Are you an accomplished PR expert ready to take the next step in your career? The Opportunity Hub UK is partnering with a Central London based PR agency who is seeking an exceptional Senior Account Manager/Account Director to join their team.

This agency is known for their strategic approach and creative campaigns in Corporate communications. They boast an impressive portfolio of clients across diverse corporate industries including finance, tech & property industries . You will play a pivotal role in driving client satisfaction, cultivating strong relationships, and executing successful PR strategies.

Here are the benefits of this job:

- Competitive salary range of £50,000-£60,000, reflecting your experience and expertise.
- Hybrid working - 3 days in the office.
- Opportunity to work with prestigious clients and make a significant impact at a smaller agency.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment that fosters growth and development.
- Exciting challenges and a diverse range of projects across industries.
- Work-life balance and flexible working arrangements.
- Private health and dental care through BUPA after probation period.
- Professional development opportunities through PRCA membership and training courses.
- Wellbeing day off in addition to holiday entitlement, counselling support, and other services.
- Early Fridays, finishing at 4:30 pm on the last Friday of every month.
- Monthly social events, including dinners, activities, and team trips.
- Charity partner support, with time allotted for fund raising initiatives (currently Mind).
- ESG/Sustainability initiatives, including tree planting and potential short courses.
- New business commission of 7.5% for introducing new clients.
- Bonus based on company and individual performance.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Developing and implementing strategic PR campaigns to enhance brand reputation and achieve client objectives.
- Leading and mentoring a team of PR professionals, empowering them to deliver exceptional results.
- Building and nurturing strong client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor and ensuring their needs are met.
- Overseeing PR activities, including media relations, content creation, events, and social media engagement.
- Monitoring campaign performance and providing strategic recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver integrated communication solutions.
- Staying informed about industry trends and innovative PR techniques to drive success.

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Extensive experience in PR, managing client accounts and leading teams.
- Proven track record of delivering successful PR campaigns and achieving measurable results.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong leadership abilities, inspiring and guiding teams towards excellence.
- Strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and a flair for creativity.
- Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
- Solid understanding of the media landscape and evolving PR trends.
- Experience in sectors such as technology, lifestyle, or finance is advantageous.

Social Media / Admin Assistant (Part-Time) - Elephant and Castle, Central London

Are you a savvy social media enthusiast with a knack for administration? This part-time role as a Social Media / Admin Assistant could be your perfect fit.

Company Overview:
Located in the heart of Central London, this independent estate agency is renowned for its friendly and conscientious approach. They understand that they are handling their clients' homes and life savings, which is why their dedication to property needs is paramount. Specialising in all aspects of property sales and lettings, they are committed to delivering best-in-class service with a professional touch. Their expertise spans across London, offering tailored property management solutions to landlords and investors who trust them with their valuable assets.

Job Overview:
As a Social Media / Admin Assistant, you will support the agency's online presence and administrative functions. This role combines creative social media management with essential office tasks. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone who is organised, creative, and eager to contribute to the company's digital and operational efficiency. This part-time position offers flexibility and the chance to work in a vibrant and dynamic environment.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Managing and updating the company's social media profiles
- Creating engaging content and posts to promote properties and services
- Monitoring social media channels and responding to inquiries
- Assisting with general administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, and answering calls
- Supporting the team with marketing initiatives and property listings
- Maintaining accurate records and databases
- Coordinating with other team members to ensure smooth office operations

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Proficiency in social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Good organisational and time management abilities
- Creativity and an eye for detail
- Basic knowledge of MS Office and office equipment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous but not essential

Work permissions:
You must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Here are the benefits of this job:

- Competitive part-time salary
- Flexible working hours
- Opportunity to work in the vibrant Elephant and Castle area
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- The chance to contribute to a respected and growing estate agency

Pursuing a career as a Social Media / Admin Assistant offers a blend of creative and administrative experience in the dynamic property sector. This role is perfect for those who are passionate about social media and enjoy supporting a team to achieve operational excellence. It provides a unique opportunity to develop a diverse skill set in a rewarding and flexible part-time position.

