About The Advocacy Project

We help the most marginalised and vulnerable people in London make effective choices about what happens in their lives. We also support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns

• understand their rights

• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

  We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer. 

About the role

We’re looking for a manager who has excellent advocacy knowledge, skills and experience. This role involves supporting managers and advocates to develop a consistent approach to advocacy across the organisation.

This person will support managers with how to continually review and reflect on evidence about their service, identify areas to celebrate and areas to develop.

The post-holder will have extensive advocacy experience and expertise particularly around non-instructed advocacy within IMCA, Care Act and IMHA.

Some examples of what’s expected of the post-holder might include:

• running a best practice forum once a month to support managers to manage and escalate safeguarding concerns

• running a coaching programme around non-instructed advocacy across all advocacy types.

  The post-holder will provide expert advice and coaching of complex cases to service managers and senior advocates including IMCA, Care Act Advocacy, RPR and IMHA. They will support people to reflect and develop their practice one-to-one and in groups. The role includes facilitating workshops, providing casework support to managers and embedding policies and practice across the organisation.

Advocacy practice

The post-holder will be an advanced practitioner who has excellent advocacy skills, knowledge and experience to deal with complex cases across advocacy types.

Job description

• Support advocates and managers to develop best practice.

• Facilitate best practice forums and provide clear and concise guidance on how to progress complex advocacy situations. Examples include when to take a case to the Court of Protection, when to escalate a safeguarding concern, how to understand non-instructed advocacy within non-IMCA services.

Person specification

• At least 3 years delivering IMCA, CAA or IMHA themselves including non-instructed within each of these.

• Hold the Independent Advocacy Diploma preferably in IMCA and Care Act.

• Experience of working with people who have health and social care needs.

• Passionate about supporting people to have their voices heard, feel in control of decisions about their lives and have their rights upheld.

IT skills including database experience or prepared to learn this within 3 months.

Safeguarding practice

The post-holder’s work will enable us be vigilant to situations where someone has been or might be at risk of abuse and/or neglect.

Job description

• Identify and respond to concerns about abuse and/or neglect.

• Deliver training and coaching around safeguarding.

• Support managers to make sure safeguarding practice is person-centred, focusing on supporting the person to be safe in a way they want.

• Support managers when and how to escalate safeguarding concerns internally and within the local authority if concerns remain.

Person specification

• A track record in supporting people to understand and embed robust safeguarding policies that support a person in the most person-centred way possible.

• Experience of building excellent working relationships and open communication with local safeguarding professionals, focused on supporting the person to be safe in a way they want.

• An excellent understanding of national legislation and policy relating to adult safeguarding.

• Understanding key legislation and national policy to guide our safeguarding practice

• Excellent presentation skills

Quality management

The post-holder will help us review what we do, celebrate our advocates’ outstanding work, and use information from different sources to improve how we meet people’s needs.

Job description

• Work with team members to gather and analyse information.

• Actively celebrate the impact of the work we do and identify areas to develop.

Plan, implement and review actions to remedy areas of development.

Person specification

• Experience of gathering and analysing information to identify strengths and areas of service development.

• Experience of planning, implementing and reviewing action to remedy areas of development.

• An excellent knowledge of advocacy standards.

Extensive skills to manage change which inspires staff to work together to develop their practice.

Values and attributes

All team members – regardless of their role within The Advocacy Project – need to be able to show values and attributes which help us in our mission to give an outstanding service to the people we support and be an excellent place to work.

• Be part of a team to make the organisation a great place to work.

• Participate in personal and organisational development, including team meetings and training.

• Continually look for evidence of strengths and areas of development. Be open to requesting and taking feedback from your team and other stakeholders to support your development. Ask for support if you don’t know the answer or need help in a particular area.

• Contribute to organisational reporting and communications.

• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.

• Work to our mission, vision, and values.

Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification.

Upload your application via our website on

VSO is the world's leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It's a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.

Role overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Database Manager. Reporting to the Senior Data and Insight Manager, you will be responsible for managing the existing Raisers Edge database.

