Media Manager Jobs

Age UK is currently recruiting for a part-time Senior Media Officer to join our established Media and Public Relations team.

We are looking for an experienced PR professional to develop and implement PR strategies that build the profile of the organisation and its brand with a focus on national consumer media activity - supporting the Charity's work across Brand Campaigns, Fundraising initiatives and National Services. The role, working 21 hours per week, will also support the PR team's activity in general which spans the organisation's work and that of its subsidiaries, including Age International.

As this is a job share opportunity, please ensure that you can work Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays before you apply.

This is a hybrid role, a blend of home based and office working. The linked office is in the City of London, and you will be required to attend this office regularly for team meetings. This role will include regular days working from our London office. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.

There is also a requirement to take part in the media & PR team's out of hours on-call rota, which includes evenings, weekends and on bank holidays. Salary advertised is FTE, Actual - £22,093 - £24,418

Must haves:

* Proven experience of fundraising PR and corporate partnership PR
* Proven experience of working in a fast-moving PR environment.
* Strong knowledge of the various media outlets and media landscape including experience of working with and generating coverage in national newspapers, broadcast TV, consumer magazines, online and podcasts. This includes:
a. Track record of delivering high-quality national news and consumer media coverage
b. Strong network of contacts at national consumer and news media titles
c. Ability to proactively gather and create engaging content outside of the news agenda and turn internal brand and fundraising initiatives into newsworthy media coverage.

* Experience of working with and managing relationships with a variety of external
* stakeholders, including corporate partners, national media, beneficiaries and celebrity agents and publicists.
* Experience of working in a complex internal environment, of working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and working on cross-divisional initiatives.
* Proven experience of how to promote fundraising initiatives, mass-participation events and other organisational activities across a wide range of media.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write press releases and high-quality copy for a range of audiences.
* Proven experience of good negotiating and influencing skills and ability to work collaboratively with a range of internal stakeholders and across internal boundaries.
* Proven experience of good organisational and planning skills in a PR role with the ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Great to haves
* Agility and versatility - work across different PR areas of the organisation (outside of this role's remit) when required, understanding which activities to prioritise and being able to do so in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience of developing, planning and execution of a PR stunt that has generated impactful media coverage.
* Experience of working in international aid and generating coverage in national news on international issues.
* Experience of working with trade media on both proactive and reactive stories.
* Ability to contribute creative ideas, digest information and translate into stories.
* Experience of working with storytellers and dealing with potentially sensitive stories.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Many other excellent benefits - please see website for details

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

We’re recruiting for a part time (18.5 hours per week) Social Media Lead job share to help lead the organic social media activity for Dogs Trust – driving positive engagement on our channels, living and breathing the Dogs Trust brand, and encouraging supporter action.

About this job

As a Social Media Lead, you will:

·       Develop a plan to support the organisation’s goals through social media and ensure Dogs Trust retains its market-leading position.

·       Oversee social media use for Dogs Trust across all channels - ensuring it always aligns with our aims and brand and providing first-in-class community management. 

·       Develop creative social media campaigns in line with the Marketing Communications strategy. 

·       Working with the Content and Stories team and Media Assistants in centres, keep a content calendar ensuring a constant supply of relevant, innovative content and have oversight of content plans of feeds owned by other teams.

About You

A seasoned people manager with advanced knowledge of social media channels and their importance in the marcomms mix, you will have experience responding to current affairs and dealing with crisis. Creative and innovative you will ensure we are finding new ways to promote our messages to new and existing audiences both proactively and reactively. 

About the Team

The Digital Experience department creates a seamless and integrated digital experience for our customers, ultimately to help ensure a happy life for all dogs. The team includes experts in digital product, digital marketing, content and social media to ensure we provide a first-rate end-to-end experience for dog lovers, dog owners and supporters.

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.

About Dogs Trust

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to help support our Communications team and to learn more about a range of activities and initiatives along the way.

Role Details

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to gain experience in a range of skills and expertise ranging from social media management, scheduling and monitoring, creating compelling content, as well as monitoring and evaluating impact.  

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience: 

· Demonstrable ability to develop a comprehensive social media strategy that includes planning, creating, scheduling and monitoring of impactful campaigns on across social platform that drive engagement with Bliss’ services, fundraising, advocacy and brand. 

