Digital Communications Officer (Fixed term) London, England
Think Ahead
Full Time
London, England
30000 - 34000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Role details
Role title
Digital Communications Officer (Fixed term)
Accountable to
External Relations Manager
Salary
£30,000 - £34,000
Contract type
Fixed term contract – 12 months
Location
Think Ahead works flexibly, enabling staff to work from home frequently. Our offices are based in Chancery Lane and staff are required to come in roughly 1-2 times per week.
Start date
ASAP dependent on successful candidate’s notice period
Application timeline
Applications close on Wednesday 15th March at 9am.- Candidates will be notified by Friday 17th March at the latest whether they have been shortlisted for an interview.
- Interviews will take place on Monday 20th March and Tuesday 21st March.
About the role
To help people with mental health problems to flourish, the workforce who support them must also be flourishing. Our External Relations team manages all digital, social, media, marketing, policy, research and influencing to make this ambition a reality.
You will be engaging and working alongside a range of internal and external stakeholders: such as social workers, central government, academics, to research and policy groups, to NHS trusts and local authorities, to people with lived experience of mental health, as well as digital agencies, freelancers, and content creators.
The role focusses on digital communications: this is where most of our team’s work and effort is concentrated and therefore this role plays a pivotal role in the success of the team.
Think Ahead is at an exciting time in its development. We are launching a new strategy to ensure we are having the most impact on the mental health workforce and people who use mental health services. How we communicate digitally is a key part of delivering that strategy.
We are looking for someone creative and passionate to come join the team at this exciting time in the charity’s development. We are a small and supportive team, and there are plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your skillset.
Job description
We recognise that there are lots of activities and skills listed. If you don’t have experience of them all, then do not worry - if you feel you could make this role a success then please do apply. If there are any areas for development, then do feel free to set that out in the application - we are committed to training and development of all our staff.
This is not an exhaustive list but gives you an insight into the type of work you may do:
Write copy for email marketing and external newsletters.- Manage our Mailchimp account and analytics.
- Write copy and create content for our social channels and website in support of ongoing profile raising for our charity as well as recruitment drives for our flagship programme.
- Support the External Relations Manager in digital advertising across Meta, Google, and Spotify.
- Support the External Relations Manager on digital reporting and data analysis.
- Work with our social media consultant on content planning.
- Draft reactive comment in response to relevant current affairs, sector news and political announcements (for social media use mainly).
- To engage with latest campaigns and news on social media, and to keep internal colleagues informed of those campaigns.
- Support other teams in their use of digital platforms to engage with our key stakeholders (e.g. Slack).
- Work with our Policy Manager and External Relations to keep up to date with policy campaigns and narrative.
- Set up and manage content libraries (images, video, stats, graphics).
Person specification
Ideally, the successful candidate will have experience of:
Website management (Wordpress, HTML)- Copywriting (for social, web, email).
- Google analytics and social tracking.
- Digital advertising campaigns.
- Content creation and planning.
- Basic graphic/design skills (Canva, Adobe, PowerPoint).
- Creative approach to problems.
- Audience-first approach.
- Naturally interested in social media and digital marketing/advertising.
- Able to spot a relevant and interesting story.
Think Ahead
www.thinkahead.org
London, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1 to 50 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
