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About us There aren’t many organisations that can say they’ve been serving their community for over 550 years. Croydon Almshouses (CA) can and we’re proud to be the oldest charity in Croydon, rooted in a long-standing commitment to local people and place. Since 1447, we’ve provided almshouse accommodation to older people with a connection to Croydon who are negatively affected by poverty. For the past 40 years, we’ve also awarded grants to voluntary, community and faith sector organisations, and individuals across the Borough. Now, our focus is firmly on what comes next. Our vision is to create thriving communities where everybody can live with dignity and independence, using our resources and agility to reduce the impact of poverty on people in Croydon. To help us deliver this, we’re recruiting an experienced and creative Communications Lead, who is a values-led team player, who demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and strong communication skills to support CA as we expand our reach across the wider Croydon community. The opportunity Working closely with the CEO, you will lead the development and delivery of a multi-channel communications plan that strengthens our reputation, amplifies our voice, and ensures our message reaches the communities we serve. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, dedicated team where your work will have visible and meaningful impact. You will bring clarity, consistency, and creativity to all aspects of CA’s communications. About you You are a skilled communicator who understands how to craft compelling messages for different audiences. You are as comfortable planning strategy as you are creating engaging content, and you thrive in a collaborative environment where flexibility and initiative are key. Essential criteria: · Exceptional written and verbal communication skills · Strong understanding of strategic communications and planning · Experience creating engaging content across multiple channels and for varied audiences · Ability to develop and deliver clear, consistent messaging · Experience supporting or managing social media and digital communications · Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail · Ability to measure and evaluate the impact of communications activity Interested? If you are an experienced Communications Lead wanting to make a real impact at an ambitious local organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to become Croydon Almshouses’ next Communications Lead and help create thriving communities where people can live with dignity and independence. For further information please contact MacLaine Adler, Governance Manager to request the full Job Description or for a discussion about the role. Closing date: Tuesday 28th April, 9am Interview date: Tuesday 5th May, in person Application process: CV and covering letter addressing why you would like to join Croydon Almshouses and how you meet the key criteria in the person specification (max 2-pages).

• Business: emap, • ___: ___, • Base Location: Croydon, London, • Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid, • Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 DOE + 30% OTE AV Magazine has been the industry’s leading end-user media brand since 1972. It exists in print, on various digital platforms, on social media and through regular events and executive gatherings. Readership includes corporate AV buyers as well as producers, resellers, systems integrators, distributors, and manufacturers. We deliver authoritative content that places AV technology into a business context. We are also the buyer’s guide that helps educate the market for vendors, whilst supporting specifiers with their buying decisions. We act as a unique bridge between the channel and the end user, also reaching design consultants, digital and creative agencies along with events, rental, and production companies. As an Account Manager you are responsible for driving sales revenues across AV Magazine’s print, digital and event portfolios. Your key goal is to grow our business sales through effective delivery of features, supplements, special projects, and sponsorship sales. You will also be expected to exemplify team standards and behaviours. Driven, with a true desire to succeed in a sales environment. You will be tenacious, resilient, with a willingness to succeed. Key responsibilities: • Managing the development of revenue by achieving agreed personal targets and preparing proposals, • Taking a proactive approach to lead sourcing in-order- to uncover new business opportunities, • Liaising with clients daily to discuss and identify their advertising requirements – devising an advertising campaign that meets their needs and budget, • Creating new business relationships whilst building rapport and growing existing business to increase revenue across your client area, • Ensure YOY growth of portfolio through the acquisition of new business, including sourcing your own new business leads., • Lead trading updates with your line manager and key stakeholders weekly and always have 100% accuracy of numbers and pipelines., • Maintain a robust and ambitious sales plan and ensure maximum delivery against sales targets for entire portfolio., • To raise and maintain brand profile and become the recognised face of your portfolio, internally and externally., • Closely monitor competitor activity and understand the market forces influencing your sector. Skills and experience: • Proven and successful track record of a consultative new business approach, • Evidence of success in building and managing relationships with key decision makers, • Education to degree level or equivalent desirable but not essential, • Intermediate Microsoft Office skills., • Experienced using CRM., • Previous experience with a structured sales training method. Core competencies: • Strong commercial awareness., • Collaborative team player., • Time management and organizational skills, • Exceptional customer service standards both internal and external Personal Attributes: • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, • Self-motivated, • Entrepreneurial and curious, • High level of emotional intelligence, • Proactive approach to personal development, • Representing the brand, you will be an ambassador. Maintaining a polished and professional appearance and demeanor., • High integrity with a strong work ethic. What we offer Learning & Development: At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organizational objectives. To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy. Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees. • 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days. Pro-rata for part-time employees., • One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day, • Health plan, • Life assurance, • Private virtual GP access, • Seasonal flu jabs available at the office, • Continuous learning & development opportunities, • In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects, • Cycle-to-work scheme, • Discounted gym memberships, • Retail discount vouchers, • Rail season ticket loans, • Pension scheme, • One paid volunteer day per year, • Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations, • Work from home during August, • Income protection and more Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at . Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

