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Communications Manager

We have an exciting role for a Communications Manager to play a central role in the Communications team, working across all key areas of stakeholder communications, partner communications, internal communications and content development and events. 

This is an exciting time to join the team and the charity on it’s incredible journey. 

Position: Communications Manager

Location: Warwick/Hybrid (office days, up to 2 days per week) 

Salary: £45k per annum

Hours: Full Time 35 (negotiable)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 

The Role

As Communications Manager, your overall objectives in the role are:

• Creation of core content, maintaining and evaluating key organisation communication resources such as presentations, reports, film and key message documents. 

• Communication planning and delivery on key projects including our transformational programmes and sector influencing work.

• Event management supporting the organisation’s presence at flagship events and leading the delivery, coordination of logistics and content creation.

• Stakeholder management, supporting with briefings, research, management of the stakeholder tracker and stakeholder meetings.

• Systems and processes – manage, support or set up ways of working that enable the team to work efficiently with each other and help the wider organisation navigate or access the team or the resources we provide.

About You

The right candidate will be a proactive, opportunity spotter, who uses their communication skills to make the right links, join the dots and tell the best story for the occasion. You’ll know the value of authentic relationship building while also being able to manage the process behind the scenes with effective stakeholder management skills.

You will be:

• A strong writer able to turn complex or dry information into easily digestible copy or tight key messages. 

• Experienced in guiding senior stakeholders through content development.

• Able to shape content including copy, film, marketing materials, presentations, images.

• Experience in developing and implementing communications and marketing plans to reach multiple stakeholders, ideally in a membership organisation.

• Experienced in delivering events and securing presence at events with an ability to plan and execute an effective event experience for the organisation and delegates.

• Knowledgeable about working in or with membership organisations or national charities.

• Experienced in project management; skilled at maintaining momentum and finding solutions to unexpected challenges.

Benefits Include:

• 10% Employers Pension Contribution

• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum

• Flexible Working

• 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff

• Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities

• Health Cash Plan

• Company Rewards

• Plus many more great staff benefits!

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in , your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Equality and Diversity

The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities, it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.

Other roles you may have experience of could Communications, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Digital Communications, Content, Digital Content, Media, Brand and Media, Communications Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, Digital Communications Manager, Content Manager, Digital Content Manager, Media Manager, Brand and Media Manager. 

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity  

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through funding life-changing research and campaigning for change.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and for some types of leukaemia survival rates are among the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a dedicated and creative PR and Communications Officer with a passion for storytelling, to help continue to raise the profile of Leukaemia UK and communicate the need and impact of its work to key audiences.

 

Team

We are a close-knit team who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

As part of a small but expanding comms team, this role offers the chance to make a real difference to the charity and gives an experienced PR Officer the chance to lead on high profile campaigns, as well as get stuck in with day to day delivery.

 

Leukaemia UK and You 

As PR & Communications Officer, you will support the PR & Communications Manager to deliver the PR for some of our most high-profile fundraising campaigns and events.

We are looking for someone with existing PR experience (2+ years), ideally for events and/or fundraising, who can help raise the profile of both new and existing campaigns.

You will be a self-starter, who enjoys working independently and is always hungry for a story. You will be able to build strong relationships with journalists, agents/celebrities and case studies, and keep on top of the news agenda to spot and maximise opportunities for the charity.

This role is essential for delivering the drumbeat of reactive and proactive coverage needed to build awareness of Leukaemia UK and the work we do.  

This is a great new role for someone looking to have real autonomy in their work and get stuck into a range of communications disciplines, helping to drive us forward and make an impact for all those affected by leukaemia.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in a busy press office / comms function which has raised the profile and awareness of an organisation
• Experience of events and/or fundraising PR
• Experience working with celebrities / influencers in a PR / communications context
• Experience of communicating complex information to a range of audiences
• Experience of working with case studies and the sensitivity that goes along with this

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Job Specifics

• Hours: Full time hours are 37.5 Monday to Friday
• Location: We are very flexible! Our hybrid working policy is a minimum of two days per month in our London Office. This will vary dependent on meetings with internal and external stakeholders so your flexibility is a must. Our aim is to work together in the office together if and when possible.
• Salary range £32,500 - £37,000 (FTE)

Applications

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert. To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter.

• First interviews will be held via Teams on Wednesday 19 February 2025
• Second interviews will be held at our London Offices – at 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL on Wednesday 26 February 2025.
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website Work with us - Leukaemia UK 

Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 9 February 2025

We look forward to hearing from you! 

Cara Delaney

PR & Communications Manager

Our Communications & Campaigns Coordinator leads our communications and supporter engagement work including developing and implementing our communications strategy and events plan.

