Stories jobs

Are you a creative storyteller who loves producing high-quality, engaging content?
We’re looking for an Internal Communications Content Producer to gather and produce stories and content for internal audiences, bringing our work to life for colleagues and volunteers across the country.

What does this role do?
As Internal Communications Content Producer, you will:

• proactively find stories across the organisation that showcase the exciting work our teams do, from rehoming to prevention, and turning this into engaging content for various internal channels,
• support the Internal Communications Manager on high-profile projects spanning the whole organisation, such as communicating our organisational strategy across the charity,
• work innovatively and creatively, always striving to reach varied internal audiences and keeping accessibility central to all communication plans,
• provide hands-on support with internal communications activity, from the ongoing management of our intranet to helping produce all staff events and webinars.

Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for 4th June 2026, and will take place on Teams.

Could this be you?
To thrive in this role, you’ll need strong communications experience, with a knack for creating compelling content that is story-driven and engaging. You’ll have relationship-building skills, working closely with internal teams to sniff out those stories that bring our work to life, combined with excellent design and video creation and editing skills.. You’ll have excellent organisation and time management, and ideally some experience of working in an internal communications capacity elsewhere, where you understand the kind of content that resonates with internal audiences. A passion for the work we do is essential.

About Dogs Trust
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
 
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

JRS UK is recruiting full-time Fundraising and Communications Officer as part of our Communications, Fundraising, and Advocacy team. 

You’ll be part of a mission that restores dignity, hope, and agency to people rebuilding their lives after displacement. Whether you're crafting a fundraising appeal, sharing stories on social media, or meeting with refugee friends to help supporters understand their experiences, your work will have real impact. If you're passionate about justice, creative in your communication, and eager to build meaningful relationships, this is your chance to make a difference every single day.

Job description 

1. Supporter engagement: 

• Thanking and recording donations; maintaining up-to-date supporter records 

• Supporting outreach through JRS UK events such as our Advent Service and report launches 

• Representing JRS UK at external events such as Greenbelt festival or the National Justice and Peace Network conference 

• Undertaking talks and appeals in parishes or school

2. Digital and Offline communications: 

• Producing and distributing printed materials (e.g. quarterly newsletters; publicity materials; parish resources) 

• Maintaining and developing JRS UK’s digital presence (e.g. website; social media; e-updates) 

• Capturing and managing digital assets (such as audio, photographs, and videos)

• Developing content for JRS UK’s website, newsletters, and social media – scoping and drafting content that champion refugee voices, shares our work, or engages supporters in our advocacy 

• Analysing web traffic and social media engagement to inform future activity 

3. Appeals 

• Supporting the delivery of JRS UK’s three direct-mail appeals (Advent, Lent, World Day of Migrants and Refugees) and our annual legacy appeal by: 

  • Researching and drafting content 

  • Curating and segmenting data 

  • Sourcing and producing visuals 

4. Trust fundraising  

• Stewarding relationships with some small and medium sized trusts 

• Drafting and submiting grant applications and reports 

5. Other duties as required by the Communications and Fundraising Manager or Head of Communications, Fundraising and Advocacy  

The Communications Manager is a key role in the planning and delivering of high quality, integrated internal and external communications to increase awareness of and drive engagement with The Children’s Trust, as part of the Fundraising and Communications Directorate. Working alongside senior colleagues in marketing, media and digital, the role helps ensure our communications are well planned, effective, aligned and consistent, using insight and evaluation to demonstrate impact. 

Consistency of Brand and Messaging, content and story gathering

• Build relationships with staff, volunteers and families, telling the stories of The Children’s Trust, to be delivered through a number of channels and who can, alongside celebrities, become ambassadors for the charity
• Drive consistent use of The Children’s Trust key messages across all communications channels
• Work alongside the Senior Marketing Manager to keep style guidelines updated and refreshed on a regular basis
• Work with the Senior Media and Communications Manager to ensure communications collateral is regularly updated, particularly where children and families feature, ensuring it is in line with the charity’s consent process
• Work with the creative team to ensure brand guidelines are refreshed and updated and that there are toolkits and templates available to wider staff
• Assist withthe creation and production of key reports e.g. Quality Report, Annual Report