· Ability to collaborate closely with teams across the organisation to conceptualise and create compelling reels, short-form videos and other multimedia content to engage our audiences

· The experience in running paid social media advertising campaigns to meet specific objectives, as and when required. 

· Ability to respond to messages and comments on social platforms in a supportive tone of voice always keeping in mind the sensitivities of our audiences and being alert to any messages that might be offensive or triggering or a potential risk to reputation.

For more details please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.  

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents

· Your CV (please ensure this does not include your age, gender or any other personal characteristics)

· Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address the essential points of the person specification and is expected to be no more than 1000-1500 words long

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us three weeks after the closing deadline, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Recruitment Timeline

· The deadline for applications is 5pm Wednesday 19 February 2025

· First round interviews will be held virtually on w/c 3rd March 

· Second round interviews will be in person at our London Bridge offices on w/c 10th March 

Are you passionate about improving the level of healthcare received by patients? If so, we may have the perfect role for you. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is a leading membership organisation that supports and advocates for doctors that treat cancer (Clinical Oncologists) and interpret medical imaging in order to diagnose patients (Radiologists).

We are looking for a proactive and analytical thinker to join us as our Media Officer, taking on responsibility for leading our media engagement activity. In the Media Officer role, you will shape our approach to external communications, working with colleagues to identify opportunities to further the College’s objectives through media activity, refine communications plans and provide a responsive press office function.

In order to be successful in the role you will work as an integral part of our dynamic External Affairs team, utilising your extensive experience of press campaigns and responsive media handling in order to drive impactful change. As the RCR’s Media Officer you will have the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare environment and advocate for the growth of our specialities in order to improve patient care. You will achieve this by working closely with RCR spokespeople and other internal stakeholders to develop a media strategy that establishes the College as go-to experts in radiology and clinical oncology.

What you’ll do: 

• Provide a highly responsive press office function to boost the RCR’s influence, build its profile and support its reputation.
• Create and deliver on external communications plans for key activities to achieve high profile press coverage and impact – e.g. RCR reports, events and policy statements.
• Develop a high level of knowledge of RCR’s external-facing policies, projects and initiatives.
• Undertake media and social media monitoring to identify proactive and reactive opportunities, as well as emerging stories with relevance to the RCR, keeping team members briefed as necessary.
• Monitor the political and policy environment in England and the devolved nations to identify threats and opportunities to the College’s objectives, disseminating and briefing senior RCR leaders and managers as necessary.

What you’ll need:

• Extensive experience of delivering press campaigns and responsive press work.
• Experience of delivering corporate communications strategies.
• Experience of working closely with policy and public affairs colleagues.
• Ability to translate complex policy content into succinct and clear messages.
• High level oral and written communication skills.
• Self-starter, confident to initiate and progress work, knowing when to consult or involve others.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Media Officer role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 17 February 2025. Shortlist interviews are scheduled for 21 February, with selection interviews taking place on 26 February 2025.  

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you a gifted writer with the ability to flex your style for a variety of audiences? Do you also have excellent project management skills? If so, you could step into your next career move as a Senior Communications Manager at Resurgo. 

We are looking for someone to be at heart of our communications work. Working across our busy charity with a variety of internal and external stakeholders you will project manage the roll out of a rebrand, project manage production of collateral, proactively work on press and PR, and lead on our thought leadership work – drafting articles, blogs and emails for our varied audiences. With the ability to work to deadlines, under pressure and with a high attention to detail and excellent people skills, you will join a supportive team working to support Resurgo’s vision to transform the lives of young people across the UK.

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Fixed-Term (Open to part-time, 4 days a week)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £43,000

Closing date: Friday 21st February, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Interviews: Interviews to commence from Thursday 27th February

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Project Management 

• Project manage the creation of content, from website to printed collateral, by working with internal and external designers and suppliers, and across the Resurgo team. 
• Work with the Digital Marketing Manager to project manage a website refresh, ensuring timelines and budgets are kept to. 
• Work with the Head of Media & Communications and external production companies on film projects, ensuring smooth running of production schedules, transport, locations etc. 

