Communications Executive Jobs
The Directoe of Fundraising and Communiations will play a pivotal role in the delivery of the Foundation’s 2023 – 2026 Ready for Business organisational strategy and our ambition to reach one million women entrepreneurs by 2030, significantly scaling income generation and building the Foundation’s profile. The postholder will be a member of the Foundation’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), along with the CEO, COO, Director of Programmes and Impact, and Finance Director.
We are seeking an individual who will excel at bringing creative and ambitious growth plans to life and has strong leadership and communications skills. The Director of Fundraising and Communications will have significant multi-income stream experience and will lead the development of a new income generation strategy to drive fundraising activities across philanthropic donors, corporates, family offices, foundations and institutional funding, maximising ROI and creating a sustainable organisation. You will continue to build the profile of the Foundation with key audiences, managing the Foundation’s brand and reputation and positioning the organisation as global experts in women’s entrepreneurship.
Benefits
- A fantastic package of 28 days of annual leave (which excludes bank holidaysbut includes three days to be taken during the festive break).
- An organisation that values you. As a smaller organisation, we value everyone’sindividual perspective and voice and all team members are able to contribute to our strategic planning.
- Professional development, with career growth built into each staff member’sannual plan and a wide range of skills-building and learning opportunities provided.
Our values
- Women entrepreneurs at our heart: Without women entrepreneurs we wouldn’t exist, so it is vital we put their experiences, perspectives and passions at the heart of what we do and how we do it.
- Feminist first: We proudly follow feminist leadership principles, building an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.
- Great to work with: We care. We are experts. We always seek to deliver high-quality work and results. We are positive and professional, and always operate with integrity.
- Dynamic and entrepreneurial: The essence of entrepreneurship is creativity and innovation. We harness this spirit of courage, embracing opportunities and making bold moves to achieve our mission.
- Powered by knowledge: We seek data to understand and share. We nurture a culture of enquiry and positive challenge. We look outward and encourage dialogue and exchange
We work with partners to eliminate barriers to entrepreneurship for women, enabling global economic gender justice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position: Head of Fundraising & Communciations
Responsible to: CEO
Location: Hybrid working is offered to all staff. All full time staff should come into the office a minumum of two days per week. Our office is based in Highgate, London.
Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time), core hours of 10am–4pm
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Annual leave and benefits:
- 25 days annual leave pro rata rising by one day per year to 30 days
- 5% contribution to a personal pension plan
- Employee assistance scheme
- Comprehensive flexible working policy
- Season ticket loan available
- Bike-2-Work Scheme
- Accredited Living Wage Employer
- Birthdays off
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a cover letter.
We are aiming to hold first-round interviews in the week commencing 7th October; final interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 21st October.
Please note, we’re actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.
Please review the full job description, person specification and further information on our benefits in the 'job pack' which is attached to this job advert.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently recruiting for a new Marketing & Communications Executive.
Reporting to the Communications & Engagement Manager, you'll help us to produce a social media strategy that aims to develop CSSC's accounts across multiple platforms. You'll also support on the strategy and production of member email communications across CSSC, including automations, national and local emails. You'll also help us engage and develop our online communities whilst growing CSSC's brand reach.
Key accountabilities
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Act as a brand guardian of CSSC, ensuring all communications meet the highest quality marketing standards, in addition to being consistent with in-house tone and branding.
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Actively reviewing our member communications calendar, ensuring content is scheduled across our communication channels in line with our partners and wider campaigns.
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Track, measure and report on social media and email communications.
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Identify tactics and platforms that will be most effective in reaching a specified target audience.
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Suggest new ideas for improving member experience and engagement.
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Ensuring Service Level Agreements are met across our social and email channels.
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Keep abreast of new trends on social media and email.
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Growing the social following across CSSC’s accounts.
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Building and leveraging partnerships across social media, such as working with influencers.
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Have high levels of attention to detail and the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines.
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Previous experience supporting the delivery of projects and campaigns.
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Measuring impact and performance of social media and email activity and content and revise plans accordingly.
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Manage the planning and execution of marketing campaigns.
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Manage, implement and monitor key communities for CSSC.
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Champion social media and email as key communication tools, raising awareness internally how they can be implemented and utilised for different scenarios.