• Permanent – Full Time, • £32,000 – £35,000 DOE + Bonus, • Business: emap, • ___: ___, • Base Location: Croydon, London, • Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid, • Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 DOE + Bonus About our company and the brand: emap is a progressive B2B media, content, events, subscription and networking business. We connect influential people and organisations with a high-value network of decision-makers, data and ideas through our industry-leading B2B portfolio of brands. Quality Food Awards (QFA) has been running for over 45 years in the UK and over 10 years in Ireland. QFA is a large-scale product awards programme for the grocery retail and foodservice sectors. Overall Purpose of the Role: The Event Manager will be responsible for overseeing the logistics for QFA’s awards, judging and bespoke events. Working within a team of 3, alongside QFA’s Marketing Manager and Sales Manager the Event Manager will report into the QFA Brand Director and be responsible for all operational elements of the QFA event portfolio. The Event Manager will work in a hybrid setting, based in our Croydon office, 3 days per week and working from home 2 days a week. During judging periods, the Event Manager will be expected to work onsite, up to 5 days a week, sometimes for periods of up to 3-4 weeks. The Event Manager will be expected to travel regularly, particularly to Dublin, where we run the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards and Judging. The successful candidate will assume logistical responsibility of the QFA event portfolio and will oversee the events from inception through to execution. Key Responsibilities: • Manage a network of contract and freelance support in the lead up and during judging events taking ownership of recruitment and onsite processes., • Collaborate with central operations team and utilise junior support where required throughout the year, identifying key points for additional support., • Become an ambassador for the brand, attend networking events and build a network of senior contacts in the industry. Build exceptional working relationships with judges., • Manage a portfolio of pre-defined leading industry awards and judging days (physical & virtual) on time, below budget, and to the required standard – ensuring that brand values are met, • Management of P&L/Budgets for individual events with a focus on value for money and maximising contribution to the wider business. Tracking and monitoring P&L of individual events – including revenue, costs and profit, • Thorough knowledge and tight control of the cost base for each event, ensuring profit targets are beaten, • Building cross functional relationships with internal stakeholders to support the success and strategic aims of the event and/or brand., • Building strong relationships with suppliers including AV teams, venues, entertainers, etc. negotiating to ensure the best value is achieved., • Manage customer relationships with critical and strategically important sponsors, judges and delegates, acting as a point of contact. Problem solving, decision making and escalating issues as they arise. Ensuring that the overall experience is positive, exceeds expectations and collates customer feedback identifying areas for improvement., • Fulfill sponsorship deliverables with attention to detail to maximise return on investment., • Analysing year on year performance and leading or participating in event debrief discussions, identifying future trends or improvements., • Identifying areas for event growth and future opportunities for the brands, particularly new launches in the grocery retail sector, • Proof-reading content throughout the event process., • Responsible for ownership, accountability, and reporting for all logistical elements of the allocated events, • Implementing and scheduling event timelines and planning cycle according to planning framework, ensuring all deadlines are adhered to., • Managing and assisting with full awards entry process., • Managing awards judging days – both in person and virtually. Inviting and maintaining regular communication with judges and VIPs., • Accurate and regular reporting upwards of revenues, profits and KPI’s vs target, recording weekly entries and shortlist conversion rates., • Communicate regularly and coherently all relevant information and key developments with your line manager and full project team., • Working with AV providers to create full-scale first class event production, collating shortlist, winners, and sponsors content to create awards presentations etc., • Liaise with event venues on menus, final numbers, specific event requirements and function sheet., • Produce Risk Assessments and collate Health & Safety documentation from all third-party suppliers., • Able to demonstrate experience working in a B2B role in awards., • Experience in delivering complex projects/bespoke events, ability to apply own initiative and ideas to process implementation., • Exceptional attention to detail and organisation skills., • Demonstrable knowledge of managing costs within a budget., • Experience of risk assessments/health and safety/contingency planning, • Ability to network, connect and foster relationships of a senior level, • A personal passion or work experience in food and drink preferred, • Exceptional verbal and written communication, with strong negotiation skills., • A strategic thinker with excellent planning, and organisational skills., • The ability to work well under pressure, maintaining high standards in a fast-paced environment while meeting multiple deadlines., • Commercially focused with a strong understanding of finance, profit and loss statements and budgets., • Able to read and interpret data effectively., • Takes a creative approach to every-day challenges, • Capability to multitask effectively, and prioritise a high-volume workload across multiple projects., • Can demonstrate sound judgement with the ability to interpret and analyze complex and sensitive information., • A team player, but secure working independently and on own initiative., • Proactive and confident – Not afraid to constructively challenge ideas, where appropriate., • Confident at building strong working relationships both internally and externally., • Confident and enthusiastic events professional, • Organised and resourceful, • Self-motivated, self-sufficient and accountable, • Deadline driven and results orientated, • Team player, • Sharp attention to detail Learning & Development: At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology. We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organisational objectives. To support our employees’ career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy. Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees. • 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy or sell additional days, • One additional day of leave per year- Celebration Day, • Health plan, • Life assurance, • Private virtual GP access, • Seasonal flu jabs available at the office, • Continuous learning & development opportunities, • In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects, • Cycle-to-work scheme, • Discounted gym memberships, • Retail discount vouchers, • Rail season ticket loans, • Pension scheme, • One paid volunteer day per year, • Annual Summer & Winter Celebrations, • Work from home during August Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. How to apply: Please submit your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of your application.

