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Digital Content Manager 

Please note a covering letter is required

Reports to:  Chief Executive

Line manages: Marketing and Communications Officer, Trainee Editorial Assistant 

Hours:  35 hours per week (hybrid working options available) 

Term:  Permanent 

Other benefits:  Company pension scheme, Employee assistance programme, Season ticket loan 

About the Association for Laboratory Medicine 

The Association for Laboratory Medicine (LabMed) is the leading professional body supporting the practice and development of science in healthcare and laboratory medicine. 

We are a diverse and inclusive community of scientists, clinicians, innovators, collaborators and researchers. We celebrate the power of science and medicine, the importance of partnership and the value of knowledge in the pursuit of human health and wellbeing. 

We foster the highest standards in laboratory testing and patient care, provide trade union support for all our members, promote laboratory medicine to the wider community and support scientists and practitioners through scientific and training meetings, bursaries and awards. 

Purpose 

As Digital Content Manager, you will oversee and develop LabMed’s digital content across multiple platforms. This role offers a chance to apply your skills to make a tangible impact on healthcare and laboratory medicine, driving engagement and innovation in a meaningful field. 

You’ll lead our content strategy to grow engagement with key audiences, implement creative solutions to build our online presence, and explore new opportunities for revenue generation. You’ll also support LabMed’s core values of inclusion, collaboration, and innovation while managing a small team. 

You will work closely with the Chief Executive, membership volunteers, editorial boards, and the staff team to create impactful content that informs, inspires, and supports our diverse audiences.

Responsibilities 

• Lead the development and implementation of a content strategy to grow audience engagement through the Association’s website, e-newsletter and LabMed News (our member magazine). 

• Manage and innovate the content on Lab Tests Online (our patient-facing site) including supporting the Editor with editorial and review processes. 

• Liaise with editorial boards to ensure our digital content remains insightful and  relevant. 

• Commission, edit, and deliver high-quality content in partnership with editors, contributors, and topic experts. 

• Support the Publications and Communications Committee to ensure consistent quality and alignment with organisational goals. 

• Explore and implement opportunities for revenue generation through advertising and paid content. 

• Produce the Association’s Annual Report and contribute to business planning in collaboration with boards and teams. 

• Supervise the Marketing and Communications Officer, providing clear direction and support. 

• Oversee the Trainee Editorial Assistant until May 2025, creating a meaningful and rewarding experience for them.

• Champion Labmed values of inclusion by supporting diverse editorial boards across our publishing programme. 

• Develop an awareness of work being done by LabMed committees to promote through communications channels

What do you need to have 

• A strong editorial skill set and an understanding of publishing processes. 

• Experience managing, evolving and optimising digital content

• Understanding of user experience (UX), accesibility, and SEO best practices

• A proven ability to develop content strategies that drive audience engagement. 

• Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks. 

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills. 

• Familiarity with revenue generation opportunities within digital publishing. 

• A proactive and enthusiastic approach, with the ability to adapt in a small, dynamic team. 

• Experience leading/supervising colleagues? 

• A commitment to LabMed’s values of inclusion, sustainability, and innovation. 

Our values 

LabMed is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity in our workforce. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our staff team. We know that everyone is an individual, so please always tell us what we can do to support you.   

Our values are:    

• We are innovative – promoting new scientific development to improve health and wellbeing. 

• We are inclusive – ensuring that we are open and accessible to everyone. 

• We care for people – helping the healthcare profession deliver better care and providing a healthy and fulfilling environment for our members and their teams. 

• We care for the planet – influencing how healthcare science can minimise our impact on the wider natural world. 

Are you a passionate and committed individual, with proven experience of working in a similar digital role?  You will develop audience-centric user journeys and help audience reach and challenge our thinking making the most of the knowledge drawn from our work with communities facing climate hazards. 

Knowledge of the international development, or climate resilience, sector desirable.

Practical Action is a change-making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

About the role

This role would provide strategic technical expertise to Practical Action’s Climate Resilience team to ensure it has the necessary regular and consistent expert advice and insights to deliver a valued and high-performing website for the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance.

