Head Of Marketing Communications Jobs
£102,000 annum
Fixed Term – 12 months (Parental Leave cover)
Part Home/Part Office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as the Director of Partnerships.
The role is responsible for leading the Corporate, Foundations and Sport Partnerships teams which is an income portfolio of circa £50m annually, and the delivery of UNICEF UK’s ambitious strategies and plans to raise funds and leverage child rights advancing support through partnerships.
You will have strong team leadership skills and proven expertise in setting an ambitious and proactive growth culture, enabling fundraisers to prioritise their output and deliver the organisation’s ambition of higher value, multi-year partnerships whilst managing the budgets in line with the financial modelling set out in the 2023-26 strategy. You will be able to evidence effectively working in large complex organisations and have experience of working in a collaborative leadership role and will represent UNICEF UK and lead teams forward against the delivery of our strategic framework.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 8 August 2024.
Interview date: Monday 9 September and Friday 13 September 2024.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a recruitment platform called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
About us:
The Humane League UK is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action.
We're a mission-driven, energetic team focused on problem-solving and effective teamwork, and have grown significantly over the last few years.
Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.
THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.
You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.
The position:
As Social Media Coordinator, you will live and breathe all things social media, leading all activities across our Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn, as well as keeping an eye out for opportunities elsewhere on social media.
A social media wizard with strong working knowledge of social channels, you’ll implement a digital strategy focused on engaging and converting our community to take action for animals.
This role reports to the Digital Communications Manager.
If you would like to learn more about the Social Media Coordinator role you can watch a recording of our recent webinar by following the 'Apply Via Website' button.
Hours:
This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday.
From 1st July 2024 we are piloting a four day working week across the whole of the UK organisation. This pilot is planned to run for 12 months, at which point a decision will be made by our Board of Trustees as to whether this will become permanent. Success of the trial relies on the organisation being able to achieve the same or improved level of impact in four working days as five, with staff experiencing either the same or improved levels of wellbeing.
During the four day week pilot, working hours for this position will be reduced to 30 hours per week, to be worked across Monday to Thursday, with no reduction in salary. This will be a temporary change to the contractual terms for the successful candidate. The appointed person must be prepared to increase their working hours to 37.5 hours per week if a return to a five-day working week is decided. In the event that THL UK considers before the end of the trial period that the trial is having an adverse operational impact, we reserve the right to bring the trial to end on one month’s notice.
Who you are:
You will be passionate about The Humane League’s mission of ending the abuse of animals raised for food. With an attention to detail and strong written and verbal communications skills in English, you’ll have a keen eye for persuasive and punchy copy and an ability to adapt your tone of voice.
You will have a supporter-centric approach to communications, responding to comments and messages from a place of care and empathy. This will be paired with an ability to work with data and analytics to assess results.
You understand what audiences want to see from different channels, and how to get cut through and attention on each one.
You are a whizz with editing tools and can create compelling, dynamic content that hooks people in and keeps them watching.
While working with autonomy is an important part of your role, strong collaboration and communication skills are paramount to your success. And, you’ll be able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Ownership of our social media channels, posting content regularly that is tailored to each channel and ensuring each channel’s features are used to create the biggest impact for our supporters.
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Planning and building social media campaigns that strategically integrate goals and consider metrics.
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Updating the communications calendar.
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Create inspiring concepts and develop these into compelling, on-brand, platform-specific content using tools like Canva.
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Social media community management including moderating and responding to comments and messages.
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Regularly monitoring social trends to create topical content.
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Using tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook insights, and Sprout Social to report on post performance and monitor and evaluate success, on a monthly basis.
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Design, run, and monitor social media advertising campaigns to grow and mobilise our network.
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Keep up to date with new features and tech related to social media platforms, as well as other organisations’ activity, to ensure the most engaging and effective content.
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Encourage and assist staff members in producing social media content, supporting them with creative and technical guidance and giving feedback.
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Contribute to other communications activities such as website and PR content, as necessary.
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Attend events, protests and actions as necessary.
In addition:
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Update the wider team on social media progress and insights.
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Perform any other duties assigned by the Digital Communications Manager or Head of Communications.
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Participate in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation.
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Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement.
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Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.
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Attend in-person workshops several times a year.
For full details of the role, including the key competencies we see as the the most important requirements for being successful in this position, please visit our website by following the 'Apply via Website' button.
