Administrator And Communications Manager Jobs in Westminster, Greater London
Support & Wellbeing worker (Young Adult Carer Lead)
Salary: £ 35,625 per annum (Pro rata according to working hours)
Hours: Part Time (28-35 hours per week)
Location: Main office based in North West London, opportunity of some flexible working
Department: Support & Wellbeing Team
Reports to: Support & Wellbeing Service Manager
Benefits: 30 Day annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time employees), 3% Pension from April 2020
Main Purpose of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team at Camden Carers and make a difference to the lives of carers and families in Camden. We are looking for a hardworking, innovative, enthusiastic and flexible team member who is able to adapt to the ever changing and challenging times we find ourselves currently in.
As a part of the Support & Wellbeing Team, you will be required to identify Young Adult Carers aged 18-30 years from all communities in the London Borough of Camden, who care for a family member, partner or friend with a disability or long-term illness. You will provide relevant and appropriate support, information and advocacy to Young Adult Carers. You will lead on developing and maintaining effective partnerships with other statutory and voluntary services as well as developing a service to support Young Adult Carers who are also NEET (not in education, employment or training).
Carers Trust estimate that there are at least 600,000 Young Adult Carers in the UK.
A consultation carried out in 2023 showed that over 75% of Young Adult Carers in Camden have poor emotional/mental health and poor physical health. The study also highlighted that high numbers of Young Adult Carers require support with finances, employment, education and managing personal relationships.
Camden Carers values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are provided with equality of opportunity in employment.
Please note that we do not accept CV's or Cover letter, please ensure to complete ALL relevant documents for this role.
Deadline: Monday 14th October 2024 by 9am
Interviews will be taking place on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 via Zoom
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Finance and Operations Officer to help support our growing team. We welcome anyone to apply who possess the qualities and behaviours outlined or who believes they can learn them fast. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team who welcome people from all backgrounds. What’s important isn’t your level of education or the opportunities which you have had, it’s about you and how you seize the opportunities ahead of you. The successful candidate will work with the Head of Finance and Operations to ensure the Charity’s infrastructure continues to develop at pace to provide the operational support necessary to deliver the work. They will also provide administrative support to the Chief Executive and the wider team. This is a part time, permanent role.
The successful candidate will be
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Driven to ensure our workplace is run as efficiently as can be
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Displaying exceptional organisational skills and a keen eye for details
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Able to manage competing priorities
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Willing to get stuck in - we’re a small team and everyone pitches in
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A self-starter who takes initiatives
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An enthusiastic team player
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Sharing our values and sympathetic to the cause we are fighting for
The Finance and Operations Officer will provide general support to the Head of Finance and Operations across the following areas:
Office Management
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Managing day-to-day relationship with landlord
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Ensuring office meets all health & safety requirements
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Managing purchases of stationery and office equipment
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Booking meeting rooms
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Organising catering for internal meetings
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Supporting with new office search and move to new premises
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Liaising with utility, cleaning and security providers in new premises if required
Human Resources
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Liaising with the external HR providers regarding employee documents
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Maintaining employee personnel records ensuring that all annual leave and sick leave is recorded correctly
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Assisting in the recruitment of new posts
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Onboarding and welcoming new employees, including ensuring newcomers have the necessary IT and office equipment and access to the required IT systems
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Coordinate annual staff surveys and collate responses
Operations
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Assisting the CEO and the wider team with administrative tasks
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Liaising with our external IT providers to ensuring all IT equipment is functioning and replaced when required
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Organising away days and other large meetings
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Reviewing/renewing supplier contracts annually (including insurance provider)
Governance
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Organising Trustee meetings
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Attending and taking notes at specific meetings (e.g. Trustee, Advisory Board, team away days)
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Updating the Charity Commission for changes in Trustees and submission of annual returns
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Ensuring all policy documents are up to date and reviewed within the correct time frame
Finance
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Processing invoices and expenses and coordinating twice monthly payment runs
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Reconciliation of the monthly corporate card bills
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Keeping the fixed asset register up-to-date
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Bank account administration
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Collation of information for the auditors
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following skills and experiences:
Essential
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Reliable, trustworthy and discreet
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Excellent organisational skills
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Confident user of Microsoft or Google packages, in particular excel spreadsheets or google sheets, Word or google docs
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Good written and verbal communication skills
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Good numeracy skills
Desirable
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Previous experience as personal assistant or office manager
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Demonstrable interest in mental health and other key issues on which the charity works
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Previous bookkeeping experience including use of accounting software
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Comfortable using IT systems generally (e.g. online banking, web-based platforms)
Terms and Conditions
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Location: Money and Mental Health’s central London office for at least 2 days per week with option for home working the rest of the time. The office is wheelchair accessible.
