Media Manager Jobs
A little bit about the role
This advert will close at 9am, 15 September 2024
As a marketing executive at Frontline (known internally as a marketing officer) your work will directly impact the success of the charity. You will hold responsibility for creating and optimising content across a wide range of digital channels, to attract leads, increase brand awareness, encourage engagement with our work and drive recruitment to our programmes.
Working closely with the communications and marketing manager, you will help to shape our marketing strategy, and to plan and evaluate marketing campaigns, including our Approach Social Work recruitment campaign. You will need creativity, analytical skills, and extensive knowledge of marketing channels and trends.
The communications and marketing team sits within the wider external relations division. You will work closely with your communications, evaluation, Fellowship and fundraising colleagues to achieve our wider external relations strategy. And you will use your marketing knowledge and skills to support teams across the entire charity to create engaging communications that are on-brand and achieve results.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Coordinate, implement and evaluate multi-channel marketing campaigns to support programme recruitment and fundraising, using emails, social media, website, display ads and more.
- Write and edit copy for a wide range of audiences and contexts.
- Use content creation tools such as Canva and video editing software to create high quality content that supports wider objectives.
- Evaluate and optimise digital content, including Frontline’s website, to improve performance.
A little bit about you
This role will suit someone with excellent writing and editing skills, wanting to contribute their experience and knowledge to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to create and deliver tailored content as part of successful marketing campaigns.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Active Communities Network are launching a new project, The ACN Way, which will be delivered across the UK. This project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for five years starting October 1st 2024. The project will build a network of 500 groups aiming to be better connected, unified and more vocal with the overall aim of being actively involved in decision making and are better understood by policy makers and commissioners.
The Project Manager role is a new post that has been created to ensure the wider UK team and collective of grassroots community groups are serviced and have a dedicated point of contact. The role can be based in either our London or Belfast office with an expectation to travel to other locations throughout the UK. The role will co-ordinate the day to day needs of the team, working with them on an events and networking schedule from concept to execution and work with the CEOs to build a new platform for information exchange, learning and supporting grassroots groups in the network.
The post will also support the CEOs with their engagement, communications and lobbying external bodies such as MPs, Civil Service staff, regional and local commissioners/decision makers. The Project Manager will play an instrumental role in building the network of grassroots groups which will work to close the gap between policymakers and these groups that are working daily at grassroots level with the goal of tackling inequality.
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Develop and maintain partnerships with the grassroots community groups within each area. Ensuring these groups are supported by the organisation and are connected with their point of contact.
- Co-ordinate the day-to-day roles of the regional staff and support them to develop and implement networking and events schedules. Work alongside regional staff to support the grassroots organisations within the network.
- Oversee all programme data ensuring the collection of programme data is taking place and analyse the data to identify areas of impact and improvement within the programme. Ensuring that the project is delivering against its contracted outcomes.
- Support regional leads to work with grassroot community partners and to build their capabilities, skills and confidence within the role.
- Work alongside the CEOs to build and develop a platform for exchanging information and for learning. Identify funding opportunities that will allow further growth and contribute to the sustainability of the project.
- Work with Regional Leads, CEOs and grassroot partners to evaluate the operations of the project and to identify process improvements that can support the project to be as effective as possible.
Age UK are offering an impactful new 18 month fixed-term opportunity in our DEI Team.
Are you a diversity, equity and inclusion subject matter expert, with a track record and passion for delivering successful learning and development initiatives?
In this newly created role, you will lead on the design and delivery of diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and resources for Age UK, including its subsidiaries Age International and Age Co. This will include specific content on age inclusion, anti-racism and disability inclusion including neurodiversity.
You'll have strong knowledge and experience of best practice in talent management and development, excellent communication and facilitation skills, experience using classroom-based teaching and e-learning methods and strong analytical skills to measure impact and outcomes.
Please see JD for all responsibilities.
We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. 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.
Age UK Grade 5L
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
When completing your supporting statement please demonstrate how you meet the competencies assessed at application stage (A).
Knowledge
- In-depth subject matter expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, specifically anti-racism and disability inclusion. A, I, T, P.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legal, data, governance and compliance obligations. A, I, T.
Experience
- Developing and embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles and practices into an organisation and delivering measurable change. A, I.
- Identifying individual, group and organisational diversity, equity and inclusion learning and development needs and designing a learning curriculum. A, I.
- Developing and delivering diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and events for a range of audiences, using different delivery methods and platforms, including in-person and online teaching and e-learning. A, I, P.
- Producing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, procedures and resources. A, I,
- Working collaboratively and building networks with a diverse range of people across a complex multi-stakeholder environment. A, I.
Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation verbally and in writing. I, T, P.
- Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to measure the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and use metrics to drive decision-making. A, I.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. A, I
- Comfortable constructively challenging others to drive positive change. A, I.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
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. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, 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.
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.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
We are recruiting for a Communications Programme Manager to lead our Communications Team as we enter the next phase of our Birmingham In Action Campaign. We are looking for a proactive and creative individual with excellent writing and management skills to set and deliver an ambitious strategy which keeps our alumni and friends connected to the University and inspires them to give their time, money and networks to support University strategic imperatives. Whether it is project managing and creating copy for our Old Joe magazine, developing fresh content to celebrate the University’s 125th Anniversary, or identifying ways to maximise the reach and impact of our social media channels, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the team, and our goals.
The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support The University of Birmingham's academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research projects, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships, as well as providing a versatile programme of engagement opportunities for our global alumni community.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: UK Based, Bristol, London or within 2 hours of London
Salary: £42,750 (Grade 5) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)
Length of contract: 14 months
Hours per week: 37
Interviews: TBC
Who is Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Communications Manager role:
As Communications Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in line management and coordination of the work of the Women’s Aid Communications function, supporting the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships in leading the team to deliver operational plans in support of the organisational strategy.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Communications Manager:
- Providing exceptional team management across the communications function, including supervision, sign off, forward planning and development.
