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

About this job

As a Social Media Lead, you will:

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

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

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

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

About You

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

About the Team

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

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

About Dogs Trust

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

We know the enormous difference play and play professionals can have on children in 
hospitals, hospices and other healthcare settings. We want the public, health services and
government to understand why play is a must have, not a nice to have.

In order to support our strategy by raising awareness of why we exist and what we do, we are 
seeking a dynamic and experienced communications professional to join the Marketing and 
Communications team. With a strong background in media relations and PR, you will have 
responsibility of overseeing and delivering the press office function, develop and deliver
media and communications plans, shape our storytelling and key messages and provide 
expert consultancy to all colleagues up to and including the Chief Executive.

Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation, children and their families, our 
youth panel and health professionals, you will proactively seek out stories to create
compelling content for the media, our fundraising and awareness raising campaigns, and 
marketing collateral. You are an exceptional copywriter and will have an understanding of
different audience requirements and can advise colleagues accordingly.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, you’ll support with strategic 
communications planning, and in the ideation, development and management of content to 
maximise impact of campaigns, fundraising appeals, events and policy activity across owned, 
earned and paid channels.

You’ll be committed to development, both for yourself and those around you. You’ll manage 
your own environment by constantly listening, responding and adapting. You will believe in 
the value of giving and receiving feedback as helpful information for us all to continually grow, 
and consciously make appropriate, balanced decisions for yourself, others and Starlight. 

This is an exciting time to be at Battersea at the start of a new five-year strategy for the charity as it seeks to scale up and deliver new services and partnerships that will help it in its mission to help more dogs and cats, creating lasting change for animals and those who care for them, wherever they are. Earned media and PR is crucial to help Battersea build its visibility awareness, and relevance to new and existing audiences to support engagement with our strategic aims. The PR team play a key part in telling our story, shifting public attitudes, and generating support. 

We need a confident, dynamic and enthusiastic Press / Media Officer to help us drive visibility, affinity, and relevance amongst new and existing audiences. They will ensure Battersea maintains a high profile and strong, influential voice by working closely with the media and delivering quality proactive and reactive media activity that supports the charity’s strategic aims to help more animals. This role will focus on promoting the work Battersea is doing to help animals not just at our three centres, but also across the UK and overseas. 

Responsibilities will include responding to press enquiries and working with production teams, as well as supporting the wider Marketing & Communications directorate on the delivery of integrated campaigns and PR plans that support our animal welfare campaigning (Our Voice), our brand platform ‘We’re all in for them’, our global programmes strategy, our income generation activity, and our sector and corporate partnerships.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 23rd February 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 3rd March 2025 (1st round); w/c 10th March 2025 (2nd round)

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

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

Are you organised, a great communicator and problem-solver and passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to achieve sustainable employment?Then this role is for you.

We’re looking for a new Employment Partnerships Executive to join us for this London-based role. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to help us deliver our high-impact employment outcomes and support even more young people into work or further education. 

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

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

Salary: from £28,000

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

Interviews: Interviews to commence from Thursday 27th February

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

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

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

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Equipping and Supporting Spear Centres

• Spend time in Spear Centres to build a presence and trust with the Spear coaches, in order to provide better employment support for trainees.
• Provide additional support to Spear Centres outside of London as they develop their own employer network and local employment events.
• Serving as a liaison between Resurgo, the employer and Spear Centres in collecting and sharing job descriptions, trainee CVs, interview feedback and handover documents for successful hires.

Account Management and Administration

• Conduct due diligence checks on potential employers.
• Sustain links with corporates, employers and charities in order to generate employment opportunities for young people.
• Research and compile the weekly employment email with current vacancies and opportunities (which includes all new Spear Streamlined Centres) and contribute ‘Job of the Week’ to the weekly Spear Bulletin.
• Manage bespoke recruitment processes and logistics.
• Monthly reporting for national employer partners.
• Attend select online and in-person youth employment events on behalf of Resurgo and the Spear Programme.
• Support the wider Corporate and Employer Partnerships team in administrative tasks.

