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Oceana UK
Oceana is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. We are a leader in science-based advocacy, and we campaign for policies to make the world’s oceans more abundant, vibrant, and biodiverse. Globally, Oceana has won more than 200 policy victories for marine life and habitats. From stopping bottom trawling in sensitive habitat areas to protecting sea turtles from commercial fishing gear, our victories represent new hope for the world's oceans.
We operate as a combined international organisation. Through recent expansion, our talented staff consists of about 240 people, working in more than 12 countries, including scientists, communications, fundraising, finance, administration, policy, and advocacy experts.
In July 2018, Oceana UK launched its first London office to strengthen its research and policy work in the United Kingdom, building on Oceana’s 2016 and 2017 research expeditions in the North Sea to locate and explore environments that deserve protection.
Oceana UK is now focused on some of the biggest threats facing our ocean, alongside climate change. Fighting habitat destruction, stopping industrial overfishing, and preventing new offshore oil and gas developments with their inextricable link to the climate crisis.
The charity has a vision for thriving seas around the British Isles, using highly visible campaigns and detailed policy interventions to secure measurable changes to rebuild and maintain ocean abundance and health. Oceana UK will act as a vital public-policy interface – raising the profile of our issues through campaigns, science, communications, and expeditions, and influencing policymakers directly for commitments at key moments throughout the year.
Our small, experienced, and highly motivated team will work in geographically diverse locations in London, Scotland, and Cornwall, coming together both digitally and in person as part of developing and delivering our ambitious campaign strategy to restore ocean biodiversity and abundance.
Job Purpose
Proactive communication is the most important driver of our campaign impact, positioning, audience acquisition and fundraising potential.
We need someone with an eye for an ocean story and who can plan and deliver a campaign with precision. Someone who brings their instinctive understanding and technical experience of communications to enhance our high impact campaigns to protect the ocean.
We need an energetic, committed, and strategic individual, with great experience of turning communications strategy into real impact. We are a small and agile team with the ability to deliver big and you will need to be collaborative, inspirational and decisive. You will be skilled at empowering teams to create and deliver consistently bold and brilliant content efficiently in house.
You will have a strong appreciation for the platforms and systems that can support taking our communication offer to the next level and you will help identify and implement these as needed.
Importantly, you will understand how digital tools can help influence the debate to bring about change and grow our supporter base. You will have a strong grasp of environmental issues, spot opportunities, and understand how to engage and mobilise new audiences at this crucial time for our environment.
This new role with the charity will be both strategic and hands on, delivering trackable and meaningful uplift on a powerful existing communications ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Brand Management
Communications and Public Relations
Equal Opportunities
Oceana UK is committed to having a diverse workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation. We therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of reference checks and a criminal background check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Policy and Public Affairs Department at Alzheimer’s Research UK is a dynamic and fast-growing team driving change to influence political stakeholders and shape policies that advance dementia research, improve access to early diagnosis, and prepare health systems for future treatments. The team also champions public health policies to reduce dementia risk.
The Policy Communications team sits within the Communications Department but works collaboratively with the Policy and Public Affairs Departments to maximise the success and influence of their work by gaining cut-through with key audiences and inspiring positive, urgent action.
The Policy Communications Manager plays a pivotal role in influencing government action, engaging campaigners, and shaping the media narrative on critical issues such as dementia risk reduction and new treatments. This high-impact position involves driving proactive media coverage, managing press bids, and pitching stories to national journalists, all while aligning efforts with broader communication strategies. With a focus on impactful storytelling, you’ll elevate the charity’s voice as a leading expert on dementia policy and grow its reputation as a thought leader nationally and internationally. You’ll also lead and inspire a small team, managing two Policy Communications Officers.
We’re seeking a talented, experienced media relations professional who thrives on securing high-profile coverage and creating meaningful change. If you’re passionate about communications, skilled at building relationships with journalists, and eager to make a difference for people affected by dementia, this is the role for you.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
Management and collaboration
· Lead and manage your team effectively, embodying ARUK’s leadership values. This includes holding regular 1:1s, providing constructive feedback, managing workloads, and supporting training and development needs.
· Build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues in Policy and Public Affairs, as well as other senior thought leaders within ARUK and the broader dementia community.
· Actively contribute to the press office by handling in-hours and out-of-hours media requests.
· Foster positive relationships with senior stakeholders to highlight the value of PR activities, while developing and implementing KPIs and tools to measure and report on the impact of activities.