Big Leaf Foundation is now entering its sixth year and we are looking to the future. To ensure we can continue to fulfil our objectives we want to engage more people in our work and make our collective ‘voice’ louder through increased awareness of the issues and how people can help.

We’re determined to put user-voice at the heart of what we do and to provide a more hopeful and human-centred narrative around asylum. Our Communications Coordinator will lead this work, building case studies and supporting our young people to share their stories through our new Youth Ambassadors programme. We also want to build links with other organisations that campaign to improve the rights of displaced young people and/or ensure existing legal rights are upheld – exploring how Big Leaf can best support and add value to these campaigns.

KEY TASKS

Communications

• Develop and implement a communications strategy to engage more people in our work and make our collective ‘voice’ louder through increased awareness of both the issues and how people can support.

• Cultivate existing and new relationships with the media/journalists to grow the organisation’s influence and reach.

• Create, edit and proofread materials including website content, newsletter, blogs, reports, social media and multi-media content etc.

• Support the wider Big Leaf Foundation (BLF) team to create impactful content that is consistently on brand, representative of BLF’s voice and in line with the overall communications strategy, providing team training and editorial oversight.

• Contribute to BLF fundraising activities through the writing of case studies/content as needed and/or supporting community fundraising events;

• Ensure BLF communications represent the voices of the young people we support;

• Recognise, understand and manage risks around the identification of our beneficiaries in

  communications and media work, keeping safeguarding front of mind at all times;

• Support BLFs Youth Ambassadors to amplify our message and that of our beneficiaries e.g. through

  print and broadcast media; partner training; participation in relevant consultations/focus groups

  etc including arranging speaking events and helping them prepare for interviews;

• Regularly evaluate communication activities and make recommendations for continuous

  improvement.

Events

• Lead on our Refugee Week plans each June - working with young people to co-create a series of events and activities that provide the opportunity for our young people, team, volunteers, supporters and wider network to come together and build connections while also maximising comms potential around RW;

• Support the wider Big Leaf team in planning and delivering other community events throughout the year; specifically providing communications support and ensuring the events have local media coverage where appropriate.

Campaigns & advocacy

• Cultivate relationships with organisations that campaign to improve the rights of displaced people; and/or ensure existing legal rights are upheld, exploring how Big Leaf Foundation (BLF) can best support and add value to these campaigns.

• Support our Youth Ambassadors who want to make their voices heard in local and national debates around displacement and immigration;

• Ensure BLF campaigns and advocacy activities are in-line with Charity Commission rules on political campaigning.

Kineara is looking for someone who can grow our fundraising potential and engage key stakeholders across the sector, while delivering engaging communications and outreach campaigns that demonstrate our social value and grow our support base. They will play a key role in helping Kineara develop our newly formed charitable arm, alongside our community interest company, to generate income through engaging fundraising campaigns, impact-driven communications and strategic relationship-building with existing and potential funders. 

You will work closely with project managers and SLT (Senior Leadership Team) to identify how support services can reduce barriers to secure housing, work and school; prevent evictions and homelessness; and improve health and wellbeing of people facing challenges. You’ll use this understanding to motivate new stakeholders to invest in our work - whether charitable trusts, corporate foundations or individuals. 

You will feel real ownership over your work and need to be self-starting, flexible and hungry to grow with an already impactful charity with a strong social mission and vision. You will be keen to understand how our work makes a difference to people and use our impact to demonstrate our social value.  This role crosscuts a range of key charitable specialisms, so you may have experience working in communications and be keen to widen your skillset; you may have a background in impact evaluation; or you may have worked in fundraising or development for a non-profit. We are keen to invite candidates with a range of experience from a variety of non-profit roles and are especially interested to meet candidates who have been part of – or are ready to be part of - the strategic growth of a charitable organisation.

Why us, now? Kineara is going through exciting changes this year: as a newly registered charity, we are opening up to new avenues of finance, engagement and growth. Our most recent projects have put us at the forefront of innovative ways of delivering support to private renters, working in partnership with housing services, private landlords, solicitors and health services to envision secure housing for all. We are also a team with lived experience and are a culturally diverse, spirited and mission-focused group that takes care of each other.

Why you? You are motivated by seeing vulnerable and marginalised people thriving and you have the drive to grow the reach of our organisation so that more people in need can access our support. You have a wide skillset and open attitude, ready to learn what you don’t already know and confident to lead on your projects but understand the value of listening, collaboration and working to joint and shared ambitions.

