ROLE Description

Caritas Social Action Network is the official domestic social action agency of the Catholic Church in England & Wales, a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. Inspired by the life and example of Jesus Christ we animate and coordinate our Network of Caritas dioceses and member charities to help poor, vulnerable and marginalised people find their voice and to enable them to improve their lives. We work in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales (CBCEW) and as part of the Caritas Internationalis confederation. We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer to lead the next stage of development and delivery of the work of the agency.

The Chief Executive Officer will have personal responsibility for:

Strategic direction and stewardship:

Realising the vision and mission of Caritas Social Action through the development and delivery of our strategic framework. S/he will ensure that the organisation has long-term impact for the people we serve and that our strategic framework is translated into effective annual operating plans.

Organisational leadership:

Leading a small national team, enabling them to achieve agreed outcomes. Driven by commitment to our values, s/he will ensure high levels of performance, be accountable for the well-being and development of staff and a champion of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Representation and advocacy:

Offering a coherent Catholic voice in the public arena to inspire and catalyse social change. S/he will collaborate with the CBCEW and seek to engage, convene and influence our members and other stakeholders to generate and apply evidence to support this advocacy.  

Network development and resource management:

Developing our Network of Caritas dioceses and independent charities. S/he will promote and nourish the distinctive quality and character of the Network, promoting collaboration and cohesion. S/he will work closely with the CBCEW and strengthen our partnership with our sister agency CAFOD to advance Caritas within England & Wales. S/he will develop funding relationships which allow for a steady expansion of our impact and be responsible for the effective deployment of our resources.

Corporate governance:

Ensuring that trustees are enabled to carry out their role and that all legal and regulatory responsibilities are discharged. S/he will ensure that the governance of the organisation meets the highest possible standards.

The CEO will:

• Provide strategic leadership for Caritas Social Action national team to ensure that our vision is achieved;
• Manage and develop the staff team, encouraging their personal, professional and spiritual development within a culture of continuous improvement;
• Ensure clear organisational objectives and professional delivery of projects to deadline and budget in an ambitious, impact-oriented culture;
• Promote a culture of mutual support and collaboration within the wider Network;
• Ensure the long-term financial health of organisation;
• Oversee all operations and business activities ensuring that they produce the desired results and are consistent with our strategy and mission;
• Ensure that CSAN advances the education, training, practice and formation of those active in the field of Catholic social action to promote continuous improvement across the Network;
• Generate and lead initiatives that reflect CSAN’s values and positioning within the Church and the sector;
• Act as an ambassador for us, influencing and developing productive relationships at all levels within the global Caritas confederation and beyond;
• Engage with donors, corporate sponsors, other charities and other relevant organisations; and
• Model our values and ways of working, challenging and addressing behaviour that contravene these.

Person Specification

It is essential for candidates to demonstrate effectiveness as well as knowledge and experience in the following areas:

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• A contemporary understanding of the Catholic Church and how Catholic Social Teaching guides its witness and mission to people in need;
• Leadership and senior management, preferably within the voluntary sector;
• Social policy, current systems and developments affecting responses to those experiencing poverty, exclusion and injustice;
• Strategic planning, consistent management, dealing with change and budget discipline;
• The role of faith-based charities and the ecclesial context for Catholic charitable activities in England & Wales;
• Relationship building with multiple stakeholders; and
• Navigating tensions within small organisations, within membership associations and in relationship to large, complex institutions, coalitions and points of view.

SKILLS & APTITUDES

Candidates should be able to explain how they would:

Strategic direction and stewardship

Provide appropriate leadership in a variety of situations and contexts. Identify and implement responses to constant change within the operational environment, including the development of the staff team; the future strategic direction of CSAN; its work plan and priorities; its contribution to the evolution of Caritas within England & Wales; as well as the securing of funding streams to support its future work.

Organisational leadership

Manage a small staff team to meet a full and wide-ranging work programme which is constantly liable to scrutiny and change to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders, especially of the growing membership; whilst working within budget and the strategic framework agreed by trustees.

