Communications Jobs

Salary:  Up to £41,000 per annum plus generous benefits

Contract: One-year maternity cover, full-time

Location:  Victoria, London (hybrid working with one to three days in the office each week)

Closing date: at 12 noon, Thursday 08 August 2024

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.

NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.

NHS Providers is digitally transforming, and the digital team, which sits within the Communications directorate, is a key part of making that happen. This Senior Digital Officer role supports the ongoing strategic development of the organisation in key digital marketing areas, including website, analysis and evaluation, audio-visual outputs, eMarketing, and social media. The role will also support wider membership communications activities.

A substantial part of this maternity cover role will be supporting the senior digital manager deliver the organisation’s new website. This will entail project managing the website redevelopment work and launch, working closely with our digital agency as well as with colleagues withing NHS Providers. Alongside this, you’ll be supporting work on our new content strategy, ensuring our digital channels reflect the outcomes and working on development of analysis and evaluation across the organisation.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.

Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. 

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK.

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change. 

We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life. We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey. 

Responsibilities and Person Specification: 

Working closely with the CEO, the Director of Policy and Influencing and the Head of Policy and Research, the Head of Influencing will lead a powerful influencing programme. They will ensure that our work is centred around the experiences of older people in poverty, and that we undertake strategic and sustained influencing activity to persuade key decision makers and persuaders to support and act on our policy recommendations across the nations. Alongside providing cross organisational media communications support. The Head of Influencing will provide effective, inspirational, transparent and compassionate leadership and line management to colleagues in the Influencing department. This is one of two new roles in our well established Policy and Influencing Directorate, building on our commitment to drive forward policy change that tackles poverty in later life. 

You should have a passion to tackle poverty in later life, and significant experience leading the development and delivery of overarching influencing strategies across the nations to effectively target decision makers and secure support for our policy calls. It’s also essential to be an experienced line manager and team player, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across the nations to secure policy change. 

For full details on the role and requirements, please read the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight.

What it’s like to work at Independent Age: 

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits. 

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the careers page of our website.

Application Process: 

To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format). 

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do however include dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role. 

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 12th August. 

Interview Dates: Interviews to be held in person on 27th and 28th August.

We are looking for a talented Communication and Marketing Assistant to join our fantastic team – and to help us continue to grow so we can change more lives across Wales.

This is a new role that will support the growth of Community Foundation Wales and the implementation of our marketing and communications strategy.

You will assist in creating compelling content and capturing diverse and compelling stories from our grantees and donors, helping the Head of Communication and Marketing to communicate the importance of our work and share its impact to help grow the reach and brand awareness of Community Foundation Wales.

From research to creation to publishing, you will work with the Head of Communication and Marketing to produce engaging and inspiring content and stories that will engage Community Foundation Wales’s key audiences.

You will help organise events and external meetings with our stakeholders that will help us to connect and build our supporter base.

This post requires someone who is eager to take on a degree of responsibility and wants to develop their creative skills. The ideal candidate will enjoy variety and be a self-starter with excellent organisational skills who is keen to learn.

You will ideally be able to work in English and in Welsh, helping us to share stories and communicate with supporters across all of Wales.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience working in a communications, marketing or digital marketing role.
• Experience of using social media in a professional context and working knowledge of the different types of social media and their best use.
• Experience of editing websites, using content management systems such as WordPress.
• Creative, with an eye for design and layout.
• A high level of IT competency.
• A great communicator and writer, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Appetite and willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

• The ability to speak and write in Welsh. We are a bilingual organisation and the ability to work in Welsh would be a strong advantage for a candidate with all the skills and experience we are seeking.
• Experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience of using design platforms such as Canva to produce digital assets.
• Basic video editing skills using apps such as CapCut.
• Experience of using e-newsletter software such as Mailchimp, or equivalent.
• Experience of working in the third sector.

Rydym yn chwilio am Gynorthwyydd Cyfathrebu a Marchnata talentog i ymuno â’n tîm gwych – ac i’n helpu i barhau i dyfu fel y gallwn newid mwy o fywydau ledled Cymru.

Mae hon yn rôl newydd a fydd yn cefnogi twf Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru a gweithredu ein strategaeth farchnata a chyfathrebu.

Byddwch yn cynorthwyo i greu cynnwys cymhellol a chasglu straeon amrywiol gan ein grantïon a’n rhoddwyr, gan helpu’r Pennaeth Cyfathrebu a Marchnata i gyfleu pwysigrwydd ein gwaith a rhannu ei effaith i helpu i dyfu cyrhaeddiad ac ymwybyddiaeth brand o Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru.

