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Closing Date: 7 August 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual with proven experience of creating compelling donor communications and providing high quality administrative, financial, and fundraising support to a team to join us as our Philanthropy Executive (Trusts & Foundations).
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About you
As our Philanthropy Executive (Trusts & Foundations), you will be responsible for maximising income through managing a portfolio of four-to-five figure partners and prospects, engage with key external supporters and help the team build relationships with individual philanthropists and trusts through meetings, events, tailored communications and funding applications.
You will also play an essential role in building and nurturing relationships with UK-based trusts, supporting both our international and UK-based initiatives.
In your day-to-day, you will:
- Coordinate and provide high-level stewardship to our Small Trusts Portfolio through quarterly mailings that highlight the achievements and impact of Save the Children, fostering long-term donor support.
- Create bespoke proposals for donations up to £75,000, supporting our diverse projects both in the UK and internationally.
- Assist the Trusts team in maintaining and developing donor relationships, contributing to day-to-day partnership activities.
- Collaborate with the High Value Engagement team to deliver a range of communications aligned with our departmental strategy.
- Support the Trusts team during emergencies to maximize fundraising efforts for humanitarian responses globally.
- Aid the Trusts & Foundations Lead with financial information, pipeline management, and ensure donor records are up to date.
- Represent Save the Children at peer networking meetings, showcasing our work and values.
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Knowledge of fundraising or sales to help deliver our philanthropy ambitions
- The ability to motivate and inspire others to support our work to create maximum impact for children – a confident communicator
- Take a proactive and solution focused approach, always keeping in mind the bigger picture and align with our strategy and Save the Children's values
- Strong attention to details and an eye for innovation
- A proven track record of producing high-quality, effective communications materials to fundraise, inspire and influence others
- Understanding of supporter CRM databases, Microsoft Office software, data protection and fundraising best practice
- A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, and values.
What we offer you:
- Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health, and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Closing date: August 7, 2024
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
The Oaklea Group is one of the leading providers of quality care to vulnerable people of all ages in the North of England and is based in Kendal in the glorious Lake District.
We support and care for people and communities so that they can learn, develop and thrive, delivering the finest opportunities in the kindest possible way with individuality, independence, rights, respect and dignity uppermost in all we do.
Following the retirement of our long-serving and dedicated CEO, we are seeking to appoint a new Group CEO who shares our values and beliefs and who can make an exceptional contribution to our development and the lives of the people and communities we are privileged to serve.
The Group CEO role provides strong leadership and has responsibility for the organisation’s administration and financial management. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the postholder will develop the organisation’s long-term strategy, budget and business plan.
Job title: Group Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £87,000 p.a.
Location: Office based (Kendal) with travel across the north of England. Approx. 1 day p/w from home.
Contract: Full time / permanent
Benefits: Pension (4% employee / 8% employer), Health Care Cash Plan, gym discounts, employee wellbeing programme, opportunities for self-development & training and an annual company volunteering day. Company car provided.
How to apply:
If you would like to receive an Information Pack on how to apply, please send a CV in confidence to Nick Shanks at Harris Hill via the apply button.
For an informal and confidential conversation about the position, please contact Nick at the above address with your contact details, and suitable times to chat.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 29th July 2024
Both Oaklea Group and Harris Hill operate an equal opportunity policy and commit to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Salary: Band 5 £31,025.34 - £39,765.48
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00
St Joseph’s Hospice in East London is one of the largest hospices in the UK. We provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people in the diverse community of East London who are living with a life-limiting illness. We treat each person as unique, encouraging and enabling them to reach their full potential until the end of life.
Our Education Centre provides an excellent space for the education of our staff as well as a commercial for hire space raising £120k of unrestricted income for the Hospice.
As Education Centre Coordinator, you will line manage the Education Centre Assistant and bank staff to provide the highest standard of customer care to internal and external customers as well as being methodical in your approach and dynamic in marketing the space. You will support the wider training education and development team in ensuring that our Hospice staff have the opportunity to learn, grow and maximise their potential.