Thought Leadership & Copywriting 

• Raise brand awareness with external audiences through creating and distributing compelling thought leadership content.
• Produce varied written pieces, including internal and external newsletters; supporter-facing mailings; blogs; thought leadership pieces; news pieces and case studies. 
• Copywrite key publications, such as Resurgo’s impact report, supporter updates and other collateral, working with internal stakeholders. 
• Create a pipeline of new ideas for thought leadership across our varied audiences, in order to raise brand awareness and build our reputation as an expert in the field of youth employment. 
• Support other teams with writing tasks and manage proof-reading as required. 

Brand 

• Organise photo shoots with external photographers to build a new image bank to reflect the refreshed brand, including sourcing venues, liaising with young people, ensuring that correct permissions are recorded.
• Project manage the roll out of a rebrand which is happening in 2025. Project manage roll out of new brand assets, updated collateral for our Spear centres and central office. 

Internal communications 

• Collaborate with the People & Culture team, Senior Leadership Team and others to produce internal comms that are consistent, engaging and effective in communicating our goals and updates. Create an internal comms plan that reflects the future of a national organisation with staff in regional hubs. 

Press

• Support the Head of Media & Communications to implement the media engagement plan, including drafting press releases, building our media list and writing briefings for colleagues for media opportunities. Scope out new channels including podcasts that align with our organisational goals. 
• Report on press engagement and make suggestions for increasing brand awareness through traditional and non-traditional media. 

Person Specification 

• Excellent copywriting skills and understanding of tone of voice: solid spelling, grammar and clarity; ability to flex tone for relevant audience and channel. 

• Experience writing for a variety of audiences, preferably including donors or corporate partners. 

• Excellent track record in producing written materials for varied audiences. 

• Extremely organised and efficient; calm under pressure; able to juggle competing deadlines and priorities, splitting time across multiple projects. 

• Excellent people skills, able to relate well to colleagues of all seniority levels, freelancers and external agencies. 

• Solid project management skills, ability to hold various moving parts.

• Able to receive feedback on projects with humility, and confidence to give feedback and share ideas and expertise. 

• Good grasp of marketing trends. 

You will have overall responsibility for the development and co-ordination of communications for YHF, working closely with the CEO and team on a communications strategy and plan, short video production, publicity and social media exposure of the member programmes and services across Harrow.

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

Are you a gifted designer and communications professional with an interest in charity marketing? Join the Resurgo Communications’ team as the organisation rebrands and help deliver our new identity to our varied audiences.

Comfortable designing collateral for print and digital, you will have several years’ experience either in the corporate world or third sector. You will also bring your project management skills in other areas of communications and be comfortable working with a variety of internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Joining a supportive team who love a challenge, you will work alongside experienced colleagues – this is the perfect move for someone wanting to expand their skills while working to support our vision to transform the lives of young people across the UK.

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (Open to part-time, 4 days a week)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £34,000

Closing date: Friday 21st February, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Graphic Design 

• Designing and producing collateral including digital and printed event invitations, leaflets, one-pagers and reports, and finessing presentation materials for senior colleagues, such as pitch decks, ensuring they are on brand and fit for purpose. 
• Working with the Communications Manager to rebrand all of Resurgo’s marketing materials in line with the roll-out of a brand refresh scheduled for mid-2025. This will include promotional materials for the Spear Programme, including banners, leaflets, posters, email templates etc. 
• Working with internal clients to provide print and digital solutions to marketing needs for a variety of audiences, from young people who are facing barriers to work, to corporate partnerships and funders. 
• Art working across print & digital. Preparing files for print and procuring print services, including bespoke print jobs where necessary. 

Project management

• Oversee outbound email marketing using Pardot for Resurgo’s audiences, by planning, designing pre-written content, scheduling emails, tracking audience crossover across teams, sharing analytics and making recommendations for improved engagement. Ensure GDPR and consent is adhered to across varying audience groups. 
• Set up and manage Resurgo’s Digital Asset Management library, including setting up a catalogue system for new photography created as part of the brand refresh. 

Campaigns 

• Work with the wider team on campaigns to promote fundraising and awareness, producing campaign plans and project managing implementation across teams. This includes match-funding campaigns working closely with our in-house Philanthropy team. 

