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Are you a highly-creative communicator with a sharp eye for visual impact and a way with words and design? Can you help us tell the story of our programmes, including School Plates, which makes school meals healthier and more sustainable, as well the upcoming Hospital Plates and our policy work? We want to create engaging content to explain the need for better public sector food, to showcase our services, and to illustrate our impact.
As well as being a strong writer, you’ll be a creative designer, comfortable with handling design requests among your other tasks in a busy workload. Reporting directly to the UK Director, you’ll also work closely with the rest of the UK team as well as some international colleagues.
Responsibilities
Complete a range of design tasks including printed materials such as leaflets and banners, as well as slides and digital assets for social media and newsletters, ensuring all designed materials align with brand guidelines
Write and distribute our various newsletters on Mailchimp and LinkedIn, while also building and engaging our supporter base
Create relevant web content including regular news stories, recipes and blogs
Improve SEO
Manage and grow our social media channels with creative and engaging content focusing on School Plates
Contribute to written reports, often liaising with external designers
Proofreading and editing all external content before publication
Produce detailed case studies to support our School Plates programme, including some occasional UK travel
Provide communications support for School Plates across the different UK nations including Scotland
Provide technical/logistical support for Zoom webinars and meetings
Liaising with external partners/alliances and working together where appropriate to raise brand awareness and further our mission
Managing and building Ambassador relationships, identifying opportunities to reach a wider audience through celebrity/influencer engagement
Help to identify opportunities for UK PR work, and support the drafting of press releases and media approaches
Provide ad hoc fundraising support
Setting and monitoring overall annual and quarterly comms objectives and key results
Personal Specification
Essential
At least three years’ experience within digital communications, marketing or design
Confident designer with experience of using Canva and Adobe
Excellent communication skills with an ability to write effectively for a range of audiences
Track record of growing online presence and reaching new audiences, as well as managing, scheduling, and monitoring social media channels
Strong attention to detail and proofreading skills
Solution-focused and resilient
Team player
Passionate about food systems change
Ability to work well unsupervised, with experience of working in remote teams
Desirable
Video content creation skills and experience
Published writer
Fundraising experience
Benefits of working with us
A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
Provision of a work laptop.
Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
Career development support.
Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
Application process and timeline
Please submit your application using our online form including your CV and cover letter. By submitting your application you agree that your personal data will be processed by and shared with our UK entity (ProVeg C.I.C.) and German entity (ProVeg e.V.). We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
The recruitment process consists of:
1. Online Cognitive Aptitude test + Personality test
2. Online trial task
3. Interview with Senior Management
