The China Dialogue Trust seeks a Social Media Assistant to join The Third Pole’s editorial team to feed into and implement our social media strategy and engagement.

Position: Social Media Assistant (The Third Pole)

Location: London

Hours: 16 hours per week

Contract Type: fixed contract (until July 2021)

Salary: £21,391 (Per Annum, Full Time Equivalent) 

Start Date: ASAP

Application Deadline: 9am 20th April 2020, but applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and early application may be beneficial

Description

The China Dialogue Trust seeks a Social Media Assistant to join The Third Pole’s editorial team to feed into and implement our social media strategy and engagement, and to measure our impact. The ideal candidate should have training in social media and communications, with experience of using social media in a professional environment. This role will be key in increasing our online presence and ideal candidates will have a keen interest in environmental issues and special knowledge of the Himalayas and/or water.

About us

The Third Pole supports in-depth, non-partisan and original coverage of all aspects of water in the countries of the Himalayan and the Lancang-Mekong basin, to stimulate informed debate and to promote cooperation on transboundary river management. Over the years, the pioneering online forum, has established a reputation as the source of accessible, high-quality and balanced material on all aspects of transboundary water in the Himalayan region.

The Third Pole is a project of China Dialogue Trust, which disseminates high-quality information and promotes communication on environment and climate change in both Chinese and English. We provide a space for open discussion, to inform and to contribute to equitable and constructive solutions to global environmental problems.

China Dialogue Trust’s primary vehicle is its unique, bilingual web platform. China Dialogue Trust has offices in London, Beijing and Delhi.

Main responsibilities:

The main purpose of this role is to engage readers and grow traffic to our websites, through social media and other outreach.

• Work with The Third Pole editorial team and China Dialogue Trust’s Social Media and Digital Marketing Officer to feed into and implement The Third Pole’s social media strategy. 

• Monitor our impact on social media to feed into funder reports and monthly team analytics reports. 

• Create and continually optimise paid social media campaigns to ensure efficient ad spend and that we reach our target audience.

• Monitor media mentions and citations of The Third Pole’s work.

Essential skills: 

• understanding of and a commitment to the mission of the charity;

• experience working effectively with a range of social media platforms to extend reach and impact;

• ability to write engaging copy and design informative and eye-catching graphics;

• familiarity with WordPress, Google Search Console, Sprout Social or similar software;

• ability to collect analytic data and produce statistic reports;

• strong attention to detail;

• excellent verbal, written and cross-cultural communications skills;

• native or proficient level English language skills;

• ability to work independently, as well as part of a small team;

• familiarity with and ability to work in social media landscape in one or more of the following languages - Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu.

Desirable skills:

• ability to edit basic videos for social media;

• an interest in the environment and climate change;

• experience using social media in a not-for-profit or media 

You may be asked to perform other duties as required within the remit of the role from time to time. 

Applications should be submitted in English.

The application deadline is 20th April 2020. Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis.

A dynamic and ambitious cancer awareness charity are seeking a passionate Social Media Manager to join their expanding team at their London head office.

They are a young and current charity, with a fun and creative approach, who are looking for a likeminded individual to help expand their social media offering!

Key Responsibilities:

* Working closely with the Creative & Brand Manager to develop the social media strategy
* Design and develop fresh and engaging content across social media platforms in order to promote both awareness and fundraising activities
* Evaluate and review the performance of social media content
* Engage with all followers and encourage interaction by delivering strong community management

The ideal candidate will have:

* Excellent copywriting and editing skills for each platform
* Experienced in developing a coherent brand voice for social media, from content creation to community interactions
* Video and photo editing skills (Adobe Creative Suite)
* Experience in evaluating social media content performance, using insights to generate learnings and evolve content strategy

If you're looking to join a vibrant, friendly charity, who are a small team, who collectively have one almighty big voice, then please do get in touch!

Year Here is an immersive full-time course in social innovation, kicking off on 31st August 2020.

We believe that starting a scalable social business could be your best shot at impact – and that learning on the frontline is where you need to start.

Over 10 months, you’ll gain deep insight into complex social issues and learn to build entrepreneurial solutions to society’s toughest problems – from the housing crisis to knife crime.

