Brand And Communications Officer Jobs in N1 0JL

Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The Communications Officer plays a key role in executing the organisation’s communication strategy. This role involves creating and managing content for various platforms, supporting media relations, and contributing to the overall communication campaigns and public relations efforts. The Communications Officer will work closely with other team members and the marketing team to ensure that all communication activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and effectively engage target audiences.

About the Role:

1. Create engaging content for the organisation’s communication platforms ensuring that all content aligns with the organisation’s messaging and brand guidelines.
2. Collaborate with the marketing team to engage followers and improve reach.
3. Manage the collation, storage and dissemination of the organisation’s digital archives in line with established guidelines and operational requirements.
4. Prepare stakeholder media summaries and reports on the organisation’s media coverage and its key issues.
5. Maintain a database of media contacts that can be used to strengthen stakeholder management.
6. Report on the performance of communication activities using data and insights to inform future communication strategies and activities.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
2. An understanding and awareness of the value of social media and their fundraising potential.
3. Experience in content creation, social media management, and media relations.
4. Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to create content for different platforms and audiences.
5. Proficiency in social media platforms, content management systems, and graphic design tools.
6. Detail-oriented and organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Why you should apply:

Join Muslim Aid as a Communications Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping our communication strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to create and manage impactful content across various platforms, support media relations, and contribute to meaningful communication campaigns that align with the organisation’s strategic goals. Apply now to bring your creativity and expertise to a role where your contributions will have a tangible impact on communities around the world.

Benefits you will enjoy working for us: 

• 25 days annual leave + 4 Privilege days
• Hybrid working
• Paid time off for medical appointments 
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays 
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL) 
• Pension Scheme

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.

About Design for Good

Design for Good (DfG) builds, trains and focuses a passionate global creative community to design direct and lasting impact for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. On a breadth and scale only possible through cross-company collaboration.

Your Role
We are seeking a Senior Communications & PR Leader to drive impactful internal and external communications and strengthen our global network. You will be responsible for developing and executing a dynamic communications strategy while building strong relationships with media partners to raise awareness of our global alliance and its achievements. This is a hands-on role ideal for a candidate who excels at strategic thinking but is also comfortable with content creation using own copywriting and visual skills, as well as guiding other content creators from volunteering partners.

We are looking for someone who shares the DfG mission, has a passion for storytelling, and excels at strategising and delivering innovative communication and PR initiatives. Additionally, the ideal candidate will also possess exceptional communication skills to engage effectively within our global network, connecting diverse audiences and their communication departments. The Communication & PR leader will collaborate with programme staff, and senior management to deliver compelling content across various platforms, including digital marketing, press, branding and storytelling initiatives. The working environment is informal, team-oriented, and encourages individual input and development. Thereby supporting the execution of DfG’s impact-driven program to improve life through design. This position reports to the Managing Director of Design for Good.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication Strategy: Develop and implement a communications strategy to elevate DfG’s global visibility and impact.
• Public Relations & Branding: Build and strengthen relationships with press contacts, and public relations partners to expand DfG’s reach. Enhance and promote our brand to ensure consistent messaging and representation.
• Content Development: Lead and create content for various channels, including the website, social media, events, annual reviews, and press releases
• Content Execution: Plan, coordinate, and deliver communication activities in partnership with alliance communication leads and external partners.

Key Requirements:

• Passion for DfG's mission to improve life through design
• Senior-level experience in communications, and public relations ideally in an NGO, charity or mission-driven organisation.
• Strong public relations network and a proven track record of securing media coverage for a global organisation.
• Exceptional communication skills in English, with strong storytelling abilities (additional languages are a plus).
• Ability to work independently while motivating and collaborating with colleagues and partners globally.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Comfortable working remotely with international teams across different time zones.

Preferred Skills and qualifications

• Proven experience building and managing relationships with media, partners, and stakeholders (foundation is a plus)
•   Experience in sectors related to international culture, design, creativity, or sustainability.
•  Familiarity with diverse media channels and target audiences
•  Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, PR, Marketing, or a related field.

