Sufra NW London is a Community Hub that provides a lifeline to people in crisis – including families living in extreme poverty and people who are vulnerable, homeless or socially isolated. We provide them with the food and support they need to survive, empower them to learn new skills and improve their wellbeing, and help them to find work and become financially stable.

We are recruiting a Communications Officer to develop and implement the charity’s communications strategy and support the Fundraising Manager. The post will work closely with senior staff to manage internal and external communications and marketing campaigns to raise the profile of the charity, engage new audiences and existing stakeholders, and generate income.

We are seeking a highly articulate and proactive individual with a flair for communications and 3 years’ experience in a similar communications role. The candidate will have excellent writing skills, be a confident communicator and an organised self-starter. You will have demonstrable experience of managing a diverse workload and being able to prioritise tasks and work under pressure. Graphic design skills would be desirable but not essential.

This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality and inclusivity. We are looking for an exceptionally committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile and has flexibility to work during evenings and weekends when necessary. Through your activities, you will be able to convey the charity’s passion and commitment to supporting vulnerable people and demonstrate the impact of our interventions in transforming the lives of beneficiaries.

Flexible working hours/days are available to fit around childcare or other needs, including some home working.

To apply for this role, please read through the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Wednesday 9th September 2020, 5pm.

Social Media Manager 
The Lookout, Hyde Park, London (with travel to our parks) 

About Us

Created in March 2017, The Royal Parks is a charity that supports and manages 5,000 acres of historic parkland across London. Millions of Londoners and tourists visit our beautiful sites, which offer unparalleled opportunities for enjoyment, exploration and healthy living in the heart of the capital.

We look after eight of London’s largest open spaces; Hyde Park, The Green, Richmond, Greenwich, St James’s, Bushy and The Regent’s Parks, and Kensington Gardens. We also manage other important open spaces in the capital including Brompton Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens, Canning Green and Poet’s Corner.

We are now looking for a Social Media Manager to join our Communications Team and provide expertise on all things social media. 

Whilst this role is based at the LookOut, Hyde Park, this role will require a combination of home and office based working due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The working arrangements may change to accommodate government and/or The Royal Parks’ management guidelines as the circumstances develop.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,000 per annum DOE
- Flexible working
- Pension scheme
- Offices in an amazing location
- 26 days’ holiday per annum 

If you have a strong background in social media planning and marketing, this is an exciting opportunity to shape the online presence of a charity that preserves some of London’s most iconic locations.

You will play an essential role in ensuring that we are involved in the right conversations around the areas of nature, urban wildlife, heritage and wellbeing.

We have a wide range of partners and events, including The Royal Parks Half Marathon, the Serpentine Gallery and other museums, BBC Radio 2 Live and BBC Proms, other charities and numerous community groups. These offer plenty of exciting opportunities for social media collaboration.

What’s more, you will never have to look far to gain inspiration. You’ll be based at the LookOut, a unique, eco-friendly building nestled in an acre of enclosed grounds in the heart of Hyde Park.

The Role

As the Social Media Manager, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of The Royal Parks’ social media channels and social content. 

Our social media presence is a 24/7 operation and comprises 13 channels, including our corporate Facebook page, individual park Facebook pages, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

You’ll provide guidance to the charity on messaging, social media marketing, campaigning, content creation and sharing, community management and issues management.

Additionally, you will: 

- Influence how our charity is publicly perceived 
- Support the growth of our online content and campaigning activities
- Curate and shape conversations with our online communities
- Maintain our content calendar 
- Develop retention and engagement strategies 
- Work closely with the Press Team to report any crises or potential issues
- Take part in the on-call duty rota and support evening and weekend on-call responsibilities 

About You 

To join us as our Social Media Manager, you will need:

- Extensive social media planning and marketing experience, including as part of a multi-channel campaign 
- Demonstrable success in managing a social media strategy and dealing with a wide range of social influence disciplines, including community management, content strategy and developing or commissioning social assets
- Experience of creating and curating rich media content for different social media platforms using Adobe Creative Suite or similar 
- Previous experience with social media scheduling tools 
- The ability to manage agencies and support staff on the social media rota as required 

A degree (or equivalent) in a marketing or communications discipline would be beneficial, as would experience of working or volunteering in charities and/or social enterprises from the heritage, wildlife, conservation, education and/or wellbeing sectors. 

