Internal Communications Manager

We have an excellent opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the team as Internal Communications Manager.

Position: Internal Communications Manager

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working in Devon

Salary: Band 12 – £37,000 per annum

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Wednesday 5 January 2022

The Role

As Internal Communications Manager, you will develop, manage and implement internal communications plans which deliver engaging and innovative communications and engagement activities to staff and volunteers across the world. You will support internal teams with communications advice and guidance and play a key role in driving the right culture to demonstrate the relevance and urgency of the charity’s work, bringing people together to live by the organisations values. These are exciting times for the charity, and this role is pivotal to delivering the overall strategy now and in the future.

Within this varied and rewarding role, your principal duties and responsibilities will include –

• Planning, developing and overseeing a compelling Internal Communications Programme strategy
• Ensuring projects and activities across the global organisation are delivered through integrated communications campaigns and engagement activities with staff and volunteers that encourages two-way dialogue and organisation wide conversations in line with our values – compassion, collaboration and creativity
• Researching, commissioning, writing, co-ordinating and editing a broad spectrum of communications
• Delivering engaging messages in a clear and straightforward tone of voice
• Advising and guiding colleagues across the charity – including our leadership and line management teams – providing professional support through coaching, mentoring and training
• Developing and managing the contact management system for staff and volunteers across the world
• Leading, motivating and inspiring the internal communications team through the successful delivery of the internal communications programme and targets, and mentoring and enhancing the skills of team members through a dedicated training programme.

About You

A highly creative professional with demonstrable and substantial experience of internal communications within a complex organisation implementing significant change, you will have a recognised industry standard qualification as an internal communications practitioner (or relevant field-related degree).

You will have:

• A thorough understanding of internal communications best practice, engagement and channels
• Planning and managing proactive and integrated internal communication campaigns
• The ability to deliver engaging content through a range of channels to a diverse audience
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, multi-tasking and writing skills

If you feel you have the qualities, skills and experience to fulfil this vital role, and would like to help drive the evolving programme of change taking place within the charity, we would love to hear from you.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as People Business Partner, Programmes and Impact, Impact and Evaluation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Manager, Internal Communications Officer, Internal Communications Manager, Internal Communications Lead, Internal Communications Business Partner, Change, Change Management, Impact and Engagement, Impact and Engagement Officer, Impact and Engagement Manager, Change Management, Programme Manager, Programme and Impact Manager, Programme and Evaluation Manager, Marketing, Marketing and Communications Manager, Communications Manager, Marketing and Comms.

This is a newly created role designed to drive forward a hugely exciting project with significant potential for growth on project completion – for the project itself and the individual. Can you help us develop a multi-functional space to support and improve our Community’s Wellbeing and Mental Health?

Your role:

If successful you will lead ‘The Sorting Office Project’ (please see addtional documents).  This will mean creating and executing the business plan, finding funding for the project and ensuring its sustainability. This will provide much needed support to Community Groups and Individuals.

About you:

You will be a highly motivated, adaptable, determined and enthusiastic Leader with excellent interpersonal, influencing and networking skills. You will have a compassion for helping those searching and needing to find a route forward in their lives.

Head of Programme Planning and Reporting
Reference: NOV20210360
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £36,604.00 - £40,608.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role, however we are open to applications from candidates looking to fulfil this contract flexibly for 30-37.5 hours per week, pro-rata.

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers across all 4 countries of the UK, the RSPB has an ambitious programme of work transforming its approach to saving nature.

Within our Transformation team we are focused on executing a number of organisational workforce and leadership changes to support our newly designed RSPB Strategy that defines who we are and what we will deliver over the next 10 years.

The Head of Programme Planning will play a critical role in delivering this, proactively working with partners across the organisation to identify opportunities and challenges early and put in place robust but dynamic plans to address them.  You will lead a small team focused on ensuring initiatives are fully scoped and defined and are set up for success with the right resource, funding and organisational sponsorship.  You will work actively with other departments to understand their plans and ensure Transformation initiatives meet their needs and opportunities.