Compensation
Salary payment is dependent on skill set, experience and education.

Responses to applications
Replies will be sent during January 2025.

A world class drama school and educational charity, LAMDA – the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – delivers exceptional vocational training in the performing arts. LAMDA’s core aim is to train and develop the best artists regardless of social or financial background. The Academy is at an exciting time in its evolution, paving the way for drama school training in the 21st century and developing multi-skilled creative artists and technicians. In order to ensure that its work is accessible to all, LAMDA is passionately committed to widening participation and operates a robust scholarship scheme, awarding significant support to one in five full-time students each year.

The Role

We are looking for someone who is highly organised and approachable, who displays excellent communication and administration skills. The role requires working at pace and the ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.

With proven experience in a customer facing role and confidence in creating and building relationships, you will be empathetic and professional.

Hours of work: 25 hours per week (0.71 FTE), Monday to Friday between 8.30am to 1.30pm.

Application Process

For a full job description, please visit our website via the apply button.

We want you to have the opportunity to really tell us about yourself and explain to us why this opportunity is right for you. All applications will be judged on content, not on format.

To apply, please complete:

• Application form together with the Equality and Diversity monitoring form
• All applications should address the following questions, and please attach a basic CV:

1. Tell us a little about yourself and why this position interests you
2. Tell us what experience you have had that means you meet the person specification outlined in the job description, include practical examples

To be considered for this role, please send the above information by email to the HR Department.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Friday 10 January 2025.

Interviews will be held w/c 13 January 2025.

We welcome applications from people of the global majority and those with disabilities, as these groups are under-represented at LAMDA.

We would like to hear from people whose situation, background and/or identity is currently under- supported across the arts and training sector and within our organisation. Including but not limited to people who are culturally and ethnically diverse and experience racism in our society, those with LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergent and/or d/Deaf and disabled, and those with caring responsibilities and those who have experienced socio and economic barriers.

Registered Charity No: 312821.

The Communications Lead will be responsible for the planning and implementation of DPP’s communications output across all platforms. Working closely with the Deputy Director and Co-Executive Directors, as well as the projects and legal teams, they will ensure that DPP’s communications are informative and engaging, as well as tailored to our audiences.

DPP’s communications strategy has a strong emphasis on organisational goals related to fundraising. The Communications Lead is therefore an integral part of efforts to inform, engage and sustain our relationships with current and prospective funders. This will involve developing and designing content that communicates our achievements through story-telling and by demonstrating our impact, across multiple outputs, such as the website, publications and other promotional material. 

This is an exciting role for an experienced communications professional that enjoys managing a range of responsibilities within a small, passionate team in a fast-paced environment.

In the first year of the role, the Communications Lead will take on the project management of a refresh of DPP’s branding and editorial guidelines and the development and launch of a new DPP website.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and high performing Head of Marketing & Communications to work with us on the next chapter of our exciting journey. We are seeking someone with the creative vision and energy to build our profile as a facilitator and thought leader for innovative sector leadership and positive social change.

Job Description

Clore Social Leadership is one of the UK’s most respected leadership development providers for social purpose and non-profit leaders. We support and develop exceptional social sector leaders who are changing the world and serving disadvantaged and underserved communities across the UK and globally.

Since 2010, Clore Social Leadership has supported over 4,000 individuals from nearly 3,000 social sector organisations. Through our transformative skills and development programmes, we empower individuals from local grassroots initiatives to global organisations to become agents of change. In partnership, we have developed leadership programmes for people with lived and/or learned experience of racial inequalities, youth services, immigration systems, criminal justice systems, social immobility, homelessness, gender inequalities, health inequalities and climate change.

We are at a turning point in growth and transformation for the organisation. You will amplify Clore Social’s brand and thought leadership and grow our revenue streams, audience and engagement by developing impactful, multi-channel B2B and B2C marketing and communications campaigns for our new and existing programmes and products.

The Head of Marketing & Communications will be part of our small, focused team of 8. They will work alongside the CEO and the rest of the organisation, providing the opportunity to contribute to our wider strategic aims. 

