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Age UK are offering an impactful new 18 month fixed-term opportunity in our DEI Team.
Are you a diversity, equity and inclusion subject matter expert, with a track record and passion for delivering successful learning and development initiatives?
In this newly created role, you will lead on the design and delivery of diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and resources for Age UK, including its subsidiaries Age International and Age Co. This will include specific content on age inclusion, anti-racism and disability inclusion including neurodiversity.
You'll have strong knowledge and experience of best practice in talent management and development, excellent communication and facilitation skills, experience using classroom-based teaching and e-learning methods and strong analytical skills to measure impact and outcomes.
Please see JD for all responsibilities.
We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Age UK Grade 5L
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
When completing your supporting statement please demonstrate how you meet the competencies assessed at application stage (A).
Knowledge
- In-depth subject matter expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, specifically anti-racism and disability inclusion. A, I, T, P.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legal, data, governance and compliance obligations. A, I, T.
Experience
- Developing and embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles and practices into an organisation and delivering measurable change. A, I.
- Identifying individual, group and organisational diversity, equity and inclusion learning and development needs and designing a learning curriculum. A, I.
- Developing and delivering diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and events for a range of audiences, using different delivery methods and platforms, including in-person and online teaching and e-learning. A, I, P.
- Producing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, procedures and resources. A, I,
- Working collaboratively and building networks with a diverse range of people across a complex multi-stakeholder environment. A, I.
Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation verbally and in writing. I, T, P.
- Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to measure the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and use metrics to drive decision-making. A, I.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. A, I
- Comfortable constructively challenging others to drive positive change. A, I.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
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. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, 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.
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.
Do you have a passion for supporting young people’s mental health and a desire to make a difference? Are you motivated, organised, and able to be flexible to cope with the changing demands of a growing organisation. If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join a small, local charity as our Centre Manager.
About Us
The Purple Elephant Project is a dynamic charity providing vital therapeutic interventions for children and young people in Greater London. Our mission is to alleviate mental health distress by working through challenging and traumatic early life events using Play and Art Therapy. We're seeking a dedicated Centre Manager to join our growing team and help us continue making a difference in young lives.
The Role
As our Centre Manager, you'll be the backbone of our daily operations, while ensuring our Twickenham centre runs smoothly and efficiently. You'll play a crucial role in supporting our staff, therapists, and volunteers, while also providing a welcoming environment for the families we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
·Oversee day-to-day centre operations, including opening/closing procedures and security and ensuring the facility runs smoothly and facilities are well maintained.
·Manage the Centre Coordinator
·Coordinate centre scheduling, including therapist sessions and other meetings
·Provide administrative support to the CEO and handle enquiries
·Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and charity policies
·Maintain personnel records & IT access
·Oversee the client record keeping system and support staff users
·Support staff recruitment and induction processes
·Recruit and manage volunteers
·Keep our website up-to-date
What We're Looking For:
·Excellent administrative and organisational skills
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence with IT systems
·Strong communication and interpersonal skills
·Ability to work independently and as part of a team
·Empathy and understanding for the families we support
·Flexibility to adapt work to support the changing needs of the charity
Desirable Qualities:
·Understanding of children's mental health
·Experience in office management
·Experience in volunteer management
·Driver's license and own vehicle
What We Offer:
·A chance to make a real difference in children's lives
·A supportive and collaborative work environment
·28 days holiday (pro-rata, including bank holidays)
·Workplace pension scheme
·Opportunities for professional development
The Purple Elephant Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and provide references.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
Chance to Shine is a national children’s charity. We change young people’s lives through cricket giving them the opportunity to play, learn and develop through the sport. We keep them physically active, teach them vital skills like teamwork, communication and leadership. And above all, they have fun.
Since 2005 our Chance to Shine Schools programme has helped reverse the decline of cricket in state schools with millions of boys and girls in over 13,000 state schools playing and learning through cricket. Chance to Shine Street supports young people in under-served communities to access and benefit from cricket in a free, inclusive, fun and fast-paced tape ball environment.
Purpose of the Role
A key part of Chance to Shine’s Communications department, this role will have a particular focus on producing content across the charity’s social media platforms and supporting our overall digital marketing strategy.
Key Responsibilities
The Communications Assistant’s responsibilities include:
Digital Marketing
• Help to manage the departmental content and marketing calendar
• Create, schedule, and post engaging content across all Chance to Shine social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Lead on our social media community engagement – responding to messages/replies, moderating where necessary and pinpointing relevant conversations
• Draft and design newsletters and email campaigns to engage key audiences such as supporters, teachers and coaches
Website and Digital Operations
· Produce content for the CTS website
· Support with content and development of CTS Portal
Other Responsibilities
· Support with copywriting for a variety of publications such as newsletters, event programmes and impact reports
· Lead on the maintenance of the digital photo archive
· Assist with the logistical planning and execution of Chance to Shine events, ensuring all materials and resources are prepared.
