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About the role
This is a senior role working across the whole Charity, tasked with growing public awareness and support for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity. Leading on marketing, PR, brand and design, this role will manage relations with media, stakeholders, supporters and the wider public, creating and delivering engaging campaigns, generating support for the Charity, demonstrating impact and increasing income generation.

This is an exciting time to join the Charity as it moves to the next stage in its growth. As part of a busy and ambitious team, this role would suit an experienced, proactive and creative individual with a talent for storytelling and a knowledge of data-driven marketing.

You’ll have strong commercial knowledge, with the ability to apply this to the Charity sector; adding value to our existing fundraising activities and impact reporting.   

Key responsibilities include:

• Create and deliver a comprehensive marketing & public relations strategy for the Charity to increase levels of awareness, reaching and engaging audiences.
• Build brand awareness, promote income generation and communicate activities and impact.
• Identify, create and maximise press, PR and marketing opportunities for the Charity to achieve strong positive coverage in print, broadcast and online media.
• Utilise the full mix of communications and marketing tools, including media and public relations, internal communications, brand marketing, advertising, campaigns, direct marketing, digital and social media and production of materials
• Lead and give strategic marketing direction to the charity team, taking responsibility for all marketing activities within the charity to ensure consistent messaging
• Identify and develop key relationships with journalists and influencers across a broad range of media
• Lead, manage and plan key Charity marketing and communications initiatives such as the annual Glow Green Night Walk and Annual Ball.
• Be responsible for brand management, ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications and adherence to brand and corporate identity guidelines.
• Oversee the design, production and dissemination of marketing and communications collateral, as required including annual reports and impact statements.

About the Charity

Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is an independent Charity, dedicated to supporting patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - one of the UK’s leading cancer hospitals.

It’s thanks to our supporters that we can achieve so much for people with cancer across Merseyside and Cheshire, which may not be possible through NHS funding alone.

This includes fund life-saving research to shape cancer care for generations to come, investing in leading technology that drive better outcomes for people with cancer, enhancing the patient environment to support health & wellbeing and enabling innovations in care for every patient, every day.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working with base office at The Spine Building, Paddington Village, Liverpool L7 3FA
Closing Date: 19 July 2024
Interview Date: 23 July 2024

Flexible / Hybrid Working Available

Engaging increasing numbers of schools in ACN’s Membership programme, fundraising initiatives, and developing new initiatives and resources working strategically with the Community Fundraiser in Scotland.

You will also be providing support for organised ACN events in Scotland, as well as taking responsibility for running tailored events. 

Reporting to the Manager of Operations in Scotland this post will provide key logistical and administrative support. The Youth & Events Co-ordinator in Scotland will contribute to the objectives set out in Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK’s overall strategic plan, focusing on agreed aspects of the fundraising and marketing strategy, which contribute to the effective fundraising and awareness raising and ACN’s core aim of providing more aid to the Church in need.

Key areas of responsibility include:

Reach out to Scottish primary and secondary schools and youth settings in the central area of Scotland.

Develop and facilitate initiatives/programmes and resources to be offered to the above groups within a given diocese or throughout the Scottish dioceses as well as sharing resources to develop organisation-wide initiatives.

Develop and deliver themed presentations and workshops; organise mailings to contact targeted groups/areas. Follow this up with appointments

Administratively responsible for all ACN events in Scotland, in close cooperation with the Manager of Operations in Scotland, the Community Fundraiser for Scotland, Administrative Support in the Scottish Office and the Fundraising and Marketing Team. Responsible for promoting events via social media posts leading up to and during events. Using social media after events to recognise success and encourage future engagement.

Our objective is to achieve exceptional customer engagement, foster intimacy, drive website traffic, and increase revenue through strategic utilisation of the social media marketing roadmap. 

The ideal candidate should possess a comprehensive understanding of various social media platforms and how to optimise content for maximum engagement. 

Your expertise in social media marketing will be essential in achieving our goals and establishing strong brand connections. 

Key Role

• Create marketing and social media campaigns and strategies, including planning content creation, implementation schedules and paid advertising.
• Create and distribute engaging written or graphic content in form of email marketing, web pages, blog content and social media messages.
• Support with development and monitoring of brand guidelines and key messages.
• Grow and expands social media presence into new social media platforms, plus increase presence on existing platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Analysing and reporting on digital communications KPIs and optimising campaigns to develop improvement plans where needed.