Support the Coordination of Employer Events

• Help to deliver central (London-based) Hire Me events with mass employment opportunities.
• Equip Spear Centres to run their own local employment activities/events, including effective review processes after the events.
• Track success of central and local events and the impact on education, employment and training (EET) statistics.
• Work with the Employer Partnerships Manager to develop and coordinate employer-related events, such as Coffee and Connect, or organise site visits for employers to a Spear training room or an insight session with a Spear coach.

Spear Alumni Network Coordinator

• Develop and run an alumni network/platform for Spear completers, keeping them updated with further job opportunities and creating a continued sense of community. 
• Work with the Resurgo Church Partnerships team to build a pipeline into the Spear Ambassadors group, giving Spear completers a voice in the continuous development of the Spear Programme and encouraging Spear completers to invite those they know to join Spear.
• With the Comms team, identify opportunities for Spear completers to become Brand Ambassadors who promote our work, ensuring success stories are celebrated and feeding into funding applications and reports.

Active participation in and support for Resurgo’s team and mission

• Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life as a team member including leading and contributing to daily team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo’s operation and for the success of its mission.

This role will suit you if you are:

• A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform urban communities.
• Passionate about supporting young people who face barriers to achieve sustainable employment.
• An excellent communicator with strong relational skills and the ability to develop a rapport with and positively influence a range of audiences.
• Attention to detail, with the ability to complete administrative tasks to a high standard.
• Self-motivated forward planner who exercises initiative, with the ability to prioritise workload, including working well under pressure.
• Good IT skills, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint (Salesforce desired, but training will be provided, if needed).

Desirable

• Experience in coaching and training delivery, and a desire to grow in this.
• Knowledge of the current employability landscape / experience in HR or recruitment processes.

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities.
• Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including our 5-day Coaching for Leadership (valued at £3,000).
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work.
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues.
• 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays.
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat.
• Excellent Health Insurance Benefits.

A couple of things to note:

This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)

Benefits

• Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
• Flexible working arrangements
• Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
• Annual performance and pay progression reviews
• Up to 5% pension contribution
• 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between
• Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free therapy
• Work phone and laptop
• A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social event

Responsibilities

Publications, Brand and Content 

• Assist the Senior Communications Manager in developing and delivering a content strategy to support Settle’s goals. 

• Maintain brand consistency across all communications and craft clear, engaging messages about Settle’s work. 

• Collaborate with frontline staff and young people to collect and share their stories in an authentic and respectful way, including creating case studies and helping to develop Settle’s storytelling work. 

• Design marketing materials and publications, such as newsletters, annual reports and printed flyers for our different audiences. We use InDesign for our large-scale design projects, while we use Canva for our day-to-day projects. You don’t necessarily need experience of both of these, but you’ll need to be confident with designing multimedia content with similar sort of software.

Website, Digital and Social Media 

• Create, publish and schedule posts for our social media, where you’ll work with the Senior Communications Manager to engage and grow our audiences. We are currently active on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky, but we are planning to launch a TikTok account this year. Experience of editing and making video content would be desirable, but we can support you to develop these skills if you are confident with using tools like Canva already. 

• Work with the Senior Communications Manager and wider team to develop, manage and update content for Settle’s website, keeping it up to date for all our key audiences. This will include supporting with writing blogs, with and on behalf of the organisation. Our website is built on Wagtail CMS – you don’t need to necessarily have used this exact CMS, but experience of updating website content would be desirable. 

• Collate content from across the team for our supporters’ newsletter on MailChimp and assist other teams in publishing any other newsletters for specific audiences.

Media, PR and Policy 

• Assist with handling any media requests and developing Settle’s external reputation. 

• Support the Senior Communications Manager and Settle’s lived experience Advocacy Forum group in producing communications to shape policy and campaigns related to Settle’s work. 

• Support with the delivery of campaigns and events across the team, including our annual Winter Fundraising Campaign and Home of Our Own advocacy campaign (currently in development) 

General Support 

• Work collaboratively across teams to align communications with organisational priorities. 

• Support the Senior Communications Manager with internal communications tasks as needed.

• Managing communications projects with confidence, managing competing priorities and working independently to a defined schedule. 

