Advice Officer Jobs in Manchester
Team: Customer Complaints
Location: Homebased with travel for meetings & events
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £41,363 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Complaints Manager:
- The Complaints Manager will be responsible for embedding Cats Protection’s new charity-wide ‘Complaints Policy & Procedure’.
- Cats Protection is serious about creating a cultural change as part of its 10-year strategy that positions the organisation as customer-centric, putting customers at the heart of everything we do, anticipating needs and building life-long relationships that mean we can be there for all cats. This is not possible without improving our existing complaints processes so anyone who complains to Cats Protection receives superb customer & supporter service
About the Customer Complaints team:
- We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
- This new team will oversee the day-to-day complaints against Cats Protection. The team will also support Cats Protection’s Subject Matter Experts in handling specialist, technical complaints through regular training on delivering an excellent service, expert advice on triaging complaints, monitoring complaint reporting and learnings to internal and external stakeholders to pinpoint improvements.
- We currently have a team of 3
What we’re looking for in our Complaints Manager:
- Extensive experience in overseeing the management of the complaints process and complaint responses, ensuring an effective resolution and high level of customer service delivered, preferably in a not-for-profit and/or multisite organisation
- Proven experience of working in a customer-focused and professional environment managing operational processes effectively
- Proven experience or working with stakeholders at all levels including senior leadership with confidence and integrity
- Experience of managing databases & systems for data entry and generation of reporting, managing the roll out of a new system would also be preferable
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Please contact for a copy of the job description
Application closing date: 8th January 2025
Virtual interview date: 23rd – 28th January 2025
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
Remote, in the UK (must be available to travel to London team meet-ups once a month)
Who we are
Animal Equality is an international animal protection organisation working with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Animal Equality has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and India.
Animal Equality releases investigative materials captured from inside factory farms and slaughterhouses, exposing the conditions that farmed animals face around the world. We publish our findings on television, in newspapers and online. We routinely secure mainstream media coverage, including on the BBC, ITV, Sky news, The Times, the Guardian, New York Times and many more.
Animal Equality also advocates for political change. Our current campaigns include a UK ban on foie gras imports, increased enforcement of existing animal protection laws, legal protections for farmed fish, and Government subsidies for transitioning towards a plant-based food system.
We focus on farmed animals because of the scale and severity of the issue. More than a billion animals are confined and killed for human consumption every year in the UK. Farmed animals also often suffer in some of the worst ways: pigs typically endure painful mutilations, many chickens die of heart attacks, fish are confined in underwater cages, and some farmed animals are victims of deliberate abuse and neglect. But the problem is solvable! By utilising effective campaigning strategies, Animal Equality is having an impact for animals around the world and building a future where all animals are respected and protected, and are no longer exploited for human consumption.
About the Role
Animal Equality is seeking an organised individual, with a keen eye for detail and an ability to multitask efficiently. A supportive, approachable person, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth-running of our day-to-day activities.
Expected to assist Animal Equality’s supporters, volunteers, donors, Executive Director and team in the UK, the appointee will be required to handle enquiries, inventory, CRM platforms and more. Completing all tasks to a high standard, the Administrative Officer will be professional, flexible and able to provide the highest standards of stakeholder service.
Salary and Benefits
Salary band £24,000-£26,000, depending on experience. This is a remote working opportunity (UK-based candidates only). The candidate will be expected to attend mandatory monthly team meet-ups one day per month, at their own expense.
- Holiday entitlement equal to 33 days per year (including standard public holidays).
- Personalised Employee Assistance Program (EAP): an Animal Equality-funded benefit that offers employees confidential counselling and advice on a wide range of work and personal issues. The program offers several services, such as a 24/7 confidential helpline and expert Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Flexible hours, with the option to start between 8am-10am and finish between 4pm-6pm.
- Able Futures Support: The service is a nine month, practical and confidential support service for employees whose circumstances or mental health may impact their wellbeing or work. Employees can work with a mental health professional to deepen their understanding of how their mental health may impact them and will build coping skills and resilience to thrive at work.
- Yearly stipend to access learning and development resources, to help employees further grow their personal and professional skills.
- A free vegan lunch every month at the Animal Equality monthly meetups.
Apply now
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 5pm GMT on 17th January 2025.
The interview process comprises a multiple-stage interview and Skills Test. The appointment process will run throughout February, with Animal Equality UK making an offer to the successful candidate that same month.
Disabled people face significant inequalities in education, sport, leisure and employment. They often face multiple barriers to fulfilling their potential and achieving their aspirations. Sport and physical activity have the power to inspire, enable, build self-esteem, and provide success. They can improve physical health, employability, mental well-being and social community inclusion. However, many barriers prevent disabled people from accessing sport. These include a lack of coaching, clubs, transport, equipment and support networks, as well as high costs and negative perceptions of disabled people participating in sport.
We are a fairly new charity established in 2021, with big ambitions for the future. We have started with small but meaningful projects. We are reaching out to disabled people, learning from our projects, and focusing on our vision and purpose.
We are now looking for someone to join our small but mighty team as our Project Officer. This is a new role, and is crucial to the development of the charity over the next few years. You will set up and deliver new projects to enable disabled people to get active and access sporting opportunities. To do this you will develop relationships with partners, funders and the disability community. This role has the potential for growth and development. You will have a huge influence in shaping our project delivery so that we can continue supporting disabled people to achieve their ambitions through sport.
As a user led organisation, we are keen to receive applications from disabled people.