Salary: Competitive salary, plus Veolia benefits including a company car/allowance and generous bonus scheme (list below)
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Kings Cross, London with hybrid working available

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave.
• Access to our company pension scheme.
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers.
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to.
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household.
• One paid day every year to volunteer and support your community.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential.

What you'll be doing:

You will be responsible for delivering the media strategy for Veolia UK and Ireland, leading a small team of PR professionals to support and strengthen the positive profile of the business in the media. Working with the Head and Deputy Head of Communications, you will help create an integrated communications strategy alongside the Senior Internal Communications Manager to ensure clear messaging across internal and external stakeholders.

The role will also be responsible for the delivery of research and developing thought leadership content alongside business as usual media content inclusive of writing, proofreading, and editing all pro-active media content, as well as creating and implementing longer media campaigns which deliver opportunities to increase positive coverage of Veolia's purpose of Ecological Transformation.

Building strong relationships with journalists, identifying media opportunities on evolving issues and providing media response and crisis media support for unplanned events is also a key part of the role.

Veolia UK & Ireland has so many stories to tell and we're looking for an experienced communicator to bring these to life across trade, national and broadcast media. Working closely with the internal communications team and the wider corporate affairs team, this Senior Media Manager role will cover ground-breaking technological advances, comment on environmental policy legislation, champion our Resourcers as they help achieve our purpose of Ecological Transformation and more.


What we're looking for:

• Previous and proven experience as a Journalist, Media Manager, Media Director, Media Planner, or a similar role in a reputed Marketing firm or Media industry, ideally with a degree in communications/media or related field
• Experience of creating appropriate content for dissemination via press releases, social media, websites, and other distribution channels, including in depth knowledge of the latest media trends, practices, and developments and the ability to conduct press conferences and briefings
• Familiarity with social, digital, and print media platforms, with an understanding of and the deployment of analytics tools
• The ability to nurture long-term relationships with key media influencers
• A natural leader who displays strong decision-making and attention to detail, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, working independently and as part of a team.
• You'll be an analytical thinker with strong conceptual and research skills and excellent interpersonal, communication, and public speaking skills.

What's Next:

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row!

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

A place you can make an impact: Our purpose is to impact a better future – and here you’ll be part of that too. You’ll be instrumental in the delivery of high-scoring bids, for contracts with an emphasis on social value, that positively impact the communities we live in.

A place you can count on: As a fast-growing and successful global company, with long-term government backed contracts, we offer great career opportunities with room for you to grow, and the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting future FM bids across the UK and Europe.

A place for you: When you join Serco, you join a team of 50,000 people. Here you’ll discover a highly supportive culture with trusted leadership to help you achieve your work goals and manage a flexible approach to work-life.
Media Relations ManagerHomebased, with regular UK travel
Full Time, Permanent
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Here at Serco, we are looking for a Media Relations Manager to work with the Media Relations Director on UK and European media handling. You will provide advice and expertise to our UK and European Divisional colleagues to defend, manage and improve our reputation and help raise our profile and positive recognition externally. The UK and European Division provides a wide range of services on behalf of Governments with over 30,000 colleagues, with the mast majority delivering frontline services to the general public across Defence, Transport, Citizen Service, Justice, Immigration and Health.
In this key role, you will build strong relationships with senior leaders in the business units, ensuring you are fully aware of business activity taking place and plan an external communications strategy. As well as, building strong relationships with Government Press Offices, which are key stakeholders in our business.
As part of this you’ll:


- Be a focal point for media enquiries for the UK & Europe Division, dealing with them efficiently and effectively and shaping the coverage to position Serco favourably.
- Advise senior leaders on media opportunities and use your judgement to give considered media handling advice on issues that arise.
- Rebut inaccurate or misleading coverage.
- Devise and deliver a proactive media strategy in conjunction with senior leaders that aligns with the Group and Divisional communications strategy.
- Form, maintain and enhance relationships with key external stakeholders and use these relationships to convey key message and improve awareness and perceptions.
- Devise, deliver or source interesting stories and case studies from across the business for use across multiple channels.
- Support communication colleagues as required.
- Evaluate campaigns and media coverage actively and deliver against targets for reach and engagement.
- Be part of the Serco out of hours media relations rota.


