Head of Communications

Reports to:COO

Location:London W12. Our core days when all staff are in our office are Tuesday and Wednesday. Staff have flexibility to work from home on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays

Contract:Permanent

Pattern:Full time (standard full-time hours 9am – 5.30pm, part time hours will be considered)

Closing date:Monday 16^thSeptember 2024 at 9am. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the role may be closed earlier. Early application is encouraged

Interviews:Rolling

Salary:£70,000 to £90,000 depending on experience (pro-rated if part time)

How to apply:Please send a CV and covering letter to info@purposefulventures.org with “Head of Communications application” in the subject line.ONLY APPLICATIONS WITH A CV AND COVER LETTER WILL BE CONSIDERED

Are you looking for an opportunity to help create meaningful impact? At Purposeful Ventures, we are looking for a Head of Communications to work with an experienced, passionate team towards a society where all young people thrive.

About the role

The Head of Communications will see comms as an intrinsic enabler of us achieving our mission. They will continue to establish and build awareness of Purposeful Ventures as the go-to partner for philanthropists wishing to increase the effectiveness of their giving, social entrepreneurs and organisations who want to accelerate their delivery of impact at scale and potential team members who want to work at a highly ambitious and impactful, mission-driven organisation.

What we’re looking for:

Someone passionate about transforming the life chances of children through entrepreneurship and innovation in education and related fields
An excellent written and oral communicator who can build and maintain strong internal and external relationships
Experience managing and getting the best out of agencies, running an end-to-end website development processand leading on social media (particularly LinkedIn)
Someone flexible, highly organised, and able to multi-task and prioritise work to meet deadlines
Someone eager and able to work in an agile environment with multiple start-ups, and comfortable with the ambiguity that may come with this

About us

Purposeful Venturesis the UK’s leading charity for researching, incubating, launching and scaling initiatives and funds that tackle issues across education and society, from cradle to career, creating wide-spread system change and providing young people opportunities in education and beyond.

Our current portfolios focus on STEM Excellence and Children and Families. We are working with a wide range of organisations across these areas to build and strengthen outstanding organisations that deliver systemic impact.

Working at Purposeful Ventures

We are an experienced team with backgrounds in strategy consulting, education and non-profit leadership. Together, we have grown over 15 charities, collectively making an impact on the lives of over a million young people in the last decade.

Working here is stimulating and there is variety in our day-to-day. We work at pace with a relentless focus on impact, but we also take time to support colleagues, have fun and learn from one another. We want to work with interesting people who bring diverse perspectives; striking the balance between work and outside interests is important to us. When asked, people who work at Purposeful Ventures most enjoy (a) working with smart and passionate colleagues, (b) solving challenging real-world problems and (c) delivering work that translates into tangible impact.

We offer a wide range of benefits and a have a flexible approach to working, with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments.

Our benefits:

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 2-years’ service, then to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees
Full office closure between Christmas and New Year (3 days of your holiday entitlement must be used between Christmas and New Year unless otherwise agreed, or the closure days fall on non-working days)
Hybrid working, with at least Tuesdays and Wednesdays in our state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside colleagues for collaboration, connection and sharing learning
A commitment to excellence combined with a flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
You will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme, where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to

How to apply

Please send a CV and covering letter to info@purposefulventures.org with “Head of Communications application” in the subject line.ONLY APPLICATIONS WITH A CV AND COVER LETTER WILL BE CONSIDERED

The CV should be no longer than 2-sides of A4 and the covering letter no longer than 1-side of A4. In your covering letter, please highlight your interest in Purposeful Ventures and your motivation for applying for this role, as well as any specific experience or strengths that you will bring.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the role may be closed earlier. Early application is encouraged

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email.

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Purposeful Ventures is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010.

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