About the Richard Whitehead Foundation
The Richard Whitehead Foundation is a small charity with big aspirations to use the power of sport for the benefit of disabled people. We believe in the impact of sport: the increased mental well-being, the confidence, the self-esteem, the social inclusion and employability which can come from it. We want disabled people to be able to thrive and benefit from all the opportunities that sport provides.
Our vision: Enabling disabled people’s ambitions.
Our purpose: We believe disabled people should have access to the life-changing power of sport.
Our mission: We place the individual at the centre of our work. We provide access to life-changing support, mentoring, information, advice, equipment, and opportunities that will spark a sustained lifetime intervention.
Our values: Person Centred Dynamic Powerful Authentic Inclusive
Main purpose of this role
Our mentoring work provides a person-centred approach, supporting disabled people to access the life-changing power of movement and sport. We train mentors (who are mostly disabled) and match them with disabled people who face multiple barriers and are likely to remain inactive without intervention. They work together to break down these barriers and connect with local sports clubs and initiatives. We delivered our first mentoring programme in Nottingham and are now looking to expand the programme across the East Midlands and other areas in England and Wales. Alongside this we want to expand our already established Supported Runner Programme to enable disabled people to participate in shorter community runs, and to adapt the model to support disabled people into other sports.
We are looking for a proactive, confident and dynamic individual to help us set up and deliver new mentoring and supported sports projects to enable disabled people to get involved in physical activity in their communities. You will join our small creative and supportive team within an empowering, values-led organisation that is person-centred and ambitious to empower disabled people.
We are looking for someone with significant experience of delivering projects at a community level, recruiting and supporting volunteers and project beneficiaries. You will be able to work independently, take initiative and achieve results. You will keep up to date with developments in the disability and sports sectors in order to inform the development or our projects and ensure we are seeking opportunities for partnerships and funding. You will work confidently with a wide range of individuals and stakeholder groups, including disabled people, volunteers, community groups, disability organisations and local services.
Project Officer – Job description
Job Title: Project Officer
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for: No staff; volunteers as appropriate
Location: Home based, with travel where required within England and Wales
Hours: Part time 3 days or 22.5 hours per week
Flexibility: Flexible working hours are available. The role will require some evenings and weekend work.
Length of contract: Permanent
Salary range: £30,000 – 33,000 depending on experience (pro rata)
Project set up and delivery
- Develop and implement project plans that incorporate KPIs, milestones and responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met and plans amended as appropriate.
- Develop effective systems, policies and procedures to support project delivery.
- Carry out administrative tasks and maintain accurate records of projects and activities.
- Deliver workshops and training sessions to volunteers and freelance mentors.
- Provide appropriate support to participants, volunteers, freelance mentors and project partners to ensure delivery of project outcomes.
- Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to develop and implement communication and social media plans to raise the profile of projects and recruit volunteers, mentors and participants.
- Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to create marketing assets and sign-up routes for projects, activities and events.
- Ensure safeguarding, health and safety and risk management policies and processes are implemented throughout all projects, activities and events.
- Work with the CEO to set and monitor project budgets and ensure we do not exceed expenditure limits.
Stakeholder management
- Manage relationships with stakeholders, inspiring confidence, maintaining quality communications and ensuring professional representation of the Richard Whitehead Foundation.
- Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local community groups, volunteers and key partners to deliver projects.
- Develop and maintain a database of stakeholders, ensure we meet our requirements under data protection legislation.
Evaluation
- Develop and implement feedback, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure the impact and outcomes of projects.
- Report against KPIs, outcomes and impact measurements, providing regular updates on projects to the CEO and colleagues.
- Work with the CEO to produce insight and evaluation reports, including data and case studies for trustees, funders and stakeholders.
- Use the learning from projects to improve delivery mechanisms and to inform the development of future projects.
- Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to collect photographic and video content, quotes and testimonials for use in reports, publicity and fundraising appeals.
Other:
- Ensure all activity complies with the latest data protection legislation.
- Work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues across the Richard Whitehead Foundation.
- Attend internal and external meetings and represent the Richard Whitehead Foundation at events, where required.
- Attend occasional out of hours meetings or events as required.
- Promote and support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace and across all projects, and ensure people’s access requirements are met.
- Abide by all our organisational (and project) policies, code of conduct and practice.
Person Specification
1. Qualities, attributes, and behaviours
Essential
- Person centred – You work to achieve individual need and show empathy for each individual we support. You listen and value the lived experience of disabled people.
- Dynamic - You are positive, agile, transformative, and responsive.
- Powerful - You are bold, resilient, and hardworking to support us to achieve our ambitions for our community.
- Inclusive - You are inclusive in your actions and behaviours considering the diversity of people we are supporting. You value people from diverse backgrounds and aim to make everyone feel welcomed, and like they belong.
- Authentic - You are honest, genuine, and transparent in your approach.
2. Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of delivering projects, including implementing project plans and working to KPIs and deadlines.
- Experience of developing processes and policies from scratch to effectively deliver projects and to meet the needs of participants and volunteers.
- Experience recruiting and supporting individuals to participate in projects, including volunteers and members of local communities.
- Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders including community groups, partner organisations and funders.
- Experience of working with disabled people, either through lived experience as a person living with an impairment or by being immersed in the disability or associated community.
Desirable
- Experience in the sport, leisure, or physical activity sector.
- Experience of working in or with the charity sector.
- Experience of mentoring or working with mentors.
- Experience of delivering training and/or workshops.
3. Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, meet competing demands and tight deadlines, and to deliver at pace.
- Ability to work independently and remotely, to plan and manage your own time, and to take the initiative to solve problems.
- Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain successful working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style for different audiences.
- IT skills with experience of using Microsoft Project, Word and Excel, or the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Analytical and methodical with acute attention to detail and the ability to display information to evaluate the impact of projects.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and ability to identify opportunities to enhance project administration processes and procedures.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities, inclusivity and diversity and to incorporate these principles across projects.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people connected to the Richard Whitehead Foundation.
4. Other
Essential
- Empathy and understanding of the importance of addressing and responding to the needs of different people.
- Understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and ways to overcome them.
- Alignment to the Richard Whitehead Foundation ambitions and values, driven by impact for the people we serve.
- Willing and available to work outside normal working hours if required.
- Ability to travel to different locations in England and Wales as required by each project.
This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of the charity.
Benefits
- Flexible working.
- 28 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
- Access to company pension.
- Access to learning and development opportunities.
Safeguarding
The Richard Whitehead Foundation is committed to safeguarding and protecting the individuals we work with. As such, posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and a safe working environment.
Inclusion and diversity
The Richard Whitehead Foundation strives to engage an ability-based workforce which reflects the diverse nature of our communities. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and it is important to us that this is reflected in the people who work for us.
Application process
If you would like to be considered for this role, please forward a current CV with a supporting statement, explaining how you meet the person specification. Your application can be a video, audio, or word-based document – whatever works best for you.
Your supporting statement is such an important part of your application. We cannot make assumptions about your suitability, so the information you provide in your supporting statement is key for us for shortlisting. Please show how you meet each part of the person specification. Please use lots of examples. We are looking for evidence that you can thrive as our Project Officer.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 20th January 2025.
Please let us know if you need us to adapt the process to best suit any needs around disability.
If you don’t hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that we are not inviting you to continue to the next phase, on this occasion.
Please note that all offers of employment will need references deemed satisfactory by The Richard Whitehead Foundation, a DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Please provide a CV and covering letter before 10pm on Sunday 5th January 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Who we are: Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open and compassionate justice system. We believe that evidence about what works to reduce crime and prevent reoffending should be at the heart of policy decisions and embedded into practice.
We work to promote change by generating research and evidence to show how the system works and how it could be improved, and by influencing practitioners and politicians to make changes to the justice system. Current projects include our #FairChecks campaign for criminal records reform, our mass court observations programme CourtWatch London, and our work promoting greater use of diversion from court through our crime resolution tracker and policy advocacy.
About the role: Transform Justice is seeking a research and policy officer to play a vital role supporting its work for a better justice system. Working closely with the charity’s director and deputy director (and alongside our communications officer), you will conduct high quality research, draft policy briefings, and organise and participate in meetings and events. This role will support a range of projects including the next round of our innovative courtwatching project, and our research into victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system. You will also work closely with the director on a piece of research and policy work into the single justice procedure.
We are looking for someone inquisitive, flexible, and organised. The role is home-based using your own equipment, so you will need to be able to work on your own with minimal day-to-day supervision. The team meets regularly online and for in-person meetings in London, with the option to work together for a half day in a cafe on a weekly basis.
Main responsibilities and duties:
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Undertaking qualitative and quantitative research including phone interviews, survey design, submitting FOI requests and analysing published data
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Reviewing relevant academic evidence and policy documents and identifying what’s important for our advocacy work
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Writing, editing and proofreading reports, briefings and submissions
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Liaising with policy makers and stakeholders including organising and attending meetings and drafting correspondence
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Organising online and in person events to support Transform Justice’s advocacy work
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Supporting the CourtWatch London project including engaging with volunteers, organising and supporting the delivery of training, reviewing data collection
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Support the drafting of funding applications
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Other reasonable duties as required including administrative tasks such as generating invoices
Skills and experience:
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At least one year of work experience in a research or policy-related role
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Demonstrable qualitative and quantitative research skills, for example using interviews, surveys, or published statistics to produce insights and recommendations
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Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
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Ability to take ownership of tasks when working remotely with little supervision, seeking advice and support when needed
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Ability to prioritise your workload when working on a range of different projects and tasks
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Excellent computer skills, with knowledge and practice of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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Interest in criminal justice policy issues, and a commitment to help achieve Transform Justice’s vision
Location: Remote working with regular in-person meetings in London
Contract: One year term with the potential to be renewable
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 pa full time (pro rata if part time). There is also the opportunity for this to be a freelance role if preferred
Hours: Full time (also open to part-time 3 or 4 days a week)
Reporting to: Deputy director
Holiday/pension: 25 days FTE (pro rata if part time)
Probationary period: three months
How to apply: Please submit a CV and answer the screening questions through the CharityJob website by Saturday 4th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Thursday 16th January and Friday 17th January and will be conducted in person in London.
Candidates for interview will be notified by email. We are sorry that due to limited staff capacity we are not able to reply to all applicants.
Transform Justice is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For this role, the disclosure of a criminal record is not required.
To reduce bias in the hiring process, Transform Justice uses CharityJob’s anonymous recruitment process. This automatically replaces personal information (i.e. name and email address) with pseudonyms on CVs until we invite a candidate to interview.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Are you passionate about influencing people to improve the lives of others? Are you a skilled communicator, able to get across complex ideas succinctly and impactfully, adapting your style to suit a range or audiences? Do you have a proven track record of engaging with policy makers & other key stakeholders at local and national levels to get key messages heard, understood and acted on? If so, this role could be for you.