Role Description

The Head of Marketing & Communications is responsible for: providing strategic and creative leadership to build Clore Social Leadership’s profile and brand; achieving revenue and participant targets; and building engagement campaigns to support our work. This includes:

• Growing revenue streams and audience size and engagement by developing successful multi-channel marketing campaigns for our expanding range of leadership development programmes and products.
• Working collaboratively across the organisation on profile and engagement building activities. This includes showcasing programme and participant impact, developing and delivering an alumni relations strategy, as well as developing and project managing campaigns and events aligned to organisational goals.
• Collaborating with the CEO and the Director of Development to support the establishment of commercial partnerships with promotional assets.
• Growing and protecting the Clore Social Leadership brand, acting as the brand guardian across the organisation.
• Contributing to digital transformation, working across the organisation to ensure that digital platforms are used and maximised as a marketing and analytical tool, as well as provide the best possible user experience.
• Being responsible for the overall management and optimisation of our website, ensuring its functionality, performance and user experience. 
• Managing external partners and agencies to develop and execute a digital marketing strategy to achieve organisational objectives.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and maintaining the privacy and security of our data assets, as the appointed Data Protection Officer.
• Investigating and implementing evaluation and monitoring processes for all marketing and communications activities, including regularly producing reports for partners, funders, the senior leadership team and Board of Trustees.
• Developing and managing the Marketing & Communications budget.
• Line managing the Marketing & Communications Coordinator.

Reporting relationships

This role will be managed by the CEO and will line manage the Marketing & Communications Coordinator.

Person Specification

This role is likely to suit someone who is ambitious and keen to make their mark. You will have a strong track record in developing high profile engagement campaigns. You will be a bold and imaginative professional who will take Clore Social into a new space, focusing on increasing and enhancing our reach and impact. You will be a confident, persuasive communicator who is also hard working, with a strong attention to detail. 

You will bring your experience gained in a commercial environment, or delivering commercially-successful products, to help us build our leadership development products.

You will join an experienced, talented and friendly team in a fast-moving organisation during an exciting period of change.

As a team-player in a small organisation, you will balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, working independently and collaboratively to achieve goals. 

Personal qualities

• Flexible: Adaptable to a fast-moving environment that responds to sector needs
• Focused: Able to think analytically, analyse data and extract key messages. Strong attention to detail
• Creative: Proven ability to think creatively and deploy ideas innovatively 
• Courageous: Able to challenge the status quo to seek continuous improvement and innovative solutions
• Curious: Lifelong learner, actively engages in personal and professional development 
• Passionate: About the power of learning and development in catalysing social change

Skills & Experience - (E=essential, D=desirable)

Marketing & Communications

• Strong track record in developing, project managing and delivering successful, multi-channel marketing campaigns (E)
• Experienced at leading and developing impactful brand and profile-raising campaigns (E)
• Thorough understanding of developing and delivering engagement campaigns (E)
• Demonstrable digital skills and strong awareness of digital trends (E)
• Strong copy writing and copy editing skills, ranging from social media ads to longer form content (E)
• Experience with graphic design tools e.g. Canva (E)
• HTML coding (D)
• Experience with Google Suite, Canva, Salesforce (D)

Interpersonal skills

• Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build relationships, securing buy-in and building credibility at the most senior levels (E)
• Ability to craft inspiring, clear and effective content tailored to diverse audiences, ensuring messages resonate and drive engagement (E)
• Track record of driving change, fostering a culture of ideas and innovation, and instilling new thinking amongst colleagues (E)
• An empowering, collaborative and inspiring line manager, committed to the healthy development and growth of their team (E)
• Ability to demonstrate a passion for social impact and leadership development in a social sector context (D)

Analytical skills

• Exceptional problem solving skills, with a good mix of evidence-based decisions balanced with pragmatism, flexibility and common sense (E)
• Financially astute and analytical with a proven track record of developing and managing departmental budgets (E)

Hours and place of work

This is a full-time role to be fulfilled over a 35-hour week, within core working hours (Mon-Fri, 10am–4pm UK time), with flexibility as required.