To excel in this role, you need professional experience in communications and marketing, media development, digital marketing or fundraising, websites, email marketing, and social media. Experience in the voluntary or statutory sector and a knack for networking and relationship-building would be great.

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience in social media marketing or as a digital media specialist
• Excellent consulting, writing, editing (photos, videos and text) presentation and communication skills.
• Adequate knowledge of web design, web development, experience of using content management systems and SEO
• Experience of writing and creating email campaigns using software
• Experience of website and social media analytics and the ability to produce reports that communicate the meaning behind the data with recommendations.  Positive attitude with good multitasking and organisational ability with a proactive mindset and great interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use initiative, think creatively and solve problems and work closely with the team.

Terms and Conditions 

Based: Remote

Annual Salary: c£29,000 

Probationary period: 3 months. 

Group personal pension plan: available on satisfactory completion of 3 months service. 

Life Assurance: up to four times annual salary. 

Holiday: 25 days annual leave plus public holidays. 

Application and interviews 

• Please apply by submitting your CV and Covering letter explaining why you feel you meet the vacancy criteria. 

• We do not have a specific closing date for this post but will assess applications as they arrive and arrange interviews as required on a rolling basis until we fill the vacancy.

• Interview questions will be provided in advance

Appointment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a basic DBS check. Further information regarding the Fishermen’s Mission can be obtained from our website. Find us on Twitter (@thefishmish) and Facebook 

Could you be our new Brand & Marketing Manager?

We’re looking for a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic comms professional to join us on our mission to ensure no child or young person ever has to grieve alone. As our Brand & Marketing Manager you will be at the forefront of growing and developing the Winston’s Wish brands and find new and innovative ways to reach the children and young people who need us. This is a varied and fast-paced role where no two days will be the same.

From sharing the voices of our incredible Youth Ambassadors far and wide, to marketing fantastic fundraising initiatives to identifying new opportunities to reach young people, you’ll play a fundamental role in ensuring bereaved children and young people know they can put their trust in Winston’s Wish when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.

Main Responsibilities

• Marketing outreach and project management
• Work alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications to action the charity’s strategic marketing plan.
• Lead a team of marketeers in planning, delivering and measuring effective projects to drive revenue and reach across multiple areas of the company.
• End to end management of comms plans to ensure projects are delivered to a high standard using data and analysis to refine and develop plans in order to reach targets.
• Oversee marketing activity across all channels, with a strong emphasis on developing data led digital marketing. Ensuring the team are constantly analysing, refining and optimising.
• Write influential and fluent copy aimed at different target audiences to engage and ultimately drive interest.
• Actively identify and motivate the team to recognise opportunities to market Winston’s Wish to reach our identified audiences.
• Work with the charity’s approved freelance designers to oversee the creation and delivery of marketing assets and artwork, adhering to our brand style and tone of voice.
• Support the PR & Marketing Officer to identify and respond to media requests and create opportunities that grow the charity’s reputation. 

Brand Management

• Work alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications to embed a cohesive and engaging brand identity to create memorable and consistent experiences for all.
• Develop our visual identity in a way which brings our cause and purpose to life in the most engaging and inspiring way possible.
• Grow and manage our database of brand and marketing assets and materials.
• Use market insight and analytics to continuously develop our brand to position Winston’s Wish as a leader in our sector. 

Team Management & Administration

• Work alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications to lead our marketing and communications team, ensuring there is a clear direction of travel, an understanding of purpose and an exemplary culture embedded to drive future success.
• Line manage the Digital Marketing & Communications Officer and PR & Marketing Officer.
• Effectively manage expenditure across all projects and campaigns in line with agreed expenditure budgets.
• Effective reporting as required in line with agreed objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure that the recording of permissions and consents is adhered to in line with our policies and procedures and in accordance with GDPR. 