Good to know:
You will have access to:
- A fully remote work environment and team (all equipment is provided)
- A 4 day working week (note: this is a year long pilot until July 2025 when its continuation will be assessed)
- A pro rata share of 25 days leave plus Public Holidays (reduced proportionately during four day week trial)
- Flexible working hours
- A workplace pension
- An annual learning and development budget
- Support for mental and physical wellbeing
- £25 per month reimbursement towards home working costs
At The Humane League UK, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only plant-based meals. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome
Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment.
For our salaries to be fair, transparent and equitable we want to provide a system that delivers a competitive salary in the market and could eliminate potential biases in compensation (such as the gender pay gap). For more information about the Social Media Coordinator salary please the attached document.
All applicants need to be:
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK).
- Committed to our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The Process:
All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.
Our full interview process comprises of the following stages:
- A skills test to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action (completed remotely).
- Join an online interview (via video call) so we can learn more about each other.
- Final Interview (via video call as above)
For full details of our recruitment process please see the attached document.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As PR and Content Officer, you will be providing a broad range of public relations related support to Allergy UK to enhance the reputation of Allergy UK and deliver against its vision and mission and for allergies to be taken seriously. The role will require an individual who has demonstrable press office/PR experience. If you describe yourself as someone with a ‘can do’ approach and enjoy a fast-paced autonomous role this role will meet those desires. You will be someone that is confident with all media activity and is looking for a role within the health and not for profit space.
Please complete a cover letter, referring to the job specification to demonstrate relevant experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Brain Tumour Research is looking for a Corporate Development Manager to develop new business propositions and maintain existing corporate fundraising agreements for Brain Tumour Research. The Corporate Development Manager will grow corporate income and build a sector leading team in order to deliver an annual target of £2,000,000 from corporate partnerships within five years.
Corporate Development Manager
Contract: Permanent
Location: Head Office, Milton Keynes. We offer a hybrid working model, where team members are expected to be in the office for a minimum of three days per week.
Salary: Circa £42,500 per annum
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum , excluding UK Public Holidays, death in service policy, access to a Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK using their experience of networking and building relationships to increase our income to fund research.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Experience delivering income, encompassing new business development and account management
- Knowledge of the corporate fundraising sector in the UK
- Outstanding communication skills, including excellent standard of written English
- Genuine empathy for our cause
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 26th July 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in, or looking for a career in: Corporate Account Manager, Corporate Fundraising Manager, Head of Corporate, Business Development Manager, Corporate Account Manager, Account Manager.
No agencies please.
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Job description
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Not Beyond Redemption, a charity providing mothers in prison with free Family Law advice and representation to help them re-establish and maintain contact with their children during their sentence and upon release.
Mission:
Not Beyond Redemption was established by leading Family lawyer, Camilla Baldwin, to ensure that family law advice and representation is available not just to those who could afford it, but also to those who need it most. Maintaining a healthy and supportive relationship with family while in prison is crucial to reducing reoffending rates and improving rehabilitation.
If you are looking to join a rapidly expanding charity with a close-knit team and have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of those affected by maternal imprisonment, then this role is for you.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executive Support:
- Manage the Founder’s inbox, draft and send emails on their behalf, and schedule appointments.
- Arrange and coordinate meetings for the Founder with internal and external parties.
Financial Management:
- Oversee online accountancy and manage payments through the online banking platform.
- Create cashflows and budgets to forecast income and expenditure, ensuring financial stability.
- Manage the relationship with the part-time accountant/bookkeeper, overseeing the production of annual accounts and reports.
- Handle organisational memberships and subscriptions (e.g., Information Commissioner’s Office, and Living Wage Foundation).
Operations Management:
- Organise monthly clinics at different prisons, coordinating with staff at prisons and partner law firms.
- Coordinate the remote clinics, ensuring that the clinics are staffed with volunteers.
- Arrange and coordinate staff travel arrangements.
- Conduct DBS checks for employees and volunteers.
Payroll Administration:
- Set up payroll online using Xero, which automatically generates monthly payroll, pension filings, and PAYE submissions.
- Process pensions and PAYE.
Fundraising Support:
- Collaborate with the Head of Fundraising to identify Charitable Trusts and Foundations for potential applications.
- Assist in drafting funding applications and meeting with Charitable Trusts and Foundations to secure donations.
- Provide updates for funders to communicate the impact of their support.
