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The role

We’re looking for a high performing, creative and driven Digital Manager to work in our communications and marketing department on a temporary basis, to drive all areas of Family Fund’s digital work.  You’ll develop digital strategies and campaigns that improve conversion with our key audiences, raise vital income and boost brand profile.  You’ll also provide expert advice on the evolution of our digital channels and communications, to ensure we keep pace with fast-changing digital developments. 

The person we’re looking for 

To be considered for this role you’ll need to evidence significant experience managing and improving the performance of digital channels (including social media, e-marketing and websites) using analytics to inform decision-making. You should have specialist knowledge of digital across a range of techniques and have experience in managing paid-for digital advertising budgets and campaigns. With experience using Content Management Systems (CMS) and of platform analytics tools including Google Analytics, Facebook and X, you should have a sound understanding of an integrated approach to digital marketing and knowledge of data protection best practice and legislation.

A confident communicator with strong analytical, literacy and numeracy skills, you’ll be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a wider team. Organised and hard-working, you’ll be a pro-active self-starter that can hit the ground running and work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve growth objectives for our national charity brand. 

About us

Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.

We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.

We commit to inclusion, equity and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.

How to apply

Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.

For more information, please read and download the job description.

The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a basic level DBS criminal record check, right to work check and employment history verification.

Information

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 10 July 2025
Interview dates: Week commencing 14 July 2025

Your role in summary • As part of a proactive team, you will produce excellent, creative written content that captivates and motivates hospice supporters, donors, customers, staff and volunteers. • Support our communications output, both digital and physical: covering our events, shops, stories and ongoing campaigns. • Capture and convey stories that reflect the diversity of our hospice stakeholders, showcasing the positive impact that the community’s support has on our hospice care. This will include writing about fundraisers, volunteers and staff, as well as people who benefit from our care or support. • Using your skillset, understand the tone and message to use in our content in line with our hospice values and brand. • Support the delivery of our fundraising and shops’ social media activity. Working alongside colleagues, produce effective content delivered through the main hospice and shop channels to encourage supporters to shop, donate or register for events. This will require effective forward planning and hands-on creation of visual (video/still) and written content. • As required, provide design support/delivery in relation to fundraising, trading and general hospice posters, flyers and digital content. • Ensure hospice artwork is accurate and on-brand. Ensure that content adheres to brand guidelines, bringing your ideas and experience to protect our hospice and fundraising brands, whilst keeping it fresh. • Help coordinate and update any changes to our website (specific platform training provided) • Ensure our Digital Screens are fresh and accurate, showcasing relevant hospice activity. • Help share relevant social media across appropriate community groups, providing timely responses to comments. • As required, dive into our CRM/Database system to understand, profile, and personalise communications. June 2025 Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Tasks Departmental & Role Specifics - Embrace and embody our Hospice values - A collaborative, open and transparent approach to working with others - Produce stories to emotionally engage or captivate the targeted audience - Deliver content that can feature on everything from our hospice newsletter, annual Quality Accounts or the local Gazette, to our website, social media and email marketing (and everything in between) - Be part of creating content that ensures the community trusts the Hospice as a charity and organisation, and feels compelled to support it - Steward supporters through your content - Be a visible, accessible presence across the hospice, encouraging colleagues to share storytelling opportunities, snippets from around the hospice and to collaborate directly with you - Happy in a fast-paced environment, with proven ability to plan and complete work to deadlines and managing conflicting priorities Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Approach - Good level of education overall; Academic qualifications including GCSEs and A-Levels to demonstrate excellent level of written communication, plus digital and design skills - Experience of marketing, digital communications or fundraising with the ability to create strong digital content, plus writing and copy-editing skills - Skilled and experienced in managing conversations of a sensitive and emotional manner (interviewing/working with people experiencing our care will be part of this role) - An adept storyteller able to convey the value and purpose of the Hospice - Comfortable working with different stakeholders and teams - Up-to-date knowledge of marketing and digital trends in charity, fundraising and healthcare communications (desirable) - Ability to seamlessly manage multiple projects/appeals at the same time - Demonstrable social media skills - Experience of creating email marketing campaigns and making website updates (desirable) - Excellent communication skills – written and verbal - Excellent IT Skills - MS Office packages - Ability to use CRM systems to analyse supporter data, where required - Experience of using various content creation platforms including Canva or similar - Act as an ambassador for the Hospice at all times #ProudToWorkAtHoSF - Ability to work on a hybrid basis, both in the office and remotely, utilising Zoom and MS Teams - Flexible, empathetic, enthusiastic, positive attitude - People-focused team player, able to relate to people at all levels - Good sense of humour, with the ability to build rapport and trust - Enthusiastic, energetic, resourceful, self-motivated, with the ability to use initiative - Commitment to the aims and ethos of the Hospice - Hold a full UK driver’s licence with your own vehicle or the ability to travel as required by the role Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Tasks Decision Making - Mental agility to ‘think on feet’ and generate solutions proactively when plans need to change - Ensure relevant consent forms are obtained and any data handling is fully compliant - Take soundings, advice and feedback from a range of people internally and externally Communication - Model our values and our passion for what we do. - An adept storyteller able to fluently convey the value and purpose of the Hospice - Ensure relevant consent forms are obtained and any data handling is fully GDPR compliant and content is in line with the requirements of the fundraising regulator - Continuously investing time in listening to others to support the flow of ideas and experiences - See the potential in others and understand the impact of their actions on colleagues. Internal & External Contacts - You will be a team player, able to work well with people across the Hospice and with external partners - Attend team and cross-department meetings, contributing to planning and ideas. As required, represent the Comms team at planning meetings. - Able to forge strong relationships with donors, supporters, volunteers and stakeholders. Mental and Physical Considerations and Working Conditions - Able to consolidate learning with speed and efficiency - Responsibility for independent working, both on and off-site - Prepared and able to attend occasional events out of office hours (sharing this amongst the team, it is usually limited to two or three events across a year) - Light load handling duties to set up and pack down events and activities. Health & Safety - The post holder will encounter emotional circumstances in the course of this role. - Understand Health and Safety regulations to assure compliance and resolve and/or mitigate risk Safeguarding - Act in a manner at all times to safeguard the interests of others, those protected by legislation and justify public trust and confidence in the Hospice of St Franci