All Staff

• Contribute to the vision and mission of Winston's Wish; whilst embedding the values into your daily work activities.
• Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.
• Contribute to the overall success of the charity’s fundraising needs by providing case studies, attending events and adding value to the experience of our supporters as required.
• Contribute to the brand and reach of the charity by working alongside our Marketing & Communications Team when relevant press opportunities arise or when required for social media and online content (including the use of photography).
• Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
• Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.
• Take an active part in the Quarterly review process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.
• Recognise and champion the lived experience of children and young people with bereavement within your work.
• Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Winston’s Wish policy.

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to be passionate and inspiring when communicating the work of Winston’s Wish.
• Excellent copywriting and editorial skills across multimedia channels.
• Experience of processing and turning complex information into compelling and relevant stories and content.
• Strong demonstrable experience of brand management and delivering strategic brand projects.
• A confident brand guardian with experience of developing and implementing brand guidelines, providing clear and well-reasoned feedback on a wide range of creative.
• A confident project manager, able to develop and roll out a strategic marketing plans that reach our intended audiences.
• Lead, enthuse and inspire colleagues at all levels to get behind our brand and marketing activities.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team.
• Ability to show empathy for the children, young people and families we support.
• Curious, creative and innovative, unafraid to challenge the status quo.
• Strong commitment to the values of Winston’s Wish – We are caring, hopeful and honest; we respect others and we try new things. 

Desirable

• Project management experience.
• Graphic design experience.
• Experience in a similar environment.
• Understanding of child bereavement.
• Experience of using Salesforce CRM System.

Recruitment Timetable

Application deadline: 12th July at 5pm 

Interview date: 26th July 

Interview location: Zoom

Winston’s Wish reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role before the closing date.

About ADI

ADI is the worldwide federation of Alzheimer associations which support people with dementia and their families. ADI was founded in 1984 and registered as a non-profit organisation in the USA. Based in London, ADI has been in official relations with the World Health Organization since 1996.

ADI’s vision is risk reduction, timely diagnosis, care and inclusion today, and cure tomorrow. ADI works by empowering Alzheimer associations to promote and offer care and support for people with dementia and their family carers, while working globally to focus attention on dementia and campaign for policy change from governments. ADI produces global socioeconomic information on dementia and publishes the World Alzheimer Report as well as a host of other publications.

ADI holds official status with the World Health Organization and routinely works with the OCED, UN, G7, G20 and other multilateral and regional bodies, plus directly with government ministries and key stakeholders

Each of our members is a non-profit Alzheimer association supporting people with dementia and their care partners. We can only achieve our aims if we work closely together with our members and other non–governmental organisations.

Our values

• Respect: treating all people affected by dementia with respect and ensuring their rights are protected.
• Integrity: transparency in our relationships with each other and our external stakeholders.
• Inclusiveness: reaching out and enabling all stakeholders to be represented and heard equally without prejudice or discrimination while celebrating and leveraging our diversity.
• Accountability: being transparent and accountable, as well as fiscally responsible and effectively governed, with a commitment to excellence in all our work.
• Cooperation: developing mutually beneficial working relationships and partnerships.

Job description

This position is full-time, permanent, and based in the ADI office in London. Some international travel for several days at a time will be required. Remote or international applicants may be considered for this role depending on circumstances.

Salary £26,000-£29,000 p.a. (London based)

ADI offers flexible working, an 8% employer contribution to a contributory pension scheme, employer-sponsored pension guidance, and a cycle to work scheme.

Main purpose of the role

• Policy: Assisting and strengthening ADI’s policy & advocacy work, supporting campaigns and engagement with multilateral bodies, including the World Health Organization and United Nations, and supporting member associations in national level advocacy work with government and key stakeholders
• Communications: Supporting the delivery of ADI’s communications, particularly where this intersects with policy.
• Advocacy: Supporting ADI’s campaigning and advocacy work, including the annual World Alzheimer’s Month campaign, as well as other ad-hoc initiatives.