To be successful you will have:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT Skills with the proven ability to use a variety of IT Packages & databases
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve
- Commercial and entrepreneurial spirit
We offer:
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme is available
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays and excellent pension scheme
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age
Applicants are subject to standard DBS.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 28th July 2024
Interviews: 5th, 6th & 7th August 2024
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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!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Free Gym Membership
- Free breakfasts/snacks
Reports to: Management Accountant
Based: Battersea Park
Salary: £27,427
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Work Arrangement: Flexible, Hybrid/Office
DBS: Basic
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Management Accountant, the Finance Assistant will support the Finance Team, providing financial and administrative services for our business. The Finance team sits within our Central Services division.
Central Services ensures the company operates smoothly and assists in working towards Enables strategic direction. Supporting the various services that make up Enable, Central Services consists of small and high output teams including Human Resources, Marcomms, Operations and Finance. Together, these teams make up the foundation of our business, driving our mission and fostering growth and development.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Accounts payable and receivables: controls and processes
- Processing purchase invoices: entering and coding invoices (including VAT) in Xero managing the approval workflow (by cost centre budget holders) as required
- Setting up weekly payment runs, expense pay runs and individual payments as required
- Maintaining the aged purchase ledger ensuring invoices are accounted for on receipt and tracked through to payment
- Supplier set-up: ensure appropriate supplier information is obtained
- Raising sales and recharge invoices on a monthly/quarterly basis
- Bank reconciliation process
- Posting cash journals to record payments/receipts from bank statements into the ledger
- Processing and posting payroll journal
- Assisting with month-end processes
- Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and other standard month end processes
- Assisting with year-end accounts preparation and audit process
- Assisting with general finance-related inquiries and correspondence received via the generic finance email inbox.
Skills and Experience:
- Experience of Purchase Ledger, Sale Ledger and General Ledger management including month end processes
- Experience of bank and other balance sheet reconciliations
- Supplier management
- Proficiency in MS Office, Xero and other accountancy packages
- Attention to detail
- Good communication
- Ability to meet deadlines
- AAT qualified or part qualified ACCA/ACA - We are supportive of candidates undergoing their studies
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.
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: Employment Adviser
Location: Hybrid, contracted to work at our Manchester office at least 2 days a week
Salary: £24,000 - £26,500
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: Permanent
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and at least one target language is desirable e.g. Arabic, Cantonese, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Tigrinya.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for candidates with experience of supporting individuals with barriers to work into paid employment. Within this role you will carry a significant responsibility, managing a caseload of clients from a refugee background and supporting them in securing meaningful employment, training, and education opportunities.
You will provide one-to-one personalised support, delivering quality Information Advice and Guidance (IAG), alongside ongoing support to ensure your clients have all the skills they need to get into work. This involves working with clients to produce individual action plans with clear goals and actions to overcome identified needs and barriers and provide a clear pathway towards the labour market.
You will work with clients online and by phone, as well as in person to monitor their progress towards their goals. Complementary support will be delivered through our volunteers who are trained in delivering employment advice, and you will book weekly appointments for clients, allocating time slots according to availability and the volunteer’s specialty.
You will also work with specialist referral partners to support clients to overcome complex barriers to employment. We offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference to people’s lives.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Thursday 22nd August. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Volunteer Engagement & Staff Training Coordinator
Post no: 603
Office base: HQ, Flitwick
Area covered: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday
About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated person with a passion for volunteering and training who can aide in helping to build and sustain a solid and quality framework for the volunteering and workforce training provision at Mind BLMK.
The successful candidate will aide in the creation and administration of cohesive processes and systems for workforce training and in ensuring that Mind BLMK increases its engagement of volunteers, which will include establishing community links and supporting the organisation’s vision and values.