What you’ll need to do the role:


- Excellent written, copy writing, editing and communication skills.
- Demonstrable experience of handling challenging media enquiries and delivering proactive coverage.
- Adept at stakeholder relationship management up to C Suite with a collaborative approach.
- Able to build strong working relationships and networks across a complex organisation to deliver results.
- Be technically fully competent and independent. Develop and publish communication materials under limited supervision and governance.
- Able to understand our business strategy and how external communications can support it.
- Understanding of the use of social media channels.
- Excellent understanding of current affairs and politics.

What we offer:

- Company car / cash allowance.
- Annual company bonus scheme.
- Private medical insurance.
- A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
- Growth and development opportunities – Serco will support with a range of qualifications.
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans and more.
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts.
- Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase more.
- Life assurance.


About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

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Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates. We’re a proud holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard and we actively encourage applications from females, those with disabilities or from an ethnic minority background.

· Company car / cash allowance.
· Annual company bonus scheme.
· Private medical insurance.
· A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
· Growth and development opportunities – Serco will support with a range of qualifications.
· A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans and more.
· Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts.
· Up to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase more.
· Life assurance.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

At AAT it’s our mission to make it possible for more people to experience the opportunities a career in finance brings, through our accessible qualifications and supportive community.


We are the UK’s leading qualification and professional membership body for vocational accountants. We pride ourselves on providing practical qualifications that meet the needs of both employers and employees, as well as products and services to support our members and customers throughout their careers.


Term: Permanent

Location: We have hybrid working in place, with 1-2 days per week, in our office in Canary Wharf.



What exactly will you be doing?


As our Employee Engagement and Communications Coordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting our People team's efforts to foster a connected and engaged workforce. You will support with creation and delivery of our internal communications, crafting engaging content for various platforms and helping to organise regular staff events. Additionally, you will assist with employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and feedback tools. This role offers an exciting opportunity to complete a Level 3 apprenticeship whilst contributing to the success of our organisation..



Major objectives


Your major objectives will include:


Support the creation and delivery of engaging internal communications across various formats and platforms
Help administer and analyse employee engagement surveys and feedback tools
Contribute to the development and implementation of employee engagement campaigns
Maintain and update internal communication channels, including our intranet and other digital platforms
Assist with the organisation and execution of all staff events, both virtual and in-person


What are we looking for?



We're seeking a candidate with:



Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships across the organisation
A keen interest in employee engagement and internal communications
Enthusiasm for continuous improvement and identifying process enhancements
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and adhering to GDPR rules
Customer-focused mindset with a drive for excellence




What are the benefits?



At AAT we believe in treating our staff well and this is reflected in our wide-ranging benefits, which include:



Hybrid working (1-2 days per week in our London office) and opportunities for further flexible working.
25 days’ annual leave, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays.
Great pension scheme, life assurance, and critical illness cover.
Health cash plan.
Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave contributions of up to 6 months’ full pay depending on the length of service.
Regular wellbeing initiatives.
Cycle2Work scheme and much more.


Closing Date: The planned closing date for this role is 26 September 2024 at 17.00, however, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than planned.



It’s an exciting time to join AAT and we would love you to join us on our journey. In 2023 we achieved one-star company status in the Best Companies survey, and we have recently launched our strategy to 2030.



We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We have a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champions group, which leads on our D&I strategy and organise events to celebrate and raise awareness. We are a disability-confident committed employer and have signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We have also signed up for the Women in Finance Charter, and in 2022 we exceeded our target for appointing females into senior positions.



Come and help us to make AAT an even better place to work!



Interested?



To apply please upload a copy of your CV and fill your application online.

Change Management and Communications Analyst

Reference Number - 79362

This Change Management and Communications Analyst will report to the Project Delivery Lead and will work within the Strategy & Regulation directorate based in our London office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £44,000.00 and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 26/09/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays

• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)

• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme

• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Occupational Health support

• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.

• Discounted access to sports and social clubs

• Employee Assistance Programme.

JOB PURPOSE

You will help ensure that our business wide process and system refresh projects are successful by increasing employee adoption and usage. You will focus on the people side of change, which involves supporting people to adopt the business processes changes, new applications and technology.