Key tasks

• Work with the Policy & Communications Manager to deliver ADI’s policy and advocacy output at multilateral, regional and national level 
• Support policy strategy including the writing of briefing and position papers, official statements at World Health Organization, United Nations etc. Liaison with key organisations (World Health Organization, United Nations etc.) including setting up of meetings, agendas, report notes and managing action points.
• Preparation of presentation slides and speeches, predominantly for CEO, Deputy CEO and key Board members.
• Help build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders relevant to ADI’s policy portfolio, deputising for the Policy & Communications Manager, Deputy CEO or CEO in meetings where relevant.
• Assist ADI’s communication with national Governments, multilateral bodies and civil society partners including the drafting of official letters and meeting preparation.
• Assist in the development or press releases and other media engagement opportunities, working with the Policy & Communications Manager and ADI’s media agencies.
• Monitor and report on ADI’s coverage in the media.
• Work with ADI’s Digital Lead to translate and align ADI’s policy and advocacy work to its communication portfolio, through the development of blogs, emails, news items, social media posts or other relevant communication medium.  
• Support policy event participation and policy event logistics, including the managing and briefing of speakers, participants and volunteers. Plus representing and presenting on ADI’s behalf.
• Support ADI’s campaigns, including ADI’s annual World Alzheimer’s Month campaign. Generate content to support ADI’s publications portfolio as required.
• Any other reasonable task commensurate with this post as required by the Policy & Communications Manager, Deputy CEO or CEO.

Person specification

Skills knowledge and experience

Essential:

• Experience in policy and advocacy, including helping develop evidence-based policy positions and recommendations.
• Experience in preparing for and supporting stakeholder meetings. Fluency in English with an ability to analyse and write clearly and concisely about complex issues and to varying audiences.
• Strong project management skills, and an organised approach to work, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience in communications, including the development of content for diverse audiences on social media, webpages and blogs, newsletters and other forms of dissemination. Experience working with the media.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, ideally with proven experience of developing quality presentations for diverse audiences.
• Experience of building constructive relationships with stakeholders across multiple organisations.
• Ability to communicate clearly, sensitively, and persuasively.
• Ability to work on own initiative without supervision, manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel independently for several days at a time including internationally.
• Empathy with ADI’s aims and values.

Desirable:

• Experience working internationally with multilateral bodies
• A second major world language.
• Experience of working with elderly or other community organisations
• Experience of working for a charity or NGO

Are you ready to make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Croydon?

Reedham Children's Trust is Croydon’s oldest children’s charity, providing support to vulnerable children and young people in our area since 1844. We do this by collaborating with grassroots organisations to fund innovative programmes and projects to help transform the lives of young people.

The way we have worked over the last 180 years may have changed but our mission remains the same: to provide life-changing support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Croydon. We believe every child deserves the chance to thrive and to look forward to a healthy, happy, and fulfilling adult life.

In addition to running a number of established and successful projects, we have recently launched our Youth Innovation Fund which has created the need for a new role, the Youth Partnerships Officer, to ensure we deliver all our projects effectively, on time and robustly - as well as promoting our work dynamically using a range of social media platforms. 

This role will be responsible for a range of activities including:

• building effective relationships with local youth delivery organisations
• managing the administration of funding awards
• monitoring service delivery of the projects to support the smooth running and success of our work. 

In addition, you will have the knowledge and creativity to develop and sustain an engaging social media presence for this work. 

Who is our ideal candidate? Someone who is:

• detail-oriented and committed to working to a high standard, with the ability to manage their time and competing priorities. with experience of providing administrative and coordination support to different projects at the same time and strong common sense to guide your work. 
• a confident communicator, with a positive outlook, who works well with others and is organised, calm and tenacious to get things done.
• able to work sensitively and effectively with a diverse range of external partners that support people with different vulnerabilities,
• understanding of the challenges facing both the beneficiaries of our work as well as the individual organisations and charities.

In exchange, we offer flexible working primarily by remote within a small and friendly team, the opportunity to visit projects and schools as well as attend consortium meetings, and an organisational commitment to supporting a good work/life balance. We also offer training and support to enable you to be successful in your role and your career. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a small, collaborative charity working with a passionate and dedicated team. If you are excited by this opportunity and have the relevant skills and experience to apply, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Job Purpose and Summary 

Do you want to be part of an exciting and varied fundraising programme?

Currently, our student team supports hundreds of students per year to take part in some incredible fundraising challenges. This includes national and international treks and marathons, such as climbing Kilimanjaro, trekking across the Morocco High Atlas Mountains or running 26.2 miles through Budapest. 

We have two roles available for Student Fundraising Assistants to work with the current team across campuses in the UK and one in Ireland. With the purpose to engage with students at our partner universities and inspire them to join us on a fuindraising challenge to defeat meningitis and tick off a bucket list adventure.

