Campaigner Jobs in City Of London, England
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 Head of Communications is responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s communication strategy to establish Muslim Aid as a leading faith-based voice and thought leader in international development, humanitarian programming and positive systemic change. This role involves managing all aspects of internal and external communications, including media relations, digital content, and brand management. The Head of Communications will work closely with the Director of Strategy and Communications to ensure that communication efforts are aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and effectively engage stakeholders.
About the Role:
Develop and implement a comprehensive global communication strategy that enhances the organisation’s public image, engages key stakeholders, and supports the achievement of strategic goals. Ensure that the strategy is flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances.
Lead the development and monitoring of annual communication plans that outline key initiatives, campaigns, and activities. Ensure that these plans are aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities, reflect cross-departmental needs and include clear objectives, timelines, and performance metrics.
Provide editorial oversight for all content produced by the communications team, digital or otherwise: including social media posts, website content, newsletters, press releases, and other written materials. Ensure that all content adheres to the organisation’s messaging guidelines and brand standards.
Act as the overall guardian of the Muslim Aid brand and put in place processes and support to ensure it is represented at its best in all external communications.
Ensure that the organisation’s brand reflects and aligns with organisational identity and is consistently applied across all communication channels. Lead efforts to refresh and strengthen the brand as needed to reflect the organisation’s evolving direction.
Steer strategic engagement with the media to ensure accurate reporting on Muslim Aid’s activities, priorities, principles, and approach, as well as to platform Muslim Aid’s strategic direction and goals, and advance the organisation’s thought leadership.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
- Proven leadership experience in a communications role, preferably within an INGO or similar organisation.
- Proven experience in developing and executing successful communication strategies, managing media relations, and overseeing digital communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to create compelling content for diverse audiences.
- Proficiency in digital communication tools, social media platforms, and content management systems.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Why you should apply:
Take the lead in shaping Muslim Aid’s voice and reputation as a thought leader in international development and humanitarian work. As the Head of Communications, you will be at the forefront of our communication strategy, helping to amplify our impact and foster positive systemic change. You will manage all aspects of our internal and external communications, from media relations and digital content to brand management, ensuring that our message reaches and resonates with key stakeholders. If you are a skilled communicator passionate about making a difference in a values-driven environment, this is your chance to drive change in an influential, essential role.
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
- Workplace Pension Scheme
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.
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SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, founded in 1949. SOS Children’s Villages exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. Working in over 130 countries, we are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.
We are now recruiting for a new role of Advocacy and External Relations Manager reflecting our ambitions to use our voice and expertise to ensure children and young people without, or at risk of losing, parental care around the world are more visible, better supported and their rights protected.
This exciting and strategically important new role is pivotal in helping SOS Children’s Villages UK achieve our advocacy objectives as part of our new 2025-2030 strategy. A confident and proactive advocacy professional, the Advocacy and External Relations Manager will plan and carry out a broad range of activities, identifying and pursuing opportunities to further our advocacy aims.
This individual will:
- develop both internal (SOS Children’s Villages Federation) and external peer and UK government relationships
- engage in relevant spaces to ensure that the needs of children and young people without parental care are reflected, and that SOS Children's Villages’ profile and reputation is enhanced.
- devise and lead advocacy campaigns and create persuasive and engaging advocacy content and materials.
- work alongside two other new colleagues, as a key part of delivering a new knowledge ‘Hub’.
- help to develop new partnerships and relationships, and use the insights and evidence gained through the ‘Hub’ to craft advocacy recommendations, connecting with policy makers and other relevant stakeholders, to influence changes to policies and approaches around the protection of children.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual, who combines exceptional networking and relationship-building skills with strong organisational ability, and deep knowledge of the UK political landscape and advocacy tactics and approaches, ideally within an international development setting.
If you are a dynamic advocacy professional who is looking for an exciting new challenge within a friendly team, then this could be for you!
To Apply
Please read the full job description within the Candidate Pack, and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 17th November at 17.00 UK time. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a successful candidate is found.
Please note: The post-holder must be UK-based. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you want to shape the future of our response to stalking and personal safety?
Do you have resilience and flexibility to meet the demands this role brings, and enjoy working in a sharing and learning environment?
If yes, then read on.
About the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
The post represents a unique opportunity for a pre-emptive, results-driven, and resilient candidate to join the UK’s founding personal safety charity and leading authority on stalking.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born out of the tragic story of Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent who went missing whilst at work in 1986, was never found, and was eventually declared deceased in 1993. The Trust was set up in Suzy’s name to empower individuals and organisations to make a stand against all forms of abuse, aggression, and violence, across their personal and professional lives.