Key Duties
- Contribute to the ongoing evaluation and mapping of Mind BLMK’s current workforce training offer, helping to identify gaps in provision (e.g. through staff appraisals, supervisions etc.), evaluate alternative solutions and making recommendations for effective and impactful training pathways
- as needed for all staff and volunteers.
- Continue the ongoing audit of existing staff and volunteer training records and maintain the framework for storing and reviewing staff and volunteer training records.
- Monitor and develop, if necessary, the monitoring system that shows staff and volunteers are completing the training required for their role and taking action when gaps are identified.
- Manage the staff training inbox and coordinate the administrative aspects of the training cycle, such as scheduling, booking, invoicing, and reporting.
- Promote and support the value of volunteering within Mind BLMK and with external organisations.
- Continue to review and monitor all existing volunteer roles on an ongoing basis to ensure an effective volunteer contribution in line with contractual obligations where appropriate is maintained across all departments.
- Aid managers with procedures for designing volunteer roles, managing enquiries, applications, interviews, references, DBS checks and provide a supportive oversight of each candidate’s volunteering cycle.
- Support the induction of volunteers ensuring they are positively onboarded into Mind BLMK and understand the culture, values, and code of conduct.
- Ensure processes are in place for all volunteers to receive training and regular one to one support by the appropriate person.
- Facilitate and manage meetings with volunteers and project staff as appropriate.
- Be responsible for ensuring the volunteer database and administrative tasks, including monitoring, and recording in relation to these duties is kept up to date.
- Support the recruitment of volunteer trustees.
- Liaise with other agencies in the community, including voluntary, statutory, and business organisations, in order to promote volunteering with, to recruit new volunteers and to draw in new resources.
- Ensure Mind BLMK is compliant with the legal aspects of volunteering
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Westfield Health Plan – includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
- If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: Wednesday 5pm on 31 July 2024
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
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.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
About the role:
When a family member has a spinal cord injury, it can be difficult to acknowledge and accept that their injury will affect you too.
You might find it difficult to express and share how you have been affected by these events, especially to your loved one with the injury. Overwhelming feelings of guilt, helplessness, confusion and isolation are very common.
Back Up’s Family Support team are there to help. Right from the point of injury, our Family Support Coordinators work together with the family and the injured person to create their own ‘Family Plan’ - making sure they have access to information and support throughout the rehabilitation journey.
As a Family Support Coordinator, you will build relationships with professionals to encourage referrals and manage a caseload. Whether it be meeting family members in a clinical setting, providing a listening ear from someone who ‘just gets it!’, or making referrals for ongoing support from a range of partners or statutory agencies – you will be passionate about being able to demonstrate the impact of what we do, and will see for yourself how Back Up quite literally transforms lives.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver,
Welsh translations available on request.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PR and Communications Officer
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy, high-performing external affairs and communications team at the national charity caring for the NHS. We’re looking for a brilliant, proactive and resourceful PR and communications officer who is passionate about the NHS and generating amazing media coverage for the charity.
We are looking for someone proactive, tenacious, and empathetic, as you will be working for a charity that represents 100% of the NHS charity sector in the UK, helping the NHS tackle today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.
Position: PR and Communications Officer
Location: Home based and flexible (you are able to work in Warwick and London offices occasionally, and at other locations nationally when required)
Salary: £30,000—£35,000
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week) – less two hours wellbeing time, 9-11am on Friday mornings
Closing Date: 18th August 2024
The Role
The PR and communications officer plays a central role, responsible for providing events, content creation and PR support across both the external affairs and PR teams, to help people better understand the mission and take action to support the charity.
The role is a hybrid of office and home working, requiring occasional meetings at our Warwick office. The team also meets in London but this is flexible, depending on the location of the successful candidate.
PR and communications officer roles and responsibilities include:
- Media monitoring and reporting
- Media relations
- PR programme development
- Strategic communications
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have communications and project management experience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You should be creative and passionate about delivering impactful work, with a proven ability to be highly organised and manage your own workload.