Person Specification 

• A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform society.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role.
• Solid IT skills including MS Office, project management.  Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, and other programmes such as Canva.  A good understanding of print and digital design concepts, (e.g. how to pre-flight a document before printing).
• A keen eye for design for both print (brochures, flyers) and digital (social media assets, email marketing) collateral; understanding the nuances of the two!  Knowledge of email marketing tools. Experience of using Pardot (Salesforce’s email marketing system) desirable. 
• Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload. Good grasp of marketing trends. Willingness to get stuck in with various other elements of comms work; experience in digital marketing an asset (e.g. website, social media, analytics, video).

Since 2018, Connect: North Korea (CNK) has grown from a small community start-up into an effective and impactful organisation with an annual income over £500,000, mainly through grants from Trusts and Foundations. We now want to focus on building our supporter base and growing our individual giving programme to secure our long term growth.

As our new Communications and Fundraising Manager, you will play an exciting role in communicating with our individual and corporate supporters, identifying and engaging new supporters and growing our income to help us reach more members of our community.

You will lead on individual communications and fundraising initiatives, communicating in person, traditional and new media, engaging new supporters to our mission, sharing case studies and stories from our community to inspire them to donate. Your storytelling will position us in our supporters’ minds and encourage them to actively support CNK in 2025 and beyond.

Position: Communications and Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Based at: Our offices in New Malden KT3 with some remote/home working.  We will be as flexible as possible to accommodate the right candidate.

Contract: Permanent. Full-time (35 hours per week) with occasional evening working required. Flexible hours/days possible whilst respecting core hours of 10am-4pm

Salary: £38,000 - £41,181 + 5% pension and gym membership

Benefits: 28 days holidays exclusive of public holidays. We also offer 2 additional days on top of this – 1 recharge day where the whole charity closes and 1 day in the week of a staff member’s birthday.

Your specific objectives will be to

• Grow our individual supporter base by 30% in 2025 through compelling stories, campaigns, traditional and social media initiatives

• Delivering impactful messages, responsive and successful online fundraising campaigns to grow our income from individual supporters to £50,000 per annum in 2025 and beyond.

This is a really exciting opportunity for a creative ambitious self-starter who enjoys a fast paced fundraising environment, is passionate about fundraising and communications, building relationships and creating compelling campaigns that inspire supporters to support our mission 

You are:

1) an experienced communicator, able to create compelling online campaigns and asks that grow our supporter base by 30%

2) understand the principles of fundraising and how to apply these principles to guide supporters on their journey from initial recruitment to regular giving

3) strategic in your approach, able to turn a little into a lot - so you know where best to focus your time and energy to achieve greatest results for CNK

4) passionate about our vision and mission, understanding that the more income we can raise from individual giving, the more services we can deliver to our disadvantaged community. You are committed to helping us achieve our target to raise £50,000 from our supporter base in 2025.

5) Organised, with an eye for detail and a talent for working in partnership with other team members. 

Primary duties and responsibilities will be:

Planning and reporting:

• With the support of CNK senior management, devise an action plan with measurable KPIs to communicate with our supporters and attract new supporters. You will be responsible for the delivery of this action plan in 2025.

• Use online analytics, social media insights, financial reports to report on KPIs (new supporters/followers, website analytics, conversion rates, ROI, number of new donations, average donation amounts) understand supporter motivations and use this learning to adapt our messaging to where each supporter is on their journey from recruitment to regular giving

Communications and Fundraising:

• Work with CNK team members to gather information, case studies, quotes and images and convert into compelling and engaging content for social media and our website. ‘

• Regularly update our website and social media platforms with insights, opinions, case studies, calls to action, to build our community of supporters

• Use social media platforms to build brand awareness and drive traffic to our website

• Plan and deliver innovative well thought out funding campaigns to convert existing supporters from once off donations to regular givers, nurture and steward donors to increase the value or frequency of their current donations

• Inspire our mailing list subscribers to give to us for the first time with the aim of increasing our new donor pool by 15% in 2025

Fundraising compliance:

• Save all communications and donor profiles, donations, giving history, gift aid agreements, correspondence, and communications with supporters on CNK CRM database. Uphold GDPR and comply with fundraising best practice.

Staff & Volunteer Management

• Recruit and manage volunteers to create visual content for social media. 