Representation and advocacy

Use high level skills to communicate the ethos, mission and priorities of the network effectively in person and through a diversity of media forms. Develop alliances to benefit those in need in England & Wales and to serve the common good. 

Network development and resource management

Create, develop and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders, sectoral bodies and interested parties, which include trustees, CBCEW, members, funders, supporters, Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Europa, government and the voluntary sector. 

Corporate governance

Support and facilitate the trustees in their governance duties and systems.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

A practising Catholic[1] committed to improving the circumstances of those from all faiths and none who are in poverty, excluded or unjustly treated, together with a demonstrable commitment to Catholic Social Teaching and to the vision, mission and strategic direction of Caritas Social Action Network.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The successful candidate will be:

• Accountable to the Board of Trustees and line managed by the Chair of Trustees;
• Based at the CSAN office in Romero House, London, although distance working may be requested and/or required;
• Able to work a full time 35 hours per week flexibly as required including some evenings and weekends;
• Able to travel regionally, nationally and internationally as required;
• Appointed on a salary of up to £60K;
• Eligible for 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and membership of the defined contribution pension scheme including an annual employer’s contribution of 6% and employee’s minimum contribution of 3%;

[1] This is an occupational requirement of the role.

Summary

From Bernie Sanders to Greenpeace UK, progressive organisations are using digital mobilisation to activate hundreds of thousands of campaigners and raise millions of pounds online. Forward Action believes that a digital mobilisation model - where organisations use digital channels to drive hundreds of thousands of supporters to take advocacy, fundraising and volunteering actions - can revolutionize campaigning and fundraising in the NGO sector. However, its potential is still largely untapped in the UK. We help progressive organisations build digital mobilisation programmes and, as a Digital Strategist, you will work with organisations to help them use a digital mobilisation model to drive real-world change.

You will be at the heart of our digital campaigns and fundraising work, managing projects and planning strategy to help our progressive clients hit their goals. If you’re passionate about making the world a better place, have a year or two’s experience in digital campaigning or fundraising and are well organised with good attention to detail, this job is for you.

This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely anywhere in the UK (although during the pandemic, almost all of our team are working at home). You can work either four or five days per week.

We are committed to making sure Forward Action is an inclusive, diverse and anti-racist organisation. People from communities that experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or immigration status; gender identity; age; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are actively and especially encouraged to apply.

Applications close on Sunday 15 November.

Who we are

Forward Action is a digital mobilisation agency for progressive causes. We help our partner organisations reach new supporters, then mobilise them to become activists and donors. We have been in the engine room of some of the most successful election and charity digital campaigns of the last few years, helping our partners add millions of new supporters to their email lists, raise more money online (from more donors) and create campaigns that have led to real-world change.

Our values are critical to us: we will only work with causes that make the world a better place. You will get to work with some of the most inspiring and impactful organisations in the sector - such as Greenpeace, Cancer Research UK, and Amnesty International - and spend your days helping win progress on everything from climate change to homelessness.

You will be working at the cutting edge of digital mobilisation. We trust in data rather than our gut instincts, so we are constantly testing and iterating in our work in order to challenge assumptions and drive better results. We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you will have the opportunity to rapidly develop and expand your skills and experience. 

One of our fundamental values is that all our work should drive real-world, measurable results. But we also believe that the greatest progressive impact we can have is to give our partner organisations the skills, knowledge and culture they need to do what we do themselves. We want to spread our skills and way of working across the progressive sector, not make our partners dependent on us. You will play a key role in this in your job.

What you’ll do as part of our team

• Manage projects from conception through to build, overseen by our senior strategy team. This will involve coordinating work from both our creative and development teams and liaising with clients via email, Trello and video calls, and liaising with freelancers.

• Ensure all the projects you manage stay on deadline throughout

• Work with our senior strategy team to devise strategy for the projects you’re leading

• Analyse the results of tests and tactics and provide strategic recommendations to clients based off them

• Attend planning and project review meetings with clients

• Take part in brainstorms to generate ideas for tactics that help our clients hit their goals

Benefits and location

Pro Rata Salary: £35,204 if you live inside London, £31,432 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London.