You will have experience of:
- Administration, communications and events management
- Supporting multiple projects in a complex environment.
- Using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Using digital content, scheduling and monitoring software including WordPress, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Hootsuite, Instagram, YouTube, Canva and Photoshop)
- Developing and updating spreadsheets and managing digital brand assets including images and video files.
- Using relevant legislation, best practice, policies and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.
In return, you will have a supportive team, where you can shape your role and the direction of your work, and the opportunity to be involved in new, exciting and ambitious projects.
Benefits Include:
- 10% Employers Pension Contribution
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum
- Flexible Working
- 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff
- Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities
- Health Cash Plan
- Company Rewards
- Plus many more great staff benefits!
Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in , your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
Equality and Diversity
The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.
Other roles you may have experience of could include PR, Communications, Marketing, Digital Communications, Media, PR Officer, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Media Officer, Marketing and Communications, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, PR and press, Brand. #INDNFP2
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
The Noah’s Ark Charity supports the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in providing world-class care, helping to ensure the best outcome and experience possible for children and their families.
We are a small organisation making big strides in our mission to create brighter todays and better tomorrows for children and families at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales. Having raised more than £30 million to build and equip the hospital, today we continue to work hand in hand with the NHS, providing funding for the most up-to-date equipment and facilities. We also fund services like the play specialist team and emotional support for families.
This is a new role within the Noah’s Ark Charity. It has been created in response to a growth in our grant making programme and directly delivered services, a need to allocate greater resources to monitoring and evaluation, and a drive towards closer strategic partnership working with health board colleagues.
As programme manager you will be focussed on the management, implementation and delivery of a range of programmes across the charity, working collaboratively with strategic partners, commissioners and key stakeholders. In this brand new role, you will be required to develop and implement programme and project plans and in doing so, manage conflicting priorities, problem solve effectively and ensure key performance targets are achieved.
Working closely with the wider charity team, this role offers a real opportunity to help develop and grow the charity’s positive impact on the lives of children and families
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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!
Job title: Employment Adviser
Location: Hybrid, contracted to work at our Birmingham office at least 2 days a week
Salary: £24,000 - £26,500
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: Permanent
Language Requirements: Fluency in English and at least one target language is desirable e.g. Arabic, Cantonese, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Tigrinya.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for candidates with experience of supporting individuals with barriers to work into paid employment. Within this role you will carry a significant responsibility, managing a caseload of clients from a refugee background and supporting them in securing meaningful employment, training, and education opportunities.
You will provide one-to-one personalised support, delivering quality Information Advice and Guidance (IAG), alongside ongoing support to ensure your clients have all the skills they need to get into work. This involves working with clients to produce individual action plans with clear goals and actions to overcome identified needs and barriers and provide a clear pathway towards the labour market.
You will work with clients online and by phone, as well as in person to monitor their progress towards their goals. Complementary support will be delivered through our volunteers who are trained in delivering employment advice, and you will book weekly appointments for clients, allocating time slots according to availability and the volunteer’s specialty.
You will also work with specialist referral partners to support clients to overcome complex barriers to employment. We offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference to people’s lives.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Thursday 22nd August. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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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!
Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?
Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?
Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?
Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.
We are looking for a new Advocate to join our team in Elgin and the surrounding area. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support or already have a Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy.
About us
VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.
We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most. For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Elgin and the surrounding area. You will be involved in one-to-one advocacy along with group work across the area; this could be in a clients’ home or other suitable community venue and be home based for telephone referrals and administrative tasks. Therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection is essential.
This is a full time role for 35 hours per week, applicants who do not hold the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy will start on £22,500 per annum pro-rata.
About you
We actively encourage applications from those who are long term unemployed.
Desirably you will have some experience of working, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education, training, benefits, employment, care and support.
You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.
How will you make a difference?
You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.
You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options.
You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support. You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them. You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. This can be through 1-2-1 advocacy or in a group setting.
