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SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, founded in 1949. SOS Children’s Villages exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. Working in over 130 countries, we are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.
We are now recruiting for a Trust and Foundations Officer, with experience of securing funds in any sector who enjoys picking up the phone and building relationships with donors. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and progressive team, working within an international federation that supports children and young people across the world.
You will have the opportunity to:
- manage and grow a portfolio of small to medium trusts and foundations, increasing income by identifying new prospects and through the stewardship of existing donors.
- write high quality applications and communicate accurately and transparently on the progress made with donors’ funds.
- work with our network of international programme experts to develop expertise in key programme areas and build your knowledge of international development.
- support colleagues with applications and reports to large funders, building experience of working with institutional partners.
This role sits within the Programme Funding Team and suits an ambitious self-starter with excellent IT, research, communication, writing and organisational skills with an interest in developing their knowledge of international development.
To Apply
Please read the full job description within the Candidate Pack, and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 17th November at 17.00 UK time. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a successful candidate is found.
Please note: The post-holder must be UK-based. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Benefits:
- 33 days annual leave (plus eight bank holidays pro rata)
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Background:
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/About the role
Join Dementia UK as a People Assistant and play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of administrative services for the People team. Your work will help provide a high-quality, customer-focused service, contributing to making Dementia UK a fantastic place to work.
As the primary point of contact for the People team inbox, you will manage incoming emails, resolving them where possible, or directing them to the appropriate team members. You will collaborate closely with the wider team and stakeholders across the charity, ensuring that administration tasks are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner. You will also handle general administration in support of the full employee life cycle, from job candidates to leavers and everything in between, plus contribute to wider team projects and data requests.
To succeed in this role, you will possess exceptional customer service skills and have a solid understanding of delivering on customer needs within a structured policy framework. You will have previous experience of working with Microsoft Officer 365 applications and may be working towards a CIPD qualification.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our Culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact us.
How to apply:
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.
Your supporting statement should include why you have decided to apply for this role at Dementia UK and answers the following questions. Please note there is a 200-word limit for each answer.
- Please give an example of when you have provided excellent customer service in writing. What made it stand out?
- Tell us about a time when you have performed detailed tasks when working under pressure – how did you manage to keep attention to detail and how did it make you feel?
- Which one of our four organisational values do you most relate to and how have you demonstrated this in your work?
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
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Benefits:
- 33 days annual leave (plus eight bank holidays pro rata)
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Background:
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/About the role
Join the People team as a Learning and Development Assistant and play a key role in delivering high-quality administrative support to our Learning and Development team. You will provide a customer-focused service, ensuring the smooth running of our learning and development initiatives.
Working closely with the Learning and Development Manager and the wider team, you will help support the ongoing learning, development, and talent management processes at Dementia UK. Your role will include liaising with suppliers to schedule training sessions as part of our Learning Programme, as directed by the Learning and Development Manager. You will also monitor the Learning inbox, ensuring timely responses to queries. You’ll manage the learning request form, ensuring staff are enrolled in Learning Programme courses and escalating external requests to the Learning and Development Manager when necessary.
In addition, you will assist with the onboarding of new starters by setting them up on our learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and iHasco. You will also support key policies and processes related to performance and feedback, including appraisals, 360 feedback, and our recognition scheme. This involves responding to first-line queries and escalating them where appropriate, as well as supporting the delivery of 360 feedback processes and our quarterly recognition awards.
To succeed in this role, you will possess exceptional customer service skills and have a strong understanding of meeting customer needs within a structured policy framework. You should have experience working with Microsoft Office 365 applications and ideally have prior experience working within a busy UK-based L&D, People, or HR team. Charity experience, as well as holding or working towards a CIPD qualification is a plus.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our Culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact us.
How to apply:
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button. Your supporting statement should include answers to the following questions. Please note there is a 200-word limit for each answer.
- Why are you applying to this role as Learning and Development Assistant at Dementia UK?