The post holder will:

* Maintain the database and ensure data integrity
* Work with existing import processes (using ImportOmatic, Crystal reports and MS Access) for incoming data to ensure accuracy and efficiency
* Manage a small team of 2-3 direct reports
* Have an eye for detail and accuracy, strong analytical and organisational skills and the ability to understand business needs
* Have a working knowledge of GDPR legislation and an up-to-date knowledge of technology

This role will focus on managing Raisers Edge with particular responsibility for the inflow of data. Raisers Edge is used as the master database for donations data and as the marcomms database.. It is used primarily to support the recruitment and retention of donors and volunteers. The postholder will work proactively to identify opportunities to improve existing processes, propose new technical solutions, improve operational efficiency and be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of security groupings.

Skills, qualifications and experience

As the successful candidate, you will have substantial experience of working with a Raiser's Edge at either key user or administrator level. Your proven understanding of the principles of database marketing and a record of successfully applying these principles to a range of marketing campaigns will equip you for this role. You will have excellent numeracy skills and be able to build complex database queries. You will preferably have experience using ImportOmatic, Crystal Reports and Microsoft Access.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.

VSO are looking for someone to fill this position as soon as possible and we reserve the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Apply online:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Marketing Executive to join our Legacy team at the RSPCA. Supported by the Marketing Executive you will be responsible for delivering direct marketing activities to recruit legacy prospects that will primarily be new supporters to the RSPCA.

The RSPCA is the largest Animal Welfare charity in the UK.  Every year thousands of animals suffer from neglect, cruelty and abuse. The RSPCA is dedicated to the prevention of suffering to all animals. The charity is funded by donations and fundraising, without these funds from our fabulous supporters we wouldn't be able to help animals in need.

The Legacy Marketing team is responsible for activities that recruit, convert and retain supporters that will grow and maintain the Society’s largest income stream. This role is vital to raising awareness and maximising response through mass direct marketing activities, directly or via the Legacy Marketing Executive. 

Working with the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement strategic objectives and plans to maximise the potential income from new supporters to the RSPCA that will commit to leaving a gift in their Will.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Support the Legacy Marketing Manager Recruitment by providing input on an annual basis into the strategic and tactical planning. Identify new opportunities for growth and make recommendations on how to implement. 

• Activation of annual plans through the planning, development and implementation of supporter acquisition campaigns across all integrated direct channels (including DRTV, digital, social, press, radio), managing the marketing executive to ensure campaigns are delivered on time ensuring KPI’s are achieved for response and projected ROI and expenditure.

• Work with media agency to plan effective and efficient campaigns that perform to the required targets, briefing the development of, and interrogating, media plans

• Support the Legacy Marketing Manager Recruitment and work directly with the Senior Legacy Marketing Executive Development to ensure plans are in place to convert recruited supporters through to leaving a gift in their Will. 

• Monitor, report and analyse campaigns and share with stakeholders making recommendations for future activity. 

• Ensure standards are set and adhered to for all internal processes in accordance with wider RSPCA policy and the management of campaign activity including high quality creative, briefing and targeting across all supporter recruitment activity addressing any issues as they arise. Ensure internal approvals process is followed. 

• Manage agencies and external suppliers, from point of contract, ensuring they operate on behalf of the RSPCA to agreed principles and plans, picking up any issues escalated by the Marketing Executive and using negotiation and persuasion to drive results where necessary. 

• Manage, motivate, coach and direct report to ensure they have the ability, skills and knowledge to perform their role as required. Includes setting objectives and regularly measuring against them, and introducing and maintaining performance management processes as required. 

• Monitor transfer of data, including confidential supporter information, between third party suppliers and the RSPCA website and the database. 

• Develop processes to improve performance and efficiency 

You’ll have: 

• Degree level education or equivalent is essential.

• Running direct marketing campaigns across multiple channels including Direct Response Television, Digital and Direct Mail

• Extensive end to end marketing campaign management experience (planning, target setting, creative development, media targeting, print production, analysis)

• Budget management, including setting, monitoring and managing expenditure and income

• Proven experience of managing supplier and agency relationships

• At least two years managing at least one direct report, with experience of managing staff performance

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships with colleagues and suppliers

• Highly numerate with strong analysis skills and attention to detail

• Strong knowledge of using data in marketing

• A proven ability to analyse and interpret results and translate this analysis into action

• Ability to develop new ideas and translate them into effective action plans

• Ability to lead people and projects

• Good working knowledge of standard office packages and databases

• Highly motivated with ability to work on own initiative

• Collaborative working style

What’s in it for you: 

You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales. 