O ymchwil, i greu, i gyhoeddi, byddwch yn gweithio gyda’r Pennaeth Cyfathrebu a Marchnata i gynhyrchu cynnwys a straeon diddorol ac ysbrydoledig a fydd yn ennyn diddordeb cynulleidfaoedd allweddol Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru.

Byddwch yn helpu i drefnu digwyddiadau a chyfarfodydd allanol gyda’n rhanddeiliaid a fydd yn ein helpu i gysylltu ac adeiladu cefnogaeth.
Mae’r swydd hon yn gofyn am rywun sy’n awyddus i ysgwyddo rhywfaint o gyfrifoldeb ac sydd eisiau datblygu eu sgiliau creadigol. Bydd yr ymgeisydd delfrydol yn mwynhau amrywiaeth ac yn hunan-ddechreuwr gyda sgiliau sefydliadol rhagorol sy’n awyddus i ddysgu.

Yn ddelfrydol, byddwch yn gallu gweithio yn Saesneg ac yn Gymraeg, gan ein helpu i rannu straeon a chyfathrebu â chefnogwyr ledled Cymru gyfan.

Y person yr ydym yn chwilio amdano:

Profiad, gwybodaeth a sgiliau hanfodol

• Addysgwyd i lefel gradd, neu brofiad cyfatebol yn gweithio mewn rôl cyfathrebu, marchnata neu farchnata ddigidol.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol mewn cyd-destun proffesiynol a gwybodaeth weithredol am y gwahanol fathau o gyfryngau cymdeithasol a'u defnydd gorau.
• Profiad o olygu gwefannau, gan ddefnyddio systemau rheoli cynnwys fel WordPress.
• Creadigol, gyda llygad am ddylunio a chynllun.
• Lefel uchel o gymhwysedd TG.
• Cyfathrebwr ac awdur gwych, gyda lefel uchel o sylw i fanylion.
• Sgiliau trefnu ardderchog gyda'r gallu i flaenoriaethu.
• Parodrwydd a pharodrwydd i ddysgu sgiliau newydd.
• Y gallu i weithio'n annibynnol ac fel rhan o dîm.

Profiad, gwybodaeth a sgiliau dymunol

• Y gallu i siarad ac ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg. Rydym yn sefydliad dwyieithog a byddai'r gallu i weithio yn y Gymraeg yn fantais gref i ymgeisydd gyda'r holl sgiliau a phrofiad rydym yn chwilio amdanynt.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio llwyfannau dylunio fel Canva i gynhyrchu asedau digidol.
• Sgiliau golygu fideo sylfaenol gan ddefnyddio apiau fel CapCut.
• Profiad o ddefnyddio meddalwedd e-gylchlythyr fel Mailchimp, neu gyfwerth.
• Profiad o weithio yn y trydydd sector.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a charity that sits in a coalition of 250 organisations working to tackle educational inequality. The charity’s vision is to create an inclusive education system which gives all young people a rounded education, ensuring that skills and wellbeing are prioritised alongside attainment. Through their innovation award project, the charity aims to tackle entrenched issues in education by nurturing big ideas from the public and their members.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Digital Communications Manager to join the team. As Digital Communications Manager, you will manage and develop their digital channels to reach key audiences, drive engagement with the member organisations and increase public awareness of educational equality. This is a part-time, permanent role, remote role working with two days a month in the London (Victoria) office plus 6 weeks global remote working option per year.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have experience of developing and delivering social media strategy in a professional context. With strong written communication skills, you will have the ability to create compelling, creative and engaging content. You will possess good working knowledge of social media tools such as Buffer and Hootsuite with experience of using creative software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and online tools such as Canva .Experience in creating and managing paid social media advertising campaigns is essential for the role. Your broader experience will also involve working with website content management systems to create and update web content.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis and roles may closer earlier than initially indicated.

As our new Advocacy & Communications Manager you are passionate about students' voices - both individually and collectively. You will lead our new Advocacy & Communications team in ensuring that students are supported through our advice service, informed through our communications and heard through our campaigns and representation. You will provide expert support and advice to our elected student officer team and play a crucial role supporting the CEO in the leadership and management of the Students' Union.

If this sounds like a purpose you would love to deliver, we would like to receive your application and get to know you!

We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, as we understand the importance of having staff with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect various needs of our student community. We welcome applications from all interested applicants, and we strongly encourage applications from people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people with dependants and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting and all of our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training in order to support a fair recruitment process.

Detailed job description and person specification for this role is attached to this job advertisement.