With a background in Change Management, you will work with the Project Delivery Lead to deliver the Change Management strategy, collaborate with important partners/champion networks and develop support materials. You will also use your experience developing communications to create comms content which will reach all areas of the business.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Coordinate specific change management projects, as defined in the Change Management Plan

• Update the Change Management and Comms Plan with the important partners

• Prepare engagement materials

• Support communication efforts by developing important communications.

• Assess the change impacts by conducting impact analyses, assessing change readiness, and identifying important partners

• Support training efforts by documenting requirements, supporting the delivery of training programmes.

NATURE & SCOPE

MAIN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• All team members within Business Improvement team

• Business Managers

• IS Enterprise Systems team

• IT Support team

• Project Evolve Project Team

• Project team members

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience with change management processes

• Change Management certified (e.g. Prosci or APMG)

• Create a variety of communications, including:

• E-mail comms

• Presentations

• Videos

• Social media

• Create messages to communicate with a variety of audiences

• Maintain productive working relationships with a variety of partners, across multiple levels

• Root cause analysis skills

• Team player

• Project management skills to manage change projects

• Experience with large organisational changes

• Experience in utilities

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

If in doubt ask!

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Working hours: 35 hours per week. Hybrid working dependant on service needs, with a minimum of 40% at Territorial Headquarters, London, SE5, remainder at a UK base.
Interview Date: 24th October 2024 (In person at 1 Champion Park, London, SE5 8FJ )
A Mission priority of The Salvation Army is to Seek Justice and Reconciliation and
The Family Tracing Service which has been serving communities since 1885, continues to strive to locate family members for the opportunity of reconciliation or reconnection.
As our Communications Coordinator you will be responsible for all-source Communications Management from a range of stakeholders. You will be a confident communicator especially via telephone and digital channels and possess the ability to adapt to a variety of communication styles. You will have experience delivering a professional service in response to enquiries and the ability to formulate bespoke correspondence. You can create insight reports from electronic data to sensitively secure client consent to share their good news stories for publication in media channels. You will support the Caseworker team in handling new enquiries and general service administration as required. You will hold a small allocation of tracing cases, since, integral to everything we do is the continual experience of working alongside our core service users with empathy and care and to join with the team in helping to bring about reconciliations.
Are you a person who compassionately helps others and genuinely enjoys speaking with and advising people? Are you ready to create new opportunities for Family Tracing to continue to be the go-to service of its kind and to support the people who entrust their personal situation to us? Are you in sympathy with the aims of the Salvation Army as a church and charity? And could you thrive each day by upholding our values of integrity, boldness, compassion, passion, respect, and accountability. If you are someone with natural enthusiasm who can help us to expand the reach of the Family Tracing Service, this new role could be for you. We offer this new role in a committed team within the Mission Service, alongside flexible working policies, Learning and Development opportunities and a range employee benefits.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Key delivery and result areas for the role include: o Using your expertise to ensure staff are well informed about developments within the organisation, including in times of major incident or pressure which could be distressing or emotional in nature. o Leading a portfolio of internal communications projects, taking ownership for setting the communication strategy, and creating engaging content for a range of channels from intranet articles/features, developing/deploying bulletins, leadership team presentations, event management and developing Trust wide plasma screen information. o Using your comms instinct, excellent judgement and proactivity to identify what makes a good story for internal channels, updating the external team if it could be considered for media activity. o Advising and supporting staff across the Trust at all levels on the day-to-day delivery of internal communications activities and initiatives, including members of the executive leadership team and chief executive. o Receiving complex, sensitive information and influencing, persuading and advising staff on appropriate internal communications handling techniques, where persuasive, motivational and developed negotiating skills are required and briefing of external contacts may be necessary. o Maintaining and managing intranet content as required by the different departments across the Trust, including being part of the rota to deal with our inbox and monitoring our internal digital channel and other two way engagement channels, ensuring questions, emerging issues or inappropriate content is responded to. Responsibility for producing our weekly bulletin is also part of this rota. o Using your strong writing and organisational skills to script and produce our live weekly livestream to staff, including liaising and briefing the internal guests and presenter. Please see the Job Description for further details.

