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Salary: £27,140 per annum for 4 days (28 hours) per week or £33,926 per annum 5 days (35 hours) per week
Location: Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.
Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London. For this role, we need someone to come into the office at least one day a week, on a Tuesday. A day where all of Income Generation come into the office. You can work remotely for the rest of the time. Equally, you may prefer to work from the office full-time. We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.
Contractually this role is London-based.
Contract: Permanent, either part time of 4 days (28 hours) per week or full time (35 hours per week) options available.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
- Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
- Support for staff with caring responsibilities
- Family-friendly culture
How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below
Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 28 October 2024.
Interview dates: Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November – in person at our office. Hospice House, Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JG. Remote interviews available on request
We’ll send questions and assessments to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.
Job Information
We offer workshops, webinars, reviews of HR policies, and lots of helpful resources through our Members Hub. We provide assessment tools to benchmark organisational support against similar organisations, and we give personalised recommendations for improvement. Plus, through the Compassionate Employers Award, we recognise employers who are committed to leading the way as compassionate workplaces.
Right now, we're helping over 160,000 employees across the UK.
We are looking for someone with experience of building supporter or customer journeys through effective marketing and engagement strategies. You will be able to build strong relationships and create impactful engaging membership journeys, maximising engagement and involvement across the programme.
You don’t need to come from a wellbeing background, but we are looking for someone who is interested in this area and who shows a willingness to learn. Most importantly, we want someone who cares as much as we do about make a real difference in people's lives at work.
We are an evolving team, and so we are looking for someone to help develop and test new ideas and innovations. This could include designing new resources, investigating use of new technology to support programme efficiency or supporting to host new engagement opportunities such as ‘networking breakfasts’ for our members.
The successful candidate will have experience using email platforms e.g Mailchimp, to create and send engaging communications, track KPIs, and adjust strategies to boost customer engagement. We are also looking for someone who can help grow and manage our LinkedIn page, by creating engaging and impactful content. You will need to have good knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office and CRM systems, along with a solid understanding of virtual meeting platforms for online events (e.g. Teams, Zoom).
The successful candidate will be supporting us with client management, so strong communication and organisational skills are important to help manage multiple corporate accounts.
The Team:
We are a team of three that sit within the wider Income Generation and Grants directorate. The Compassionate Employers team includes the Compassionate Employers Programme Lead, Corporate Development Manager and the Compassionate Employers Executive.
The Compassionate Employers programme and this role sit within our Corporate Development Team, within Income Generation and Grants. Compassionate Employers is a key part of Hospice UK’s Income Generation strategy.
Our Corporate Development Team works closely within and across the department. The focus in the team is on building partnerships with businesses, through commercial activity, fundraising or strategic support. Current corporate partnerships include several ‘charity of the year’ relationships, conferences and events, sponsorship, cause-related marketing partnerships, a supplier directory and a jobs board. As well as driving positive change for people affected by terminal illness and bereavement in the workplace, Compassionate Employers is an important income generation stream and ‘door-opener’ for Hospice UK.
If you would like to find more about the role or ask any questions, we welcome you to contact our Compassionate Employers Lead – Lucy Carpenter for an informal chat
You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack attached below.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please send the following documents by 10am on Monday 28 October 2024:
- Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4.
- A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification.)
- A completed equalities monitoring form.
We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements.
A briefing of what to expect will be sent in advance to shortlisted candidates for interview.
Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 28 October 2024
We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.
Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process. We will try to be flexible.
To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Closing Date: 5 November 2024
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We're looking for a proactive, adaptable and engaging individual with proven experience of delivering excellent customer or supporter care to join our team as a Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant!
You'll get to work with our fundraisers and teams across the Fundraising & Marketing Division to help build lasting relationships with our supporters, plus enable the Regional Fundraising & Engagement team to deliver exceptional support to individuals, groups and corporate partners who raise vital funds and awareness for our work.
Please note: This role will require the successful applicant to work from our London, Farrington office 2-3 day a week.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Role
As Central Community Fundraising & Engagement Assistant, you will be responsible for the delivery of central fundraising and engagement support to regional supporters. You will be the first point of contact for incoming enquiries and will proactively communicate with supporters across the department, using relationship fundraising techniques to provide an excellent supporter experience and build long term relationships. Our successful candidate will also ensure processes and materials are in place to enable staff and supporters to carry out their fundraising in a compliant and effective way.
You will:
- Be point of contact for regional supporters and provide an excellent supporter experience across multiple channels
- Be responsible for maintaining and updating supporter records, fundraising activity and communication history
- Ensure supporters have the fundraising materials needed to deliver successful, enjoyable and compliant activities
- Assist in the creation and delivery of regular and engaging communications to both internal and external audiences, ensuring data is accurate and contact preferences are adhered to
- Maintain oversight and accurate recording of income and expenditure for the team, including regular reporting of the performance of our supporter's online giving platforms, donation coding and tracking team expenditure
- Provide central support to the regional teams, incl. coordinating logistics for departmental meetings and events
- Support the Challenge Events team in supporter stewardship and event delivery
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Proven experience of delivering exceptional fundraiser/customer care
- Experienced relationship manager, able to quickly build successful relationships with colleagues, supporters and suppliers
- Excellent project management skills and highly organised
- Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to work independently without supervision
- First-class interpersonal, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written
- The willingness to carry out duties outside office hours in the case of an emergency appeal
- A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, values and approach.