- Motivate the team to perform to a high standard, monitoring capacity and ensuring projects and campaigns are delivered on time to a high standard.
- Effective departmental financial management of project budgets.
- Monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate the impact of team members’ work.
- Managing media relations to ensure Women’s Aid is the leading voice for the sector and can effectively quantify and evaluate our reach.
- Ensuring public awareness campaigns and messaging is on brand and delivering for the organisation.
- Overseeing our social media output and policies to amplify our voice online and be part of the national conversation on violence against women and girls.
- Support member services to communicate their work.
- Take part in an out of hours on call rota for media enquiries.
What we are looking for in our Communications Manager:
- Experience of working in a busy media relations and communications environment.
- A brilliant line manager who is confident in leading and supporting a team of talented communicators to achieve powerful results and make an impact.
- Demonstrated PR success.
- Someone with a basic understanding of the domestic abuse sector and Women’s Aid – including the sensitivities and potential issues that might arise, as well as alignment with our feminist approach.
- An understanding of the principles of lobbying and campaigning at Government level for charities and demonstrated experience and results in delivering campaigns.
- A brand guardian who is adept at managing messaging and visual identity to tell a consistent brand story for the organisation.
- Someone who feels at home working in a proactive and reactive communications landscape to leverage coverage and exposure.
Benefits of joining us as our Communications Manager include:
- Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
- Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
- Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
- Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
- Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
- Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
- Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to the recruitment email addredss. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
- Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
- If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
- All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
- Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
- Please read our Single Sex Statement on our website.
- Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success, please apply ASAP.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Lucy Faithfull Foundation Scotland is part of a UK-wide charity that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. We’re bold, we’re pioneering, we’re growing, and we want your help.
We’re here for everyone who needs us. We protect children by working with people who pose a risk and diverting them from causing harm. We support individuals and families who have been affected by abuse. And we help professionals who work with families to create safer environments for children.
Our UK wide charity runs the confidential Stop It Now helpline and Shore, a website for teenagers.
We use data and insight, alongside decades of experience, to develop innovative strategies and interventions to make prevention a reality.
We engage with policy and decision makers to advocate for a public health approach to child sexual abuse.
We bring our specialist expertise, understanding and knowledge of what keeps children safe to the widest possible audience.
Our values help guide our actions and help ensure we achieve our purpose: we act with integrity, we are collaborative, we are innovative, we are ambitious and we have hope.
Our Edinburgh based team – formerly known as Stop It Now Scotland - covers the whole of the country. Our practitioners have extensive backgrounds in child protection and sex offender rehabilitation. We provide individual and groupwork to around 150 adults and adolescents every year who present a sexual risk of harm to children who cannot access statutory services. This includes individuals who are under investigation for online sexual offences and those who have not offended but are worried about doing so. We also work with around 100 partners, family members and members of wider networks around those individuals. We use what we learn from our work to develop and deliver resources, information and training for professionals and the public, so that they can better protect children from harm and prevent abuse before it happens.
About the role
We are recruiting a Fundraising and Partnerships Manager to join our multi-disciplinary team in Edinburgh to lead the delivery of our business development and fundraising strategies.
The role will involve supporting our ambition to increase the volume of specialist support, training and spot purchased assessments we provide for social work, charities and child facing agencies. Working with the director, you will help develop and sustain appropriate strategic partnerships and identify opportunities for development, reviewing resource implications, risk, income potential and likelihood of success.
We have a strong record in fundraising. You will also work closely with our Fundraising Manager, based in our Epsom office, leading on charitable income generation through writing bids that directly apply for funds from a range of bodies. Developing effective and impactful methods to report on the impact of our services and relationship management with funders is a key part of this role.
This exciting new role will play a big part in supporting our efforts to shift the discourse about child sexual abuse ‘upstream’ so that professionals and the public understand in practical terms what they can do to prevent sexual abuse before it happens. We believe our work can only build and grow and lead to the better protection of children from harm through developing our partnerships across a range of sectors (education, social work, leisure services, law enforcement, Scottish government, third sector, safeguarding leads in faith and belief communities, business and corporate sectors, etc), The successful candidate will need to be a good communicator who is committed to the concept of child sexual abuse as a preventable public health issue.
This is a highly rewarding role making a genuine difference to children’s lives. It involves working within a friendly, supportive and hardworking team which is committed to keeping children safe from sexual harm.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be a dynamic professional, who is proactive and outcome focused with exceptional communication and relationship skills. You must be able to evidence income generation experience, ideally with specific experience putting together multi-year bids to trusts, foundations and/or statutory bodies in a charity setting. You are likely to have experience of working at management level with statutory settings or in the third sector or relevant agency and have a record of building successful partnerships for collaborative bidding and delivery.
We are looking for someone who can develop knowledge of national and local policy and strategy within the external environment to inform business development, influence potential commissioners and where appropriate, co-design services with agencies. An understanding of tendering and public contracts will be an advantage.
Our ideal candidate will be a dynamic professional, who is proactive and outcome focused with exceptional communication and relationship skills. You must be able to evidence income generation experience, ideally with specific experience putting together multi-year bids to trusts, foundations and/or statutory bodies in a charity setting. You are likely to have experience of working at management level with statutory settings or in the third sector or relevant agency and have a record of building successful partnerships for collaborative bidding and delivery.
We are looking for someone who can develop knowledge of national and local policy and strategy within the external environment to inform business development, influence potential commissioners and where appropriate, co-design services with agencies. An understanding of tendering and public contracts will be an advantage.
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline. Please feel free to contact Stuart Allardyce, Director Scotland.
Closing date is 17th September, 5:00pm. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on 29th September. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to have a standard disclosure from Disclosure Scotland for this position.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and experienced Communications and Events Manager to join our small but very impactful team.
This role is essential in enhancing the visibility and impact of our charity's vital work. You will do this through effective communication outputs, with a focus on digital, and well-organised virtual, regional and national events.