External Communications

• Work with the Senior Media and Communications Manager to assist with The Children’s Trust press office function, including being part of an out-of-hours press office rota during key periods
• Support a programme of proactive public relations and communications campaigns across a range of media channels, driving awareness of the charity to target audiences
• Support the Head of Marketing and Communications with issues and reputation management
• Help to quickly develop appropriate strategies for responding to a wide range of issues and incidents, whilst liaising with other stakeholders to create and publish the required collateral
• Work with internal stakeholders to identify and create stories and content that supports internal and external marketing and communication activity
• Support the organisation’s approach to volunteer and alumni engagement
• Support the Digital Manager with creating content for and updating The Children’s Trust website and The Children's Trust school website
• Oversee the consent process for work with families ensuring that images and information on the children and young people we support is in line with The Children’s Trust policies and procedures.

Internal Communications

• Be part of a core team to plan and implement an internal communications programme across the charity
• Ensure messages and information is developed and shared appropriately across the organisation
• Monitor key issues and provide guidance and counsel on staff engagement and communications, external communications content in support of agreed projects and objectives
• Work with the Senior Media and Communications Manager and Head of Marketing and Communications to draft internal communications across the charity’s internal communications channels
• Work with wider directorate to evaluate success of existing internal communications and develop new ideas 
• Oversee content planning and updating and supporting colleagues to manage their areas on our staff intranet The Loop

Marketing and Communications Management

• Work with fellow managers in the team (currently Senior Media and Communications Manager, Senior Marketing Manager and Digital Manager) to lead the development and implementation of marketing and communications strategies to support the delivery of The Children’s Trust’s strategic objectives
• Conduct monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate the impact of the team’s work
• Provide strong project management for communications projects and campaigns, ensuring work is delivered efficiently, collaboratively and to a consistently high standard
• Develop strong relationships, internally and externally, and role model this to wider members of the department and directorate

Fundraising Communications / Income Generation Communications

• Work with fundraising and retail colleagues within the directorate to plan, execute and evaluate communications campaigns which supports income generation, in line with the fundraising objectives of the charity
• Support the Digital Manager with creation and distribution of marketing emails and creation of reports
• Business Development – working with the team to support campaigns which support the business development objectives of the charity, to promote support the department with its stakeholder engagement to professionals and parents.

Interview date: w/c Monday 1st June 2026

Staff benefits include free staff parking, and more… read more below

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

Why join us?

We’re a values-driven charity committed to saving lives by funding world-leading research, treatment, and care at The Royal Marsden. You’ll be part of a collaborative, ambitious and kind team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

About the role

As the PR and Communications Officer, you will support the Senior PR and Communications Officer to raise awareness of the Charity by identifying and promoting compelling stories to regional and national media. Working closely with colleagues across PR and Communications, clinical teams, Fundraising, Marketing and Digital, you will help to showcase the Charity’s impact on people affected by cancer in the UK and around the world, while supporting fundraising activity across all income streams.

With support  you will use your communications skills and expertise, to write content for relevant in‑house magazine titles andhelp promote community fundraising and major donor events, corporate partnerships, and fundraising campaigns.

What you’ll be doing  

• Supporting a comprehensive media service which includes the proactive sell in of positive stories.
• Building relationships with clinical colleagues and in particular, Charity-funded consultants, nurses, researchers, and allied health professionals to gain their support for Charity communications including press releases, tailored pitches, other print media channels and the Charity's magazine.
• With support, write and edit the Charity’s supporter magazine, Progress, in collaboration with the Charity’s leadership team and fundraising colleagues.
• Working with fundraising teams to identify unique and inspiring stories associated with the Charity’s annual calendar of events and campaigns.

About you

You’ll be an exceptional team player with:

• Relevant media relations and/or communications experience
• Proven track record of delivering compelling copy, in the right tone and to deadline.
• Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to build effective and productive relationships with colleagues and case studies.
• Strong organisational skills – the ability to plan and prioritise content development in line with agreed targets and timelines.
• Experience of managing stakeholders both within and outside an organisation, at all levels.

What we offer

• Hybrid working between home and Chelsea with occasional travel to Sutton
• Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm
• 27 days annual leave rising with length of service
• Up to 6% employer contributions subject to matched contribution from you (increasing with length of service)
• Training, support and development opportunities
• Access to the blue light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities
• Access to subsidised staff restaurants, on-site yoga and wellbeing classes, staff choir and much more
• Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes

Inclusion matters

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. The deadline to apply is midnight on Tuesday 26 May.