It would also be advantageous if you had an understanding of the news agenda and how to work alongside a media and PR team with a co-ordinated response, or experience of dealing with journalists online.

Other organisations may call this role Digital Marketing Manager, Online Marketing Manager, Social Media Marketing Manager, or Social Media Content Manager. 

Webrecruit and The Royal Parks are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Social Media Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 36 hours per week (plus participation in an on-call duty rota)

Title: Social Media & Digital Marketing Officer

Salary: £20 per hour, part-time

Contract: 3 months initially with extension subject to review

Reporting to: CEO, Melanoma Focus

Location: Remote working

Be part of Melanoma Focus and work for a growing and dynamic team dedicated to supporting melanoma patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Melanoma Focus is a national charity based in Cambridge, serving patients and clinicians alike, with a strong professional membership and an important advocacy role in patient care.  We are well-established as a trusted source of knowledge and good practice in the melanoma community, with significant international respect and a reputation for ‘boxing above our weight’. Our clinical guidelines and consensus statements on various aspects of the disease, and in particular its rarest forms, are accredited by NICE. Our Melanoma Helpline, run by expert clinical nurse specialists, and the Patient Decision Aid support patients and carers throughout their melanoma care pathway.

We are looking for someone who can assist our small but growing fundraising and marketing team, who likes to make things happen and will take our social media strategy to the next level. This role would suit someone with specific experience in digital marketing, particularly social media marketing, and who is passionate about making a difference to patient care.  We are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience. 

Application process: email CV and covering letter to Susanna Daniels.

Reference: Social Media & Digital Marketing Officer as the email subject. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain and increase the charity's social media presence through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other platforms, providing interesting and timely updates.
• Work closely with the Melanoma Focus team to create daily content, including posts and stories (different platforms may require different content depending on engagement rates and platform trends/algorithms).
• Develop a social media strategy supporting the CEO and the Fundraising Manager for all events, campaigns, launches and the Melanoma Focus portfolio.
• Support all events, launches and campaigns through digital advertising and content creation.
• Write, or support the writing of, copy for posts on each social media platform.
• Ensure all comments and inboxes are monitored and queries and complaints are dealt with and responded to.
• Appropriately advise and manage SEO, SEM, PPC, Paid Advertising, Paid Search etc.
• Manage social media advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
• Manage Melanoma Focus’s relationship with Just Giving and similar platforms.
• Monitor social media post and advertising performance using insights and Google Analytics to budget social media spend accurately.
• Remain up to date with the latest digital marketing and fundraising developments, identifying, prioritising and implementing appropriate opportunities for Melanoma Focus.
• Ensure all content is consistent with the Melanoma Focus tone of voice, so that it enhances all marketing and fundraising efforts.
• Work closely with the Fundraising Manager to ensure fundraisers are monitored and thanked.
• Provide regular reporting on performance of social media & digital marketing.

EXPERIENCE (E = essential, D = desirable)

• Excellent IT, administrative and analytical skills (E)
• At least 2 years’ experience in social media marketing with in-depth knowledge of Facebook and Twitter (E)
• Managing and delivering social media campaigns within a charity, business or other organisation (E)
• Devising social media strategy and advertising campaigns to reach new audiences (E)
• Nurturing new and existing supporters through excellent supporter engagement via social media (E)
• Delivering all marketing activity within an agreed budget (E)
• Creating exciting, enticing and creative written copy (E)
• Promoting organisations through digital marketing activity such as SEO, PPC, Paid advertising and Paid Search (D)
• Using Google Analytics as a reporting tool (E)
• Working within a small team, preferably for a cancer-related organisation (D)
• Experience and effective discipline of working remotely (D)