- Please tell us a about relevant experience would bring to this role – this can include experience in the workplace and more informally outside the workplace as well.
- Which one of our four organisational values do you most relate to and how have you demonstrated this in your work?
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
Thank you!
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Are you a senior leader looking for a move into the charity sector OR already in the sector looking for your next challenge?
If so get in touch with us!
At West Devon CVS, we are looking for a new Chief Officer to provide leadership, direction and overall mangement of the charity and our friendly team of 12 staff.
The role of Chief Officer in a VCSE infrastructure support organisation is wide-ranging and requires an agile leader, adept in relationship and people management and multi-tasking as well as being fearless in furthering the aims and objectives of the VCSE sector in West Devon. Someone who is capable of operating at both a strategic and an operational level.
Our Services and Projects
- Leadership and advocacy: We provide leadership in our community, strengthening our sector’s voice and influence on key decision-makers and funders.
- Partnerships and collaborations: We create and nurture opportunities for collaborative working by building networks and partnerships between local organisations and strategic partners so that communities are better equipped to collaborate and work together to develop and deliver projects; to respond in times of crisis; to understand need and develop solutions
- Community Development: Practical support to local voluntary and community organisations so that people and communities become more resilient and able to flourish. We provide training, resources and advice to strengthen the capabilities of local groups, enabling them to develop and strengthen their services.
- Active Citizenship: Active Citizenship and Volunteering is integral to thriving communities. We encourage and nurture volunteering opportunities, so that people can build connections and work together on things they care about, driving positive change locally.
- Health and Wellbeing Projects: Our projects deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes where they can be supported by services from the not for profit sector. Current projects are Social Prescribing, Hospital Discharge and HOPE workshop facilitation. Whilst these projects are aimed at individuals it is with the explicit aim of re engaging them with their communities. The understanding of the services required and the ability to support services provide a wrap around service to the groups concerned.
If you enjoy a challenge then this is the role for you.
Please read the Recruitment pack attached
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Fair to Nature Advisory and Project Development Officer
Reference: SEP20241930
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Contract: Fixed-Term for12 months
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
This advisory role will play a key contribution to help grow the RSPB’s Fair to Nature programme and improve habitats to protect and restore nature and wildlife on UK farms with one specific major business partner, and also with a wide range of other farmers and businesses.
What's the role about?
For the key strategic business partnership the role will visit farmer-suppliers and provide in-person habitat advice to improve the conditions for biodiversity on the farms visited.
You will use this insight and experience to provide the content to help inform communications tools and a broader advisory programme for other farms within the partnership (you will not be responsible for the communications execution).
For other Fair to Nature farmers, and businesses directly linked to them, you will prepare for and complete advisory visits and follow up with applicant Fair to Nature farmers and share the benefits of Fair to Nature certification. You will advise them on how to comply with the FtN Standard and help them complete their Farm Plan.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience:
- Knowledge of land management practices that deliver nature and wider environment benefits on farmland.
- Understanding of the ecology of main farmland taxa, particularly those of conservation concern.
- Understanding of agricultural systems and how conservation management may impact on farming practice.
- Able to communicate effectively with farmers and advise them on land management for nature.
- Ability to be self-motivated and work efficiently within a defined work plan. This necessitates the ability to plan and organise their own work.
- Competent IT user (e.g. MS packages, Outlook etc).
- An ability to produce clear written communications.
- Proven time management and organisational skills to meet project deadlines.
- Experience of working with farmers.
- Experience of giving land and / or habitat management advice.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of working to a standard project management approach.
- Experience of collaborating with food businesses
Closing date: 23:59, Tue, 5th Nov 2024
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 15 November 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
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Are you interested in meeting people and building relationships with supporters? Are you enthusiastic, positive, creative, and organised? If this is you, why not consider joining our team?
As a Community Fundraiser for MyVision Oxfordshire, you will be playing an integral part of the fundraising team, leading on our work with supporters in the community and supporting the team to fulfil its income targets.