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Strong knowledge of brand and branding
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Experience of delivery of brand identity
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Knowledge of and experience of using different social media platforms or one-year experience in a similar role.
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Experience in email marketing
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Ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
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Experience creating content across different formats.
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Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
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Experience at using a range of free social media tools to achieve results.
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Good writing skills.
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Good eye for visual design.
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Proven editing and copy writing skills.
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Attention to detail.
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Ability to prioritise and work through tasks methodically.
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A degree in Marketing or Social Media (desirable).
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A willingness to keep aware and up to date with developments in technology.
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A keen interest in sports and leisure activities (desirable) .
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Awareness of trends in the market and nationally celebrated days.
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An eye for photography/videography (desirable).
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Copywriting experience (desirable).
What We Offer:
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24 ½ days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
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Free CSSC Membership.
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90 minutes of wellbeing time per week.
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Flexible working arrangements.
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Excellent company pension schemes.
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Training and Development opportunities.
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Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
About Us: We are a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 124,000 members. Our vision is to inspire our members to explore new ways to be active and healthy. Our four organisation values are Passionate, Progressive, Supportive, and Social.
We are a not-for-profit, membership, organisation for over 124,000 colleagues from the civil service and public sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Following a merger between St Barnabas Hospices (incorporating St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House) and Martlets, we’ve undertaken a strategic restructure of the Fundraising and Communications teams and are recruiting to a number of new roles. These roles work across all three hospices and will play a fundamental part as we build and develop our new team. This is an exciting opportunity for driven, innovative and open-minded individuals to be a part of a ground-breaking collaboration for hospices across Sussex and South-East Hampshire.
The Communications Account Executive plays an integral role in understanding the marketing and communications needs of the hospices, providing general marketing and communications support (both strategic and tactical), as well as commissioning and co-ordinating more specialist support from other areas of the Marketing & Communications team.
You’ll have the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders; listening, understanding and applying your communications expertise to ensure that you are delivering high quality marketing and communications services that meet stakeholders’ needs. You’ll be an expert advisor, suggesting the most appropriate plans and methods to help colleagues achieve their aims and, ultimately, delivering on those plans.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reports to: Communications Lead
Location: Flexible, with monthly co-working days in London
Salary: £31k - £34k depending on experience and qualifications (+11% employer pension contribution)
Working Arrangements: Full time; 37.5 hours a week. We are happy to consider requests for flexible or part time working
About Now Teach
Our long-term vision is a world where children benefit because talented people, who’ve already had successful careers, become teachers, and bring their skills and experiences to the schools that need them most. We support Now Teachers, training providers, schools and the wider education system to realise the full potential of career-changers in education.
Career-changers bring new experiences into the classroom, but they often need support to complete their training and stay in teaching. We offer Now Teachers one-to-one support, alongside a comprehensive structured programme helping them change career successfully. This support continues after they’ve completed their training, and the Now Teach Network is there to help make the most of their experience and skills as career-changers.
Our support helps Now Teachers stay in teaching: 75% of Now Teachers are still in teaching 2 years after qualifying, compared to much lower percentages nationally. Nearly 90% of our cohort are satisfied or very satisfied with the support they get from Now Teach.
We have a strong brand, a robust, efficient selection process and a programme of wrap around support that has been honed over several cohorts.Since 2016, over 17,000 people have expressed interest in joining Now Teach and we have recruited over 850 career changers with significant industry experience into teaching. In September 2023, we welcomed our largest cohort of trainees.
We are looking for driven and committed people to help us meet new goals, increase our Network and create more impact in schools.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role overview
The Communications Executive will co-ordinate and contribute to the planning, implementation, and optimisation of all internal and external communications. This will range from attraction campaigns, public relations, and the internal engagement calendar and events.
The role will co-ordinate production of communications for target audiences from beginning to end – from planning, writing, and editing of copy to measuring effectiveness of communications. In addition, the role will have responsibility for the Now Teach website.
Role Description
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Manage and create content for community management, including social media and internal communication channels
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Create and maintain an annual content plan to applicants and career changers in our Network.
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Write and produce interesting and engaging articles, social media content, monthly newsletters, marketing emails and webpages that help people consider career change to teaching.