Welcome to Ada!

We are the National College for Digital Skills, established in 2016 as the first new Further Education College in England since 1993. Our mission is: to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent, and our values of Rigour, Resilience, Creativity, Curiosity and Collaboration sit at the heart of what we do and how we go about our work. We seek to harness tech as a positive tool for social mobility and improve the gender and ethnic diversity of the tech workforce.

We are a small, specialist college with 500 students and apprentices on roll at present but with plans now well underway to grow to 850+ learners by December 2025 across our two fantastic new city centre hub campuses in London (Pimlico) and Manchester (Ancoats).

We stand apart from other Colleges due to:

● The quality of teaching, learning and assessment of computer science and related

subjects.

● Our fantastic progression outcomes for our learners.

● The breadth and depth of our industry partnerships.

● Our focus on outreach and learner diversity, especially those from more disadvantaged backgrounds.

● Our high support, high expectations culture for staff and learners.

We received ‘Good’, with Outstanding features, in our first Ofsted inspection in

October 2018 and again in March 2023.

Job Purpose

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role that blends creativity with data insight to

deliver engaging, effective campaigns that support recruitment and engagement across Ada’s key audiences.

To be successful in the role the post holder will:

● Have excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and coordinate content across channels.

● Be detail-oriented, with the ability to interpret performance data and act on insights.

● Be adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working in an evolving environment.

● Bring an interest in digital marketing and a desire to grow skills across social media,

website management, and campaign delivery.

● Demonstrate working knowledge of digital marketing tools, platforms and analytics (CMS systems, Meta and Google Ads, web analytics dashboards.)

● Understand basic design principles and be comfortable supporting colleagues to shape and optimize social-media first creative assets.

● Show initiative and a practical approach to problem-solving and campaign execution.

● Possess strong communication skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.

Role Responsibilities

● Post and schedule content across Ada’s social media platforms and website.

● Monitor performance across platforms and use analytics to inform content and campaign optimization.

● Plan and deliver targeted paid campaigns across social media and contextual advertising platforms.

● Collaborate with agencies and media publishers to support effective campaign delivery.

● Optimize live, paid media campaigns (adjusting creative, messaging and targeting to

maximize impact)

Website management:

● Create news items for the website.

● Ensure pages are SEO optimized to drive organic traffic.

● Manage annual website reviews and implement changes.

●Analyse and optimize website performance.