External communication
· Develop and lead a PR plan for policy communications that aligns with the charity’s strategy, driving high-impact media coverage and audience engagement across multiple channels.
· Identify opportunities to engage the public in Policy and Public Affairs activities, including through campaigns, petitions, or amplifying their voices in support of ARUK’s work.
· Craft and oversee communications for the charity’s supporter-based campaigning network, both online and offline. This includes copywriting and editing content for the monthly Campaigner Newsflash and other materials.
· Collaborate with the Social Media team to enhance public and priority audience engagement with the charity’s policy and public affairs initiatives.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists and media outlets that connect with key audiences for Policy and Public Affairs.
· Work closely with the Head of Policy and Public Affairs and Executive leadership team to identify ways to use their voices to raise the charity’s external profile on key political issues.
Messaging and copy development
· Work collaboratively with the Policy and Public Affairs Departments to develop communications campaigns and messaging around key issues, informed by quantitative and qualitative research, where possible.
· Develop topic briefs to equip media spokespeople and ambassadors with clear and consistent messaging on key issues.
· Provide high-quality copywriting and editing for reports, web content, social media, and marketing materials for campaigns and events.
Event support
· Oversee communications and branding for key events, including parliamentary engagements, roundtables, and other high-profile activities as needed.
Internal communications
· Support teams internally in talking confidently and consistently about strategic policy and campaigning issues to their audiences.
What we are looking for:
· Ability to develop and support a high-performing team that delivers on organisational priorities.
· Confident setting KPIs and direction for teams and will have proven success leading integrated PR and digital campaigns.
· Significant experience working within an influential press office, including a record of proactively securing top-tier coverage.
· Lead projects with other communications disciplines, especially policy and public affairs, and project manage launches of key reports.
· Demonstrates and encourages ownership and responsibility; builds drive and motivation in others – has a ‘can-do’ attitude, is committed to delivering results, and strives for continuous improvement.
· Strong influencing and negotiation skills, comfortable working under pressure, with highly developed organisation and prioritisation skills.
· A highly strategic and creative thinker, with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills – capable of writing high-quality press releases, comments, briefings, and other written materials.
· The ability to build strong relationships with senior internal and external colleagues in a short period of time.
· In-tune with scientific progress, politics and the policy agenda.
· Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity.
· Willingness and ability to travel independently in the UK and beyond, and to work outside of regular office hours.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £44,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 16th February 2025, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 24th February 2025. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an ambitious and talented leader with expertise in copywriting, design, and project management to join our High Value Engagement team.
If you have experience in managing a small team, proactively identifying new fundraising opportunities and producing compelling communications for high-value supporters, we'd love to hear from you.
About the role
As our Senior High Value Communications Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of high value giving at the BHF during an exciting period of growth. You will create and deliver a range of written and designed materials for major donors, trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
Leading a team of two managers, you will support BHF’s Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships teams in attracting, engaging, and retaining our most significant supporters. You will be responsible for crafting compelling communications, including donor and partnership propositions, impact reports, cases for support, and applications for significant donations.
Additionally, you will identify exciting research projects, develop impactful stewardship materials, and produce high-quality documents to support the cultivation, solicitation, and recognition of major gifts.
Collaborating across the organisation, you will develop and promote the BHF’s stories to philanthropic audiences and champion best practices
About the team.
You'll join the team in a pivotal time where partnerships have been identified as the cornerstone of British Heart Foundation’s 2030 organisational strategy.
To achieve this vision, we are building a high performing Philanthropy and Corporate Partnership team comprising dynamic fundraisers, talented proposition writers, research and insight specialists, and event and stewardship experts. You may already be aware of some of our notable achievements over the past year: securing multi-year strategic partnerships with Sky Bet and AJ Bell, and recently landing a third campaign with Omaze.
To realise our ambitions, we need to raise significant additional funds to accelerate and drive critical research.
About you
You are a tenacious communications lead with experience of leading and coordinating the production of compelling fundraising propositions and bespoke communications for high-value supporters.
An excellent writer you can transform multiple sources of information into inspiring stories that generate support and translate scientific information for general readers.
To succeed in the role, you should have:
About us
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
What can we offer you?
To find out more about our generous staff benefits, please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.
Interview process
The interview process will consist of two stages. The first interviews are planned to be held over MS Teams on 17 Feb 2025 . The second stage is planned to be held at London Office (NW1 7AW) on 26 Feb 2025
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
Circa £42,000 per annum
Permanent
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships).
