 |  |  |
Current opportunities
It's a great time to join us in one of these four key roles, all of which have huge scope to shape the way that we work as well as our future services and support.
Each role will suit someone who is proactive, organised, creative and likes variety. To be successful you will need to enjoy working in a small team and small organisation, and be comfortable taking decisions and responsibility.
You'll find full details of who we're looking for and the complete job description for each role in the information packs available to view or download below.
Health Content Lead
£40,000 per annum
This is a new role at National Eczema Society, leading an area of work the charity has been pioneering for almost 50 years: supporting those affected by eczema with information and advice.
You’ll be responsible for managing the Society’s wide range of health information, including a programme of webinars, podcasts and talks, curating content across different channels to maximise patient benefit and impact. You’ll also oversee content for the Society’s website and biannual supporter magazine.
Download job information pack ►
 | | | |
Research Engagement Lead
£40,000 per annum
In this role, you’ll lead on medical research and patient research engagement for the Society, providing the principal channel of communication and advice between the charity and the eczema research community.
We have an ambitious strategy, including establishing a research grant programme and creating an ‘Experts by Experience’ patient panel to ensure our research engagement drives the change people with eczema want most, and there is considerable scope to shape the way the Society supports eczema research in the future.
Download a job information pack ►
 | |
Communications & Campaigns Lead
£40,000 per annum
As the lead on communication and campaigning activity for the Society, this is a key role that demonstrates our commitment to growing our charity’s reach, engagement and advocacy support for the eczema community.
We’ll look to you to manage the charity’s social media and media engagement work, building on a strong social media following and successful awareness-raising initiatives like National Eczema Week.
Download a job information pack ►
 | |
Fundraising Lead
£40,000 per annum
With a remit to grow our engagement and support from people affected by eczema, you’ll be responsible for driving donations and supporter engagement using personal, story-led communications.
You’ll have an investment budget to deliver donor recruitment, retention and stewardship activities, and manage all areas of individual giving activity, currently delivering a budgeted income of around £100k per year. Through a new engagement programme, we plan to attract new supporters and deepen engagement with our loyal current supporters.
Download a job information pack ►
 | |
.png){kind=spacer}
For each role, details of how to apply and who to contact if you have any queries can be found in the job listing and information pack.
You can also find out more about the organisation via the National Eczema Society website.
 |  |  |
text
The interview guide for interviewers - part 1
It’s the big day and even your butterflies are nervous. You don’t get many chances so you can’t afford to mess this one up; you’ve got to make them see you’re ideal. But what if they still accept another offer? Yes, interview nerves aren’t just for applicants any more. The battle for talent means employers can’t always assume the upper hand, particularly in areas like fundraising where candidat...
Read more
The interview guide for interviewers - part 2
Interview nerves aren’t just for applicants any more. Competition for talent means that those asking the questions need to make a good impression too, yet training is thin on the ground, so we’re sharing some tips and observations from our own experience of charity interviews over many (many) years.We’ve covered planning and process already, so it’s time to tackle the big day and some suggestio...
Read more
Ten reasons you need a recruitment agency
In a world where you can advertise jobs and hold interviews from the comfort of your kitchen table, is there any benefit to bringing professional recruiters on board? We investigate, discover far too many, then whittle them down to...Ten reasons you need a recruitment agency Okay, ‘need’ is a strong word, but try getting ‘would benefit greatly from working with’ into a punchy headline.If you’re...
Read more
Connecting Gen Z: how charities can engage the next generation
For Generation Z, work isn’t simply about making ends meet; it’s about making a positive difference and impact. Members of Gen Z tend to be deeply passionate about social change and eager to join organisations that align closely with their values. However, attracting, managing and retaining Gen Z can present unique challenges for the charity sector. In our latest blog, freelance writer Nicola ...
Read more
Open to all: inclusive recruitment in the charity sector
Given that so many work with marginalised or disadvantaged groups of people, you’d expect charities to be more aware than most of the barriers to employment such groups often face, and the need to be more inclusive. Which research suggests that by and large, they are. However research also suggests that in terms of using that awareness to build a more diverse workforce, they’re lagging behind s...
Read more
2024 Salary Survey: CEO salaries and executive trends
What are charity chief executives really getting paid in 2024? If anyone knows, it’s the experts of our Chief Executive and Director Recruitment Practice, each of whom has been successfully placing charity leaders and senior executives for more than a decade. Working with third sector organisations of all sizes nationwide, they've appointed more than 50 CEOs for charities in the last two years ...
Read more
2024 Salary Survey: finance and temps market trends
What's happening in the job market for those in charity finance, and for temporary and interim staff throughout the sector? Here's what our specialists had to say in our 2024 Salary Survey, where you'll also find the latest rates for around 200 charity sector positions.Finance market trends Wage growth might be outstripping inflation somewhere, but it’s not in the world of charity finance, wher...
Read more
When two become one: rise of the Frankenjob
Introducing the hybrid job: part one thing, part another, the Cockapoo of careers, employment's answer to the reversible duvet, a hastily bodged-together Frankenjob, think of it as you will. These two-part titles - Director of Finance and Resources, Head of Fundraising and Marketing - are turning up across the charity sector in ever greater numbers, but what's behind it, what are the implicatio...
Read more
