Communications and Learning Assistant

Charity People; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is seeking an interim Communications and Learning Assistant to support the delivery of its communications plan, draft website content using Wagtail, create social media posts, and manage newsletters.

The hybrid role is based at Kings Cross with core days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 35 hours per week (or 4 days per week), maternity cover for 12 months. Closing date 15 November, with remote first interviews.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills with ability to write and produce engaging content for different audiences.
• Knowledge and experience of one of the Foundation’s sectors; this might have been gained in lived experience.
• Demonstrated interest in communications or campaigning through roles, projects or community engagement.
• Experience using different social media channels.
• Collaborative team player with ability to work with diverse people.
• IT skills with experience using Word and PowerPoint.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple tasks.
• A keen eye for detail and creativity.
• Active, constructive contributor to the team.
• Adaptable and flexible in a dynamic environment.
• Genuine commitment to the Foundation’s ethos and values.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on delivering a communications plan promoting the Foundation’s initiatives and work.
• Serve as first point of contact during the Communications Lead’s absence.
• Support updating website copy (Wagtail), create/share content for social channels and newsletters.
• Work with Communications Lead on internal comms (Teams/SharePoint).
• Collaborate to organise and deliver webinars (Zoom).
• Support the Foundation’s learning and impact approach, including training events.
• Assist the Funding Plus applications/awards using Salesforce.
• Support the Funding team with administration, payments and invoices.
• Provide reception cover and answer calls as part of the Resource Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Content writing

Social media

Team player

IT skills

Organisational skills

Creativity

Adaptable

Foundation ethos

Lived experience understanding

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to recruit for an interim Communications and Learning Assistant to join their team.

About Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the UK’s largest independent funders, supporting organisations and initiatives that are working towards a fairer future, stronger communities, and a thriving natural world. Through funding, collaboration and influence, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation backs ambitious work that can deliver lasting change. Its strategy is underpinned by a commitment to tackling structural inequity, racism, and the causes and impacts of climate change, both across its grant‑making work and within the Foundation itself.

Interim Communications and Learning Assistant

Contract: interim 12 month maternity cover role
Salary: £30,015 per annum

Location: Hybrid role between home and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s Kings Cross, with office presence required on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for ‘core days’. The office is open all day every working day and employees are actively encouraged to use the working space as much as is helpful to deliver their role.

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, or part time four days per week. During core days, staff should work broad office hours, usually encompassing 10am - 4pm, and when covering Reception, staff work 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 15th November
Interviews: First round interviews will be held remotely on Thursday 26th November with second round interviews held in person on Tuesday 2nd December

Core responsibilities within your role will be to:

• Collaborate on delivering a communications plan that promotes the initiatives the Foundation supports and highlights the Foundation’s work.
• Serve as the first point of contact during the Communications Lead’s absence, ensuring continuity and accessibility for all stakeholders.
• Support the Communications Lead in updating and writing website copy (using Wagtail), creating and sharing content for social media channels (currently LinkedIn, BlueSky and Instagram) and the newsletter (using Campaign Monitor), and monitoring engagement.
• Work with the Communications Lead on internal communications (currently Teams channel and SharePoint): sharing updates about the Foundation’s work, as well as news about the work the Foundation funds and feedback received.
• Work with the Communications Lead to organise and deliver the Foundation’s webinars (using Zoom).
• Support the Foundation’s learning and impact approach, including organising training and learning events.
• Support the Impact Support Manager in assessing and processing Funding Plus applications and awards (using Salesforce).
• Assist the Funding team in administration, payments and processing of proactive projects, e.g. event bookings and organisation, processing invoices, and tracking payments.
• Provide reception cover and answer phone calls as part of the Resource Team, review expressions of interest, and other support for colleagues in the team as and where required.

We’re looking for someone who brings creativity, curiosity, good communication skills and a proactive approach, together with a genuine interest in helping people, communities and nature thrive. We welcome applications from people who have developed these qualities through employment, volunteering, education or other life experiences.

Key experience and skills we’re looking for is as follows:

• Good communication skills, with the ability to write and produce engaging content for different audiences.
• Knowledge and experience of one of the Foundation’s sectors; this might have been gained in a number of ways, including through lived experience.
• Demonstrated interest in communications or campaigning, which could be through previous roles, personal projects, studies, or community engagement.
• Experience of using different social media channels.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work with a diverse range of people.
• IT skills, with experience in using Word, PowerPoint.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to conduct, prioritise, and manage several different tasks at once.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Enjoys being creative.
• An active, constructive contributor to the team.
• Adaptable and flexible in a dynamic work environment.
• A genuine interest in and commitment to the Foundation’s ethos and values, which include equity, kindness, integrity, ambition, and working together.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so we can help make the application process work for you.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

We want to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. In particular, those with lived experience of racial inequity, disability, or poverty.