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Reporting to: Director of Policy and Engagement 

Direct reports: 1 x Scotland Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Legislative Lead, 2 x Policy and Public Affairs Officers, 1 x England Policy and Public Affairs Manager 

Location of work: Home-based. The post holder must be easily and quickly commutable to London and will require frequent meetings in London. The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland to attend events and meetings.

Contract type: Full-time, 35 hours per week,  flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work 

Contract Length: Permanent 

Salary: £54,500 - £56,500 

BACKGROUND

Our work has never been more needed. The latest research suggesting that the number of children and young people at risk of hunger has rocketed to 2.6 million* means that one in five children don't have enough to eat.When a child is too hungry to learn, when they’re aching for something to eat, they can’t concentrate. They can’t absorb information. Big feelings and worries can be impossible to control. They fall behind in their studies.

Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 300,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma.  Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK.

 This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children as we work to influence both policy implementation, with the national rollout of primary-aged universal school breakfast, and legislative change, through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. There has also been commitment from the Scottish Government for a national breakfast scheme and we are seeking to expand our advocacy work into Wales. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are implemented in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free.

In addition, thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams.  And for the very youngest, we know that the disadvantage gap begins before they even reach reception. With the Government commitment to another 100,000 places in school-based nurseries, early years is also a critical part of our advocacy work.

 Being part of the work of Magic Breakfast is your chance, together with parents, teachers and people across the UK, to demonstrate the power of school breakfasts and to shape the way forward to end morning hunger for good.

*Food Foundation Insecurity Tracker Jan 2025

JOB PURPOSE

The Head of Policy & Public Affairs will review, develop and implement our advocacy strategy and lead a team to influence the devolved legislatures across the UK to address child morning hunger, with a view to the underlying systemic causes of child poverty and hunger, by driving change through policy and legislation. The role operates at our ‘Head of level’ which is the most senior operational specialist level and provides both operational and strategic leadership.

This role will also provide wider leadership across the charity and input into organisational strategy development and planning as part of the Core Management Group. This role will ensure that the Policy and Public Affairs function is aligned to the wider strategic aims and outcomes of Magic Breakfast as well as the internal operational systems and delivery.

The strategic leadership will ensure an external and long term view, with an outward looking and forward thinking approach that builds thought leadership, relationships and partnerships, with positioning to anticipate and build on new opportunities to end child morning hunger for good.

It will require an experienced Policy and Public Affairs professional, with significant experience of high impact and demonstrable outcomes at a senior level in the field. The postholder will lead the policy and public affairs team to influence the Early Adopters Scheme, the national rollout of primary school breakfast provision in England and breakfast legislation in the Children’s Wellbeing Bill (CWB).

They will also develop, guide and lead plans to influence the Scottish government, particularly in the run up to the election in May 2026 and the influencing of manifestos; and will lead Magic Breakfast’s upcoming influencing work in Wales. 

In the external leadership that the role provides they will build relationships with politicians, political influencers, special advisors and civil servants to establish long-term, sustainable solutions to child morning hunger in the UK.

As a compassionate, people centric and inspiring leader they will work to enable their team to grow and develop in their skills ensuring they can step away from the detail whilst retaining accountability, build effective resource management and progression pathways. This role may manage external consultants where necessary, and work collaboratively with external organisations to amplify our voice and asks and strengthen our position as a thought leader. 

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Review and define the advocacy strategy for 25/26 in line both with moving political environment and Magic Breakfast’s influencing agenda, considering the systemic barriers to ending child morning hunger for good.

· Develop and maintain close relationships with the Department for Education and other key departments including Department for Health and Social Care and Treasury, to secure hunger and child focus as key priorities for breakfast provision.

· Develop, monitor and evaluate influencing plans for each devolved nation

· Support the development of influencing plans with coalition groups and organisations to influence school breakfast policy, commitments and implementation

· Review policy positions in Wales and Northern Ireland and define our advocacy approach, gaining external insights and analysing available research and data to shape the plan

· Develop a vision for advocacy beyond current demands, considering political appetite and gaining insight from lived experience communities and relevant sectors, to ensure that we are clear on future asks, and can build the foundation towards them.

· Work with Impact and Insights team to define future research needs to meet our longer-term advocacy plans

· Enhance and establish internal processes and ensure good internal information dissemination 

· Work closely with key internal stakeholders to shape advocacy work and support broader organisational objectives

· Embed learnings and develop a fail fast, learn fast culture in the team

· Coach, support and lead direct reports enabling increased professional development, strategic decision making, proactive project management and robust political influencing

· Contribute to and help shape the work of the Core Management Group to ensure ongoing alignment for in year implementation of the strategic plan and create integrated future year plans which meet organisational goals

· Monitor and review KPIs to monitor and measure both team and cross organisational performance, using the results to guide teams and surface learnings

· Assess areas of risk and escalate where necessary and according to policy

· Develop and monitor annual team budgets

General

• Work collaboratively across the organisation, building good working relations and providing ad-hoc support to other teams and members of staff

• Passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.