You will be working for a growing charity that delivers high value impact to its beneficiaries, through its legacy, integrity, and credibility. We are an organisation that has been responsible for the education of millions of lone and frontline workers across all sectors for three and half decades, has:
- campaigned heavily and played a pivotal role to drive changes in the law;
- has supported over 70,000 victims and survivors of stalking since the inception of its National Stalking Helpline service in 2010; and
- always had the aim of tackling violence against women and girls at the core of what it does.
Purpose of Role:
· To provide expert advice and advocacy to victims of stalking.
· To provide guidance and support by telephone, email and face-to-face to those affected by stalking.
· To provide casework support and advocacy to victims of stalking, liaising with both voluntary and statutory services to ensure positive outcomes for victims.
· To support the operational Team Leaders where required.
What we offer in return
In return for our staff’s commitment and dedication, we offer a range of benefits:
- Hybrid working (minimum 40% in the office and agile working enabled to work from home)
- Flexitime Policy
- 28 days annual leave (which increases after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 33 days pro rata) + public holiday
- Special leave for life events, such as 1 day off for moving house, and a day off for your birthday
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Health & Wellbeing App with access to advice, counselling, support and a wide range of discounts
- Occupational Sick Pay (which increases after 3 years)
- Cycle to Work scheme (cycle racks on site)
- Interest-free travel loan for annual season ticket
- Regular all-staff off-site meetings and events
Work Location: The post holder will be required to be office-based initially to support their induction and integration with the service. Thereafter, a blended model (40 office/60 home), with office working in London and home working (must have adequate and confidential workspace when remote working). Candidates should ideally be located in London or immediate surrounding area (but locations outside of these areas may be considered).
We are recruiting Advocates for our London Stalking Support, a specific service to provide advice and advocacy for victims in London, including the development of a trauma-led appraoch to advocacy.
Please refer to the attached pack for the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
We reserve the right to close this role early.
To reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression and violence - with a specific focus on stalking and harassment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Important Note: Due to the nature of the role we will only consider applications from candidates based in or around Birmingham.
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, hold a deep knowledge and connection to Birmingham and are capable of working with and supporting changemakers and community groups across the city.
We have worked in Birmingham for five years and the need and urgency for our work is greater than ever, with the many live grassroots campaigns across Birmingham mobilising people to come together to save libraries, youth services and social housing. We know that a shared root cause of all of these crises is the city’s economic system.
This role leads our work across Birmingham to help build our collective capacity to analyse, strategise and take action for economic system change in the city. It will coordinate our Programme team to deliver different initiatives that support a growing movement for economic justice across the city - particularly focused on building support and engagement amongst grassroots changemakers and communities experiencing economic injustice. It will manage projects and resources, conduct programme development and delivery, oversee outreach and partnerships, changemaker recruitment and contribute to fundraising - ultimately play a key role in shaping our regional impact. This position is crucial in coordinating our work across Birmingham and driving meaningful collaboration with local and national stakeholders, in particular working collaboratively with Economic Justice Brum, a long term initiative working on local economic systems change.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
Birmingham Programme Development
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of People’s Economy’s strategy into a programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, identify the resources People’s Economy needs to deliver its strategy in Birmingham and contribute to fundraising for the organisation’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with community and civil society partners, including members of the Economic Justice Brum
- Working closely with the Head of Community, lead the development of People’s Economy’s programme of outreach and relationship building with changemakers in Birmingham including current grassroots campaigns such as Save Birmingham, Save Birmingham Youth Service (SBYS), Ladywood Unite, Save Druids Heath and the Birmingham Fair Housing Campaign.
Birmingham Programme Delivery
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham and ensure it is well embedded, integrated and supportive in the local economic justice landscape
- Play a leading role in our collaborative work with Economic Justice Brum ensuring consistent coordination, support and relational working
- Lead our work on developing and delivering a creative communications plan for Economic Justice Brum, as People’s Economy is its appointed communications partner
- Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham
- Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers from Birmingham to opportunities within People’s Economy’s training and support programmes
- With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions when appropriate
- Facilitate spaces and workshops for our changemakers, partners and other stakeholders
- Maintain relationships with changemakers from Birmingham while they are involved in People’s Economy’s programmes and act as a key point of contact
Supporting other work strands
- Feed into the development and implementation of other work strands including community building and the organisational communications strategy
Managing projects and people
- Work with the Head of People and Operations to recruit freelancers to help deliver People’s Economy’s programme work in Birmingham
- Line manage freelancers contributing to People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham, and any staff roles which (in future) report to Programme Manager Birmingham
- Manage (or contribute to) non-programme projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
- Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
Financial management and income generation
- With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
- With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Community Engagement Department enables our student community leaders to gain the knowledge, skills and connections for themselves and their student communities to thrive.