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site.

How to apply: 

Please visit the RSPCA Jobs page for further information on how to apply. Closing date 08/02/2020. Please quote reference SLME367 when submitting your application.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. 

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

We are recruiting a part time Senior Media Officer to support Tearfund's disaster and humanitarian work. You will be an experienced PR professional with an eye for a good story and the skills and tenacity to see it shared in the media. 

• You will build a network of media contacts and produce high quality media coverage for Tearfund's disaster and humanitarian work across a range of channels - broadcast, print and digital.
• You will work closely with our disaster and humanitarian team, providing expert advice on the way the media covers international development and aid stories and coming up with new and creative ideas for how to promote Tearfund key messages, campaigns and products.
• You will be skilled at building a long-term media strategy, as well as being agile to quickly respond to breaking stories.

You will be a strong team player, helping the rest of the media team as necessary to support all of Tearfund's work across advocacy, fundraising and humanitarian disasters.

Does this sound like the role for you? Then we'd love to hear from you. 

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's beliefs.

Are you a professional Accountant passionate about ending poverty?

Our International Finance team are a key part of that vision - we provide high quality support to the International group and HQ senior management including:

• financial planning and reporting
• financial control and audit management; and
• business process improvement.

We are looking to recruit a proactive and dedicated Senior International Accountant responsible for Donor Compliance and Audit. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to develop in your career and add value to Tearfund's work and mission. The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, a professional Accountancy Qualification and proven skills in auditing and/or meeting the requirements of auditors. They will be adaptable, solution-focused and enjoy being part of a dynamic team. Experience of the NGO sector and donor compliance would be a distinct advantage.

We are looking for a self-starter with great communication and teamworking skills. If you think your skills match the above we'd love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Kingston Carers’ Network is a thriving carers’ charity providing a wide range of services to adult and young carers in the Royal Borough of Kingston. We are currently supporting over 4000 carers who are caring for a relative or friend with a disability, illness, mental health problem or substance addiction. We often support people with benefit claims and appeals, particularly in relation to decisions about capability and disability.

We are seeking a full-time Benefits Adviser and Tribunal Representative to provide carers, and the people they care for, with advice and support to access the benefits and allowances they may be entitled to. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of benefits advice work. Experience of preparation for appeals and advocacy at hearings is desirable. We are looking for someone with the necessary skills and abilities to advise carers, carry out benefit checks, complete claim forms (paper and online), gather evidence, undertake research, draft reviews and appeals, and to represent people at tribunal hearings.

Salary: £30,777 per annum for 36 hours per week.

Download the job description and application form and email to the address provided.

Closing date: 5pm Monday 3rd February, 2020

Interviews: week commencing 10th February, 2020

Age UK Sutton is seeking a Home From Hospital officer to join its highly effective commissioned service, assisting older people at the point of discharge from hospital.

Age UK Sutton’s (AUKS) pioneering Home From Hospital Service provides practical support on discharge from hospital.  HFH is a service funded by the NHS through the Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports older people (65+) in Sutton in order to:

• Reduce number of readmissions to hospital

• Aid discharge

• Increase motivation, confidence and social integration after a hospital stay

• Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions

The recruited post holder must have the skills to work across the service and quickly establish credibility with health and social care practitioners, patients, and their families. The right candidate will have a background in health, social care or voluntary sector provision, excellent communication skills, personal resilience combined with a passion for working with people in later life to enable them to set and reach meaningful personal goals.

Our Home from Hospital Service is delivered by a team of staff and skilled volunteers, led by the Head of Health and Care and working closely with our specialist Health and Social Care team, Home Support social enterprise and wider staff and volunteer team.

Age UK Sutton works closely with partners including GPs, Pharmacists, Hospital Staff and Sutton Health and Care to ensure that we work collaboratively to deliver patient centred services.

Candidates are invited to submit a CV, accompanied by a supporting statement detailing how they meet the person specification.

We are seeking an experienced Integration Developer to join our team supporting Tearfund's frontline work for 12 months, with a further 12 months subject to funding.

