Senior social media officer jobs

Summary

The Senior Campaigns and Mobilisation Officer role is a crucial position within the busy Policy, Campaigns and Mobilisation team. The role will help us to deliver on our mission to end the harm from diabetes, by planning and delivering impactful and creative campaigns. You will be responsible for coordinating our campaigning work, developing engaging materials and involving more supporters in our campaigns.

We have a brilliant and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our 'Connected Working' framework which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role of course. We do not dictate the number of days you have to attend the office.

Interview Dates:

First Stage: 6 September 2022 (via Teams)

Second Stage: 15 September (in London)

Please note that all job offers are subject to you providing acceptable evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

This will be a fast-paced and varied role, which involves using a Theory of Change approach to plan and deliver powerful and innovative campaigns in collaboration with others across the Policy, Campaigns and Mobilisation team, Brand and Creative team and Marketing teams. You will identify campaigning opportunities and develop campaigns that engage supporters and key external stakeholders. You will also lead on evaluating our campaigns and monitoring our impact.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be passionate about using campaigning to bring about change for everyone affected by diabetes. You will have a thorough understanding of campaigning tactics and a creative approach to developing new campaigns. You will have experience of using a Theory of Change approach to plan campaigns and of managing and evaluating projects.

The Supporter-led Fundraising (SLF) Department at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for mass fundraising through enabling individuals, communities and companies to support ARUK through their own talents and passions. As well as driving registrations and income through third party, virtual and mass participation events and managing these relationships to maximise income.

The Online Fundraising Team is key to the success of SLF as they work across Regional, Sporting Events, Marketing and Corporate teams to ensure correct, processes are in place, teams are working effectively together, and that the department can maximise the opportunities and innovation that comes through online fundraising platforms and fundraisers.

The role of Senior Online Fundraising Officer will work with the Supporter Engagement & Online Fundraising Manager to identify trends, lead online fundraising campaigns, spot potential and line manage 2 x Online Fundraising Team Executives to support SLF in delivering our strategy and meet our annual income target.

You will work closely with the Marketing and Supporter Engagement Team, Regional Fundraising Team, Sporting Events Team and Digital Team to ensure we are identifying and partaking in the latest, most relevant and time-worthy online fundraising campaigns to ensure maximum income generation for SLF and Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

Facebook Challenges

• Lead a minimum of 3 x Facebook Challenges per year, bringing all relevant teams together to ensure the Challenges are reaching the right audiences, supporters are stewarded appropriately, and the opportunities of these events are maximised 
• Build relationships with other third sector organisations to share ideas, successes and concerns to build robust Facebook challenges and spot new opportunities.

Streaming

• Work with the Supporter Engagement & Online Fundraising Manager to implement the Streaming strategy considering the work already undertaken by the ARUK Gamers Project Group
• Be the lead contact for all relevant streaming and gaming fundraising sites and understand how to use them for full income potential.

Lead generation and trend hunting

• Work closely with the Digital Team to spot fundraising leads through our current social channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn and communicate to the relevant teams for maximum income generation potential
• Work with the Digital Team to identify new potential fundraising platforms and digital methods of fundraising, e.g. TikTok and cryptocurrency

What we are looking for:

• Good practice and understanding of social media and online platforms
• Relationship management experience
• Project management experience
• Digital experience
• Data management
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Excellent organisational skills
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• A positive and contagious enthusiasm to learn and spot potential
• An approachable team player who is always seeking opportunities for collaboration
• Flexibility to work unsociable hours

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £34,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 11th September 2022, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 19th September 2022. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via the channels on our website. 

How to apply:

Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV and covering letter to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK:

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100 Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Senior Researcher join our team in delivering high quality research, analysis, interventions, and strategies on a full range of labour rights issues, with particular focus on freedom of association and collective bargaining, living wage, and forced labour and modern slavery in supply chains. All work will be done in active collaboration with trade unions, labour and women’s organisations in the Global South, and will involve engagement with companies, investors, and policy makers.