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Oversee the functionality of the website, evaluate, and manage website performance, facilitate hosting and server management, and develop, maintain, and update website content.
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Creatively drive our social media channels and blogs, increasing engagement and followers.
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Research topics and conduct interviews to write blog articles and create other content.
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Make sure content planning is informed by audience insight, finding out what topics resonate for applicants and career changers in our Network.
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Build relationships with Now Teach’s career-changers and the Programme team that supports them, enabling you to understand the experience of career-changers, identify remarkable stories and find the right person to tell them.
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Take responsibility for organising and promoting our attraction/public affairs events to meet sign-up and attendance targets.
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Monitor content to see how audiences respond, refine, and innovate to improve engagement.
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Work with third parties to deliver projects, including copywriting, photos, design, and film.
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Support the PR Specialist, sourcing case studies and helping identify opportunities.
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Identify and test good practice to make our communications effective and industry leading.
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Support Now Teach’s internal and Network communications.
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Support fundraising and external stakeholder communications.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Who you are (qualities/values)
- Passionate about ensuring that Now Teachers, schools, partners, and the wider education system can realise the full potential of career changers in education.
- Enjoys working in a fast paced and heavy deadline orientated environment.
- Can effectively manage their own workload, prioritise tasks, multi-task and stay organised.
- Have high-standards and a commitment to quality, with excellent attention to detail.
- Have the resourcefulness to make recommendations, start projects, problem solve and see them through to completion with the support of the team
- Build relationships and work effectively with others, communicating priorities and goals clearly with colleagues, and giving and receiving feedback to celebrate and improve work.
What you’ll need to succeed in this role (experience/qualifications etc)
- 2-3 years in a similar communications role.
- Familiar with common website management tools (CMS), social media and Adobe’s Creative Suite.
- Excellent project management
- Be full of creative ideas, and enjoy making them a reality
- Able to set own goals and manage
Don’t meet every requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification.
At Now Teach we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
WORKING AT NOW TEACH
Our people join and stay because they value Now Teach’s flexibility, close-knit team culture and social purpose. 33% of employees at all levels of the organisation work part time and everyone works flexibly, with time off in lieu part of our standard working practices.
We are a small, collaborative and supportive team of nearly 25 people. We are non-hierarchical, with 100% of our people believing their line managers listen and value their opinions and people of all levels getting stuck in. We set clear expectations and celebrate the successes of teams and individuals. 100% of our team are proud to work at Now Teach, 100% find Now Teach considerate of their wellbeing and 100% would actively recommend us as an employer.
Our culture is central to us encouraging and supporting people into teaching. Without our positive, honest, and flexible approach we wouldn’t be able to adapt to meet the needs of Now Teachers. We have been named as one of Escape the City’s Top 100 Employers in 2021 and 2022 and have been recognised as a Working Mums’ Top Employer and at the Working Dads Employer Awards. We have won awards for our Culture, Flexible Working and Excellence in Public Service.
In return
As well as flexible working and a great culture, we offer a wide range of benefits including 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), an additional 3 days for Winter closure (25th Dec-1st January), a pension scheme with a generous 11% employer contribution, a rewards platform with employee discounts and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
Application Process
Applications close at 9am on Mon 14 October
First stage interviews: online on Tue 22 or Thu 24 October
Second stage interviews: online or in person on Thu 7 November or afternoon of Wed 6 November
We’d also like to offer second round interviewees the opportunity for an informal conversation with a member of the Now Teach team week commencing Mon 28 October.
To apply, please complete our online application form [GW1] where you will be asked to upload a Cover Letter (no more than 1 side of A4) and CV (no more than 2 sides of A4)
Your Cover Letter should include why you are attracted to the role, why you are motivated to work at Now Teach and what you can bring to the team.
If you have any difficulty with accessing the application form, need any additional support or require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please get in touch.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Now Teach strives to be a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, gender identities, stages of life and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll endeavor to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please contact our team.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Safe Recruitment Procedure
Now Teach are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process, and all successful candidates will be subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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Venn Group is partnered with an excellent UK-based Charity to recruit for an Internal Communications Executive. This role is a 6 months fixed term contract, providing essential support the Communications team in implementing lively and engaging internal communications strategies.