• Help to maintain a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do. 

• Share Magic Breakfast’s commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

• Establish and ensure existing Ways of Working are adhered to across team

• Adhere to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures and ensure that all activity is compliant with current legislation, GDPR, data protection and child safeguarding requirements

• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role

 PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

· Strategy development, demonstrating a deep understanding of how to craft, implement, and evolve strategies that align to operational outcomes for the Policy and Advocacy function as well as enabling our organisation strategy in our aim to end child morning for good.

· Stakeholder management and partnership building with extensive experience of engaging, influencing, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including senior political figures, policymakers, funders and sector leaders.

· Ability to confidently and flexibly deal with volatile political environment, anticipating potential developments and adapting to emerging situations to meet aims

· Highly experienced in developing and shaping policy positions, using insights, research and data sets to inform and guide decision-making

· Understanding and experience of the role of the broader external environment to shape policy asks and political influencing, including the implications of a policy ask in one sector on another.

· Experience of influencing key political events such as budgets, national elections and the legislative process.

· Significant experience of coaching, supporting and managing the development of a team, with the ability to make difficult decisions and challenge where needed to deliver the organisational strategy.

Desirable

· Experience of education, food insecurity, child poverty or childcare sectors

Skills and Abilities

• Effective leadership mentality with confidence to step away from the detail and delegate responsibility, enabling others to use judgements, make decisions, learn from failures and continuously improve.

• Analytical and evidence based decision making, with the ability to turn data and analysis into policy and advocacy related recommendations or outcomes for action.

• Effective planning, prioritisation and project management skills. Able to organise self and team to meet planned objectives and strategic direction with the ability to pivot and manage the unexpected.

• Strong, influential and impactful interpersonal and communication skills and to advocate for own specialism, department and Magic Breakfast's mission, effectively conveying the organisation's impact and needs to a wide range of audiences.

• Operational and financial acumen and analysis: understanding and practical application of knowledge as required around funding considerations, budget development and management, risk management, and ensuring systems in place for efficiency by setting and maintaining policy and procedural frameworks.

• An outward looking and forward thinking approach that drives a sense of curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement. Always thinking what can we learn from others, what new developments can be explored and what are the opportunities for the function to improve and grow with others too.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

Please find attached our job pack

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - w/c 5th May

Interview 1 - 15th and 16th May

Interview 2 - w/c 21st May

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

About The Role
You will be working in a collaborative, fast-paced and creative environment and will play a key role within our Engagement Team to strengthen Youth Music’s relationships with individual givers. This role will focus on engaging individuals to support our mission, managing relationships with community supporters, and delivering strategies to enhance community fundraising and individual giving.

About You

You are a motivated and relationship-driven individual who is passionate about music and making a difference. You will have a strong ability to engage, motivate and influence prospective and existing individual givers, a strategic mindset for fundraising and supporter engagement, and excellent stewardship skills. Your ability to build lasting relationships with our donors and community fundraisers will be key to your success in this role.

Key Responsibilities 

• Create and execute a strategic plan for growing community fundraising and individual giving, and monitor and evaluate the impact of this.
• Take ownership of Youth Music’s guestlist donation initiative, securing gigs to add an optional donation in aid of Youth Music.
• Support the Philanthropy Lead in cultivating major donor relationships and co-investment opportunities with charitable trusts and foundations. 
• Support the Ambassador & Supporter Engagement Manager and Philanthropy Lead with administration of onboarding Youth Music advocates and Change Makers.
• Lead on the administration and organisation of community fundraising events/activities. You will support challenge event participants with their fundraising by liaising with them before and after events, ensuring they feel prepared and have the Youth Music resources they require.
• Work with the Communications Team to make the most of the exciting communications opportunities that exist in the run-up to, during and after fundraising activities and events - including helping to collect, create and distribute photos, videos, news stories, interviews and social media posts.
• Lead on Gifts in Wills and Legacy Giving.
• Manage our fundraising reconciliation, carefully producing donation reports and logging donor information on Salesforce.

Other roles will include supporting the Engagement team with an array of day-to-day tasks such as:

• Provide supporter care; taking and responding to supporter enquiries via phone, email or post.
• Work on securing gifts, raffle prizes and other sponsorship to elevate community events and fundraisers.
• Manage the fundraising enquiries inbox and be the first point of contact for receiving donations and giving advice on how to fundraise for Youth Music.
• Contribute to Youth Music’s media channels to promote and support campaigns and events.
• Update Salesforce with accurate information about all donations and fundraising activities, and support others in its training and use. 
• Ensure that all fundraising processes are compliant with GDPR regulations and Fundraising Regulator practice.
• Keep up to date with trends in community fundraising, corporate fundraising and charity events.
• Attend evening events as required, including potential travel and overnight stays. 
• Be proactive in identifying opportunities for learning and professional development to ensure excellence and continuous improvement.
• Represent Youth Music at events.