- Keep fundraising documents updated, including the application tracker, fundraising calendar, and donations spreadsheet.
- Manage donation processes, ensuring accurate recording, acknowledgement, and stewardship of donors.
Communications and Marketing:
- Manage and curate content for the organisation’s social media platforms.
- Design compelling marketing materials to promote the organisation’s initiatives, including the annual Impact Report.
- Ensure the website is up to date.
Trustees and Board Management:
- Act as the main point of contact for the board of trustees.
- Coordinate and manage Trustees' meetings, compiling board agendas and associated paperwork.
- Prepare minutes for Trustees’ meetings.
- Communicate with Trustees throughout the year to keep them updated on all activities.
Event Coordination:
- Plan and execute fundraising events and charity initiatives.
- Participate in networking or awareness-raising events, ensuring we have presentations and staff available.
Research and Data Analysis:
- Conduct ongoing research on maternal imprisonment to ensure up-to-date knowledge of statistics and trends.
- Send out questionnaires to clients to collect qualitative and quantitative research.
- Collect data from client feedback to assess our impact and identify areas for improvement.
Please read the Job Description for more information.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
If you are interested in applying and are passionate about the work we do but are not sure you have all the skills and experience, please do still apply. We are open to candidates learning on the job and we will support the development of the successful candidate.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Proficient in office/administrative/charity work with at least one year’s experience.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to work to deadlines and under their initiative.
- A strong communicator with persuasive written and verbal skills.
- Experience/knowledge of financial controls and budget management
- Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- A resourceful problem solver with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A team player with a positive and proactive attitude.
- A can-do attitude with a desire to learn and develop skills.
- IT skills- excellent experience with MS Office.
- Passionate about our mission of supporting women in prison.
Desirable:
- Experience using Xero.
- Experience in developing and building high-value partnerships.
- Experience in public speaking.
- Experience in organising and hosting events.
Our Culture:
At Not Beyond Redemption, we value collaboration, integrity, and dedication to our mission. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment where all team members can thrive. In this role, you will work closely with our legal team.
This is a rewarding role that offers the opportunity to make a real difference. We look forward to hearing from you!
Providing mothers in prison with free Family Law advice and representation to protect their relationships with their children.
Autistica are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a part-time Director of Finance and Administration on a fixed term contract basis for 15 months. Autistica are the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity. Our mission is to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. We do this by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference.
The Director of Finance & Administration will work closely with the CEO and take full ownership of the Finance department, as well as oversea HR and Admin. The post holder is responsible for the finance staff team of two people. This role is being offered on a 0.75 basis and is to cover maternity leave of the permanent postholder.
The role:
- Inputting into the Strategy and Business Plan working closely with the other members of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Provide ongoing support and challenge to the Chief Executive, wider Executive Team, Treasurer and Board.
- Responsible for leading a team that can provide accurate and strong financial information in a timely manner that enables informed business decisions to support the ongoing commercial and charitable needs of each operation within the Charity.
- Confidently present the budget to the Board and wider team and respond to challenges and feedback in a proactive manner.
- Working closely with the Director of Research to keep track of restricted funding as well as the level of unrestricted reserves.
- Lead the charity through the audit process, acting as the main point of contact for the auditors.
- Create monthly management accounts with commentary to the senior leadership team to tight deadlines, quarterly reporting to The Board in Finance Committee meetings and Board meetings.
- Maintaining established internal controls and overseeing that governance documents are up to date with Companies House and Charities Commission.
- Oversee HR and Administration acting as the main point of contact with the outsourced HR provider.
- Payroll – liaising with the payroll provider to ensure accuracy and efficient payment of the payroll and taxes.
The organisation:
Our mission is to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. We do this by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to make more of a difference. We know that every autistic person is different. And we know that autism comes with both strengths and challenges, but there’s lots we don’t know.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified Accountant (ACA preferable).
- Have experience of working at a senior level with board involvement and input to financial strategy development and monitoring.
- Have expert knowledge of financial management principles, practice and control procedures with charity accounting experience
- Hold strong interpersonal skills with evidence of being open to alternative views, ideas and options
- Have excellent writing and communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
The position will be based at Autistica’s head office in Old Street and requires one visit per week to the office. The closing date for applications is 25th August with interviews taking place the week commencing 2nd September.
Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team as Legacy and In Memory Manager.