The Communications and Events Manager will lead on overall execution of TSA communications and events, working closely with the Joint Chief Executive. The role is one of the most front-facing and proactive offered at the TSA.
In return for your hard work, the candidate can expect a competitive salary, high level of autonomy and trust, a fluid team structure, and very flexible home working. All of this while making a massive difference every day to the lives of thousands of people in the UK.
Key responsibilities
Communications
- Lead in the development of communication outputs across all aspects of the TSA’s work in support and information, research, fundraising and campaigning. This will include a major focus on filmed media and editing of short clips as well as building a library of case studies
- Lead in the development of an effective internal and external communications strategy. The strategy should provide direction on how communications pieces are created internally, as well as how communications are presented to different audiences
- Lead in ongoing content development for the TSA’s daily activities. This includes managing content creation for the website, social media platforms and monthly e-newsletter
- Have a major role in development of Scan, our twice-yearly physical magazine
- Develop excellent relationships with key internal stakeholders at all levels by providing direction and support for all TSA teams in their communications needs, such as reviewing and editing fundraising and research materials
- Proactively identify and fulfil opportunities to raise awareness of TSC in the broader media, such as newspapers and other media
Events
- Manage and oversee all aspects of TSA face-to-face events. Our events include the annual community event ‘Big Day’, and our annual event for adults mildly affected by TSC (called ‘Outlook’)
- Manage and oversee our range of monthly virtual events. Including bookings, forward planning and ongoing calendar management of future events and speakers
- Maintain calendar(s) of internal and external events
- Ensure risk assessments and safeguarding policies are applied appropriately
Strategic support
- Provide support into the overall communications and events strategy of the charity, including annual implementation plans
- Proactively and regularly review the impact and success of communications and events, by providing a range of opportunities for attendees and other TSC audiences to provide feedback and input into these areas
Community engagement and management
- Help to develop, and then implement and support, comprehensive community engagement
- Proactively and regularly review the impact and success of communications and events, by providing a range of opportunities for attendees and other TSC audiences to provide feedback and input into these areas
- Be confident in updating and using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to update community information
Other requirements
The post holder must be prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the organisation. This may entail occasional evening and weekend work. Occasional travel within the UK may be required for team meetings and events.
A DBS enhanced disclosure will be required prior to taking up post.
Person specification
Essential
- 2-3 years’ experience in similar or equitable roles
- Proven background in managing and leading on events of all sizes, from very small (several attendees) to large (150+ attendees)
- Demonstrable experience in social media management and digital communications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail
- Confident in working independently and on your own initiative, as well as being very open to helping and working with others
- Confident in graphic design and editing (we currently use Canva for all materials)
- Experience of working with CRM databases (please note that we use Beacon)
- Experience of managing budgets and sticking to them
- Able to set and manage ambitious personal targets
- Ability to work of own initiative and to work independently, as well as part of a small team
- Experience of building strong working relationships with external stakeholders
- Experience of a broad range of communications tactics across all platforms
- Able to work with people with a wide range of abilities, with a warm and empathetic style
- Able to assess and analyse complex problems, and develop appropriate solutions
- Experience of collecting and monitoring data to analyse service impact and drive service improvements
- Able to manage a diverse workload, prioritise needs and manage your own time
- Confident in website management and basic web development (Wordpress and WooCommerce)
Desirable
- Communications or events qualifications
- Experience of working with people living with learning disabilities or autism
- Experience of working with children or adults with disabilities or chronic health conditions
- Experience of working within the rare disease sector
Subject to funding award, we are recruiting for a dedicated Marketing Manager to join the IPS Grow team. The role holder will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing initiatives to support the expansion and effectiveness of IPS.
IPS Grow is a national programme designed to support the expansion of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in mental health, primary care, and drug and alcohol teams across England. The programme is led by Social Finance in partnership with the Centre for Mental Health. It is funded by NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
The Marketing Manager will work closely with the Head of Workforce & Engagement, Marketing Executive and other team members to achieve communication goals outlined in the IPS Grow Communications Strategy. You will play a pivotal role in implementing and delivering innovative marketing strategies to raise the profile of IPS as well as create and edit content for offline and/or digital marketing channels, such as website, social media, marketing materials, blogs, or newsletters. This is a varied role where you will have creative input and commitment to telling the inspiring stories within IPS and carrying out creative communications which have real impact.
The key requirements of the role are:
Marketing and Communications
· Develop and implement marketing initiatives to achieve the goals of the IPS Grow Communications Strategy.
· Enhance stakeholder collaboration and communication through targeted campaigns and regular updates.
· Take direction from the Head of Workforce & Engagement and wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to build a narrative and engagement around IPS and employment as a health outcome.
· Provide regular updates to the SLT.
· Provide direct support to IPS services on their marketing plans, including reviewing newsletters and copyediting press releases.
· Enhance engagement with policymakers, clinicians, and IPS providers.
Content Creation and Management
· With the support of the Marketing Executive, develop compelling content for various communication channels, including websites, social media, newsletters, press releases, and promotional materials.
· Oversee the creation and dissemination of national guidance and templates for IPS services.
· Collaborate with the Marketing Executive to ensure consistency and quality in all marketing materials.
Events, webinars and Campaigns:
· Plan and execute events, webinars, and workshops to foster a network and community for IPS services.
· Lead on the planning and delivery of an in-person annual conference
· Develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to promote IPS and raise its profile among various audiences.
· Coordinate participation in awareness days and national events to increase visibility of IPS.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
· Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and communication strategies.
· Track engagement metrics and provide regular reports on the impact of marketing activities.
Team Leadership:
· Supervise and mentor the Marketing Executive, providing guidance and support to achieve team objectives.
Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, encouraging creativity and professional growth.
Ideal candidates will have:
· Marketing experience. Proven management experience in a marketing role, ideally within the healthcare sector (E). Proficient skills in digital marketing, content creation and social media management (E). Experience using CMS, CRM systems and marketing analytic tools (E).