Our policy work plays a pivotal role in pushing for widespread change that will help prevent epilepsy deaths and gain greater recognition of the life-long impact these sudden deaths have on communities. So we’re looking for someone who has experience of engaging with and influencing policy-makers, preferably in the charity or health/care sector. This is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in building on established relationships with the NHS and local authorities across the country who are keen to use SUDEP Action’s expertise and tools to make change. There is much to do in challenging circumstances. Our national campaign has global support with real opportunity with a new Parliament to build back to our level of influence to our experiences before the dramatic impact of Brexit, the COVID pandemic and cost of living crisis. Working closely alongside and reporting to the Director of Policy and Influencing (who has nearly 3 decades of expertise), you will learn the field to deliver high quality policy and campaigning for the charity.
Engaging confidently with people and feeling comfortable in adapting your approach to different audiences is a key skill for this role – epilepsy, and in particular epilepsy bereavement is a challenging area to gain attention and change, so you’ll need tenacity, creativity and passion to succeed. You’ll have experience in writing punchy, evidence-based communications that have personal stories at the heart.
Building positive supporter connections is at the heart of what we do at SUDEP Action, so setting a positive example of this through your work and actions, and demonstrating the importance of maintaining strong, personalised relationships is key. You’ll be ready to record, monitor and evaluate the impact and engagement with policy work, so this feeds back into how the charity operates. The successful candidate will be able to build on current processes and successes to grow our engagement across all policy activities and campaigns.
More information about the role can be found in the SUDEP Action Job Pack which is downloadable with this advert once you click on Quick Apply.
Please send us a CV and cover letter via the Quick Apply button showing us why you want to work at SUDEP Action, why you think you are a great candidate for this role, and why your skills and experiences make you a good fit. It doesn’t have to be long, 1-2 pages at most, but should give specific examples to demonstrate your suitability to the role.
**Please note we will not accept applications without a covering letter which clearly covers this. All applications should be made via Charity Job - applications will not be accepted that are sent directly to SUDEP Action**
Our mission is to stop preventable epilepsy deaths and to provide the UK's only bereavement service for anyone who has experienced an epilepsy death
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!
Stewardship Officer
This is an exciting new role in a newly formed team, built to enable personalised and human connection with the Stroke Association’s Regional Fundraising supporters.
We seek an enthusiastic and motivational individual with a clear understanding of high standard customer service to provide excellent supporter stewardship within the Operations area of our Regional Fundraising team.
Position: CE337 Stewardship Officer
Location: Home-based, UK Nationwide. However, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: Circa £31,300 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance with where you live)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: Sunday 5th January 2025. 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 early as possible.
Interview Dates: First interview Monday 13th January 2025. Second interview Monday 20th January 2025
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
The team purpose is to listen to, understand and inspire our supporters and our teams to fundraise with pride in a way that’s both easy and right for them, with the help they need to enable greater giving that is legal, ethical and inspiring to others. Together, the team will provide onboarding and regular data led stewardship touchpoints for supporters across a portfolio currently delivering £4.7m annual income.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Working to set process and templates, provide excellent supporter journeys that deliver income
• Deliver personal touchpoint stewardship plans to complement mass journeys. These include calls to all supporters to welcome, keep in touch, wish good luck, thank and chase income.
• Deliver strategic interventions to enhance audience activity, to add value to both our supporters' experience and our income targets.
• Responsible for triage and referral of appropriate supporters to the relationships team.
About You
You will have a passion for fundraising and considerable experience of providing excellent customer service by telephone, SMS and personal email. You will understand the importance of making telephone calls to supporters. You will be driven to deliver excellent experiences for both colleagues and supporters and in turn support significant income growth.
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further
information on the role.
Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
Stroke Association
Finding strength through support
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.
We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our people. We know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for all those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke, and those from under-represented communities.
You may also have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Supporter Engagement, Supporter Experience, Supporter Care, Customer Service, Customer Service Officer, Customer Service Agent, Helpline, Fundraising Experience Officer, Individual Giving Officer.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Job purpose:
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone enthusiastic about driving change to join the Huntington’s Disease Association, proactively working to advocate for and improve care for people with this rare neurological condition.
As Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you will work closely with our Head of Public Affairs to influence decision makers in the NHS, and UK and Welsh governments. You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we develop a new influencing strategy. You will help shape this work, while having opportunity to work with external stakeholders, including health professionals, civil servants and other charities, all whilst developing your skillset and policy and public affairs experience. We have had success over the past year in parliament in highlighting the issues faced by people living with Huntington’s disease, and we are now focused on building this work to help drive policy change.
This is a remote role, working from home mostly, but will require travel to London and other locations across England and Wales (which the charity will cover expenses for).
This is an essential role in a small, national organisation supporting people affected by Huntington's disease.
Learn more about the role in the job pack included.
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
* A pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
* Medicash scheme
* Tax-free working from home allowance
* Flexible working approach
* Supportive and positive working environment
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities
Applications:
Applications submitted without a CV and cover letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 7th January 2025, 9 am.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
We improve care and support services for people with Huntington’s disease, educate families and professionals, and champion people’s rights.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lead EPIC Restart Foundation and empower lives to restart positively after gambling harm.
Applications close at: 9 a.m. Monday 13th January 2025
Location: Remote (with occasional UK-wide travel)
About EPIC Restart Foundation
EPIC Restart Foundation is a charity grounded in the lived experience of gambling harm. We deliver transformational programmes that change lives.
Our team collaborates closely with individuals in recovery to create innovative programmes. These empower people across the UK to rebuild their lives following gambling harm. We build awareness of recovery support pathways and work to dismantle the stigma surrounding gambling addiction.