The Legacy and In Memory Manager will be responsible for growing Legacy and In Memory income to meet agreed annual targets. You will inspire people to give, developing and implementing a strategic cultivation and stewardship programme, building upon, and expanding YHA’s successes to date.
This is a hybrid role, with the post holder expected to be in the office on agreed dates.
What can YHA offer you?
YHA is somewhere a little different, certainly not your average office. YHA offers a fantastic benefits package including:
- We pay £34,664 - 38,000 per annum - this is a full time (37.5 hrs / week) role.
- You will get access to YHA’s staff discount and cash back portal.
- Free YHA Membership each year.
- 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family.
There’s lots more benefits to working for YHA so please visit our YHA Jobs website to find out more.
What will you be doing?
Working with the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team you will be:
- Working with the Senior Individual Giving Manager to develop, manage, and plan to grow Legacy and In Memory donations.
- Ensuring all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant data protection, charity, gift aid legislation and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice.
- Representing and protecting the charity’s interests in the administration of Legacies, in line with Probate Law, Estate Administration Law, Institute of Legacy Management best practice and Charity Commission guidelines. Keeping abreast of all developments in legislation and regulatory control which cover Legacy and in memory fundraising activity.
- Liaising with the Senior Individual Giving Manager to shape, plan and deliver a Legacy and In-Memory strategy that delivers income growth, maximising the conversion of donors into Legacy Pledgers.
- Supporting other teams and members, undertake activities, develop reports in a timely manner and in line with best practices.
- Developing and assisting in a programme of training around legacies and reporting.
What Skills and Experience do you need?
- Experience of developing and implementing a Legacy and In Memory strategy, marketing activity and supporter engagement
- Experience of cultivating supporters through to a Legacy ask
- Experience of developing and delivering stewardship plans for enquirers, donors and legators
- Experience of developing and implementing legacy marketing plans
- Experience of working with and managing external agencies
- Experience of delivering Legacy cultivation events
- Experience of reporting and analysing
- Experience of using specialist Legacy databases and/or a CRM database and legacy administration
- Experience of charity law in relation to Legacies, Gift aid, and information management
- Speaking confidently to supporters and colleagues about legacies
- An understanding of YHA, its Charitable Objects and the sector
- An understanding of the importance of confidentiality and handling sensitive information
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Packages (e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets)
- Flexible approach to working, including some weekend working and occasional visits to the network. Ability to travel across the network and to stay overnight when delivering supporter events
- Results focused whilst displaying integrity in own behaviour and dealings with others
- Proactive self-starter, with the ability to work on own initiative
We value lived experience just as much as previous skills and knowledge. We offer a robust induction, ongoing training, and further development, however, some of our roles will have further skills requirements.
How do you apply?
Submit your CV and complete the application form (it’s a short one, we promise!). Please also attach a cover letter / personal statement as part of the application process.
If you need any assistance, please visit the contact page on the YHA Jobs website and someone from the team will help you.
PLEASE NOTE All relevant checks are in place to ensure safeguarding and legal requirements of safer recruitment are adhered to.
Enrich the lives of all, especially young people, by providing brilliant hostel stays and experiences that improve physical health & mental wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About You
Do you live and breathe social media? Are you an enthusiastic and proactive individual with a flair for
creativity? We are seeking a Social Media Manager to take the lead in driving our online presence across
various platforms including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
Your proactive approach will be instrumental in developing and implementing a dynamic social media
strategy that resonates with our target audiences. In addition, you will play a pivotal role in launching and
managing our presence on emerging platforms such as TikTok.
You will also be responsible for managing our online community – Connected Coaches – which currently sits
on Facebook, and providing support to our sister company 1st4sport in the development and execution of
its social media strategy.
The Role
As the leading charitable organisation for sports and physical activity coaches in the UK, our vision is to build a healthier and happier nation through great coaching, and we are looking for people who share in our passion and purpose.
Just as coaches are there for their participants, so we are here for the coach and we provide membership, learning and development, products, and services to support coaches in their coaching practice and everyday lives.
As Social Media Manager, you will be integral in developing and delivering UK Coaching’s communications activities through social media channels with the aim of increasing engagement with our target audience and building the UK Coaching brand.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications your duties and responsibilities will include to:
• Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive social media strategy to increase engagement and awareness among our B2C and B2B target audiences – coaches, the coaching workforce and sector partners.
• Monitor, respond to, and engage with customers, partners, and complementary brands to foster meaningful connections.