This is a hybrid role with one day a week in our shared office space in London (Better Space, 127 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3DA), the travel costs of which must be covered by the individual. We are open to discussing this arrangement further to accommodate individual needs and preferences.

Further UK travel will be required on occasion, the costs of which would be covered by Clore Social Leadership.

Terms, pay and benefits

• This is a permanent contract.
• Salary for this role will be £45,000 - £50,000.
• The post holder is entitled to 25 days of annual leave, in addition to UK statutory holidays.
• The office is closed for one week during the winter festive period (25-31 December), providing an additional three days of annual leave in addition to the above allocation.
• You have the option to join our contributory pension scheme. The employer's contribution is 3% with a minimum employee contribution of 5%.

Application process
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We value and respect every individual, regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or background, and actively seek to eliminate bias, promote equality and provide equal opportunities for all to showcase their talents and be evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills and potential. We conduct a blind recruitment process to ensure fairness and equity by anonymising applications, removing names and identifiable information.

If you are passionate about making a profound impact and thrive in a dynamic, values-driven environment, we encourage you to submit an application.

Please apply through Charity Jobs. You will be asked to send:

• Your CV (two pages max.), including relevant work experience.
• A cover letter (one page max.), which addresses your suitability for and interest in the role.
   

Key dates
Applications close: 12:00pm Monday 6 January 2025
First round interviews (online): Thursday 16 January 2025 (flexibility can be offered)
Final interviews (in person): Wednesday 22 or Friday 24 January 2025 (flexibility can be offered)

Travel expenses for in-person interviews will be reimbursed on submission of valid receipts.

In line with the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond. 

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Clore Social Leadership is committed to a policy of equality and diversity.

Registered charity number: 1136727

Neighbourhood Watch Network (NWN) is the representative charity for the Neighbourhood Watch bodies and organisations and the 32 Neighbourhood Watch Police Force Associations across England and Wales and the Neighbourhood Watch Borough Associations in London.

Neighbourhood Watch Network supports and represents the successful grass roots, volunteer led group of organisations under the Neighbourhood Watch brand. We are funded by the Home Office and sponsor organisations in the private sector. The turnover is in the order of £1M per annum.

The interviews for the post will be in person at our London office on Friday 10th January.

Neighbourhood Watch was founded on the premise of bringing people together as neighbours and communities to help prevent crime and all the evidence suggests that the need for this today is as great as it has ever been. Neighbourhood Watch is a powerful organisation with approximately 2.3 million members and a brand that is recognised by 93% of people in England and Wales. The overarching aim of our 5 Year Strategy is to build on the history, strength and size of Neighbourhood Watch and to re-invigorate the charity into an even more relevant and more diverse organisation.

As a key member of the senior management team you will work closely with the Chief Executive and colleagues to ensure NWN communicates effectively with its members, stakeholders and the public. Responsibilities include ensuring the communications and PR of NWN are both influential and informative. To research and write appropriate press releases and any other form of communication and circulate them to their intended audience. Managing, updating and maintaining content on the NWN website, and support of volunteers on the NWN learning hub.

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.  

• Salary: £53,500 outside of London, £55,500 inside of London
• Hours: 35/week
• Contract type: Permanent 
• Location: Home-based with regular travel to London and Bristol offices 
• Closing date: 5 January 2025
• WC interview date: 13 January 2025

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We’re looking for a Head of Brand and Content  to join our Brand and Marketing Communications team.  This is a brand new role and exciting opportunity to bring your passion and experience to deliver bold, impactful and innovative work.

Your creative flair and highly strategic approach to developing brands will enable you to establish the Brand and Content team as a centre of excellence, trusted and respected in the sector and across the organisation.

You will be motivated to achieve system change in cancer care for children and young people, able to inspire and drive change, trying new ways of working and collaborating with colleagues across the charity to work in an integrated way to achieve shared goals.

We will become an audience-led organisation, driven by insight and outcomes and we can’t wait for you to join our team to make this happen.

Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at interview stage with you. 