Working with staff across the Community Engagement Department, the Training Coordinator works closely with the Training Manager to support staff to design and deliver high quality, impactful training for our 3000 student community leaders across 400+ student groups, 1000 student representatives, and our 6 full-time elected Student Officers, among other student communities.
The Training Coordinator will support specialist staff across KCLSU to design and deliver a range of training spanning the breadth of community leadership, including but not limited to: student group management, event management, facilitation skills, volunteer management, project management, assessing impact, health & safety and safeguarding, effective representation, influencing & campaigning, community organising, protecting student rights, inclusion & accessibility, among others.
This role forms a crucial element of the KCLSU and KCL Leadership Learning Initiative, a joint project designed to foster leadership skills among students, particularly those from under-represented backgrounds.
Job Specification
Student-facing Training
- Lead the operational planning and delivery of our student-facing training programmes, including training our student group leaders, our elected sabbatical officers and our academic representatives, among others
- Work with relevant staff across KCLSU to implement the KCLSU Training Strategy and share and promote best practice across the organisation
- Work with relevant KCLSU teams to ensure consistency across student-facing training and ongoing guidance and support through the Community Development Framework and the Services Framework, and ensuring consistency with policy and compliance
Training Design & Development
- Develop best practice guidance for training design and delivery in line with the KCLSU Training Strategy.
- With oversight of all training content, work with the Training Manager to ensure we are utilising efficient and effective methods of delivery.
- Apply a process for assessing learner needs to ensure training is accessible for all, implementing adaptive approaches to training that mitigate barriers to engagement
- Ensure our training content is engaging and reflective of our diverse student membership.
- Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments and best practices
Service Development
- Develop the annual operating plans for the Community Engagement Department's Training, ensuring ongoing quality improvement of our training provision in line with KCLSU's strategic plan.
- Review and improve processes, using staff resources effectively and implementing efficient, sustainable and robust working practices.
- Monitor key performance indicators, managing processes for measuring and reporting on impact and outcomes.
- Develop mechanisms for service feedback, consultation and user insight, understanding user needs and perspectives to inform service development.
Stakeholder Management and Partnerships
- Work with key partners at KCL, including the Students and Education Directorate (SED), Dr Michael Flavin and KCL Careers & Employability
- Identify and cultivate key relationships and partnerships across KCL; students’ unions; higher education organisations, the National Union of Students and other relevant partners
Candidate Specification
Qualifications
- (Desirable) A good standard of general education, ideally to graduate level or equivalent
- (Desirable) Relevant L&D/Training qualifications
Experience
- Experience developing and implementing training programmes
- Experience delivering large-scale events
- Experience supporting others to become effective trainers and facilitators
- (Desirable) Experience of working with young people/education or similar
- (Desirable) Professional experience as a trainer
Knowledge
- Knowledge of various training methods including coaching, workshops, classroom training, mentoring, e-learning programmes and workbooks
- Understand the barriers to accessing and participating in training for different student communities
- (Desirable) Understanding of project management techniques
- (Desirable) Knowledge of e-learning platforms
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong organisation, planning and time management skills
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with both internal and external audiences
- Ability to manage working time effectively, and prioritise projects appropriately
Aptitude:
- Flexible and hardworking with a proactive work style
- A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
- Enthusiasm for working in a student environment
- A desire to empower and develop young people to become community leaders
- Able and willing to demonstrate KCLSU values (Inclusive, Open, Collaborative, Brave)
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
Since Rewilding Britain was formed in 2015 rewilding has moved from being a niche idea to playing a significant role in the fight against some of the biggest global challenges we face. Rewilding Britain is at the forefront of this change, acting as a catalyst for debate and action, and demonstrating the power of working with nature to build a sustainable world where people thrive.
Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across 30% of Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the interconnected nature and climate emergencies.
We influence policy, inspire public action and catalyse joined-up practical and financial support to help establish rewilding across Britain’s land and seas. Through our rapidly growing Rewilding Network we’re bringing together a community of rewilders - from land managers and farmers, to charities, community groups and national parks - to inspire and support each other to create a wilder, more prosperous Britain. It’s not too late - but we must act now.
We are now seeking a Social Media and Digital Assistant who will apply their creativity and digital expertise to deliver high-quality, innovative digital communications for the charity, helping increase Rewilding Britain's reach and impact across social media, email and our website. You will be part of a team with a mission to raise awareness of rewilding and promote Rewilding Britain's campaigns, fundraising appeals, practitioner resources and policy initiatives.
The post-holder will be a strong communicator with hands-on social media production experience, who's passionate about emerging technologies, has fantastic organisational and team working skills, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a difference. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing charity and directly contribute to the growth of the rewilding movement.
Job purpose:
To engage and motivate our target audiences by delivering Rewilding Britain's social media outputs and assisting with our email campaigns and website content, with a view to continually enhancing our impact.