The role has no direct line reports at present but there may be in future, along with the prospect of promotion, budget permitting.
 

Essential skills and experience:

You will have at least three, and ideally five, years experience of:

• Communications and individual giving fundraising for a small charity, with a track record of developing and delivering successful individual giving campaigns that have generated 4 to 5 figure sums 

• building a community of followers and converting them into donors

• gathering information, case studies, data and finances, distilling and crafting high quality, well articulated compelling funding asks

• growing charity brand and positioning, thorough consistent approach, campaigns, asks,use of language and artwork

• digital marketing including social media, email marketing, and website content management

• designing tools, inputting data and keeping CRM software updated, using data analytics to report on donor journey and drive fundraising decisions

• relevant fundraising regulations and best practices, including GDPR compliance.

You:

• Can work quickly under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

• Are highly organised, able to act on own initiative, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to craft compelling asks to engage and inspire donors.

• Have engaging people skills, friendly, approachable with a positive attitude. You enjoy talking to donors about CNK on the phone, by email, in person and are unafraid to ‘make the ask’. Can engage collaboratively and constructively in a small team with an entrepreneurial feel

• Are creative and confident in suggesting ideas and solutions. You are ambitious for what your role can deliver for our community.

• Are committed to supporting and embedding lived experience across CNK

• Are keen to build and develop your role as suits the needs of the organisation

• Can speak Korean although this is not essential to the role.

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), LGBTQI+ or relationship status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, gender or social class.

Are you passionate about women’s health and the power of communications to advocate, inform, and influence? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join us as interim Head of Media and Communications.

In this role, you will play a vital part in the RCOG’s mission to improve the lives of women and girls around the world, through the delivery of creative communications campaigns and high-impact media stories. You will promote our guidelines, research and reports to support their use around the world to deliver high quality, safe and compassionate care for women.

Leading our busy press office, you will have opportunities to shape the media agenda on critical women’s health issues and champion the voices of women and girls through creative story-telling. Your social media expertise will ensure we are effectively listening to and engaging our members, partners and the public.

You will enjoy building and managing relationships with stakeholders to deliver opportunities for partnership working – including national health organisations, other Royal Colleges and women’s health charities. You will have excellent strategic judgement and be confident to advise senior College stakeholders on high profile and sensitive issues.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will line manage our Senior Media and Communications Officer and work closely with colleagues in our policy, public affairs and marketing teams to help ensure the College’s external affairs work is integrated, coherent and impactful.

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.

This role is ideal for an experienced communications professional with a passion for women’s health and a proven track record in delivering high-impact media campaigns.

Requirements:

• Experience leading integrated communications campaigns, with strong strategic planning skills
• Proven ability to manage a busy press office and secure high-impact media coverage
• Demonstrated experience managing sensitive and high-profile issues with tact and professionalism
• Strong writing skills with experience in creating creative and technically accurate content
• Expertise in using digital and social media channels for engagement and advocacy
• Confident in building partnerships and being a trusted advisor to senior colleagues
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines, with a proactive and efficient working style

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• 10% pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced wellbeing and family support
• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Life assurance and income protection schemes
• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

• Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 24 February 2025
• We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 17,500 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Media & Social Content Officer

£26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Redditch – Hybrid, 2 days in the office (Tues/weds), 3 days from home

Full-time

12 Month FTC – Maternity Cover

Are you passionate about using social media to make a positive impact? Our client is a charity supporting nurses and midwives in times of crisis, they are seeking a Media & Social Content Officer to join their dynamic team on a 12-month maternity cover basis. With a salary range of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum, this full-time, permanent role offers 30 days of annual leave and up to 8% employer pension contribution.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experienced in designing and creating social media content
• Proven track record of designing and creating branded assets like presentations, posters and infographics
• Proficient in graphic design tools like Canva
• Strong writing abilities with a commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Motivated, proactive, and able to work well in a team setting
• Familiarity with CRM databases
• Experience creating social media videos for TikTok / Reels (desirable)
• Experience working with content creators or influencers (desirable)

Benefits:

• Hybrid – This role will require attendance in the office in Redditch, Worcestershire on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
• 30 days annual leave (pro rata) which includes 3 fixed days between Christmas and New Year in addition to bank holidays.
• Up to 8% employer contribution
• Opportunity to work for a charity that supports a noble cause
• Great potential for personal and professional growth