Professional Development?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain or to already hold, the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.
Benefits:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Separate Life Assurance Cover
- Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
- Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
- Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
- Support with continuous professional development
Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values, and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.
VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR for further options.
How to apply
To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.
Important Dates:
Closing date for applications; Midnight on 30th July 2024, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.
Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.
We look forward to hearing from you.
NB:
If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete this within 12 months of commencing the training. VoiceAbility will fund this training.
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The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have a fantastic opportunity for a Programme Officer to join our small new team focussed on green and sustainable chemistry. The position is for a fixed-term period of three years.
You will be joining the RSC at an exciting time as we develop our next organisational strategy. The team will help shape how we build on and connect across recent work in areas like Sustainable Labs, Digital Futures, Future Workforce & Educational Pathways, Chemicals Waste & Pollution and the 25th anniversary celebration of our journal Green Chemistry.
Reporting initially to our Head of Science & Sustainability Strategy Lead, your work will enable us to explore and prioritise opportunities to maximise our immediate and long-term impacts in everything from sustainability conferences and communities to tools, professional development and beyond.
In this role, you will:
• Scope and prioritise RSC Sustainable Chemistry programmes e.g. convening, conferencing, developing tools, resources, standards & metrics, training and professional development, new communities.
• Work in partnership with colleagues to identify, evaluate & prioritise opportunities and impacts e.g. collaborating with Publishing, Membership, Science & Communities, Professional Development, Communications, Marketing, Data Science & Insights, Product Management and Business Development.
• Build partnerships in the UK and internationally with organisations that share our commitment to driving and supporting sustainability in science e.g. research funders, sister societies, sustainability-focussed for- and not-for-profits, universities, chemistry-using businesses, and their suppliers.
• Develop effective relationships with our member and journal communities to align with their passion and expertise in achieving green & sustainable chemistry goals.
• Develop and deliver Sustainable Chemistry projects and programmes
• Track and report impacts, and contribute to a culture of continual improvement and innovation
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office a minimum of average two days per week initially, with some travel for meetings and events. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
Essential:
• Background in science or science-related programme management and administration.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Ability to deliver multiple projects in parallel and involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer focussed approach with excellent interpersonal skills and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrable ability to work both as part of multifunctional teams and independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Good IT skills and abilities.
Desirable:
• Experience interacting with people at a variety of levels in different sectors.
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.
About the RSC
We are a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving community including over 60,000 members, an international publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us
No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
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Location: Cambridge
Salary: £39,925 - £44,359 per annum plus benefits
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time
Closing Date: 04/08/2024
You may also have experience in the following: Sustainable Chemistry, Programme Manager, Programme Management, Project Manager, Programme Officer, Programme Development, Programme Lead, Policy Manager, Project Management, Development Manager, Project Delivery, Chemistry, Science Administration etc.
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Who we are and what we do?
We are the UK’s student mental health charity. We challenge the higher education sector, health sector, and government to work with students when making decisions that impact them, and make them accountable for prioritising student mental health. In collaboration with students, we show sector professionals what effective student mental health looks like, and bridge the gap between students and the communities around them to ensure their voices are always heard.
By creating and curating resources, stories and tools, we empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond. We want to empower and inspire students to use their voice to share their stories and advocate for themselves.
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Programme Coordinator to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract and support the effective delivery of the Student Space programme. In this role, you will play a vital role in programme management, including stakeholder relationships, maintaining a university directory, and supporting digital, data, and programme reporting.
Role purpose
To provide programme management support within Student Space. Work with the wider team to develop, promote and continuously improve the platform and services with specific responsibilities for programme data, stakeholder management, university directory development and administration.
For a more detailed job description and person specification please refer to our Recruitment pack.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective coordination and delivery support to the Student Space programme.
- Working closely with the Senior Programme Managers and wider team members to ensure successful delivery of programmes.
- Be the first point of contact for Student Space Programme enquiries, being responsible for incoming and outgoing communication, fielding and distributing to other team members accordingly and responding as directed.