All applicants should send a CV and written statement (2 pages maximum) that answers the following three questions (Candidates are advised to use the person specification to help answer the questions):

1. What experience do you have that makes you great for this role?
2. How have you demonstrated LMSU's organisational values in your past experience (student-led; inclusive; open; kind; creative; ambitious)?
3. What do you bring to the LMSU team?

Application deadline: 3pm on 7th August 2024

Please include the job role you are applying for in the subject of the application email.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 19th August 2024.

PiP's philanthropic income has doubled in the last 16 months and this role is the next investment in our Development & Engagement team to steward our funders, secure new funders to maintain income levels, and better communicate our impact.

The role has three main areas of responsibility:

• Managing funding partners - primarily trusts & foundations but corporate income is growing
• Identifying and securing new income – primarily partners in the £5-25K p.a. range
• Manage PiP communications – focused across audiences including non-philanthropic

We're looking for someone with experience in:

• Stewarding existing funders in the £5-25K p.a. range as part of a team including writing compelling impact & evaluation reports
• Developing and pitching concepts to funders to grow existing relationships and secure new partners
• Devising a communication strategy for an organisation and able to deploy this across channels e.g. print, social, and digital
• Being based on-site with service delivery and able to utilise this towards fundraising and communications goals
• Handling all elements of a project or delivery, PiP is a small charity so mucking in is essential
• Working across structures from senior management to delivery staff internally and externally

We're offering the following benefits:

• A salary between £29,500 & £33,500, dependent on experience
• You'll get 25 days holidays + bank holidays ever year. We're closed for Christmas but the rest of the year you may take leave whenever you wish.
• An extra day of annual leave for each year you've worked with us up to another 5 (30 in total)
• We offer a travel subsidy of £7.50 per day to help with commuting costs.
• We provide a 4% pension contribution
• It's an early finish on Fridays - we close once all students leave around 4pm.

We recognise not all candidates will match the above criteria, we actively encourage all candidates who meet a majority of the criteria or who believe they could bring transferrable skills to apply.

WILD Young Parents Project is a small charity on a big mission; to create a fair start for the babies of young parents
 

Young parent families have a tough start, experiencing health, social and economic inequalities.  This is not fair, and we want to change it.  

Set up by young parents over 30 years ago, we are now the biggest voice for young parent families in the UK.  

Can you help us to fund our vision, to tell the real stories of young parent families, and change hearts, minds and policy so that the babies of young children have a better future?  

Location: Remote, with the expectation of some in person collaborative work in Cornwall 
 

Hours: 30 per week
Salary: £32,341 FTE per year
Benefits:

272.5 hours annual leave (inc bank holidays)
Additional leave for additional life events
Long service leave entitlement after 2 years service

Family friendly working 

Bespoke wellbeing packages

Enhance sick leave

Teams based organisational structure

Closing date: 1st August 2024

Interviews will be held in Redruth, Cornwall 12th and 16th August 2024

How to apply:  Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.

We're searching for a dynamic communicator to join our growing Foundation team, to revitalize and develop our communication networks, connecting with our UK colleagues and partners—a vibrant community of around 8,000 members. Our goal is to increase engagement and aid in the expansion of the Openwork Foundation, with the ambition to exceed our target annual income of £1 million.

This is an 18 month fixed term hybrid role, based 2 days a week in our Swindon office, however travel to events will be required.

What we offer:

• Salary - up to £35,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection 
• Death in service 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Head of Foundation to develop a Foundation communications and engagement strategy.
• Create a range of new communications channels and platforms to reach more of our UK wide colleague and partnership population to promote awareness and increase engagement and participation. Including social media, website, intranet, newsletters and presentations.
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation message and narrative, including working with the charities we support, to tell the story of how donations create the impact we have in changing lives. 
• Set up a range of engagement campaigns to leverage increased levels of volunteering, fundraising, regular giving and ad-hoc giving. 
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation content and collateral including video, images, infographics, reports, presentations and copy.
• Support our volunteer and ambassador networks to grow, providing them with platforms, content and collateral to get their messages out, increasing engagement and participation.
• Create a communications calendar to clearly illustrate planned activities.
• Develop a recognition approach to thank those who support our Foundation. 
• Support our charitable Foundation to be a core part of business culture and shared values. 
• Support the wider charitable Foundation team.