Key Responsibilities:

• Create engaging social media content and videos aligned with the charities communication strategy
• Design branded assets for various marketing purposes
• Support external communications to press, social media, and stakeholders
• Monitor and evaluate social media data for campaign optimisation
• Write creative copy for social media, long-form case studies, short-form blog posts, and internal newsletters.
• Create video content for social media channels, including Tiktok, based on social media strategy.
• Collaborate with partners and content creators to amplify the charities message

This provides a summary of the key responsibilities, please download the full recruitment pack on the application page to see the full list of duties and detailed Person Specifications.

Our client

Our client is the charity that transforms the lives of nurses and midwives facing crisis and tough times. The need for them has never been greater and the charity is at its most critical point in its 107-year history as the demand for support is at an all-time high and still increasing while there is a need to refocus income sources.

Over the past 10 years, the nursing and midwifery professions have faced multiple challenges, including covid, staff shortages, pay disputes, the cost of living, and now burnout.

Our client is there to help the professions when they need life-changing and practical support. They help the financial and mental health of nurses and midwives, enabling them to continue to provide the care that supports the ‘nation’s health’.

Application Process

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by Wednesday 5th of February 2025.

The Cover Letter should answer:

• Why are you interested in working for a charity?
• How will your skills, knowledge and experience make you a successful Media and Social Content Officer?
• How does this role align with your career aspirations?

Deadline for CV & Cover Letter - 5th February 2025

1st Stage Interview - week commencing 10th February 2025

2nd Stage Interview - week commencing17th February 2025

If you have experience as a Social Media Officer, Digital Marketing Assistant, Creative Marketing Officer or junior copywriter and want to make a positive impact on the world then this might be the role for you.

We’re proud to partner with Versus Arthritis on the recruitment of their Social Media Officer.

The charity invests in world class research, delivers high quality services and campaigns on the issues that matter most to people with arthritis.

What's on Offer:

• 12-month fixed term contract, maternity cover
• A salary of £31,918
• Flexible working arrangements, coming into the London office 1-2 days/week

The Social Media Officer will drive the development of their social media channels and support communities, working to deliver the social media and content strategies.  You’ll be an expert in the delivery of all things organic social media including ownership of day-to-day content generation, community management, scheduling and reporting.

Main duties:

• Plan and create engaging, optimised social media content to build Versus Arthritis’ profile as the UK’s leading musculoskeletal charity and transform awareness of arthritis.
• Engage with social media communities to promote growth on channels and effectively moderate by triaging to support services and Helpline team to foster a supportive and safe online environment.
• Contribute to the content, communications and marketing planning across the whole organisation, proactively seeking out new opportunities and methods to deliver key objectives.
• Work flexibly and with pace to identify and respond to reactive opportunities.
• Onboard and work collaboratively with multi-level influencers, developing productive working relationships to support the marketing and communications strategy.
• Contribute to the ongoing measurement, evaluation and impact of the social media activity, working with performance and insight manager to report on activity and measure progress against goals.

Key skills:

• Experience of community management and moderation of large, busy social media audiences.
• A basic understanding of search engine optimisation (SEO) and how it shapes content.
• Experience in planning and creating engaging social media content shaped by insight (video for social, images, blog posts, storytelling, live video).
• Experience in using social media management tools such as Sprout Social, Hootsuite or Falcon to publish content.
• A solid understanding of the social media landscape, technologies, emerging channels and trends.
• Basic Adobe Photoshop or Canva skills and basic video editing skills (on smartphone and software).

To Apply:
Please send across a copy of your CV highlighting your relevant skills and experience for the role. One of our team will get in touch to provide further details and discuss the role in depth. 

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

About Variety

At Variety, the Children's Charity, we believe every child has the right to live their best life. We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that give children and young people across the UK a better future.  

Over 600,000 children with disabilities are living in poverty in the UK today. We provide practical support that makes an immediate difference to disabled and disadvantaged children, supporting children to reach their full potential.

Role Summary

Working withing the Fundraising and Marketing team and reporting to the PR and Communications Manager, this role will be vital in delivering the mission of framing Variety as a highly impactful charity, working at scale to provide life-transforming support for many of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.   