Dog Aid Scotland

Dog Aid Scotland is celebrating its 70th anniversary of creating and protecting loving homes across Scotland. The charity helps keep dogs with their owners whenever possible and when that’s not possible, we find dogs new homes, giving them hope for a future.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a long-standing charity entering a period of growth and investment with a focus on helping many more dogs and their owners. The charity will look to increasing the scale of its work, significantly increasing awareness of the importance and impact of Dog Aid Scotland while ensuring financial sustainability through fundraising and income diversification.

Role Description

The Head of Income and Engagement is responsible for diversifying and growing Dog Aid Scotland’s fundraising income streams as well as overseeing the charities strategic communications and marketing activity. Reporting directly to the CEO, the postholder will develop and deliver a comprehensive Income and Engagement Strategy that ensures sustainable income growth, deepens supporter engagement and increases awareness of this long-standing charity. As well as working at a high level, this will be a hands on, operational role which is expected to work directly with donors and lead on fundraising activity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of Income and Engagement Strategies aimed to grow income sustainably and significantly increase awareness of the charity
• Grow income from individual giving, regular giving, fundraising events and legacy giving, whilst looking to develop further income streams such as major donors, trusts and foundations in future.
• Develop strong donor journey that's engaging, from recruitment and stewardship to longer term donor retention.
• Create and deliver engagement strategy focused on growing brand awareness, deepening engagement and understanding of the charity, its impact and services.

For more information on the role and how to apply please see the Job Pack below. 

Join Us in Making a Difference at Marie Curie

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, dedicated to ensuring that everyone facing the end of life has access to the care, support, and dignity they deserve. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK and the only organisation to operate across all four nations. Through our network of community nursing, hospice care, and comprehensive information and support, we are here for people and families when they need us most.

Your Role in Our Vision

The Stories Officer is a pivotal role within our high-performing Stories team, helping ensure authentic lived experiences sit at the heart of everything we do at Marie Curie.

In this role you’ll work with people at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Not only patients, but families, carers and volunteers, and people affected by poor end-of-life experiences, financial instability and inequality. Some of these stories are hopeful and life-affirming; others are complex, emotional and challenging. You’ll also work with our nurses and healthcare assistants to showcase the dedication and pride they bring to the expert care they provide every day across the UK.

You’ll seek out, gather and steward powerful lived experiences, ensuring they are handled with care, dignity and responsibility, and used ethically and impactfully across our campaigns and communications.

This is a role for someone who combines excellent storytelling skills with deep empathy, resilience and strong organisational ability. You’ll be trusted with people’s stories at a time when trust really matters.

What you’ll be doing

• Sourcing, interviewing and writing accurate, emotive personal stories that reflect a wide range of end-of-life experiences, including both the impact of Marie Curie’s work and the realities faced by those without access to good care
• Speaking sensitively with people about deeply personal experiences, including diagnosis, grief, financial instability and poor end-of-life care, and supporting them throughout the storytelling process
• Working collaboratively with Social, PR, Fundraising, Caring Services and Communications teams to shape and adapt stories for different audiences and channels, including social media, our website, PR & media and fundraising appeals
• Managing storytelling elements within priority, sometimes fast-moving campaigns, often juggling multiple workstreams and deadlines at the same time
• Building and maintaining trusted relationships with storytellers and Caring Services colleagues, ensuring contributors feel informed, respected and in control of how their experiences are shared
• Managing consent, permissions and storyteller records in line with GDPR and organisational policies
• Championing inclusive, ethical storytelling and best practice across the charity, balancing organisational need with individual wellbeing

What you’ll bring

You’ll have experience from a stories, content, PR or fundraising role within a charity or purpose-driven organisation, alongside a strong instinct for human-centred storytelling.

You’re emotionally intelligent and resilient, able to manage boundaries while working with people going through difficult times, while also managing competing priorities and demands.