MyVision Oxfordshire is a long-established charity supporting anyone in the county living with sight loss.
We provide a range of services across Oxfordshire including:
- Information & Advice
- Equipment Provision
- Technology Training
- Befriending and Counselling
- Clubs, Groups, and Sporting Activities
- Children’s events
- And much more
Job Title: Community Fundraiser
Hours: 14-21 per week, flexible working arrangements available, including term-time only. The duties will be scalable depending on the hours.
Starting salary: £27,000 Full Time Equivalent (depending on hours: 14 – £10,800. 21 – £16,200)
Starting Annual Leave: 25 days Full Time Equivalent (depending on hours) Increased after 3-years service.
Contract Type: Permanent (6-month probationary period)
Reporting to: Fundraising Manager
Base: Home based, with travel requirements across Oxfordshire
Closing Date: 12noon 18th November 2024
Interview Date: 27th November, in person at Bradbury Lodge, Oxford.
Job Purpose:
To develop and implement strategies to raise funds through community engagement and events. You will work with the fundraising team to identify opportunities, build relationships, and execute fundraising initiatives that support MyVision Oxfordshire’s objective of supporting visually impaired people in the county.
Duties:
- Engage with the community and build relationships with our supporters.
- Organise and support fundraising events (to include community and challenge events).
- Work with our Communications Officer and other colleagues to promote fundraising events and initiatives.
- Represent MyVision Oxfordshire at community events, meetings, and networking opportunities to enhance visibility.
- Develop and maintain database, ensuring accurate records of supporter interactions, contributions, and preferences.
- Stay informed about fundraising trends, regulations, and best practices.
Other duties:
- Attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Attend relevant training.
- Be an ambassador for MyVision and help us to reach out, grow and continue to support visually impaired people across Oxfordshire.
- Other reasonable duties set out by your line manager or the Chief Executive.
- There may, on occasion, be a need to work outside normal hours e.g. weekends and evenings.
Please evidence how you meet the person specifications within your covering letter, using no more than 500 words.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Victim Support is looking for an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor based in our Wakefield office, with frequent travel across West Yorkshire working 22.5 hours per week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working where this fits in with the needs of the service
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
As an ISVA you will provide ongoing continuity, advocacy and impartial advice and information to all survivors accessing our service. You will be confident in offering advice such as reporting to the police, accessing Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services, and specialist support such as pre-trial therapy and sexual violence counselling.
You will conduct risk assessments and analyse the specific needs of clients who have suffered sexual violence. Your expertise in this area will enable you to develop individual service plans that address these risks and needs. You will have a proven track record of working with high and complex caseloads and have demonstrated resilience in your professional life, enabling you to work effectively under pressure. You will have extensive experience working with vulnerable clients and possess the skills to maintain professional boundaries and promote empowerment to survivors, rather than fostering reliance on support. You will also be adept at working in a trauma-informed manner, acknowledging that trauma can impact individuals in different ways, and offering support with this as a priority. As an advocate for sexual violence survivors/victims, you will work to promote their confidence, resilience, and empowerment both within and outside of the criminal justice system.
You will provide non-therapeutic support to victims/survivors. This will be delivered face-to-face or via telephone, text and/or email based on the preferences of the client. To build links with services across West Yorkshire to ensure wrap-around support is available.
You will offer guidance and support to clients in navigating the criminal justice process while ensuring their rights are protected in accordance with the Victims Code of Practice. You will be able to explain legal, criminal, and civil remedies to clients as necessary. You will provide victims with access to resources and support to help them through the criminal justice process.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
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Position: Policy Manager (Health and Care)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £43,342 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3*, Profession/Technical
*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for an experienced policy professional to join our Policy and Evidence team to lead our impactful health and care policy activity. You’ll lead a high-performing team operating at the heart of a friendly and supportive directorate with an excellent track record of influencing policy change. Working across a large and varied portfolio, you’ll take the lead in developing and leading our policy positions, campaigns and influencing programmes.