This knowledge-sharing website is key to Practical Action’s role as the Knowledge and Communications lead for the Alliance and is built in WordPress with a DSpace resource repository.

The Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance is a collaboration between humanitarian, NGO, research and private sector partners, working to build resilience to climate hazards in rural and urban contexts.

Accountabilities

• To build and maintain our Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager implementations
• To align website journeys with other online and offline activities
• To provide first line support for technical issues on the Alliance website
• To support delivery of engaging content work alongside colleagues
• To stay up to date with external trends and developments in website and digital knowledge sharing tools and techniques.

Skills and Abilities

• Google Analytics 4 (very strong) and drawing actionable insights from data
• Working experience of WordPress or other content management system
• Understanding of Dspace as a resource repository
• Good writing skills
• Ability to work well with people across different languages, cultures, and levels of digital understanding.
• Proactive problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience of project management
• Basic image & video editing
• Good understanding of Search Engine Optimisation principles.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

You must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK. 

This is a hybrid role, and you must be able to travel to our Rugby office, as you would be expected to attend on certain key dates and for specific meetings.

Additional information

Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

Closing date for applications:Friday 21st February 2025. 

Interviews: It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Thursday 27th February 2025.

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. For more information, please visit our careers page. To apply please submit a copy of your CV and a supporting statement that includes the answers to the following questions:  

1. Why are you interested in this role?
2. What are the top three reasons you would be suitable for this role

Web Optimisation Manager

This role is based in the UK on either a remote homeworking contract or a hybrid contract based in our London office. Salaries are representative of work location.

Salary: £47,512 based in our London office, hybrid two days per week with three days from home.

Salary: £42,773 remote homeworker (UK)

Contract type: this position is a fixed-term contract for 12 months.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

As a Web Optimisation Manager, you will lead efforts to enhance Christian Aid's digital presence by analysing web traffic, user behaviour, and driving data-informed improvements. A key part of your role will involve running A/B tests to identify opportunities for optimisation and improve conversion rates across our digital platforms. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll develop and implement effective SEO strategies, refine user journeys, and deliver exceptional user experiences. Your expertise in advanced analytics, testing tools, and Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) will play a vital role in advancing Christian Aid's fundraising, advocacy, and engagement goals.

Key outcomes

-Drive the strategic development of the digital ecosystem to fulfil Christian Aid's needs and business objectives.

-Develop and implement the charity Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and link-building strategy to improve our web platforms health and attract relevant traffic to support user acquisition targets.

-Deliver key projects, including technical SEO, site audits, keyword research analysis, competitor analysis, backlink analysis, and more, aimed at enhancing campaign effectiveness.

-Working with the Senior Digital Content Editor to deliver the digital content strategy across Christian Aid's digital channels, including social media.

-Collaborate with other teams to deliver the digital ecosystem content roadmap, ensuring our content addresses user needs. Brief in content requirements to support the delivery of SEO and CRO—Conversion Rate Optimisation work.

-Lead the tag management strategy, structure, tools, server-side tagging, and CDP - Customer Data Platform integration.

-Continually review and optimise user journey, UX and CRO across the digital ecosystem in order to support both fundraising and non-fundraising goals.

-Use a range of tools and platforms to regularly analyse website performance, produce reports and use key insights to improve user experience and conversion rates and influence wider marketing/comms activity.

-Collaborating with our in-house Digital Development team to plan new digital features and functionalities, execute website structural changes, and ensure seamless CRM integration.

-Maintain knowledge of merging trends and changes in regulations and essential systems (e.g., Google Analytics 4), and advise and recommend to the Digital Lead and others on the organisational response needed to maintain the required capability.

About you

We're seeking a results-driven digital expert with a strong background in web optimisation, including strong experience with A/B testing and multivariate testing to enhance user experiences and conversion rates. You are highly skilled in SEO strategy, UX, and analytics tools like GA4, SEMrush, and Hotjar. Your leadership and collaboration skills enable you to guide teams, work with multiple stakeholders, and translate data into actionable improvements. Proficiency in CMS platforms (e.g., Drupal) and a solid grasp of HTML and CSS are essential. If you're passionate about using data-led strategies to make a tangible difference, this role offers the perfect opportunity. Experience in eCommerce or the charity sector and familiarity with GDPR principles will be a bonus.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. To discuss this role in greater detail, please contact Antonio Cappelletti on email address [email protected]

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Events and Marketing Coordinator

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

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

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

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

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

Contract terms:

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

Summary of key duties:

Events management for Barnwood Trust hosted external events

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

Marketing and communication to a wide range of external audiences

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

Essential Knowledge and experience:

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

For full details please see our application pack.