We address a crucial gap in long-term recovery support. Our approach is respected for its empowerment and focus on lived experience. The EPIC Restart Community is an inspiring online network offering community, learning, and connection. Our intensive programmes, Restarting Lives and Woman.Empowered, provide life-changing events, personal development, and recovery coaching.
Our team has grown significantly in recent years. We’ve directly supported over 600 individuals since our pilot launch in May 2021. Additionally, we’ve reached over 20,000 people through online and outreach activities. We’re embarking on a new two-year strategy aimed at becoming a Centre for Excellence in gambling harm recovery. We deliver transformational programmes with measurable impacts and influence stakeholders to increase support for those in recovery.
We currently have a strong financial position, but funding methods are set to change significantly. In 2025, the Government will introduce a statutory levy on gambling operators. Funds will be distributed to commissioners for research, prevention, and treatment grants. This process is still developing, so our path remains uncertain. However, we are optimistic and see growth potential as feedback on our work has been positive.
Who we are looking for
During a period of transformation, we need an experienced leader adept at developing relationships with commissioners. This could stem from the gambling harm sector or other relevant fields like addiction, homelessness, domestic abuse, or mental health.
Our Chief Executive must lead change effectively through ambiguity. Over 70% of our staff and volunteers have a lived connection to gambling harm, so it is vital that you can lead with empathy, kindness, and compassion, particularly during this time of transition.
As the new CEO, you will have:
- Excellent financial and interpersonal skills
- A stellar track record in delivering organisational development and growth
- Experience of significant income generation and robust financial management.
- Strategic vision.
You must be willing to support people in recovery, be sensitive to their needs and be committed to keeping people safe whilst making a difference.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage all individuals to apply, particularly those with a personal connection to gambling harm, though this is not a requirement.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 13th January 2025.
We are here to support you, to restore your confidence and self-belief and empower you to take the next steps in your journey of recovery.
Filmmaking Officer
Employment Type: Temporary/ Contract (fixed term contract for 12 months)
Hours: Full time
Location: Hybrid, United Kingdom (multiple locations)
Cardiff / Belfast / Salford / Edinburgh / London - Based at one of the Into Film offices or hybrid working with some travel across UK
Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 (GBP) plus Into Film benefits
Team: Activation Team
Seniority: Junior
About Into Film
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent. The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.
We work hard to live and breathe our values and strive to be an impactful, inclusive and inspirational organisation. We are fully committed to providing an inclusive, active listening culture that respects difference, in which staff are happy and proud to create a programme for the diverse society we work with.
Role Summary
To provide administrative and operational support for Into Film’s Filmmaking programme, including the BFI-funded Young Creatives programme and our Every Child a Filmmaker initiative. This role supports the wider programme’s operational delivery by handling organisational tasks and assisting with specific activities, ensuring smooth running of projects in collaboration with the Filmmaking Coordinator, Filmmaking Lead and wider team.
Main Responsibilities:
- Be part of the matrix project team supporting filmmaking activity across the organisation, working under the Filmmaking lead, Filmmaking Coordinator, and Joint Head of Programmes, to implement the delivery plan for Filmmaking.
- Provide administrative support for the delivery of filmmaking projects, focusing on scheduling, tracking, updating documentation, and reporting.
- Assist in the coordination of partnerships with informal youth groups to help stimulate and incentivise filmmaking activities, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking of partnerships.
- Support resource development by assisting in the creation and maintenance of filmmaking resources, including assisting with logistical arrangements for teacher training events, competitions, and courses.
- Collaborate with the Marcomms team to assist in promoting the filmmaking offer across all communication channels, including providing organisational support for social media campaigns.
- Provide support particularly to the judging process, for Film of the Month (or similar) ‘always on’ competitions, partnership and themed competitions and the Into Film Awards.
- Maintain the CRM database of filmmaking organisations across the UK, ensuring data is accurate and up to date.
- As additional funding allows, research and reach out to underrepresented and underserved young people through organisations (including schools) to match with experienced filmmaking practitioners to deliver projects.
- Assist with data collection and evaluation for reporting to funders by ensuring accurate data input and collection from relevant stakeholders. Maintain content on the Filmmaking ‘Hub’ pages to keep them fresh, relevant and up to date.
- Support the production of an annual filmmaking showreel highlighting a range of diverse, representative stories.
- Add youth made films to Into Film+ streaming service, Into Film Shorts YouTube channel, other online platforms and submit films to appropriate international youth film festivals.
General Responsibilities:
- Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with the public, members, educators, children and young people, partners, funders, supporters etc.
- Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of Into Film’s filmmaking work by assisting with data and administrative tasks.
- Commitment to equality of opportunity in line with Into Film’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.
Person Specification:
Essential
- Strong administration and operational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Awareness and understanding of the filmmaking process
- Experience of cross-team working
- An understanding of managing competitions for young people
- Ability to build good relationships with partners
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Office 365
- Awareness and understanding of CRM system
Desirable
- A love of film
- Interest and knowledge of moving image content sharing and creation for young people
Existing Into Film benefits:
- Annual Leave – 28 days (pro-rata), including 3 days to cover office closure between Christmas and New Year plus
- Pension – matched up to 5% of salary (Scottish Widows)
- Support for professional qualifications – money towards courses and/or study days, if relevant to role
- Interest-free non-essential study loans
- Interest-free bike/scooter/travelcard loan
- Career break – up to 4 weeks unpaid leave, after 2 years’ service (at your managers’ discretion)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – 24/7 confidential advice and guidance
- Flexible working – all applications considered, but any decision will be at the discretion of Into Film
- Enhanced parental leave
- Childcare vouchers
- Free eye test & contribution to glasses
- BenefitHub portal - all benefits to be accessed through a new online portal
- Long service holiday award – after 3 years at Into Film, staff will get one extra days’ holiday for each additional year worked, with the total entitlement capped at 35 days, i.e. on your 4th anniversary at Into Film you will get an extra day’s leave; on your 5th anniversary, your entitlement will go up by another day to 30 days.