This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the UK with regular visits to our London and Bristol offices and occasional visits to our accommodation services across the UK.

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

• Leading a team and developing a culture in which people are supported to reach their potential and deliver high quality work with demonstrable impact.
• Demonstrate the importance of diversity, accessibility and inclusion in everything we do.
• Lead the team and colleagues across he organisation to embed our brand positioning
• Establish a brand activation programme that enables the delivery of our organisational strategy 
• Deliver a step change in our creative output, internally and with agencies. Stay on top of trends and audience insight and external innovation and inspiration.
• Take an active role in team planning, developing and embedding new ways of working, establishing relationships with other teams, raising the profile and reputation of the Brand and Marketing Communications team across the charity.
• Proactively seek external opportunities to represent and advocate on behalf of Young Lives vs Cancer’s work and work collaboratively in development of the Children’s Cancer Care or the wider voluntary sector.

What do I need? 

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

• Extensive experience of developing brand strategy and identities for high profile corporate and/or not for profit brands.
• Leading teams to deliver, implement and evaluate brand, creative and content strategies which demonstrate impact.
• Extensive experience of leading creative teams to deliver outstanding work which has an impact on brand awareness, engagement and income generation.
• Passionate about leading and developing teams, driving a high performance culture through your ability to coach, inspire and empower people.
• Creative thinker, with a passion for working in a creative environment, drawing on insight and the external environment to inspire teams and encourage innovation.
• Involving people with lived experience through co-creation, co-production and evaluation.

What will I gain?

 For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website. 

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

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Director of Communications

Location: Global remote

Salary: £80,000 - 85,000

Reports to: CEO

Closing date: 15 January 2025

Our vision at UnitedGMH is a world where everyone everywhere can access mental health support. We use our expertise in advocacy, financing and campaigning to advance this vision, focussing on rights, health systems, ecosystems, and field building to deliver progress. We are looking for an experienced and creative Director to lead communications for UnitedGMH and the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN). 

You will have deep experience of global advocacy communications with the ability to develop and execute communications strategies with stakeholders across government, international organisations, civil society, the private sector, the media, research and academia. You will be confident in developing and implementing an organisational communications strategy, with a strong emphasis on brand, advocacy and digital communications to engage global audiences with UnitedGMH and GMHAN.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead a small central team, manage consultants, and provide communications advice and leadership to colleagues and partners worldwide. You will represent the organisation externally and manage high-level relationships with corporate partners, major health bodies, donors and board members. You will play an active role as a member of the senior management team, contributing to organisation-wide strategies, plans and fundraising.

You are a driven individual able to lead a cohesive and compelling communications approach, which harnesses our brands, profile, content, expertise, networks and channels to best effect. This is a great opportunity for a creative and confident communications leader to build on UnitedGMH’s successes to date, and to be part of an organisation at the forefront of tackling global mental health challenges.

Attributes and experience

Essential

• An ability to develop and execute communications strategies to help achieve change at the highest levels of government and international organisations.

• Proven experience of improving organisational brand and positioning to be a ‘go-to’ organisation in its field.

• An inspiring leader and manager, able to get the best from colleagues and stakeholders. 

• Experience of working in global health and/or international development communications at a global level.

• Proven experience of leading multi-disciplinary communications teams spanning brand, creative, social media, strategic communications, publications, events, and media relations.

• Experienced in building and developing high-level partnerships, especially with global media, and initiatives to reach and engage target audiences.

• Strong interpersonal and team working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels.

• Fluent in English, with exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Able to turn technical policy information into engaging products.

• Political sensitivity, with the ability to apply good judgment in decision making.

• Proven ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment.

• Effective in managing budgets, contracts and plans.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of global health and associated networks.

• Additional language skills.

• Familiar with, and a champion of, communications informed by global and national experts including People With Lived Experience of mental health conditions. 

• Knowledge of best practice in communications for mental health

This is a global remote role and you must already have the right to work in the country where you are based.

To apply, please use the Charity Job website to upload a CV and Cover Letter and apply by 12pm GMT on 15th January 2025. No direct applications will be accepted.

