The BSG are currently looking to recruit a new role. The Education and Training Support Officer will ensure that the relevant committees of the BSG deliver their programmes of work to the highest standard and to the benefit of the membership.  The role will include working with the Education Committee Chair, the Mentoring lead, the Web Education lead and the Training Committee Chair to support all Education and Training workstreams to ensure effective administration in support of the planned initiatives.

OBJECTIVES

• To ensure the Education Committee delivers their programme of project work to the highest standard and to the benefit of the membership.
• To implement an educational project plan to support the Education Committee strategy.

MAIN DUTIES

• To ensure that each Committee works within the agreed governance structures of the BSG and according to the highest principles of fairness, equality and inclusion.
• To work effectively with the Head of Committee Services, Committee Managers and the Communications Team providing timely and relevant updates on project matters.
• To work with the Education Chair to plan Committee meetings, circulation of meeting papers, minuting and progressing actions from meetings.
• To work with the Editor and Assistant Editors of the Web Education Committee to proactively support the publication of online web articles via LIFTERLMS in a high-quality format.
• To support the administration of the Mentoring programme and work with the BSG Mentoring Lead to proactively launch the new programme to members and embed this as a member benefit,
• To become the internal ‘expert’ on all matters concerning CPD and to implement a process of accurately and efficiently recording CPD points for members.
• To work with the Education Committee Chair and BSG Secretary to manage the programme of webinars and publish approved content on the BSG website.
• To effectively manage the Endorsed Event process, liaising with the Communications team and publishing on the BSG website.
• To work with the Trainee Section Committee Chair and Section Committee Manager to develop BSG support to Undergraduates.  The support will require a high degree of IT literacy to support this generation of young doctors.

Crosslinks is a Christian charity that helps people get involved in God’s mission. We have workers in more than 35 countries worldwide. We believe mission is all about making disciples of Jesus Christ so our people and projects are all engaged in frontline evangelism or training pastor-teachers.

We’re looking for a talented content creator to join our team. If you love producing great content then this job is for you!

We need someone who is creative, experienced in producing content and has a good understanding of digital communications. Key responsibilities include:

• Produce and promote content including video, audio and other digital products.
• Take responsibility for Crosslinks’ social media channels and implement a strategy to grow our reach. 
• Train, equip and support Crosslinks staff and workers in producing their own videos.
• Support the development of the Crosslinks website.
• Edit and distribute prayer information for mission partners and other Crosslinks workers.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Crosslinks’ communications strategy. 
• Edit and input on other communications projects and products.

The Digital Content Creator will join the Crosslinks UK staff team in supporting all our global mission activities. If this sound likes the opportunity for you, click the 'Apply' button below to go to our website and access a full job description and application information.

This role is based in our Lewisham office but there is the option for working-from-home with travel to our office a few times a month.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

You will be joining at a time of exciting growth and development within our Digital department. Managing a Website Development Officer and a Website Analytics Officer, you will work closely with our Head of Digital to design and implement a fresh and innovative website strategy. You will drive an increase in our conversion rates and KPIs, whilst delivering the best possible experience to our online audiences and supporters.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Develop and implement ARUK’s website strategy, including microsites and apps, where appropriate.
• Work with teams across ARUK to ensure that web content is up to date and meets SEO / Accessibility standards.
• Play a leading role in the creation of campaign landing pages, working closely with the Digital Campaigns Manager to ensure that marketing-focused pages are fully optimised and delivering conversions.
• Develop effective user journeys throughout the site to drive donations, sign-ups and other KPIs.
• Act on data insights from the Website Analytics Officer and feed recommendations back into the website design and content, ensuring an ongoing approach to web optimisation.
• Identify and prioritise key web development activities for the Web Development Officer and Analytics Officer.
• Undertake a full audit of existing pages on the website and develop a roadmap to rationalise and make best use of this content.
• Review and recommend changes to the website information architecture, through internal consultation, workshops, data analysis and user research, as appropriate.
• Lead Horizon Scanning for Digital opportunities.
• Inspire and motivate team members.
• Assist with the hands-on updating of the website, as required.
• Manage the Web team to create a visually appealing and functional site that features user-friendly design and clear navigation.
• Work with partner agencies and the wider organisation and departmental teams to assist with digital projects and campaigns.
• Drive continuous improvement to our digital platforms and keep the charity at the forefront of developments in digital marketing.
• Ensure activities comply with ARUK brand and data guidelines.
• Team management and development, working with the Head of Dept and Director.