• Location: London, Berlin or Global South (must already have work authorization) 
• Salary: GBP 35,000-37,000 per year (the range is aligned to London cost of living; if based in another location, the range will be adjusted down accordingly)
• Contract type: 1-year; FT (35 hours per week)
• Closing date: 15 September 2022 at 23:59:59

The successful candidate will play a key strategic role in our growing Labour Rights Team composed of researchers and project managers. The successful candidate will report to the Director for International Programmes, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

About the organization 

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre works to put human rights at the core of companies’ business models; to empower communities and workers to secure their rights and gain accountability for abuse; and to encourage governments to create the right regulation and incentives to facilitate these outcomes. We are a global organization that is rooted in fifteen regions, and committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have over 80 members of our Global Team based around the world who work with a rich network of human rights advocates in eight languages. Our work covers the full gamut of human rights in business, with three priority issues: labour rights; responsible resource use; and protection of civic freedoms and human rights defenders. 

Our three primary global approaches to deliver this vision are: 

• Empower human rights advocates in civil society, business, and governments to stimulate bold leadership for human rights in business;
• Strengthen corporate accountability, due diligence, and effective remedy for abuse;
• Build transparency of the advances, challenges, and abuse of human rights in business.

We place strong emphasis on our alliance with grassroots organisations facing often profound inequalities of power in protecting their rights; alongside our ability to influence responsible business, investors, and governments for transformative change. Our three primary approaches to deliver this vision are to: strengthen allies and movements; drive accountability for abuse; and influence decision-makers.

Key competencies and attributes 

• Values: Strong, demonstrated commitment to promoting human rights and labour rights in business. Shared values and ethos of the Resource Centre.
• Human rights experience: A minimum of 6 years’ experience in the field of labour rights, or related work in human rights or social justice.
• Research & analytical skills: Proven experience in conceiving of, conducting, and overseeing high quality research and analysis on business and human rights and labour rights. Strong understanding of transparency and accountability tools in supply chains Adept at undertaking systematic data collection to a high level of detail and accuracy; ability to synthesize research and policy for effective communication to a broad range of audiences. Experience in using a range of research methodologies, developing, and implementing field and desk-based research plans, and integrating a gender and racial justice lens is highly desirable.
• Strategic insight:  Demonstrable experience of identifying how change can happen in human and labour rights and identifying opportunities for change and impact; track record of developing successful programme strategies to effect change; experience in tailoring outputs for diverse international audiences an asset.
• Project management: Highly organized, with demonstrable success in managing complex projects to make change happen, working with team members, partners, funders, and other stakeholders; with an ability to move as needed between high-level strategy and detailed implementation.
• Communications: Proven excellent communications skills, including an ability to write clearly and succinctly for a range of audiences (from business to trade unions in the South and North), and in diverse formats (including research reports, briefing papers, blogs, web-based summaries); experience with media and social media outreach desirable.
• Presentation skills: Proven speaking skills and ability to represent the organization effectively, including at meetings, conferences, and on missions.
• Outreach and networking:  Demonstrable experience of engaging in and with grassroots movements for change, preferably within the labour and trade union movement, and particularly within the Global South. Able to foster productive, professional relationships with a broad range of contacts, including activists, company representatives, and government officials.
• Initiative and motivation: Able to take initiative and drive work forward independently within agreed frameworks, motivated by achieving external results.
• Organization and prioritization: Strong organizational and time management skills, enabling efficient and effective work.
• Team work: Able to operate effectively and constructively as part of a multicultural and diverse global team, and ensure effective communication despite geographical distances between team members.
• Languages: Fluent English (reading, writing, speaking); another international language is desirable.

