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There has never been a more important time to join Age UK. Against a backdrop of a broken social care system and millions already turning to Age UK for help, older people are amongst those hardest hit by the continuing cost of living crisis.

If you're passionate about making life better for older people and sector leading corporate partnerships then this is an opportunity for you to join an award winning, ambitious, and supportive team.

Age UK's award-winning Corporate Partnerships team is looking for a highly experienced, ambitious and tenacious fundraiser to help us win sector leading new partnerships with businesses who share our ambition of a world where every older person is included and valued.

This is an exciting time to join the Corporate Partnerships team delivering award winning sector leading partnerships and riding high on recent six and seven figure partnership wins. We're embarking on an ambitious strategy to significantly increase the income from partnerships and find new ways to drive impact for older people. So, if you are an experienced Business Development Manager within the charity sector, who has a track record of creating stand out propositions and securing new partnerships, please review the job description below for a more exhaustive list of responsibilities.

This fantastic opportunity offers hybrid working between home and our London officer near Tower Bridge. Due to the hybrid nature of the role, you will be required to work from our London office once a week. Currently the fundraising team meets on Thursday's.

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience
Broad and significant new business experience ideally in a corporate partnerships environment. A, I
A proven track record in securing 6 figure corporate partnerships A, I
Experience and ability to lead projects and manage project groups. Including putting together an analysing budgets. A, I
Ability to spot opportunities, identify prospective partners needs and drivers and match these with the priorities of Age UK and older people. A, I

Skills and Knowledge
Excellent presentation skills- ability to convince external stakeholders to support Age UK. I, P
Excellent communication skills - both written and oral - you'll need to have the social skills and presence to communicate to a variety of audiences, including at board level. I, P
Excellent negotiation skills with a proven ability to establish long-term working relationships. I
Proven ability to influence stakeholders - often very senior - both internally and externally to secure new partnerships. A, I
Proven creatively in developing ideas to present to companies in support of a fundraising idea. I, P

Personal Attributes
A passion to support older people and the mission of Age UK. A, I
Ability to think creatively and problem solve autonomously. A, I

Great to Haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience
Experience in securing 7 figure partnerships. A, I
Experience of line management or equivalent. A, I

What we offer in return:

· Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme

· Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP

· Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan

· Discounts and rewards through BenefitHub, Blue Light Card and Tickets for Good

· Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free

· Access to discounted Gym memberships and exercise equipment.  

· You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

We ask all members of Age UK's Partnerships and Philanthropy department to work from our London office at least once a week to enable collaboration, skills development and team dynamics (currently Thursdays).

From time to time, we may also require the successful candidate to come into our London office for face-to-face meetings with funders and colleagues at other times in the week: as per the terms of our hybrid contracts we aim to give seven days' notice when this happens.

This role will on occasions require travel outside of London and working outside of normal office hours e.g. for funder events and cultivation.

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We’re looking to recruit an experienced Digital Marketing Manager with a talent for combining creativity and analytical skills, to create marketing campaigns that will drive enquiries and registrations on our charity challenge events.

Global Adventure Challenges are more than just a challenge event management company – our core objectives and values derive from event fundraising. This ethos is driven down from the directors through the business, to each team and member of staff.

Our passion for challenge event fundraising runs deep and we aim to ensure we deliver safe, memorable and life-changing challenge experiences for our participants, enabling our charity partners to raise substantial funds and create lifelong supporters!

About The Role

Alongside our Marketing Officer, you’ll be responsible for successfully promoting our challenges to individuals, charities and corporates, with the primary aim of ensuring that monthly registration targets are met, but also with the aim of marketing Global Adventure Challenges’ services as a whole.

You will plan and deliver our digital marketing strategy, which involves, but is not limited to:

• Developing and implementing digital marketing strategies to individuals, charities and corporates, including but not limited to organic and paid social media, email marketing, search engine optimisation (SEO) and paid search and display advertising while adhering to deadlines
• Designing and monitoring all paid advertising, including but not limited to Meta and Google Ads
• Supporting our charity partners in their promotion of our events, including the production of marketing kits for new offers and events
• Working with our Charity Accounts Officer to create PowerPoint presentations for information evenings for our charity partners
• Managing the company website and ensuring that content is up to date, including challenge dates and itinerary details
• Writing creative copy including blog content for the website, ensuring content is optimised for search engine results
• Creating and scheduling regular marketing emails to our subscribers and charity and corporate partners using Dotdigital
• Designing and delivering all digital creative media including online challenge brochures, in addition to managing and maintaining the brochure website using WordPress. This requires a basic understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript to maintain functionality
• Creating a range of content using Adobe Creative Suite, including but not limited to content for the GAC website and social media channels in addition to providing design support to other areas of the business