Line Manager: Digital Communications Lead
Your responsibilities will include:
Social media delivery and community management
- Plan and deliver inspiring and effective social media content, including as part of engagement campaigns, fundraising appeals and initiative launches, and in support of our partners and members.
- Produce text- and video-/graphic-based social media posts and campaigns that are both suited to our target audiences and adapted for the most appropriate social channels.
- Carry out community management across the charity's digital channels, triaging queries and drafting responses.
- Assist with the optimisation of Rewilding Britain's current social media channels and the identification of new opportunities/platforms/trends that would help further our mission.
Email communications
- Support the Communications and Engagement team with the planning, building and scheduling of email communications (campaigns, supporters, fundraising, corporate partners etc) within Mailchimp.
- Assist with the AB testing of our email marketing and executing a plan of continuous improvement for our emails.
- Support with managing our enquiry inboxes as and when required.
Reporting and optimising
- Collate statistics on the performance of our social and email channels, in line with our KPIs, and work closely with the Digital Communications Lead to make ongoing recommendations for our output.
- Implement feedback and lessons learned to refine and improve our social media approach.
- Stay current with sector and specialist trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously grow the effectiveness of our channels, particularly social media.
Communications support
- Take responsibility for triaging internal requests for content output across our channels and coordinate this across the Communications and Engagement team.
- Assist the team in keeping our image library up to date, by uploading and tagging new imagery.
- Support the team by uploading content to Rewilding Britain's website, following best practice. You may also provide support for more involved web optimisation projects.
- Support with the preparation and delivery of online and in-person events. As well as providing social media and email support, this could include representing Rewilding Britain alongside other team members at events, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, rallies and more.
- Contribute to content production across the team, where relevant, such as producing blogs or carrying out image research.
- Support the Communications Team with general administrative tasks where required.
Skills, experience and behaviours
Experience
Essential
- At least two years' experience in a similar digital communications role, delivering successful content across social media and/or email to further organisational objectives.
- Proven experience in managing social media channels in a professional role, including LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, as well as others that might be relevant for Rewilding Britain.
- Experience of reporting on digital communications and campaigns and measuring impact, using analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Plausible and social media management tools such as Hootsuite and Metricool.
Desirable
- Experience working in a sector relevant to rewilding, and understanding of the rewilding movement.
- Experience in producing email communications in a professional environment.
- Experience in managing web content, with an understanding of best practice and familiarity with web content management
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for effective engagement.
- Skills in creative content development, such as video creation and editing and producing simple graphics for our channels.
- A thorough understanding of current social and digital communications tools, landscape and trends.
- Strong organisational skills with experience in delivering across multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Desirable
- An understanding of SEO and the role this plays in digital communications.
- An understanding of social media's role in paid advertising and a willingness to support with paid social campaigns.
- Skilled in using email marketing systems (such as Mailchimp) to build emails and/or automated journeys.
- Skills in relevant content production programmes such as Adobe Creative Suite.
Personal qualities
Essential
- The ability to work in an agile environment, responding to the every-day needs of the business while also delivering on longer-term objectives.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively and autonomously from home, while also working collaboratively as part of a tight-knit team.
- Has a passion for digital communications and keeping up with the latest trends, with a keenness to apply this to our cause.
- Creativity, with the ability to unlock innovation as an individual and a team player.
- A passion for nature restoration and rewilding and an eagerness to develop learning in this area.
Education
Essential
- We're looking for someone with high standards of writing and reading proficiency for this role. While a degree is not essential, the candidate must demonstrate that they have obtained at least GCSE or equivalent in English (Pass or above).
This job description is not all encompassing and may change to reflect need. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
Terms and conditions and staff benefits
The role is a full-time, 5-day-week (35 hours) position.
The salary is £23,000 - £27,000 per annum depending upon experience.
There will be some freedom for the person to determine their own working arrangements each week, within limitations, providing the work is delivered.
Rewilding Britain employees benefit from 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata for part time roles), rising to 30 days over 5 years. A generous employer-matched pension scheme is also available.
We are a virtual team who work from home and/or co-working spaces. We will support you to achieve a suitable virtual working environment. Some meetings are held face to face across Britain, so a willingness to travel with occasional overnight stays is desirable.
Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Use of artificial intelligence tools: Rewilding Britain does not accept cover letters, presentations or answers to recruitment questions whose content is AI generated and we will actively screen for this as part of our recruitment process. Rewilding Britain does not use AI tools to review candidate applications; real people will review and shortlist applications.
Rewilding Britain is not a licenced sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the provision of a valid right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Marketing Officer
c. £28,000 to £35,000 per year
Full Time, London-based, Hybrid Working
The Talent Set is delighted to be working with a world-leading membership organisation dedicated to fostering a creative and regenerative future. This role involves promoting the organisation through a variety of written and multimedia formats, generating leads, responding to enquiries, and executing targeted digital recruitment campaigns. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and persuasion skills, with the ability to inspire others while creating compelling marketing content and campaigns that drive engagement and support the growth of the community.