Key duties:
- Oversee and implement internal communication strategies for employees, volunteers, members, trustees, and other key stakeholders
- Manage news flow and scheduling, collaborating with the People Team and serving as the main contact for internal communications
- Maintain and provide guidance on factsheets and toolkits to support staff in delivering internal news
- Create, edit, and distribute content across internal communication channels, including the intranet and email newsletters, ensuring consistency across all platforms and departments
- Facilitate two-way communication between staff and the Senior Leadership Team, and advise the SLT on organisational developments
- Coordinate with consultants and departments to manage internal communication responses to crises that may affect the charity's reputation
- Oversee the production of internal communication materials by managing external suppliers
- Track, analyse, and report on the performance of internal communications efforts
- Adhere to organisational policies on Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and Risk Management, participate in training, and undertake additional tasks as requested by the line manager
Ideal candidate profile:
- Experience in a Communications role within the Charity or Not-For-Profit sector
- Proficient in Office 365 with strong communication planning, monitoring, and reporting skills
- Skilled in constructing and analysing surveys, with excellent communication abilities across various mediums
- Proven experience in coordinating internal communications, with strong people skills and the ability to integrate quickly with new teams
- Upholds confidentiality, commitment, and diplomacy, inspiring positive attitudes toward change
Agency reference number: J83605
Duration: 6 months fixed term contract
Salary: £30,300 per annum
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Working pattern: Home-based with occasional travel to the London office
Start: ASAP
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
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Reports to: Head of Marketing and Communications
Other Regular Relationships: Senior Communication Executive, Committee Services Team, Projects team, Membership secretary, Events Manager, Digital manager
Overall Purpose of the Job: To work as part of the communications team to plan, implement and optimise communications for our members.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver membership communications through our website, email and social media
- Creating and sending out member emails, ensuring that activity is consistent, accurate and timely
- Creating social media posts across multiple Twitter accounts, as well as LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram ensuring they are accurate, consistent and timely
- Ensure the communications calendar is maintained and accurate, and work with the communications team to ensure all messaging is appropriately scheduled to ensure maximum engagement and member experience
- Supporting the team in proofreading communications to ensure messaging and standards are consistent
- Monitor and improve email and social media communications through regular reporting and recommending improvements
- Working with wider BSG team to support communication of key projects and initiatives across all channels
- Make content additions and updates to the website as required
- Understand and use core functionality on the website to a high standard, and play a role in maintaining and improving processes and their documentation
- Work with Head of Communications and Senior Communications Executive to identify areas for improvement and recommending solutions, including proofreading existing work
- Work with the digital team to create a website usage report and make recommendations for improvements
- Support the events manager in organisation of BSG events including webinars and face to face events as required
- Work on the BSG stand at the annual conference and do other tasks as may be required
EXPERIENCE
- 2 years experience in a communications or similar role
- Experience using a website CMS and mailing system/CRM.
- Experience using social media scheduling and analytics tools
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English with good attention to detail
- Good working knowledge of GDPR and good data practices
- Ideally some experience using design tools such as Canva
- Competency with Microsoft Office suite
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £29,745 pro rata (full time salary £37,181 per annum)
Location: Hybrid, Edinburgh office at least once a week
Contract: Fixed Term until 31/03/2025 (extension subject to funding)
Hours: 30 per week (0.8FTE)
Closing date: Monday 30th September 2024 at 11:30pm
Do you have proven experience in communications and marketing as well as working with the media in Scotland? Are you passionate about using your experience of project management and multimedia content to help tackle the housing emergency?
Then join Shelter Scotland as Senior Communications Executive – Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and you could soon be creating a strategy to help deliver this vital initiative.
About the role
Working closely with the wider Scottish Empty Homes Partnerships team, you will develop a Marketing Communications plan for the partnership and support the team with its delivery.
We’ll look to you to create articles highlighting the urgency to bring empty homes back into use, respond to requests for media comment, and ensure up to date content on the SEHP website. You’ll provide analytics on all activities to enable decision making and improve efficiency while using your marketing expertise to manage the brand.
Comfortable working with external agencies and delivering multimedia and social media content, your passion to help deliver the Housing to 2040 strategy will be pivotal to the role.