• Provide additional administrative and communications support functions as requested by the Senior Communications Manager. 

Note: Applicants must be UK based within a reasonable commute of London.  Application without a cover letter will not be considered.

Location                      Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)

Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)

Reports to Director of Policy and Research

Main purpose and scope of the role:

Parentkind is a national charity working with more than 23,500 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Parent Councils and Schools. We are the voice of parents in policy making. 

We are an ambitious organisation and we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of public affairs, advocacy and/or working in a policy environment. 

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual able to take on responsibility and lead. 

The role will involve:

• Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents to make this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
• Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster. 
• Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter. 
• Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people. 
• Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research. 

As a UK wide charity, you will be expected to support our work in other parts of the UK and the devolved administrations. 

We would particularly welcome candidates with media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.

Duties and key responsibilities

Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents. 

• Developing a plan for the APPG to achieve our ambition of making this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
• Raising the profile of the APPG for Parents and increasing the number of MPs and peers engaged with its work. 
• Organising well attended APPG meetings and events. 
• Providing the secretariat to the APPG and working with the Officers to deliver the work of the Group.

Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster. 

• Manage and organise research/policy led events with political/policy audiences, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events.
• Increase attendance at these events to make sure we are successfully engaging with political/policy audiences.

Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter. 

• Developing our stakeholder database of priority contacts.
• Actively arranging high value meetings to promote Parentkind.
• Maintaining a consistent level of communication with political/policy audiences on behalf of Parentkind.

Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people. 

• Taking responsibility for high quality dissemination of our research and evidence to political/policy audiences. 

Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.

• Working across the organisation to support our parent polling activity with engaging and topical questions.
• Support the development of policy recommendations based on our research.
• Writing concise and compelling briefing documents.

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

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

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

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

What you’ll do: 

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

What you’ll need:

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

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

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

Overview:

Choose Love is a fast-paced, agile, ambitious organisation supporting displaced communities globally.

Sharing human stories of forced displacement, highlighting the life-saving work of our partners, and raising funds are at the core of what we do. 

We are seeking an energetic, creative, passionate social media lover and content creator. The successful applicant will have strong storytelling and filmmaking skills, know Instagram and TikTok backwards, and be keen to develop and establish a new supporter base on other channels as the social media landscape changes. 

If you are bursting with new ideas, care about supporting displaced communities globally, and have a passion for using popular culture and trends to drive social change, we’d love to hear from you! 

You don’t need to have experience working in social media in the charity sector, but you do need to have demonstrable skills in creating engaging content, growing followers, working collaboratively and converting engagement to donations. The perfect candidate will also have excellent copywriting skills and be good at juggling competing priorities. 

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

At Turn2us, everything we do is built for - and shaped by - people who have lived experience of financial insecurity. That includes our strategy, our digital tools, our approach to grant-making, our policy work and much more. We also believe that voices of lived experience should be at the heart of our communications and fundraising work, showing people the impact of financial insecurity, and why they should support our work to end it.

Our new Senior Storytelling Officer will grow the storytelling capacity in our team, building strong relationships with our storytellers and ensuring they’re supported before, during and after they tell their story to support our work.

In this role, you’ll build on existing work to establish a pipeline of strong storytellers, build trust and credibility in storytelling across the organisation, and develop storytelling best practice. Underpinning all of this will be your sensitive, diplomatic, and intersectional approach to storytelling.

This role requires a professional who can balance the sensitive nature of our work with the strategic needs of the organisation. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in ethical storytelling and the ability to lead and innovate in this crucial area of our work

We are actively welcoming people with experience of financial insecurity to apply for this role. We know that, for some people, this experience may have affected the opportunities available to them, and that as a result their career path may be untraditional. If that’s you, and you can demonstrate clear ability, experience and a deep personal commitment to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month on a weekly basis.

Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date: 28th February 2025

1st Interview date: 12th March 2025

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is a vibrant, thriving, dynamic and energetic organisation dedicated to making a difference to lives impacted by cancer in our region.