Other Skills

• A passion for making a difference to melanoma patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Flexible approach and adaptable to working in a small cross-functional team.
• Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and tight deadlines; able to work with team members to share, motivate and influence; creative, strategic thinker, with a ‘Can Do’ attitude; desire to use initiative and seek continuous improvement.
• Agile and responsive to a changing social media environment.
• Willing and able to occasionally carry out other tasks for Melanoma Focus as and when required.

Job title: Head of Social Media and Content

Region: London

Directorate: Remembrance & Marketing

Contract: 9-12 month maternity contract. Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: FTE £54,253 per annum (£49,801 per annum plus £4452 London Weighting) pro rata

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

- A desire to engage audiences through innovative storytelling content

- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an experienced team leader to provide maternity cover as The Royal British Legion’s Head of Social Media and Content. The Legion is the nation’s largest Armed Forces charity providing support and advice to all those currently serving in the British Armed Forces, veterans and their families.

Responsible for overseeing the management and ongoing development of the organisation’s social media strategy and content, you will lead the team in planning, executing and reviewing high profile social media campaigns and developing storytelling content.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of planning and budgeting, as well as building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure the annual social media and content plans reflect the requirements of the organisation and meet the needs of the Legion’s digital audiences.

We are looking for an organised, strategic and proactive individual with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects while also managing a team of five and leading cross marketing teams working on key campaigns.

The role is primarily office based in Borough High Street, SE1 1AA, however due to COVID 19 the team are currently working from home.  This role would likely begin remotely and then follow government and organisational guidelines on returning to the office, with potential opportunities to continue to work from home on a regular basis going forward.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Wednesday 19th August 2020

Virtual interviews w/c 31st August

Summary

Just Like Us, the LGBT+ charity for young people, is recruiting a Head of Comms and Media in a brand new role to join this award-winning startup and lead our comms and media strategy. You will be responsible for helping to grow our profile and managing our reputation through leading our external and internal communications, including our media engagement, social media channels, public-facing campaigns and communications with our people and young ambassadors.

You'll be responsible for working alongside the Chief Executive to ensure that more schools, teachers and young people than ever are aware of and connected to our work, as well as holding responsibility for our brand and externally-facing content, including social media. You will actively seek out media opportunities and develop relationships with press contacts across mainstream media outlets and the LGBT press as well as providing a final quality check on our school resources and other content. In doing so, you will build on our ongoing commitment to give a voice to the young people we serve.

about Just Like Us

our work

Just Like Us (JLU) is the LGBT+ charity for young people working for a world where LGBT+ young people live awesome lives. Our mission is to empower all young people to be the champions of LGBT+ equality at school and work. To do that, we run three programmes:

• Ambassador Programme: we partner with employers to train LGBT+ young adults to give talks and workshops in schools that use their own stories to champion LGBT+ equality and challenge prejudice

• School Diversity Week: our annual initiative empowers teachers and pupils across the country to tackle homophobic, biphobic, and transphobic bullying by organising activities that celebrate LGBT+ equality in education

• Pride Groups: a new programme training teachers to support students in establishing and running Pride Groups - student-led, school-based clubs for LGBT+ students and allies

our achievements

• Trained 300 LGBT+ young people as Ambassadors who’ve delivered talks to more than 56,000 pupils in schools across the UK 

• Involved more than 1,950,000 young people and teachers in celebrating LGBT+ equality through School Diversity Week

• Mentored 60 young people as part of our LGBT+ Senior Role Model programme

• Won Pink News Community Group of the Year, Business Charity Award, Guardian Change Hero and Prime Ministerial Point of Light. Featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC News, ITV News, Channel Five news, PinkNews, Attitude, DIVA, and Gay Times