We have strong relationships across the charity, clinical, and governmental sectors. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with external partners as a thought leader on major issues like access to treatments and neurology services, mental health, community rehabilitation, and support for carers.
You’ll have a central leadership role across the team in ensuring that our policy work is built around strong evidence, informed by and developed with people living with MS, and drives impactful change.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 30 October
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Thank you!
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), Permanent
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £32,301* per annum plus excellent benefits *you will start at our entry point salary of £32,301 per annum, increasing to £34,320 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £36,338 after a further 6 months.
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Charity
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
The Philanthropy team is part of the Philanthropy and Partnerships department, whose primary goal is to engage high value supporters and fundraise for the Stop MS Appeal.
As Philanthropy Officer, you’ll work closely with the Philanthropy manager, raising income for the MS Society from philanthropy fundraising activities as per the agreed objectives and targets.
You’ll identify, engage and steward philanthropy prospects through events and other appropriate fundraising activities, generating income to achieve ambitious targets and delivering a first class supporter experience.
You’ll ensure the provision of excellent individual care to ensure long term commitment, contributing to the overall implementation of our Philanthropy team’s objectives.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 30 October 2024
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
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Love the countryside? Care about climate, nature, housing and local people's voices? Leading countryside charity, CPRE Sussex, is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic planning professional to join our team.
CPRE Sussex has campaigned for over 50 years to protect, celebrate and regenerate the Sussex countryside. Part of the England-wide CPRE network, with over 2000 members and supporters, the charity works to ensure that good development to create healthy, thriving communities meets the challenges of the housing, climate and nature crises – and that poor development does not take away from what makes Sussex’s landscapes so special.
As our Planning Campaigner, you will bring your planning qualifications and experience to support CPRE Sussex’s work across the full range of land use planning issues, working with our dedicated part-time staff and passionate group of volunteers and trustees to:
- shape our response to emerging Local Plans across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove,
- comment on significant development proposals to ensure we get schemes that deliver locally-needed affordable housing, low-carbon infrastructure and other key services, while protecting precious landscapes, green spaces, nature and climate,
- inform and advise the public on planning matters.
Reporting to the Director, and working closely with the volunteer chair of our planning committee, as well as the England-wide CPRE network, you will lead our campaigns on local and national planning policy.
Registered Charity
1 - 5
To shape a greener future for us all, by protecting, celebrating and regenerating the beautiful, thriving Sussex countryside
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!
Are you looking for a rewarding career that enables you to make a positive difference to the lives of young people?
Are you a dedicated and empathetic individual with a proven ability to build strong relationships and support individuals from diverse backgrounds in achieving their goals?
Would you like to be part of an award-winning Charity that helps improve the lives of more than 260,000 individuals each year?
If so, this role could be the perfect fit for you.
CXK is looking for a Skills & Employability Adviser to support a case load of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), or are at risk of becoming NEET, with their transition into post-16 provision. As a Skills & Employability Adviser, you will use your creativity and mentoring skills to engage young people in the Youth Employability Service (YES), supporting them to move on to their next progression.
Covering the West of the county and based in Eastbourne, we are looking for someone with experience and initiative, who can work creatively to engage young people in the service and then move onto to their next progression.
Your role will extend beyond direct beneficiary support; you’ll collaborate closely with partner organisations and community hubs throughout East Sussex, ensuring seamless referrals and continued progress for our beneficiaries.
Main responsibilities:
- Effectively liaising and communicating with a range of partner organisations to identify support for young people as needed.
- Champion and promote opportunities and resources with the caseload and partners/stakeholders.
- Maintain regular and consistent contact with young people to gain their trust, delivering effective caseload management, appropriately managing risk and safeguarding.
- Assess, action plan and review to make sure that appropriate IAG planning, and support is available for young people on caseload.