You’ll also bring:

• Excellent writing, editing and interviewing skills, with strong attention to detail
• Experience sourcing and adapting stories for different channels, including social media and PR
• The ability to manage multiple projects and workloads at once, prioritising effectively in a busy, multi-tasking environment
• Confidence to build trusted relationships and influence colleagues collaboratively
• A clear understanding of GDPR, informed consent and ethical story usage
• Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion in a storytelling context
• Experience using CMS or asset management systems, and adapting quickly to new digital tools

This role is deeply rewarding, but it isn’t always easy. You’ll hear difficult stories and work at pace during high-profile campaigns. We’re looking for someone who shares our values, understands the realities of end-of-life inequality, and is committed to telling human stories with honesty, compassion and purpose.

Please see full job description

Application Process 

As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and to fill out our application questions. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role. 

Close date for applications: Friday 29th May 2026 (We anticipate strong interest in this role and may close the vacancy early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.)

Salary: £29,000 (plus London Weighting £3,500 were applicable)

Contract: Full time, perm

Based: Homebased role or Hyrbid remote if London based.

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding.  We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings.  We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.

Stories Lead

When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

About the role

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team as our Stories Lead. This is a full time, hybrid role, working 37.5 hours per week at either our office in Kings Cross, London or Selly Oak, Birmingham.

This role sits within Sense’s newly established social change directorate, supporting the directorate’s wider purpose of breaking down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs.  The role is closely connected to the organisation’s co-production area of work and supports organisational wide research and insight gathering from people with lived experience. It also works closely with the fundraising and marketing directorate to deliver storyteller needs and requirements to support their strategic objectives. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and growing Sense’s storyteller portfolio, made up of disabled people with complex needs and their families, volunteers, supporters and staff. You will play a leading role in ensuring that the most compelling stories feature across the charity’s integrated influencing, and fundraising and marketing activity to drive engagement, lasting change, and sustainable income. You will also champion, steward and promote storytelling internally and externally, working with teams across Sense to identify new storytellers and support colleagues to facilitate story collection, and will be responsible for building trusted relationships with contributors, ensuring they have a positive experience throughout.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Sense’s stories database and play a leading role in ensuring the most compelling stories feature across our media, campaigns, fundraising and wider communications and content.
• Oversee the management of storyteller relationships at Sense, making sure that their needs are met and that they understand the role of the charity, how their story can support it and the impact of doing so - ensuring they have a positive experience throughout.
• Lead on conducting sensitive interviews with contributors, writing up their stories and updating the stories database.
• When required, translate storyteller experiences into meaningful and engaging written content across core formats, including blogs, social media posts and emails.   
• Capture additional content from storytellers that aligns with Sense’s content plan, for example photography or short video pieces to camera.
• Collaborate with teams and build strong working relationships with colleagues in the social change department and across Sense to agree priorities, develop briefs and deliver story leads to deadline.   
• Co-ordinate story development across the social change department and be the first point of contact for storytellers when multi-media assets are being collected. 

Key skills and experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification in media or communications related subjects.
• Strong understanding of what makes a good story to drive external engagement.
• Understanding of the core role of storytelling within the charity sector and how storytelling content enhances brand engagement.
• Understanding of ethical approach to gathering stories, informed consent, and data protection.
• Experience working in a marketing, communications, media, insights or content team.
• Demonstrable experience of sourcing, gathering and writing story content for both internal use and external communications.
• Experience conducting interviews with storytellers.
• Experience working with real-life stories in communications.
• Experience of working in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment, and managing competing priorities effectively
• Ability to gather, adapt and edit stories to engage and motivate different audiences.
• Strong writing skills for digital channels.
• Strong proofreading skills and a great eye for detail.
• Interviewing skills and the ability to get to the heart of a story.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiating stakeholder needs.

For a full Job Description and Person Specification please see the link on the left hand side

About Sense

Sense is a leading disability charity, here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Together, we drive change, building a future where everyone has the power, choice and control to live the lives we choose.

We’re proud to be a Disability confident leader and a charity where people can grow their skills and careers in a supportive, flexible environment.

As part of our new three-year strategy, we’re delivering a transformational plan focused on strengthening support for disabled people with complex needs, driving social change and creating a fairer, more equal future.  For further information visit: Transforming Sense, together: our three-year plan - Sense

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re creating change
• We’re always learning
• We’re better together

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Do you have the passion and storytelling skills to amplify our ambitious plans to improve the lives of everyone affected by ovarian cancer? Could you play a pivotal role in bringing our work to life through powerful case stories, compelling content and engaging communications that inspire action and raise awareness? 