· Assist with the collection of consent forms and other necessary documentation from event participants and attendees.
· Work with the Communications team on supporting adhoc projects and campaigns
2. Key relationships
The job holder will liaise with:
· Chief Executive and the CTS senior management team
· The Chance to Shine delivery network
· National and regional media
- External contractors and suppliers
· Operations, Fundraising, Finance & Resources and Impact & Evaluation teams
· ECB Communications team
3. Skills, knowledge & personal competencies
The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills: knowledge and experience of using MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Ability to think creatively and draft original concepts (not using Chat GPT!)
- Able to plan and prioritise and work under pressure
- Able to work on own initiative-confident/self-starter/finisher
- An effective and enthusiastic team player
- Willingness to learn with a can do attitude
Experience & qualifications
Essential:
- Familiarity with major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) and their best practices.
- Basic photography and video editing skills
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with an ability to adapt tone and style for different platforms and audiences
- Genuine interest in social media trends, digital marketing, and the mission of the organization
Desirable:
- Experience of content creation, content calendars and social media management tools
- Experience in using graphic design tools
- Familiarity with email marketing platforms (e.g., MailChimp) and basic email campaign creation
- Basic understanding of social media analytics and reporting tools
- Experience of paid social media campaigns
- Full and clean UK driver’s license
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
As the lead for public involvement and community engagement, you will be instrumental in continuing the development of the infrastructure, capacity, and capability to support high-quality evidenced public health information and community engagements across the military community overseas in support of improving the populations health and reducing health inequalities.
Reporting directly to the Director of Community Healthcare Operations, you will be a member of the SSAFA Community Healthcare Operations management team, contributing to and realising the department’s strategic aims and objectives.
About the team
There are 3 SSAFA locality Community Health teams in Cyprus, each team consist of Midwives, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Community Children’s Nurses, CAMHS, Dietitian and Speech and Language Therapists. The Community Health Service is supported by a Child Consultant Psychiatrist and a Community Paediatrician who provide a peripatetic visiting service from the UK. This role works in partnership with colleagues in each locality to ensure that the messages are consistent whilst customised to support local differences.
About you
You will have a passion for public health and community engagement, with a focus on inclusivity and evidence-based research. An MSc in Public Health or an extensive understanding and experience in Public Involvement and Community Engagement and/or Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement is essential. You will have excellent knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion for ensuring research inclusivity and a high level of decision-making and problem-solving skills. Experience in public health research is desirable.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Closing date: Midnight on 12 September 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 20 September 2024
Fundraising department
Our dynamic fundraising department generated £4.5 million through donations in 2023/2024, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital.
We pride ourselves on being a supporter-focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
- Our Philanthropy & Campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, corporate organisations and intermediaries, giving or facilitating donations of £10,000 or more to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our forthcoming cancer campaign, our essential existing services, the charity’s first patron programme, and special events to support these activities.
- Our Public Fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges. Our database and supporter care teams sit within Public Fundraising, with their work underpinning and supporting the entire department.
Building on our achievements, our board of trustees has agreed to invest in expanding the fundraising function to develop a sustainable infrastructure that will support our growth ambitions. We are currently restructuring our teams, within the above parameters, to deliver this vision.
Job Purpose
We are seeking a proactive, experienced and hands-on person to join our team as Senior Philanthropy Operations Manager on a permanent basis. Working alongside the wider team, you will oversee all philanthropy operations, leading on delivering and further developing the charity’s approach to portfolio, information, and policy management and reporting, and helping to evolve our approach to database and systems processes, to support the team to meet ambitious engagement and income targets.
You will play a vital role within our Philanthropy & Campaigns team, using insight and expertise, and working closely with a range of stakeholders across RFC, RFL and the wider sector. Your commitment to excellence will enable sector-leading research, engagement and stewardship.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Philanthropy & Campaigns, with a dotted line to the Campaign Director, this role is responsible for line managing the Prospect Research and Operations Manager, with further direct and indirect line management anticipated as we prepare for and deliver our forthcoming cancer campaign.