If selected to become a Fellow, you will:

• Get frontline insights. You’ll spend the first 5 months working with the people hit hardest by austerity and gaining deep user insight. To deepen your systemic understanding, you’ll also work on briefs set by clients like Crisis, the NHS and the Greater London Authority.
• Meet your co-founders. Our Fellows have an average of 7 years’ career experience in fields ranging from biochemistry to law, and from journalism to engineering. They will become your support network, your collaborators and, ultimately, your co-founders.
• Build scalable ventures. You’ll test and build your own social business, with the potential to progress to our Incubator and launch it into the world. Venture teams are guided by expert partners like the Boston Consulting Group, ForwardPMX and BNYMellon.
• Learn from expert faculty. You’ll get a personal mentor and receive tonnes of training from a faculty of more than 80 social innovation leaders – from award-winning social designer Lauren Currie OBE to Nishant Lalwani, Managing Director at Luminate.

Beyond Year Here

Finish the programme with a venture and you’ll get seed funding, business support, desk-space and client introductions to launch your business.

Our alumni have launched 33 social ventures including: 

• Cracked It, the tech repair service staffed by ex-gang members. Social Enterprise of the Year 2018 and 2019.
• Birdsong the feminist fashion brand selling wardrobe stapes made by women paid a fair wage. Featured in Vogue, Dazed and Vice.
• Appt, a HealthTech business that uses behavioural economics to help patients manage their long-term conditions – with multi-year investment from Innovate UK.
• Chatterbox, an online language tuition platform powered by refugee talent, featured in The Economist, Tech Crunch and The Times. 

Those that don’t start a venture join other fast-growing social startups like The Difference, BeyondMe, Switchback and Matr.

No course fees

Unlike a Master's degree or MBA, we have no tuition fee. This is a reimagination of higher education. Rather than spending a year in a lecture hall and paying £10,000 for the privilege, we challenge you to learn by doing – working on real social impact projects. Our partners pay us to be involved and that covers your tuition costs.

To widen access to the programme we have a small number of means-tested bursaries available, and offer additional support through TfL discounts and recommendations for flexible paid work and affordable accommodation.

Selection Process

We’re looking for people with a solid professional skillset and an entrepreneurial track record. This doesn’t mean you have to have started your own business before but you will need to demonstrate that you have a bias towards action. Drive, passion for social justice and a strong learning orientation are also essential.

It’s a 3-stage process: a written application, video interview and half-day selection workshop. Typically, 1 in 10 applicants secure a place on the programme.

Apply by midnight Sunday 26 April 2020.

THE BRENT CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE:

The Brent Centre for Young People (BCYP) exists to improve young people’s lives so they can manage their challenges now and become happy and healthy adults. Our trained therapists are specialists in the provision of effective mental health treatment of young people who need it most.

Currently, the BCYP is the leading mental health charity for young people in North West London, supporting over 700 young people a year with a wide range of issues. We offer specialised treatment in the areas of suicide prevention, tackling self-harm, eating disorders, exam anxiety and more.

Set up over 50 years ago with focus on preventing suicide amongst adolescents, and working in the heart of the community, we expanded into schools in the 1990s, and work closely with the NHS and CAMHS. The Brent Centre is also an important Research Centre on Adolescent Breakdown and Psychotherapy.

Last year the Centre initiated an exciting process to prepare the next stages of growth. We are now searching for an outstanding Communications and Media Officer to develop the communications function, working together with the new management team. You will work with programme leads and teams to establish our voice amongst different partners, and support the Centre build its reputation.

Contract: Permanent, Full time.

Part time (4 days a week will be considered for the right candidate)

Location: Brondesbury Park, London NW6

Salary: £28,000-30,000 (dependant on experience)

Reporting to: Head of Development and Communications

Overall role

The ideal candidate will have an excellent track record of communication’s skills (strategy development, writing and storytelling skills), media relations and experience supporting the Leadership team and Board of Trustees. We are essentially seeking someone who has a flair for pursuing potential opportunities and who has a proactive and solutions focussed approach.

1. Content and materials development ​- produce high-quality, engaging materials, resources and content that is in line with agreed branding and messaging; and effectively support the organisation’s communications strategy and activities (including content for website, press and social media)
2. Events​ - plan, manage and deliver the communications activities around key events and global moments (for example World Mental Health Day, Marathon events, local community events).
3. Stakeholder and partner relationships​ - manage relevant internal and external relationships with key partners
4. Support the Head of Communications to build the Centre’s reputation with different stakeholders by creating targeted communication elements that speak to their values and ensure the BCYP is a relevant partner in the national and international debate about young people’s mental health.
5. Develop a storytelling strategy to help our team engage with different audiences – funders, partner organizations and our community.