We are looking for an Interim Communications & PR Officer to join our brilliant marketing and communications team on a fixed-term basis. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on creating impactful content, building relationships, and working collaboratively across an organisation to deliver meaningful communications.

In this role, you’ll take the lead on developing and managing a library of real life stories from people affected by ovarian cancer, ensuring their voices are heard in a way that is sensitive, authentic and impactful. You’ll create high quality written content across a range of channels – from website copy and emails to reports and campaign materials – helping to engage and inform audiences and support organisational objectives 

You’ll also play a key role in managing relationships with supporters, including celebrities and influencers, identifying opportunities to amplify our work and increase our reach. A creative, empathetic and highly organised individual, you’ll be confident working with people with lived experience and handling sensitive stories with care. You’ll enjoy collaborating with colleagues across teams and be motivated to continuously improve how we communicate, ensuring our messages are clear, compelling and impactful.
 

With the support of the Interim Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, you’ll contribute to delivering communications that engage more people with our work – whether that’s using our services, campaigning for change, or supporting us through fundraising and partnerships.
 

If you’re excited by the opportunity to use your communications and storytelling skills to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. 

Join us and together we'll fight for a world where everyone with ovarian cancer lives. 
 

The role is a full time, 35 hours per week, interim position (1 year fixed term contract).  
 

We currently offer a hybrid-working model. This means you may usually work from your home or remote location, but are expected to attend meetings and pay for your own travel to the office near London Bridge when required.Please email our organisation if you would like to find out more about how frequently you would likely be required in the office for this role. 

Would you like to play an important role in improving science coverage in the news?

We are looking for a Press Officer with a passion for science and the media to help us make, break and react to some of the biggest science stories in the national news. Working on everything from genome editing and vaccination to climate change and AI, the SMC is an independent press office for science specialising in the science, health and environment stories that hit the headlines.

Our Press Officers are immersed in the most controversial, politicised and messy science stories in the news. This is not a role for the faint-hearted; but if you're passionate about accurate media coverage of the science stories that define our times, and you can work with a calm head when things are busy and demanding, this is the job for you.

What we are looking for

You are someone who is passionate about science in the news being accurate and evidence-based, and who is genuinely excited by the SMC's work. You are able to work fast and reliably on multiple subjects and collaborate effectively with your colleagues. You are someone with a science background who can demonstrate good judgement, good media awareness, and a strong understanding of the difference between evidence and ideology. You are excited to progress your career as part of a small but high-impact, office-based team in a fast-moving environment.

What we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + Christmas closure, increasing after 5 years’ service
• Annual performance-related pay reviews
• Generous pension, healthcare, and family-friendly provisions
• Free gym and discounted lunch options

Selection process

• Application (CV and cover letter)
• Interview consisting of a 40min task and 40min panel interview, at our London offices on Monday 8th June
• References

This is an on-site role based at our offices in London (Euston). Staff are expected to be in the office five days a week. Start date asap (exact date to be agreed).

How to apply: please submit your CV and a covering letter via this platform detailing why you want this particular role and how you fit the role requirements. You can also email your application to the jobs@ address listed on our website. Your CV and covering letter should not be more than one side of A4.

If you wish to have an informal discussion about the role you can find contact details on the job listing on our website.

Applicants must have a pre-existing right to work full time in the UK as we are unfortunately unable to sponsor visas.

We know that some demographics are less likely to apply for roles if they don’t feel they meet every requirement. We encourage all applicants who have a strong interest in our work and believe they have the right skills to succeed to apply for the role.

Join our Marketing & Communications team and help churches reveal Jesus to the next generation. We’re growing, and looking to build on the progress already under way and take our impact up a gear. This role sits right at the heart of how Scripture Union communicates: sharing stories of impact, creating connection and helping more people engage, pray and take their next step with us. If you enjoy producing great work and making it matter, you’ll love the mix – strengthening the relationships we already have, while helping us connect with new audiences across England and Wales.

About Scripture Union

Scripture Union is a national mission-movement, helping churches reveal Jesus to the next generation. We equip churches to reach children and young people – especially those outside the church – wherever they are, and in ways that truly connect. Because every young person should have the opportunity to discover Jesus, and too many never will. Through Bible-based resources, practical training and our Revealing Jesus mission framework, we help churches build relationships that lead to faith. Our team of Mission Enablers supports a growing network of Faith Guides – local people, rooted in their communities, revealing Jesus in everyday life.