• Create and manage social content calendars, scheduling and posting content across all platforms to maintain a consistent brand voice.
• Take ownership of each social media channel, providing innovative ideas, recommendations, and learnings to drive engagement and growth.
• Report and track social media KPIs, working with the Head of Marketing to set and achieve targets.• Analyse long-term needs of the company’s social media strategy and provide quarterly reports and recommendations to optimise performance.
• Create an analytics dashboard and use it to present performance against target updates on a monthly basis.
• Produce engaging and compelling content that aligns with our brand and encourages audience interaction.
• Collaborate with internal creative teams to develop visually appealing and impactful social media content.
• Build engagement within our existing community to drive user generated content and highlight the impact our learning and development has on inspiring communities and changing lives through sport and physical activity.
• Stay updated on social media best practices, technologies, and trends to ensure our strategies remain innovative and effective.
• Build and nurture relationships with industry professionals and influencers to expand our network and enhance brand visibility.
• Attend sector and organisational events and capture content for social media.
• Collaborate closely with our digital marketing consultant to ensure a cohesive approach to paid media campaign activities.
• Liaise with other departments and key stakeholders, such as Sport England and UK Sport, to create integrated online marketing strategies that drive results.
• Support the wider Marketing and Communications team when required. This may include tasks such as copywriting and website maintenance.
Requirements
To be considered for the Social Media Manager role your experience and skillsets will include:
Essential:
• Proven track record in managing social media strategies with demonstrable results.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and report writing skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive, motivated, and well-organised with a keen attention to detail.
• In-depth knowledge of social media marketing and paid advertising techniques.
• Experience in delivering successful social media campaigns and growing audiences.
• Ability to create and execute social media strategies that resonate with target audiences.
• Proficiency in engaging and onboarding influencers to amplify brand reach.
• Hands-on experience in implementing and reporting on paid social advertising campaigns.
• Experience in developing visual content/graphics to support social media activity.
• Experience in using a social media scheduling and reporting tool (such as Sprout Social and Hoosuite).
• Use of analytics tools to monitor performance of social media to inform strategic decision-making, optimise content creation, enhance user engagement, and drive growth in brand visibility and followers.
• Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic and creative thinker with the ability to generate innovative ideas.
• Strong planning and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively.
• Team player with the ability to work collaboratively and independently.
Requirements
Desirable:
• Commercial understanding and experience in driving business objectives through social media.
• Photography skills.
• Experience creating and editing video content for social media and ads.
• Experience in producing and/or sharing podcasts on social media
• Knowledge of UK Coaching or the sport and physical activity sector in the UK.
As an organisation we want to inspire not only great coaches, but we want to inspire our people to help drive change. If you are passionate about what you do and enjoy working collaboratively with likeminded people, then we want you to get in touch.
Salary and Benefits:
The starting salary for the position will be in the range £34,000 - £37,000 per annum depending upon experience and qualifications. Salaries are reviewed each year in April. This is a full-time role but could be flexible.
Our People!
Our People team is focussed on making UK Coaching a great place to work that’s both fair and inclusive for all. We do our best to help everyone be their best. From hiring fantastic people to offering great perks, from supporting continuous personal growth to creating a collaborative coaching culture - it all makes a difference!
Our Perks:
• 25 days holiday, increasing by one day per year, up to a maximum of seven years (32 days).
• A day off for your birthday.
• Contributory Pension scheme.
• Life assurance and income protection schemes.
• Enhanced sick pay and statutory maternity pay.
• Amazing family friendly policies.
• Life leave – five days available to help with matters that might arise in your personal life or to support your interests.
• A values led organisation that really listens and cares about its people.
• Outstanding city centre office.
• Flexible working.
• Modern business utilising the latest Microsoft products with continued and long term investment in technology.
After probation, you get even more, including:
• Access to a healthcare benefits scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Techscheme
How to apply
Please submit your letter of application and CV to our People team:
Closing date: Open until suitable candidate found
Alternative formats of the application form and job information are available on request.
To access further information on the organisation please refer to our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield (Hybrid)
Salary: £35,403 per annum based on 37.5 hours a week
Hours: 30 – 37.5 hours a week. [0.8 or full-time appointment]
Contract: Full Time, Open Ended
Occupational Requirement: None. However, due to the nature of this post we do require the successful candidate to be in sympathy with, and have respect for and behave in a way that reflects, Church Army vision, values and ethos.