As part of a small but passionate communications team this role plays a key part in helping to develop our supporter base, increase engagement with the charity, and increase our fundraising efforts using a mix of storytelling, marketing, videography and photography, research, and other communications tools.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with excellent written skills to help share the stories behind the people and the charity. You will be responsible for sharing stories across traditional and online media, the charity’s own digital platforms, and will manage our social media output.

You will work with the wider team, as well as our supporters and volunteers to help increase awareness of, and engagement with, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund’s charitable work, including internal projects and external grant making.

As part of a multi-functional marketing team you will use design skills to create content on Canva and other platforms to deliver general promotional flyers and materials for events adhering to brand guidelines and assist with general promotion of LD events and fundraising initiatives.

We are entering an exciting new phase of growth and development, and this role has grow with us. If you would lke to be part of a team making a real difference to lives in our community, we'd love to hear from you.

We have recently starting embarking on a multi-year data transformation programme to leverage, harness and use data better at Age UK and now we need a Data Platform Manager to help the daily delivery of our platforms across the organisation.

If you have lead development teams who have managed enterprise data platforms, helped drive knowledge and adoption of platforms to colleagues in a complex organisation, and have strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies, please review the job description below for a more exhaustive list of responsibilities and apply.

This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in either London, Blackpool, Devon or Warrington. You would be expected to attend the office around once a month for team days and more often if necessary.

Age UK internal grade - 4LT/4NT.

Must haves:

* Proven track record in implementing and managing enterprise data platforms, specifically leveraging Microsoft Databricks, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform technologies in a substantial organizational setting.
* Demonstrated ability to take ownership of enterprise-level data platforms, including the development of comprehensive internal roadmaps. Strong capability in assessing and implementing new features and products to drive business value and efficiency.
* Driving technology adoption initiatives and providing insightful reports on workplace technology utilisation.
* Understanding of Azure DevOps and modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing methodologies.
* Expertise in Azure Databricks, including experience with data engineering and data processing workflows.
* Understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365, including CRM functionality and integration with other Microsoft and third-party services.
* Understanding of the Power Platform suite, including Power BI for data visualization, Power Apps for low-code application development, and Power Automate for workflow automation.
* Solid background in configuration management, identity and access management, and other services related to Databricks, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform ecosystems.
* Experience in managing licensing and costs for Azure Databricks, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform environments.
* Strong attention to detail and excellent customer service orientation.
* A self-starter who can work autonomously and as a team player.
* Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

Great to haves:
* Programming experience with Python or PySpark
* Writing structured query language (SQL) or managing SQL databases
* Programming experience with R
* Write stories (or requirements) and maintain a prioritized backlog of platform enhancements.

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

Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.

Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements:
* Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum * Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre * Stable and safe working environment.

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’re looking for a skilled Content Producer to join us in this exciting role, focused on delivering high-quality health and lifestyle content across a range of formats and channels.

The role involves project managing the delivery of print and online content and publications, producing regular reports and analysis on content performance and providing a clear narratives for colleagues on the impact of content and where improvements might be needed.

The role ensures that our content is delivering our breakthroughs and responding to the needs of users, supports forward planning and prioritises content that has strategic impact, provides expertise and guidance on content best practice to colleagues, helps produce engaging story content from supporters and supports the Publications Manager with planning and delivering content training across the organisation.

Are you a creative storyteller looking for a role with purpose?

We are recruiting for a creative and strategic Digital Storyteller to communicate our mission & impact to stakeholders and increase our visibility across multiple digital platforms.

You’ll be skilled at creating engaging and interesting content using short form video, photography, audio, graphics, and written copy – telling our story in a way that engages audiences, strengthens our brand identity, and inspires action.

You’ll need to be a people-orientated communicator, building relationships with our team, volunteers and families at HOST to create content that communicates who we are, our values and the impact we make. We are often working in sensitive environments, so you’ll need to work with empathy, understanding and confidentiality.

Hours:  18 hrs/week
Salary:NJC 13 (Currently £28,163 pro rata – actual salary £14,081 p.a.)
Contract:Fixed-term 18 month contract
Location:Hybrid working model, with regular location-based work within Manchester

We accept applications by CV & covering letter, or alternatively as a audio or video recording if this works better for you!