There is the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the organisation, attend various fundraising and cause led events, and work directly with the children the charity supports. You will have the chance to creatively grow Variety’s social media channels and develop the charity’s content library.

You will be working with a supportive and knowledgeable team who are regularly in our vibrant office in the heart of Camden, London.

This role will require a DBS check.

Role and responsibilities

- Manage social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn) and engage with audiences, including Variety ambassadors.

- Keep the social media schedule up to date (using Hootsuite) with consistent posting and avoiding clashes by planning in advance.

- Create engaging content that aligns with our overall mission by interviewing beneficiaries, creating graphics on Canva and filming reels and videos.

- Ensure social media content is child-centric and accessible.

- Attend events to capture social media content (these will always be pre-agreed in advance).

- Undertake analysis of social media outputs to ensure content is engaging and effective and then shape future content based on learnings.

- Keep up to date with the industry by horizon scanning the charity sector and social media generally for the latest trends.

- Support the PR and Communications Manager as needed.

- Any other duties as required

Skills and experience

Essential

- Experience with Canva, Hootsuite and all social media platforms.

- Experience planning and scheduling social media content for a charity or similar  organisation.

- Excellent copywriting skills.

- Have an understanding of GDPR and consent.

- Understanding of disability, diversity and equality issues.

- Enthusiastic and creative self-starter.

Desirable

- Experience of working with children.

- Experience editing videos and photos.

- Experience interviewing beneficiaries.

Further Information

· Variety is committed to equality and diversity. To help us assess the reach of our recruitment practices, we would be grateful if you would complete our attached equal opportunity form.

· The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential.

· Occasional evening and weekend working will be required. Some travel around the UK will be required. 

· Variety, the Children’s Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

· Variety, the Children’s Charity, is committed to the principle of equality regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, political opinion or affiliation, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, or disability. It is the responsibility of employees to apply Variety’s Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies in their own area of responsibility and in their general conduct.

· Proof of eligibility to work in the UK is required.

Benefits 

· Pension (7% contribution from Variety with 2% employee contribution).

· 25 days annual leave (pro-rata).

· Membership to a health and well-being cash plan scheme on completion of a six-month probationary period.

· 'Death in Service' scheme (Life Assurance).

Background

Social AF are experts in Social Media Moderation. We are incredibly proud to work with a large portfolio of regional, national, and international charities to protect and enhance their brand reputations online, as well as supporting them to deliver their virtual fundraising challenges which have collectively raised in excess of £20 million. 

Our reputation for delivering an excellent social media moderation service has helped the company grow at a rapid pace. Our services include: 

• Social Media Moderation 

• Facebook Group Moderation

• Event set-up and supporter journeys

The continued growth of our Facebook Group Moderation service, led by our Head of Virtual Challenges, means that we are now on the lookout for a talented Virtual Challenges Manager to support the day to day runnings as well as the ongoing growth of this department. 

Our Virtual Challenges Manager will support with the account management of our charity partners, manage our Virtual Challenges Officer and established moderation team, and ensure the smooth running of our events portfolio.
 

About the role
 

After a significant period of growth we are now looking to hire a Virtual Challenges Manager. The successful candidate will play an important role in managing relationships with our charity partners as well as the performance and development of our moderators.

We currently have a team of 30 Moderators and Team Leaders (self employed contractors) who work across a wide range of Social Fundraising Challenges. During peak times we can support up to 25 events in any one month.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of our team of talented moderators by monitoring their KPIs and performance, developing and implementing training, and taking an active role in the recruitment of new starters. 

You will manage a portfolio of charity partner accounts to provide the best possible service and support, to maximise income generation and ensure challenges run to an exceptional standard.

You will also line manage our Virtual Challenges Officer, and work closely with them to ensure the smooth running of our events.
 

You will be expected to live our values and work together with our senior leadership team to support with the growth and evolution of Social AF as the go-to moderation agency for the third sector. 

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' fundraising experience and a minimum of 12 months’ experience of running a Facebook Challenge or Social Fundraising Portfolio.
 

It’s a really exciting time to join Social AF as we expand and grow our agency. The role will be suitable for an outstanding challenge events fundraiser who particularly enjoys building relationships and delivering work to an excellent standard

Please read the job description for further information, including a detailed job and person specification. 