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Hours: 3 to 4 days (22.5 to 30 hours) a week. The charity has a flexible working policy with core hours of 10am - 3pm and remaining contracted hours distributed throughout the week flexibly. We are open to discussing other flexible arrangements, such as accommodating school runs.
Benefits
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Holidays: 28 days p.a. (including 3 days of annual leave between Christmas and New Year when the office is closed) plus bank holidays, adjusted for the part-time nature of this post and therefore calculated on a pro rata basis.
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Pension: Opportunity to be enrolled in the work pension scheme (subject to meeting standard auto-enrollment qualifying criteria). After auto-enrollment the charity will make a monthly contribution to the scheme equivalent to 5.5% of the monthly gross salary you receive, subject to you making a minimum contribution of 2.5% of the monthly gross salary you receive.
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Enhanced maternity/paternity/parental and adoption leave: All employees eligible for Statutory Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental and Adoption Pay receive 90% of their earnings for up to 12 weeks
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An Employee Assistance Programme
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Cycle To Work Scheme (up to £1000 loan for bike)
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Season Ticket Loan Scheme
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Annual training budget of £500, subject to the financial health of the Charity
Equal Opportunities and Mindful Employer
We are an equal opportunities employer and Mindful Employer and welcome applications from all, including those with lived experience of a mental health condition and other under-represented groups. We are also committed to improving employment opportunities in the charity sector for minority ethnic groups, and are particularly keen to receive applications from members of diverse ethnic communities. We are also happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process or once in post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Schools’ Project Officer Coordinator (4-5 days per week)
Do you want to have a significant impact on the personal development of 17-year-olds in state schools across London?
Who we are
We are a small, lively and expanding charity promoting the personal development of young people in partner schools, through challenging activities that they design, plan and finally undertake adult free. We invite students (usually in groups) to develop their own challenges, something they want to do but which is well outside their ‘comfort zones’ and to be responsible for every stage of them: we provide planning support, risk management, and expenses funding. Our award winners have climbed the highest UK peaks, cycled to Paris, performed plays at school, harnessed green power via a bike, among many other imaginative and ambitious projects.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an energetic, talented and reliable candidate to coordinate our schools’ outreach team, inspiring high-quality applications for funding from Year 12s. We are at an exciting stage of growth, now in 20% of London schools, so there is great scope to shape our strategic direction, including cultivating our alumni network of previous award winners. We are looking for competent leader, ideally with experience of risk and physical challenge, and strong administrative skills, who is comfortable working with schools. He/she will be keen to work with a growing charity, and to support young people usually with a poverty of experience and opportunity.
The post is up to 4-5 days per week, based in Southwark, with frequent travel to schools across London. The salary is £30,000 – £35,000 pa pro rata depending on experience. Flexible working considered.
Applications by 23 October 2024. Please see attached JD/PS for details.
See our homepage website for student reports, and more about us
Please send us a CV before 23 October, with a short statement explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Suitable candidates may be asked to complete an application form subsequently. The interest statement and CV submitted above or posted to the Mark Evison Foundation, PO Box 59519, London SE21 9AL.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is a busy multi-faceted role in which your organisational and interpersonal skills will be crucial. A flexible, capable person with a purposeful attitude will do well. At QCCA, our staff are committed to going that extra mile, and even further, to get the job done, to the highest standard.
KEY DUTIES
• Liaising with external suppliers and customers
• Formulating and setting up supplier payment runs
• Preparing and Filing invoices, data entry
• Responsible for credit control
• Reviewing and posting staff and credit card expenses
• Managing all financial records and daily bookkeeping of the business
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records using QuickBooks accounting software
• Process Accounts Payable and ensure invoices are coded
• Preparing monthly Bank reconciliations and credit card transactions
• Assist with the budgeting and forecasting function
• Assisting with the preparation of Year-End audits
• Managing petty cash
• Monthly payroll and pension duties
1-page cover letter required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities
This is an excellent opportunity to take on an exciting role within the Humanitarian Team of the Programme & Policy Department/Programme Management Team.
We are looking for someone with a good understanding of policies and practices managing projects with the FCDO and DEC. A good grasp of programme and financial management combined with an ability to provide distance support to Country Offices and partners.