Communications   

• Develop, contribute to and implement impact-driven and strategic communications campaigns that build Kineara’s fundraising capacity and raise awareness of the issues
• Develop brand identity for Kineara’s new charitable arm, ensuring it is consistent across all activities in the organisation, while maintaining Kineara’s overall ‘look and feel’ to ensure coherence in branding, colours, messaging, style and approach.
• Manage the creation, development, distribution of compelling, impact-driven story-telling about Kineara’s work and beneficiaries using interviews, blogs, case studies, etc.
• Use a range of platforms to distribute print and electronic content including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, leaflets, posters reports, e-newsletters, and Kineara’s website
• Work closely with IT and business managers to ensure smooth running of internal communications

Fundraising

• Develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders providing funding to charities, including in the third sector, public sector, and the business sector, to raise awareness and promote our         work
• Write grant and tender applications, and manage and coordinate work of external consultants supporting grant writing process where applicable
• Manage and administer online fundraising platforms, and develop accessible, persuasive campaigns for public donations
• Work with Finance Lead on finance strategy, costings, budgets, resource allocation

Impact

• Work closely with Operations Manager and practitioners to embed outcomes, create frameworks for monitoring and evaluate Kineara’s projects; and produce yearly evaluations and Impact Report of Kineara’s services
• Use learning from impact analysis to share with team and deliver impact-driven communications and to share our social value to funders and other stakeholders.

Business

• Contribute to development of business plans and strategic decision-making, working with the CEO, Finance Lead and Operations Lead (SLT)

Person Specification

Attributes

 With a strong alignment with Kineara’s values, you will be:

• An outstanding communicator who can engage, inspire and support colleagues, donors, trustees, volunteers and other stakeholders.
• Confident in promoting thought leadership to share our knowledge to develop external alliances and discuss topical issues online
• Passionate about addressing poverty and inequality, and commitment to equality and diversity
• A self-starter and a team player, with a flair for building relationships.
• Creative, enjoy innovative thinking and using your initiative.
• Adept at big picture thinking and project management, but also be able to engage with the detail to ensure projects are successfully completed.
• Comfortable with and skilled at change management and relish the strengths and challenges of a small and dynamic team in an evolving organisation
• Analytical and reflective, but with excellent time management and ability to work under pressure.

Experience and Skills

We’d like to see a strong track record that is relevant to each of the key components of the role, although we recognise that you may have stronger experience in one or more areas. You will be able to demonstrate that you could deliver in:

• Planning, executing, achieving targets to grow income streams, including donor prospect research, developing new donor relationships, and grant writing.
• Working on effective online or offline fundraising campaigns that influence a range of stakeholders, with a reflective, creative and innovative approach.
• Using impact and outcomes to engage and promote services to funders, partners and other stakeholders. 
• Developing brands and brand awareness in line with organisational objectives
• Creating communications plans in support of strategic objectives, and executing these to a high standard, reflecting and improving these to achieve greater impact.
• Familiarity with social media channels such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and solid experience of content creation and website management
• Creating and executing community, outreach and fundraising events.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with CRM databases, MS Office, Word Press.
• Ability to put together and manage project budgets.
• Creating, developing and adapting outcomes tools such as survey, questionnaires, and focus groups
• Planning, creating and executing evaluations of projects, including creating surveys, events, questionnaires and feedback tools
• Managing communications/fundraising officers and external consultants

The role

The MBA is looking for an experienced Senior Communications Officer to join our dynamic Engagement team based at its iconic waterfront site in Plymouth, working closely with our Head of Engagement to develop and drive MBA communications.

The successful applicant will be a proactive, dynamic communicator with a positive and progressive approach. This role will offer an excellent communications experience for those who are looking to develop their career within a diverse charitable organisation with marine research at its core.

Salary and benefits

· Salary based on experience.

· 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata).

· 3 Privilege Days given by the MBA (used during festive closure week).

· Sick pay.

· Pension scheme – the MBA will contribute 10% of basic salary into a defined contribution scheme with staff making a 3% minimum contribution. The MBA will match additional employee contributions up to an additional 5%.

· Flexible working arrangements by agreement with manager.

· On site canteen with free tea and coffee.

· Cycle to work scheme and electronic vehicle lease scheme.

· Low-cost bookable parking on site.

Key responsibilities and skills – see Job Description

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and seek talented people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to enhance all that we do.

How to apply

You will need to provide three things to apply:

1. Covering letter that outlines your previous and most relevant experience and explains how and why this makes you right for the role.

2. CV of education and employment history along with details of 2 referees (one must be your current employer).  References will not be sought in advance.

3. Confirmation of your right to live and work in the UK*. Your application will not be considered without this information.

* Sponsorship is not available for this position.

For further information, please contact Maya Plass, Head of Engagement.