Responsibilities 

• Conduct in-depth research: Research and monitor labour rights developments by collecting and analysing information from a range of sources, including NGOs, unions, local and international media, companies, government and others; identify trends and thematic research priorities, gather data and conduct data analysis on the drivers for labour abuse, especially in the apparel industry, and emerging practice from by workers’ organisations and leading companies to address abuse, respect rights, and empower workers.
• Develop high quality written materials: Write compelling content for our website and outreach, including reports, blog posts, briefing notes and papers, and articles to be submitted to relevant media outlets.
• Outreach: Sustain and build our active network of contacts on labour rights globally, including trade unions, civil society organisations (local, national & regional), companies & business associations, investors, media, universities and governments, with a particular focus on the Global South.
• Build transparency and accountability: Work with regional researchers to identify stories about the impacts of companies on labour rights globally and developments in the field of labour rights, and take up allegations of abuse with company HQs, in collaboration with workers’ organisations. Identify strategies to increase the accountability of non-responding companies.
• Track policy and legislation: Keep abreast of, and in some cases participate in, relevant legal and policy developments, including current movements in supply chain transparency and mandatory human rights due diligence
• Project management: Identify trends and thematic research priorities and develop and oversee research projects on this basis
• People management: Line manage 1-2 labour rights researchers
• Contribute to organisational and labour strategies:  Build strategies for own areas of responsibility and support the team in designing and implementing our labour strategy across our programmes and regions
• Representation: Represent the organization at meetings, conferences, and other gatherings.
• Team support:  Provide support to global labour projects as necessary, share admin jobs and assist with the management and training of interns and other staff members where appropriate.
• Travel: There may be occasional international travel for research, outreach, scoping, communications and/or representation.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from the Global South, and from Black, Asian, Latinx and other minorities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQ+. 

Do you live and breathe social media? Do you understand how to nurture and grow online communities by producing engaging content for audiences across platforms – from Instagram and Twitter to TikTok, Spotify and Facebook? Do you combine producing social content with a data led approach and the appetite to manage end-to-end a high-volume social content calendar? Are you passionate about advocacy and championing young people? Are you up for a challenge?

The Senior Social Media Officer at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) will play a crucial role in delivering our brand and Youth Without Limits strategy. You’ll be the go-to person for social media content across channels targeting audiences closest to our cause – including young people, influencers, policy makers, corporate partners, current and potential supporters. You’ll be a confident communicator with sound news judgement, excellent creative production skills, and a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives from the moment you start.

What we’re looking for:

A talented, ambitious and news driven social media specialist. You’ll have strong social media background with experience in producing engaging and creative content in a variety of formats. You’ll be able to juggle competing priorities such as content creation and community management and be open to new ideas and approaches – staying up to speed with the latest trends. You’ll have an eye for detail and a nose for a story, helping us to raise the brand profile, engage new supporters and amplify the voice of young people.

You’ll also thrive in a fast-paced environment, as comfortable planning and managing the day-to-day social media calendar as you are with using data insight and creative know-how to test and develop new approaches that extend our reach and influence.

Key accountabilities:

• Plan and deliver organic social content that delivers a compelling brand experience for all our audiences – this includes optimising opportunities to engage current communities, attract new supporter audiences and build positive brand perception to drive audience growth and consideration. 
• Plan and manage the day-to-day social media calendar working closely with colleagues across the charity – from media and marketing to external affairs, fundraising and operations. 
• Support or lead on commissioning and producing high quality organic content for social platforms – including Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube – using test and learn to promote social media best practice and push creative boundaries.
• Support colleagues to develop, optimise and run paid social media campaigns working with marketing or external agencies.
• Translate multimedia stories into compelling social content across channels to grow audience understanding of the charity and consideration to support.
• Work with the multimedia story team to develop and deliver co-produced content and stories for social channels working with young people.
• Build strong relationships with influencers and content creators, including the young people we work with, to increase user-generated content. 
• Assist with populating our media library and/or digital asset management system with new assets created.
• Be responsible for social media analytics and the monthly social media report, benchmarking data and taking meaningful action from findings.
• Identify and keep abreast of both social media and sector trends, capitalising on opportunities to extend our reach and influence.
• Help the charity to deliver the brand and tone of voice across all social media channels, including how to build social media confidence across the charity. 
• Line-manage a social media executive role as and when required.

In return, you will work with friendly and supportive colleagues and can learn and contribute, to shape your role and influence our media delivery at the charity.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, Volunteering days, Healthcare cash plan and an employee assistance programme.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a basic/enhanced criminal record check (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar).

• Applications will close Monday 29th August  – Midnight. 

• Interview dates WC: 5th September(to be held virtually). 

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home based (UK-Wide)
Salary: £26,451 - £28,886 per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 02 September 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer\'s Society

Who we are

Alzheimer’s Society are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

What we want

We will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What we do

We support people affected by dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times, to improve their lives and help to avoid crisis.
No matter whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to Alzheimer’s Society/us for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step
We join forces with people affected by dementia, leading scientists and policy makers, amplifying voices to push for cutting edge breakthroughs and societal change that’ll improve the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future

How we do it

We’re the friendly face of support, the warm voice at the end of the phone and the determined minds who will fight passionately for the cause of everyone affected by dementia.

