Job Description

Base:

Carers Link Lancashire, Accrington

Hours:

37 per week

Salary: 24,707.00 per annum

Please note this post is initially funded until 31st May 2026 with possible extension.

To request an application pack, please email info@carerslinklancashire.co.uk CVs will not be accepted.

Reporting to:

Services Manager, CEO and ultimately the Directors of Carers Link Lancashire

Working Arrangements:

Flexibility to allow out of normal hours working including evenings and weekends

Job Purpose:

To identify, recognise, support and improve the lives of unpaid carers living in East Lancashire.

Implementing clear, dynamic, innovative and effective communications & fundraising strategies and practices.

Producing high quality and professional communications alongside effective fundraising practices which help to achieve business objectives and goals.

Planning and delivering communications & fundraising to key stakeholders including staff, carers, volunteers, partner organisations and members of the public of all services and support. Enhancing diversification of income.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the charity in raising awareness of all unpaid carers including identification, needs, issues and barriers and support available to them

Raise awareness of the charity's services and support by designing innovation and engaging marketing campaigns and undertaking a variety of fundraising practices

Develop, implement and manage all digital and social media platforms across the charity including promoting and raising awareness of all aspects of our services and support, trading and fundraising

Write, edit, co-ordinate, share and publish content across various channels, including our website, social media, digital, print and through integrated marketing and fundraising campaigns across the whole organisation.

Pro-actively planning, organising and implementing key national communication & fundraising campaigns throughout the year such as Carers Week, Carers Rights Day, Young Carers Awareness Day and other specific campaigns

Lead on fundraising initiatives including fundraising events, corporate sponsors, major donors, legacies and regular charitable giving

To increase fundraising income and meet annual targets around generating fundraising income

Submission of funding bids and grant applications

Develop positive working relationships and collaborations with the voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations

Develop high quality and professional publicity and marketing materials for the charity

Designing and publishing the charity's 6 monthly magazine, bi weekly e-bulletins and other key organisational documentation such as the annual report

Regularly publicising keys statistics and achievements

Support the charity with gift aid and other platforms for charitable giving

Developing strong campaigns to reach out and engage with hard to reach and hidden carers

Researching and keeping up to date on local policies, research and papers affecting carers

Monitoring and reporting on campaign activity across all digital channels

Using in-house Adobe In-design software to produce a variety of digital and printed fundraising & marketing materials

Work with local media leads including radio, newspapers and publications

Producing and distributing short films to raise awareness of the service during key events

Manage a fundraising budget

Organise and attending outreach and activities across the communities of East Lancashire to support in enhancing the overall communications

Develop collaborative and joint communication campaigns across, health and social care and education which meet identified needs of all parties

Raising awareness of the volunteering opportunities and successes across the charity

Maintaining and updating carer information boards across a wide range of health settings including East Lancashire Hospital Trust and GP practices

Having the ability to work flexibly including regular evenings and weekends, on own initiative and as part of a team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Overall responsibility for successfully developing and maintaining all communications associated with the charity

To achieve personal and organisational targets

To fully participate in staff meetings, any sub-groups and mandatory training as and when required

Contribute to the development of carers services and Carers Link Lancashire

To undertake any other duties which may from time to time be required and which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post and support the overall ethos, principles and practices of the organisation.

To ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity law, fundraising standards and the fundraising code of practice alongside the policies of Carers Link Lancashire

To request an application pack, please email info@carerslinklancashire.co.uk CVs will not be accepted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 24,707.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Private medical insurance Store discount Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/07/2025
Reference ID: ComsMATleave
Expected start date: 01/09/2025