General

• Carrying out all such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
• This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will perform.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with good awareness of accessibility and understanding of inclusive best practice.

Person Specification

Minimum Criteria

• Two years experience of working in a fundraising/similar role.
• Experience identifying and securing new supporters and managing existing donors.
• Experience monitoring, evaluating and reporting against strategic growth plans.

Other Essential Criteria

• Community fundraising events/activities administration experience. 
• Have experience in Gifts in Wills and Legacy Giving.
• Experience using Salesforce or other similar platforms. 
• You’ll be a great people person, able to engage with members of the public enthusiastically and empathetically. 
• You’ll have excellent research skills and careful attention to detail.
• You’ll have a good understanding of the Fundraising Regulator and the Code of Fundraising Practice. 
• You’ll be a team player.
• You’ll be methodical and well organised.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in a youth or music-oriented organisation. 
• Understanding of the music education and/or music industries landscape.
• Passion for music and interest in its benefits for young people and society. 

We’re looking for a youth worker to lead our weekly educational youth club programme in Bournemouth. Delivered in partnership with International Care Network (ICN), sessions take place on a weekly basis between 4.30-7.30pm throughout the year including school holidays.

The role is six hours a week (three hours on a Wednesday at Club Class plus three hours a week for planning/prep/meetings).

Main purpose of the role:

The youth worker will plan, deliver and facilitate educational and cultural activities to separated children (16-21 years old) in the context of an interactive youth club held weekly in partnership with the ICN in Bournemouth. Although you will prepare and deliver the materials, you will be supported by our youth support worker and ICN support worker during the actual Club Class session. Plus one support worker from ICN and one staff member from Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole local authority (BCP LA) – usually a personal advisor or social worker.

Main duties:

• Research, plan and devise educational activities/classes for the weekly sessions based on our Club Class framework
• Deliver and facilitate the weekly Club Class with the support of our youth support worker and the ICN support worker.
• Source outside facilitators on occasion (on a voluntary basis) to deliver specialist sessions 
• Ensure sessions are young people-led and participants have an opportunity to input into future Club Class sessions using our participatory feedback mechanism 
• Provide emotional support and guidance to the group (please note this is not a casework role), referring individual young people to their case worker where one-to-one support is required.
• Ensure the highest level of safeguarding for the young people attending with adherence to The Separated Child Foundation’s safeguarding policy
• Work with the Programme Manager to evaluate Club Class with participants to ensure the sessions are appropriate and relevant to their needs, and propose amendments and improvements to the Club Class framework as required
• Gather feedback (anonymised where necessary) from participants to populate social media, support funding bids and include in programme management reporting
• Provide line manager with regular feedback on the sessions and future plans during routine catch up calls and Programme Manager in-person visits

Person Specification:

• Experience in planning and delivering youth-led interactive group workshops using varied techniques and approaches
• Experience of working with or supporting young people, preferably separated asylum seeking and refugee children and/or young people for whom English is not first language
• Qualification in Youth Work or comparable subject
• Awareness of the needs of young people, preferably separated asylum seeking and refugee children
• Awareness of safeguarding and child protection principles and practice 
• Self-confidence and the ability to approach and engage with young people
• Experience of working with different languages, cultures and/or social backgrounds
• A competence in use of basic IT skills such as use of PowerPoint 
• Good organisation and planning skills, particularly related to youth work 
• A commitment to the work and values of The Separated Child Foundation
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities in practice
• Effective communication skills, and a good level, and understanding of spoken and written English
• An understanding of the need to provide a quality service without compromising professional boundaries 
• Effective team player, able to work collaboratively and quickly develop and maintain a strong relationship with the existing team
• An understanding of confidentiality, and an impartial and non-directive approach when working with clients
• Must consent to and provide all relevant documentation for an enhanced disclosure by the DBS

Job Title and Summary:  Senior Video Editor

As a Senior Video Editor, you become part of the Visual Creative team and be a vital part of delivering well produced short- and longform videos for Soi Dog’s social media platforms by visualizing and sharing ideas, storyboarding exciting upcoming video ideas, challenging your creative thoughts through your way of editing videos and assisting the team and various departments optimizing their video content.