The Humanitarian Programme Manager is responsible for the overall management for a portfolio of programmes across the programme management lifecycle from the contracting stage to close out. The successful candidate leads the relationship with donors, working with country offices and technical teams to ensure programmes are delivered in line with CARE International strategies and procedures, and in compliance with donor requirements. Specific areas of responsibilities include programme quality, accountability, relationship management, impact reporting and knowledge management, compliance and risk management. In addition, he/she will be an effective team member and committed to tackling discrimination and structural inequality and promoting CARE International’s Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Protection policy with team members and in day-to-day practice.
Why work for us?
At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.
About you
The team is looking for a talented individual to support our portfolio projects through excellent contract and finance management. You will have knowledge of donor compliance and donor reporting and will provide integrated programme delivery, contract, and compliance expertise throughout the project cycle: from implementation plan set up to reporting and close out. You will have experience with managing multiple stakeholders across a single project. Ability to work in French or Arabic, as well as some overseas experience in a development context, would also be highly desirable.
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.
CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.
CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact the HR team.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.
Closing date for applications: 20th October 2024
Interview date: 28-31st October 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Assistant to join us and support our Fundraising Director (FR Director), based in our London office.
You will support our Fundraising Director in effective management of the fundraising teams across our UK centres, and the central expertise in Trusts, Major Gifts and Partnerships.
Your responsibilities
- You will support our Fundraising Director in managing and delivering our fundraising objectives and targets for the UK
- Supporting our Fundraising Director in managing, developing and stewarding key high value donor relationships, key stakeholders, and senior volunteers
- Assist our Fundraising Director in managing their workload, managing all mail, correspondence, email and telephone contacts, diary management and travel plans
- You will routinely manage the monthly collecting of reports or data required to produce pipelines and forecasting
- In the absence of the Fundraising Director, you will be responsible for communicating with key stakeholders – utilising their highly developed interpersonal skills to receive and provide complex information
Benefits we offer
In addition to a highly rewarding career, we offer a range of staff benefits including:
- a unique, experiential induction based in one of our centres
- a competitive holiday entitlement
- workplace pension with the option to apply to continue NHS pension
- the option to apply for a Bike Loan, Travel Card Loan and Ride to Work scheme and much more
Maggie's provide free cancer support and information in our centres alongside NHS hospitals and online.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.
As our Interim HR Advisor, you will play a key role at BookTrust in taking forward our ambitions. With your experience and skills, you will be able support and develop the organisation as we continue to go through significant change to deliver our strategy.
You will have the experience and skills to ensure that our HR processes are managed to a high standard, and you can work with the organisation in delivering highly effective HR support. This will involve working with the HR Lead, our Team Leaders and Senior Managers from recruitment, onboarding, payroll. This includes the maintenance of the HR Information System, supporting core processes and the provision of frontline HR assistance to colleagues on HR issues, where appropriate.
You will also have experience and will be skilled in building strong internal relationships. You will be comfortable taking a deeply collaborative approach and be keen to work alongside expert colleagues in BookTrust to deliver our strategy.
To apply please, send a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.
PLEASE NOTE: Applying as soon as possible is advised, as the vacancy may close early, due to the number of applicants.
Want to join us? Find out more about who we are at by visiting our website.
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details can be found on our website).
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
Step Up Hub
Established in 1996, Step Up Hub is a grassroots charity in the London Borough of Brent dedicated to addressing the root causes and consequences of poverty and inequality within disadvantaged communities, especially within the global majority. It offers an array of services covering welfare, education, training and skills development, as well as on mental health, cost of living, and physical wellbeing. It adopts a whole village approach in its work and values working together to secure a shared sustainable future for all.
‘I AM Brent’ consortium
Step Up Hub leads a consortium, known as I AM Brent, that consists of six well-respected local charities who are working together to address the root causes and effects of violence affecting young people in the London Borough of Brent.
Programme Description
The programme is part of the Mayor of London’s flagship violence reduction programme, known as MyEnds. It is a place-based violence reduction initiative that adopts a public health approach. The consortium is providing an array of positive opportunities for young people and support for families, including through tailored interventions. The programme also aims to improve statutory and voluntary organisation networks and access to referral, and to ensure the voices of young people and community members are built into provision. The work is focused on the Church Road Estate, Stonebridge Estate, St Raphael’s Estate, Chalkhill Estate and Harlesden Town Centre areas.
The Role of the Programme Manager
The Programme Manager will act as the glue between consortium members and provide a key link with statutory bodies, voluntary organisations, and the community. The Programme Manager will be responsible for supporting consortium members with project deliverables where necessary, optimising the integration of provision, overseeing referrals, and brokering community partnerships. The Programme Manager will also schedule meetings and shared activities, provide secretarial support, and represent Step Up Hub and the consortium at relevant meetings.