Principal accountabilities / responsibilities
Team leadership
- Proactively lead and manage all operations for the Philanthropy & Campaigns team as we deliver challenging core activity alongside moving towards delivery of a c£70m cancer campaign
- Manage a growing team to deliver productively and at pace, modelling behaviour and setting standards
Prospect research and portfolio management
- Work with the Prospect Research and Operations Manager to grow the prospect research strategy and associated processes, ensuring the development of an effective philanthropy prospect pipeline, sourcing prospective donors to fund key priority projects
- Lead on the use of data and analytics to drive decision making across the team
- Work with the Philanthropy & Campaigns team to build the income budget, supporting with re/forecasting throughout the year
Information management and reporting
- Ensure data capture processes for prospect management and research are effective, reviewing and improving, as needed
- Provide high-quality information and intelligence, to include prospect and pipeline reporting, to support decision making and strategy development in the Philanthropy & Campaigns team, working in collaboration with other teams as required
- Track and report on the Philanthropy & Campaigns team’s activities against agreed priorities, highlighting areas for potential new asks
- Oversee the analysis of management accounts, and deliver data and insight for committee and board reports
Compliance and policy management
- Lead on the team’s approach to compliance, ensuring alignment with gift acceptance, naming, data protection, gift aid and due diligence requirements
- Develop and introduce processes and guidance to enhance the efficiency and impact of the Philanthropy & Campaigns team
- Lead on the delivery of internal training for the Philanthropy & Campaigns team to ensure all legal requirements are met
Database and systems support
- Alongside the Database Team and Prospect Research and Operations Manager, develop the processes required to qualify prospective supporters, evaluating their warmth to the cause, as well as their capacity and propensity to give
- Work with the Database Team to ensure appropriate systems are in place for the Philanthropy & Campaigns team; providing clear processes for the team to keep track of progress and be aware of upcoming opportunities and potential philanthropy prospects.
This job description is not exhaustive; the role will include other tasks and responsibilities commensurate with the post and subject to change to meet legislative requirements.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge
Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required for this role.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience working in an operations or research function, ideally within a fundraising team, developing plans, processes and guidance, in accordance with relevant laws and guidelines
- Extensive experience working with a relationship database, developing client/supporter journeys, using analysis to identify and segment prospects, and building analytical reports (we use RE and Power BI)
- Experience delivering insight reports, understanding requirements and expectations and adding value, to inform team activity
- Proven experience in devising, testing and implementing systems across a team
Desirable
- Experience of team leadership, driving growth through periods of change
- Experience providing insights to support fundraising teams to plan and deliver their approaches
- Track record of delivering internal briefings that have contributed to philanthropic gift solicitations, or equivalent private sector experience
- Experience in developing and implementing policies, leading on team compliance
- Line management experience, including setting, monitoring and managing objectives, KPIs and activity plans
Skills and knowledge
- Exceptional database understanding and reporting skills
- Excellent written communication skills, with a meticulous eye for detail
- Sound knowledge of data protection regulations and other relevant laws, principles and guidelines
- A keen interest in the fundraising sector and how systems and insight can be used to improve team performance
- Commitment to quality of service, with the ability and motivation to contribute actively to a collaborative and agile team
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
- Ability to manage and juggle workload whilst maintaining an excellent service level to all stakeholders
- Strategic thinking with an ability to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles and rise to challenges
- Excellent IT skills, including a working knowledge of MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams) and strong experience with relationship databases
- Comfortable navigating change and growth
- Engagement with equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to act in accordance with best practice in these areas
All staff are expected to:
- Work to the charity’s vision, and adhere to our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect. These underpin everything that we do.
- Treat everyone equally, regardless of sex, age, disability, gender reassignment, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We’ve recently created a staff-led Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board to deliver our first EDI strategy and to hold ourselves accountable for our performance.
- Be flexible and respond to business needs.
- Read and adhere to the charity policies, and all relevant legislation, and ensure that any team members who report to you do the same.
- Be aware of and have a good understanding of Health and Safety at Work and the Fire Procedure.
- Attend meetings and training as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to lead transformational change at CHAS by harnessing the power of authentic and inspiring storytelling?
About Us:
At CHAS, we provide unwavering care for children who may die young and their families, at every step on this hardest of journeys. We make sure that no family in Scotland has to face the death of their child alone. Since launching our new Strategic Plan in April this year, we’re embarking on our most ambitious journey yet - one that will transform the experience of children’s palliative care across Scotland for dying children and their families. Joining CHAS now is more than just a job; it’s about making a profound, lasting difference for generations to come.
The Role:
We’re seeking a visionary and dynamic Interim Head of Marketing and Communications (maternity cover) to lead our efforts in bringing this ambitious vision to life, at the cusp of an exciting period of growth and change for CHAS. You’ll be a key member of the organisation’s leadership team, responsible for leading your team to develop and execute comprehensive marketing and communications strategies that will raise awareness of CHAS, drive action in time, money and voice, and support an outstanding experience for all of our stakeholders and audiences.
About You:
- You’ll have an excellent track record of leading successful marketing and communications teams, particularly through periods of change and growth.
- You can see the big picture and are adept at translating vision into actionable plans that deliver measurable results.
- You’re creative and have a knack for excellent storytelling.
- You’re a natural leader who can motivate and empower others to achieve their best and bring others along with you to support your vision.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.
- You are well-versed in the latest digital marketing trends and tools, with a keen understanding of how to harness their power for good.
- You possess strong PR skills, with experience in media relations, reputation management, and crisis communications.
- Above all, you’re driven by a deep commitment to making a difference every single day.
Why join us?