• Partnered with leading companies including Facebook, J. P. Morgan and Travers Smith to provide training, mentoring and career opportunities to our young volunteers

• Built relationships with the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and successive Secretaries of State for Education

the position

Salary: £35,000- £40,000    Pension: 6% matched

Holiday: 25 days (excl. public holidays)  Reporting to: Chief Executive

key responsibilities

• Work with the Chief Executive to develop and implement our comms and media strategy, including ongoing development of the Just Like Us brand identity

• Build and maintain strong relationships with national and regional press, tv, radio and media outlets in order to place stories and interviews for JLU

• Manage all responses to media enquiries as well as proactively seeking opportunities to raise JLU’s profile and protect its reputation

• Identify opportunities to amplify the voices of the young people that we serve

• Write, draft and edit news releases, blogs, case studies and other online content as well as email newsletters and other email communications

• Manage relationships with celebrities and other notable individuals

• Develop an annual communications and media plan,  identifying and managing media and communications opportunities for Just Like and ensuring messages reach our key audiences in accordance with our annual time table and strategy

• Line-manage our Programmes Assistant, who holds responsibility for our social media channels

• Develop Just Like Us and our position as a “thought leader” within the sector.

• Support the production of content, video and graphics for social media channels

• Manage communications and brand-related risks associated with reputation and quality, leading on crisis communications projects when needed

experience, skills and attributes 

As Head of Comms and Media at Just Like Us, you'll have:

• A genuine interest in the LGBT+ Education sector and a commitment to Just Like Us and our values

• At least four years’ experience of working in a communications and/or media role, preferably within an LGBT+ or education setting

• An ability to develop longer term strategic plans while being responsive to risks and opportunities

• Experience managing journalists, building relationships and managing press responses

• Experience in collating, analysing and making informed decisions using analytics (including social media)

• Exceptional written communication skills, an eye for design and the ability to produce high-quality content for a range of audiences and channels

• Line management and the ability to motivate others

Closing date: Monday 17th August 09:00am.

Job title: Digital Officer
Salary: up to £30,209.35 per annum
Location: Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath
Job type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Closing date: 31 August 2020
Virtual interview date: 15 September 2020

Please be aware this is a full time position, working 35 hours per week (5 days).

We are seeking an ambitious Digital Officer to join our innovative websites team within the Communications Directorate.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day.

The Digital Officer role sits within the Publications & Digital team, in our Communications directorate. We work to spread the word about Cats Protection, which is important for encouraging people to come to us, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, for all their cat needs, whether they are looking to re-home a cat or need cat care advice. We do this through media coverage, online activity on our national, branch and centre websites, social media, email communications, our blog and printed publications.

This role sits in the Websites team and will be working with the Website Manager, Digital Content Manager and Digital Engagement team to maximise the effectiveness of our digital presence.  You will be responsible for supporting our Website Manager to ensure that content on our websites and extranet is up to date and provides optimum user experience. This role also provides support and resources for our remote website editors to manage our branch and centre sites and will be working with multiple content management systems (including SharePoint and bespoke systems).

The ideal candidate will be organised and proactive, with experience of working with content management systems. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to multi-task.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a virtual interview including a presentation.

For further details please download the job description, available after you have clicked APPLY ONLINE:

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We are looking for a skilled and dedicated professional to join our innovative media and communications team on a fixed term contract basis until end Apri 2021 (possibility of extension) at either our Surrey or Midlands office.  The successful candidate will report to the Media & Comms Manager and will mentor the Communications Assistant but also work closely with other members of the team.

You will deliver and continually refine the digital component of a major communications project to bring about positive and measurable behavioural change amongst people engaging in online child sexual abuse.

You will lead on website, organic and paid social media development and evaluation, working at the cutting edge of digital campaigning, managing key day-to-day relationships with PR agencies, government contacts and expert industry support.  You will be the Foundation's digital expert, training colleagues to broaden digital capacity across the organisation and be part of a national campaign that makes a real difference to society and individuals and protects children.