Contract Term: This is a permanent contract. The role can be either full time or four days a week.

Location: Primarily at home during the pandemic, with the opportunity to use our Hoxton office occasionally; post-pandemic, in our Hoxton office, with the option to work remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so you’ll have the freedom to work from home regularly. Most of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but post-pandemic you will occasionally need to attend meetings with clients in London - once every two-to-three weeks on average.

Holiday: 25 days/year (pro rata), plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.

Extra holiday for travelling sustainably: We’re a member of the Climate Perks scheme, so you’ll have an extra two days of holiday a year if you use them to travel by land or sea instead of taking a flight.

Maternity and Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: For a small organisation, we’re proud to have a generous and progressive parental leave policy. Maternity leave is 12 weeks at full pay, 14 weeks at 50% pay. Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave is 6 weeks at full pay.

Working culture and hours: Our team is open, inclusive, friendly, respectful and kind.

We work eight hour days (including a 30 minute lunch break), with core hours of 9:30am-4:30pm. We put a lot of importance on ensuring everyone finishes on time: while there are some times when you’ll need to stay a little later to finish work, people in the team rarely work more than 45-60 minutes late. No one ever works on weekends or their holidays. 

Abilities and experience you’ll need to have

• 1.5+ years’ experience working in digital campaigning or digital fundraising

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Being comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent organisation and attention-to-detail

• Experience of managing projects

• Dedication to helping build a fairer, more progressive society

• Fluency in spoken and written English

We’re also looking for a quick learner. We don’t expect you to know or have done everything when you start - instead, we’ll be looking for you to pick up new skills and knowledge quickly, then run with them.

Abilities and experience that are nice to have

We know it’s not possible for any applicants to have all these skills - it’s likely you’ll be able to bring 3-4 of the following to our team:

• Enthusiasm for thinking creatively and coming up with new ideas

• Experience working in the charity sector

• Experience planning supporter email journeys

• A solid understanding of online user experience (e.g. how to lay out a web page to improve conversion rates)

• Experience planning digital strategy to hit measurable goals

• Drafting and building emails, especially for fundraising

• Reviewing or editing content

• Drafting and setting up Facebook adverts

• Knowledge of how to plan a fair A/B experiment

• Experience working with designers

• Basic HTML skills

• Experience working at an agency

How to apply

To apply for this job, please click "Apply" and complete the form you land on.

To ensure our hiring process is as fair as possible, we run an anonymised application procedure. So please remove your name and contact information from your CV before uploading it, and only enter these details in the online form. 

To apply, you will need to include:

• your CV (with name and contact details removed)

• up to 250 words explaining how you’re suited to the role and why you want this job

Applications close on Sunday 15 November.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written online task from home - this can be any time that works for you between Friday 20 and Monday 23 November. Based on the tasks, a small number of candidates will be asked to attend an interview via a video call on Tuesday 1 December.

Questions? 

If you’re unclear about anything to do with the role, you can contact our team via our website.

The Hackney Playbus team is looking for a talented individual who is willing to absorb themselves in the ethos and work of our charity and use flair and enthusiasm to develop new ways of bringing in both short term and longer term funding streams. The charity has been going since 1972, we are approaching our 50th anniversary which offers a ‘not to be missed’ opportunity to raise our profile. We have a huge body of impactful work and a wealth of fundraising successes to draw upon and we are looking for an individual with fundraising experience, a flexible and creative approach to fundraising and an ‘eye to the winds of change’. The role would include fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds as well as developing support from the business sector. 

The successful candidate will be interested in our work, our approach to supporting children and understand the essential role of supporting children and their parents/carers during the crucial early years. The ideal candidate will  have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be efficient, with good attention to detail, organised and a self starter. They will be reliable in meeting deadlines and be organised in working in collaboration both with the Director and the wider team in the development of larger multi year funding applications. They will be competent with numbers,  budgets and financial projections.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Amnesty International is seeking a Chinese Social Media Manager (consultant) to develop its social media channels in China. This is a part time position; the successful candidate is expected to work 4 days per week for 6 months.