This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to be at the forefront of a transformational journey that will have a profound impact on children with life-shortening conditions and their families, all across Scotland. You will have the chance to work with a passionate, dedicated team who are committed to achieving our ambition. Together, we will create the conditions for success, not just meeting our goals but surpassing them.
If you’re ready to embrace this challenge and lead with passion, we want to hear from you.
We offer
- Flexible Working: our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time split between at home and onsite an any of our sites across Scotland. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working, and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you.
- Professional Growth: Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.
Further information and how to apply
If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply!
Follow the link below to find more information including:
· Full job description
· Full list of benefits
· Contact details to arrange an informal chat with the hiring manager.
· Contact details for support with the recruitment process.
To apply you will be asked to answer a couple of questions and submit your CV or complete our full application form.
We expect interviews to take place Friday 20 September 2024
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Scotland check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Scottish Bible Society we share the Bible.
Thanks to the commitment and generosity of our supporters, the Scottish Bible Society is a charity that helps individuals and communities in over 200 countries and territories around the world receive Bibles in a language they understand and a format they can use. We are creative in supporting churches in Scotland keep the Bible central and encourage meaningful engagement to deepen encounters with God. The range of projects we either initiate here or support around the world is extensive.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and strategic fundraiser to join our existing team. You will be someone with a proven track record in fundraising who can raise the profile of the SBS brand and attract new audiences to respond by supporting the SBS mission. You will have experience of developing and managing campaigns that help meet fundraising targets for a charitable organisation or not-for-profit entity.
You will be articulate with strong influencing skills. You will have proven stakeholder management skills to work with all levels of staff in the organisation, our board of directors, and external partners. This is a significant role in an organisation with a strong Christian ethos, therefore there is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Our mission at CharityJob is to help charities find people who share their purpose—faster, easier and fairly. From launch in 2000, we've grown quickly to become the UK’s largest and busiest job board for the not-for-profit sector.
We want to spread the word about how rewarding it is to work in the charity sector and we’re looking for a Performance Marketing Manager to help us scale growth and drive quality candidates to find their next job through our site. You’ll report directly to the Marketing Director and sit within our in-house marketing team.
This role is a 12-month FTC to cover maternity leave to begin in October/November.
Job Overview:
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You will devise and execute CharityJob’s multi-channel, full-funnel growth strategy to drive quality candidates to site, as well as driving revenue from recruiters.
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You'll collaborate with our two agencies to deliver the media management and test-and-learn strategies. You’ll ensure we are aligned to meet targets and will project manage activities to optimise our long-term campaign health, detailed in the performance marketing strategy.
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You’ll prepare and work in partnership with those agencies delivering quarterly recommendations for our overall media maturity and growth.
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Closely monitor our campaign performance and attribution across all channels, making data-driven insights to inform our activity.
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Working to meet annual targets, you will oversee the budget management for success and efficiency, accounting for all costs.
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As you deliver projects for our overall campaign maturity, you’ll collaborate with our internal teams including data analytics, design, content, product and the sales team.
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You’ll monitor the latest digital marketing and recruitment tech opportunities that could efficiently widen our reach of quality candidates or drive new monetisation opportunities.
The person we are looking for:
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You’ll have a track record of developing and delivering successful growth strategies.
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You’ll have a strong understanding of platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook Ads etc.
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You'll be proficient in using GA4.
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You’ll be a detail-oriented person with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data to make data-driven decisions.
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You'll have excellent project management and organisation skills with the ability to multitask.
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You’ll be a strong communicator and able to provide clear briefings to agencies and in-house teams.
We offer:
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Opportunity to work in a positive and passionate marketing team.
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Remote working 3 days per week, with 2 fixed days in our Kingston office.
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Flexible working hours.
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5pm finish in August and December.
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25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
We are only accepting applications for this role from applicants who live in the UK.
We help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
Saint Pancras Community Association (SPCA) is a charity delivering high quality services for Camden residents, especially the lively and diverse community of the St Pancras and Somers Town ward.
The role:
We are seeking a talented Marketing and Communications Executive to play a crucial role in raising SPCA’s brand in the community. You will be responsible for our marketing and communications strategy and content; manage key communications channels including our website, newsletters, and social media; and coordinate with colleagues to generate content across the organisation.
If you are passionate about making a difference and have a talent for storytelling, we invite you to bring your expertise to our dedicated team and help us amplify our mission.
This exciting role would suit someone looking to move from a corporate communications and marketing role into the charity sector or someone already working in the sector seeking a new challenge and drive and shape the future of SPCA.
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Strategy – Responsibility for our marketing and communications strategy and delivering multi-platform campaigns that drive awareness of the Centre and programme of activities amongst our local community. This will include building engaging digital/social media strategies to grow our followers and enhance our communication and engagement with our service users and wider community.