What we offer you:
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- The opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of children globally in a dynamic, supportive, and collaborative work environment.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Closing date: November 5, 2024
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, however, this role will require the successful applicant to work from our London, Farrington office 2-3 day a week. Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
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Glaucoma UK is the charity for people with glaucoma. Our vision is to end preventable glaucoma sight loss.
We offer a wide range of free information and advice leaflets, a telephone helpline, digital support groups, an online patient forum, and volunteer Buddies who provide peer to peer support.
Our services are open to everyone, and thanks to the generosity of our supporters, they are free to all who need them. As well as supporting patients directly, we work closely with healthcare professionals to improve care and increase understanding of patients’ needs.
As the leader of a dedicated, qualified and experienced team, you will help to keep our communications strategy on track during the coming year by ensuring that the annual operating plan is delivered and that the desired impacts are achieved.
Position: Head of Communications (maternity cover)
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Flexible and hybrid working between home and our Head office in Ashford, Kent
Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)
Salary: £43,945.00 per annum
Annual leave and benefits:
- 25 days holiday per annum, plus Bank Holidays
- Benenden Healthcare cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Up to 5% contributory pension
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Funded support for learning and development
How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You'll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter, and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.
Interviews will take place on Friday 15 November 2024 at our Head office in Ashford, Kent.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 11 November 2024
What you'll be working on:
- Develop and maintain the annual operating plan for the charity's communications, marketing and public relations activity.
- Ensure that all press releases, articles and statements reflect the charity's brand values and core messages.
- Lead of the development and delivery of compelling awareness raising and public engagement campaigns, including World Glaucoma Week, Glaucoma Awareness Week, Ramadan, National Eye Health Week, etc.
- Commission and evaluate an annual Glaucoma Insights and Brand Awareness Survey.
- Set, manage and review the budget for communications, reporting on variances and taking corrective action where necessary.
This job is for you if.....
- you're qualified in communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field.
- you have proven experience in a senior communications role, preferably within a non-profit organisation.
- you have excellent line management skills, able to inspire and motivate staff to deliver organisational strategies through a supportive, collaborative and inclusive staff management approach.
- you have strong understanding of media relations and social media management.
- you have experience of managing finances, including monitoring monthly management accounts.
We will respond to all shortlisted candidates by 12 November 2024.
Please note that only applications including a covering letter which clearly details how you meet the requirements of the person specification, will be considered.
To download a job pack please visit Glaucoma UK's website.
Our vision is to end preventable glaucoma sight loss.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects, and their practical uses. It has a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, schools, and other organisations.
Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.
Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.
Read more about our mission and values on our website
About you
You will be responsible for supporting the strategic development of our publications, including journals and an open research platform. They will be responsible for generating high-quality content in our titles and support the ongoing movement toward open science. The post holder will ensure we support the microbiology community in our publishing activities, working closely with colleagues, external stakeholders with microbiologists in academia, industry, and infection science environments.
The Publishing Editor will also support and manage editors and editorial boards, monitoring performance and running recruitment as and where required.
The successful candidate will have experience in academic publishing, the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders at different levels and, have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
Please note that the organisation operates a hybrid working policy.
For more information about the Society, please visit our website.
Our generous benefits package includes;
• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
• 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
• Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
• Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £50 contribution towards eye care
To Apply
Please attach your CV and Cover Letter.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 31st October 2024
It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.
The Society also takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused, or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.
Please note that due to limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted therefore, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
“We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. Our multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income, allowing us to continue to grow to make sure we can be here for every cat and dog, now and in the future.
Our Direct Marketing Team is part of this department, and recruits and develops supporters. We are seeking a Direct Marketing Officer to join this team to independently manage and deliver a series of high standard direct marketing campaigns to recruit new donors, communicate with existing donors, and generate agreed income for Battersea through a variety of warm and cold marketing channels such as direct mail, print media, and digital promotion. This role will manage Battersea’s raffle product and campaigns associated with it.
This will be a very rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in giving the dogs and cats in our care a better life.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 23rd October 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 28th October 2024 (1st round); w/c 4th November 2024 (2nd round)
Start date: ASAP
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting marketing and fundraising role for a leading environmental and wellbeing charity in Suffolk.
Reporting to our Head of Marketing and Fundraising, this position plays a key role in raising the profile of Green Light Trust to targeted audiences through a range of marketing and fundraising activities and campaigns.
The priorities in this role will include:
· Researching and progressing fundraising opportunities to help us grow our income and impact
· Developing fundraising campaigns and appeals, and working on engaging communications to build our supporter base and generate income
· Record, monitor and track our fundraising progress and evaluate effectiveness of channels and campaigns
· Ensure supporter data is accurate and managed according to regulations, permissions and consent
· In consultation with finance colleagues, ensure that donations, other income and gifts in kind are correctly recorded and donors are appropriately and promptly thanked
· Contribute to the content plan, and create compelling authentic content to be shared via all marketing channels, using copywriting for blogs & news, as well as photos and videos / podcasts & vlogs
· Create and schedule engaging social media posts in line with campaigns and messaging
· Undertake monthly reporting on all marketing and fundraising activities, to evidence effectiveness of campaigns and growth of supporter base
· Liaise with suppliers for brand, design and campaign creation, and media contacts to raise GLT’s profile across the region
· Update CRM for fundraising pipeline and reporting, as well as ensuring marketing and media contacts are up to date and segmented
· Liaise with the delivery team to identify stories and content ideas from the team and the pathways, events and participants
Benefits:
• Technology – Cloud based everything with a laptop and all the bits you need to work where suits you best – including remote IT support.