You will be working together with Visual Creatives' photo-, videographers and designers, Fundraising and Marketing teams who will be responsible for providing you with briefs and guidance on content requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Video editing and Storyboarding

• Edit engaging videos with motion graphics, sound design and captions, and make sure they resonate with the targeted audience and media platform.
• Visualize, share, storyboard and supervise ideas for upcoming video projects together with team members and from other departments.
• Provide guidance on video editing to other members of the team.
• Staying updated in the latest advancements and trends within the world of video editing

Project and Time management

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Handling and organizing raw and edited video files
• Ensuring organised folder structures and project files.

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• 2 or more years of experience with video editing
• Have exceptional written English skills as well as verbal
• Advanced knowledge on video editing
• Advanced experience within the Adobe Creative Suite (For Mobile and Desktop)
• Experienced in both social media and long form content
• Experience with colour correction and grading
• Experience in storytelling
• A creative vision
• Ability to communicate with all internal organisational departments and team members
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload under changing deadlines

Desirable:

• Experience with Motion Graphic Design
• Experience with Audio Design
• Knowledge of the animal welfare sector

What we are looking for in you:

• Highly motivated and comfortable in a fast-paced working environment
• A friendly, outgoing person who is an excellent communicator
• A creative thinker, who enjoys sharing ideas
• Naturally inquisitive and innovative
• Ready to adapt within an ever-changing environment in the digital industry
• Keen on researching to always improve efficiency and creativity

Department and Supervisor:  This position reports to the Visual Creative Services Manager.

Location: Fixed base: Soi Dog Foundation, Mai Khao, Phuket, Thailand.

Type of Employment: This position is a permanent, full-time position

Additional Information:

• 19 annual holidays (including 13 day of Thai National Holidays) rising to 25 days with year of service
• Annual Salary Adjustment
• Social Security
• Provident Fund
• Uniform provided
• Visa and work permit (for foreign national only)

About IMO Charity

Inspire Motivate Overcome (IMO) was established in 2006 to create safe, engaging, and inspiring spaces for young people through recreational and diversionary activities. Our roots are in the Audley & Queen’s Park ward in Blackburn, Lancashire – a vibrant but often under-resourced area. What began as a small initiative has since evolved into a respected grassroots charity that works at the heart of the community.

Over the years, IMO has expanded its reach and impact by listening to local voices and responding to real needs. We work collaboratively with residents, statutory services, and partner organisations to fill service gaps, tackle social inequalities, and create opportunities for all.

Our projects span youth engagement, education, employment support, mentoring, mental health and well-being, and community development. Whether it’s through sports programmes, training workshops, youth leadership initiatives, or one-to-one support, our goal is to empower individuals to thrive and inspire those around them.

Our Ethos
At IMO, we believe in the power of community. Our ethos is rooted in supporting those who shape future generations – be they family members, peers, educators, businesses, or community leaders. By equipping people with the tools, confidence, and networks they need, we help build a more resilient, inclusive, and hopeful society.

Why Join IMO?

Working with IMO means becoming part of a passionate, dedicated team that values innovation, integrity, and compassion. We offer a supportive and flexible working environment where your ideas are welcomed, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a visible difference. This is more than a job – it’s a chance to be part of something meaningful, right at the heart of community change.

Our Organisational Value:

1. Passion
2. Respect
3. Accountability 
4. Team Work
5. Knowledge
6. Action
7. Equality & Diversity 

Purpose of Post:

The Marketing & Communications Officer will be responsible for the administration and co-ordination of consistent marketing and communications messages and activities, promotions, exhibitions, PR campaigns, social media, digital/website content, uphold brand integrity, which enhances and grows the reputation and awareness of IMO Charity.

The Marketing and Communications Officer will play a key role in supporting the Business Development Manager to manage the ‘public face’ of IMO Charity. It is expected that the Marketing & Communications Officer will contribute strategically and creatively about how to promote the organisations services and activities to engage all members and stakeholders, offering inventive ideas for creating captivating marketing content and the drive to deliver it with a flair for language, keeping up-to-date with changes in the social media and attention to detail.  

The Marketing & Communications Officer will work closely with the staff, supporting them to develop and deliver communication plans, in line with meeting the overall strategic objectives of the organisation.

A prime area of responsibility will be to work with the Business Development Manager and other team members in delivering contractual obligations and impact reporting associated with marketing and communications across all projects.

The officer will support the IMO Charity team by inputting and contributing towards the activities and development of tenders, grant applications, market research, membership support, data analysis, events and any other activities required to achieve IMO Charity marketing objectives.

Employee Benefits:​

1. 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
2. Flexible working arrangements
3. Pension Scheme
4. Sick pay
5. Internal staff well-being group to support staff welfare
6. Personal development opportunities
7. Free staff parking
8. Health Benefits

To view the marketing & communications job specification view the marketing doccument attached. 

Permanent, Full Time

Circa £28,000 plus competitive benefits

Do you want to make a difference?

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family.  Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.

Do you want to play a part in what we do?

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

· Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans. 