What we are looking for:

• Ability to strategically review websites and digital platforms, and to develop a roadmap for continuous improvement.
• Confident in reviewing website IA and managing changes to its structure.
• Line management experience.
• Strong grasp of SEO principles.
• An understanding of Web Applications and programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Good knowledge of WordPress.
• Firm grasp of security principles and how they apply to the charity.
• Good experience of managing and maintaining multiple websites and web applications.
• Experience with underlying software and database development (‘back end’), as well as interface and visual design ('front end').
• Strong Google Analytics and AdWords experience.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £41,500 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is 7 November 2021, with interviews likely to be held w/c 15 November 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

To be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please review the vacancy information pack or visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website

About the role

This exciting role will provide support to the Communications team, sharing responsibility for house style, maintaining brand integrity and ensuring the highest quality of editorial control across all our outputs.

The successful candidate will play a key role in bringing print and digital products to life, ensuring that content we produce on poverty and development finance is presented in a compelling and accessible way. They will manage production processes, working closely with internal stakeholders across DI's locations, as well as our external suppliers.

Duties include:

• Ensure high standards across all our outputs by copyediting, proofreading and maintaining DI house style
• Manage production processes, ensuring project tasks are delivered to agreed deadlines
• Enable the delivery of effective, audience-focused materials on a range of DI’s key focus areas of work.

About you

We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills and a keen eye for detail who can create and present content for a range of projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of publishing techniques.

You will be required to have an undergraduate degree or equivalent and at least two years’ experience of copyediting and proofreading, and editorial management/production.

We are experimenting with a blended approach to home and office working and so are flexible on your location, provided that you are based within the UK and can visit our offices in Bristol on a regular basis.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full recruitment pack and apply by uploading your CV and cover letter to our online application system.

Reporting to the Director of Development, this is a career development role and will appeal to someone who may already have some experience of fundraising, who is passionate about higher education and wishes to advance their skills in a highly successful college development and alumni relations office.  The role is varied but in general the appointee will assist the overall purpose of the office of fostering and deepening relationships between the Hall and its alumni and in securing financial support from those alumni and other friends but will also take the lead in some smaller discrete projects and responsibilities.  This will include some general administrative support for the team (the Director of Development, the Alumni Relations Manager, the Development Manager and the Campaigns Operations Manager) whilst also being the first point of contact for all visitors to the office.

Whilst each member of the team has specific responsibilities considerable teamwork is also expected.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) usually 09:00 to 17:00 (some flexibility is negotiable in regard to the start and finish time).  The role is based in the centre of Oxford but we are can offer the possibility of working one day per week at home if you wish so please get in touch to discuss.

You will have excellent organisation skills and be confident in your ability to work across a range of internal and external audiences.  You will have excellent relationship building skills with a strong commitment to supporting the delivery of the highest level of donor engagement and care.

In return, the College offers excellent benefits which include a competitive salary, 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) with further leave at Christmas and Easter when the College is closed, a free lunch and membership of the University of Oxford’s Staff Pension Scheme.  Travel and cycle loans are also available.

My client a charity based in Central London is looking for a Website / Digital Manager to take ownership of the technical side of maintaining and improving their digital properties and working with their external agencies. This position is 4 days per week, and they are flexible with remote working. You will report into the Head of Digital Marketing and the Head of IT.

About you

• You find solutions with the technology available to you
• You are conscientious and pay attention to detail
• You are passionate about the user
• You fully appreciate the role of content in digital experiences
• You thrive under pressure and welcome ownership
• You are confident to challenge
• You focus on opportunities, not limitations
• You are aware of the ‘next big thing’, but are pragmatic in your assessment of value

Responsibilities

• Maintaining their websites (amongst other digital properties), based on Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Umbraco and Wordpress
• Maintenance of existing and creation of new page templates
• Governance of content management process, ensuring consistency of quality, findability and accessibility, e.g. alt text, meta-data, etc.
• SEO of site content – application of best practice
• Media optimisation, including basic editing
• Maintenance of links related to system integration
• Maintenance of data dictionaries related to website content and functionality
• Ongoing quality assurance and maintenance of test backlog, including regression testing
• Training of other internal CMS users
• Assistance in management of digital projects, including enhancements to website and additional integrations
• Liaising with digital partners and third-party providers
• A/B testing of variants
• Regular reporting and maintenance of analytics properties and other tracking, using Google Tag Manager and Facebook pixels.
• Basic HTML and CSS tasks

Key skills
Essential

• Extensive practical experience of editing content and modifying page layouts and templates using the Umbraco CMS (version 7+)
• Good knowledge of web document structure and related attributes
• Excellent understanding of SEO principles, both on and off page
• Knowledge and appreciation of good user experience principles
• Knowledge and appreciation of accessibility criteria
• Excellent communication and documentation skills – ability to listen and assimilate, describe issues, gather requirements, provide guides, etc. in clear detail
• Practical experience of websites integrated with third-party solutions, e.g. CRM, LMS, etc., including Single Sign On
• Understanding of general functionality of API and web services
• Basic practical knowledge of HTML/CSS, to allow effective troubleshooting, along with tweaks where possible/necessary
• Practical experience of task/issue tracking tools such as Jira
• Microsoft Office suite, including Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Desirable