Administrative tasks

• Reporting on KPIs from various marketing campaigns including but not limited to Google Ads, Meta Ads, email sends, search engine optimisation (SEO) and other marketing streams
• Providing regular reports and analysis on website usage and trends using GA4
• Accurately reporting the expenditure of marketing campaigns
• Producing PowerPoint Presentations for information events for charities, participants and corporates
• Recording accurate stock levels of all merchandise including but not limited to cycling jerseys, trekking t-shirts and place orders with our supplier as required
• Contributing towards the design and sales of merchandise via the company’s merchandise website
• Line-managing the Marketing Officer, providing guidance and supporting them in their management of our social media channels

 Other tasks

• Developing and suggesting new marketing and client sourcing streams for the business
• Ensuring all correspondence (written and verbal) is to the highest standard
• Alongside Company Directors, implementing any new Marketing procedures that will benefit the business
• Any other duties as and when required under instruction from the Directors.

What we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in a digital marketing role, including SEO, PPC, social media and email marketing
• Strong knowledge of website analytics tools including GA4 for tracking website performance
• Proven track record in allocating and managing budgets on paid channels, including Google and Meta Ads
• Experience managing WordPress websites, with basic HTML and CSS skills
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite to create image and video content (Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
• Strong project management skills, with experience managing multiple projects whilst still meeting deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions to potential roadblocks
• Up-to-date with the latest developments in the digital marketing industry

What we can offer you:

• Workplace pension
• £50 / month fuel allowance
• Birthday off work
• Early finish on a Friday
• Christmas shutdown (a proportion of your annual leave will be needed to cover this period)
• Lively and interesting work environment in a sector which makes a difference
• Potential to experience exciting challenge events, worldwide travel
• Dog friendly office
• Flexible working

About IMO Charity

Inspire Motivate Overcome (IMO) was established in 2006 to create safe, engaging, and inspiring spaces for young people through recreational and diversionary activities. Our roots are in the Audley & Queen’s Park ward in Blackburn, Lancashire – a vibrant but often under-resourced area. What began as a small initiative has since evolved into a respected grassroots charity that works at the heart of the community.

Over the years, IMO has expanded its reach and impact by listening to local voices and responding to real needs. We work collaboratively with residents, statutory services, and partner organisations to fill service gaps, tackle social inequalities, and create opportunities for all.

Our projects span youth engagement, education, employment support, mentoring, mental health and well-being, and community development. Whether it’s through sports programmes, training workshops, youth leadership initiatives, or one-to-one support, our goal is to empower individuals to thrive and inspire those around them.

Our Ethos
At IMO, we believe in the power of community. Our ethos is rooted in supporting those who shape future generations – be they family members, peers, educators, businesses, or community leaders. By equipping people with the tools, confidence, and networks they need, we help build a more resilient, inclusive, and hopeful society.

Why Join IMO?

Working with IMO means becoming part of a passionate, dedicated team that values innovation, integrity, and compassion. We offer a supportive and flexible working environment where your ideas are welcomed, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a visible difference. This is more than a job – it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful, right at the heart of community change.

Our Organisational Value:

1. Passion
2. Respect
3. Accountability 
4. Team Work
5. Knowledge
6. Action
7. Equality & Diversity 

Purpose of Post:

The Marketing & Communications Officer will be responsible for the administration and co-ordination of consistent marketing and communications messages and activities, promotions, exhibitions, PR campaigns, social media, digital/website content, uphold brand integrity, which enhances and grows the reputation and awareness of IMO Charity.

The Marketing and Communications Officer will play a key role in supporting the Business Development Manager to manage the ‘public face’ of IMO Charity. It is expected that the Marketing & Communications Officer will contribute strategically and creatively about how to promote the organisations services and activities to engage all members and stakeholders, offering inventive ideas for creating captivating marketing content and the drive to deliver it with a flair for language, keeping up-to-date with changes in the social media and attention to detail.  

The Marketing & Communications Officer will work closely with the staff, supporting them to develop and deliver communication plans, in line with meeting the overall strategic objectives of the organisation.

A prime area of responsibility will be to work with the Business Development Manager and other team members in delivering contractual obligations and impact reporting associated with marketing and communications across all projects.

The officer will support the IMO Charity team by inputting and contributing towards the activities and development of tenders, grant applications, market research, membership support, data analysis, events and any other activities required to achieve IMO Charity marketing objectives.