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Story Telling - Bringing to life our brand, mission and purpose through storytelling, including telling the stories of those in our key audiences
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Content – Overseeing and preparing, writing, and editing internal and external materials, including but not limited to social media content (imagery, videography), the SPCA newsletter, website copy, promotional flyers, press releases, and other assorted organisation-related content. This role will also create and manage an SPCA content calendar.
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Website - Ensuring that engaging content and SEO strategies are effectively implemented across the website in line with brand guidelines and objectives.
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Monitoring & Analytics – Monitoring and measuring the performance of campaigns and initiatives to continually improve our communications' engagement, reach and impact and grant reporting.
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Event Promotion – Working with the SPCA team to plan and promote our community and fundraising events. Attendee surveys and post event reporting will also be part of the role.
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Networking – Leading outreach to third parties to build up our partnership network, mailing lists and communications collaborations opportunities. We’re keen to create and promote our social value activities and you will be comfortable building partnerships for the good of the communities we serve.
To apply:
Please apply via Charity Job with a CV and covering letter. Your covering letter should outline your interest in SPCA, the role and how you match the criteria we are looking for. As part of your application, please answer the following question - Describe a successful marketing campaign you have led or contributed to.
Full details can be found in the attached job description.
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!
About Climate Strategies
Climate Strategies works at the science-policy interface, advancing climate policy by facilitating meaningful interactions between decision-makers and researchers across Europe and internationally. We are an international, not-for-profit research organisation with an expansive network of world-leading researchers as members.
What we do
- Inspire: We incubate cutting-edge ideas & co-create innovative research with members, partners & stakeholders.
- Convene: We initiate & organise events, bringing people together to shape & share climate-related research.
- Engage: We facilitate productive dialogue amongst our members, trusted partners and other researchers, policymakers & stakeholders that comprise the CS ecosystem.
- Translate: We publish accessible research which is inclusive, has a broad reach & results in positive change.
About the role
Who we are looking for:
- Someone with a passion for using innovative communications methods for tackling the climate emergency and/or similar social justice issues.
- A confident and ambitious relationship builder and communicator who can build and nurture a diverse global network of researchers, policymakers and other key stakeholders.
- A creative and innovative individual with an eye for detail who can translate complex ideas/concepts into a range of engaging, digestible and accessible communications products (e.g. videos, infographics, briefings).
- Someone with impeccable organisational, planning and time management skills, who can work flexibly and multi-task across a small team.
- A natural leader who can effectively manage daily responsibilities while aligning them with broader organisational goals.
Your main responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Management and Programme teams to develop, deliver and continually evaluate Climate Strategies’ Communications AND Member Engagement Strategies.
- Translate complex research documents into engaging digital content (e.g. social media, press releases, op-eds) for a range of target audiences.
- Review, edit and proof scientific reports, press releases, op-eds and other publications.
- Conduct daily media monitoring and manage the Communications Calendar to identify comms and member engagement opportunities.
- Ongoing management of websites, social media channels, and email campaigns.
- Support the coordination and/or dissemination of virtual and in-person events
- Build and maintain relationships with media outlets
- Line Manage the Comms and Members Associate/Officer
- Lead engagement and build relationships with members to support our mission and goals.
- Oversee spending for communication and membership engagement activities.
- Conduct regular evaluations of the impact of communication and member engagement activities and improve to meet organisational goals.
Essential criteria
- Relevant university degree (e.g. Communications, Climate and sustainability, Journalism, International Development); Master’s degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience using digital communications to meet organisational and/or campaign objectives.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including editing, proofreading, layout and design, and content creation.
- An ability to translate complex concepts into digestible, engaging communications products (e.g. toolkits, newsletters, policy briefs) for a range of audiences, using feedback from programme and networks staff, research partners and stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in (digital, social) media, and proven ability to propose and deploy outside-the-box solutions.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with partners, a diverse global network of researchers and policymakers, and journalists.
- Experience managing teams and the ability to direct the work of others with compassion and authority.
- Strong organisational, planning and time management skills, with the ability to work flexibly, multi‐task, and produce, coordinate, and deliver projects independently in a dynamic environment.
- Advanced digital skills including the Microsoft Office Suite, content creation tools (e.g. Canva, Social Pilot), all major social media platforms and associated analytics tools.
Desirable Criteria
- An existing network of media contacts which you can use to raise awareness of the Climate Strategies brand.
- Experience of using communications to amplify the impact of technical projects, including data visualisation.
- Knowledge of the international climate policy landscape.
- Good understanding of the intricacies of working for a nonprofit or social/environmental organisation.
- Proficiency in other languages.
Location
This position can be based either in our co-working space in the Netherlands (Utrecht) or London (near Liverpool Street). The position is hybrid, and applicants are expected to commute to either the Utrecht (NL) or London (UK) office at least once per week.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the Netherlands or the UK for at least 18 months from the starting date of the contract. Please note that we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position.
What you get:
At Climate Strategies, we offer a sector-competitive salary. Salary indication will be based on experience (FTE): €39-48k (including holiday allowance) for the NL and £37-46k for the UK. Final salary offer will be based on experience.