In addition, you will work across the Transformation team, and the wider People Directorate, to enable Project Managers to apply lean but effective governance and reporting, in line with the RSPBs project management standards, and coach and develop colleagues as appropriate. You will work with a wide range of senior stakeholders to effectively ‘horizon scan’ and ensure Projects and Programmes are adjusted and adapted where necessary to meet the evolving needs of people and nature in the UK.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Project and/or Programme management skills to design, plan and manage projects, identify risks and manage costs, time and project teams.
• Visible, inspiring and effective leadership of direct and virtual teams, engaging and motivating colleagues.
• Collaborations skills to build relationships and partnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present, influence and represent the organisation.
• Ability to influence others, build partnerships and negotiate.
• Able to lead change.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Ability to design programmes in response to organisational strategy.
• Ability to deliver organisational change.

Closing date: 23:59, 23 December 2021

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from January 2022.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

The South West Academic Health Science Network (South West AHSN) is one of 15 AHSNs across the country set up by NHS England to spread innovation at pace and scale across the country. We are uniquely placed to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, using our position to drive the adoption and spread of innovative ideas and technologies across large populations. Our remit covers Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, taking in urban areas and tackling the challenges associated with pockets of deep, long-standing and increasing deprivation, an aging population, children living in poverty, and a dispersed and sometimes isolated population. A major focus for us over the next five years is improving health equity through innovation.

We are growing our Programmes function to deliver the aims and ambitions of our new five-year strategy. This is an exciting period of growth and to support this we are seeking to expand our Programmes business function with several new Project Manager roles. As a Project Manager, you will manage the development and delivery of one of our key programmes, using quality improvement methodology. Some examples of programmes you could lead include:

• Our work to augment and support the accuracy of asthma diagnosis;
• Supporting our partner organisations where medical devices, diagnostics and digital products have been identified which could be of benefit to support their various pathways.

Reporting to a Programme Manager, your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering individual projects, including the development and ownership of project plans as well as identifying risks and issues and proactively mitigating them.
• Implementing our project management and quality improvement methods to ensure effective running of projects.
• Providing regular, accurate and detailed reporting on project performance.
• Engaging with key stakeholders and patient and public representatives in developing projects, including coordinating and facilitating events in support of implementation.
• Working with our communications and engagement function to engage partners in our projects, communicate the impact of our work and raise our profile at a regional and national level.
• Working with our evaluation and learning function to define and measure the impact.
• Capturing and sharing learning from implementation to share with the wider team and stakeholders.
• Building relationships with other AHSNs and contributing to the success of the national AHSN Network.

You could come from a wide range of different backgrounds, and we would look to match your skills with the opportunities we have. Some examples of the type of experience we are looking for include:

• Pharma

• NHS
• Private sector
• Digital health
• Local authority
• Education

Our team is diverse and we celebrate those differences and the variety of skills all our team members bring. Your role is vital in our ambition to spread innovative practice, you will help make sure our work translates into improved health and care for the people in our region, and more widely through our national network.

To succeed, you will need experience managing the delivery of projects, including multiple projects simultaneously for sustained impact. You should have some knowledge of change methodologies such as Quality Improvement (QI), Lean or Six Sigma, and project and programme management frameworks. We are looking for people who are passionate, determined and goal focused with a commitment to delivering excellence.

In return, we offer a highly stimulating, challenging and rewarding environment with variety and professional development. If you are passionate about improving health services, there can be few opportunities that offer a platform for you to have such a tangible impact at a population level.

For a recruitment pack with further information about the role and how to apply, please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law. The Closing Date for applications will be 11pm on Thursday 23rd December

Location: Your official base will be our offices in Exeter and there will be some travel to partner sites within the South West. We would like you to spend one team day a week in our Exeter office but we can offer flexible and remote working outside that.

Hours: We have a number of roles and can consider applications from individuals seeking full-time or part-time working hours.

We are happy to consider candidates on secondment from their current employers.

Head of Marketing and Communications

These are exciting times for the charity, and we have an outstanding opportunity for a highly self-motivated professional to join the Marketing and Communications team as Head of Strategic Communications.

Position: Head of Strategic Communication

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working in Devon.

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Contract: Full time

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract starting in February 2022

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Sunday 19 December 2021. However, the organisation reserves the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date, and would therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

Working closely with the Director of Brand and Communications and other marketing department heads, you will play a major part in developing and delivering the new communications strategy – a plan that will resonate with target stakeholders and external influencers – bringing an innovative but intelligent approach to helping people see donkeys in a whole new and different light.

Through effective and consistent communications, you will help drive a programme of brand evolution and values based cultural change that gives the charity a clarity of purpose and relevance to everybody the world over – harnessing the passion, expertise and pride of the people to connect multiple stakeholders, through multiple channels, to the cause.