Summary of skills

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

Benefits:

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

Guidance On Applications:

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

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

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

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

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

First interviews: Monday 17th February 2025

Second stage interviews: Monday 24th February 2025

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

We are looking for a Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator to transform lives through our unique online support and information service.

Join an outstanding adoption charity and award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. 

Position: Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator

Location: Reading / Hybrid, with at least one day per week in Reading office 

Contract: Fixed term role for up to 12 months (commencing April 2025)

Hours: Part time working 30 hours a week over 4 or 5 days

Salary: Pro-rata salary of £23,288 - £28,461 per annum (full time equivalent range £28,722 - £35,103 per annum)

Closing date:  9am Friday 21 February 2025

Interview date:  Wednesday 5 March 2025

About the role:

As Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator you will provide the editorial and technical support needed to support the efficient running of our unique online support and information service for our Children and Trauma Community Hub (CATCH) and our new hub, Bounce, that provides domestic violence support and training. You’ll continue the development of the content and functionality of both Hubs.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

· Keeping our website up to date, on brand and meeting accessibility guidelines

· Project manage or assist in the creation of new eLearning courses and modules

· Film, edit and upload new audio visual content for the Hubs

· Provide technical support to enable the smooth delivery of the Hubs

· Work with our web hosting and support partners to efficiently fix issues

· Maintain an overview of Hub analytics and generate reports

About you:

You’ll have competent video and editing skills using Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition or similar and practical experience of working with Wordpress, Google Analytics, html, eLearning platforms and website editing using a CMS. You’ll enjoy collaborating with others and have excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail. Your creative skills will find clear and interesting ways of presenting information and generating new ideas.

If this sounds like you then visit our website to apply today and join a supportive team in a rewarding role and be part of something truly meaningful.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

Digital Content, Digital Content Assistant, Website content editor, Digital Content Specialist, Digital Marketing, Digital Content Producer, Digital Editor, Digital Content Creator, Editor and Content Creator, Digital Content Editor, Web Editor, Website Digital Content Editor.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role. All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

Digital Marketing Executive

Job reference: REQ000853

£32,000pa

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL /Hybrid Working

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our websi

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Digital Marketing Executive for our Digital Acquisition team to lead on our E-commerce SEO programme as well as support E-commerce web development and Conversion Rate Optimisation programmes.

As Digital Marketing Executive you will manage organisation briefs to develop new pages and products as well as oversee and develop reports and dashboards to communicate on the performance of the SEO programme to stakeholders. Your remit will include helping with new product releases and the development of releases for our support and lottery sites. You will develop and implement paid digital acquisition strategies too. You will also collaborate with external agencies/suppliers and colleagues on specific digital marketing projects to deliver amazing work. Important will be the ability to track, analyse and report on results, while making changes to test and optimise the effectiveness of our digital channels.

We’re looking for someone with:

· Some experience in Digital Marketing.

· Experience of working with digital agencies & strategy agencies to deliver against objectives.

· An understanding of SEO marketing.

· Computer literacy: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

· Proven organisational and project management skills.

· Experience in web development/ CMS would be an advantage.

· Effective communication, interpersonal & relationship building skills.

· The desire to test & learn.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £32,000. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

· Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays

· Flexible working options

· 5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.

· Training and development opportunities

· Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive.

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date: 23/02/2025

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

A small well established national heart charity requires a half-time experienced Administrative Assistant to work in Bromley, Kent BR2 and Dulwich SE22.  Flexible Hours.  Working with friendly staff who meet goals of support, education and research for UK families with heart disease.

Previous charity experience and Microsoft Office familiarity desirable.