Join us as the Media & Communications Manager (Partnerships) to collaborate with the Senior Media and Communications Manager in shaping UNICEF UK's strategic partnerships communications. Your focus will encompass private sector partnerships, philanthropy, and foundation engagements.
In this role, you will nurture relationships with key communication stakeholders in our corporate partnerships, crafting innovative media strategies to amplify UNICEF UK and our collaborative efforts. Leading a dynamic team, you will steer comprehensive marketing and communication plans spanning paid, owned, and earned media channels.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 7 February 2025.
Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 3 March 2025.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We 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, 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)
Location: Home based, with some travel across the UK
Direct Report: Reports to Head of Campaigns
Background: Communications, social media, writing, graphic design, digital analytics
Remuneration: £34,000 - £44,000 with 5% employer’s pension and 25 days holiday (plus 3 discretionary gifted days between Christmas and New Year)
Start date: ASAP
Term: 9 months
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britain's rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end pollution.
We are a talented team of positive disrupters and community mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of community and wildlife.
Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
What you’ll be doing
As Senior Digital Communications Coordinator, you’ll be delivering our digital communication strategy by coordinating the organisation's creative digital content and analysing the impact of our digital communications to increase our impact as a campaigning organisation.
We are looking for someone who can create digital content, implement new and creative approaches to digital communications and analyse impact.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Coordinating the development and delivery of impactful digital communications plans for work across River Action’s Campaigns, Communities, Legal and Fundraising teams.
Working with colleagues across the organisation to gather content including data and images for digital communications.
Writing highly engaging, evidence-based and tactically astute content for digital communications.
Designing digital communications materials using graphics software, videos and photography, adjusting format, style and medium for different platforms and audiences.
Working closely with River Action's Media coordinator, to deliver reactive responses to real-time news stories and press releases.
Collaborate with community activists and groups in gathering new video, audio, photographic and written content for digital communications.
Posting and coordinating social media streams across all platforms (River Action’s prime channels are Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Linkedin).
Actively cultivating River Action’s social media presence by growing the charity’s following across all platforms and supporting our many partner organisations and influencers with supportive posting.
Maintaining River Action’s website, commissioning blogs, and other innovative content, ensuring the website is inspiring, accurate and relevant.
Coordinating the delivery of River Action’s monthly newsletter including gathering content, writing copy and monitoring key indicator analytics.
Monitoring and reporting communications performance and River Action impacts achieved through digital communications including social communications, email communications and website.
Identifying new and innovative digital communications tactics to increase the impact of our work across the organisation.
Testing and analysing the effectiveness of digital communications tactics.
Recruiting and coordinating relationships with key influencers and our alliance of collaborators to promote our work, develop key messaging and profile-raising.
Collaborating publicly on communications and public engagement initiatives with other NGOs to develop and cement strategic relationships, and increase cross-promotion across platforms.
Contributing to the development of our brand and key messaging with colleagues and help keep these fresh and relevant.
Visiting sites and communities to generate stories and images, interview people of interest and create live content.
Contributing to fundraising efforts particularly crowdfunding in support of the Campaigns and Fundraising teams and charity’s mission.
Helping ensure all team members representing River Action are well-briefed and on-brand ahead of external engagement, and colleagues handle sensitive personal information and relationships according to organisational policies.
Keeping up to date with our relevant work across campaign, legal, advocacy, policy and key relationships in order to inform communications.
General
Follow all charity policies.
Actively participate as part of the team.
Help to promote a positive, healthy and happy work environment and team culture.
Attend and contribute to regular meetings.
Work in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others at work.
Undertake any other duties as reasonably required.
Keep up-to-date with input from colleagues on related research, activities and policies.
The above overview contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organisation such as River Action, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
River Action is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young and vulnerable people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment.
Location
You will work from home with some travel across the UK.
Application process
Applicants should apply to jobs at riveractionuk dot com by submitting their Curriculum Vitae with an application letter describing their interest and suitability for the role by 9th February 2025. Only applications with all documents will be considered.
Interviews are anticipated be held via video conference during the week of 17th February 2025.
All shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced communications professional, with an understanding of the charity sector, to join us and make a significant impact on our work with young people in central Doncaster.
We are currently finalising our next Forward Plan, with an ambition to create an inclusive, vibrant community, committed to everyone having a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become. We currently work with children and young people aged 5 to 30, undertaking some great projects which deserve better recognition locally and beyond. We are part of the YMCA federation, making use of a joint brand and key messaging that we share with colleagues across England and Wales.