Summary

Working closely with the National Director, Volunteer Development Manager, Policy & Care Improvement Manager and National Care Adviser, the Media & Communications Manager will be responsible for delivery of effective external and internal communications and support for Diabetes UK campaigns, providing effective, creative and inspiring communications across all media channels.

In addition, they will manage and engage relevant external stakeholders to raise the profile and understanding of diabetes, promote the work of Diabetes UK and its campaigns to influence high level decisions and raise awareness of key areas of focus with local political figures.

The Media & Communications Manager in this role will also be required to support the work of the NI team, providing timely knowledge, insight, briefings and communications, delivering against tight deadlines and communicating across the organisation.

Interviews: 27 August 2020

Package

What we can offer you:

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

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

Main Responsibilities

• You will deliver the media, communications plans, aligned to strategic priorities within a NI context, working in collaboration with senior colleagues and stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for the local diabetes community.
• You will provide communications support to the team, both locally and nationally, promoting activities and campaigns, identifying media opportunities and briefing the National Director.
• You will be the Editor of Connect Magazine and manage all communications for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland, building relevant relationships with stakeholders and decision makers.
  

Ideal Candidate

• You will use your excellent communication skills, with the ability to analyse and react to emerging news stories, securing and preparing spokespeople, using professional knowledge and insight of the sector, to further the new strategy for Northern Ireland
• You will be able to manage time and workload, prioritising against national strategic planning, and work well under pressure. You will work across teams as well as need to take initiative.
• You will have experience of working with the public and communicate effectively to varying audiences, understanding the complexity of diabetes and the sectors that we work and influence in.

An opportunity has arisen with this world-leading healthcare organisation for a Digital Officer to join the Digital Team, working alongside the Marketing, Communication and PR teams.

The Digital Team leads, manages, and champions the digital strategy for all areas of the organisation, working with senior leaders on a digital first approach, continually improving the user experience, and delivering digital transformation.

This is a fantastic organisation to be a part of; offering incredible benefits and access to learning, training, and personal development.

The Digital Officer will work across the social media channels, the portfolio of websites, the intranet for internal communications, and managing the user experience through improvement. You will become an expert at understanding their audiences and needs, producing exceptional content relevant to the available channels, make changes based on results and continuously perform analysis.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management of websites and social media channels – understanding various content management systems and applying editorial, brand, and style guidelines.
• Content creation – writing content for the website and social media channels, understanding and applying UX principles, effective strategy and email marketing best practice. Ensuring all digital content delivers the very best user experience for the audiences.
• Analysis – familiarity with data tools such as google analytics, expertise in analysing data and using insight. Reviewing content, producing performance reports, and making recommendations for improvement.
• Maximising exposure – using digital techniques to maximise impact and exposure, understanding digital marketing channels and content marketing principles.
• Digital best practice – acting as a champion for digital, assisting other teams understand and are able to apply digital best practices. Running training sessions, presenting at meetings and creating guidelines.
• Communication – communicating confidently and effectively with colleagues and stakeholders of all levels.

To be considered for the position you will have significant content creation experience across a range of digital channels including websites and social media in a high-profile and complex organisation. Healthcare experience would be desirable, as well as exposure to brand management and working with external agencies. You will be confident, keen to learn, happy to work autonomously, and able to understand complex subjects and translate to audiences. Specific UX experience will be looked upon very favourably for this role.

We anticipate a high level of interest for this position and apologise that we are only able to respond to those that have the necessary experience to be considered by the client.

Social Media Supporter Coordinator

Central London (5 minutes from Old Street tube).

Fixed-term contract until end of February/March 2021

35 hours per week

£23,721 per annum

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for nearly 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Engagement and Income Generation directorate which works to engage our supporters to the maximum benefit of children and young people, whether that be by giving time, money or voice.