• Proper holiday - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays as well as that time between Christmas and New Year you always forget to book.
• Flexible working as standard from day one – Work from home or at our carbon neutral HQ (sit next to the wood burner) or a combination of what brings out the best in you.
• Rewards and support - Enhanced employee rewards package, no questions access to counselling support. Time out in the woods to be at one with nature. Supported time off when you need it most.
• Genuine development - Regular performance reviews, support, and progression opportunities.
• Training and coaching – Where do you want to be? What do you need to get there? Answer those questions and we’ll find a way to make it happen with training and amazing coaching with Alitus!
Green Light Trust are a Safer Recruitment and Disability Confident employer
Building Health, Hope and Happiness through the power of nature
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Kirkwood Support Life is an ambitious and forward-thinking charitable organisation delivering much valued, high-quality care and support to the people of Kirklees. We are here for anyone affected by a life-limiting illness, every step of the way and have built a reputation for excellence and innovation in palliative and end-of-life care across West Yorkshire and nationally.
In the next 10 years, we want to double the number of people we care for by encouraging everyone who might benefit from our services to reach out early enough for us to make a positive impact on their quality of life. This means we must challenge the perception that our focus is on end-of-life. While it is true this is an important aspect of what we do, it is not all we do. We’re here for local people across the community whenever they need us.
The Opportunity:
This is a challenging yet exciting time to be joining The Kirkwood. We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Director of Income Generation and Marketing to lead and drive our efforts in securing the vital funds that enable us to provide our essential services. We are looking for someone that will inspire supporters, encourage people to spread the word about our vital work, and continue to build The Kirkwood Movement.
The role of income generation within The Kirkwood Movement is established. However, this role represents an opportunity to truly lead with creativity and forward thinking married closely with the traditional, proven tangible activities.
Job Summary:
As the Director of Income Generation and Marketing, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing innovative strategies to support The Kirkwood's charitable activities. Your leadership will inspire our community, increase awareness, and enhance financial and voluntary support.
The role requires strategic, long-term thinking, and you must demonstrate a proven track record of developing and implementing successful long-term income generation strategies aligned with overall fundraising goals. You should be a confident and natural leader who can clearly communicate a compelling future direction for the income generation and marketing team. Additionally, you will be a critical thinker who utilises data and trends to make informed decisions, analyses results to identify areas for improvement, and embraces a continuous learning mindset that values both successes and failures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive income generation strategy aligned with The Kirkwood's goals.
- Foster a culture of creativity to explore and implement unconventional income generation methods.
- Lead the strategy to build The Kirkwood Movement, enhancing awareness, care outreach, and inspiring support.
- Create and nurture connections within The Kirkwood Movement to deepen engagement.
- Collaborate across The Kirkwood Movement to integrate income generation opportunities into daily operations.
Executive:
- Partner with the Executive Team to devise and deliver strategies that ensure sustainable growth in care provision.
- Establish policy frameworks and operational methods that support strategic objectives.
- Uphold and promote The Kirkwood Culture and Values.
- Serve as the key advocate for donors, ensuring their interests are prioritised in all activities.
- Oversee internal and external communication strategies and represent The Kirkwood in media and public events.
- Maintain strong relationships with the Board of Trustees and lead interactions with the Income Generation & Marketing Committee.
- Support Executive Management Team members and contribute to committee activities as needed.
- Contribute to the development of the 5-year strategic plan and long-range financial forecast.
- Stay informed of best practices in the sector and integrate them into The Kirkwood.
- Manage relationships with statutory regulators to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
Departmental:
- Support departmental leads in crafting and implementing strategies for Fundraising, Retail & Trading, Media & Marketing, Business Development, and Programme Development.
- Propose, monitor, and achieve ambitious annual budgets for income generation.
- Deliver an exceptional supporter experience that drives acquisition, retention, and maximises supporter lifetime value through stellar stewardship.
- Inspire and lead a motivated team, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability for income generation goals.
- Develop and deliver ambitious plans across the core spectrum of Income Generation activity that includes (but not limited to) legacy fundraising, individual giving, major donors and patronage, digital fundraising, retail footprint, corporate partnership development and community fundraising.
- Attract, recruit, and retain top talent within the income generation and marketing team, ensuring a diverse and skilled workforce.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Proven experience in a senior income generation or marketing role.
- Demonstrable success in developing and implementing innovative fundraising strategies.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
- Knowledge of relevant regulations and best practices in the charity sector.
Through thick and thin, giant hugs and bottomless mugs, we support life for anyone affected by a life limiting illness here in Kirklees.
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000, non negotiable and dependent on experience.
Location: This is a remote role, with a requirement to attend the UK Covid 19 Inquiry as frequently as possible when it is sitting, and on key days such as the opening of Modules or when high profile witnesses are called.