This is a new role, recognising that we need to do more to promote the products and services that we offer as well as the impact that we have. We want to build awareness of the YMCA and to engage more people in supporting our work, enabling us to offer more opportunities for young people in the city.
This is a fabulous opportunity to make your mark on young lives in Doncaster.
Main Responsibilities
We are looking for
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is a vibrant, thriving, dynamic and energetic organisation dedicated to making a difference to lives impacted by cancer in our region.
As part of a small but passionate communications team this role plays a key part in helping to develop our supporter base, increase engagement with the charity, and increase our fundraising efforts using a mix of storytelling, marketing, videography and photography, research, and other communications tools.
We are looking for an experienced communications professional with excellent written skills to help share the stories behind the people and the charity. You will be responsible for sharing stories across traditional and online media, the charity’s own digital platforms, and will manage our social media output.
You will work with the wider team, as well as our supporters and volunteers to help increase awareness of, and engagement with, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund’s charitable work, including internal projects and external grant making.
As part of a multi-functional marketing team you will use design skills to create content on Canva and other platforms to deliver general promotional flyers and materials for events adhering to brand guidelines and assist with general promotion of LD events and fundraising initiatives.
We are entering an exciting new phase of growth and development, and this role has grow with us. If you would lke to be part of a team making a real difference to lives in our community, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply, send a CV and cover letter (no more than two pages) detailing:
- Why you would like to work for Lingen Davies
- How your experience and skills makes them the best candidate for the role
- What the key opportunities and challenges you think you would encounter in the role
Registered Charity
11 - 20
We exist to e hance cancer services and improve lives in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, and Mid Wales.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Fundraising and Communications Executive is a new role and will play a pivotal part in advancing our communications and fundraising strategies. As OTR continues to grow, this position will be instrumental in expanding our online presence and ensuring we connect with a broad audience, including young people, families, professionals, and supporters of our mission. It’s an ideal opportunity for someone who is both creative and analytical, skilled in producing compelling content and using data to amplify digital impact. This role would suit someone who can take initiative, think proactively, and confidently manage projects independently – qualities that are especially important in our small, dedicated team.
You’ll work on a wide range of projects, creating engaging content that aligns with OTR’s brand and values across our website, social media, and email campaigns. This includes developing multimedia content (including graphics, videos and blogs) to promote our work and highlight our impact in the local community.
From a fundraising perspective, you will help drive our fundraising activities and ensure efficient administration using the newly acquired ‘Donorfy’ database. This includes leading on the stewardship of donors and community fundraisers, managing our fundraising CRM database, and working on small and medium-sized trust and grant applications. You’ll also support digital campaigns and new initiatives, to encourage sustained support for our work. You’ll directly help to secure the financial support needed to expand OTR’s services and reach more beneficiaries. In addition, you’ll analyse the performance of our digital channels – interpreting website analytics, social media metrics, and email campaign results – to provide recommendations that enhance our communications strategies and ensure ongoing impact.
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and passionate team. If you’re a skilled communicator driven by purpose, enjoy creating compelling digital content, building strong relationships with donors, and using data to inform creative strategies, this could be the role for you.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Fundraising and Communications Executive
Location: Hybrid or office-based – OTR has two offices, both based in Leigh Park. PO9 3SU and PO9 5BG.
Reports to: Head of Fundraising
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time (22.5 hours a week)
Salary: £13.50-£14.00 per hour
JOB PURPOSE
The Fundraising and Communications Executive will play a key role in implementing OTR’s fundraising and communications strategies. The role involves planning, creating, curating and managing high-quality digital content across our website, social media platforms and email marketing campaigns. Furthermore, you will support key areas of our fundraising strategy, including trust and grant applications, horizon scanning and ensuring excellent fundraising administration across all areas of activity.
This position is instrumental in supporting the Head of Fundraising in developing and strengthening OTR’s income streams and increasing awareness of OTR’s services through effective communications.
Specific role duties
Supporting the fundraising strategy
• Lead on OTR’s donor and community fundraiser stewardship through excellent communication and effective relationship management.
• Lead on the implementation of fundraising communications across channels.
• Responsible for small to medium size trust and grant applications, including horizon scanning
• Support the stewardship of small and medium-sized trusts and foundations including scoping, applications, reporting and funder management.
• Create engaging content and campaigns to drive income generation.
• Help build the small pool of regular donors.
Website and CRM maintenance
• Work with OTR’s Head of Fundraising, the Administration Manager and web developer to maintain, update and enhance the OTR website.