Employee Benefits:​

1. 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
2. Flexible working arrangements
3. Pension Scheme
4. Sick pay
5. Internal staff well-being group to support staff welfare
6. Personal development opportunities
7. Free staff parking
8. Health Benefits

To view the marketing & communications job specification view the marketing doccument attached. 

ROLE OVERVIEW
We are looking for a talented, creative and dedicated marketing professional to join our small but powerful team to help deliver our new strategy. 

As a new role in the hospice’s Fundraising & Marketing Team, the Marketing & Communications Manager will join an existing team of fundraising managers working to maximise awareness and support of the hospice in order to ensure its long-term sustainability.

The postholder will be responsible for the operational management, development and delivery of marketing and  communications to support the hospice’s income generation strategy, including line management of the Website Editor and Marketing & Communications Officer, and external agencies.

The successful candidate will be an experienced marketing professional, used to working closely with income generating teams. They will oversee the delivery of a compelling programme of multi-channel communications with the sole aim of increasing the awareness of and support for the charity. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Marketing and communications planning, delivery and performance management

• Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Marketing, develop a clear marketing and communications plan to support the strategies for fundraising, retail and volunteering.
• Implement, monitor and analyse marketing and communications plans and budgets, producing impactful insights and reports to guide our ever-evolving work through all communication channels.
• Develop and maximise the marketing mix, identifying innovative initiatives and working across online and offline channels, to best support the promotion of all income generation activities across the hospice.
• Ensure compliance to industry standards and best practice at all times.
• Support the fundraising strategy in proactively researching and targeting audiences across the catchment area to ensure a broadening of reach and awareness of the breadth of the hospice’s services.
• Be forward facing and lead on engagement with clinical colleagues to promote the need for strong patient stories and effective storytelling to support fundraising.
• Ensure sufficient opportunities for collection of service user data to share news and promote activities.
• Proactively develop and streamline the long-term internal and external communications schedules across the charity.
• Lead on content creation, coordination and production of hospice marketing materials, protecting the reputation, brand and tone of Katharine House.

Operational delivery

• Lead on the writing and distribution of appropriate and engaging press releases, paid adverts, local village features and articles.
• Work closely with the Marketing & Communications Officer to oversee delivery of a planned (and reactive) social media programme, maximising opportunities to increase our profile, using online planning and Analytical tools to plan and report on digital channels to improve targeting and supporter journeys.
• Work closely with the Website Editor to oversee and optimise the KHH website: creating and updating content for the charity and clinical colleagues, including the EPiC Resource Centre.
• Work with the Website Editor and Supporter Care team to ensure that integration of the CRM (Beacon) and website is optimised, to maximise supporter journeys, supporter preference compliance and insights.
• Work together with relevant charity and clinical colleagues and our designer to prepare, design and deliver high-quality marketing materials. 
• Work with the Marketing & Communications Officer to oversee the production of the monthly supporter e-newsletters.
• Alongside your immediate team, manage production of the bi-annual Katharine House magazine from start to finish, with content and thematic planning with fundraising and volunteering managers.
• Lead on content creation to use across the charity. Continue to manage and regularly update our library (filed, captioned, tagged) of patient, staff and volunteer stories with consent, quality photography and video content for use across all of income generation.
• Manage and oversee the charity’s online channels including website, ensuring accurate, up-to-date and engaging content, and ensure all online advertising (inc. paid social media adverts), Google AdWords grant and SEO are effectively managed.
• Liaise with clinical colleagues at our NHS partner OUH to support key marketing, messaging and communication needs, ensuring our brand is correctly used.

Leadership and people management

• Meet regularly with the Website Editor and Marketing & Communications Officer, fostering positive communication and engagement. Carry out monthly one-to-ones, setting quarterly objectives and recognising training needs where necessary.
• As a member of the management team, represent the culture and values of the hospice and charity sector.
• Manage the ongoing and changing priorities within the team, communicating and sharing progress and changes in a clear, timely manner. Promote collaborative working and its benefits across the organisation.
• Attend regular management meetings, contributing to team strategy and overall management/team needs.
• Act as a positive role model to the charity team and wider stakeholders.
• Actively manage the workload of our designer. 
• Where necessary, manage poor performance as it happens and support staff to fulfil their role.
• Network and foster good relationships both internally and externally to the charity.

VISION, MISSION AND VALUES

Vision - our vision is to ensure that every moment matters for patients and families affected by life limiting illnesses in our local community.
Mission - our mission is to ensure that we maximise support for quality, holistic services that meet the complex medical and social needs of our community around the issues of death, dying and loss. 