The creative arts offer at Legacy is wide-ranging, and as a member of the arts team, you will be key in ensuring young people have access to an exciting and engaging programme of new and enriching activities that will be challenging, stimulating, fun, and developmental. You will be involved in teach

The Charity for Civil Servants sits at the heart of the UK Civil Service. While we can’t always prevent the tricky, stressful, sad stuff from happening, when it does happen, we help current, former and retired civil servants get the best support. We’re 140 years old in 2026 and we’ve got big ambitions to ensure we are there for those who need us for generations to come. We are looking for a Digital Communications Manager to join Communications Team as we embark on the next phase of our strategy to accelerate awareness, participation and income growth. This role drives the strategic digital communications which play a pivotal role in raising awareness of the Charity’s work. Working collaboratively with internal teams, this role will oversee our digital marketing strategies, manage our website and create video content to promote our services, campaigns, and fundraising initiatives. If you have digital communication and/or marketing experience within the charity or public sector, and at a manager level, then we would like to hear from you! The ideal candidate will also be highly experienced in website and content management systems, content creation and SEO/SEM. Highly skilled in social media, email marketing systems, scheduling tools, analytics dashboards and tools, CRM, CMS and design suites, they will be an expert in Adobe Creative suite, Canva and other video editing tools. Strong project management and strategic planning skills as well as line manager experience are essential. In return, we can offer you a supportive, inspiring and friendly team culture and excellent benefits including a health cash plan, Headspace, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, birthday leave and a cycle to work scheme. To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter that states why you would be suitable for this role. The closing date for applications is 19 April 2026. First interviews will take place on 27 April 2026. Please let us know in your covering letter if this date would be difficult for you. If you need any adjustments to enable you to perform to your best at interview, please let us know in your application (you don’t have to explain why). The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor. REF-(Apply online only)

Marketing Lead - Join a Growing, Creative Team! Location: Bromley Contract: Permanent Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 per annum Are you a strategic, creative marketer who loves leading teams and delivering impactful campaigns? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment where ideas come to life? If so, this could be the perfect next step in your career! About the Company Our client is a dynamic, forward‑thinking organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services. They are passionate about meaningful audience engagement and are now looking for a talented Marketing Lead. What You'll Be Doing As the Marketing Lead, you will drive the full marketing strategy while leading and inspiring a growing team. Your responsibilities will include: Strategy Development: Creating and executing effective marketing strategies aligned with business goals Team Leadership: Coaching, motivating, and developing a talented marketing team Campaign Management: Overseeing end‑to‑end campaigns across digital, social, email, and more Market & Competitor Analysis: Identifying trends and opportunities to support decision‑making Brand Development: Elevating brand presence through strong messaging and storytelling Performance Analytics: Reviewing campaign data and optimising performance to maximise ROIWhat You'll Bring We're looking for someone who is both creative and commercially driven. You should have: 5+ years' marketing experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role Strong understanding of digital marketing, SEO, and social media strategy Excellent verbal and written communication skills A data‑driven mindset and confidence analysing performance metrics A collaborative, innovative, and positive approach Why You'll Love Working Here Career Development: Ongoing training and progression opportunities Supportive Culture: A friendly, creative team that values new ideas Exciting Projects: A chance to lead impactful, high‑visibility campaigns ✨ Ready to Lead and Inspire? If this sounds like your next career move, we'd love to hear from you! Send your CV and cover letter to (url removed) Or call us on (phone number removed) Let's create something amazing together! We can't wait to meet you! Equal Opportunities Statement Office Angels is an employment agency and an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we're here to support you. Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website