Hours: Full time, but flexible, with a requirement to work outside of office hours to attend key meetings and manage the press inbox when there is high demand.
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice are looking for a press officer to oversee our press and communications as we fight to ensure the mistakes from the pandemic are never repeated again.
This is an exciting opportunity to manage the press office for an organisation which in recent years has been at the forefront of some of the biggest news stories in the country, including the Covid Inquiry, ‘Partygate’ and many more.
We are looking for someone who supports our cause of ensuring that the mistakes made in the pandemic are never repeated and has good people skills to work sensitively with those who have been bereaved by Covid-19.
You will be one of a four person staff team working alongside our Directors and over 7,000 members who are all personally bereaved. You will be line managed by our campaign manager.
To apply, please provide us with your CV, and a cover letter outlining how you meet our essential criteria and why you would like to take on this role.
Press Officer Responsibilities:
• Manage our press officer so that we are able to respond to press inquiries in a timely and effective manner. We are lucky enough to manage a very busy press office, so strong organisational skills are required.
• Create press plans and proactively pitch stories which help achieve our wider campaign goals. This will involve creating press strategies with creative flare and the Press Officer will need to be comfortable thinking of new angles and stunts to raise our profile.
• To cultivate new and nurture existing media contacts
• Media train and support volunteers from the campaign
• Deputise for the campaign manager when required
• Oversee and generate fresh content for our social media channels, working alongside volunteers from the campaign
• Support with drafting copy to update our members as well as fundraising and reaching other external stakeholders when necessary
• Translate at times complicated policy lines around public health and legal processes into compelling personalised narratives for press statements and comments
Essential Experience:
• Experience of working within a busy press office environment, PR agency or as a journalist
• Proven experience of creating and implementing effective media strategies which help advance wider organisational aims and goals.
• Proven experience of proactive pitching stories in high profile media outlets that help to advance an organisations aims
• Proven experience of managing and maintaining good relationships with a variety of journalists, including national print and broadcast media, as well as political and health correspondents.
• Experience of prioritising effectively in a demanding and fast paced environment
• Excellent writing skills that can be tailored to reach a range of audiences.
• Experience of working with case studies and being sensitive and supportive to their needs
• Experience of successfully media training spokespeople
• Personal belief in and support for the aims of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK
• An understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion
Desirable experience
• Experience of managing, creating and implementing media strategies on contested issues in a fast paced environment.
• Experience of media training volunteers and people with lived experience of a particular issue
• Experience of working in social media to help an organisation reach a wide audience
You may also have experience in the following: Press Office coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Online Marketing, Email Marketing Assistant, Marketing Assistant, PR Coordinator, Marketing Administrator, Marketing Executive, Marketing Co-ordinator, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Associate, Digital Marketing Executive, PR Officer etc.
REF-216 971
Head of Communications
Location: The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of three days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office. Flexible working arrangements are available with the understanding that this must meet the objectives of the charity and requirements of the role.
Accountable to: CEO
Start date: 11/11/2024 or as soon as possible thereafter
Hours of work: Full-time (1 FTE), Monday-Friday, permanent
Salary range: £48,000 - £58,000, depending on experience.
Purpose
Key responsibilities and duties
This is an exciting and vital role to shape and deliver a multi-channel communications strategy for a leading mental health charity, focused on supporting the systems around children and young people including parents/carers, schools, colleges and universities. The main responsibilities will include creating and overseeing the activation of the marketing strategy and using data insights and analytics to grow and develop the Trust’s reach and support. The role will also act as the guardian to the organisation’s website as the main resource and marketing hub.
The role will enable the charity to proactively grow awareness, drive engagement, enhance its public profile and shape understanding of the Charlie Waller Trust by taking an audience-first approach to communicating our impact and purpose in an engaging and strategic way.
As a member of the senior leadership team, the role requires working closely with the CEO and other heads of teams to develop and grow the marketing and communications strategy, to raise awareness of the charity’s resources and to support the generation of income through the marketing of fundraising and workplace activities. The role will also work closely with and report into the Board of Trustees.
We are looking for a strategic thinker, with experience of both traditional and digital marketing. Someone who enjoys working with data and is always on the lookout for interesting angles or new channels or tactics to test. A passion for using marketing to understand and reach new audiences is vital. An analytical eye is needed alongside an ability to be creative and a desire to share success stories to further raise awareness of the organisation and to extend its reach.
Empathy for our audience and the ability to communicate in a way that allows them to feel seen and understood is important; you will need to have strong interpersonal skills, a desire to develop and build a team and to maintain communication and relationships with others across the organisation.
Inquisitive and creative, you’ll enjoy proposing fresh ideas and approaches for marketing with a keen eye for detail and a solid understanding of how marketing sits within the organisation as a whole.
Key Responsibilities and duties
Creating, leading and overseeing the delivery of the organisations marketing strategy including:
- Planning and developing the marketing strategy in line with organisational directives, new resources and initiatives.
- Overseeing strong relationships with key media outlets, journalists, and influencers to secure press coverage and increase public awareness.
- To ensure the appropriate and most effective marketing channels and tactics are used to support the programme and fundraising teams.
- Overall responsibility for the website - direction, content, consistency and tone of voice.