· Written and verbal communication. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to create compelling narratives and engage diverse audiences (E).
· Shared values. We have a passionate belief that helping people to achieve appropriate employment can transform their lives. We hope you will share this, as well as our other core values. You will be passionate about changing people’s lives for the better but with a strong business sense and motivation to support effective operational delivery (E).
· Sector knowledge. Understanding of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model and employment services is a bonus (D).
· A thirst for learning and self-development and sharing that learning with the team, IPS services and stakeholders. This will include capturing and sharing learning – in written form, developing tools/guides and training (E).
· Strategic planning and organisational skills. You will be able to manage your own workload, and able to deal with multiple and competing priorities using analytical skills to prioritise and meet deadlines (internal and external) (E).
· Managerial and leadership experience. You will be able to work effectively in a remote large, cross-functional team (E). You will have experience managing others (E). You will have experience and examples of successfully delivering campaigns and projects (E).
· Problem solving skills. You will take a structured approach to solving problems and will have a high tolerance for ambiguity (E). You will be able to respond and adapt to the complexities within a rapidly changing landscape and develop creative and innovative solutions to overcome challenges.
· Creativity and the ability to self-manage. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to deliver results.
· Motivated to have impact / self-starter. You will be able to demonstrate high levels of initiative and personal leadership. You will be committed to your own development, including keeping up to date with IPS and leadership practice. You will be continually curious and open to learning.
About Media Defence
Media Defence is a charity that helps media to defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them. We engage in strategic litigation to improve the regulatory environment for media freedom, make grants to organisations in various countries to run media defence programmes, and build the capacity of the lawyers and organisations we work with on issues of media law.
About the Role
As Events Coordinator and Team Assistant, you will support the CEO, as well as the Operations, the Development and Capacity Building teams across all their events, traveling and administrative needs. Your main job responsibilities will be centred on organising and managing the admin that supports our work. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of in person activities and administrative functions, working closely across the organisation.
You will be an enthusiastic team player as a lot of your tasks will involve and require input from other team members, from scheduling meetings to assisting in planning all our international travel, in compliance with current donor requirements.
Main Responsibilities
Events planning and coordination
- Coordinate logistical aspects of in person programme activities, including venue arrangements, participant travel, accommodation, and catering. These activities may include meetings for lawyers, regional and international convenings for Media Defence's network of partners, and fellowships
- Implement the logistical planning of events, including visas, flights, ground transportation, itineraries, and other travel-related arrangements, ensuring that all donor requirements are satisfied, such as the Fly America Act where applicable
- Assist Media Defence staff with visa applications, travel arrangements, itineraries, and accommodation needs, providing support to ensure a positive experience. This may include Board meetings, conference participation for Media Defence's Legal Team and CEO travel coordination
Contractual and Financial Coordination
- Support the Finance and Operations Director to ensure that event logistics align with donor requirements and Media Defence policy requirements, with a particular focus on financial compliance and the accurate implementation of travel, finance, and procurement policies
- Coordinate with external vendors, service providers, and contractors to manage contracts, payments, and other financial transactions related to event logistics
- Maintain accurate and precise record-keeping for all event-related activities, ensuring documentation meets organisational and donor requirements
- Maintain a filing system of all travel related and relevant documents that meets Media Defence's policies and donor requirements
Team Support
- Manage diaries and organise team meetings
- Take notes at meetings, prepare the minutes and distribute to relevant participants
- Provide support through administrative and communication activities, including checking that invoices from suppliers are accurate and handle any queries
- Oversee effective and smooth running of the Media Defence office, making sure staff are supported and resourced
- Monitor office supplies and stationery and make purchases when required
- Oversee maintenance of the fixed asset register and safeguard assets
- Participate in the delivery of ad hoc projects and tasks, as required
Other
- Identify and carry out any other duties which fall within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as requested
- Maintain and observe an appropriate level of confidentiality at all times
Person Specification
Essential
- Excellent written and spoken English, good editorial skills and the ability to communicate with diverse communities and varied audiences
- Detail-oriented
- Competent IT user including Microsoft Office Packages, internet and email
- High level of personal integrity and commitment to the values of the organisation
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively to tight deadlines
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to manage a varied workload and demands from different teams
- Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative
- Ability to work on own initiative without daily supervision
- Flexibility to reprioritise effectively and respond to requests for information at short notice
- Have a positive approach to daily tasks and have a solution focussed working method
- Proven experience of working with, and relating to, a diverse range of people and a pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with colleagues at all levels, as well as with Media Defence partners
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable
- Experience with databases/CRM systems
- Previous experience of working in a support/administrative support role would be an advantage
- Knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic
Benefits
- Pension: Contributory pension scheme (employer matched contribution up to max. 8%
- Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Week off between Christmas and New Year’s
- Third Friday of each month off
- Opportunity to carry over five days into the following annual leave year
- Days’ start/finish time is flexible
- Friendly and supportive team culture
- On joining Media Defence, all employees are automatically able to access professional support through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Health Assured Limited and through a digital health app
- We offer an enhanced maternity and paternity leave package
- We provide a range of training and development tools to support our employees to improve or develop skills and knowledge for the benefit of both the individual and the organisation
Equality and diversity are fundamental to our mission. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds and who reflect the diverse communities in which we operate.
Closing Date: 18th September 2024
Interviews will take place online between 25th to 27th September 2024
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About the role:
The Digital Communications Manager is a crucial role in the Brand and Marketing Team engaging a wide range of audiences in our mission to make transport accessible for disabled people.
You will be responsible for developing plans to grow and improve our digital channels and digital marketing approach, as well as getting stuck in with content development and the day-to-day running of our website and social media channels. You will manage and be supported by a small team including a Brand and Marketing Executive, Case Study Executive and agency/freelance support as needed.
As part of a Brand and Marketing team, you will also lend your expertise to shared projects, from brand to events to accessibility.
