Closing Date = 5th September 2022

Deadline for completed Application Packs = 9th September 2022

Interviews = W/C 19th September 2022

Fixed Term 12 Months - Maternity Cover

Closing date: Friday 19th August

Interviews: Wednesday 31st August (TBC)

We’re looking for someone special to join our Internal Communications team on a 12-month, fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

In this exciting and varied role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Helping to plan and deliver top notch internal communications for our intranet, staff briefings and other communications channels.
• Managing and developing existing channels, as well as trying out new ideas, to boost employee engagement, improve two-way dialogue, and amplify key messages.
• Contributing to the ongoing development, delivery and evaluation of our internal communications strategy.
• Taking the lead on some cross-organisational projects, providing expert advice on internal comms planning, channels and tone of voice.
• Reflecting and bringing to life our mission, vision, values and strategic aims across all channels.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues from across our directorate and others to understand their needs, align messaging, timing and avoid duplication of effort.
• Empowering and supporting all colleagues to deliver first class internal communications.

We’re looking for someone with excellent written communication skills, with the proven ability to write engaging copy for a range of channels and audiences, and excellent verbal communication skills.

You’ll have previous experience of working in internal communications and be comfortable using intranet content management systems.

We need someone who can work flexibly and manage competing priorities. You’ll be used to working collaboratively on large-scale projects, and able to work well as part of a team. You’ll be confident using your own initiative to develop and take responsibility for your own areas of work, with full support from the Internal Communications Manager.

A solution-oriented approach and can-do attitude are essential. Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you. Find out more and apply below.

Background to Blueprint for All

Blueprint for All work with young people, communities, and organisations to create an inclusive society in which everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity or background is provided with tangible opportunities to thrive.

We are accelerating the reach of our programmes nationally, increasing opportunities for engagement between our Corporate Partners and our Programmes, ensuring that our impact on young people and communities continues to extrapolate.

Blueprint for All have a crucial role to play in addressing disparity of opportunity. The development of a new and innovative digital platform will allow us to connect young, under-represented individuals from a diverse, ethnic background to career resources and guidance, mentoring, work placements and internships, bursaries, events and more; in partnership with the forward-thinking organisations, we are connected with.

Purpose of this post

The Communications Manager will work closely with the Strategic Director and Chief Executive to develop communications and provide organisational support across this area. The role will have responsibility for developing all our communications channels and strategy. We are looking for someone who is inspired by change, driven by excellence and is looking to work in a team of supportive and passionate people.

Our communications strategy over the next 2 years will focus on 6 key areas:

• Create human stories
• Reach young people directly
• Influencing the influencers
• Fundraising campaigns
• Corporate Content
• Digital Transformation Launch

The Communications Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing communications strategies that will improve awareness of our work amongst partners, beneficiaries, supporters and regular donors as well as external third parties. The role will have responsibility for delivering our regular communications work including the further development and regular updating of our website, preparing regular email newsletters, supporting the planning and delivery of our events, managing the production of reports, developing and maintaining a social media presence.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and deliver an effective external/internal communications programme in keeping with the charity’s mission, strategy, to increase the influence and impact of our work.
• Manage the external communications activities including overseeing relationships with external stakeholders, working in partnership with staff to support them in fulfilling their representational roles.
• Building relationships with pro bono experts in the field of Communications and PR.
• Work effectively with Senior Leadership Team to ensure external communication activities are co-ordinated with relevant processes and project-specific communications including Fundraising, Facilities and Programmes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivering and implementing a communications strategy that furthers our objectives, using KPIs to measure success and areas of improvement.
• Create, manage and deliver messages clearly, professionally and with consistency to all audiences and supporters
• Create and deliver agreed communications campaigns
• Build relationships within the organisation and externally to support content gathering and impact of messaging
• Advise and mentor colleagues to produce quality communications within their area.

Line management

• To manage direct reports and matrix manage others to deliver on all communication objectives.