Values
Compassion - we act with compassion and integrity, and ensure that everyone is treated with respect. 
Inclusivity - we are committed to our whole community, regardless of background or circumstance. 
Sustainability - we work to ensure the continued provisoin of quality palliative and end-of-life care in our community. 

About Ataxia UK 

Ataxia is the umbrella term for a group of neurological conditions and Ataxia UK is the UK’s leading ataxia support and research charity. Ataxia UK collaborates with the global ataxia community through our Research team, and we are on the board of the international non-profit association, Euro-ataxia. Our Services team focuses on helping everyone affected by ataxia in the UK to live their best life. We have a Helpline and Advocacy service providing information, advice, and 1-2-1 support to help people access their rights; whilst the Community Engagement service provides activities, engagement and volunteering opportunities to bring the ataxia community together and reduce feelings of isolation.  

About the Role   

You will be joining at an exciting time for Ataxia UK as we enter our 60th anniversary year.

Responsible for the communications officer as well as a range of external suppliers, you will lead the day-to-day communications function as a key member of the Fundraising & Communications department. Working closely with the new Director of Fundraising & Communications, you will have the opportunity to help shape Ataxia UK’s new communications and brand strategy. You will work closely with the Director and Managers from the Fundraising team to engage and cultivate our network of Friends and volunteers, celebrity ambassadors, donors and fundraisers through dynamic marketing and communications assets and materials.

Ataxia UK operates a hybrid- working policy, with full time staff working 5 days a week expected to work from our offices in Highgate a minimum of 2 days a week. This is adjusted to 1 day per week for part time. 

About you 

You will be a creative and dedicated communications professional looking for a new challenge and excited by the opportunity to help shape our new strategy. You will be someone who thrives in a project-management environment, as comfortable learning as you are leading, and able to work both independently and closely with colleagues and external suppliers.

Organised and details-focused, you are confident using data to help steer and focus our communications outputs. You will have a keen understanding of how the role can support our fundraising and you will have experience working closely with fundraising teams or on income-generating projects or events.  As curator of our brand and messaging, you will have the skills and experience to ensure we positively represent the interests of the ataxia community, and you will be someone who shares our commitment to supporting those affected by ataxia. 

Benefits of working for us. 

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with a length of service)

• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme & Employee Hotline 

• Flexible hybrid working 

• Pension scheme 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Training and development opportunities 

• Extra day of annual leave for your birthday 

• Accredited Living Wage Employer 

• Staff travel loans – 3 months pass 

PLEASE DOWNLOAD OUR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION!

All of us at The Talent Foundry (TTF) believe that a young person's success should be determined by the talents and abilities they have, not where they come from.

For 16 years, we've been bridging the gap between school and work and improving social mobility for young people in underserved schools.

Educational inequalities are vast, and the widening disadvantage gap is diminishing social mobility progress. We work with amazing partners across the rail industry, financial services, professional services, technology companies and healthcare to deliver free, industry-focused, skills workshops to enhance opportunities for young people (aged 9-18+).

Each year we support 60,000 young people thanks to our transformational industry partnerships and their volunteers’ engagement across lightbulb moments in schools, through to intensive connections with employers.

Everyone on our team is:

• Passionate about the charity's vision to improve social mobility
• Motivated by team success 
• Proactive in getting things done 

The values of ambition, inquisitiveness, and inclusivity and equity guide us in everything we do.

The Programme Manager role

Due to the continued expansion and sustainability of our programmes, we are seeking a new team member to support our next period of growth.

You will be a consumate account manager to support our skills and employability programmes designed in partnership with industry. You will work collaboratively with our corporate and industry partners to support teachers and students in schools and further education institutions access a range of TTF educational programmes.

What you will be doing

• Management of multiple projects and events
• Team management to deliver programmes (proven experience of line managing direct reports)
• Building exceptional relationships with partners, teachers and volunteers
• Use systems and administrative processes
• Evaluation and reporting

To succeed in this role you will be an individual who thrives in a fast-paced working environment, be highly organised, a professional communicator, and not be fazed when you need to adapt your plans to meet schools’ needs (you will always have a plan B).

Job details

• £35,000 salary
• Full time (37.5 hrs per week)
• Hybrid working*
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (inclusive of Christmas closure)
• Training budget

If you join our team, you can expect to receive feedback like this from our former students: 

"I just wanted to say a big thank you for your help. Without networking with you I would not have been so prepared for the interview. If it wasn't for Powering Potential all those years ago I would not have developed into the person I am today. So for that, I thank you." 