- Supporting young people in their local communities, including travel across the county. (A car is essential for this role)
In return for your skills and experience, you’ll receive the following benefits:
- An annual salary of £24,386 to £29,732 per annum
- 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service)
- Death in service life assurance policy (3 x annual salary)
- Generous sick leave benefits
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Comprehensive training and development programmes
- Mental health first aiders
- Cycle to work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Interest free parking permit loans
- Health Assured – Employee Assistance programme
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 11th November 2024.
Interviews will be held at our Eastbourne office on Tuesday 19th November 2024.
**Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible**
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location: Nairobi, KenyaContract: 12 month fixed-term contractSalary: Local terms and conditions apply
Purpose of role
Sightsavers Kenya team are looking to recruit a Programme Officer Economic Empowerment for one year to help implement a project addressing the IT skills gap and transform the lives of people with disabilities through employment.
About the role
The Programme Officer EE supports the following areas, examples are not exhaustive:
Within programme delivery this role manages the project life cycle with partners from development through to close out; liaising with internal stakeholders and expertise specialists; supporting the implementation of all MEL aspects of the programme; executing participant surveys; coordinating activities at regional and global levels.
Within project management the role ensures all aspects of the projects are effectively monitored and evaluated, adaptive learning applied; partner capacity building developed; technical advice provided to all stakeholders; reporting internally and externally
Financial management to monitor project budgets and expenditure; collaboration with the finance team; partner financial capacity building.
Information and communication management through provision of high quality case studies and worthy new stories relating to the programme; participating in activities related to disability inclusive employment; advocating for Sightsavers in relevant disability related meetings and forums.
Safeguarding through ensuring all safeguarding policies adhered to by internal and external partners; oversee academy students and trainers receive their safeguarding induction and have a signed code of conduct in place.
Knowledge, skills and experience
- A qualification/tertiary degree in public health or other relevant field
- Proven track record with labour market issues including labour market assessments, skill training and job placements/fairs
- Proven experience working with budgets and financial provisions.
- A track record managing participatory methods and partnerships.
- Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability, human rights, and inclusive employment.
- Significant experience implementing programmes, including experience of the disability sector and gender mainstreaming.
- Excellent communication skills and advocacy
- Strong reporting skills, IT
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
- Current and ongoing right to work in Kenya
The Programme Officer is an involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties. Please see the job description for full details.
The deadline to submit your application is 5 November 2024 23.30pm GMT UK.
The recruitment process will consist of a face to face interview lasting up to one hour. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 11 November 2024 onwards. We reserve the right to close this ad early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Referral Co-ordinator, Newham
Salary: £9,956 Actual (£24,890 FTE)
Working Hours: 14 hours Per week (to include
End of Contract:31st March 2025 (extension subject to funding)
Location: Newham office based with some home working
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday.
About us at the NCT
A lot of people know NCT for our antenatal classes, and we want to continue to support as many parents and families as we can to access evidence-based information. But we are also much more than this. We are a charity that campaigns on the issues that matter to parents. We run breastfeeding and infant feeding support, provided by specialist counsellors. We run thousands of free community activities and events across the UK, led by our fantastic volunteers and peers. And we support women and families facing specific challenges, such as social isolation, health inequalities, feeding difficulties or poor mental health.
This postholder is the first contact for referrals made into a perinatal programme supporting migrant marginalised women who experience many barriers to accessing maternity care. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to be sensitive, patient and non-judgmental. Responsible for managing an empathetic, integrated and person centred experience for women referred for perinatal support.
Responsible for converting referrals into impactful support, keeping them informed by building rapport, sharing information about the project, providing resources and service details, maintaining ongoing effective communication as required, liaising with health professionals to ensure a joined up approach to service user wellbeing. Keeping referrers and project website up-to-date with service provision, documenting referral procedures and assisting with the sourcing and coordination of baby bundles for clients.
NCT is a charity committed to social justice and Equity and Diversity, believing inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. We believe we all have a collective responsibility to demonstrate our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality and build an inclusive workforce and environment, so all our people can thrive, and we can best represent and meet the needs of the pregnant women, new parents, families, and communities we serve.