What we're looking for:

• Experience of passionately delivering successful communications across varied stakeholder groups.
• Imagination to develop a range of collateral and clear messages.
• Experience in planning and developing creative communications campaigns to inspire all audiences. 
• Experience in developing communications platforms and using them to grow reach into varied stakeholder populations.
• Experience in building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders including securing pro-bono support. 
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects and the same time. 
• Experience of developing or co-ordinating video content. 
• Up to date knowledge of social media platforms and how to make best use of them.
• Strong and positive PR knowledge to write compelling pieces to share. 
• Knowledge of inclusion and accessibility within communications. 
• Highly organised - Project management experience and or training.
• Exceptional communication, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Knowledge of the charity or financial services sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – a collaborator and team player who works well with others, reaching challenging goals often under very tight deadlines.
• Effective project management: organisational skills together with project and time management skills are essential.
• A commercial focus to all activities.
• Understanding of how to develop opportunities to maximise reach and make the most of current and emerging media and communication trends.

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, an industry-leading annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

About Us

Founded in 2007, KHULA Education is an award-winning South African NGO working in partnership with rural schools and underserved communities in deep rural South Africa to ensure children and youth can access a quality education and economic opportunity.

Over the past 17 years, KHULA has transformed schools that were previously failing into schools that compete at the national level; supported hundreds of young people to access tertiary education opportunities; and helped hundreds more on the path to employment. Each year, we support over 6,500 children, youth and more than 300 teachers. 

About the Role

KHULA Education is seeking an experienced and dynamic fundraising leader to lead KHULA’s fundraising and communication efforts in the UK and South Africa. The postholder will join us at an exciting time and help us to continue our growth trajectory which has seen our annual budget increase from £250,000 to £1 million in the past several years. Supported by the South Africa based CEO, and working closely with the UK Board of Trustees, the postholder will be joined by a new Fundraising Officer who you will line manage.

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial individual with strategic vision who will play an active part in developing KHULA’s future fundraising strategy. 70% of the role is focused on fundraising directly for our work, 30% on managing KHULA’s communications including donor newsletters and social media content (this may evolve with the recruitment of an Officer).

Key Responsibilities

• Steward, retain and grow the support of our existing donor portfolio: KHULA has an existing portfolio of donors including trusts, foundations, corporates, major donors, individual and regular givers, the majority of whom are based in the UK or South Africa. The post holder is responsible for managing these relationships, including bespoke reporting for trusts and major donors, leading donor meetings and involving our Board and CEO as appropriate.
• Donor prospecting and new business: researching and generating new donor leads as well as acting on opportunities provided by our Board and others, converting prospects into supporters of our programmes.
• ​​External communications: creating our quarterly e-newsletter to a database of ~2,000 supporters, managing our social media channels and the Annual Report, in addition to other ad hoc external communications.
• Fundraising innovation: leading on innovation in our fundraising approach, including creative campaigns to increase donations/recruit lapsed donors, developing products and offerings whilst considering cost effectiveness and ROI. Of particular interest is how to harness the giving potential of guests who are exposed to KHULA Education’s work when they visit Fugitives’ Drift Lodge in Rorke’s Drift.
• Financial management and admin: maintaining our donor database, working with the CEO to prepare our annual budget and fundraising forecasts.

Person Specification

Ideally you’ll have held a role with a similar scope of responsibilities around fundraising and communications, however you don’t need to have held a director level role before. Experience in a smaller charity and team is beneficial as you’ll need to be comfortable with both the strategic development side and inputting into wider planning, as well as being a leader who is willing to role up your sleeves and ‘do’.

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who demonstrate most/all of the following attributes:

• A proven track record of personally delivering income of at least £1 million per year, including new business
• Experience in a fundraising leadership role and confidence in working alongside and advising at board level
• Experience in successfully fundraising from trusts, foundations, major donors and corporates, with experience in other areas (events, legacies etc.) also welcome
• Excellent proposal and donor communication writing skills (written samples of previous work will be requested)
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously with a largely virtual team
• Comfortable acting in the capacity of charity ambassador, establishing new relationships and identifying new funding opportunities
• Ability to travel to occasional donor and board meetings (x3 per year), in/around London and annual trip to South Africa for 1-2 weeks.

Application Process

We are keen to fill this role ASAP and therefore encourage candidates to submit the below documentation at your earliest opportunity. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the application process early should we find the right candidate. Unless we close the application process early, the final date for receiving applications will be Friday 9 August at 13:00 BST.

1. Your CV
2. A cover letter explaining your suitability for the role
3. Up to 3 writing samples (preferably examples of fundraising communications e.g. donor proposals, reports etc.)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the first stage Zoom interview on a rolling basis.