*Hybrid working

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home and will join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what you feel is a reasonable commuting distance and to be able to attend our team days in London.

We take safeguarding seriously, please note for safer recruitment purposes, all applications must clearly state continuous work history for the last 10 years, or since leaving full time education. It is ok to have employment gaps on your CV, please provide a note to explain these. Any CVs without full history (including start and finish months and years) will not be considered. 

To read the full job information pack, download the attachment. Please read this before completing your application as it contains some helpful advice of the key experiences and skills we are looking for including: 

• Account management - working with funders and balancing priorities, objectives and deadlines
• Project delivery - operational, event and logistics management
• Staff management

We receive a very high number of applications for our vacancies, please make sure you read the application pack before applying to ensure your skills and experience match the person specification. 

Using AI in your application 

Robots need not apply. Human skills and authenticity is incredibly important in the work we do with young people. We want to hear your voice and personality in your application. AI is a tool, not a shortcut. This means not asking AI to do the work for you, or copying and pasting answers, as this limits the way you can showcase your personal experiences and strengths. AI doesn't know you or your work history, so use sparingly.

We receive many applications generated by genAI which often include incorrect information about our charity - providing incorrect or misinformation may mean we discount your application. 

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing and welfare of children and we require everyone associated with The Talent Foundry Trust, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Coeliac UK currently has an exciting opportunity for a Web Manager, to join our team hybrid working, including on site at Coeliac UK Head Office, High Wycombe. You will join us on a full time basis. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £31,450 per annum.

Coeliac UK is the charity for people who need to live without gluten. 

For over 50 years we've been helping people with coeliac disease and other gluten related conditions live happier, healthier lives. We do this by striving for better gluten free food in more places, providing independent, trustworthy advice and support to our community, and funding crucial research to not only manage the impacts of gluten, but also find the answers to coeliac disease. And we do it all so that one day, no one's life will be limited by gluten.

The Web Manager role:

Coeliac UK is seeking a talented Web Manager to oversee the development and maintenance of our website, ensuring an outstanding user experience. As a Web Manager, you will play a key role in the creation and launch of a brand-new website, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver a best-in-class digital platform. If you're a strategic thinker with a strong technical background and a passion for web development, this role is perfect for you.

Key responsibilities of the Web Manager:

• Leading the day-to-day management, development, and maintenance of Coeliac UK’s website.
• Overseeing content migration and ensure compliance with functional specifications and brand guidelines for the new website launch.
• Managing the website post-launch, driving ongoing improvements to enhance user experience and engagement.
• Defining and implementing strategies for future web development in collaboration with the Head of Digital.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with GDPR, cookie policies, and data protection regulations.
• Conducting regular performance analysis and reporting, using web metrics and user data to inform digital strategy.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the Web Manager:

We are looking for a proactive Web Manager with a strong technical and strategic approach to digital platforms. The ideal Web Manager will have:

• Proven experience managing CMS platforms, particularly WordPress.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in web performance tracking and data interpretation.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead multiple initiatives simultaneously.

Closing Date: 30th March 2025

If you would like to be considered as our Web Manager, please apply now with your CV and cover letter. For your application to be considered, please combine your covering letter and CV into a single document for uploading purposes. We’d love to hear from you!

Our Communications Manager is taking maternity leave from mid-June and we are looking for someone to cover the role for approx 9 months.  We are a small team and this is the only communications role, therefore the Communications Manager has a lot to do, including:

• Running our whole comms operation – social media, website, event marketing, PR. 
• Developing and delivering our communications strategy
• Creating stories and content for different channels
• Working on communications projects with people with lived experience
• Working with our individual giving lead on fundraising campaigns

A major rebrand and a new name have helped us build our profile over the past three years, and we’re working hard to increase recognition and support further.  The stories of the people we work with are central to that, and it’s their voices, not the charity’s, that belong in the foreground. So a key part of the job is to build relationships with those people, and support them to tell their stories as they want to, empowering them and keeping them safe.  This means staying flexible, in the content and the work of gathering it.  In the immigration system and the lives of people going through it, it’s wise to expect the unexpected, so plans can change at short notice.  This is a special opportunity to work join a supportive, dynamic team delivering extraordinary work.