Interviews will take place 17 February 2025

 Applicants from late 2024 will not be considered

Grief Encounter is a national charity dedicated to supporting bereaved children, young people, and their families. Our mission is to help individuals navigate the challenges of grief, offering emotional, psychological, and practical support throughout their journey of healing. Through our tailored programs, we provide crucial resources, outreach, and opportunities for families to engage with support at a time when they need it most.

The Marketing and Communications Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the charity's marketing efforts, leading the development and delivery of the marketing strategy to develop the Grief Encounter brand, raise the charity’s profile and drive voluntary income.

The primary focus of this role will be to support the Fundraising Department, helping to develop and execute marketing strategies that generate income through campaigns, events, and fundraising initiatives. Part of the role will also involve supporting the Clinical Team and other business functions, such as HR and Volunteering, to ensure that their marketing needs are met, including the creation of resources and communication materials, creating compelling copy and storytelling for donor-facing materials such as appeals, newsletters, as well as promotional materials for events. This includes developing case studies and success stories to highlight the impact of Grief Encounter’s work, inspiring donors to support the cause.

This role will oversee the creation of marketing assets in partnership with the retained creative agency, ensuring that campaigns are compelling and on-brand and manage social media campaigns that drive donations and awareness for fundraising efforts, using channels like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to build relationships with supporters and engage potential donors.

Interested?  Further details can be found in the full job description and person spec attached.

We're Transforming Lives for Good, a national Christian Charity that helps churches to bring a hope and a future for struggling children. At an exciting time of growth, we're searching for a Director of Marketing, Communications and Advocacy to oversee and manage all aspects of our marketing and communication strategy. This position requires a dynamic individual with excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead a department, different projects and influence across the organisation. As a Director, you will be part of the Core Team and involved in the wider leadership of the charity.

You will be part of a team that campaigns and communicates the work of TLG through a variety of channels and will champion brand awareness, creativity and consistency throughout the charity. You will also have a passion for advocating on behalf of struggling children and developing our influence in this area. As a growing charity, we are focused on becoming a household name in order to make substantial difference for struggling children across the country and we are expectant for the impact the successful candidate will bring to this role.  If you are passionate about telling the TLG story and raising awareness of the issues that children are facing in the UK today, we'd love for you to get in touch.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Initial Interviews (Online) - 10th February 

Final Interviews (In Person) - 24th February 

Organization: Right To Play UK

Department/Division: UK National Office

Reports to: Head of Communications and Engagement

Work Location: London, UK (Our office is based in Kennington.)

Work Arrangement: A combination of a minimum of 2 in-office days per week, and remote-working in accordance with Right To Play’s work arrangement and the operational needs of the department

Authorized to work in: UK (Eligible to work legally without work visa sponsorship)

Target Hiring Salary: GBP 32,000 – 34,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Target Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Duration: Permanent, full-time

Application Closing Date: 5 February 2025 23:59 GMT - Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 

ABOUT US:

We reach millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child's life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.

Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 14 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. These programmes are supported by our global offices in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America. 

Right To Play UK is a charity registered in England and Wales and in Scotland, which works in partnership with Right To Play International to raise funds and awareness across the UK.

 

OUR CULTURE:

• Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
• Display Courage – Act with integrity
• Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
• Be Playful – Have fun at work

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.

 

ROLE SUMMARY:

Right To Play UK is seeking a driven and creative Communications and Engagement Officer to help achieve our ambitious plans to build Right To Play’s profile and supporter base, during an exciting period of growth for the organisation. The role will focus on delivering compelling communications and campaigns to our key audiences, building brand awareness, engaging supporters and boosting fundraising to help transform the lives of millions of children across our global programmes.

This is an exciting time to join Right To Play, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025 and continue our plans for growth in the UK, following our most successful year for fundraising in 2024. You will play a key part in helping to achieve our plans, with numerous training and development opportunities and the scope to drive forward creative communications and campaigns.

The Communications and Engagement Officer will need to work additional hours as required at events and business meetings (with TOIL provided).

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

#1: Communications (50% of Time):

• Support the delivery of RTP UK’s communications strategy, working closely with the Head of Communications and Engagement and Digital Lead.
• Plan and deliver a programme of communications and campaigns to reach our key external audiences, designed to raise funds and brand awareness, engage new audiences and build support.
• Working with the Head of Communications, Digital Lead and colleagues in the Global Communications Team, oversee the production of compelling content and updates for RTP UK digital channels (social media, website and email marketing), leading on the day-to-day management of these channels.
• Produce articles, news updates, blog posts, media releases, case studies, briefings, statements and other communications materials, as required.
• Support the development of RTP UK’s Ambassador programme, including building new relationships with high-profile individuals, including celebrities and influencers, and strengthening support among existing Ambassadors through stewardship and engagement.
• Advise and support colleagues across RTP UK teams on fundraising communications connected to our partnerships, events, relevant donor engagement activity and other initiatives.
• Alongside the Head of Communications and Engagement, represent the UK office on the Right To Play global comms group and digital marketing group, as well as other external events where required.