Key Responsibilities:
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Achieve individual and team recruitment targets by actively recruiting suitable individuals for the organisation’s members, aligning efforts with the organisation’s strategic focus.
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Lead digital recruitment campaigns, including sourcing referrals from existing members, crafting marketing emails, producing content for digital channels, and re-engaging former members to rejoin.
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Research and identify potential new groups of members, creating compelling marketing copy and content to encourage their engagement with the organisation.
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Act as a primary contact for prospective members, through various communication channels, including email, phone, and in-person meetings.
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Develop and manage targeted B2C and B2B digital recruitment campaigns, creating engaging content such as copy, visual imagery, and videos for distribution across multiple platforms.
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Provide account management to Partners, ensuring continued investment in the organisation for their staff, students, or members, while maintaining high levels of customer service.
Person Specification:
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Passionate and proactive, with qualification/experience, with a strong foundation in customer service and response handling.
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Demonstrated experience in producing marketing copy and a variety of collateral, including newsletters, videos, graphics, and other digital assets.
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Proven ability to create compelling social media content that drives engagement, increases reach.
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Strong written communication skills, including excellent copywriting and editing abilities to produce clear and engaging materials.
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Experience working towards targets, particularly in demand generation, conversion, and income.
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Excellent interpersonal and persuasion skills, with the ability to confidently engage others through one-to-one conversations, public speaking, and marketing activities.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 3rd November 2024.
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
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Use your insight and creativity to raise the profile of the multi professional membership organisation for intensive care.
You'll manage campaigns to raise the profile of the Society and promote our educational and accreditation activities and events (including our annual 3-day State of the Art congress).
You'll use your knowledge and interest in data to make sure that we gain insight and learn from our website, email marketing, CRM database, and streaming analytics to help inform decision-making and strategy, and make sure our activity is as effective as possible.
If you want to know more download the job description and person specification and come and play a vital role to make sure we're meeting the needs of our beneficiaries and delivering impact for this high-profile national organisation.
Send your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 300 words explaining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Circa £65,000 per annum
Permanent
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Head of International Policy and Advocacy. This unique role will lead a talented team of experts focused across a range of issues from UK development policy & finance, climate change, health, education, and nutrition. You will lead the team in developing compelling policy analysis and set the strategic direction for our advocacy on these areas.
You will represent the organisation externally, including by managing key relationships with UK Government departments, in the media, and with partners and coalitions. You will have:
· Demonstrable experience of leading and managing a high performing team.
· Detailed understanding of core international policy issues, processes and frameworks.
· A robust understanding of the UK Government’s role in ensuring children’s rights are upheld and protected around the world.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 10pm, Sunday 3 November 2024.
Interview dates: Monday 18 November & Friday 22 November 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
Liberty is looking for a creative and strategic lawyer to join its legal team. Strategic litigation is core to Liberty’s work. Our lawyers work closely with the rest of the organisation using casework and legal advice to help Liberty reach its strategic goals. You will be responsible for running a small caseload of strategic litigation, conducting interventions and providing specialist human rights advice. A large part of the role is identifying and then scoping potential cases, working closely with other organisations to develop the litigation in a collaborative and creative way.
If you are interested in a job that involves innovative legal work in the NGO sector, we would like to hear from you. We have deliberately not included a requirement for a certain level of PQE in the selection criteria as we are keen to hear from candidates with pre-qualification experience, including experience outside the legal sector. We are also interested in more experienced applicants who may not see themselves as a human rights lawyer, but are interested in moving into this area.
Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.
The deadline for applications is 12PM Friday 8 November 2024.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.
First round interviews will be held on the week commencing 18 November 2024
Second round interview will be held on the week commencing 25 November 2024
Apply via the job board on our wesbite.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Could you contribute to our mission of promoting responsible business practices through effective digital communications?We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Digital Marketing Manager with a specialised focus on website and social media management to join our marketing team.
This role will oversee the daily operations of our website, ensuring delivery of an optimal user experience, meeting performance objectives, and driving engagement and conversions.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive website and social media strategy that aligns with our digital marketing goals and enhances our online presence.
This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in website management, SEO, and web analytics to make a significant impact on our digital growth and success. You will also support our social media teams in planning and support.
The successful candidate will be a WordPress CMS expert with a strong grasp of UX and a proven track record in website management and digital marketing for large organisations. You should have experience in web analytics and reporting, as well as strong project management skills to lead cross-functional teams.