What we’re looking for

1.  ‘Must haves’:  we believe that the right person for this key role must bring with them:

• Experience – you have wide communications experience that enables you to cover the whole range of work that we need (see above)
• Independence – you are pro-active, well organised and can get things done on your own, with more guidance on aims than methods
• Collaboration – you can work well with colleagues, professionals and people with lived experience, and deliver great projects together
• Communication – your speaking and writing communicates clearly and powerfully
• Story-telling – you know how to create compelling content that tells stories of change and empowerment
• Understanding – you appreciate the purpose and complexity of our work
• Commitment – your practice fits our values of empowerment, co-creation, curiosity and respect
• Flexibility – you can adapt to sudden changes and vary your working hours sometimes, eg to work at evenings or weekends

2.  ‘Also haves’: if you also bring any of the following, they will be important for us:

• Work experience in a communications role in a charity or arts company – especially if it was a role like this in a small organisation
• Practical skills in one or more of: graphic design, photography, audio/video production, digital advertising
• Experience of working sensitively with people who have been through difficult experiences to tell their stories
• Experience of overseeing creative freelancers
• Experience of implementing and developing communications strategy
• Experience of careful messaging in a politically sensitive context
• Experience of using reporting & analytics tools
• Culture and language skills relevant to people in immigration settings

Lived experience and professional experience

Professional experience and lived experience are both valuable for this role.  We want to bring people with personal experience of immigration detention, or the asylum process, or immigration enforcement into our team, so if you have this kind of experience then we would really love to hear from you. We need you to bring the ‘must have’ qualities listed above, but do not require a conventional professional CV full of paid communications and marketing roles.  What we do need is someone who can help us deliver.  That means understanding the people we work with, and knowing how to deliver organisational communications that meet their needs.

If you have lots of professional experience, together with strong understanding of our kind of work and the needs we address, but not the personal experience specified above, then we would also love to hear from you.  We want people with all kinds of backgrounds and experience to apply for this job.  We very much encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds, disabled or neurodivergent applicants, and people of different ages, gender, sexual orientations and socio-economic backgrounds.

What we can offer you

We’re a specialist organisation working in a fraught environment that changes constantly.  We’re developing better ways to support everyone working for Hear Me Out.  So we will look to provide the right kind of offer to our new Communications Manager, tailored to their needs.  For example:

• The work can bring stress and distress to all of us, so we have ‘clinical supervision’ sessions and are developing other ways to offer care and support
• We can arrange mentoring for you, to support you in delivering the role
• We can arrange training, for example if there are specific skills you need to learn
• Hear Me Out is a friendly and collaborative team where we look out for each other
• We’ll be open to your ideas about what kind of support will help you the most

Terms & conditions

• Contract:  Temporary (9-month) contract, subject to a 3-month probationary period
• Location: The team meets at its office in central London on Wednesdays and works in a hybrid way the rest of the week.
• Hours:  Part-time position, 2.5 days (18.75 hours) per week (0.5 FTE)
• Salary:  £40,000 per year pro rata (ie £20,000), gross
• Annual leave:  36 days paid holiday leave per year pro rata (ie 18 days), including statutory bank holidays
• Sick pay:  25 days per year pro rata (ie 12.5 days) on full pay, followed by 25 days pro rata (ie 12.5 days) on half pay, followed by Statutory Sick Pay only
• Pension: 6% employer contribution to HMO’s selected Stakeholder pension scheme or to another scheme of the employee’s choice

To apply, you must download the job pack, check out the full details, and follow the instructions on how to apply.

The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: Up to £27,222 pro rata

Hours: Full-Time (4 days considered), Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation, situated with direct and fast links to London

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

Key Responsibilities

Oversight of the Spear Programme

Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions plus a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there. ​

• Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
• Oversee all aspects of the programme coordination and delivery.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report to Resurgo and the church on enrolment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees, as well as their ongoing progress.

Partnership liaison and relationship management

• Build and implement a strategy for developing and maintaining relationships with local referral partners to build the profile of the Spear programme within Ipswich and ensure the young people who would benefit from the programme are able to access it.
• Steward relationships with young people after initial point of contact, to encourage enrolment and ensure a full cohort is enrolled for each programme.

Line management and training

• Manage the Spear Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
• Work with and be managed by River Church staff locally, and by a Church Partnerships Manager from Resurgo on a national level, to ensure the flourishing of the Spear centre, its team and young people, and to ensure the fulfilment of our shared mission in Ipswich.
• Work with and report to Resurgo teams on KPIs, and use outcomes data to maximise the effectiveness of the programme.

Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry

• Establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement of church members and to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme, though it is not a requirement of the role for the successful candidate to join River Church as their worshipping community if they are already part of another local church
• Work with the Head of Operations and the Fundraising Assistant to prepare grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
• Keep the River Church congregation updated on the Spear programme to ensure it is a seamless part of the church’s missional work.