#2: Fundraising and Engagement (35% of Time):

• Oversee community fundraising activity, including challenge events and runs (such as the London Marathon), identifying opportunities to engage new supporters and grow income, and supporting participants in their fundraising journeys.
• Develop and deliver activity aimed at building awareness and support among UK schools and universities, creating engagement opportunities and campaigns to drive fundraising, including producing impactful marketing materials and resources.
• Work alongside the Head of Communications and the UK team to develop Right To Play UK supporter engagement, expanding our network and retaining existing supporter relationships.
• Support the team on the coordination, stewardship and delivery of Right To Play UK’s fundraising events (including the annual Sports Quiz).
• Support the delivery of fundraising campaigns, including relevant communications activities, working with the Right To Play UK team.
• Collaborate with the Head of Fundraising and Head of Partnerships on cross-functional initiatives to amplify fundraising impact.
• Work with colleagues in the UK team to refine and improve our digital supporter journey and fundraising processes.

#3: Policy and Influencing (10% of Time):

• Contribute to the delivery of RTP UK’s policy and influencing strategy, supporting on research, briefings, statements and events to engage key stakeholders among international organisations, political groups and other influential bodies.

#4: Other Tasks as Assigned (5% of Time)

• Manage occasional interns, volunteers and students on work experience placements to support the work of the communications team.
• Liaise with external suppliers, such as freelancers and consultants, photographers/videographers, printers and design agencies.
• Other responsibilities as assigned

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WHAT YOU’LL BRING (ESSENTIAL):

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience of working in a fundraising communications team or similar, with a proven track record of communicating effectively with a range of external audiences.
• Experience developing media releases, multimedia content, supporter communications and marketing materials.
• Experience in producing and delivering content across digital channels (email marketing, website content management and social media).
• Experience of adhering to organisational brand guidelines and style guides.
• Experience supporting events communications and/or supporting fundraising event objectives.
• Experience working within a charity or international development organisation.

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent written English communications skills, with the ability to engage existing supporters and new audiences and a high attention to detail for writing professional external communications
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to deal sensitively and diplomatically with a variety of people, internally and externally.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload and balance conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively in a team, with enthusiasm and commitment.
• Understanding of and commitment to the aims and values of Right To Play.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Proficient in using website content management systems, email marketing tools, CRM software, and design/editing software, such as Canva and Adobe products.
• Knowledge of UK charity fundraising regulations and Data Protection legislation.

LANGUAGES:

• Fluent in both spoken and written English

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The opportunity to collaborate with an innovative global team who are passionate about working with children and youth. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). You will be immersed in an environment where learning and development is encouraged and valued, and “play” is appreciated as a core avenue to building community.

• Flexible work arrangements (e.g. work from home and flex hours)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year
• 5 personal learning and development (L&D) days per year
• 5% employer pension contributions
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Maternity/paternity/parental leave top up and support
• Annual learning week
•  Annual staff recognition awards
• Opportunity to connect with employees across our offices
• Opportunity to engage in global projects and initiatives
• Wellness programs
• Playful activities and events (e.g. Summer and Winter socials, monthly office events)

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply with your resume and cover letter in English via the application link.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 

Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. As such, we encourage groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Right To Play. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements in order to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.

We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory basic DBS check as a condition of employment.

We value and promote a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Should you require any accessibility related accommodations or specific adjustments to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process, and thereafter, please reach out to the People & Culture team by email. All information provided will be treated as confidential and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.

About The Role
Interview date: W/C 17th February
 
In this specialist role, you’ll work as part of a high performing team (High Value Operations) to provide joined-up strategic communications support to our High Value fundraising team. You will be responsible for aligning the Society’s values, activities and impact with the needs and preferences of corporate partners, trusts, foundations and major donors – packaging up compelling fundraising asks, devising bespoke messaging, delivering outstanding acquisition and stewardship communications, and ensuring effective underpinning systems and reporting.

Using your management skills and your expertise in persuasive writing, you’ll push the team to learn and improve, while also upskilling interdependent teams in knowledge, communications and pitching skills. 

You’ll also assist the roll out of our Brand and strategy, helping to integrate language, key messaging and stories into our supporter facing communications.

This is a homeworking role, but you may be required to travel to attend meetings, events and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our offices (London or Birmingham) if/when required. 

Alzheimer's Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society. 
 
Application Process
This is a fantastic new opportunity for the right person to make a huge different to the team and Alzheimer's Society, so we want to know why you would be the best person for this role!
 
Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual and how your skills/experience are best for this position.
 
About you

- Excellent writing, influencing and internal engagement skills
- Experience and ability to build strong relationships across the Society – driven by curiosity and an eye for big ideas and small details. 
- Day-to-day, you’ll relish the challenge of taking each new brief as it comes: understanding a prospect’s priorities, developing a plan to win their support, and conveying this vision in whatever way is necessary for success. 
- Ability to juggle tasks to meet multiple short-notice deadlines.
- Manage a team of talented Impact Communications Officers to achieve the same goals and deadlines. 
- Support the development of impactful propositions for all elements of our diverse portfolio including: services, research and our campaigning work.

Harris Hill is looking for an Internal Communications and Engagement Coordinator, ASAP until July, to support a national charity in London, working full time, with 2dpw in the London office.

Key tasks

• Draft and distribute weekly internal newsletter as directed by the manager.
• Maintain and update internal communication platforms such as the intranet and Teams channels.
• Assist in organising virtual events such as town hall meetings.
• Support organising staff in-person events such as the summer staff conference.
• Implement communication plans designed by the manager, ensuring consistency and timeliness.

Experience

• Experience working in internal communications, employee engagement, communications, marketing, or a related role.
• Experience in organising virtual and in-person events.

Skills and attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication tailored to a variety of audiences.
• Strong administrative and project co-ordination skills, ensuring deadlines and priorities are met.
• Ability to build and maintain internal and external professional relationships quickly.
• Responsive and approachable, acting as a helpful resource for employees.
• Quick to learn new tools and processes.
• Flexible in managing shifting priorities or urgent requests.
• Ability to work unsupervised and use initiative
• Resourceful in resolving day-to-day challenges.
• Enthusiastic about enhancing employee experiences and supporting an inclusive workplace culture.
• Flexible and adaptable to different working environments as we work remotely and in an office

If you would like to hear more, we require a CV and supporting statement by Wednesday 5th February.

The Woodland Trust is looking for an Engaging Communities Officer to join our Smithills Estate team to manage the coordination and delivery of the Smithills Estate Communication and engagement programme to support our vision of increasing opportunities for public access and participation.

The Role: 
•    The role will encourage existing and new audiences to explore the Smithills Estate landscape and, in doing so, develop their understanding of its importance, biodiversity, history, and longer-term potential through conservation measures, including a doubling of native woodland cover.  
•    You will be responsible for line managing two Events and Communications Officers, leading, motivating and developing them to their full potential.
•    You will oversee and lead the planning and implementation of the Smithills Estate communications and engagement plan, ensuring it keeps in line with Youth Innovation, Tree Equity, PLANtrees, North regional strategy and links with northern forest. Striving to enhance the youth offer and work towards better inclusion and diversity.
•    Assist in fundraising and corporate partnership teams in supporting funding streams, helping to write reports, and gathering important information for bids and major donors. 
•    Lead all communication channels for Smithills Estate, press, print, interpretation, digital and social media. 
•    This is a 12-month maternity cover looking to start towards the end of April 2025.
•    This role is based in Smithills, Bolton and will require the successful candidate to travel to and from site as well as around the region.
•    This role will require an enhanced DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks.
•    Weekends and evening work will be required.

The Candidate: 
•    You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
•    You’ll have experience being an affective line manager – you’ll be experienced leading, motivating and developing a skilled team.
•    Hands on experience in leading groups and activities in an outdoor setting, including working with young people, vulnerable adults, and schools.
•    Experienced in coordinating and delivering a diverse range of events with the ability to tailor them to different audiences and locations.
•    Experience in working across a range of teams at a regional level to support existing and collaborations that have the potential to reach and engage new audiences.
•    You’ll have a collaborative approach, with the ability to work with multiple teams and community groups, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders effectively. 
•    Strong communication skills, both written and verbally being able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, especially volunteers using a variety of methods to suite the audience.
•    This role does require regular travel. A full clean UK driving licence is required. 

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
•    Enhanced Employer Pension
•    Life Assurance
•    Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
•    Generous Annual Leave
•    Enhanced Parental Pay
•    Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. 
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application. 

Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role. 

Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.  

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 11th March 2025.

Healthwatch

Healthwatch was set up in 2013 to champion the rights of health and social care users, and hold the health and social care system to account for how well it engages with the public.

Healthwatch has a remit which covers all publicly funded health and social care services for adults and children.

The Advocacy Project delivers Healthwatch Brent, Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea and Healthwatch Westminster – three of 152 local Healthwatch organisations countrywide. We’re building on the important work that’s been done to date, while bringing new insights from the voices of seldom heard population groups.