● Support the delivery and tracking of Ada’s annual communications plan across target

audiences.

● Stay up to date with digital marketing trends and platform developments to keep Ada’s activity current and effective and contribute to Ada’s overall digital marketing approach.

Other Requirements

● A passion for working with young people and adults to help improve their life chances.

● A commitment to on-going personal development.

● A willingness to work flexibly and where necessary outside of normal working hours.

● Suitable to work with young people and vulnerable adults in accordance with Government guidelines for safeguarding.

Variation to this Job Description

This is a description of the job as it is at present and is current at date of issue. The duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties or responsibilities may be required of this position. The job description will be reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure that appropriate revisions are incorporated, and that it relates to the job to be performed.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Any job offer will be conditional on various, appropriate, pre-employment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks, if deemed necessary, and supportive references.

Equal opportunities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

● To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;

● To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;

● To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;

● To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;

● To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please get in touch with the HR department.

How to apply for the role

Please submit your CV and a supporting cover letter outlining your interest in the role and the relevant experience you may have.

Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis based on receipt of applications and we reserve the right to remove the advert before the above closing date so early applications are recommended.

Thank you for your interest in the role and good luck with your application!

Are you a visionary designer and storyteller ready to inspire global audiences?
Do you want to use your creative skills to help change young lives around the world?

Join King’s Trust International – a global charity founded by His Majesty The King to tackle youth unemployment and empower young people to learn, work and thrive. We deliver life-changing programmes in over 20 countries, helping young people build brighter futures.

We’re looking for a Creative Content Manager to lead the design and development of powerful visual and video content that brings our work to life. From compelling social videos and campaign assets to reports and print materials, your work will elevate our global brand, engage key audiences, and amplify the voices of the young people we serve.

You'll play a leading role in:

• Designing creative content across digital and print platforms

• Storyboarding and editing videos that inspire action

• Managing and collaborating with external creatives and suppliers

• Overseeing our global content library (DAM) to ensure assets are accessible, impactful and used effectively

You’ll work closely with an experienced marketing team and creative partners across the world, from the United Kingdom to Nigeria, India to Jamaica. This is a unique opportunity to make your mark at an organisation growing in influence, ambition and reach.

What we’re looking for:

• A strong portfolio demonstrating graphic design and video storytelling skills

• A passion for content that informs, moves and inspires

• Experience managing content pipelines and creative suppliers

• An eye for detail and a heart for purpose-driven work

• Experience working with international or culturally diverse audiences

• Confidence using Digital Asset Management systems or content libraries

How to apply
As part of your application, we’d love to see examples of your creative work. Please include:

• A link to your design portfolio

• Evidence of your video editing work – such as a YouTube or Vimeo link, or social media accounts that showcase your work

Applications without examples of design and video work may be at a disadvantage, so please show us what you can do.

Are you passionate about the wellbeing of people and the planet?

Can you engage people through effective communications and events?

If so, we’d love to hear to hear from you.

We believe in people and the planet thriving together. We want to see a world where thriving is possible - because society is structured to support people's wellbeing rather than to undermine it. We're building a network of wellbeing changemakers who share our vision.

We're now recruiting for a Network Development Manager to oversee our relationships with our followers, including by rolling out a new Ambassador programme. Working from home, somewhere in the UK, flexibly for three days a week, the successful candidate will play a major role at the heart of a growing movement to embed wellbeing in our economy and our society.

They will be a good team player with experience of engaging networks of passionate people. They will have excellent spoken and written communications skills and a track record in organising exciting online and in-person events. Some fundraising experience would be an advantage, but above all, they will have a passion for wellbeing - of people and of the planet.  

Note

• We are looking to ensure the diversity of the staff group reflects the diversity of people in the UK and would welcome applications from people in all social groups.
• We offer 28 days paid leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays and membership of our pension scheme.
• All appointments to the Network of Wellbeing are subject to a six-month probation period.

Digital Content Manager

We have a fantastic career development opportunity within our Marketing and Communications team as we look to appoint a 12-month Fixed Term Digital Content Manager.

About the organisation

Be there when it matters. At a time when more people than ever are expected to need support, there has never been a more important time to join this charity to help transform the experience of everyone facing dying and grief in the UK.

From providing care and support for someone at the end of their life to helping someone manage their grief, there is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need.