You will be joining Tearfund at a busy and exciting time as we develop and deploy new systems.

Your activities will include:

• Working with other members of IT to define and build the best possible integration solution to meet Tearfund's needs.
• Act as an integration subject matter expert (SME) and be assigned to projects including:
  • corporate budgeting,
  • grant and partner management 
  • logistics and procurement.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Innovative Marketing Executive to join our team at the RSPCA. You will support the Senior Legacy Marketing Executive to develop and manage multiple direct marketing activities aimed at converting prospects to commit to leaving a Legacy gift and communicate with those already committed, to maintain their decision.

The RSPCA is the largest Animal Welfare charity in the UK.  Every year thousands of animals suffer from neglect, cruelty and abuse. The RSPCA is dedicated to the prevention of suffering to all animals. The charity relies on donations and fundraising, without these funds from our fabulous supporters we wouldn't be able to help animals in need.

The Legacy Marketing team is responsible for activities that recruit, convert and retain supporters that will grow and maintain the Society’s largest income stream. This role is vital to developing and maintaining supporter relationships, communicating with them through mass direct marketing activities and one to one, including at events. Inspiring passion and dedication you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage existing planned campaigns and come up with new ways to ensure your supporters  feel in touch with the Charity they are planning, or are committed to, donating to in their Will. 

What you’ll be doing: 

•  Manage and deliver Supporter Development conversion and stewardship activity through multiple channels including integrated campaign activity managing multiple campaigns at any one time. Channels include, but are not limited to, Direct Mail, Telephone, Events and Email. 

• Manage day to day relationships with external agencies, suppliers, and internal teams and stakeholders to ensure multiple campaigns are delivered and KPIs are met. Ensure external agencies work in line with RSPCA brand and compliance specifications. Challenge under performance and propose ideas for improvement. Tackle any issues that arise, and escalate where required. 

• Work with internal stakeholders to brief them on upcoming campaigns, develop back end processes, response handling, data tracking, reporting, agree messaging, source content and information including images and case studies. Also ensure that all campaigns are circulated with internal stakeholders for approval. 

• Work with internal teams to source content for and produce the Legacy Marketing newsletter and other ad hoc supporter communications, including writing articles where required. 

• Produce and present campaign results, reports and analysis within required time frame. 

• Monitor campaign costs against budgets and maintain log for all invoices and approve invoices to an agreed limit. 

• Respond to supporter enquiries in response to campaigns and ad hoc in writing, over the phone and face to face. Develop one to one relationships with supporters through this correspondence and other identified opportunities.

•  Identify potential supporter case studies and develop relationships with supporters in order to develop and use them as testimonials in marketing campaigns.

• With Senior Legacy Marketing Executive, plan and execute supporter events.

• Obtain competitive quotes. Set up, approve, chase and manage invoices to agreed limit. Raise PO’s based on agreed campaign plans and tackle any invoicing issues that arise. 

Essentially you will have: 

• Degree level education or equivalent (Marketing and or fundraising specific qualification e.g IOF or IDM would be desirable)

• Experience of running direct marketing campaigns end to end (planning, target setting, creative development, data, print production, analysis) across multiple channels including Direct Mail, Telephone, Email/Digital

• Managing customer/donor relationships

• Running customer/supporter events

• Budget management, including monitoring and managing expenditure and income

• Proven experience of managing supplier and agency relationships

• Good written and verbal  communication skills

• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and suppliers

• Numerate with strong evaluation and analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Highly organised with the ability to work under pressure, multi-task and prioritise to deliver to deadlines

• Strong knowledge of using data in marketing

Desirably you will have:

• Marketing and/or fundraising specific qualification e.g. IOF or
  IDM

• Marketing in Charity environment experience

• Relationship marketing experience

What’s in it for you: 

You’ll have an opportunity to work for the largest animal welfare charity in England and Wales. 

We value and recognise our employees’ contribution and are proud to offer an extensive benefits package that includes:

35 hours standard working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days with service; a generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme; access to private healthcare scheme; support for professional development after qualifying period and access to our employee assistance programme. We also offer free parking on site 

How to apply: 

Please visit the RSPCA Jobs page for further information on how to apply. Closing date 8th February 2020. Please quote reference LME369 when submitting your application.