About you

The candidate should possess at least a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in Communications at a respected social impact, government or international development organisation.

You are a creative and determined individual who can effectively utilise your genuine interest and demonstrable experience in communications. You are able to communicate effectively to a range of audiences in a variety of media. You are passionate about mental health in young people in the UK and would like to make a contribution to sharing knowledge about effective long-term treatment.

Deadline for applications: 5th April  2020

First round of interviews: Week commencing on April 20th 2020

Second round of interviews: Week of April 27th 2020

Do you share our passion for supporting people with neuro-disabilities? Do you have a clinical background as a therapist, social worker or nurse? Would you welcome the opportunity to serve as our new CEO?

If you do, Integrated Neurological Services (INS) would like to hear from you.

Integrated Neurological Services (INS) is a unique charity. Founded in 1993, we offer long-term, holistic support to people with neuro disabilities, in particular Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke.

We work closely with the NHS and local authorities to bridge the gap in their support services to people with neuro disabilities and we maintain support for people once active NHS input has ended. INS have contracts in Hounslow and Richmond providing health and wellbeing preventative services as well as supporting carers.

INS have developed a reputation for achievement and innovative approaches to integrated care in the community. We are passionate about providing support to ensure all clients receive ongoing, long-term professional support tailored to their needs. Our multidisciplinary team use an integrated model of care to encourage self-help and, through rehabilitation, education and support, enable people to manage their condition, to live as fully and independently as possible within their communities and achieve the best possible quality of life for them and their carers. 

We have also recently reached an important milestone, our 25'" anniversary, which provided us with the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved and what we hope to achieve moving forward.

Following the recent decision by our previous CEO to leave INS to take up a new position closer to where he lives, the Board took the decision to appoint an Interim to provide oversight whilst we appoint to the substantive post.

Our new CEO will preferably be a therapist, social worker or nurse who can provide INS with the visionary leadership and networking skills to champion our ethos and continue taking us forward. Their priorities will be to champion and lead our clinical work, continue our local partnership working and look to increase funding by exploring opportunities in surrounding areas.

They will be expected to be ambitious and entrepreneurial, bring energy and a vision. They will have the ability to communicate the work, success and ambition of INS and be able to lead and motivate people effectively.

Closing date: Monday 30 March

Final Panel Interviews: Monday 6 April

If you are interested in submitting an application and would welcome a confidential and discrete conversation, please contact our advising consultant Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.

I am currently working on an exciting Media and Communications role based in London, for a pioneering child protection charity.

This charity is looking for an energetic and experienced individual to lead the communications team, working across communications streams including press, digital media and campaigns. You will be proactive and able to work autonomously but drawn to a collaborative working environment. This is an exciting time to join with a new CEO recently announced who has a communications background.

You will be responsible for:

* Leading the development and delivery of media, communications and engagement activities within the charity.
* Establishing and maintaining a consistently high and positive media profile.
* Representing the charity through constructive engagement with external stakeholders and networks.
* Developing and implementing communications and campaign plans to achieve strategic and tactical goals.

The ideal candidate will:

* Have experience devising and delivering campaigns and communications for a range of stakeholders and media channels.
* Possess experience working with national, regional and local media outlets with a proven success.
* Demonstrate knowledge in social media and digital marketing, including data analysis.
* Be proficient in writing, editing, commissioning and publishing to a variety of audiences.

Previous charity experience is desirable but not necessary for this role.

Salary circa: £32,000 - £36,000 (depending on experience)

Location: South London / Surrey (30 minutes train from Waterloo)

Please get in touch for more details, by e-mailing your CV to [email protected]

The closing date for applications is ASAP so please get in touch now, to avoid disappointment.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

We are looking for a very organised individual, with strong written and verbal communication skills, to support the CEO, team and Board of Trustees and ensure the smooth running of the Community Foundation. 

You will join a small, busy, friendly and capable team and have opportunities to work across a variety of projects and spheres, including contact with other community foundations nationally.

PLEASE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WE ARE UNABLE TO PROGRESS RECRUITMENT FOR THIS ROLE. WE ARE LEAVING THE ADVERTISMENT UP AND WILL LOOK AT YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD YOU WISH TO SEND IT IN, BUT WE ARE UNABLE JUST AT PRESENT TO GIVE A TIMESCALE FOR A RESPONSE. AS THE SITUATION REMAINS SO UNCERTAIN, WE ARE NOT YET SURE WHEN AND IF WE WILL READVERTISE. 