About You

You will have demonstrable and relevant experience of working in media relations, strategic communications, PR and issues-based campaigns, along with:

• Sound knowledge of industry-leading communications best practice in both internal and external communication
• Excellent leadership, communication, influencing and organisational skills
• Experience of working with the media at local, national and international level, as part of a senior management team and in establishing and driving communication processes.

Business partner experience and a working knowledge of advocacy and campaigning within the charity or government sectors are desirable.

If you feel you have the qualities, skills and experience to fulfil this vital role, and would like to help drive the evolving programme of change taking place within the charity, we would love to hear from you.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Director of Brand, Design Manager, Head of Design, Brand Design Director, Marketing Manager, Brand and Marketing Manager, Marketing and Design Manager, Head of Marketing, Head of Marketing and Design, Marketing and Creative, Marketing and Brand, Brand Marketing, Design and Marketing, Director of Marketing, Brand, Marketing and Communications, Head of Marketing and Communications, Marketing and Communications Director, Director of Marketing and Communications.

Intro

Although we are proud to be affiliated to the RSPCA (South, East and West Devon Branch), Little Valley Animal Shelter is a completely separate, self-funded, small, local Devon charity (205154), located on a beautiful 20-acre site just outside Exeter. We have been operating from this site for over 30 years and despite the many challenges faced, last year we were able to rescue hundreds of vulnerable animals and we rehomed almost all these pets.

All our team are passionate about the many animals we care for and many of our staff have been with us for a number of years. With the future looking a little brighter (from the pandemic perspective) now is a great time to join our team as we have recently finished the rebuild of our new animal facilities, and are now poised to develop further and expand our services across Devon. 

About the role

Working alongside our finance manager, and to a lessor extent our CEO, the accounts and support services administrator will be responsible for processing our day to day finances and providing a range of support services. We are looking for a team player who can communicate effectively with colleagues. 

About you

The accounts and support services administrator will need to be highly numerate (although not essential, ideally AAT qualified or part qualified or equivilant)  with a comprehensive knowledge of bookkeeping/accounts and advanced Excel skills. 

The support serives aspects of the role requires good admin, multi taking, proiritisation and organisational skills.

We are also looking for a team player who can communicate effectively with colleagues 

Finally you will be highly motivated by our Charity’s work and have the ability to work effectively with the minimum of supervision, demonstrating integrity, understanding and empathy.

This is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hrs a week.

About Little Valley, why you should join us.

Little Valley - Big Heart 

It goes without saying that the biggest draw for people who want to join our team is their desire to help animals in need. Rest assured you will be to see first hand the importance of your role at Little Valley and also the impact it makes on the lives of the many animals that we care and support.

Little Valley Animal Shelter is a local Devon charity based in a beautiful 20-acre countryside site on the edge of Exeter. We are a separately registered Branch of the RSPCA meaning we are governed by certain overarching guidance to ensure excellent standards of care but receive minimal funding from the national charity. Because of this, working for Little Valley is challenging but hugely rewarding; with every achievement making a difference to animals on site and in our surrounding communities.

It costs over £1m a year to run Little Valley and we are in a strong and stable financial position, ready to invest in the development of our beloved charity and increase the levels of support we can offer to the animals in our region.

Our team of 33 staff and over 100 volunteers are based both at the Shelter and in our 5 retail shops which are dotted around the Devon area. The Shelter has over 30 dog kennels, including a specialist behavioural area. We also have over 50 cat pens, including a special cat compound. Finally, Little Valley has a unique stand-alone facility where we can house over 50 small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and a wide range of rodents, not to mention birds of all shapes and sizes in our private aviaries. Over the years our extensive grounds and wildlife areas have also cared for farm animals, many of whom are now happy and much loved in their new homes. Working at Little Valley means you’re able to follow the journeys of the animals we care for, watching them from when they arrive with us, often from sad backgrounds, to when they are happily rehomed.

April 2020 marked a milestone in Little Valley's 30-year history as our final new kennel block were completed and commissioned - over the last few years we have totally rebuilt our cattery and dog kennels to allow us to deliver our highest standards of care in the very best facilities possible. The total cost of Little Valley's rebuild project has been well over £2m. 

It is a great time to join our wonderful team as the rebuild is now behind us and we are in the final stages of agreeing our strategy for the way forward. In the coming years we will be supporting even more animals who need our care in the Devon area and also raising our profile and diversifying our income streams to provide a more stable platform for the future.