This role is based in a Newham office with some home working
About the Role
Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
- Making contact with women referred into the perinatal programme, using interpreters as required, sharing information about the service, answering questions and inviting them to attend scheduled groups where further support is offered. Communicating with other team members for support as required.
- Liaising with local health professionals and referrers to maintain strong relationships and clear referral pathways, responding to referrals, keeping referrers up-to-date and ensuring they have a clear understanding of the programme and can make appropriate referrals.
- Ensure all referrals and actions are logged onto the case management software, maintaining activity on the system by regularly inputting data and updating client notes.
- Administrative tasks, including the monitoring of the project email inbox, keeping the project website up to date, managing shared spreadsheets ensuring they’re up-to-date and assisting with the sourcing and coordination of baby bundles for clients
You must have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily, providing non-judgmental, sensitive communication with clients, using patience and active listening skills. You must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently.
The role is 14 hours per week which will need to be worked over a minimum of three working days, one being either a Monday or Wednesday. This is largely a community-based role, working from a project office with some home working.
About you
- Have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people. Providing non-judgmental, sensitive communication with clients with patience and active listening skills.
- Have experience of supporting and/or working within marginalised or vulnerable communities and understanding the challenges they face.
- Have resilience when hearing people sharing emotionally difficult circumstances
- Good IT and database skills and excellent attention to detail
If so, please read the job description via our website.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Closing date: 29/10/2024
Interviews: Friday 8th November 2024 in person in Newham
Interview format: Will be in person at a venue within Newham. The interview will be a mixture of open and competency-based questions, including a basic IT test.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed.
Inclusion and accessibility
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request. We encourage people with lived experience of the UK asylum or immigration system are encouraged to apply to the role.
About the role
Many people who use our services can incur additional risks of abuse and exploitation because of their personal circumstances and experiences including mental illness, trauma, and violence. Some people may have been subject to abuse in their country of origin or on their journey to, or since coming to the UK. Whilst we support beneficiaries through our services and activities, additional action may be needed to prevent and respond to potential or current risks.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Officer and working with them to develop and implement a robust Safeguarding Strategy within the charity.
- Reporting to the Corporate Safeguarding Board on the implementation of the safeguarding strategy, current organisational safeguarding risks and mitigations to ensure robust safeguarding governance and culture in the charity.
- Convening the Safeguarding Managers Forum to review the implementation of the policy and procedure and share and develop best practice.
Flexible working
The role is suitable for job sharing and partial home working. Attendance at meetings and in-person training in London, Leeds and Sheffield is required.
For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 17 November 2024
Interviews: 26 November (AM) and 28 November (PM)
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
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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!
We are delighted to be working with Katharine House Hospice Trust who, in partnership with the Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, provide specialist palliative care for adults with an incurable illness across Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire. At Katharine House, the care is delivered by a multi-professional team who have specialised in this field and take a holistic approach, considering physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
The charity is seeking a Director of Finance and Resources who will be a key member of the Hospice’s Senior Leadership Team and instrumental in helping to shape the organisation’s strategic direction.
The postholder will be responsible for the effective financial management of the Charity, including robust assessment of risk, providing sound financial advice to the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team.
The successful individual will demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- A fully qualified accountant, (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent higher degree in finance
- Demonstrable understanding of Charity SORP accounting
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Strategy and change management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Whilst the postholder’s key qualification and skill will be as a qualified accountant, the role is designed to be a broad leadership role. As such, it includes operational oversight of estates/facilities, health and safety and IT provision, where the post holder will be active across the organisation, driving efficiencies and organisational effectiveness.
A motivational and compassionate leader, the post holder will inspire colleagues to constantly strive for continuous improvement, aiming to deliver an outstanding service.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement, to Sandra Smith, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Closing date for applications: 10 November 2024
First Interview dates: 26 and 27 November 2024
Second Interview dates: 4 December (PM) and 6 December (AM)
Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by 15 November, prior to shortlisting on the 18 November