• Basic understanding of Javascript
• Understanding of Microsoft technology stack, including Azure
• Some knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CRM system/CRM concepts in general
• Experience of custom Google Maps and related data management
• Technical management and delivery of mobile based apps (iOS and android)
• Practical experience of optimisation tools
• Experience training colleagues and users

From Bernie Sanders to Greenpeace UK, progressive organisations are using digital mobilisation to activate hundreds of thousands of campaigners and raise millions of pounds online. Forward Action believes that a digital mobilisation model - where organisations use digital channels to drive tens or hundreds of thousands of supporters to take advocacy, fundraising and volunteering actions - can revolutionize campaigning and fundraising in the NGO sector, but its potential is still largely untapped in the UK. We help progressive organisations build digital mobilisation programmes and, as our Head of Creative, you will lead our creative team to produce digital fundraising and campaign copy that inspires people to take action.

You’ll be in charge of our copywriting and creative work. You’ll set the creative direction for our work, write and edit fundraising and campaign copy, come up with digital engagement tactics, facilitate brainstorms with our partners and ensure we deliver high quality creative work that helps our progressive partners hit their goals. And finally, you’ll manage two Digital Creatives, overseeing their work to keep delivering creative that produces excellent results with our partners.

If you know how to write copy that drives people to act, have great attention to detail, enjoy supporting partners to come up with creative ideas, and would be excited to help spread digital mobilisation across the charity sector, this job is for you.

This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely from home. You can work either four or five days a week.

People from communities that traditionally experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or immigration status; women and non-binary people; parents; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.

Who we are

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

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

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

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

What you’ll do as part of our team

• Set the overall creative direction and messaging for our work with partners, and ensure that all the copy we deliver meets a high standard

• Plan, edit and occasionally draft copy for emails, Facebook ads, signup and fundraising pages, and digital engagement tools (example here)

• Provide clear, constructive feedback on copy written by our Digital Creatives and freelance copywriters

• Facilitate brainstorms and creative sessions, and come up with concepts for handraisers, fundraising campaigns, engagement tools and other tactics

• Line manage our two Digital Creatives, overseeing their workload and supporting their professional development

• Collaborate with other members of the Forward Action team to ensure our creative work remains innovative and sector-leading

• Share creative recommendations with our partners and train them in copywriting and email best practice

• Manage creative capacity for Forward Action, ensuring that concepts, copy and other deliverables are produced on time and to a high standard

• Oversee the design process for new webpages, including planning user journeys, providing designers with briefs, and feeding back on designs

Benefits and location

Pro Rata Salary: £46,375 if you live inside London, £41,406 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London.

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

Location: Primarily at home during the pandemic, with the opportunity to use our Hoxton office occasionally; post-pandemic, in our Hoxton office and/or working remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so everyone is able to work from home. Most of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but post-pandemic you will need to attend meetings with partners in London two or three times a month, on average.

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

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

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

Period policy:  We’re proud to have a pioneering period policy. We encourage an open, positive and respectful conversation about periods in the workplace. Team members who menstruate can take a full day of leave each month where needed, and we have hot water bottles, tampons and pads, and painkillers freely available in the office.

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

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

Abilities and experience you’ll need to have

• 3+ years experience working in digital advocacy and/or digital fundraising

• Excellent copywriting and communication skills

• Experience writing and editing copy for emails, online ads and websites

• Enthusiasm for thinking creatively, coming up with and evaluating new ideas

• Comfortable working across multiple projects and partnerships simultaneously

• Good organisation and attention to detail

• Dedication to helping build a fairer, more progressive society

• Fluency in spoken and written English

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

Abilities and experience that are nice to have

We know it’s not possible for any applicants to have all these skills - it’s likely you’ll be able to bring 3 - 5 of the following to our team:

• Strong facilitation skills

• Experience managing at least one team member

• Experience working as a freelancer and/or at an agency

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

• Experience planning supporter email journeys

• Experience planning Facebook ad campaigns

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

• Experience working with designers

How to apply

Please apply by clicking the button above or through the Forward Action website. 

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

Applications close on Sunday 31 October 2021.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a written online task from home - this can be any time that works for you between Friday 5 November and Sunday 7 November. Selected candidates will then be invited to attend an interview (via a video call) on Tuesday 16 November.

Vacancy Reference Number:

SVCP/COMMS/FR/UK-R2

Position title:

Social Video Content Producer

Reports to:

Comms Manager

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £29,000.00 per annum (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Full Time Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 28th October 2021

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: ASAP

Start: ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Skype Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please include your Skype ID in your application.