- Simplyhealth - health insurance
Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. We are open to flexible working and offer staff a health plan.
All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this.
Closing: 8:00am (GMT), Friday 13th January 2025
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.
No agencies please.
Learning and Development Officer (Scotland)
Part time (28 hrs per week)
Are you passionate about helping to further the mission of our churches, circuits and districts? Are you an excellent facilitator, able to enable others in their learning and support organisational development and change? If you are, we would like to hear from you. In this role, you will be part of the GB-wide Learning Network of the Methodist Church, encouraging and resourcing life-long learning.
This role is aligned to Scotland and covers a wide range of learning and development areas within the life of the church, aimed at supporting, encouraging and inspiring the church in living out ‘Our Calling: to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission’.
The Learning Network works primarily with lay and ordained church leaders, equipping them as they in turn seek to equip all God’s people. A particular focus of this role will be to further the mission of churches, circuits and districts and support the development of new worshipping communities in different contexts.
As the successful applicant, you will work with other team members across the Learning Network and wider Connexional Team, to enable Methodist people in all aspects of their calling as together we seek to be an inclusive, justice seeking, evangelistic and growing church.
About You
The role includes:
- supporting circuits in exploring vision and developing mission plans;
- working collaboratively with colleagues to plan, develop and review learning and development in areas such as leadership development, biblical literacy, vocation, worship leading and preaching, pastoral care, ministerial wellbeing, supervision, conflict resolution, mission and ministry with all ages;
- facilitating effective and potentially transformational conversations on a variety of subjects;
- enabling, equipping and resourcing through preparation, delivery and evaluation of a wide range of contextually relevant learning and development activities, events and initiatives, both for onsite and online contexts;
- contributing your particular gifts and experiences to enhance learning and development across the connexion;
- helping churches in their commitment to support the Church’s aspiration to be inclusive, justice seeking, evangelistic and growing;
- a requirement to travel, and work during some evenings and weekends.
- a requirement to be a member of a church in good standing with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or equivalent.
Key skills include:
- Building good relationships with the District(s) and with individuals and communities across the church and beyond;
- An ability to work interculturally, being sensitive to working across different nations or jurisdictions, with an understanding of contextual theology;
- Good communication, including utilising digital mediums, planning, organising, and leadership skills;
- An understanding of safeguarding;
- Supporting adult learners;
- Theologically thinking and the ability to facilitate others in developing theological conversation;
- Flexible and creative approach.
You will have significant experience in offering learning and development support and theological reflection in a relevant context.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), annualised hours and a Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
The successful applicant will be required to live within the geographical area of the aligned Methodist District, or close commutable distance, and be expected to travel for work purposes.
If you require reasonable adjustments to made at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know (contact detaiils on our website).
How to Apply:
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Closing date: 5 January 2025
Shortlisting date: 6 January 2025
Interview date: 17 January 2025 at Paisley Methodist Central Hall
N.B. 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 early as possible.
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We need to expand our Strategic Programme Team, as we begin to put in place the practical steps that will move us towards our vision to “bless the 1.5 million people” in our diocese who currently have no meaningful opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ.
You will play a key role supporting the development of our transformation plan, helping to secure funding, and then coordinating key elements of the Strategic Programme.
The post is based at Church House, Daresbury, with some travel around the Diocese. A full driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Salary: £32,271 - £34,225 per annum, dependent upon skills and experience.
The background paper, job description, person specification, and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website - Please see website address in the attached documents.
Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs EA Geddes, Director of HR, preferably by email - Please see email address in the attached documents
or Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.
Informal telephone conversations with Jon Pocock, Strategic Programme Director, are welcome - Please see contact details in the attached documents.
Closing date: Thursday 9 January 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 22 January 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Important Information
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We allow flexible working, including the option for compressed hours. We can accept applications to work 4 days/week if preferred.
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The role will require some travel throughout the East Midlands region, and occasional travel to London. All travel expenses are covered. We strongly encourage applications from people based in the East Midlands, although this is not an essential requirement of the role.
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If you have questions about the role, please contact us. Please note that the office is shut from 20th December – 6th January.
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Interviews are scheduled to take between 13 – 15th January.
About the Citizens UK and Living Wage Foundation
The Living Wage Foundation (LWF) was launched in 2011 to tackle in-work poverty. We encourage and celebrate employers that pay the real Living Wage- calculated according to the cost of living - through an accreditation programme. We have additional schemes which address other aspects of in-work poverty, such as insecure contracts and pensions. We also run local and national campaigns to promote the Living Wage in different sectors and regions. There is more information on our website: What do we do?
The Living Wage Foundation is one of several projects run by charity Citizens UK - the home of community organising. Citizens UK train and coordinate civil society leaders to work on the issues that matter to them.
Our culture is driven by our six organisational values: Solidarity, Kindness, Courage, Integrity, Inclusion, and Relational. You can read more here.