About the role

We have a fantastic new opportunity for a talented Media Officer to join our national press team! This stimulating and varied role will be helping to build a high impact, positive media profile for the charity and our fundraising and engagement campaigns.

The successful candidate will spot proactive opportunities on a daily basis to drive fundraising and engage the public in our work. You will devise and execute creative, integrated campaigns, many of which involve our storytellers and our high-profile celebrity Ambassadors and supporters.

Some of the campaigns you may be working on include our exciting flagship campaigns like Dementia Action Week, Memory Walk and Forget Me Not Appeal, promoting the fantastic work of our corporate partners and raising awareness of our vital services for people affected by dementia.

About you

You will possess a great news sense and ability to think creatively to get cut through in the media and will be able to jump on and maximise opportunities. You must have an interest in working with consumer media, have experience of working with national press and planning large public-facing campaigns and the desire to work in a fast-paced team committed to making a difference.

Person Specification

- Demonstrate optimism, be engaging, and be a pragmatic individual.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, being approachable and friendly.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft packages confidently.
- Be able to work collaboratively with other team members if/when required.

You may have experience of the following: Media Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, PR, Public Relations, Campaign Management, Marcoms, Marketing Communications, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalism, Voluntary Sector etc.

Ref: 135 781

Job Title: Media and PR Officer

Hours:  35

Salary: £31,574 per annum    

Type of Employment: Permanent

Dept and Location:   Communications Department, hybrid role with a minimum of one day a week to spent at our London office

Line Manager:  Media and PR Manager

Direct Reports:  None

Are you an incredible storyteller who loves working with people to help them share their stories with a wide range of media?  Do you have experience of working on major fundraising events, public awareness, and brand campaigns?  Are you creative and have a proven track record of developing stories that achieve on-message national and regional coverage on a regular basis? 

Teenage Cancer Trust is looking for a proactive Media and PR Officer to join their supportive and high-performing team.  You’ll have the chance to work on a range of our exciting fundraising events, such as our flagship Royal Albert Hall concerts, corporate partnerships with major brands like Aldi, and media opportunities with top celebrities.   You’ll also work closely with many of the inspiring young people we’ve supported through cancer to help them share their stories with a wide audience. 

You’ll need to fully understand the needs of differing types of media and know how to develop and pitch stories effectively – bringing relevant existing media contacts to the role. You’ll also need to be confident advising internal and external stakeholders on the best route to achieving media coverage for their projects. 

Alongside one other Media and PR Officer, this role shares responsibility for some core administrative duties and processes for the Media and PR team e.g., creating evaluation reports, to ensure a smooth and professional press office function.  You will also take part in an out of hours rota with other team members. 

Please note that for this role we are looking for somebody who is passionate about, and has relevant expertise in, PR for fundraising, brand and awareness purposes.   The role is not focused on supporting our policy team and their related campaigns.

You do not need a degree to apply for this role if you have relevant experience. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This role reports to the Media and PR Manager and has a strong focus on supporting our work with fundraising - and delivering a strong media profile that has young people’s experiences at its heart. 

This role supports on promoting a range of exciting fundraising campaigns and activities such as our flagship Royal Albert Hall concerts and corporate partnerships with major brands such as Aldi and Omaze.

The post holder must be proactive in identifying and creating newsworthy stories and working with stakeholders to deliver activity. 

The post will work with young people with cancer and their families to empower them to publicly share their experiences. 

The post is a key part of the wider Marketing and Communications department which is responsible for raising awareness and understanding of the charity with key audiences, increasing engagement with our brand and supporting income generation. 

The role will also undertake some core administrative duties and processes for the Media and PR team, to ensure smooth and professional press office function.

ROLE FOCUS

Deliver PR and Media plans and activity 

• Lead or contribute to the development and implementation of effective, proactive PR and media activity that promotes Teenage Cancer Trust to a wide range of audiences.

• Contribute to and support team activity that ensures a strong and sustained media profile for Teenage Cancer Trust, including delivering media strategies as part of integrated brand/condition awareness-raising campaigns.