- Set up internal and external meetings for the Student Space Programme taking responsibility for preparing papers, taking minutes, following up on actions, organising logistics, etc.
- Attend various programme-related meetings, actively contributing ideas to continually develop our programmes.
- Work closely with the Digital Lead and Senior Programme Manager for Student Space to support the management of the Student Space digital product, data analytics and reporting.
- Undertake tasks as determined by the Student Space Senior Programme Manager to support the
- Student Minds website digital transformation project (which will see the evolution of Student Minds websites).
- Lead the collation, reviewing, and analysis of data from a range of sources e.g. Google Analytics, HotJar, in line with programme decisions and developments.
- Design, generate and analyse monthly and quarterly data reports in line with agreed requirements and give feedback to other Student Space programme team members.
- Ensure good data management and systems are effective and efficient.
- Representing the programme at various digital group meetings.
- Please refer to our recruitment pack for Person specification and to see the full list of role responsibilities
Why work for us?
- Meaningful Mission: Join a team committed to ensuring no Student should be held back by their mental health.
- Nurturing employee wellbeing is central to our culture. That's why we provide each team member with 10% wellbeing time, approximately 3.5 hours a week, to invest in activities such as gym sessions, yoga, extended lunch breaks, or simply taking a rejuvenating walk. Join us and experience a workplace where your health and happiness are valued.
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: We value diversity and inclusion, and we actively promote equity in our recruitment process. We use priority interview scheme for candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds and employ blind shortlisting techniques to ensure fairness and eliminate discrimination.
- Transparent Recruitment Process: Instead of collecting CVs, we use an application form to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all.
Role details
- Contract: 12 months fixed-term
- Working hours: 22.5 (3 days per week, 60% equivalent to a full-time role)
- Location: We are open to flexible, hybrid and remote working, with some in-person attendance at our in-person team days in Leeds (3 per year).
- Pro-Rated Part-Time Salary Range: £14,955.6 to £16,995 per annum
Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance - 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus a 2-week winter closure (pro-rated for part-time staff)
- Flexible working - we encourage all employees to reflect on when and where they work best and how they need to fit work around caring or other commitments.
- Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do - we support staff to implement Wellness Action Plans and offer 10% of weekly working hours for you to invest in your wellbeing.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme - we also offer wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of resources as well as confidential counselling.
How to apply?
- Download the recruitment pack in the document section, where you’ll find more information about the role including responsibilities and person specifications.
- Complete the Equality Monitoring Form.
- Download and complete our application form which is available in the document section below.
- Upload your completed application form NOT your CV.
Application deadline: 18th August
Interviews: w/c 2nd September
Any personal data relating to applications will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party. For more information on how we use and protect your data please see the Privacy Notice attached below in the documents section.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Who we're looking for:
We are looking for a passionate and experienced leader to join our Delivery Leadership Team as Programme Lead: Education. You will have a strong background in education, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement, as well as a keen interest in promoting the wellbeing and resilience of young people. You will be confident in delivering training, managing a team, and driving projects to achieve positive outcomes. You will also have excellent communication, networking, and IT skills, and a commitment to Ygam’s vision and values.
Role Requirements
Duties will include but not be limited to:
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Support and lead the team to embed Ygam in the local communities where the charity is based, reaching out specifically to educational organisations (i.e. schools, colleges, Local Authorities, youth groups) who support the development of vulnerable young people.
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Work with SLT, DLT and Training & Engagement Managers to maximise awareness by positioning Ygam at principal education conferences.
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Develop relationships at a national level with key stakeholder groups (i.e. academy chains, college groups) to position Ygam and increase the number of practitioners attending our workshops.
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Attend conferences, seminars, educational and organisational events in support of or representing the Chief Executive.
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Work with stakeholders to increase Ygam’s Alumni
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Foster an entrepreneurial spirit among the team to maximise the opportunities that arise from national campaigns around mental health, digital resilience, e-safety and financial capability.