The Student Fundraising Assistant will support the student team with recruiting students to take on one of these challenges. Some primary tasks and activities will include attending freshers' fairs, presenting about Meningitis Research Foundation’s student programme at information meetings and making phone calls to those who have registered their interest.

This role requires strong prioritisation and communication skills, sensitivity and flexibility. Whether you come with direct fundraising experience or have transferable skills that the role requires, we will support and develop you to excel in your role. What we are really looking for is someone passionate about making a difference and who is confident and outgoing when talking to new people. You will be the face and voice of the cause when talking to students. 

Meningitis Research Foundation is based in Bristol, but this role is flexible and is open to remote working with regular visits to universities across the UK.

We offer an annual salary of £23,000 (pro-rata), 6% employer pension contribution and employee assistance program alongside annual leave of 25 days per year (pro-rata). You will report to the Senior Fundraising Manager (Events and Community) within the Fundraising Team and work closely with the Student Team who will assign day-to-day activities.

Key responsibilities 

• Visiting partner universities around the UK to promote their chosen fundraising challenge. These promotions include but may not be limited to; manning freshers fair stalls, flyering and delivering lecture shout outs.

• Maintaining positive relationships with the universities visited through good communication skills.

• Generate interest in the work of Meningitis Research Foundation and motivate people to register their interest in a challenge and sign up.

• Deliver short presentations at information meetings about the work of Meningitis Research Foundation and the fundraising support we offer to challenge participants. 

• Make telephone calls to students who have registered interest in a challenge; answering questions, assisting with concerns and helping to overcome barriers to entry such as fundraising targets.

• Occasional need to assist with social media content e.g. creation of Instagram stories or posts using Canva. 

• Other duties as reasonable requested by the Senior Fundraising Manager (Events & Community) or Head of Fundraising.

Skills and experience required 

• Excellent oral communication skills, strong networker and a confident, outgoing manner 

• Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise and juggle multiple activities 

• IT competent - able to use Microsoft 365 

• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative 

• Team player with an ability to build effective working relationships 

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values in all areas of your work 

• Ability to work anti-social hours (evenings and weekends) and at a high level of intensity 

About us 

Meningitis Research Foundation is an international health charity headquartered in the UK,

driven by a passionate mission to prevent the devastating impact of meningitis. Founded by

individuals whose lives were profoundly affected by meningitis; we are dedicated to enabling

positive change by uniting people and knowledge to save lives. The Confederation of

Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) is our worldwide network of people and groups who are

driven by a shared purpose to defeat meningitis. By coming together to share their diverse

experience and expertise, they are a formidable global force against this life-threatening

condition. 

Please send a CV and a covering letter addressing all points on the job description and person specification by 9am on Tuesday 16th July. For an informal chat about the role please contact us.

We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated communications professional with significant experience of devising and delivering impactful communications strategies and an impressive track record of effective media work. 

You need to be able to create ambitious, highly strategic plans from scratch and then enjoy rolling up your sleeves and delivering them. On some days, you'll be running brainstorms, writing strategies, commissioning research and devising other impactful interventions to influence the mainstream media narrative on our issues. On other days, you'll be pitching a press release, turning around a reactive line in an hour when a story breaks, or meeting a senior journalist.

You should be someone who loves to think strategically about how to shape the media narrative around complex issues, including identifying influential actors and understanding their agendas. And ideally you will be able to demonstrate experience of working between communications, campaigning, policy, and advocacy disciplines and understanding of how these areas of work need to interact to bring about policy change. 

You do not need to be an economic policy specialist, but an ability to quickly grasp and fluently communicate technical policy issues is essential.

Join The Society as Communications and Membership Manager to drive our strategic objectives and elevate the profile of physiology among the public and key stakeholders. You will be responsible for developing and executing effective integrated communications plans, supporting the development of resources for the Training Hub, and leading strategic initiatives for membership recruitment and retention. Additionally, you will oversee the efficient delivery and maintenance of grants, ensuring good governance practices. 

The Physiological Society 

The Physiological Society has made significant contributions to our knowledge of biological systems and the treatment of disease. The Society promotes physiology and supports those working in the field by organising world-class scientific meetings, offering grants for research, collaboration and international travel, and by publishing the latest developments in its leading scientific journals.