- Use of audience insight and data analysis to determine priorities and curate campaigns, projects and content from across the organisation.
- Development and improvement of user and supporter journeys.
- Marketing project initiation and management.
- Set and oversee marketing budgets
Strategic marketing sign-off including:
- Final sign-off on all website activity - strategy, content, SEO, landing pages and resources.
- Final sign-off of priority campaign materials - publications, newsletters, printed materials and press releases.
Internal and stakeholder communications including:
- Membership of the senior leadership and management teams.
- Assist the senior leadership team and trustees to oversee strategic and operational issues, managing risks related to communications, brand and public image.
- Quarterly marketing reporting to trustees.
- Working in partnership with other agencies on issues of common concern.
- Membership of project group (a cross-departmental group responsible for selecting, tracking and evaluating projects).
- Manage marketing agencies and freelancers to deliver work in line with the marketing strategy in an efficient and timely manner.
HR responsibilities including:
- Overseeing the recruitment to expand the marketing and communications team where required.
- Provide effective management of the communications team (5 direct line reports and 2 other staff).
About our Trust
The Charlie Waller Trust was created by the Waller family in 1997 in response to the loss of their son and brother Charlie who tragically took his own life whilst suffering from depression.
We have since become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities for children and young people. Our overarching mission is to educate young people and those with responsibility for them - parents and carers, teachers, college and university staff, and employers - about children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
The Charlie Waller Trust is a great place to work. We care about mental health and wellbeing in our team and have a positive, enabling workplace culture. Our values drive our work:
- Warm: Positive personal connections are central to mental health; we aim to reflect that in all our relationships with beneficiaries, supporters, staff and volunteers.
- Empowering: We support all those we work with, and who work for us, to use their minds, hearts, energy and creativity to fulfil their potential.
- Collaborative: Partnership and cooperation are at the core of our work; we seek the views of those we wish to support and aim to put them at the centre of our activity.
- Compassionate: We recognise vulnerability in ourselves and others, especially where there is more than one reason people may be vulnerable to mental health problems, discrimination or inequality.
- Open: We believe in being honest about the way we work, our aspirations and where we need to improve; openness and good communication are key to good mental health.
Terms and Conditions
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and are working to ensure that our staff represent the communities we aim to support. We actively utilise positive action as set out in the Equalities Act (2010) to ensure we attract and recruit candidates from backgrounds and groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We therefore particularly encourage applications from men and non-binary folk, and those from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
When we recruit, we will ask all our shortlisted candidates to tell us about any reasonable adjustments they need. Our current office is only accessible via a flight of stairs. We would of course discuss home-based working and holding team meetings in an accessible location as appropriate.
Benefits
We want people to thrive at the Trust; we believe you do your best work when you feel your best. That being the case, our team comes first, and we are proud of our culture: we offer a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to work.
As part of our employed team, the following benefits are available to you:
- Flexible working policy - we're committed to helping you find a healthy work-life balance.
- Generous annual leave allowance - pro rata 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), PLUS bank holidays PLUS the period between Christmas and New Year.
- A workplace pension scheme to support you with saving for your retirement with a sliding scale of matched contributions depending on length of service for the organisation.
- Access to a 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan' - helping staff to stay mentally well and to support them through periods of poor mental health. This includes support for the cost of talking therapies where these are not available via the NHS.
- Opportunities to experience our charitable activities and impact at first hand by attending training and events and through involvement in relevant projects.
- Learning and development opportunities specific to job roles and on mental health and wellbeing topics.
- Coaching (offered to CWT pro bono, depending on team member and need).
- Social events and team days.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Time off for volunteering.
- Unpaid leave/sabbatical particularly if this supports personal or professional development (offered after 2 years in post).
To apply
If you would like an informal discussion about the role with Dr Hannah Vickery, our CEO, this can be arranged via Kerryn Cyfka, Executive Assistant to the CEO, on kerryn.cyfka @charliewaller(dot)org (please remove the spaces in the email address and add the dot back in).
The deadline for applications is noon on Monday 21st October though we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient and suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you’re interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Previous applicants are invited to re-apply.
Candidates invited to interview will hear back from us by Tuesday 22nd October and the interview will take place in the week commencing the 28th October; it will involve a competency interview along with a short 10-minute presentation relevant to the role.
Please apply via your chosen job website, or send your CV and a supporting statement to Kerryn’s email above. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement.
We will provide details about the presentation at invitation to interview and we will also share 50% of the interview questions with candidates the day before the interview so that all candidates can perform at their best.
Person Specification – Head of Communications
The successful candidate is likely to have most of the following competencies and experience but not necessarily all. If you feel that you are a strong candidate, please do apply.
Skills required and relevant experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years’ experience at a senior level in a similar role.
- Experience of leading on strategic marketing planning and public relations (PR), analysis and activation.
- Demonstratable track-record of using audience data and insights to make strategic recommendations.
- Solid understanding of digital marketing channels and how to use them to target relevant audiences.
- Ability to build meaningful working relationships (internal and external) to shape and direct campaigns and activities and to work together to get the results.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to inspire confidence by adopting an entrepreneurial and creative approach.
- Demonstratable experience of managing budgets.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience of planning, executing and evaluating effective awareness raising campaigns and public relations activities.