We are currently looking for a brilliant team player to join our dynamic, ambitious Supporter Care team, working within the context of social media. This is an amazing opportunity for someone from a Customer Service, Fundraising or Social Media background looking to grow their skills as part of a friendly team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in stewarding, inspiring and engaging new and long term committed and dedicated supporters of the Children's Society through our social media platforms, establishing stronger and more effective relations and maintaining and increasing their level of engagement.

As the first point of contact for supporters across our social channels the Social Media Community Coordinator will be an advocate of our organisation, our brand tone of voice and messaging in order to respond to comments in an engaging, informative and on-brand manner.

In order to be successful in this role, you would ideally have:

-A commitment to changing the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

-Ability to work through notifications and inboxes across multiple platforms in a regimented way, with excellent accuracy attention to detail.

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

-Proven track record in being able to prioritise tasks.

-Can be proactive and demonstrate you know how to use your initiative.

-Well organised and self-motivated enabling you to multi-task.

-Ability to empathise with all channel followers, whilst providing an excellent level of customer service.

-Reliable response times and desire to problem solve.

-Proficient with Microsoft 365: Word, Excel and Outlook.

-Ability to work within safeguarding frameworks/standards.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 pm on Sunday 23rd August.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis until appointments are made so candidates are invited to apply at their earliest opportunity.

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

If so, we could have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Digital Marketing Officer to join our team at Tanio (formerly Valley and Vale Community Arts).

Working in a small team based in Bettws, you will be pivotal in our mission; to offer a range of community arts-based activities to help a diverse range of people develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative self-expression. 

At Tanio, we strive for all community members to have access to inspiring, aspirational and high-quality arts experiences in safe environments.

Could you join us and help us achieve our mission? 

In return we offer the chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team, a competitive salary, flexible hours, and an attractive benefits package including a stakeholder pension scheme.

Salary: 22K (pro rata) 

Hours: 0.5 (equivalent to 2.5 days per week)

The core skills we are looking for:

• Experience of Working in Marketing and Communication in a similar role

• Experience of working in an arts or charity sector role and/or in marketing with minimal budget

• Experience of writing press releases

• Knowledge of Social Media Platforms and how best to use them for a small arts charity

• Knowledge of analytics, data creating and evaluations

• Experience of social media platforms, building and engaging audiences

• Knowledge of copyright and data protection laws

• A high level of computer literacy

• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing

• Excellent visuals skills

• Experience of Adobe packages including Photoshop

Highly desirable (extra) skills:

• Degree or relevant qualification applicable to the skills required in this role i.e. Marketing/ Communications 

• Knowledge of Social Media Platforms and how best to use them for a small arts charity

• Competency with video editing software

• Good presentation skills

• Fluency in the Welsh language both verbal and written and/or the desire to learn

To apply for this role please send a CV and covering letter by Friday at 5pm on 28th August 2020 explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role. 

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Application guidance 

• Please submit an up to date CV and a letter outlining why you are suitable for the role. 

• In your covering letter when telling us about your main strengths in applying for this post, please address each point in the Person Specification from the job description in turn. 

• Any statements that you feel are relevant to the post should be backed up with evidence and examples. Do not use general phrases such as “I have the necessary skills ...” or “I am confident I can do the job well”. We need to know how you meet the requirements based on the evidence you provide. If, for example, you tell us that you are a good project manager, tell us why and where you have used these skills before. 

• You should include details of any current or previous jobs, outlining tasks, responsibilities, and achievements that would be relevant to this post.

• Experience gained outside paid employment may also be just as important. For example, you may have done voluntary work in the community, or have skills acquired through other interests. 

• Concentrate on relevant information and experience, transferable skills from your home life, voluntary work, past and present employment. 

• Sometimes it may feel like you are stating the obvious but remember that we can only assess the application on the information you give us. 

• If at all possible, please ensure you provide a daytime telephone contact number on your CV or covering letter. 