In addition, the Programme Manager will:
· be responsible for line management of two other Step Up Hub staff members working on I AM Brent programme deliverables, a Network and Communication Lead and a Community Engagement Lead,
· manage, report on, monitor and evaluate the progress of interventions,
· report to VRU, attend VRU meetings, and cascade relevant information from the VRU to consortium members,
· be responsible for engaging stakeholders and community partners, identifying and leveraging their skills, expertise and assets, and leading on youth and community forums
· help engender an environment of trust and collaboration to support stakeholders and community partners engage positively with Step Up Hub and the consortium,
· manage a grant pot and support the delivery of small projects that are funded from it,
· work to actively promote the consortium and Step Up Hub’s activities, as per the organisational guidelines, through producing publicity materials and written reports for regular newsletters and by keeping the website updated,
· coordinate and monitor project budgets, working alongside the finance officer as required,
· ensure that safeguarding is central to the service delivery and is systemically built into case management processes,
· ensure equality of opportunity is embedded in all service delivery by Step Up Hub and consortium partners,
· provide secretarial services for the project steering group, progress meetings and small grants awarding panel.
The programme manager will be supported by the Step Up Hub senior leadership team and consortium partners on all aspects of programme delivery.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
We’re looking for a self-motivated and driven public health, inclusion and awareness manager. This is an exciting time to join Breast Cancer Now and the public health, inclusion and awareness team as we continue to grow as a charity and our work across the UK. Your role will continue to help drive forward our team’s work, which is to empower patients and the public to play a full role in managing their own risk of getting breast cancer, diagnosing breast cancer earlier and improving their quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Thereby reducing the risk of recurrence.
You’ll be responsible for managing and expanding the development and implementation of behaviour change programmes across the UK. This includes growing our public health talk programme for external organisations and specific partners.
You’ll work closely with the associate director, public health, inclusion and awareness to deliver public health activities as identified in our strategy and team plans and work across the wider directorate and organisation.
About you
You’ll be a self-starter with proven experience of developing and delivering public health and inclusion initiatives, campaigns, behaviour change projects and programmes. This includes community based and digital interventions. You’ll have strong experience in people and volunteer management.
A confident communicator, you’ll have experience of developing and delivering training programmes or public health activities in a community setting to diverse audiences. You’ll be able to develop and maintain positive relationships at a local level with external organisations and groups including those from under-represented communities. You’ll also have experience of managing and supporting volunteers.
Highly organised, you’ll have the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Someone who can demonstrate initiative, undertake projects independently and see projects through to completion, including both the management and evaluation of projects.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 7th October 2024
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 28th October 2024 (face to face)
Please note, the application period closes on October 1st.
We encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience, as we will begin conducting interviews as qualified candidates are identified.
About Global Fishing Watch
Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is an international, nonprofit organization committed to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency. We create and publicly share knowledge about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of our ocean. Founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth, and Google, Global Fishing Watch became an independent nonprofit organization in June 2017. Using cutting-edge technology, we create and publicly share map visualizations, data and analysis tools to enable scientific research and drive a transformation in how we manage our ocean. Our major focus is on commercial fishing because it is the most widespread human activity at sea, the most impactful on ocean health, and the most crucial for global livelihoods and food security. By 2030, we aim to monitor and visualize the impact of ocean-going vessels, both industrial and small-scale, that are responsible for the vast majority of the global seafood catch. We believe human activity at sea should be common knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean commons for the common good of all.
About the Role:
We are hiring a Fundraising Grants and Reporting Manager at an exciting time for the organization. In April 2023, Global Fishing Watch secured a five-year, US$60 million commitment through The Audacious Project to leverage our data and technology to revolutionize ocean management. This new role will play a foundational part in establishing the grant management process at Global Fishing Watch and shaping its future. You will play a key role in developing and implementing the grant management system and processes, ensuring our fundraising team can deliver first class stewardship and relationship management. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships, the prime responsibilities of this position are to support fundraising and consequently program teams in ensuring compliant, timely and high-quality donor reporting and grant management and knowledge management. Qualified candidates will bring proven experience coordinating with team members to gather necessary information and translate it into reports that effectively engage and inspire funders. They will need to meticulously review reports to identify gaps and follow up for clarifications as needed. The role requires strong written and oral communications skills, the ability to build and maintain new relationships, and a talent for enhancing existing partnerships.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Grant management:
- Manage the tracking, preparation and submission of funder reports, including working with the project and finance teams to produce timely and accurate narrative and financial reports.