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Lead the team to deliver high quality training within the education space
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Support the Resource Development Lead to develop new and innovative resources and materials for schools and youth settings
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Support and lead the team to develop highly visible, effective and quality workshops
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Support and manage the portfolio of delivery, ensuring all training is staffed adequately
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Deliver training and information sessions to Ygam’s stakeholders
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Support schools and youth groups to embed Ygam’s training within their organisation
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Monitor KPI’s and feedback across programmes to ensure continuous review and development
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Confidence in writing funding and impact reports
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Follow-up workshops and training to acquire evidence of completed work, case studies etc.
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Assume leadership of and drive your work to achieve agreed outcomes.
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Line manage a team of Training & Engagement Managers within England
Person Specification
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Significant experience of working within an education setting
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A detailed understanding of the PSHE and RSE curriculum as well as knowledge of curriculum in the devolved nations
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Experience of promoting or selling services
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Experience developing lessons and or training
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Experience of engaging stakeholders within the education and youth sector
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Confident public speaker
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Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
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Outstanding networking skills.
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Outstanding understanding of I.T applications (Microsoft word, excel, access & PowerPoint especially).
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Experienced in stakeholder engagement and mapping
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Project management experience
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Experience of driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
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Experience of leading the full range of employee HR processes.
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Experience in managing and monitoring programme delivery and budgets
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Ability to work in a highly organised manner with a keen eye for absolute detail.
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Self-administrating experience.
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Direct experience of working within education or mental health is desirable.
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Experience utilising CRM systems (preferably Salesforce)
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This is a great opportunity for a finance person to make a positive impact during a period of growth. The ideal candidate will be a part- or fully qualified accountant or qualified by experience, highly organised, have strong people skills, is a team player with an ability to look at the macro and micro pictures simultaneously. SANE is a great place to work alongside passionate staff and volunteers who are keen to make a difference to those affected by mental health.
An interest in mental health is desirable but not necessary.
You will:
Manage all finance systems and processes including payroll, pensions, and insurance.
Work with and provide support to the Board of Trustees, CEO and the Senior Management Team as well as support the needs of the office across the organisation.
Duties:
- Financial Records Maintenance:
- Responsible for the update of the chart of accounts and reporting tools to maximise reporting functionality.
- Ensure accurate maintenance of financial records on SAGE for the charity.
- Support the Senior Management Team and wider managers in the production of budgets.
- Provide timely financial information to managers for effective budget management.
- Ensure monthly management accounts accurately track restricted and unrestricted income, expenditure, and reserves.
- Monthly Reporting and Budgeting:
- Produce monthly management accounts and reconciliations - (including the Balance Sheet and Cash Statement).
- Prepare quarterly forecasts and annual budgets (including cash flow).
- Assist in the formulation and implementation of financial policies, procedures and controls.
- Financial administration, banking and payments:
- Manage payroll administration, pension postings, and HMRC payments.
- Process monthly payment runs.
- Monitor and review aged debtors and creditors with the relevant colleagues.
- Work with the fundraising team to oversee Gift Aid claims.
- Manage VAT input and reporting if required.
- Maintain and manage schedules for depreciation, prepayments, accruals & deferred income – posting monthly and quarterly journals as required.
- Administer the Fixed Assets register.
- Year-End Reporting:
- Responsible for year-end reporting and processes.
- Manage the internal examination/audit process.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of statutory accounts to the Independent Auditor, Companies House, and Charity Commission.
- Governance and strategic finance:
- Produce quarterly reports for the Board and other financial statements in liaison with the Chair, Treasurer and CEO.
- Support the team to create accurate budgets for new funding applications.
- Support the team to accurately cost our services and products for sale ensuring we build in appropriate margins to support growth.
- Work with the Board and Senior Management Team to build financial resilience, diverse income streams and savvy approaches to grow our income and impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.