· We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.

· We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.

· We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.

This role presents a great opportunity for a candidate with strong administrative, communication and team-working skills to join the Strategic Partnerships team at the RAF’s leading welfare charity. The Strategic Partnerships team manages the Fund’s relationships with corporate partners who play a vital role in making the Fund’s work possible. The team also develops and markets new fundraising offerings as well as identifying, researching and engaging with new corporate partners who will help the Fund stand side-by-side with the RAF Family in years to come.

This is an ideal role for a candidate already working in the charity sector and wishing to develop their skills in an active partnerships team, or for a candidate interested in transferring their skills into the charity sector. This role is an important one in supporting activity across the team, and particularly the work of the Strategic Partnerships Managers, with a focus on administrative support as well as liaising with internal and external stakeholders. In this role you will enable the team to build relationships and meet ambitious fundraising targets, allowing the charity to change the lives of beneficiaries facing hardship now and in the future.

The role will be office based at our London HQ, with a minimum of three days working in the office per week. The successful candidate for this role will need to prove they have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.

If you have any queries regarding the role, please email the address displayed on the recruitment portal.

The closing date for applications is Friday 2nd May 2025, 5:00pm.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. The Fund takes safeguarding seriously, and appropriate background checks will be completed. You can find out more about our commitment to safeguarding on our website. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).

Role description: 

We are seeking a creative and proactive Digital Marketing and Content Officer to lead on developing and delivering engaging digital content across Southampton Hospitals Charity’s online channels with the goal of building an engaged supporter and donor community.

You will be responsible for growing our digital presence through compelling storytelling, high-quality social media content, and effective digital engagement strategies. Working closely with the Campaigns and Marketing Manager and Communications & Publications Officer, you will play a key role in gathering, creating, and sharing impactful stories from across the hospitals, ensuring our supporters, donors, and the wider community remain connected to our work. 

Main Responsibilities: 

Content creation & digital engagement 

• Work with the Campaigns & Marketing Manager to create and implement a digital marketing strategy with the aim of increasing our contactable audience and improving engagement across our digital channels. 

• Plan, create, and publish high-quality content across all digital channels, including social media, website, and email marketing. 

• Build relationships across the Charity and Hospitals, proactively gathering stories, case studies, and visual content. 

• Develop engaging social media campaigns, ensuring content is tailored to different audiences and platforms. 

• Manage paid digital advertising (Facebook ads, Google ads) to increase engagement and fundraising outcomes. 

• Capture and edit video and photography content for digital storytelling. 

• Ensure all content is accessible, inclusive, and aligned with brand guidelines. 

Social media & website management 

• Oversee the charity’s social media presence, responding to comments, messages, and engaging with supporters. 

• Analyse performance metrics, using insights to refine content strategies. 

• Regularly update website content, ensuring it is engaging and relevant. 

• Implement SEO best practices to optimise web content. 

Supporter engagement & digital growth 

• Work with fundraising teams to develop and deliver digital supporter journeys. 

• Identify opportunities for supporter-led content. 

• Work closely with the Communications & Publications Officer to ensure digital content supports broader comms objectives. 

• Provide training and guidance to colleagues on best practices for digital content creation and engagement. 

• Where needed, help manage Communications & Publications Officer responsibilities during periods of annual leave. 

Person Specification: 

Knowledge and experience 

• Experience managing social media channels for an organisation, including content creation and analytics. 

• Experience (or interest in) working within the Charity Sector and an understanding of the principles of the donor pipeline and donor/supporter engagement. 

• Experience creating and editing multimedia content (video, photography, graphics). 

• Strong copywriting skills for digital platforms, with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences. 

• Knowledge of SEO, social media algorithms, and best practices. 

• Experience using content management systems (WordPress). 

• Familiarity with digital advertising and email marketing platforms (Mailchimp). 

• Experience using data analytics tools (Google Analytics, Meta Insights). 

• Experience using CRM or supporter databases (Beacon preferred). 

Skills, abilities, and behaviours 

• Creative thinker with a strong visual storytelling ability. 

• Experience of using Canva and/or Adobe Suite. 

• Ability to work to brand guidelines, producing aesthetically pleasing collateral and marketing materials. 

• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects. 

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills. 

• Proactive and outgoing, with a willingness to seek out stories and content opportunities. 

• Adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment. 

• Ability to translate complex information into accessible and engaging content. 

• Attention to detail, ensuring high-quality and consistent content. 

• A self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team. 

 Job purpose:

We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic, and experienced Digital Marketing Executive with a passion for social media and marketing to join the Spread a Smile team.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will help to deliver our marketing strategies and day-to-day output across our digital platforms including social media, website and e-comms and our Smile TV online viewing channel for families.