About the Role

The Digital Content Manager will support the organisation by devising and delivering an effective online content strategies and producing high-quality, creative written and audio-visual content that aligns with the charity’s goals, target audience and brand identity.

• Lead the development of written and audiovisual content for our digital platforms
• Develop and implement a content strategy for our digital channels (working closely with the social media team) and a set of guiding principles for producing engaging, accessible, search optimised content across all channels
• Create written, graphic and audiovisual digital content, and devise creative content ideas to support campaigns, appeals and organisational priorities
• Provide video editing services to the organisation as required
• Manage ongoing relationships with agencies and/or freelancers to deliver digital content
• Work with the Digital Officer and Senior Digital Manager to ensure all new content is optimised for SEO
• Work with the case study manager to produce story-based content which can be used to give a case for support across our website and social channels
• Contribute to the development and ongoing maintenance of content for a bereavement self-help product/platform and the bereavement content on our website
• Explore new and engaging ways to tell our story through animation, audio, written content and imagery
• Support with video and other content production for internal use, where needed

About You

• Ability to create impactful and compelling online content (written copy, graphics, video and audio)
• Excellent written English and proofreading skills
• Excellent understanding of best practice when writing for online platforms, including a good understanding of accessibility requirements for digital communications
• Excellent video production skills, from conception through to editing and resizing for different platforms
• Experience using Canva, Photoshop or other design software to create graphics
• A creative flair and ability to contribute new ideas for content to projects and campaigns
• Experience of using content management systems (CMS) – we use Wagtail
• Experience in developing and executing content strategies
• Experience working and collaborating with digital agencies and other external suppliers, including procurement and contracting processes
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices and principles and keyword research
• Understanding of user journeys and IA and the role quality content plays in these
• Understanding of best practices with digital communications to supporters and service users
• Experienced in collecting insights using various tools (including GA4 and Search Console) to understand how content is performing
• Project management experience
• Experience in managing agencies and/or freelancers
• Able to work independently and to deadlines
• Able to work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver shared visions and objectives
• Highly organised and able to prioritise a busy workload with changing priorities

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of working in the not for profit, bereavement or health sector
• Knowledge and experience in social media content creation

• We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at our shop
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make this a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

Have you got the tenacity and talent to shape and execute the eoa’s digital marketing strategy to drive higher and more meaningful engagement with our target audiences?

Do you enjoy persistently looking for ways to improve performance and drive best practice to optimise audience experiences and create amazing engagement results?

As our Digital Marketing Lead you will be responsible for all digital channels including website, socials and email marketing campaigns ensuring they are aligned with and support the eoa’s strategic and operational goals.

You will also collaborate across teams sourcing and contributing content, supporting cross channel campaigns and aligning and optimising our digital activities.  This will include managing and maintaining the eoa website, ensuring it has engaging, compliant and up to date content that is optimised to deliver a seamless user experience through intuitive, accessible navigation and engaging content that meets the evolving needs of our users.

This role is perfect for a strategic thinker who is passionate about email and digital marketing and eager to drive impactful campaigns.

This role is perfect for a strategic thinker who is passionate about email and digital marketing and eager to drive impactful campaigns.

Join us on this exciting journey where your expertise will contribute to growing an economy that puts people at the heart of business.

Role Summary

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: eoa HQ (Brough) Mon - Wed, WFH Tur - Fri. Occasional UK-wide travel

Annual leave: 30 days (plus Bank Holidays)

Pension: up to 7% (matched against your own contribution) after 1 year's service

Reports to: Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Manager

Management: none

Key responsibilities

Email Marketing

• Plan and execute targeted, data-driven email marketing campaigns aligned with the eoa’s business calendar and goals, using segmentation, A/B testing, and marketing automation tools.
• Optimise email performance and reach through continuous testing, tracking, and refinement, ensuring compliance with industry best practices.
• Report campaign outcomes and performance insights regularly to stakeholders to inform future strategies

Website Management

• Manage and maintain the eoa website, ensuring timely, relevant, and SEO-optimised content through collaboration with content creators.
• Monitor analytics and user behaviour to enhance navigation, performance, and overall user experience.
• Ensure website compliance with accessibility, GDPR, and brand guidelines, coordinating with all stakeholders as needed.

Digital Strategy and Analytics

• Align and optimise digital activity across all our digital channels (website, membership community platform, and social channels) with eoa goals, collaborating across teams and supporting cross-channel campaigns.
• Monitor performance and trends, reporting on KPIs and providing insights for improvement, while staying current with best practices.