About the role
This role is all about helping Scripture Union communicate with clarity, creativity and purpose. Bringing our story to life through events and communications that help people connect with what God is doing through SU. If you like work that’s practical, people-focused and makes a real difference, you’ll feel right at home.

Events and Communications Officer

(Salary £21,460 - £22,700 - Part Time 25 Hours a week)

- What you’ll do:

· Coordinate and deliver Scripture Union’s presence at key exhibitions, festivals and conferences across the year.

· Plan logistics, budgets, materials and timelines –and recruit, support and encourage staff and volunteers involved in events.

· Gather, shape and share people-focused stories of mission and impact across website, email, social media, audio and print.

· Support the planning and delivery of the Mission Sparks podcast, helping audiences connect with what God is doing through Scripture Union.

· Monitor, evaluate and report on event effectiveness, using insight to improve future activity and engagement.

Why Scripture Union

· Hybrid working (minimum 1 day/week in Milton Keynes HQ)

· Flexible hours

· Generous benefits: 23 days holiday + bank holidays + 5 volunteering days, up to 12% pension contribution, life insurance, and enhanced family leave

· Free Bible Reading Guides

· A supportive, faith-filled environment where your work has eternal impact

Important things to note before you apply

• We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and welcome applications from people, regardless of their background.
• The Movement takes Safeguarding seriously. This role will require a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service and has an occupational requirement to be filled by a committed Christian, active in church life. Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9 applies.  
• Please note we do not provide visa sponsorship; applicants will need the right to live and work in the UK.

Who We're Looking For: Our Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for strong a candidate who can blend creativity with strategy – a confident specialist who brings experience, initiative and craft. But just as importantly, we want a team-player: the sort who will happily roll up their sleeves, jump in where needed, and strengthen others, so we move further, faster, together – across the Marketing & Communications team and the wider SU movement. If you love using your skills to build something that matters, you’ll thrive here: helping us sharpen our story, widen our reach with churches across England and Wales, and ultimately create more opportunities for children and young people to discover Jesus.

Events and Communications Officer

· Experience planning, coordinating and delivering events or exhibitions with clear objectives and measurable outcomes.

· Proven ability to identify, gather and develop authentic, people-focused stories.

· Strong writing skills and experience creating content across web, social media and email (and ideally audio/print too).

· Highly organised, proactive and relational — able to balance long-term planning with responsive storytelling.

· A committed Christian in sympathy with Scripture Union’s aims and ethos, actively involved in the mission of a local church.

You'll support design and delivery of multi-channel creative, tell our incredible research stories, and work with storytellers to put their lived experience at the heart of everything we do. This is a varied and creative role, producing new social media and website content that resonates with our communities, works to optimise our digital channels to maximise engagement, and helps to deliver our new content strategy.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we'd love to hear from you:

• Experience in planning and creating high-quality, multi-channel content shaped by insight and informed by SEO.

• Experience in using social media and project management tools.

• A solid understanding of the social media landscape, technologies, emerging channels and trends.

• Experience of content production workflows for communications, from briefing, insight and planning to creation alongside Brand team, to delivery.

• Experience of community management of large, busy social media audiences.

At Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, every walk, run, climb, and challenge represents something deeply personal. Behind every fundraising event is someone choosing to give their time, energy and determination so that local families can receive compassionate care when they need it most.

About the role 

In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll:

· Lead the planning and delivery of a programme of fundraising events — from small community activities to large scale and challenge events

· Be the key point of contact for our challenge fundraisers, supporting them before, during and after their events

· Build meaningful, long term relationships that make supporters feel valued, inspired and proud to fundraise for us

· Work closely with colleagues in Fundraising and Marketing to share stories, celebrate success and grow engagement

· See the real world impact of your work every day, knowing the funds you help raise directly support adults, children and families across our community

Who we’re looking for

 You don’t have to come from hospice fundraising — what matters most is that you:

· Enjoy delivering events and supporting people who are fundraising for a cause they care about

· Have strong communication and relationship building skills

· Are organised, proactive and comfortable juggling multiple priorities

· Care about doing things well — and making people feel genuinely appreciated

If you love seeing plans come to life, helping others succeed, and being part of something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.

Why work with us?