Events and Marketing Coordinator

Barnwood is not your typical funder. We drive change so that disabled people and people with mental health conditions have choice of opportunities, access their rights, and are included where they live. We bring people together for a different conversation and explore big ideas. Through learning and collaboration, we influence the change that’s needed. By partnering with local organisations and looking for better ways to fund, Barnwood makes a difference in Gloucestershire.

As part of this work, our Engagement and Insights engages a wide range of people in the Trust’s vision for Gloucestershire, and our Events and Marketing Coordinator is integral to this.

We are looking for an Events and Marketing Coordinator to carry specific responsibility for managing the logistics and coordination of a diverse range of external events for the Trust, as well as producing marketing materials, both print and digital, for external audiences – all to engage a wide range of individuals and organisations in the work of the Trust.

We want to diversify our team to better reflect the work and communities we support – this means we would particularly welcome applications from people who:

• are from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.
• have lived experience of disability and/or mental health challenges.

Contract terms:

• This role is 12 months fixed term, and we welcome applications from people looking for part time hours (22.5hrs per week).
• We offer a flexible start between 8am and 9.30am Monday to Friday.
• Salary £20,466 p/a pro rata
• 22 days holiday inc. bank holidays
• This position is based in our office in central Cheltenham with occasional opportunities for home working.

Summary of key duties:

Events management for Barnwood Trust hosted external events

• Plan and deliver high-quality events, including the Trust’s Annual Public Meeting and Members Event.
• Provide logistics and event management support for Barnwood’s change programmes and other activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape accessible and inclusive events tailored to diverse audiences.
• Manage event data and marketing functions using the Trust’s CRM system, ensuring GDPR compliance.

Marketing and communication to a wide range of external audiences

• Work with the Marketing Manager to engage diverse audiences creatively through print, digital, and social media channels.
• Contribute ideas for engaging content, utilising a range of channels.
• Support website and social media management.
• Project manage outsourced projects, such as film production, in collaboration with the Marketing and Communications Manager. 

Essential Knowledge and experience:

• Proven experience in event management, including planning, coordination, and delivery of events to a high standard.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Awareness and understanding of accessibility requirements when organising events.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including staff, Barnwood Circle members and external partners.
• An understanding of a range of marketing channels, including print media, digital media, social media platforms, and face to face engagement.
• Proven experience in using a Customer Relationship Management System (CRM, e.g., Bitrix) to include building and sending event invitations.

For full details please see our application pack.

Summary of skills

• Event Management
• Highly organised with project co-ordination skills
• Excellent communication including high level written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Problem solving
• Collaboration and team working
• Strong IT skills (demonstrable proficiency in using MS Outlook, MS 
• Office Suite)
• Creativity, flexibility and adaptability

Benefits:

• 36 days annual leave including bank holidays. (FTE)
• Life Assurance (3 x Salary)
• Work within an organisation that is committed to improving equality and diversity.
• Competitive salaries and fantastic pension contribution rates.
• Excellent personal development plan and extensive training which includes a commitment to training employees to be confident when working with people with a wide variety of impairments, disabilities, and mental health challenges.
• Friendly and collaborative working culture; everyone’s voice is heard.
• We have a range of supportive wellbeing policies and almost a third of our employees, are qualified mental health first aiders with Mental Health England.
• Our offices in central Cheltenham are wheelchair accessible, have free accessible parking on site and great facilities.
• Assistance dogs are welcome.

Guidance On Applications:

Click on Apply Now to be taken to the Barnwood Trust website where you need to apply for this role via our online application form.

You will also find a detailed application pack which gives a full and detailed job description and person specification as well as guidance on how to make an online application and what you should include within it.

Should you have any questions or require any of the information in a different format please email the recruitment team directly at recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org.

We want our application process to be right for you as an individual, so if there’s anything you think we can do to make this process more straightforward for you please email recruitment@barnwoodtrust. org directly to discuss what support we might be able to provide. Our career page on our website has some examples of things we may be able to put in place for people who request extra support.

Deadline for applications: 12.00 noon on Thursday 13th February 2025

First interviews: Monday 17th February 2025

Second stage interviews: Monday 24th February 2025

We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.