WE ARE SORRY ABOUT THIS AND LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HOPE TO BE BACK TO NORMAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TAKE CARE.

Location: London
Salary: Starting salary of £54,269 (2020 cost of living increase not included). Possible to increase by max. 2 increments a year up to £61,515 (top of grade)
Contract type: Permanent contract
Hours: 4-5 days per week
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation, flexible working, 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) and a generous staff development budget
Reporting to: Chair of the Board
Manages: Senior Finance Manager, Ops Officer, Senior Programme Management Officer
Application deadline: 23.59pm, 12th April
Interviews: For successful applicants, first interviews will be held weeks commencing 20th and 27th April

About the role:

This role works alongside the Executive Director for Strategy and Fundraising to lead NEON, deputising for one another where needed and supporting the development of the overall organisation.  You will manage and set-up the organisational systems, processes and culture that underpin all of our work. The role’s seniority shows how important this work is to NEON and the status with which we hold it. 

This will look like building and training staff to implement the human systems that help people work together: decision making, information sharing, resource allocation, giving kind and constructive feedback and handling conflict.  NEON’s culture and commitment to anti-oppression is at the very core of all of our work. This role will ensure the systems and strategies are in place to maintain and refresh our culture and implement anti-oppression across all of our work.  This role will also develop a system for building the staff management and leadership competencies required for high performance, role modelling NEON’s values and enacting our commitment to anti-oppression. 

You will manage the Operations Hub of 4 people, building on existing operational systems in finance, HR and programme management to integrate the latest practice and tools. You will support the Operations Hub to train and upskill staff members in our programmatic Hubs on the core operational skills they need to implement their programmes to a consistently high standard, e.g. in budgeting, monitoring and evaluation. Where appropriate you will draw on your own skills and experience to coach participants on NEON’s programmes on organisational development.

Operations for NEON aren’t just a service for other teams, they inform the very nature of the work we do and help define our approach to change. As a result, NEON’s values of generosity, solidarity and respect and our commitment to anti-oppression should be embedded in all of our operations. As a capacity building organisation, in time, you will also support our membership to apply some of our own best practice into their organisations, helping to scale the impact of our work.

About NEON
The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members, growing to up to 15 staff by the end of this year. We also work with a range of contractors and Associates and incubate other organisations. We are a network of over 1,600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. 

We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice. We offer movements a range of support, from helping people lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS), through to working with our members on over 2,500 media bookings on the UK’s biggest TV and radio channels. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things. 

To build the power of movements for social, environmental and economic justice we organise our work around three goals: 

• Connect we bring people together who aren’t usually in the same room, working across many different issues and from many different struggles, because together there is strength. In particular, we want to build the power of campaigners and organisers from groups most affected by injustice to help change the leadership of our movements

• Focus is about how we support our members’ work to transform our social and economic systems through prioritising key battles. Our aim is to help members work together to win bigger change on key battleground issues, such as health and climate justice

• Build means supporting the development of key institutions that underpin the wider progressive movement. The range and diversity of groups needed is wide - from campaign groups to policy and training institutes. We help our members develop excellent institutions and structures that support many others.

To build a culture and community that lasts, we organise around three values: 

• Solidarity we’re here to change the system and that requires working together across issues and sectors that aren’t normally in the same room. This means placing anti-oppression at the heart of our work and building the power of people most affected by injustice to change the leadership of our movements

• Generosity is about sharing our time, resources and learning with one another as we support each other’s work. It means being open and honest with one another, especially when we hit problems, and thinking creatively about how we positively build from there

• Respect is the bottom line for all relationships in NEON. It means being respectful of different backgrounds and life experiences and giving space for all voices to be heard. This often means listening more than we talk and being open to changing ourselves as a result of what we hear. 

Greenpeace is an international non-profit global campaigning organisation. Our independence and global reach enable us to stand for positive change through action in order to defend nature and promote peace. We investigate and expose global environmental problems, confront those in positions of power and present alternative solutions.

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a creative Senior Direct Marketing Executive to support and deliver our ambitious digital acquisition programme using the paid social media channels Facebook and Instagram, including leading on audience-led content development and budget management.