- Improve processes and support coordination of grant opening, review and closing meetings, working with teams in the UK and globally to ensure clear assignment and understanding of responsibilities in relation to compliance, management and deadlines.
- Work with finance, compliance and program teams to ensure that all grant-funded projects comply with the terms and conditions set by funders.
- Work with program and finance teams to ensure effective systems and processes are in place for grant management and compliance, such as for tracking grant timelines, deliverables, and outcomes.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with colleagues and partners to gather necessary insights and information for donor reports, translating program activities and learning into clear funding reports that effectively communicate our impact to our funders and supporters.
- Contribute to Global Fishing Watch’s annual report as needed, and provide updates to the communications team on relevant website copy, specifically the donor information on the financials web page.
- Ensure all grant documentation is stored and updated in relevant systems.
- Conduct regular meetings with program and finance teams to review grant performance and expenditure.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with grant compliance, such as underperformance, budget overspend/underspend, or missed deadlines.
- Work with finance and program teams to develop contingency plans for addressing challenges that may arise during the grant lifecycle.
- Share ideas, information and learning to contribute to grant management systems and processes, and to support broader learning with partners and donors.
- Support, advise and coach the Global Fishing Watch team to successfully contribute to grant management efforts.
Required Skills & Experience
- A minimum of four years of progressively responsible administrative, finance, operations, project management or related experience.
- Grant administration experience, including demonstrated expertise in managing complex, multi-year grants with multiple reporting and compliance requirements.
- Experience with financial management and budgeting, particularly in the context of grant-funded projects.
- Experience of effective and values-based partnership work between international and local organizations and communities.
- Excellent oral communication, writing and editing skills. Demonstrated experience/training in report writing and expressing complex concepts and issues in a clear, effective manner for a broad range of audiences
- High level interpersonal and communication skills, including experience of communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing.
- Proven organization skills and flexibility when it comes to balancing priorities and multi-tasking.
- Strong team and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capacities – ability to identify issues with contractual implications, ensure consistent donor reporting and support teams in providing appropriate analyses of activities.
- Good judgment and strong decision-making ability.
- Attention to detail and exceptional accuracy.
The successful candidate will meet most, but not necessarily all, of the criteria above. If you don’t think you check all the boxes, but believe you have unique skills that make you a great fit for the role, we want to hear from you!
Please submit a CV with your relevant experiences and a cover letter conveying your interest in the position and how your previous experiences would support you to be successful in this role. We look forward to getting to know more about you!
Additional Information
Reporting to: Pascale Hunt, Director, Philanthropy and Partnerships
Location: Remote working, with a preference for Europe or Africa
Term: Open ended and full time
Location: This is a remote role, but candidates must be legally authorized and based in the following countries to be considered: Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, UK, USA
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not supported at this time.
Recruiting process: If selected for consideration, the hiring process for this position will include a call with our Talent Acquisition Manager, followed by a formal 60 minute interview with 2-3 staff, a brief take home assignment, and a final 60 minute review of your assignment/final interview with 2-3 team members.
Working Hours: Global Fishing Watch supports flexible working, so the pattern of hours may vary according to operational and personal needs. The position will be part of a global team spanning many different time zones and so the candidate must be able to accommodate regular early/late meetings to be able to work effectively. Weekend work may be required on occasion. The post holder may be required to undertake regional and international travel. No overtime is payable.
Compensation: A compensation range for this position is $70,000-$85,000 per year for US-based employees, EUR 50,000-60,000 for candidates based in Europe, and GBP 50,000-60,000 for candidates based in the UK. For applicants located outside of these options, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. Compensation is commensurate with experience and will vary depending on the hired candidate’s country of residence, in accordance with local laws and regulations. GFW offers pension/retirement, health and other benefits commensurate with similar level GFW employees in the country of employment. The position may be a GFW employee or consultant, depending on the country of residence
Equal opportunities: Global Fishing Watch is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that our mission is best advanced when welcoming the contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures and are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees of Global Fishing Watch and our partners, vendors, suppliers, and contractors. We welcome the application of all qualified professionals and especially encourage those that have been historically marginalized or underrepresented because of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A world class drama school and educational charity, LAMDA – the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – delivers exceptional vocational training in the performing arts. LAMDA’s core aim is to train and develop the best artists regardless of social or financial background. The Academy is at an exciting time in its evolution, paving the way for drama school training in the 21st century and developing multi-skilled creative artists and technicians. In addition. LAMDA is also an awarding organisation, LAMDA Examinations, offering world-renowned qualifications in communication and performance-based subjects. Our qualifications continue to inspire the next generation of confident communicators through the exploration of drama, literature and public speaking.