• Work, under the support and direction of the PR & Media Manager to create positive media coverage for Teenage Cancer Trust’s fundraising activities and ensure regular placement of real-life and celebrity stories target outlets.

• Identify news stories, trends and opportunities for Teenage Cancer Trust to comment on and proactively pitch to the media.

• Deliver regional media activity to profile fundraising, services and young people as required.

• Measure the success and impact of media plans delivered using a range of measurement tools, helping to share results with senior management as part of regular reporting.

Working with young people and their families 

• Work, under the direction and support of the PR & Media Manager and Story Manager to ensure regular placement of real-life stories in national, consumer, online and regional media outlets.

• Brief, liaise with and support young people and their families with sensitivity and empathy, to help them share their stories.

• Under the advice and guidance of the Story Manager and Services department, support the stewardship of young people sharing their stories, ensuring it adheres with our safeguarding policies at all time.

• Work with the Story Manager to ensure the records, images and stories of young people we support are kept up to date and we have their full consent to use them.

Ensuring an effective and professional Press Office function 

• Support the smooth running of the Teenage Cancer Trust press office, including being the first of contact as required, responding to a wide range of media enquiries and ensuring a professional service.

• Respond to enquiries from journalists and prepare verbal and/or written statements and provide spokespeople and case studies as appropriate.

• Builds and nurture relationships with journalists, especially national, regional and online outlets, youth media, documentary-makers and consumer press.

• Organise media interviews, write briefings for spokespeople/case studies and steward, support and advise individuals.

• Prepare a variety of high-quality effective PR materials including news releases, comments, features, briefings and letter to editors.

• Organise, support and execute press events, such as filming or photocalls at hospital units and other locations, acting as the Teenage Cancer Trust representative, overseeing media attendance and liaising with hospital Communications teams and services staff.

Support delivery of a media training programme 

• Liaise with outside suppliers and agencies as needed.

Relationship Management 

• Support and empower our regional fundraising teams and individual fundraisers to undertake media and PR opportunities, ensuring they are equipped with template resources and can deliver core brand messages.

• Work in partnership with third party PR teams such as corporate partners and hospital communications teams to develop proactive media campaigns and respond to news stories as required.

• Engage with and support funded staff to undertake media.

• Work closely with the Music and Entertainment team and Celebrity Manager on the PR for high profile supporters and events and hospital visits, liaising with external PR  agencies and talent agencies as required.

• Work with the other teams within Marketing and Communications as part of an integrated and effective approach.

• Support internal communications/profiling and relationship building to represent the Marketing and Communications team across the organisation, raising understanding of the value of media and PR.

OTHER DUTIES

• Compile or support the creation of daily/monthly monitoring and coverage reports and media lists, including monthly and project specific analysis evaluations.

• Participating in daily communication updates, team meetings and planning sessions. Represent the Teenage Cancer Trust externally at events and meetings.

• The role will involve some out of hours work including providing on-call cover for the media on a rota basis. There will also be occasional travel across the UK.

• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by your manager.

• Carry out the duties of post in accordance with Teenage Cancer Trust policies and procedures.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS

This role will interact with young people and families, which may include visiting young people in hospital units and their homes from time to time. 

This is therefore subject to a Standard disclosure check. 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal – Marketing & Communications colleagues, especially Story Manager and Digital Marketing team; Fundraising department across all income streams; Regional Operations and Partnership Managers; Funded staff; Music and Entertainment team including the Celebrity Manager.

External - Young people and their families; Journalists across national, regional, consumer and online outlets; Corporate partners and their PR teams, Hospital Communications teams, key supporter groups and organisations, Suppliers and agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are needed for this role. 

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in a press office, PR or similar communications role.

• Experience of implementing effective proactive PR and media strategies that reach target audiences, are on message and achieve positive media coverage.

• Experience of preparing a range of PR materials including news releases, comments, features, briefings, letter to editors, photo opportunities and press conferences.

• Experience of organising, or contributing to, the delivery of media events, filming, launches and photocalls.

• Experience of working with case studies (service users, patients, supporters) to support them to share their stories in the media.

• Proven experience of developing strong collaborative working relationships with journalists and colleagues from across the organisation.

Knowledge and know how

• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of the UK media, with a good understanding of the consumer media landscape.