As part of a big push to reshape and grow our Fundraising Department and increase support for our causes, we are looking for a self-assured, project management focused Senior Direct Marketing Executive. You'll join the Supporter Recruitment Team, where you'll help bring in those much-needed supporters.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be an adaptable, target-driven individual whose highly enthused about our values and aims, is adept at utilising a range of marketing tactics, and has substantial experience in a digital marketing role. They will boast excellent communication, both written, verbal, numerical and ability to form great working relationships and motivate their colleagues.

Here is an idea of who we are looking for. But even if you think you might not fit the description, we recommend you apply!

• Ample project management experience – in order to plan and deliver multi-channel marketing campaigns optimised for new supporters.
• Experience of designing direct response, audience-led content that inspires action, writing copy and creative briefs, working with video producers and social media content creators.
• An understanding of the principles of digital marketing and enthusiasm for fundraising.
• Comfortable using Facebook insight and reporting tools, and making data-led decisions.
• Experience of evaluating campaigns and sharing back insights with key stakeholders.
• A background in producing precise and accurate briefs and reports, and in evaluating and amending direct marketing copy and creative / design work.
• Excellent IT skills, highly organised, deadline-driven with the ability to keep accurate records and maintain systems.

In this role you'll ensure our growth targets are met by maximising supporter recruitment opportunities through social media, taking responsibility for specific marketing campaigns and focusing on lead generation and conversion.

We can offer you a friendly, fast-paced, immensely rewarding working environment where creativity is encouraged and ideas are supported. You will have the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally, as you are able to take advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga, a wealth of well-being resources just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply!

We are happy to consider flexible working requests as part of the recruitment process.

To Apply

For further information and details on how to apply, please follow the link to our website.

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law. Greenpeace UK was recently awarded the National Equality Standard, one of the UK’s most rigorous accreditations for equality, diversity and inclusion.

CLOSING DATE: 9am, 1 April 2020

FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS: 9 April 2020

SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEWS: 20 April 2020

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Our Head office based in Birmingham, UK, is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Executive Assistant (Director of External Relations and Advocacy)’. The division’s responsibilities include brand protection and reputation management; international media relations and advocacy; IRW’s website, publications and social media platforms; internal communications; and staff training.

In close cooperation with the other divisions of the organisation and the direct line reports of the Director of External Relations and Advocacy (ERA), the Executive Assistant will help the ERA Director achieve the Division’s agreed strategic aims and objectives.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Ideally degree educated, and particularly useful if this is in a relevant discipline (such as international development, NGO management, policy development, communications/marketing)
• Significant previous experience of providing senior executive support
• Some knowledge of the social media landscape, coupled with some experience in creating social media content
• Previous experience of analysis and research
• Good knowledge and sound understanding of the needs, sensitivities and professional discipline of public communications and external relations
• Skilled in exercising discretion and sound judgement when dealing with unexpected issues
• Willingness to travel and work outside normal office hours

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship – together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery and Child Protection and our extensive staff Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place Mid-April 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Main duties and responsibilities

Talk for Health delivers a proactive Community Psychology service funded by the NHS and other funders in Islington and Camden.  We train lay people in our own group peer counselling method, and enable them to set up ongoing groups for psychological wellbeing.

We are looking for a person to fulfil a high intensity position at the centre of our service delivery.  This is a very demanding role and requires someone with both high-level Operational and Psychological knowhow and skills. 

As in any very small Social Enterprise, this person will be at the same time well qualified, skilled and humble. 

The work will span from humble administrative tasks (flyering, photocopying, data entry) to complex problem solving, to training and supporting people in severe psychological distress. 

While Masters Level Psychology knowledge alongside a good grasp of SPSS statistical packages as well as other statistical analisis tools, and hands-on experience of supporting people in crisis is essential, the largest part of your workload will be administrative.  No day is the same in this role. Constant prioritising and a lot of crisis management are constant, whilst ensuring the quality and timely delivery of all our trainings, groups and events.

Duties you will be fully accountable for include (but note we are a small team and there is often the need to help in other areas):

• Co-ordination of trainings, events, and ongoing groups
  At the heart of our service delivery are trainings and ongoing groups – at least 20 a month.  These require:
  • Promotion: the person holding this role is accountable for meeting stringent funder targets around filling all trainings, groups and events
  • Planning and co-ordination:  planning up to a year ahead; co-ordinating during;  following up after. This involves countless tasks  from scheduling, to booking and checking venues, to managing 30+ offsite trainers and volunteers, to dealing with and registering  participants, to ordering stock of training materials and refreshmentss, so that we always run as a “well oiled” machine

• Data management and analytics
  We are required to collect, manage and protect data for all our service users, for reporting reasons and to track our social impact. Processes are strictly followed to capture the data, record it accurately, manage and analyse it. All GDPR policies and compliance are also a responsibility of this role.
   