• Monitor website performance, user engagement and SEO trends, suggesting and
implementing improvements to enhance user experience and visibility.
• Lead on ensuring our CRM (Donorfy) is utilised effectively to record, monitor and report on fundraising activity and income.
Social media
• Working with the Head of Fundraising, CEO and Volunteer Coordinator and Business Support Officer, contribute to OTR’s social media presence by creating and scheduling engaging, accessible, and informative content that resonates with our audience and supports OTR’s mission.
• Monitor social media platforms to ensure timely and appropriate responses to comments and messages.
• Identify new opportunities to grow OTR’s social media reach, building awareness of our services, fundraising and outreach work.
• Regularly report on social media performance, using insights to inform future content and strategy.
• Utilise paid ads to support fundraising and training.
Email marketing
• Support the planning, creation, and delivery of OTR’s, soon to be launched, email marketing campaigns, including newsletters, fundraising initiatives and service information and signposting.
• Ensure all email communications are engaging, well-structured, and in line with OTR’s brand and tone of voice.
• Assist in the promotion of key OTR events, such as the Big Charity Bash and annual Great South Run and other special events.
• Manage and grow OTR’s email marketing lists, ensuring they are up to date and GDPR compliant.
• Track and analyse the performance of email campaigns, providing reports and insights to the Head of Fundraising.
Content creation
• Create engaging, accessible, and informative content for OTR’s digital channels, including the website, social media and email marketing.
• Develop multimedia content (for example, videos and graphics) to enhance OTR’s
communication methods and increase engagement.
• Contribute to blogs, news articles and case studies that highlight OTR’s work, impact and achievements in the sector.
Brand and tone of voice
• Ensure that all digital content aligns with OTR’s brand, tone of voice and style,
maintaining a cohesive and recognisable identity across all platforms.
• Promote OTR as the leading place to turn to for support, ensuring that our content
reflects our professionalism, reputation and expertise.
Analytics and reporting
• Use analytics tools to track the performance of OTR’s digital communications, including website traffic, email engagement and social media reach.
• Provide regular reports on digital performance to the Head of Fundraising, including insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Provide regular reports from the CRM and other online fundraising platforms to the
Head of Fundraising.
Promote
• Promote OTR as an exceptional and specialist charity.
Equality and diversity
• Promote good equality practice and play a key role in ensuring equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Observe all relevant law relating to equality of opportunities.
• Encourage a working atmosphere where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Any other duties
• The post-holder will work collaboratively with all OTR trustees, staff and volunteers to provide a seamless service.
• Any other duties commensurate with the post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Knowledge, training and qualifications
Essential
• Understanding of charitable organisations.
• Understanding of principles of communications, marketing and fundraising.
Desirable
• Understanding of issues facing families in Havant and South East Hampshire.
Experience
Essential
• Experience of working in a communications or marketing role.
• Experience in planning, creating, and managing digital content across websites, social media, and email marketing.
• Experience in developing and managing content using online platforms including JustGiving, Mailchimp and Canva.
• Experience of managing a diverse workload in a busy environment.
Desirable
• Experience in utilising a CRM database to improve administrative systems.
• Experience in creating multimedia content, such as graphics and videos, to enhance digital communications.
• Experience in supporting fundraising initiatives, including donor stewardship and relationship management.
• Proficiency in using analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics and social media insights) to monitor and report on digital communication performance.
• Experience in upholding and applying brand guidelines in various forms of content.
• Experience in communicating expert information/advice to wider audiences.
Skills
Essential
• Strong writing and editing skills with a focus on creating engaging, accessible, and audience specific content.
• Exceptional customer service skills with proven ability to respond appropriately and effectively to enquiries on the phone, on social media, and by email.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and to be impactful with people of varying levels and experience.
• A flexible, pro-active approach to work including the ability to work to deadlines, plan, prioritise and manage own workload.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative.
• A team player committed to working collaboratively to achieve results.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Packages including SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the internet.
• Ability to learn and better utilise IT systems.
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to always maintain confidentiality.
Other requirements
• A commitment to treating your colleagues fairly, consistently and with respect (Essential)
• An interest in and understanding of OTR’s mission and strategy (Essential)
• Resilient, creative, determined and hard working (Essential)
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
We will provide a laptop, and other necessary IT equipment to facilitate hybrid and home working.