ABOUT YOU

You will work with the communications team in the East and Southeast Asia Regional Office (based in Hong Kong) to:

• Set strategic communications direction for our social media channels;
• Curate messages and contents that are suitable and relevant to our audiences.
• Work with freelances and volunteers to ensure production of materials are cost-effective or to high standards.

You can work from anywhere in the world, if you have the right to work in where they reside.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Join us if:

• You are a good communicator with relevant experience in communications on Chinese social media channels. You are familiar with the operation of Chinese social media.
• You have at least two years of experience in journalism or in managing social media channels.
• You are experienced in content production, digital marketing, graphic design or video production.
• You are a native speaker of Mandarin. Ability to read and write fluently in English is a plus.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Media Officer - Policy & Research

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Media Officer Responsibilities:

Every day across Alzheimer’s Society, our people tell our story: to someone with dementia; to a commissioner; to a funder; to a researcher; to a politician; to a volunteer. We need people to unite against dementia if we are to achieve the ambitious aims of the New Deal on Dementia. Our mission will succeed only if we galvanise a movement against dementia.

Have you got what it takes to build on our success so far in making dementia the issue of our time? Then we can promise you a stimulating and varied role in an award-winning team. The successful candidate will spot proactive opportunities on a daily basis to frame, provoke and sustain the dialogue on dementia, ensuring it is seen and discussed as a major global 21st century issue, and that we are the go-to thought leader. You will devise and execute creative, integrated campaigns that advocate the rights of people with dementia, change public policy and galvanise people to join with us as part of a social movement for change. Your campaigns will also better ensure Alzheimer’s Society is known for funding research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia.

Media Officer Requirements:

You will possess a great news sense, a flair for placing stories that build an evidence based narrative, and the ability to jump on and maximise opportunities in the media. You must have experience of working with the national media, excellent communication skills, an understanding of the political environment, and the desire to work in a fast-paced team committed to making a difference.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Position: Media Officer (Policy and Research)
Location: London
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week plus out of hours on call availability
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 29 October 2020
Interview Date: TBC

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

Do you live and breathe social media?

Have you delivered inspiring, creative campaigns that have produced meaningful results?

And do you want to use your powers for good?

Then take this incredible opportunity to lead on social media at one of the UK's best-loved charities.

By joining us at WaterAid as Social Media Manager, you could genuinely change lives by helping bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to everyone, everywhere by 2030. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

This is a full-time permanent position based in our Canary Wharf, London office (initially home-based due to restrictions on office numbers).

Job description:

You'll live on our social platforms, creating and commissioning thumb-stopping content for owned and earned channels that drives action and grows our social community.

You'll work with our industry-leading digital team to create and deliver an innovative social media and influencer strategy that promotes our vital work to both new and current audiences.

You'll help deliver huge social media campaigns by working collaboratively across the global organisation to produce record-breaking results.

You'll use your excellent analytics skills to constantly monitor performance and produce accurate, actionable reports.

About you:

• You have proven experience creating social media content that gets attention and produces results
• You have exceptional communication skills, with a flair for copywriting and an eye for visually exciting image and video content
• You're 100% up-to-date with the latest social trends and have the confidence to advocate and evangelise social media across the organisation
• You have an innate desire to work for an organisation and cause that values and respects human life and believes we must do better

Salary: £36,500 - £38,500 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close 23:59 on Sunday 25th October.  Availability for video interview is required w/c 2nd November.

Additional Information

WaterAid benefits include:

• 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. Due to current restrictions on office capacity the majority of our staff are working from home. All aspects of this including how we are supporting home working and the office transition will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us via our careers website.
 

Would you like to be part of the exciting community health programme in Hounslow?

The Hounslow GP Consortium CIC and its voluntary sector partners, Groundwork London and H4All CIO, are introducing a new management role to lead and develop the newly expanded Social Prescribing teams across Hounslow’s 5 Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

Social Prescribing Project Manager
Location: Hounslow, London
Salary: £31,000 per annum (plus contributory pension)
Hours: 37.50 hours per week
Contract: 2 years, with probable extension subject to funding

The Social Prescribing Project Manager will work in collaboration with Hounslow Consortium (GP Federation) and the Clinical Lead in each PCN to deliver a coordinated and high-quality Social Prescribing Link Worker service that delivers a range of wellbeing and social prescription services within Hounslow PCNs – supporting residents to better self-manage and engage with the extensive range of support in the community.