You’ll also bring professional experience in delivering social media strategies, with the ability to create compelling, engaging content. A solid understanding of social media tools and platforms, including Canva, is essential. Experience in managing paid social media campaigns is a must, along with proficiency in content management systems for updating web content.
Knowledge Required:
- Strong understanding of WordPress CMS, website management, SEO, web analytics, and digital marketing principles.
- Knowledge of Website security, HTML, CSS, and basic web development practices.
- Expertise with web analytics and social media measurement tools (e.g., Google Analytics, GA4) and SEO tools (e.g., SEMrush, Moz).
- Understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices.
- Experienced at planning, writing, and managing organic and paid social media campaigns (e.g. LinkedIn, meta, X, Google ads)
- Experience with digital marketing platforms, tools, and technologies.
Application Deadline: 7 November at midnight
Note: This position is a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
Business in the Community are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
KCLSU is looking for a Student Voice Coordinator work within the Student Voice team to coordinate the development and delivery of representation practices, and embed these processes across KCLSU’s Community Engagement Department and our student voice partnership work with King’s College London. This will be focused on Student Futures, a large-scale transformation portfolio King’s College London is undertaking.
Student Futures aims to improve student experiences in key areas across the next three years. These areas include improving core processes and systems for education delivery; ensuring the university is able to provide proactive and personalised support for student wellbeing; and delivering a distinct, valuable extra and co-curricular student experience.
At times, the post-holder will also be required to support other King’s Transformation Office programmes, such as Campus Futures, which is overseeing the development of King’s campus spaces and facilities in the next few years.
This role is funded for the next three years, the planned timeline of the Student Futures portfolio, and is offered as a 3-year fixed-term contract.
Job Specification
ENHANCING REPRESENTATIVE PROCESSES
• Act as central point of contact for colleagues across King’s and KCLSU for centralising and sharing information about student voice and representation structures related to Transformation Office projects;
• Set up and oversee systems for the management of student representative data between KCLSU and various King’s project teams;
• Ensure that all areas of student representative recruitment, induction, and support are conducted smoothly;
• Record student attendance and other participation data to support evaluation processes and ensure appropriate remuneration;
• Support the payment of remuneration and/or incentives to student participants where required, working with the KCLSU Finance and relevant King’s teams to ensure this is appropriately administered and recorded.
ORGANISING REPRESENTATION PRACTICES
• Lead on the practical organisation of Student Futures representation practices – calendar management, room booking, procuring materials, etc.;
• Liaise with KCLSU and King’s College London colleagues across a range of teams to ensure smooth operational delivery;
• Provide support with other Transformation Office representation practices where necessary.
DATA & COMMUNICATIONS
• Support the Policy & Research Coordinator with the capture and analysis of datasets relating to the student experience, including data from relevant representation practices;
• Contribute to the scrutiny of evidence, trends, and datasets to identify to identify insight relevant to key Student Futures projects;
• Contribute to student-facing communications related to Student Futures and other Transformation Office programmes as relevant, including updating KCLSU webpages
• Contribute to the delivery of training, guidance, and ongoing support for Student Officers and other student representatives across KCLSU, equipping students with the knowledge and skills that enable them to thrive in their roles and feel empowered to grow as leaders.
GENERAL
• Operate in accordance with health and safety regulations;
• Ensure compliance with GDPR in handling student and any other personal data;
• Undertake any other task appropriate for the grade and responsibilities of the post that may from time to time be reasonably requested.
Candidate Specification
KNOWLEDGE:
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• (Desired) Basic understanding of representation systems and practices in universities and students’ unions
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience of working with people via email, audio or video call, and face-to-face
• Experience of providing administrative support
• Experience of working with data
• Experience working as part of a busy team
• (Desired) Experience of working with young people, students, or similar
• (Desired) Experience of working in successful partnership with a range of stakeholders
• (Desired) Experience of using customer relationship management (CRM) or membership management systems
SKILLS:
• Organised and methodical, with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to explain processes or provide instructions clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work in collaboration with others and use initiative and creativity to resolve problems
• Ability to manage working time effectively, prioritise appropriately, and ask for help when necessary
• (Desired) Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce insights
• (Desired) Competent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
APTITUDE:
• Proactive working style with a commitment to learning, development, and innovation
• A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.
Application Process
If this is you, please apply by providing a supporting statement and addressing each key requirements of the role.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
Senior Media Officer
Contract:12 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £39,358 - £41,325 per annum with excellent benefits
Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
About WaterAid:
From delivering proactive data-driven stories on the global water crisis, to creating impactful media stunts and campaigns and responding to breaking news such as flooding events and disease outbreaks, the role of a Senior Media Officer at WaterAid is varied and exciting.