Publicity Officer

Missing People’s award winning Fundraising and Communications department is a fast paced, supportive and high impact environment, which is known for punching above its weight. You will play a critical role in circulating appeals for missing people through digital and print channels, at local, regional and national levels.

Publicity Officer Responsibilities:

• Lead on the daily publicity function of uploading and withdrawing appeals for missing people on social media
• Liaise with Services Team to source appropriate appeals for weekly placement with a variety of publicity partners
• Liaise with families to inform them of suitable publicity opportunities for their missing loved one
• Liaising with police, where necessary, to inform them of suitable publicity opportunities and check on missing person’s status
• Be the lead contact for operational delivery of publicity partnerships

Publicity Officer Requirements:

• Proven experience of working in an administrative or Communications role
• Experience of using databases
• Experience of using social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter for business communications;
• Experience of handling complex and sensitive situations
• Excellent communication skills, both formal and informal, in writing and with presentations (strong communicator)
• Ability to follow processes quickly and with accuracy
• Ability to thrive under pressure and work to tight deadlines whilst ensuring excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised

About Missing People:

Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations. Our Vision is that every missing person is found safe.

Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working around the clock for everyone who needs us. We provide free 24-hour confidential support, help, advice by phone, email, text and online, including the opportunity to reconnect. We also coordinate a UK wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search when someone goes missing.

Location: Mortlake, SW London

Job Type: Part-Time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 28 per week, some out of office hours work will be required

Salary: £20,000 pro rata, depending on experience.

Closing date: 01 September 2020
First interview date: 07 September 2020
Second interview date: 10 September 2020

You may have experience of the following: Publicity Officer, Media Officer, PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Press Officer, Journalist, Journalist, Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Marcomms, PR Officer, etc.

Ref: 93886

Social Media and Community Manager (2 roles)
Reference number: A0310820
Location: Bedfordshire
Salary starting at £30,817 to £34,471 Per Annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

Saving nature is going to take leadership, innovation, collaboration, storytelling and the ability to unite people to a common cause. We are looking for someone with positivity and drive to empower our online communities to take action for nature. Our social presence is a vital communication tool to help give nature a home - from inspiring a love of nature and education on the current threats that nature faces to helping them take action. The role will involve working closely with Social Media Product Owner and another social media manager to coordinate and execute all social media activity. The role will involve working closely with the team and other departments to better understand our audience needs and how we can most effectively empower them through our social platforms.

• Developing interesting and clever ideas that engage and excite our communities and followers across numerous social platforms, working closely with our content and creative teams to bring this to life

• Writing posts, tweets and status updates in a style that fits our brand guidelines and tone of voice

• Working alongside the Social Media Product Owner to create and implement the best social media strategies

• Planning and scheduling updates with military precision so that everything is posted at the right time

• Staying up to date with latest social media best practices and technologies

• Social community management and dialogue moderation across all social media and implementing appropriate reactionary and preventative strategies in a flexible and responsive way

• Regular reporting and campaign analysis, looking at trends and making recommendations.

• Overseeing social media input to organisational campaigns, ensuring our social media output is aligned to campaign objectives.

• Work with other departments and countries to ensure alignment of activities and a cohesive user experience.

Closing date: 1 September 2020

Please click the apply button to be taken to our website where you will be able to download the Role Profile and Application Details.

No agencies please.

We’re Mind, the leading mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Do you care about great content? Do you want to play a key role in achieving our digital vision?

We’re looking for an experienced content producer to develop excellent content across our digital channels (website, social media, email and digital marketing), and play an important role in developing, testing, and reporting on innovative digital content. You’ll support the digital team in covering other areas of work where needed, including communication with our external moderation agency and digital responses to external activity.

You’ll have proven ability in developing digital content for different audiences across digital channels, and be comfortable with Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, CMS and social media tools. With the ability to work independently, you will prioritise your work, meeting deadlines and will have well-developed time management skills.

Closing date: Monday 24th August

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Please refer to the Job Description whilst completing your application.