- Experience of producing / commissioning high-quality written information for a wide range of audiences.
- Experience of appointing, managing, developing and appraising staff.
Desirable
- Solid understanding of websites from front end – user experience, readability and content, to coding and infrastructure at the back end of the website.
- Experience of influencing and networking at a senior level – prior experience of working alongside a board of trustees beneficial.
- A proven leader, with the skills to manage and expand upon the marketing, PR and comms team.
- Experience of briefing and managing external agencies and freelancers to deliver against the marketing strategy.
Attainment
Essential
- A communications or marketing qualification (degree or CIM) or equivalent experience to a similar level.
Desirable
- Leadership or management training.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Initiative-taker and solution-minded with a can-do attitude towards any task or challenge.
- Professional, enthusiastic and flexible, with a strong willingness to learn.
- Capable of working as part of a team and autonomously.
- A commitment to working to meet the charity’s objectives.
Desirable
- Interest in and awareness of children and adolescent mental health issues.
To educate young people and those around them about their mental health and wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
King’s College Hospital Charity is dedicated to supporting life-changing care at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We’re here to help King’s go beyond what the NHS can provide to meet the needs of current and future patients.
We make the best care possible by raising money for cutting-edge equipment and facilities, innovative research and pioneering treatment, pushing boundaries, transforming clinical services and finding new ways to improve how people experience King's hospitals.
The Senior Fundraising Operations Officer will lead on a number of weekly and monthly data import processes, ensuring income and supporter contact data is loaded accurately onto the CRM system.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Database Manager in the management and development of the Charity CRM database, championing its use across fundraising and identifying opportunities for system development. They will also work with colleagues across fundraising and communications to support the selection of data for marketing campaigns.
Key tasks
- Lead on the import of both online and offline income streams, investigating and resolving anomalies.
- Undertake data marketing selections, in conjunction with the Database Manager, liaising with fundraising colleagues on selection criteria.
- Work with the Database Manager to provide effective database and operational support to end users.
- Undertake all aspects of the Supporter Services Assistant role on days when they are not in the office, ensuring supporter enquiries are responded to, income processed twice weekly and donations thanked.
- Work with the Database Manager to develop and continuously improve database reporting across both Charity CRM and Power BI in support of the fundraising and communications operational plan.
About you
You will have:
- A highly organised, and thorough approach to work with meticulous attention to detail
- The ability to see projects through from start to finish managing time and tasks effectively
- The ability to multi-task, managing a heavy workload and at times conflicting priorities as well as tracking progress on a wide range of tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work on own initiative without supervision
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- A team-building approach, coupled with discretion and a supportive style
- Experience in working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases
- Experience in using Advanced Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel, Word, and SharePoint
- Experience in undertaking data selections for marketing mailings
- Experience in data import protocols - extracting data and transforming it ready for import.
We are a friendly team, committed to a diverse and inclusive culture and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We offer a collaborative working environment with bespoke learning opportunities, 25 days holiday plus the bank holidays, and various employee benefits to help you balance your work and life. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages on setting out how you meet the criteria via the Charity website by Tuesday 22nd October at 23:59:59.
Stage 1 phone call will take place either Wednesday 23rd or Friday 25th October. Interviews will take place Monday 28th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) aims to create and develop the conditions that will enable people who have Down's syndrome to lead fulfilling and rewarding lives. We are seeking an organised and enthusiastic Fundraising Events Assistant to join our fundraising team. This role is perfect for someone interested in start a career in fundraising and want to learn and develop with the community and challenge events fundraising.
The successful candidate will support the Manager of fundraising events with all challenge events in the portfolio. This includes the planning, organisation, marketing, delivery, recruitment and stewardship of participants and day to day administration for all DSA events.
We are hoping to recruit as soon as possible.
Contact Georgina Lamond to discuss the position and to apply with a CV.
Main responsibilities:-
· Assist the Manager of Fundraising Events with future event plans and creating and building on our Community Fundraising offer.
· Assist in the sale of items from the shop- especially Christmas cards, socks and merchandise.
· Support and develop relationships with members, supporters who participate in events taking responsibility for the supporter journey; providing motivation and encouragement from start to finish to ensure they continue to support.
· Managing the Events Inbox; Replying to all enquiries coming into the inbox.
· Attend and participate in events as required. This may involve occasional evening and weekend work, for which you will receive equal time back in lieu.
· Assist with the fundraising pages of the website ensuring copy is up to date and relevant and those events that require extra marketing are featured on the home page.
· Work closely with the Communications Team to develop promotional plans for each event maximising recruitment and exposure through our newsletter and social media platforms.
·Provide support to your team members during particularly busy times (and vice versa) such as Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week.
· To undertake any other duties as required by the Manager of Fundraising Events that fall within the grade and remit of this post.
Person specifications:-
Qualifications: A level or equivalent qualification.