Job involves assisting with Website Management and Social Media Posting, hosting zoom Trustee Meetings and manning information booth at London conferences twice yearly.

Annual renewable contract with pension and 10 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays.

Please see Marfan Trust website.   Closing Date: 28th February 2025 

   

Hay Festival is one of the worlds’ leading art and literature festivals, binging readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in events live and online. 

Based in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Hay Festival Global runs 65 days of activities a year, bringing artists and audiences together in events and projects around the globe. In a time of division and polarity, we spark shared conversations to create a better world.

With our festivals and special projects, we provide spaces for imaginations to roam and creativity and curiosity to thrive. By sharing different perspectives through creative expression, we find truth and hope, and encourage audiences to imagine a more thoughtful future. A wide programme of education and outreach work runs alongside all of the festival’s events, engaging young people and communities and supporting generations of new writers. 

Our festivals reach a global audience of millions each year and continue to grow and innovate, building partnerships and initiatives alongside some of the leading bodies in the arts and media across the world.

As Sponsorship and Fundraising Assistant you will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients and managing sponsor and Patron and Benefactor relationships for Hay Festival,UK. The post has a particular focus on generating income from event sponsors locally and regionally, as well as successfully managing the selling of exhibition spaces at Hay Festivals in the UK. 

As part of this job you will:

• Cultivate, manage and develop successful relationships with existing and new sponsors, with a focus on relationships up to £5k
• Identify and define on a local, regional and national level new and emerging sponsorship opportunities.
• Develop sponsorship proposals, packages and agreements for sponsors.
• Ensure sponsor requirements are met at our two UK festivals (Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye and Hay Festival, Winter Weekend) manage complimentary ticket requests
• Ensure sponsors are acknowledged correctly, gathering artwork and sponsor logos for print and web. (Pre-show reel, online and print programme) 
• Maintain and update records for correspondence and invoicing
• Generate reports for sponsors
• Help manage and develop Patrons and Benefactors engagement and renewals, including invitations and complimentary tickets. (Book of the Month and Book of the Year mailings)
• Coordinate selection and booking process of exhibitors at Hay Festival Wales (Spring and Winter Weekend
• Identify and approach potential exhibitors to ensure a diverse visitor experience 
• Cultivate, build and manage successful relationships with existing and potential new advertisers for print and web
• Maintain advertiser pages on the Hay Festival website. 

Salary:                            £26,540
Hours of work:              37.5 hours per week
Pension:                         5% employee and 3% employer.
Holidays:                        25 days per year, plus Christmas shutdown (3 days) and public holidays (8 days)
Location:                        Hay Festival offices, The Drill Hall, Lion Street, Hay on Wye, HR3 5AD

We are a small dynamic team located on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in one of the most beautfiul areas in the UK, but with a reach across the globe and are looking for a talented fundraiser to join us.

You will successfully contribute to the winning of sponsorship from existing and new clients, and manage sponsor relationships for Hay Festival, Wales. This job is for you if you have proven success in a sponsorship or fundraising environment, have excellent communication skills and are able to work collaboratively and positively with a wide range of stakeholders. 

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of securing sponsorship and successfully managing relationships with sponsors 
• Ability to effectively manage multiple relationships of varying complexities, meet strict deadlines and work well under pressure
• Experience in creating opportunities to drive new commercial/sponsorship ideas or partnerships 
• A proven track record of meeting financial targets and/or securing funding
• Experience of prospect research and ability to research and respond to opportunities.
• Strong customer relationship management skills and care – understanding of and modelling excellent donor management.
• Experience in managing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience of coordinating membership or audience focused events.
• Excellent written communication skills, numeracy, organisational skills and attention to detail
• Enthusiastic team player with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• A full UK Driving Licence

If you also have knowledge, or love, of the arts, literature and current affairs, some experience of Canva or Adobe CC and are a Welsh speaker we would love to hear from you! 