About the role

The role of the communications and engagement officer is to promote Healthwatch to local residents and stakeholders, and support people to get involved in our work. You’ll be a skilled communicator, comfortable with networking with professional stakeholders and engaging with local residents with diverse experiences. This role is primarily based in Kensington & Chelsea, and we’re looking for someone who can understand and relate to the diverse local population.

Your role will include finding innovative ways to present the information the team gathers to key audiences. This will range from face-to-face conversations with external stakeholders through to producing imaginative materials. This includes producing accessible reports and presentations to make sure we can maximise the impact of people’s feedback.

You’ll be responsible for a variety of internal and external communications for Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea producing impactful communications across all platforms including our website, social media channels and newsletter. You’ll also produce informative and engaging content for our websites, keeping it fresh and relevant for our diverse audiences.

As well as developing our online presence, you’ll own the Kensington & Chelsea engagement plan. This will involve identifying engagement opportunities, working with the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure we have presence at events across the borough, and getting out into the local community to promote our service and hear from local residents.

Working as part of a small team, you’ll be involved in many aspects of the organisation. You’ll need to be flexible, with a ‘can do’ attitude to meet the evolving needs of the service. You will need to work in close collaboration with our other Healthwatch services in Westminster and Brent, and occasionally support communications and engagement in those areas when the need arises.

Key responsibilities

Engagement

î Develop a vibrant engagement plan for Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea, ensuring that we reach a wide range of residents from different communities, with an emphasis on those most likely to experience poor health outcomes.

î Develop effective relationships with local voluntary organisations and community groups to promote the Healthwatch service and carry out engagement activities and signposting sessions.

î Practice culturally responsive engagement, demonstrating the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures with diverse protected characteristics, whilst maintaining openness and showing respect to people who have a different social or cultural background to your own.

î Keep abreast of good engagement practice and actively seek out innovative ways to capture and express people’s views/experiences, including engagement techniques appropriate to different audiences.

î Work in partnership with local community groups to support engagement in projects, including coproduction and joint communications.

î Take a lead role in making sure all Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea activities involve people from all sections of the community, including seldom-heard communities.

î Work closely with the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure that volunteers are able to participate in engagement plans.

Communications

î Create engaging and up-to-date digital media content across all digital channels, including web content, Twitter and Facebook.

î Create regular newsletters and e-bulletins, circulating these to key stakeholders to support engagement.

î Design reports, presentations and stationery templates for the Healthwatch service, making sure all materials keep to the Healthwatch brand guidelines.

î Answer and respond appropriately to calls about the service, seeking guidance from the team where appropriate to give signposting support via phone and email.

î Keep up to date with best practice from Healthwatch England, by reading, attending courses and networking.

î Carry out any other tasks needed for the service to run smoothly, as directed by the Healthwatch Manager.

General responsibilities

î  Participate in team meetings, training and organisational development.

î  Contribute to monitoring reports.

î  Keep to our policies, including health & safety, safeguarding and risk regulations.

î  Work to our mission, vision, and values.

î  Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, in line with the changing local and national landscape and carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

Essential

î Good understanding of the NHS / social care, in particular the importance of patient voice and engagement for improving and developing services

î Experience of carrying out community engagement

î Experience producing communication materials for a variety of channels and audiences

î Experience of working with diverse communities, particularly in Kensington & Chelsea/ North West London

î Good understanding of health inequality and the role Healthwatch can play in reducing this.

î Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from local residents, colleagues, partners, trustees and commissioners.

î Excellent organisational skills, ability to take initiative and plan your own workload.

î Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project and Healthwatch code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.

î Willingness to attend further training and to adopt new procedures.

î Willingness to promote Healthwatch and The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values

Desirable

î Evidence of ongoing personal development and training related to the role.

î Previous experience of working within a Healthwatch service.

Experience of creating visual content such as digital graphics or video. 

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.

Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.

All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.

Can you help young athletes beat their personal best? 

Then come and join a small team of doers, who have banned red tape, silos, politics and “computer says no” scenarios to work for a really uplifting cause.  At SportsAid we exist to encourage, enable and empower the next generation of athletes to achieve their ambitions in sport and life. For decades, we have been side by side with Britain’s greatest emerging sporting talent, from Mo Farah to Jessica Ennis-Hill to Ade Adepitan, Paula Radcliffe and so many others to give them vital support before they became Olympian and Paralympian stars. 

We are looking to appoint a Digital Communications & Content Manager to play a pivotal role in reshaping the way we communicate and we engage young athletes and SportsAid’s supporters. You will develop a communications plan, and develop and deliver creative content to interest, engage and inspire and galvanise support for SportsAid. 

Does this sound like you? 