All online information and documents are available in alternative formats, including Braille and large font, upon request from the Resourcing team.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of our organisation. We seek to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. 

Ending cruelty, promoting kindness and alleviating suffering to animals.

ABOUT US

The IBD Registry is the first and largest repository of UK IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) data.  There are approx. 500,000 people in the UK with inflammatory bowel disease, which be debilitating and difficult to manage and is still not well understood. Our mission is to provide better understanding based on data, to improve care of and treatments for patients, better information for clinicians and other stakeholders, with the aim throughout of improving outcomes for patients.

We’re a small and young not-for-profit company growing quickly, and as well as ongoing operations, we have a number of key new projects in the health informatics field to deliver on in 2020.  This includes being part of the high profile £5million IBD Hub programme, for which we are working in partnership with Cambridge University Hospitals in a leading-edge data solution to bring together diverse and separate health datasets to enable research into IBD.  

While we are a small and lean organisation, we play a big role in improving people’s lives.  We work directly with hospitals, doctors and nurses across the UK; with drug studies, with the NHS, as well as with key Universities including Liverpool (biostatistics). 

More information about our organisation can be found on our website

ABOUT THE ROLE

To support us in our growth, we are looking for a motivated and experienced Projects & Operations Manager to take this new senior position in our organisation in order to lead on management and successful delivery of our health informatics projects, which cover data warehousing, working with hospitals on data sharing, information governance compliance and structuring projects in response to clinical and data studies requests. This is a new role in our growing organisation, and is a great opportunity for someone looking to really make a difference in both their job and in the world.  You’ll get the chance to think innovatively and creatively to help embed new ideas as the organisation develops, and help to shape our organisation as we grow.

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for someone who wants to make a difference, more than just doing a job.  You need a can-do attitude and hands-on approach combined with an inbuilt ability to think and express themselves in a structured way, whether it is about data, project planning, compliance right down to materials and documentation.

Our ideal candidate has experience that covers these four areas:

• Project management skills, able to confidently plan and schedule project activities and track project milestones and deliverables. This is a delivery-focused role, and our ideal candidate will have a track record of success in this key area.  Our projects are all comparatively small, so this is very much a hands-on role, combining own work, stakeholder management and key staff input to achieve successful delivery.  We operate in a changing environment, and so the ability to work in an agile fashion, responding and adapting to change quickly is essential;

• Project solution structuring, setting up studies for industry and the NHS, working with staff and stakeholders to define the project scope, goals and deliverables.  Our projects typically involve studies into aspects of IBD using our data, alone or in combination with other datasets, or using our data collection tools; thus a background or experience working in the pharmaceutical industry or the NHS would be highly advantageous here, otherwise transferable skills in project structuring such as consultancy or an IT implementation background;

• Competent informatics and/or technical understanding, ideally gained in a professional solutions consultancy, systems engineering and/or data management environment. The emphasis is on using that knowledge in relationships management, keeping the partners in the project on track rather than deep technical or software development skills.  Our work is in health informatics and so a strong and comfortable understanding of working with structured data is essential (i.e. definitely a confident Excel poweruser,  ideally also with an understanding of databases or data management and SQL)

• Compliance management exposure, with experience of working in a highly-regulated professional working environments, where policies and procedures are a built-in way of life.  A key part of the work will be to lead the annual review process to ensure that the processes and procedures we have in place are fully compliant with the exacting information governance and data security regulatory landscape in which we work.  The emphasis here is not on being an expert in data protection laws (although that would be very useful indeed) but in having a good understanding of the data protection and compliance landscape, in order to be able to work with our IG specialists to turn their expert advice into operational action and results.