We recognise that non-salary factors contribute to employee happiness and job satisfaction, hence we offer a large range of benefits that are designed to give you the flexibility and autonomy you need to achieve your goals and work-life balance while also making a meaningful impact on the world. This includes:
- Ability to work from home and our offices in Utrecht or London, with flexibility in working hours.
- Opportunity to attend project and major international climate events.
- A unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading climate researchers and help them make their work more impactful.
- Room for new ideas and personal growth and development.
- A supportive, international and diverse team.
- Pension Plan
- Parental Leave
- Personal development opportunities
Beyond these perks, we’re committed to giving our employees autonomy and the freedom to take ownership of their work, so you can truly make a difference and feel empowered in your role.
Hear from Senior Programme and Impact Manager, Adriana Chavarría Flores about her time at Climate Strategies:
“My 4 years at Climate Strategies have been an exhilarating journey. The organisation consistently challenges me and supports my professional development, allowing my progression from Programme and Communication Associate to Programme Officer, and to my current role as Senior Programme and Impact Manager. I highly value the opportunity to work at the forefront of relevant areas such as just transitions, energy transitions, industrial decarbonisation, climate diplomacy and other, to work alongside and learn from our network of leading climate researchers, and to catalyse climate action and cooperation across key stakeholders internationally.”
Hear from Coltrane Morley-Williams, Programme and Networkers Officer, about his experience at Climate Strategies:
“My [time] at Climate Strategies has been an incredible experience, being my first role in the field of climate policy and research, I have been extremely fortunate to work across a number of Climate Strategies projects including the Coal Regions in Transition initiative, Post Coal Future Labs and Net Zero Political Economies. Through these projects, I have had the opportunity to attend various conferences including the EU’s Just Transition Platform conferences in Brussels and COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh (only three months after joining).
“The opportunity to engage with world-leading researchers within the Climate Strategies members network has also been both motivating and inspiring. Climate Strategies has shown great commitment to, and provided me with a platform for, my personal and professional development highlighted by my recent promotion from Programmes & Networks Associate to Programmes and Networks Officer.”
How to apply
Visit our website for more information.
Commitment to equal consideration
We are committed to ensuring that all qualified candidates receive equal consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We will make every effort to remove barriers to employment and create a level playing field for all candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to take the next step in your career at The Queen’s Nursing Institute ("The QNI"), a highly successful national community nursing charity?The QNI is looking for a Communications Officer to join our team. The post holder will be a key contributor to the QNI’s communications work.
This is an exciting role which will allow someone with creativity and precision to grow and demonstrate their potential, in a supportive and friendly team environment.
There will be particular emphasis on digital content and support to the QNI’s digital infrastructure including websites, social media, and other platforms such as Mailchimp.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to marketing and communications campaigns.
- Manage and develop social media channels, including Mailchimp, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
- Report on media engagement, including press coverage, social media analytics and mentions, Google analytics, email response rates, etc.
- Support colleagues with content creation.
- Database administration and support in migrating to a new CRM.
- Financial administration, e.g. reporting online donations, online shop sales, etc.
- Oversee processing and fulfilment of orders from the QNI's online shop, provide customer support, track sales and inventory.
For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the Job Pack.
Interviews will be held in person at our London office on Friday 13th September.
About The QNI:
- The QNI is the oldest professional nursing charity in the world and is a leading voice for nurses working in the community.
- Our values of excellence, inclusivity, partnership, independence, advocacy, legacy and integrity underpin the charity’s strategic plan 2021-2025, which is included in the Job Pack.
- The job is within the Communications Team, working closely with all QNI staff.
Benefits:
- Learning and Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to training opportunities.
- We offer 25 days annual leave per year, in addition to all Bank Holidays.
- We offer up to 10% employer contribution to pension scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loans.
We believe high quality nursing care should be available for everyone, where and when they need it.
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HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum
Reports to: Senior Health Information Manager
Department: Policy, Information and Communications
Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1-2 days per week in the office)
Employment type: 6 month fixed-term contract
Working hours: 35 hours per week (we're open to 4 days per week / compressed hours)
Closing date: Wednesday 4 September 2024, 23:55 *
* Please note that we may close this role early should we receive enough interest, therefore early application is encouraged to avoid disappointment.
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Do sweeteners cause cancer? Why are skin cancer rates on the rise? Does vaping help people to stop smoking?
These are the kind of questions that our Health Information team respond to on a daily basis.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone passionate about public health, someone like you.
We are looking for a Health Communications Specialist to develop engaging evidence-based information for the public and key professionals on cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening. Cancer Research UK is the most trusted provider of cancer information in the UK and you will be responsible for helping steer what we say and how we say it, ensuring our health information is evidence based, accessible and credible.
What will I be doing?