Success in this role

Success in this role means developing and delivering an effective email marketing strategy that drives higher engagement and reach with our target audiences, while also ensuring our website and digital channels offer a co-ordinated seamless user experience. This includes creating intuitive, accessible navigation and maintaining clear, engaging, and relevant content that meets the evolving needs of our users.

Key outcomes for the role

• High-Quality Content: Creation of compelling and visually appealing email templates and campaigns.
• Campaign Performance Optimisation: Continuous improvement of campaign performance through A/B testing and data-driven insights
• Audience Engagement: Increased engagement rates, including open rates, click-through rates, and conversion rates, increase in email subscribers, reduction in unsubscribe rates
• Seamless and inclusive user experience (UX): Ease of navigation (low bounce rates, high click-throughs), mobile responsiveness (consistent performance across devices), and accessibility compliance (WCAG standards and accessibility audits).
• High-quality, user focussed content experience: Content relevance and engagement (time on page, scroll depth, user feedback), clarity of messaging (user comprehension testing, bounce rates), and content freshness (frequency of updates, return visit metrics).
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization): Keyword Optimisation: Use of relevant keywords to improve search engine rankings.  Meta Tags: Proper use of meta tags, titles, and descriptions.  Alt Text: Use of alt text for images to improve accessibility and SEO.

About you

• Proven experience in successful email campaign marketing and website management.
• A high degree of experience using design tools including Canva and Adobe and managing relationships with agencies.
• Strong knowledge of CRM and marketing automation platforms such as iMIS.
• Experienced in using a mailing platform such as Mailchimp or HubSpot.
• Competence in Google Analytics and SEO best practices.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and digital content creation skills including Canva and Adobe.
• Managing, coordinating or supporting communications or marketing campaigns and projects from start to end. 
• Strong analytical skills and experience with web analytics tools to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Adept at working independently and collaboratively within a small team.
• Experience working with membership organisations or charities.
• Familiarity with employee ownership or purpose-driven business sectors.
• Organised, with strong time and project management skills.

The eoa commits to recruiting from a diverse range of backgrounds and welcome applications from under-represented groups. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people. We recruit on both skills and fit with the values of the eoa as a purpose-driven organisation. 

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

As Individual Giving Officer you will be responsible for crafting compelling fundraising narratives and driving donor acquisition and retention across all channels, including direct mail, email campaigns, and social media. With an increasing focus on digital fundraising, you'll also be adept at creating reactive giving opportunities on social media platforms.

To excel in this role, you must possess excellent fundraising copywriting skills and the ability to tell stories that motivate giving. You will play a key role in engaging donors via direct mail and across various digital platforms. Excellent project management skills and an ability to work effectively with teams across the charity is essential for this role.

Terrence Higgins Trust was set up in 1982 following the death of its namesake, Terry Higgins, the first named person to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK. As an organisation we are working toward ambition goals: (1) to end the onward transmission of HIV in the UK by 2030; (2) provide support for people living with HIV; and (3) fight HIV-related stigma.

PR and Policy Assistant

Join a Great Place to Work certified employer!

We are seeking a PR & Policy Assistant to join the team!

Position: PR and Policy Assistant

Location: Bradley, Huddersfield/Hybrid

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £26 - 28k per annum

Contract: Permanent 

Benefits: Include 25 days’ holiday, rising to 29 after service increments plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, flexible working patterns

The Role

The Policy and Communications work is critical to ensuring that the organisation are at the forefront of the debate on early years education and childcare. You will help secure high quality media coverage and support our political influencing work. Working with the PR Manager, you will take responsibility for monitoring media coverage, creating engaging content for press releases and news features, as well as supporting policy research.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the PR Manager to deliver the media relations strategy to ensure effective communication of key messages to target audiences via the national, trade, and social media
• Identify and create print, broadcast and digital opportunities for maximising the reach and impact
• Monitor the media and respond promptly to new developments, compiling and circulating information about media impact
• Ownership of the day-to-day operation of  media and policy contacts, particularly with compiling and maintaining a library of contact details
• Undertake research to explore policy issues as agreed with the senior management team
• Liaise with press and media contacts to maximise positive exposure and coverage across UK national and trade media
• Support in finding suitable nurseries as case studies and spokespeople for the press and broadcast media
• Publish press releases and comments on the website and circulate to relevant members and stakeholders
• Assist with internal and external speaking engagements
• Write and produce material for member magazine Nursery News as well as other member communications and publications
• Contribute towards the delivery of  social media presence
• Contribute to developing the research programme, including compiling and publicising surveys, analysing results and writing reports

About You

We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal, with the ability to present information clearly and write engaging material.