You will play a key role driving social media growth with responsibility for developing and posting creative content and managing interactions across our social media platforms, ensuring that we remain consistent in terms of brand and tone. You will have an excellent understanding of and passion for social media (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn), uses, trends and development.

You will provide marketing support across the Fundraising and Services team, including producing marketing/fundraising materials and literature, appeals and events collateral (services and fundraising related), case stories, PR activity, and supporting management of our photo / film libraries and brand.

You will be brilliantly organised, and comfortable working across a wider team, juggling multiple projects at a time. You will be willing to go the extra mile to help us reach new audiences and achieve our strategic aims.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Responsible for the day-to-day output of our social media content across Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and LinkedIn (we use Hootsuite). Scheduling, writing and producing content (including reels), responding to comments and messages etc.

• Leading on the development of our TikTok channel, delivering engaging content and plans to grow this platform in particular. Also mirroring for Instagram too.

• Managing our Linktree platform (Instagram) and exploring other suitable platforms and reporting for socials.

• Supporting the Head of Marketing to develop social media strategies and growth plans, identifying new audiences, influencer targets, creative content, trends, and PR/marketing opportunities and exploring sponsorship and advertising.

• Using Canva to create social media content, charity materials and videos/reels.

• Responsible for the day-to-day upkeep and update of the Spread a Smile website, making amends and creating content as required.

• Supporting the Head of Marketing on wider website development and marketing strategies and support tools such as researching and using AI i.e. ChatGPT.Responsible for creating monthly supporter e-newsletter in Mailchimp, regular family e-newsletters (4 per annum) and other e-comms, (with Head of Marketing leading on content strategy), helping to ensure schedules for delivery are agreed and adhered to.

• Working with the Head of Marketing to maintain brand quality control, ensuring brand guidelines and support materials are up-to-date and accessible to the whole team.

• Researching and exploring marketing and promotional initiatives and avenues such as Google Ads, PPC, Instagram / Facebook promotions / sponsorship / ads etc.

• Managing Google Analytics and communications tracking, producing monthly reporting on marketing activity using agreed reporting template, including website activity, e-comms performance, social media performance and growth and audience analysis.

• Liaising with external designers as required on charity collateral and managing relationships with printers, obtaining relevant quotes and ensuring costing clarity.

• Supporting the Head of Marketing and wider fundraising team on fundraising appeals and events, helping to deliver relevant collateral, promotional strategies and communications and supporting fundraising relationship requirements as needed (i.e. website news stories etc).

• Working closely with the Head of Marketing and Services team to support marketing requirements for the Services and family events, including delivery and production of materials, visiting hospital partners to take good quality photos and film content etc.

• Attending our Family events as required to support with photos and marketing content.

• Helping to maintain our photo library and ensuring good management systems

General:

• Work in accordance with the organisation’s Vision, Mission and Values and all policies and procedures

• Support a culture of care for the team, volunteers and the families that we work with, including appropriate responsibility for safeguarding. Follow the organisation’s safeguarding policy and procedures at all times

• Contribute to the culture of the organisation, actively supporting wider organisational activities including attendance fundraising events.

Bridge 5 Mill is a centre of social change in a historic 5 storey mill on the edge of Ancoats, comprising workspaces and event spaces. Our unique sustainable and ethical approach characterises our building and drives all our activities. Bridge 5 Mill is part of a family of organisations including the Kindling Trust, promoting ecological and social justice through a broad range of projects. 

We have just secured funding to fix our broken lift. This is great news, as the period without a lift had a significant impact on our community of tenants, wider users and also therefore, on our income from venue hire (with much less events able to take place during this time). This came on the tail of the Covid pandemic, which transformed how and when people use workspaces and events spaces. The funding means we are now at a pivotal time to rebuild both our events program and our offer as a beautiful, ethical and central venue to hire, as well as exploring how to diversify our services. You will be an instrumental part in the development and growth of our activities and in overcoming these recent challenges.

We are looking for a motivated and passionate person to join our small team here at Bridge 5 Mill. You will be part of an exciting new chapter for our organisation, as we prepare for our events “relaunch”,  diversify our services and begin working on exciting new development projects. As our Finance Manager, you will be an integral part of this transition, working alongside the Building Manager and Community Engagement Manager, to increase event occupancy, improve our current services and financially futureproof Bridge 5 Mill. 

We are at an exciting time in the life of our organisation and there has never been a more important time for us to deliver our vision. We are looking for someone with the experience, skills and energy to help us do that.

MAIN DUTIES

Bookkeeping;

• Bank reconciliation
• Invoicing and payment management
• Purchases and paying bills
• Assist our accountant with HMRC duties 

Prepare financial reports;

• Prepare quarterly management reports for Board of Trustees
• Create budgets & forecasts
• Compare budgets versus actuals & collaborate with the operations team on where to make improvements
• Identify and monitor financial Key Performance Indicators
• Submitting relevant documents to companies House, Charity Commission etc.