Your new company
I am working with a digital publishing company in London (hybrid working) hiring a qualified ACA / CIMA / ACCA to join as a Management Accountant.
Your new role
As a Management Accountant, you will be responsible for the preparation of accountants, revenue and cost for the Digital platform. You will be responsible for business partnering with the wider business, taking control of weekly reporting, cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting and systems management.
What you'll need to succeed

• ACCA / CIMA qualified
• Industry experience
• Short notice (1 month or less)
• Motivated to work in the media
• Ability to work in a fast-moving and changing environment

What you'll get in returnYou will be working for a business which supports collaboration, creating an inclusive and professional workspace, placing a big emphasis on continuous improvement.
This role offers variety and the ability to expand commercial and commercial skills, great stepping stone to furthering your finance career.

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Nicolette now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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NHS England's Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement function sits within the Strategy Directorate. It is one of the busiest communications teams in the country, operating within a fast-moving environment and managing a wide range of high-profile issues affecting the NHS each day, with those issues commanding significant public attention and scrutiny. Activities delivered by the team include: answering Freedom of Information (FoI) requests and parliamentary questions; managing communications for major incidents such as COVID-19 and industrial action; delivering public facing campaigns including recruiting future NHS staff and supporting appropriate access to health services; marketing NHS products such as the NHS App and other digital services and supporting take up and usage of NHS education and training services; planning and co-ordinating events and visits; internal communications and engagement, working with our HR team; managing strategic relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders including Royal Colleges and health and care sector representative organisations; handling incoming media queries and proactively pitching and communicating stories that deepen public understanding of the NHS and its activities through all media channels. The team works on a business partner model, combining national communications teams and embedded regional and Directorate communications teams into a single function. The role(s) will be accountable to the Chief Strategy Officer who has Executive Group responsibility for communications, policy, strategy, health inequalities and greener NHS but will work closely with other NHS England senior leaders including the Chief Executive and Chair. Please see job description for additional information. Key relationships They will interact frequently with, and provide strategic counsel to, senior NHS England leaders, including the chief executive, chair and other board members, as well as represent the organisation with the most senior stakeholders in government, the wider NHS and elsewhere. The Director will have line management responsibility for the following national teams: Corporate Affairs; Public Accountability and External affairs; Campaigns and Social Media; Strategic Communications; NHS Operational Communications. They will also line manage the Director of Regional and Directorate Engagement who will, in turn, line manage communications colleagues providing embedded support to regional and directorate teams. In order to maintain the relationship required to be successful in this position, the postholder will need to be frequently present in NHS England's headquarters in London (Waterloo). See also the attached job description for additional information. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

The Job

The Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement directorate's purpose is to:
• ensure NHS staff have the information they need and leadership to make decisions in the best interests of patients and the NHS;
• drive behaviour changes through public campaigns;
• defend the reputation of the NHS and work with external influencers to share accurate information on the NHS priorities and performance;
• lead the communications professions across the NHS.

We are looking for a highly motivated and strategically minded communications leader to take forward the work of the PACE directorate on an interim basis of ten months.

This role is one of the most demanding, exciting and rewarding communications roles in the country, and we welcome applications from high calibre candidates looking to make a positive contribution to how the NHS delivers for patients.

The successful individual will have an excellent understanding of the political, government and media landscape, as well as the latest evidence-based best practice across a range of communications disciplines.

This technical expertise will be in addition to the ability to build, motivate and inspire high performing teams, and provide professional leadership of communications and engagement activity across the wider NHS.

The successful candidate will lead, and be responsible for getting the best from a multi-disciplinary team of communications professionals who support the delivery of NHS England's core objectives and corporate responsibilities. Working with and through that team, they will be expected to oversee sophisticated and strategic handling of a wide range of communications issues, often at rapid pace, with the ability to prioritise effectively.

They will be accountable for the delivery of a broad range of functions and objectives, ensuring that the organisation listens to and is responsive to its stakeholders - including NHS staff, patients and the public - and its outputs are of a consistent high quality and value. This includes:
• overseeing public and Parliamentary accountability through our Parliamentary Hub and Freedom of Information teams;
• planning and executing award-winning multi-media campaigns that support the NHS' main priorities, including building a sustainable workforce and improving early detection rates for cancer;
• galvanising action on key priorities across the organisation and wider health and care landscape through effective internal and corporate communications and stakeholder engagement;
• ensuring staff, patients and the public receive clear and accurate information about NHS services, including through one of the busiest media teams in the country and social media channels; producing content seen over 10 million times every month.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.