About you
Dedicated to solving the housing crisis, your expertise in marketing and communications mean you have experience working with the media in Scotland and providing a range of content across various platforms and to different audiences.
You’re also confident employing your skills to help the wider team deliver its objectives and you’re keen to develop your skills with planning and working with data. Respecting diversity is a priority.
We’re looking for a strategic thinker, with a taste for innovation and creativity. What’s more, you enjoy seizing opportunities as they arise to play a vital role in timely, strategic and inspiring communications.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
About the team
Part of an award-winning Communication & Policy Department, our Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is a Scottish Government funded project aimed at enabling private sector empty homes to be brought back into use across Scotland.
The Partnership achieves this via a mix of policy work, capacity building, training, best practice sharing and awareness raising with councils, community groups and others. It’s also home to the national Empty Homes Advice Service - a public facing advice line that anyone can call for help or to report an empty home.
About Shelter Scotland
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement outlining your interest in the role. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria, responding to points 1 - 5 in the 'About you' section of the attached Job Description. Throughout your response, ensure you demonstrate how you address the following Shelter behaviours:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Applications without a Supporting Statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Hours: Full-time
Remuneration: Up to GBP £47,250 FTE gross annual (pro-rated based on a full-time equivalent salary, and dependent on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Location: UK-Med Office, Manchester, UK (hybrid working available)
Are you a dynamic, focused, and inspiring communications leader who can steer a small, motivated team to elevate our charity’s presence and impact? Could you develop and execute a comprehensive communications strategy that includes, external communications, media relations, crisis communications, social media, website management, and internal communications?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are seeking a skilled and passionate individual to lead the communications function of a fast-growing charity delivering frontline medical aid.
As the Head of Communications, you will play a key role in amplifying UK-Med’s voice, supporting our fundraising efforts through strategic communications, and ensuring our message reaches the world’s most vulnerable people.
UK-Med has an ambitious five-year strategy (you can view it here) with a goal to generate £1 million per year from voluntary sources by 2026 to fund emergency responses and training for health staff. While fundraising remains under the purview of another department, your role will be crucial in crafting and delivering the communications that support these fundraising efforts. Our charity’s income is currently primarily statutory, and while we are relatively new to fundraising, our voluntary income has quadrupled year on year for the last three years. Earlier this year, the Board invested in the team to support the delivery of the 2021-2026 Fundraising and Communications strategy.
As Head of Communications, you will build on the promising foundations laid to deliver an exciting chapter in the charity’s development. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, determined, and passionate individual to make a real difference in how we communicate our mission and impact to the world. Experience in the humanitarian or international development sector is desirable, but a keen interest in global affairs and a commitment to UK-Med’s humanitarian mandate are essential.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Head of Communications - September 2024 before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification
Applications must be submitted no later than Monday 30th September 2024
The vacancy will close as soon as we have received enough strong applications.
Applications for work in the UK can only be accepted from people with an existing right to work in the UK.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT GLAN
The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) works with affected communities to pursue innovative legal actions across borders to challenge states and other powerful actors involved in human rights violations and systemic injustice. Our actions address the most pressing instances of human rights concern and they fall within the following themes: War and occupation; accountability and supply chains; environmental and economic justice; and migration and border violence.
Since our establishment in 2016, we have developed legal strategies directly addressing human rights impacts in over 23 countries and territories. Our cases include the successful legal challenge against imports of cotton produced with forced labour in Xinjiang (East Turkistan) into the UK on behalf of World Uyghur Congress and the climate case against 32 European States before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, brought on behalf of six Portuguese youth-applicants.
More recently, we have supported the preeminent Palestinian human rights organisation Al Haq, to rapidly challenge UK weapons exports to Israel due to the risk of these arms being used in violations of international law.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Head of Strategic Communications at GLAN, you will spearhead the development and execution of a comprehensive communications strategy that amplifies GLAN's mission and impact on a global scale.
You will lead the strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of all communications efforts to enhance the organisation's brand, increase public awareness, and support advocacy and fundraising initiatives.
A key part of your role will be to establish GLAN's voice and brand, ensuring it resonates with diverse audiences. You will lead on improving our website and communications style, producing high quality content and ensuring consistent and compelling messaging across all platforms.
By fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the media, partners, and the affected communities we support you will play a crucial role in advancing GLAN's vision to challenge injustice through innovative legal strategies.
Reporting directly to the CEO you will form part of the Senior Leadership Team to drive organisational growth & development; looking beyond your immediate communications responsibilities.
This is an exciting time to join GLAN. We are seeking a Head of Strategic Communications to build an ambitious communications strategy focused on some of the biggest human rights and climate change issues of our time. At this point in time, the team is small with some budget to work with external freelancers, consultants or agencies. We are looking for someone to grow with GLAN; joining us with a communications team of two and developing your team in the years to come. You should recognise that in the short to medium term, the role will involve some hands-on responsibilities until such time that we can expand the team.
KEY RESPONSIBITIES
Communications Strategy
- Align cross-media communication strategies with thematic goals to maximise success across all initiatives. Develop campaign & advocacy communications which will influence change.
- Collaborate with project delivery teams across GLAN to ensure a consistent calendar of communications, highlighting all key areas of work.
- Lead and mentor a high-performing communications and advocacy team, currently including a Campaigns Coordinator.
- Create and manage the departmental budget in alignment with the overall communications strategy.
- Utilise data and insights to map and analyse audience behaviour, informing and optimising communication activities.
- Monitor and evaluate the success of campaigns, tracking performance against strategic KPIs.
GLAN brand
- Oversee the review and redesign of the organisation's website to enhance user experience and engagement.
- Champion and promote the use of GLAN's brand among colleagues, fostering a unified brand identity.
- Develop a strong brand presence and establish comprehensive brand guidelines that reflect GLAN’s core values, emphasising the voices of affected communities in all communications.
Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
- Serve as a key member of the senior management team, contributing to strategic decision-making and organisational planning.
- Represent the organisation externally at events, conferences, and meetings.
- Prepare communications updates and reports to the Board and relevant committees Work with SLT to improve impact measurement across GLAN.
- External stakeholders Be a Face of GLAN; building & cultivating tactical relationships and networks
- Develop a robust relationship management system to enhance engagement with key press contacts, partner organisations, related networks, and other critical stakeholders.
GENERAL RESPONSBILITIES
- Undergo ongoing training to stay updated with changes and new developments in the legal field.
- Always conduct yourself in an ethical and professional manner. Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Undertake any other reasonable task or duty as may be assigned by the Director, Chief Operations Officer, Senior Lawyers or Board of Trustees.
POSITIVE ACTION STATEMENT
We regret that GLAN’s workforce is currently not representative of society. We seek excellence in our team, and we are aware that in not attracting diversity, we are missing exceptional candidates. We are looking to expand on the range of experiences and perspectives of our colleagues, as we believe this will better serve the people we represent. We especially invite applications from those with knowledge of the language, culture, and political environment of countries in the Global Majority, particularly those in which we currently work.
BENEFITS
You are likely to join the Global Action Network because you are passionate about our work. But here are some other great reasons to work with us:
- Salary £50,000 - £55,000
- Home working
- We’ll enrol you in a pension scheme, with 3% contribution from GLAN if you put in at least 5%.
- We have access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and three days gifted between Christmas and New Year
- Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
- Enhanced compassionate & bereavement leave
- Paid wellbeing leave
- Access to co-working spaces
- Homeworking allowance (as per HMRC guidelines)
- Potential for sabbatical leave to support staff who wish to take time away from work to pursue travel, study or other personal life changes
QUALIFICATIONS
A degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant discipline.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- At least 5 years’ experience in a senior communications position with overall responsibility for organisational strategy design and delivery
- Experience in developing and implementing campaign based communications strategies, advocating and influencing change Line management and team development including KPI setting in line with strategy
- Brand identity and development Experience of maximising campaign success and creating compelling media assets on a small budget
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating multichannel communications and presenting this data as a tool to optimise communications
- Experience working with external agencies
Desirable
- A progressive communications style empowering the communities we support.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and tailor content effectively for different formats and audiences and with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proven ability to meet tight individual and group deadlines and to manage one’s own workload through effective prioritisation, time management and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to spark collaboration with external and internal stakeholders
- Works well to deadlines
Desirable
- Experience of developing communications strategies for small NGOs
- Experience of, and interest in human rights and environmental issues
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
GLAN is a homebased organisation. It is expected you will have an appropriate space, free from distraction, to carry out your duties. You will be required to attend semi-regular meetings & events.