 As well as the opportunity to do work that truly matters, we offer:

· Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme

· Free on site parking

· Life insurance for all staff working regular hours

· Discounted local gym membership

· Access to discount schemes for high street retailers and more

You’ll also be joining a supportive, passionate team who believe in collaboration, kindness and celebrating success together.

About the Mercury

The Mercury creates and shares stories that are exhilarating, revelatory and relevant. Through the reinvention of classic texts and the creation of bold, new writing, we believe that the transformative power of theatre can enrich the lives of our community.

The Mercury is a significant regional developer of new talent, working with a range of partners across the arts, education and creative industries to deliver a studio programme and a learning, participation and professional development programme aimed at nurturing the next generation of theatre makers.

Everything we do is driven by our values of quality, innovation, diversity, and connection.

About your new role

Are you a commercially minded fundraiser, passionate about garnering support for a cause you love? Come and join #TeamMercury as our new Head of Development and Partnerships.

We are looking for someone with a strong track record in identifying and securing funding, building commercial partnerships, and nurturing meaningful strategic relationships that drive sustainable growth.

You will lead on securing income from Trusts and Foundations, statutort funders, lottery sources, individuals, corporate partnerships, membership schemes and commercial coproduction investments.

The successful candidate is creative, highly collaborative and forward-thinking. You will bring experience across a range of fundraising approaches and the ability to make the most of a mix of commercial streams. We would love to hear from you!

To find out more, download the candidate pack.

Applications close at 10am on Monday 18 May 2026. First round of interviews will take place on Wednesday, 27 May 2026.

Fundraising Manager — Thrive (Community Council for Somerset) £35,000–£40,000 | Hybrid / Somerset | Permanent | 35 hrs (flexible)

Thrive has been at the heart of Somerset's communities for 100 years. Village agents supporting isolated older people. Diverse communities programmes. Fuel poverty campaigns. Real, local, human work — delivered across every corner of the county.

This centenary year, Thrive is building its next chapter. A new chief executive has reset the strategic direction. Community energy is building. And the organisation has made a clear decision: it wants a sustainable fundraising base that isn't dependent on statutory contracts alone.

This role is the cornerstone of that ambition.

This isn't a maintenance hire. It's a builder's role.

The Fundraising Manager will lead across community fundraising, individual giving and trusts and foundations — with community and individual giving as the primary focus. The tools are in place. The mission is compelling. The stories are extraordinary. Thrive already has the reach, the relationships and the centenary momentum. What's missing is the right person to build the pipeline and turn that momentum into lasting income.

The target: 2,000 active supporters by year end, with a clear pathway to converting them into regular givers over time.

What you'll be doing:

• Building a structured community fundraising programme — creating frameworks that enable supporters, staff and volunteers to fundraise on Thrive's behalf
• Growing the individual giving base from a low starting point — developing supporter journeys, regular giving and stewardship
• Managing a grants pipeline and writing compelling applications to trusts and foundations
• Leading digital acquisition campaigns in partnership with the marketing team
• Line managing the Fundraising Administrator and helping them develop grant-writing skills over time
• Helping build a fundraising culture across the organisation where frontline staff feel part of the story

What we're looking for:

• A track record in community fundraising, individual giving or events fundraising
• Some experience of trusts and foundations — this doesn't need to be your primary specialism
• Strong written skills — the ability to translate real human stories into compelling fundraising copy
• A self-starter who works well with autonomy in a small team
• Genuine connection to Thrive's mission and the communities it serves
• Based in Somerset or within easy reach of Taunton — primarily home-based with approximately one day per week in the office

What Thrive offers:

• £35,000–£40,000 FTE
• Genuine flexibility — hybrid working that actually reflects how the organisation operates
• A values-led culture where kindness, compassion and psychological safety aren't just policies
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Real scope for career progression — if the fundraising function delivers, the trajectory in salary, responsibility and seniority is genuine

This role will suit you if:

You want to be a Head of Fundraising one day. You're frustrated by being siloed. You want breadth, autonomy and the chance to build something that matters — in a place where the mission is real and the communities are real.

This role is being recruited exclusively through Raise + Recruit, an independent not-for-profit executive search adviser. All enquiries are handled in complete confidence.

For a confidential conversation, contact John Austin — no obligation, no lengthy application process at this stage.