Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.

The Engagement Communications Officer will develop and support all aspects of engagement communications for Spurgeons across the UK, working closely with the Head of Engagement and Spurgeons’ Executive Team. This role will lead internal communications, as well as play an important role working with others to further engage our church partners.

This will involve planning, sourcing, developing and delivering content through a range of channels to help engage our workforce and create a feeling of one team with a clear vision.

Demonstrating the ability to work confidently with senior leaders and other managers, you will have relevant experience of developing and implementing engagement communication plans and approaches, and monitoring the effectiveness of communications on our colleagues as well as key external stakeholders (e.g. chaplains).

Applicants will need excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills, the ‘journalistic’ ability to source content from colleagues and a familiarity with information technology, especially digital and video means of communication, is essential.

Experience in internal communications, is essential, but experience of writing for a variety of different audiences is also desired.

This is an exciting new role created at a key time as the charity embarks on its future strategy and evolves its culture.

Note: This post has an Occupational Requirement to be a committed Christian.

The full job description can be viewed on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

About Us

Around 10 million adults and 12,000 children, have a musculoskeletal condition in the UK today. We are a professional membership organisation and registered charity with the mission of ‘Caring for Patients, Supporting Surgeons’ working with our members to deliver excellence in surgical care and restore pain free mobility.

Our activities include influencing and engagement, professional practice, research and training and education. We have over 5,000 members worldwide, the majority based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Membership is made up of consultants (active or retired), surgeons in training and staff and associate specialist grades (SAS).

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team to take responsibility for the operational management of a wide range of education and careers activities for the BOA, including fellowships, courses (virtual and face to face), outreach to medical students/junior doctors, as well as our annual online examination for trainees (UKITE).

You will work closely with our Education and Careers faculty, committee and Policy and Programmes team to lead the delivery of current activity, alongside scoping and developing new projects to promote and support Trauma and Orthopaedics careers.

We are seeking an individual with drive and enthusiasm who is looking for a new challenge and has a keen interest in working for a membership organisation involved in supporting trauma and orthopaedic surgeons and care for orthopaedic patients.

If you are a creative and proactive individual who has a keen interest in working for a small membership organisation with enthusiasm to deliver outstanding service we would love to hear from you.

About you

• Articulate professional of graduate calibre with intellectual acumen and agility
• 5 plus years’ experience in an associated field
• Experience of scoping, options appraisal, planning and implementation of new/updated activities and the ability to take a project from initial idea to implementation
• Experience of managing online exams, through Ripley’s software, or similar.
• Ready to get stuck in and capable of undertaking multiple projects at any one time
• Comfortable with handling multiple issues and flexibility to adapt if priorities change or opportunities emerge at short notice.
• Able to establish good relationships with senior clinicians, expert advisors from the Council and subcommittees, and external stakeholders and organisations.
• Proactive and keen to make a difference while appreciating the importance of sound project management and an eye for detail
• Excellent organisational skills and a proficient communicator (both oral and written). 
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to achieve high standards of work with minimal supervision.
• Confident learning and using IT and online systems, including CRMs

What we can offer you

• Good team working environment
• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 Association closure days.
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements.
• Employee Assistance Scheme

We are fully committed to equality and diversity and will assess your application based on your experience, skills and suitability to the position only

Application procedure:

Please submit a CV and covering letter. No agencies please.

About You

You are a digital communications professional with demonstrable, hands-on, experience of working with the Umbraco content management systems; of creating new or updating existing content; have great judgement in dealing with sensitive editorial content alongside strong communications skills; and an ability to provide support and consultancy to a range of stakeholders. You’re experienced in working with external digital agencies; have an understanding of the key components of digital development, testing and delivery; and are able to report clearly on the progress of complex projects.

About the role

Working in our Communications and Marketing team, this role requires a candidate with excellent project management skills, who’ll be able to understand complex digital requirements, combined with the confidence and expertise to prioritise to keep projects on schedule and to budget.  

Working closely with the Head of Communications and Marketing, colleagues at all levels within the charity and directly with the project manager and developers at our agency, the Digital Communications (CMS) Officer will keep all stakeholders updated on project progress, to help ensure the successful launch of four websites. Additionally, they will ensure all users of the CMS are confident in creating, editing and publishing new content and will create how-to guides for new users.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the country an estimated £530 million each day and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

COVID-19 has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with 4.5 million people starting to care overnight due to the impact on coronavirus on services and individuals.