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May
2023

The Reader – Digital Manager

Posts available: 1.
Contract: Permanent.
Term: Available as full or part time post with a minimum contract of 28 hours per week. Flexible working arrangements considered.
Salary: £30,000.
Reporting to: Associate Director of Communications and Marketing.
Location: North West.

Employer Bio

The Reader is a national charity that wants to bring about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which they believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well. By reading with school groups, families, adults, looked after children, older people in care homes, adults with physical and / or mental health conditions, people coping with or recovering from addiction and individuals in the criminal justice system, their work is helping to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and build stronger communities.

Job Details

This is a new role in the organisation to help The Reader further develop its use of digital services to further their mission of transforming lives through the power of literature. Over the last 4 years, The Reader has invested in its digital transformation and the pandemic was a catalyst for innovation; they launched a new website; a new event ticketing system; an online community hub for their volunteers. They rolled out a new CRM to staff, they digitised their volunteer training and they started online Shared Reading groups for the first time.

They now wish to build on this work through the creation of this role in order to further enhance and embed their digital services. Perhaps you’ve been a Business Analyst or Product Owner in the corporate sector and want more variety or a chance to use your digital skills for social impact? Perhaps you’ve worked in a bigger digital team or agency and are keen to develop leadership skills or are ready to take more leadership responsibility and see things end to end? Whatever your background, they can offer flexible working and a chance to join a values-driven, ambitious team.

It’s a great time to join, with multiple projects on the horizon for and the opportunity to lead the development of their longer term digital plans.

To read the full job description and to apply, please click here.

Deadline: 9 AM on 12 June 2023.

Contact Details: laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.

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