Other Information:

Muslim Hands is a UK based international relief organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The Head Office in Nottingham and a fundraising team in Whitechapel London; occasional travel between the two locations. Muslim Hands UK is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our team during an exciting period of growth and change as we have ambitious plans to grow our activities by 2025.

Muslim Hands is an NGO that is at the forefront of delivering live saving aid and emergency relief to those who need it most, as well as building long term solutions that help the needy and impoverished worldwide.

The Fundraising team is young, diverse and dynamic and is set up to deliver and turn around tasks efficiently in a fast-moving sector. We thrive on new and creative ideas, always keeping the needs of our donors first and foremost.

Main Responsibilities:

The postholder shall form a key part of Muslim Hands’ growing Fundraising team. Working closely with all parts of the team, you will shine a light on all aspects of the great work Muslim Hands is doing worldwide.

We’re looking for a highly self-motivated and creative Video Editor to produce short and long form video content for the Muslim Hands Fundraising Department. With a focus on online content, this role will play to the strengths of a creative who has a solid understanding of social media strategy.

Person Specification:

As Social Video Content Producer, you will be a key member of the communications team, responsible primarily for delivering exceptional video assets to meet the social media strategic and marketing goals of the fundraising department and the humanitarian objectives of the organisation as a whole.

You will have a thorough understanding of different social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok and Facebook, and an ability to create content that engages audiences across the digital space. 

You will work closely with the Social Media Manager and creative team to plan, execute and review video campaigns across our channels and have the passion and confidence to drive engagement with the organisation through the effective use of video on SM.

You will have experience in producing content which is emotive and drive the viewer to take action. Above all, you must be able to work well as part of a team and express your ideas effectively.

With our donors at the heart of the change we’d like to see in our world, your 

key focus will be:

• Creating and designing high-quality, engaging creative assets for social media.
• Supporting the development of social media strategy and content strategy, working with the Social Media Manager, Communications Manager and Digital Marketing Team.
• Keeping ahead of the latest content trends and features.
• Creating tailormade content across multiple social media platforms to increase engagement with the brand across the digital landscape.
• Aligning work output with brief requirements.
• Working together with other content creators such as the designers to deliver consistency in the creative brand across our social campaigns.
• Create videos, animation, and other visual materials.
• Working alongside the Creative Manager to deliver a  brand video strategy.

Skills and Experience

• Digital asset production including video production and editing and motion graphics.
• Knowledge of how to make great content for social media, across a variety of channels and formats.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of video (Adobe; Premier, After Effects) and basic workable understanding of design tools and software (Adobe; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Ability to contribute to the full creative process from developing ideas to producing content
• Ideally, an understanding of third sector audiences.
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask across several creative projects.
• Creative thinker, articulate and persuasive and able to communicate operational initiatives and outcomes.
• Experience in designing brand content for web, desktop and mobile.

Essential: The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Have a deep natural curiosity, desire to experiment and ability to effectively deal with the heat of change. You have a growth and learning mindset: ready to test, stumble, learn and apply from experience.
• Be a team player, willing to collaborate and get involved in all aspects of a social media campaign, from inception to post-production.
• Have a genuine interest in social media and the latest digital trends as well as a desire to help others through your work.
• Be self-motivated, driven and accountable, with an ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Possess the ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Be able to either:

1. Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR
2. Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• Support with other Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in live TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• Undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• Promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

Essential Skills Required:

• Idea generation
• Good time keeping and organisation skills
• High proficiency in Adobe Premier
• Story boarding
• Audio editing
• Skilled in camera operating
• Ability to produce video end-to-end

Preferred Skills Required:

• Skilled in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Photography skills
• Animation skills a plus

Preferred experience:

• Substantial experience in a social video content producing role
• Experience in creating content for YouTube and the web
• We would also encourage exceptionally skilled graduates to apply

If you feel this is you please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for this opening – Remember to quote the reference number above!!

Deadline for applications is 28th October 2021 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.

The Magistrates' Association (MA) is recruiting to this new post, which will take the lead in implementing widespread changes across the marketing and communications. The MA has a small staff team of 11 and a membership of over 12,000 across England and Wales. It is at the heart of the justice system both nationally and in local communities. Early in the role you will be involved in shaping the development of a number of related strategies including:

• Communications strategy - bringing together plans for both our internal and external communications channels
• Membership recruitment and retention strategy - to increase the proportion of magistrates who are members
• Website redevelopment - honing our plans for a better, more exciting and relevant website

You will then take the lead in implementing those plans. It's a very varied and fast-paced role. You'll be a part of the senior management team, working collectively to provide management and leadership to the organisation. You'll have plenty of opportunity to both use your current skills and learn and develop further. And you'll be joining the organisation at an exciting time of change and renewal. If you are an experienced marketing and communications professional with a proven track record, who is keen to make a big difference within a small and friendly staff team, we want to hear from you.

Download the recruitment pack for more details, including how to apply.