Personal qualities we're looking for:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• A dynamic and engaging individual with an enthusiasm for and experience of group and 1-1 coaching and training.
• A creative, ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A strong leader with experience of line managing and developing others in a high support, high challenge style.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence developing internal and external relationships, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference to people with brain tumours and their loved ones?

Brain Tumour Research is seeking an experienced, dynamic and influential Head of PR and Communications.

Do you have the experience, drive and determination to thrive in this role?

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Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of our PR, Communications and Social Media
  teams
• Develop our PR, Communications and Social Media strategy to ensure maximum
  visibility for our charity
• Be an ambassador for our brand and help to devise and implement strategies which
  support our ambitious fundraising goals
• Be a champion of cross-functional working, engaging with internal and external
  stakeholders at all levels
• Support the team to secure coverage in the news media both nationally and
  regionally
   

Requirements:

• To be able to work from the office in Milton Keynes two days a week, with the option of working from home three days a week 
• ​Proven leadership and people management skills, with experience in overseeing multi-disciplinary teams. Essential experience includes team leadership, employee motivation, setting clear objectives, and fostering a collaborative work environment
• ​Have a track record of securing coverage in the news media both nationally and
  regionally and be able to demonstrate how you have informed communications and
  social media strategies
• Ability to embrace a variety of communication assets, from statistics to celebrities
• ​Drive to exceed objectives and be able to deliver effective and confident reports at a
  senior leadership level on progress
• ​Outstanding communication skills, including an excellent standard of written English

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If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful role and have the level of experience and skill we are looking for, we welcome your application.

​We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.

We are asking for a CV as the first step, but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

Do you have a passion for fundraising? Do you want to put your faith to work to address homelessness? 

About the role

Hope into Action is a multi-award-winning charity which enables the church to house people affected by homelessness.  We housed almost 500 people last year and have exciting plans to grow further. We aim to combine both professional excellence and spiritual passion in all we do. 

The Supporter Relations Manager is a critical role responsible for raising c£1m a year from grants and donations from individuals and churches. You will also be responsible for our communications including our website and social media.

About you

We are looking for someone who can inspire people to support the work of Hope into Action.This will involve excellent written and inter-personal skills and the ability to present our work with conviction and credibility.

You will have the ability to oversee both the detailed work required in a grant application as well as communications which inspire our supporters.You will appreciate the importance of targets and accountability and valuing every one of our supporters. 

You will be a team player, committed to the Christian ethos of our charity and our model of working closely with local churches. You have a passion for how the Christian faith can make a difference.

We’re looking for a Stories and Media Manager to join our team

Salary: Circa £40,000

Base: Central Edinburgh/hybrid

Hours: Full time and permanent.  Working 35 hours a week over core working hours of 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour lunch break. The office is open 8am - 7pm daily and our hybrid working policy requires all full-time employees to work at least two days a week in the Edinburgh office. 

Benefits: 10% employer pension contribution; private medical insurance; employee assistance programme and counselling service; enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay; enhanced sick pay; 31 days’ paid holiday/year plus four paid winter public holidays; 2-weeks fully remote working/year; three paid carer days/year; death in service benefit; cycle to work and travel season ticket schemes.

To support the Team’s work-life balance, we work a nine-day fortnight where the charity is closed every second Friday.  

About the role and why we need you

You will be part of a team dedicated to strengthening and maintaining the charity’s position as a trusted source of information and a powerful, supportive voice for everyone living and affected by cancer.

You will be responsible for sourcing relatable human-interest stories about cancer, its treatment and research, and turning them into inspirational case studies which demonstrate our impact and enhance content across our owned and earned communication channels.  You will be an effective, genuine and intuitive storyteller as well as an advocate for our mission.

Your ideas and expertise will drive awareness, engagement and conversion through high-profile PR and stories, in turn promoting the work of Worldwide Cancer Research. 

The charity’s values are at its heart and include curious, united and spirited; all of which you will readily demonstrate as you work with colleagues across the team, with our supporters, and influencers.

Who are we? 

At Worldwide Cancer Research, we start new cures. Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but cutting-edge science can give us hope. Discovery research seeks to uncover new knowledge that could change the way we think about cancer. It reveals new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer that can save lives.

We actively seek unconventional and imaginative ideas from scientists at all stages of their career, across the globe. In some cases, we are the only organisation that will fund a scientist’s idea. We take an unbiased approach to research funding by focusing on supporting only the best ideas for new cures. By having a diverse research portfolio, we increase our chances of finding breakthroughs.