The position 

In this role, you will coordinate The Society’s communications activities to ensure a coherent and impactful narrative, manage the Communications Grid, and act as a brand champion. Your responsibilities will include establishing and maintaining networks with partner organisations and third-party suppliers, managing the communications and membership budget, and leading the establishment of key performance indicators for communications and engagement activities. You will also develop targeted narratives, oversee the production of various communications content, and monitor trends to propose innovative projects.

The Communications and Membership Manager has line management responsibility for a Senior Communications Officer, Membership and Grants Officer, and a Communities and Contents Officer.

Who are we looking for? 

The ideal candidate will have a Life-Science degree or relevant experience in Life Sciences. They should have a strong track record of developing and delivering multi-channel communications for diverse audiences, including translating complex research for lay audiences. High digital literacy is essential, encompassing digital design tools, content creation, website management, email platforms, and social media management. Experience in project management, creating accurate visual and written content for various platforms, and excellent organisational skills with a proactive problem-solving approach are required. The candidate should also have experience maintaining professional relationships, working collaboratively within a team, and line management.

What can we offer you?

We offer great benefits including 30 days holiday (including our Christmas office closure days); non-contributory pension scheme; private medical insurance; life assurance; flexible working; and, excellent training and development opportunities.

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity. To this end we would welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we support and help broaden our perspectives.

Please do not apply  if you do not have the legal right to work in the UK.

To apply, please email a CV and covering letter to the HR Manager via the button below.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable application for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About you

You’ll definitely be someone who loves working at a high level and has solid experience of providing close support to the Chief Executive. You are collaborative with excellent communication skills. You have excellent attention to detail and will thrive in a fast paced environment with strong organisation skills. You’ll be experienced in using various means of software with experience of managing a Chief Executive’s diary and liaising with external contractors.

About the role

This is a varied role; from managing the Chief Executive’s office effectively and proactively, to organising and coordinating general office procedures and administration of the office.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Our support, advice, information and campaigning work are now needed more than ever, as unpaid carers are providing more and more care, adversely impacting on their own health and wellbeing. We exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, 24 July 2024

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK are actively interviewing as we receive applications.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks as well as seek references before a formal offer is made.

Benefits:

• Semi-flexible hours
• Career progression
• Wellness allocation (for gym, spa, massage or private healthcare)
• Enhanced pension
• Mental health support
• Birthday off

Overview of FSUK

‘To put everything into one sentence. FSUK has positively changed my life in a time of darkness and I will forever be indebted to the charity for this. Thank you.’

Sam, Fowler’s Fox, 2022

Fowler’s Syndrome UK (Registered Charity number 1196903) is a unique patient and clinician led charity that works to raise awareness, promote education and encourage research into the debilitating bladder condition Fowler’s Syndrome. The condition solely affects women and Fowler’s Syndrome UK (FSUK) is the only charity in the world to directly support women with this condition.

Fowler’s syndrome is a life changing and currently almost untreatable condition, affecting up to 20,000 women in the UK. It  causes full or partial urinary retention and solely affects women*, meaning they have problems passing urine due to a difficulty in relaxing the urinary sphincter. The peak age of onset is 26. It was first described by Professor Clare Fowler, Emeritus professor of Uro-Neurology at UCLh, and FSUK’s patron, in 1985.

We estimate that there are in excess of 20,000 women in the UK suffering from, but not necessarily diagnosed with, the condition, because of the lack of knowledge about Fowler’s Syndrome both from a patient and clinician perspective.

85% of women with Fowler’s Syndrome say the condition has had a severe or devastating impact on their life.

75% of those with FS have been told their urinary symptoms are due to anxiety or ‘all in their head’

There is low awareness of the condition among the medical community outside of specialist hospitals. Only an estimated 30% of GPs are aware of Fowler’s Syndrome. Once diagnosed, there are few resources available for patients and limited treatment options. Many women feel alone and unsupported.

Our mission is to provide resources, promote education and facilitate research into Fowler’s syndrome; so women with the condition have stigma free access to a timely diagnosis, suitable and effective treatment options, care and psychological support.