Pleaes see our website for full details, including the Application Pack

Team:                       Fundraising Team

Reports to:              Head of Fundraising

Line management: Design and Digital Executive

Hours:                      35 hours per week (Office based)

Job Purpose / Summary

To manage all aspects of David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s communications, marketing (internal, external, print and online), and PR output and relationships. To deliver engaging, creative and relevant content across all platforms and to different audiences and stakeholders, working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Head of Programmes and Policy as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities

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1. Marketing and Communications

• Develop and manage a comprehensive marketing and communications plan across all Foundation activities to support and drive Fundraising and Programmes and Policy – crossing direct communications, PR, social media and other channels to market as relevant.
• Manage, write, edit and proof-read all content across digital and print communications and marketing (both fundraising and policy / programmes led content). Ensure all copy is engaging, clear, concise and accurate.
• In collaboration with the Design and Digital Executive, design, manage and produce an in-house suite of online and printed promotional materials and platforms including leaflets, campaign materials/communications, website, fundraising brochures etc.
• Uphold, manage (and develop where necessary) the charity’s brand through our visuals and key Messaging. Monitor all content produced, ensuring editorial quality, consistent style and tone of voice in keeping with the charity’s branding and messaging guidelines.
• Act as managing editor of DSWF’s supporter magazine ‘Wildlife Matters’ – managing content, layout and print production.
• Work closely with the Head of Fundraising and wider Fundraising and Policy team to develop marketing and fundraising campaign schedule and adhere to agreed schedules and deadlines, developing and delivering creative copy and content ideas and creative marketing campaigns.
• Work as part of the broader Fundraising Team to provide marketing support, expertise and guidance.
• Liaise with the Head of Policy and Programmes to receive and best utilise updates from conservation project partners and other relevant stakeholders. Work together to ensure appropriate sign-off for technical accuracy from Head of Policy and Programmes where appropriate.
• Work with the Design and Digital Executive to manage our image bank (photography) and film content, ensuring appropriate crediting on all output. Pursuing new opportunities to grow the bank and develop new film content based on the needs of the Foundation.
• Responsibility for managing systems to regularly analyse marketing activity (including campaigns, website and social media), using appropriate insight and analytics techniques (i.e. google analytics etc.) to help improve the quality and relevance of content to meet the needs of all audiences.
• Be aware of external UK and international wildlife charity campaigns and marketing strategies and communicate findings to Head of Fundraising and Head of Policy and Programmes.
• Support the Design & Digital Executive to manage the development and output of our monthly e-news and any other general supporter communications, ensuring good management of our output platform (Constant Contact / Mailchimp).
• To project manage key areas of work relating to our general marketing functions (i.e. website and social media).

2. PR

• Identify and pursue appropriate press and PR opportunities to support the Foundation’s activities and help gain exposure and growth.
• Manage all press releases for the Foundation and ensure appropriate circulation for relevant activities to support marketing.
• Develop and maintain relationships with a network of press contacts (local and national).

3. Website and Social Media

• Overall responsibility for the Foundation’s website in terms of visuals and content, ensuring it is kept up to date in terms of content and in relation to industry trends and development.
• Ensure regular reporting of analytics of website performance to help drive activity, learning and improvement.
• Line manage the planning, coordinating, commissioning, editing and delivering engaging content across the charity’s social media channels, working closely with the social media team to execute the social media strategy and tailoring content based on results.

4. Budget Management and Administration

• Responsibility for setting and management of marketing and communications expenditure budget.
• Write timely and accurate Marketing and Communications Report for submission to the Board of Trustees (c. 3 per annum).

5. External Relationships and Suppliers

• Manage, maintain and develop relationships with external suppliers including web provider, print, design providers etc.
• Ensure best standard and practice from suppliers in line with industry standards, sourcing competitive quotes as relevant.

6. Line Management Responsibilities

• Line management of the Design and Digital Executive, ensuring appropriate work levels and management are maintained and managing ongoing performance, workload and development including annual appraisals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• A Level or equivalent level of education

Desirable

• Degree level qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent organisational and project management skills with proven ability to manage numerous projects and pieces of work at one time, working to deadlines whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Proven ability to plan, coordinate and deliver a calendar of effective content across a variety of marketing channels.

• Ability to employ different techniques to achieve an end aim (e.g. using persuasive language to encourage donations).

• Excellent copywriting skills including creative/conceptual copywriting skills, experience writing for public-facing campaigns and/or advertising, plus keen copy-editing skills

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal communication and relationship management skills (internal and external with suppliers and PR contacts).

• Proven ability to design / manage and produce in-house promotional materials (leaflets, website, fundraising brochures etc) using InDesign or similar.