The Role
We are seeking an energetic and collaborative team player to join our busy Examinations department. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated individual who possesses both administrative and supervisory experience and is keen to advance their career and lead our team to success.
You will be responsible for managing relationships with international centres and customers, supporting growth and allocating workload. Furthermore, you will provide leadership, support and line management to a team of examinations coordinators. You will be responsible for managing in-person tours to countries all over the world and for online assessments both in the UK and internationally.
With excellent communication skills, you will be proactive, focused and can take the initiative to meet strict deadlines across a number of simultaneous projects.
Hours: 35 hours per week; 4 days during the week and 1 day at the weekend.
APPLICATION PROCESS
For further details about the role, please download the job description below.
We want you to have the opportunity to really tell us about yourself and explain to us why this opportunity is right for you. All applications will be judged on content, not on format.
To apply, please provide:
- A covering letter to tell us a little about yourself and why this position interests you
- Tell us what experience, knowledge and skills you have that meet the person specification outlined in the job description, include any practical examples that you may have
- CV
- Completed Equality and Diversity monitoring form
To be considered for this role, please send the above information by email to the HR Department.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Closing date for all applications: 5pm on Wednesday 2 October 2024.
Interviews will held: w/c 14 October 2024.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential values at LAMDA and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to the Academy. We welcome applications from the Global majority, those with disabilities and from other under -represented groups.
LAMDA is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and adults that use our services and expects all employees and contractors to share this commitment. All LAMDA posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including background checks and the disclosure of criminal records where applicable. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all of our activities and services.
Registered Charity No: 312821.
About the Company: Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation, and displacement, in the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon
About the Role: The Information Management Specialist will focus on the classification of organisational data, ensuring appropriate confidentiality levels, and implementing robust data loss prevention strategies. The role includes analysing and optimizing current SharePoint libraries and leading the development and implementation of an intranet to enhance collaboration and information sharing across the organization.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Information Classification and Data Confidentiality:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive information classification framework to categorize data based on sensitivity, confidentiality, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with various departments to identify and classify sensitive data, ensuring appropriate security controls and access levels are applied.
- Regularly review and update classification policies and procedures to maintain compliance with legal and regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Data Loss Prevention (DLP):
- Develop, implement, and manage data loss prevention strategies and tools to safeguard sensitive information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
- Monitor and analyse data flows and user activities to detect and respond to potential data breaches or policy violations.
- Work with IT security teams to establish controls and technologies that prevent data leakage (e.g., encryption, access controls).
SharePoint Library Analysis and Optimization:
- Analyse current SharePoint libraries to assess the organization, security, and accessibility of information.
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize SharePoint libraries, including metadata management, document version control, and access permissions.
- Ensure that SharePoint libraries are aligned with the organization's information classification framework and DLP strategies.
Intranet Development and Implementation:
- Lead the planning, development, and implementation of an organizational intranet to enhance internal communication, collaboration, and information sharing.
- Define and document the intranet’s structure, features, and functionality, including user roles, content management, and search capabilities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to ensure the intranet meets user needs and supports organizational goals.
Data Security and Compliance:
- Ensure all data management practices comply with relevant legal, regulatory, and organisational policies.
- Conduct regular security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities in data storage and transmission.
- Maintain documentation of data security protocols, risk assessments, and compliance activities.
Training and Awareness:
- Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees about data classification, confidentiality requirements, and data loss prevention practices.
- Create awareness materials (e.g., guides, FAQs) to support employees in understanding and adhering to information management policies.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Support:
- Collaborate with IT, Finance, Audit & Risk and Fundraising teams to align information management initiatives with broader organisational strategies.
- Provide technical support and guidance to end-users regarding SharePoint and the intranet.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
Experience & Certifications/Qualifications:
- Higher level qualification in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Demonstrable experience in data classification, data loss prevention, or information security.
- Expertise in SharePoint administration and optimization.
- Strong understanding of data governance, privacy laws, and compliance standards.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
Preferred Skills and Competencies:
- ·Experience with intranet platforms and content management systems (CMS).
- ·Knowledge of information security frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001) and DLP tools.
- Familiarity with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
- ·Certification in information governance or security (e.g., Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)).
Flexibility:
- ·Able to work flexibly in emergencies and to meet specific deadlines including some evenings and weekends.
Ethos:
- Support the mission & values of MAP.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- ·Represent and be an ambassador for MAP.