* Women and AFAB

The Role: Administrator

The administrator’s role is to support the CEO in the daily management of the charity. This will include administration, delivering resources, comms including social media and website, outreach and events, fundraising and research. It will also include supporting the CEO and Patient Liaison with seminars and conferences, and support groups.

Administration: Support the CEO and the Finance and Governance lead with daily activities, including but not limited to grant applications, basic finance administration, project management, project delivery, database management, office management. Objective: Improve efficiency and quality of the charity’s management

Resources: Supporting the CEO and working to deliver first class resources.  Working with the CEO and Patient Liaison to efficiently and effectively run the roll out of our resources, following the CEO’s guidelines and the charity’s mission and vision. This will include Healthcare professional (HCP) leaflets, Patient leaflets, a catheter support series, mental health support series, Pain management support from pharmacists and Physiotherapist led sessions. This will also include management of zoom and in person groups,  dissemination of information on studies and surveys.

Comms:  Manage the patient database including GDPR, manage newsletters, PR, website. Manage FSUK’s social media, with direction from the CEO. Daily posts plus responding to queries and signposting. Social media partnerships. Monthly email to database. Basic updates to website

Outreach and events: Drive awareness of FSUK in the local community and beyond Work with CEO to manage merchandising, registration, setup, logistics of events. Find, plan and represent FSUK at events. Manage yearly even calendar. Working with the CEO and administrator to plan, organise and run events, including transformative one-day seminar for healthcare professionals and a two-day seminar for FSUK users and clinicians.

Fundraising: Help the CEO and Patient liaison with fundraising, both on an individual and trust basis.

Community led research: Assist the CEO in creating patient led community research.

Research: Assist the CEO and work with the Patient Liaison in creating and conducting research. Including Patient perspectives input into consensus guidelines for non-surgical management, Dr. Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Patient experiences with sacral neuromodulation, Dr. Caroline Selai, Awareness of FS among UK urology community, Prof Jalesh Panicker via University Cambridge, Physiotherapy treatment experiences with FS and CIUR, Dr. Ingrid Hoeritzauer. Our research will help enable women to receive the support they need and fulfil their potential, offering quicker diagnosis and better treatments and enabling our community to thrive.

There may be occasions where staff are required to work out of hours or support at events, including wish related activities such as our annual wish family Christmas party or wish community events, cheering runners at the London marathon or working at our annual fundraising gala. The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Personal Qualities for the role:

- Preferred: Lived experience of bladder conditions

- Demonstrate commitment to the charity, its strategic objectives and cause

- Exhibit strong relationship building abilities

- Strong networking capabilities

- Good team player

- MS Office, Zoom, social media, Wordpress, Mailerlite proficient

- Good written and communication skills

- Enhanced DBS check

 To apply:

Via Quick Apply, or send your CV plus a cover letter by 14th July 2024 (email address in job description and candidate information pack) 

Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator

(Fixed term for 12 months maternity cover)

Salary: £35k per annum

Location: Hybrid - Home-based & WC2A (min 1 day a week)

Hours: Full time - Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm (with some out of hours work and travel)

The role:

Working as part of a small team, the Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating the planning, management, relationship coordination, creative development and delivery of the SCTS Annual conference.
• Maintaining and monitoring the society’s annual conference budget.
• Explore & identify new income streams for the annual conference.
• Create and sell sponsorship packages to medical companies.
• Ensuring the design and delivery of  the exhibition floorspace.
• Create themes & graphic designs for conference advertising material.

About you:

We are looking for an organised, accurate and effective multitasker and team player who can demonstrate hands-on experience in planning, coordinating and delivering conferences and / or large events along with coordinating all of the financial and sponsorship aspects of these.

You must also be a proactive, innovative, team-worker with good communication skills who can work collaboratively with many stakeholders. 

Willingness to learn new skills and software is key, as is experience with finance and accounting software such as Xero.

About us:

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) is a professional society for all healthcare professionals involved and interested in cardiothoracic surgery. 

This role supports the main purpose of advancing science in the field of cardiothoracic surgery for the benefit of the public by encouraging and promoting excellence in the practice of cardiothoracic surgery.