GLAN VALUES
GLAN has a set of core values. As a Lawyer you would be required to uphold these values through some of the examples below:
Community Centred
- Ensure effective development & delivery of communication strategies & plans that contribute to our vision and mission, ensuring our communications feature the voices and issues faced by the communities we support.
Partnership Focused
- Building and maintaining key relationships internally and with press, partners, networks and communities.
- Experienced in coordinating communication campaigns with external networks.
Radical
- Committed to deep, systemic change rather than superficial fixes both in how we work and how we run our organisation.
- We strive to dismantling systems of oppression that perpetuate racial and class inequalities within our organisation and the communities we serve.
Creative
- Bold, innovative, and creative in the identification, development and communication of our work.
Tenacious
- Build long term case strategies to persist in awareness raising and maximising support for our cases.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Director of Fundraising & Communications (High Value Specialist)
Salary: £70,000 (neg)
Location: Hybrid - Central London (2 days, Tuesday and Thursday in office)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (flexible working hours available)
Role summary
Bowel Research UK, the UK’s leading bowel cancer and bowel disease research funder, is seeking a Director of Fundraising & Communications, a new role for our charity. This is a great career development opportunity for a high-value fundraising specialist looking to broaden and deepen their skills and experience in leading Bowel Research UK’s fundraising and communications activity. If you are looking for a new challenge or, if you are considering stepping up into your first Director role, this could be just the opportunity you are looking for.
About Bowel Research UK
Every year over 16,000 people die from bowel cancer in the UK and over a million suffer from bowel disease. By researching cutting edge treatments, funding truly ground-breaking ‘proof of concept’ research, and getting behind some of the most promising young researchers destined to achieve breakthroughs, Bowel Research UK is saving and transforming literally millions of people’s lives around the world.
What we are looking for
This is a role for a rising leader who has a genuine passion for BRUK’s vision and the energy and determination to drive forward our mission. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in high value, especially major donor, fundraising who can excite and motivate individuals to support Bowel Research UK’s mission. Working closely with a highly talented group of Trustees, staff and expert volunteers, we need someone with the ability to build and mobilise the resources and relationships required to have a major impact on our vital research funding.
As this is a small charity, along with the ability to lead the organisation’s fundraising and communications, you must be willing to roll up your sleeves to get stuck into the work too.
Why come and work for Bowel Research UK?
- This is a great career development opportunity for a high-value fundraising specialist to broaden and deepen their skills and experience in leading Bowel Research UK’s fundraising and communications activity.
- An opportunity to play a key part of leading the creation and implementation of a new organisational strategy that will inform this role’s development of new fundraising and communications strategies.
- We have an ambitious Board of Trustees who are ready to invest in fundraising and communications development to increase the charity’s research impact.
- We have a new Chief Executive with more than 25 years of fundraising and general charity management experience who is keen to work alongside this post in leading organisation-wide step change and innovation.
- You will be part of a friendly, collaborative and passionate team working towards an important and valuable shared goals.
Recruitment timeline:
Deadline for applications is 9am, Wednesday 9th October 2024.
First, virtual interviews w/c 14th October 2024
Second, in person interviews w/c 21st October 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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BCYP is seeking a seasoned Communications and Marketing Officer who will design and implement a strategy to boost BCYP’s brand and support the efforts of clinicians and researchers’ projects. The candidate will also support the fundraising team through grassroots event management and the adoption of a small portfolio of donors.
The applicant will have excellent communication skills able to translate the stakeholders’ (Trustees/clinicians/donors/young people) needs and broadcast them to the community. They must have hands-on skills creating and designing digital, print, and social media and the confidence to put their signature on a strong communications and marketing strategy that will maximize external partnerships.
This is an excellent opportunity for a confident self-starter to bring their vision and expertise into play to shape the look and feel of BCYP’s image, and to coalesce BCYP’s services to offer a holistic experience for our community.