If you have sound news judgement, a creative approach to PR, excellent writing skills and are passionate about making a difference to people's lives across the globe, this could be the role for you. Join WaterAid as a Senior Media Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
This role will be pivotal in delivering high impact, high profile UK and global media coverage for upcoming priority advocacy moments and public engagement campaigns, as well as supporting the day to day running of a reactive press office function.
About the Team:
To support an exciting and busy time in the WaterAid UK communications team, we are seeking an experienced Senior Press Officer to join our team on a 12 month contract. This role will involve close collaboration with our UK teams, country and regional offices, as well as managing relationships with external partners and stakeholders.
This is a full-time, Monday to Friday role. You will be expected to take part in our out of hours press office rota approx. every 8 weeks, and international may be required from time to time.
About the Role:
You will ideally have newsroom or busy press office or agency experience, work well under pressure, and be full of creative media ideas. As a news driven, creative and ambitious Senior Media Officer, you will lead on a wide range of media activities including timely statements, ground-breaking research reports, fundraising appeals and events, and key policy and advocacy moments.
You will also work on projects with celebrity ambassadors, corporate partners and staff from across WaterAid's global federation - all in support of WaterAid's mission to change normal for millions of people living without water, decent toilets and good hygiene so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
You will drive, develop and implement proactive and reactive media strategies, use your warm media contacts and build new contacts to achieve organisational communications objectives, including increasing awareness of the global water and sanitation crisis as well as our work around the world and our policy, fundraising and campaigning activities.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Write audience centric media strategies for advocacy research and reports and campaigns, with political and public stakeholders in mind.
- Build and ensure effective media relations by establishing and nurturing relationships with key journalists and media outlets, maintaining media lists using relevant media databases.
- Ensure a responsive, agile news desk and respond to enquiries on the key issues we work on.
- Draft and distribute first class media materials, including press releases, media messages, statements, op-eds and thought leadership pieces, and lines against enquiry.
- Integrate media activity across communications and the wider communications and fundraising directorate to ensure media work is impactful and supports wider strategic objectives.
- Advise WaterAid staff up to the Chief Executive using your media expertise.
- Build on and maintain excellent relationships with teams across the organisation and in countries where we work.
- Help drive WaterAid's online media work and engage with bloggers, online journalists and social media influencers.
- Evaluate and report back on key campaigns to the team and rest of the organisation
- Brief journalists on and off the record, arrange radio and TV interviews where necessary and brief staff in preparation.
- Join the 24/7 on-call rota
About You:
- Proven experience in media relations, working in a busy press office, agency or as a journalist.
- Experience of working in a large, matrix organisation
- Experience of liaising with journalists of all levels
- Strong understanding of the UK and global media landscape, with an excellent nose for a story and established relationships with key journalists and media outlets for major UK and global titles.
- Proven experience in launching policy and research reports and data-driven stories to the media
- Proven experience on working on public engagement and supporter focused media
- Excellent command of written English and editing skills, with the ability to craft compelling media materials and media messages at the highest quality
- Experience in developing and executing media strategies and securing impactful coverage.
- To have initiative, deadline driven, strong project management skills, able to work autonomously while contributing to a high performing team
- Willing to travel within and outside of the UK infrequently on travel to further media objectives.
- Creativity and tenacity.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and a variety of work simultaneously
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience running events with media audiences or attendance, including organising press events/press conferences.
- Experience of working on international issues including development, rights or humanitarian.
- Good understanding of social media
- Experience of working with corporate partners
Closing date: Applications will close 23:59 on Wednesday 20th November, 2024. Availability for interview is required week commencing Monday 25th November 2025.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Up to £52,075per annum, plus excellent benefits
Contract: 12 months Fixed term
Hours: Full-time role: 37.5 hours per week
We require all staff to work a minimum of 2 days per week on average working in our London office/in person, in line with our hybrid working framework.
The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
We’re looking for a talented, creative, and experienced Internal Communications Manager to join our team.
This is an exciting 12-month opportunity to help transform our internal communications channels and produce content which engages, informs, and inspires our colleagues.If you love writing and have a creative spark – this could be a great fit. We’re also creating a new intranet – and we really want you to play a central part of delivering that exciting programme too.
As well as that you’ll get to work closely with our senior leaders and colleagues from across the Foundation to support on some exciting change programmes as we strive to become a great place to work. Some of the key responsibilities within this role will be:
- Creating and managing content for our internal communication channels, including e-newsletters, intranet, emails, and presentations.
- Playing a crucial role in working with us to deliver a new SharePoint intranet.
- Work with our People team and other departments to support employee engagement initiatives.
- Monitor and measure the effectiveness of our content, channels, and campaigns.
- Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on communication best practices.
To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description.
To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement. Using no more than 1200 words in total please answer the following application questions:
- What is your availability to start a new role?
- Provide an example of a successful internal communication campaign you led – and what were the key elements that made it successful?