Developing a sound knowledge base of globally published key research on cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening. This will include regular monitoring of recently published papers as well as deep dives to help answer specific questions (this will include research funded by Cancer Research UK and others).
Taking the lead on critiquing epidemiological evidence for specific topic areas, including contributing to team discussions and written summaries for these topics.
Producing accurate, engaging and enabling content for the general public on cancer risk, prevention, early diagnosis and screening for our audiences through a range of channels. This includes leaflets, newsletters, webpages, digital articles and social media, with a focus on using these resources to tackle inequalities and barriers facing groups with the worst cancer outcomes.
Building relationships with stakeholders - guiding activity and delivering evidence-based, creative health-related content that meets user needs (e.g., for press / fundraising / policy / campaigns activity).
What skills do I need to have?
Ability to critique epidemiological/public health research papers and confidently make conclusions and recommendations.
Experience of/passion for writing about and talking about complex health information for a non-scientific audience in an accessible and engaging way.
Good understanding of cancer and/or public health.
Flexible approach that allows you to balance proactive and reactive tasks, allowing you to manage quickly changing priorities within your usual working day, re-prioritising tasks or asking for support as appropriate.
Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues, researchers, health professionals and other stakeholders.
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Please note that, Internally, this role is known as Health Information Officer.
Salary Range: £38,410 per annum
Start Date: 1 October 2024 or as soon possible thereafter
Duration of Contract: Permanent
Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge.
Current policy offers partial remote working with the UK
Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.
This role is responsible for the development and delivery of our people processes, systems and administration, ensuring that they are fully fit for purpose. You will be joining a highly supportive and friendly People Team, committed to working together collaboratively to provide a high quality and responsive service to the organisation.
Your main focus will be our UK people operations. However, you will also engage with our country offices around the world, developing an understanding of their people operations and working with them towards maximising efficiency across the organisation.
The role is varied and includes optimising people processes, leading on the global roll-out of our HRIS (HiBob), including its Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and performance review module, ensuring a high-quality information and reporting service to internal stakeholders, overseeing UK and international payroll and benefits administration, and working on global people projects and initiatives.
You will have excellent people management skills and substantial experience developing, implementing and managing people systems, processes and administration relating to all stages of the employee life-cycle. You will be experienced in HRIS management and optimisation, mapping and streamlining processes, developing, running and analysing reports to aid decision-making and working with providers to solve technical issues. Experience in rolling out a global HRIS would be an advantage.
You will have a methodical and rigorous approach to work and a meticulous attention to detail. Excellent numeracy and data analysis skills are essential, as is knowledge of data protection legislation and relevant UK employment and immigration law.
You will enjoy collaborating and consulting with others to understand the needs of our stakeholders as we strive for continuous improvement and your excellent interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to build positive, productive working relationships with colleagues at all levels across Fauna & Flora. Fluency in spoken and written English is essential.
If you meet these requirements and are looking for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you. You will be joining an international, impactful and ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.
Our offices are located in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 8 September 2024. Interviews are likely to be held during the week commencing 16 September 2024.
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!
Job Title: Corporate Partnerships - New Business Manager
Reporting To: Senior Manager – Partnership Development & New Business
Contract Type: Full-time
Principal Location: London
Salary Range: £38,000-46,000
About us:
Street Child, one of the world’s fastest-growing international children’s charities, are searching for an impressive and experienced corporate partnerships, new business minded professional to play a key role in continuing the organisation's extraordinary growth - from a start-up, aiming to support 100 children into school in Sierra Leone under 15-years ago, to our current status operating in 20+ countries and having recently reached over one million children since our inception.
Corporate Partnerships constitutes a key strategic growth area and income stream for Street Child, especially of unrestricted/flexible funds - and is one we are committed to significantly developing as a key pilar of our plans for continued growth. Live major partners include the likes of Liberty Global plc, UBS, Accenture, Infosys and Boodles the jewellers - as well as 70+ other firms, supporting at different levels, ranging from niche outfits to household brands. For the past few years Street Child, in collaboration with corporate partners, has hosted events at Davos, the UN General Assembly, and at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - exciting initiatives that provided fantastic platforms, that we are keen to build on, with the support of this role.
We believe we offer a compelling corporate partnership proposition - high-quality, innovative, data-driven programming that protect and educate children in some of the world’s toughest situations; leverage potential via UN, philanthropic and Government matching grants; superb, agile and highly responsive donor service, with strong ability and willingness to tailor solutions; outstanding communications; and an entrepreneurial, commercial ethos.
The role:
We believe Street Child has a huge opportunity to achieve even more growth in the Corporate Partnerships sector by diversifying our coverage and relationships into new industries and growth markets. The New Business Manager role will play a key role in leading our New Business activity outside of our existing portfolio. Reporting to our recently appointed Senior Manager for Partnership and New Business, your role will involve:
1. Core New Business activity: Researching and development of prospect lists for priority industries to implement New Business campaigns capable of securing multi-year high value partnerships. Responsibility for building Street Child’s network of corporate relationships and growing pipeline of corporate partnership opportunities.
