Job Description

We're the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.


We currently have around 95 staff based in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious strategy, On a mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We're building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.

Job summary

The Digital Engagement Officer is a key member of the Marketing and Communications team and will support the day-to-day running and development of our digital channels. You'll work to drive engagement, reach new audiences and provide a smooth supporter experience.


You'll be writing and uploading content to our website, analysing performance, reporting back on learnings and developing plans for improvement. You'll also help run our email programme. This will involve managing our supporter newsletter, with the support of the Senior Digital Engagement Officer. It'll also cover growing our list of supporters consenting to hear from us, running testing plans and assisting other teams with their mass email needs.


You'll work closely with the Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Senior Digital Engagement Officer, wider Marketing and Communications team and colleagues across fundraising, policy, research and services to contribute to the digital elements of the marketing and communications strategy.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.

Note

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.