DBS: A DBS check is not required for this post. However, all staff are expected to read and comply with Church Army’s Safer Ministry Policy.
Church Army & The Role
For over 140 years Church Army has equipped and empowered people to share the good news of the gospel in accessible ways across the UK & Ireland.
We go to places where hope is hard to find; journeying with people, giving them the opportunity to meet and connect with the God who restores and brings life in all its fullness. And this is what compels us: our vision for everyone to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities.
We are an army of hope with good news to share. Igniting faith in Jesus; restoring life: physically, emotionally, spiritually.
In the role of Agile Lead, you will be the champion for all things agile in our communications team – promoting effectiveness, efficiency and excellence across all communication channels.
You will be adapting strategies based on user needs, market conditions, and our strategic priorities to drive our communications to the next level.
Main Responsibilities
- Implementing agile practices to ensure efficient team workflow, prioritises tasks, and leads team members in agile methodologies.
- Strategically planning and adapting communication strategies to evolving needs and goals, driving innovation for enhanced effectiveness of communications.
- Monitoring, evaluating, and assessing project outcomes using data and feedback to improve operations, while establishing metrics for tracking team performance and project success.
- Fostering a culture of experimentation and adaptation using change management and leadership skills.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
The successful candidate will have:
- Knowledge and understanding of agile methodologies, proven experience of strategic planning and adapting communication strategies.
- Experience of working collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities alongside proficiency in being able to prioritise tasks and manage resources.
- Ability to foster a collaborative and flexible working environment.
- Innovative and proactive mindset
- Commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
Benefits
Church Army employees get access to a variety of different benefits, to see what benefits you would be eligible for please check the job pack linked below.
WeCare – Provides access to a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programmes, counselling and wellbeing support.
LifeWorks – LifeWorks allows employees to access ‘employee perks’ which supplies exclusive discounts, cashback, gift cards and cinema deals.
Cycle to Work Scheme – CycleScheme allows you to purchase a new bike and accessories through Church Army. With no upfront payment it can save you 25% – 39% with tax-effective monthly repayments.
Specsavers Eye Tests – Employees who habitually use display screen equipment for their job, will be eligible for an eye test voucher with Specsavers.
Annual Leave: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays.
For more information on this role please refer to the job pack attached.
Closing Date: 12/08/24
Interviews: w/c 26/08/24
We want everyone everywhere to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities through faith shared in words and action.
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** Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP!**
Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.
Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.
You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.
As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will:
- Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
- Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
- Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
- Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
- Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
- Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work
Expert recruitment for fundraisers and charities.
Job Profile
CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, working with people of all faiths and none around the world. We work in more than 40 countries, with more than 500 local partners, standing side by side with them to end poverty and injustice through practical support, emergency relief and advocacy.
Last year this meant 594 grants and programme payments worth £41.8 million across 42 countries.
These funds reached 1 million people directly who are vulnerable and excluded, helping them to survive and thrive now and into the future. Our strategy enables us to take a proactive and energetic response to many of the challenges facing the development sector. Whether it be supporting local leadership with development programmes or addressing the increasing number and complexity of crises around the world that require a humanitarian response, CAFOD supports hundreds of local partners making a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
CAFOD’s Major Donor Executive will play a key role in delivering our fundraising programme. They will help develop and implement operational plans, manage a portfolio of existing donors and work to identify prospective new donors and their networks. They will work alongside a collaborative and talented team of fundraising professionals who support and encourage each other to reach their fundraising and operational goals.
This is a wonderful opportunity to make an impact on CAFOD’s growth through a sound knowledge of high-value major gifts principles, already established warm long-term and prospective donors, experience with peer-to-peer approaches and hands-on experience with this specialist form of philanthropic giving.
Key Responsibilities
Donor relationship management
- Develop lasting relationships with existing donors and new prospects, building and managing a portfolio of donors giving £5,000 upwards
- With the Philanthropy Manager and Major Donor Team, devise and implement online and offline communication plans with a clear focus on securing funds for CAFOD’s core programmes
- Steward donors effectively, to ensure satisfaction and long-term commitment. Communicate, thank and report back on the work of CAFOD using donors preferred channels, ensuring the highest standards of donor care
- Ensure systematic data input and management so that key information, donor interactions and communications are appropriately recorded in line with organisational systems and processes, and in compliance with GDPR and fundraising best practice
- Work with the Philanthropy Manager, the Research and Information Team, Senior Management colleagues and Trustees to carry out donor research, identify new prospects and grow the pipeline of donors.
- As part of the team’s wider work, contribute to (and at times lead on) hosting cultivation and stewardship events – including planning event logistics; sending and tracking invitations; hosting and speaking at events; co-ordinating follow-up and completing evaluations
Contribute to Major Donor strategy, plans and income targets
- Contribute to the development of team annual plans and income forecasts
- Maintain focus on your own and teams’ income and other KPIs
- Monitor your portfolio, prepare required analysis for monthly and quarterly reports and regular income forecasting exercises
- Develop ad hoc reports and data analysis to improve the donor programme and communicate key learnings to internal and external stakeholders
- Participate in regular team reviews of the donor portfolio to discuss moves management and next steps in donor contact plans
- Identify new funding opportunities with stakeholders and develop ways of working with influential supporters
- Attend and contribute to regular section and CAFOD-wide meetings and briefings
- Participate in training and other activities as requested by your line manager
About you
We are in search of a candidate with expert major donor knowledge and a proven track record in donor management and fundraising. You will have experience soliciting five and ideally six-figure donations and have the ability to develop compelling appeals to raise funds for CAFOD’s core programmes. Additionally, you will comprehensively understand the significance of prospect research and portfolio management. You will have excellent communication skills and high emotional intelligence, enabling you to foster strong relationships with donors and work colleagues.
Essential criteria for the role will include:
- Proven experience of managing major gift relationships at five-figure giving level
- Experience of implementing donor cultivation and stewardship plans – including online and offline appeals, tailored approaches and feedback communications; face-to-face meetings; event management
- Achieved successful income growth strategies
- Good written and presentations skills that would enable donors to engage with the work of CAFOD
- Good knowledge of how to input and use databases and how to follow systems and processes
- Prospect research experience
Person Specification
Understanding our context
- CAFOD’s mission; Can explain to others what is distinctive about CAFOD as a Catholic development agency.
- Understanding international development: Can appeal and fundraise for international development. Explain CAFOD’s partnership model, rooted in solidarity and subsidiarity.
To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD's website to for the full Job Description.
Corporate New Business Lead
Leatherhead, Surrey
Up to £34,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)
Leatherhead, Surrey
(flexible working options available and part-time will be considered for the right candidate)
About the role:
We are looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser to help build income from corporate fundraising with an emphasis on securing long term and strategic partnerships.
Reporting to the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for proactively generating significant income from five and six figure corporate partnerships by managing the new business pipeline, identifying new opportunities, building relationships and networking with key stakeholders and producing compelling applications and creative partnership proposals.
This is an excellent opportunity to build on previous experience and develop your skills in business development. Previous experience of securing high value, strategic partnerships in the third sector would be beneficial. The team has a proven track record in winning prestigious corporate partnerships which include: Macfarlanes LLP, Invesco, Knight Frank, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and high street names such as Kurt Geiger. Responsible for a third of the charity’s income the team are driven, highly motivated & results orientated.
What we’re looking for:
· A friendly, enthusiastic and experienced corporate fundraiser who achieves results through people – you are socially focused and resilient, enjoy networking and are able to quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships.
· A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you are an experienced bid writer and a confident public speaker with experience of presenting to panels or addressing large audiences
· Knowledge of different corporate fundraising initiatives, including charity of the year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships – you understand the components of a mutually beneficial and multi-faceted partnership, and have proven experience of prospect management and winning new business.
· You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.
· Confident use of MSOffice and experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, won’t miss a deadline and record accurate data using CRM systems
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Time off in lieu
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping
· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website. More information can also be found in our Candidate Pack.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.
Closing date: 31 August 2024
First interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead on the 7th August, with second interviews on the 14th August. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that supports young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses and have sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied minors. Our two focus areas are rehabilitation and justice.
This is a unique oppertunity for a passionate and experienced fundraiser to progress further in their career, with the freedom to creatively enhance and develop the fundraising strategy of an impactful community-based charity.