Fundraising;

• Research and apply for loans, grants and blended finance options as needed
• Reporting to funders on grant progress
• Liaise with operations team on financial viability of future development plans 

Reception cover (to cover annual leave / sickness when needed);

• Sit at reception to cover annual leave / sickness when needed
• Take booking enquiries over the phone & via email 
• Respond to tenant queries 
• Welcome guests 

Other;

• Fulfilling such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential competence, skills and knowledge;

• Experience in bookkeeping
• Good excel skills
• Ability to work within a small dynamic team
• Experience in financial reporting
• Experience in funding bid writing
• Good administration skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks, good time management and organisational skills
• Good administration and IT skills
• Problem solving skills and  proactiveness

Desirable competence, skills and knowledge;

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer service skills
• Experience of reception, hospitality or facilities operations

Essential personal skills;

• Awareness, understanding and enthusiasm for environmental and social change issues
• Drive and enthusiasm to meet set objectives. A high degree of personal motivation and initiative, the ability to work under pressure, whilst working cooperatively in a team environment
• Ability to learn on the job, and respond to possibilities and potential opportunities
• Willingness and flexibility to undertake any relevant training required

Desirable personal skills;

• Understanding of the social change and VCSE sector
• Knowledge of the events and venue hires industry

Salary: £24, 570 pro rata per annum (for a 37.5 hour working week), plus 5% employer pension contribution (actual salary for 22.5  hours a week: £14,742 per annum). Salary based on Real Living Wage 2025/26.

ARMA (UK) is the professional association for research management in the UK. We represent research leaders, managers and administrators, offering professional development and opportunities to build networks, knowledge and skills.

We are looking for a Conference and Major Events Manager to lead on the delivery of our successful annual conference and other major events.

The role includes, but is not limited to, project management, budgeting and financial management, marketing and promotion, sponsorship and exhibition sales/ coordination, venue selection and contracting, supplier management, speaker liaison, abstract management and delegate administration.

This role will work closely with our Head of Membership Engagement, the chair of Conference and Conference Working Group to deliver an excellent programme and outstanding delegate experience. The role holder is also responsible for managing the relationship with our appointed Professional Conference Organiser (PCO).

For full details about this role, our work and the skills required please refer to our role profile.

Join our team!

Crohn’s and Colitis UK are on the look out for a new Head of People role! With responsibility for ensuring the delivery of an effective and efficient HR function your remit will be to translate the charity’s strategic vision and objectives into actionable HR plans. If you have experience of working with senior leadership teams to enhance workforce effectiveness and develop a positive working environment where colleagues feel engaged and supported, then we’d be keen to hear from you!  

About Us 

We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2025 will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!

The role

Starting between £55,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience

Hours: 35hrs per week

Permanent: Full-Time 

Place of work: Hybrid

As a member of the Senior Executive Team, you will develop a positive, inclusive work environment where colleagues feel supported, engaged, and empowered to perform at their best to help. Working with the leadership team, you will foster strong employee relations and well-aligned policies to enhance the quality of services we provide. You will embed our values and behaviours, ensuring legal compliance, and by promoting inclusion and diversity, you will facilitate a workplace that better reflects the diverse communities we work with.

About you

You will be a senior HR practitioner, qualified to CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience), and have a proven track-record at leading a high-performing HR team. You’ll have plenty of experience in delivering strategic HR initiatives,  excellent knowledge of employment law, an ability to communicate at all levels, and flex your approach according to the situation. We are looking for someone who has had experience of advising and delivering on organisational-wide HR change management initiatives, can work effectively to project deadlines, and will successfully balance the needs of employees with the operational and ambitious needs of the charity.

Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification. 

Our location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail.

We have a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our Senior Executive Team meet with our Senior Leadership Team twice a month on a Monday. These meetings are face to face. One is in central London and one is at our Hatfield office. In addition, you will be required to attend at least four face to face organisational All Staff Together days which are predominantly in Hatfield, one directorate meeting a month in Hatfield, as well as attending the Hatfield office with the rest of the HR team one day a week. One to one’s will be face to face with direct line reports and your line manager once a quarter.

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days 
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme 
• Flexible working options 
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme 
• Wellbeing programme 
• Interest free loan for season tickets 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Free parking and secure bike locks 
• Training and development financial support and/or study leave 
• Performance review and development scheme 

About Equally Ours:

We’re the UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives. Our vision is a just and compassionate society, where we are free from harm and can all contribute and flourish, whoever we are, whatever we believe in, and whatever we do and don’t have. A society that is equally ours.

About the role:

We’re on the lookout for a new Director of Policy and Public Affairs, to protect and advance equality and human rights in the UK, by increasing our policy impact and working collaboratively to harness the power of our network.