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- ·An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
- ·Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- ·Commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding.
- ·Able to work some evenings and weekends.
- ·Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage and discrimination.
Other desirable experience:
- Experience of not-for-profit/INGO environments
- Experience with humanitarian issues, particularly those in Palestine.
MAP has a zero-tolerance policy with regard to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by MAP‘s personnel against the people they serve. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone, and all selected candidates will be required to comply with MAP's PSEA Policy at all times. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behaviour related to sexual exploitation and abuse, and may be required to provide additional information further on in the selection process.
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Role Purpose
The Royal Foundation is looking for an exceptional People Manager to support the Director of People & Culture. They will be responsible for ensuring that the Foundation attracts, supports, and retains a high-achieving, diverse and ambitious team, committed to addressing society’s greatest challenges. This is a broad role that will engage with all elements of the employee lifecycle at the Foundation and would be suited to an experienced and dynamic HR professional.
You will have a people operations/HR generalist background and be known for your exceptional communication and interpersonal skills as well as being highly organised, diligent, flexible and detail oriented. You will play a crucial role in creating an engaging, high-performing, diverse and healthy work environment for our employees and championing our culture.
Key responsibilities, but not limited to:
- Recruitment & Onboarding: Lead recruitment across the organisation, ensuring we attract and hire top talent from diverse backgrounds. Develop an engaging onboarding experience that sets new hires up for success.
- Reward & Benefits: Oversee our employee reward and benefits programmes, ensuring competitive salary structures and compliance.
- Process Improvement & HR Tech: Drive HR process improvements and implement tech solutions that streamline workflows and enhance the employee experience.
- Employee Relations & Compliance: Provide advice on employee relations matters, manage complex cases, and ensure HR policies align with best practices and legal requirements.
- Talent Development: Support performance management, career development, and learning initiatives to help staff unlock their potential and grow within the organisation.
- Culture & Wellbeing: Champion employee engagement and wellbeing, embedding initiatives that foster an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Knowledge, experience, and personal qualities:
- CIPD-qualified (or equivalent), with strong HR generalist experience and a proven ability to deliver people projects and organisational change.
- Exceptional relationship-building skills, able to coach, support and influence managers, employees and key stakeholders.
- Strong communicator with excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, and a passion for driving improvements across the employee journey.
- Strong attention to detail, is self-sufficient, flexible and enjoys working in fast-paced, varied role.
Our Company & Culture:
The Royal Foundation is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to ensuring a positive, safe, and respectful environment which promotes the wellbeing and dignity of our employees, partners, suppliers, and those whose interests we represent. We are committed to promoting a positive and inclusive working environment that has a diversity of people and views, and one that supports our culture of collaboration and curiosity. These principles underpin our professional behaviour and are embedded in our policies, procedures, day-to-day practices, and external relationships. We therefore welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Application/Recruitment Process
Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our organisation! Apply now and help us create a diverse, engaged, and high-performing workforce.
Application Deadline: 03/10/2024
Application Requirements: Please support your application with a covering letter/statement outlining your key motivations for applying, skills, and experience.
Note: This role requires the applicant to have unrestricted UK Right to Work
Please ensure you submit a covering statement/letter outlining your motivations, qualifications, skills and experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Meetings and Events Manager
Reports to: Senior Manager, Team and Operations
Hours of work: Full time, office based
Salary: £35,000 to £43,000 according to experience
Location: High Holborn, London
Job type: Permanent
Job summary
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is a Society of over 1,700 members from 100 countries, who work in, or are interested in tropical medicine and global health.
RSTMH organises and participates in events as a crucial way of showcasing, discussing, and debating key areas of tropical medicine and global health research and practice. Our range of events are wide. We deliver conferences and webinars, social events, research meetings for early career professionals, and high-profile debates and discussions. They happen across the UK and around the world, both online and in person. Our events add to the impact of our work in tropical medicine and global health, but also raise funds to allow us to continue our work as a charity.
The Meetings and Events Manager would lead on the delivery of the RSTMH meeting and events strategy. The role requires a self-starter who is excited by the prospect of working on such a broad range of meetings and events. The candidate needs to have excellent communication and relationship building skills, and to be organised, flexible with a great attention to detail. They should be comfortable liaising with venues for meetings space, developing budgets for events, managing logistical aspects of the events programme and setting up new events online and in person.