• NHS and other Funders’ contract management and reporting
  You will be expected to collect, enter and analyse data, write reports and present to monitoring panels at least quarterly.
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• Onboarding and training staff, volunteers and trainers
  You will ensure all staff and volunteers (30+ at the time of writing) are properly inducted  e.g. on our policies, processes and procedures, as well as undergoing Enhanced DBS checks and training in Safeguarding. You must accurately track this process for each and every staff member.  They are a growing community , bringing extra pressure to this role.

• Participant management
• ​The entire cycle of recruitment, registration and tracking of participants in all our events and sessions sits firmly under this role’s responsibilities. Our participants - including sometimes highly distressed individuals with diagnoses of severe mental illness e.g. Schizophrenia, often have questions, fears and worries. You need the psychological expertise to respond to them skilfully.

• Service delivery
• You will deliver trainings, interactive events and one to one support amongst our participants - including sometimes highly distressed individuals with diagnoses of severe mental illness e.g. Schizophrenia.  You need psychological expertise including a good grasp of the social model of mental health as well as excellent facilitations skills, self-awareness and – within our model – the willingness to share your own vulnerabilities.

• Marketing and comms
  The success of our programmes relies heavily on us achieving attendance targets and raising our profile amongst the public and funders. Designing and implementing our marketing and promotional strategy - both to health professionals/workers and the general public – is an essential part of this role.
   
• Copywriting
  To support or marketing and promotional activities, both online and offline. A good eye for detail and design is important.
   
• Digital media management
  Digital media is an integral part of our marketing mix. You will be in charge of all our channels: Mailchimp newsletters, Twitter, website and Facebook updates.

• Admin support
  No task is too small at Talk for Health. We expect everyone to get their hands ‘dirty’ and embrace small things as well as big things, ans work according to set protocols. This job includes all manner of administration tasks, such as: manning the company phone, stock taking of materials, ordering stationery, packing cases with training materials and refreshments.

You will be required to work with people at all levels both in and outside the company, and will need to be e.g.

• Trainers, Volunteers, Staff, participants, Local mental and other health professionals (GPs, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, organisations such as Mind)
• NHS and other Funders and sponsors
• Board members and our CEO

The team

It’s a small, entrepreneurial setting and the core team will be you, our Psychotherapist Founder, a second Director and a Service Delivery Manager at our home-based office in NW3. (All office work, trainings and events are being carried out remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic). This is a fast paced and highly demanding environment where you will often need to work on your own under pressure.

Qualifications and experience needed

• Master’s level psychological or mental health training – or the equivalent in experience
• Good grasp of psycho-social/Community Psychology mental health model: on-board with our core premise that lay people can be trained and supported to help each other as effectively as professionals
• 5+ years’ experience of fast-paced and effective operational and project management work, multi-tasking to tight deadlines, ideally in a commercial setting. We need high-level operational efficiency
• 2+ years’ experience managing high volume events or trainings
• Experience working with people in severe distress or crisis
• Experience facilitating groups with complex needs according to a clear protocol
• Masters’ level experience of quantitiave and qualitative data analysis, SPSS and other statistical analisis packages

Skills and abilities

• Administrative effectiveness: able to get a heavy and varied workload done fast, with scrupulous attention to detail
• Psychological skill:  able to train and work with groups of people with very varied and complex needs, whilst owning and sharing your own vulnerabilities
• People and volunteer management: able to delegate, achieve clarity about who is doing what, and ensure the whole team is working to a high standard
• Data analytics: ability to both to produce accuracy in the detail and to analyse ‘high level’ i.e. deduce key points from large and complex volumes of data
• Excellent interpersonal skills: including the ability to remain calm in heated moments
• Self-motivation and drive for excellence
• Ability to be flexible and readjust plans, able to prioritise work within set deadlines.
• Excellent written communication: e.g. for social impact reports, marketing materials, newsletters, and social media.
• Excellent group facilitation skills including awareness of personal strengths and learning edges when leading groups; projection and transference; managing boundaries within a set training format, and dealing with challenging scenarios
• Demonstrated ability in strategizing, producing, and managing marketing and social media campaigns, writing marketing copy, and facilitating edits of ad material
• Excellent IT proficiency in e.g. Apricot (or another CRM), Trello, Monday (or other project management software), Microsoft 365 including Excel, Eventbrite, Wordpress, social media, Mailchimp, Text marketing systems
• Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
• Resilience: capacity to face adversity, constructive criticism, extremely demanding circumstances and setbacks.
• Ingenious and innovative problem-solver within tight time and financial constraints
• Ability to consistently meet high expectations with a positive attitude
• Humility: willingness to carry out tasks needed, according to precise protocols,  in order to get the job done as required