- How did you measure the success of that internal communication campaign?
- Tell us about your experience of developing content for different channels.
- We’ll shortly be launching a new Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for our colleagues. In no more than 500 words, produce an intranet article launching the programme to the organisation.
Candidates should have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment, as we do not provide visa sponsorship. Click here for further guidance.
Closing date: 10 November, 2024.
Interview dates: Over two stages, First stage – 29 November.Second stage , 4 – 5 December
Our commitment to you
Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and that might be you.
We're committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity, which is why we encourage you to apply for our job even if you don't meet every requirement. We value professional and lived expertise and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage those from underrepresented and underserved groups in this field, such as people of colour, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply.
We encourage you to speak with us about your neuro-diversities, disabilities, long term medical conditions, chronic illness, mental health, wider health conditions and/or caring responsibilities etc. so we can work together on adjustments to make the recruitment process and work more accessible and enjoyable for you. We offer flexible working as well as a range of excellent benefits.
We're dedicated to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their skills in a comfortable environment.
So, come apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and authentic workplace together.
A bit about us
Do you want to create a better world for animals? At the RSPCA, we believe all animals deserve kindness and respect. We work for the benefit of every animal – as well as pets, that includes farmed animals, wildlife, and animals used in science. Choose a career with us and make a difference for every kind.
We are looking for a new team member to cover a period of maternity leave for a 12-month period. As National Press Officer, you will be working as part of a busy and prolific Press team, reporting into the National Media Manager.
- Working hours: 21 hours per week.
- Hybrid role: Your base will be at Home and your nearest hub. Our hubs are in Horsham (West Sussex), (Blackfriars), London or Cardiff (South Wales). You will be expected to travel to various locations for interviews, filming, meetings and events as and when required.
We role model our values through our people culture and keep connected through regular/daily check-in's and team meetings, your colleagues are always on hand to support or chat. It's important to us that you feel part of our team from the get go!
Are you ready to join our movement?
What a day might look like for you
Here at RSPCA we know it's a cliche but no two days are the same. We've added a short summary of what a typical day might look like, for a full insight please refer to the attached job description.
Tasks:
- Write and research press releases, statements for journalists, Q&As and other output on a wealth of animal welfare topics; ensuring these are in line with RSPCA policies.
- Respond quickly and effectively to queries from the media on the work, policies and campaigns of the RSPCA by writing statements and following the sign off procedure.
- Be a national and local spokesperson on general and speciality animal welfare issues, undertaking radio/TV interviews as required.
- Respond reactively to local and national journalists calls, emails and enquiries.
- Gather and generate news stories from across the organisation - on a variety of topics, including RSPCA campaigns, pets up for rehoming, statistical trends, education and more.
- Promote the RSPCA's frontline, campaigns and policy work, by devising communications plans and formulating ideas for press releases, media launches and other tools to engage with journalists.
- Analyse and report on the impact of RSPCA press output - both in terms of media coverage gained; traction with key target media; but also its wider impact in supporting the organisational objectives and new RSPCA Strategy.
- Develop and formulate relationships with key media outlets and journalists, including the successful pitching of stories.
- Initiate and maintain contacts with all relevant journalists, broadcasters and PR agencies, internal departments and other departments.
- Collate and analyse key RSPCA and animal welfare statistics.
- Brief RSPCA spokespeople before media appearances and interviews; preparing them appropriately and in line with the charity's policies and strategy.
- Monitor the media landscape as it relates to the RSPCA, animal welfare and the third sector; and produce reports as required in relation to coverage.
- Write copy on RSPCA court stories, utilising a knowledge of media law and court reporting to ensure output adheres to legal requirements and RSPCA processes.
- Writing for and adding content to the RSPCA website; and working closely with the RSPCA's social media, broadcast, web and other comms-focussed teams to communicate key messages to supporters and the wider public.
What makes a great National Press Officer?
You'll have:
- Previous experience working either as a journalist, a press officer or in a PR/comms environment, combined with the ability to build good working relationships both within and outside of the organisation.
- Ability to deliver to deadlines, working off your own initiative.
- A proactive and independent approach to work and newsgathering.
- Either an NCTJ qualification - which includes the modules of media law and court reporting; a relevant PR or Communications qualification, or demonstrable relevant experience.
- Good working knowledge of Google applications/Word and typing skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel to RSPCA locations and events, if necessary.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and take a flexible approach to work duties.
- Willingness to work occasional unsociable hours.
Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA
Final note from us & good luck with your application!
Interviews will take place remotely on the 12th of November.
Due to high interest in some of our roles, we review applications as they are received. This can occasionally result in positions closing earlier than advertised. Therefore, we strongly recommend submitting applications early. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications after the posted closing date.
We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible
We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to achieving our core mission. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.
Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact us.
Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.