NHS England's Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement function sits within the Strategy Directorate. It is one of the busiest communications teams in the country, operating within a fast-moving environment and managing a wide range of high-profile issues affecting the NHS each day, with those issues commanding significant public attention and scrutiny.

Activities delivered by the team include:
• answering Freedom of Information (FoI) requests and parliamentary questions;
• managing communications for major incidents such as COVID-19 and industrial action;
• delivering public facing campaigns including recruiting future NHS staff and supporting appropriate access to health services;
• marketing NHS products such as the NHS App and other digital services and supporting take up and usage of NHS education and training services;
• planning and co-ordinating events and visits;
• internal communications and engagement, working with our HR team;
• managing strategic relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders including Royal Colleges and health and care sector representative organisations;
• handling incoming media queries and proactively pitching and communicating stories that deepen public understanding of the NHS and its activities through all media channels.

The team works on a business partner model, combining national communications teams and embedded regional and Directorate communications teams into a single function.

The role(s) will be accountable to the Chief Strategy Officer who has Executive Group responsibility for communications, policy, strategy, health inequalities and greener NHS but will work closely with other NHS England senior leaders including the Chief Executive and Chair.

Please see job description for additional information.

Key relationships

They will interact frequently with, and provide strategic counsel to, senior NHS England leaders, including the chief executive, chair and other board members, as well as represent the organisation with the most senior stakeholders in government, the wider NHS and elsewhere.

The Director will have line management responsibility for the following national teams:
• Corporate Affairs;
• Public Accountability and External affairs;
• Campaigns and Social Media;
• Strategic Communications;
• NHS Operational Communications.

They will also line manage the Director of Regional and Directorate Engagement who will, in turn, line manage communications colleagues providing embedded support to regional and directorate teams.

In order to maintain the relationship required to be successful in this position, the postholder will need to be frequently present in NHS England's headquarters in London (Waterloo).

See also the attached job description for additional information.
Secondments


Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024

The Marketing and Communications department leads the global activity of building public support for sustainable seafood, as well as keeping stakeholders up to date and inspired with our work aimed at ending overfishing.

This role will support the Marketing and Communications department on a wide range of administrative, financial and project management tasks, helping to ensure the smooth running of this global function. The post-holder also provides PA support to the Chief Communications Officer, interacting with the Executive Committee and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders from around the world.

• Day-to-day organisational tasks to ensure the smooth running of the Global Marketing and Communications (Marketing and Communications) department.
• Co-ordinate a schedule of meetings for the Marketing and Communications department, including monthly calls and staff retreats and attendance at major conferences.
• Support planning processes and manage planning documentation from across the globe and with regional Marketing and Communications teams.
• Provide project management support for key external events or communication priority projects, which may involve dealing with multiple teams across the globe.
• Handle team administrative tasks, such as co-ordination of subscriptions, updating SharePoint pages and providing invoicing support.
• Provide support on special communications projects as required.
• Administrative support for the Marketing and Communications department, including travel logistics and associated invoices.
• Diary co-ordination and PA support for the Chief Communications Officer to include, but not limited to: diary management, dealing with correspondence, invoices and expenses, travel arrangements and itineraries, preparing and managing meeting papers, organising meetings, events and conference calls and appointments, minute taking and facilitation.
• Work closely with the other PAs, as well as the Office Services team, ensuring good teamwork and effective communication.

Other tasks as assigned by the Chief Communications Officer.