• A strategic mindset 

• Proven track record in developing and delivering communications strategies and plans 

• Proven experience in digital content creation, social media management and communications. 

• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with an ability to tailor content for different audiences and platforms. 

• Proficiency in using social media platforms, content management systems and email marketing tools. 

• Knowledge of SEO best practices and experience with web analytics tools (eg Google Analytics). 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines. 

• Significant experience in a charity, nonprofit, or sports organisation

The salary is £40,000,000-45,000 p.a. and opportunities for flexible or remote working are available.

SportsAid therefore positively welcomes, and seeks to achieve, diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants, volunteers and employees receive equal and fair treatment.  We positively encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, disability, marriage and civil partnership status, gender identity, background, religion, faith, sexual orientation, maternity status, pregnancy, belief or nationality.

On receipt of your application you will be sent a confidential equal opportunities form which all applicants will be asked to complete.

Role:

Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to join their communications team. This is an influential and dynamic position, reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Communications Lead shares responsibility for leading SWA’s communications work, campaigning, messaging, and delivering a media strategy in line with our strategic objectives.

Working collaboratively across Policy, Fundraising, member, and training teams at SWA you will co-develop and deliver a communications strategy, identifying the best ways to lever change through media campaigns around key issues for women, children, and young people experiencing domestic abuse. You will shape a wide variety of materials and outputs that support SWA’s broader advocacy and campaigning aims.  You will devise engaging communications approaches and craft compelling content. This will include media responses, PR, press releases, and briefing notes as well as articles for a range of audiences comprising our network, partners, stakeholders, the media, government, and wider civil society. You will also co-curate our online presence, creating engaging content across a range of platforms, and be adept at analysing engagement metrics and evaluating impact.

Background

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are both a children’s rights and a women’s rights organisation.

• We directly campaign to institutions and leaders for policies and laws that address the drivers of women’s inequality and improve responses to domestic abuse. This work makes women and children safer and helps them disentangle themselves from their abusers.
• We provide training to public and private bodies from the police and judiciary to child welfare systems, to effectively respond to survivors.
• We raise the profile of domestic abuse nationally and internationally so that domestic abuse is treated like the critical threat to human rights that it is.
• We host Scotland’s 24-Hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline to ensure help is always available while actively supporting a network of 33 specialist local Women’s Aid services that directly support and provide refuge to women and children of Scotland affected by domestic abuse
• We are the umbrella organisation for 33 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland, providing guidance, support and training to our members

What We Need

We’re looking for someone who can fulfill the above description and has:

• Relevant experience in a communications role (of at least 4 years)
• Understanding of social justice communications principles and best practices
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing content for key audiences
• Experience of campaign work within a VAWG, political, parliamentary or public affairs context.
• Experience of working with or in the media
• Experience coordinating digital communications, including websites, and social media and how to utilise their potential.
• Competent in using own initiative, managing work, and responding to opportunities effectively.
• Experience of Canva or similar graphic design software, and video editing platforms to create quality on brand social media and other related design content
• Experience of evaluation and monitoring impact
• Ideally, we would also like
• Experience of communicating a gendered message
• Understanding of the media and culture sectors in Scotland
• Experience of translating detailed and complex information into compelling and accurate information for use in the media

What we offer

There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a inclusive, collaborativeworking culture and our mission and vision attract a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:

Flexible working

We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking.We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.

Pay

SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.

Annual Leave

We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.

Pension

SWA believes it’s important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.

Learning and Development

SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.

Wellbeing

As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.

Bike 2 Work

An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.

Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies

Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.

Equalities Statement 

SWA exists to end violence against women and girls, we are committed to opposing and eliminating all forms of intersectional discrimination at the system, institutional, and individual level. This includes challenging barriers that prevent women’s equal participation in the workplace. To achieve this, our workforce must reflect a diversity of identities and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented women, including but not limited to, women from minority ethnic communities, women with disabilities, LGBTI communities, carers, and women who have experienced economic deprivation.

To ensure that all of our staff thrive and succeed, we work to continuously improve the inclusivity, accessibility, and fairness of our workplace to create a working environment that promotes dignity and respect to all, where differences in background, culture, identity and lived experience are recognised and valued.

We offer disabled women the option of requesting that their application be considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you’d like to be considered on the application form.

Salary: £36,622 – £42,024 per year (pro rata).

Hours: Up to 25 hours (to be worked flexibly).

Location: Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh. There will be a requirement to attend in-person events and meetings, based predominantly in Edinburgh.  Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!

Closing Date: The recruitment panel will be appointing for this role on a rolling basis. After considering your application, the panel will be in touch if they would like to invite you to interview, please don’t delay in applying as the post will close once the position is filled.

Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.