You will be enthusiastic and creative and able to digest information and to understand and interpret complex issues for a variety of audiences.

We are looking for someone with:

• Good numeracy skills, with the ability to understand and analyse data
• The ability to build relationships at all levels internally and externally
• Good organisation and time management with the ability to work under pressure
• Good understanding of media and public relations techniques
• Knowledge of the UK political system
• Experience of writing for diverse audiences (eg. essays, newsletters, social media content, briefing papers, press releases)
• Data analysis knowledge – drawing results, trends and conclusions from qualitative or quantitative data sources

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

The organisations is proud to be recognised as a Great Place To Work® certified employer. This means employee feedback has determined that they offer a fantastic employee experience with a strong sense of community and workplace pride. This certification is a significant achievement, and the team are incredibly proud that it’s employees feel so positively about their experiences working at the organisation.

You may also have experience as a Policy, Communications, PR, Public Relations, Policy Officer, Communications Officer, PR Officer, Public Relations Officer, Policy Assistant, Communications Assistant, PR Assistant, Public Relations Assistant. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

About the role

We’re looking for a proactive and organised Nations Trusts and Foundations Officer to help us grow and strengthen our funding from charitable trusts and foundations - specifically those supporting our work in Carers Scotland, Carers Wales, and Carers Northern Ireland.

This is a key role that directly supports policy influence and service delivery across the nations by securing flexible, budget-relieving grants. You’ll be responsible for researching funders, developing compelling applications, and building strong relationships with a range of national and regional trusts. You’ll also work closely with our teams in each nation to stay connected to their priorities and help translate their vital work into fundable and fund-winning cases for support.

It’s an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to deepen their expertise in trust fundraising while contributing to lasting change for unpaid carers.

About you

You’ll have experience of writing successful trust funding applications and will feel confident asking for grants of five figures or more. You enjoy writing clearly and persuasively, and you’re good at building positive relationships with funders over time.

You’re organised and reliable, able to manage a busy workload and keep on top of deadlines. You pay close attention to detail and take pride in producing accurate work, especially when reporting back to funders.
You’re someone who works well with others. You’ll enjoy talking to our teams in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to understand what they need and how funding can help. You’re curious, committed, and care about making a difference to people’s lives.

It’s helpful if you already understand the charity landscape in the nations or the challenges unpaid carers face, but it’s not essential. Most important is that you bring a positive, thoughtful approach and are ready to learn.

How to apply

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please contact us. 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 24 July 2025.

Please send in your application as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK are actively interviewing for this role as we receive applications.

We may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.

Reports to: Director of Strategy

Staff responsibilities: Line manage four staff; Senior Social Media Officer, Communications Officer, Communications Assistant, Media Officer 

Hours of work: 37.5 hours, full time. The role is contracted until 31 March 2026, due to government funding.

Please note, candidates must be based in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the promotion of Bikeability, the Government’s national cycle training programme, as a key member of the management team.

The Head of Marketing and Communications is responsible for the creation, development and delivery of marketing and communications activity with both internal and external audiences, including the Bikeability industry, schools, parents, the general public, media, and key stakeholders.

You will head up a team of talented communication experts, as part of the Strategy team, ensuring the delivery of all communications activity, including marketing campaigns, social media, press relations, industry engagement, and communications support to our public affairs strategy.

You will have excellent experience of delivering outstanding marketing and communications campaigns to increase brand awareness and drive service demand. You will have a collaborative approach and enjoy working as part of a team.  You will report to the Director of Strategy and be actively engaged in advising the executive team and trustees. 

Responsibilities:  

Lead the Promotions and Communications team to: 

• Develop and deliver The Bikeability Trust’s marketing, communications and media activities, including campaigns and project communications

• Manage relevant contracts with external agencies, including website management and graphic design

• Deliver the Bikeability social media programme to key audiences including parents, schools, internal Bikeability industry, and general public for wider awareness 

• Deliver communications support for Bikeability industry through a programme of regular communications 

• Work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to deliver effective project communication deliverables 

• Effectively manage team budget 

• Use media monitoring and brand tracking to evaluate impact and manage brand reputation

• Ensure evaluation and impact of communications work is collated and learning shared.