The Communications Manager plays a pivotal role in how the charity is perceived in the Learning Disability sector and beyond. We are committed to enabling those who struggle with the written word to understand the world around them and empowering them to make their own decisions. This role involves managing communications and marketing, maintaining databases, and helping to secure income to support the charity’s mission.

This is a key role within the Charity and is a great opportunity for someone wanting to build experience across all areas of external relations. You might bring with you experience in stakeholder engagement, external relations, marketing or communications. Knowledge of fundraising would also be beneficial.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with a charity that owns and runs a network of schools and academies in England and Wales. The organisation continues to be at the forefront of education for girls providing transformational bursary awards to help even more girls learn without limits, now and into the future. 

To support in their next phase of development the organisation is recruiting for an experienced Head of Communications to help achieve their aim of ‘reaching as many girls as possible’ by communicating key messages, promoting the benefits of their education, and articulating the core values that drive their growing family of schools.

The Head of Communications is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Director of Marketing & Engagement. The role is responsible for leading the central communications team and working collaboratively with marketing and communications teams based in each of their schools. Responsibilities include developing and leading the communications strategy for the organisation and their 25 schools, managing reputation with all stakeholders, and developing the brand voice and core messaging hierarchy, ensuring their narrative is consistent and compelling across all channels. In addition, the Head of Communications will lead on all issues and crisis communication activities, overseeing communications from the CEO and Trust Office based departments and lead external communications across media and owned communication channels. 

The successful candidate will bring significant experience in a leadership position within a fast-paced and high-profile communications team. You will have extensive understanding of strategic communications campaigns, news agendas, and digital communications, including measuring effectiveness, and demonstrate effective leadership skills having managed a communications function in previous roles. You will bring experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and providing guidance to senior leaders. In addition, you will have strong experience managing crisis communications and bring a passion for the mission. 

To apply please submit your CV and a two-page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the organisation and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Person Specification in the Job Pack. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application 

Heritage of London Trust (HOLT) restores the buildings and monuments that tell the story of the city and the people who live within it. Founded over 40 years ago, our mission is to rescue characterful and neglected historic sites all across the city. We focus on sites at risk in areas of least investment - in local communities that most need our help - ensuring a sustainable future for every project we work on. To date, we have restored 850 sites across London.

In 2020 we launched our ground-breaking Proud Places youth programme to inspire and engage young people with the world around them, helping them develop knowledge and skills now and for the future. We work with mainstream schools across London and are the only UK heritage organisation to specialise in working with excluded pupils, young  people at risk of gang exploitation and young refugees. To date we have worked with 8,000 young people and the programme continues to expand.

As our programme work has grown, so has our team and investment into our communications capability. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled communications professional to make a meaningful impact on London’s people and places. The Head of Communications is a newly created role reporting directly to the Director (Chief Executive).

With over 40 active projects and a vibrant youth engagement program, HOLT offers a wealth of compelling stories to share. As Head of Communications, you will focus our communications strategy to promote our mission, connect projects with diverse audiences, and engage a broad spectrum of supporters. The Head of Communications will bring expertise, fresh perspectives, and a focus on growing media relations. We have warm relationships with journalists and media contacts, which we are keen to build on as our work grows. A natural writer, you’ll produce high-quality content for our website and social media, liaising with our talented design team on videos, photography, and other assets. You’ll build our profile, showcase our work, and advance our social impact and reach.

We are a committed team with an entrepreneurial, creative approach; we find joy and purpose in our work and strive to create a collaborative, stimulating environment. We are seeking a warm, imaginative, and persuasive communicator with a keen eye for storytelling who can champion our work across press, digital, and social media platforms. Working closely with the Director, you will lead a small team and collaborate with senior colleagues in Fundraising, Programmes, and Trustees to capture and communicate our impact effectively.

While communications experience in arts, heritage, or youth engagement is an advantage, the qualities we value most are creativity, curiosity, proactivity, and collaboration. A commitment to our mission and a deep interest in serving young people, London, and its communities are essential.

