Job Description
This is an 18 month fixed term hybrid role.
What you'll be doing:
Support the Head of Foundation to develop a Foundation communications and engagement strategy.
Create a range of new communications channels and platforms to reach more of our UK wide colleague and partnership population to promote awareness and increase engagement and participation. Including social media, website, intranet, newsletters and presentations.
Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation message and narrative, including working with the charities we support, to tell the story of how donations create the impact we have in changing lives.
Set up a range of engagement campaigns to leverage increased levels of volunteering, fundraising, regular giving and ad-hoc giving.
Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation content and collateral including video, images, infographics, reports, presentations and copy.
Support our volunteer and ambassador networks to grow, providing them with platforms, content and collateral to get their messages out, increasing engagement and participation.
Create a communications calendar to clearly illustrate planned activities.
Develop a recognition approach to thank those who support our Foundation.
Support our charitable Foundation to be a core part of business culture and shared values.
Support the wider charitable Foundation team.
What will you need to succeed?
Experience of passionately delivering successful communications across varied stakeholder groups.
Imagination to develop a range of collateral and clear messages.
Experience in planning and developing creative communications campaigns to inspire all audiences.
Experience in developing communications platforms and using them to grow reach into varied stakeholder populations.
Experience in building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders including securing pro-bono support.
Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects and the same time.
Experience of developing or co-ordinating video content.
Up to date knowledge of social media platforms and how to make best use of them.
Strong and positive PR knowledge to write compelling pieces to share.
Knowledge of inclusion and accessibility within communications.
Highly organised - Project management experience and or training.
Exceptional communication, influencing and persuasion skills.
Knowledge of the charity or financial services sectors.
Excellent interpersonal skills – a collaborator and team player who works well with others, reaching challenging goals often under very tight deadlines.
Effective project management: organisational skills together with project and time management skills are essential.
A commercial focus to all activities.
Understanding of how to develop opportunities to maximise reach and make the most of current and emerging media and communication trends.