• Strong news sense and initiative to develop proactive news stories.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communications skills with ability to tailor approach to engage audiences.

• Creative thinker with the ability to generate original and innovative PR ideas.

• Time management skills and proven flexibility to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work well as part of a team and on your own initiative.

• Strong organisational, administrative and research skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work alongside team members and colleagues, young people and their families and supporters of any nature.

• Empathetic, with the ability to handle and assess sensitive situations confidently and calmly.

• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.

Personal Qualities

• Accountable, with high levels of integrity and professionalism.

• Good judgement, initiative and discretion.

• A natural collaborator.

Values 

• Commitment to the philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust.

If you’d like to talk through the role before applying please email Claire Monger, Media and PR Manager at Teenage Cancer Trust.

How to Apply: 

To apply please submit your CV along with a short supporting statement. Refer to the person specification and succinctly outline:

• Your experience
• Your knowledge and know how
• Your skills and personal qualities

Application to be received by: 25th August 2022 

First interviews:Tuesday 30th August and Wednesday 31st August 2022                          

Second interviews:Monday 5th September 2022   

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer contact HR.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact HR.

Are you up for a challenge working in a fast-paced environment with colleagues as passionate about championing young people as you are? Are you keen to gain experience in a busy, multi-discipline communications team and develop your media relations skills? From supporting your team on breaking news to coordinating proactive news stories covering what young people care about, the role of the Media & PR Executive will be varied and exciting.

The Media & PR Executive at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) will play a role in supporting the charity to deliver our brand and Youth Without Limits strategy. You’ll be a confident communicator with excellent organisational skills and a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives from the moment you start.

What we’re looking for:

A budding Media & PR talent keen to develop their skills working in a busy press team. You’ll have a great eye for detail, work well under pressure and be full of creative media ideas. You’ll help deliver daily media updates and support a wide range of media activities including timely statements, ground-breaking research, key policy and advocacy moments, fundraising activities and UK events.

Key accountabilities:

• Provide support for a busy press office, including producing daily media updates, updating colleagues on relevant breaking news, and managing journalist enquiries.
• Support the Senior Media & PR Officer and the Senior Social Media Officer to plan in activity, spot opportunities and optimise how news is delivered across media channels.
• Help coordinate the day-to-day media calendar working closely with colleagues across the charity – from media and marketing to external affairs, fundraising and operations. 
• Support the Senior Media and PR Officer to create briefing notes, media releases, comments and other media materials.
• Contribute to crisis communications plans and help spot and manage risk.
• Help translate media stories into compelling social content across channels to grow audience understanding of the charity and consideration to support.
• Support with the planning and coordination of media events, such as filmings and interviews.
• Build strong relationships across teams and when working with our ambassadors, celebrities, influencers and content creators, including the young people we work with, to support media activities.
• Support our storytelling approach for media, working with story producers to present young people’s stories and supporting them to speak to media.
• Support the press office with a range of administrative and other tasks, such as developing contact lists, carrying out media-related research, and helping coordinate training.
• Help the charity to deliver the brand narrative and tone of voice across activities.
• Support the Media team with monthly media reporting, benchmarking data and taking meaningful action from findings.
• Support colleagues across the DofE, including Country and Region teams, with their media relations needs.
• Support the Creative Content team to populate and sustain the media library.
• Support media preparation or production of charity communications that generate news interest, including annual statistics and reports.

In return, you’ll work with friendly and supportive colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, contribute and develop your skills at a leading charity.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, Volunteering days, Healthcare cash plan and an employee assistance programme.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a basic criminal record check (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar).

Please visit the DofE website for full details.

• Applications will close 29th August - Midnight 
• Interview dates WC 5th September(to be held virtually). 

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

Are you up for a challenge working in a fast-paced environment with colleagues as passionate about championing young people as you are? From responding to breaking news to delivering proactive news stories covering what young people care about, the role of the Senior Media & PR Officer is varied and exciting.

The Senior Media & PR Officer at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) will play a crucial role in successfully delivering our brand and Youth Without Limits strategy. You’ll be a confident communicator with sound news judgement, excellent writing skills and a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives from the moment you start.

What we’re looking for:

A talented, ambitious and news driven Media & PR specialist. You’ll ideally have newsroom or busy press office experience, have a great eye for detail, work well under pressure and be full of creative media ideas. You’ll work on a wide range of media activities including timely statements, ground-breaking research, key policy and advocacy moments, fundraising activities and UK events. You’ll also be as comfortable delivering daily media updates as you are with producing cut-through media campaigns or securing media partnerships to extend our reach and influence.

Key accountabilities:

- Shape and deliver strategic, impactful and wide-reaching news and PR moments and campaigns to support profile-building, fundraising and advocacy objectives.

- Provide an effective press office function, including managing journalist enquiries and producing daily media updates for the charity.

- Help drive a proactive news approach, creating cut-through moments, spotting opportunities, pitching and selling-in stories to journalists, stimulating media debate and establishing media partnerships.

- Plan and manage the day-to-day media calendar working closely with colleagues across the charity – from media and marketing to external affairs, fundraising and operations. 

- Help protect the DofE’s reputation, contributing to its crisis communications plan and spotting and managing risk.

- Build strong relationships with our ambassadors, celebrities, influencers and content creators, including the young people we work with, to support media activities.

- Help shape our storytelling approach for media, working with story producers to develop young people’s stories, support them to speak to media, and to enable their ideas to inform our strategies.

- Help translate media stories into compelling social news content to grow audience understanding of the charity and consideration to support.

- Help the charity to deliver the external brand narrative and tone of voice, including how to build social media confidence across the charity to support breaking news.

- Help plan and develop a regular pipeline of multimedia content and stories to support the external engagement strategy, including managing blogs.

- Be responsible for a monthly media reporting, benchmarking data and taking meaningful action from findings.

- Work with the creative content team to populate and sustain the media library.

- Support departments across the charity with their media relations needs, including training.

- Support the delivery of charity communications, including the annual statistics review, annual and impact reports.

- Line-manage a Media & PR executive role as and when required.

 In return, you will work with friendly and supportive colleagues and can learn and contribute, to shape your role and influence our media delivery at the charity.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, Volunteering days, Healthcare cash plan and an employee assistance programme.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a basic/enhanced criminal record check (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar).

Please visit the DofE website for full details.

• Applications will close 29th August - Midnight 
• Interviews WC: 5th September  - to be held virtually 

You will work with colleagues across the organisation to strengthen CPAG’s evidence base so that it is better able to influence decision makers and secure lasting improvements for children in low income families.

You will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short-term priorities with long-term objectives.

As well as developing policy positions and supporting CPAG’s influencing activities, you will have particular responsibility for setting up processes for collecting evidence, case studies and claimant advocates

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international charity working alongside disabled and vulnerable people in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Our teams work tirelessly in 60 countries worldwide to help meet the needs of the most vulnerable people, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. 

Our UK team is looking for an enthusiastic and committed person to join us as our Communications and Media Officer as maternity cover for a period of 10 months.

This is an exciting and varied role helping to raise awareness in the UK about the situation faced by people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups worldwide.  

Increasing our brand recognition and securing quality media coverage is central to our strategy. Our communications focus on three core elements of our brand – emergencies, armed violence and physical rehabilitation – underpinned by our core values of humanity and inclusion. 

If you are keen to work in an international environment, are motivated to find new stories and create engaging content, have a proactive, hands-on approach and enjoy managing multiple priorities, we’d love you to join our small, friendly team.

The Communications and Media Officer should have these skills:

• Experience in a communications and/or media-relations role or equivalent skills 

• An excellent eye for a story and ability to pitch to media outlets and brief spokespeople 

• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to express complex information in an accessible and appealing way for a variety of audiences

• Able to develop engaging communications content for a range of channels including website and social media

• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the capacity to manage a number of projects simultaneously, prioritise, meet deadlines and manage tight timescales 

• Excellent spoken and written English (either native English or bilingual) 

• Strong IT and digital communication skills (ideally with experience using Microsoft Office 365 suite, social media management tools, website CMS) 

In the first 6 months of your role, you will:

• Help to build our brand awareness by creating engaging content for our website and social media. 

• Work to secure media coverage of the humanitarian situation for disabled people in conflicts and crises. 

• Help to succesfully deliver our BBC Radio 4 appeal.