To learn more about this fantastic opportunity, please download the full appointment brief, where you will also find contact details of our talent consultant Ami Jenick at People Beyond Profit, should you wish to have an informal and confidential conversation about the role.

Closing date: 12 January 2025

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 15- 21 January 2025

HOLT First Interview: 27 January 2025

HOLT Second Stage Conversations: W/c 27 January 2025

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting an Global Development organisation in their search for a Marketing and Communications Manager, joining an exciting and vibrant organisation to lead the communications and marketing function. This is a full time, permanent role based in London (hybrid).

Working closely with the CEO and the fundraising team, the new Marketing and Communications Manager will lead the communications and marketing function and strategy, ensuring it aligns with the fundraising strategy. The postholder will manage Action Syria's annual communication plan and calendar, taking the lead on all day-to-day communications, content creation and social media tasks, ensuring that the messaging is impactful and consistent across all platforms. The Marketing and Communications Manager will also develop brand guidelines and build effective relationships with media to build the organisations presence.

To be successful, you will have experience of strategic communications and marketing, including the development of marketing plans. You will have demonstrable experience of generalist marketing and communications, including digital, written and storytelling. You will have experience of social media management, with knowledge of design tools. You will be a positive, proactive candidate with excellent communication skills to build relationships internally and externally. Although not a necessity, experience of the charity sector, and understanding of charity fundraising would be desirable.

To discuss this role further, in the first instance please apply with your CV only.  Strong candidates will be contacted for a more in-depth conversation and the full job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

Chief Executive Officer

Job Description and Specification

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Reports to: Trustees of Evergreen Care UK

Salary: £48,750 - £57,500 (pro rata, per annum)

Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Wilmington, DA2

Evergreen Care UK seeks a visionary CEO to lead our charity into its next chapter. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of strategic leadership and a deep commitment to addressing the challenges of loneliness and isolation among older adults.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership

• Embody Evergreen’s values, inspiring others to follow.

• Guide the charity’s strategy and growth over the next decade.

• Inspire and motivate staff and volunteers to maintain excellent standards of care.

• Forge strategic partnerships and act as an ambassador for Evergreen Care UK.

Management and Compliance

• Lead recruitment, training, and performance management for staff.

• Manage the leadership team and step in to support operations when needed.

• Oversee resource allocation and ensure the effectiveness of our work.

• Uphold health, safety, and safeguarding standards.

• Keep Trustees informed and ensure compliance with governing bodies.

Financial Management

• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and financial reports.

• Manage fundraising and develop relationships with funding partners.

• Oversee the preparation of annual reports and financial statements.

Communications

• Ensure brand consistency and alignment with Evergreen’s ethos.

• Develop and execute media and marketing strategies to raise the charity’s profile.

• Strengthen communication channels with stakeholders and staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent.

• Commitment to ongoing personal development.

Experience

• Proven record of strategic planning and achieving targets.

• Successful financial planning and budget management.

• Experience in building relationships with external stakeholders.

• Familiarity with Adult Social Care and team leadership.

Knowledge and Skills

• Deep understanding of the impact of loneliness and isolation.

• Strategic thinker with a clear vision.

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Personal Qualities

• A commitment to the Christian ethos and values of Evergreen Care UK.

• Passion for improving the lives of older adults.

• Personal resilience and adaptability.

How to apply

• Closing date: Noon on Monday 3 February 2025. 
• Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role early if a suitable candidate is found, so please apply promptly. 

Head of Marketing and Communications
Directorate: External Relations
Reporting to: Director of Development and External Relations
Responsible for: five staff in the Communications team
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Requests for permanent remote working will be considered
Terms: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent. Requests for flexible working will be considered
Salary: £45,448 - 55,744 per annum

Role overview

The Head of Marketing and Communications is responsible for the strategic direction of the BSA’s marketing and communications activity. Working with senior colleagues, you will develop and oversee the marketing and communications strategy for the BSA overall, as well as some of its high-profile programmes. You will have responsibility for the full spectrum of the BSA’s communications function, from digital marketing to traditional media relations, and for communications output across earned, owned and bought media platforms, leading a small team to deliver against the goals set at both a programme and organisational level.