Main responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for the meetings and events programme meeting its financial and other goals and KPIs under the existing strategy
- Overall responsibility for the delivery of the events with a focus on expanding global reach, supporting careers, and improving the financial position
- Manage events from conception to completion - delivering events to the highest standard to meet their objectives of success – quality and cost effectiveness
- Attend the Meetings and Events Committee, optimising meetings including helping set the agendas, leading discussions, writing minutes, liaising with the Chair
- Assist to identify, appoint, and manage Scientific Chairs, Committees, and Sub Committees to secure event speakers, secure attendees and sponsors.
- Overall management of the income being delivered from ticket sales, sponsorship and other income streams linked to meetings and events, with support from line manager and CEO
- Responsible for the income and expenditure budgets and monthly reforecasts for our meetings and events, and ensuring accurate financial record keeping
- Support and train colleagues to run meetings and events online.
- Work with the team to develop all event materials – physical and digital
- Work with CEO and Senior Manager to identify sponsors, develop proposals and negotiate income
- Produce comprehensive event briefings for speakers, team, and Board
- Support and attend events, sometimes out of office hours, in and out of the UK
- Evaluate and report on the success of each event and consider areas of improvement
- Ensure up to date event information is publicised on the website and on other RSTMH channels
- Work with the team at RSTMH to develop and implement a marketing plan for events
- Manage all event enquiries, from external and internal stakeholders
- Liaise with and manage relationships with event stakeholders internally and externally, including suppliers, members, committees, Board, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors
- Work with the Membership Manager to maximise the engagement of event attendees in RSTMH’s work, and conversion of events attendees to be members
- Develop processes to ensure we capture all data from events, through our CRM
- Ensure efficient processes exist for ticket sales, paying expenses and invoices and all other aspects of RSTMH meetings and events.
Person specification
- Passion for RSTMH and our work
- Professional and articulate
- Degree level education or relevant proven work experience
- At least 3 years proven track record of managing and delivering in person and online events including selecting and negotiating agreements with suppliers, drawing up cost and income budgets, delivering events and monitoring and evaluating their success
- Strong experience of working with a CRM system
- Experience of running online events, with knowledge of variety of platforms
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Evidence of working with events committees and managing suppliers to deliver events
- Strong budget management experience including forecasting, and planning
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach and mind-set
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Brilliant time management and task prioritisation skills
- Evidence of working with team, and Board members
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Can do attitude to take ownership of events
- Relationship building skills, being able to inspire others and bring them with you
- Passion for RSTMH and its work
- Reliable team player – able to identify areas of interaction with other activities of our work, and able to work with team to increase success
- Willingness to work unsocial hours as required, and to undertake travel outside of London and the UK, with reasonable notice
Please submit your application form by 11:59pm Thu, October 31 2024
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we will be reviewing and interviewing candidates as they submit, and so may close recruitment before the deadline.
Interested?
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No agencies please.
Salary: £30,000 – £34,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Days and times: Monday – Friday, 09:00am – 17:00pm
Contract: Permanant
Responsible to: Head of Services
Employed by: Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent
Location: Townfield Community Centre, Townfield Road, Hayes, UB3 2EL - Age UK HHB operate a hybrid and flexible working policy on successful completion of induction. Please note this role will require regular attendance within the Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent area for meetings and events
Closing date for receipt of applications: 12 noon on Monday 30th September 2024
Interviews: 3rd or 4th October 2024
Our Mission at Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent is to make later life better in Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent. Our values underpin everything we do and our desire is to highlight what is positive about age. We are passionate about making Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent great places to grow old in.
We are looking to recruit an experienced person-centred leader who is passionate about delivering services that make a difference to older people’s lives. We are looking to develop and broaden our prevention of loneliness, wellbeing and later life planning services and you will be key to this. You will have responsibility of maintaining a high level of service delivery with impressive outcomes. You will lead a team of staff with oversight of each service area, will be highly organised and able to make decisions and use your initiative. The role will also involve monitoring service processes, systems, and workforce capacity to enable us to identify areas for change and improvement.
The purpose of the role is to manage and deliver the day-to-day operations. Operating across three London boroughs. We want to reach more people, to help them to connect with others and build new opportunities, to be even more personalised in our approach, achieving better outcomes whilst also improving quality and user experience.
Areas of delivery currently provided by the service include: Good Neighbours service; Clubs, groups and activities; Dementia /CST activities, Digital Inclusion.
The opportunities to make a difference are huge. If you think so too and think you have what it takes to be successful as Community & Social Wellbeing Services Manager, we are keen to hear from you.
We offer a range of benefits including 26 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, a competitive pension with employer contribution of 5%, a health plan and 5 days per year commitment to learning and development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.