What you will be doing:
- Manage a small digital and content team and be the overall digital communications expert for the Communications team.
- Lead on the development and delivery of our Digital Roadmap, planning projects and improvements that help us to attract and engage our audiences. Project manage the delivery involving team members, freelancers and the wider organisation as needed.
- Lead on the development of our website with support from the Brand and Marketing Executive. Manage our relationship with our digital development agency and collaborate with colleagues to identify activities that require development work.
- Work with Communications Team members to promote our portfolio of research, innovation and grant-making, developing digital communications plans and creating content.
- Lead on the day-to-day running of our social media channels with support from the Brand and Marketing Executive.
- Line-manage the Case Study Executive, who is responsible for creating and commissioning case study content from written stories to photography and video. Support them in developing and adhering to policies and processes and in finding ways to improve our case study work.
- Line-manage the Brand and Marketing Executive, who specialises in digital communications and provides support to the wider Brand and Marketing team as required. Support them to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our digital channels.
- Provide digital expertise and advice to shared Brand and Marketing team projects, and wider Communications Teams projects as needed.
About you:
Must haves:
- Educated to degree level and/or extensive operational experience in Digital Marketing/Communications.
- At least 5 years digital communications and social media experience, including responsibility for running a variety of social media channels.
- Experience of managing websites including working with suppliers on digital development and user experience.
- Experience of creating social and digital plans for integrated communications projects and campaigns, developing content and undertaking paid-for promotion.
- Experience of planning and implementing digital marketing techniques, such as SEO.
- Experience of managing reputational threats on social media channels.
- Experience of managing projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Awareness of accessibility best practice for online channels.
- Experience of line managing staff.
Nice to haves:
- Experience of leading and developing a digital/content team.
- Experience of working in the charity sector.
Motability Foundation
At Motability Foundation we fund, support, research and innovate so that all disabled people can make the journeys they choose. We oversee the Motability Foundation Scheme and provide grants to help people use it, providing access to transport to hundreds of thousands of people a year.
We award grants to other charities and organisations who provide different types of transport, or work towards making transport accessible. We also carry out ongoing research, in partnership with disabled people and key stakeholders in the industry, to inspire innovations that continue to champion accessible transport for all.
Benefits
⭐️ WHAT MOTABILITY CAN OFFER YOU ⭐️
A career with Motability can offer you so much more than earning potential. We pride ourselves in offering some fantastic benefits and a culture to match, some of which includes;
Holiday – 26 Days + 8 Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service
❤️ Health and Wellbeing – We offer private health care with BUPA alongside an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and discounted corporate gym membership. We take your physical AND Mental Health seriously, with our dedicated mental health first aiders you will have support and understanding from your colleagues.
Family Friendly – We offer enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay and we understand that families require flexibility, we provide time off for dependants, flexible working hours and the option to work from home. Life Assurance is 4 x your salary.
Diversity and Inclusion - We value everyone’s unique qualities and celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves, no matter their age, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity or otherwise. This is embedded in to our values and we celebrate our differences and create awareness throughout the year.
Celebrating Success – We love to recognise people that go above and beyond with our Spotlight Award as well as having team celebrations and social events throughout the year.
☕️ Our culture - In the Motability office we “dress for our day”, it’s an incredibly welcoming and inclusive environment where we look to support your career, we offer a mini bus service from Harlow Town centre and station for those using public transport to reach us and there are plenty of free hot beverages for when you arrive.
Pension – Up to 15%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability matching your contributions up to 5%.
How to find out more?
Here at Motability Foundation, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
We are a disability confident employer, so please do make us aware of any reasonable adjustments you might need throughout both the recruitment process and to work with us.
We are committed to offering to interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you have applied please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we will offer you an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At All We Can/Y Care International we want to see every person's potential fulfilled. We work through partnership alongside our global neighbours most impacted by disasters, poverty and injustice to enable flourishing and resilient communities.
Communication Manager we're seeking to appoint will play vital role in helping us to fulfil our mission and vision, working with the team, supporters and communities we serve.
The key purpose of this role is to collaboratively manage, co-ordinate and develop effective cross-channel communications, PR for All We Can and Y Care International, including faith-based audiences, growing engagement, awareness and income; and to play a full part in the Public Engagement Team (PET), shaping and owning the direction, integrated working, and empowered culture.
Additionally, this role engages and inspires supporters to contribute towards the organisations’ mission, by crafting and sharing compelling narratives. This involves telling the stories of our partners with respect, highlighting their resilience and achievements, in line with our partnership approach. The Communications Manager showcases how community members are realising their potential, demonstrating the impact of All We Can and Y Care International’s work in fostering sustainable development and positive change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Policy and Communications Manager
£40,000 per annum (FTE)
Full-time and Permanent (part-time option may be considered no less that 4 days per week 0.8 FTE)
Office base Liverpool Street, London EC2M – Commonweal operates a flexible hybrid working policy requiring staff to attend the office base at least 2 days per week one of which is our Tuesday anchor day when all staff are in the office.
Commonweal is an independent charity working to investigate, pilot and champion housing based solutions to social injustice. Using our charitable resources, we provide experts and partner organisations with the opportunity to trial and test new approaches designed to enhance housing equality and justice. Independently evaluating each of our projects we share our experiences, using this learning to inspire new thinking. Through the replication of what works and the lessons from what doesn’t, we influence changes in policy and practice. In addition, we commission other research identifying and spotlighting new areas of housing injustice.
As Policy and Communications Manager, reporting directly to the CEO and working as part of and alongside our project leads you will formulate our policy messages. You will help lead on stakeholder engagement and growing the understanding across our sector of who Commonweal are and what we can offer. You will shape and then develop and deliver the strategy for effectively communicating our growing range of positive project findings and aligning our PR to public policy research initiatives. In short your role will be to put comms in to action!