Please note, at the Living Wage Foundation, we take a deliberately broad-based approach and accredit all organisations who pay the real Living Wage to their directly and indirectly employed staff and are committed to tackling in work poverty. As a team we work across a range of industries and sectors to achieve this mission. We seek pragmatic coalitions in order to progress specific campaigns, and partnership around a particular issue such as Living Wage, does not imply an endorsement of broader purpose and policies.
Summary of Role
We are looking for highly motivated and organised individual to deliver our accreditation scheme. The role will work with our network of employers, and support new organisations through the accreditation process.
Responsibilities may change over time, but at present your day-to-day activities will include:
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Growing the Living Wage movement in the East Midlands. You will have remote support from a Senior Manager.
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Provide administrative support to a Programme Manager in an additional region (currently East London).
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Support one of our additional projects or schemes (such as our Recognised Service Providers, Living Hours, Living Pensions, Global Living Wage or Living Wage Funders)
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Additional responsibilities, such as: Working closely with colleagues across the Living Wage Foundation and Citizens UK, develop resources, facilitate meetings, coordinate events, represent LWF externally, contribute to our strategy, develop our policy, and prioritise your training and personal development.
Main Responsibilities
Living Wage Accreditation
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Support potential Living Wage Employers through the accreditation process, from dealing with initial enquiries to checking and processing their accreditation.
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Deliver a high-quality experience to accredited employers in your region and build strong relationships. Encourage employers to be advocates and engage with our additional schemes and campaigns.
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With help from the wider team, develop plans and build strategic relationships to grow the number of accreditations in your region.
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Review and monitor Living Wage policy issues and communicate these through internal and external facing guidance.
Project Support
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Provide support to projects which grow Living Wage accreditations and improve the quality of service offered.
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Engage with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to further project goals
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Support the growth and development of new and existing Living Wage schemes such as Recognised Service Providers, Living Wage Funders, Living Wage Places, Living Hours, Global Living Wage.
Administration
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Respond to telephone and web-based enquiries by providing advice and guidance to employers and supporters.
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Provide administrative support for all aspects of the accreditation journey.
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Manage and keep information up to date on our administrative systems, including the Salesforce database of employers.
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Support the maintenance of our systems to ensure efficient processes
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Develop reports to enable effective monitoring and evaluation of our impact and progress against plans.
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Coordinate and administrate steering, advisory or leadership groups as required, including coordinating agendas, sending out timely papers, taking minutes and following up on actions.
Events and Communications
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Plan and organise events to celebrate and grow our network of Living Wage Employers, including playing an active role in the delivery of Living Wage Week and assisting other members of the team with event logistics.
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Represent and speak on behalf of the Living Wage Foundation at internal and external meetings and events.
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Develop or feed into employer resources including marketing materials, blogs, reports, templates and guides.
General
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Work with Citizens UK Community Organisers, members and leaders to promote civic engagement with and ownership of the Living Wage campaign.
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Responsibility for delivering agreed areas of the Living Wage Foundation’s work plan and leading on agenda items to report into team meetings.
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Feed into the Living Wage Foundation strategy and objective development.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues to share learnings and experience and ensure that we are meeting the expectations of our network and stakeholders.
Personal Specification
(D) Desirable, (E) Essential
EXPERIENCE:
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A minimum of 2 years proven, comprehensive experience in an administrative role (E)
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Experience of managing and updating Salesforce or similar databases (D)
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Experience of delivering a range of high quality communications materials, including websites, reports, newsletters (D)
KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
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Excellent time management skills with the ability to juggle a wide range of competing demands (E)
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Understanding of database and systems management (E)
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Ability to take in and interpret information and present in a succinct manner (E)
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Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders (E)
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Ability to act on own initiative to introduce and develop new systems as appropriate (E)
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Strong attention to detail (E)
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Strong IT skills to include MS Office and database software (E)
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Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape in the UK (D)
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
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A proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude and a flexible approach to work demands (E)
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A strong commitment to the Living Wage campaign and principles of Citizens UK (E)
About the Application Process
The Living Wage Foundation is committed to being an inclusive employer. We would love to see applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people from racialised communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. We want our employees to be themselves and thrive doing so, and we have employee networks to support staff. Even if you don’t quite meet all the required criteria still consider applying, as we invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role. It’s important that our team represents the communities we serve, therefore we are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have experience of low pay.
At Citizens UK, we use Applied, an applicant-tracking recruitment system. Applied aims to overcome unconscious bias in recruiting. The responses are anonymised and reviewed by the panel. The Applied platform also asks some demographic questions before you start your application. Citizens UK cannot see individual demographic responses, only summary statistics to monitor our candidate pool for balance. Applied aims to give an equal chance to be hired irrespective of background. Candidates can opt out of answering the demographic questions.
We welcome applicants from different backgrounds and will do our best to meet reasonable adjustments and access needs for disabilities during and after the recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as Citizens UK is unable to sponsor visa applications. Our community organisers work in the community and their employment is subject to satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS checks.
For questions and reasonable adjustments regarding your application including information in a different format, or our recruitment process, please contact us.
Got any more questions?
If you would like further information on the role, the organisation, or our commitment to addressing under-representation and the development and progression of all colleagues, we would be happy to answer any questions, please contact us (Please note that the office is shut between 19th December – 6th January).
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!