Are you looking for an impactful role where you can lead marketing and communications initiatives across Asia Pacific and Latin America, helping to drive positive change in farm animal welfare? Join Compassion in World Farming International in our mission to transform the global food industry and make a lasting difference. As the Marketing and Communications Manager for Asia Pacific & Latin America at Compassion in World Farming, you'll lead strategic initiatives to help end the use of caged systems and promote sustainable farming.

About us:

Compassion in World Farming International was founded in 1967 in England by Peter Roberts, a British farmer who became concerned by the development of intensive factory farming. Over 50 years ago, Peter decided to make a difference and take a stand against this farming system. In his lifetime, Peter saw the demise of barren battery cages, veal crates and gestation crates in the UK, and in Europe achieved recognition that animals are sentient beings.

Compassion in World Farming is the leading international farm animal welfare charity, campaigning to improve the lives of millions of farm animals through advocacy, lobbying for legislative change, and positive engagement with the global food industry. Our established international Food Business programme aims to drive transformational change for animal welfare enabled by a reduction in the reliance on animals sourced foods and a shift towards regenerative farming. The Food Business team operates in Europe, the US, China and APAC LATAM, and more globally through the supply chains of our corporate partners.

About the role:

As our Marketing and Communications Manager, you’ll help build the strategic vision for helping to influence the global food industry. As part of this exciting position, you'll spearhead vibrant marketing and communications strategies across Asia Pacific and Latin America, championing the end of caged systems and promoting sustainable farming practices. Your responsibilities will include proactive and reactive PR, content management, event coordination, supplier oversight, and budget management. As our Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America) you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Food Business APAC LATAM and regional teams, ensuring transparency through regular reporting on achievements.

About you:

We're seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America), at CIWF, who brings with them a proven track record in developing impactful strategies, especially in digital and social media.

To succeed in the role of Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America), you will need to have previous experience in demonstrating a proficiency in devising impactful strategies, particularly within the domains of digital and social media. You’ll have a proficiency in English, complemented by skills in languages such as Thai or Japanese, is not essential, but is advantageous. You’ll have to have strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with a sophisticated grasp of budget management and a genuine dedication to farm animal welfare. Previous skills and qualifications encompass an advanced degree or pertinent experience in PR, marketing, or communications.

Join us on a collective mission to shape a compassionate future for farm animals worldwide, while experiencing a workplace that truly cares for you:

• Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays *
• Free onsite parking at HQ
• Optional savings schemes * Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying Excellent Development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• A defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Applications:

Cutoff date: 9th August 2024
1st Stage Interviews: W/C 19th August 2024

Please complete the online application form to upload your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the job description.

Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.

* dependant on role and location

To comply with legal requirements, as part of our selection procedure we ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

Location: HQ based (hybrid flexible working available with at least two days in office per week)
Job Type: Full-time, fixed term contract till 31st March 2025 (with possible contract extension, subject to additional funding)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £37,000-£42,000

You may also have experience in the following: Communications Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications, Public Relations manager, PR Manager, Marketing Management etc

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• Exciting Communications Leadership Opportunity in the Social Housing Sector
• Join this purpose-led Ombudsman to lead the Comms & Stakeholder relations!

About Our Client

The Housing Ombudsman service investigates complaints and resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities), as well as for our voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents).

They are a free, independent, and impartial service, whose vision is to improve residents lives and landlord services through housing complaints.

Job Description

The post holder will provide leadership and line management to the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement teams, ensure delivery of key business plan commitments and contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate plan as well as key communication and engagement strategies and plans. The post holder will also provide strategic challenge, guidance and support to the Ombudsman and senior leaders to manage key stakeholder relationships effectively.

Responsibilities and Outcomes:

To manage the brand of the Housing Ombudsman - developing strategies for all our external communication channels and platforms to increase the visible impact of our work and proactively seek opportunities to raise awareness of the Housing Ombudsman and develop our offer.
Be responsible for a comprehensive internal communication programme which includes multiple engagement channels and all staff events - driving internal engagement with key strategic documents such as the business plan.
Be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Ombudsman's external-facing events including the Member Responsible for Complaints (MRC) Annual Conference and the 'Meet the Ombudsman' events.
To deliver quality stakeholder engagement with our members, the Residents Panel and key third parties, such as advocacy and advice agencies.
To assist the Ombudsman to identify emerging issues within the sector and political landscape, including proposals for influencing key policy makers and responding to relevant consultations.
To provide the Ombudsman and senior leadership team with coaching on crucial presentations (such as giving evidence at select committees or inquests), strategic and tactical communications analysis, advice and support.
To build strong, agile relationships with peers to proactively facilitate cross-directorate working and ensure that strategic thinking about communication is built into everything we do.
To lead and manage teams of communication and stakeholder engagement specialists to deliver the work to high quality standards in a timely manner.
To contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate and business plans.
To produce critically important corporate publications, such as our required consultations and annual report.
Be responsible for a Communications Grid tracking all internal and external engagement and activities.
To assist and support the presentation and publication of our casework, systemic work, Centre for Learning and Code compliance work.