The Social Prescribing Project Manager will support the development of Social Prescribing in Hounslow, represent and promote the service to stakeholders, develop integrated ways of working with providers and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service against agreed targets.

The Link Worker programme is a national initiative from NHS England and NHS Improvement, and we are seeking an individual with a background in health, care, public health or voluntary sector services.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 29 October, 12 pm
Interviews will take place on: 11 November

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position..

No agencies please.

With an exciting new strategy and brand now in place, CPRE, the countryside charity, is looking for an experienced consumer media relations specialist, who can build on our media profile as a leading influencer while also helping us broaden our appeal and reach a wider range of audiences.

Media Lead – Brand
Ref: ML-B
Contract: 6 month FTC
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £40,000 pa, depending on experience.
Normal place of work is CPRE’s National Office, 5-11 Lavington Street, SE1 0NZ.

The countryside is one of the nation’s most valued assets – it’s where many people feel most alive and plays a vital role in improving our mental and physical health, not to mention tackling the climate emergency. CPRE, the countryside charity wants to connect more people with the countryside to ensure that everyone can benefit. This role is an opportunity to play an important part in achieving that.

As media lead for brand, you will be responsible for developing and delivering consumer media strategies and plans, and generating coverage in press, online and broadcast that complements our influencing work while also broadening our appeal and helping us reach a wider range of audiences. You will already have experience of developing and delivering media strategies, plans and generating large amounts of national coverage and will be happy in giving advice and direction to senior staff. We are looking for someone with a real passion and energy for generating quality consumer media coverage, helping tell the human stories that underpin our campaigning work. You’ll be willing and able to work across teams and with colleagues across the CPRE network of local groups.

You will be part of the External Affairs team, reporting to the head of that team, but working closely with communications colleagues across the organisation. However, you will work particularly closely with the Media Lead – Campaigns, with whom you will be responsible for all CPRE’s press coverage, covering each other’s work during any absence.

Closing date: Midday on Monday 26 October 2020
Interviews: Friday 30 October 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website where you can download the application form and relevant documents. 

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

IJM UK is looking for a passionate and talented PR professional with a strong desire to use their skills to see slavery ended in our lifetime and violence against people in poverty stopped, for good.

You will be a professional who has experience of PR, a strong nose for a story, excellent copywriting skills, good pitching track record and the ability to build great relationships with journalists, ambassadors, artists and influencers.

The role of Public Relations and Media Officer will form a crucial part of the Marketing, External Affairs and Media team. The Officer will support the Director of Marketing, Media and External Affairs in securing and delivering strategic media opportunities; and work closely with the Marketing Manager and Social Media Officer to develop powerful influencer, artist and ambassador partnerships.

Whether engaging thought leaders in Government through a strategically placed Op Ed, or working with an artist partner to build the wider movement, you will help to significantly increase awareness of modern slavery and other forms of violent injustice – and IJM’s work to stop it. You’ll be a vital part of a movement that is fighting for a world where all are free.

SCIENCE MEDIA PRESS OFFICER

Reports to: Senior Manager (Science Media)

Location: Stratford, London-based with a maximum of 2 days working from home. Some regional travel required. A flexible working pattern can be discussed.

Salary: Circa £28,000 - £32,000 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2020, 23:55 pm

Interviews: Date TBC - This will consist of 2 stages (competency-based interview including a writing test, and a follow-up). Interviews will take place virtually over video conferencing.

A bit about the role

We have fantastic opportunity to join our fast-paced and exciting press office as part of our Science Media team here at CRUK. We are looking for someone who has experience in a press office and a science background who can bring their own flair and creativity to the role.

As our new press officer, you will be writing press releases, helping with communications plans for media campaigns, pitching stories to journalists, and responding to media requests. You'll also be part of a busy 24-hr news desk, providing journalists with insight and comments on not only CRUK's work, but also on cancer research from around the world.