Essential
· Experience of working in a customer facing environment
· Proven ability to complete multiple tasks by managing own workload
· Experience of problem solving
· Ability to work collaboratively in a team
· Understanding of good customer service
· Excellent writing and proofreading skills
· Excellent communication skills
· Good organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail
· Good computer skills including using main Microsoft packages (word, excel, powerpoint) as well as experience with different IT systems
· A ‘can do’ positive and professional attitude that can flex and adapt to change and challenges
Desirable
· Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of people who have Down’s syndrome and their family members
· Experience of fundraising – in a professional or personal way
· Good presentation skills
· Experience or understanding of using a CRM/Database
· Understanding of, or transferable skills in building relationships
· Ability to analyse information and draw conclusions
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a great role for someone looking to join the charity sector. You will work as part of our Supporter Engagement team to provide excellent customer care, and engage, involve and inspire all supporters of Crohn’s & Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels.
Salary: £20,570 - £24,000 (FTE) per annum, depending on experience
Hours: 35 hrs FTE
Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible/Hatfield (minimum of 2 days per week in the office)
About Us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2024, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
Role Overview
You will be integral to achieving our strategic priorities of generating income through repeat support, and providing exceptional supporter journeys for our community, ensuring they feel valued and engaged.
Providing excellent customer care, engaging and involving and inspiring all supporters of Crohn’s and Colitis UK through building excellent relationships via a variety of communication channels. To be integral to achieving strategic Income Generation priorities, including raising funds from supporters through exceptional standards of supporter stewardship, and to deliver administrative support for the Income Generation Team.
About You
You will have experience of working in a similar role, providing a high standard of customer care in a fast-paced environment, handling supporter queries and providing information in a concise and comprehensive manner. You'll need strong written and verbal communication skills to write engaging and inspiring content and messaging, you'll also be skilled at listening and responding to queries appropriately and be comfortable and effective at managing challenging situations.
You will have the ability to manage a busy workload and deadlines whilst taking ownership of problems to find a solution where possible, escalating to a manager where required.
Experience of Microsoft office is essential, as well as excellent administration skills and high levels of accuracy and attention to detail. If you like the sound of our role then this could be an opportunity to join a leading charity as we enter the next stage of growth and expansion.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification.
Our Location
We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home although you will need to be in the office for two days a week minimum. There will also be other times when you’ll need to be in the office for fulfilment tasks or to attend meetings such as our ‘All Staff Together’ days four times a year and you will also be required to attend fundraising events.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
How to apply
If you have any queries about this role, would like to have a conversation before formally applying, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Natalie Wood, Supporter Engagement Manager.
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack found on our website.
Closing date: Monday 28th October 2024 – 9am
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Be there when it matters
Sue Ryder has an exciting career opportunity within our Marketing, Communications and Digital services directorate for a driven and impactful Social Media Manager. The successful applicant will oversee and develop the strategic management and growth of Sue Ryder’s busy social media pages.
About the role:
You will lead paid activity across Meta and other channels as required, managing ad accounts to support our income generating activities, including fundraising and retail, promotion of our online bereavement support services and to support our brand awareness activities.
In this integral role you will also act as the first point of contact and expert for all organisational queries on social media – organic and paid activity.
About you:
• Experience of managing and reporting on a large and busy portfolio of social media accounts across multiple platforms
• Experience in planning, sourcing and editing content in a range of formats (image, video, graphics) for social media, with excellent copywriting and proof-reading skills and a keen eye for detail
• Experience of planning, implementing and optimising paid social media campaigns across a range of objectives, durations and budgets
• Knowledge of content scheduling and co-ordination tools such as Sprout Social
• Knowledge of social media monitoring and listening tools
• Experience and understanding of optimising a social media strategy, including securing buy-in from colleagues across the organisation
• Strong line management skills and the ability to influence colleagues from other directorates
• Intermediate level skills in Canva, Photoshop and Premier Pro (or other image and video editing software)
• A can-do approach, with a positive attitude and willingness to support others across the organisation
• Experience of working across a multi-disciplinary team, prioritising content for relevant channels where necessary
• Experience of monitoring social media out of office hours within a framework
Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process
If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.
We reserve the right to close or extend the closing date according to our recruitment requirements.
Since Rewilding Britain was formed in 2015 rewilding has moved from being a niche idea to playing a significant role in the fight against some of the biggest global challenges we face. Rewilding Britain is at the forefront of this change, acting as a catalyst for debate and action, and demonstrating the power of working with nature to build a sustainable world where people thrive.
Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across 30% of Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the interconnected nature and climate emergencies.
We influence policy, inspire public action and catalyse joined-up practical and financial support to help establish rewilding across Britain’s land and seas. Through our rapidly growing Rewilding Network we’re bringing together a community of rewilders - from land managers and farmers, to charities, community groups and national parks - to inspire and support each other to create a wilder, more prosperous Britain. It’s not too late - but we must act now.
We are now seeking a Social Media and Digital Assistant who will apply their creativity and digital expertise to deliver high-quality, innovative digital communications for the charity, helping increase Rewilding Britain's reach and impact across social media, email and our website. You will be part of a team with a mission to raise awareness of rewilding and promote Rewilding Britain's campaigns, fundraising appeals, practitioner resources and policy initiatives.
The post-holder will be a strong communicator with hands-on social media production experience, who's passionate about emerging technologies, has fantastic organisational and team working skills, thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a difference. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing charity and directly contribute to the growth of the rewilding movement.
Job purpose:
To engage and motivate our target audiences by delivering Rewilding Britain's social media outputs and assisting with our email campaigns and website content, with a view to continually enhancing our impact.