As an employee, you will receive the following benefit package:
• Generous annual leave entitlement including bank holidays
• Flexible start and finish times between core hours of 8am and 6pm
• Flexible hours to take time off for medical appointments and caring responsibilities
• Hybrid working
• 3% employer pension contribution if eligible
• Paid sick leave
To apply
Please submit a full CV (accounting for all gaps in employment - for Safer Recruitment).and a covering letter detailing all of the below:
Registered charity number 1064275
Limited company 3333729
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Supporting young people’s mental health to fulfil their potential for a brighter future
Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference to girls' lives? Do you have experience in communications, love working across a variety of projects and want to develop these skills further by communicating with a range of different internal and external audiences? Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced communications coordinator to join our team and play a key role in supporting Girlguiding's Communications, Marketing and Fundraising directorate.
Working closely with the PR, external affairs, fundraising, communications, brand and marketing teams you’ll help amplify the voices of girls and young women. You’ll source and share inspiring stories from across the charity to showcase our offer and ensure girls’ voices are heard in the media and beyond, research and write articles for our membership magazine, draft government evidence submissions and briefings and accompany our advocate panel members at political events and meetings.
You will be an excellent communicator, be able to manage a varied and busy workload and have prior experience in communications or external affairs roles.
About Koreo
Since 2004, Koreo has grown into one of the UK’s leading consultancies with a social purpose. Our aim is to build a just and regenerative world by accelerating the potential for people and organisations to create systemic social change.
We provide consultancy services to a range of clients across the purpose-driven sector while also delivering our own programmes. Our consultancy services focus on:
Organisational Development: Driving culture change, embedding Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles into practice, and organisational design and restructuring.
Talent Development: Strengthening leadership capacity through the design and delivery of bespoke management training programmes, while creating customised talent development initiatives to diversify and enhance workforces.
Purpose and Impact: Helping organisations define their social purpose, design effective strategies, and measure progress through robust impact and evaluation frameworks.
Fieldbuilding: Supporting organisations build networks and partnerships that foster shared learning, collaboration, and innovation across the social change ecosystem.
Our flagship programmes, Charityworks and 2027, complement our consultancy work and are aimed at building a more diverse and better-equipped social change movement. They focus on bringing diverse talent and inclusive practices into the social change sector while enhancing the leadership capacity of both emerging and established changemakers.
The Role in Brief
With the recent launch of our new strategy, Koreo is entering an exciting phase of transformation and growth. As we embark on this new chapter, we are working to broaden our reach beyond our historical focus on UK charities, aiming to impact a wider demographic of clients across the social change ecosystem. To support this growth, we are seeking a proactive and organised Development and Communications Coordinator to join our team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to hone their craft in both business development and communications while playing a key role in supporting Koreo’s expansion. This role is vital in managing the operational aspects of business development and communications, supporting the growth of Koreo’s brand visibility and narrative and expanding our network of prospective clients.
As Development and Communications Coordinator, you will:
Business Development:
Identify and research funding opportunities, tenders, and potential new clients.
Manage Koreo’s tender and proposal database, ensuring submissions are tracked and outcomes recorded.
Assist in preparing proposals and tender responses, including drafting sections and coordinating inputs.
Conduct market and horizon scanning to identify trends and opportunities.
Client Engagement and Campaigns:
Manage data on prospective clients using HubSpot (or similar CRM platforms).
Coordinate campaigns to engage clients and build Koreo’s client base.
Support the delivery of integrated campaigns promoting Koreo’s offers across portfolios.
Brand and Communications:
Update and manage Koreo’s website, ensuring content is engaging and accurate.
Manage Koreo’s LinkedIn presence, including posting updates, engaging with followers, and monitoring performance.
Contribute to thought leadership content, such as blogs, articles, and reports, to support campaigns.
Administrative and Operational Support:
Manage systems and processes related to business development and communications, including CRM updates and reporting.
Provide administrative support for tender responses, ensuring all documentation is complete and submitted on time.
Monitor and report on business development and communications activity, supporting the Managing Director with dashboards and data.
Start an application to view the Job Pack for more information before submitting your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Digital Communications Intern to support the work of the National Care Forum, the leading voice for not-for-profit care providers.
Purpose: To support the communications function of the National Care Forum, specifically highlighting member stories and the NCF team’s activities together with promoting our membership offer, events programme and NCF Consult offering.
NCF supports its members to improve social care provision and enhance the quality of life, choice, control and wellbeing of people who use care services. We work directly with not-for-profit providers of care and support services across the UK offering a wide range of services including, home care, housing with care, day care, intermediate care, outreach, dementia care, residential and nursing care, and specialist provision for all adults and older people. Our members support a diverse range of needs, including learning disability and autism, mental health, physical disability and those of older people with dementia.