Enhance and improve strategic stakeholders’ engagement, including joint campaigns, cross-promotion and/or specific project activity to: 

• Ensure the Department for Transport and Active Travel England are fully engaged in any communications activity, working with them to amplify messaging 

• Work with cycling and active travel organisations on joint campaigns and promotions 

• Suport our Fundraising team to generate engagement and income from individual donors and corporate partners 

• Work with our agency partner to provide communications support to public affairs strategy 

• Ensure equality, diversity and inclusion are considered, and the Bikeability industry voice is at the centre, in all research projects and programmes. 

Provide communications leadership across The Bikeability Trust: 

• Champion and advocate the brand, supporting and motivating teams across the organisation to adopt our tone of voice and messaging 

• Track communications performance management and make recommendations for improvement 

• Deputise for the Director of Strategy in reporting to Board and attending Board meetings. 

Essential Skills and Experience 

• Minimum of 2 years leadership experience in communications, PR or marketing, including management of a small team.

• Experience of communications and marketing, including promotional campaigns 

• Experience of website management 

• Strong leadership and collaborative working style 

• Self-motivated with positive mindset 

• Excellent communication and analytical skills 

Desirable Skills and Experience: 

• Experience working in charity or non-profit sector 

• Experience working in cycling industry 

• Experience working with local and national government 

About The Bikeability Trust 

The Bikeability Trust’s purpose is to ensure that all cycle training is delivered to a gold standard, inspiring everyone to cycle with competence and confidence.   

We are:  

• Expert: The Trust has successfully administered the Bikeability programme on behalf of government since 2018, delivering high-quality delivery guides and instructor training, and our workforce has thousands of years combined experience teaching people to cycle.  

• Inspiring: Every rider completes our training feeling able, confident and motivated to cycle safely on the roads for short journeys. Transforming the traditional image of cycling to an everyday, everyone activity.    

• Quality focussed: Our instructors deliver high-quality, consistent and standardised cycle training. We aim to ensure that every rider achieves the same outcomes to the same standard, taking into account their individual capabilities, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).  

• Inclusive: We take action to reduce barriers to participation, support underrepresented groups and ensure that anyone who wishes to access Bikeability cycle training is able to do so, and cycling is seen as an activity for all.   

• Efficient: Our delivery programme offers value for money and is delivered in an economic, proportional and efficient way.  

• Influential: We share our evidence of the impact of cycle training across a variety of sectors (transport, education, environment, health, leisure, etc) and work collaboratively with stakeholders, partners and commercial organisations to achieve our vision and influence behaviour change.

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. UCL students have the potential to do anything, and the Union plays an essential role in helping them to achieve things they may have never thought possible. As a charity we employ over 130 career staff and over 250 part-time student staff, and deliver a wide range of services and representative functions for students. We work in partnership with UCL towards a fantastic experience for all of our 48,000 students and to ensure that university life enables them to develop the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of the future.

Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.

It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

The role is a full time and permanent contract. This role is based at our UCL East campus with flexibility to work from home on a 40/60 basis (40% working from the office). We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible, and job share basis wherever possible. 

The post-holder will support the day-to-day operations of activity at the UCL East Campus, help other Union departments in the activity they run at UCL East and support our team with social media, events and student engagement initiatives on the campus 

Do you have experience in event and social media support? Do you enjoy working with students and creating an exceptional experience for them? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you!

Our ideal candidate will have some basic event and social media knowledge, excellent administrative capabilities and should be comfortable supporting student staff.

About us

This is a rare opportunity to lead our Support & Communities teams who provide direct support, practical guidance and other patient focused activities to over 1500 members and their families, UK-wide, whose lives are affected by MPS, Fabry and related diseases.

Our Support Team raise awareness both within the MPS community and external agencies, offering information, advice, support, and advocacy in a range of areas including health and social care, housing, education, transition, independent living, palliative care, and bereavement.  Our Projects and Communities team contribute to the development of our resources and facilitate project work such as youth engagement, advisory boards, and support groups, as well as leading on support focused social media.