Our vision is of a day when no life is cut short by cancer, and we believe we can achieve this by starting the life-saving advances of the future by sowing the seeds of discoveries. Anyone that helps bring forward breakthroughs – including our staff, our supporters, and the researchers we fund – is a Curestarter.

As a charity, we are committed to opportunity without barriers, and we are striving to seek, value and learn from different perspectives and experiences. We want Worldwide Cancer Research to be an inclusive organisation – where everyone can be themselves and feel valued – as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact.

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities to every applicant regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We aim to ensure that our recruitment process is unbiased and that everyone is treated equitably. In support of this, we have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’ for our roles and we are registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer - because our team members are at the heart of everything we do to start new cancer cures around the world.

To help start new cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Stories and Media Manager to join the Brand & Communications team at Worldwide Cancer Research, to help the charity run its multi-million-pound funding programme for discovery cancer research.

Role: Marketing & Communications Manager
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £36,888 - £38,928 per annum
Closing date: Monday 21 April 2025
Interviews: w/c 28 April 2025

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to join our Business Development team.

The hospice is a charity which is firmly embedded in its community and relies on the support of that community to keeps its services running. Often people are surprised that hospices rely so heavily on donations to deliver such essential services, but every day we need to raise £12,000 just to keep the hospice running.

As Marketing & Communications Manager you will play a key role in raising the profile of the hospice, helping our community to better understand the services we offer. You will manage all of the hospice’s internal and external communications channels, finding creative ways to engage patients and their families, supporters, staff and volunteers. 

You will work closely with a wide range of colleagues from across the hospice to provide advice and support with marketing and communications activities. This is an opportunity to make a real and meaningful difference to a charity that is very much rooted in this community.

Every day we see first-hand how the hospice supports this community and what impact this has. By joining Team Hospice, you’ll be part of a dynamic, committed and values-led team which makes an important contribution to its community.

If you’re creative, innovative and able to create great content that engages and influences, we want to hear from you.

What we’re offering
The role is available 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm (Friday 4pm finish), on a salary of £36,888 - £38,928 per annum. Flexible working requests will be considered.

There will be a requirement for flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:

· A warm and welcoming working environment,

· 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service,

· Contributary pension scheme,

· Free car parking,

· Subsidised lunches,

· Cycle to Work Scheme,

· Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,

· On demand GP,

· Westfield Health - Health Cash Plan,

· Life Assurance,

· A range of Wellbeing initiatives.

How to apply
Applicants should submit their CV along with a supporting cover letter stating how they meet the criteria detailed in the person spec to HR department. 

Closing date is Monday 21 April, Interviews will be held at Wigan and Leigh Hospice w/c 28 April 2025.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.

Successful appointments will be subject to Standard Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

About us
Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a CQC Outstanding Hospice supporting the population of the borough of Wigan with specialist palliative and end of life care. Around 1400 people are supported by the hospice each year, with a further 600 people accessing counselling and bereavement services.

The care is tailored to the needs of each individual patient, with some delivered in the patient’s home or usual place of residence, and some in our 14-bed Inpatient Unit in Hindley.

The focus of Wigan & Leigh Hospice’s work is to ensure people live well for as long as possible and get access to the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The hospice’s values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to protect the privacy and security of your personal information. To see how we do this please visit our website and read our “Role Applicants Data Protection Compliance Statement (Privacy Notice)”.

Tinnitus UK is the UK’s only charity dedicated to tinnitus.

We want to see a world without tinnitus and have just launched an ambitious new 10-year plan setting out what we are going to do about finding cures and preventing people from getting tinnitus, where it is avoidable.

Today though, there are nearly 8 million people in the UK with tinnitus, with well over 1 million of them in or near crisis point. Whilst the majority of people end up being able to live well with tinnitus, the journey can be long, arduous and isolating with periods of significant impact. Care and support for people with tinnitus needs to improve and that’s one of the most important drivers of our new plan.

We are looking for a talented, creative and dedicated marketing professional to join our small but powerful team to help us deliver our new plan.

If you have experience of direct marketing and are looking for a busy, challenging, but rewarding role where you get to see the impact of your work on improving the lives of people with tinnitus, please get in touch.

This role is based in Sheffield and although we’re happy to discuss flexible/hybrid working, we would expect the majority of your time to be in the office with the team.

We will be actively recruiting so please apply as soon as you can. If you would like to find out more about the role, we would be happy to arrange an informal call.