Applications close once post is filled.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The British Nutrition Foundation exists to give people, educators, and organisations access to reliable information on nutrition. Grounded in science, working with experts, we support people on their journey towards a healthy, sustainable diet.
We are seeking a Communications Officer with experience of working in a communications role within a non-profit and/or public health environment. You’ll be an enthusiastic individual with openness to new ideas and have a strong track record of delivering engaging social media content across different channels. Your role’s purpose is to raise the profile of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) as a public-facing charity and a trusted source of information about food and nutrition.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with Moorfields Eye Charity to support their recruitment of a brand-new Head of communications. This is a permanent opportunity offering a hybrid working pattern. The salary for this role is between £52,637-£61,409 depending on experience.
Supported by its six-year strategy (2021-2027), Moorfields Eye Charity has ambitious and exciting plans to grow to become a £10 million a year charity and more widely embed a culture of philanthropy across the Moorfields family (including Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL, the Friends of Moorfields and Moorfields Private) whilst delivering on its current £100 million fundraising campaign creating the centre for advancing eye health (an initiative known as Oriel).
In support of its ambitions, the Head of communications will develop, lead and deliver the charity’s integrated communication programme and strategy focused on increased sustained and strategic visibility of the charity and its work together with supporting the delivery of its fundraising and grant making priorities.
The post holder will lead the communications team at the charity to ensure that communications activities support the charity’s vision and maximise delivery of its plans. The post holder will be responsible for building strong and sustained relationships with peers and leaders across the Moorfields partners shaping and delivering effective communications strategies in support of the charity’s goals.
Key experience includes:
- Extensive experience in communications planning and delivery, particularly in support of fundraising and grants making programmes and strategies
- Strong knowledge of developing and delivering effective organisational cross channel communications strategies
- Supporting communications around impact evaluation and reporting
- Proven ability leading a communications team
- Liaising and influencing high-level executives and key stakeholders
- Knowledge of working in a charity, health or research setting
- Preparing, managing and monitoring annual plans and budgets
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV and covering letter 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.
Background
Chance to Shine is an independent 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 help to drive awareness of the charity – communicating our mission, vision and messages to key audiences.
Principal Responsibilities
The Communications Officer will support include the following areas:
- To offer support on a range of diverse projects and events to increase the profile and awareness of Chance to Shine
- To help with the planning, execution and analysis of communications and marketing campaigns throughout the year
- To help manage the Chance to Shine brand internally and externally – including both written and visual brand guidelines
- Supporting the Director of Communications and Digital and the Fundraising team with the activation of corporate and funding partners
- Assisting with media liaison and monitoring including but not limited to:
Ø Managing the media contacts database
Ø Monitoring and organising media coverage
Ø Pitching stories to local print, online and broadcast media
Ø Managing relationships with designated media outlets
- To lead the charity’s application process for internal and external awards
- To help develop the Chance to Shine ambassador scheme; maintaining relationships and organising visits
- Supporting the Director of Communications and Digital in the production of key publications and documentation
- Support public affairs activities, including drafting letters, preparing lobbying documents, sharing information, and raising awareness of the charity
- To drive content and media activations with key partners such as the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Chance to Shine delivery network
- To help carry out any other tasks as required
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
· MPs and government
· Ambassadors and player agents
· Agencies and contractors
· Operations, Fundraising, Finance & Resources and Impact & Evaluation teams
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
- 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:
· Track record of working across multiple projects, campaigns or media activations simultaneously
· Experience with developing and executing marketing calendars
· Experience of pitching stories to local and national media outlets
· Familiarity with media monitoring tools
· Familiarity with campaign analysis tools
· Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
Desirable:
- Experience in managing relationships with ambassadors or high-profile individuals
· Knowledge of Westminster and Parliament processes
· Experience in using graphic design tools
· Full and clean UK driver’s license
Benefits
· 25 days annual leave pro rata (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed)
· 8% non-contributory employer pension
· Private medical healthcare
· Employee health cash-back plan
· Long-term sickness insurance
· Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
· Season ticket loan scheme
· Flexible working
· Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
· Generous sick pay
· Volunteering 2 days per year
· OpenBlend - an innovative coaching and performance management tool
· WeCare - 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance
· Cycle 2 Work Scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.