2. Partnership and proposition development: Working closely with our colleagues in the Corporate Partnerships and Global Programme Funding teams to develop engaging and impactful partnership plans and project propositions, focusing on priority countries and programmes to support Street Child’s strategy and mission.
3. Corporate engagement with events: Utilising the portfolio of events Street Child has across the year to engage and steward corporate relationships, including Street Child owned events and external events including the World Economic Forum and UN General Assembly.
4. Supporting on cross-organisational fundraising activations: Leading on new corporate engagement activities, including new fundraising and sponsorship activations, to support cross-organisational initiatives including our Spring Gala, annual Back to School Campaign and other key milestones throughout the year.
Key activities in this role:
- Development of New Business engagement plans – identifying, researching, engaging and cultivating new corporate prospects and relationships;
- Implementing ambitious New Business campaigns to target priority industries, including the oversight of prospecting and marketing mapping activity;
- Management of new business pipeline and prospect lists, including use and maintenance of corporate prospects data on CRM;
- Close collaboration with Partnership Development and Account Management teams to promote best practice corporate donor stewardship and partnership delivery;
- Active networking and attending various international events to maximise New Business opportunities;
- Consistent, proactive New Business activity via Street Child networks and cold approaches;
- Searching for suitable open corporate partnership opportunities/calls to apply to and working with colleagues to submit high quality applications;
- Supporting our corporate advocacy events, including inviting new corporate attendees for Street Child events - and working with colleagues to help plan/strategise Street Child presence as appropriate (including Davos, UNGA);
- Working with colleagues to develop our corporate propositions – both fundraising products and exciting, innovative new project proposals alongside our Programme Funding teams.
Key qualities:
- Highly credible, with strong all-round communication skills;
- Comfortable and excited about networking at high profile events including the World Economic Forum in Davos;
- New Business mentality but with a highly strategic mind and passion for creating genuine value-exchange partnerships between the NGO and private sector;
- Personable, tenacious, resilient, imaginative, ambitious;
- Team-worker;
- Flexible and agile – you will enjoy working in a fast-paced, fluid working environment focused on growth;
- Strong corporate fundraising and/or corporate background (preferably in sales/marketing);
- This is an exciting role in a small team with hugely ambitious and exciting global growth plans in the coming years. This role will be at the heart of our rapidly growing organisation making a great difference to the lives of children living in the world’s lowest resource and most dangerous humanitarian contexts. You will have huge support - but also a lot of scope to make the role your own and choose your path to impact. The opportunity here for impact, and career progression, is vast.
We will consider candidates with two types of backgrounds:
1. Proven superb, corporate fundraising track-records, ideally in the international development/humanitarian sector (or otherwise demonstrating strong development/humanitarian knowledge and clear passion for the sector); &/or
2. A compelling, commercial background - coupled with a super clear desire to use your skills and experience in the humanitarian/development space, and the ability to rapidly build relevant technical skills and knowledge.
A prior background in international development/humanitarian is preferred but is not essential. A strong commitment to Street Child's cause is essential.
The role is envisaged as UK-based but is global in scope. A willingness to travel is expected. The ideal candidate would work full-time; and physically in our City of London office for a minimum 3 days of the week – with some flexibility considered for outstanding candidates.
Healthwatch Stockport is looking for a Communications and Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. If you have a passion for communications and making a positive impact, apply now!
Join our dedicated team as a Communications and Volunteer Coordinator. You will lead our communications strategy, coordinate members and volunteers, and engage our local communities. Your work will drive positive changes in Stockport's health and social care services.
Responsibilities:
Volunteer Coordination
• Recruit, train, and support new volunteer members, leading to the continuous development of our Enter and View Programme.
• Coordinate volunteer activities to align with Healthwatch Stockport’s objectives.
• Maintain a database of volunteers and members, tracking engagement and participation.
Enter & View Programme
• Oversee the Enter & View programme and support the Enter & View Volunteer Lead by collaborating with volunteers and partner organisations.
• Ensure the programme influences positive service changes and supports volunteers to lead the way in those changes.
• Produce and share Enter & View reports in a timely and accessible manner.
Research & Projects
• Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of targeted qualitative and quantitative research projects to gather feedback on health and social care services.
• Contribute to data analysis and produce comprehensive reports and intelligence briefings for NHS and social care commissioners, providers, local Councillors/MPs and the public.
• Ensure all reports are robust, straightforward, and accessible.
• Involve volunteers, service providers, and people with lived experience in our work.
Community Engagement
• Collaborate with the Healthwatch Engagement Officer to plan and deliver engagement activities with local people and communities.
• Gather feedback and insights from the community to inform Healthwatch Stockport’s work. • Represent Healthwatch Stockport at local events, meetings, and forums
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