You will need to have experience of the voluntary and community sector as well public policy, the political environment and its current and potential implications for the charity. You will be regularly presenting to Trustee Board meetings, ensuring Trustees and colleagues are involved and updated on external affairs activities to embed support for communications activities. You will be supported in this role by a Communications Officer therefore experience of staff management would be desirable but not necessarily essential.
You will possess experience of working in a communications or PR environment, with strong written skills and design skills along with demonstrable knowledge of a range of communication channels (including print, broadcast and online media). Experience of liaison with the press and media securing the take up of press releases, opinion pieces or other outputs is important.
Ideally you will have experience in the field of housing or, homelessness, but certainly a demonstrable interest in the positive role for housing whether professionally, personally or through lived experience. However, more important is demonstrable experience of policy research and stakeholder engagement, especially communicating to influence and deliver impact to Parliamentarians, local authorities and others across the voluntary sector and public service environment. Staff or volunteer management would be helpful however a track record of building successful working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, strong organisational skills and the ability to work on your own initiative are all a must.
Deadline for applications: 9.00 am on Friday 13th September 2024
Initial interview date: Thursday 19th September – via Zoom or TEAMS video platforms.
Final interview in person at the Commonweal Offices: Friday 27th September
How to Apply
Please read the job description for the role. The person specification sets out the skills and experience we are looking for. For an application pack containing further information please click on the apply button and follow the link to download the relevant documentation. If you wish to apply for the role, we ask that you upload an up-to-date CV plus a covering statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 setting out how you meet the requirements for this post and your motivations for applying
In addition, you will need to answer the following question in your covering statement. In no more than 200 words please answer: ‘From what you have read about Commonweal Housing, which of our projects would you be most passionate about promoting further and why?’
No agencies please.
Commonweal Housing is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.
You may have experience of the following: Policy & Communications Manager, Internal Communications Manager, External Communications, Policy Officer, Public Affairs, Senior Policy Officer, Housing, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy Officer, Policy Planning, Researcher, Not for Profit, Public Affairs, Communications Manager, Marketing Communications Manager, Marketing Manager, Senior Communications Executive, Press Officer, PR, Public Relations, etc.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Policy & Communications Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO: CEO
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Communications Officer
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Full-time permanent (part-time option may be considered no less that 0.8FTE)
LOCATION: New Broad Street, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 1NH
SALARY: £40,000 per annum
BACKGROUND:
Commonweal Housing is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join our impactful team. Working at the heart of an exciting and unique housing charity, the role of Policy & Communications Manager is an excellent opportunity for someone keen to use their communications skills and housing sector interest to help turn our innovative thinking into long term practice and demonstrable change.
JOB CONTEXT:
Commonweal Housing is an action learning charity using housing to combat social injustice. We provide the space for partner organisations to investigate and test bespoke housing for people facing different social injustices. Since 2007 we have allocated over £12 million for such projects and currently have a portfolio of around 40 homes which are used by our partners to deliver innovative pilot models.
Whilst investigating and testing new ideas is central to our mission, we believe that sharing knowledge and replicating projects is a fundamental measure of our success.
The role of Policy & Communications Manager at Commonweal Housing is to share the learning from our projects. From inception through to evaluation, each project produces learning about how best to support people through housing. The Policy & Communications Manager is at the forefront of making sure this learning is seen and understood by the right people and has the impact we aim for.
Using a range of communications tactics, the Policy & Communications Manager will help to spread the word about our projects and our purpose in order to influence practice and policy. Managing a Communications Officer, the post-holder will be able to spot opportunities and communicate our work in a creative and engaging way to ensure that we not only test housing solutions to social injustice, but embed them and that our communications has impact and changes policy
Building upon a range of comms platforms and innovations such as podcasts, specially commissioned anthologies and reports, webinars and traditional press releases and social media you can be imaginative, bold and ambitious about how we can achieve our 2025 ambition:
‘By 2025 Commonweal will be widely viewed as a ‘go to’ organisation for innovative and deliverable housing-based solutions to social injustice – at the forefront of imaginative thinking.’
JOB SUMMARY:
Working with colleagues, notably the Chief Executive, Deputy CEO and Senior Programmes Manager, the Policy & Communications Manager will lead on Commonweal Housing’s communications and policy influencing.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Communications
- Oversee all communications channels, including but not limited to media and press, content writing, branding, website and social channels, events, newsletters, reports and briefings
- Effectively line manage the Communications Officer in accordance with Commonweal’s policies and procedures supporting their personal and career development
- Work with colleagues and external partners to identify key project learning messages and opportunities for policy influencing.
- Maintain a continued output of communications content to highlight our work, partnerships and charitable goals effectively
- Take the lead on planning and management events organised by the charity such as receptions, seminars, round table meetings and / or other events
- Grow the reputation of Commonweal in the sector to ensure impact on policy decisions
- Brief and manage external suppliers such as printers and designers to support the delivery of communications activity
- Track and evaluate communications performance to achieve continual improvement and to keep key internal stakeholders (namely Trustees and staff) up to date on progress via internal briefings and board papers
- Develop relevant key media contacts to highlight and profile Commonweal’s work effectively
Policy & Influencing
- Identify and develop opportunities for influencing policy across a broad spectrum of social injustices
- Working with and advising the Commonweal Executive Team to establish positive links with Parliamentarians, civil servants and others to ensure our communications and policy messages are heard and understood in the right palces.
- Work with colleagues and external partners to ensure project reports are accessible, meaningful and impactful within the policy arena
- Work with sector experts and project delivery partners to raise the profile of social injustices identified by our projects to support existing or developing campaigns
- Maintain an up to date and coherent map of stakeholders and opportunities for influence from Commonweal’s work and learning
- Work with the CEO, DCEO and Senior Programme Manager to horizon scan for future opportunities for Commonweal and/or partners and projects
- Be Commonweal’s key point of contact with the University of Birmingham for whom we sponsor a third-year student bursary for the School of Social Policy – engaging with the student bursary awardees and presenting annually to second year students about the bursary opportunity
- Maintain up to date knowledge and awareness of the growing social investment market and the opportunity this offers for the replication of Commonweal supported projects
Other
1. Represent and promote the image of the charity at both internal and external events and maintain a good working relationship with suppliers, service users, external stakeholders and other charities.