The Director of Policy and Public Affairs will play an important role in protecting and advancing equality and human rights in the UK. This role will focus on growing our policy and public affairs capacity so that we can achieve the goals set out in Together for Social Justice, our 10-year strategy. 

You’ll develop and deliver high-impact policy influencing strategies on our three big issues of law, climate and investment. This will mean working on vital public policy issues such as embedding equality and human rights in the government’s mission-driven approach, ensuring a strong legal framework of rights protections, improving public awareness of the value of human rights, and creating a work programme to ensure that people’s whose rights are most at risk can lead policy development on climate breakdown.

You’ll have a strong track record of creating innovative policy solutions that influence public policy and secure social change; the ability to forge and nurture constructive dialogue and working relationships across the political spectrum and within civil society, and a deep understanding of how to increase racial justice at systemic level. You’ll be confident communicating complex legal and technical issues in an engaging way that brings their practical impacts to life for a wide range of audiences, including the media. You’ll be skilled at bringing people together and working collaboratively. 

We’re a small team whose strength comes from combining our own lived and professional expertise with that of the leading thinkers and organisations who make up our network. We offer flexible working and lots of autonomy within a collaborative and supportive environment where it’s your job to make things happen. 

Why Equally Ours?

• Generous benefits including enhanced pension, 26 days of annual leave, health and wellbeing support, and more. 

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your professional and personal life. 

• A collaborative culture that values lived experience alongside professional expertise. 

If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skills to drive meaningful social change, we would love to hear from you. 

How to Apply: 

Please read through the full job pack and then submit your CV and cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria. Please ensure that you address all the criteria, providing sufficient relevant evidence, including examples, to show how your skills and experience match those required in the person specification. Applications without cover letters will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 6th May, 12 noon

We are seeking a passionate, connected and well-organised leader, to manage and develop our Church Engagement team and mission with UK churches, networks, community groups and volunteers. The role requires someone who is motivated by their Christian faith and has a passion to inspire and influence the UK Church to show love, strengthen faith and bring joy to millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa.

As we look towards our 30th anniversary, we want to inspire a new generation of churches and individuals to engage with global and local mission; to raise awareness and understanding of the Church in the MENA and to increase engagement, giving and prayer.

The Church Engagement team sits within the External Engagement Department, which covers areas including communications, publications and resources, press and media, digital content and marketing, fundraising appeals, church engagement, events and volunteers. Teams work closely together on shared activities to ensure that the strategy is connected and delivers a coherent public message, maximising every potential opportunity to increase income and deepen understanding and engagement. Other office staff include those focused on operations and finance, as well as a small Development Team engaging with major donors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will allow you to make a real difference to the lives of millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa.  You will help to manage, maintain and increase income and engagement through the following key responsibilities:

·Work with the team to implement strategies for growing key areas of income and engagement with churches and individuals, maintaining prospect lists, communicating with churches to resource and increase engagement.

·To manage, motivate and support a diverse team in different geographical locations and working patterns.

·To assist with delivering the church partnership and media projects programme, inviting church leaders and churches to join, helping research, prepare and send project proposals, reports and associated resources.

·To analyse current church giving patterns and identify pathways to increase engagement, levels and forms of giving (including individual giving in conjunction with other team members).

·Support with high-level giving church relationships and work with the Engagement Officer to mobilise ambassadors and volunteers within churches to encourage prayer for the MENA and church giving.

·Oversee SAT-7’s presence at events and conferences to maximise opportunities for engagement and increased reach with existing and new supporters.

·To assist with identifying current and future engagement resources to inspire and mobilise supporter churches and wider opportunities with denominations and Christian networks.

·Lead regular one to ones and promote the process of SAT-7 UK’s personal development plans for team members throughout the year e.g. conducting appraisals and mid-year reviews.

WHAT NEXT?

If this sounds like the right role for you and you would like to find out more, please see the Application Pack and apply via the SAT-7 UK website.

About the Foundation

The Leadsom Foundation is a new and ambitious charity, aiming to support parents and carers around

the world to give their baby the best start for life. Our purpose is to advocate for the unique importance of

the 1001 critical days, from pregnancy to age two, funding charities that are delivering services in Family

Hubs to help them give their babies the best start for life, and to fund pioneering research into what type

of support works best.

About the role

We are a small and passionate team making a tangible difference to the lives of families and are looking

to hire a Senior Communications Officer during the exciting ‘start-up,’ phase of the Foundation. We are

looking for a self-starter to bring expertise and creativity to the workspace. If you're an experienced media

operator and exceptional communicator, at least five years into your career and looking for your next big

challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Hours: 40 hours a week (flexibility available)

Location: Central London (SW1) with flexibility to work from home.