To apply please send your CV and a letter explaining how your experience fits the role by midday February 18th 2025

About the role and the RVC Animal Care Trust:

This role supports fundraising activity at the Royal Veterinary College largely through its registered charity the RVC Animal Care Trust (ACT) within the Directorate of External Relations. The ACT aims to improve animal health and care through clinical practice at our animal hospitals, education of veterinary and science students, and pioneering research. The post-holder will devise and deliver cohesive on and offline marketing and communications plans to support fundraising activities and taking responsibility for the charity’s brand identity and online presence.

About you:

You are a marketing and communications professional with experience across multiple channels and tools, including web, email, social media, print, PR, and face-to-face communications. You’ll bring innovative ideas to support the Fundraising Manager in the delivery of our fundraising strategy, helping to integrate online and offline activities to demonstrate our impact and engage diverse audiences.

You're confident in managing multi-channel campaigns and have experience designing digital and print promotional materials, managing social media and web content, and using SEO/PPC to boost engagement. You'll have experience using CRM systems and analytics tools to help develop marketing plans that achieve clear objectives and measurable outcomes, aligned with our fundraising strategy.

A strong communicator, you can create compelling copy for various platforms and audiences. You have experience sourcing impactful content to support fundraising campaigns including photography and video editing. With support, you can develop, test, and evaluate campaigns to demonstrate the success of your ideas and apply learnings. Your flexibility, organisational and prioritisation skills enable you to enjoy working in a small but fast-paced team.

With a focus on delivering ROI, you build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal teams and external partners, including our loyal fundraisers, to drive engagement and support for our cause.

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days) pro-rata
• On site café and restaurant
• Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.

You will deliver reporting and analysis to help teams understand what is happening, show trends and dig into changes. You will work with stakeholders to understand their requirements, help build the optimal solution whether that be analysis in Excel or an automated Power BI dashboard and, crucially help them understand what changes they need to make based on the insight.

The ideal candidate will have an inquisitive mind and a drive to help people to use data to make decisions. You’ll have a passion for interrogating data, asking for help when you need to know more, and transforming data into meaningful insight. 
You will be confident in challenging perceptions where appropriate, focussing on what the data shows. Your analytical, technical and strong communication skills with enable you to collaborate with a range of teams, and together increase income and impact. 

Action Around Bethlehem Children with Disability (‘ABCD’) is a small but well-established charity. We are passionate about improving the lives of children with disabilities across Palestine regardless of faith, race or gender.

We are recruiting for the brand new role of Fundraising and Communications Officer. This is an important and exciting point in ABCD’s development, when we seek to develop our profile and supporter base, particularly among younger people in the UK. Over recent years we have been gradually extending the scope of our work in the refugee camps in the West Bank. As we grow, and the demand for our services grows, so have our ambitions to raise much needed funds.

We are looking for a creative and ambitious UK-based person who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, raise the profile of the charity and motivate our growing supporter base to both donate and raise funds for the disadvantaged. You yourself will have the opportunity to grow in the role, as the role itself evolves and the needs of the charity expand over time.

FIT makes grants to organisations and provides individual fellowships for work that promotes sustainable transport as a universal basic right, reduces the environmental impact of our transport system, and reduces the dominance of the car in society. The Foundation also makes loans, repayable grants and equity investments to selected projects and innovations. For further information about our work and examples of our projects, please visit our website.

The Communications Officer will manage the Charity's communications activities including PR/press, the website and social media, as well as helping organise various events. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual who cares passionately about achieving our aims. The role offers an opportunity to help shape the Foundation’s priorities and strategy, to be part of a movement for change, and to identify and work with some exceptional individuals and organisations. 

 JOB DESCRIPTION

1)   PR/ press:

• Promoting FIT and its work to a wider audience

• Publishing and promoting the work of FIT’s grantees, fellows and investees using blogs, social media, newsletters and press releases:

  • Communicating with grantees, fellows and investees to obtain relevant information

  • Drafting news articles for the FIT website and social media

  • Producing a quarterly newsletter detailing new grant awards, grantee news and upcoming events

  • Producing press releases and media articles

  • Liaising with external press and print media organisations

  • Creative use of other media as the post holder sees fit

• Creating a digital catalogue/ archive of all FIT-funded projects, fellowships and investments

• Adding FIT to directories of grant-giving organisations to allow us to be found by a wider audience.