This is a varied role, offering an exciting opportunity to work within the not-for-profit care sector.
Location: Coventry based or Remote
Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours a week. Salary: £24,570
12 months fixed term contract
Closing date: Monday 10th February, 9am
Interview date: Monday 24th February
Specific responsibilities:
Creation of digital assets for use on social media and website to promote NCF Consult, events and membership
Editing of video content to create a range of video formats suitable to various social media platforms
Monitor social media and website analytics and create regular reports
Write and schedule a range of social media communications and posts to promote NCF activity, member stories, NCF’s membership offer, NCF Consult and events
Regular updating of NCF website membership, events and NCF Consult pages
Keep up to date with digital communications trends and work with Communications Lead to implement into NCF’s communications where appropriate. Explore the appropriate use of AI in our communications and marketing work
Assist Communications Lead with creation of content for weekly members’ update to ensure all relevant news, offers, opportunities and promotions are featured
Attending weekly team meetings online and bi-monthly in person team meetings
Person Specification:
Required
An interest in and enthusiasm for digital communications, social media and editorial
Enjoys working in a small team
Detail-oriented and highly organised
Creativity and ideas for improving processes and content
IT literate with a good understanding of Microsoft Office packages
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Energetic self-starter and able to manage time effectively while working independently
Excellent understanding of social media, with their finger on the pulse, and new trends in digital communications
Friendly and positive, with a can-do attitude and a willingness to learn quickly
Desireable
Experience in communications or a related area and/or a degree and strong academic record
Experience of creating digital assets on Canva
Experience of working with Word Press and Elementor or the ability to quickly learn website platforms
Experience of using social media scheduling programmes
Shares a passion for our cause
Good analytical and research skills
Blog and article editing experience
CV's are not accepted - application form available on our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Communications and Marketing Lead
Location: Home Based
Salary: £32,000-£35,000
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Business support
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn to read and develop numeracy skills? Can you help us spread the word to others, and get them on board too?
We’re looking for an experienced communications and marketing professional to help us spread the word about the levels of low literacy and numeracy experienced by people across the UK. Currently, over 70% of people in prisons either can’t read, or struggle to. Even more struggle with their numeracy.
Shannon Trust supports people in the criminal justice system, and in the wider community, to learn to read and improve their numeracy skills. The work you will be promoting makes day to day life safer for the learner, their families, and the wider community. It provides more opportunities for work and education for the learner, helps break the intergenerational cycle of low literacy and numeracy, and reduces re-offending.
Working closely with colleagues across the charity, your responsibilities will include:
This is a home-based role but may require occasional travel around the UK including overnight stays.
Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.
Applications close 21st February. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 3rd March.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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Applications are invited for a Head of Communications to join the Communication Group at the Earlham Institute, based in Norwich, UK.
Background:
The Communications team has a focus that spans the scientific and marketing communications landscape. We work across digital, creative design and public relations to communicate our research to a range of audiences both locally and internationally. The latest technology, data analytics and media monitoring tools are used to stay up to date in the exciting world of modern biology.
The role:
The Head of Communications leads the Earlham Institute’s communications and public engagement activity by developing and delivering effective communication and marketing strategies, aligned to the organisations priorities, research programmes and technical platforms. You will have overall responsibility for coordinating and measuring the impact of activity across media relations, public engagement, internal communications, brand, multimedia, digital, and social media.
As the most senior communications professional, you will have a history of successfully delivering impactful communications strategies with measurable outcomes in an academic, public sector, or third sector organisation. At Earlham Institute you will implement multi-channel approaches and manage a busy multidisciplinary team to help build the Institute’s reputation as a leader in genomics and computational science. From our social media accounts and news stories to the physical building itself, you will develop and promote a clear, coherent, and consistent brand that is recognised, locally, nationally, and internationally. You will be expected to model the organisational values, research culture and be able to clearly explain our vision and mission, and support others to find their own ways of doing the same.
The ideal candidate:
The successful candidate must be educated to degree level in a relevant subject to the Head of Communications role at the Institute, it is desirable if the post holder is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and/or Institute of Public Relations.
It is an essential requirement that the post holder has knowledge of the academic or research environment, along with knowledge in marketing approaches for a range of key stakeholders. It is advantageous if the candidate understands research funding and reporting, but not essential as full training will be provided.
Additional information:
Applicants must submit their CV as part of their application, along with a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this role.