The post holder should strive at all times to adhere to HOS values of Learning , Excellence, Openness and Fairness.

 

The Successful Applicant

The candidate that secures the Head of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement opportunity at the Housing Ombudsman Service will be able to demonstrate the following:

Track Record:

A track record of leading, managing and motivating professional teams.
Professional, senior level communications experience in an organisation with a high public profile and a track record of advising at the most senior level.
Proven ability to develop and deliver high quality and innovative strategic communication campaigns and powerful storytelling communications internally and externally across a range of channels with a track record in evaluation to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Proven ability to translate complex and sensitive information and communicating it effectively and appropriately to a range of audiences.
Extensive experience of working with the media in a high profile, national organisation including an up to date knowledge of social media and the way it can work alongside traditional media.
Experience of managing change and achieving results.
Experience in business planning, quality assurance and risk management.
Budget management

Knowledge & Skills:

Ability and agility to work flexibly in a context of change and ambiguity.
Comprehensive understanding of government and the wider public service arena including its political decision making processes.
Understanding of the wider social, political and economic environment and their impact on the issues, implications and challenges facing public sector organisations.
Good resilience and proven experience of working well under pressure.
Communicate articulately and confidently with a wide range of people.
Write clearly and concisely for senior audiences.
Influence and persuade others.
Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office applications

Behaviours:

Willing to be viewed as an ambassador for HOS
Demonstrably able to collaborate with purpose.
Exceptional communicator - keeps all relevant parties informed in a meaningful and timely manner
Has a desire to learn - asks how can things be improved and is open to views and feedback
Able to see things from others perspectives - can represent the interests of stakeholders in internal discussions
Motivates and leads others to deliver
Inspirational and actively builds trust and confidence

What's on Offer

Competitive Basic Salary up to £70,717 depending on suitability
27 Day Annual Leave + Bank Holidays rising with service
remote working with offices available in London and Manchester
flexi time working scheme
one professional membership paid for annually
annual health assessment
opportunity to join the Local Government pension scheme
enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption leave
personal allowance to spend on well being apps
employee discounts scheme
volunteer days policy - paid leave for volunteering
employee assistance programme
Cycle to Work scheme
payroll charity giving scheme

HOS is committed to equality of opportunity in all its practices, policies and procedures. It is our intention to promote a working environment that is free from harassment, bullying, victimisation or discrimination, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We expect all staff to behave respectfully with courtesy and consideration, whilst carrying out their duties. 

Application - To apply for this post your application must include:

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 1,000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification. Please add this at the front of your CV

Interviews: W/C 22nd August 2024 and W/C 29th August 2024

The interview will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be released to candidates who are successful at shortlist. 

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Page Personnel.

Are you someone with a passion for campaigns, flair for organisational leadership and a commitment to climate justice? Are you inspired by the challenge of ensuring climate action improves lives, builds consensus and addresses inequality? Do you recognise the power of narrative and framing to win on the big ideas we need to shape the future?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

As our Interim co-director: campaigns & communications you’ll support and oversee a team of talented campaigners and communicators delivering our vision of a zero carbon Britain built by, and for, everyone. You’ll lend your strategic expertise to ensure that our mission of inspiring people to take the action the climate crisis demands is fine tuned to the real opportunities and challenges that surround us. You’ll contribute your creativity to translating climate urgency into socially just and workable proposals the public can get behind - and get stuck into. And you’ll bring your expertise in organisational leadership to bear on our collective leadership model, responding to an ever shifting context while contributing to our strategic development.

This interim role is designed to cover a 12 month parental leave period, and will join during a period of wider organisational change. This creates opportunities for impact, but presents challenges too. You’ll therefore be someone who is comfortable working within organisational change, is able to adapt quickly to new circumstances, take initiative - and sees themselves as a team player.

The role sits within a collaborative leadership team, comprising two Co-directors until July 2025, and three from July-November 2025 (due to a Co-director returning from sabbatical). The Co-directors are jointly responsible for the strategic, efficient, sustainable and impactful running - and development - of the organisation, with each being assigned specific areas of accountability across key functions.