Line Manager: Digital Communications Lead
Your responsibilities will include:
Social media delivery and community management
- Plan and deliver inspiring and effective social media content, including as part of engagement campaigns, fundraising appeals and initiative launches, and in support of our partners and members.
- Produce text- and video-/graphic-based social media posts and campaigns that are both suited to our target audiences and adapted for the most appropriate social channels.
- Carry out community management across the charity's digital channels, triaging queries and drafting responses.
- Assist with the optimisation of Rewilding Britain's current social media channels and the identification of new opportunities/platforms/trends that would help further our mission.
Email communications
- Support the Communications and Engagement team with the planning, building and scheduling of email communications (campaigns, supporters, fundraising, corporate partners etc) within Mailchimp.
- Assist with the AB testing of our email marketing and executing a plan of continuous improvement for our emails.
- Support with managing our enquiry inboxes as and when required.
Reporting and optimising
- Collate statistics on the performance of our social and email channels, in line with our KPIs, and work closely with the Digital Communications Lead to make ongoing recommendations for our output.
- Implement feedback and lessons learned to refine and improve our social media approach.
- Stay current with sector and specialist trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously grow the effectiveness of our channels, particularly social media.
Communications support
- Take responsibility for triaging internal requests for content output across our channels and coordinate this across the Communications and Engagement team.
- Assist the team in keeping our image library up to date, by uploading and tagging new imagery.
- Support the team by uploading content to Rewilding Britain's website, following best practice. You may also provide support for more involved web optimisation projects.
- Support with the preparation and delivery of online and in-person events. As well as providing social media and email support, this could include representing Rewilding Britain alongside other team members at events, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, rallies and more.
- Contribute to content production across the team, where relevant, such as producing blogs or carrying out image research.
- Support the Communications Team with general administrative tasks where required.
Skills, experience and behaviours
Experience
Essential
- At least two years' experience in a similar digital communications role, delivering successful content across social media and/or email to further organisational objectives.
- Proven experience in managing social media channels in a professional role, including LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, as well as others that might be relevant for Rewilding Britain.
- Experience of reporting on digital communications and campaigns and measuring impact, using analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Plausible and social media management tools such as Hootsuite and Metricool.
Desirable
- Experience working in a sector relevant to rewilding, and understanding of the rewilding movement.
- Experience in producing email communications in a professional environment.
- Experience in managing web content, with an understanding of best practice and familiarity with web content management
Skills
Essential
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for effective engagement.
- Skills in creative content development, such as video creation and editing and producing simple graphics for our channels.
- A thorough understanding of current social and digital communications tools, landscape and trends.
- Strong organisational skills with experience in delivering across multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Desirable
- An understanding of SEO and the role this plays in digital communications.
- An understanding of social media's role in paid advertising and a willingness to support with paid social campaigns.
- Skilled in using email marketing systems (such as Mailchimp) to build emails and/or automated journeys.
- Skills in relevant content production programmes such as Adobe Creative Suite.
Personal qualities
Essential
- The ability to work in an agile environment, responding to the every-day needs of the business while also delivering on longer-term objectives.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work effectively and autonomously from home, while also working collaboratively as part of a tight-knit team.
- Has a passion for digital communications and keeping up with the latest trends, with a keenness to apply this to our cause.
- Creativity, with the ability to unlock innovation as an individual and a team player.
- A passion for nature restoration and rewilding and an eagerness to develop learning in this area.
Education
Essential
- We're looking for someone with high standards of writing and reading proficiency for this role. While a degree is not essential, the candidate must demonstrate that they have obtained at least GCSE or equivalent in English (Pass or above).
This job description is not all encompassing and may change to reflect need. Your duties may be reviewed from time to time and revised and updated in consultation with you to reflect appropriate changes.
Terms and conditions and staff benefits
The role is a full-time, 5-day-week (35 hours) position.
The salary is £23,000 - £27,000 per annum depending upon experience.
There will be some freedom for the person to determine their own working arrangements each week, within limitations, providing the work is delivered.
Rewilding Britain employees benefit from 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata for part time roles), rising to 30 days over 5 years. A generous employer-matched pension scheme is also available.
We are a virtual team who work from home and/or co-working spaces. We will support you to achieve a suitable virtual working environment. Some meetings are held face to face across Britain, so a willingness to travel with occasional overnight stays is desirable.
Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Use of artificial intelligence tools: Rewilding Britain does not accept cover letters, presentations or answers to recruitment questions whose content is AI generated and we will actively screen for this as part of our recruitment process. Rewilding Britain does not use AI tools to review candidate applications; real people will review and shortlist applications.
Rewilding Britain is not a licenced sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the provision of a valid right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting new opportunity at CEME for an Engagement & Community Assistant role.
- Do you have previous office or administration experience?
- Are you located within a reasonable commute of Rainham, Essex?
If this is something you are looking for and tick off all criteria then please apply along with a supporting statement (no longer than 2x A4 pages)
stating why we should hire you and skills and experience you will bring with you to the role.
Please check out the recruitment pack for further information
To apply please provide a supporting statement no longer than 2xA4pages saying how you meet the selection criteria and your motivation for applying.
Provide the names and contact details of two referees (who will only be contacted if you are offered the job) along with your current salary and notice period
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.