2. Promote Equal Opportunities, particularly with regard to service delivery, decision making processes and working practices.
3. Undertake all duties in accordance with Commonweal’s policies and procedures.
4. Carry out any appropriate duties as directed by the Chief Executive.
CHANGES:
This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is the practice of Commonweal Housing to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update it to ensure it relates to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed. This will be conducted in consultation with you.
This job description is supported by annual objectives and performance standards to provide an indication of the level of performance expected from the role.
An independent housing based social justice and action learning charity helping expert organisations to find 'housing solutions to social injustice'
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for an experienced and creative Communications Manager to take on a key role in our rapidly growing organisation. As Communications Manager, you will lead all aspects of our communications and marketing activity with key stakeholders and with the general public. You will be developing and implementing the organisational Communications Strategy which will increase our profile as an organisation, maximise our reach and impact, and raise awareness of the vison, mission and aims of Black Thrive Global.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Senior Communications Manager
Reports to: Black Thrive Global CEO/Director of Programme and Strategy
Manages: 1 x Comms and Engagement Lead, 1X Comms Project Officer, contractors, freelancers and volunteers
Geographic focus: All
Salary: £41,000- £48,000
Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible working available)
Benefits: 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension contribution , employee assistance program
About Black Thrive
Black Thrive Global (BTG) evolved from the work of the Black Thrive Lambeth Partnership, established in 2016. We exist to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and well-being of Black people so that the thriving of Black communities is the norm.
Our guiding principle is that Black communities should be at the forefront of reimagining, redefining, and co-creating a society where systemic racism and other oppressive systems have been dismantled so that they have fulfilling lives. We have two priorities – building a Black Thrive Research Institute and embedding race equity in systems change.
Purpose of the role
We are looking for an experienced and creative Communications Manager to take on a key role in our rapidly growing organisation. As Communications Manager, you will lead all aspects of our communications and marketing activity with key stakeholders and with the general public. You will be developing and implementing the organisational Communications Strategy which will increase our profile as an organisation, maximise our reach and impact, and raise awareness of the vison, mission and aims of Black Thrive Global.
Working closely with the Directors, the CEO and the staff, you will create a compelling, coherent and consistent narrative that joins up all our communication channels, key messaging around core BTG work, and plan strategically for key dates linked to activities and events corelated with our aims and mission. To do this, you will work with staff across our organisation and with the communities we represent to increase our engagement with the general public and key stakeholders. Our communications will be both reactive and proactive and the post holder will provide quick responses to emerging media stories.
Duties and responsibilities
- Oversee Black Thrive’s communication activity, co-ordinating that activity and planning for all communications channels, including website, social media and external newsletters. This role includes marketing Black Thrive to different audiences to raise the profile of the organisation in support of its strategic aims.
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Deal proactively with media enquiries, maintain the media database and log enquiries, monitor media coverage.
- Implement effective external communications strategy to develop a consistent and coherent narrative for Black Thrive; amplify and support the work of the organisation among the general public, potential strategic partners (including but not exclusive to academics, community partners and local decision-making bodies); and provide clear goals around communication and brand awareness.
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Evaluate and monitor communications activity – developing KPI’s in line with our Communications Strategy, and ensuring the information is used to build on success and to develop strategy and outputs.
- Lead on the management and delivery of the communications calendar.
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Manage and lead the Communications Team staff.
- Work with the Black Thrive staff team (and with external agencies as appropriate) to develop and maintain website content and upload website content.
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Implement a social media strategy that is integrated with wider team projects and ensure consistent messaging is shared across all platforms.
- Work with the Directors and staff team to support proactive and reactive media relations and social media output.
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Work with the Directors, CEO, team members and freelance staff to manage and coordinate the production of Annual reports.
- Provide oversight of publications and materials, ensuring brand guidelines are followed.
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Produce engaging content for internal and external blog posts, newsletters and other forms of media to be shared across all platforms.
- Provide in-house design for publications and promotional materials as required.
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Produce regular e-newsletters.
- Oversee the work of freelancers and volunteers as required.
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Manage the communications budget.
- Act as a brand guardian and champion: Developing core messaging guidelines to include organisational style guide, tone of voice, etc. and advising others to ensure that all content and messaging is on brand.
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Spend up to 10% of time supporting corporate business, such as strategy and administration.
- Occasionally work at weekends and in the evenings when required.
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.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Communications Manager
E=Essential, D=Desirable
Experience
- Experience of raising organisational profile through developing and delivering creative, engaging social media and digital communications. E
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Experience of working in a creative communications role with autonomy. E
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Experience of brand development and communications strategy design and implementation. E
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Experience of managing a WordPress website CMS, including Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), site navigation, Gutenberg page structuring, [and content updates with basic HTML knowledge *] and uploading website content. E
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Experience of writing press releases, media statements, web content, handling media enquiries and briefing and supporting with media interviews. E
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Ability to write regular content for website, weekly email news summary and monthly subscriber newsletter. E
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Experience of planning, delivering and supporting range of events,including assemblies and capturing images for publication. E
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Experience managing and mentoring staff E
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Experience in the use of CRM systems D
Ability, skills, knowledge
- Commitment to equality for all people as well as good knowledge and understanding of the experiences of Black people of African and Caribbean descent and a strong drive to address the factors which negatively impact upon their health and wellbeing. E
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Excellent writing skills and ability to consistently create content that is clear and engaging. E
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High level of digital competence and creativity to support strategic goals .E
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Ability to work at speed through ambiguity and uncertainty and remain calm under pressure E
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Possess excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate effectively with a variety of people at all levels. E
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Ability to work across teams and build relationships with stakeholders E
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Ability to work independently, plan and prioritise own work to deadlines and ensure delivery of key objectives. E
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Ability to manage budgets and report on spend when appropriate D
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Demonstrable competence in Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign. E
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required but we will treat applicants who have a criminal record fairly and will not unreasonably discriminate because of a conviction or other information revealed.