Job Title: Qualified Practitioner
Reporting To: CP Manager
Location: Remote (UK or NZ)
Contract: Fixed Term, 22 months
Hours: 9 - 15 hours per week (3-5 3hr shifts each week at specified times on a rota)
Hourly Rate: £15 / $30 p/h
Benefits:
- Enhanced policies including 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
- Company electronic devices;
- Competitive pension;
- Remote and flexible working;
- Excellent opportunities for training and career progression
Closing Date: 12th January 2025
Job Purpose: To have text-based conversations to provide mental health support to people in distress, working to take someone in distress to a calmer place.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Have text-based conversations to provide support for people in distress at peak evening times.
- Follow our training and work, with the support of a Clinical Supervisor, to take someone in distress to a calmer place.
Person Specification
Essential
- You must be able to follow the Shout model for support and be comfortable holding a minimum of four conversations simultaneously as directed by your Supervisor.
- You should be calm, compassionate, communicative, confident and interested in developing skills in the field of digital mental health.
- You must hold a qualification at Level 4 or above in counselling, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing or social work, and have suitable experience of working on the front line of mental health.
- You must hold, or commit to studying towards, a Level 3 safeguarding qualification, and have completed the Shout Safeguarding Texters training.
- You must be able to commit to taking shifts at times stipulated by our rota between three and five times per week on average, and be able to respond to occasional calls to help out if we are experiencing a substantial spike in demand at other times.
- You must be able to attend a group reflective session with our practice lead once a month, which will be held remotely.
Contracts of either 3, 4 or 5 shifts (shift=3hrs) per week - Minimum of 4 conversations at any one time
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to multitask and work at a high volume whilst maintaining calm under pressure
- Demonstrate a high level of resilience
- Willingness and ability to work independently (remotely), whilst remaining connected to and engaged with the team
- Reflective, compassionate, kind, and respectful
- Proactive in reviewing own performance, improvement and development
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding, confidentiality and risk
- Ideally, you should have an external supervisor and/or a personal counsellor, but we are aware that some jobs or qualifications do not require this.
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Salford CVS to support a new community engagement and investment programme.
We are looking to recruit a part-time (18.75 hours per week) Development Worker (Movement and Physical Activity) on a 3-year fixed-term contract.
You will lead our role in the Place Partner Investment programme in Salford, funded by Sport England (via GM Moving) and working in partnership with Salford Community Leisure. Salford CVS leads on VCSE engagement and investment, while Salford Community Leisure leads on systems change work.
You will engage and build relationships with VCSE organisations in specific areas of Salford in order to understand barriers to physical activity and existing provisions.
Combining this with knowledge already held at Salford CVS and insight from Salford Community Leisure’s system-wide engagement activity, you will design and deliver an investment programme for VCSE organisations that drives increases in movement and physical activity across various Salford communities.
To be successful, you will be able to engage with people from a wide range of backgrounds, particularly small charities and community groups.
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
Benefits
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependants’ leave and compassionate leave to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme – with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture – we respect and support one another to do the best we can
Closing date: Noon on Monday 13th January 2025
Interview date: Friday 24th January 2025
We reserve the right to review applications before the closing date should we get sufficient applications.
Grants and Funding Manager (Part-time Fixed Term Appointment)
Hours: 0.2 FTE, one-year Fixed Term Appointment with possibility of extension
Salary: Up to £8,000 (FTE £40,000)
Location: Home based
The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) is the professional association for good zoos and aquariums. We drive excellence in animal welfare, conservation, education, and research, demonstrate the value of zoos and aquariums to society, and use our collective expertise to influence policy and champion positive behaviours.
We have an exciting new vacancy for a part-time Grants and Funding Manager to join our small, dedicated team and support us in developing and delivering on our strategic goals.
The Role
The Grants and Funding Manager will utilise Grant Finder and other resources to identify funding opportunities for BIAZA and its members and provide strategic advice on diversifying income streams.
Key Responsibilities
· Grant Research and Identification:
o Utilize Grant Finder and other resources to identify relevant funding opportunities.
o Maintain an up-to-date database of potential grants and funding sources.
o Monitor deadlines and requirements for grant applications.
· Grant Application and Management:
o Assist in the preparation and submission of grant applications.
o Coordinate with internal teams and BIAZA members to gather necessary information and documentation.
o Track the progress of submitted applications and follow up as needed.
· Income Diversification:
o Provide strategic advice on diversifying income streams for BIAZA
o Identify and evaluate new fundraising opportunities, including corporate sponsorships, partnerships, and individual giving.
o Develop strategies to increase financial sustainability.
· Stakeholder Engagement:
o Build and maintain relationships with funding bodies, donors, and other stakeholders.
o Communicate effectively with BIAZA members to understand their funding needs and provide tailored support.
· Reporting and Analysis:
o Prepare regular reports on funding activities and outcomes.
o Analyse funding trends and provide insights to inform future strategies.
Essential Skills:
- Proven experience in grant writing and fundraising.
- Familiarity with Grant Finder or similar funding databases.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of the zoo and aquarium sector is a plus.
This role will be mainly home based, however, travel to London for meetings may be required. There may also be a requirement to visit members and attend seminars, conferences and networking events around the UK and Ireland. These may occur in the evenings or at weekends.
This is a part-time, one-year fixed term role contracted at 0.2FTE, with the possibility of extension. Flexible working arrangements are available. The hours do not need to be confined to a single day each week and can be distributed in a pattern that suits both the candidate and the organisation. The full time equivalent (FTE) salary for this role is up to £40,000 depending on experience, which equates to £8,000 for this part-time role. The FTE leave entitlement is 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, for this role the leave entitlement will be 5 days, plus a pro-rata share of bank holidays.
BIAZA is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Closing date 17th January 2025
Interviews will be held by MS Teams in the week commencing 27th January
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.