You'll develop creative ways to publicise the work of CRUK's Commercial Partnerships team, who last year brokered £20million in deals with industry to commercialise exciting new discoveries in the lab, getting them to people with cancer as quick as possible.

And you will be central to promoting CRUK's Clinical Drug Development team, who team up with academic, industry and biotechnology partners across the globe to test drugs in trials, bringing much needed new treatments to people with cancer.

A bit about the team

Our purpose at CRUK is one and the same - we want to speed up our progress towards eradicating cancer. The pioneering work we do around prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives, but we still have a long way to go.

You'll be in the Science Media team who sit within a wider News Team, which consists of the Health Media and Digital teams. Working together, we keep the UK and the world up to date on CRUK's amazing progress and plans, helping the charity's fundraising and philanthropy drives, as well as influencing government and other stakeholders.

What are some of the things you can you expect to be doing?

• Developing and delivering communication campaigns that showcase the latest scientific breakthroughs in cancer research.

• Working with our Commercial Partnerships team you will be promote the charity's multimillion-pound collaborations and developments in new discoveries in cancer research.

• You'll also work with the team from the Centre for Drug Development, who bring life-saving treatments to people with cancer.

• Contributing to the aims and objectives of the charity in line with organisation-wide priorities.

• Working with our funded scientists to turn their research into compelling news stories, features, opinion pieces and other forms of media content.

• Developing communications plans, which include maximising the opportunities of publicising the work of our commercial partnerships team.

• Building relationships with journalists, and develop and pitch stories to relevant media to deadline.

• Being part of a weekly news desk, dealing with reactive media enquiries in a timely way.

• Developing media briefs for leadership and brief spokespeople on media opportunities.

• Working on press conference opportunities with journalists to showcase the latest advances in research.

• Monitoring the performance of media campaigns and feed into media reports.

• Keep abreast of the media in general, spotting trends in changing media consumption, and building relationships with journalists and key opinion leaders.

• Working with colleagues in the Communications Department (Corporate, Consumer, Health, Science, Social, Digital, Regional, Internal Comms) and across the organisation on large-scale, multi-faceted communication campaigns, to maximise the impact of our work.

What skills are we looking for?

• Strong communication skills - written and oral

• Demonstrable experience explaining complex scientific information in a reader-friendly style that translates into media stories

• Experience of working in a press office and in science communication or similar role is essential

• Able to identify and solve problems with guidance

• Can work well under pressure and to deadline

• Uses initiative to prioritise day-to-day tasks and make decisions within established guidelines and policies

• Experience of working independently with minimum supervision to an agreed standard

• Confidence in an provide advice, guidance and support to select internal and external colleagues

• A good knowledge of the media landscape

• A good knowledge of the UK research landscape

• Ability to find creative ways to publicise research initiatives

• Understanding of digital and social media

Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2020, 23:55 pm

Could this be you?  Interested in getting involved with
Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation?
If so, we would love to hear from you…

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation are seeking an experienced CEO to manage day-to-day operations of the organisation.

The CEO will play a critical role in managing the governance of the charity, build and model an ethical and sustainable culture, provide inspired leadership to the Executive Team and establish a great working relationship with the Board of Trustees.

The CEO will develop and spearhead a Donor Relationship Management Plan to seek opportunities and new funding relationships.

We are looking for an individual with essential experience within the 3rd sector and a strong link to the work within BLCF.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12:00 hrs Saturday 31 October 2020

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: W/C Monday 23rd November 2020

Please get in touch and become a valued member of BLCF’s diverse community

Engage Britain an exciting charity are searching for an exceptional Digital and Social Media Marketing Manager.

About Engage Britain

Engage Britain will put people at the heart of policy development, ensuring that those who are affected by policies can contribute their knowledge and experiences to their creation. Great ideas come from combining our different views, knowledge and experiences, so we’ll bring people together to talk and listen. Where voices have been excluded or unheard, we’ll make sure we’re all equally involved in finding answers. Where the problem is rooted in our differences of opinion, we’ll work together to build on the things we agree on. 