• Strong understanding of social media, how it works, platforms and how it can be utilised for marketing and engagement purposes (i.e. in a professional context and particularly in terms of content creation and distribution).

• Strong awareness of national and international current affairs, especially within the conservation and wildlife policy arena’s.

• Strong understanding of the print publication processes.

• Understanding of issues around data protection, confidentiality and legality in relation to fundraising and conservation landscapes.

• Demonstrable ability to pitch and deliver creative ideas for content across a range of media.

• Ability to prioritise tasks, working flexibly, alone or within teams to challenging deadlines.

• Experience of managing fundraising income and expenditure budgets.

• Start-to-finish project management experience, excellent administration and planning skills.

• Excellent IT skills and excellent knowledge and experience of MS Word and Excel, iPhoto and database entry/reporting experience.

• Good networking skills to be able to identify opportunities to meet relevant people and engage them in the work of the Foundation.

• Excellent ability to build, nurture and develop strong professional relationships.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Experience of setting, negotiating and agreeing contractual terms within a relevant setting.

• Experience of working within the art sector and artist community.

• Experience of using and updating Raisers Edge (or other charity database software) including benefits of segmentation and targeting.

• Line management experience.

• Understanding of fundraising landscape, techniques, methods and opportunities.

How to apply: 

Please apply online with your CV and covering letter (covering letter no more than 2 sides of A4 referencing the job description above)

We will begin interviewing immediately, so this position may be filled before the deadline closes. Please don’t wait before applying!

Are you great with people and want to showcase Tearfund's work with people who are in the public eye? Would you like to use your PR skills to boost exciting projects working to tackle global poverty?  Are you passionate about the power of the Church to achieve change?

Tearfund is looking for a PR Manager to lead our work with ambassadors, public figures and celebrities. You will have strong relationship management skills, knowledge of how to work with public figures and the PR skills to ensure that our life-changing work gets the coverage it deserves in the media.  

Tearfund is a respected Christian charity in the field of global poverty alleviation and disaster response.  Our mission of following Jesus where the need is greatest means we work in 50 of the poorest countries in the world and we also campaign in the UK, and globally, for justice, equality and change for people living in extreme poverty.  Our Ambassadors and Public Figures are important for making connections with new audiences and encouraging new and existing supporters.

You will work in a team reporting to the Head of Media.  You will be responsible for coordinating and managing our relationships with ambassadors and public figures who can be from a variety of professional fields including entertainment, music, sport and church leadership. You will accompany them on trips to see our work, and you will generate media coverage that enables them to talk about our work. You will keep them informed on what we are doing, and accompany them on speaking events across the UK.  

We are looking for someone who is:

• Self-motivated
• Efficient
• Organised 
• A positive team player

If you have experience of working with high-profile people, excellent relationship management skills, good PR skills and an understanding of UK media we would love to hear from you.

Please note: Interviews will take place w/c 9th December

Please note that this role is a maternity cover for 12 months or until the substantive post-holder returns from their maternity leave.

You must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs. 

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Tearfund is looking for a full time Legal Counsel to provide legal advice to the organisation, both directly and working with our external lawyers. 

Based in Teddington, reporting to our Head of Legal and working within the Finance and IT Group, the role will be responsible for providing specialist, pragmatic and proactive legal, regulatory, compliance and commercial support and advice to ensure that Tearfund is working within the laws of all the countries in which it works. 

The successful applicant will be:

• a qualified lawyer with strong post qualification proven experience in general or charity practice
• self motivated 
• analytical
• detailed
• customer service focused with good interpersonal skills

Do your skills and experience match the above? Then we'l love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Tearfund is looking for a multi-skilled Digital Marketing Executive with an eye for successful digital advertising and a passion for analytics and data. As part of the Individual Giving Team, you will be responsible for the production and promotion of our digital advertising with the ultimate aim of promoting Tearfund and improving our communication.

The successful candidate will have experience in:

• social and search advertising
• digital marketing campaigns and Google Analytics
• testing, monitoring and improving digital marketing

Working to support the Digital Fundraising Manager, you will be managing multiple internal stakeholders and involved in many different campaigns. The role requires strong verbal and written communication skills.

Do your skills and experience match the above? Then we'd love to hear from you!

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

Please note this role is an 11 month maternity cover

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.