Salary and practicalities

• £30,000 a year
• The position will begin with a 6-month probationary period.
• You need to have your own laptop computer
• You will be based remotely during the pandemic, and after that at our home-based office in NW3, visiting delivery sites in Islington and Camden as required:  we have a strong preference for a candidate in this local area
• You will be required to work occasional evenings and Saturdays

About Talk for Health

Talk for Health is a small mental health social enterprise in NW3.  Our aim is to demystify therapeutic talk and our approach has been shown to be as effective as therapy. Our service runs in Islington and Camden, funded by the NHS and grant-makers, and involves a busy schedule of free trainings, groups and events.

Deadline for application forms and CV’s is 2nd May 2020.

Next steps: you will need to apply by sending in your CV and cover letter. Based on CV assessment you will be sent an application form to proceed to the next stage of recruitment.

Assistant Communications Officer

This is an incredible opportunity for someone in the early stages of a career in Communications to join us as an Assistant Communications Officer. You’ll have the right attitude, be keen to learn and really care about what CLIC Sargent does.

Assistant Communications Officer Responsibilities:

Well you’ll have to be a wizard at organising a busy workload but just as happy chatting to people from all walks of life, building great relationships with families the charity works with, journalists and colleagues across the charity.

Assistant Communications Officer Requirements:

You’ll get a real buzz from seeing how you can help change the system and make stuff happen for young cancer patients. You’ll be unflappable, friendly, determined and have loads of creative ideas. But you also need to be prepared to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in with the less fun but essential stuff that keeps the team running, like maintaining spreadsheets and record keeping.

The best bit is you really will get to learn on the job, you’ll have your own portfolio of projects but will also help people across the team - so on any day you could be working on a pitch to a TV programme, emailing a celebrity, managing our social media channels or writing an internal news story.

About CLIC Sargent:

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

Location: London - Office

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £22,649 - £23,959 per annum

Benefits: In return we offer a competitive salary, impressive benefits, tea, cake or granola bars (whatever floats your boat) and the opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting charities around.

Closing Date: 29 March 2020

You may have experience of the following: Assistant Communications Officer, Communications Officer, Communications Assistant, PR Officer, Social media executive, PR Executive, Marketing Communications Officer, Marcoms, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Marketing Communications Executive, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

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We are looking for a talented, passionate and ambitious Service Manager to lead our Lewisham services, driving continuous improvement and supporting people experiencing mental health issues towards positive, sustainable change.

Equinox Lewisham work across 6 sites and providing high, medium and low residential and floating support for service users who have been diagnosed with mental health conditions. Our clients include those who have a forensic history and those who may be coming into contact with mental health services for the first time via Early Intervention Services.

We offer step-down supported accommodation and continue to support individuals as they move through our service into lower-support accommodation and onto independent living within the community.

As the Service Manager you will have responsibility for all aspects of managing the service efficiently and effectively. You will give overall leadership, direction and guidance to a team of 10 staff as well as volunteers to enable the provision and development of high-quality services in line with the Social Interest Group’s Mission, Values and Strategy.

You will have experience of managing and motivating staff, holding them accountable whilst ensuring they are equipped with the skills and support to thrive. You will have the resilience to address challenges and the strategic vision to maximise the effectiveness of the resources at your disposal.

You will maintain a culture of learning and development through supervisions, appraisals and continuing professional development processes. You will ensure a coaching approach to line management is implemented throughout your team and adopted by frontline staff when supporting service users.

You will be responsible for contract compliance, supporting your team to ensure they meet or exceed contract performance targets and achieve positive outcomes for their service users. You will be responsible for reporting our performance to our commissioners and executive team in a clear and timely fashion, taking swift action to address any areas of underperformance. You may also be required to contribute to reports to Penrose’s Board of Trustees. The role requires some experience of designing or delivering improvement plans and creating a wider culture of continuous improvement.