Salary on appointment will be within the range £55,500 to £69,250 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on an indefinite basis.
Interviews will be held on 18 February 2025.
This role does not meet the full salary requirements set by UKVI to allow for visa sponsorship. However, some individuals may still be eligible for visa sponsorship depending on their personal circumstances. If you require visa sponsorship, please click here to find out if you qualify before applying. Please note, the occupation code for this role is 1133, which is not on the immigration salary list.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
The closing date for applications will be 31 January 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part time Communications Lead
Croydon Almshouses
Location: South Croydon with some opportunity to work from home
Contract: permanent part time role, two days (15 hours) per week with lots of flexibility offered around working days
Salary: £37,000 FTE (£14,800 pro rata annual salary for two days per week)
Benefits: Excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus Bank Holidays, contributory workplace pension scheme, and excellent training and development opportunities
Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 16th February
Interviews: Tuesday 25th February, in person in South Croydon
Are you an experienced communications generalist with digital and offline communication experience and skills? Are you looking for a part time role with lots of flexibility and to work with a friendly and welcoming team?
Charity People is delighted to be working with Croydon Almshouses to recruit a part time Communications Lead who will work to develop and deliver top level communications across a range of platforms in order to reach a diverse audience. Working closely with the SMT and the CEO this role offers an opportunity to really shape the organisation's communications vision and output.
About the charity
The oldest charity in Croydon, Croydon Almshouses places community front and centre of their work and has been supporting people in their area who experience the impact of poverty for over 550 years.
Since 1447 they have offered almshouses, and currently there are two: the Elis David Almshouses, a modern purpose-built block of 55 flats in central Croydon, and the Mary Tate Almshouses, which comprise seven cottages overlooking Cricket Green in Mitcham. For the last 40 years, they have also awarded grants to community groups and individuals of all ages across Croydon who are in need, or facing distress or hardship, and to local and national organisations which help them.
This is an exciting time to join Croydon Almshouses as their Do More, Do Better strategy aims to take them into their next chapter by expanding operations to enhance impact in local communities.
As Communications Lead, your core responsibilities will include:
We'd love to see applications from individuals with the following skills and experience:
How to apply
To formally apply we will need a CV and Supporting Statement. If you would like to apply for this role or to have an informal confidential chat, please apply via the link below with a copy of your CV in the first instance or email Alice Wood at Charity People to find out more.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Alice if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
At Charity People, we match charity needs with the 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Mothers' Union is a global Christian movement working with people of all faiths and none to develop communities, strengthen families and advocate for change. Our members are active in 83 countries and work tirelessly to serve their communities to build a future where everyone thrives.
Why work for us
We are a Christian women-led, volunteer movement founded in 1876, with a membership of over 4 million worldwide in 84 countries, some 37,000 of whom live in the UK and Ireland. Based on Christian fellowship, members express their faith through action in their local communities, aiming to create a world where every individual can reach their full potential, by stopping poverty, injustice and violence.
We are looking for
Are you a gifted communicator? Can you help Mothers’ Union reimagine how we talk about ourselves and ensure the right message is heard by the right audience? Do you want to shape the future of a 150 year old Charity at the same time as raising the voices of some of the worlds most marginalised communities to fight against poverty and injustice?
We are looking for a confident omni-channel marketing expert that enjoys combining these skills with overall Media and PR comms work - this role has a broad remit, so you will need to bring demonstrable experience of both offline and online communications channels.
If your answer is yes then read on as Mothers’ Union would love to hear from you
Overview of the role:
Please see our job description for more information
Benefits
Work Location/Hybrid Working Pattern
This role will be based at our Head Office in central London. Mothers’ Union operates a hybrid working model. Staff are required to work an aggregate minimum of 90 days per calendar year (pro rata for part timers) at our Head Office, Mary Sumner House in central London. Tuesdays are our anchor days where every staff member is expected to be at the office. The 90 days includes anchor Tuesdays. In addition, Thursday is a core working day where part time staff are expected to work, either at home or from the office as needed.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via CharityJob. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role. Please note – only applications with a cover letter, alongside a CV, will be considered.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications is 03 February 2025 at 10:00 am. Due to the number of applications we may receive, we will not be able to individually respond to each applicant. Kindly note, we will only be getting in touch with the applicants shortlisted for an interview. We aim to get in touch with the shortlisted candidates after the application deadline. We will be conducting interviews for suitable candidates as we go along and may fill the role before the closing date.
Equal Opportunity
Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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