As ideas emerge, we will test these ideas, learn from and re-test them until everyone is confident they will make a positive difference. And then we’ll work together – with citizens, practitioners, communities and politicians - to make them happen and use them to improve people’s lives. 

Our differences are not something to be feared; our differences will enable us to create imaginative, practical and radical answers to the problems our country faces. 

Culture

Engage Britain is committed to creating to a culture where people from different backgrounds and cultures can come together to share their views and voice. We see difference – both in our work and in our employees – as a strength, so we actively encourage applicants from all ethnicities, political backgrounds and locations across the UK, as well as people who identify as LGBTQ+ or people who may have disabilities, to apply for roles. We are also a family friendly organisation and are open to different flexible working arrangements from people across the UK. We very much look forward to hearing from you.

Key tasks of the role:

• Set up, plan and implement Engage Britain’s paid social and digital outreach
• Lead on paid social optimisation and reporting, analysing ongoing results to identify trends and insights. Provide insight to the wider team to reflect goals, and share learnings on how this will link to SEO
• Work closely with the Engage Britain project team to set-up, deliver and optimise day-to-day paid campaigns (ads creation, keyword mining, targeting and tracking) to fit the needs of the projects
• Work within budgets and manage spend on paid social and digital campaigns
• Work closely with the wider organisation to help identify content to reach new audiences and drive traffic to our website.
• Use your knowledge and insight to provide initial thoughts to messaging and positioning for paid content.
• Be comfortable working with data and communicating results and next steps to the wider organisation as appropriate
• Seek innovative ways to test and develop new initiatives that will improve performance now or in the future through all paid social channels
• Develop first drafts for ad copy, which can be refined by Digital Content Editor
• Desire to work within a fast-paced start up environment

Further information

For more information on this role and on how to apply please refer to the Digital & Social Media Marketing Managerjob pack available via the 'Apply on website' button.

Application process

Engage Britain are using the Beapplied platform for applications, and details are available in the job pack.

Closing date: Tuesday 3 November 2020, 09:00.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview in mid-late November 2020 (this includes first and potential second interviews).

Year Here is an immersive full-time course in social innovation, kicking off on 22nd February 2021.

At a time of national crisis, we have an opportunity to reimagine society. Starting a scalable social business could be your best shot at impact – and 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 39 social ventures including: 

• Chatterbox, an online language tuition platform powered by refugee talent, featured in The Economist, Tech Crunch and The Times. 
• 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.

Those that don’t start a venture join other fast-growing social startups like The Difference, Switchback and Beam or lead social innovation at FutureGov, Nesta and Catch 22.

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 25th October.

Something amazing is happening in Greater Manchester and you can be part of it. 

City of Trees is planting millions of trees across the City region, part of a national network of organisations creating new woodlands for both people and planet. 

We are looking for someone who loves curating content, creating campaigns and engaging people online.

So if you love all things social media, and can bring fresh energy to our digital channels whilst addressing the climate emergency – we want to hear from you. 

About City of Trees 
City of Trees is an innovative and exciting movement planting millions of trees across Greater Manchester and transforming underused, unloved woodland.  We’re also the Greater Manchester part of the Northern Forest – a 25-year vision to plant 50 million trees stretching from Liverpool to Hull.

City of Trees is the community forest for Greater Manchester and is part of a national network of community forests across England 

A City of Trees will mean great things for Greater Manchester and we want you to help make this happen! 

 
About the role 
This exciting and varied role will be responsible for managing City of Trees’ key social media channels; Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIN. As well as managing day-to-day content you will run creative, compelling campaigns that will reach new audiences and excite and engage people in the movement. You will also look after the City of Trees website, adding news and events as well as developing and improving the site.

About you 
This role would suit someone with experience in digital marketing, particularly social media, and who has a genuine passion for the environment. You’ll be a confident, creative thinker who can come up with engaging campaigns and bold new ideas. You’ll feel comfortable to both suggest and then implement improvements.  We want you to have a positive, energetic and fresh approach, built strong relationships and take our social and digital media to the next level. 

For more information including the Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website.