• Support the organisation of interviews with key staff and facilitate communications visits to our overseas programmes.

Employee Benefits

• All full-time employees are entitled to 28 days holiday per year in addition to UK public holidays.

• Training and development opportunities are open to all staff, and will be provided in order to support them to fulfil their roles.

• We value all our employees and strive to support them in their professional lives. This includes flexible working opportunities (including home-working and flexible hours).

• We offer a competitive workplace pension scheme, matching contributions up to 6% of gross salary.

• We are positive about employing persons with disabilities and are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer.

• We offer a Worklife Support Employee Assistance Programme and confidential information, support and counselling.

• We strive to create a diverse and inclusive working environment and we are constantly looking at ways to improve our policies, processes and culture.

• Our office is conveniently located in SE1 with great transport links to Waterloo, Blackfriars, London Bridge, and the London Underground. We are trialling hybrid ways of working, with staff expected to work from the office at least six days a month.

Equal opportunities policy

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion. We recognise that discrimination shapes the opportunities that many people have in society and that people have different needs in order to realise their full potential. Addressing this requires organisations to be proactive in creating environments that encourage the inclusion and development of all. Though we still have a long way to go, inclusion is central to our identity at HI UK and we are strongly committed to the continuous work that it requires.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, to help make us more representative. If you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.

All candidates invited for interview will be asked if any reasonable adjustments are needed for the interview stage, whether they have disclosed a disability or not at the application stage.

We are seeking a talented Social Media Coordinator to join the Digital Content and Engagement team at Kew. In this exciting role, you will work closely with the Digital Engagement Manager to manage and improve our digital communications and engagement across our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and other digital channels such as TripAdvisor and Google Business. You will be responsible for producing engaging content for Kew’s social media channels and managing and nurturing our online community.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

Every day is different at Kew — from shooting a beautiful area of the Gardens for a new Instagram Reel, to working with our publishing team to promote a new book. 

You’ll have strong social media background with experience in producing engaging and creative content in a variety of formats. You’ll be able to work well under pressure, able to juggle competing priorities such as content creation and community management and be open to new ideas and approaches – staying up to speed with the latest trends. You’ll have an eye for detail and a nose for a story, helping us share the wonder of our beautiful gardens and our fascinating scientific work with a plant-passionate audience. You’ll also have some experience using data and insight to inform future content plans.

A passion for plants and fungi is a bonus!

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements. The successful candidate will also be expected to travel to Wakehurst, when necessary.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 21/08/2022

Interviews are planned for w/c 29th August.

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

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Department: News, Campaigns and Public Affairs

Interview date: WC 12th Sep

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Overview

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Brand and Marketing team, which sits at the heart of Citizens Advice. You’ll be joining a high performing team responsible for engaging key audiences including partners, funders and the general public with our work, using a range of channels including digital, events and print. 

The Senior Campaign and Marketing Specialist role will lead on the coordination and delivery of our national consumer awareness campaigns. The role’s focus will be on project managing the campaigns from initiation to delivery and reporting, working with various internal teams and external partners and funders. 

Reporting to the Digital Marketing Manager, the role will have a broad range of marketing responsibilities, including developing campaign briefs, writing copy, recommending and planning media and evaluating campaign performance. You’ll work alongside and be supported by the rest of the Brand and Marketing team, including the digital marketing team and the Senior Brand and Marketing Specialist. You’ll manage relationships with our partners and funders and ensure we’re delivering against our campaign objectives.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for an exceptional and highly organised campaign marketer with proven experience of developing and delivering timely and effective national marketing campaigns that drive awareness and behaviour change. 

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Our commitment to flexible working extends to where we work. As Covid restrictions ease, Citizens Advice are moving towards a permanent mix of office and home based working which will give much more choice to staff, while still maintaining the best of collaborative working.

The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 4 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales. 

Please be aware that Citizens Advice is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.

Citizens Advice seeks to redeploy staff who are at risk or under notice of redundancy where they satisfactorily demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the role at interview.  Candidates who are formally at risk or under notice of redundancy will take priority over other internal candidates for interview.  If you have been confirmed as at risk or under notice of redundancy please ensure you indicate this in the at-risk box in your application.

In the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

This vacancy closes at 23.59 on the closing date.