About Possible

Our values Daring, Joy and Community guide our actions and our organisational culture. Here at Possible, we have a vision for a zero carbon Britain that has been built by and belongs to everybody. Our mission is to inspire people in the UK to take the action the climate crisis demands.

We create, build, and share ways people can take meaningful action on climate change together. We translate overwhelming climate urgency into socially just and workable proposals the public can get behind. And we do it all with a can-do attitude and stubborn optimism.

We have made a commitment to make Possible an anti-oppressive place to work. We’re doing the work to undo inequalities and oppressive systems reflected in wider society, and are an inclusive and welcoming group that wants our team mates and the communities we work with to be able to thrive.

We believe that our team and our projects should reflect the diversity of the communities they seek to serve. We particularly welcome applications from marginalised groups, especially people of colour and other ethnic minorities, people who identify as LGBTQIA, disabled people, those who are neurodivergent, people who have experienced mental health challenges and those who identify as working class or have done so in the past.

Benefits

• 35 hour full time work week.

• Flexitime and TOIL.

• 33 days paid holidays including bank holidays (pro-rata) and additionally three days at Christmas when the office is shut.

• Employer pension contribution. 

• Flexible working considered from day one.

• Learning and development plans and budget for all staff.

• Generous sick leave and pay, including paid time off for periods and menopause, gender affirming care, fertility treatment and disability leave.

• Good parental leave and pay and family friendly policies and practices.

• Up to one week (FTE) paid carer days.

• Paid volunteer and study leave.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Climate Perks - paid journey days for low carbon holiday travel.

• Headspace account (mindfulness and meditation app).

• Options to work remotely abroad.

• Employee assistance programme that includes free counselling sessions and financial advice for you and your family.

• A caring and supportive culture and lots of opportunities for team connection.

• Paid duvet days, when staff need to look after their wellbeing.

• Support and development boost fund.

• Staff discounts on selected climate friendly opportunities.

What you will bring

• Demonstrable ability to work as part of a senior leadership team with a commitment to principles of shared leadership, and to take responsibility for decision making at a senior level.

• Experience of organisational management and planning at a strategic level, including involvement in high level budgeting processes. You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of running a UK based small-medium charity, but that doesn’t mean you have to be working for one.

• Experience of working for mission driven organisations, including an ability to ensure delivery at the level of organisational mission, and experience of developing and managing key senior relationships - including funders.

• Strong experience of developing and delivering campaign strategies, ideally within the environmental sector, and of maintaining effective systems for tracking and reporting impact.

• Demonstrable commitment to driving public engagement in climate action and achieving climate justice.

• Experience of line management of senior managers, and a commitment to anti-oppressive working, staff welfare and a mutually supportive organisational culture.

• Extensive experience of project and programme management, and the ability to provide project support and oversight.

• A strong understanding of what makes digital communications, press and media work successful in delivering campaigning outcomes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrable ability to think independently, critically and creatively - including experience of developing project ideas.

• Strong experience of fundraising for both restricted and unrestricted grants.

Interested?

Read the full job application pack, and fill in the application form.

Deadline: 9am Tuesday 13th August. 

About Us

Learning with Parents supports all families to have positive learning interactions together and leads the sector to learn what works in tackling inequality.

In partnership with 150 primary schools, we support families across the UK to enjoy learning together at home. Families are motivated to sustain and enjoy frequent and positive interactions together.

Our parental engagement journey with schools starts by focussing on reading. Our digital reading log is an inclusive way for schools and families to record reading, replacing physical reading records.

Our full Maths and English programme builds on the positive habits fostered by our reading log. It replaces traditional Maths and English homework with fun activities which have parent-child interaction at their heart. Through behavioural insight research, innovative technology and teacher training we ensure that as many families as possible are supported effectively. 

We are working to improve parental engagement across the sector, by producing evidence of parents’ impact and generating insights into how schools can best support them. Learnings are disseminated through the Parental Engagement Forum and amplified through the Fair Education Alliance.

About the Role

There are 1.4 million primary-aged children growing up in poverty in the UK, and we are currently only working with a fraction of them. We have grown rapidly over the last few years and are now looking to grow our Fundraising team to the next level.

The Fundraising and Communications Officer will work as part of the Fundraising team to deliver Learning with Parents’ fundraising strategy. Their primary focus will be strengthening our existing funding pipeline through prospects research and managing the donor database. They will also be responsible for drafting compelling applications and reports for new and existing donors. They will develop and adapt our fundraising resources and provide wider support to the team. 