Requirements

Essential Skills

• Good candidates for this role will be high achievers with excellent English writing skills. They will be diplomatic and a strategic thinker, with well-developed inter-personal skills.
• Excellent written skills, with a strong attention to detail, and the ability to write and communicate key findings from quantitative and qualitative data analysis in a clear and compelling manner to a range of audiences
• Line management experience
• Excellent communication skills with ability to establish a rapport and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and from all sectors
• A proven track record in communications and profile-raising, developing engaging and creative communications
• The ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure, prioritising workload to achieve deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of current IT applications for communications.
• Digital marketing experience

Diversity policy

Blueprint for All is keen to encourage applications from people from all backgrounds including race, disability, gender, faith and sexual orientation.

Please complete a covering letter statement (1side A4) attached to your CV demonstrating your competences in relation to the role.

Recruitment Timeframe:

Deadline for applications: 29th August  

First round interviews:  WC 1st September

Coalition Communications Manager

• Full time: 35 hrs per week
• Fixed term contract for 2 years
• Full time salary: £40,000 - £42,025 per annum
• Location: Office in Rivington Street EC2A 3AY, with opportunity for blended working

About us

Transparency International is a global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government politics, business and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Transparency International UK is the UK national chapter of this movement. We work with the British government, parliamentarians, civil society and the private sector to tackle corruption at home, addressing the UK’s global corruption footprint and helping multinational companies prevent corruption by operating with integrity. We are also home to two major global programmes tackling corruption in the Defence and Security sector and Global Health on behalf of the wider Transparency International movement.

About the role

As Coalition Communications Manager you will work with the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition’s (UKACC) Illicit Finance Working Group (IFWG) to develop and deliver a shared communications strategy which helps to bring about meaningful change in legislation and policy over the next 24 months to end Britain’s role as global hub for dirty money.

In addition you will:

• Regularly review the objectives in any existing strategy, based on what works and as our audience understanding grows, in order to refine objectives and tactics. You will work to identify opportunities relevant to UKACC’s illicit finance objectives and advise on where the group works best with a shared voice and where members work best with diverse voices coordinating behind the scenes.
• Coordinate and collaborate across the IFWG members, supporting the group to draw on its collective strengths and key moments. You will contribute to building members’ capacity and ability to represent the group and their own organisations to the media and in videos etc through sourcing or providing training for spokespeople and coaching sessions.  
• Be responsible for producing shared messaging and content for the IFWG informed by audience insight and understanding. This includes visual content for digital media such as videos, infographics, animations as well as written content, based on the Coalition’s calls to action, reports etc.  This is likely to involve commissioning and managing agencies providing design and content production services, but may also include in-house content creation.
• Manage the UK Anti-Corruption Coalition website and the linked IFWG webpage as shared communications platforms, ensuring the content is relevant to key audiences, compelling and up to date. You will also manage and grow the Coalition’s social media activity, content and profile, developing a digital plan to drive engagement. Key to this will be using analytics to monitor and assess what works.
• Build relationships with influential media to help get the Coalition’s issues and calls for change on the agenda in key publications. This would include a focus on proactive engagement to generate interest in key publications and events in the pipeline such as member organisations’ launches and reports, upcoming Bills, events, as well as the run up to party political conferences and the UK election.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

•  A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Substantial experience of working in communications, or other relevant employment
• In-depth knowledge of print, broadcast and digital media operations
• Experience of working with digital and social media, and measuring the impact of related content
• Experience of enabling different groups to coordinate and collaborate
• An ability to identify opportunities for influence and develop a tactical plan to do so
• The ability to think quickly and innovatively to solve complex and difficult issues, both independently and in collaboration with others.
• Ability to navigate dynamics between stakeholders with high levels of diplomacy
• Ability and confidence to present complex technical information to a non-technical audience

 Highly desirable:

• Experience of producing basic digital content for social media

Benefits

In exchange we will offer:

• A competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced sickness and family friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A flexible and friendly working environment, with the opportunity for blended working (more details of this can be found on our website)