Technical Skills, Qualifications & Experience	Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. Proven role-specific experience of diary management including advanced knowledge of MS Outlook. Ability to prepare and tailor documents for different audiences, including presentations. Experience of handling basic financial tasks such as processing invoices. Knowledge of basic evaluation tools, such as surveys to assess success of campaigns. Well-developed IT skills, including the use of standard software packages (SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat). Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint would be preferable. Interest/experience in one of the following fields of communication is desirable: events, social media, web editorial, audio-visual.
Stakeholder Oriented	Evidence of an ability to cultivate and manage relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, suppliers and collaborators successfully, with a people-centred approach to business and work essential. Ability to gain credibility with, and the respect of, staff at all levels.
Organisational	Experience of organising meetings, especially with a geographically diverse stakeholder group; experience of organising external events such as conferences would be an advantage. Experience of note-taking and distributing meeting outcomes. Project management experience with the ability to manage long-term projects alongside short-term, urgent tasks and meeting tight deadlines. Excellent organisational skills are essential.
Communications	Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Some experience of preparing and delivering presentations and reports would be an advantage.
Personal attributes	Strong work ethic, enthusiastic nature with the ability to take initiative when appropriate and excellent attention to detail. Warm, friendly, calm and patient with a helpful nature, and a good sense of perspective and judgement. High level of discretion, tact and diplomacy is essential. Ability to combine self-management when working alone with productive team membership. Able to demonstrate influencing, negotiating and problem-solving skills. Willingness and enthusiasm to contribute to MSC-wide responsibilities and development, when appropriate, in pursuit of the mission and vision. Empathy and interest in environmental sustainability issues and in mission and objectives.
Circumstances	Weekend work and occasional domestic and international travel may be required.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Are you looking for a role supporting students and staff to realise their creative technical aspirations? We are moving to a purpose-built building to support our Film, Media, VFX, Animation, Games and Computing students. As part of this move, we are looking for someone with strong technical skills across these disciplines to ensure we maximise student potential.

As part of the Digital and Media team you will be expected to provide a proactive service to all staff and students. We have an amazing array of technology at our disposal, and you will be critical to ensuring students and staff are able to effectively use these facilities.

Our Green screen and Virtual Production Stage will use RED Komodo camera systems and additionally a Vicon Motion Capture Camera System. The TV Studio will be fully functional and driven by a broadcast Panasonic camera chain and Kairos Vision Mixing system. Edit/Grade/Dub and Voice Over will feature an Avid S4 Console, Blackmagic control surface and Neumann U87 Mics. In our Animation and Photo capture play space we will have a Dragonframe setup with lighting control and ProFoto strobes.

In the classroom, we deliver Unreal Engine, Adobe Substance, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Zbrush, Adobe CC, Apple Logic Pro X, Visual Studio, VS Code, Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, TheFoundry Nuke, Side FX Houdini and 3DEqualizer. We are well stocked with high end Workstations for intensive 3D and real time application alongside a fleet of iMacs to serve our Film & VFX courses.



You will provide in class first line support and escalate where appropriate as well as handle equipment loans and setups for various activities and events.

About you:

* Possess a Media or Computing qualification.
* Proven experience as a Media and Computing Technician.
* Experience and knowledge in Apple MacOS and Microsoft Windows Systems
* Strong troubleshooting skills.
* Basic computer skills.
* Knowledge of lighting and sound techniques and materials.

About us:

Westminster Kingsway College is a prestigious further education institution located in central London, with centers in Camden and Westminster. We offer a wide range of academic and vocational courses for 16-18-year-olds and adult learners. Our offerings include A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, and more.

Closing Date: 24th September 2024

Interview Date: To be confirmed

At Westminster Kingsway College, safeguarding and the protection of young people and adults are paramount. Safer Recruitment processes are strictly followed, including the requirement for all successful candidates to undergo a DBS check, with certain roles necessitating an Enhanced check.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The post holder will manage the provision of reprographics, all learning and display resources and publications, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and supporting the key messages and ethos of the school. S/He will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the school’s MLE system and website, ensuring full compliance with legal requirements.

The successful candidate for the post would ideally have:

• Relevant qualification to support the role – A levels or other role related Level 3 qualification is desirable
• Expert level IT and a/v skills including proficiency in a range of IT programmes and equipment use that are required for this role
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to direct others or respond appropriately to others even in pressurised situations

What the school offers its staff

There is an annual appraisal cycle carried out by line managers, which seeks to acknowledge success, resolve problems and identify training / development needs

Further details about the role

There is an opportunity to meet the School Business Manager virtually on Wednesday 18 September at 10am.

Should you wish to attend please contact Jenny Timog-Santiago via personnel@hornseyschool.com or call 020 8348 6191 ext 239.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. DBS check required.