You will oversee a small, centralised communications budget (<£100,000) in addition to the communications budgets attached to core programmes, including the British Science Festival and CREST Awards. You will ensure that our communications strategy meets the needs of our audiences; you will grow the reach and impact of our communications activities and deliver action plans that support the KPIs of our programmes, including ensuring we achieve targets agreed with our funders.

Key responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role are to: 

Leadership

• Lead and inspire the Communications team, with line-management responsibility for three manager-level roles.
• Foster a collaborative, values-driven working environment for the Communications team across the organisation, including with Fundraising, Policy, and Programme teams.
• Work closely with the Director of Development & External Relations and Chief Executive on key strategic and emerging issues such as stakeholder-engagement, thought leadership, and crisis communications.

External communications

• Develop and deliver a bold and exciting marketing and communications strategy for the organisation, based on our strategy and business plan. 
• Have overall accountability for the marketing and communications output for all BSA programmes and their respective brands, including the British Science Festival, CREST Awards, British Science Week, For Thought, and others.
• Have oversight of the BSA’s corporate communications strategy and BSA brand, offering support and leadership to colleagues on the delivery of the strategy.
• Have oversight of British Science Week, including planning and delivery of the annual PR campaign, as well as supporting the Education and Community Engagement teams on the programme content (e.g., activity packs, grants).
• Act as the BSA’s lead on messaging and tone of voice, ensuring consistency and appropriate use across all communications output.
• Lead our engagement with media, journalists, influencers and other relevant stakeholders to raise the profile of the BSA and its programmes.
• Set the direction and maintain oversight of the BSA’s digital communications output, including our websites and social media channels, supporting colleagues to develop and deliver innovative content ideas.
• Lead on the evaluation and impact reporting of all communications activity, including providing reports to the BSA’s Council and other senior stakeholders / funders.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:

• Support colleagues across the organisation especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise.
• Support on internal communications, such as coordinating internal opportunities to promote collaborative working across the organisation.
• Other duties as reasonably required by your line manager.

About you

• The Head of Marketing and Communications role would suit someone who has experience in delivering broad, multi-channel marketing and communications campaigns for a range of audiences. 
• We’d expect the successful candidate to have extensive experience in communications, including media relations, digital comms, and stakeholder influencing. You should be an excellent storyteller, with an eye for a compelling story or narrative.
• You do not need to have worked in a science-based organisation previously, but it would be beneficial to have an understanding of the UK’s research and/or education and youth landscape.
• You should have experience of leading high-performing teams by motivating them to achieve and exceed the expectations set for them.

Benefits 

• Agile working policy enabling you to work at home or in another UK location up to 4 days per week, if office-based, and to vary your working hours outside our 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm core hours, subject to the needs of the BSA;
• 27 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Up to two days paid leave per year for significant voluntary commitments in support of professional and personal development, such as being a trustee of a charity or a school governor
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme (4% paid by employer)
• Up to five days’ unpaid leave per year (this is down to the Manager’s decision and ensuring it does not affect work)
• Life assurance from your first day, subject to scheme rules
• Occupational sick pay: up to six weeks’ full pay per year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Confidential telephone counselling service, offered by our legal insurance
• Interest-free loan for season ticket, bike to work, and assisted study
• Discounts may be offered on Science Museum tickets and in the shop.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Wednesday 8 January 2025.

First interviews are due to take place w/c 20 January 2025, and second interviews are likely to be w/c 27 January. 

You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.

If you wish to apply under the guaranteed interview scheme, you will be asked to indicate this when you submit your application by selecting ‘yes’ in the relevant box when asked during the application process. Applicants do not need to state any further information or declare their disability at the application stage.

The BSA follows government advice in that it is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations (such as a high number of applications), we may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

In these circumstances, we could select the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.

Whether you are applying under the scheme or not, if you are successful in being shortlisted, we will ask candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions to let us know if they need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

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