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Our Communications & Fundraising Officer role is based in Rose Hill, Oxford.

The post is 27 hours a week and the salary will be in a range between £20,880 - £22,446 (based on £29,000-£31,000 FTE pro rata)

Please send your CV and Covering Letter to: chairtrustee@rhjyc.org

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, committed and innovative person to take on the role of Communications and Fundraising Officer for a dynamic, community-oriented youth organisation.

A key aspect of the role is to ensure that the RHJYC’s work is captured and communicated through our website, social media and newsletters.

The Communications and Fundraising Officer will also support the RHJYC Director and the Fundraising Manager in identifying funding opportunities, developing fundraising campaigns, creating engaging marketing materials, writing updates for regular donors, and demonstrating that the RHJYC has achieved its aims in funded projects.

Another important part of the role is building trusted relationships with young people, parents, schools and community organisations.

Applicants will have demonstrable experience and success across a range of the job description elements. Training is available to develop key skills.

The purpose of this job is:

- To ensure that the RHJYC’s work is effectively monitored, recorded and communicated through media channels, the website and newsletters.

- To identify funding opportunities, develop fundraising campaigns, create engaging marketing materials and write updates for regular donors which demonstrate that the RHJYC has achieved its aims in funded projects.

Key responsibilities

● To work with the Director of the RHJYC and the staff team to deliver key outcomes as agreed with the Board of Trustees.

● To provide a point of contact for residents in Rose Hill and other relevant organisations. Communications and Media

● To create, edit and publish digital and print content on a regular basis through RHJYC’s social media channels, website and local newsletter.

● To create marketing materials for use at sessions or events.

● To maintain the social media/website presence of the charity to support fundraising and to produce appropriate and engaging material for online and offline publication.

● To find new opportunities to publicise the work of RHJYC through local and national media.

● To maintain regular contact with the staff team, informing them about new opportunities and activities for their sessions.

● To capture content from RHJYC’s activities for storytelling purposes, such as photography, videos and quotes. Partners/community engagement

● To support the Director in maintaining a good relationship with existing partners, encouraging them to continue to work with us through the development of new opportunities.

● To collaborate with other organisations on joint initiatives.

● To engage with parents, schools and organisations, providing relevant updates about the charity’s activities and opportunities.

● To attend RHJYC activities, as needed, to build good relationships with the young people and the community and capture data and content. Funding and compliance

● To support the Fundraising Manager in the development of fundraising campaigns. To gather content and create images and videos for use in online fundraisers and grant applications.

● To support the RHJYC Director in designing and embedding methods of collecting data and evidence about our work (for example, questionnaires, interviews, photographs, and the number of young people attending), in collaboration with other members of the team, and to lead the collection of data from RHJYC projects for funders and partners.

● To create quarterly newsletters for regular donors who support our work.

● To produce reports for donors demonstrating how the RHJYC has met the terms of grants.

Personal specification – skills, experience and knowledge

Essential:

● Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create compelling content for a variety of outputs, such as newsletters, social media, websites, reports, and funding applications.

● Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines.

● Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently in a small team.

● Evidence of digital skills and/or experience of creating and managing content (e.g., film and photography) for social media or digital platforms, as well as managing personal data

● Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with young people, volunteers, community partners and donors.

● Experience of supporting or delivering fundraising activities (such as community fundraising events, appeals, donor stewardship) or supporting funding applications

● Ability to demonstrate experience and/or evidence of learning in relation to the charity’s mission, values and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable:

Please let us know if you meet any of the following criteria. Training is available to develop and improve skills as needed.

● Experience in the Youth work sector and/or UK charitable sector.

● Awareness of data protection, GDPR, and good practice in handling supporter information. Communications

● Experience in managing social media channels (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn) and growing reach and engagement.

● Basic understanding of website CMS (content management system) platforms (e.g. WordPress, Wix, Squarespace).

● Ability to do video editing or produce simple video content for social media, or an appetite to learn these skills.

● Ability to design basic digital content using tools such as Canva (or similar), or an appetite to learn these skills.

● Experience in generating media coverage.

● Experience of inclusive storytelling and a commitment to sharing stories in an authentic and dignified way. Fundraising.

● Experience in writing grant applications or supporting trust and foundation fundraising.

● Knowledge of ethical fundraising considerations.

● Experience in monitoring and evaluating projects.

Deadline for applications: 22 October 2026

Interview date: between 2 - 6 November 2026

Our website: rhjyc.org/work-with-us

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £20,880.00-£22,446.00 per year

Expected hours: 27.0 per week

Work Location: In person