Please ensure your cover letter shows how you match the requirements for the job and why you are interested in this role with Black Thrive Global.
It is your opportunity to let us know who you are.
We have big goals over the next few years.
We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.
Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
Team information
Will you join us?
-This exciting role sits within our Strategic Communications and Marketing team. It forms part of a new cohesive approach to engaging internal audiences. The team sits within our Social Change department alongside digital, brand, creative, campaigning, policy, and media.
-Reporting to the Head of Federation Communications you'll head up the planning and delivery of our internal comms. You'll support delivery of our strategic communications plan and contribute towards creating a new federation-wide comms plan.
-You'll work closely with colleagues across Mind to connect and engage with staff to drive forward our bold plans, ensuring our vision, mission, and values run through all we do.
-You'll be responsible for managing and developing a team comprised of Senior Internal Communications Officer and Communications Assistant. As a team, you'll manage our day to day communications and engagement channels and play a key role in shaping our culture. You'll support and advise colleagues across Mind to plan and deliver top notch internal comms.
Key duties and responsibilities
The post holder will:
-Work closely with the Head of Federation Communications, Head of Strategic Communications and Marketing, and other senior leaders including our Executive team, to deliver our corporate narrative through internal communications.
-Develop and deliver an effective internal communications strategy and plans, in line with our overall strategic communications plan and broader corporate strategy.
-Align internal communications to our organisational development and change plans, working closely with our People, Culture and Equity teams to ensure internal communications is seen as, and delivers as, a key solution.
-Oversee day to day internal communications, taking the lead in developing and delivering impactful and cost-effective internal communications and engagement opportunities using a range of new and existing channels and tools.
-Manage staff, and occasional volunteers, including coaching, motivating and developing the skills of the team, and performing supervisions and appraisals.
-Write, edit and proofread internal communications, ensuring consistency and compliance with Mind's branding, values, key messages and style guidelines, ghost writing for senior staff when required. Signing off materials from other staff members when required to ensure the same.
-Act as Internal Communications lead on key change projects, working in close collaboration with other teams, ensuring priority projects are given adequate resource.
-Work closely with teams across Mind, supporting and advising colleagues on internal communications best practice, including planning, audiences, channels and messaging to ensure the most effective approach. Focusing on empowering staff to put internal audiences first, share information and increase staff engagement.
-Measure and evaluate your team's work to develop best practice, inform future plans and increase our understanding of key audiences, providing reports as required.
-Undertake other duties that may be necessary from time to time, and that are compatible with the nature and grade of this post.
Mind's equity statement
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
Join our retail team as an Assistant Shop Manager at our Dorking shop and support the Shop Manager to maximise shop profit by achieving budgeted income, controlling shop expenditure in line with the shop's budget, and by recruiting and retaining a motivated team of volunteers. You will support the promotion of sustainable shopping and the shop’s social media to increase audience reach, attract customers, donors and volunteer supporters to deliver the Retail Strategy.
Income generation
- To support the Shop Manager to manage the Retail budget to achieve agreed targets:
- Help maximise shop sales by achieving agreed targets both through donated stock and bought in/new goods. This involves proactive stock generation, optimum pricing, processing stock to agreed amounts and stock planning.
- Achieve Gift Aid sales conversion target through maximising new donor sign up and encouraging repeat donations.
- Achieve the shops additional fundraising activities i.e., Christmas appeal sales targets through involving the shops team.
- Maintain high levels of shop presentation by merchandising and housekeeping to agreed standards as set out in the Shops Operations manual.
- Managing the stock levels of bought in/new goods, to include ordering of more stock as and when necessary.
- Assist in holding and attending Fundraising events to promote the awareness of The Children’s Trust.
- Source links with local communities to promote Retail in the community via media and other sources.
- Role involves a degree of manual handling in the sorting and lifting of stock.
- Job Purpose
- Job Description
- Duties and Responsibilities
Administration and compliance
- To ensure adherence to The Children’s Trust policies and procedures, in particular ensuring full compliance of the shops in line with all Health & Safety legislation, Trading Standards, Risk Assessments, Gift Aid, Lottery and all other legal or statutory requirements:
- Assist in controlling shop expenditure through effective cost control of weekly expenses.
- Ensure minimum losses of both stock and cash by following bank and till procedures and safeguarding the property of The Children’s Trust at all times.
- Adhere to all Policies and Procedures including those relating to the compliance with Health and Safety responsibilities, Gift Aid and Lottery.
- Complete all administration to meet the requirements, standard and deadlines for whom this work is produced.
- Embrace the change and development of new technology in the shop, for example The Loop (internal intranet) and Chariot (EPOS till system).
- Timely efficient responses to requests for information including voice and email messages.
- To fulfil any other agreed duties that may at times be reasonably required.
Personnel and Training
- To support the Shop Manager to ensure the Shop’s team are recruited, retained and developed:
- Led by the Shop Manager - provides positive, visible and proactive leadership to the Shops team.
- Assist in managing all employees and volunteers within the Shop in accordance with the aims and values of The Children’s Trust.
- Deputise and be accountable for all Shop Manager duties as and when necessary, in their absence due to sickness, holiday or recruitment.
- Assist the Shop Manager to recruit, induct, support, train and retain team of shop volunteers.
- Attend where appropriate, training courses relevant to the development of the role and Retail Sales meetings if required and cascade information to team as appropriate.
- Assist at other shops if requested and where reasonable.
- Carry out duties in accordance with Trust #Promises.
Customer Service
- To ensure customer care and quality of service.
- Provide excellent customer care through quality of service, dealing with complaints both efficiently and effectively, and having a good understanding of what The Children’s Trust does.
- Support other shops and fundraising colleagues as and when necessary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.