Ideal candidate

As Head of Support & Communities, you will exhibit strong leadership skills and have significant experience working within a health and social care or relevant field of work.  You will have an in-depth understanding of the needs of those with disabilities, their families and carers. 

You will primarily be responsible for the overall management and development of the teams and the services they provide. As the company safeguarding lead you will have an in-depth understanding of policy and procedure to protect all.  You will be a relationship builder who cares about the community we serve and ensures that the individual (or family) remains at the centre of support. 

You will have a good understanding of managing budgets and able to produce accurate monitoring/evaluation reports. Excellent IT skills and the ability to plan, prioritise and deliver to tight timescales are essential.  You will be self-motivated and highly organised, juggling many strands of work. 

As a team player, you will demonstrate a willingness to participate in the day-to-day activities of the team, have excellent staff management and development skills along with the confidence to motivate and inspire. 

You will have the passion to work with us to develop our services, play an active role in our senior leadership team and work with members and other key departments to move the charity forward to achieve its goals.

What we can offer you

Join us and you will be working for a caring charity offering:

• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time hours)
• Extra leave between Christmas and the New Year
• Pension
• Life assurance (subject to the conditions of the scheme)
• Employee assistance programme offering support 24/7

Further information

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the UK.

The main duties, responsibilities and essential requirements of this role can be viewed on the attached job description.

This is an essential car user post. The applicant must hold a current UK driver’s licence, with no more than 6 points, have access to a car and be able and willing to drive UK wide as required.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in our Amersham office each week. As part of the role, UK wide travel is necessary. which may on occasion include early morning and/or evening working and sometimes overnight stays.  You may also occasionally be required to attend evening or weekend conferences and events. We have policies in place to ensure that any unsociable hours worked are fairly compensated.

This is a full-time role (35 hrs per week) however part time hours, with a minimum of 28 hrs per week may be agreed for the right candidate.  Salary will be pro-rata for part-time.

We encourage candidates to visit the MPS Society website to learn more about us and the community we serve.  Alternatively, if you would like an informal chat about the role or the work of the MPS Society, please contact Sophie Thomas.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The MPS Society is a charity that provides a range of care, support and activities for children and adults at risk throughout the UK. This is provided in several ways through our dedicated support and advocacy service, annual events, patient expert meetings and conferences. MPS staff, trustees and volunteers may be asked to be involved in the delivery of its regulated activities and therefore will require an enhanced DBS check during recruitment and for this to be reviewed on a regular basis.

To apply:

Please provide your CV and a cover statement giving examples to demonstrate your competencies, achievements and skills alongside explaining how your previous roles and experiences make you the candidate we are looking for.

Closing Date:whilst we have an initial closing date of 18 July, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview and assessment.

Spark Inside runs coaching programmes in prisons across London and the South East, to encourage rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. 

We are one of the first organisations to take life coaching to people living and working in prison and to use systems coaching to bring together staff and prisoners in UK prisons. Our expert coaches are qualified and trained professionals. In addition to developing and delivering innovative coaching programmes, we are also committed to working with parliamentarians and government officials to influence criminal justice policy, and shift the perception of people in prison, platforming their voices and highlighting their unlocked potential.

To achieve our ambitious strategy, Spark Inside is seeking a Communications Manager to help raise the charity’s public profile, build influence with policymakers, attract funders and commissioners, and ensure the lived experience of young people in the justice system shapes our messaging, campaigns and strategy.

You will work with the Head of Communications and Advocacy to deliver a programme of compelling external communications activities through digital, print, press and events in order to increase Spark Inside’s visibility and ensure our key messages are wide-reaching and impactful.

You will report to the Head of Communications & Advocacy and work closely alongside our Participation and Engagement Manager and Policy Lead, with line management responsibility for a part-time Communications Officer. You will also work with a range of external freelancers on design, film and print. You will build and maintain good relationships with colleagues across the whole Spark Inside team, offering support and advice as well as drawing on their expertise and insights to make our communications impactful and engaging.

While target-driven, you will have a supportive style and work in a highly collaborative way with colleagues across the organisation.

You will share a passion for our cause, and a commitment to high standards. You will be highly organized, enthusiastic and motivated, with a talent for building relationships and networking. You will be up to date on the latest digital tools and trends and able to harness them to take Spark Inside’s communications to the next level.

To find out more information about the responsibilities of the role and required experience, and how to apply, please see attached job description.

We look forward to hearing from you!