Knowledge of mental health, excellent communication skills and being able to develop strong working relationships with your team, commissioners and other key stakeholders will be vital to the role. You will have some interest in both policy and business development, working with the Head of Services to identify and secure new sources of income. An understanding of budgeting and financial reporting will be helpful as you ensure your service is delivered within budget.

You will have a passion for Service User Involvement, enabling and empowering our clients to meaningfully input to the design and delivery of the service. You will possess a belief that everyone can turn their life around regardless of past or present circumstances. You will have an ability to motivate and inspire, and a keen eye for detail.

Although the role will predominantly work normal office hours, some flexibility to cover evening and weekend shifts will be required.

What we offer in return

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

JOB SPECIFICATION

Contract: Permanent Contract

Working hours: Full time

Salary: £36,000

Other salary information: Generous workplace pension, we can offer a modest relocation fund

Location: London, United Kingdom

The role: 

Responsible for developing and implementing the full supporter journey, including: strategic use of public communications and media, cultivating audiences on social media channels, drawing attention to our work, motivating them to engage in our campaigns and support PI.

Guide colleagues on audience-centred communications that focus on various stages of the supporter journey.

Develop and deploy a membership scheme, including providing member support.

Work towards optimising income generation from public donations and develop an ongoing commitment from supporters.

Create interesting content for our supporter communications which will involve showcasing our Case for Support, appeals and engagement opportunities.

About our work: 

We are a London-based charity working on a set of pressing issues under our four-year strategic plan. Currently funded predominantly by foundations, we are seeking to diversify our income sources. Our public fundraising operations are at a nascent stage. We have a new audience-centered communications and public engagement strategy, and a draft fundraising strategy. We are soon deploying a new brand, developed with these goals in mind. We are exploring new ways of engaging for greater reach.  We will soon be launching a new website and digital public-engagement platform. Our approach and our tools place a priority on being privacy-protective and secure. 

About you: 

You are curious about the state and direction of the world. You are aware about how technologies and modes of engagement are changing across the world. You are creative, interested in experimenting to find new ways of reaching people and understand what motivates them to support our work. With us, you want to rewrite the textbook on how to do public engagement in global and changing communications environments.

About PI: 

Everyone at PI works to build a good and resilient organisation, where we are always looking to learn and grow. We lead by example to make the most of our opportunities to shape the future. We work with others, including our network of partners across the world, to understand, engage and build a movement. We use creative approaches to deliver our work and share what we learn. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Proven experience of creating and delivering successful programmes and campaigns to improve supporter journey, utilising traditional and digital techniques.
• Experience of using social media marketing/advertising and digital fundraising/communications for supporter acquisition to build an online community and income generation.
• Strong communication skills to speak confidently and in a friendly manner to our supporters and let your passion for our cause shine through in your communications. 
• Knowledge of fundraising practice; including various individual giving methods, payment processors, Gift Aid, and data protection.
• Using ‘Customer Relationship Management’ tools, in particular in terms of creating targeted segmented communications to diverse audiences. 
• Highly numerate - with proven ability to analyse and interpret campaign results, performance reports and marketing data to draw conclusions and make recommendations; 
• Ability to manage projects and campaigns, work in teams, and incorporate lessons into future planning.

Desirable

• Experience of fundraising for an international not-for-profit
• Knowledge of creative design software
• Knowledge of video editing and other modes of communication
• Knowledge of global social media and media markets, dynamics, and emerging trends 
• A second language will be considered an advantage

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply, please send: 

1.  a CV (not more than two pages)

2.  a covering letter (not more than two pages)

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2020, 23:59 BST. 

Please send the requested material in one email. (Please include the title of the post you are applying for in the subject of the email). 

Only complete applications will be considered.

The candidates who we choose to interview will be contacted by the end of the day on Wednesday, 01 April 2020. Interviews will take place in London on 03, 06 and 07 April 2020 – please reserve these days for a possible interview.  We can arrange video conference interviews with candidates based outside of London. 

We may conduct a second round of interviews, which will be decided only after the first round of interviews takes place. If necessary, the second round of interviews would be held during the week commencing 20 April 2020. 

For information about how Privacy International will use your data during recruitment please see Privacy International’s website.