The SCTS Meetings team is responsible for organising and delivering the SCTS Annual Conference for all categories of professionals including Consultants, Medical Practitioners, Nationally Appointed Surgical Trainees, Trust appointed doctors and Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.

The team work flexibly from home and on site at least one day a week (but more will be required for initial training) at our office based in the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Central London.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this role as set out in the role profile and can meet the requirements detailed above, then we would love to hear from you straight away as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.  Please note that you must be available to start work in July.

To apply for the role, please send your CV along with a covering email that sets out how your skills and experience would help you to meet the role specification.

SCTS is committed to equality and creating an inclusive and diverse culture.  We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support.  If you have any queries or need any advice or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us.

Information about SCTS and its work can be found on our website.

Interviews (via Zoom):  TBC

Please note if you have not been contacted by the end of July then your application has been unsuccessful. 

No agencies please.

An exciting opportunity to develop and expand your communications skills for the lead organisation on pensions, pay and reward in the higher education sector. We are looking for an exceptional, talented individual to work at a national level as part of our growing communications team. We offer a new challenge in a unique environment with the opportunity to work and develop with talented people in a streamlined organisation.

The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) is a membership organisation that is the leading voice on employment and reward matters in the UK Higher Education (HE) sector. We are a small team supporting our 170 members - HE providers such as universities - to be employers of choice through collaboration, advocacy and expert advice, facilitating their work in delivering effective employment and workforce strategies. 

Our new strategic plan 2024-27 leads with enhancing employee experience and supporting member organisations in their workforce development and transformational plans with the inclusions of explicit references to UCEA modelling good practice as an employer.

Led by the Head of Communications and Membership, UCEA’s expanded communications team will deliver communications provisions for members and support colleagues internally to deliver services for members.

The core activities include drafting briefings and statements, handling media enquiries, media monitoring, preparing publications, communications campaigns and infographics.

In addition to the generic communications support, this post specialises in pensions media and communications and will provide content for employers through both the UCEA and USS Employers websites.

You will be expected to operate effectively across a broad range of pensions communications and membership areas, with a blend of autonomy and teamwork. Your communications background will be at a major pension scheme, at an employer offering one or more such schemes, or in delivery of communications in other financial specialisms such as actuarial or insurance. Experience of membership organisations and/or some knowledge of the HE sector would be advantageous.

The postholder will have outstanding communication skills and the ability to prioritise and help deliver a complex and varied workload. 

The post is offered as full-time on a permanent contract and is hybrid, working at our offices in Bloomsbury, central London, as well as some remote working each week. 

This UCEA role comes with an attractive reward package including: membership of the SAUL pension scheme; 25 days annual holiday plus statutory holidays and any associated days when the office is closed (currently four days over Christmas and New Year); generous occupational sickness absence scheme; annual personal development budget; interest-free season ticket loan; Cycle to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme; Fitness & Wellbeing scheme (for participation in gym, fitness and other health and wellbeing activities); membership of Benenden Healthcare.

Find out more

If you think this role could be for you, please download the Information for Applicants pack, which includes the job description and person specification, or visit our website.

How to apply

Apply through CharityJob, submitting your current CV and a covering letter outlining and entitled ‘The relevance of my experience to the position of Communications Officer - pensions’.

The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 8 July 2024.

Interviews are expected be held on Thursday 18 July and Monday 22nd July at the UCEA offices at 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU.

All candidates must have proof of their right to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

We’re looking for a Digital Marketing Officer to join our team of art lovers, music enthusiasts, culture geeks and social activists!

Creative United is an ambitious and entrepreneurial Community Interest Company committed to supporting the growth and development of the arts and creative industries. We believe that the arts, culture and creativity should be accessible to everyone, and an essential part of life that everyone should experience and enjoy in some shape or form.

Crucial to our success is the ability to effectively share our programmes, aims, opportunities and impacts with external audiences; meaning that our organisation is in the best possible position to address barriers to access the arts, inform and persuade change-makers, develop and grow networks, and amplify its and others’ successes. It is important to us to maintain a high-quality social media and digital output, and we’re looking for someone to champion our values across our digital platforms.

Our ideal candidate is someone who shares a passion of both the arts and the barrier breaking qualities of social media and online communication.

Our team operates on a hybrid working model with staff required to attend the office (currently in central London) one or two days a week, on average.