The Fundraising and Communications Officer will also be responsible for managing Learning with Parents external communications, including creating and posting engaging blogs and social media posts, drafting the Annual Impact Report and managing the organisation’s brand guidelines.

Lastly, the Fundraising and Communications Officer will provide logistical support for the Parental Engagement Forum. 

Core Areas of Responsibility:

Fundraising support

• Research prospects who are a good fit for our work including corporate funders, trusts and foundations, High Net Worth Individuals and Sector Awards

• Working with our Fundraising Manager, build our funder pipeline in order to support accurate forecasting for the organisation

• Working with our Fundraising Manager, craft well-written project proposals and briefings to inspire and engage funders including corporate funders, individuals and Trusts and Foundations

• Cultivate and steward existing and new donors, helping to secure ongoing support and identify potential uplifts

• Build relationships across the Learning with Parents team to source and manage information about our work, keeping up to date with progress and impact

• Manage Learning with Parents’ reporting schedule, feeding into our draft reports as required 

• Draft and spend out engaging and impactful quarterly funder newsletters

• General support across different areas of fundraising, including but not limited to: working with the wider team to draft cases for support for new projects; keeping existing fundraising resources up to date and developing new ones as required; keeping our databases up to date; and supporting with event planning.

External communications

• Manage the charity’s social media accounts, working across the Learning with Parents teams to ensure regular and engaging content

• Make updates to the charity WordPress site 

• Write regular blogs on a range of topics connected to our work

• Format and publish the blogs on the WordPress site

• Manage our annual impact report including planning the content, coordinating with other members of the team and liaising with the graphic designer

• Manage brand guidelines, keeping them up to date with any changes to our sales & marketing strategy

• Ad hoc support creating sales & marketing materials. 

Coordinate the Parental Engagement Forum

• Send out meeting updates, reminders and follow ups

• Set up the quarterly meetings and assist the chair and speakers with logistics

• Support speakers with slide templates and any other information required

• Manage the participant list, adding and removing members as required and ensuring the links are shared at each meeting.

About you

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience across fundraising, communications and project management at a fast-paced education-tech charity. A successful Fundraising and Communications Officer will be eager to work in a small team, enjoy creative writing, have a can-do attitude, and be keen to get stuck in to support the charity’s growth and impact. 

Our ideal candidate would also be able to provide examples of when they have used the following skills and experience: 

• Strong writing and editing skills and an ability to produce clear and compelling narrative from your research and understanding of an organisation 

• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively – you’ll be in a busy role, working on several projects

• Good attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work well as a team and with a range of different stakeholders – you’ll need to adapt to a range of audiences as engagement will be key to this role

• A desire to champion and uphold our organisation’s vision, mission and values.

Our ideal candidate might also be able to provide examples of when they have used  some of the following skills and experience, although these are not essential: 

• An understanding of education inequality in the UK

• Lived experience of some of the barriers that families from disadvantaged communities face in engaging with children’s learning 

• Experience with WordPress, Canva, and mainstream social media channels. 

Our Values 

Our Learning with Parents values are key to how we work and inform our strategy, programme, and how we collaborate.

Ambition

We strive do more for the families, schools and organisations we work with

Collaboration

We value the voices of others and achieve more by working together

Exploration

We are curious and seek evidence to inform our work

Innovation

We test, learn, adapt and embrace failure in our pursuit of progress

Integrity

We act responsibly and honestly, and default to transparency

Supportive environment

We work to create an environment which supports growth, belonging and wellbeing for everyone 

Benefits

We have a passionate team and supportive culture, which was recognised as we were named one of “The top 100 organisations to escape to in 2022” by Escape the City. In addition, we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance (36 days, including bank holidays and a Birthday day)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policy

• Income protection in case of sickness

• Flexible working times

• Social events

• Environmental (Net Zero) Pension

• Cycle to work scheme

• Benefit Hub, including virtual GP and discount scheme 

To Apply 

Submit a CV and one-page Cover Letter outlining your interest and suitability for this role by the 28th July 2024. 

We would be grateful if you could also complete and submit our Equality and Diversity form. This helps us to monitor how we are doing against our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and identify areas we need to improve. Submitting this form is voluntary and will not affect how your application is assessed.

Provisional dates for the first-round interviews will be online on Friday 2nd August. Second round interviews will be in person, at our Bristol offices the week commencing the 12th August.

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees and supporters from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at Learning with Parents, and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Due to the nature of our work with young people, on acceptance of offers all Learning with Parents employees are subject to a DBS check in accordance with Safeguarding Policies and offers will also be subject to reference checks. 

Our client is running this recruitment campaign and the interview process on a rolling basis.