As Senior Fundraising Lead you will be Baobab’s key fundraiser and a self-starter with experience of working in a small or medium sized charity. You will lead on the development of fundraising at Baobab, exploring new avenues for funding, as well as nurturing and growing existing fundraising relationships. You will be responsible for strategising and carrying out a successful program of fundraising from small, medium and large charitable trusts and foundations to an agreed annual fundraising target. You will also assist in delivering Baobab’s individual major donor programme, helping to set up and deliver communications and events related to this income stream. There is scope to explore further fundraising activites including events, corporate and community fundraising. You will play a central role and work closely with our operations team, as well as recieving expert monthly mentoring from a senoir fundraising consultant.
This role is for 4 or 5 days per week depending on your preference, it will include Fridays which is when staff meetings are held.
Please read the below alongside the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Mental Health: All of the young people Baobab supports suffer significant mental health and developmental difficulties and many function in an unstable and more immature way than their chronological age. Due to their experiences it takes time to gain trust from the young people in our community. As a core member of our team, you will understand the impact of specific human rights abuses on the development of children and young people in exile and their individual experiences of loss, trauma and grief on their mental health and well-being.
Baobab’s Model: Please read the accompanying ‘Baobab Clincial Context and Model’ document for a detailed introduction. It often takes a significant amount of time to understand Baobab’s model of working, which aims for rehabilitation and justice through attending to both the internal and external world of each young. It is important that you strive to have an insight to the experiences of both the internal and external factors impacting on the lives of unaccompanied young people attending our centre. It is also important that you understand the ways in which UK society and policy impacts on young asylum seekers (including invisibility, marginalisation, discrimination, and the fact of waiting in uncertainty for a long time).
Multi-disciplinary Working: Baobab aims to be a reflective, thinking organisation and we place a high value on shared thinking time, sharing responsibilities and working together with others. A key aspect of the role is communicating and working in a holistic way.
Please include details on relevant fundraising experience, including examples of successfully won bids; as well as relevant experience related to the context of our work.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that offers support to young survivors of human rights abuses seeking refuge in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic health charity to recruit for a Community Fundraising Manager in order to raise awareness of the charity community fundraising programme and develop a stewardship programme that builds new and develops existing relationships with supporters, volunteer groups, organisations and partners to maximise income and raise the charity’s profile.
As a Community Fundraising Manager you will:
- Manage ambitious team of two
- Design and implement a stewardship programme
- Introduce fundraising opportunities to the charity existing and potential supporters through a multi-channelled marketing strategy to grow levels of engagement and participation
- Support the Head of Fundraising to design and develop the community events and engagement fundraising calendar to potentially include bespoke, charity place, promoted and reactive events.
- Grow non-monetary donations as part of the community fundraising portfolio of events.
- Work with the Head of Fundraising to ensure all recording, banking and stewardship processes are up to date and working across the fundraising team, wider charity (finance, data and marketing and communications) and in accordance with current laws and regulations.
In order to be successful, you must have experienced :
- Experience of leading charity community fundraising income and delivering a successful portfolio of activities and trade products against budget.
- Ability to build strong relationships with both internal (direct team) and external (third-party suppliers) relationships.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively with a number of conflicting priorities.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and persuade a wide range of stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively. Alongside excellent budgeting and attention to detail.
Salary: £37,500- £40,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Alton, Hampshire, hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office
Deadline: on rolling basis
Interview: ASAP
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
Do you love working with supporters or customers, and have brilliant administrative skills? And do you want to make a difference to people affected by breast cancer? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to start your fundraising career working as part of a newly created fundraising products team. You’ll work on our sector leading virtual events programme, which has raised millions of pounds to date, as well as innovative product development to help us reach new audiences.
This is a varied role where you’ll play an important role in the smooth delivery of fundraising campaigns. A typical week may include providing brilliant stewardship to our supporters over email and phone, as well as to our online communities, and sending out fundraising materials. You might also develop new fundraising resources and content plans and help to setup a new campaign with the digital team. Joining a collaborative and fun team, you’ll be supported to learn and develop in your role.
About you
Having previously worked in a customer or supporter facing role, you’ll know how to provide a brilliant experience and be an excellent communicator. Friendly, organised and proactive, you’ll have great administrative skills gained in a professional environment where you’ve worked both independently and as part of a team.
You’ll have a passion for fundraising and it’s a bonus if you’ve worked at a charity before. Some experience working with databases or supporting online communities would also be helpful but isn’t essential. We’re looking for someone with a positive, can do attitude who is eager to learn, deliver results and be part of a high performing team.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date 9am Friday 2 August 2024
Interview date w/c 12 August 2024