Work at the Men's Health Forum - we have jobs and internships

We are a small but growing team based in central London. Come and help us put our ideas into action!

We have challenging, interesting paid jobs for those with more experience and ethical, paid internships for those with less.

• Currently we have vacancies in community development, business development, web and social media and online and print publishing.

See below for our latest jobs and internships. We're also always keen to hear from potential volunteers.

Project Officer - Community Development

Exciting community opportunity to work with individuals, families, organisations and the wider community to research local men's health needs, engage community members and develop and organise activities to meet those needs.

Deadline: 2nd November 2012

This is a multi-faceted role focussing on a project in south London. Primarily, you will work with individuals, families, organisations and the community as a whole, to research local needs, engage community members and develop and organise activities to meet those needs. You will also act as a primary link between communities, MHF and participating agencies and organisations.

• Term of employment: Fixed-term, initial contract for 12 months with high probability for change to permanent contract, based on availability of funding
• Location: Office-based, London, up to 70% local and occasional nationwide travel required
• Hours of Work: Part time, 21 hours per week
• Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9.00AM-5.00PM. Hours may vary (including weekend and evening work) to suit the requirements of the post.
• Salary: £24,000-£28,000 pro-rata + benefits

More details.

Project Officer - Business and Service Development

A chance to use your talents to meet the health information needs of men through designing, developing and delivering MHF health information and health promotion services targeting men.

Deadline: 9th November

A number of these projects are already underway and will require an ongoing project management. There is scope for a number of new projects to be developed to meet MHF’s aspirations and will require an innovative approach to define and deliver them. You will also be responsible for executing marketing and business development plans for the MHF services in the given area to ensure effective retention of existing business accounts, and sourcing, targeting and winning new business.

• Term of employment: Fixed-term, initial contract for 12 months with high probability for change to permanent contract, based on availability of funding
• Location: Office-based, London, up to 70% local and occasional nationwide travel required
• Hours of Work: Part time, 35 hours per week
• Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9.00AM-5.00PM. Hours may vary (including weekend and evening work) to suit the requirements of the post.
• Salary: £30,000 + benefits

More details.

Ethical, paid Internships

The MHF also runs a successful programme of ethical, paid internships. Currently we pay from £600/month plus expenses and are looking for interns interested in the following. (Click on the link for a PDF job description and person specification).

• campaigns marketing
• events
• PR including social media NEW!
• web and social media (including Facebook/Twitter/Google SEOs, PPCs etc)
• online publishing
• print publishing
• graphic design and
• corporate fundraising.

Or you can find all these intern job descriptions here.

If your area of interest is not listed or you're not sure you have the right skills but you're still excited by the cause of men's health, we'd still love to hear from you. Please contact us at recruitment@menshealthforum.org.uk.

Couldn't be more thrilled

This is what some 2012 interns said about our programme:

• 'I would like to thank you all for taking me in, treating me as one of your own, and teaching me valuable skills that will certainly help me in my future endeavors. I was given the opportunity to actually learn and make some kind of impact for the organization, as opposed to filling up everyone's coffee mug, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the way things turned out. Thanks again for the opportunity. I wish the staff and the organization the best of luck in continuing to make a difference in the future of men's health, and you are making a difference.'
• 'The internship at MHF gave me a very valuable work experience in the UK. I worked with experienced professionals and had the opportunity to learn so much with the projects I was given to work on. The people were lovely and fun and I will always cherish the six months I spent there. Thank you so much MHF.'
• 'A summer internship with The Men’s Health Forum is a fantastic experience. Not only did I grow my understanding of the charity sector, but at the same time, made real friendships with the very talented and engaging people I was working with. I was given the chance to fully enrich my experience by working on projects I could really relate to, and was given considerable responsibility and resources to make a real impact in the organisation. It was a truly enjoyable experience, where in which I learned a lot and developed a range of skills I will no doubt be able to apply anywhere.'

The image shows two of our interns Hanna and Chad in a fundraising video they made for us.