2)      Website: 

• Maintaining and updating FIT’s website (in conjunction with the Executive Secretary & Grants Manager)

• Producing grant impact summaries for the individual project pages on the website using information provided in final project reports

• Adding missing past/ present funded projects to the website to create a complete online record of everything FIT has funded.

3)      Social media: 

• Managing FIT’s existing social media accounts including LinkedIn and X

• Setting up new social media accounts as necessary eg Facebook

• Drafting a social media policy for FIT.

4)   Events/ networking:

• Supporting the organisation of in person events and webinars to showcase the projects, fellowships and social investments which FIT supports, and to enable networking amongst those supported by FIT (in conjunction with the Executive Secretary & Grants Manager and Events Manager)

• Creating virtual sub-groups of grantees and fellows to further enable networking opportunities.

5)    Other: 

• Opportunity for drafting a communications strategy

• Other communications tasks from time to time as deemed reasonable by the trustees and Executive Secretary & Grants Manager.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The Communications Officer will actively and passionately promote the work of the Foundation and will be aligned with the aims of FIT, which are public transport as a universal basic right, reducing the environmental impact of our transport system, and reducing the dominance of the car in society.

Skills and competencies

• Excellent copywriting skills and experience in drafting copy for technical and non-technical audiences in a variety of formats, including web, social media, news articles, press releases, formal reports, etc (E)

• Experience in web editing using WordPress (E)

• Ability to work and liaise with a wide range of people (E)

• Accuracy and excellent attention to detail (E)

• Ability to work independently under own initiative (E)

• High level organisational and administrative skills (E)

• IT skills: competent in the use of Google Workspace, Zoom and social media, etc (E)

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working in a communications role (E)

• Experience of working with social media (E)

• Experience of working with mainstream media (E)

• Familiarity with the charitable, not-for-profit or campaigning sector (E)

• Experience of working within a committee environment, for example, with a board of trustees or elected members (D)

• Interest in and support for sustainable transport (E)

• Knowledge of the sustainable transport sector (D)

E = Essential; D = Desirable

To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 sides A4) outlining your relevant skills and experience, together with details of how you fit the requirements of the person specification. The deadline for applications is 23:55 on Friday 14th February 2025.

SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, which exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. We are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.

We are now looking for a UK-based dynamic Head of Communications and Digital (maternity cover – 12 months from mid-May) to lead on the strategic implementation of communications and digital initiatives.

• Enhance our brand visibility in the UK
• Ensure effective engagement and communication with our supporters
• Create and implement our digital and content strategies
• Leverage creative content and campaigns
• Work with colleagues in the UK and across the SOS Children’s Villages Federation to achieve results. 
• Line manage two capable direct reports

If you are a proactive and collaborative communications and digital professional adept at managing a diverse range of priorities, looking for a pivotal role within a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, then this could be for you!

To Apply

Please read the full Candidate Pack attached which contains the entire job description and person specification, and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 11 February 2025, 9.00 am UK time. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a successful candidate is found.

Please note: The post-holder must be UK-based. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.

Do you have experience with charity event management and stewarding supporters? Do you thrive by achieving or exceeding financial and non-financial KPIs? Yes, then the fundraising team would love for you to keep on reading. 

We are recruiting a Challenge Events Manager as part of our Fundraising team. This is a flexible role, working from both home and our offices. Flexibility is key for this role as there will be some expectations for working evenings and weekends at events. The fundraising team do meet one day per week at our London office. 

This is a full time (37.5 hours per week) for 16-18 months but we are open and flexible to part time or job share for the right candidate. 

As part of the Events Manager role, you will be playing a significant role in managing and delivering the charities growing special evens portfolio, which includes key event such as The London Marathon. This is a great, rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge and skills. Are you someone who can deliver an outstanding event experience that will inspire long lasting relationships with the charities committed supporters?

You will need:

• Proven experience of building long-lasting relationships with supporters
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Management of 3rd party events

• Proficient digital, data, marketing, and stewardship skills

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

If you are passionate about making the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives and are looking for a rewarding challenge where you have a team that are dedicated to supporting your personal progression, then this is the role for you!

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation,bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites